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5. Frank Gore, SF vs. SEA
6. Travis Henry, DEN at IND
7. Marion Barber, DAL vs. STL
NOTE: Finally getting touches he deserves.
8. Willis McGahee, BAL vs. CLE
9. *Shaun Alexander, SEA at SF
NOTE: Playing with cracked bone in wrist.
10. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at MIA
NOTE: Matchups get a lot tougher after this week.
11. Ronnie Brown, MIA vs. OAK
NOTE: Finally used in the right way.
12. Thomas Jones, NYJ at BUF
13. Cedric Benson, CHI at DET
NOTE: Griese move should help entire offense.
13. Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. NYJ
14. *Larry Johnson, KC at SD
NOTE: Month of matchup hell almost over.
15. Laurence Maroney, NE at CIN
NOTE: TD-stealing Morris draining his value.
17. Ron Dayne, HOU at ATL
18. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. GB
19. Derrick Ward, NYG vs. PHI
20. *Cadillac Williams, TB at CAR
21. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. PIT
22. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. TB
23. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. BAL
24. Brian Leonard, STL at DAL
NOTE: Versatile rookie steps in for hurt Jackson.
25. Warrick Dunn, ATL vs. HOU
26. *Kevin Jones, DET vs. CHI
27. Sammy Morris, NE at CIN
28. Jerious Norwood, ATL vs. HOU
29. *Chester Taylor, MIN vs. GB
30. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. PHI
31. *Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. NE
NOTE: Very iffy for Monday (hamstring).
32. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
33. Tatum Bell, DET vs. CHI
34. Julius Jones, DAL vs. STL
35. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. TB
36. Sam Gado, HOU at ATL
37. Brandon Jackson, GB at MIN
DOWNGRADE: So far a bust, and no shot here.
38. Leon Washington, NYJ at BUF
39. Adrian Peterson, CHI at DET
40. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at NYG
41. Michael Pittman, TB at CAR
42. Kenton Keith, IND vs. DEN
43. Earnest Graham, TB at CAR
44. *Ahman Green, HOU at ATL
45. Tony Hunt, PHI at NYG
46. Michael Turner, SD vs. KC
47. Selvin Young, DEN at IND
48. DeShawn Wynn, GB at MIN
49. *Vernand Morency, GB at MIN
50. Justin Fargas, OAK at MIA
51. Musa Smith, BAL vs. CLE
52. *Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. OAK
53. Mewelde Moore, MIN vs. GB
54. Anthony Thomas, BUF vs. NYJ
55. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at ARI
56. Marcel Shipp, ARI vs. PIT
57. Michael Bennett, KC at SD
58. Kevin Faulk, NE at CIN
59. *Maurice Morris, SEA at SF
60. *T.J. Duckett, DET vs. CHI

