Branson: Week 4 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson--
(CBS) It's Week 4 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Teams on bye: New England, Tennessee.
Quarterbacks
1. Aaron Rodgers, GB (at SF)
2. Andrew Luck, IND (vs JAC)
3. Matt Ryan, ATL (vs HOU)
4. Carson Palmer, ARI (vs STL)
5. Andy Dalton, CIN (vs KC)
6. Cam Newton, CAR (at TB)
7. Peyton Manning, DEN (vs MIN)
8. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (vs NYG)
9. Eli Manning, NYG (at BUF)
10. Derek Carr, OAK (at CHI)
11. Joe Flacco, BAL (at PIT)
12. Russell Wilson, SEA (vs DET)
13. Philip Rivers, SD (vs CLE)
14. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at MIA)
15. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (vs NYJ)
16. Blake Bortles, JAC (at IND)
17. Alex Smith, KC (at CIN)
18. Michael Vick, PIT (vs BAL)
19. Sam Bradford, PHI (at WAS)
20. Josh McCown, CLE (at SD)
21. Jameis Winston, TB (vs CAR)
22. Kirk Cousins, WAS (vs PHI)
23. Brandon Weeden, DAL (at NO)
24. Matthew Stafford, DET (at SEA)
25. Colin Kaepernick, SF (vs GB)
Running backs
1. Le'Veon Bell, PIT (vs BAL)
2. Latavius Murray, OAK (at CHI)
3. Matt Forte, CHI (vs OAK)
4. Jamaal Charles, KC (at CIN)
5. Adrian Peterson, MIN (at DEN)
6. Frank Gore, IND (vs JAC)
7. Mark Ingram, NO (vs DAL)
8. Devonta Freeman, ATL (vs HOU)
9. Eddie Lacy, GB (at SF)
10. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs CLE)
11. Joseph Randle, DAL (at NO)
12. Marshawn Lynch, SEA (vs DET)
13. Karlos Williams, BUF (vs NYG)
14. Carlos Hyde, SF (vs GB)
15. Giovani Bernard, CIN (vs KC)
16. Jeremy Hill, CIN (vs KC)
17. Justin Forsett, BAL (at PIT)
18. Ryan Mathews, PHI (at WAS)
19. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (at TB)
20. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (at IND)
21. Darren Sproles, PHI (at WAS)
22. Alfred Morris, WAS (vs PHI)
23. LeSean McCoy, BUF (vs NYG)
24. Ameer Abdullah, DET (at SEA)
25. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs CLE)
26. Chris Ivory, NYJ (at MIA)
27. C.J. Anderson, DEN (vs MIN)
28. Chris Johnson, ARI (vs STL)
29. Shane Vereen, NYG (at BUF)
30. Alfred Blue, HOU (at ATL)
31. Matt Jones, WAS (vs PHI)
32. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (vs MIN)
33. Lance Dunbar, DAL (at NO)
34. Bilal Powell, NYJ (at MIA)
35. Lamar Miller, MIA (vs NYJ)
36. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (at SD)
37. Todd Gurley, STL (at ARI)
38. Chris Thompson, WAS (vs PHI)
39. Andre Ellington, ARI (vs STL)
40. Doug Martin, TB (vs CAR)
41. C.J. Spiller, NO (vs DAL)
42. Tre Mason, STL (at ARI)
43. Khiry Robinson, NO (vs DAL)
44. Thomas Rawls, SEA (vs DET)
45. Duke Johnson, CLE (at SD)
46. David Johnson, ARI (vs STL)
47. Charles Sims, TB (vs CAR)
48. Rashad Jennings, NYG (at BUF)
49. Theo Riddick, DET (at SEA)
50. Darren McFadden, DAL (at NO)
Receivers
1. Julio Jones, ATL (vs HOU)
2. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (vs MIN)
3. Odell Beckham, NYG (at BUF)
4. A.J. Green, CIN (vs KC)
5. Antonio Brown, PIT (vs BAL)
6. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (vs STL)
7. Randall Cobb, GB (at SF)
8. Amari Cooper, OAK (at CHI)
9. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (vs MIN)
10. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (at ATL)
11. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (at MIA)
12. Steve Smith, BAL (at PIT)
13. Mike Evans, TB (vs CAR)
14. Jordan Matthews, PHI (at WAS)
15. T.Y. Hilton, IND (vs JAC)
16. Donte Moncrief, IND (vs JAC)
17. James Jones, GB (at SF)
18. Allen Robinson, JAC (at IND)
19. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (vs OAK)
20. Calvin Johnson, DET (at SEA)
21. Pierre Garcon, WAS (vs PHI)
22. Keenan Allen, SD (vs CLE)
23. Jeremy Maclin, KC (at CIN)
24. Michael Crabtree, OAK (at CHI)
25. Brandin Cooks, NO (vs DAL)
26. Anquan Boldin, SF (vs GB)
27. Marvin Jones, CIN (vs KC)
28. Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs NYJ)
29. Rishard Matthews, MIA (vs NYJ)
30. John Brown, ARI (vs STL)
31. Terrance Williams, DAL (at NO)
32. Rueben Randle, NYG (at BUF)
33. Steve Johnson, SD (vs CLE)
34. Percy Harvin, BUF (vs NYG)
35. Ty Montgomery, GB (at SF)
36. Kenny Britt, STL (at ARI)
37. Vincent Jackson, TB (vs CAR)
38. Golden Tate, DET (at SEA)
39. Travis Benjamin, CLE (at SD)
40. Ted Ginn, CAR (at TB)
41. Leonard Hankerson, ATL (vs HOU)
42. Mike Wallace, MIN (at DEN)
43. Brian Hartline, CLE (at SD)
44. Allen Hurns, JAC (at IND)
45. Malcolm Floyd, SD (vs CLE)
46. Jermaine Kearse, SEA (vs DET)
47. Nelson Agholor, PHI (at WAS)
48. Seth Roberts, OAK (at CHI)
49. Cole Beasley, DAL (at NO)
50. Victor Cruz, NYG (at BUF)
Tight ends
1. Jimmy Graham, SEA (vs DET)
2. Greg Olsen, CAR (at TB)
3. Travis Kelce, KC (at CIN)
4. Jordan Reed, WAS (vs PHI)
5. Martellus Bennett, CHI (vs OAK)
6. Charles Clay, BUF (vs NYG)
7. Tyler Eifert, CIN (vs KC)
8. Jason Witten, DAL (at NO)
9. Coby Fleener, IND (vs JAC)
10. Ladarius Green, SD (vs CLE)
11. Gary Barnidge, CLE (at SD)
12. Jordan Cameron, MIA (vs NYJ)
13. Eric Ebron, DET (at SEA)
14. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (at DEN)
15. Owen Daniels, DEN (vs MIN)
16. Richard Rodgers, GB (at SF)
17. Heath Miller, PIT (vs BAL)
18. Jared Cook, STL (at ARI)
19. Maxx Williams, BAL (at PIT)
20. Clay Harbor, JAC (at IND)
21. Larry Donnell, NYG (at BUF)
22. Garrett Celek, SF (vs GB)
23. Jeff Cumberland, NYJ (at MIA)
24. Brandon Myers, TB (vs CAR)
25. Zach Ertz, PHI (at WAS)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.