Branson: Week 14 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson–
(CBS) It's Week 14 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.
Quarterbacks
1. Carson Palmer, ARI (vs MIN)
2. Russell Wilson, SEA (at BAL)
3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (at CIN)
4. Cam Newton, CAR (vs ATL)
5. Tom Brady, NE (at HOU)
6. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (vs TEN)
7. Jameis Winston, TB (vs NO)
8. Blake Bortles, JAC (vs IND)
9. Aaron Rodgers, GB (vs DAL)
10. Andy Dalton, CIN (vs PIT)
11. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (at PHI)
12. Brian Hoyer, HOU (vs NE)
13. Matthew Stafford, DET (at STL)
14. Drew Brees, NO (at TB)
15. Eli Manning, NYG (at MIA)
16. Marcus Mariota, TEN (at NYJ)
17. Matt Hasselbeck, IND (at JAC)
18. Alex Smith, KC (vs SD)
19. Jay Cutler, CHI (vs WAS)
20. Brock Osweiler, DEN (vs OAK)
21. Blaine Gabbert, SF (at CLE)
22. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (vs NYG)
23. Philip Rivers, SD (at KC)
24. Derek Carr, OAK (at DEN)
25. Kirk Cousins, WAS (at CHI)
Running backs
1. Doug Martin, TB (vs NO)
2. LeSean McCoy, BUF (at PHI)
3. David Johnson, ARI (vs MIN)
4. DeAngelo Williams, PIT (at CIN)
5. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (vs ATL)
6. Thomas Rawls, SEA (at BAL)
7. Adrian Peterson, MIN (at ARI)
8. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at CAR)
9. Matt Forte, CHI (vs WAS)
10. Shaun Draughn, SF (at CLE)
11. Chris Ivory, NYJ (vs TEN)
12. Lamar Miller, MIA (vs NYG)
13. Darren McFadden, DAL (at GB)
14. Todd Gurley, STL (vs DET)
15. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (vs IND)
16. Charcandrick West, KC (vs SD)
17. C.J. Anderson, DEN (vs OAK)
18. Latavius Murray, OAK (at DEN)
19. Jeremy Hill, CIN (vs PIT)
20. Frank Gore, IND (at JAC)
21. Spencer Ware, KC (vs SD)
22. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (vs OAK)
23. Ryan Mathews, PHI (vs BUF)
24. Javorius Allen, BAL (vs SEA)
25. Eddie Lacy, GB (vs DAL)
26. LeGarrette Blount, NE (at HOU)
27. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (vs SF)
28. Giovani Bernard, CIN (vs PIT)
29. DeMarco Murray, PHI (vs BUF)
30. James White, NE (at HOU)
31. James Starks, GB (vs DAL)
32. Jeremy Langford, CHI (vs WAS)
33. Bilal Powell, NYJ (vs TEN)
34. Theo Riddick, DET (at STL)
35. C.J. Spiller, NO (at TB)
36. Danny Woodhead, SD (at KC)
37. Duke Johnson, CLE (vs SF)
38. Ameer Abdullah, DET (at STL)
39. Darren Sproles, PHI (vs BUF)
40. Matt Jones, WAS (at CHI)
41. Antonio Andrews, TEN (at NYJ)
42. Chris Polk, HOU (vs NE)
43. Tim Hightower, NO (at TB)
44. Charles Sims, TB (vs NO)
45. Shane Vereen, NYG (at MIA)
46. Alfred Morris, WAS (at CHI)
47. Jonathan Grimes, HOU (vs NE)
48. Kerwynn Williams, ARI (vs MIN)
49. Jay Ajayi, MIA (vs NYG)
50. Ka'Deem Carey, CHI (vs WAS)
Receivers
1. Odell Beckham, NYG (at MIA)
2. Antonio Brown, PIT (at CIN)
3. Allen Robinson, JAC (vs IND)
4. A.J. Green, CIN (vs PIT)
5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (vs NE)
6. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (vs TEN)
7. Calvin Johnson, DET (at STL)
8. Sammy Watkins, BUF (at PHI)
9. Mike Evans, TB (vs NO)
10. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (vs WAS)
11. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (vs OAK)
12. Danny Amendola, NE (at HOU)
13. Eric Decker, NYJ (vs TEN)
14. Martavis Bryant, PIT (at CIN)
15. Doug Baldwin, SEA (at BAL)
16. T.Y. Hilton, IND (at JAC)
17. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (vs MIN)
18. Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs NYG)
19. Julio Jones, ATL (at CAR)
20. Vincent Jackson, TB (vs NO)
21. John Brown, ARI (vs MIN)
22. Michael Floyd, ARI (vs MIN)
23. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (vs OAK)
24. Brandin Cooks, NO (at TB)
25. Marvin Jones, CIN (vs PIT)
26. Allen Hurns, JAC (vs IND)
27. Dez Bryant, DAL (at GB)
28. Tyler Lockett, SEA (at BAL)
29. DeVante Parker, MIA (vs NYG)
30. Jeremy Maclin, KC (vs SD)
31. Anquan Boldin, SF (at CLE)
32. Travis Benjamin, CLE (vs SF)
33. Amari Cooper, OAK (at DEN)
34. Golden Tate, DET (at STL)
35. Donte Moncrief, IND (at JAC)
36. Randall Cobb, GB (vs DAL)
37. DeSean Jackson, WAS (at CHI)
38. Michael Crabtree, OAK (at DEN)
39. Jordan Matthews, PHI (vs BUF)
40. Brian Hartline, CLE (vs SF)
41. Cecil Shorts, HOU (vs NE)
42. Davante Adams, GB (vs DAL)
43. Tavon Austin, STL (vs DET)
44. Markus Wheaton, PIT (at CIN)
45. Brandon LaFell, NE (at HOU)
46. Dorial Green-Beckham, TEN (at NYJ)
47. Ted Ginn, CAR (vs ATL)
48. Kendall Wright, TEN (at NYJ)
49. Kamar Aiken, BAL (vs SEA)
50. Torrey Smith, SF (at CLE)
Tight ends
1. Greg Olsen, CAR (vs ATL)
2. Delanie Walker, TEN (at NYJ)
3. Jordan Reed, WAS (at CHI)
4. Gary Barnidge, CLE (vs SF)
5. Julius Thomas, JAC (vs IND)
6. Travis Kelce, KC (vs SD)
7. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TB (vs NO)
8. Scott Chandler, NE (at HOU)
9. Zach Miller, CHI (vs WAS)
10. Benjamin Watson, NO (at TB)
11. Jacob Tamme, ATL (at CAR)
12. Coby Fleener, IND (at JAC)
13. Richard Rodgers, GB (vs DAL)
14. Antonio Gates, SD (at KC)
15. Owen Daniels, DEN (vs OAK)
16. Jordan Cameron, MIA (vs NYG)
17. Ryan Griffin, HOU (vs NE)
18. Eric Ebron, DET (at STL)
19. Jason Witten, DAL (at GB)
20. Jared Cook, STL (vs DET)
21. Will Tye, NYG (at MIA)
22. Charles Clay, BUF (at PHI)
23. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (at ARI)
24. Zach Ertz, PHI (vs BUF)
25. Clive Walford, OAK (at DEN)
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 @SpenceBranson and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
