NOTE: These player rankings track a player’s value for the remainder of the season and are intended to be used as a tool, not necessarily a definitive guide to player valuation.
The scoring system is performance PPR. There is no exact science behind season-long rankings, considering all of the variables and situational uncertainties at work.
Fantasy football rest of season rankings
Quarterbacks |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
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1
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Patrick Mahomes, KC |
10
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2
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Russell Wilson, SEA |
6
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3
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Lamar Jackson, BAL |
7
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4
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Kyler Murray, ARI |
8
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5
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Josh Allen, BUF |
11
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Allen’s last two performances have been disappointing | |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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6
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Deshaun Watson, HOU |
8
|
 7 |
Watson looks much improved in two games without B.O.B. |
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7
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Aaron Rodgers, GB |
5
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rough day at the office for No. 12 | |
|
8
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Tom Brady, TB |
13
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9
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Matt Ryan, ATL |
10
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13 |
very encouraging performance from Ryan on Sunday |
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10
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Drew Brees, NO |
6
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11
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Ryan Tannehill, TEN |
4
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17 |
he just keeps throwing TD passes |
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12
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Cam Newton, NE |
5
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 9 |
NE looked like a team that’d hardly practiced in two weeks |
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13
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Ben Roethlisberger, PIT |
8
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Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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14
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Justin Herbert, LAC |
6
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15
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Gardner Minshew, JAC |
8
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12 |
getting buried by the Lions was not a good look |
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16
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Jared Goff, LAR |
9
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17
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Joe Burrow, CIN |
9
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15 |
lots of yards, lots of attempts, but where are the TDs? |
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18
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Matthew Stafford, DET |
5
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19
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Derek Carr, LVR |
6
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20
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Carson Wentz, PHI |
9
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given what he has to work with Wentz hasn’t been that bad recently | |
|
21
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Teddy Bridgewater, CAR |
13
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23
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Andy Dalton, DAL |
10
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it was only one game but… o_O | |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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24
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Philip Rivers, IND |
7
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28 |
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25
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Baker Mayfield, CLE |
9
|
22 |
that was ugly |
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26
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Jimmy Garoppolo, SF |
11
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27 |
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27
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Kirk Cousins, MIN |
7
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brutal NFL performance; but garbage yards still count in fantasy | |
|
35
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Tua Tagovailoa, MIA |
7
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35 |
reportedly will become starter after Week 7 bye |
