Fantasy Football Week 11 Rankings: TE

It was hard not to feel a little burnt by Vernon Davis last week. He talks the good talk and it was impossible not to back him up in this space. Well, rest assured that last week was just a speed bump in the ways of fantasy football. Davis should return to his lofty position amongst the elite pass-catching tight end options this week. The 49ers will make sure Davis is involved early and often and a rebound seems to be in the cards.

One other guy known for his talking more so than most and hasn't been gaining a lot of talk in this space is Kellen Winlsow. Ah yes, it's time to acknowledge the solid season he is having. He's thriving on a pretty bad football team, but that doesn't matter to us fantasy owners. Show us the stats and talk all you want soldier, we like it that way. He's got a great rapport building with Josh Freeman and clearly is the best option for the Bucs. He draws the Saints this weekend and he'll be sniffing for the end zone and seeking to continue his ascension. And that's why he's leading us off this week. As for the rest of the ranks ...

Week 11 Rankings: QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K | Sleepers | Player Notes

1. Kellen Winslow, TB vs. NO
2. Antonio Gates, SD at DEN
3. Brent Celek, PHI at CHI
4. Dallas Clark, IND at BAL
5. Vernon Davis, SF at GB
6. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. PHI
7. Jeremy Shockey, NO at TB
8. Tony Gonzalez, ATL at NYG
9. Heath Miller, PIT at KC
10. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN vs. SEA
11. Jason Witten, DAL vs. WAS
12. Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. SD
13. John Carlson, SEA at MIN
14. Brandon Pettigrew, DET vs. CLE
15. Benjamin Watson, NE vs. NYJ
16. Fred Davis, WAS at DAL
17. Dustin Keller, NYJ at NE
18. Kevin Boss, NYG vs. ATL
19. Todd Heap, BAL vs. IND
20. Zach Miller, OAK vs. CIN
21. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. BUF
22. Dante Rosario, CAR at MIA
23. Bo Scaife, TEN at HOU
24. Steve Heiden, CLE at DET
25. Donald Lee, GB vs. SF

• If you're looking to dig deeper this week or are simply in a pinch, your sneaky play has to be Steve Heiden. Why? Well, because the Detroit Lions get torched each week by opposing tight ends, and to make matters worse they are so banged up on defense they are holding tryouts open to the public this week. I kid, but you get my point -- it's boom or bust as Brady Quinn should seek plenty of check-downs to Heiden.

• I didn't even blink at the notion of not ranking Witten in the top 10 this week. He's been a gradual disappointment for most of the season at the tight end position. Didn't he used to be a top-five lock each week? Times have changed and the matchup against the Redskins this week will do the talking.

• All Tony Scheffler does is torment the Chargers when he faces them. He's got four TDs in his last three games against them. And last time out he went over 100 yards and nabbed a late TD catch. You also realize just how bad the Chargers are against opposing tight ends, right? How many times does everyone have to mention this?

• In a tight end duel this weekend, we'll get to see Brent Celek and Greg Olsen battle for supremacy. Both guys are facing a cushy matchup and should be the focal points of their respective offenses. A lot has changed on the fantasy tight end landscape when we are discussing these two (no offense) as the featured matchup of the weekend.