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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I’m assuming Jackson’s Wk 5 performance was related to his knee/illness | |
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4
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Kyler Murray, ARI |
8
|
 6 |
Murray is playing more like 2019 Jackson than Jackson is |
|
5
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Josh Allen, BUF |
11
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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6
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Aaron Rodgers, GB |
5
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7
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Deshaun Watson, HOU |
8
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10 |
it’s only one game, but I liked what I saw |
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8
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Tom Brady, TB |
13
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ugly performance on TNF, albeit with loads of injuries | |
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9
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Cam Newton, NE |
5
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having Wk 5 turned into a bye could mean Newton only misses one game | |
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10
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Drew Brees, NO |
6
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11
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Ben Roethlisberger, PIT |
8
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12
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Gardner Minshew, JAC |
7
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13
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Matt Ryan, ATL |
10
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 12 |
we’ll see if a coaching change can right the ship |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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14
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Justin Herbert, LAC |
6
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18 |
for all of the attention Burrow has received, Herbert has been better |
|
15
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Joe Burrow, CIN |
9
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that felt like a “welcome to the NFL” experience on Sunday | |
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16
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Jared Goff, LAR |
9
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17
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Ryan Tannehill, TEN |
7
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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
|
22 |
Carr going deep!?!? you have my curiosity Mr. Gruden |
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20
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Carson Wentz, PHI |
9
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he’s currently on pace to throw 29 INTs this season | |
|
21
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Teddy Bridgewater, CAR |
13
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26 |
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22
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Baker Mayfield, CLE |
9
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uneven performance vs IND & hurt his ribs as well | |
|
23
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Andy Dalton, DAL |
10
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NR |
Prescott’s injury puts Dalton in the starting job; he’s worth adding based on upside |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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24
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Ryan Fitzpatrick, MIA |
11
|
he’d be higher if Tua wasn’t looming | |
|
25
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Kirk Cousins, MIN |
7
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26
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Daniel Jones, NYG |
11
|
23 |
Jerry Jones has as many TD passes as Daniel since Wk 1 |
|
27
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Jimmy Garoppolo, SF |
11
|
21 |
if you’re Shanahan you’re really hoping Sunday was an anomaly |
|
28
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Philip Rivers, IND |
7
|
22 |
Rivers just looks AWFUL |
|
29
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Drew Lock, DEN |
5
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Lock should return in Wk 6 | |
|
30
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Sam Darnold, NYJ |
11
|
29 |
didn’t play in Wk 5 due to shoulder trouble & is uncertain for Wk 6 |
|
31
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Nick Foles, CHI |
11
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|
32
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Kyle Allen, WAS |
8
|