|
28
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Daniel Jones, NYG |
11
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29
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Drew Lock, DEN |
5
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30
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Sam Darnold, NYJ |
10
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missed a second straight game with a shoulder injury | |
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31
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Nick Foles, CHI |
11
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32
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Kyle Allen, WAS |
8
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33
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Mitchell Trubisky, CHI |
11
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|
22
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Ryan Fitzpatrick, MIA |
7
|
24 |
reportedly will be benched after Week 7 bye |
|
34
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C.J. Beathard, SF |
11
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36
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Dwayne Haskins, WAS |
8
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Running backs |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
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1
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Alvin Kamara, NO |
6
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2
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Derrick Henry, TEN |
4
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4 |
a man amongst boys against HOU |
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3
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Ezekiel Elliott, DAL |
10
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stop fumbling! | |
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4
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Dalvin Cook, MIN |
7
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missed Sunday but should return after the Bye in Wk 8 | |
|
5
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Aaron Jones, GB |
5
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
6
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Joe Mixon, CIN |
9
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|
7
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Miles Sanders, PHI |
9
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expected to miss a game or two w/ a knee injury | |
|
8
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Chris Carson, SEA |
6
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|
10
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC |
10
|
7 |
logic says the Bell signing will diminish CEH’s role moving forward |
|
9
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James Conner, PIT |
8
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|
11
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Kareem Hunt, CLE |
9
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|
12
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Christian McCaffrey, CAR |
13
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it sounds like the target date for CMC’s return is Oct. 29 | |
|
13
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Josh Jacobs, LVR |
6
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|
14
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Todd Gurley II, ATL |
10
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the yards weren’t there in Wk 6 but 23 touches is a nice number | |
|
15
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Jonathan Taylor, IND |
7
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16
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David Montgomery, CHI |
11
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|
17
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Austin Ekeler, LAC |
6
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|
18
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James Robinson, JAC |
8
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19
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Melvin Gordon III, DEN |
5
|
15 |
DNP in Wk 6 due to illness but it’s his DUI citation that could draw NFL discipline |
|
20
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Nick Chubb, CLE |
9
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|
21
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Kenyan Drake, ARI |
8
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|
22
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Ronald Jones, TB |
13
|
25 |
just continues to produce |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
23
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Myles Gaskin, MIA |
7
|
27 |
he has become the clear-cut top back in MIA |
|
24
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Darrell Henderson, LAR |
9
|
29 |
Henderson is getting most of the work in LA’s backfield |
|
25
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Devin Singletary, BUF |
11
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26
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David Johnson, HOU |
8
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|
27
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Phillip Lindsay, DEN |
