This article is part of our Weekly Rankings series.
Sunday Update complete.
Bye Weeks: Broncos, Eagles, Jaguars, Patriots, Redskins, Texans.
Welcome to the Weekly Value Meter Rankings. This is a guide to help you decide who to start and sit in a given week. It's is not a season-long ranking nor a draft guide, and it's also not really intended as a free agent guide. While I appreciate that you want my opinion on pickups, every league is different, and your decision on whether to add/drop a particular player might also be dictated by other factors than who is rated higher in a given week.
Here are my operating assumptions for the rankings:
- The RB/WR/TE position rankings are for PPR leagues.
- The Flex rankings are for Standard leagues.
- 1 point per 10 rushing/receiving yards.
- 1 point per 20 passing yards.
- 4 points per passing touchdowns.
These are the rankings I use when I make my start/sit decisions. Please consult the rankings first before asking "Should I start Patrick Mahomes or Eli Manning?"
These are my particular rankings. If you want a second opinion elsewhere on the site, you can see our Weekly Projections.
Starting after Week 1, the rankings for the subsequent week will first post on Tuesday nights, roughly around 10:00 pm ET. I will then do a set of updates before kickoff on Thursday, and again before kickoff on Sunday morning.
I welcome debate on the rankings in the comments. Please keep it friendly.
Quarterbacks
| 1. | *Patrick Mahomes KC at |
Sunday Update complete.
Bye Weeks: Broncos, Eagles, Jaguars, Patriots, Redskins, Texans.
Welcome to the Weekly Value Meter Rankings. This is a guide to help you decide who to start and sit in a given week. It's is not a season-long ranking nor a draft guide, and it's also not really intended as a free agent guide. While I appreciate that you want my opinion on pickups, every league is different, and your decision on whether to add/drop a particular player might also be dictated by other factors than who is rated higher in a given week.
Here are my operating assumptions for the rankings:
- The RB/WR/TE position rankings are for PPR leagues.
- The Flex rankings are for Standard leagues.
- 1 point per 10 rushing/receiving yards.
- 1 point per 20 passing yards.
- 4 points per passing touchdowns.
These are the rankings I use when I make my start/sit decisions. Please consult the rankings first before asking "Should I start Patrick Mahomes or Eli Manning?"
These are my particular rankings. If you want a second opinion elsewhere on the site, you can see our Weekly Projections.
Starting after Week 1, the rankings for the subsequent week will first post on Tuesday nights, roughly around 10:00 pm ET. I will then do a set of updates before kickoff on Thursday, and again before kickoff on Sunday morning.
I welcome debate on the rankings in the comments. Please keep it friendly.
Quarterbacks
| 1. | *Patrick Mahomes KC at TEN Note: (Kneecap) 'Trending in the right direction' after sitting out a second consecutive game. This ranking obviously reflects the expectation that he'll play. Full practice Wednesday, but second in line in drills behind Matt Moore. ***Full practice all week, back in action.*** |
| 2. | *Drew Brees NO vs. ATL Note: Playing with the same splint that he used in the win over Arizona before the bye. |
| 3. | *Lamar Jackson BAL at CIN Note: Held out of practice Thursday with an illness. ***Full practice Friday.*** |
| 4. | Aaron Rodgers GB vs. CAR |
| 5. | Russell Wilson SEA at SF |
| 6. | *Dak Prescott DAL vs. MIN Note: Might not have Amari Cooper this week. |
| 7. | *Jameis Winston TB vs. ARI Note: Big numbers but another horrible mistake that led to a Seattle score. |
| 8. | Kyler Murray ARZ at TB |
| 9. | Jimmy Garoppolo SF vs. SEA |
| 10. | Jared Goff LA at PIT |
| 11. | Philip Rivers LAC at OAK |
| 12. | *Matt Ryan ATL at NO Note: (Ankle) Limited in Wednesday's practice. ***Officially cleared to return.*** |
| 13. | Ryan Tannehill TEN vs. KC |
| 14. | Derek Carr OAK vs. LAC |
| 15. | Josh Allen BUF at CLE |
| 16. | Daniel Jones NYG at NYJ |
| 17. | *Kirk Cousins MIN at DAL Note: Once again will be without Adam Thielen. |