31 |
knocked out of Sunday’s game w/ an arm injury but likely to start in Wk6 |
|
33
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Mitchell Trubisky, CHI |
11
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34
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C.J. Beathard, SF |
11
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NR |
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35
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Tua Tagovailoa, MIA |
11
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36
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Dwayne Haskins, WAS |
8
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NR |
when WAS falls out of the race wouldn’t Haskins get the job back? |
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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Ezekiel Elliott, DAL |
10
|
3 |
Dallas has to run more now, right? |
|
3
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Dalvin Cook, MIN |
7
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suffered a groin injury on SNF & looks likely to miss a game | |
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4
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Derrick Henry, TEN |
7
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|
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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Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC |
10
|
6 |
since a strong debut, CEH has topped 100 yards just once & hasn’t scored |
|
8
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Miles Sanders, PHI |
9
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9
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Chris Carson, SEA |
6
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|
10
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James Conner, PIT |
8
|
7 |
just felt a touch high & PIT did more things in the running game in Wk 5 |
|
11
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Kareem Hunt, CLE |
9
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Hunt got 23 touches Sunday; he’s an RB1 as long as Chubb is out | |
|
12
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Christian McCaffrey, CAR |
13
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13
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Josh Jacobs, LVR |
6
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14
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Todd Gurley II, ATL |
10
|
17 |
more Gurley could be a thing following the coaching change |
|
15
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Melvin Gordon III, DEN |
5
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16
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Jonathan Taylor, IND |
7
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19 |
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17
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David Montgomery, CHI |
11
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Montgomery’s 17 touches in Wk 5 were encouraging | |
|
18
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Austin Ekeler, LAC |
6
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LA’s bye moving up could mean Ekeler misses one fewer game | |
|
19
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Raheem Mostert, SF |
11
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Mostert accounted for 129 yards in his return from injury | |
|
20
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James Robinson, JAC |
7
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21
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Nick Chubb, CLE |
9
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22
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Kenyan Drake, ARI |
8
|
I wonder if Drake starts to lose more touches to Edmonds | |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
23
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Devin Singletary, BUF |
11
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|
24
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David Johnson, HOU |
8
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|
25
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Ronald Jones, TB |
13
|
30 |
has played well w/ Fournette out of action |
|
26
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Le’Veon Bell, NYJ |
11
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|
27
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Myles Gaskin, MIA |
11
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Gaskin getting the goal line TD was a positive sign | |
|
28
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Antonio Gibson, WAS |
8
|
25 |
that offense is so bad |
|
29
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Darrell Henderson, LAR |
9
|
I still like Henderson as the Rams top RB | |
|
30
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Mark Ingram, BAL |
8
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31 |
