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.
6. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. SF
7. Carson Palmer, CIN at BAL
8. Derek Anderson, CLE at PIT
NOTE: Yes, even here you use him.
9. Eli Manning, NYG vs. DAL
10. J.P. Losman, BUF at MIA
11. *Jon Kitna, DET at ARI
12. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. DET
13. Brian Griese, CHI at OAK
14. Marc Bulger, STL at NO
15. Donovan McNabb, PHI at WAS
16. Cleo Lemon, MIA vs. BUF
17. Philip Rivers, SD vs. IND
NOTE: Untrustable after last week's no-show.
18. Jason Campbell, WAS vs. PHI
NOTE: The amateurs overreacted to the Detroit game.
19. *Vinny Testaverde, CAR vs. ATL
20. Damon Huard, KC vs. DEN
21. *Steve McNair, BAL vs. CIN
NOTE: Can't play anymore, but Billick missed the memo.
22. Alex Smith, SF at SEA
NOTE: Get out the bust file, time for another entry.
23. Vince Young, TEN vs. JAC
24. *Cutler/Ramsey, DEN at KC
25. *Joey Harrington, ATL at CAR
26. *Josh McCown, OAK vs. CHI
27. Garrard/Gray, JAC at TEN
28. *Brooks Bollinger, MIN at GB
Running Back
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN at GB
NOTE: For now, the No. 1 player on 2008's board.
2. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. IND
3. Joseph Addai, IND at SD
4. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at WAS
5. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at MIA
NOTE: Good schedule, and moves the pile.
6. *Reggie Bush, NO vs. STL
7. *Willie Parker, PIT vs. CLE
NOTE: Normally rocks at home; gets a pass for Week 9.
8. Kevin Jones, DET at ARI
9. *LenDale White, TEN vs. JAC
10. Clinton Portis, WAS vs. PHI
11. Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. DAL
12. *Willis McGahee, BAL vs. CIN
13. Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. BUF
14. Marion Barber, DAL at NYG
15. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. DET
16. *Steven Jackson, STL at NO
17. Cedric Benson, CHI at OAK
NOTE: The phantom meets the tollbooth.
18. *Jamal Lewis, CLE at PIT
NOTE: Falls forward pretty well.
19. *Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC at TEN
NOTE: Erratic touch count makes him hard to rely on.
20. Justin Fargas, OAK vs. CHI
UPGRADE: Son of Huggy Bear gets his shot.
21. *Frank Gore, SF at SEA
NOTE: Impossible to project at this point.
22. *Priest Holmes, KC vs. DEN
23. *Travis Henry, DEN at KC
24. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. ATL
25. *Kolby Smith, KC vs. DEN
SLEEPER: Has the upside of the unknown.
26. Julius Jones, DAL at NYG
27. Fred Taylor, JAC at TEN
28. *Maurice Morris, SEA vs. SF
29. *Chester Taylor, MIN at GB
30. *Najeh Davenport, PIT vs. CLE
31. *Kenny Watson, CIN at BAL
32. Adrian Peterson, CHI at OAK
NOTE: Chicago coaches being too patient with Benson.
33. *Ryan Grant, GB vs. MIN
34. Kenton Keith, IND at SD
35. *Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. SF
NOTE: Welcome to the cliff season.
36. *Michael Robinson, SF at SEA
37. Ladell Betts, WAS vs. PHI
38. *Warrick Dunn, ATL at CAR
39. Rudi Johnson, CIN at BAL
40. *Selvin Young, DEN at KC
41. *Maurice Hicks, SF at SEA
42. LaMont Jordan, OAK vs. CHI
43. Aaron Stecker, NO vs. STL
44. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. ATL
45. *Brandon Jackson, GB vs. MIN
46. Brian Leonard, STL at NO
47. Jason Wright, CLE at PIT
48. *Jerious Norwood, ATL at CAR
49. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. DAL
50. Mike Sellers, WAS vs. PHI
51. Michael Turner, SD vs. IND
52. *Chris Henry, TEN vs. JAC
53. *T.J. Duckett, DET at ARI
54. Correll Buckhalter, PHI at WAS
55. Musa Smith, BAL vs. CIN
56. Jerome Harrison, CLE at PIT
57. Vernand Morency, GB vs. MIN
58. *Dominic Rhodes, OAK vs. CHI
59. *Larry Johnson, KC vs. DEN
NOTE: Reports sounding very ominous.
