2012 DRAFT GUIDE

	#82 Jason Witten
		Pos: Tight End NFL Team: DAL Injury: Probable Injury Type: abdomen		Experience: 10 College: Tennessee Height: 78 Weight: 261 Born: 5/6/1982

Year	Tm	Gm	Catch	Yds	TDs	Tgt	Fum
PROJ	DAL	16	83	953	6	0
2011	DAL	16	79	942	5	117	0
2010	DAL	16	94	1002	9	128	1
2009	DAL	16	94	1030	2	124	0
2008	DAL	16	81	952	4	-	0

Summary

Tight End Rank: #4All Players: #55

Witten had his usual productive season for the Cowboys. His reception totals were a little down for his standards (79) but he topped 900 yards once again and had five touchdowns. Witten has five straight seasons with 900-plus yards. Witten had 100-yard games each of his first two games but didn't top that total from that point forward. He was a little more erratic, having eight games with fewer than 50 yards. But in the end, his numbers were solid. Witten has 90-plus receptions three of the last five seasons. He remains a big part of the Cowboys' offense. He has never been a top red-zone target, though, never reaching double-digit touchdowns for his career. Witten is a favorite target of Tony Romo. Witten is an athletic tight end with above-average speed. He does well in traffic and has very good hands. And at age 30, Witten isn't nearing the end of his career just yet. He should be able to play at a high level a few more seasons.

FANTASY OUTLOOK

Witten remains an elite tight end but isn't going to lead all fantasy tight ends in scoring. His lack of scores is the one thing that holds him back. His yardage and reception totals will be among the best at tight end. He should get around 85 receptions for 950 yards and six or so touchdowns. The Cowboys do have some emerging options at receiver that could take some targets away from Witten but he'll have some big games along the way.

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Notes

May 07 08:33 am

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten said he agreed the team needed to draft a tight end if they were going to commit to using more two-tight end sets in the passing game. He said he has no problems helping second-round pick TE Gavin Escobar adjust. 'There's no ego there for me,' Witten said. 'It's all about winning. That's part of being a leader and a captain - is to help other guys play at a high level. There's no hard feelings from that standpoint.'
Source: KFFL.com

May 04 02:22 pm

The Dallas Cowboys plan on using more two-tight end sets this season with TEs Jason Witten and Gavin Escobar as the two tight ends.
Fantasy Impact: It makes sense since the Cowboys have two talented tight ends on the roster.
Source: KFFL.com

Feb 28 01:12 pm

The Dallas Cowboys have restructured the contract of TE Jason Witten, according to a source. The team converted $4.56 million of Witten's $5.5 million 2013 base salary into a signing bonus to save roughly $3.65 million against the cap.
Source: KFFL.com

Feb 27 04:33 pm

Dallas Cowboys OT Doug Free, CB Brandon Carr, DE Jason Hatcher, OG Nate Livings, QB Kyle Orton, CB Orlando Scandrick, DE DeMarcus Ware and TE Jason Witten may be candidates to restructure their contracts in order for the team to create some salary cap space.
Source: KFFL.com

Feb 06 04:13 pm

The Dallas Cowboys could ask WR Miles Austin, TE Jason Witten, LB DeMarcus Ware and CB Brandon Carr to restructure their contracts in order to create some salary cap space.
Source: KFFL.com

Dec 24 01:13 am

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten hauled in six catches for 60 yards in the Week 16 game against the New Orleans Saints, giving him 103 receptions for the season. That's an NFL record for catches by a tight end, breaking the mark set by TE Tony Gonzalez, then with the Kansas City Chiefs, back in 2004.
Source: KFFL.com

Dec 18 10:23 pm

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten has 97 receptions through Week 14, and he needs just six more receptions over the next two games to set the single-season NFL record for catches by a tight end. Atlanta Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez holds the record of 102, set in 2004 when he was a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Source: KFFL.com

Dec 17 12:32 am

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten had five catches for 43 yards and a touchdown in the Week 15 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Fantasy Impact: Witten is having another fine season. He doesn't show many signs of slowing down.
Source: KFFL.com

Dec 10 11:42 am

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten will set the record for most receptions in a season by a tight end in NFL history with 11 catches in the final three games. Atlanta Falcons TE Tony Gonzalez had 102 catches for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004.
Source: KFFL.com

Dec 03 11:12 am

Dallas Cowboys TE Jason Witten had a season-high 18 yards per catch in Week 13, and only one of his six catches went for less than 10 yards. The return of RB DeMarco Murray (foot) to the lineup enabled for more big plays in the passing game. 'I think being able to run the ball and not being one dimensional, they're not bailing out of there and that's not something we got to really in the last four or five ballgames,' Witten said. 'That was big. Obviously I feel good about that.'
Source: KFFL.com

