2012 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 5
By: Athlon Sports | 10/4/12, 5:11 AM EDT
Each week during the NFL season, we will rank enough players at each position to appease everyone from those in 8-team leagues to 16-team leagues, those that can start two QBs, two TEs, three RBs and four WRs. We cut out the rest, because if you're looking at who the 50th-best running back or the 17th-best kicker is for that week, you need more help than any Web site can give you.
Dallas, Detroit, Oakland and Tampa Bay all are on bye.
2012 NFL Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT | Notes |
| 1 | Jimmy Graham | NO | vs. SD | |
| 2 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. DEN | |
| 3 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | at WAS | |
| 4 | Vernon Davis | SF | vs. BUF | |
| 5 | Jermichael Finley | GB | at IND | |
| 6 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | vs. TEN | Titans have been awful against TEs. |
| 7 | Martellus Bennett | NYG | vs. CLE | Just one catch vs. Eagles, but don't worry. |
| 8 | Antonio Gates | SD | at NO | Still in search of first TD. |
| 9 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | at KC | Not needed (0 rec.) against Browns. |
| 10 | Brent Celek | PHI | at PIT | Clearly one of Vick's favorite targets right now. |
| 11 | Owen Daniels | HOU | at NYJ (Mon.) | |
| 12 | Greg Olsen | CAR | vs. SEA | Leads Panthers in receptions. |
| 13 | Scott Chandler | BUF | at SF | Two TDs vs. Patriots, No. 5 fantasy TE right now. |
| 14 | Fred Davis | WAS | vs. ATL | Has had back-to-back solid games, still no TDs. |
| 15 | Heath Miller | PIT | vs. PHI | Caught two TD passes in Week 3. |
| 16 | Coby Fleener | IND | vs. GB | |
| 17 | Jared Cook | TEN | at MIN | First shoulder, now dealing with hand issue too. |
| 18 | Jermaine Gresham | CIN | vs. MIA | |
| 19 | Jacob Tamme | DEN | at NE | More targets and catches than Dreessen, but no TDs either. |
| 20 | Joel Dreessen | DEN | at NE | Tamme had more catches, but he had TD vs. Raiders. |
| 21 | Marcedes Lewis | JAC | vs. CHI | Best game (3, 32, 1) since Week 1 against Bengals. |
| 22 | Dustin Keller | NYJ | vs. HOU (Mon.) | May finally return since injuring hamstring in Week 1. |
| 23 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | at CIN | |
| 24 | Ed Dickson | BAL | at KC | |
| 25 | Rob Housler | ARI | at STL (Thurs.) | |
| 26 | Craig Stevens | TEN | at MIN | Made most of opportunities while Cook's been limited. |
Rankings are based upon Athlon Sports' standard scoring system:
OFFENSIVE SCORING
All touchdowns are 6 points
1 point for 25 yards passing
1 point for 10 yards rushing/receiving
Receptions are .5 points
Interceptions/fumbles are minus-2 points
Additional Week 5 Positional Rankings
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