Projo Fantasy Sports Blog

By Chad Lawton

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).

Next Update: 10/1

* = check status

Quarterback
1. Tony Romo, DAL vs. WAS
2. Jay Cutler, DEN at KC
3. Philip Rivers, SD at OAK
NOTE: He's driving the offense now.
4. Drew Brees, NO vs. SF
NOTE: He's done it with scraps before.
5. J.T. O'Sullivan, SF at NO
6. Aaron Rodgers, GB at TB
7. *Carson Palmer, CIN vs. CLE
8. Trent Edwards, BUF at STL
NOTE: Good chance for multiples against putrid defense.
9. *Donovan McNabb, PHI at CHI
10. Kurt Warner, ARI at NYJ
11. Jake Delhomme, CAR vs. ATL
12. *Brett Favre, NYJ vs. ARI
13. Jason Campbell, WAS at DAL
14. Brian Griese, TB vs. GB
15. David Garrard, JAC vs. HOU
16. *Derek Anderson, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Last call for his job.
17. *Ben Roethlisberger, PIT vs. BAL
18. Kerry Collins, TEN vs. MIN
19. Matt Schaub, HOU at JAC
NOTE: Needs his mojo back, and quickly.
20. Damon Huard, KC vs. DEN
NOTE: Gives them a shot; Thigpen doesn't.
21. JaMarcus Russell, OAK vs. SD
NOTE: Still a work in progress.
22. Kyle Orton, CHI vs. PHI
23. Trent Green, STL vs. BUF
NOTE: He'll face the same problems Bulger did.
24. Matt Ryan, ATL at CAR
25. Gus Frerotte, MIN at TEN
26. Joe Flacco, BAL at PIT
27. Brady Quinn, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Figure on him starting, sooner or later.
28. Sage Rosenfels, HOU at JAC

Running Back
1. Marion Barber, DAL vs. WAS
2. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at STL
3. Frank Gore, SF at NO
4. *LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at OAK
5. *Adrian Peterson, MIN at TEN
6. Reggie Bush, NO vs. SF
NOTE: Receiving skills needed with others out.
7. Clinton Portis, WAS at DAL
8. Matt Forte, CHI vs. PHI
9. Larry Johnson, KC vs. DEN
10. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. HOU
NOTE: Got off the skids last week.
11. Jamal Lewis, CLE at CIN
12. *Michael Turner, ATL at CAR
13. Steve Slaton, HOU at JAC
NOTE: Undersized, but might be thick enough.
14. *Steven Jackson, STL vs. BUF
15. Earnest Graham, TB vs. GB
NOTE: Give him a pass for crazy Week 3.
16. Chris Perry, CIN vs. CLE
17. Fred Taylor, JAC vs. HOU
18. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. ARI
19. Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. ATL
NOTE: Still a No. 2, but will get scoring carries.
20. Selvin Young, DEN at KC
21. *Ryan Grant, GB at TB
22. Edgerrin James, ARI at NYJ
23. Chris Johnson, TEN vs. MIN
24. Rashard Mendenhall, PIT vs. BAL
NOTE: Steps in for injured Parker, tricky matchup.
25. *Darren McFadden, OAK vs. SD
NOTE: Toe injury a legitimate concern.
26. Michael Bush, OAK vs. SD
27. Willis McGahee, BAL at PIT
28. *Correll Buckhalter, PHI at CHI
29. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. ATL
30. Pierre Thomas, NO vs. SF
NOTE: Trusted around the goal line.
31. *Brian Westbrook, PHI at CHI
NOTE: Very iffy, play it safe here.
32. LenDale White, TEN vs. MIN
33. Jerious Norwood, ATL at CAR
34. Tim Hightower, ARI at NYJ
35. *Le'Ron McClain, BAL at PIT
NOTE: Fullback gets goal-line looks.
36. Felix Jones, DAL vs. WAS
37. Warrick Dunn, TB vs. GB
38. Michael Pittman, DEN at KC
NOTE: Their designated scorer.
39. Darren Sproles, SD at OAK
40. Fred Jackson, BUF at STL
NOTE: Not a bad spot-play for garbage time.
41. Brandon Jackson, GB at TB
42. Andre Hall, DEN at KC
43. Mewelde Moore, PIT vs. BAL
44. Lorenzo Booker, PHI at CHI
45. *Chester Taylor, MIN at TEN
46. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. CLE
47. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. ARI
48. Jerome Harrison, CLE at CIN
49. Ladell Betts, WAS at DAL
50. Chris Taylor, HOU at JAC
51. Jamaal Charles, KC vs. DEN
52. Ray Rice, BAL at PIT
NOTE: McClain emergence kills his value.
53. Jason Wright, CLE at CIN
54. Garrett Wolfe, CHI vs. PHI
55. Jason McKie, CHI vs. PHI

