Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 14, citing standard-scoring 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 total yards and touchdowns for the NFL's 14th 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).
TOP 30 TIGHT ENDS
1. Rob Gronkowski @ San Diego
2. Jimmy Graham vs. Carolina
3. Greg Olsen @ New Orleans
4. Martellus Bennett vs. Dallas
5. Coby Fleener @ Cleveland
6. Antonio Gates vs. New England
7. Travis Kelce @ Arizona
8. Julius Thomas vs. Buffalo
9. Jordan Reed vs. St. Louis
10. Jared Cook @ Washington
11. Delanie Walker vs. N.Y. Giants
12. Jason Witten @ Chicago
13. Kyle Rudolph vs. N.Y. Jets
14. Heath Miller @ Cincinnati
15. Jordan Cameron vs. Indianapolis
16. Scott Chandler @ Denver
17. Larry Donnell @ Tennessee
18. Owen Daniels @ Miami
19. Mychal Rivera vs. San Francisco
20. Tim Wright @ San Diego
21. Eric Ebron vs. Tampa Bay
22. Jace Amaro @ Minnesota
23. Garrett Graham @ Jacksonville
24. Vernon Davis @ Oakland
25. Dwayne Allen @ Cleveland
26. Zach Ertz vs. Seattle
27. Luke Willson @ Philadelphia
28. Levine Toilolo @ Green Bay
29. John Carlson vs. Kansas City
30. Jermaine Gresham vs. Pittsburgh
30b. Ladarius Green vs. New England
30c. Andrew Quarless vs. Atlanta
Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year (Fantasy Sports Writers Association), can be reached via Twitter, day or night, at @ATL_JayClemons.
