It’s Week 9 and fantasy football team owners are battling to unseat the top teams or stay on top. A typical league these days has no team dominating every other team in their league. For those fighting to stay on top of the standings, the Week 9 fantasy football rankings will help in setting your line-ups.Make sure to check your league’s waiver wire to get the best talented players on your roster.
Where does Adam Thielen stack up compared to Calvin Johnson? Here are 32 things we learned in Week 8.
This Week 9, pay attention to the injury status of players like Dalvin Cook, Melvin Gordon, and Tyreek Hill. If they are active, they would be rankable players in fantasy football. Most are ranked below as they seem to have a chance of playing.
QUARTERBACKS
1 C. Newton, Panthers
2 A. Rodgers, Packers
3 P. Mahomes, Chiefs
4 T. Brady, Patriots
5 J. Goff, Rams
6 K. Cousins, Vikings
7 D. Brees, Saints
8 D. Watson, Texans
9 M. Ryan, Falcons
10 R. Fitzpatrick, Buccaneers
11 M. Trubisky, Bears
12 R. Wilson, Seahawks
13 B. Roethlisberger, Steelers
14 P. Rivers, Chargers
15 C. Wentz, Eagles
16 D. Carr, Raiders
17 M. Stafford, Lions
18 A. Smith, Redskins
19 B. Osweiler, Dolphins
20 D. Prescott, Cowboys
21 J. Flacco, Ravens
22 B. Mayfield, Browns
23 C. Keenum, Broncos
24 S. Darnold, Jets
25 M. Mariota, Titans
RUNNING BACKS
1 T. Gurley, Rams
2 K. Hunt, Chiefs
3 E. Elliott, Cowboys
4 A. Kamara, Saints
5 J. White, Patriots
6 C. McCaffrey, Panthers
7 J. Conner, Steelers
8 M. Gordon*, Chargers
9 P. Lindsay, Broncos
10 A. Peterson, Redskins
11 N. Chubb, Browns
12 D. Cook*, Vikings
13 C. Carson, Seahawks
14 T. Cohen, Bears
15 L. Miller, Texans
16 I. Crowell, Jets
17 K. Johnson, Lions
18 J. Howard, Bears
19 K. Drake, Dolphins
20 A. Jones, Packers
21 M. Ingram, Saints
22 A. Ekeler, Chargers
23 M. Breida, 49ers
24 D. Martin, Raiders
25 L. McCoy, Bills
26 T. Coleman, Falcons
27 D. Lewis, Titans
28 P. Barber*, Buccaneers
29 J. Richard, Raiders
30 A. Collins, Ravens
31 I. Smith, Falcons
32 D. Booker, Broncos
33 C. Thompson, Redskins
34 D. Henry, Titans
35 F. Gore, Dolphins
36 L. Murray, Vikings
37 T. Cannon, Jets
38 J. Williams, Packers
39 M. Davis, Seahawks
40 D. Johnson, Browns
41 J. Allen, Ravens
42 L. Blount, Lions
43 C. Ivory, Bills
44 A. Morris, 49ers
45 A. Blue, Texans
46 K. Juszczyk, 49ers
47 K. Barner, Patriots
48 J. Rodgers, Buccaneers
49 S. Ware, Chiefs
50 C. Anderson, Panthers
WIDE RECEIVERS
1 D. Hopkins, Texans
2 A. Thielen, Vikings
3 J. Jones, Falcons
4 M. Evans, Buccaneers
5 D. Adams, Packers
6 T. Hill*, Chiefs
7 B. Cooks, Rams
8 S. Diggs, Vikings
9 E. Sanders, Broncos
10 M. Thomas, Saints
11 A. Brown, Steelers