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. Steve Smith, CAR vs. TB
7. Marvin Harrison, IND vs. DEN
8. Torry Holt, STL at DAL
9. Chris Chambers, MIA vs. OAK
10. Donald Driver, GB at MIN
11. Joey Galloway, TB at CAR
12. Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. PIT
13. *Javon Walker, DEN at IND
14. Roy Williams, DET vs. CHI
15. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. PIT
16. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. PHI
17. Brandon Marshall, DEN at IND
NOTE: A superstar waiting to happen.
18. Deion Branch, SEA at SF
19. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. BAL
20. Laveranues Coles, NYJ at BUF
21. Kevin Curtis, PHI at NYG
22. Santonio Holmes, PIT at ARI
23. Bernard Berrian, CHI at DET
24. Wes Welker, NE at CIN
25. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at BUF
26. *Calvin Johnson, DET vs. CHI
27. Ronald Curry, OAK at MIA
28. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. CLE
29. Bobby Engram, SEA at SF
30. Reggie Brown, PHI at NYG
DOWNGRADE: Struggles against press coverage.
31. Greg Jennings, GB at MIN
32. Roddy White, ATL vs. HOU
33. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. KC
34. Darrell Jackson, SF vs. SEA
35. Andre Davis, HOU at ATL
36. Isaac Bruce, STL at DAL
37. Nate Burleson, SEA at SF
38. Lee Evans, BUF vs. NYJ
DOWNGRADE: Just when schedule lets up, Losman goes down.
39. Mike Furrey, DET vs. CHI
40. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. PHI
41. Arnaz Battle, SF vs. SEA
42. *Mark Clayton, BAL vs. CLE
43. Dwayne Bowe, KC at SD
NOTE: Could be rare rookie exception.
44. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. STL
45. Marty Booker, MIA vs. OAK
46. Donte' Stallworth, NE at CIN
NOTE: Forgotten man in New England pass game.
47. Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. BAL
48. *Drew Bennett, STL at DAL
49. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. HOU
50. *Hines Ward, PIT at ARI
NOTE: Probably sits this week.
51. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. GB
52. James Jones, GB at MIN
53. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI at DET
54. Jason Avant, PHI at NYG
55. Kevin Walter, HOU at ATL
56. Nate Washington, PIT at ARI
57. Roscoe Parrish, BUF vs. NYJ
58. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. CHI
NOTE: A talent, but still the fourth option.
59. *Demetrius Williams, BAL vs. CLE
60. Jerry Porter, OAK at MIA
61. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. PIT
62. Craig Davis, SD vs. KC
63. Samie Parker, KC at SD
64. Ike Hilliard, TB at CAR
65. Drew Carter, CAR vs. TB
66. Brandon Stokley, DEN at IND
67. Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. DEN
68. Cedrick Wilson, PIT at ARI
69. Joe Horn, ATL vs. HOU
70. Sam Hurd, DAL vs. STL
71. *Troy Williamson, MIN vs. GB
72. Skyler Green, CIN vs. NE
73. Kelley Washington, NE at CIN
74. Glenn Holt, CIN vs. NE
75. *Josh Reed, BUF vs. NYJ
76. Keary Colbert, CAR vs. TB

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. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. BAL
5. Jason Witten, DAL vs. STL
6. Tony Gonzalez, KC at SD
7. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. PHI
8. Dallas Clark, IND vs. DEN
9. Ben Watson, NE at CIN
10. Owen Daniels, HOU at ATL
NOTE: Needed more with wideouts banged up.
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. Daniel Graham, DEN at IND
26. Zach Miller, OAK at MIA
27. Matt Schobel, PHI at NYG
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. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. NE
8. David Akers, PHI at NYG
9. Josh Brown, SEA at SF
10. Robbie Gould, CHI at DET
11. Jason Elam, DEN at IND
12. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. PIT
13. John Kasay, CAR vs. TB
14. Jason Hanson, DET vs. CHI
15. Mason Crosby, GB at MIN
NOTE: Long-distance leg, improved offense.
16. Matt Bryant, TB at CAR
17. Mike Nugent, NYJ at BUF
18. Kris Brown, HOU at ATL
19. Jay Feely, MIA vs. OAK
20. Joe Nedney, SF vs. SEA
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
29. John Carney, JAC at DEN
30. Olindo Mare, NO vs. TEN
31. Rob Bironas, TEN at NO
32. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. NYG

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. Minnesota vs. Green Bay
6. Pittsburgh at Arizona
7. Chicago at Detroit
8. Green Bay at Minnesota
UPGRADE: Vikings have major problems at QB.
9. Philadelphia at New York Giants
10. Tampa Bay at Carolina
11. Indianapolis vs. Denver
12. Miami vs. Oakland
13. San Francisco vs. Seattle
14. New York Jets at Buffalo
15. Seattle at San Francisco
16. Carolina vs. Tampa Bay
17. Oakland at Miami
DOWNGRADE: A major disappointment out of the chute.
18. Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
19. Detroit vs. Chicago
20. New York Giants vs. Philadelphia
21. Denver at Indianapolis