| 18. | *Brian Hoyer IND vs. MIA Note: The pick-six was awful, but Hoyer consistently moved the Colts offense after the injury to Brissett and was a bad kick away from leading them to a road victory. Brissett practiced Wednesday and Thursday, so I'm essentially flip-flopping he and Hoyer. ***And now I'm flipping it back. Brissett declared out. Chad Kelly will be the backup.*** |
| 19. | *Kyle Allen CAR at GB Note: Should be the starter the rest of the season with Cam Newton going on IR. |
| 20. | *Mitchell Trubisky CHI vs. DET Note: Will remain the starter after laying another egg against the Eagles. |
| 21. | Ryan Fitzpatrick MIA at IND |
| 22. | Sam Darnold NYJ vs. NYG |
| 23. | Baker Mayfield CLE vs. BUF |
| 24. | Mason Rudolph PIT vs. LAR |
| 25. | *Jeff Driskel DET at CHI Note: ***Starting in place of Matthew Stafford.*** |
| 26. | *Ryan Finley CIN vs. BAL Note: Named the starter during the bye week. |
| 27. | Taysom Hill NO vs. ATL |
| 28. | *Matt Moore KC at TEN Note: I'm assuming that Pat Mahomes will play. ***Retreating to the bench with Mahomes returning.*** |
| 29. | *Matthew Stafford DET at CHI Note: Added to the injury report Wednesday with a back injury that is different from last year's back injury. ***Has fractures in his back and will not be allowed to play. Jeff Driskel will start in his place.*** |
| 30. | *Jacoby Brissett IND vs. MIA Note: Sprained MCL - he remains optimistic about Week 10, but I'm operating under the assumption that he won't play until he gets in a full practice. Limited practices Wednesday and Thursday. ***Ruled out this week.*** |
| 31. | *Andy Dalton CIN vs. BAL Note: Got benched on his birthday for Ryan Finley. |
Running Backs
| 1. | *Christian McCaffrey CAR at GB Note: (Knee) Limited practice Thursday. ***Removed from the injury list on Friday.*** |
| 2. | Saquon Barkley NYG at NYJ |
| 3. | Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs. MIN |
| 4. | Dalvin Cook MIN at DAL |
| 5. | Derrick Henry TEN vs. KC |
| 6. | *Alvin Kamara NO vs. ATL Note: (Ankle) How much of a role will he have if he returns as expected this week? Could workload-management be an issue? Good practice Wednesday, even if he was officially listed as limited. ***Full practice Thursday and Friday.*** |
| 7. | Mark Ingram BAL at CIN |
| 8. | *Marlon Mack IND vs. MIA Note: Wasn't explosive against the Steelers, but was an able workhorse. |
| 9. | *Josh Jacobs OAK vs. LAC Note: (Shoulder) Full participant in Tuesday's practice - should be good to go for Thursday. |
| 10. | Aaron Jones GB vs. CAR |
| 11. | *Nick Chubb CLE vs. BUF Note: How much will Kareem Hunt cut into Chubb's workload? |
| 12. | *Chris Carson SEA at SF Note: Had 133 total yards last week, but also fumbled twice, losing one. |
| 13. | David Montgomery CHI vs. DET |
| 14. | *Melvin Gordon LAC at OAK Note: Looked like himself for the first time all season in the win over the Packers. |
| 15. | *Le'Veon Bell NYJ vs. NYG Note: (Knee) Had an MRI on Monday and won't practice Wednesday. That the Jets activated Josh Adams from the practice squad is an ominous sign. MRI came up negative, and he was scheduled for a limited practice Thursday. ***It now looks as if he's playing.*** |
| 16. | *David Johnson ARZ at TB Note: (Ankle) Expected to return this week, but keeping him down here until he practices, given his recent history. Full practice Wednesday, and is expected to play against the Bucs. The Cards might put Johnson and Drake in the game at the same time. ***Removed from the injury list, so should be full-go this week, especially with Edmonds still out.*** |
| 17. | Todd Gurley LA at PIT |
| 18. | *Damien Williams KC at TEN Note: Appears to at least be the hot hand for Andy Reid, if not the lead back locked in going forward. ***McCoy a healthy scratch.*** |
| 19. | Tevin Coleman SF vs. SEA |
| 20. | *Ronald Jones TB vs. ARI Note: Named the starter over Peyton Barber. |
| 21. | *Jaylen Samuels PIT vs. LAR Note: Bumped up with James Conner now not expected to return this week. |
| 22. | *Devonta Freeman ATL at NO Note: Moved down a few spots. |
| 23. | Austin Ekeler LAC at OAK |
