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. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at STL
7. Derek Anderson, CLE at CIN
8. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. BAL
9. Carson Palmer, CIN vs. CLE
10. Brett Favre, GB at CHI
11. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. ATL
12. Jay Cutler, DEN at SD
13. Jon Kitna, DET vs. KC
14. David Garrard, JAC vs. OAK
15. *Marc Bulger, STL vs. PIT
16. Vince Young, TEN vs. NYJ
17. Todd Collins, WAS at MIN
18. *Sage Rosenfels, HOU at IND
19. Philip Rivers, SD vs. DEN
20. Jeff Garcia, TB at SF
21. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN vs. WAS
22. Eli Manning, NYG at BUF
23. Brodie Croyle, KC at DET
24. Trent Edwards, BUF vs. NYG
25. *Cleo Lemon, MIA at NE
26. *Chad Pennington, NYJ at TEN
27. *Kyle Boller, BAL at SEA
28. Chris Redman, ATL at ARI
29. *Kyle Orton, CHI vs. GB
30. *Shaun Hill, SF vs. TB
31. *McCown/Russell, OAK at JAC
32. *Matt Moore, CAR vs. DAL
Running Back
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. WAS
NOTE: A ready-for-prime-time player.
2. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at NO
3. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD vs. DEN
4. Jamal Lewis, CLE at CIN
5. Ryan Grant, GB at CHI
6. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. ATL
7. *Willis McGahee, BAL at SEA
8. Willie Parker, PIT at STL
9. Steven Jackson, STL vs. PIT
10. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. OAK
11. Brandon Jacobs, NYG at BUF
12. Marion Barber, DAL at CAR
13. Joseph Addai, IND vs. HOU
14. LenDale White, TEN vs. NYJ
15. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. OAK
16. Earnest Graham, TB at SF
17. *Frank Gore, SF vs. TB
18. *Clinton Portis, WAS at MIN
19. Laurence Maroney, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Workload nice, but no breakaway runs.
20. *Kolby Smith, KC at DET
21. *Marshawn Lynch, BUF vs. NYG
22. Kevin Jones, DET vs. KC
23. *Aaron Stecker, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Move him up to 15 if Bush sits.
24. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. GB
25. *Ron Dayne, HOU at IND
26. Thomas Jones, NYJ at TEN
27. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. DAL
51. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: Jump him 10 spots if Johnson is out.
29. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. WAS
30. *Jerious Norwood, ATL at ARI
31. Julius Jones, DAL at CAR
32. *Selvin Young, DEN at SD
33. Reuben Droughns, NYG at BUF
34. *LaMont Jordan, OAK at JAC
35. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at STL
36. Warrick Dunn, ATL at ARI
37. Heath Evans, NE vs. MIA
38. Chris Brown, TEN vs. NYJ
39. *Fred Jackson, BUF vs. NYG
40. Sam Gado, MIA at NE
41. Dominic Rhodes, OAK at JAC
42. Maurice Morris, SEA vs. BAL
43. Michael Bennett, TB at SF
44. *Reggie Bush, NO vs. PHI
45. DeShaun Foster, CAR vs. DAL
46. *Kenton Keith, IND vs. HOU
47. *Travis Henry, DEN at SD
48. Kevin Faulk, NE vs. MIA
49. *Darren Sproles, SD vs. DEN
NOTE: Doubt we'll ever see *that* again.
50. Leon Washington, NYJ at TEN
51. Shaun Alexander, SEA vs. BAL
52. *Rudi Johnson, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: A sunk cost if there ever was one.
53. Garrett Wolfe, CHI vs. GB
54. Darius Walker, HOU at IND
55. *Larry Johnson, KC at DET
56. *Jesse Chatman, MIA at NE
57. Michael Pittman, TB at SF
58. Brandon Jackson, GB at CHI
59. *Michael Turner, SD vs. DEN
60. Vernand Morency, GB at CHI
61. Ladell Betts, WAS at MIN
62. Jerome Harrison, CLE at CIN
63. Mike Sellers, WAS at MIN
64. Musa Smith, BAL at SEA
65. Jason Wright, CLE at CIN
66. *Andre Hall, DEN at SD
67. *Correll Buckhalter, PHI at NO
68. Tatum Bell, DET vs. KC
69. T.J. Duckett, DET vs. KC
Wide Receiver
1. Terrell Owens, DAL at CAR
NOTE: Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
2. Marques Colston, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Deserved Pro Bowl bid over Driver.
3. Braylon Edwards, CLE at CIN
4. Randy Moss, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Brady feeds him ball, despite coverage.
5. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. CLE
6. *Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. ATL
7. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. CLE
8. Brandon Marshall, DEN at SD
NOTE: He's a star in 2008.
9. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. HOU
10. Greg Jennings, GB at CHI
11. Deion Branch, SEA vs. BAL
12. *Andre Johnson, HOU at IND
13. Wes Welker, NE vs. MIA
14. Torry Holt, STL vs. PIT
15. Kevin Curtis, PHI at NO
NOTE: Great start against the Cover-0.
16. *Santonio Holmes, PIT at STL
17. Bobby Engram, SEA vs. BAL
18. *Roddy White, ATL at ARI
19. Donald Driver, GB at CHI
20. Hines Ward, PIT at STL
21. Joey Galloway, TB at SF
22. Derrick Mason, BAL at SEA
23. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. KC
NOTE: Quietly built up rapport with Kitna.
24. Lee Evans, BUF vs. NYG
25. *Reggie Brown, PHI at NO
26. *Chris Henry, CIN vs. CLE
27. *Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. ATL
28. Steve Smith, CAR vs. DAL
29. *Plaxico Burress, NYG at BUF
30. Justin Gage, TEN vs. NYJ
31. David Patten, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: Hit or miss but at least Brees is hot.
32. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. GB
33. Patrick Crayton, DAL at CAR
34. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. KC
35. Chris Chambers, SD vs. DEN
36. Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. HOU
37. Reggie Williams, JAC vs. OAK
38. Jabar Gaffney, NE vs. MIA
39. Amani Toomer, NYG at BUF
40. *Isaac Bruce, STL vs. PIT
41. Dwayne Bowe, KC at DET
42. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. ATL
43. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE at CIN
44. *Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at TEN
45. Mike Furrey, DET vs. KC
46. James Jones, GB at CHI
47. Darrell Jackson, SF vs. TB
48. *Javon Walker, DEN at SD
49. Kevin Walter, HOU at IND
50. Ted Ginn, MIA at NE
51. Donte' Stallworth, NE vs. MIA
NOTE: Losing a bunch of snaps to Gaffney.
52. Jerry Porter, OAK at JAC
53. Ike Hilliard, TB at SF
44. *Sidney Rice, MIN vs. WAS
NOTE: Be wary of high-ankle sprain.
55. *Santana Moss, WAS at MIN
56. Roydell Williams, TEN vs. NYJ
57. *Brandon Stokley, DEN at SD
58. Ronald Curry, OAK at JAC
59. Nate Burleson, SEA vs. BAL
60. Drew Bennett, STL vs. PIT
61. Michael Jenkins, ATL at ARI
62. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. GB
63. Dennis Northcutt, JAC vs. OAK
64. *Arnaz Battle, SF vs. TB
65. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. WAS
66. *Brad Smith, NYJ at TEN
67. Nate Washington, PIT at STL
68. Eddie Kennison, KC at DET
69. Devard Darling, BAL at SEA
70. *Marty Booker, MIA at NE
71. Andre Davis, HOU at IND
72. Devin Hester, CHI vs. GB
73. Jason Avant, PHI at NO
74. Devery Henderson, NO vs. PHI
75. Drew Carter, CAR vs. DAL
76. Mark Clayton, BAL at SEA
77. Josh Cribbs, CLE at CIN
78. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ at TEN
79. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at MIN
80. *Marvin Harrison, IND vs. HOU
81. Lance Moore, NO vs. PHI
82. Cedric Wilson, PIT at STL
83. Sam Hurd, DAL at CAR
84. Josh Reed, BUF vs. NYG
85. *Terry Glenn, DAL at CAR
86. Justin McCarerins, NYJ at TEN
87. Jacoby Jones, HOU at IND
88. Roscoe Parrish, BUF vs. NYG
89. Keary Colbert, CAR vs. DAL
90. Ernest Wilford, JAC vs. OAK
91. Vincent Jackson, SD vs. DEN
Tight End
1. Jason Witten, DAL at CAR
2. Tony Gonzalez, KC at DET
3. Kellen Winslow, CLE at CIN
4. Antonio Gates, SD vs. DEN
5. Chris Cooley, WAS at MIN
6. Heath Miller, PIT at STL
7. Tony Scheffler, DEN at SD
NOTE: Great sleeper idea for 2008.
