It’s my final week of posting position rankings to help you set your fantasy lineup! Adjustments will be made throughout the week to account for news, injuries, etc. Post questions in the comments below or on Twitter @MPLSMaggio. And find rankings from colleague Bo Mitchell here. Good luck in championship week!
Quarterbacks
- Aaron Rodgers at Tampa Bay
- Drew Brees vs. Atlanta
- Andrew Luck at Dallas
- Tom Brady at NY Jets
- Peyton Manning at Cincinnati
- Ben Roethlisberger vs. Kansas City
- Russell Wilson at Arizona
- Matt Ryan at New Orleans
- Matt Stafford at Chicago
- Tony Romo vs. Indianapolis
- Eli Manning at St. Louis
- Ryan Tannehill vs. Minnesota
- Joe Flacco at Houston
- Cam Newton vs. Cleveland
- Andy Dalton vs. Denver
- Alex Smith at Pittsburgh
- Josh McCown vs. Green Bay
- Teddy Bridgewater at Miami
- Kyle Orton at Oakland
- Johnny Manziel at Carolina
- Derek Carr vs. Buffalo
- Shaun Hill vs. NY Giants
- Geno Smith vs. New England
- Jimmy Claussen vs. Detroit
- Ryan Lindley vs. Seattle
- Thad Lewis vs. Baltimore
Running Backs
- Le’Veon Bell vs. Kansas City
- Arian Foster vs. Baltimore
- Jamaal Charles at Pittsburgh
- CJ Anderson at Cincinnati
- Eddie Lacy at Tampa Bay
- Marshawn Lynch at Arizona
- Joique Bell at Chicago
- Matt Forte vs. Detroit
- Justin Forsett at Houston
- Mark Ingram vs. Atlanta
- Lamar Miller vs. Minnesota
- Fred Jackson at Oakland
- Jeremy Hill vs. Denver
- Tre Mason vs. NY Giants
- Jonathan Stewart vs. Cleveland
- Joseph Randle vs. Indianapolis
- Steven Jackson at New Orleans
- Matt Asiata at Miami
- Dan Herron at Dallas
- Doug Martin vs. Green Bay
- Pierre Thomas vs. Atlanta
- Latavius Murray vs. Buffalo
- Chris Ivory vs. New England
- Shane Vereen at NY Jets
- Giovani Bernard vs. Denver
- Isaiah Crowell at Carolina
- Andre Williams at St. Louis
- Jonas Gray at NY Jets
- Chris Johnson vs. New England
- Terrance West at Carolina
- Trent Richardson at Dallas
- Charles Sims vs. Green Bay
- James Starks at Tampa Bay
- Rashad Jennings at St. Louis
- Knile Davis at Pittsburgh
- Bobby Rainey vs. Green Bay
- Khiry Robinson vs. Atlanta
- Reggie Bush at Chicago
- Bernard Pierce at Houston
- Benny Cunningham vs. NY Giants
- Juwan Thompson at Cincinnati
- Ronnie Hillman at Cincinnati
- Marcel Reece vs. Buffalo
- Alfred Blue vs. Baltimore
- Theo Riddick at Chicago
- Travaris Cadet vs. Atlanta
- Kerwynn Williams vs. Seattle
- DeAngelo Williams vs. Cleveland
- Bryce Brown at Oakland
- Fozzie Whittaker vs. Cleveland
- Jacquizz Rodgers at New Orleans
- Davonte Freeman at New Orleans
- Boobie Dixon at Oakland
- Zac Stacy vs. NY Giants
- CJ Spiller at Oakland
- Ben Tate at Miami
- Stepfan Taylor vs. Seattle
- Darren McFadden vs. Buffalo
- Daniel Thomas vs. Minnesota
- Mike Tolbert vs. Cleveland
- Bilal Powell vs. New England
- Robert Turbin at Arizona
- Lance Dunbar vs. Indianapolis
- Damien Williams vs. Minnesota
- Christine Michael at Arizona
Wide Receiver
- Calvin Johnson at Chicago
- Antonio Brown vs. Kansas City
- Odell Beckham at St. Louis
- Dez Bryant vs. Indianapolis
- Demaryius Thomas at Cincinnati
- Jordy Nelson at Tampa Bay
- Julio Jones at New Orleans
- TY Hilton at Dallas
- Mike Evans vs. Green Bay
- AJ Green vs. Denver
- Emmanuel Sanders at Cincinnati
- Randall Cobb at Tampa Bay
- Kelvin Benjamin vs. Cleveland
- Alshon Jeffery vs. Detroit
- Golden Tate at Chicago
- Roddy White at New Orleans
- Brandon LaFell at NY Jets
- Martavis Bryant vs. Kansas City