| 24. | *Devin Singletary BUF at CLE Note: Took over the starting job from Frank Gore last week and did well with it, though he ceded most of the goal line and short-yardage carries to Gore, but for the last series of the game. |
| 25. | *Latavius Murray NO vs. ATL Note: Even if Kamara returns this week, look for Murray to have a bigger role than he did prior to Kamara's injury. ***Sean Payton hinted confirmation of the notion that Murray will have a good-sized role this week.*** |
| 26. | Kenyan Drake ARZ at TB |
| 27. | Joe Mixon CIN vs. BAL |
| 28. | *Matt Breida SF vs. SEA Note: ***(Ankle) Cleared from the injury list.*** |
| 29. | Jamaal Williams GB vs. CAR |
| 30. | *J.D. McKissic DET at CHI Note: Had a receiving touchdown against the Raiders and looked like the better of the two Lions backs last week. |
| 31. | *Kalen Ballage MIA at IND Note: Next in line to start, but will Miami treat him as a normal starter? If not, I'm not sure whether Myles Gaskin or Patrick Laird is next. |
| 32. | Gus Edwards BAL at CIN |
| 33. | *Ty Johnson DET at CHI Note: Even with Carson on IR, Johnson did little with his opportunity against the Raiders, getting outgunned by J.D. McKissic. |
| 34. | Dion Lewis TEN vs. KC |
| 35. | *Frank Gore BUF at CLE Note: Lost the starting job to Devin Singletary, yet still gets every short-yardage snap, even though he got stuffed on five separate occasions against the Redskins last week. |
| 36. | *Peyton Barber TB vs. ARI Note: Had about half the snaps that Jones got, and Jones did well with that work. |
| 37. | Tarik Cohen CHI vs. DET |
| 38. | Alexander Mattison MIN at DAL |
| 39. | Jalen Richard OAK vs. LAC |
| 40. | *Rashaad Penny SEA at SF Note: Chris Carson fumbled twice last week, but Penny still had only 11 snaps, with four carries for 12 yards. The good news for him is that C.J. Prosise has been a healthy scratch the last two weeks. |
| 41. | *Kareem Hunt CLE vs. BUF Note: 'Will definitely have a role' in his return from suspension this week. |
| 42. | *Bilal Powell NYJ vs. NYG Note: Appears to have surpassed Ty Montgomery as the top backup to Lev Bell, which could become pertinent this week with Bell having an MRI on his knee. ***Downgraded with Lev Bell looking likely to play.*** |
| 43. | Nyheim Hines IND vs. MIA |
| 44. | Tony Pollard DAL vs. MIN |
| 45. | Myles Gaskin MIA at IND |
| 46. | Reggie Bonnafon CAR at GB |
| 47. | *Malcolm Brown LA at PIT Note: (Ankle) Limited practice Wednesday. ***Full practice Thursday.*** |
| 48. | Dare Ogunbowale TB vs. ARI |
| 49. | Giovani Bernard CIN vs. BAL |
| 50. | *Brian Hill ATL at NO Note: ***Clear No. 2 with Ito Smith ruled out for the season.*** |
| 51. | Patrick Laird MIA at IND |
| 52. | *Trey Edmunds PIT vs. LAR Note: (Ribs) Had 12 carries for 73 yards, running better than Samuels, but between the rib injury and the likely return of James Conner, it's unlikely that we'll be able to apply that going forward. Sat out practice Wednesday. ***Full practice Friday, removed from the injury list.*** |
| 53. | Jeff Wilson SF vs. SEA |
| 54. | *Darrell Henderson LA at PIT Note: ***Malcolm Brown could be back.*** |
| 55. | DeAndre Washington OAK vs. LAC |
| 56. | Wayne Gallman NYG at NYJ |
| 57. | Zach Zenner ARZ at TB |
| 58. | Jordan Wilkins IND vs. MIA |
| 59. | Darrel Williams KC at TEN |
| 60. | Dwayne Washington NO vs. ATL |
| 61. | *Raheem Mostert SF vs. SEA Note: ***(Knee) Listed as questionable.*** |
| 62. | *James Conner PIT vs. LAR Note: (Shoulder) Coach Mike Tomlin is 'optimistic' that Conner can return this week. The practice reports should help tell the story. ***Ruled out again this week.*** |
| 63. | *LeSean McCoy KC at TEN Note: Continuing to lose snaps to Damien Williams. ***Healthy inactive.*** |
| 64. | *Justin Jackson LAC at OAK Note: (Calf) Did not practice Tuesday. Missed practice this week and is doubtful for Thursday night. |
| 65. | *Chase Edmonds ARZ at TB Note: (Hamstring) Did not practice Wednesday. ***Ruled out again this week.*** |
| 66. | *Mark Walton MIA at IND Note: Serving a four-game suspension. |
| 67. | *Ito Smith ATL at NO Note: (Concussion) Over concussion, but sat out practice Wednesday with a neck injury. ***Placed on IR.*** |
Wide Receivers
| 1. | Michael Thomas NO vs. ATL |
| 2. | Mike Evans TB vs. ARI |
