Weekly Rankings: Ranking Each Position for Week 8

With Week 8 behind us, its time to move on to Week 9. I’ll rank each position for PPR leagues before Thursday Night Football each week. Below each set of rankings, I’ll provide commentary on my more difficult decisions of the week. Best of luck in Week 9!

I’ve published without notes to make sure to get this to you before the Thursday night kick-off. Check back later for my full write-up

Week 9 QB Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
2	Deshaun Watson	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
4	Matthew Stafford	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
5	Dak Prescott	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
6	Lamar Jackson	BAL	vs NE	Sun 8:20pm ET
7	Tom Brady	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
8	Derek Carr	OAK	vs DET	Sun 4:05pm ET
9	Gardner Minshew	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
10	Josh Allen	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
11	Jameis Winston	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
12	Daniel Jones	NYG	vs DAL	Mon 8:15pm ET
13	Kirk Cousins	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Sam Darnold	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
16	Philip Rivers	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
17	Carson Wentz	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
18	Kyler Murray	ARI	vs SF	Thu 8:20pm ET
19	Baker Mayfield	CLE	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
20	Jacoby Brissett	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
21	Kyle Allen	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
22	Mason Rudolph	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
24	Mitch Trubisky	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
25	Matt Moore	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
27	Case Keenum	WAS	@ BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Brandon Allen	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET

Week 9 RB Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
2	Dalvin Cook	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
3	Saquon Barkley	NYG	vs DAL	Mon 8:15pm ET
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
5	Aaron Jones	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
6	Leonard Fournette	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
7	Nick Chubb	CLE	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
8	Josh Jacobs	OAK	vs DET	Sun 4:05pm ET
9	Le’Veon Bell	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Tevin Coleman	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
11	Derrick Henry	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Austin Ekeler	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
13	Chris Carson	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
14	Marlon Mack	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Sony Michel	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
16	Melvin Gordon	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
17	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET
18	Jamaal Williams	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
19	David Montgomery	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	Royce Freeman	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET
21	Mark Ingram	BAL	vs NE	Sun 8:20pm ET
22	Jordan Howard	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	James White	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
24	Kenyan Drake	ARI	vs SF	Thu 8:20pm ET
25	Jaylen Samuels	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
26	Carlos Hyde	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
27	Devin Singletary	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Adrian Peterson	WAS	@ BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
29	LeSean McCoy	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
30	Miles Sanders	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Ty Johnson	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
32	Mark Walton	MIA	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
33	James Conner	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
34	Matt Breida	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
35	Frank Gore	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
36	Damien Williams	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
37	Duke Johnson	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
38	Tarik Cohen	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
39	Alexander Mattison	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
40	Ronald Jones II	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
41	Peyton Barber	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
42	J.D. McKissic	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
43	Tra Carson	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
44	Nyheim Hines	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
45	Raheem Mostert	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
46	Rashaad Penny	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
47	Wendell Smallwood	WAS	@ BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
48	Kalen Ballage	MIA	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET

Week 9 WR Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
2	Amari Cooper	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
3	Chris Godwin	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
4	Mike Evans	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
5	Kenny Golladay	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
6	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
7	Julian Edelman	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
8	Stefon Diggs	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
9	Tyreek Hill	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	D.J. Chark	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
11	Allen Robinson	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Adam Thielen	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
13	Keenan Allen	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
14	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
16	Tyrell Williams	OAK	vs DET	Sun 4:05pm ET
17	John Brown	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
18	Michael Gallup	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
19	T.Y. Hilton	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
20	Marvin Jones	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
21	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
22	Terry McLaurin	WAS	@ BUF	Sun 1:00pm ET
23	Golden Tate	NYG	vs DAL	Mon 8:15pm ET
24	Courtland Sutton	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET
25	Mike Williams	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
26	Alshon Jeffery	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
27	D.J. Moore	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
28	Emmanuel Sanders	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
29	Kenny Stills	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
30	Curtis Samuel	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
31	Christian Kirk	ARI	vs SF	Thu 8:20pm ET
32	Jarvis Landry	CLE	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
33	Robby Anderson	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
34	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	vs SF	Thu 8:20pm ET
35	Jamison Crowder	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
36	Corey Davis	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
37	A.J. Brown	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
38	Devante Parker	MIA	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
39	Preston Williams	MIA	vs NYJ	Sun 1:00pm ET
40	Marquise Brown	BAL	vs NE	Sun 8:20pm ET
41	Sammy Watkins	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
42	Dede Westbrook	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
43	Diontae Johnson	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
44	Chris Conley	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
45	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
46	Demaryius Thomas	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
47	Phillip Dorsett	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
48	Cole Beasley	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
49	Mohamed Sanu	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
50	Danny Amendola	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
51	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs DAL	Mon 8:15pm ET
52	Anthony Miller	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
53	Mecole Hardman	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
54	Deebo Samuel	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
55	Taylor Gabriel	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
56	Adam Humphries	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
57	Allen Lazard	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
58	Nelson Agholor	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
59	Geronimo Allison	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
60	Randall Cobb	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET

Week 9 TE Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	George Kittle	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
2	Darren Waller	OAK	vs DET	Sun 4:05pm ET
3	Travis Kelce	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
4	Evan Engram	NYG	vs DAL	Mon 8:15pm ET
5	Hunter Henry	LAC	vs GB	Sun 4:25pm ET
6	Mark Andrews	BAL	vs NE	Sun 8:20pm ET
7	Zach Ertz	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Jonnu Smith	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
9	Eric Ebron	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Greg Olsen	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
11	Dallas Goedert	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Darren Fells	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
13	Jimmy Graham	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
14	Jason Witten	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
15	T.J. Hockenson	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
16	Jack Doyle	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
17	Cameron Brate	TB	@ SEA	Sun 4:05pm ET
18	Noah Fant	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET

Week 9 D Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	San Francisco 49ers	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
2	New England Patriots	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET
3	Buffalo Bills	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
4	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	vs CHI	Sun 1:00pm ET
5	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
6	Cleveland Browns	CLE	@ DEN	Sun 4:25pm ET
7	Carolina Panthers	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	New York Jets	NYJ	@ MIA	Sun 1:00pm ET
9	Denver Broncos	DEN	vs CLE	Sun 4:25pm ET
10	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
11	Green Bay Packers	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
12	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
13	Tennessee Titans	TEN	@ CAR	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Chicago Bears	CHI	@ PHI	Sun 1:00pm ET

Week 9 K Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Opp	Kickoff
1	Jason Myers	SEA	vs TB	Sun 4:05pm ET
2	Robbie Gould	SF	@ ARI	Thu 8:20pm ET
3	Matt Prater	DET	@ OAK	Sun 4:05pm ET
4	Brett Maher	DAL	@ NYG	Mon 8:15pm ET
5	Mason Crosby	GB	@ LAC	Sun 4:25pm ET
6	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	@ JAC	Sun 9:30am ET
7	Dan Bailey	MIN	@ KC	Sun 1:00pm ET
8	Justin Tucker	BAL	vs NE	Sun 8:20pm ET
9	Joey Slye	CAR	vs TEN	Sun 1:00pm ET
10	Josh Lambo	JAC	vs HOU	Sun 9:30am ET
11	Harrison Butker	KC	vs MIN	Sun 1:00pm ET
12	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs IND	Sun 1:00pm ET
13	Adam Vinatieri	IND	@ PIT	Sun 1:00pm ET
14	Stephen Hauschka	BUF	vs WAS	Sun 1:00pm ET
15	Nick Folk	NE	@ BAL	Sun 8:20pm ET

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2 responses to “Weekly Rankings: Ranking Each Position for Week 8”

Andrew S says:

November 1, 2019 at 11:41 am

Where would you rank Sterling Shepard? Sounds like he will probably be back this week.

- Erik Smith says:
  
  November 2, 2019 at 10:10 am
  
  Probably in the 30-35 range for Shepard, I’m being a little cautious. He will be competing with Golden Tate for similar looks in the offense, so I’m really interested to see how it works out with them both on the field.

Weekly Rankings: Ranking Each Position for Week 8

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