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Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
31
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Latavius Murray, NO |
6
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|
32
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Mike Davis, CAR |
13
|
33 |
his strong play seems to ensure CMC won’t be rushed back |
|
33
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James White, NE |
5
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|
34
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Phillip Lindsay, DEN |
5
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|
35
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Leonard Fournette, TB |
13
|
active but did not see the field in Wk 5 as he recovers from an ankle injury | |
|
36
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Alexander Mattison, MIN |
7
|
50 |
likely to start in Wk 6; plenty of talent behind an injury-prone Cook |
|
37
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Adrian Peterson, DET |
5
|
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|
38
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Justin Jackson, LAC |
6
|
61 |
he was much more effective than Kelley on MNF |
|
39
|
Davonta Freeman, NYG |
11
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|
40
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Jamaal Williams, GB |
5
|
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|
41
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J.K. Dobbins, BAL |
8
|
I don’t understand why Dobbins doesn’t get the ball more | |
|
42
|
Cam Akers, LAR |
9
|
45 |
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|
43
|
Zack Moss, BUF |
11
|
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|
44
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Damien Harris, NE |
5
|
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|
45
|
D’Andre Swift, DET |
5
|
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|
46
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Joshua Kelley, LAC |
6
|
36 |
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|
47
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Matt Breida, MIA |
11
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|
48
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Duke Johnson Jr., HOU |
8
|
new coach, same nonexistent role | |
|
49
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Nyheim Hines, IND |
7
|
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|
50
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Frank Gore, NYJ |
11
|
60 |
only had four fewer carries than Bell |
|
51
|
Tevin Coleman, SF |
11
|
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|
52
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Chase Edmonds, ARI |
8
|
67 |
Edmonds has been getting more work recently |
|
53
|
Sony Michel, NE |
6
|
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|
54
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Jerick McKinnon, SF |
11
|
43 |
McKinnon was a ghost in Mostert’s return |
|
55
|
Malcolm Brown, LAR |
9
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|
56
|
Benny Snell Jr., PIT |
8
|
51 |
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|
57
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Tony Pollard, DAL |
10
|
66 |
Pollard’s role could increase with Dalton at the helm |
|
58
|
Carlos Hyde, SEA |
6
|
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|
59
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Rex Burkhead, NE |
6
|
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|
60
|
Boston Scott, PHI |
9
|
48 |
even with tons of injuries, Scott has basically no role right now |
|
61
|
Chris Thompson, JAC |
7
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|
62
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D’Ernest Johnson, CLE |
9
|
64 |
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63
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Brian Hill, ATL |
10
|
NR |
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|
64
|
Dion Lewis, NYG |
11
|
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|
65
|
J.D. McKissic, WAS |
8
|
NR |
I see lots of short receptions in McKissic’s future |
|
66
|
Jordan Howard, MIA |
11
|
54 |
healthy inactive in Wk 5 |
|
67
|
Kerryon Johnson, DET |
5
|
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|
68
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Darrel Williams, KC |
10
|
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|
69
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AJ Dillon, GB |
5
|
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70
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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
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Davante Adams, GB |
5
|
Adams is set to return in Wk 6 after missing two-plus games | |
|
3
|
Michael Thomas, NO |
6
|
1 |
missed another game after fighting w/ a teammate; not great, Bob |
|
4
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Mike Evans, TB |
