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Tight Ends

By Mr. Fantasy

One of the best new toys we have at our disposal in preparing for fantasy football drafts this summer is draft tabulations now found on many Web sites.

Take the one on NFL.com, for example. At a glance, it tells you the consensus order in which players have been selected in its fantasy drafts this season.

This shouldn't necessarily affect your player analysis. But it does give you a clue what your competition might be thinking.

Based on the current NFL.com tabulations, I've compiled this list of the Most Underrated (Wisest Investments) and Most Underrated (Poorest Choices) players in fantasy football this season:

WISEST INVESTMENTS

Jason Witten, Cowboys. With Miles Austin on one flank, Dez Bryant on the other and Felix Jones a threat out of the backfield, Witten is going to have a lot of room to operate in the middle of defenses. It'll be no surprise if he winds up as the top scoring tight end of 2010.

Chris Cooley, Redskins. Way too many fantasy participants base their ratings on the previous season's numbers. Cooley had been as consistent as any tight end in recent years until suffering an injury in 2009. So throw that out and expect another productive season.

Dustin Keller, Jets. The Jets will play conservatively this season and young quarterbacks love to lean on their tight ends. That's two reasons to believe Keller will have a better-than-expected year.

Zach Miller, Jaguars. Yes, there are two Zach Millers playing tight end in the NFL these days. Do yourself a favor: Draft one. This guy will go a lot later than the Raiders' standout.

POOREST CHOICES

Brent Celek, Eagles. Celek exploded onto the fantasy scene last season as the young Eagle wideouts were getting their feet wet. I'm expecting a lot more throws to DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin this year, and less overall production with Donovan McNabb no longer around, all of which should cut into Celek's numbers big-time.

Kellen Winslow, Buccaneers. The Bucs might have the worst offense in the league. They certainly have one of the least accomplished quarterbacks. Conclusion: Draft a Buc and you're asking for trouble.

Jeremy Shockey, Saints. An annual selection. Big name. Big disappointment.

Greg Olsen, Bears. Now that we see how good Vernon Davis is, it's amazing in retrospect how little Mike Martz was able to use him. That has to tell you something about the Martz offense and its reliance (or lack thereof) on tight ends.


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