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Position-by-position player rankings

12:41 PM Thu, Dec 27, 2007 |
Mike McDermott    Email

By David Ferris

Below are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (4 points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).
Updated every Saturday in light of injury and other news from around the NFL.
* = check status

Quarterback
1. Kurt Warner, ARI vs. STL
NOTE: 207 pass attempts last five weeks.
2. Derek Anderson, CLE vs. SF
3. Drew Brees, NO at CHI
4. Carson Palmer, CIN at MIA
5. Donovan McNabb, PHI vs. BUF

6. Jay Cutler, DEN vs. MIN
7. Tom Brady, NE at NYG
8. Vince Young, TEN at IND
9. Jon Kitna, DET at GB
10. Todd Collins, WAS vs. DAL
11. Chris Redman, ATL vs. SEA
12. *Marc Bulger, STL at ARI
13. *Sage Rosenfels, HOU vs. JAC
14. *Clemens/Pennington, NYJ vs. KC
15. Eli Manning, NYG vs. NE
16. Shaun Hill, SF at CLE
17. *Damon Huard, KC at NYJ
18. *Cleo Lemon, MIA vs. CIN
19. *Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at BAL
20. Kyle Orton, CHI vs. NO
21. Tarvaris Jackson, MIN at DEN
22. Brett Favre, GB vs. DET
NOTE: One of many partial-game risks.
23. *Tony Romo, DAL at WAS
24. *Philip Rivers, SD at OAK
25. *Matt Hasselbeck, SEA at ATL
26. Trent Edwards, BUF at PHI
27. David Garrard, JAC at HOU
28. Peyton Manning, IND vs. TEN
NOTE: Unlikely he'll play very long.
29. Matt Moore, CAR at TB
30. *Jeff Garcia, TB vs. CAR
31. Troy Smith, vs. PIT
32. *JaMarcus Russell, OAK vs. SD

Running Back
1. Jamal Lewis, CLE vs. SF
2. Adrian Peterson, MIN at DEN
3. *Brian Westbrook, PHI vs. BUF
4. Steven Jackson, STL at ARI
5. Clinton Portis, WAS vs. DAL
6. *Frank Gore, SF at CLE
7. Kolby Smith, KC at NYJ
8. *LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at OAK
NOTE: Will he hang around for rushing title?
9. Edgerrin James, ARI vs. STL
10. Kenny Watson, CIN at MIA
11. LenDale White, TEN at IND
12. Adrian Peterson, CHI vs. NO
13. T.J. Duckett, DET at GB
14. *Darius Walker, HOU vs. JAC
15. *Marshawn Lynch, BUF at PHI
16. Laurence Maroney, NE at NYG
17. *Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. NE
18. Musa Smith, BAL vs. PIT
NOTE: Steps in with McGahee and Anderson hurt.
19. *Selvin Young, DEN vs. MIN
21. Thomas Jones, NYJ vs. KC
21. Dominic Rhodes, OAK vs. SD
22. DeAngelo Williams, CAR at TB
23. Chester Taylor, MIN at DEN
24. *Pierre Thomas, NO at CHI
NOTE: Might be needed to start.
25. *Darren Sproles, SD at OAK
26. *Aaron Stecker, NO at CHI
NOTE: Didn't work on Wednesday.
27. Chris Brown, TEN at IND
28. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC at HOU
29. *Najeh Davenport, PIT at BAL
30. Shaun Alexander, SEA at ATL
31. *Kenton Keith, IND vs. TEN
32. *Jerious Norwood, ATL vs. SEA
33. Julius Jones, DAL at WAS
34. Fred Taylor, JAC at HOU
35. *Jesse Chatman, MIA vs. CIN
36. Ryan Grant, GB vs. DET
37. Ladell Betts, WAS vs. DAL
38. *Ahman Bradshaw, NYG vs. NE
39. *Earnest Graham, TB vs. CAR
40. Maurice Morris, SEA at ATL
41. *Reggie Bush, NO at CHI
42. *Marion Barber, DAL at WAS
NOTE: I doubt he stays in long.
43. Reuben Droughns, NYG vs. NE
44. Sam Gado, MIA vs. CIN
45. Jason Wright, CLE vs. SF
46. Joseph Addai, IND vs. TEN
47. Michael Bennett, TB vs. CAR
48. Kevin Faulk, NE at NYG
49. Leon Washington, NYJ vs. KC
50. DeShaun Foster, CAR at TB
51. *Correll Buckhalter, PHI vs. BUF
52. Heath Evans, NE at NYG
53. Michael Pittman, TB vs. CAR
54. *Fred Jackson, BUF at PHI
55. Brandon Jackson, GB vs. DET
56. Warrick Dunn, ATL vs. SEA
57. *Travis Henry, DEN vs. MIN
58. Mike Sellers, WAS vs. DAL
59. Vernand Morency, GB vs. DET
60. Garrett Wolfe, CHI vs. NO
61. LaMont Jordan, OAK vs. SD
62. Tatum Bell, DET at GB
63. *Michael Turner, SD at OAK
64. *Ron Dayne, HOU vs. JAC
65. *Rudi Johnson, CIN at MIA
66. Jerome Harrison, CLE vs. SF
67. *Andre Hall, DEN vs. MIN

