Following are complete fantasy football rankings based on this week's matchups for all the major positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, K, team defense). They are based on a combined yardage/scoring system (four points for a passing touchdown, 6 points for a rushing/receiving touchdown, one point for every 25 passing yards, one point for every 10 rushing/receiving yards).
Last Updated: 11/21
Next Updated: 11/25
Quarterback
1. Peyton Manning, IND at BAL
2. Matt Schaub, HOU vs. TEN
3. Drew Brees, NO at TB
4. Kurt Warner, ARI at STL
5. Aaron Rodgers, GB vs. SF. Until he gets hurt, fantasy gold.
6. *Brett Favre, MIN vs. SEA
7. *Tom Brady, NE vs. NYJ
8. Donovan McNabb, PHI at CHI
9. Philip Rivers, SD at DEN
10. Tony Romo, DAL vs. WAS
11. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT at KC
12. Jay Cutler, CHI vs. PHI. The cannon for an arm, a gift and a curse.
13. *Eli Manning, NYG vs. ATL
14. Matt Hasselbeck, SEA at MIN
15. David Garrard, JAC vs. BUF
16. Carson Palmer, CIN at OAK
17. Matt Ryan, ATL at NYG
18. Vince Young, TEN at HOU. His presence opens up lanes for Johnson.
19. Alex Smith, SF at GB
20. Josh Freeman, TB vs. NO. Shows poise and moxie, but still a work in progress.
21. *Joe Flacco, BAL vs. IND
22. Marc Bulger, STL vs. ARI
23. Jason Campbell, WAS at DAL
24. Mark Sanchez, NYJ at NE
25. Matt Cassel, KC vs. PIT
26. *Chris Simms, DEN vs. SD. Orton didn't practice all week.
27. *Matthew Stafford, DET vs. CLE
28. Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF at JAC. Trent Edwards didn't deserve this benching.
29. Brady Quinn, CLE at DET
30. Bruce Gradkowski, OAK vs. CIN
31. Michael Vick, PHI at CHI
Running Back
1. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC vs. BUF. Don't hate on the heady player.
2. Adrian Peterson, MIN vs. SEA
3. Chris Johnson, TEN at HOU. A lot of busts, but so many wonderful booms.
4. Steven Jackson, STL vs. ARI
5. Frank Gore, SF at GB
6. Ray Rice, BAL vs. IND
7. Pierre Thomas, NO at TB. Gets a boost with Bush likely out.
8. Rashard Mendenhall, PIT at KC. They'll stick with the run in this matchup.
9. Thomas Jones, NYJ at NE. Safe volume equals safe projection.
10. Brandon Jacobs, NYG vs. ATL
11. Bernard Scott, CIN at OAK. Steps in for the ailing Benson.
12. Joseph Addai, IND at BAL. Location, location, location.
13. Matt Forte, CHI vs. PHI. At least he's active in the checkdown game.
14. LeSean McCoy, PHI at CHI
15. Kevin Smith, DET vs. CLE
16. Ryan Grant, GB vs. SF
17. *Ladell Betts, WAS at DAL
18. Tim Hightower, ARI at STL
19. Chris Wells, ARI at STL. Still the No. 2 but there's enough to go around.
20. Steve Slaton, HOU vs. TEN. Our gut feel says he starts again.
21. *Marion Barber, DAL vs. WAS. Bum thumb contributed to last week's disappearance.
22. Jason Snelling, ATL at NYG
23. Knowshon Moreno, DEN vs. SD
24. LaDainian Tomlinson, SD at DEN
25. Justin Forsett, SEA at MIN. Nifty moves, but undersized.
26. *Jamal Lewis, CLE at DET
27. Mike Bell, NO at TB. Likely to see 10-plus touches this week.
28. Laurence Maroney, NE vs. NYJ. Key fumble at Indy might have him in doghouse.
29. *Cadillac Williams, TB vs. NO
30. Marshawn Lynch, BUF at JAC
31. Darren Sproles, SD at DEN
32. Jamaal Charles, KC vs. PIT
33. Michael Bush, OAK vs. CIN. Expected to start, for what it's worth.
34. Felix Jones, DAL vs. WAS. Owner wants him to play more.
35. Fred Jackson, BUF at JAC. Will see some Wildcat snaps.
36. *Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG vs. ATL
37. *Leonard Weaver, PHI at CHI
38. Justin Fargas, OAK vs. CIN
39. Chester Taylor, MIN vs. SEA
40. Maurice Morris, DET vs. CLE
41. Kevin Faulk, NE vs. NYJ
42. Donald Brown, IND at BAL. The waiting is the hardest part.
43. Ryan Moats, HOU vs. TEN
44. *Sammy Morris, NE vs. NYJ. A good stash-and-hope play for later.
