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6. Tony Romo, DAL vs. STL
7. *Brett Favre, GB at MIN
8. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA at SF
9. Eli Manning, NYG vs. PHI
10. *Marc Bulger, STL at DAL
11. Brian Griese, CHI at DET
NOTE: He can't play any worse than Grossman.
12. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at ARI
13. *Jay Cutler, DEN at IND
14. Jeff Garcia, TB at CAR
15. Trent Green, MIA vs. OAK
16. *Steve McNair, BAL vs. CLE
NOTE: Good spot here, but not long-term recommended.
17. Philip Rivers, SD vs. KC
18. Alex Smith, SF vs. SEA
19. Matt Schaub, HOU at ATL
NOTE: Hey, where'd all my help go?
20. Joey Harrington, ATL vs. HOU
21. *Chad Pennington, NYJ at BUF
22. *Matt Leinart, ARI vs. PIT
DOWNGRADE: Hasn't adjusted to pro game quickly.
23. Derek Anderson, CLE vs. BAL
24. Daunte Culpepper, OAK at MIA
25. *Delhomme/Carr, CAR vs. TB
26. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. NYJ
27. Damon Huard, KC at SD
28. *Kelly Holcomb, MIN vs. GB

Running Back
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. KC
NOTE: Not a guy you panic over.
2. Joseph Addai, IND vs. DEN
3. Willie Parker, PIT at ARI
4. Frank Gore, SF vs. SEA
5. Travis Henry, DEN at IND
6. Willis McGahee, BAL vs. CLE
7. *Shaun Alexander, SEA at SF
NOTE: Playing with cracked bone in wrist.
8. Ronnie Brown, MIA vs. OAK
NOTE: Finally used in the right way.
9. Thomas Jones, NYJ at BUF
10. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at MIA
NOTE: Matchups get a lot tougher after this week.
11. Cedric Benson, CHI at DET
NOTE: Griese move should help entire offense.
12. Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. NYJ
13. Marion Barber, DAL vs. STL
NOTE: Finally getting touches he deserves.
14. *Larry Johnson, KC at SD
NOTE: Month of matchup hell almost over.
15. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at NYG
NOTE: Game-time decision (abdominal).
16. Ron Dayne, HOU at ATL
17. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. GB
18. Derrick Ward, NYG vs. PHI
19. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. PIT
20. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. TB
21. *Laurence Maroney, NE at CIN
NOTE: TD-stealing Morris draining his value.
22. *Cadillac Williams, TB at CAR
23. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. BAL
24. Brian Leonard, STL at DAL
NOTE: Versatile rookie steps in for hurt Jackson.
25. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
26. Sammy Morris, NE at CIN
27. Warrick Dunn, ATL vs. HOU
28. Kevin Jones, DET vs. CHI
29. Jerious Norwood, ATL vs. HOU
30. *Chester Taylor, MIN vs. GB
31. Julius Jones, DAL vs. STL
32. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at NYG
33. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. PHI
34. Sam Gado, HOU at ATL
35. Tatum Bell, DET vs. CHI
36. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. TB
37. Michael Turner, SD vs. KC
38. Tony Hunt, PHI at NYG
39. Leon Washington, NYJ at BUF
40. Adrian Peterson, CHI at DET
41. Michael Pittman, TB at CAR
42. Kenton Keith, IND vs. DEN
43. Earnest Graham, TB at CAR
44. Selvin Young, DEN at IND
45. DeShawn Wynn, GB at MIN
46. *Vernand Morency, GB at MIN
47. Justin Fargas, OAK at MIA
48. Musa Smith, BAL vs. CLE
49. *Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. OAK
50. Mewelde Moore, MIN vs. GB
51. *Ryan Grant, GB at MIN
52. Anthony Thomas, BUF vs. NYJ
53. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at ARI
54. Marcel Shipp, ARI vs. PIT
55. Michael Bennett, KC at SD
56. *Brandon Jackson, GB at MIN
57. Kevin Faulk, NE at CIN
58. *Maurice Morris, SEA at SF
59. *Ahman Green, HOU at ATL
DOWNGRADE: Too risky (knee) to play.
60. *T.J. Duckett, DET vs. CHI
61. *Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. NE
NOTE: Ruled out for Monday (hamstring).

