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2004 Top First Half Fantasy Tight Ends

The  Men Who Were Strong Out of the Gate

Stats that reflect a player's season totals are often misleading.  The NFL season lasts a long time, and players often have impressive stretches of play that get lost in the shuffle.

There are a lot of reasons why certain players have a great first half but tail off later in the year.  Injuries to them or their teammates are often the cause, but other factors like strength of schedule can play a role too.

However, there are also a class of players that are simply known as fast starters.  Year after year they come out strong out of the gate and post gaudy early season numbers before the grind of the season wears them down.  

Identifying and acquiring these players is critical as the outcome of the first 8 games of the year often determines who will make the fantasy playoffs.  A side bonus is you can ride these guys and then trade them off before their scoring declines.

We use the Freaks' standard scoring system and all of the scoring totals are rounded to the nearest whole number. 

So study hard, and come next fantasy draft you'll have the best stocked roster in your league.  

Top First Half Performers

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Kickers

Defense/Special Teams

 

 

 

 

NFLFreaks Stats Index

 10 Yards Rushing/Receiving = 1 pt  |  20 Yards Passing = 1 pt  |  TD = 6 pts

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1 Antonio Gates 12 4 3 12 21 8 6 18 24 0 16 21 3 2 13 11 0 174 85 90
2 Tony Gonzalez 2 6 17 4 0 14 2 25 18 7 9 11 3 8 4 24 15 168 88 81
3 Jason Witten 2 8 8 0 4 4 17 14 10 25 3 2 6 6 7 5 16 136 67 69
4 Alge Crumpler 14 5 3 9 2 11 3 9 0 18 17 16 1 2 4 0 0 113 56 57
5 Jermaine Wiggins 2 7 0 0 0 18 4 3 6 15 11 6 7 3 4 4 6 95 39 56
6 Chris Cooley 2 7 2 0 7 0 0 2 0 7 2 9 8 8 2 2 8 67 21 47
7 Jeremy Shockey 4 4 4 13 10 0 3 6 12 8 11 3 2 8 7 6 0 103 56 46
8 Bubba Franks 3 1 4 2 13 2 7 1 0 8 4 10 0 3 1 8 12 78 32 46
9 Steve Heiden 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 3 0 2 26 4 2 1 3 8 61 15 46
10 Jeb Putzier 3 1 7 4 0 11 0 5 11 0 4 2 4 3 3 6 7 69 30 39
11 Todd Heap 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 12 3 0 48 11 37
12 Randy McMichael 14 9 5 5 6 3 14 15 4 0 4 9 1 6 3 6 1 105 72 34
13 Dallas Clark 6 0 0 0 6 0 10 9 10 22 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 72 41 31
14 Daniel Graham 12 14 0 10 6 5 2 0 0 1 8 2 1 0 8 9 0 78 48 30
15 L.J. Smith 11 9 7 0 0 0 7 3 1 0 2 3 10 7 4 0 4 68 37 30
16 Freddie Jones 4 4 1 4 8 0 4 1 1 0 7 4 11 3 1 1 2 55 26 29
17 Christian Fauria 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 9 1 4 4 32 3 29
18 Stephen Alexander 2 1 2 0 2 0 5 3 2 2 9 6 1 0 3 1 7 44 16 28
19 Eric Johnson 15 6 4 11 22 2 0 1 5 7 1 6 2 1 7 2 3 95 67 28
20 Robert Royal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 7 7 6 31 3 28
21 Jerramy Stevens 0 2 2 0 10 7 2 2 4 3 1 3 6 0 7 0 7 55 28 27
22 Ben Troupe 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 14 2 8 39 12 27
23 Kris Mangum 2 6 0 3 0 3 2 2 8 0 0 4 2 0 11 3 5 50 25 26
24 Erron Kinney 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 2 1 0 0 1 37 12 26
25 Teyo Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 11 5 0 25 0 25
26 Mark Campbell 3 2 0 0 8 10 4 0 0 0 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 26 25
27 Ken Dilger 1 1 3 1 12 3 0 0 11 11 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 55 32 22
28 Aaron Shea 0 0 0 9 4 9 5 0 2 7 7 7 0 1 1 0 1 49 27 22
29 Marcus Pollard 0 7 2 9 0 0 5 8 15 2 8 0 4 4 3 0 0 67 46 21
30 Desmond Clark 3 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 2 1 1 12 0 1 1 2 34 13 21
31 Jerame Tuman 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 0 9 0 27 9 18
32 Mike Seidman 0 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 8 5 26 9 17
33 Matt Schobel 0 1 3 0 0 8 0 1 14 0 0 0 1 6 8 1 0 44 27 17
34 Chad Lewis 6 2 2 1 0 1 10 3 3 1 8 0 0 0 8 0 0 45 28 17
35 Boo Williams 1 0 4 4 8 0 1 0 13 3 4 1 2 0 2 2 2 48 32 17
36 Billy Miller 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 2 0 1 2 24 8 16
37 Darnell Dinkins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 1 1 1 3 15 0 15
38 Itula Mili 2 0 6 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 2 3 0 4 0 4 30 15 15
39 Daniel Wilcox 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 28 13 15
40 Terry Jones 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 6 21 8 13
41 Doug Jolley 2 3 0 1 1 1 13 8 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 3 43 31 13
42 Donald Lee 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 3 17 5 12
43 Tim Euhus 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 22 10 12
44 Chris Baker 0 8 0 2 9 1 3 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 42 31 11
45 Brian Jones 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0