12 R. Woods, Rams
13 S. Watkins, Chiefs
14 K. Allen, Chargers
15 K. Golladay, Lions
16 J. Smith-Schuster, Steelers
17 C. Kupp*, Rams
18 D. Funchess, Panthers
19 J. Brown, Ravens
20 J. Edelman, Patriots
21 J. Landry, Browns
22 M. Jones, Lions
23 D. Jackson, Buccaneers
24 J. Gordon, Patriots
25 T. Lockett, Seahawks
26 D. Moore, Panthers
27 A. Cooper, Cowboys
28 D. Parker, Dolphins
29 J. Nelson, Raiders
30 D. Thomas, Texans
31 C. Sutton, Broncos
32 T. Gabriel, Bears
33 C. Godwin, Buccaneers
34 D. Baldwin, Seahawks
35 T. Williams, Chargers
36 C. Ridley, Falcons
37 T. Smith, Saints
38 M. Goodwin, 49ers
39 M. Crabtree, Ravens
40 C. Davis, Titans
41 D. Amendola, Dolphins
42 A. Miller, Bears
43 M. Sanu, Falcons
44 M. Valdes-Scandling, Packers
45 D. Moore, Seahawks
46 P. Richardson, Redskins
47 C. Patterson, Patriots
48 C. Beasley, Cowboys
49 W. Snead, Ravens
50 J. Grant, Dolphins
TIGHT ENDS
1 T. Kelce, Chiefs
2 G. Kittle, 49ers
3 R. Gronkowski, Patriots
4 G. Olsen, Panthers
5 J. Cook, Raiders
6 J. Graham, Packers
7 D. Njoku, Browns
8 T. Burton, Bears
9 OJ Howard, Buccaneers
10 A. Hooper, Falcons
11 J. Reed, Redskins
12 K. Rudolph, Vikings
13 C. Herndon, Jets
14 V. McDonald, Steelers
15 B. Watson, Saints
16 J. Thomas, Texans
17 M. Gesicki, Dolphins
18 J. Heuerman, Broncos
19 H. Hurst, Ravens
20 V. Davis, Redskins
21 C. Clay, Bills
22 E. Dickson, Seahawks
23 J. James, Steelers
24 A. Gates, Chargers
25 C. Brate, Buccaneers
DEFENSES
1 Bears (at Bills)
2 Cowboys (v. Titans)
3 Texans (at Broncos)
4 Vikings (v. Lions)
5 Panthers (v. Buccaneers)
6 Ravens (v. Steelers)
7 Redskins (v. Falcons)
8 Chiefs (at Browns)
9 Titans (at Cowboys)
10 Steelers (at Ravens)
11 Dolphins (v. Jets)
12 Rams (at Saints)
13 Seahawks (v. Chargers)
14 Broncos (at Texans)
15 49ers (v. Raiders)
16 Jets (at Dolphins)
17 Falcons (at Redskins)
18 Bills (v. Bears)
19 Chargers (v. Seahawks)
20 Raiders (at 49ers)
21 Lions (at Vikings)
22 Patriots (v. Packers)
23 Browns (v. Chiefs)
24 Packers (at Patriots)
25 Panthers (at Panthers)
KICKERS
1 G. Zuerlein, Rams
2 S. Gostkowski, Patriots
3 H. Butker, Chiefs
4 J. Tucker, Ravens
5 W. Lutz, Saints
6 K. Fairbain, Texans
7 D. Bailey, Vikings
8 M. Crosby, Packers
9 B. McManus, Broncos
10 D. Hopkins, Redskins
11 G. Gano, Panthers
12 C. Parkey, Bears
13 B. Maher, Cowboys
14 C. Boswell, Steelers
15 M. Prater, Lions
16 R. Bullock, Bengals
17 A. Vinatieri, Colts
18 J. Elliott, Eagles
19 R. Gould, 49ers
20 R. Succop, Titans
21 G. Tavecchio, Falcons
22 S. Janikowski, Seahawks
23 J. Sanders, Dolphins
24 J. Myers, Jets
25 C. Catanzaro, Buccaneers
“ * “ Denotes an injury at the time of writing.
Week 9 Waiver Wire Targets