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Position-by-position player rankings for Week 6

10:26 AM Thu, Oct 11, 2007 |
Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris

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.
* = check status

Quarterback
1. Tom Brady, NE at DAL
2. Carson Palmer, CIN at KC
3. Eli Manning, NYG at ATL
4. Tony Romo, DAL vs. NE
NOTE: Has short memory needed at this position.
5. Donovan McNabb, PHI at NYJ

6. Brett Favre, GB vs. WAS
7. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. NO
8. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. CAR
NOTE: The must-grab free agent in most leagues.
9. Brian Griese, CHI vs. MIN
10. Derek Anderson, CLE vs. MIA
11. Vince Young, TEN at TB
NOTE: The freewheeling Young was more fun.
12. Matt Schaub, HOU at JAC
13. David Garrard, JAC vs. HOU
14. Jason Campbell, WAS at GB
15. Cleo Lemon, MIA at CLE
16. Jeff Garcia, TB vs. TEN
17. Philip Rivers, SD vs. OAK
18. Drew Brees, NO at SEA
19. Joey Harrington, ATL vs. NYG
20. Daunte Culpepper, OAK at SD
21. *Steve McNair, BAL vs. STL
22. *Huard/Croyle, KC vs. CIN
23. *Chad Pennington, NYJ vs. PHI
24. *David Carr, CAR at ARI
NOTE: Don't trust a QB in white gloves.
25. Gus Frerotte, STL at BAL
26. *Tarvaris Jackson, MIN at CHI

Running Back
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. OAK
2. Ronnie Brown, MIA at CLE
3. Larry Johnson, KC vs. CIN
4. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. CAR
5. Willis McGahee, BAL vs. STL
6. *Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. NO
7. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at NYJ
8. Clinton Portis, WAS at GB
9. Reggie Bush, NO at SEA
10. *Brandon Jacobs, NYG at ATL
11. Adrian Peterson, MIN at CHI
12. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. HOU
13. Marion Barber, DAL vs. NE
14. *Jason Wright, CLE vs. MIA
SLEEPER: If Lewis can't go, exploit this matchup.
15. *Sammy Morris, NE at DAL
16. DeShaun Foster, CAR at ARI
17. Ahman Green, HOU at JAC
NOTE: Off the injury report but Jags can stuff run.
18. *Rudi Johnson, CIN at KC
19. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. PHI
20. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at SD
21. Earnest Graham, TB vs. TEN
22. *Chester Taylor, MIN at CHI
23. LenDale White, TEN at TB
24. DeShawn Wynn, GB vs. WAS
25. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. HOU
26. Warrick Dunn, ATL vs. NYG
27. *Laurence Maroney, NE at DAL
28. *Kenny Watson, CIN at KC
29. *Derrick Ward, NYG at ATL
30. Julius Jones, DAL vs. NE
31. Cedric Benson, CHI vs. MIN
NOTE: A total dog, and won't get anything here.
32. Chris Brown, TEN at TB
33. Brian Leonard, STL at BAL
34. *Vernand Morency, GB vs. WAS
35. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. PHI
36. DeAngelo Williams, CAR at ARI
37. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. MIN
NOTE: Good stash-and-hope target.
38. Aaron Stecker, NO at SEA
39. *Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. MIA
DOWNGRADE: Still wearing the walking boot.
40. *Maurice Morris, SEA vs. NO
41. Michael Turner, SD vs. OAK
42. Mike Sellers, WAS at GB
NOTE: Looks like cheap-touchdown siphon.
43. Justin Fargas, OAK at SD
44. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at NYJ
45. *Ladell Betts, WAS at GB
46. Jerious Norwood, ATL vs. NYG
47. Musa Smith, BAL vs. STL
48. Ron Dayne, HOU at JAC
49. *Dominic Rhodes, OAK at SD
50. *Brandon Jackson, GB vs. WAS
51. Mewelde Moore, MIN at CHI
52. Kevin Faulk, NE at DAL
53. Ryan Grant, GB vs. WAS
54. Michael Bennett, KC vs. CIN
55. Pierre Thomas, NO at SEA
56. Reuben Droughns, NYG at ATL
57. Jesse Chatman, MIA at CLE