Wide Receiver
1. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. NE
2. Randy Moss, NE at CIN
NOTE: Like CJ, plays best with national cameras rolling.
3. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. STL
4. *T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. NE
5. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. DEN
6. Marvin Harrison, IND vs. DEN
7. Steve Smith, CAR vs. TB
NOTE: Likely switch to Carr a legitimate concern.
8. Torry Holt, STL at DAL
9. *Donald Driver, GB at MIN
10. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. PIT
11. Roy Williams, DET vs. CHI
12. Chris Chambers, MIA vs. OAK
13. Joey Galloway, TB at CAR
14. *Javon Walker, DEN at IND
15. Brandon Marshall, DEN at IND
NOTE: A superstar waiting to happen.
16. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. BAL
17. Kevin Curtis, PHI at NYG
18. Santonio Holmes, PIT at ARI
19. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. PHI
HEADS-UP: Ankle injury, but probably will go.
20. Deion Branch, SEA at SF
21. Laveranues Coles, NYJ at BUF
22. Bernard Berrian, CHI at DET
23. Mike Furrey, DET vs. CHI
24. Wes Welker, NE at CIN
25. *Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at BUF
26. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. CLE
27. *Vincent Jackson, SD vs. KC
28. Ronald Curry, OAK at MIA
29. Reggie Brown, PHI at NYG
DOWNGRADE: Struggles against press coverage.
30. *Greg Jennings, GB at MIN
31. Bobby Engram, SEA at SF
32. Roddy White, ATL vs. HOU
33. Darrell Jackson, SF vs. SEA
NOTE: Blames poor start on hair issue (no joke).
34. Andre Davis, HOU at ATL
35. Isaac Bruce, STL at DAL
36. Nate Burleson, SEA at SF
37. Lee Evans, BUF vs. NYJ
DOWNGRADE: Just when schedule lets up, Losman goes down.
38. *Calvin Johnson, DET vs. CHI
NOTE: Sore back makes him risky.
39. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. PHI
40. Arnaz Battle, SF vs. SEA
41. *Mark Clayton, BAL vs. CLE
42. Dwayne Bowe, KC at SD
NOTE: Could be rare rookie exception.
43. *Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. STL
44. Marty Booker, MIA vs. OAK
45. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. PIT
46. Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. BAL
47. Drew Bennett, STL at DAL
48. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. HOU
49. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. GB
50. James Jones, GB at MIN
51. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI at DET
52. Nate Washington, PIT at ARI
53. Jason Avant, PHI at NYG
54. Kevin Walter, HOU at ATL
55. Roscoe Parrish, BUF vs. NYJ
56. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. CHI
NOTE: A talent, but still the fourth option.
57. *Demetrius Williams, BAL vs. CLE
58. Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. DEN
NOTE: Colts may choose to attack nickel corners.
59. Jerry Porter, OAK at MIA
60. Craig Davis, SD vs. KC
61. Samie Parker, KC at SD
62. Ike Hilliard, TB at CAR
63. Drew Carter, CAR vs. TB
64. Brandon Stokley, DEN at IND
65. *Donte' Stallworth, NE at CIN
NOTE: Slow start and dinged up to boot.
66. Cedrick Wilson, PIT at ARI
67. Joe Horn, ATL vs. HOU
68. Sam Hurd, DAL vs. STL
69. *Troy Williamson, MIN vs. GB
70. Skyler Green, CIN vs. NE
71. Kelley Washington, NE at CIN
72. Glenn Holt, CIN vs. NE
73. *Josh Reed, BUF vs. NYJ
74. Keary Colbert, CAR vs. TB
75. *Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. PIT
NOTE: Unlikely to play (hip).
76. *Hines Ward, PIT at ARI
NOTE: Ruled out this week.

