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Fantasy football rankings, Week 12: Tight ends

The SB Nation fantasy staff rounds up the rankings for Week 12's top 25 tight ends.

Bye weeks have officially come and gone for the 2015 season and what a ride it's been. Everyone from Kyle Rudolph to Richard Rodgers has had their name called upon at some point over the course of the last two months, results be damned. With all the top options now available for each and every team, it likely means the end of streaming as we know it.

Or does it?

Vernon Davis is currently owned in 55 percent of ESPN standard leagues but has suddenly seen an uptick in opportunities. In fact, Davis played in 68.1 percent of the Denver Broncos' offensive snaps on Sunday and recorded a season-high 68 yards on six receptions with Brock Osweiler under center. With Osweiler scheduled to make his second start this Sunday against the New England Patriots, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to consider Davis an under-the-radar sleeper.

Heath Miller could also make for an interesting starter against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. With Ben Roethlisberger in the lineup, Miller has recorded the second-most targets and receiving yards for the Pittsburgh Steelers (trailing only Antonio Brown). Miller received a total of only 10 targets with both Mike Vick and Landry Jones at the helm. Yes, he's in Seattle, but the Seahawks have quietly allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends.

Who ever said streaming was dead?

Tight ends, Week 12

(DK: Daniel Kelley; DC: Dan Ciarrocchi; AM: Andrew Miller; JD: John Daigle; SK: Scott Kaliska)

Rk Consensus Tm Opp. DK DC AM JD SK
1 Rob Gronkowski NE @DEN 1 1 1 1 1
2 Greg Olsen CAR @DAL 2 2 2 2 2
3 Tyler Eifert CIN STL 5 3 3 3 3
4 Delanie Walker TEN OAK 4 5 4 5 4
5 Antonio Gates SD @JAC 8 4 8 4 5
6 Travis Kelce KC BUF 6 6 5 7 6
7 Jordan Reed WAS NYG 9 8 6 6 8
8 Gary Barnidge CLE BAL 3 10 7 12 11
9 Jimmy Graham SEA PIT 10 7 15 8 7
10 Martellus Bennett CHI @GB 11 11 13 9 9
11 Jason Witten DAL CAR 14 12 9 10 10
12 Crockett Gillmore BAL @CLE 7 9 21 11 12
13 Benjamin Watson NO @HOU 12 14 12 13 13
14 Julius Thomas JAC SD 16 16 14 16 14
15 Richard Rodgers GB CHI -- 13 10 14 15
16 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TB @IND 15 18 11 20 21
17 Eric Ebron DET PHI 18 19 23 15 17
18 Charles Clay BUF @KC 24 17 16 21 16
19 Heath Miller PIT @SEA -- 15 18 18 20
20 Jacob Tamme ATL MIN 23 20 17 19 22
21 Vernon Davis DEN NE -- 21 22 17 18
22 Coby Fleener IND TB 13 22 25 -- 24
23 Brent Celek PHI @DET -- 24 19 23 19
23 Kyle Rudolph MIN @ATL 19 23 24 22 23
25 Zach Miller CHI @GB 20 -- 20 -- --
-- Owen Daniels DEN NE 17 -- -- -- --
-- Zach Ertz PHI @DET 22 25 -- 24 --
-- Clive Walford OAK @TEN 21 -- -- -- --
-- Jordan Cameron MIA @NYJ 25 -- -- 25 25

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