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 |
8
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 1 |
I simply like what I’m seeing from Mahomes and Wilson more |
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4
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Kyler Murray, ARI |
8
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5
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Dak Prescott, DAL |
10
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eventually Dallas is going to establish a running game, right? | |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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6
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Josh Allen, BUF |
11
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Allen’s decision making was dicey at times vs the Rams | |
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7
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Aaron Rodgers, GB |
5
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8
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Deshaun Watson, HOU |
8
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6 |
I still think things could improve for Watson |
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9
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Matt Ryan, ATL |
10
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10
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Cam Newton, NE |
6
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continuing to gather intel on Newton but not dropping him | |
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11
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Tom Brady, TB |
13
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12
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Drew Brees, NO |
6
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 14 |
Kamara & Thomas allow Brees to be ordinary and still produce |
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13
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Ben Roethlisberger, PIT |
8
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14
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Jared Goff, LAR |
9
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16 |
I really liked what I saw from the Rams in the second half Sunday |
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15
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Gardner Minshew, JAC |
7
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terrible performance in a featured spot | |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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16
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Joe Burrow, CIN |
9
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19 |
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17
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Ryan Tannehill, TEN |
7
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20 |
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18
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Matthew Stafford, DET |
5
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19
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Carson Wentz, PHI |
9
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20
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Daniel Jones, NYG |
11
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15 |
that was a disheartening & dismal performance by the Giants |
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21
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Baker Mayfield, CLE |
9
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serious game manager vibes in Cleveland right now | |
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22
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Philip Rivers, IND |
7
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23
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Jimmy Garoppolo, SF |
11
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Nick Mullens’ play in Week 3 means they won’t rush Jimmy G back | |
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24
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Derek Carr, LVR |
6
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25
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Justin Herbert, LAC |
10
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I’d bump up Herbert, but I have no idea what Anthony Lynn has in mind | |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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26
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Ryan Fitzpatrick, MIA |
11
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32 |
at least there’s weekly upside with Fitzpatrick |
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27
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Teddy Bridgewater, CAR |
13
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28
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Kirk Cousins, MIN |
7
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Justin Jefferson’s play was encouraging | |
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29
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Sam Darnold, NYJ |
11
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if Darnold keeps playing like this, Trevor Lawrence will be a Jet | |
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30
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Drew Lock, DEN |
8
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31
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Dwayne Haskins, WAS |
8
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32
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Nick Foles, CHI |
11
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35 |
say it with me… |
|
33
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Mitchell Trubisky, CHI |
11
|
27 |
…there is no plan in Chicago |
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34
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Tyrod Taylor, LAC |
10
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35
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Jeff Driskel, DEN |
8
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36
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Tua Tagovailoa, MIA |
11
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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 |
he was nearly unstoppable on SNF |
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2
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Ezekiel Elliott, DAL |
10
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3
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Dalvin Cook, MIN |
7
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4
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Derrick Henry, TEN |
7
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5 |
Henry gets so many touches each week |
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5
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Aaron Jones, GB |
5
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6
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC |
10
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nice showing against a tough defense | |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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7
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Austin Ekeler, LAC |
10
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vintage Ekeler in Week 3; get that guy the ball in space | |
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8
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Nick Chubb, CLE |
9
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10 |
if Hunt weren’t there, Chubb would be in the top tier |
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9
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Josh Jacobs, LVR |
6
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10
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James Conner, PIT |
