Fantasy Football 2016 Tight End Rankings: Week 6
Martellus Bennett
As was expected, Rob Gronkowski finally came through for his fantasy owners last week, as New England’s top tight end posted his first 100-yard game. However, it was his teammate and fellow tight end, Martellus Bennett who really enjoyed Tom Brady’s first game back, as the former Bear caught six passes for 87 yards and three touchdowns. Yes, that’s right, in Brady’s first game he helped not one, but two tight ends, finish among the top 10 in fantasy points for Week 6.
Greg Olsen may have not found the end zone on Monday night, but he still produced in a major way, catching nine passes (on 13 targets) for 181 yards in Carolina’s last-second loss to Tampa Bay. It doesn’t matter if it’s Cam Newton or Derek Anderson at quarterback, Olsen is one of the main focal points of the Panthers’ offense.
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Olsen, Gronkowski and Bennett all are safe starting options in Week 7, as well as the other usual suspects — Jordan Reed (provided he's not placed in the concussion protocol after showing symptoms on Wednesday), Travis Kelce and Delanie Walker. It will be interesting to see if Jimmy Graham can continue his renaissance coming off of a bye, and to see if a break was just what Coby Fleener and Julius Thomas needed to get them going. Also is this the week Tyler Eifert finally returns?
Positional Rankings: QB I RB I WR I TE I DST I K I Flex
Teams on bye: Minnesota, Tampa Bay
Rk | Player | Team | Opp |
1 | Greg Olsen | CAR | at NO |
2 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | vs. CIN |
3 | Jordan Reed | WAS | vs. PHI |
4 | Travis Kelce | KC | at OAK |
5 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | vs. ATL |
6 | Delanie Walker | TEN | vs. CLE |
7 | Martellus Bennett | NE | vs. CIN |
8 | Julius Thomas | JAC | at CHI |
9 | Coby Fleener | NO | vs. CAR |
10 | Zach Ertz | PHI | at WAS |
11 | Zach Miller | CHI | vs. JAC |
12 | Gary Barnidge | CLE | at TEN |
13 | Dennis Pitta | BAL | at NYG |
14 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | at NE |
15 | Jason Witten | DAL | at GB |
16 | Antonio Gates | SD | vs. DEN (Thurs.) |
17 | Jesse James | PIT | at MIA |
18 | Hunter Henry | SD | vs. DEN (Thurs.) |
19 | Charles Clay | BUF | vs. SF |
20 | Dwayne Allen | IND | at HOU |
21 | Jacob Tamme | ATL | at SEA |
22 | Will Tye | NYG | vs. BAL |
23 | Virgil Green | DEN | at SD (Thurs.) |
24 | Clive Walford | OAK | vs. KC |
25 | Richard Rodgers | GB | vs. DAL |
26 | Lance Kendricks | LA | at DET |
27 | Vance McDonald | SF | at BUF |
28 | Jack Doyle | IND | at HOU |
29 | Dion Sims | MIA | vs. PIT |
30 | C.J. Uzomah | CIN | at NE |
— Rankings by Michael Horvath, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network. Horvath is a Canadian who also happens to be a fantasy football (not to be confused with CFL) and fitness nut. Follow him on Twitter @realmikehorvath.
