NFL Predictions Week 6: Owen Daniels and 5 TEs Primed for Huge Days

When setting your fantasy football lineups for Week 6 of the NFL season, these five tight ends should be must-starts:

Owen Daniels, Houston Texans

Statistically, Daniels was heating up even before Andre Johnson's injury, which should now give him extra targets in the Texans offense.

In his first game without Johnson, Daniels caught seven passes on 11 targets for 89 yards.

The Ravens are tough against tight ends, but as long as he's seeing that many balls come his way, Daniels will be a top fantasy tight end.

Jermichael Finley, Green Bay Packers

Fantasy owners must have been frustrated with Finley in Week 5, when the tight end dropped a relatively easy touchdown pass before the half.

He still finished with four catches for 67 yards on seven targets, but the numbers could have and should have been higher.

While the Rams defense is No. 1 against fantasy tight ends this season, they've yet to see a talent like Finley. If he's open, Aaron Rodgers will get him the ball without question. 

Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints

Graham has quickly established himself as one of the top tight ends in football, with three straight 100-yard games and three scores already in 2011.

You can already sense the chemistry between Graham and Brees. The Buccaneers are coming off a week in San Francisco in which they gave up three touchdowns to tight ends.

Simply put, this is another great matchup for owners of Graham. 

Brandon Pettigrew, Detroit Lions

After back-to-back weeks with 10-plus targets, Pettigrew finally found the end zone for the first time on Monday night against the Bears.

I guess when you have Calvin Johnson in your receiving corps, it's hard to get red zone looks.

However, Matt Stafford does love finding his tight end at any point on the field. As long as the Lions continues to throw at the rate they have, Pettigrew is a must-start nearly ever week. 

Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots

Surprisingly enough, Hernandez was the Patriots' most targeted receiver against the Jets.

In just his first game back from a knee injury, that was an unlikely scenario. However, it seemed as if the Patriots game-planned to have Hernandez take on a big role. He responded with five catches for 56 yards.

This weekend, they should find even better matchups for Hernandez against the Cowboys. Dallas simply doesn't have the kind of safeties or athletic linebackers to stick with a guy as talented as him.