Week 4 Tight End Rankings - PPR Leagues

Well it's official, Rob Gronkowski's reign as the number one tight end has ended at Week 4. But, don't be surprised if he takes back the throne when he returns from his week of rest. A piece of advice as bye weeks start picking up: get a solid backup. The waiver wire really won't help you all that much in terms of getting solid option on short notice. Once you get passed the top-15 tight ends, a lot of those guys are hit or miss, and most of the time they miss by miles. However, there are some guys on the waivers right now that I think are worth picking up to fill in your missing TE slot, but we will get into that after the rankings.

BYE WEEKS: New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans

If we are going to talk free agent finds, we are going to talk about Charles Clay. He is available in most leagues and is a player I would not only pick up to fill the bye week, but to also start consistently. I ranked Clay at #20 last week because I was weary of a possible random spike, but he backed it up with another solid performance in Week 3 (5 receptions, 82 yards and a touchdown). So this week I'm buying on Clay, I think he is a top-10 play, especially when he is facing a Giants defense who has been terrible at defending the tight end position.

A guy I'm not so high on this week is Richard Rodgers. After seeing Aaron Rodgers go off last week, you would've hoped he would at least look at his tight end, but he didn't. A-Rog has never really utilized the tight ends in his offense. So even with Andrew Quarless is sidelined 4-6 weeks with a sprained MCL, don't expect an increased share of targets from R. Rodgers.

Crockett Gillmore has been ruled out for Thursday's game, meaning rookie Maxx Williams will get the call to start. I've always liked Williams while he was at Minnesota and I think he meshes well with this Ravens offense. Even though he is the backup, Williams will get involved in this offense. In Gillmore's absence, Williams saw seven targets in Week 3. I think the second-round pick of the 2015 draft will surprise people this game. He has the size, strength, and versatility to make an impact and can be considered as a option if you are in deeper league formats.