Following are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).
Updated every Saturday in light of injury and other news from around the NFL.
6. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. CHI
7. Jon Kitna, DET vs. TB
8. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. STL
9. Jeff Garcia, TB at DET
10. Drew Brees, NO vs. ATL
11. Matt Schaub, HOU vs. TEN
12. Brian Griese, CHI at PHI
13. David Garrard, JAC vs. IND
NOTE: A solid No. 2 QB for fantasy.
14. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at DEN
15. Jason Campbell, WAS vs. ARI
NOTE: Spotty wideouts dragging him down.
16. *Vince Young, TEN at HOU
NOTE: Dinged up, but homecoming adds value.
17. Jay Cutler, DEN vs. PIT
18. Marc Bulger, STL at SEA
19. Cleo Lemon, MIA vs. NE
20. Damon Huard, KC at OAK
21. Daunte Culpepper, OAK vs. KC
22. *Chad Pennington, NYJ at CIN
23. Tim Rattay, ARI at WAS
24. Kyle Boller, BAL at BUF
25. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. BAL
26. *Dilfer/Smith, SF at NYG
27. Byron Leftwich, ATL at NO
NOTE: Permanent switch, but does he fit scheme?
28. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN at DAL
Running Back
1. *Brian Westbrook, PHI vs. CHI
2. Ronnie Brown, MIA vs. NE
NOTE: Fear the Pats offense, not the defense.
3. Adrian Peterson, MIN at DAL
NOTE: Baby, you're a big star now.
4. Larry Johnson, KC at OAK
5. Willis McGahee, BAL at BUF
6. *Joseph Addai, IND at JAC
7. Reggie Bush, NO vs. ATL
8. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. IND
9. Thomas Jones, NYJ at CIN
10. Willie Parker, PIT at DEN
11. *Travis Henry, DEN vs. PIT
12. Frank Gore, SF at NYG
13. *Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. SF
14. *Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. STL
NOTE: Hope for 100, then sell, sell, sell.
15. Clinton Portis, WAS vs. ARI
16. Edgerrin James, ARI at WAS
17. Kevin Jones, DET vs. TB
18. LenDale White, TEN at HOU
NOTE: Leads league in goal-line carries.
19. *Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. NYJ
20. Marion Barber, DAL vs. MIN
NOTE: Total stud but Minnesota stuffs run.
21. *Laurence Maroney, NE at MIA
22. Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. BAL
NOTE: Tricky matchup but touch count is there.
23. *Ahman Green, HOU vs. TEN
24. *Lamont Jordan, OAK vs. KC
25. Cedric Benson, CHI at PHI
26. Brian Leonard, STL at SEA
27. *Fred Taylor, JAC vs. IND
28. Earnest Graham, TB at DET
29. *Kenny Watson, CIN vs. NYJ
30. *Michael Bennett, TB at DET
NOTE: Still more of a track guy than running back.
31. *Derrick Ward, NYG vs. SF
32. Warrick Dunn, ATL at NO
33. Jerious Norwood, ATL at NO
34. Julius Jones, DAL vs. MIN
35. Chester Taylor, MIN at DAL
36. *Chris Brown, TEN at HOU
37. Kevin Faulk, NE at MIA
38. Leon Washington, NYJ at CIN
39. Tatum Bell, DET vs. TB
40. Selvin Young, DEN vs. PIT
41. Justin Fargas, OAK vs. KC
42. Adrian Peterson, CHI at PHI
43. Ron Dayne, HOU vs. TEN
44. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at DEN
45. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. SF
46. *Maurice Morris, SEA vs. STL
47. *Dominic Rhodes, OAK vs. KC
48. Mike Sellers, WAS vs. ARI
49. Kenton Keith, IND at JAC
50. Priest Holmes, KC at OAK
NOTE: Stay skeptical until he shows something.