5
|
34 |
returned to action in Wk 6; could be DEN’s top RB if Gordon is suspended |
|
28
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Mark Ingram, BAL |
7
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suffered an ankle injury but gets a bye week to heal | |
|
29
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Raheem Mostert, SF |
11
|
18 |
expected to go on IR with a high ankle sprain |
|
30
|
Antonio Gibson, WAS |
8
|
28 |
that looked more like a split w/ McKissic on Sunday |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
31
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Davonta Freeman, NYG |
11
|
39 |
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|
32
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Latavius Murray, NO |
6
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|
33
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Mike Davis, CAR |
13
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|
34
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James White, NE |
5
|
led NE in receiving in Wk 6 | |
|
35
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Adrian Peterson, DET |
5
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|
36
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Le’Veon Bell, KC |
10
|
26 |
he’ll be a complement in KC |
|
37
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Alexander Mattison, MIN |
7
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|
38
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Frank Gore, NYJ |
10
|
50 |
he’s the nominal RB1 in NY following Bell’s release |
|
39
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Jamaal Williams, GB |
5
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|
40
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Jerick McKinnon, SF |
11
|
54 |
McKinnon was the primary beneficiary last time Mostert got hurt |
|
41
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J.K. Dobbins, BAL |
7
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|
42
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Leonard Fournette, TB |
13
|
35 |
while he heals, RoJo stakes his claim to being RB1 in TB |
|
43
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D’Andre Swift, DET |
5
|
45 |
encouraging showing from Swift, albeit against JAX |
|
44
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Cam Akers, LAR |
9
|
no touches in Wk 6 | |
|
45
|
Damien Harris, NE |
5
|
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|
46
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Justin Jackson, LAC |
6
|
38 |
just moving Jackson next to Kelley; feels more accurate right now |
|
47
|
Joshua Kelley, LAC |
6
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|
48
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Boston Scott, PHI |
9
|
60 |
he’ll likely fill in for Sanders for at least a game or two |
|
49
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Matt Breida, MIA |
7
|
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|
50
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Zack Moss, BUF |
11
|
43 |
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|
51
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Nyheim Hines, IND |
7
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|
52
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J.D. McKissic, WAS |
8
|
65 |
seeing more and more action in WAS |
|
53
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Tevin Coleman, SF |
11
|
might be ready to return from IR in Wk 8 | |
|
54
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Chase Edmonds, ARI |
8
|
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|
55
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Sony Michel, NE |
5
|
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|
56
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Malcolm Brown, LAR |
9
|
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|
57
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Duke Johnson Jr., HOU |
8
|
48 |
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|
58
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Benny Snell Jr., PIT |
8
|
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|
59
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Tony Pollard, DAL |
10
|
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|
60
|
La’Mical Perine, NYJ |
10
|
NR |
Perine enters the rankings following Bell’s release |
|
61
|
Carlos Hyde, SEA |
6
|
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|
62
|
Gus Edwards, BAL |
7
|
NR |
mostly a mop-up guy, but he’s getting more work than a lot of RBs on this list |
|
63
|
Brian Hill, ATL |
10
|
66 |
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|
64
|
Rex Burkhead, NE |
5
|
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|
65
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Chris Thompson, JAC |
8
|
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|
66
|
D’Ernest Johnson, CLE |
9
|
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|
67
|
Dion Lewis, NYG |
11
|
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|
68
|
Kerryon Johnson, DET |
5
|
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|
69
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AJ Dillon, GB |
5
|
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|
70
|
Giovani Bernard, CIN |
9
|