Tight End
1. *Antonio Gates, SD vs. KC
2. *Todd Heap, BAL vs. CLE
3. Alge Crumpler, ATL vs. HOU
NOTE: Working just fine with Harrington.
4. Jason Witten, DAL vs. STL
5. Tony Gonzalez, KC at SD
6. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. PHI
7. *Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. BAL
HEADS-UP: Has partially separated shoulder.
8. *Dallas Clark, IND vs. DEN
9. Ben Watson, NE at CIN
10. Owen Daniels, HOU at ATL
NOTE: Needed more with wideouts missing.
11. Heath Miller, PIT at ARI
12. Marcus Pollard, SEA at SF
13. Alex Smith, TB at CAR
14. Chris Baker, NYJ at BUF
NOTE: Handy at goal line but needed for blocking.
15. Randy McMichael, STL at DAL
16. Greg Olsen, CHI at DET
17. Donald Lee, GB at MIN
18. Desmond Clark, CHI at DET
19. *Bubba Franks, GB at MIN
20. Jeff King, CAR vs. TB
21. Ben Utecht, IND vs. DEN
22. John Madsen, OAK at MIA
23. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. PIT
24. *David Martin, MIA vs. OAK
25. Matt Schobel, PHI at NYG
26. Daniel Graham, DEN at IND
27. Zach Miller, OAK at MIA
28. Robert Royal, BUF vs. NYJ
29. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. NE
30. Delaine Walker, SF vs. SEA
31. Tony Scheffler, DEN at IND

Kicker
1. Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. DEN
2. Jeff Reed, PIT at ARI
3. Matt Stover, BAL vs. CLE
4. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at CIN
5. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. KC
6. Nick Folk, DAL vs. STL
UPGRADE: Go where the points are.
7. *David Akers, PHI at NYG
8. Josh Brown, SEA at SF
9. Robbie Gould, CHI at DET
10. Jason Elam, DEN at IND
11. Jason Hanson, DET vs. CHI
12. Mason Crosby, GB at MIN
NOTE: Long-distance leg, improved offense.
13. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. PIT
14. Mike Nugent, NYJ at BUF
15. John Kasay, CAR vs. TB
16. Matt Bryant, TB at CAR
17. Joe Nedney, SF vs. SEA
18. Kris Brown, HOU at ATL
19. Jay Feely, MIA vs. OAK
20. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. NE
21. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at MIA
22. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. PHI
23. Jeff Wilkins, STL at DAL
24. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. GB
25. Morten Andersen, ATL vs. HOU
26. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. BAL
27. Rian Lindell, BUF vs. NYJ
28. Dave Rayner, KC at SD

Defense
1. Baltimore at Cleveland
2. New England at Cincinnati
3. San Diego vs. Kansas City
4. Dallas vs. St. Louis
UPGRADE: Attack a struggling line whenever possible.
5. Pittsburgh at Arizona
6. Green Bay at Minnesota
UPGRADE: Vikings have major problems at QB.
7. Houston at Atlanta (br>
SLEEPER: Good rental if you're a matchup player.
8. Minnesota vs. Green Bay
9. Philadelphia at New York Giants
10. Tampa Bay at Carolina
11. Indianapolis vs. Denver
12. Chicago at Detroit
DOWNGRADE: Missing all sorts of key personnel.
13. Miami vs. Oakland
14. San Francisco vs. Seattle
15. New York Jets at Buffalo
16. Seattle at San Francisco
17. Carolina vs. Tampa Bay
18. Oakland at Miami
DOWNGRADE: A major disappointment out of the chute.
19. Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
20. Detroit vs. Chicago
21. New York Giants vs. Philadelphia
22. Denver at Indianapolis