45. Chris Jennings, CLE at DET
46. Derrick Ward, TB vs. NO
47. Kolby Smith, KC vs. PIT
48. Darren McFadden, OAK vs. CIN
49. Shonn Greene, NYJ at NE
50. Brian Leonard, CIN at OAK
51. *Correll Buckhalter, DEN vs. SD
52. Willis McGahee, BAL vs. IND
53. Louis Rankin, SEA at MIN
54. Tashard Choice, DAL vs. WAS
55. Le'Ron McClain, BAL vs. IND. Deserves a meatier role behind Rice.
56. Chris Brown, HOU vs. TEN
57. Mike Sellers, WAS at DAL
58. Mewelde Moore, PIT at KC
59. LenDale White, TEN at HOU
60. Rashad Jennings, JAC vs. BUF
61. Danny Ware, NYG vs. ATL. Might step in as third-down back.
62. *Ahman Green, GB vs. SF
63. Larry Johnson, CIN at OAK
64. Reggie Bush, NO at TB. Sore knee kept him out all week.
Wide Receiver
1. Andre Johnson, HOU vs. TEN
2. Reggie Wayne, IND at BAL. Most underrated star at the position.
3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI at STL
4. Marques Colston, NO at TB. Needed more with Revis shadowing Moss.
6. Sidney Rice, MIN vs. SEA. Put him in the Pro Bowl right now.
7. Randy Moss, NE vs. NYJ
8. DeSean Jackson, PHI at CHI
9. Hines Ward, PIT at KC
10. *Calvin Johnson, DET vs. CLE
11. Miles Austin, DAL vs. WAS
12. *Roddy White, ATL at NYG
13. Vincent Jackson, SD at DEN
14. Donald Driver, GB vs. SF
15. Anquan Boldin, ARI at STL
16. Chad Ochocinco, CIN at OAK
17. Mike Sims-Walker, JAC vs. BUF
18. Steve Smith, NYG vs. ATL
19. *Steve Breaston, ARI at STL. Keeps producing in spite of knee soreness.
20. Devin Hester, CHI vs. PHI
21. Greg Jennings, GB vs. SF
22. *Brandon Marshall, DEN vs. SD. Downgrade at quarterback really hurts.
23. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA at MIN. A whopping 17 targets last week.
24. Percy Harvin, MIN vs. SEA
25. Santonio Holmes, PIT at KC. Hasn't scored since Week 1.
26. *Michael Crabtree, SF at GB
27. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ at NE
28. Donnie Avery, STL vs. ARI
29. Braylon Edwards, NYJ at NE
30. Roy Williams, DAL vs. WAS
31. Mike Wallace, PIT at KC. A deep threat for all 60 minutes.
32. *Jeremy Maclin, PHI at CHI
33. Nate Burleson, SEA at MIN
34. Chris Chambers, KC vs. PIT. With Bowe suspended, he's relevant again.
35. Derrick Mason, BAL vs. IND
36. *Bernard Berrian, MIN vs. SEA
37. Johnny Knox, CHI vs. PHI
38. Robert Meachem, NO at TB
39. *Laveranues Coles, CIN at OAK. He's been solid for a few weeks now.
40. Santana Moss, WAS at DAL
41. Kevin Walter, HOU vs. TEN
42. *Pierre Garcon, IND at BAL
43. Hakeem Nicks, NYG vs. ATL
44. Brandon Gibson, STL vs. ARI. Good hands, steps in as the No. 2.
45. Devery Henderson, NO at TB
46. Malcom Floyd, SD at DEN. Not getting the volume we expected.
47. Mario Manningham, NYG vs. ATL
48. Eddie Royal, DEN vs. SD
49. Lee Evans, BUF at JAC
50. Austin Collie, IND at BAL
51. Nate Washington, TEN at HOU
52. James Jones, GB vs. SF
53. Earl Bennett, CHI vs. PHI
54. Terrell Owens, BUF at JAC
55. Jason Avant, PHI at CHI
56. *Antonio Bryant, TB vs. NO
57. Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE at DET. Would be a factor on a better offense.
58. Josh Morgan, SF at GB
59. Torry Holt, JAC vs. BUF
60. *Josh Cribbs, CLE at DET
61. Lance Long, KC vs. PIT
62. Andre Caldwell, CIN at OAK
63. Chaz Schilens, OAK vs. CIN. A good sleeper for 2010.
64. Patrick Crayton, DAL vs. WAS
65. Mike Thomas, JAC vs. BUF
66. Michael Jenkins, ATL at NYG
67. Mark Clayton, BAL vs. IND
68. Maurice Stovall, TB vs. NO
69. Devin Thomas, WAS at DAL. Learning to crawl.
70. Bryant Johnson, DET vs. CLE
71. Kenny Britt, TEN at HOU
72. Kelley Washington, BAL vs. IND
73. Antwaan Randle El, WAS at DAL
74. Legedu Naanee, SD at DEN
75. Jason Hill, SF at GB
76. Deion Branch, SEA at MIN
77. Mike Furrey, CLE at DET
78. David Anderson, HOU vs. TEN
79. Sammie Stroughter, TB vs. NO
80. Brandon Stokley, DEN vs. SD. Will be a great coach some day.
81. Mark Bradley, KC vs. PIT
82. Michael Clayton, TB vs. NO
83. Marty Booker, ATL at NYG
84. Dennis Northcutt, DET vs. CLE
85. Josh Reed, BUF at JAC
86. Darrius Heyward-Bey, OAK vs. CIN
NOTE: How did they select him over Crabtree?