51. Aaron Stecker, NO vs. ATL
52. Musa Smith, BAL at BUF
53. Correll Buckhalter, PHI vs. CHI
54. *Ladell Betts, WAS vs. ARI
55. Anthony Thomas, BUF vs. BAL
56. Mewelde Moore, MIN at DAL
57. *Steven Jackson, STL at SEA
58. Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. NE
59. Pierre Thomas, NO vs. ATL
Wide Receiver
1. Randy Moss, NE at MIA
2. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. NYJ
NOTE: The key to the entire offense.
3. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. SF
4. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. MIN
5. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. NYJ
6. Reggie Wayne, IND at JAC
7. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at WAS
NOTE: Team doesn't always use him right.
8. *Marvin Harrison, IND at JAC
9. Joey Galloway, TB at DET
10. Roy Williams, DET vs. TB
11. *Torry Holt, STL at SEA
12. Derrick Mason, BAL at BUF
13. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at CIN
NOTE: Solid fantasy option even without TDs.
14. Bobby Engram, SEA vs. STL
15. Bernard Berrian, CHI at PHI
16. Wes Welker, NE at MIA
17. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ at CIN
18. *Anquan Boldin, ARI at WAS
NOTE: Had a good practice Wednesday.
19. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. PIT
20. Marques Colston, NO vs. ATL
21. Dwayne Bowe, KC at OAK
22. Ike Hilliard, TB at DET
NOTE: Rejuvenated, and this is ideal matchup.
23. Kevin Curtis, PHI vs. CHI
24. Andre Davis, HOU vs. TEN
NOTE: Probably one more week without Johnson.
25. *Hines Ward, PIT at DEN
26. *Donte' Stallworth, NE at MIA
27. *Santonio Holmes, PIT at DEN
28. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. MIN
29. Ronald Curry, OAK vs. KC
30. Roddy White, ATL at NO
31. *Calvin Johnson, DET vs. TB
32. *Santana Moss, WAS vs. ARI
33. Lee Evans, BUF vs. BAL
NOTE: Conservative scheme drains his value.
34. *Javon Walker, DEN vs. PIT
35. Lance Moore, NO vs. ATL
36. Dennis Northcutt, JAC vs. IND
37. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. SF
38. Marty Booker, MIA vs. NE
NOTE: Increased targets with Chambers gone.
39. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI at PHI
40. Mike Furrey, DET vs. TB
41. *Drew Bennett, STL at SEA
42. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. TEN
43. Sidney Rice, MIN at DAL
44. Devery Henderson, NO vs. ATL
45. Michael Jenkins, ATL at NO
46. Jerry Porter, OAK vs. KC
47. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. STL
48. Darrell Jackson, SF at NYG
49. Roscoe Parrish, BUF vs. BAL
50. Reggie Brown, PHI vs. CHI
NOTE: Go look up "sunk cost."
51. *Brandon Jones, TEN at HOU
52. *Bryant Johnson, ARI at WAS
53. Bobby Wade, MIN at DAL
54. *Antwaan Randle El, WAS vs. ARI
55. Mark Clayton, BAL at BUF
56. Reggie Williams, JAC vs. IND
57. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. TB
58. Brandon Stokley, DEN vs. PIT
59. Samie Parker, KC at OAK
60. Ben Obomanu, SEA vs. STL
61. Arnaz Battle, SF at NYG
62. Ted Ginn, MIA vs. NE
63. Eric Moulds, TEN at HOU
64. Troy Williamson, MIN at DAL
65. *Isaac Bruce, STL at SEA
66. Demetrius Williams, BAL at BUF
67. *Josh Reed, BUF vs. BAL
68. *Andre Johnson, HOU vs. TEN
69. Roydell Williams, TEN at HOU
70. Devin Hester, CHI at PHI
71. Anthony Gonzalez, IND at JAC
72. Sam Hurd, DAL vs. MIN
73. *Jacoby Jones, HOU vs. TEN
74. Jason Avant, PHI vs. CHI
75. *Cedric Wilson, PIT at DEN
76. Keenan McCardell, WAS vs. ARI
77. Matt Jones, JAC vs. IND
78. Derek Hagan, MIA vs. NE
79. Terrance Copper, NO vs. ATL
80. Deon Anderson, DAL vs. MIN
81. Joe Horn, ATL at NO
82. Ernest Wilford, JAC vs. IND
83. Courtney Roby, CIN vs. NYJ
Tight End
1. Jason Witten, DAL vs. MIN
2. Tony Gonzalez, KC at OAK
3. Chris Cooley, WAS vs. ARI
NOTE: Only trustable target here.
4. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. SF
5. Owen Daniels, HOU vs. TEN
NOTE: Once a college QB, now a stud TE.
6. *Todd Heap, BAL at BUF
7. Dallas Clark, IND at JAC
8. *Alge Crumpler, ATL at NO
9. Desmond Clark, CHI at PHI
10. Alex Smith, TB at DET
11. Heath Miller, PIT at DEN
12. *Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. STL
13. Eric Johnson, NO vs. ATL
14. Greg Olsen, CHI at PHI
NOTE: Upside remains off the charts.
15. *Vernon Davis, SF at NYG
16. *L.J. Smith, PHI vs. CHI
17. Bo Scaife, TEN at HOU
18. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. IND
19. *Chris Baker, NYJ at CIN
20. Kyle Brady, NE at MIA
21. Randy McMichael, STL at SEA
22. David Martin, MIA vs. NE
23. Leonard Pope, ARI at WAS
24. Robert Royal, BUF vs. BAL
25. Daniel Graham, DEN vs. PIT
26. George Wrighster, JAC vs. IND
27. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. NYJ
28. Zach Miller, OAK vs. KC
29. *Ben Utecht, IND at JAC
30. Mike Vrabel, NE at MIA
NOTE: All he does is catch touchdowns.
31. *Ben Watson, NE at MIA
32. Matt Schobel, PHI vs. CHI
33. Delaine Walker, SF at NYG
Kicker
1. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at MIA
Runs with loaded offense, obviously.
2. Matt Stover, BAL at BUF
3. Nick Folk, DAL vs. MIN
4. David Akers, PHI vs. CHI
5. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. NYJ
6. *Kris Brown, HOU vs. TEN
7. Adam Vinatieri, IND at JAC
8. Josh Brown, SEA vs. STL
9. Neil Rackers, ARI at WAS
10. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. SF
11. Jason Elam, DEN vs. PIT
NOTE: Name brand has taken a hit.
12. Jeff Reed, PIT at DEN
13. Matt Bryant, TB at DET
14. Rob Bironas, TEN at HOU
15. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. ARI
16. Jason Hanson, DET vs. TB
17. John Carney, JAC vs. IND
18. Mike Nugent, NYJ at CIN
19. Robbie Gould, CHI at PHI
20. Dave Rayner, KC at OAK
21. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. KC
22. Ryan Longwell, MIN at DAL
23. Jay Feely, MIA vs. NE
24. Jeff Wilkins, STL at SEA
25. *Olindo Mare, NO vs. ATL
26. Rian Lindell, BUF vs. BAL
27. Joe Nedney, SF at NYG
28. Morten Andersen, ATL at NO
Defense
1. New York Giants vs. San Francisco
2. Baltimore at Buffalo
3. New England at Miami
4. Tampa Bay at Detroit
NOTE: The OL you look to exploit.
5. Washington vs. Arizona
6. Philadelphia vs. Chicago
7. Dallas vs. Minnesota
8. Pittsburgh at Denver
9. Seattle vs. St. Louis
10. Kansas City at Oakland
11. Houston vs. Tennessee
12. Minnesota at Dallas
13. New Orleans vs. Atlanta
14. Chicago at Philadelphia
15. Jacksonville vs. Indianapolis
16. Buffalo vs. Baltimore
17. Tennessee at Houston
18. Denver vs. Pittsburgh
19. Arizona at Washington
20. Oakland vs. Kansas City
21. Indianapolis at Jacksonville
22. Atlanta at New Orleans
23. Detroit vs. Tampa Bay
24. St. Louis at Seattle
25. Cincinnati vs. New York Jets
26. San Francisco at New York Giants
27. New York Jets at Cincinnati
28. Miami vs. New England
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