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Position-by-position rankings for Week Eight

9:19 AM Thu, Oct 25, 2007 |
Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris

Below 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.

* = check status

Quarterback
1. *Tom Brady, NE vs. WAS
2. Peyton Manning, IND at CAR
3. Carson Palmer, CIN vs. PIT
4. Derek Anderson, CLE at STL
NOTE: This year's feel good story at QB.
5. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at CIN

6. Brian Griese, CHI vs. DET
NOTE: If only the change came earlier.
7. Eli Manning, NYG vs. MIA
8. Jon Kitna, DET at CHI
9. Donovan McNabb, PHI at MIN
NOTE: Good matchup but he's struggling.
10. *Brett Favre, GB at DEN
11. Drew Brees, NO at SF
12. Jay Cutler, DEN vs. GB
13. *Marc Bulger, STL vs. CLE
14. Philip Rivers, SD vs. HOU*
15. Jason Campbell, WAS at NE
16. *Schaub/Rosenfels, HOU at SD*
17. *Vince Young, TEN vs. OAK
18. *Chad Pennington, NYJ vs. BUF
19. Jeff Garcia, TB vs. JAC
20. Cleo Lemon, MIA vs. NYG
21. Daunte Culpepper, OAK at TEN
22. *David Carr, CAR vs. IND
23. Trent Edwards, BUF at NYJ
24. *Alex Smith, SF vs. NO
25. Quinn Gray, JAC at TB
NOTE: They'll hide him in game plan.
26. *Kelly Holcomb, MIN vs. PHI

Running Back
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. HOU*
2. Joseph Addai, IND at CAR
NOTE: Sharing or not, he's a stud.
3. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. PHI
4. Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. MIA
5. Willie Parker, PIT at CIN
6. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at NYJ
7. Reggie Bush, NO at SF
8. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at MIN
9. *Frank Gore, SF vs. NO
10. Kevin Jones, DET at CHI
NOTE: Healthy, versatile, ready to rock.
11. *Steven Jackson, STL vs. CLE
12. LenDale White, TEN vs. OAK
13. *Jamal Lewis, CLE at STL
NOTE: Limited Wednesday, watch this closely.
14. Fred Taylor, JAC at TB
15. Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. NYG
16. Clinton Portis, WAS at NE
17. *Travis Henry, DEN vs. GB
18. *Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC at TB
19. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. BUF
20. Earnest Graham, TB vs. JAC
NOTE: Usable in all packages.
21. Laurence Maroney, NE vs. WAS
NOTE: Off injury report, imagine that.
22. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at TEN
23. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. IND
24. *Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. PIT
25. Cedric Benson, CHI vs. DET
26. *Kenny Watson, CIN vs. PIT
27. DeShawn Wynn, GB at DEN
28. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. PHI
29. *DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. IND
30. Derrick Ward, NYG vs. MIA
31. Kenton Keith, IND at CAR
32. Brian Leonard, STL vs. CLE
33. Jason Wright, CLE at STL
NOTE: Being pushed by Harrison.
34. *Ahman Green, HOU at SD*
35. *Vernand Morency, GB at DEN
36. Kevin Faulk, NE vs. WAS
37. Chris Henry, TEN vs. OAK
38. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. DET
39. Selvin Young, DEN vs. GB
40. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. BUF
41. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. MIA
42. Jerome Harrison, CLE at STL
43. Michael Bennett, TB vs. JAC
44. *Dominic Rhodes, OAK at TEN
45. Michael Turner, SD vs. HOU*
46. Justin Fargas, OAK at TEN
47. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at CIN
48. Mike Sellers, WAS at NE
NOTE: Could score 5-6 more times.
49. *Brandon Jackson, GB at DEN
50. Andre Hall, DEN vs. GB
SLEEPER: Spec play if/when Henry departs.
51. Ron Dayne, HOU at SD*
52. *Chris Brown, TEN vs. OAK
53. Heath Evans, NE vs. WAS
54. Aaron Stecker, NO at SF
55. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at MIN
56. Ladell Betts, WAS at NE
57. Tatum Bell, DET at CHI
58. Pierre Thomas, NO at SF
59. Anthony Thomas, BUF at NYJ
60. Mewelde Moore, MIN vs. PHI