13
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|
5
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Julio Jones, ATL |
10
|
sat out Wk 5 w/ a hamstring injury | |
|
6
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Tyreek Hill, KC |
10
|
4 |
not getting a lot of chances recently |
|
7
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Calvin Ridley, ATL |
10
|
10 |
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|
8
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Keenan Allen, LAC |
6
|
Allen bowed out on MNF with back spasms but will have the bye to get healthy | |
|
9
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DK Metcalf, SEA |
6
|
15 |
just a physical mismatch every week |
|
10
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Stefon Diggs, BUF |
11
|
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|
11
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A. Robinson II, CHI |
11
|
14 |
the only sure thing in Chicago |
|
12
|
Chris Godwin, TB |
13
|
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Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
13
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Amari Cooper, DAL |
10
|
9 |
Cooper drops out of Tier 1 following the Prescott injury but could return |
|
14
|
Adam Thielen, MIN |
7
|
18 |
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|
15
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Tyler Lockett, SEA |
6
|
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|
16
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JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT |
8
|
7 |
he’s simply not the ball-dominant WR1 that Antonio Brown was |
|
17
|
Odell Beckham Jr., CLE |
9
|
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|
18
|
Kenny Golladay, DET |
5
|
||
|
19
|
Cooper Kupp, LAR |
9
|
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|
20
|
DJ Chark Jr., JAC |
7
|
Chark suffered an ankle injury of unknown severity late in Wk 5 | |
|
21
|
Robby Anderson, CAR |
13
|
26 |
who knew CAR’s offense would be this good? |
|
22
|
Terry McLaurin, WAS |
8
|
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|
23
|
Robert Woods, LAR |
9
|
||
|
24
|
Julian Edelman, NE |
5
|
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|
25
|
D.J. Moore, CAR |
13
|
21 |
basically swapping Moore & Anderson based on usage |
|
26
|
Tyler Boyd, CIN |
9
|
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|
27
|
CeeDee Lamb, DAL |
10
|
29 |
I would’ve moved Lamb higher, but I want to see how Dalton distributes the ball |
|
28
|
Jamison Crowder, NYJ |
11
|
36 |
who else do the Jets have? |
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
29
|
A.J. Brown, TEN |
7
|
23 |
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|
30
|
DeVante Parker, MIA |
11
|
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|
31
|
Darius Slayton, NYG |
11
|
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|
32
|
Will Fuller, HOU |
8
|
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|
33
|
Justin Jefferson, MIN |
7
|
43 |
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|
34
|
Marquise Brown, BAL |
8
|
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|
35
|
Michael Gallup, DAL |
10
|
31 |
two huge catches changed the trajectory of an otherwise-disappointing game |
|
36
|
Emmanuel Sanders, NO |
6
|
44 |
the question remains: what will his numbers look like with Thomas active? |
|
37
|
Jarvis Landry, CLE |
9
|
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|
38
|
Diontae Johnson, PIT |
8
|
30 |
Johnson has been knocked out of the last two games but may play in Wk 6 |
|
39
|
Brandin Cooks, HOU |
8
|
I need to see more than one good game to elevate Cooks | |
|
40
|
Jerry Jeudy, DEN |
5
|
36 |
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|
41
|
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB |
5
|
||
|
42
|
Mecole Hardman, KC |
10
|
||
|
43
|
Marvin Jones, DET |
5
|
33 |
Jones felt too high given what he’s done this season |
|
44
|
John Brown, BUF |
11
|
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|
45
|
Preston Williams, MIA |
11
|
62 |
Williams finally looked like his pre-injury self |
|
46
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Tee Higgins, CIN |
9
|
55 |
his role keeps expanding & now Green is injured |
|
47
|
T.Y. Hilton, IND |
7
|
37 |
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|
48
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Chase Claypool, PIT |
8
|
59 |
huge game in Wk 5, but don’t overlook the fact that Johnson was sidelined |
|
49
|
Cole Beasley, BUF |
11
|
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|
50
|
Mike Williams, LAC |
10
|
68 |
so much talent if he could just stay healthy… |
|
51
|
Deebo Samuel, SF |
11
|
47 |
|
|
52
|
Brandon Aiyuk, SF |
11
|
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|
53
|
Laviska Shenault, JAC |
7
|
60 |
|
|
54
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Christian Kirk, ARI |
8
|
56 |
|
|
55
|
Corey Davis, TEN |
7
|
51 |
Davis was placed on the COVID list |
