Fantasy Football 2012: Top 15 Tight End Rankings (Standard Scoring)

When you begin to discuss fantasy tight ends, the conversation has to start with a pair of tight ends from the 2010 draft class that had the two best years anyone has ever had at that position from a statistical standpoint.

In fact, only one wide receiver (Detroit's Calvin Johnson) did what they did last year. Megatron and the two tight ends all finished with 90-plus receptions, 1,300-plus yards and 10-plus touchdowns.

Of course, the two tight ends to which I'm referring are New England's Rob Gronkowski and New Orleans' Jimmy Graham.

While those two tight ends are 1-2 in my rankings, the position is as deep as ever.

Here are my 2012 fantasy football tight end rankings (using standard scoring—i.e., not PPR