Fantasy Football: Week 9 Rankings

HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 24: Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (10) carries the ball during the NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Houston Texans on December 24, 2016, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire)

Week 9 should see plenty of hullabaloo. There’s two big-time NFC South showdowns between the Saints/Bucs and Panthers/Falcons, and with the Bears, Browns, Chargers, Vikings, Patriots, and Steelers all on a bye this week, you’ll likely be exercizing your flex spot to death. There is one big name missing from the rankings, though, and no, it’s not Ezekiel Elliott. Terrelle Pryor finally falls outside of the Top 50 after a horror game against the Cowboys last week, and since we’re just past the halfway point of the season, who in the heck expected to be saying that?! Sticking with receivers, DeAndre Hopkins is numero uno as far as wideouts go. In fact, any Texans player is a fantastic play against a Colts defense that has allowed 24 fantasy points per game to opposing receivers. Anyway, with plenty of drama in store, here’s a look at Week 9:

QUARTERBACK RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Drew Brees	NO	vs. TB
2	Matt Ryan	ATL	@CAR
3	DeShaun Watson	HOU	vs. IND
4	Carson Wentz	PHI	vs. DEN
5	Russell Wilson	SEA	vs. WAS
6	Matthew Stafford	DET	@GB
7	Cam Newton	CAR	vs. ATL
8	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs. KC
9	Kirk Cousins	WAS	@SEA
10	Marcus Mariota	TEN	vs. BAL
11	Derek Carr	OAK	@MIA
12	Jameis Winston	TB	@NO
13	Alex Smith	KC	@DAL
14	Andy Dalton	CIN	@JAC
15	Tyrod Taylor	BUF	@NYJ
16	Jared Goff	LAR	@NYG
17	Eli Manning	NYG	vs. LAR
18	Joe Flacco	BAL	@TEN
19	Brett Hundley	GB	vs. DET
20	Josh McCown	NYJ	vs. BUF
21	Drew Stanton	ARI	@SF
22	Matt Moore	MIA	vs. OAK
23	Blake Bortles	JAC	vs. CIN
24	Trevor Siemian	DEN	@PHI
25	C.J. Beathard	SF	vs. ARI
26	Jacoby Brissett	IND	@HOU

RUNNING BACK RANKINGS

1	Todd Gurley	LAR	@NYG
2	Kareem Hunt	KC	@DAL
3	LeSean McCoy	BUF	@NYJ
4	Mark Ingram	NO	vs. TB
5	Leonard Fournette	JAC	vs. CIN
6	DeVonta Freeman	ATL	@CAR
7	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	vs. ATL
8	Alvin Kamara	NO	vs. TB
9	Lamar Miller	HOU	vs. IND
10	Chris Thompson	WAS	@SEA
11	Carlos Hyde	SF	vs. ARI
12	DeMarco Murray	TEN	vs. BAL
13	Doug Martin	TB	@NO
14	Aaron Jones	GB	vs. DET
15	Adrian Peterson	ARI	@SF
16	C.J. Anderson	DEN	@PHI
17	Frank Gore	IND	@HOU
18	Joe Mixon	CIN	@JAC
19	Alex Collins	BAL	@TEN
20	Ameer Abdullah	DET	@GB
21	Marshawn Lynch	OAK	@MIA
22	Javorious Allen	BAL	@TEN
23	Bilal Powell	NYJ	vs. BUF
24	Theo Riddick	DET	@GB
25	Tevin Coleman	ATL	@CAR
26	LeGarrette Blount	PHI	vs. DEN
27	Jay Ajayi	PHI	vs. DEN
28	Jonathan Stewart	CAR	vs. ATL
29	Matt Forte	NYJ	vs. BUF
30	Darren McFadden	DAL	vs. KC
31	Ty Montgomery	GB	vs. DET
32	Alfred Morris	DAL	vs. KC
33	Derrick Henry	TEN	vs. BAL
34	Rob Kelley	WAS	@SEA
35	Orleans Darkwa	NYG	vs. LAR
36	Kenyan Drake	MIA	vs. OAK
37	Chris Ivory	JAC	vs. CIN
38	DeAndre Washington	OAK	@MIA
39	Damien Williams	MIA	vs. OAK
40	Eddie Lacy	SEA	vs. WAS
41	Jamaal Charles	DEN	@PHI
42	Giovani Bernard	CIN	@JAC
43	Matt Breida	SF	vs. ARI
44	Andre Ellington	ARI	@SF
45	Shane Vereen	NYG	vs. LAR
46	Wendell Smallwood	PHI	vs. DEN
47	Marlon Mack	IND	@HOU
48	Thomas Rawls	SEA	vs. WAS
49	T.J. Yeldon	JAC	vs. CIN
50	Wayne Gallman	NYG	vs. LAR

