GREEN = EASY MATCH UP (Bottom 10 teams in fantasy PPG allowed to said position)
RED = DIFFICULT MATCH UP (Top 10 teams in fantasy PPG allowed to said position)
WHITE = NEUTRAL MATCH UP (Middle 12 teams in fantasy PPG allowed to said position)
Click to see Tight End 2015 preseason Strength of Schedule (S.o.S) chart: S.O.S TE 2015
***Tight End 2015 First Quarter S.o.S chart: Coming after NFL week 4!
***Tight End 2015 First Half S.o.S chart: Coming after NFL week 9!
The following is the Strength of Schedule (S.o.S) breakdown for Tight Ends. Players at the position who will be impacted are listed, as well as how many good, neutral, and difficult match ups each team will see in 2015. A further breakdown of each teams playoff match ups is included as well.
Also noted are teams who could potentially see a jump up from the bottom of the barrel in 2014, as well as teams that could free fall from near the top of last season.
Don’t forget that this break down is intended for drafting of two similar players near their appropriate ADP (average draft position). Just because the Packers are near the top of this list and the Panthers are near the bottom doesn’t mean you should draft Richards Rodgers over Greg Olsen.
* The breakdown was derived as followed:
- A Good match up is against a team that finished in the bottom 10 in fantasy PPG (points per game) vs TEs in 2014. Good match ups were awarded +1.
- A Neutral match up is against a team that finished in the middle 12 in fantasy PPG vs TEs in 2014. Neutral match ups were awarded 0.
- A Difficult match up is against a team that finished in the top 10 in fantasy PPG vs TEs in 2014. Difficult match ups were awarded -1.
- Once points were added up the higher the total number, the higher the teams ranking. (Example: Tampa Bay has 6 Good (+6); 7 Difficult (-7); and 3 Neutral (0) match ups for a total of -1)
- If teams finished with the same end total, most Good match ups for the season was tie-breaker number one. If still tied, best playoff schedule was used as tie-breaker number two.
1 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Players Impacted: Zach Ertz; Brent Celek
Good Match ups: 8
Difficult Match Ups: 3
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Difficult; 2 Good
2 BUFFALO BILLS
Players Impacted: Charles Clay*
Good Match ups: 7
Difficult Match Ups: 3
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Difficult; 2 Good
3 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Players Impacted: Rob Gronkowski; Scott Chandler*
Good Match ups: 8
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 4
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Difficult; 2 Good
4 GREEN BAY PACKERS
Players Impacted: Richard Rodgers; Andrew Quarless
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 3
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Good
5 CLEVELAND BROWNS
Players Impacted: Jim Dray; Gary Barnidge
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 3
Neutral Match Ups: 8
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Neutral; 1 Difficult
6 MIAMI DOLPHINS
Players Impacted: Jordan Cameron*
Good Match ups: 7
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 4
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Good; 1 Difficult
7 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
Players Impacted: Josh Hill
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Neutral
8 ST. LOUIS RAMS
Players Impacted: Jared Cook; Lance Kendricks
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 2
Neutral Match Ups: 10
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Neutral
9 NEW YORK JETS
Players Impacted: Jace Amaro; Jeff Cumberland
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Good; 1 Neutral
10 ATLANTA FALCONS
Players Impacted: Levine Toilolo; Jacob Tamme*; Tony Moeaki*
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Neutral
11 HOUSTON TEXANS
Players Impacted: Garrett Graham; CJ Fiedorowicz
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Neutral
12 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
Players Impacted: Antonio Gates; Ladarius Green
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Difficult; 1 Neutral; 1 Good
13 MINNESOTA VIKINGS
Players Impacted: Kyle Rudolph
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 4
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Good
14 WASHINGTON REDSKINS
Players Impacted: Jordan Reed; Niles Paul
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 4
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Good; 2 Difficult
15 NEW YORK GIANTS
Players Impacted: Larry Donnell
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 3 Neutral
16 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Players Impacted: Jimmy Graham*
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 4
Neutral Match Ups: 8
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Neutral; 2 Difficult
17 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Players Impacted: Austin Seferian-Jenkins; Luke Stocker
Good Match ups: 6
Difficult Match Ups: 7
Neutral Match Ups: 3
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Good
18 DALLAS COWBOYS
Players Impacted: Jason Witten; Gavin Escobar
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Good
19 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Players Impacted: Julius Thomas*
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Good
20 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Players Impacted: Mychal Rivera; Clive Walford(R)
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Good
21 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Players Impacted: Travis Kelce
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 5
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Neutral
22 PITTSBURGH STEELERS
Players Impacted: Heath Miller
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Neutral; 1 Good
23 CHICAGO BEARS
Players Impacted: Martellus Bennett
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Good; 2 Neutral
24 SAN FRANCICSO 49ERS
Players Impacted: Vernon Davis; Vance McDonald
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Difficult; 2 Neutral
25 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
Players Impacted: Coby Fleener; Dwayne Allen
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 7
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Neutral; 1 Difficult
26 CAROLINA PANTHERS
Players Impacted: Greg Olsen
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 7
Neutral Match Ups: 4
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Good
27 DETROIT LIONS
Players Impacted: Eric Ebron; Brandon Pettigrew
Good Match ups: 5
Difficult Match Ups: 7
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Difficult; 1 Neutral
28 DENVER BRONCOS
Players Impacted: Owen Daniels*
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Good; 2 Neutral
29 TENNESSEE TITANS
Players Impacted: Delanie Walker
Good Match ups: 4
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Good; 1 Neutral; 1 Difficult
30 BALTIMORE RAVENS
Players Impacted: Dennis Pitta; Maxx Williams(R)
Good Match ups: 3
Difficult Match Ups: 5
Neutral Match Ups: 8
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Neutral; 1 Difficult
31 CINCINNATI BENGALS
Players Impacted: Tyler Eifert
Good Match ups: 3
Difficult Match Ups: 7
Neutral Match Ups: 6
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 2 Neutral; 1 Good
32 ARIZONA CARDINALS
Players Impacted: John Carlson; Troy Niklas
Good Match ups: 1
Difficult Match Ups: 6
Neutral Match Ups: 9
Fantasy Playoff Outlook (Wks 14-16): 1 Neutral; 2 Difficult
(R) = Rookie
* = New Team
2015 MOVERS AND SHAKERS:
*Teams who’s defense could see a potentially stronger or weaker season vs opposing TEs
TEAMS ON THE RISE
Kansas City
Dallas
Tennessee
TEAMS ON THE FALL
San Francisco
Jets
San Diego