| 3. | Cooper Kupp LA at PIT |
| 4. | Julio Jones ATL at NO |
| 5. | *Tyreek Hill KC at TEN Note: Hill came up with multiple acrobatic catches in the win over the Vikings. |
| 6. | *Tyler Lockett SEA at SF Note: Had a whopping 18 targets in his explosive game against the Bucs. ***(Hip) Cleared from the injury list on Friday.*** |
| 7. | Chris Godwin TB vs. ARI |
| 8. | *Stefon Diggs MIN at DAL Note: Brutal shutdown in a game where Thielen barely played. |
| 9. | Allen Robinson CHI vs. DET |
| 10. | *Odell Beckham CLE vs. BUF Note: Somehow only had six targets last week, while Jarvis Landry had 13, including on the deciding fourth down non-conversion in the fourth quarter when Beckham was open. |
| 11. | Emmanuel Sanders SF vs. SEA |
| 12. | *Tyrell Williams OAK vs. LAC Note: Surprisingly little production on a day when Derek Carr threw for 289 yards. |
| 13. | Robert Woods LA at PIT |
| 14. | *Amari Cooper DAL vs. MIN Note: (Knee) Didn't practice Wednesday and Thursday, but expected to return to practice Friday and play Sunday night. ***Expectation remains that he'll play, but will put himself through the paces in pregame warmups to make sure.*** |
| 15. | *Golden Tate NYG at NYJ Note: Shepard's setback means that Tate will be the Giants' top receiver most if not for all of the remainder of the season. |
| 16. | Christian Kirk ARZ at TB |
| 17. | John Brown BUF at CLE |
| 18. | *Davante Adams GB vs. CAR Note: Had a meager 43 yards despite receiving 11 targets. (Toe) Limited in Wednesday's practice. ***Doesn't have an injury designation.*** |
| 19. | *Kenny Golladay DET at CHI Note: Phase 1 - Take Golladay, Jones and Amendola off the field on the critical play of the game. Phase 2 - ... Phase 3 - Profit! ***Obviously hurt by Stafford's injury.*** |
| 20. | *DK Metcalf SEA at SF Note: Note to self - ignore the shuttle run if everything else about a player is off the charts. |
| 21. | Keenan Allen LAC at OAK |
| 22. | Michael Gallup DAL vs. MIN |
| 23. | *Curtis Samuel CAR at GB Note: (Hamstring) Sat out Wednesday, but had a full practice Thursday. ***Removed from the injury list.*** |
| 24. | Calvin Ridley ATL at NO |
| 25. | D.J. Moore CAR at GB |
| 26. | Marvin Jones DET at CHI |
| 27. | DeVante Parker MIA at IND |
| 28. | Tyler Boyd CIN vs. BAL |
| 29. | Jamison Crowder NYJ vs. NYG |
| 30. | *Zach Pascal IND vs. MIA Note: The Colts could be without both T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell this week. |
| 31. | *JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT vs. LAR Note: Can't blame game flow for this latest stinker. Just getting destroyed by having Mason Rudolph as his QB. ***(Toe) Listed as questionable but is expected to go.*** |
| 32. | Jarvis Landry CLE vs. BUF |
| 33. | Mike Williams LAC at OAK |
| 34. | *Marquise Brown BAL at CIN Note: ***(Ankle/Thigh) Expected to play this week - was listed as questionable.*** |
| 35. | A.J. Brown TEN vs. KC |
| 36. | Cole Beasley BUF at CLE |
| 37. | Sammy Watkins KC at TEN |
| 38. | Ted Ginn NO vs. ATL |
| 39. | Robby Anderson NYJ vs. NYG |
| 40. | Randall Cobb DAL vs. MIN |
| 41. | Deebo Samuel SF vs. SEA |
| 42. | *Chester Rogers IND vs. MIA Note: ***Gets a bump up with the Colts releasing Deon Cain, and with Hilton & Campbell out.*** |
| 43. | Danny Amendola DET at CHI |
| 44. | *Russell Gage ATL at NO Note: Added to the list - rapidly increasing target share since the Sanu trade. |
| 45. | Diontae Johnson PIT vs. LAR |
| 46. | *Hunter Renfrow OAK vs. LAC Note: Touchdowns in consecutive weeks. |
| 47. | Larry Fitzgerald ARZ at TB |
| 48. | Willie Snead BAL at CIN |
| 49. | Albert Wilson MIA at IND |
| 50. | Breshad Perriman TB vs. ARI |
| 51. | *Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB vs. CAR Note: (Ankle/Knee) Limited at Wednesday's practice. ***Cleared from the injury list.*** |
| 52. | Anthony Miller CHI vs. DET |
| 53. | Auden Tate CIN vs. BAL |
| 54. | Bisi Johnson MIN at DAL |
| 55. | *Demaryius Thomas NYJ vs. NYG Note: (Hamstring) Limited practice Thursday. ***Listed as questionable.*** |
| 56. | Jakeem Grant MIA at IND |
| 57. | *Josh Reynolds LA at PIT Note: Could get a lot of snaps with Cooks on the mend from a concussion. Officially the third receiver with Brandin Cooks out. |
