Week Nine Rankings

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Written by Marc Meltzer

Friday, 02 November 2012 13:18

Quarterback
Rank	Player	Team	Comment
1	Drew Brees	NO
2	Matt Ryan	Atl
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB
4	Peyton Manning	Den
5	Robert Griffin III	Wash
6	Matthew Stafford	Det
7	Josh Freeman	TB	On a roll
8	Ben Roethlisberger	Pit
9	Matt Schaub	Hou
10	Jay Cutler	Chi
11	Eli Manning	NYG
12	Michael Vick	Phi	Last chance - No excuses
13	Joe Flacco	Bal
14	Carson Palmer	Oak
15	Cam Newton	Car
16	Andrew Luck	Ind
17	Tony Romo	Dal
18	Brandon Weeden	Cle
19	Matt Moore	Mia
20	Russell Wilson	Sea
21	Christian Ponder	Min
22	Andy Dalton	Cin
23	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Buf
24	Philip Rivers	SD	Among the most disappointing
25	Matt Hasselbeck	Ten
26	John Skelton	Ari
27	Blaine Gabbert	Jac
28	Matt Cassel	KC
29	Tom Brady	NE	Bye
30	Sam Bradford	StL	Bye
31	Alex Smith	SF	Bye
32	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	Bye

Running Back
Rank	Player	Team	Comment
1	Arian Foster	Hou	Clear #1
2	Ray Rice	Bal
3	Adrian Peterson	Min	Amazing recovery
4	LeSean McCoy	Phi
5	Matt Forte	Chi
6	Alfred Morris	Was
7	Willis McGahee	Den	Looks like a youngster
8	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG
9	Marshawn Lynch	Sea
10	Doug Martin	TB	Can he repeat last week?
11	Trent Richardson	Cle
12	Jamaal Charles	KC	Give him the ball!!
13	Reggie Bush	Mia
14	Darren Sproles	NO
15	Darren McFadden	Oak
16	C.J. Spiller	Buf
17	Ryan Matthews	SD	Another fumble
18	Fred Jackson	Buf
19	Chris Johnson	Tenn	Can you bench him vs. Chi?
20	Michael Turner	Atl
21	Alex Green	GB	Carries but no production
22	Rashard Mendenhall	Pit	Injured
23	Jonathan Stewart	Car
24	Rashad Jennings	Jac
25	Vic Ballard	Ind	Great OT play last week
26	BenJarvis Geen-Ellis	Cin
27	Felix Jones	Dal	Not getting it done
28	Mikel Leshoure	Det
29	Pierre Thomas	NO
30	Ronnie Hillman	Den	Value behind McGahee
31	Dexter McCluster	KC
32	Donald Brown	Ind	Now in time-share
33	Michael Bush	Chi
34	Daniel Thomas	Mia
35	Andre Brown	NYG
36	Jamie Harper	Ten	TD or bust
37	Jackie Battle	SD
38	Jacquizz Rodgers	Atl
38	Peyton Hillis	KC
40	Mark Ingram	NO	Could benefit from a trade
41	Robert Turbin	Sea
42	Isaac Redman	Pit
43	DeAngelo Williams	Car
44	Bryce Brown	Phi
45	William Powell	Ari
46	Toby Gerhart	Min
47	Bernard Pierce	Bal
48	Phillip Tanner	Dal
49	Cedric Peerman	Cin
50	Mike Goodson	Oak
51	James Starks	GB
52	LeGarrette Blount	TB
53	David Wilson	NYG
54	Ben Tate	Hou	Injured
55	Maurice Jones-Drew	Jac	Expected to miss week nine
56	DeMarco Murray	Dal	Expected to miss week nine
57	Stevan Ridley	NE	Bye
58	Frank Gore	SF	Bye
59	Steven Jackson	StL	Bye
60	Shonn Greene	NYJ	Bye
61	Kendall Hunter	SF	Bye
62	Daryl Richardson	StL	Bye
63	Shane Vareen	NE	Bye
64	Danny Woodhead	NE	Bye