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Wide receivers |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
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1
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DeAndre Hopkins, ARI |
8
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2
|
Davante Adams, GB |
5
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3
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Michael Thomas, NO |
6
|
Thomas should finally be back in Wk 7 | |
|
4
|
Julio Jones, ATL |
10
|
returned with a vengeance on Sunday | |
|
5
|
Tyreek Hill, KC |
10
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|
6
|
Calvin Ridley, ATL |
10
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|
7
|
Keenan Allen, LAC |
6
|
bowed out of Wk 5 w/ a back injury; seems likely to play in Wk 7 | |
|
8
|
DK Metcalf, SEA |
6
|
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|
9
|
Mike Evans, TB |
13
|
4 |
three games w/ 10 receiving yards or less this season |
|
10
|
Stefon Diggs, BUF |
11
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|
11
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A. Robinson II, CHI |
11
|
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|
12
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Chris Godwin, TB |
13
|
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
13
|
Amari Cooper, DAL |
10
|
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|
14
|
Adam Thielen, MIN |
7
|
so much of MIN’s production has come in garbage time; that’s tough to count on | |
|
15
|
Tyler Lockett, SEA |
6
|
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|
16
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Odell Beckham Jr., CLE |
9
|
CLE’s passing game is becoming a real concern | |
|
17
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Kenny Golladay, DET |
5
|
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|
18
|
Cooper Kupp, LAR |
9
|
catch the ball | |
|
19
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Terry McLaurin, WAS |
8
|
22 |
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|
20
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DJ Chark Jr., JAC |
8
|
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|
21
|
Robby Anderson, CAR |
13
|
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|
22
|
Robert Woods, LAR |
9
|
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|
23
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT |
8
|
16 |
hasn’t topped 50 yds receiving in a game since Wk 1 |
|
24
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D.J. Moore, CAR |
13
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|
25
|
Will Fuller, HOU |
8
|
32 |
staying healthy and has scored in four straight games |
|
26
|
Tyler Boyd, CIN |
9
|
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|
27
|
CeeDee Lamb, DAL |
10
|
Lamb was hardly used until the game was out of hand | |
|
28
|
A.J. Brown, TEN |
4
|
29 |
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|
29
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Jamison Crowder, NYJ |
10
|
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Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
30
|
DeVante Parker, MIA |
7
|
suffered a groin injury in Wk 6 but gets next week off | |
|
31
|
Julian Edelman, NE |
5
|
24 |
three consecutive forgettable games |
|
32
|
Darius Slayton, NYG |
11
|
bothered by a foot injury | |
|
33
|
Justin Jefferson, MIN |
7
|
I can’t move Jefferson up when his production is so dependent on trailing big late | |
|
34
|
Brandin Cooks, HOU |
8
|
39 |
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|
35
|
Marquise Brown, BAL |
7
|
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|
36
|
Michael Gallup, DAL |
10
|
I’m not dropping Gallup off of one game, but I’ll be watching closely in Wk 7 | |
|
37
|
Chase Claypool, PIT |
8
|
48 |
|
|
38
|
Emmanuel Sanders, NO |
6
|
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|
39
|
Tee Higgins, CIN |
9
|
46 |
Higgins’ role continues to grow in a pass-heavy offense |
|
40
|
Jarvis Landry, CLE |
9
|
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|
41
|
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB |
5
|
||
|
42
|
Deebo Samuel, SF |
11
|
50 |
|
|
43
|
Preston Williams, MIA |
7
|
he could move up if Parker’s injury is significant | |
|
44
|
Cole Beasley, BUF |
11
|
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|
45
|
Tim Patrick, DEN |
5
|
64 |
it sure seems like Patrick is the top option over Jeudy |
|
46
|
Mike Williams, LAC |
6
|
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|
47
|
Marvin Jones, DET |
5
|
43 |
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|
48
|
Diontae Johnson, PIT |
8
|
38 |
DNP Sunday w/ a back injury, further allowing Claypool to establish himself |
|
49
|
Brandon Aiyuk, SF |
11
|
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|
50
|
Laviska Shenault, JAC |
8
|
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|
51
|
John Brown, BUF |
11
|
44 |
Brown hasn’t done anything since Wk 2 |
|
52
|
Christian Kirk, ARI |
8
|
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|
53
|
Jerry Jeudy, DEN |
5
|
41 |
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|
54
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Corey Davis, TEN |
4
|
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|
55
|
T.Y. Hilton, IND |
7
|
47 |
