Week 9 Fantasy Football Position Ranks

Quarterbacks

1. Drew Brees at NY Jets
2. Philip Rivers at Washington
3. Aaron Rodgers vs. Chicago
4. Tony Romo vs. Minnesota
5. Cam Newton vs. Atlanta
6. Robert Griffin III vs. San Diego
7. Russell Wilson vs. Tampa Bay
8. Terrelle Pryor vs. Philadelphia
9. Andrew Luck at Houston
10. Jake Locker at St. Louis
11. Matt Ryan at Carolina
12. Alex Smith at Buffalo
13. Tom Brady vs. Pittsburgh
14. Geno Smith vs. New Orleans
15. Nick Foles at Oakland
16. Josh McCown at Green Bay
17. Joe Flacco at Cleveland
18. Ben Roethlisberger at New England
19. Jason Campbell vs. Baltimore
20. Christian Ponder at Dallas
21. Case Keenum vs. Colts
22. Mike Glennon at Seattle
23. Kellen Clemens vs. Tennessee
24. Matt Flynn vs. Kansas City

If you’ve got the bye-week blues, kick the tires on Terrelle Pryor, Jake Locker or even Alex Smith this week, who are all ranked ahead of Tom Brady for good reason.

Running Backs

1. Adrian Peterson at Dallas
2. Jamaal Charles at Buffalo
3. Matt Forte at Green Bay
4. DeMarco Murray vs. Minnesota
5. Eddie Lacy vs. Chicago
6. Marshawn Lynch vs. Tampa Bay
7. LeSean McCoy at Oakland
8. Arian Foster vs. Indianapolis
9. Danny Woodhead at Washington
10. Fred Jackson vs. Kansas City
11. Alfred Morris vs. San Diego
12. Ryan Mathews at Washington
13. Le’Veon Bell at New England
14. Ray Rice at Cleveland
15. Darren McFadden vs. Philadelphia
16. Zac Stacy vs. Tennessee
17. Stevan Ridley vs. Pittsburgh
18. Chris Johnson at St. Louis
19. Brandon Bolden vs. Pittsburgh
20. CJ Spiller vs. Kansas City
21. Mike Tolbert vs. Atlanta
22. Pierre Thomas at NY Jets
23. Shonn Greene at St. Louis
24. DeAngelo Williams vs. Atlanta
25. Steven Jackson at Carolina
26. Darren Sproles at NY Jets
27. Trent Richardson at Houston
28. James Starks vs. Chicago
29. Chris Ivory vs. New Orleans
30. Mike James at Seattle
31. Bilal Powell vs. New Orleans
32. Donald Brown at Houston
33. Roy Helu vs. San Diego
34. Willis McGahee vs. Baltimore
35. LeGarrette Blount vs. Pittsburgh
36. Jacquizz Rodgers at Carolina
37. Robert Turbin vs. Tampa Bay
38. Daryl Richardson vs. Tennessee
39. Khiry Robinson at NY Jets
40. Ronnie Brown at Washington
41. Ben Tate vs. Indianapolis
42. Joseph Randle vs. Minnesota
43. Bernard Pierce at Cleveland
44. Chris Ogbonnaya vs. Baltimore
45. Marcel Reece vs. Philadelphia
46. Brian Leonard at Seattle
47. Lance Dunbar vs. Minnesota
48. Anthony Sherman at Buffalo
49. Tashard Choice vs. Kansas City
50. Bryce Brown at Oakland
51. Jonathan Franklin vs. Chicago
52. Jonathan Dwyer at New England
53. Rashad Jennings vs. Philadelphia
54. Fozzie Whittaker vs. Baltimore
55. Jonathan Stewart vs. Atlanta
56. Toby Gerhart at Dallas
57. Chris Polk at Oakland
58. Michael Bush at Green Bay
59. Deji Karim vs. Indianapolis
60. Dennis Johnson vs. Indianapolis

The Houston running back situation is very much in the air, so at the moment I’ve got them ranked as if everyone will be healthy for the game with the Colts. As more information comes out, I’ll re-rank accordingly.

