2012 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings: Week 6
By: Athlon Sports | 10/11/12, 5:16 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.
Carolina, Chicago, Jacksonville and New Orleans all are on bye.
2012 NFL Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings — Tight Ends
| Rk | Player | Team | OPPONENT | Notes |
| 1 | Tony Gonzalez | ATL | vs. OAK | Has 14 more receptions than any other TE. |
| 2 | Vernon Davis | SF | vs. NYG | Posted 8th career 100-yard game (5-106) last week. |
| 3 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | at SEA | Has better stats compared to first 5 G of '11, except for TDs (3 vs. 5). |
| 4 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | at WAS | Tied for first among TEs with 4 TDs. |
| 5 | Owen Daniels | HOU | vs. GB | Leading Texans in rec., yards and TD catches. |
| 6 | Brent Celek | PHI | vs. DET | Leads TEs with 15.4 ypc. |
| 7 | Heath Miller | PIT | at TEN (Thurs.) | Titans have allowed 7 TDs to opposing TEs. |
| 8 | Jason Witten | DAL | at BAL | Is he back? 13-112-1 vs. Bears in Week 4. |
| 9 | Fred Davis | WAS | vs. MIN | Vikings allowing sixth-most fantasy points to TEs. |
| 10 | Brandon Pettigrew | DET | at PHI | Tied with Gronk for third-most catches by TE. |
| 11 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. DEN (Mon.) | Looking to shake slow start (13-143-0) vs. familiar foe. |
| 12 | Jared Cook | TEN | vs. PIT (Thurs.) | Team says they want to involve Cook more in the offense. |
| 13 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | vs. DAL | Had 18 catches in first three games, only three total since. |
| 14 | Aaron Hernandez | NE | at SEA | Returned to practice, could play on Sunday. |
| 15 | Martellus Bennett | NYG | at SF | Injured left knee last week, but stayed in game. |
| 16 | Jermichael Finley | GB | at HOU | Injured shoulder last week, monitor status. |
| 17 | Scott Chandler | BUF | at ARI | |
| 18 | Jacob Tamme | DEN | at SD (Mon.) | Had 10 catches in first three games, 11 in last two. |
| 19 | Jermaine Gresham | CIN | at CLE | |
| 20 | Coby Fleener | IND | at NYJ | |
| 21 | Brandon Myers | OAK | at ATL | |
| 22 | Dustin Keller | NYJ | vs. IND | Expected to be on field for first time since Week 1. |
| 23 | Joel Dreessen | DEN | at SD (Mon.) | |
| 24 | Lance Kendricks | STL | at MIA | Caught first career TD pass last week. |
| 25 | Anthony Fasano | MIA | vs. STL | |
| 26 | Zach Miller | SEA | vs. NE |
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
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