| 58. | Darius Slayton NYG at NYJ |
| 59. | Allen Lazard GB vs. CAR |
| 60. | Marvin Hall DET at CHI |
| 61. | *Tajae Sharpe TEN vs. KC Note: Could get more targets if Corey Davis can't play. |
| 62. | Andy Isabella ARZ at TB |
| 63. | *Alex Erickson CIN vs. BAL Note: Really strong before the bye, but the Bengals are now starting rookie Ryan Finley at quarterback, plus A.J. Green could return. |
| 64. | Dante Pettis SF vs. SEA |
| 65. | Taylor Gabriel CHI vs. DET |
| 66. | *Josh Gordon SEA at SF Note: (Knee) Passed his physical after getting claimed off waivers by the Seahawks and will practice this week. Scheduled to return to practice Thursday. ***(Ankle) Removed from the injury report over the weekend - not officially confirmed to play Monday night, though - better have a pivot if you have him just in case.*** |
| 67. | Laquon Treadwell MIN at DAL |
| 68. | *Mecole Hardman KC at TEN Note: Had only 11 offensive snaps. |
| 69. | Allen Hurns MIA at IND |
| 70. | Geronimo Allison GB vs. CAR |
| 71. | Demarcus Robinson KC at TEN |
| 72. | *Corey Davis TEN vs. KC Note: (Hip) Missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. ***Listed as doubtful.*** |
| 73. | *A.J. Green CIN vs. BAL Note: (Ankle) Was practicing during the bye week, could return, but not with Andy Dalton. Had a setback with his ankle and now is unlikely to play after all. ***Won't play due to Wednesday's setback.*** |
| 74. | *Sterling Shepard NYG at NYJ Note: Re-entered the concussion protocol before the Sunday games, sitting out Monday night's loss. No practice this week. ***Officially out.*** |
| 75. | *T.Y. Hilton IND vs. MIA Note: (Calf) Absence could last 3-4 weeks. |
| 76. | *Brandin Cooks LA at PIT Note: Recovering from his fifth NFL concussion, seeking outside medical opinions. Declared out for this week, meeting with concussion specialists. |
| 77. | *Adam Thielen MIN at DAL Note: (Hamstring) Played only seven snaps before leaving Sunday's loss to the Chiefs and is unlikely to play this week. The Vikes reiterated that Thielen is unlikely to play this week and, with the bye week coming in Week 12, might also sit out next week. |
| 78. | *Preston Williams MIA at IND Note: Torn ACL, out for the season. |
Tight Ends
| 1. | Travis Kelce KC at TEN |
| 2. | Hunter Henry LAC at OAK |
| 3. | Austin Hooper ATL at NO |
| 4. | *Darren Waller OAK vs. LAC Note: Facing more defensive attention now. |
| 5. | *Mark Andrews BAL at CIN Note: Limited to 24 snaps - he gets hurt because Nick Boyle is such a good blocker. |
| 6. | *Mike Gesicki MIA at IND Note: Starting to get more attention in the offense, and with Preston Williams out, that's likely to continue. |
| 7. | *O.J. Howard TB vs. ARI Note: (Hamstring) Expected to be back this week, but I'm going to wait to bump him up until he practices. If he's fully healed, he'll be in my top 10 this week because of the matchup. Your mileage may vary. Full practice Wednesday. ***Cleared to play - I'm going out on a limb with this ranking, your mileage may vary.*** |
| 8. | Jack Doyle IND vs. MIA |
| 9. | Greg Olsen CAR at GB |
| 10. | *Jared Cook NO vs. ATL Note: (Ankle) Missed the last two games heading into the bye. Full practice Wednesday. |
| 11. | *Jonnu Smith TEN vs. KC Note: Delanie Walker could be back soon. ***Walker out again this week.*** |
| 12. | Gerald Everett LA at PIT |
| 13. | *Irv Smith Jr. MIN at DAL Note: Increasing role in the offense. |
| 14. | Jimmy Graham GB vs. CAR |
| 15. | Eric Ebron IND vs. MIA |
| 16. | *Cameron Brate TB vs. ARI Note: Bucs were quiet about a rib injury potentially limiting his production last week. Given that it's Cardinals TE Week, I'll be watching the practice reports closely this week with both Brate and Howard. |
| 17. | *Jacob Hollister SEA at SF Note: Emerged in a big role in part due to Luke Willson's rib injury, and because Ed Dickson was inactive. That might not be the case on Monday night. ***Dickson remains out.*** |
| 18. | Tyler Eifert CIN vs. BAL |
| 19. | Vance McDonald PIT vs. LAR |
| 20. | *Jason Witten DAL vs. MIN Note: Had eight catches on nine targets in the win Monday night. |
