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Fantasy Fox: Top 30 PPR tight ends for NFL Week 5

Published Oct. 2, 2014 4:28 p.m. ET

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Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 5, citing Points Per Reception leagues only.

This countdown doesn't lean on a particular stat. It's merely an educated best guess of which tight ends will tally the best combination of receptions, total yards, touchdowns and targets for the NFL's fifth weekend.

Regardless of how these rankings shake out every week, it shouldn't supersede two important factors that go into regular lineup consideration:

1. Always play your healthy superstars.

2. Always ride your gut instinct over a certain guru's analysis (read: plausible deniability).

BYES: Miami, Oakland

TOP 30 PPR TIGHT ENDS

1. Jimmy Graham vs. Tampa Bay

2. Jared Cook @ Philadelphia

3. Julius Thomas vs. Arizona

4. Delanie Walker vs. Cleveland

5. Martellus Bennett @ Carolina

6. Greg Olsen vs. Chicago

7. Larry Donnell vs. Atlanta

8. Rob Gronkowski vs. Cincinnati

9. Jordan Cameron @ Tennessee

10. Heath Miller @ Jacksonville

11. Jason Witten vs. Houston

12. Zach Ertz vs. St. Louis

13. Vernon Davis vs. Kansas City

14. Travis Kelce @ San Francisco

15. Antonio Gates vs. N.Y. Jets

16. Coby Fleener vs. Baltimore

17. Owen Daniels @ Indianapolis

18. Brandon Myers @ New Orleans

19. Zach Miller @ Washington

20. Eric Ebron vs. Buffalo

21. Dwayne Allen vs. Baltimore

22. Tim Wright vs. Cincinnati

23. Jace Amaro @ San Diego

24. Garrett Graham @ Dallas

25. Austin Seferian-Jenkins @ New Orleans

26. Jermaine Gresham @ New England

27. Jordan Reed/Logan Paulsen vs. Seattle

28. Scott Chandler @ Detroit

29. Richard Rodgers vs. Minnesota

30. Ladarius Green vs. N.Y. Jets

30b. Anthony Fasano @ San Francisco

30c. Levine Toilolo @ N.Y. Giants

30d. Rhett Ellison @ Green Bay

Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @FOX_JayClemons.