Wide Receiver
1. Randy Moss, NE vs. WAS
2. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. PIT
3. Braylon Edwards, CLE at STL
NOTE: Welcome to the elite class.
4. Reggie Wayne, IND at CAR
5. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. PIT
6. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. MIA
7. Steve Smith, CAR vs. IND
8. Wes Welker, NE vs. WAS
NOTE: Location, location. location.
9. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. GB
10. Roy Williams, DET at CHI
NOTE: Hasn't delivered of late.
11. *Marvin Harrison, IND at CAR
12. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. BUF
13. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. DET
14. Donte' Stallworth, NE vs. WAS
15. Donald Driver, GB at DEN
16. *Santonio Holmes, PIT at CIN
17. *Torry Holt, STL vs. CLE
18. Lee Evans, BUF at NYJ
NOTE: Held back by limited scheme.
19. Joey Galloway, TB vs. JAC
20. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. BUF
21. Kevin Curtis, PHI at MIN
22. Calvin Johnson, DET at CHI
23. *Hines Ward, PIT at CIN
24. Greg Jennings, GB at DEN
25. Ronald Curry, OAK at TEN
26. Andre Davis, HOU at SD*
27. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. DET
28. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. MIA
29. Brandon Stokley, DEN vs. GB
30. Chris Chambers, SD vs. HOU*
31. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. JAC
32. Reggie Brown, PHI at MIN
33. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE at STL
34. Kevin Walter, HOU at SD*
35. *Jerry Porter, OAK at TEN
36. Shaun McDonald, DET at CHI
37. Lance Moore, NO at SF
38. James Jones, GB at DEN
39. Dennis Northcutt, JAC at TB
40. Devery Henderson, NO at SF
41. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. HOU*
42. Mike Furrey, DET at CHI
43. *Isaac Bruce, STL vs. CLE
44. *Darrell Jackson, SF vs. NO
45. Roydell Williams, TEN vs. OAK
46. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at NE
47. Marques Colston, NO at SF
DOWNGRADE: Meet the new Michael Clayton.
48. Marty Booker, MIA vs. NYG
49. Ted Ginn, MIA vs. NYG
50. Santana Moss, WAS at NE
51. Derek Hagan, MIA vs. NYG
52. David Patten, NO at SF
53. Arnaz Battle, SF vs. NO
54. *Drew Bennett, STL vs. CLE
55. Ernest Wilford, JAC at TB
56. *Jacoby Jones, HOU at SD*
57. Anthony Gonzalez, IND at CAR
58. Roscoe Parrish, BUF at NYJ
59. Devin Hester, CHI vs. DET
60. Reggie Williams, JAC at TB
61. Sidney Rice, MIN vs. PHI
62. *Andre Johnson, HOU at SD*
NOTE: Probably out another week.
63. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. PHI
64. Cedric Wilson, PIT at CIN
65. Drew Carter, CAR vs. IND
66. Keary Colbert, CAR vs. IND
67. Troy Williamson, MIN vs. PHI
68. Jason Avant, PHI at MIN
69. Eric Moulds, TEN vs. OAK
70. Aaron Moorehead, IND at CAR
71. Craig Davis, SD vs. HOU*
72. Keenan McCardell, WAS at NE
73. Dwayne Jarrett, CAR vs. IND
74. Matt Jones, JAC at TB

Tight End
1. Antonio Gates, SD vs. HOU*
2. Kellen Winslow, CLE at STL
3. Dallas Clark, IND at CAR
4. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. MIA
5. *Heath Miller, PIT at CIN
6. Chris Cooley, WAS at NE
NOTE: Pats might make him the target.
7. Owen Daniels, HOU at SD*
8. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. DET
9. Eric Johnson, NO at SF
10. *Vernon Davis, SF vs. NO
NOTE: Leaves plays on field every week.
11. Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. GB
12. Donald Lee, GB at DEN
13. *Ben Watson, NE vs. WAS
14. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. DET
15. Kyle Brady, NE vs. WAS
16. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. OAK
NOTE: Collins has used him more than Young.
17. *Alex Smith, TB vs. JAC
18. Marcedes Lewis, JAC at TB
19. Daniel Graham, DEN vs. GB
20. David Martin, MIA vs. NYG
21. *Chris Baker, NYJ vs. BUF
22. Matt Schobel, PHI at MIN
23. Randy McMichael, STL vs. CLE
24. Jeff King, CAR vs. IND
25. *L.J. Smith, PHI at MIN
26. Zach Miller, OAK at TEN
27. George Wrighster, JAC at TB
28. *Ben Utecht, IND at CAR
29. Robert Royal, BUF at NYJ
30. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. PIT
31. Mike Vrabel, NE vs. WAS
32. Delaine Walker, SF vs. NO

Kicker
1. Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs. WAS
2. Adam Vinatieri, IND at CAR
3. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. HOU*
4. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. OAK
5. Rian Lindell, BUF at NYJ
NOTE: Limited offense pads his bottom line.
6. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. DET
7. David Akers, PHI at MIN
8. Jeff Reed, PIT at CIN
9. Phil Dawson, CLE at STL
10. Jason Elam, DEN vs. GB
11. Jason Hanson, DET at CHI
12. Mike Nugent, NYJ vs. BUF
13. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. MIA
14. Matt Bryant, TB vs. JAC
15. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. PIT
16. Mason Crosby, GB at DEN
17. John Kasay, CAR vs. IND
18. *Kris Brown, HOU at SD*
NOTE: Tied to double-digit dog, be wary.
19. Shaun Suisham, WAS at NE
20. John Carney, JAC at TB
21. Jay Feely, MIA vs. NYG
22. Jeff Wilkins, STL vs. CLE
NOTE: Don't lock yourself to this offense.
23. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. PHI
24. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at TEN
25. Joe Nedney, SF vs. NO
26. *Olindo Mare, NO at SF

Defense
1. New York Giants at Miami
NOTE: Grab a pint and watch some sakes, mate.
2. Tampa Bay vs. Jacksonville
3. San Diego vs. Houston
4. Tennessee vs. Oakland
5. New England vs. Washington
6. Chicago vs. Detroit
7. Indianapolis at Carolina
8. Minnesota vs. Philadelphia
9. Jacksonville at Tampa Bay
10. Philadelphia at Minnesota
11. Denver vs. Green Bay
12. New Orleans at San Francisco
13. Green Bay at Denver
14. Detroit at Chicago
15. San Francisco vs. New Orleans
16. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
17. Cleveland at St. Louis
SLEEPER: Rams can't protect their quarterback.
18. Oakland at Tennessee
19. Buffalo at New York Jets
20. New York Jets vs. Buffalo
21. Miami vs. New York Giants
22. Carolina vs. Indianapolis
23. Cincinnati vs. Pittsburgh
24. Washington at New England
25. St. Louis vs. Cleveland
26. Houston at San Diego

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