Wide Receiver
1. Randy Moss, NE at DAL
2. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN at KC
3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. CAR
4. Chad Johnson, CIN at KC
NOTE: Off the injury report.
5. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. NE
6. Donald Driver, GB vs. WAS
7. *Plaxico Burress, NYG at ATL
8. Torry Holt, STL at BAL
9. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. MIA
10. Steve Smith, CAR at ARI
11. Greg Jennings, GB vs. WAS
NOTE: When healthy, quite the weapon.
12. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. MIN
13. *Derrick Mason, BAL vs. STL
NOTE: Getting cheap numbers in checkdown offense.
14. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. PHI
15. Joey Galloway, TB vs. TEN
16. Andre Davis, HOU at JAC
17. Marques Colston, NO at SEA
DOWNGRADE: Not as good as 2006 promised.
18. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. PHI
19. Chris Chambers, MIA at CLE
20. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. CIN
21. Donte' Stallworth, NE at DAL
22. Bobby Engram, SEA vs. NO
23. *Santana Moss, WAS at GB
24. Dennis Northcutt, JAC vs. HOU
25. James Jones, GB vs. WAS
26. Wes Welker, NE at DAL
27. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. NE
28. Kevin Curtis, PHI at NYJ
29. *Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. CAR
30. Roddy White, ATL vs. NYG
31. *Drew Bennett, STL at BAL
32. Ronald Curry, OAK at SD
33. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. OAK
34. Reggie Brown, PHI at NYJ
35. *Brandon Jones, TEN at TB
36. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. TEN
NOTE: Garcia's limitations funnel things to him.
37. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. MIN
38. Jerry Porter, OAK at SD
39. Amani Toomer, NYG at ATL
40. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. NO
41. *Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. CAR
42. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. NYG
43. Mark Clayton, BAL vs. STL
44. Devery Henderson, NO at SEA
NOTE: Speedy guy but hands are lacking.
45. Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. MIA
46. Sidney Rice, MIN at CHI
NOTE: Great stash play for keeper leagues.
47. Jason Avant, PHI at NYJ
48. Reggie Williams, JAC vs. HOU
49. Lance Moore, NO at SEA
50. Kevin Walter, HOU at JAC
51. Marty Booker, MIA at CLE
52. Bobby Wade, MIN at CHI
53. Samie Parker, KC vs. CIN
54. *Demetrius Williams, BAL vs. STL
55. Ben Obomanu, SEA vs. NO
56. Sam Hurd, DAL vs. NE
57. Matt Jones, JAC vs. HOU
58. Eric Moulds, TEN at TB
59. Ernest Wilford, JAC vs. HOU
60. Roydell Williams, TEN at TB
61. Drew Carter, CAR at ARI
62. Terrance Copper, NO at SEA
63. Dwayne Jarrett, CAR at ARI
64. Craig Davis, SD vs. OAK
65. Keenan McCardell, WAS at GB
66. Deon Anderson, DAL vs. NE
67. *Andre Johnson, HOU at JAC
68. Keary Colbert, CAR at ARI
69. Joe Horn, ATL vs. NYG
70. Troy Williamson, MIN at CHI
71. *Isaac Bruce, STL at BAL
72. *Antwaan Randle El, WAS at GB
NOTE: Very doubtful for this week.

Tight End
1. Antonio Gates, SD vs. OAK
NOTE: The ultimate chess piece.
2. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. MIA
NOTE: Even with shoulder, he's meeting the hype.
3. Jason Witten, DAL vs. NE
NOTE: As Salfino says, know the QB roommates.
4. Tony Gonzalez, KC vs. CIN
5. Ben Watson, NE at DAL
NOTE: Brady loves him from in close.
6. Jeremy Shockey, NYG at ATL
7. *Todd Heap, BAL vs. STL
8. Chris Cooley, WAS at GB
9. Alge Crumpler, ATL vs. NYG
10. Owen Daniels, HOU at JAC
NOTE: Production in four straight weeks.
11. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. MIN
12. Alex Smith, TB vs. TEN
13. Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. NO
14. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. MIN
15. Donald Lee, GB vs. WAS
16. Eric Johnson, NO at SEA
17. Bubba Franks, GB vs. WAS
18. Chris Baker, NYJ vs. PHI
19. Bo Scaife, TEN at TB
20. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. HOU
21. Jeff King, CAR at ARI
22. Randy McMichael, STL at BAL
23. *L.J. Smith, PHI at NYJ
24. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. CAR
25. Matt Schobel, PHI at NYJ
26. Reggie Kelly, CIN at KC
27. David Martin, MIA at CLE
28. Zach Miller, OAK at SD

Kicker
1. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. CAR
2. Matt Stover, BAL vs. STL
3. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at DAL
4. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. OAK
5. Nick Folk, DAL vs. NE
UPGRADE: Dead solid perfect twice on Monday.
6. Shayne Graham, CIN at KC
7. David Akers, PHI at NYJ
8. Mason Crosby, GB vs. WAS
9. Josh Brown, SEA vs. NO
10. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. MIA
11. Lawrence Tynes, NYG at ATL
12. Kris Brown, HOU at JAC
13. Rob Bironas, TEN at TB
14. Matt Bryant, TB vs. TEN
15. Shaun Suisham, WAS at GB
16. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. MIN
17. John Carney, JAC vs. HOU
18. Mike Nugent, NYJ vs. PHI
19. John Kasay, CAR at ARI
20. Ryan Longwell, MIN at CHI
21. Dave Rayner, KC vs. CIN
22. Jay Feely, MIA at CLE
23. Morten Andersen, ATL vs. NYG
24. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at SD
25. Jeff Wilkins, STL at BAL
26. *Olindo Mare, NO at SEA
DOWNGRADE: Could get cut at any minute.

Defense
1. Baltimore vs. St. Louis
NOTE: No longer elite, but this is ideal matchup.
2. Chicago vs. Minnesota
3. Arizona vs. Carolina
4. Seattle vs. New Orleans
5. San Diego vs. Oakland
6. Minnesota at Chicago
7. Green Bay vs. Washington
8. Jacksonville vs. Houston
9. New York Giants at Atlanta
10. New England at Dallas
11. Tennessee at Tampa Bay
12. Tampa Bay vs. Tennessee
13. Philadelphia at New York Jets
14. Washington at Green Bay
15. Cleveland vs. Miami
16. Dallas vs. New England
17. Kansas City vs. Cincinnati
NOTE: Underrated unit, but Palmer difficult to rattle.
18. Houston at Jacksonville
19. New Orleans at Seattle
20. New York Jets vs. Philadelphia
21. Atlanta vs. New York Giants
22. Oakland at San Diego
23. St. Louis at Baltimore
24. Miami at Cleveland
25. Cincinnati at Kansas City
26. Carolina at Arizona

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