| 21. | *Rhett Ellison NYG at NYJ Note: Back in the starting lineup. |
| 22. | *Ryan Griffin NYJ vs. NYG Note: Had a touchdown overruled by a very tight instant replay ruling. |
| 23. | Kyle Rudolph MIN at DAL |
| 24. | Blake Jarwin DAL vs. MIN |
| 25. | Nick Boyle BAL at CIN |
| 26. | *Chris Herndon NYJ vs. NYG Note: (Hamstring) Active in name only - because the Jets didn't have enough healthy players. Limited at practice Wednesday and Thursday. ***Listed as questionable, expected to play.*** |
| 27. | *T.J. Hockenson DET at CHI Note: Got hit in the back, not the head as was first feared, and did not suffer another concussion in the loss to the Raiders. Not on Wednesday's injury report. |
| 28. | Tyler Kroft BUF at CLE |
| 29. | *Luke Willson SEA at SF Note: Nursing a cartilage issue in his ribs. ***Removed from the injury list.*** |
| 30. | Trey Burton CHI vs. DET |
| 31. | Foster Moreau OAK vs. LAC |
| 32. | *Josh Hill NO vs. ATL Note: (Calf) Limited practice Wednesday. ***Returned to practice and removed from the injury list.*** |
| 33. | Hayden Hurst BAL at CIN |
| 34. | Nick Vannett PIT vs. LAR |
| 35. | *Ricky Seals-Jones CLE vs. BUF Note: Left in the second quarter last week with a knee injury. Missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. |
| 36. | *George Kittle SF vs. SEA Note: Played through an early knee injury on Thursday; needed an MRI over the weekend and didn't practice Tuesday. Could be a game-time decision on Monday night - won't practice Thursday. ***Unable to practice all week, listed as doubtful.*** |
| 37. | *Delanie Walker TEN vs. KC Note: (Ankle) Making progress - was able to work out on a treadmill Monday without any soreness. Did not practice Wednesday and Thursday. ***Out again this week.*** |
| 38. | *Evan Engram NYG at NYJ Note: Sat out the Giants' final offensive series with a sore foot Monday night. Out with a mid-foot sprain close to the Lisfranc area, and is in a walking boot. |
Flex (RB/WR/TE)
| 1. | *Christian McCaffrey CAR at GB Note: (Knee) Limited practice Thursday. ***Removed from the injury list on Friday.*** |
| 2. | Saquon Barkley NYG at NYJ |
| 3. | Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs. MIN |
| 4. | Michael Thomas NO vs. ATL |
| 5. | Dalvin Cook MIN at DAL |
| 6. | Mike Evans TB vs. ARI |
| 7. | Derrick Henry TEN vs. KC |
| 8. | Cooper Kupp LA at PIT |
| 9. | *Alvin Kamara NO vs. ATL Note: (Ankle) How much of a role will he have if he returns as expected this week? Could workload-management be an issue? Good practice Wednesday, even if he was officially listed as limited. ***Full practice Thursday and Friday.*** |
| 10. | Mark Ingram BAL at CIN |
| 11. | *Marlon Mack IND vs. MIA Note: Wasn't explosive against the Steelers, but was an able workhorse. |
| 12. | Julio Jones ATL at NO |
| 13. | *Tyreek Hill KC at TEN Note: Hill came up with multiple acrobatic catches in the win over the Vikings. |
| 14. | *Josh Jacobs OAK vs. LAC Note: (Shoulder) Full participant in Tuesday's practice - should be good to go for Thursday. |
| 15. | Aaron Jones GB vs. CAR |
| 16. | *Tyler Lockett SEA at SF Note: Had a whopping 18 targets in his explosive game against the Bucs. ***(Hip) Cleared from the injury list on Friday.*** |
| 17. | Travis Kelce KC at TEN |
| 18. | *Chris Carson SEA at SF Note: Had 133 total yards last week, but also fumbled twice, losing one. |
| 19. | *Nick Chubb CLE vs. BUF Note: How much will Kareem Hunt cut into Chubb's workload? |
| 20. | Chris Godwin TB vs. ARI |
| 21. | *Stefon Diggs MIN at DAL Note: Brutal shutdown in a game where Thielen barely played. |
| 22. | Hunter Henry LAC at OAK |
| 23. | David Montgomery CHI vs. DET |
| 24. | Austin Hooper ATL at NO |
| 25. | *Melvin Gordon LAC at OAK Note: Looked like himself for the first time all season in the win over the Packers. |
| 26. | *Amari Cooper DAL vs. MIN Note: (Knee) Didn't practice Wednesday and Thursday, but expected to return to practice Friday and play Sunday night. ***Expectation remains that he'll play, but will put himself through the paces in pregame warmups to make sure.*** |
| 27. | Tevin Coleman SF vs. SEA |
| 28. | Allen Robinson CHI vs. DET |
