Updated Friday, October 1.
Below are my rankings for Week 4. I’m participating in a study as part of Fantasy Pros, where they keep track of the accuracy of many of the top fantasy ‘experts’ around the country. As of Week 3, I’m ranked #3 out of 39 experts that post their rankings at the site. If you utilize my advice on the Q&A, please take a moment to sign up at Fantasy Pros (it’s free) and rate me as an expert.
These rankings are for a standard (non-PPR) scoring system:
Quarterbacks
1. Aaron Rodgers (GB vs. DET)
2. Peyton Manning (IND @ JAC)
3. Michael Vick (PHI vs. WAS)
4. Philip Rivers (SD vs. ARI)
5. Drew Brees (NO vs. CAR)
6. Tom Brady (NE @ MIA)
7. Matt Ryan (ATL vs. SF)
8. Donovan McNabb (WAS @ PHI)
9. Kyle Orton (DEN @ TEN)
10. Jay Cutler (CHI @ NYG)
11. Eli Manning (NYG vs. CHI)
12. Chad Henne (MIA vs. NE)
13. Matt Schaub (HOU @ OAK)
14. Mark Sanchez (NYJ @ BUF)
15. Bruce Gradkowski (OAK vs. HOU)
16. Matt Hasselbeck (SEA @ STL)
17. Ryan Fitzpatrick (BUF vs. NYJ)
18. Vince Young (TEN vs. DEN)
19. Sam Bradford (STL vs. SEA)
20. Carson Palmer (CIN @ CLE)
21. Charlie Batch (PIT vs. BAL)
22. Joe Flacco (BAL @ PIT)
23. Shaun Hill (DET @ GB)
24. Alex Smith (SF @ ATL)
25. Derek Anderson (ARI @ SD)
26. David Garrard (JAC vs. IND)
27. Seneca Wallace (CLE vs. CIN)
28. Jimmy Clausen (CAR @ NO)
Running Backs
1. Chris Johnson (TEN vs. DEN)
2. Frank Gore (SF @ ATL)
3. Arian Foster (HOU @ OAK)
4. Michael Turner (ATL vs. SF)
5. Rashard Mendenhall (PIT vs. BAL)
6. LaDainian Tomlinson (NYJ @ BUF)
7. Darren McFadden (OAK vs. HOU)
8. Maurice Jones-Drew (JAC vs. IND)
9. Peyton Hillis (CLE vs. CIN)
10. LeSean McCoy (PHI vs. WAS)
11. Matt Forte (CHI @ NYG)
12. DeAngelo Williams (CAR @ NO)
13. Cedric Benson (CIN @ CLE)
14. Joseph Addai (IND @ JAC)
15. Jahvid Best (DET @ GB)
16. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG vs. CHI)
17. Justin Forsett (SEA @ STL)
18. Ronnie Brown (MIA vs. NE)
19. Steven Jackson (STL vs. SEA)
20. BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE @ MIA)
21. Ray Rice (BAL @ PIT)
22. Chris “Beanie” Wells (ARI @ SD)
23. Brandon Jackson (GB vs. DET)
24. Laurence Maroney (DEN @ TEN)
25. Shonn Greene (NYJ @ BUF)
26. Pierre Thomas (NO vs. CAR)
27. Jonathan Stewart (CAR @ NO)
28. Jason Snelling (ATL vs. SF)
29. John Kuhn (GB vs. DET)
30. Clinton Portis (WAS @ PHI)
31. Marshawn Lynch (BUF vs. NYJ)
32. Correll Buckhalter (DEN @ TEN)
33. C.J. Spiller (BUF vs. NYJ)
34. Mike Tolbert (SD vs. ARI)
35. Ricky Williams (MIA vs. NE)
36. Ryan Torain (WAS @ PHI)
37. Tim Hightower (ARI @ SD)
38. Mike Goodson (CAR @ NO)
39. Michael Bush (OAK vs. HOU)
40. Ladell Betts (NO vs. CAR)
41. Kenneth Darby (STL vs. SEA)
42. Chester Taylor (CHI @ NYG)
43. Willis McGahee (BAL @ PIT)
44. Sammy Morris (NE @ MIA)
45. Fred Jackson (BUF vs. NYJ)
46. Keith Toston (STL vs. SEA)
47. Christopher Ivory (NO vs. CAR)
48. Brandon Jacobs (NYG vs. CHI)
49. Maurice Morris (DET @ GB)
50. Darren Sproles (SD vs. ARI)
Wide Receivers
1. Brandon Marshall (MIA vs. NE)
2. Roddy White (ATL vs. SF)
3. DeSean Jackson (PHI vs. WAS)
4. Randy Moss (NE @ MIA)
5. Reggie Wayne (IND @ JAC)
6. Austin Collie (IND @ JAC)
