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 Updated: 9/13

* = check status

Quarterback
1. Tony Romo, DAL vs. PHI
2. Jay Cutler, DEN vs. SD
NOTE: This year's breakout QB.
3. Donovan McNabb, PHI at DAL
4. Drew Brees, NO at WAS
NOTE: A star, but Colston loss hurts.
5. Brett Favre, NYJ vs. NE
6. Peyton Manning, IND at MIN
7. Aaron Rodgers, GB at DET
NOTE: Three special quarters Monday.
8. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. MIA
9. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at CLE
10. Jon Kitna, DET vs. GB
11. Derek Anderson, CLE vs. PIT
NOTE: He's better than Dallas opener suggests.
12. Eli Manning, NYG at STL
13. Matt Schaub, HOU vs. BAL
14. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA vs. SF
15. Jake Delhomme, CAR vs. CHI
16. Carson Palmer, CIN vs. TEN
NOTE: Not a defense you get well against.
17. Matt Cassel, NE at NYJ
NOTE: No experience, no one knows.
18. Philip Rivers, SD at DEN
19. David Garrard, JAX vs. BUF
NOTE: Struggles when the pocket is messy.
20. Marc Bulger, STL vs. NYG
21. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN vs. IND
22. Jason Campbell, WAS vs. NO
NOTE: Looked dreadful in the opener.
23. Brian Griese, TB vs. ATL
24. Chad Pennington, MIA at ARI
25. J.T. O'Sullivan, SF at SEA
NOTE: Perhaps his hardest game on schedule.
26. Kerry Collins, TEN at CIN
27. Trent Edwards, BUF at JAC
28. JaMarcus Russell, OAK at KC
29. Damon Huard, KC vs. OAK
30. Matt Ryan, ATL at TB
31. Joe Flacco, BAL at HOU
32. Kyle Orton, CHI at CAR
33. Seneca Wallace, SEA vs. SF
NOTE: Go out for a pass, son.

Running Back
1. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. IND
NOTE: Why is he ignored as a receiver?
2. Brian Westbrook, PHI at DAL
3. Brandon Jacobs, NYG at STL
NOTE: Blasts off with cushy matchup.
4. *LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at DEN
5. Ryan Grant, GB at DET
NOTE: Losing touches to Jackson, but matchup divine.
6. Willie Parker, PIT at CLE
7. *Marion Barber, DAL vs. PHI
8. Frank Gore, SF at SEA
9. Larry Johnson, KC vs. OAK
10. Clinton Portis, WAS vs. NO
11. Steven Jackson, STL vs. NYG
NOTE: Good luck with that blocking.
12. Reggie Bush, NO at WAS
13. Earnest Graham, TB vs. ATL
14. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at JAC
15. Matt Forte, CHI at CAR
NOTE: Looked legit from opening gun.
16. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. NE
17. Michael Turner, ATL at TB
18. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. MIA
19. *Chris Johnson, TEN at CIN
NOTE: How much pounding can special back take?
20. *Joseph Addai, IND at MIN
21. DeAngelo Williams, CAR vs. CHI
22. Julius Jones, SEA vs. SF
23. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. PIT
24. Justin Fargas, OAK at KC
25. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX vs. BUF
NOTE: Line's a mess, and touch-count tricky.
26. LenDale White, TEN at CIN
27. Kevin Smith, DET vs. GB
28. Laurence Maroney, NE at NYJ
29. *Ronnie Brown, MIA at ARI
NOTE: Running with first team in practice.
30. Pierre Thomas, NO at WAS
31. *Ray Rice, BAL at HOU
32. Sammy Morris, NE at NYJ
33. *Willis McGahee, BAL at HOU
34. Andre Hall, DEN vs. SD
35. Brandon Jackson, GB at DET
36. *Darren McFadden, OAK at KC
37. Jonathan Stewart, CAR vs. CHI
NOTE: Snappy opener but Williams looks good, too.
38. Felix Jones, DAL vs. PHI
NOTE: A high-upside backup to monitor.
39. Steve Slaton, HOU vs. BAL
40. Jerious Norwood, ATL at TB
NOTE: Home-run hitter, but Turner is legit too.
41. Selvin Young, DEN vs. SD
NOTE: Too much gridlock here.
42. Fred Taylor, JAX vs. BUF
43. *Chris Perry, CIN vs. TEN
44. Tim Hightower, ARI vs. MIA
NOTE: Getting goal-line looks.
45. Ricky Williams, MIA at ARI
46. Warrick Dunn, TB vs. ATL
47. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. IND
48. Derrick Ward, NYG at STL
49. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: Went nowhere at Miami.
50. T.J. Duckett, SEA vs. SF
51. Kenny Watson, CIN vs. TEN
52. Fred Jackson, BUF at JAC
53. Le'Ron McClain, BAL at HOU
NOTE: Where did he come from?
54. Rashard Mendenhall, PIT at CLE
NOTE: Transition could take a while.
55. Leonard Weaver, SEA vs. SF
56. Ladell Betts, WAS vs. NO
57. Kevin Faulk, NE at NYJ
58. Rudi Johnson, DET vs. GB
59. Jamaal Charles, KC vs. OAK
60. Michael Pittman, DEN vs. SD
61. Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG at STL
62. *Ahman Green, HOU vs. BAL
NOTE: Put a fork in him.
63. Dominic Rhodes, IND at MIN
64. Kevin Jones, CHI at CAR
65. Darren Sproles, SD at DEN
66. Jerome Harrison, CLE vs. PIT
67. Jason McKie, CHI at CAR
68. DeShaun Foster, SF at SEA
69. Justin Griffith, OAK at KC
70. Michael Bush, OAK at KC
71. Lorenzo Booker, PHI at DAL
72. LaMont Jordan, NE at NYJ
73. Jason Wright, CLE vs. PIT
74. Michael Robinson, SF at SEA