| 29. | *Odell Beckham CLE vs. BUF Note: Somehow only had six targets last week, while Jarvis Landry had 13, including on the deciding fourth down non-conversion in the fourth quarter when Beckham was open. |
| 30. | *Tyrell Williams OAK vs. LAC Note: Surprisingly little production on a day when Derek Carr threw for 289 yards. |
| 31. | Emmanuel Sanders SF vs. SEA |
| 32. | *Ronald Jones TB vs. ARI Note: Named the starter over Peyton Barber. |
| 33. | *Darren Waller OAK vs. LAC Note: Facing more defensive attention now. |
| 34. | Robert Woods LA at PIT |
| 35. | *Le'Veon Bell NYJ vs. NYG Note: (Knee) Had an MRI on Monday and won't practice Wednesday. That the Jets activated Josh Adams from the practice squad is an ominous sign. MRI came up negative, and he was scheduled for a limited practice Thursday. ***It now looks as if he's playing.*** |
| 36. | *Golden Tate NYG at NYJ Note: Shepard's setback means that Tate will be the Giants' top receiver most if not for all of the remainder of the season. |
| 37. | *Devonta Freeman ATL at NO Note: Moved down a few spots. |
| 38. | *David Johnson ARZ at TB Note: (Ankle) Expected to return this week, but keeping him down here until he practices, given his recent history. Full practice Wednesday, and is expected to play against the Bucs. The Cards might put Johnson and Drake in the game at the same time. ***Removed from the injury list, so should be full-go this week, especially with Edmonds still out.*** |
| 39. | *Damien Williams KC at TEN Note: Appears to at least be the hot hand for Andy Reid, if not the lead back locked in going forward. ***McCoy a healthy scratch.*** |
| 40. | Christian Kirk ARZ at TB |
| 41. | John Brown BUF at CLE |
| 42. | Marvin Jones DET at CHI |
| 43. | *Kenny Golladay DET at CHI Note: Phase 1 - Take Golladay, Jones and Amendola off the field on the critical play of the game. Phase 2 - ... Phase 3 - Profit! ***Obviously hurt by Stafford's injury.*** |
| 44. | Todd Gurley LA at PIT |
| 45. | *Devin Singletary BUF at CLE Note: Took over the starting job from Frank Gore last week and did well with it, though he ceded most of the goal line and short-yardage carries to Gore, but for the last series of the game. |
| 46. | *Latavius Murray NO vs. ATL Note: Even if Kamara returns this week, look for Murray to have a bigger role than he did prior to Kamara's injury. ***Sean Payton hinted confirmation of the notion that Murray will have a good-sized role this week.*** |
| 47. | *Davante Adams GB vs. CAR Note: Had a meager 43 yards despite receiving 11 targets. (Toe) Limited in Wednesday's practice. ***Doesn't have an injury designation.*** |
| 48. | *DK Metcalf SEA at SF Note: Note to self - ignore the shuttle run if everything else about a player is off the charts. |
| 49. | Keenan Allen LAC at OAK |
| 50. | Michael Gallup DAL vs. MIN |
| 51. | *Curtis Samuel CAR at GB Note: (Hamstring) Sat out Wednesday, but had a full practice Thursday. ***Removed from the injury list.*** |
| 52. | Calvin Ridley ATL at NO |
| 53. | Kenyan Drake ARZ at TB |
| 54. | Austin Ekeler LAC at OAK |
| 55. | Joe Mixon CIN vs. BAL |
| 56. | Jamaal Williams GB vs. CAR |
| 57. | D.J. Moore CAR at GB |
| 58. | DeVante Parker MIA at IND |
| 59. | Tyler Boyd CIN vs. BAL |
| 60. | Jamison Crowder NYJ vs. NYG |
| 61. | *Zach Pascal IND vs. MIA Note: The Colts could be without both T.Y. Hilton and Parris Campbell this week. |
| 62. | *JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT vs. LAR Note: Can't blame game flow for this latest stinker. Just getting destroyed by having Mason Rudolph as his QB. ***(Toe) Listed as questionable but is expected to go.*** |
| 63. | Mike Williams LAC at OAK |
| 64. | *Matt Breida SF vs. SEA Note: ***(Ankle) Cleared from the injury list.*** |
| 65. | *Kalen Ballage MIA at IND Note: Next in line to start, but will Miami treat him as a normal starter? If not, I'm not sure whether Myles Gaskin or Patrick Laird is next. |
| 66. | Gus Edwards BAL at CIN |
| 67. | *Ty Johnson DET at CHI Note: Even with Carson on IR, Johnson did little with his opportunity against the Raiders, getting outgunned by J.D. McKissic. |
| 68. | Jarvis Landry CLE vs. BUF |
| 69. | Greg Olsen CAR at GB |