8
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15 |
injuries are a concern, but his upside is obvious |
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11
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Miles Sanders, PHI |
9
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12
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Chris Carson, SEA |
6
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Carson injured his knee on a questionable tackle, expected to miss 1-2 games | |
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13
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Christian McCaffrey, CAR |
13
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14
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Joe Mixon, CIN |
9
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9 |
Mixon shook off a slow start last year; he needs to do it again |
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15
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Melvin Gordon III, DEN |
8
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13 |
he might be running into nine-man fronts by Week 5 |
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16
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Kenyan Drake, ARI |
8
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17
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David Montgomery, CHI |
11
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21 |
with Tarik Cohen lost for the year, Montgomery’s role should increase |
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18
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Todd Gurley II, ATL |
10
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19
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Raheem Mostert, SF |
11
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he missed Week 3 with a knee injury & SF’s ground game sputtered | |
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20
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Kareem Hunt, CLE |
9
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21
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Jonathan Taylor, IND |
7
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Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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22
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James Robinson, JAC |
7
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26 |
another strong week and he could bump up a tier |
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23
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Devin Singletary, BUF |
11
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Buffalo will run more once it gets colder, right? Right!?? | |
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24
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David Johnson, HOU |
8
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25
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Antonio Gibson, WAS |
8
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26
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Le’Veon Bell, NYJ |
11
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22 |
nothing about the Jets is encouraging |
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27
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Myles Gaskin, MIA |
11
|
35 |
he’s clearly the primary back, but he’s not getting goal line touches |
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28
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Darrell Henderson, LAR |
9
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56 |
LA’s running game looked crisp vs. BUF and Henderson was the main man |
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29
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Mark Ingram, BAL |
8
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25 |
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30
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Latavius Murray, NO |
6
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31
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Ronald Jones, TB |
13
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it looks like the plan in TB is to ride the hot hand… | |
|
32
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Leonard Fournette, TB |
13
|
32 |
…which is a brutal week-to-week scenario for fantasy owners |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
33
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J.K. Dobbins, BAL |
8
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31 |
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34
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James White, NE |
6
|
27 |
following the tragedy involving White’s parents it’s unclear when he’ll return |
|
35
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Mike Davis, CAR |
13
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36
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Phillip Lindsay, DEN |
8
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missed his second in a row but could return Thursday night | |
|
37
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Sony Michel, NE |
6
|
if it’s possible to have negative clarity, that’s the NE ground game right now | |
|
38
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Adrian Peterson, DET |
5
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46 |
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39
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Davonta Freeman, NYG |
11
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NR |
I’d expect Freeman to get the majority of the carries in NY |
|
40
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Zack Moss, BUF |
11
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41
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Jamaal Williams, GB |
5
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42
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Kerryon Johnson, DET |
5
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43
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Jerick McKinnon, SF |
11
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McKinnon bowed out with a rib injury of unknown severity | |
|
44
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Joshua Kelley, LAC |
10
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|
45
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Cam Akers, LAR |
9
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30 |
was a DNP in Week 3 with a rib injury; in his absence, Henderson played great |
|
46
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Matt Breida, MIA |
11
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47
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Boston Scott, PHI |
9
|
37 |
Scott can’t get a sniff on a team with few weapons |
|
48
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Nyheim Hines, IND |
7
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49
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Carlos Hyde, SEA |
6
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he could see more action if Carson misses meaningful time | |
|
50
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Alexander Mattison, MIN |
7
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51
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Frank Gore, NYJ |
11
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Gore must really love football to play for the Jets at age 37 | |
|
52
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D’Andre Swift, DET |
5
|
50 |
one touch in Week 3 |
|
53
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Duke Johnson Jr., HOU |
8
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|
54
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Benny Snell Jr., PIT |
8
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55
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Tevin Coleman, SF |
11
|
36 |
landed on IR w/ a knee injury but is expected to return this season |
|
56
