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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Kyler Murray, ARI |
8
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 4 |
the best mix of passing and running right now |
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4
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Lamar Jackson, BAL |
7
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5
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Josh Allen, BUF |
11
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eight FGAs against the Jets!? Allen is close to dropping down a tier | |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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6
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Deshaun Watson, HOU |
8
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let Deshaun cook! | |
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7
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Tom Brady, TB |
13
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8 |
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8
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Aaron Rodgers, GB |
5
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9
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Matt Ryan, ATL |
10
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10
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Justin Herbert, LAC |
6
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14 |
for all of the attention Burrow has received, Herbert has been better |
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11
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Drew Brees, NO |
6
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12
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Ryan Tannehill, TEN |
4
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13
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Ben Roethlisberger, PIT |
8
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14
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Joe Burrow, CIN |
9
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17 |
playing from behind is a good way to rack up fantasy points |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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15
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Carson Wentz, PHI |
9
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20 |
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16
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Jared Goff, LAR |
9
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17
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Matthew Stafford, DET |
5
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18
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Cam Newton, NE |
5
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 12 |
he looks awful; the only reason he remains in the top 20 is potential |
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19
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Derek Carr, LVR |
6
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20
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Gardner Minshew, JAC |
8
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15 |
it sure feels like he’s trending in the wrong direction |
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21
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Teddy Bridgewater, CAR |
13
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22
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Baker Mayfield, CLE |
9
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25 |
could life w/o OBJ lead to better play from Mayfield? |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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23
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Philip Rivers, IND |
7
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24
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Kirk Cousins, MIN |
7
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25
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Jimmy Garoppolo, SF |
11
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24 |
can you really count on a QB that relies almost entirely on YAC? |
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26
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Andy Dalton, DAL |
10
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22 |
was playing poorly before that brutal cheap shot; seems unlikely for Wk 8 |
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27
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Tua Tagovailoa, MIA |
7
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28
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Daniel Jones, NYG |
11
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HE FELL DOWN!!!! | |
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29
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Kyle Allen, WAS |
8
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32 |
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30
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Drew Lock, DEN |
5
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31
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Nick Foles, CHI |
11
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32
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Sam Darnold, NYJ |
10
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33
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Mitchell Trubisky, CHI |
11
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34
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Ryan Fitzpatrick, MIA |
7
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35
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Ben DiNucci, DAL |
10
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NR |
could start on SNF |
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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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3
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Dalvin Cook, MIN |
7
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likely to return this week after MIN was on bye in Wk 7 | |