| 70. | *Marquise Brown BAL at CIN Note: ***(Ankle/Thigh) Expected to play this week - was listed as questionable.*** |
| 71. | A.J. Brown TEN vs. KC |
| 72. | Cole Beasley BUF at CLE |
| 73. | *Corey Davis TEN vs. KC Note: (Hip) Missed practice Wednesday and Thursday. ***Listed as doubtful.*** |
| 74. | Danny Amendola DET at CHI |
| 75. | Sammy Watkins KC at TEN |
| 76. | Ted Ginn NO vs. ATL |
| 77. | *J.D. McKissic DET at CHI Note: Had a receiving touchdown against the Raiders and looked like the better of the two Lions backs last week. |
| 78. | *Frank Gore BUF at CLE Note: Lost the starting job to Devin Singletary, yet still gets every short-yardage snap, even though he got stuffed on five separate occasions against the Redskins last week. |
| 79. | *LeSean McCoy KC at TEN Note: Continuing to lose snaps to Damien Williams. ***Healthy inactive.*** |
| 80. | Alexander Mattison MIN at DAL |
| 81. | *Peyton Barber TB vs. ARI Note: Had about half the snaps that Jones got, and Jones did well with that work. |
| 82. | Robby Anderson NYJ vs. NYG |
| 83. | Randall Cobb DAL vs. MIN |
| 84. | Diontae Johnson PIT vs. LAR |
| 85. | Deebo Samuel SF vs. SEA |
| 86. | *Hunter Renfrow OAK vs. LAC Note: Touchdowns in consecutive weeks. |
Kickers
| 1. | *Justin Tucker BAL at CIN Note: Rare extra point miss in the Sunday night win. |
| 2. | Wil Lutz NO vs. ATL |
| 3. | *Harrison Butker KC at TEN Note: Came up huge against the Vikings, making four field goals, including a 54-yard game-tying kick and a 44-yarder for the win. |
| 4. | Greg Zuerlein LA at PIT |
| 5. | Matt Gay TB vs. ARI |
| 6. | Mason Crosby GB vs. CAR |
| 7. | Zane Gonzalez ARZ at TB |
| 8. | Brett Maher DAL vs. MIN |
| 9. | Michael Badgley LAC at OAK |
| 10. | *Jason Myers SEA at SF Note: Missed two field goals in the win over the Bucs, including a potential game-winner from 40 yards out. |
| 11. | Daniel Carlson OAK vs. LAC |
| 12. | *Aldrick Rosas NYG at NYJ Note: Prior to his four field goals Monday night, Rosas had only six attempts on the season. Kickers ... |
| 13. | *Dan Bailey MIN at DAL Note: A missed extra-point by Bailey turned out to be a big deal later. |
| 14. | Stephen Hauschka BUF at CLE |
| 15. | Chris Boswell PIT vs. LAR |
| 16. | *Adam Vinatieri IND vs. MIA Note: Game-losing miss, plus an earlier extra point miss also loomed large. |
| 17. | *Younghoe Koo ATL at NO Note: I'll let Liss make all the Young hoe jokes. |
| 18. | Austin Seibert CLE vs. BUF |
| 19. | Eddy Pineiro CHI vs. DET |
| 20. | *Joey Slye CAR at GB Note: Quietly starting to struggle - missed a field goal and an extra point got blocked. |
| 21. | Matt Prater DET at CHI |
| 22. | *Ryan Succop TEN vs. KC Note: Meet the new kicker, same as the old kicker. |
| 23. | *Chase McLaughlin SF vs. SEA Note: Signed by the Niners in case Robbie Gould can't go. |
| 24. | Sam Ficken NYJ vs. NYG |
| 25. | Jason Sanders MIA at IND |
| 26. | Randy Bullock CIN vs. BAL |
| 27. | *Robbie Gould SF vs. SEA Note: Dealing with a quad strain that could keep him out Monday night. |
Defenses
| 1. | *Baltimore Ravens at CIN Note: Gets to face the Bengals with Ryan Finley making his debut. |
| 2. | Indianapolis Colts vs. MIA |
| 3. | *Chicago Bears vs. DET Note: ***Moved up with Stafford out.*** |
| 4. | Buffalo Bills at CLE |
| 5. | New Orleans Saints vs. ATL |
| 6. | Los Angeles Rams at PIT |
| 7. | Kansas City Chiefs at TEN |
| 8. | *San Francisco 49ers vs. SEA Note: Kwon Alexander (pectoral) placed on IR. |
| 9. | Green Bay Packers vs. CAR |
| 10. | New York Giants at NYJ |
| 11. | Dallas Cowboys vs. MIN |
| 12. | Cleveland Browns vs. BUF |
| 13. | Detroit Lions at CHI |
| 14. | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. LAR |
| 15. | *New York Jets vs. NYG Note: Trumaine Johnson (ankle) going on IR. |
| 16. | Seattle Seahawks at SF |
| 17. | Los Angeles Chargers at OAK |
| 18. | Minnesota Vikings at DAL |
| 19. | Carolina Panthers at GB |
| 20. | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. ARI |
| 21. | *Tennessee Titans vs. KC Note: Malcolm Butler (wrist) going on IR. |
| 22. | Oakland Raiders vs. LAC |
| 23. | Arizona Cardinals at TB |
| 24. | Miami Dolphins at IND |
| 25. | Cincinnati Bengals vs. BAL |
| 26. | Atlanta Falcons at NO |