Wide Receiver
1. Terrell Owens, DAL vs. PHI
2. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. SD
NOTE: Monster summer leads to monster debut.
3. Reggie Wayne, IND at MIN
4. Calvin Johnson, DET vs. GB
5. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. PIT
6. *Randy Moss, NE at NYJ
7. Plaxico Burress, NYG at STL
8. Andre Johnson, HOU vs. BAL
9. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. MIA
10. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: Deep pass comes back with Favre.
11. Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. MIA
NOTE: Has always clicked with Warner.
12. Greg Jennings, GB at DET
13. Roy Williams, DET vs. GB
14. Santonio Holmes, PIT at CLE
15. Lee Evans, BUF at JAC
16. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN vs. TEN
17. Hines Ward, PIT at CLE
18. Roddy White, ATL at TB
NOTE: It's a ground-heavy offense now.
19. Chad Johnson, CIN vs. TEN
20. Eddie Royal, DEN vs. SD
21. Torry Holt, STL vs. NYG
NOTE: So much is wrong with this offense.
22. Dwayne Bowe, KC vs. OAK
NOTE: Despite the TD, not a good opener.
23. Santana Moss, WAS vs. NO
24. DeSean Jackson, PHI at DAL
NOTE: Keep using him until we say stop.
25. Donald Driver, GB at DET
26. Chris Chambers, SD at DEN
27. Marvin Harrison, IND at MIN
28. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. PHI
NOTE: Any piece of Dallas is worth it.
29. Laveranues Coles, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: Price will never be cheaper.
30. David Patten, NO at WAS
NOTE: Role expands with Colston out.
31. Vincent Jackson, SD at DEN
32. Joey Galloway, TB vs. ATL
33. Muhsin Muhammad, CAR vs. CHI
34. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. BAL
NOTE: Hurt most by Brady injury.
35. Wes Welker, NE at NYJ
36. Derrick Mason, BAL at HOU
37. Matt Jones, JAX vs. BUF
38. Antonio Bryant, TB vs. ATL
39. Bernard Berrian, MIN vs. IND
NOTE: Jackson is looking for him, anyway.
40. Justin Gage, TEN at CIN
NOTE: Mild bump with Collins in there.
41. D.J. Hackett, CAR vs. CHI
42. Anthony Gonzalez, IND at MIN
43. Mark Clayton, BAL at HOU
44. Antwaan Randle El, WAS vs. NO
45. Bryant Johnson, SF at SEA
46. Devery Henderson, NO at WAS
NOTE: Always a chance at one big play.
47. Ronald Curry, OAK at KC
48. Michael Jenkins, ATL at TB
49. Reggie Williams, JAX vs. BUF
NOTE: Jones is a better pickup.
50. Courtney Taylor, SEA vs. SF
51. Sidney Rice, MIN vs. IND
52. Logan Payne, SEA vs. SF
53. Devard Darling, KC vs. OAK
54. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. ATL
55. Ted Ginn, MIA at ARI
NOTE: We expected more Week 1.
56. Isaac Bruce, SF at SEA
57. Greg Camarillo, MIA at ARI
58. Steve Smith, NYG at STL
59. Hank Baskett, PHI at DAL
60. Steve Breaston, ARI vs. MIA
61. Amani Toomer, NYG at STL
62. Roscoe Parrish, BUF at JAC
NOTE: Jump 12-15 spots if you get return TDs.
63. Josh Reed, BUF at JAC
64. Rashied Davis, CHI at CAR
65. Devin Hester, CHI at CAR
66. *Javon Walker, OAK at KC
NOTE: Another Raider miscalculation.
67. Shaun McDonald, DET vs. GB
68. Greg Lewis, PHI at DAL
69. Josh Morgan, SF at SEA
NOTE: Be patient here.
70. Dwayne Jarrett, CAR vs. CHI
71. Dennis Northcutt, JAX vs. BUF
72. Brandon Lloyd, CHI at CAR
73. Justin McCareins, TEN at CIN
74. Josh Cribbs, CLE vs. PIT
75. Lance Moore, NO at WAS
NOTE: If you're open, Brees finds you.
76. Chansi Stuckey, NYJ vs. NE
77. Antonio Chatman, CIN vs. TEN
78. Jason Avant, PHI at DAL
79. Donnie Avery, STL vs. NYG
80. Ashley Lelie, OAK at KC
81. *Donte Stallworth, CLE vs. PIT
82. Nate Washington, PIT at CLE
83. Darrell Jackson, DEN vs. SD
84. Brandon Jones, TEN at CIN
85. Bobby Wade, MIN vs. IND
86. Demetrius Williams, BAL at HOU
87. Devin Thomas, WAS vs. NO
88. Robert Meachem, NO at WAS
89. Mike Furrey, DET vs. GB
90. James Hardy, BUF at JAC
91. Derek Hagan, MIA at ARI

