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Tight End Rank: #4
Overall: #44
If not for a foot injury, Gates likely has his best season as a pro. He scored 10 touchdowns in 10 games and piled up an impressive 782 yards. Gates was nearly unstoppable when on the field last season. He had three 100-yard games and touchdowns seven of the first eight games of the season. Unfortunately, Gates suffered a torn plantar fascia in his right foot, which hampered him pretty much the entire second half of the season. He was inactive most weeks. Gates didn't need surgery on the injury but dealt with this injury before, which is somewhat of a concern. Gates has two 1,000-yard and three double-digit touchdown seasons for his career. Some think he has a history of injury, but he missed just three games prior to last season. Gates will get nicked but usually plays through the pain. Gates is a very tough cover at tight end. He has plus speed for the position, great hands and seems to always put himself in position to make the catch. He is the favorite target of Philip Rivers in the Chargers pass-first offense.
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Gates is as steady as any tight end in the game. He'll get around 1,000 yards with nine touchdowns as long as he is healthy. He is a top-three tight end and worth a look as the first overall tight end. Remember, he was having a huge season last year before getting hurt. His upside is as high as any fantasy tight end in the game. |
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| San Diego Chargers head coach Norv Turner said TE Antonio Gates looks great this offseason and appears to be fully recovered from the plantar fascia injury he dealt with last season. 'Gates looks great -- he's back,' Turner said. 'Physically, he's back to where we want him to be. I think, like anybody, going through this offseason program helps you get better. (It's) the combination of conditioning, the combination of getting better in the areas you can improve, and being out there with your teammates.' |
| Fantasy Impact: We'll see. He hasn't been healthy in a few years. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (foot) feels like he is near 100 percent healthy, and he said he is ready to return to his All-Pro form. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates needs six more touchdowns to match former NFL WR Lance Alworth's franchise record of 81. Gates is also just seven catches away from becoming the fifth tight end and the 59th player overall in NFL history with 600 career catches. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (foot) played in the Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 29, despite battling foot problems during the middle of the regular season. He looked good, too, posting three grabs for 67 yards and a 27-yard touchdown from Chargers teammate QB Philip Rivers in the second quarter. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates finished with five catches for 106 yards and a touchdown in the Week 17 game against the Oakland Raiders. The yardage total was a season-best, and his most since Oct. 31, 2010, when he had 123 yards against the Tennessee Titans in Week 8 last season. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (undisclosed) practiced in full Friday, Dec. 30, and is probable for Week 17. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates (undisclosed) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 29. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates said Wednesday, Dec. 28, that he was uncertain if he will play in the Pro Bowl, although he said it was special to be selected 'due to all the things I had to overcome with the foot and most importantly, just the respect the players still have for me in this league.' |
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| San Diego Chargers FS Eric Weddle, TE Antonio Gates and QB Philip Rivers were selected to this year's Pro Bowl on the AFC roster. |
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| San Diego Chargers TE Antonio Gates had four receptions for 40 yards in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions. With his 587th career catch, he passed WR Charlie Joiner to become the franchise's all-time receptions leader. |
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Hot -- Moving Up in the Player Rankings.
Cold -- Moving Down in the Player Rankings.
Injury Concern.
Sleeper.