Tight End
1. Dallas Clark, IND at BAL
2. *Antonio Gates, SD at DEN. An end-zone visit would be nice.
3. Greg Olsen, CHI vs. PHI. Cutler's guy, and the matchup is tasty.
4. *Kellen Winslow, TB vs. NO
5. Brent Celek, PHI at CHI. Their only physical option at goal line.
6. Vernon Davis, SF at GB
7. Tony Gonzalez, ATL at NYG
8. Jason Witten, DAL vs. WAS
9. Heath Miller, PIT at KC
10. Jeremy Shockey, NO at TB
11. Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN vs. SEA. Favre loves big targets in red zone.
12. John Carlson, SEA at MIN. Summer buzz has faded now.
13. Dustin Keller, NYJ at NE
14. Kevin Boss, NYG vs. ATL
15. *Ben Watson, NE vs. NYJ. You wonder why they don't use him more.
16. Zach Miller, OAK vs. CIN
17. Fred Davis, WAS at DAL
18. Brandon Pettigrew, DET vs. CLE
19. Daniel Fells, STL vs. ARI
20. Marcedes Lewis, JAC vs. BUF
21. Tony Scheffler, DEN vs. SD
22. Bo Scaife, TEN at HOU
23. *Jermichael Finley, GB vs. SF. Stash now, use down the stretch.
24. Donald Lee, GB vs. SF
25. James Casey, HOU vs. TEN
26. Randy McMichael, STL vs. ARI
27. L.J. Smith, BAL vs. IND
Kicker
1. Ryan Longwell, MIN vs. SEA. Steady offense, working indoors.
2. Neil Rackers, ARI at STL
3. John Carney, NO at TB
4. Kris Brown, HOU vs. TEN
5. Stephen Gostkowski, NE vs. NYJ
6. Lawrence Tynes, NYG vs. ATL
7. Mason Crosby, GB vs. SF
8. Shayne Graham, CIN at OAK
9. David Akers, PHI at CHI. Red-zone stalling pads his stats.
10. Nick Folk, DAL vs. WAS. Looks like a drive-and-stall week.
11. Josh Scobee, JAC vs. BUF
12. Jeff Reed, PIT at KC
13. Nate Kaeding, SD at DEN
14. Matt Stover, IND at BAL
15. Robbie Gould, CHI vs. PHI
16. Jason Elam, ATL at NYG. Is this the cliff season?
17. Jason Hanson, DET vs. CLE
18. Rob Bironas, TEN at HOU
19. Billy Cundiff, BAL vs. IND. Steps in for released Hauschka.
20. Shaun Suisham, WAS at DAL
21. Connor Barth, TB vs. NO. Bagged three long kicks in Miami.
22. Joe Nedney, SF at GB
23. Jay Feely, NYJ at NE
24. Olindo Mare, SEA at MIN
25. Matt Prater, DEN vs. SD
26. Josh Brown, STL vs. ARI
27. Rian Lindell, BUF at JAC
28. Sebastian Janikowski, OAK vs. CIN
29. Ryan Succop, KC vs. PIT
30. Phil Dawson, CLE at DET
Defense
1. Minnesota vs. Seattle
2. Pittsburgh at Kansas City
3. Cincinnati at Oakland. The most underrated unit in the league.
4. New Orleans at Tampa Bay. The runbacks can't last forever, can they?
5. Arizona at St. Louis
6. Dallas vs. Washington
7. Philadelphia at Chicago
8. Green Bay vs. San Francisco
9. San Francisco at Green Bay. Packers hand out the sacks to everyone.
10. New York Giants vs. Atlanta
11. New England vs. New York Jets
12. San Diego at Denver. Push them up a few slots if Simms is confirmed.
13. Detroit vs. Cleveland
14. Indianapolis at Baltimore
15. Denver vs. San Diego
16. Houston vs. Tennessee
17. Washington at Dallas
18. Tennessee at Houston
19. Chicago vs. Philadelphia
20. Baltimore vs. Indianapolis. Can't use them against Peyton and friends.
21. Atlanta at New York Giants
22. Jacksonville vs. Buffalo. The worst pass rush in the game.
23. Oakland vs. Cincinnati. Credible group, but offense leaves them stranded.
24. Cleveland at Detroit
25. Buffalo at Jacksonville
26. New York Jets at New England
27. St. Louis vs. Arizona
28. Seattle at Minnesota
29. Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh
30. Tampa Bay vs. New Orleans