Wide Receiver
1. Braylon Edwards, CLE vs. SF
2. *Larry Fitzgerald, ARI vs. STL
3. Andre Johnson, HOU vs. JAC
4. Chad Johnson, CIN at MIA
5. *Anquan Boldin, ARI vs. STL
6. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN at MIA
7. Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. MIN
8. *Torry Holt, STL at ARI
9. Roddy White, ATL vs. SEA
10. Randy Moss, NE at NYG
NOTE: A little bit is better than nada.
11. *Marques Colston, NO at CHI
12. *Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ vs. KC
13. David Patten, NO at CHI
14. Lee Evans, BUF at PHI
15. Isaac Bruce, STL at ARI
16. Dwayne Bowe, KC at NYJ
17. Justin Gage, TEN at IND
18. Wes Welker, NE at NYG
19. *Steve Smith, CAR at TB
NOTE: Keep close tabs on shoulder.
20. Bernard Berrian, CHI vs. NO
21. Kevin Curtis, PHI vs. BUF
22. Santana Moss, WAS vs. DAL
23. Calvin Johnson, DET at GB
24. Shaun McDonald, DET at GB
25. Reggie Brown, PHI vs. BUF
26. Antwaan Randle El, WAS vs. DAL
27. Chris Chambers, SD at OAK
28. *Santonio Holmes, PIT at BAL
29. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. PIT
30. Hines Ward, PIT at BAL
31. Reggie Wayne, IND vs. TEN
32. Jabar Gaffney, NE at NYG
33. Amani Toomer, NYG vs. NE
34. Greg Jennings, GB vs. DET
35. Donald Driver, GB vs. DET
36. *Plaxico Burress, NYG vs. NE
37. Deion Branch, SEA at ATL
38. Chris Henry, CIN at MIA
39. *Sidney Rice, MIN at DEN
40. Drew Bennett, STL at ARI
41. Reggie Williams, JAC at HOU
42. Roydell Williams, TEN at IND
43. Bryant Johnson, ARI vs. STL
44. Ronald Curry, OAK vs. SD
45. Bobby Engram, SEA at ATL
46. *Joey Galloway, TB vs. CAR
47. *Brad Smith, NYJ vs. KC
48. *Arnaz Battle, SF at CLE
49. Mike Furrey, DET at GB
50. Darrell Jackson, SF at CLE
51. *Javon Walker, DEN vs. MIN
52. Ted Ginn, MIA vs. CIN
53. Jerry Porter, OAK vs. SD
54. Patrick Crayton, DAL at WAS
55. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. JAC
56. Donte' Stallworth, NE at NYG
57. Muhsin Muhammad, CHI vs. NO
58. *Anthony Gonzalez, IND vs. TEN
59. *Marty Booker, MIA vs. CIN
60. Nate Burleson, SEA at ATL
61. *Joe Jurevicius, CLE vs. SF
62. Nate Washington, PIT at BAL
63. Eddie Kennison, KC at NYJ
64. Laurent Robinson, ATL vs. SEA
65. James Jones, GB vs. DET
66. Ike Hilliard, TB vs. CAR
67. Dennis Northcutt, JAC at HOU
68. Devery Henderson, NO at CHI
69. Lance Moore, NO at CHI
70. Devin Hester, CHI vs. NO
71. Bobby Wade, MIN at DEN
72. Justin McCarerins, NYJ vs. KC
73. Josh Reed, BUF at PHI
74. Andre Davis, HOU vs. JAC
75. Sam Hurd, DAL at WAS
76. Devard Darling, BAL vs. PIT
77. Ernest Wilford, JAC at HOU
78. Jason Avant, PHI vs. BUF
79. Michael Jenkins, ATL vs. SEA
80. Mark Clayton, BAL vs. PIT
81. Roscoe Parrish, BUF at PHI
82. Josh Cribbs, CLE vs. SF
83. *Terry Glenn, DAL at WAS
84. Jacoby Jones, HOU vs. JAC
85. Cedric Wilson, PIT at BAL