8. Dallas Clark, IND vs. HOU
9. Vernon Davis, SF vs. TB
10. Owen Daniels, HOU at IND
11. Donald Lee, GB at CHI
12. *Ben Watson, NE vs. MIA
13. Chris Baker, NYJ at TEN
14. Billy Miller, NO vs. PHI
NOTE: A sleeper play against these LBs.
15. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. GB
16. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. NYJ
17. Jeff King, CAR vs. DAL
18. Brent Celek, PHI at NO
19. Robert Royal, BUF vs. NYG
20. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. GB
21. Alex Smith, TB at SF
22. Alge Crumpler, ATL at ARI
23. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. ATL
24. Kyle Brady, NE vs. MIA
25. Kevin Boss, NYG at BUF
26. Randy McMichael, STL vs. PIT
27. *Ben Utecht, IND vs. HOU
28. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. OAK
29. *Todd Heap, BAL at SEA
30. *Marcus Pollard, SEA vs. BAL
31. David Martin, MIA at NE
32. Mike Vrabel, NE vs. MIA
33. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. CLE
34. Zach Miller, OAK at JAC
35. Daniel Graham, DEN at SD
36. *Bubba Franks, GB at CHI
37. Sean McHugh, DET vs. KC
Kicker
1. Nick Folk, DAL at CAR
2. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. NYJ
3. Josh Brown, SEA vs. BAL
4. Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs. MIA
5. Jeff Reed, PIT at STL
NOTE: Big favorite, dome protected.
6. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. WAS
7. Phil Dawson, CLE at CIN
8. Mason Crosby, GB at CHI
9. Nate Kaeding, SD vs. DEN
10. Jason Hanson, DET vs. KC
11. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. ATL
12. Josh Scobee, JAC vs. OAK
13. Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. HOU
14. Matt Bryant, TB at SF
15. Martin Gramatica, NO vs. PHI
16. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. CLE
17. David Akers, PHI at NO
18. Rian Lindell, BUF vs. NYG
19. Jason Elam, DEN at SD
20. Kris Brown, HOU at IND
21. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. GB
22. Lawrence Tynes, NYG at BUF
23. Shaun Suisham, WAS at MIN
24. Mike Nugent, NYJ at TEN
25. Matt Stover, BAL at SEA
26. John Carney, KC at DET
27. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at JAC
28. John Kasay, CAR vs. DAL
29. Jeff Wilkins, STL vs. PIT
30. Joe Nedney, SF vs. TB
31. Morten Andersen, ATL at ARI
32. Jay Feely, MIA at NE
Defense
1. New England vs. Miami
2. Seattle vs. Baltimore
NOTE: Give them a mulligan for last week.
3. Pittsburgh at St. Louis
NOTE: Goodies come against OL that can't protect.
4. Tampa Bay at San Francisco
5. San Diego vs. Denver
6. Jacksonville vs. Oakland
7. Green Bay at Chicago
8. Dallas at Carolina
9. Minnesota vs. Washington
10. Tennessee vs. New York Jets
11. Indianapolis vs. Houston
12. New York Giants at Buffalo
13. Kansas City at Detroit
14. Buffalo vs. New York Giants
15. Detroit vs. Kansas City
16. Arizona vs. Atlanta
17. New Orleans vs. Philadelphia
18. Baltimore at Seattle
19. New York Jets at Tennessee
20. Chicago vs. Green Bay
21. Washington at Minnesota
22. Denver at San Diego
23. St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh
24. Cleveland at Cincinnati
25. Philadelphia at New Orleans
26. Carolina vs. Dallas
27. San Francisco vs. Tampa Bay
28. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland
29. Houston at Indianapolis
30. Atlanta at Arizona
31. Oakland at Jacksonville
32. Miami at New England
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