Fantasy Fox: Top 30 tight ends for Week 2 (standard scoring)

Here are my top 30 tight ends for Week 2, 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 second 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).

Top 30 Tight Ends

1. Jimmy Graham @ Cleveland
2. Julius Thomas vs. Kansas City
3. Rob Gronkowski @ Minnesota
4. Vernon Davis vs. Chicago
5. Greg Olsen vs. Detroit
6. Kyle Rudolph vs. New England
7. Dennis Pitta vs. Pittsburgh
8. Jason Witten @ Tennessee
9. Antonio Gates vs. Seattle
10. Zach Ertz @ Indianapolis
11. Martellus Bennett @ San Francisco
12. Delanie Walker vs. Dallas
13. Coby Fleener vs. Philadelphia
14. Travis Kelce @ Denver
15. Larry Donnell vs. Arizona
16. Jared Cook @ Tampa Bay
17. Charles Clay @ Buffalo
18. Dwayne Allen vs. Philadelphia
19. Eric Ebron @ Carolina
20. Garrett Graham/Ryan Griffin @ Oakland
21. Zach Miller @ San Diego
22. Heath Miller @ Baltimore
23. Ladarius Green vs. Seattle
24. Jace Amaro @ Green Bay
25. Marcedes Lewis @ Washington
26. Jermaine Gresham vs. Atlanta
27. Niles Paul vs. Jacksonville
28. Mychal Rivera vs. Houston
29. Tim Wright @ Minnesota
30. Austin Seferian-Jenkins vs. St. Louis
30b. John Carlson @ N.Y. Giants
30c. Brandon Myers vs. St. Louis
30d. Brent Celek @ Indianapolis
30e. Levine Toilolo @ Cincinnati

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.