WIDE RECEIVER RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	vs. IND
2	A.J. Green	CIN	@JAC
3	Michael Thomas	NO	vs. TB
4	Julio Jones	ATL	@CAR
5	Dez Bryant	DAL	vs. KC
6	Doug Baldwin	SEA	vs. WAS
7	Mike Evans	TB	@NO
8	Tyreek Hill	KC	@DAL
9	Will Fuller V	HOU	vs. IND
10	Michael Crabtree	OAK	@MIA
11	Jordy Nelson	GB	vs. DET
12	Golden Tate	DET	@GB
13	Jarvis Landry	MIA	vs. OAK
14	Amari Cooper	OAK	@MIA
15	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	@PHI
16	T.Y. Hilton	IND	@HOU
17	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@SF
18	Devin Funchess	CAR	vs. ATL
19	Alshon Jeffery	PHI	vs. DEN
20	Kelvin Benjamin	BUF	@NYJ
21	DeSean Jackson	TB	@NO
22	Pierre Garcon	SF	vs. ARI
23	Davante Adams	GB	vs. DET
24	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	@PHI
25	DeVante Parker	MIA	vs. OAK
26	Sterling Shepard	NYG	vs. LAR
27	Mohamed Sanu	ATL	@CAR
28	Marvin Jones Jr.	DET	@GB
29	Jamison Crowder	WAS	@SEA
30	Paul Richardson	SEA	vs. WAS
31	Jermaine Kearse	NYJ	vs. BUF
32	Nelson Agholor	PHI	vs. DEN
33	Jeremy Maclin	BAL	@TEN
34	Robby Anderson	NYJ	vs. BUF
35	Cooper Kupp	LAR	@NYG
36	Robert Woods	LAR	@NYG
37	Rishard Matthews	TEN	vs. BAL
38	Tyler Lockett	SEA	vs. WAS
39	Randall Cobb	GB	vs. DET
40	Ted Ginn Jr.	NO	vs. TB
41	Marqise Lee	JAC	vs. CIN
42	Mike Wallace	BAL	@TEN
43	Sammy Watkins	LAR	vs. NYG
44	Josh Doctson	WAS	@SEA
45	John Brown	ARI	@SF
46	Corey Davis	TEN	vs. BAL
47	Kenny Stills	MIA	vs. OAK
48	Eric Decker	TEN	vs. BAL
49	Jordan Matthews	BUF	@NYJ
50	Bennie Fowler III	DEN	@PHI

TIGHT END RANKINGS

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Travis Kelce	KC	@DAL
2	Zach Ertz	PHI	vs. DEN
3	Jimmy Graham	SEA	vs. WAS
4	Cameron Brate	TB	@NO
5	Evan Engram	NYG	vs. LAR
6	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	NYJ	vs. BUF
7	Delanie Walker	TEN	vs. BAL
8	Jason Witten	DAL	vs. KC
9	Jack Doyle	IND	@HOU
10	Vernon Davis	WAS	@SEA
11	Jared Cook	OAK	@MIA
12	Tyler Kroft	CIN	@JAC
13	Ed Dickson	CAR	vs. ATL
14	Eric Ebron	DET	@GB
15	Austin Hooper	ATL	@CAR
16	Martellus Bennett	GB	vs. DET
17	George Kittle	SF	vs. ARI
18	Coby Fleener	NO	vs. TB
19	Ryan Griffin	HOU	vs. IND
20	Nick O’Leary	BUF	@NYJ
21	O.J. Howard	TB	@NO
22	Benjamin Watson	BAL	@TEN

DEFENSE/ST RANKINGS

Rank	Team	Opponent
1	Jacksonville Jaguars	vs. CIN
2	Seattle Seahawks	vs. WAS
3	Kansas City Chiefs	@DAL
4	Buffalo Bills	@NYJ
5	Houston Texans	vs. IND
6	Denver Broncos	@PHI
7	Detroit Lions	@GB
8	Carolina Panthers	vs. ATL
9	Los Angeles Rams	@NYG
10	Oakland Raiders	@MIA