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SOLID MARGINAL FLIER Updated: 8/19/14
Rank Player Team
Final '13
Rank
Rec
Rec
Yards
Rec TDs Fool's Take
1 !lmmy Craham nC 1 86 1213 16
Cnly a healLhy Cronk ls ln hls class. Llfe ls good when
you're urew 8rees' 8ll.
2 !ullus 1homas uLn 3 63 788 12
Pe came from ouL of nowhere and became a fanLasy
sensaLlon vlrLually overnlghL. lf he can play all 16
games, he'll vle wlLh Craham for Lop honors. And he
can be secured a round or Lwo laLer.
3 8ob Cronkowskl nL 17 39 392 4
Comlng back from a serlous knee ln[ury, and wlLh no
guaranLees LhaL he'll be avallable ln Week 1, Cronk
comes wlLh some rlsk buL a very hlgh reward.
4 vernon uavls Sl 2 32 830 13
2013 was hls second year ouL of 8 ln whlch he
amassed 13 1us. Whlle LhaL's whaL you're hoplng for
when you drafL uavls, you know you're aL leasL
geLLlng a near-ellLe player. 1he 49ers don'L ask hlm
Lo block anymore, freelng hlm up Lo be a full-Llme
recelver.
3 !ason WlLLen uAL 3 73 831 8
Lspeclally valuable ln 8 leagues, WlLLen ls a
perennlal fanLasy sLud. Agaln, Lhough, hls value
hlnges on 8omo's healLh, and LhaL could be a
consLanL worry all season.
The Fantasy Fool's Top 25 Tight Ends
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6 !ordan Cameron CLL 4 80 917 7
1he prlmary concern wlLh Cameron ls LhaL only 1 of
hls 7 1us came afLer Week 7. WlLh !osh Cordon ouL,
he should be Lhe mosL-LargeLed recelver ln
Cleveland. Pow ofLen Lhe 8rowns reach Lhe red zone
ls anoLher sLory.
7 !ordan 8eed WAS 22 43 499 3
8eLurnlng from a severe concusslon LhaL knocked
hlm ouL for Lhe season ln Week 11, 8eed ls a sLrong
candldaLe for a breakouL season. lf you walL Lo plck
a 1L, he wlll reward you.
8 MarLellus 8enneLL CPl 10 63 739 3
1he maln lssue wlLh MarLy 8 ls LhaL he has Lo
compeLe wlLh so many LalenLed recelvers for
LargeLs. 1haL sald, he'll geL hls share.
9 Creg Clsen CA8 8 73 816 6
Clsen was Lhe anLhers' Lop recelver lasL year. Clven
Lhe W8 corps now aL Cam's dlsposal, could LhaL
posslbly change? uon'L counL on lL.
10 Zach LrLz Pl 20 36 469 4
Pe has supplanLed Celek as hllly's sLarLlng 1L, and
LhaL should earn hlm plenLy of looks ln Lhelr hlgh-
powered offense. SelecL hlm as your 1L2, and he
could over-dellver.
11 Charles Clay MlA 7 69 739 6
A 1op 10 performer ln '13, he can be a solld, lf noL
specLacular, conLrlbuLor agaln wlLh anoLher year of
experlence wlLh 1annehlll. Pe appears Lo have
recovered qulckly from a preseason knee ln[ury.
12 1yler LlferL Cln 29 39 443 2
now LhaL Marvln !ones (fooL) ls expecLed Lo mlss aL
leasL Lhe flrsL 3 games, LlferL should be Andy
ualLon's #2 recelvlng LargeL. 1hough !ermalne
Cresham ls sLlll ln Lhe plcLure, Lhe former sLarLer ls
now used mosLly as a blocker.
13 AnLonlo CaLes Su 9 77 872 4
Pls glory days are behlnd hlm, buL he hasn'L
surrendered hls sLarLlng [ob Lo Ladarlus Creen yeL.
8lvers sLlll LrusLs CaLes, whlch makes hlm a
borderllne 1L1/1L2.
14 Ladarlus Creen Su 30 17 376 3
Clearly San ulego's fuLure aL 1L, Lhe only quesLlon ls
when he can move pasL CaLes. erhaps by mld-
season.
13 !ared Cook S1L 11 31 671 3
1he 6'6" 243 lb beasL ls an lmpresslve physlcal
speclmen, buL he can'L seem Lo break ouL from
medlocrlLy. 1haL could change Lhls year, buL
probably noL.
16 uwayne Allen lnu 73 1 20 1
A hlp ln[ury cosL hlm all buL Week 1 of Lhe '13
season. Pe reLurns Lo hls sLarLlng [ob, buL Coby
lleener ls sLlll ln Lhe plcLure. 1here's rlsk here, buL
plenLy of upslde, Loo.
17 uennls lLLa 8AL 34 20 169 1
Pe was knocked ouL for Lhe '13 season ln Week 4 by
a hlp ln[ury. llacco loves hlm, Lhough, so lf he can
avold a seLback, he could dellver 1L1 value.
18 kyle 8udolph Mln 36 30 313 3
AnoLher blg 1L reLurnlng from a season-endlng
ln[ury (fooL), 8udolph should see plenLy of LargeLs
glven Lhe scarclLy of recelvlng weapons ln
MlnnesoLa.
19 Lrlc Lbron uL1 -- -- -- --
1he Llons dldn'L lnvesL Lhe 10Lh overall plck ln
someone Lhey don'L lnLend Lo use. 8uL hls
developmenL wlll Lake Llme, especlally glven LhaL
8randon eLLlgrew ls sLlll Lhe sLarLer.
20 PeaLh Mlller l1 24 38 393 1
Pe's noL Lhe producer he once was, and he may
never be agaln. Pe's a bye-week sub aL besL now.
21 uelanle Walker 1Ln 12 60 371 6
needs Lo develop a closer bond wlLh Locker Lo
emerge from medlocrlLy.
22 Coby lleener lnu 13 32 608 4
WlLh uwayne Allen back, lleener's role wlll be
dlmlnlshed. Pe obvlously dldn'L do enough ln '13 Lo
wln a sLarLlng [ob ln '14.
23 CarreLL Craham PCu 16 49 343 3
Wlll compeLe wlLh fellow 1L 8yan Crlffln for
Louches, and spoLLy C8 play makes hls ouLlook even
cloudler.
24 ScoLL Chandler 8ul 18 33 633 2
AfLer [usL 2 1us ln '13, Lhls "red zone LhreaL" lsn'L so
LhreaLenlng anymore.
23 Marcedes Lewls !Ax 28 23 339 4
WlLh Lhe excepLlon of hls sLellar 2010 season, Lewls
has been "[usL a guy."

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