That Sports Guy’s Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings

By Craig Forrestal

We are now at the point of the season where the ‘other guys’ are starting to play a serious role in weekly matchups. Some notable other guys include DeeJay Dallas, Travis Fulgham, Giovani Bernard, Gus Edwards, Jordan Wilkins, Nyheim Hines and the list goes on. Who are some of the ‘other guys’ that will make a difference this week? Let us take a look at That Sports Guy’s Week 9 Fantasy Rankings and find out who might be the key to victory this week.

Here is how this year will play out:

• Players will be listed as First Last/Team. For example, Gardner Minshew/Jacksonville Jaguars
• Rankings will consist of:
  • 12 QBs
  • 25 RBs
  • 35 WRs
  • 10 TEs
  • 10 D/ST
  • 3 Weekly Sleepers
  • 3 Weekly Fades
    • Sleepers and Fades will be listed as First Last/ Position/ Team. For example, Tom Brady/ QB/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TOP 12 QBs 

1. Patrick Mahomes/ Kansas City Chiefs 
2. Deshaun Watson/ Houston Texans 
3. Russell Wilson/ Seattle Seahawks 
4. Josh Allen/ Buffalo Bills
5. Aaron Rodgers/ Green Bay Packers 
6. Justin Herbert/ LA Chargers 
7. Kyler Murray/ Arizona Cardinals 
8. Tom Brady/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
9. Lamar Jackson/ Baltimore Ravens 
10. Ben Roethlisberger/ Pittsburgh Steelers 
11. Matt Ryan/ Atlanta Falcons 
12. Matthew Stafford/ Detroit Lions 

TOP 25 RBs 

1. Dalvin Cook/ Minnesota Vikings 
2. Alvin Kamara/ New Orleans Saints 
3. Derrick Henry/ Tennessee Titans 
4. Christian McCaffrey/ Carolina Panthers 
5. James Robinson/ Jacksonville Jaguars 
6. Josh Jacobs/ Las Vegas Raiders 
7. James Conner/ Pittsburgh Steelers 
8. Clyde Edwards-Helaire/ Kansas City Chiefs 
9. Todd Gurley/ Atlanta Falcons 
10. Antonio Gibson/ Washington Football Team 
11. D’Andre Swift/ Detroit Lions 
12. Chase Edmonds/ Arizona Cardinals 
13. David Johnson/ Houston Texans 
14. Ezekiel Elliott/ Dallas Cowboys 
15. JK Dobbins/ Baltimore Ravens 
16. Justin Jackson/ LA Chargers
17. JaMycal Hasty/ San Francisco 49ers 
18. David Montgomery/ Chicago Bears 
19. Damien Harris/ New England Patriots 
20. Chris Carson/ Seattle Seahawks 
21. Leonard Fournette/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
22. Zack Moss/ Buffalo Bills 
23. Gus Edwards/ Baltimore Ravens 
24. Philip Lindsay/ Denver Broncos 
25. Jonathan Taylor/ Indianapolis Colts 

TOP 35 WRs

1. Davante Adams/ Green Bay Packers 
2. DeAndre Hopkins/ Arizona Cardinals 
3. Julio Jones/ Atlanta Falcons 
4. Tyreek Hill/ Kansas City Chiefs 
5. DK Metcalf/ Seattle Seahawks 
6. Stefon Diggs/ Buffalo Bills 
7. Keenan Allen/ LA Chargers
8. Terry McLaurin/ Washington Football Team
9. AJ Brown/ Tennessee Titans 
10. Adam Thielen/ Minnesota Vikings 
11. Michael Thomas/ New Orleans Saints 
12. Will Fuller/ Houston Texans 
13. Tyler Lockett/ Seattle Seahawks 
14. Allen Robinson/ Chicago Bears 
15. Robby Anderson/ Carolina Panthers 
16. DJ Moore/ Carolina Panthers 
17. Justin Jefferson/ Minnesota Vikings 
18. Chase Claypool/ Pittsburgh Steelers 
19. Brandin Cooks/ Houston Texans 
20. Mike Evans/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
21. Amari Cooper/ Dallas Cowboys 
22. DJ Chark/ Jacksonville Jaguars 
23. DeVante Parker/ Miami Dolphins 
24. Marquise Brown/ Baltimore Ravens 
25. JuJu Smith-Schuster/ Pittsburgh Steelers 
26. Mike Williams/ LA Chargers
27. Marvin Jones/ Detroit Lions 
28. Darius Slayton/ NY Giants
29. Jerry Jeudy/ Denver Broncos 
30. Brandin Aiyuk/ San Francisco 49ers 
31. Cole Beasley/ Buffalo Bills 
32. Antonio Brown/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
33. Mecole Hardman/ Kansas City Chiefs 
34. Henry Ruggs/ Las Vegas Raiders 
35. Christian Kirk/ Arizona Cardinals 