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Jordan Howard, MIA |
11
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the dreaded touchdown vulture | |
|
57
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Malcolm Brown, LAR |
9
|
48 |
I see Henderson or Akers getting most of the carries each week |
|
58
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Chris Thompson, JAC |
7
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|
59
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Dion Lewis, NYG |
11
|
41 |
Lewis had almost no role in Week 3 |
|
60
|
Peyton Barber, WAS |
8
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61
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Jeff Wilson, SF |
11
|
NR |
somebody has to carry the ball for the 49ers |
|
62
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Tony Pollard, DAL |
10
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63
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Chase Edmonds, ARI |
8
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|
64
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Darrel Williams, KC |
10
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|
65
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Damien Harris, NE |
6
|
he’s eligible to return from IR in Week 4 | |
|
66
|
AJ Dillon, GB |
5
|
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67
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Rex Burkhead, NE |
6
|
NR |
another Pats back just to further muddy the waters; thanks, Bill |
|
68
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Justin Jackson, LAC |
10
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|
69
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Giovani Bernard, CIN |
9
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70
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Bryce Love, WAS |
8
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59 |
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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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Michael Thomas, NO |
6
|
appears ready to return after missing two straight games | |
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2
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DeAndre Hopkins, ARI |
8
|
3 |
the only one of my top four WRs to actually play in Week 3 |
|
3
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Davante Adams, GB |
5
|
he was a GTD Sunday and gets an extra day to prepare | |
|
4
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Julio Jones, ATL |
10
|
like Adams, Jones sat with a hamstring injury but plays on MNF in Week 4 | |
|
5
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Tyreek Hill, KC |
10
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6
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Mike Evans, TB |
13
|
two catches, two yards, two TDs | |
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7
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Kenny Golladay, DET |
5
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8
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D.J. Moore, CAR |
13
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9
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT |
8
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|
10
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Calvin Ridley, ATL |
10
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12 |
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11
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Chris Godwin, TB |
13
|
7 |
Godwin is expected to miss time with a hamstring injury |
|
12
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Tyler Lockett, SEA |
6
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15 |
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
13
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A. Robinson II, CHI |
11
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|
14
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DK Metcalf, SEA |
6
|
20 |
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15
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Stefon Diggs, BUF |
11
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|
16
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Odell Beckham Jr., CLE |
9
|
11 |
Cleveland is suddenly a run-first squad |
|
17
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Adam Thielen, MIN |
7
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18
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Cooper Kupp, LAR |
9
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19
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Amari Cooper, DAL |
10
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|
20
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Keenan Allen, LAC |
10
|
25 |
he’d be higher if I was convinced Taylor won’t get that job back |
|
21
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Robert Woods, LAR |
9
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|
22
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Terry McLaurin, WAS |
8
|
26 |
imagine what he could do in an NFL offense |
|
23
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A.J. Brown, TEN |
7
|
16 |
Brown missed a second game due to a bone bruise that hasn’t healed well |
|
24
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Julian Edelman, NE |
6
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|
25
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DJ Chark Jr., JAC |
7
|
how bad did JAX look without Chark last Thursday? | |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
26
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Brandin Cooks, HOU |
8
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|
27
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Michael Gallup, DAL |
10
|
picking between Gallup and Lamb each week might prove problematic | |
|
28
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T.Y. Hilton, IND |
7
|
27 |
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29
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Marvin Jones, DET |
5
|
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|
30
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Robby Anderson, CAR |
13
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31
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Diontae Johnson, PIT |
8
|
suffered a concussion in Week 3 | |
|
32
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Tyler Boyd, CIN |
9
|
41 |
basically swapping Boyd and Green based on early results |
|
33
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CeeDee Lamb, DAL |
10
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|
34
|
Darius Slayton, NYG |
11
|
43 |
bumping Slayton and dropping Tate; I just prefer Slayton’s upside |
|
35
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Marquise Brown, BAL |
8
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|
36
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Allen Lazard, GB |
5
|
54 |
came up big with Davante Adams sidelined |
|
37
|
DeVante Parker, MIA |
11
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|
38
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Jerry Jeudy, DEN |
8
|
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|
39
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Jarvis Landry, CLE |
9
|
32 |
Cleveland isn’t throwing the football |
|
40
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Jamison Crowder, NYJ |
11
|
he could return this Thursday after missing two games | |
|
41
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Will Fuller, HOU |
8
|
45 |
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42
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Golden Tate, NYG |
11
|
31 |
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|
43
|
A.J. Green, CIN |
9
|
34 |
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44
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Anthony Miller, CHI |
11
|
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|
45
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Mecole Hardman, KC |