Tight End
1. Kellen Winslow, CLE vs. SF
2. Tony Gonzalez, KC at NYJ
3. Chris Cooley, WAS vs. DAL
4. Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. MIN
5. Antonio Gates, SD at OAK
NOTE: Quiet of late, not too much to gain.
6. Vernon Davis, SF at CLE
7. Owen Daniels, HOU vs. JAC
8. Jason Witten, DAL at WAS
9. Desmond Clark, CHI vs. NO
10. Heath Miller, PIT at BAL
11. Dallas Clark, IND vs. TEN
12. *Chris Baker, NYJ vs. KC
13. Bo Scaife, TEN at IND
14. Donald Lee, GB vs. DET
15. Billy Miller, NO at CHI
16. Jeff King, CAR at TB
17. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. NO
18. *Ben Watson, NE at NYG
19. Brent Celek, PHI vs. BUF
20. Alge Crumpler, ATL vs. SEA
21. Robert Royal, BUF at PHI
22. Alex Smith, TB vs. CAR
23. Randy McMichael, STL at ARI
24. Leonard Pope, ARI vs. STL
25. Kevin Boss, NYG vs. NE
26. Kyle Brady, NE at NYG
27. Zach Miller, OAK vs. SD
28. *Todd Heap, BAL vs. PIT
29. *Ben Utecht, IND vs. TEN
30. Marcedes Lewis, JAC at HOU
31. *Marcus Pollard, SEA at ATL
32. David Martin, MIA vs. CIN
33. Reggie Kelly, CIN at MIA
34. Mike Vrabel, NE at NYG

Kicker
1. Phil Dawson, CLE vs. SF
2. Shayne Graham, CIN at MIA
3. Neil Rackers, ARI vs. STL
4. Shaun Suisham, WAS vs. DAL
5. Stephen Gostkowski, NE at NYG
6. Ryan Longwell, MIN at DEN
7. Rob Bironas, TEN at IND
8. Kris Brown, HOU vs. JAC
9. Josh Brown, SEA at ATL
10. Jeff Reed, PIT at BAL
11. Mike Nugent, NYJ vs. KC
12. David Akers, PHI vs. BUF
13. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. NO
14. Martin Gramatica, NO at CHI
15. *Nate Kaeding, SD at OAK
16. Nick Folk, DAL at WAS
17. Mason Crosby, GB vs. DET
18. Matt Bryant, TB vs. CAR
19. Jason Elam, DEN vs. MIN
20. Adam Vinatieri, IND vs. TEN
21. Jason Hanson, DET at GB
22. Josh Scobee, JAC at HOU
23. John Carney, KC at NYJ
24. Matt Stover, BAL vs. PIT
25. Jeff Wilkins, STL at ARI
26. Rian Lindell, BUF at PHI
27. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. NE
28. Morten Andersen, ATL vs. SEA
29. John Kasay, CAR at TB
30. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. SD
31. Joe Nedney, SF at CLE
32. Jay Feely, MIA vs. CIN

Defense
1. New England at New York Giants
NOTE: Eli's always good for a few turnovers.
2. San Diego at Oakland
3. Pittsburgh at Baltimore
4. Green Bay vs. Detroit
5. Philadelphia vs. Buffalo
6. Jacksonville at Houston
7. Indianapolis vs. Tennessee
8. New York Jets vs. Kansas City
NOTE: Unit better of late, Chiefs have OL issues.
9. Denver vs. Minnesota
10. Tampa Bay vs. Carolina
11. Chicago vs. New Orleans
12. Cleveland vs. San Francisco
13. Dallas at Washington
14. Seattle at Atlanta
15. Minnesota at Denver
16. Washington vs. Dallas
17. New Orleans at Chicago
18. Buffalo at Philadelphia
19. Tennessee at Indianapolis
20. Kansas City at New York Jets
21. Cincinnati at Miami
22. Detroit at Green Bay
23. Houston vs. Jacksonville
24. New York Giants vs. New England
25. Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh
26. Arizona vs. St. Louis
27. Miami vs. Cincinnati
28. Carolina at Tampa Bay
29. San Francisco at Cleveland
30. St. Louis at Arizona
31. Atlanta vs. Seattle
32. Oakland vs. San Diego

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Comments

mikehendy said:

Great job Dave.I have been checking the position ranking on the websites and you have taken into consideration the opponent and the significance of the game for the player which is imperative ranking the players.It is essential to consider the circumstances relative to the game,good job-thanks,mikehendy




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