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4
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Aaron Jones, GB |
5
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sat out Wk 7 w/ a mild calf injury; he could return in Wk 8 | |
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5
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Ezekiel Elliott, DAL |
10
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3 |
well, at least he didn’t fumble this week |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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6
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Joe Mixon, CIN |
9
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Mixon sat out this week due to a foot injury and is day-to-day | |
|
7
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Miles Sanders, PHI |
9
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Sanders didn’t play on TNF & with PHI’s bye in Wk 9 he could sit this Sunday | |
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8
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Chris Carson, SEA |
6
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week-to-week w/ a foot sprain; sounds unlikely he’ll play in Wk 8 | |
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9
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Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC |
10
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snowy weather + a blowout made it tough to get a read on CEH/Bell split | |
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10
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James Conner, PIT |
8
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seeing Snell getting goal line touches is frustrating | |
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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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McCaffrey has an outside shot at playing on TNF, but Wk 9 seems more likely | |
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13
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James Robinson, JAC |
8
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18 |
that looked like a new gameplan to feature the run for the Jags |
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14
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Josh Jacobs, LVR |
6
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15
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Todd Gurley II, ATL |
10
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maybe Gurley had himself in his fantasy lineup? | |
|
16
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Jonathan Taylor, IND |
7
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17
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David Montgomery, CHI |
11
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18
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Melvin Gordon III, DEN |
5
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if I was more comfortable with Lindsay’s health I’d drop Gordon a bit | |
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19
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Nick Chubb, CLE |
9
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Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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20
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Austin Ekeler, LAC |
6
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17 |
it doesn’t sound like Ekeler will be back anytime soon |
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21
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Myles Gaskin, MIA |
7
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22
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Kenyan Drake, ARI |
8
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21 |
set to miss a few weeks w/ an ankle injury |
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23
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Darrell Henderson, LAR |
9
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24
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Devin Singletary, BUF |
11
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Singletary is close to dropping after splitting touches w/ Moss | |
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25
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Ronald Jones, TB |
13
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22 |
I expect Arians to “ride the hot hand,” which is always a fantasy nightmare |
|
26
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David Johnson, HOU |
8
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27
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Phillip Lindsay, DEN |
5
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suffered a concussion Sunday; his second injury in just three games played | |
|
28
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Mark Ingram, BAL |
7
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|
29
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Antonio Gibson, WAS |
8
|
big game, albeit against DAL | |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
30
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Davonta Freeman, NYG |
11
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hurt his ankle in Wk 7 & his status is unknown for Wk 8 | |
|
31
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Latavius Murray, NO |
6
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32
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Raheem Mostert, SF |
11
|
29 |
placed on IR with a high ankle sprain, his second significant injury of ’20 |
|
33
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Le’Veon Bell, KC |
10
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|
34
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D’Andre Swift, DET |
5
|
43 |
I’m switching Swift & Peterson; surely there’s more upside in the former |
|
35
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Alexander Mattison, MIN |
7
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|
36
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Chase Edmonds, ARI |
8
|
54 |
he should be RB1 in ARI until Drake returns |