10
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|
46
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John Brown, BUF |
11
|
Brown injured his calf against the Rams and did not return | |
|
47
|
Deebo Samuel, SF |
11
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|
48
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Christian Kirk, ARI |
8
|
41 |
Kirk was a P on Sunday with a groin injury |
|
49
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Cole Beasley, BUF |
11
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|
50
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB |
5
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|
51
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Justin Jefferson, MIN |
7
|
61 |
his play was a silver lining in MIN’s Week 3 loss |
|
52
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Preston Williams, MIA |
11
|
48 |
he just doesn’t look right coming back from a torn ACL |
|
53
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Corey Davis, TEN |
7
|
59 |
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Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
54
|
DeSean Jackson, PHI |
9
|
52 |
D-Jax left Week 3 with a bad hammy but there’s hope he’ll play in Week 4 |
|
55
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Brandon Aiyuk, SF |
11
|
another game like Sunday and Aiyuk is moving up | |
|
56
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N’Keal Harry, NE |
6
|
64 |
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|
57
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Hunter Renfrow, LVR |
6
|
79 |
he seems to be Carr’s most trusted WR target |
|
58
|
Emmanuel Sanders, NO |
6
|
68 |
maybe Sunday night will jump start his season |
|
59
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Bryan Edwards, LVR |
6
|
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|
60
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Henry Ruggs III, LVR |
6
|
50 |
Ruggs missed Week 3 with a hamstring injury |
|
61
|
Chase Claypool, PIT |
8
|
NR |
some nice flashes from Claypool early on |
|
62
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Michael Pittman Jr., IND |
7
|
Recovering from compartment syndrome leg surgery | |
|
63
|
Scotty Miller, TB |
13
|
69 |
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|
64
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Randall Cobb, HOU |
8
|
74 |
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|
65
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B. Perriman, NYJ |
11
|
he’s set to miss another game with an ankle issue | |
|
66
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Mike Williams, LAC |
10
|
probably the most talented player in this tier; he simply can’t stay healthy | |
|
67
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Chris Conley, JAC |
7
|
55 |
Conley was awful last Thursday night |
|
68
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Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
8
|
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|
69
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Sammy Watkins, KC |
10
|
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|
70
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Sterling Shepard, NYG |
11
|
56 |
placed on IR with a toe injury |
|
71
|
Danny Amendola, DET |
5
|
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|
72
|
James Washington, PIT |
8
|
53 |
|
|
73
|
Tee Higgins, CIN |
9
|
NR |
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|
74
|
Van Jefferson, LAR |
9
|
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|
75
|
Russell Gage, ATL |
10
|
Gage suffered a concussion in Week 3 | |
|
76
|
Jalen Reagor, PHI |
9
|
64 |
a thumb injury is expected to keep Reagor out for several games |
|
77
|
Kendrick Bourne, SF |
11
|
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|
78
|
Braxton Berrios, NYJ |
11
|
NR |
hard to say what role he’ll have when Perriman and Crowder return |
|
79
|
Curtis Samuel, CAR |
13
|
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|
80
|
Alshon Jeffery, PHI |
9
|
Jeffery appears to be nearing his 2020 debut | |
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
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George Kittle, SF |
11
|
Kittle missed his second straight in Week 3 but could return Sunday night | |
|
3
|
Zach Ertz, PHI |
9
|
6 |
who else is left to catch the ball in Philly? |
|
4
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Darren Waller, LVR |
6
|
has anyone ever been more effective at taking something away than Belichick? | |
|
5
|
Mark Andrews, BAL |
8
|
||
|
6
|
Tyler Higbee, LAR |
9
|
||
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
7
|
Noah Fant, DEN |
8
|
||
|
8
|
Hunter Henry, LAC |
10
|
||
|
9
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Jared Cook, NO |
6
|
Cook injured his groin in Week 3; it’s unknown how serious the injury is | |
|
10
|
Evan Engram, NYG |
11
|
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Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
11
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Jonnu Smith, TEN |
7
|
15 |
he just continues to make plays |
|
12
|
Hayden Hurst, ATL |
10
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|
13
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Mike Gesicki, MIA |
11
|
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|
14
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T.J. Hockenson, DET |
5
|
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|
15
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Rob Gronkowski, TB |
13
|
finally some signs of life… | |
|
16
|
Dallas Goedert, PHI |
9
|
13 |
Goedert will miss time with an ankle injury |
|
17
|
Dalton Schultz, DAL |
10
|
25 |
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18
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Jordan Akins, HOU |
8
|
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|
19
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Austin Hooper, CLE |
9
|
16 |
still nothing from Hooper as CLE focuses on the run game |
|
20
|
Jimmy Graham, CHI |
11
|
30 |
a Jimmy Graham resurgence!?!? |
|
21
|
Eric Ebron, PIT |
8
|
24 |
|
|
22
|
Mo Alie-Cox, IND |
7
|
NR |
he’s showing a nice rapport with Rivers |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
23
|
Chris Herndon, NYJ |
11
|
16 |
even with limited options Herndon can’t get going |
|
24
|
Robert Tonyan, GB |
5
|
NR |
he’s the current TE1 in GB, not Sternberger |
|
25
|
Tyler Eifert, JAC |
7
|
21 |
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|
26
|
Greg Olsen, SEA |
6
|
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|
27
|
Jack Doyle, IND |
7
|
17 |
Alie-Cox seems to be the top TE in Indy right now |
|
28
|
O.J. Howard, TB |
13
|
32 |
|
|
29
|
Ian Thomas, CAR |
13
|
||
|
30
|
Irv Smith, MIN |
7
|
22 |
I warned him last week |
|
31
|
Drew Sample, CIN |
9
|
||
|
32
|
Logan Thomas, WAS |
8
|
||
|
33
|
Devin Asiasi, NE |
6
|
||
|
34
|
Dawson Knox, BUF |
11
|
||
|
35
|
Gerald Everett, LAR |
9
|
||
Defensive teams |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
|
1
|
Ravens |
8
|
I doubt anyone will handle them the way KC did the rest of the way | |
|
2
|
Steelers |
8
|
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|
3
|
Bills |
11
|
their second-half collapse raises some questions | |
|
4
|
49ers |
11
|
||
|
5
|
Colts |
7
|
9 |
even given lesser competition, Indy has been exceptional this season |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
||
|
6
|
Patriots |
6
|
||
|
7
|
Saints |
6
|
4 |
there have to be some concerns in the Big Easy |
|
8
|
Chiefs |
10
|
||
|
9
|
Rams |
9
|
10 |
|
|
10
|
Buccaneers |
13
|
11 |
|
|
11
|
Bears |
11
|
||
|
12
|
Chargers |
10
|
||
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
||
|
13
|
Packers |
5
|
||
|
14
|
Browns |
9
|
NR |
they’ve looked good recently, albeit against a couple shaky offenses |
|
15
|
Washington |
8
|
NR |
|
|
16
|
Broncos |
8
|
||
|
17
|
Eagles |
9
|
||
|
18
|
Cardinals |
8
|
||
|
19
|
Texans |
8
|
||
|
20
|
Titans |
7
|
NR |
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