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Fantasy Football Outlook: Rookie TEs

Rookie tight ends are notoriously unreliable fantasy football choices in Year 1, but some in the 2015 draft class have landed in situations that could yield immediate value. The increasing creativity of pass offenses across the NFL should continue to lump tight ends into the expanding middle class. Examining their paths to targets is a good step toward identifying rookie sleepers and fliers in 2015. MORE: Rookie rankings | TE Breakout trends Puncher's chance at being a starting fantasy TE in 2015 Maxx Williams, Ravens Two injury-marred seasons for Dennis Pitta  (hip) have put Baltimore in the market for another high-end "move" tight end. Williams fell into the Ravens lap, as prospects given first-round grades are wont to do. This bodes well if Williams' succession occurs early this season: Joe Flacco  made Pitta the most targeted TE not named  Jimmy Graham and Greg Olsen over the final four games in 2013 and first two games in '14 (51 targets). The "move...