7. Greg Jennings (GB vs. DET)
8. Wes Welker (NE @ MIA)
9. Santana Moss (WAS @ PHI)
10. Hakeem Nicks (NYG vs. CHI)
11. Chad Ochocinco (CIN @ CLE)
12. Calvin Johnson (DET @ GB)
13. Anquan Boldin (BAL @ PIT)
14. Larry Fitzgerald (ARI @ SD)
15. Jeremy Maclin (PHI vs. WAS)
16. Mark Clayton (STL vs. SEA)
17. Louis Murphy (OAK vs. HOU)
18. Johnny Knox (CHI @ NYG)
19. Steve Smith (NYG vs. CHI)
20. Donald Driver (GB vs. DET)
21. Marques Colston (NO vs. CAR)
22. Malcolm Floyd (SD vs. ARI)
23. Kevin Walter (HOU @ OAK)
24. Andre Johnson (HOU @ OAK)
25. Mike Sims-Walker (JAC vs. IND)
26. Steve Smith (CAR @ NO)
27. Lance Moore (NO vs. CAR)
28. Terrell Owens (CIN @ CLE)
29. Hines Ward (PIT vs. BAL)
30. Jacoby Jones (HOU @ OAK)
31. Lee Evans (BUF vs. NYJ)
32. Braylon Edwards (NYJ @ BUF)
33. Josh Cribbs (CLE vs. CIN)
34. Michael Crabtree (SF @ ATL)
35. Darrius Heyward-Bey (OAK vs. HOU)
36. Nate Washington (TEN vs. DEN)
37. Jabar Gaffney (DEN @ TEN)
38. Mike Wallace (PIT vs. BAL)
39. Demaryius Thomas (DEN @ TEN)
40. Eddie Royal (DEN @ TEN)
41. Davone Bess (MIA vs. NE)
42. Brandon Lloyd (DEN @ TEN)
43. Danny Amendola (STL vs. SEA)
44. Mike Thomas (JAC vs. IND)
45. Legedu Naanee (SD vs. ARI)
46. Devin Hester (CHI @ NYG)
47. Kenny Britt (TEN vs. DEN)
48. Stephen Williams (ARI @ SD)
49. James Jones (GB vs. DET)
50. Brian Hartline (MIA vs. NE)
51. Deion Branch (SEA @ STL)
52. Jordan Shipley (CIN @ CLE)
53. Derrick Mason (BAL @ PIT)
54. Roscoe Parrish (BUF vs. NYJ)
55. Justin Gage (TEN vs. DEN)
56. Devery Henderson (NO vs. CAR)
57. Jerricho Cotchery (NYJ @ BUF)
58. Mike Williams (SEA @ STL)
59. Josh Morgan (SF @ ATL)
60. Mario Manningham (NYG vs. CHI)
Tight Ends
1. Antonio Gates (SD vs. ARI)
2. Jermichael Finley (GB vs. DET)
3. Dallas Clark (IND @ JAC)
4. Dustin Keller (NYJ @ BUF)
5. Zach Miller (OAK vs. HOU)
6. Aaron Hernandez (NE @ MIA)
7. Tony Gonzalez (ATL vs. SF)
8. Vernon Davis (SF @ ATL)
9. Chris Cooley (WAS @ PHI)
10. Greg Olsen (CHI @ NYG)
11. John Carlson (SEA @ STL)
12. Benjamin Watson (CLE vs. CIN)
13. Brandon Pettigrew (DET @ GB)
14. Jeremy Shockey (NO vs. CAR)
15. Brent Celek (PHI vs. WAS)
16. Todd Heap (BAL @ PIT)
17. Jermaine Gresham (CIN @ CLE)
18. Owen Daniels (HOU @ OAK)
19. Tony Scheffler (DET @ GB)
20. Kevin Boss (NYG vs. CHI)
21. Daniel Fells (STL vs. SEA)
22. Rob Gronkowski (NE @ MIA)
23. Marcedes Lewis (JAC vs. IND)
24. Heath Miller (PIT vs. BAL)
25. Anthony Fasano (MIA vs. NE)
Defense
1. Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT vs. BAL)
2. Green Bay Packers (GB vs. DET)
3. New Orleans Saints (NO vs. CAR)
4. New York Jets (NYJ @ BUF)
5. Atlanta Falcons (ATL vs. SF)
6. San Diego Chargers (SD vs. ARI)
7. Indianapolis Colts (IND @ JAC)
8. Philadelphia Eagles (PHI vs. WAS)
9. Chicago Bears (CHI @ NYG)
10. Baltimore Ravens (BAL @ PIT)
11. New York Giants (NYG vs. CHI)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (CIN @ CLE)
13. Tennessee Titans (TEN vs. DEN)
14. St. Louis Rams (STL vs. SEA)
15. Cleveland Browns (CLE vs. CIN)
16. Seattle Seahawks (SEA @ STL)
17. Houston Texans (HOU @ OAK)
18. Oakland Raiders (OAK vs. HOU)
19. Denver Broncos (DEN @ TEN)
20. New England Patriots (NE @ MIA)