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
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|
56
|
Allen Lazard, GB |
5
|
don’t expect to see Lazard until November | |
|
57
|
Scotty Miller, TB |
13
|
51 |
still not sure what to make of his role |
|
58
|
Henry Ruggs III, LVR |
6
|
70 |
|
|
59
|
N’Keal Harry, NE |
5
|
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|
60
|
Golden Tate, NYG |
11
|
48 |
the only notable thing he’s done in 2020 is fight Jalen Ramsey |
|
61
|
Hunter Renfrow, LVR |
6
|
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|
62
|
DeSean Jackson, PHI |
9
|
D-Jax logged another DNP in Wk 5 | |
|
63
|
Anthony Miller, CHI |
11
|
53 |
|
|
64
|
Tim Patrick, DEN |
5
|
||
|
65
|
Travis Fulgham, PHI |
9
|
NR |
has burst on the scene in Philly, but what’s his role once D-Jax/Jeffery return? |
|
66
|
Randall Cobb, HOU |
8
|
64 |
|
|
67
|
B. Perriman, NYJ |
11
|
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|
68
|
Sammy Watkins, KC |
10
|
Watkins is expected to miss multiple games w/ a hamstring injury | |
|
69
|
Michael Pittman Jr., IND |
7
|
61 |
|
|
70
|
A.J. Green, CIN |
9
|
47 |
add a hamstring injury to an already disappointing season |
|
71
|
Bryan Edwards, LVR |
6
|
||
|
72
|
Sterling Shepard, NYG |
11
|
||
|
73
|
Curtis Samuel, CAR |
13
|
||
|
74
|
Darnell Mooney, CHI |
11
|
NR |
it feels like he could supplant Miller as WR2 in CHI |
|
75
|
Danny Amendola, DET |
5
|
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|
76
|
Van Jefferson, LAR |
9
|
||
|
77
|
Russell Gage, ATL |
10
|
||
|
78
|
Larry Fitzgerald, ARI |
8
|
||
|
79
|
Tre’Quan Smith, NO |
6
|
||
|
80
|
Alshon Jeffery, PHI |
9
|
he’s getting closer… | |
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
|
George Kittle, SF |
11
|
||
|
3
|
Darren Waller, LVR |
6
|
||
|
4
|
Mark Andrews, BAL |
8
|
||
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
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|
5
|
Hunter Henry, LAC |
10
|
thus far Herbert seems more comfortable throwing to his WRs | |
|
6
|
Zach Ertz, PHI |
9
|
6 |
three times in five games Ertz has gained less than 20 yards |
|
7
|
Tyler Higbee, LAR |
9
|
5 |
Everett’s presence makes Higbee’s value fluctuate greatly from week to week |
|
8
|
Noah Fant, DEN |
5
|
DEN’s impromptu bye might be enough to keep Fant from missing a game | |
|
9
|
Jared Cook, NO |
6
|
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|
10
|
Evan Engram, NYG |
11
|
||
|
11
|
Mike Gesicki, MIA |
11
|
15 |
|
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
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|
12
|
T.J. Hockenson, DET |
5
|
16 |
he’s actually been pretty consistent relative to a lot of TEs thus far |
|
13
|
Jonnu Smith, TEN |
7
|
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|
14
|
Austin Hooper, CLE |
9
|
19 |
Hooper was targeted 10 times in Wk 5 |
|
15
|
Hayden Hurst, ATL |
10
|
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|
16
|
Robert Tonyan, GB |
5
|
18 |
Tonyan is worth picking up in hopes his expanded role continues |
|
17
|
Rob Gronkowski, TB |
13
|
||
|
18
|
Dallas Goedert, PHI |
9
|
||
|
19
|
Jimmy Graham, CHI |
11
|
||
|
20
|
Dalton Schultz, DAL |
10
|
12 |
|
|
21
|
Eric Ebron, PIT |
8
|
||
Rk |
Fringe plays/roster depth |
Bye |
||
|
22
|
Jordan Akins, HOU |
8
|
Akins missed Wk 5 with a concussion | |
|
23
|
Gerald Everett, LAR |
9
|
33 |
|
|
24
|
Greg Olsen, SEA |
6
|
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|
25
|
Mo Alie-Cox, IND |
7
|
22 |
Trey Burton had six targets in Wk 5 to Alie-Cox’s one |
|
26
|
Chris Herndon, NYJ |
11
|
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|
27
|
Tyler Eifert, JAC |
7
|
Eifert suffered a stinger in Wk 5 but is expected to play in Wk 6 | |
|
28
|
Irv Smith, MIN |
7
|
30 |
we have signs of life |
|
29
|
Drew Sample, CIN |
9
|
||
|
30
|
Trey Burton, IND |
7
|
NR |
he sure looked the top pass-catching TE in IND this past week |
|
31
|
Cameron Brate, TB |
13
|
NR |
Brate caught more balls than Gronk in Wk 5 |
|
32
|
Ian Thomas, CAR |
13
|
||
|
33
|
Logan Thomas, WAS |
8
|
||
|
34
|
Dawson Knox, BUF |
11
|
||
|
35
|
David Njoku, CLE |
5
|
NR |
Njoku was activated from IR |
Defensive teams |
||||
Rk |
Never leaves lineup |
Bye |
Movement |
Notes |
|
1
|
Ravens |
8
|
they made Burrow look like a rookie | |
|
2
|
Steelers |
8
|
||
|
3
|
Colts |
7
|
CLE might’ve exposed some cracks | |
|
4
|
Bills |
11
|
||
Rk |
Lineup regulars |
Bye |
||
|
5
|
Patriots |
5
|
||
|
6
|
49ers |
11
|
4 |
you can’t give up 43 points to MIA and remain in the top tier |
|
7
|
Rams |
9
|
10 |
|
|
8
|
Chiefs |
10
|
||
|
9
|
Browns |
9
|
15 |
there are some playmakers in CLE |
|
10
|
Bears |
11
|
||
|
11
|
Saints |
6
|
7 |
|
|
12
|
Buccaneers |
13
|
||
Rk |
Weekly matchup plays |
Bye |
||
|
13
|
Eagles |
9
|
||
|
14
|
Chargers |
10
|
their ability to blow leads is incredible | |
|
15
|
Packers |
5
|
||
|
16
|
Washington |
8
|
||
|
17
|
Broncos |
5
|
||
|
18
|
Dolphins |
7
|
NR |
|
|
19
|
Titans |
7
|
||
|
20
|
Seahawks |
6
|
16 |
if they’re not forcing turnovers they’re a liability |