Wide Receiver
Rank	Player	Team
1	Percy Harvin	Min	Dangerous from everywhere
2	Victor Cruz	NYG
3	Brandon Marshall	Chi
4	Roddy White	Atl
5	A.J. Green	Cin
6	Calvin Johnson	Det
7	Marques Colston	NO
8	Julio Jones	Atl
9	Eric Decker	Den	Manning's favorite in red zone
10	Steve Smith	Car
11	Reggie Wayne	Ind
12	Dez Bryant	Dal	Almost catch of the year
13	Demaryius Thomas	Den
14	Torrey Smith	Bal
15	James Jones	GB
16	Andre Johnson	Hou
17	Vincent Jackson	TB
18	Mike Wallace	Pit
19	Denarius Moore	Oak	Scoring every week
20	Larry Fitzgerald	Ari
21	Miles Austin	Dal
22	Hakeem Nicks	NYG
23	Randall Cobb	GB
24	Lance Moore	NO
25	Sidney Rice	Sea
26	Cecil Shorts	Jac
27	Titus Young	Det
28	Antonio Brown	Pit
29	Mike Williams	TB
30	Dwayne Bowe	KC
31	Jeremy Maclin	Phil
32	Anquan Boldin	Bal
33	Santana Moss	Was
34	Kendall Wright	Ten
35	Stevie Johnson	Buf
36	Kenny Britt	Ten
37	Andre Roberts	Ari
38	Josh Gordon	Cle
38	Jerome Simpson	Min
40	Nate Washington	Ten
41	Donnie Avery	Ind
42	Davone Bess	Mia
43	Darrius Heyard-Bey	Oak
44	Domonick Hixon	NYG
45	Brandon LaFell	Car
46	T.Y. Hilton	Ind
47	Emmanuel Sanders	Pit	Cramps??
48	Devery Henderson	NO
49	Brian Hartline	Mia
50	Jordy Nelson	GB	Injured
51	DeSean Jackson	Phil	Injured
52	Leonard Hankerson	Was
53	Justin Blackmon	Jac
54	Ryan Broyles	Det
55	Michael Floyd	Ari
56	Golden Tate	Sea
57	Damian Williams	Ten
58	Andrew Hawkins	Cin
59	Donald Jones	Buf
60	Kevin Walter	Hou
61	Malcolm Floyd	SD
62	Michael Jenkins	Min
63	Devin Hester	Chi
64	Doug Baldwin	Sea
65	Kevin Ogletree	Dal
66	Robert Meachem	SD
67	Jon Baldwin	KC
68	Jason Avant	Phil
69	Harry Douglas	Atl	Injured
70	Danny Amendola	Stl	Bye
71	Brandon Gibson	Stl	Bye
72	Wes Welker	NE	Bye
73	Michael Crabtree	SF	Bye
74	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	Bye
75	Brandon Lloyd	NE	Bye
76	Randy Moss	SF	Bye
77	Stephen Hill	NYJ	Bye
78	Mario Manningham	SF	Bye
79	Pierre Garcon	Was	Expected to miss week nine
80	Alshon Jeffery	Chi	Expected to miss week nine
81	Greg Jennings	GB	Expected to miss week nine
82	Vincent Brown	SD	Expected to miss week nine

TE
Rank	Player	Team
1	Jimmy Graham	NO	Welcome Back
2	Tony Gonzalez	Atl
3	Owen Daniels	Hou
4	Heath Miller	Pit	Going to Hawaii
5	Antonio Gates	SD
6	Jason Witten	Dal	Thought it was Groundhog Day
7	Brent Celek	Phi
8	Brandon Myers	Oak
9	Jermaine Gresham	Cin
10	Jacob Tamme	Den
11	Martellus Bennett	NYG
12	Kyle Rudolph	Min	Disappointing few weeks
13	Greg Olsen	Car
14	Scott Chandler	Buf
15	Dennis Pitta	Bal
16	Brandon Pettigrew	Det
17	Dallas Clark	TB
18	Logan Paulson	Was	Nice FAAB replacement
19	Joel Dreessen	Den
20	Jared Cook	Ten
21	Jermichael Finley	GB
22	Marcedes Lewis	Jac
23	Coby Fleener	Ind
24	Tony Moeaki	KC
25	Anthony Fasano	Mia
26	Rob Gronkowski	NE	Bye
27	Aaron Hernandez	NE	Bye
28	Vernon Davis	SF	Bye
29	Dustin Keller	NYJ	Bye
Kicker
Rank	Player	Team
1	Garrett Hartley	NO
2	Matt Bryant	Atl
3	Justin Tucker	Bal
4	Blair Walsh	Min
5	Dan Bailey	Dal
6	Shayne Graham	Hou
7	Alex Henery	Phi
8	Connor Barth	TB
9	Shaun Suisham	Pit
10	Nick Novak	SD
11	Mike Nugent	Cin
12	Matt Prater	Den
13	Robbie Gould	Chi
14	Sebastian Janikowski	Oak
15	Jason Hanson	Det
16	Mason Crosby	GB
17	Lawrence Tynes	NYG
18	Rob Bironas	Ten
19	Phil Dawson	Cle
20	Adam Vinatieri	Ind
21	Koi Forbath	Was
22	Jay Feely	Ari
23	Steven Hauschka	Ari
24	Dan Carpenter	Mia
25	Ryan Succop	KC
26	Josh Scobee	Jax
27	Justin Medlock	Car
28	Rian Lindell	Buf
29	David Akers	SF	Bye
30	Greg Zuerlein	Stl	Bye
31	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	Bye
32	Nick Folk	NYJ	Bye
Defense
Rank	Team
1	CHI
2	HOU
3	GB
4	ATL
5	SD
6	DET
7	SEA
8	DEN
9	BAL
10	OAK
11	MIN
12	MIA
13	NYG
14	ARI
15	CLE
16	PHI
17	PIT
18	KC
19	IND
20	TEN
21	DAL
22	TB
23	WASH
24	NO
25	CAR
26	JAX
27	CIN
28	BUF
29	SF		Bye
30	NE		Bye
31	NYJ		Bye
32	STL		Bye

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