Wide Receiver

1. Dez Bryant vs. Minnesota
2. Jordy Nelson vs. Chicago
3. Josh Gordon vs. Baltimore
4. Pierre Garcon vs. San Diego
5. Denarius Moore vs. Philadelphia
6. Keenan Allen at Washington
7. DeSean Jackson at Oakland
8. Vincent Jackson at Seattle
9. Brandon Marshall at Green Bay
10. Andre Johnson vs. Indianapolis
11. Antonio Brown at New England
12. Alshon Jeffery at Green Bay
13. Steve Smith vs. Atlanta
14. Terrance Williams vs. Minnesota
15. TY Hilton at Houston
16. Harry Douglas at Carolina
17. Torrey Smith at Cleveland
18. James Jones vs. Chicago
19. Kenny Stills at NY Jets
20. Dwayne Bowe at Buffalo
21. Jarrett Boykin vs. Chicago
22. Golden Tate vs. Tampa Bay
23. Nate Washington at St. Louis
24. DeAndre Hopkins vs. Indianapolis
25. Kendall Wright at St. Louis
26. Marlon Brown at Cleveland
27. Ted Ginn Jr. vs. Atlanta
28. Vincent Brown at Washington
29. Donnie Avery at Buffalo
30. Jacoby Jones at Cleveland
31. Danny Amendola vs. Pittsburgh
32. Brandon LaFell vs. Atlanta
33. Dexter McCluster at Buffalo
34. Jeremy Kerley vs. New Orleans
35. Lance Moore at NY Jets
36. Julian Edelman vs. Pittsburgh
37. Emmanuel Sanders at New England
38. Leonard Hankerson vs. San Diego
39. Darrius Heyward-Bey at Houston
40. Stevie Johnson vs. Kansas City
41. Doug Baldwin vs. Tampa Bay
42. Rod Streater vs. Philadelphia
43. Greg Jennings at Dallas
44. David Nelson vs. New Orleans
45. Jerome Simpson at Dallas
46. Robert Woods vs. Kansas City
47. Stephen Hill vs. New Orleans
48. Kenbrell Thompkins vs. Pittsburgh
49. Riley Cooper at Oakland
50. Aaron Dobson vs. Pittsburgh
51. Greg Little vs. Baltimore
52. Santana Moss vs. San Diego
53. Cole Beasley vs. Minnesota
54. Justin Hunter at St. Louis
55. Drew Davis at Carolina
56. Jason Avant at Oakland
57. Darius Johnson at Carolina
58. LaVon Brazil at Houston
59. Eddie Royal at Washington
60. Marques Colston at NY Jets

I’m willing to give Marques Colston one more chance thanks to a nice matchup, but he had a nice matchup last week as well when Drew Brees threw for five touchdowns, and he STILL didn’t do anything. As such, I’ve got no problem with anyone who wants to bench him. And in 10-team leagues, I won’t even try to talk you out of dropping him if you’re leaning that way.

Tight Ends

1. Jimmy Graham at NY Jets
2. Jordan Cameron vs. Baltimore
3. Rob Gronkowski vs. Pittsburgh
4. Martellus Bennett at Green Bay
5. Antonio Gates at Washington
6. Jordan Reed vs. San Diego
7. Jason Witten vs. Minnesota
8. Greg Olsen vs. Atlanta
9. Tony Gonzalez at Carolina
10. Kyle Rudolph at Dallas
11. Coby Fleener at Houston
12. Jared Cook vs. Tennessee
13. Zach Miller vs. Tampa Bay
14. Dallas Clark at Cleveland
15. Heath Miller at New England
16. Timothy Wright at Seattle
17. Lance Kendricks vs. Tennessee
18. Garrett Graham vs. Indianapolis
19. Delanie Walker at St. Louis
20. Scott Chandler vs. Kansas City
21. Brent Celek at Oakland
22. Anthony Fasano at Buffalo
23. Ed Dickson at Cleveland
24. Sean McGrath at Buffalo
25. Zach Sudfeld vs New Orleans

Tony Gonzalez is still in my top 10, but that’s thanks mostly due to the bye weeks. Until Roddy White gets back and defenses stop jamming Gonzo with two guys at the line, it’s going to be tough for him to put up any kind or reasonable fantasy digits.

Kicker

1. Mason Crosby vs. Chicago
2. Steven Hauschka vs. Tampa Bay
3. Dan Bailey vs. Minnesota
4. Stephen Gostkowski vs. Pittsburgh
5. Ryan Succop at Buffalo
6. Adam Vinatieri at Houston
7. Garrett Hartley at NY Jets
8. Justin Tucker at Cleveland
9. Nick Novak at Washington
10. Nick Folk vs. New Orleans
11. Graham Gano vs. Atlanta
12. Billy Cundiff vs. Baltimore
13. Kai Forbath vs. San Diego
14. Blair Walsh at Dallas
15. Matt Bryant at Carolina
16. Shaun Suisham at New England
17. Rob Bironas at St. Louis
18. Alex Henery at Oakland
19. Robbie Gould at Green Bay
20. Sebastian Janikowski vs. Philadelphia
21. Greg Zuerlein vs. Tennessee
22. Randy Bullock vs. Indianapolis
23. Dan Carpenter vs. Kansas City
24. Rian Lindell at Seattle

In Week 9 you automatically make the top 10 if your first name is Nick.

Defense

1. Seahawks vs. Tampa Bay
2. Colts at Houston
3. Saints at NY Jets
4. Chiefs at Buffalo
5. Cowboys vs. Minnesota
6. Titans at St. Louis
7. Rams vs. Tennessee
8. Panthers vs. Atlanta
9. Ravens at Cleveland
10. Bills vs. Kansas City
11. Patriots vs. Pittsburgh
12. Raiders vs. Philadelphia
13. Browns vs. Baltimore
14. Packers vs. Chicago
15. Texans vs. Indianapolis
16. Eagles at Oakland
17. Bucs at Seattle
18. Redskins vs. San Diego
19. Bears at Green Bay
20. Vikings at Dallas
21. Falcons at Carolina
22. Jets vs. New Orleans
23. Chargers at Washington
24. Steelers at New England

The Bears being way down at No. 21 has just as much to do with their injury situation as it does facing the Packers. A top 10 weekly ranking is far from guaranteed.