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Fantasy Fox: Top 30 tight ends for Week 6 (standard scoring)

Published Oct. 8, 2014 11:00 a.m. ET

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Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 6, 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 sixth 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: Kansas City, New Orleans

TOP 30 TIGHT ENDS

1. Julius Thomas @ N.Y. Jets

2. Larry Donnell @ Philadelphia

3. Delanie Walker vs. Jacksonville

4. Rob Gronkowski @ Buffalo

5. Antonio Gates @ Oakland

6. Martellus Bennett @ Atlanta

7. Greg Olsen @ Cincinnati

8. Jared Cook vs. San Francisco

9. Jordan Cameron vs. Pittsburgh

10. John Carlson vs. Washington

11. Vernon Davis @ St. Louis

12. Zach Ertz vs. N.Y. Giants

13. Jason Witten @ Seattle

14. Owen Daniels @ Tampa Bay

15. Eric Ebron @ Minnesota

16. Niles Paul/Jordan Reed @ Arizona

17. Charles Clay vs. Green Bay

18. Dwayne Allen @ Houston

19. Heath Miller @ Cleveland

20. Jace Amaro vs. Denver

21. Garrett Graham vs. Indianapolis

22. Austin Seferian-Jenkins vs. Baltimore

23. Tim Wright @ Buffalo

24. Mychal Rivera vs. San Diego

25. Coby Fleener @ Houston

26. Jermaine Gresham vs. Carolina

27. Ladarius Green @ Oakland

28. Scott Chandler vs. New England

29. Levine Toilolo vs. Chicago

30. Luke Willson vs. Dallas

30b. Rhett Ellison vs. Detroit

30c. Andrew Quarless @ Miami

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.