TOP 10 TEs

1. Travis Kelce/ Kansas City Chiefs 
2. Darren Waller/ Las Vegas Raiders 
3. Mark Andrews/ Baltimore Ravens 
4. TJ Hockenson/ Detroit Lions 
5. Rob Gronkowski/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
6. Hunter Henry/ LA Chargers
7. Noah Fant/ Denver Broncos 
8. Jared Cook/ New Orleans Saints 
9. Robert Tonyan/ Green Bay Packers 
10. Hayden Hurst/ Atlanta Falcons 

TOP 10 D/ST

1. Pittsburgh Steelers 
2. New England Patriots 
3. Washington Football Team
4. Baltimore Ravens 
5. Houston Texans 
6. Tennessee Titans 
7. Kansas City Chiefs 
8. Arizona Cardinals 
9. Green Bay Packers 
10. NY Giants

3 Weekly Sleepers

1. Troymaine Pope/ RB/ LA Chargers: Allow me to be one of the first to introduce you to Troymaine Pope. Pope played his college ball at FCS-level Jacksonville State. He has been in the league for a minute and looked good last week once the team committed to him. Pope carried the ball 10 times for 67 yards and also recorded 5 receptions on 7 targets for 28 yards. In my opinion, Pope has taken over the role previously held by Joshua Kelley. This week against a soft Raiders defense Pope could be a sneaky option for your fantasy team.
2. JaMycal Hasty/ RB/ San Francisco 49ers: JaMycal Hasty and Jerick McKinnon. That’s what the 49ers are rolling with. McKinnon has “tired legs” so expect Hasty to get solid work against Green Bay, who just got knocked out by Dalvin Cook. Hasty got a lot of work against Seattle and that will be the case against Green Bay. This matchup against Green Bay is just too good to pass up.
3. Antonio Brown/ WR/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers: He’s back. And if you don’t think Antonio Brown will play extensively against the Saints I think you’re wrong. AB is rumored to be living with Tom Brady and you don’t keep an eye on someone like that unless you have big plans for them. Brady seemed to enjoy playing with AB in New England and given how he hasn’t established a true connection with Chris Godwin or Mike Evans AB walks into a lot of target opportunities potentially. AB will be used very well as he has played with Byron Leftwich and Bruce Arians in Pittsburgh so they all know each other.

3 Weekly Fades 

1. DJ Chark/ WR/ Jacksonville Jaguars: Well, it’s the second year in a row that the Jaguars have decided it must be QB play and not coaching by deciding to bench the Mississippi Mustache, Gardner Minshew. Now with unproven rookie Jake Luton taking over, it is best to sit Chark given the uncertainty of how Luton will perform in his first NFL start. The Jaguars passing game is trending downward fast for fantasy purposes.
2. Jonathan Taylor/ RB/ Indianapolis Colts: Coach Frank Reich said that Taylor is dealing with an ankle injury and after a very underwhelming performance and 2 stellar showings from other Colts RBs Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins it wouldn’t be crazy to see Taylor have his workload scaled back against Baltimore this week. Also, the Ravens held the Steelers run game very much in check last week.
3. CeeDee Lamb/ WR/ Dallas Cowboys: Lamb has been marvelous early on this season splashing as a high-impact rookie but the QB situation plus a tough matchup makes me feel like other options would be better. Also, the slot is not a spot where the Steelers are vulnerable. Expect a down day for CeeDee Lamb.