Week 7 Position Rankings

Quarterbacks

1. Peyton Manning at Indianapolis
2. Tony Romo at Philadelphia
3. Cam Newton vs. St. Louis
4. Philip Rivers at Jacksonville
5. Jay Cutler at Washington
6. Nick Foles vs. Dallas
7. Tom Brady at NY Jets
8. Aaron Rodgers vs. Cleveland
9. Andrew Luck vs. Denver
10. Eli Manning vs. Minnesota
11. Matthew Stafford vs. Cincinnati
12. Matt Ryan vs. Tampa Bay
13. Ryan Tannehill vs. Buffalo
14. Robert Griffin III vs. Chicago
15. Mike Glennon at Atlanta
16. Chad Henne vs. San Diego
17. Brandon Weeden at Green Bay
18. Colin Kaepernick at Tennessee
19. Josh Freeman at NY Giants
20. Sam Bradford at Carolina
21. Andy Dalton at Detroit
22. Joe Flacco at Pittsburgh
23. Ben Roethlisberger vs. Baltimore
24. Thaddeus Lewis at Miami
25. Geno Smith vs. New England

I’m extremely curious to see what Peyton does in his old building this weekend. I figured on a big game in Week 1 due to the revenge factor, but I can’t decide how the emotion might play into this matchup. Either way, should be a fun one to watch.

Running Backs

1. Adrian Peterson at NY Giants
2. LeSean McCoy vs. Dallas
3. Matt Forte at Washington
4. Jamaal Charles vs. Houston
5. Reggie Bush vs. Cincinnati
6. Knowshon Moreno at Indianapolis
7. Alfred Morris vs. Chicago
8. Frank Gore at Tennessee
9. Arian Foster at Kansas City
10. DeAngelo Williams vs. St. Louis
11. Fred Jackson at Miami
12. Doug Martin at Atlanta
13. Eddie Lacy vs. Cleveland
14. Ray Rice at Pittsburgh
15. Giovani Bernard at Detroit
16. Trent Richardson vs. Denver
17. Joseph Randle at Philadelphia
18. Danny Woodhead at Jacksonville
19. Brandon Jacobs vs. Minnesota
20. CJ Spiller at Miami
21. Ryan Mathews at Jacksonville
22. Chris Johnson vs. San Francisco
23. BenJarvus Green-Ellis at Detroit
24. Bilal Powell vs. New England
25. Zac Stacy at Carolina
26. Lamar Miller vs. Buffalo
27. Stevan Ridley at NY Jets
28. Le’Veon Bell vs. Baltimore
29. Maurice Jones Drew vs. San Diego
30. Chris Ogbonnaya at Green Bay
31. Jacquizz Rodgers vs. Tampa Bay
32. Joique Bell vs. Cincinnati
33. Mike Tolbert vs. St. Louis
34. Jason Snelling vs. Tampa Bay
35. Willis McGahee at Green Bay
36. LeGarrette Blount at NY Jets
37. Shonn Greene vs. San Francisco
38. Bernard Pierce at Pittsburgh
39. Kendall Hunter at Tennessee
40. Brandon Bolden at NY Jets
41. Roy Helu vs. Chicago
42. Donald Brown vs. Denver
43. Chris Ivory vs. New England
44. Phillip Tanner atPhiladelphia
45. Ronnie Brown at Jacksonville
46. Ben Tate at Kansas City
47. Ronnie Hillman at Indianapolis
48. Michael Bush at Washington
49. Daniel Thomas vs. Buffalo
50. Bryce Brown vs. Dallas
51. Michael Cox vs. Minnesota
52. Daryl Richardson at Carolina
53. Jonathan Franklin vs. Cleveland
54. Jackie Battle vs. San Francisco
55. Montee Ball at Indianapolis
56. Isaiah Pead at Carolina
57. Anthony Dixon at Tennessee
58. Chris Polk vs. Dallas
59. Lance Dunbar at Philadelphia
60. James Starks vs. Cleveland

The DeAngelo Williams revival continues at least for another week as we wait for Jonathan Stewart’s return. Too bad he still can’t find the end zone. I’ll bet Joseph Randle finds it for the Cowboys this weekend. Maybe even twice.

