ChiCitySports Fantasy Review: Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings

Another week, another six teams on bye, but thankfully this is the final set of matchups that fantasy owners have to deal with that dread. No Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Le’Veon Bell, Melvin Gordon or Rob Gronkowski this week makes for some fun trying to fill in those gaping holes across lineups everywhere. So with that being said, on to the Week 9 rankings!

Quarterbacks

If there was a lesson to be learned in Week 8, it’s that Deshaun Watson is now considered a must start in all formats regardless of opponent. Amazing work done by a rookie who continues to show no signs of slowing down.

Tyrod Taylor and Jared Goff are good streaming options this week and solid targets in DFS. Stay away from Kirk Cousins who very well may put up his second consecutive dud heading to Seattle.

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

 

Running Backs

The Bills are going for it all and McCoy will be a major factor. The trade that has brought Kelvin Benjamin to Buffalo should open up plenty of holes for Shady to run though in this second half of the schedule. The Jets offer up a very beneficial matchup for the veteran this week.

Watch for the rookies at #10 and #11. Kamara continues to climb the ladder and should benefit from a bad Tampa defense, same goes for McCaffrey where he takes on an Atlanta team that has struggled greatly to contain pass catching running backs.

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

 

Wide Receiver 

Great to see DeAndre Hopkins bounce back after last year’s horrific campaign – he should have a field day against the Colts along with his touchdown-crazed teammate Will Fuller.

Sterling Shepard should be back this week for the Giants and will be the focal point of that offense. Big weeks are ahead for the second-year player.

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

 

Tight End

So the moral of the story in Week 8 was never doubt Jack Doyle. The big target for the Colts has another solid matchup with the Texans and should take full advantage of the opportunity.

Vernon Davis, while not slotted with the greatest matchup, should continue to produce with Jordan Reed now slated to miss significant time.

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

 

Defense/Special Teams

Brock Osweiler is starting for the Broncos this week. That should be enough to tell you that Philadelphia is a great defense to play this weekend. Be on the lookout for the Bills, Bengals and Raiders to put up solid weeks as well against iffy offensive threats.

Rank	Name	Opp
1	Eagles DST	DEN
2	Jaguars DST	CIN
3	Seahawks DST	WAS
4	Texans DST	IND
5	Rams DST	@NYG
6	Cardinals DST	@SF
7	Lions DST	@GB
8	Bills DST	@NYJ
9	Bengals DST	@JAX
10	Broncos DST	@PHI
11	Saints DST	TB
12	Titans DST	BLT
13	Falcons DST	@CAR
14	Ravens DST	@TEN
15	Raiders DST	@MIA
16	49ers DST	ARZ
17	Panthers DST	ATL
18	Chiefs DST	@DAL
19	Redskins DST	@SEA
20	Jets DST	BUF
21	Packers DST	DET
22	Giants DST	LAR
23	Dolphins DST	OAK
24	Cowboys DST	KC
25	Buccaneers DST	@NO
26	Colts DST	@HST

 

 

 

 

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