|
37
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Jamaal Williams, GB |
5
|
showed how viable he is if Jones misses more games this season | |
|
38
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Mike Davis, CAR |
13
|
33 |
what role will Davis have once McCaffrey is back? |
|
39
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J.K. Dobbins, BAL |
7
|
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|
40
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Leonard Fournette, TB |
13
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|
41
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Adrian Peterson, DET |
5
|
35 |
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42
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James White, NE |
5
|
34 |
nothing is working in NE right now… |
|
43
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Damien Harris, NE |
5
|
…nothing | |
|
44
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Zack Moss, BUF |
11
|
50 |
Moss matched Singletary in touches in Wk 7 |
|
45
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Tevin Coleman, SF |
11
|
57 |
Coleman has a chance to come off of IR this week |
|
46
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Joshua Kelley, LAC |
6
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|
47
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Frank Gore, NYJ |
10
|
38 |
split carries w/ Perine |
|
48
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Carlos Hyde, SEA |
6
|
62 |
Hyde’s value depends on the length of Carson’s absence |
|
49
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Boston Scott, PHI |
9
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|
50
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J.D. McKissic, WAS |
8
|
52 |
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51
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Justin Jackson, LAC |
6
|
46 |
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52
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Matt Breida, MIA |
7
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|
53
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La’Mical Perine, NYJ |
10
|
60 |
gotta figure he’ll move ahead of Gore at some point |
|
54
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Nyheim Hines, IND |
7
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|
55
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Jerick McKinnon, SF |
11
|
40 |
McKinnon barely played on Sunday … Supposedly for rest purposes, so we’ll see. |
|
56
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Malcolm Brown, LAR |
9
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|
57
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JaMycal Hasty, SF |
11
|
NR |
could he be the lead back in SF in the short term? |
|
58
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Sony Michel, NE |
5
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|
59
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Cam Akers, LAR |
9
|
42 |
Akers has no obvious role in LA right now |
|
60
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Giovani Bernard, CIN |
9
|
70 |
Bernard could be in line for another start if Mixon can’t go in Wk 8 |
|
61
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Duke Johnson Jr., HOU |
8
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|
62
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Benny Snell Jr., PIT |
8
|
Snell is getting goal line touches | |
|
63
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Wayne Gallman, NYG |
11
|
NR |
could start if Freeman misses time |
|
64
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Tony Pollard, DAL |
10
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|
65
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Gus Edwards, BAL |
7
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|
66
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Brian Hill, ATL |
10
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|
67
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Chris Thompson, JAC |
8
|
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|
68
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D’Ernest Johnson, CLE |
9
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|
69
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AJ Dillon, GB |
5
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70
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Kerryon Johnson, DET |
5
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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
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Davante Adams, GB |
5
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3
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Julio Jones, ATL |
10
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4
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Keenan Allen, LAC |
6
|
7 |
I love his rapport w/ Herbert |
|
5
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Calvin Ridley, ATL |
10
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6
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Michael Thomas, NO |
6
|
3 |
still hasn’t played since Wk 1 & is now dealing with a hamstring injury |
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7
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DK Metcalf, SEA |
6
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|
8
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Tyreek Hill, KC |
10
|
5 |
has only topped 80 yds receiving once this season |
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9
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Chris Godwin, TB |
13
|
12 |
seems to be a better fit w/ Brady than Evans |
|
10
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Stefon Diggs, BUF |
11
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|
11
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A. Robinson II, CHI |
11
|
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
12
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Tyler Lockett, SEA |
6
|
15 |
huge weekly upside, but Metcalf feels like the steadier play |
|
13
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Mike Evans, TB |
13
|
9 |