Wide Receiver
1. Brandon Marshall, DEN at KC
2. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. WAS
3. Steve Smith, CAR vs. ATL
4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at NYJ
5. Greg Jennings, GB at TB
6. *Anquan Boldin, ARI at NYJ
NOTE: The Sundance to Fitzgerald's Cassidy.
7. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: Welcome to the 2008 season.
8. Andre Johnson, HOU at JAC
9. Lee Evans, BUF at STL
10. Santana Moss, WAS at DAL
11. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. ARI
NOTE: Doing it 20-to-20, needs goal-line work.
12. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. DEN
13. Chris Chambers, SD at OAK
14. Donald Driver, GB at TB
15. Roddy White, ATL at CAR
16. *Braylon Edwards, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Limited in Wednesday's workout.
17. Vincent Jackson, SD at OAK
18. Santonio Holmes, PIT vs. BAL
19. *Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. ARI
20. DeSean Jackson, PHI at CHI
21. Torry Holt, STL vs. BUF
NOTE: It's hard to trust this offense.
22. Antonio Bryant, TB vs. GB
23. Hines Ward, PIT vs. BAL
24. *Eddie Royal, DEN at KC
25. Isaac Bruce, SF at NO
26. Justin Gage, TEN vs. MIN
NOTE: Not in the injury report this week.
27. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. CLE
NOTE: Team says he's healthy, tape says otherwise.
28. Derrick Mason, BAL at PIT
29. *Lance Moore, NO vs. SF
NOTE: Might step up with others hurt.
30. Josh Reed, BUF at STL
31. *Robert Meachem, NO vs. SF
32. *Kevin Walter, HOU at JAC
33. *Bernard Berrian, MIN at TEN
34. Matt Jones, JAC vs. HOU
NOTE: By default, their best option.
35. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at DAL
36. *Justin McCareins, TEN vs. MIN
37. Craig Davis, SD at OAK
38. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. WAS
39. Chansi Stuckey, NYJ vs. ARI
NOTE: Hey, he keeps scoring.
40. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. GB
41. Reggie Williams, JAC vs. HOU
42. Miles Austin, DAL vs. WAS
43. Hank Baskett, PHI at CHI
44. Michael Jenkins, ATL at CAR
45. Mark Clayton, BAL at PIT
46. Javon Walker, OAK vs. SD
47. Devery Henderson, NO vs. SF
NOTE: Just a one-trick pony.
48. Antonio Chatman, CIN vs. CLE
49. *Jordy Nelson, GB at TB
50. Muhsin Muhammad, CAR vs. ATL
51. Ronald Curry, OAK vs. SD
52. D.J. Hackett, CAR vs. ATL
53. Devard Darling, KC vs. DEN
54. Bobby Wade, MIN at TEN
55. Johnnie Lee Higgins, OAK vs. SD
56. *Reggie Brown, PHI at CHI
57. Greg Lewis, PHI at CHI
58. *Bryant Johnson, SF at NO
NOTE: Nicked up and hard to use here.
59. Rashied Davis, CHI vs. PHI
60. *Brandon Lloyd, CHI vs. PHI
NOTE: Hip injury kills the buzz.
61. James Hardy, BUF at STL
NOTE: More reps with Parrish hurt.
62. *Sidney Rice, MIN at TEN
63. *Jerry Porter, JAC vs. HOU
64. Brandon Jones, TEN vs. MIN
65. Steve Breaston, ARI at NYJ
66. Devin Thomas, WAS at DAL
67. Donnie Avery, STL vs. BUF
NOTE: Steps into the starting lineup.
68. Josh Cribbs, CLE at CIN
69. Ashley Lelie, OAK vs. SD
70. *David Patten, NO vs. SF
NOTE: Might play, but will be limited.
71. *Donte Stallworth, CLE at CIN
NOTE: Late setback, out for another week.
72. *Joey Galloway, TB vs. GB
NOTE: Already ruled out.