- Torrey Smith at Houston
- Mike Wallace vs. Minnesota
- DeAndre Hopkins vs. Baltimore
- Anquan Boldin vs. San Diego
- Steve Smith at Houston
- Vincent Jackson vs. Green Bay
- Josh Gordon at Carolina
- Sammy Watkins at Oakland
- Marques Colston vs. Atlanta
- Stedman Bailey vs. NY Giants
- Jarvis Landry vs. Minnesota
- Kenny Stills vs. Atlanta
- Marqise Lee vs. Tennessee
- Mohamed Sanu vs. Denver
- Allen Hurns vs. Tennessee
- Charles Johnson at Miami
- Kenny Britt vs. NY Giants
- Greg Jennings at Miami
- Harry Douglas at New Orleans
- Robert Woods at Oakland
- Andre Johnson vs. Baltimore
- Marquess Wilson vs. Detroit
- Eric Decker vs. New England
- Doug Baldwin at Arizona
- James Jones vs. Buffalo
- Andrew Hawkins at Carolina
- Andre Holmes vs. Buffalo
- Markus Wheaton vs. Kansas City
- Chris Hogan at Oakland
- Louis Murphy vs. Green Bay
- Dwayne Bowe at Pittsburgh
- Kamar Aiken at Houston
- Larry Fitzgerald vs. Seattle
- Percy Harvin vs. New England
- Donte Moncrief at Dallas
- Terrence Williams vs. Indianapolis
- Michael Floyd vs. Seattle
- Reggie Wayne at Dallas
- Reuben Randle at St. Louis
- John Brown vs. Seattle
- Davante Adams at Tampa Bay
- Cordarrelle Patterson at Miami
- Wes Welker at Cincinnati
- Jarius Wright at Miami
- Jermaine Kearse at Arizona
- Devin Hester at New Orleans
- Nick Toon vs. Atlanta
- Tavon Austin vs. NY Giants
Tight Ends
- Rob Gronkowski at NY Jets
- Julius Thomas at Cincinnati
- Jimmy Graham vs. Atlanta
- Greg Olsen vs. Cleveland
- Travis Kelce at Pittsburgh
- Martellus Bennett vs. Detroit
- Dwayne Allen at Dallas
- Jason Witten vs. Indianapolis
- Jared Cook vs. NY Giants
- Coby Fleener at Dallas
- Larry Donnell at St. Louis
- Heath Miller vs. Kansas City
- Mychal Rivera vs. Buffalo
- Owen Daniels at Houston
- Jordan Cameron at Carolina
- Charles Clay vs. Minnesota
- Josh Hill vs. Atlanta
- Timothy Wright at NY Jets
- Tony Moeaki at Arizona
- Anthony Fasano at Pittsburgh
- Scott Chandler at Oakland
- Chase Ford at Miami
- Austin Sefarian-Jenkins vs. Green Bay
- Jace Amaro vs. New England
- Andrew Quarless at Tampa Bay
- Brandon Pettigrew at Chicago
- Joseph Fauria at Chicago
- Eric Ebron at Chicago
- Chase Ford at Miami
- Vernon Davis vs. San Diego
- Lance Kendricks vs. NY Giants
- John Carlson vs. Seattle
- Levine Toilolo at New Orleans
- Jeff Cumberland vs. New England
- Garrett Graham vs. Baltimore
- Brandon Myers vs. Kansas City
Kicker
- Connor Barth at Cincinnati
- Stephen Gostkowski at NY Jets
- Adam Vinatieri at Dallas
- Mason Crosby at Tampa Bay
- Steven Hauschka at Arizona
- Justin Tucker at Houston
- Caleb Sturgis vs. Minnesota
- Dan Carpenter at Oakland
- Shaun Suisham vs. Kansas City
- Matt Bryant at New Orleans
- Dan Bailey vs. Indianapolis
- Graham Gano vs. Cleveland
- Shayne Graham vs. Atlanta
- Matt Prater at Chicago
- Randy Bullock vs. Baltimore
- Chandler Catanzaro vs. Seattle
- Nick Folk vs. New England
- Garrett Hartley at Carolina
- Blair Walsh at Miami
- Mike Nugent vs. Denver
- Greg Zuerlein vs. NY Giants
- Josh Brown at St. Louis
- Patrick Murray vs. Green Bay
- Cairo Santos at Pittsburgh
- Sebastian Janikowski vs. Buffalo
- Robbie Gould vs. Detroit
Defense
- Bills at Oakland
- Seahawks at Arizona
- Lions at Chicago
- Ravens at Houston
- Patriots at NY Jets
- Dolphins vs. Minnesota
- Rams vs. NY Giants
- Packers at Tampa Bay
- Panthers vs. Cleveland
- Texans vs. Baltimore
- Vikings at Miami
- Broncos at Cincinnati
- Cardinals vs. Seattle
