By Eddie Sebastian
In 2013, I grabbed Jimmy Graham of the Saints with the 8th overall pick in a 14 team league. I ended up running away with the league title. Since then, nobody in my fantasy league has taken a tight end with their first-round pick and won the league championship. Instead, they have won it by taking Travis Kelce of the Chiefs in the 2nd round. Anyway, Jimmy had a monster year with 1,215 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. That’s 217.5 fantasy points in the standard scoring system. So, where does Graham rank among the best Tight Ends?
Jimmy’s 2013 season comes in on our list at number 2. And he’s also at number 4 for his 2011 season stats of 197 fantasy points. Mark Andrews of the Ravens made it at number 7 with 190.1 fantasy points, but he did it in the first-ever NFL 17 game schedule in 2021. Gronkowski made the TOP 10 three times, and Jimmy Graham and Travis Kelce made it twice. So the Patriots are represented three times, the Saints twice, and the Chiefs twice. Kellen Winslow is the only member of the Football Hall of Fame.
Standard scoring, or as the Millennials call it, NON-PPR, is 1 point for every 10 yards receiving or rushing, 6 points for every touchdown scored, and 2 points if you score on a 2 point conversion. This scoring system applies to running backs, tight ends, and wide receivers.
Most fantasy points ever by a TE in standard scoring
| No. | Player | Fantasy Points | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Receiving TDs |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (2011) | 239.2 | 90 | 1327 | 17 |
| 2 | Jimmy Graham, Saints (2013) | 217.5 | 86 | 1215 | 16 |
| 3 | Travis Kelce, Chiefs (2020) | 207.6 | 105 | 1416 | 11 |
| 4 | Jimmy Graham, Saints (2011) | 197 | 99 | 1310 | 11 |
| 5 | Todd Christensen, Raiders (1983) | 196.7 | 92 | 1247 | 12 |
| 6 | Travis Kelce, Chiefs (2018) | 193.6 | 103 | 1336 | 10 |
| 7 * | Mark Andrews, Ravens (2021) | 190.1 | 107 | 1361 | 9 |
| 8 | Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (2014) | 184.4 | 82 | 1124 | 12 |
| 9 | Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (2015) | 183.6 | 72 | 1176 | 11 |
| 10 | Kellen Winslow, Chargers (1980) | 183 | 89 | 1290 | 9 |
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