Tight End Sleepers and Keepers

Brian McDonald
Senior Editor
August 07, 2009

The term "spread offensive attack" means "tight end often forgotten" in Swahili...at least that's what I've been told.  Thus it's understandable why tight ends have taken on bit roles across the college football landscape.  However because most, if not all, college fantasy football lineups still require the big fella with a high number, the value of a top-flight tight end has increased considerably.  Thus finding those sleeper/keeper tight ends becomes paramount.

The list of players below is much shorter than our other sleeper/keeper rosters.  However what's strange is with this little supply there also seems to be light demand.  Sure, on a weekly basis it may be hard to distinguish a good from a decent tight end.  However when you lose out on the playoffs by a mere five points you'll find yourself wishing you had "burned" an earlier pick on a big guy. 

Rk Keepers school Cl
46 Blake Ayles Southern California So
53 Dion Sims Michigan St. Fr
67 Morrell Presley UCLA Fr

 

Rk Sleepers school Cl
12 Ladarius Green La.-Lafayette So
13 Kyle Nelson New Mexico St. Jr
14 Collin Franklin Iowa St. Jr
17 Kyle Adams Purdue Sr
21 Taylor Wardlow Rice Sr
22 Weslye Saunders South Carolina Jr
23 Jesson Salyards Wyoming Sr
24 Brian Linthicum Michigan St. Jr
25 Peter Bjorvik Idaho Sr
27 Madaris Grant Ball St. Sr
39 Wesley Scourten Houston Jr
40 Jamal Mosley Oklahoma St. So
41 Vance McDonald Rice Fr
48 Jake Stoneburner Ohio St. r-Fr
61 Aron White Georgia So
76 Jack Doyle Western Ky. Fr
92 Dudley LaPorte Florida Int'l JUCO
105 Orson Charles Georgia Fr
106 Philip Lutzenkirchen Auburn Fr
132 Jahan Olyaie Ohio So
134 Logan Thomas Virginia Tech Fr
136 Richard Wilson BYU Fr