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Fantasy Fox: Top 30 tight ends for Week 4 (standard scoring)

Published Sep. 24, 2014 8:00 p.m. ET

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Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 4, 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 fourth 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: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, St. Louis, Seattle

TOP 30 TIGHT ENDS

1. Jimmy Graham @ Dallas

2. Niles Paul vs. N.Y. Giants

3. Antonio Gates vs. Jacksonville

4. Martellus Bennett vs. Green Bay

5. Greg Olsen @ Baltimore

6. Rob Gronkowski @ Kansas City

7. Delanie Walker @ Indianapolis

8. Owen Daniels vs. Carolina

9. Vernon Davis vs. Philadelphia

10. Larry Donnell @ Washington

11. Jason Witten vs. New Orleans

12. Travis Kelce vs. New England

13. Garrett Graham vs. Buffalo

14. Coby Fleener vs. Tennessee

15. Zach Ertz @ San Francisco

16. Heath Miller vs. Tampa Bay

17. Dwayne Allen vs. Tennessee

18. Brandon Myers @ Pittsburgh

19. Mychal Rivera vs. Miami (London)

20. Andrew Quarless @ Chicago

21. Charles Clay vs. Oakland (London)

22. Ladarius Green vs. Jacksonville

23. Jace Amaro vs. Detroit

24. Eric Ebron @ N.Y. Jets

25. Levine Toilolo @ Minnesota

26. Scott Chandler @ Houston

27. Rhett Ellison vs. Atlanta

28. Tim Wright @ Kansas City

29. Anthony Fasano vs. New England

30. Austin Seferian-Jenkins @ Pittsburgh

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.