on a day Rivers passed for 371 yds, Hilton had 1 catch for 11 yds |
|
56
|
A.J. Green, CIN |
9
|
70 |
injury didn’t turn out to be as serious as initially thought |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
57
|
Allen Lazard, GB |
5
|
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|
58
|
Travis Fulgham, PHI |
9
|
65 |
another impressive showing from Fulgham |
|
59
|
Scotty Miller, TB |
13
|
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|
60
|
Henry Ruggs III, LVR |
6
|
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|
61
|
Mecole Hardman, KC |
10
|
42 |
Hardman is simply too inconsistent to carry much value |
|
62
|
N’Keal Harry, NE |
5
|
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|
63
|
Hunter Renfrow, LVR |
6
|
||
|
64
|
DeSean Jackson, PHI |
9
|
sounds like D-Jax might return on TNF this week | |
|
65
|
Randall Cobb, HOU |
8
|
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|
66
|
B. Perriman, NYJ |
10
|
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|
67
|
Golden Tate, NYG |
11
|
60 |
Jones completed just 12 passes in Wk 6, one to Tate |
|
68
|
Sammy Watkins, KC |
10
|
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|
69
|
Keelan Cole, JAC |
8
|
NR |
Cole has been making plays, but I still view him behind Chark & Shenault |
|
70
|
Michael Pittman Jr., IND |
7
|
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|
71
|
Anthony Miller, CHI |
11
|
65 |
|
|
72
|
Bryan Edwards, LVR |
6
|
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|
73
|
Curtis Samuel, CAR |
13
|
Samuel was inactive Sunday w/ a knee injury | |
|
74
|
Darnell Mooney, CHI |
11
|
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|
75
|
Russell Gage, ATL |
10
|
77 |
|
|
76
|
Danny Amendola, DET |
5
|
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|
77
|
Van Jefferson, LAR |
9
|
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|
78
|
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
8
|
||
|
79
|
Sterling Shepard, NYG |
11
|
72 |
|
|
80
|
Alshon Jeffery, PHI |
9
|
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Tight ends |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
|
1
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Travis Kelce, KC |
10
|
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|
2
|
George Kittle, SF |
11
|
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|
3
|
Darren Waller, LVR |
6
|
in a lot of ways, Kelce & Kittle are in their own tier, but Waller isn’t far off | |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
4
|
Mark Andrews, BAL |
7
|
||
|
5
|
Hunter Henry, LAC |
6
|
||
|
6
|
Tyler Higbee, LAR |
9
|
||
|
7
|
Noah Fant, DEN |
5
|
Fant could return in Wk 7 | |
|
8
|
Jared Cook, NO |
6
|
||
|
9
|
Zach Ertz, PHI |
9
|
6 |
already struggling, Ertz is now expected to miss 3-4 weeks w/ an ankle injury |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
10
|
Hayden Hurst, ATL |
10
|
15 |
|
|
11
|
Mike Gesicki, MIA |
7
|
||
|
12
|
T.J. Hockenson, DET |
5
|
||
|
13
|
Austin Hooper, CLE |
9
|
14 |
|
|
14
|
Jonnu Smith, TEN |
4
|
Smith’s ankle injury appears to be minor | |
|
15
|
Evan Engram, NYG |
11
|
10 |
Engram has topped 35 yards receiving just once this season |
|
16
|
Dallas Goedert, PHI |
9
|
18 |
Goedert is eligible to return from IR in Wk 7 though Wk 8 seems more likely |
|
17
|
Robert Tonyan, GB |
5
|
||
|
18
|
Rob Gronkowski, TB |
13
|
that was definitely a step in the right direction | |
|
19
|
Jimmy Graham, CHI |
11
|
||
|
20
|
Dalton Schultz, DAL |
10
|
||
|
21
|
Eric Ebron, PIT |
8
|
||
|
22
|
Trey Burton, IND |
7
|
30 |
Burton’s return has pushed Alie-Cox back in obscurity |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
23
|
Irv Smith, MIN |
7
|
28 |
|
|
24
|
Jordan Akins, HOU |
8
|
missed a second consecutive game w/ a concussion | |
|
25
|
Gerald Everett, LAR |
9
|
||
|
26
|
Greg Olsen, SEA |
6
|
||
|
27
|
Logan Thomas, WAS |
8
|
33 |
|
|
28
|
Darren Fells, HOU |
7
|
NR |
has had two big games w/ Akins sidelined |
|
29
|
Tyler Eifert, JAC |
8
|
more neck trouble forced Eifert out of the Wk 6 game | |
|
30
|
Drew Sample, CIN |
9
|
||
|
31
|
Cameron Brate, TB |
13
|
||
|
32
|
Anthony Firkser, TEN |
4
|
NR |
Firsker joins the rankings in case Jonnu Smith misses time |
|
33
|
Chris Herndon, NYJ |
10
|
26 |
zero targets in Wk 6 |
|
34
|
Dawson Knox, BUF |
11
|
DNP Monday due to a calf injury | |
|
35
|
David Njoku, CLE |
5
|
||
Defensive teams |
||||
Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
|
1
|
Steelers |
4
|
2 |
the Devin Bush injury is unfortunate |
|
2
|
Ravens |
7
|
||
|
3
|
Colts |
7
|
||
|
4
|
Patriots |
5
|
||
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
5
|
Rams |
9
|
||
|
6
|
Buccaneers |
13
|
12 |
they shut down the NFL’s No. 1 offense in Wk 6 |
|
7
|
Chiefs |
10
|
||
|
8
|
Bears |
11
|
10 |
|
|
9
|
Bills |
11
|
4 |
Buffalo’s 2020 defense looks nothing like the 2019 version |
|
10
|
Browns |
9
|
||
|
11
|
Saints |
6
|
||
|
12
|
49ers |
11
|
6 |
it feels like injuries have really diminished this group |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
||
|
13
|
Broncos |
5
|
17 |
|
|
14
|
Eagles |
9
|
||
|
15
|
Cardinals |
8
|
NR |
even without Chandler Jones they embarrassed the Cowboys on MNF |
|
16
|
Chargers |
6
|
||
|
17
|
Dolphins |
7
|
||
|
18
|
Giants |
11
|
NR |
|
|
19
|
Packers |
5
|
15 |
not forcing turnovers, not generating enough pressure |
|
20
|
Seahawks |
6
|
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