Weekly Rankings: Week 9 Rankings and Notes From Week 8

Week 8 Notes

Budda Baker was your Week 8 tackle king, racking up 14 (7 Solo, 7 Assists). Just trailing him were Matt Milano and Jamie Collins, each with 13.
If there were still any doubts about Nick Bosa being an elite fantasy option entering this week, the younger Bosa brother exploded for 32 points, a mark that led all defensive players. His closest competitor was older brother Joey Bosa, who himself had a colossal 28.5 point performance. The pair combined for a massive 7 TFL loss and 5.0 sacks
With injuries securing him a start on Sunday, Marquise Blair of the Seahawks made a major impression in his first major playing time. The rookie racked up 11 tackles (9 Solo, 2 asissts) and forced a fumble in a Seahawks win.
Sadly, J.J. Watt was diagnosed with his 3rd season-ending injury in the last four years, and there’s a very real chance we never see Watt suit up again. We hope for the best in his recovery.
The Bengals, Saints, Falcons and Rams are on bye this week.

Week 9 Rankings

Week 9 Linebacker Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Matchup
1	Darius Leonard	IND	at PIT
2	Blake Martinez	GBP	at LAC
3	Bobby Wagmer	SEA	v TBB
4	Joe Schobert	CLE	at DEN
5	Devin Bush	PIT	v IND
6	Jordan Hicks	ARI	v SFO
7	Luke Kuechly	CAR	v TEN
8	Jaylon Smith	DAL	at NYG
9	Tremaine Edmunds	BUF	v WAS
10	Eric Kendricks	MIN	at KCC
11	Zach Cunningham	HOU	at JAX
12	Rashaan Evans	TEN	at CAR
13	Leighton Vander Esch	DAL	at NYG
14	Roquan Smith	CHI	at PHI
15	Lavonte David	TBB	at SEA
16	Jamie Collins Sr.	NEP	at BAL
17	Nathan Gerry	PHI	v CHI
18	Patrick Onwuasor	BAL	v NEP
19	Shaq Thompson	CAR	v TEN
20	Danny Trevathan	CHI	at PHI
21	Devin White	TBB	at SEA
22	Jon Bostic	WAS	at BUF
23	Neville Hewitt	NYJ	at MIA
24	Myles Jack	JAX	v HOU
25	K.J. Wright	SEA	v TBB
26	Jayon Brown	TEN	at CAR
27	T.J. Watt	PIT	v IND
28	Alec Ogletree	NYG	v DAL
29	Haason Reddick	ARI	v SFO
30	Fred Warner	SFO	at ARI
31	Khalil Mack	CHI	at PHI
32	Tahir Whitehead	OAK	v DET
33	Anthony Barr	MIN	at KCC
34	Matt Milano	BUF	v WAS
35	Blake Cashman	NYJ	at MIA
36	Todd Davis	DEN	v CLE
37	Thomas Davis Sr.	LAC	v GBP
38	Benardrick McKinney	HOU	at JAX
39	Kwon Alexander	SFO	at ARI
40	Anthony Hitchens	KCC	v MIN
41	Jarrad Davis	DET	at OAK
42	Matt Judon	BAL	v NEP
43	Chandler Jones	ARI	v SFO
44	Damien Wilson	KCC	v MIN
45	Raekwon McMillan	MIA	v NYJ
46	Harold Landry	TEN	at CAR
47	A.J. Johnson	DEN	v CLE
48	Uchenna Nwosu	LAC	v GBP
49	Jerome Baker	MIA	v NYJ
50	Mychal Kendricks	SEA	v TBB