the TDs are great but Evans is currently on pace for just 58 rec & 727 yds |
|
14
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Amari Cooper, DAL |
10
|
DAL completed 11 passes in Wk 7, seven of them went to Cooper | |
|
15
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Adam Thielen, MIN |
7
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|
16
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Terry McLaurin, WAS |
8
|
18 |
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17
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D.J. Moore, CAR |
13
|
24 |
Moore-Anderson has been one of the NFL’s most productive duos |
|
18
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Kenny Golladay, DET |
5
|
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|
19
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Robby Anderson, CAR |
13
|
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|
20
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A.J. Brown, TEN |
4
|
27 |
Brown has been excellent since returning from injury |
|
21
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Cooper Kupp, LAR |
9
|
17 |
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|
22
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT |
8
|
in a key game Big Ben looked to Smith-Schuster & Johnson to make the plays | |
|
23
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Robert Woods, LAR |
9
|
22 |
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|
24
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Will Fuller, HOU |
8
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|
25
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Tyler Boyd, CIN |
9
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|
26
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DJ Chark Jr., JAC |
8
|
20 |
hasn’t done much since Wk 4 |
|
27
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Jamison Crowder, NYJ |
10
|
DNP in Wk 7 w/ a groin injury; his third missed game of 2020 | |
|
28
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Jarvis Landry, CLE |
9
|
40 |
w/ Beckham done for the year, Landry becomes CLE’s top option |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
29
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CeeDee Lamb, DAL |
10
|
27 |
a small drop for now, but Wk 7 couldn’t have gone much worse |
|
30
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DeVante Parker, MIA |
7
|
Parker hurt his groin in Wk 6 & his status for Wk 8 is unknown | |
|
31
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Darius Slayton, NYG |
11
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|
32
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Justin Jefferson, MIN |
7
|
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|
33
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Diontae Johnson, PIT |
8
|
48 |
continues to deal w/ injuries but looks to be PIT’s WR2 when healthy |
|
34
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Brandin Cooks, HOU |
8
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|
35
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Cole Beasley, BUF |
11
|
44 |
quietly on pace for 89-1,074-5; he’s a better BUF WR to own than John Brown |
|
36
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Marquise Brown, BAL |
7
|
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|
37
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Julian Edelman, NE |
5
|
31 |
Edelman is probably trying to figure out how to get traded to TB |
|
38
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Emmanuel Sanders, NO |
6
|
tested positive for COVID & missed Wk 7; his status for Wk 8 is unclear | |
|
39
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Tee Higgins, CIN |
9
|
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|
40
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Laviska Shenault, JAC |
8
|
50 |
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|
41
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Michael Gallup, DAL |
10
|
36 |
see Lamb, CeeDee |
|
42
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Brandon Aiyuk, SF |
11
|
49 |
he’s probably SF’s top WR w/ Samuel hurt |
|
43
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Deebo Samuel, SF |
11
|
Samuel hurt his hamstring Sunday & is likely to miss the next two games | |
|
44
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Preston Williams, MIA |
7
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|
45
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Tim Patrick, DEN |
5
|
DEN’s top WR is day-to-day w/ a hamstring injury | |
|
46
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Chase Claypool, PIT |
8
|
37 |
targeted just once in Wk 7; Smith-Schuster/Johnson were targeted 29 times |
|
47
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A.J. Green, CIN |
9
|
56 |
Burrow is getting Green involved consistently |
|
48
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Marvin Jones, DET |
5
|
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|
49
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Christian Kirk, ARI |
8
|
plenty of TDs but not much else | |
|
50
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Travis Fulgham, PHI |
9
|
58 |
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|
51
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB |
5
|
41 |
MVS hasn’t topped 50 yds receiving since Wk 2 |
|
52
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Jerry Jeudy, DEN |
5
|
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|
53
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Corey Davis, TEN |
4
|
scored a TD Sunday in the first game he’s played since Wk 3 due to COVID | |
|
54
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Mike Williams, LAC |
6
|
46 |
zero consistency |
|
55
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T.Y. Hilton, IND |
7
|
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|
56
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John Brown, BUF |
11
|
51 |
a knee injury kept him out of Wk 7; he has just four catches since Wk 2 |
|
57
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Nelson Agholor, LVR |
6
|
NR |
three straight games with a TD |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
58