Tight End
1. Jason Witten, DAL vs. PHI
NOTE: Was constantly open at Cleveland.
2. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. PIT
3. *Antonio Gates, SD at DEN
4. Jeremy Shockey, NO at WAS
5. Tony Gonzalez, KC vs. OAK
6. L.J. Smith, PHI at DAL
7. John Carlson, SEA vs. SF
NOTE: Who else does Hasselbeck have?
8. Randy McMichael, STL vs. NYG
9. Vernon Davis, SF at SEA
10. Chris Cooley, WAS vs. NO
11. Anthony Fasano, MIA at ARI
NOTE: His skills match up with Pennington.
12. Owen Daniels, HOU vs. BAL
13. Dante Rosario, CAR vs. CHI
14. Zach Miller, OAK at KC
15. *Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. SD
16. Heath Miller, PIT at CLE
17. Marcedes Lewis, JAX vs. BUF
18. Chris Baker, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: Got paid, but there's gridlock here.
19. Alge Crumpler, TEN at CIN
20. Donald Lee, GB at DET
21. Greg Olsen, CHI at CAR
22. Todd Heap, BAL at HOU
23. Bo Scaife, TEN at CIN
24. Robert Royal, BUF at JAC
25. Kevin Boss, NYG at STL
26. Desmond Clark, CHI at CAR
27. Ben Utecht, CIN vs. TEN
28. Alex Smith, TB vs. ATL
29. David Thomas, NE at NYJ
30. David Martin, MIA at ARI
31. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. MIA
32. Bubba Franks, NYJ vs. NE
33. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN vs. IND
34. Jacob Tamme, IND at MIN
35. Dustin Keller, NYJ vs. NE

Kicker
1. Nick Folk, DAL vs. PHI
2. Mason Crosby, GB at DET
NOTE: Indoors and against a patsy.
3. John Carney, NYG at STL
4. Nate Kaeding, SD at DEN
5. John Kasay, CAR vs. CHI
6. Jeff Reed, PIT at CLE
7. Matt Prater, DEN vs. SD
NOTE: Can he erase bad memories of Atlanta?
8. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. MIA
9. David Akers, PHI at DAL
10. Rob Bironas, TEN at CIN
11. Kris Brown, HOU vs. BAL
12. Adam Vinatieri, IND at MIN
13. *Jay Feely, NYJ vs. NE
NOTE: They should get him plenty of chances. 14. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. PIT 15. Olindo Mare, SEA vs. SF 16. Martin Gramatica, NO at WAS 17. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. IND 18. Rian Lindell, BUF at JAX 19. Robbie Gould, CHI at CAR 20. Matt Bryant, TB vs. ATL
NOTE: Could be cut after next short miss.
21. Matt Stover, BAL at HOU
22. Jason Hanson, DET vs. GB
23. Shayne Graham, CIN vs. TEN
24. Josh Scobee, JAX vs. BUF
25. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. NO
26. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at NYJ
27. Josh Brown, STL vs. NYG
28. Jason Elam, ATL at TB
29. Nick Novak, KC vs. OAK
30. Joe Nedney, SF at SEA
31. Dan Carpenter, MIA at ARI
32. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK at KC

Defense
1. Seattle vs. San Francisco
NOTE: Downright nasty at home.
2. New York Giants at St. Louis
3. Buffalo at Jacksonville
4. Carolina vs. Chicago
NOTE: Peppers playing for free-agent bucks.
5. Houston vs. Baltimore
NOTE: Gang up on rookie QB.
6. Baltimore at Houston
7. Minnesota vs. Indianapolis
NOTE: Getting Manning at right time.
8. Tennessee at Cincinnati
9. Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta
10. Arizona vs. Miami
11. Green Bay at Detroit
12. Jacksonville vs. Buffalo
13. Pittsburgh at Cleveland
14. Dallas vs. Philadelphia
15. Chicago at Carolina
16. New York Jets vs. New England
17. New England at New York Jets
18. Indianapolis at Minnesota
19. Philadelphia at Dallas
20. San Diego at Denver
21. New Orleans at Washington
22. Denver vs. San Diego
23. Oakland at Kansas City
24. San Francisco at Seattle
25. Kansas City vs. Oakland
26. Cincinnati vs. Tennessee
27. Washington vs. New Orleans
28. Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh
29. Miami at Arizona
30. Detroit vs. Green Bay
31. Atlanta at Tampa Bay
32. St. Louis vs. New York Giants

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