Tight End
1. Jason Witten, DAL vs. WAS
2. *Antonio Gates, SD at OAK
3. Chris Cooley, WAS at DAL
4. Tony Gonzalez, KC vs. DEN
5. Kellen Winslow, CLE at CIN
6. Tony Scheffler, DEN at KC
NOTE: Tied to the right offense.
7. Owen Daniels, HOU at JAC
8. Donald Lee, GB at TB
9. Vernon Davis, SF at NO
NOTE: Leaves yards on the table every week.
10. Jerramy Stevens, TB vs. GB
11. Heath Miller, PIT vs. BAL
12. Robert Royal, BUF at STL
13. Zach Miller, OAK vs. SD
14. Bo Scaife, TEN vs. MIN
15. Billy Miller, NO vs. SF
16. Todd Heap, BAL at PIT
17. Randy McMichael, STL vs. BUF
18. Alge Crumpler, TEN vs. MIN
NOTE: Just about unusable at this point.
19. Dante Rosario, CAR vs. ATL
20. Reggie Kelly, CIN vs. CLE
21. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN at TEN
22. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. HOU
23. Ben Patrick, ARI at NYJ
24. Dustin Keller, NYJ vs. ARI
NOTE: Four catches in the SD loss.
25. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. PHI
26. Jeff King, CAR vs. ATL
27. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. PHI
28. Delanie Walker, SF at NO
29. Chris Baker, NYJ vs. ARI
30. Brent Celek, PHI at CHI
NOTE: L.J. Smith not expected to go.

Kicker
1. Nate Kaeding, SD at OAK
NOTE: They trust him on long kicks, too.
2. Nick Folk, DAL vs. WAS
3. Rian Lindell, BUF at STL
4. Matt Prater, DEN at KC
5. John Kasay, CAR vs. ATL
6. Josh Scobee, JAC vs. HOU
7. Martin Gramatica, NO vs. SF
8. David Akers, PHI at CHI
9. Mason Crosby, GB at TB
10. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. CLE
11. Ryan Longwell, MIN at TEN
12. Rob Bironas, TEN vs. MIN
13. Jeff Reed, PIT vs. BAL
14. Neil Rackers, ARI at NYJ
NOTE: Might be on thin ice.
15. *Jay Feely, NYJ vs. ARI
16. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. PHI
17. *Matt Bryant, TB vs. GB
18. Joe Nedney, SF at NO
19. Phil Dawson, CLE at CIN
20. Kris Brown, HOU at JAC
21. Matt Stover, BAL at PIT
22. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. SD
23. Jason Elam, ATL at CAR
24. Shaun Suisham, WAS at DAL
25. Josh Brown, STL vs. BUF
26. Nick Novak, KC vs. DEN

Defense
1. Dallas vs. Washington
NOTE: They'll find a way to confuse Campbell.
2. Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore
NOTE: Strong play against rookie QB.
3. Philadelphia at Chicago
4. Buffalo at St. Louis
5. Tennessee vs. Minnesota
NOTE: Who are those guys?
6. Carolina vs. Atlanta
7. Baltimore at Pittsburgh
8. San Diego at Oakland
9. Denver at Kansas City
NOTE: Gang up on the weak club.
10. Chicago vs. Philadelphia
11. Jacksonville vs. Houston
12. Minnesota at Tennessee
13. Green Bay at Tampa Bay
14. Tampa Bay vs. Green Bay
15. New Orleans vs. San Francisco
16. Cleveland at Cincinnati
17. Cincinnati vs. Cleveland
18. Houston at Jacksonville
19. Atlanta at Carolina
20. Arizona at New York Jets
NOTE: They've faded the last two weeks.
21. New York Jets vs. Arizona
22. Oakland vs. San Diego
23. San Francisco at New Orleans
24. Washington at Dallas
25. Kansas City vs. Denver
26. St. Louis vs. Buffalo

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