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Fantasy Fox: Top 30 tight ends for Week 5 (standard scoring)

Published Oct. 2, 2014 12:00 a.m. ET

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The Fantasy Fox offers his top 30 tight ends for Week 5, 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 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 TIGHT ENDS

1. Jimmy Graham vs. Tampa Bay
2. Jared Cook @ Philadelphia
3. Julius Thomas vs. Arizona
4. Greg Olsen vs. Chicago
5. Larry Donnell vs. Atlanta
6. Delanie Walker vs. Cleveland
7. Martellus Bennett @ Carolina
8. Heath Miller @ Jacksonville
9. Rob Gronkowski vs. Cincinnati
10. Jordan Cameron @ Tennessee
11. Antonio Gates vs. N.Y. Jets
12. Vernon Davis vs. Kansas City
13. Jason Witten vs. Houston
14. Zach Ertz vs. St. Louis
15. Travis Kelce @ San Francisco
16. Coby Fleener vs. Baltimore
17. Owen Daniels @ Indianapolis
18. Eric Ebron vs. Buffalo
19. Dwayne Allen vs. Baltimore
20. Brandon Myers @ New Orleans
21. Zach Miller @ Washington
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.