Fantasy Football: Top 15 Tight Ends to Target In 2018

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) leaps over on Los Angeles Chargers free safety Tre Boston (33) in the third quarter for a 7-yard gain on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won, 30-13. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/TNS via Getty Images) /

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With the NFL preseason beginning, it’s time to start looking at Fantasy Football. Which tight ends should you target in the upcoming season?

The 2018 regular season is finally upon us as the Kansas City Chiefs, and the rest of the NFL is in training camp. Preseason started last week between the Chicago Bears and Baltimore Ravens for the Hall of Fame game. This week will be the beginning of the preseason for the rest of the league.

As the league continues to figure out their final rosters in the upcoming weeks, it’s time to start looking at Fantasy Football once again. That time of year where you can draft your team to take on your friends and co-workers for bragging rights each week. If you don’t participate in a league that has a good smack talking board, you’re missing out.

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Today we will be discussing which tight ends you should be looking at going into the 2018 season. The tight end position has been morphed into a dominant and versatile position since the likes of former Chiefs great Tony Gonzalez and Chargers tight end Antonio Gates.

Both of these tight ends helped reshape the position from being just another blocking assignment along the offensive line to being a versatile weapon in the passing game. Tight ends all around the league have become harder to guard every season as their physical and athletic abilities outmatch most cornerbacks and linebackers.

Finding which tight ends to draft can be tricky. Some teams only use their tight ends in the red zone for scoring purposes while others use their players all over the field. Kansas City is a good look at a team that utilizes their tight ends strengths through the entire football field.

As we dive into the names to look at in your upcoming draft, keep an eye on guys that are unproven or in younger offenses that might need the tight end as a security blanket. It’s also important to note the injury history and age of these players as you don’t want to get caught reaching early for a tight end only to have him out for the season by week six. Let’s take a look at the list.

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