60. Andre Hall, DEN at KC
61. Mewelde Moore, MIN at GB
62. Dwayne Wright, BUF at MIA
63. Tatum Bell, DET at ARI
64. Chris Brown, TEN vs. JAC
65. Leonard Weaver, SEA vs. SF
66. Pierre Thomas, NO vs. STL
67. Anthony Thomas, BUF at MIA
68. *Derrick Ward, NYG vs. DAL
Wide Receiver
1. *T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN at BAL
2. Terrell Owens, DAL at NYG
3. Braylon Edwards, CLE at PIT
4. Reggie Wayne, IND at SD
5. *Chad Johnson, CIN at BAL
NOTE: Hasn't scored since Week 2.
6. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. DAL
7. Lee Evans, BUF at MIA
NOTE: Confident Losman a major boost here.
8. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. DET
9. Santonio Holmes, PIT vs. CLE
10. *Steve Smith, CAR vs. ATL
11. Greg Jennings, GB vs. MIN
NOTE: Team's most dangerous downfield option.
12. Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. DET
13. Marques Colston, NO vs. STL
14. Brandon Marshall, DEN at KC
15. Donald Driver, GB vs. MIN
16. Hines Ward, PIT vs. CLE
17. *Torry Holt, STL at NO
18. Bernard Berrian, CHI at OAK
19. Roy Williams, DET at ARI
20. Bobby Engram, SEA vs. SF
21. Chris Chambers, SD vs. IND
22. Roddy White, ATL at CAR
23. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. CIN
24. *Kevin Curtis, PHI at WAS
25. *Marvin Harrison, IND at SD
NOTE: Touch and go all week, again.
26. James Jones, GB vs. MIN
27. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. DEN
28. David Patten, NO vs. STL
29. D.J. Hackett, SEA vs. SF
30. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE at PIT
31. Shaun McDonald, DET at ARI
32. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. DAL
33. Brandon Stokley, DEN at KC
34. Mike Furrey, DET at ARI
35. Isaac Bruce, STL at NO
36. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI at OAK
37. *Calvin Johnson, DET at ARI
38. *Chris Henry, CIN at BAL
NOTE: Major talent on field, but issues away from it.
39. Nate Washington, PIT vs. CLE
40. *Reggie Brown, PHI at WAS
41. Drew Bennett, STL at NO
42. *Sidney Rice, MIN at GB
43. Devery Henderson, NO vs. STL
44. Patrick Crayton, DAL at NYG
45. Michael Jenkins, ATL at CAR
46. Mark Clayton, BAL vs. CIN
47. Ted Ginn, MIA vs. BUF
48. Ronald Curry, OAK vs. CHI
49. Arnaz Battle, SF at SEA
50. Antwaan Randle El, WAS vs. PHI
51. Marty Booker, MIA vs. BUF
52. Darrell Jackson, SF at SEA
53. *Brandon Jones, TEN vs. JAC
54. Lance Moore, NO vs. STL
55. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. SF
56. Devin Hester, CHI at OAK
NOTE: Picking up offensive game quicker than expected.
57. *Jerry Porter, OAK vs. CHI
58. Drew Carter, CAR vs. ATL
59. *Deion Branch, SEA vs. SF
60. Dennis Northcutt, JAC at TEN
61. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. IND
NOTE: Always beware the No. 3 stepping up in class.
62. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. DET
63. Roydell Williams, TEN vs. JAC
64. *Santana Moss, WAS vs. PHI
65. *Anthony Gonzalez, IND at SD
66. Reggie Williams, JAC at TEN
67. Derek Hagan, MIA vs. BUF
68. *Demetrius Williams, BAL vs. CIN
69. Eddie Kennison, KC vs. DEN
70. Terrance Copper, NO vs. STL
71. Cedric Wilson, PIT vs. CLE
72. *Bobby Wade, MIN at GB
73. Craig Davis, SD vs. IND
74. Aaron Moorehead, IND at SD
75. Matt Jones, JAC at TEN
76. Samie Parker, KC vs. DEN
77. *Roscoe Parrish, BUF at MIA
78. Glenn Holt, CIN at BAL
79. Ernest Wilford, JAC at TEN
80. Deon Anderson, DAL at NYG
81. Jason Avant, PHI at WAS
82. Eric Moulds, TEN vs. JAC
Tight End
1. Antonio Gates, SD vs. IND
2. Kellen Winslow, CLE at PIT
3. Tony Gonzalez, KC vs. DEN
4. Jason Witten, DAL at NYG
5. *Dallas Clark, IND at SD
6. Heath Miller, PIT vs. CLE
NOTE: Offense features tight end from in close.
7. Vernon Davis, SF at SEA
8. Jeremy Shockey, NYG vs. DAL
9. Chris Cooley, WAS vs. PHI
10. *Todd Heap, BAL vs. CIN
11. Donald Lee, GB vs. MIN
NOTE: Catches, not blocks, led to big extension.
12. Tony Scheffler, DEN at KC
13. Greg Olsen, CHI at OAK
14. Jeff King, CAR vs. ATL
15. Desmond Clark, CHI at OAK
16. Eric Johnson, NO vs. STL
17. L.J. Smith, PHI at WAS
NOTE: Finally healthy enough to contribute.
18. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. JAC
19. Will Heller, SEA vs. SF
20. Randy McMichael, STL at NO
21. Daniel Graham, DEN at KC
22. Robert Royal, BUF at MIA
23. *Marcedes Lewis, JAC at TEN
24. David Martin, MIA vs. BUF
25. *Alge Crumpler, ATL at CAR
26. Zach Miller, OAK vs. CHI
27. Reggie Kelly, CIN at BAL
28. Matt Schobel, PHI at WAS
29. *Ben Utecht, IND at SD
30. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. DET
31. George Wrighster, JAC at TEN
32. *Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. SF
Kicker
1. Nick Folk, DAL at NYG
2. Adam Vinatieri, IND at SD
3. Jeff Reed, PIT vs. CLE
4. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. JAC
5. Jason Hanson, DET at ARI
NOTE: Indoor kicker with ideal team setup.
6. Josh Brown, SEA vs. SF
7. Rian Lindell, BUF at MIA
8. John Kasay, CAR vs. ATL
9. Mason Crosby, GB vs. MIN
10. Robbie Gould, CHI at OAK
11. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. IND
12. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. PHI
13. Matt Stover, BAL vs. CIN
14. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. DET
15. Phil Dawson, CLE at PIT
16. David Akers, PHI at WAS
17. Shayne Graham, CIN at BAL
18. *Olindo Mare, NO vs. STL
NOTE: Doing all he can to get cut.
19. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. DAL
20. Jason Elam, DEN at KC
21. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. CHI
22. John Carney, JAC at TEN
23. Dave Rayner, KC vs. DEN
24. Jay Feely, MIA vs. BUF
25. Ryan Longwell, MIN at GB
26. Jeff Wilkins, STL at NO
27. Joe Nedney, SF at SEA
28. Morten Andersen, ATL at CAR
Defense
1. Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland
2. Tennessee vs. Jacksonville
3. New Orleans vs. St. Louis
NOTE: When in doubt, pick on the Rams OL.
4. Seattle vs. San Francisco
5. Kansas City vs. Denver
6. Carolina vs. Atlanta
7. Green Bay vs. Minnesota
8. Detroit at Arizona
NOTE: Turnover-mad unit has turned the corner.
9. Chicago at Oakland
10. Jacksonville at Tennessee
11. Baltimore vs. Cincinnati
12. Dallas at New York Giants
13. Arizona vs. Detroit
14. Oakland vs. Chicago
15. New York Giants vs. Dallas
16. Indianapolis at San Diego
17. Washington vs. Philadelphia
18. Philadelphia at Washington
19. Minnesota at Green Bay
20. Buffalo at Miami
21. Denver at Kansas City
22. San Diego vs. Indianapolis
23. Atlanta at Carolina
24. Cincinnati at Baltimore
25. San Francisco at Seattle
26. Miami vs. Buffalo
27. Cleveland at Pittsburgh
28. St. Louis at New Orleans
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