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Scotty Miller, TB |
13
|
59 |
wildly inconsistent from one game to the next |
|
59
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Allen Lazard, GB |
5
|
eligible to return in Wk 9; he appeared w/ rehab group in practice last week | |
|
60
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Mecole Hardman, KC |
10
|
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|
61
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Sterling Shepard, NYG |
11
|
79 |
looked good in his return |
|
62
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Hunter Renfrow, LVR |
6
|
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|
63
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Randall Cobb, HOU |
8
|
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|
64
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Henry Ruggs III, LVR |
6
|
60 |
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|
65
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Sammy Watkins, KC |
10
|
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|
66
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Rashard Higgins, CLE |
9
|
NR |
he’s set to start opposite Landry w/ Beckham out |
|
67
|
Keelan Cole, JAC |
8
|
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|
68
|
Curtis Samuel, CAR |
13
|
73 |
|
|
69
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N’Keal Harry, NE |
5
|
62 |
suffered a head injury in Wk 7 |
|
70
|
Josh Reynolds, LAR |
9
|
NR |
|
|
71
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Michael Pittman Jr., IND |
7
|
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|
72
|
Darnell Mooney, CHI |
11
|
I couldn’t keep ranking three CHI WRs; Mooney stays, Miller goes | |
|
73
|
Greg Ward, PHI |
9
|
NR |
|
|
74
|
Russell Gage, ATL |
10
|
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|
75
|
Tre’Quan Smith, NO |
6
|
NR |
w/ Thomas & Sanders out, Smith rejoins the rankings |
|
76
|
Golden Tate, NYG |
11
|
67 |
Tate seems to be the third guy in a low-usage passing attack |
|
77
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Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
8
|
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|
78
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B. Perriman, NYJ |
10
|
66 |
sustained a concussion in Wk 7; he just can’t stay healthy |
|
79
|
Alshon Jeffery, PHI |
9
|
Jeffery stays; D-Jax leaves the rankings after hitting IR again | |
|
80
|
Antonio Brown, TB |
13
|
NR |
stash candidates don’t get much more interesting than this |
Tight ends |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
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1
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Travis Kelce, KC |
10
|
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|
2
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George Kittle, SF |
11
|
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|
3
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Darren Waller, LVR |
6
|
||
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
4
|
Mark Andrews, BAL |
7
|
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|
5
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Hunter Henry, LAC |
6
|
the numbers aren’t there yet, but I still like the Henry-Herbert pairing | |
|
6
|
Jared Cook, NO |
6
|
8 |
|
|
7
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Tyler Higbee, LAR |
9
|
Higbee didn’t play on MNF due to a hand injury | |
|
8
|
Zach Ertz, PHI |
9
|
||
|
9
|
Hayden Hurst, ATL |
10
|
he’s starting to give some Hooper-esque production | |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
10
|
T.J. Hockenson, DET |
5
|
12 |
TDs in three consecutive games |
|
11
|
Rob Gronkowski, TB |
13
|
18 |
the Brady-Gronk connection is gaining steam |
|
12
|
Noah Fant, DEN |
5
|
7 |
returned after missing one game w/ an ankle injury |
|
13
|
Mike Gesicki, MIA |
7
|
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|
14
|
Austin Hooper, CLE |
9
|
DNP in Wk 7 due to an appendectomy; could have a bigger role when he returns | |
|
15
|
Evan Engram, NYG |
11
|
||
|
16
|
Dallas Goedert, PHI |
9
|
||
|
17
|
Jonnu Smith, TEN |
4
|
14 |
|
|
18
|
Eric Ebron, PIT |
8
|
21 |
40+ receiving yards in four of the last five games |
|
19
|
Robert Tonyan, GB |
5
|
||
|
20
|
Jimmy Graham, CHI |
11
|
||
|
21
|
Trey Burton, IND |
7
|
||
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
22
|
Irv Smith, MIN |
7
|
||
|
23
|
Dalton Schultz, DAL |
10
|
20 |
|
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24
|
Jordan Akins, HOU |
8
|
||
|
25
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David Njoku, CLE |
5
|
35 |
I’ll be keeping an eye on Njoku w/ OBJ out for the year |
|
26
|
Gerald Everett, LAR |
9
|
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|
27
|
Greg Olsen, SEA |
6
|
w/ three capable TEs, Olsen is stuck in the lower tier barring injuries | |
|
28
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Logan Thomas, WAS |
8
|
||
|
29
|
Darren Fells, HOU |
7
|
||
|
30
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Tyler Eifert, JAC |
8
|
Eifert missed Wk 7 w/ a neck injury | |
|
31
|
Drew Sample, CIN |
9
|
||
|
32
|
Cameron Brate, TB |
13
|
||
|
33
|
Anthony Firkser, TEN |
4
|
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|
34
|
Chris Herndon, NYJ |
10
|
||
|
35
|
Dawson Knox, BUF |
11
|
||
Defensive teams |
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Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
|
1
|
Steelers |
4
|
||
|
2
|
Ravens |
7
|
||
|
3
|
Colts |
7
|
||
|
4
|
Rams |
9
|
5 |
an aggressive scheme w/ a true superstar in the middle |
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
||
|
5
|
Buccaneers |
13
|
||
|
6
|
Chiefs |
10
|
||
|
7
|
Bears |
11
|
||
|
8
|
Patriots |
5
|
4 |
that was really, really ugly |
|
9
|
Bills |
11
|
||
|
10
|
49ers |
11
|
12 |
very impressive Sunday; we’ll see how they handle SEA in Wk 8 |
|
11
|
Saints |
6
|
||
|
12
|
Broncos |
5
|
||
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
||
|
13
|
Browns |
9
|
10 |
|
|
14
|
Eagles |
9
|
||
|
15
|
Cardinals |
8
|
||
|
16
|
Chargers |
6
|
||
|
17
|
Packers |
5
|
19 |
|
|
18
|
Dolphins |
7
|
||
|
19
|
Washington |
8
|
NR |
|
|
20
|
Seahawks |
6
|
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