Branson: Week 9 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson--
(CBS) It's Week 9 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: Cardinals, Ravens, Texans, Lions, Chiefs and Seahawks.
Quarterbacks
1. Tom Brady, NE (vs WAS)
2. Philip Rivers, SD (vs CHI)
3. Eli Manning, NYG (at TB)
4. Andy Dalton, CIN (vs CLE)
5. Drew Brees, NO (vs TEN)
6. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT (vs OAK)
7. Aaron Rodgers, GB (at CAR)
8. Derek Carr, OAK (at PIT)
9. Matt Ryan, ATL (at SF)
10. Cam Newton, CAR (vs GB)
11. Jay Cutler, CHI (at SD)
12. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (at BUF)
13. Peyton Manning, DEN (at IND)
14. Tyrod Taylor, BUF (vs MIA)
15. Andrew Luck, IND (vs DEN)
16. Jameis Winston, TB (vs NYG)
17. Kirk Cousins, WAS (at NE)
18. Blake Bortles, JAC (at NYJ)
19. Geno Smith, NYJ (vs JAC)
20. Teddy Bridgewater, MIN (vs STL)
21. Sam Bradford, PHI (at DAL)
22. Zach Mettenberger, TEN (at NO)
23. Nick Foles, STL (at MIN)
24. Johnny Manziel, CLE (at CIN)
25. Matt Cassel, DAL (vs PHI)
Running backs
1. Todd Gurley, STL (at MIN)
2. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at SF)
3. Adrian Peterson, MIN (vs STL)
4. Mark Ingram, NO (vs TEN)
5. Doug Martin, TB (vs NYG)
6. Chris Ivory, NYJ (vs JAC)
7. Giovani Bernard, CIN (vs CLE)
8. Lamar Miller, MIA (at BUF)
9. Jeremy Hill, CIN (vs CLE)
10. Ronnie Hillman, DEN (at IND)
11. LeSean McCoy, BUF (vs MIA)
12. DeAngelo Williams, PIT (vs OAK)
13. Darren McFadden, DAL (vs PHI)
14. DeMarco Murray, PHI (at DAL)
15. Jeremy Langford, CHI (at SD)
16. Dion Lewis, NE (vs WAS)
17. Latavius Murray, OAK (at PIT)
18. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs CHI)
19. LeGarrette Blount, NE (vs WAS)
20. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (vs GB)
21. Eddie Lacy, GB (at CAR)
22. Shane Vereen, NYG (at TB)
23. Duke Johnson, CLE (at CIN)
24. C.J. Anderson, DEN (at IND)
25. Frank Gore, IND (vs DEN)
26. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs CHI)
27. T.J. Yeldon, JAC (at NYJ)
28. Antonio Andrews, TEN (at NO)
29. Darren Sproles, PHI (at DAL)
30. Ryan Mathews, PHI (at DAL)
31. Dexter McCluster, TEN (at NO)
32. C.J. Spiller, NO (vs TEN)
33. Charles Sims, TB (vs NYG)
34. Orleans Darkwa, NYG (at TB)
35. Matt Jones, WAS (at NE)
36. Karlos Williams, BUF (vs MIA)
37. Kendall Gaskins, SF (vs ATL)
38. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (at CIN)
39. Rashad Jennings, NYG (at TB)
40. James Starks, GB (at CAR)
41. Jonas Gray, MIA (at BUF)
42. Branden Oliver, SD (vs CHI)
43. Alfred Morris, WAS (at NE)
44. Christine Michael, DAL (vs PHI)
45. Benny Cunningham, STL (at MIN)
46. Mike Tolbert, CAR (vs GB)
47. Tevin Coleman, ATL (at SF)
48. Roy Helu, OAK (at PIT)
49. Zac Stacy, NYJ (vs JAC)
50. Kadeem Carey, CHI (at SD)
Receivers
1. Julio Jones, ATL (at SF)
2. Odell Beckham, NYG (at TB)
3. Antonio Brown, PIT (vs OAK)
4. Julian Edelman, NE (vs WAS)
5. Alshon Jeffery, CHI (at SD)
6. Amari Cooper, OAK (at PIT)
7. A.J. Green, CIN (vs CLE)
8. Demaryius Thomas, DEN (at IND)
9. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (vs JAC)
10. Mike Evans, TB (vs NYG)
11. Eric Decker, NYJ (vs JAC)
12. Stefon Diggs, MIN (vs STL)
13. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN (at IND)
14. Jarvis Landry, MIA (at BUF)
15. Martavis Bryant, PIT (vs OAK)
16. Michael Crabtree, OAK (at PIT)
17. Randall Cobb, GB (at CAR)
18. Malcom Floyd, SD (vs CHI)
19. Brandin Cooks, NO (vs TEN)
20. T.Y. Hilton, IND (vs DEN)
21. Dez Bryant, DAL (vs PHI)
22. Rishard Matthews, MIA (at BUF)
23. Donte Moncrief, IND (vs DEN)
24. Allen Robinson, JAC (at NYJ)
25. James Jones, GB (at CAR)
26. Willie Snead, NO (vs TEN)
27. Allen Hurns, JAC (at NYJ)
28. Pierre Garcon, WAS (at NE)
29. Jordan Matthews, PHI (at DAL)
30. DeSean Jackson, WAS (at NE)
31. Robert Woods, BUF (vs MIA)
32. Travis Benjamin, CLE (at CIN)
33. Tavon Austin, STL (at MIN)
34. Steve Johnson, SD (vs CHI)
35. Dorial Green-Beckham, TEN (at NO)
36. Brandon LaFell, NE (vs WAS)
37. Rueben Randle, NYG (at TB)
38. Riley Cooper, PHI (at DAL)
39. Marvin Jones, CIN (vs CLE)
40. Ted Ginn, CAR (vs GB)
41. Davante Adams, GB (at CAR)
42. Jamison Crowder, WAS (at NE)
43. Marquess Wilson, CHI (at SD)
44. Mike Wallace, MIN (vs STL)
45. Dwayne Harris, NYG (at TB)
46. Kenny Stills, MIA (at BUF)
47. Danny Amendola, NE (vs WAS)
48. Chris Hogan, BUF (vs MIA)
49. Dontrelle Inman, SD (vs CHI)
50. Jerome Simpson, SF (vs ATL)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (vs WAS)
2. Antonio Gates, SD (vs CHI)
3. Tyler Eifert, CIN (vs CLE)
4. Greg Olsen, CAR (vs GB)
5. Jordan Reed, WAS (at NE)
6. Benjamin Watson, NO (vs TEN)
7. Gary Barnidge, CLE (at CIN)
8. Jacob Tamme, ATL (at SF)
9. Heath Miller, PIT (vs OAK)
10. Martellus Bennett, CHI (at SD)
11. Julius Thomas, JAC (at NYJ)
12. Charles Clay, BUF (vs MIA)
13. Delanie Walker, TEN (at NO)
14. Jason Witten, DAL (vs PHI)
15. Richard Rodgers, GB (at CAR)
16. Vernon Davis, DEN (at IND)
17. Coby Fleener, IND (vs DEN)
18. Will Tye, NYG (at TB)
19. Zach Ertz, PHI (at DAL)
20. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (vs STL)
21. Jordan Cameron, MIA (at BUF)
22. Clive Walford, OAK (at PIT)
23. Owen Daniels, DEN (at IND)
24. Brandon Myers, TB (vs NYG)
25. Garrett Celek, SF (vs ATL)
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.