Tight Ends

	#1	Jimmy Graham	NOR	7
	#2	R. Gronkowski	NWE	10
	#3	A. Hernandez	NWE	10
	#4	Jason Witten	DAL	11
	#5	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	6
	#6	Greg Olsen	CAR	4
	#7	Vernon Davis	SFO	9
	#8	B. Pettigrew	DET	9
	#9	Antonio Gates	SDG	8
	#10	Dennis Pitta	BAL	8
	#11	Jared Cook	STL	11
	#12	J. Finley	GNB	4
	#13	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	5
	#14	Owen Daniels	HOU	8
	#15	J. Gresham	CIN	12
	#16	M. Bennett	CHI	8
	#17	Brent Celek	PHI	12
	#18	Dustin Keller	MIA	6
	#19	Jacob Tamme	DEN	9
	#20	Brandon Myers	NYG	9
	#21	Dwayne Allen	IND	8
	#22	M. Lewis	JAC	9
	#23	Coby Fleener	IND	8
	#24	Heath Miller	PIT	5
	#25	Zach Miller	SEA	12
	#26	J. Cameron	CLE	10
	#27	D. Walker	TEN	8
	#28	Fred Davis	WAS	5
	#29	Tyler Eifert	CIN	12
	#30	Dallas Clark	TAM	5
	#31	Zach Ertz	PHI	12
	#32	Tony Moeaki	KAN	10
	#33	Rob Housler	ARI	9
	#34	Travis Kelce	KAN	10
	#35	Joel Dreessen	DEN	9
	#36	Ed Dickson	BAL	8
	#37	T. Scheffler	DET	9
	#38	B. Watson	NOR	7
	#39	A. Fasano	KAN	10
	#40	S. Chandler	BUF	12
	#41	James Casey	PHI	12
	#42	L. Kendricks	STL	11
	#43	Michael Egnew	MIA	6
	#44	Jordan Reed	WAS	5
	#45	Jake Ballard	NWE	10
	#46	Gavin Escobar	DAL	11
	#47	Kevin Boss	KAN	10
	#48	Travis Beckum	NYG	9
	#49	V. McDonald	SFO	9
	#50	Logan Paulsen	WAS	5
	#51	Dion Sims	MIA	6
	#52	Craig Stevens	TEN	8
	#53	Nick Kasa	OAK	7
	#54	Niles Paul	WAS	5
	#55	Rhett Ellison	MIN	5
	#56	L. Toilolo	ATL	6
	#57	Julius Thomas	DEN	9
	#58	M. Williams	DET	9
	#59	C. Morrah	SFO	9
	#60	David Thomas	NOR	7
	#61	Luke Willson	SEA	12
	#62	D. Jefferson	ARI	9
	#63	D.J. Williams	GNB	4
	#64	Luke Stocker	TAM	5
	#65	John Phillips	SDG	8
	#66	Jeff King	ARI	9
	#67	L. Green	SDG	8
	#68	Virgil Green	DEN	9
	#69	James Hanna	DAL	11
	#70	R. Gordon	OAK	7
	#71	J. Cunningham	IND	8
	#72	Mychal Rivera	OAK	7
	#73	Anthony McCoy	SEA	12
	#74	Ryan Griffin	HOU	8
	#75	Clay Harbor	PHI	12
	#76	Chris Gragg	BUF	12
	#77	Orson Charles	CIN	12
	#78	Chris Cooley	WAS	5
	#79	Daniel Fells	NWE	10
	#80	M. Hoomanawanui	NWE	10
	#81	Matt Spaeth	PIT	5
	#82	T. Thompson	TEN	8
	#83	A. Robinson	NYG	9
	#84	Leonard Pope	PIT	5
	#85	Todd Heap	ARI	9
	#86	Kellen Davis	CLE	10
	#87	David Paulson	PIT	5
	#88	R. McMichael	SDG	8
	#89	Evan Moore	PHI	12
	#90	J. Cumberland	NYJ	10
	#91	Charles Clay	MIA	6
	#92	Chase Coffman	ATL	6
	#93	Dante Rosario	SDG	8
	#94	D. Ausberry	OAK	7
	#95	John Carlson	MIN	5
	#96	Lee Smith	BUF	12
	#97	G. Graham	HOU	8
	#98	Will Heller	DET	9
	#99	Jim Dray	ARI	9
	#100	Bear Pascoe	NYG	9
	#101	Alex Smith	CIN	12
	#102	K. Winslow	NWE	10
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