- Giants at St. Louis
- Browns at Carolina
- Steelers vs. Kansas City
- Colts at Dallas
- Cowboys vs. Indianapolis
- Bears vs. Detroit
- Falcons at New Orleans
- Chiefs at Pittsburgh
- Raiders vs. Buffalo
- Bucs vs. Green Bay
- Jets vs. New England
- Bengals vs. Denver
- Saints vs. Atlanta
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Defense. I’m still alive and stuck with the Titans v Jac, Colts v Dal, Bucs v GB, with the Steelers available v KC. Not pretty and I may need to get my points elsewhere, but it looks like the Titans against Chad Henne. What do you think?
Also, a WR2 question. I have Moncrief (who 0’ed out last week), J. Landry, D. Baldwin and could pick up Allen Hurns but don’t consider him above the others. Noting your ranking, it looks like Landry. Any comment? Thanks for your recommendations the past 3 weeks.
Yeah, I think you’re probably giving the Titans a shot there, but don’t expect a whole lot.
At WR I’d definitely look at Landry. I may even need to bump him up a bit in my current ranks. He showed a lot putting up most of his numbers against Revis last week. I benched him in the leagues I had him in and it nearly cost me.
Good luck this week!
Can I ask one more…since it Titletime? I’m looking at a Flex decision between Tre Mason v NYG whose D has been tougher on RBs lately (and Mason got me 1.3 pts. last week), and Toby Gerhart v Ten and without Denard Robinson should be the lead back. You’re probably wondering how I got into the Finals…14 team league and Luck, Foster and Antonio Brown..that’s how. Thanks again.
You get as many questions as you’d like! Definitely tempting to go Gerhart, but I’m hesitant because he’s not the only guy getting carries there, and ultimately he’s far less talented than Mason. And while Tennessee’s defense is far friendlier to fantasy runners, I wouldn’t worry about the Giants run defense. They look a little tougher than they’ve been lately because they haven’t allowed a rushing score in four weeks. That’s a bit flukey. I think based on the matchup there’s a case to be made for Gerhart having a higher than usual floor and ceiling, but Mason, prior to last week’s game in which they could do nothing against AZ, went six straight weeks prior to that with a minimum of 17 touches. Add in the Giants giving up a league-high 4.9 yards per rushing attempt, and you’ve got an even higher floor than Gerhart’s with a higher ceiling too.
I have Delanie Walker and Larry Donnell at tight end in a TD heavy league. Performance scoring, so no yardage points until they hit 100. Do you like either one of them better in that scoring system? Or perhaps Heath Miller, Owen Daniels, Jason Witten, Mychal Rivera, Zach Ertz, Josh Hill or perhaps some other unknown off the wire? Thanks.
I’d say Walker has the best chance of that group of hitting 100 yards, slightly ahead of Witten. But if you’re playing for TDs, you’re definitely throwing darts, especially with that many options. Considering the run the Saints are on, I could make a good case for Hill being the best bet at a TD this week.
Odds of Walker getting 100 yards better than 50/50? I was wondering about Hill. Something looks off about Graham’s game right now.
I don’t know that I’d say better than 50/50. He’s got a decent matchup, but a not decent QB. As for New Orleans, I think they are using Hill both as a tendency breaker AND to help hide Graham a bit. I think his shoulder is still bugging him.