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Below you will find our Week 6 tight end rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades).
Featured fantasy football writer Zach Wilkens also highlights some TE rankings and matchups analysis for Week 6, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly who he thinks you should be starting in Week 6.
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Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tight Ends
| RotoBaller Staff Ranks |
Player Name (Team - Position) |
Zach Wilkens Rankings |
Ed Gorelik Rankings |
| 1 | Rob Gronkowski NE at IND | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Greg Olsen CAR at SEA | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Martellus Bennett CHI at DET | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Travis Kelce KC at MIN | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Antonio Gates SD at GB | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Tyler Eifert CIN at BUF | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Jimmy Graham SEA vs. CAR | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Gary Barnidge CLE vs. DEN | 11 | 7 |
| 9 | Delanie Walker TEN vs. MIA | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Charles Clay BUF vs. CIN | 9 | 11 |
| 11 | Larry Donnell NYG at PHI | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Jordan Cameron MIA at TEN | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Jacob Tamme ATL at NO | 18 | 8 |
| 14 | Julius Thomas JAC vs. HOU | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Heath Miller PIT vs. ARI | 13 | 19 |
| 16 | Derek Carrier WAS at NYJ | 14 | 18 |
| 17 | Richard Rodgers GB vs. SD | 20 | 13 |
| 18 | Kyle Rudolph MIN vs. KC | 16 | 17 |
| 19 | Zach Ertz PHI vs. NYG | 17 | 16 |
| 20 | Crockett Gillmore BAL at SF | 19 | 27 |
| 21 | Jordan Reed WAS at NYJ | 20 | |
| 22 | Coby Fleener IND vs. NE | 24 | 21 |
| 23 | Tim Wright DET vs. CHI | 21 | |
| 24 | Owen Daniels DEN at CLE | 26 | 22 |
| 25 | Dwayne Allen IND vs. NE | 22 | 24 |
| 26 | Ladarius Green SD at GB | 23 | 23 |
| 27 | Vernon Davis SF vs. BAL | 25 | 32 |
| 28 | Brent Celek PHI vs. NYG | 28 | 25 |
| 29 | Benjamin Watson NO vs. ATL | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Darren Fells ARI at PIT | 27 | 30 |
| 31 | Garrett Celek SF vs. BAL | 28 | |
| 32 | Maxx Williams BAL at SF | 30 | 29 |
| 33 | Jeff Cumberland NYJ vs. WAS | 31 |
Week 6 Tight End (TE) Rankings Analysis
By Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades)
News broke Thursday that Martellus Bennett hurt himself in practice and is now questionable for this week’s game. That’s a big bummer as the Lions have given up a touchdown to a tight end in four of five games this season. If he’s active, start him, but have another option ready just in case.
Antonio Gates made his triumphant return from suspension. With 11 targets that resulted in 9 catches and 2 touchdowns, Gates is definitely in must-start territory. I keep thinking the old man has to slow down but he keeps proving me wrong. He’ll definitely be a little up and down because he relies on touchdowns more than some other tight ends, but he will be involved enough on a weekly basis to be worth a start.
On the other end of the spectrum, Julius Thomas made a much quieter season debut. After reports that Thomas would not be limited in any way, he promptly played on just 50% of snaps and saw only two targets. I guess it shouldn’t be too surprising considering that he and Blake Bortles have had very little time to develop chemistry. I think Thomas is still a great touchdown threat, but I have him at TE11 because I want to see more targets and production.
I talked about Derek Carrier as a deep sleeper last week. He delivered with a touchdown. I think he can continue to be a very nice deep option. Even if Desean Jackson returns, the Redskins lack a big receiver to be an end zone threat. I think Carrier will continue to get touchdown opportunities. It certainly won’t happen every week, but he wouldn’t be a deep sleeper if that was the case!
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