Week 9 Defensive Line Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Matchup
1	Myles Garrett	CLE	at DEN
2	Calais Campbell	JAX	v HOU
3	Danielle Hunter	MIN	at KCC
4	Joey Bosa	LAC	v GBP
5	Nick Bosa	SFO	at ARI
6	Chandler Jones	ARI	v SFO
7	DeForest Buckner	SFO	at ARI
8	Justin Houston	IND	at PIT
9	Cameron Heyward	PIT	v IND
10	Jonathan Allen	WAS	at BUF
11	DeMarcus Lawrence	DAL	at NYG
12	Jarran Reed	SEA	v TBB
13	Josh Allen	JAX	v HOU
14	Robert Quinn	DAL	at NYG
15	Olivier Vernon	CLE	at DEN
16	Yannick Ngakoue	JAX	v HOU
17	Trey Flowers	DET	at OAK
18	Melvin Ingram	LAC	v GBP
19	Brian Burns	CAR	v TEN
20	Mario Addison	CAR	v TEN
21	Preston Smith	GBP	at LAC
22	Arik Armstead	SFO	at ARI
23	Everson Griffen	MIN	at KCC
24	Frank Clark	KCC	v MIN
25	Matt Ioannidis	WAS	at BUF
26	Fletcher Cox	PHI	v CHI
27	Taco Charlton	MIA	v NYJ
28	Emmanuel Ogbah	KCC	v MIN
29	Jabaal Sheard	IND	at PIT
30	Montez Sweat	WAS	at BUF
31	Brandon Graham	PHI	v CHI
32	Dee Ford	SFO	at ARI
33	Quinnen Williams	NYJ	at IND
34	Jurrell Casey	TEN	at CAR
35	Nick Williams	CHI	at PHI
36	Kenny Clark	GBP	at LAC
37	Derek Barnett	PHI	v CHI
38	Chris Jones	KCC	v MIN
39	Damon Harrison	DET	at OAK
40	Ed Oliver	BUF	v WAS
41	Jadeveon Clowney	SEA	v TBB
42	Larry Ogunjobi	CLE	at DEN
43	Maxx Crosby	OAK	v DET
44	Linval Joseph	MIN	at KCC
45	Derek Wolfe	DEN	v CLE
46	Shelby Harris	DEN	v CLE
47	Carl Nassib	TBB	at SEA
48	Da’Ron Payne	WAS	at BUF
49	Alex Okafor	KCC	v MIN
50	DeMarcus Walker	DEN	v CLE

Week 9 Defensive Back Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Matchup
1	Landon Collins	WAS	at BUF
2	Tracy Walker	DET	at OAK
3	Budda Baker	ARI	v SFO
4	Harrison Smith	MIN	at KCC
5	Jordan Poyer	BUF	v WAS
6	Jamal Adams	NYJ	at MIA
7	Ronnie Harrison	JAX	v HOU
8	Jabrill Peppers	NYG	v DAL
9	Antoine Bethea	NYG	v DAL
10	Kevin Byard	TEN	at CAR
11	Eric Reid	CAR	v TEN
12	Justin Simmons	DEN	v CLE
13	Reshad Jones	MIA	v NYJ
14	Justin Reid	HOU	at JAX
15	Tyrann Mathieu	KCC	v MIN
16	Roderic Teamer	LAC	v GBP
17	Adrian Amos	GBP	at LAC
18	Terrell Edmunds	PIT	v IND
19	Kyle Fuller	CHI	at PHI
20	Malcolm Jenkins	PHI	v CHI
21	Jermaine Whitehead	CLE	at DEN
22	Xavier Woods	DAL	at NYG
23	Hasean Clinton-Dix	CHI	at PHI
24	Damarious Randall	CLE	at DEN
25	Kareem Jackson	DEN	v CLE
26	Minkah Fitzpatrick	PIT	v IND
27	Rock Ya-Sin	IND	at PIT
28	Kendall Fuller	KCC	v MIN
29	Andrew Adams	TBB	at SEA
30	Janoris Jenkins	NYG	v DAL
31	Clayton Geathers	IND	at PIT
32	Morgan Burnett	CLE	v DEN
33	Logan Ryan	TEN	at CAR
34	Montae Nicholson	WAS	at BUF
35	Vernon Hargreaves	TBB	at SEA
36	Jordan Whitehead	TBB	at SEA
37	Eddie Jackson	CHI	at PHI
38	Erik Harris	OAK	v DET
39	Byron Murphy	ARI	v SFO
40	Khari Willis	IND	at PIT
41	Bradley McDougald	SEA	v TBB
42	Rayshawn Jenkins	LAC	v GBP
43	Johnathan Joseph	HOU	at JAX
44	Earl Thomas	BAL	v NEP
45	Karl Joseph	OAK	v DET
46	Darryl Roberts	NYJ	at MIA
47	Tavon Wilson	DET	at OAK
48	Kenny Vaccaro	TEN	at CAR
49	Anthony Harris	MIN	at KCC
50	Rodney McLeod	PHI	v CHI

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