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Ostrowski: Week 9 Position-By-Position Fantasy Rankings

By Joe Ostrowski-

(CBS) Each Thursday during the NFL regular season, I'll give my rundown on position-by-position fantasy football rankings for the upcoming week's games. It's meant as an easy way for me to give advice to you on your tough lineup decisions.

Here are my Week 9 rankings:

Quarterbacks
1. Peyton Manning DEN (@NE)
2. Tom Brady NE (vs DEN)
3. Andrew Luck IND (@NYG)
4. Drew Brees NO (@CAR)
5. Russell Wilson SEA (vs OAK)
6. Colin Kaepernick SF (vs STL)
7. Ben Roethlisberger PIT (vs BAL)
8. Philip Rivers SD (@MIA)
9. Carson Palmer ARI (@DAL)
10. Cam Newton CAR (vs NO)
11. Nick Foles PHI (@HOU)
12. Ryan Tannehill MIA (vs SD)
13. Tony Romo DAL (vs ARI)
14. Andy Dalton CIN (vs JAC)
15. Eli Manning NYG (vs IND)
16. Alex Smith KC (vs NYJ)
17. Joe Flacco BAL (@PIT)
18. Ryan Fitzpatrick HOU (vs PHI)
19. Teddy Bridgewater MIN (vs WAS)
20. Robert Griffin WAS (@MIN)
21. Mike Glennon TB (@CLE)
22. Michael Vick NYJ (@KC)
23. Brian Hoyer CLE (vs TB)
24. Blake Bortles JAC (@CIN)

Running backs
1. Arian Foster HOU (vs PHI)
2. DeMarco Murray DAL (vs ARI)
3. LeSean McCoy PHI (@HOU)
4. Jamaal Charles KC (vs NYJ)
5. Mark Ingram NO (@CAR)
6. Marshawn Lynch SEA (vs OAK)
7. Ronnie Hillman DEN (@NE)
8. Lamar Miller MIA (vs SD)
9. Andre Ellington ARI (@DAL)
10. Le'Veon Bell PIT (vs BAL)
11. Ahmad Bradshaw IND (@NYG)
12. Chris Ivory NYJ (@KC)
13. Justin Forsett BAL (@PIT)
14. Branden Oliver SD (@MIA)
15. Giovani Bernard CIN (vs JAC)
16. Denard Robinson JAC (@CIN)
17. Shane Vereen NE (vs DEN)
18. Jeremy Hill CIN (vs JAC)
19. Alfred Morris WAS (@MIN)
20. Jerick McKinnon MIN (vs WAS)
21. Jonas Gray NE (vs DEN)
22. Ben Tate CLE (vs TB)
23. Bobby Rainey TB (@CLE)
24. Trent Richardson IND (@NYG)
25. Frank Gore SF (vs STL)
26. Andre Williams NYG (vs IND)
27. Jonathan Stewart CAR (vs NO)
28. Darren McFadden OAK (@SEA)
29. Lorenzo Taliaferro BAL (@PIT)
30. Travaris Cadet NO (@CAR)
31. Tre Mason STL (@SF)
32. Carlos Hyde SF (vs STL)
33. Knile Davis KC (vs NYJ)
34. Darren Sproles PHI (@HOU)
35. Charles Sims TB (@CLE)
36. Roy Helu WAS (@MIN)
37. Juwan Thompson DEN (@NE)
38. Terrance West CLE (vs TB)
39. Benny Cunningham STL (@SF)
40. Christine Michael SEA (vs OAK)
41. DeAngelo Williams CAR (vs NO)
42. Alfred Blue HOU (vs PHI)
43. Chris Johnson NYJ (@KC)
44. Matt Asiata MIN (vs WAS)
45. Isaiah Crowell CLE (vs TB)
46. Zac Stacy STL (@SF)
47. LeGarrette Blount PIT (vs BAL)
48. Toby Gerhart JAC (@CIN)

Receivers
1. Antonio Brown PIT (vs BAL)
2. T.Y. Hilton IND (@NYG)
3. Jeremy Maclin PHI (@HOU)
4. Demaryius Thomas DEN (@NE)
5. Dez Bryant DAL (vs ARI)
6. Emmanuel Sanders DEN (@NE)
7. Kelvin Benjamin CAR (vs NO)
8. DeSean Jackson WAS (@MIN)
9. DeAndre Hopkins HOU (vs PHI)
10. A.J. Green CIN (vs JAC)
11. Mike Wallace MIA (vs SD)
12. Steve Smith BAL (@PIT)
13. Andre Johnson HOU (vs PHI)
14. Vincent Jackson TB (@CLE)
15. Mohamed Sanu CIN (vs JAC)
16. Larry Fitzgerald ARI (@DAL)
17. Doug Baldwin SEA (vs OAK)
18. Brandin Cooks NO (@CAR)
19. Brandon LaFell NE (vs DEN)
20. Rueben Randle NYG (vs IND)
21. Keenan Allen SD (@MIA)
22. Michael Crabtree SF (vs STL)
23. Marques Colston NO (@CAR)
24. Terrance Williams DAL (vs ARI)
25. Pierre Garcon WAS (@MIN)
26. Michael Floyd ARI (@DAL)
27. Andrew Hawkins CLE (vs TB)
28. Martavis Bryant PIT (vs BAL)
29. Eric Decker NYJ (@KC)
30. Odell Beckham NYG (vs IND)
31. Anquan Boldin SF (vs STL)
32. Mike Evans TB (@CLE)
33. Donte Moncrief IND (@NYG)
34. Cordarrelle Patterson MIN (vs WAS)
35. Percy Harvin NYJ (@KC)
36. Andre Holmes OAK (@SEA)
37. Torrey Smith BAL (@PIT)
38. Allen Robinson JAC (@CIN)
39. Wes Welker DEN (@NE)
40. Dwayne Bowe KC (vs NYJ)
41. Greg Jennings MIN (vs WAS)
42. John Brown ARI (@DAL)
43. Kenny Stills NO (@CAR)
44. Julian Edelman NE (vs DEN)
45. Steve Johnson SF (vs STL)
46. Malcom Floyd SD (@MIA)
47. Cecil Shorts JAC (@CIN)
48. Miles Austin CLE (vs TB)

Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski NE (vs DEN)
2. Jimmy Graham NO (@CAR)
3. Antonio Gates SD (@MIA)
4. Julius Thomas DEN (@NE)
5. Greg Olsen CAR (vs NO)
6. Dwayne Allen IND (@NYG)
7. Travis Kelce KC (vs NYJ)
8. Larry Donnell NYG (vs IND)
9. Jason Witten DAL (vs ARI)
10. Vernon Davis SF (vs STL)
11. Heath Miller PIT (vs BAL)
12. Jordan Reed WAS (@MIN)
13. Tim Wright NE (vs DEN)
14. Zach Ertz PHI (@HOU)
15. Clay Harbor JAC (@CIN)
16. Jermaine Gresham CIN (vs JAC)
17. Jace Amaro NYJ (@KC)
18. Luke Willson SEA (vs OAK)
19. Coby Fleener IND (@NYG)
20. Charles Clay MIA (vs SD)
21. Lance Kendricks STL (@SF)
22. Mychal Rivera OAK (@SEA)
23. Jared Cook STL (@SF)
24. Jeff Cumberland NYJ (@KC)

Joe Ostrowski is a host, producer and update anchor at 670 The Score. He also hosts the Fantasy Nerd Herd on Fridays at 11 p.m. Follow him on Twitter@JoeO670 and feel free to ask him fantasy football questions.

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