Eye on the Prize: Week 16 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings

It's playoff time! In what should be championship week, FanHouse fantasy positional rankings are compiled in order to provide answers to your possible lineup dilemmas. If you need further assistance, please feel free to shoot us an email question.

I gave up on John Carlson after Week 12. He was fresh off back-to-back clunkers and besides I had the emerging Dustin Keller waiting in the wings. Fast forward to today and now Keller has hit the skids, while Carlson has gone off for 19 catches, 250 yards and a TD over the past three weeks.

Yes, playing the tight end field in fantasy football is all about catching the hot hand. And Carlson along with Dallas Clark and Tony Gonzalez qualify as hot hands and surefire bets this weekend. If you're looking to gamble a lit bit this weekend (not always highly advised for the playoffs), give Jeremy Shockey another chance...it's the Lions. Also, look to Jerramy Stevens against the Chargers who frequently get torched by tight ends.

The usual suspects Antonio Gates and Jason Witten draw a couple of tough matchups, but you have to trust your studs. Gates got a little more involved last weekend and Witten put up decent numbers, considering the swirling controversy. You drafted these guys high for a reason and it happens to be this weekend.

And now for the rest of the ranks...

1. Tony Gonzalez, MIA
2. John Carlson, NYJ
3. Dallas Clark, @ JAC
4. Jason Witten, BAL
5. Antonio Gates, @ TB
6. Owen Daniels, @ OAK
7. Jeremy Shockey, @ DET
8. Dustin Keller, @ SEA
9. Chris Cooley, PHI
10. Tony Scheffler, BUF
11. Zach Miller, HOU
12. Jerramy Stevens, SD
13. Greg Olsen, GB
14. Visanthe Shiancoe, ATL
15. Heath Miller, @ TEN
16. Donald Lee, @ CHI
17. Kevin Boss, CAR
18. Bo Scaife, PIT
19. Anthony Fasano, @ KC
20. L.J. Smith, @ WAS
21. Todd Heap, @ DAL
22. Benjamin Watson, ARI
23. Marcedes Lewis, IND
24. Vernon Davis, @ STL
25. Desmond Clark, GB