Wide Receiver

1. Dez Bryant at Philadelphia
2. Josh Gordon at Green Bay
3. Brandon Marshall at Washington
4. Victor Cruz vs. Minnesota
5. Justin Blackmon vs. San Diego
6. DeSean Jackson vs. Dallas
7. Wes Welker at Indianapolis
8. AJ Green at Detroit
9. Demaryius Thomas at Indianapolis
10. Reggie Wayne vs. Denver
11. Calvin Johnson vs. Cincinnati
12. Antonio Brown vs. Baltimore
13. Vincent Jackson at Atlanta
14. Pierre Garcon vs. Chicago
15. Jordy Nelson vs. Cleveland
16. Alshon Jeffery at Washington
17. Torrey Smith at Pittsburgh
18. Eric Decker at Indianapolis
19. Brian Hartline vs. Buffalo
20. Keenan Allen at Jacksonville
21. Kenbrell Thompkins at NY Jets
22. Hakeem Nicks vs. Minnesota
23. TY Hilton vs. Denver
24. Stevie Johnson at Miami
25. Mike Wallace vs. Buffalo
26. Jarrett Boykin vs. Cleveland
27. Andre Johnson at Kansas City
28. Steve Smith vs. St. Louis
29. Reuben Randle vs. Minnesota
30. Julian Edelman at NY Jets
31. Terrence Williams at Philadelphia
32. Brandon LaFell vs. St. Louis
33. Greg Jennings at NY Giants
34. Mike Williams at Atlanta
35. Anquan Boldin at Tennessee
36. Jerome Simpson at NY Giants
37. Nate Washington vs. San Francisco
38. Leonard Hankerson vs. Chicago
39. Kendall Wright vs. San Francisco
40. Marlon Brown at Pittsburgh
41. Robert Woods at Miami
42. Ted Ginn Jr. vs. St. Louis
43. Austin Pettis at Carolina
44. Emmanuel Sanders vs. Baltimore
45. Dwayne Bowe vs. Houston
46. Jerricho Cotchery vs. Baltimore
47. DeAndre Hopkins at Kansas City
48. Brandon Gibson vs. Buffalo
49. Stephen Hill vs. New England
50. Donnie Avery vs. Houston
51. Jacoby Jones at Pittsburgh
52. Marvin Jones at Detroit
53. Jeremy Kerley vs. New England
54. Riley Cooper vs. Dallas
55. Vincent Brown at Jacksonville
56. Santana Moss vs. Chicago
57. Greg Little at Green Bay
58. Harry Douglas vs. Tampa Bay
59. Myles White vs. Cleveland
60. Cecil Shorts vs. San Diego

Yep, that’s Justin Blackmon and Josh Gordon both in my top five. Until they stop being targeted so much and so talented, I’m going to have a hard time keeping either out of my top 15 regardless of matchup. Harry Douglas is looking like the No. 1 receiver for Atlanta this week, but a No. 3 WR out of place who thus draws Darrelle Revis is hardly my idea of a good time.

Tight Ends

1. Vernon Davis at Tennessee
2. Jordan Cameron at Green Bay
3. Antonio Gates at Jacksonville
4. Tony Gonzalez vs. Tampa Bay
5. Julius Thomas at Indianapolis
6. Rob Gronkowski at NY Jets
7. Jason Witten at Philadelphia
8. Martellus Bennett at Washington
9. Scott Chandler at Miami
10. Kyle Rudolph at NY Giants
11. Heath Miller vs. Baltimore
12. Jermichael Finley vs. Cleveland
13. Charles Clay vs. Buffalo
14. Timothy Wright at Atlanta
15. Brent Celek vs. Dallas
16. Jordan Reed vs. Chicago
17. Greg Olsen vs. St. Louis
18. Jeff Cumberland vs New England
19. Coby Fleener vs. Denver
20. Sean McGrath vs. Houston
21. Dallas Clark at Pittsburgh
22. Brandon Myers vs. Minnesota
23. Garrett Graham vs. St. Louis
24. Joseph Fauria vs. Cincinnati
25. Jared Cook at Carolina

I couldn’t not have Joseph Fauria in my rankings after three touchdowns last week, but until he starts getting targets on a somewhat frequent basis he’s not trustworthy as a fantasy asset. Scott Chandler and Kyle Rudolph are a couple nice waiver wire options this week if you’re replacing Jimmy Graham during New Orleans’ bye.

Kicker

1. Caleb Sturgis vs. Buffalo
2. Justin Tucker at Pittsburgh
3. Dan Bailey at Philadelphia
4. Ryan Succop vs. Houston
5. Nick Novak at Jacksonville
6. Alex Henery vs. Dallas
7. Stephen Gostkowski at NY Jets
8. Mason Crosby vs. Cleveland
9. Matt Prater at Indianapolis
10. Blair Walsh at NY Giants
11. Matt Bryant vs. Tampa Bay
12. Dan Carpenter at Miami
13. Kai Forbath vs. Chicago
14. Shaun Suisham vs. Baltimore
15. Adam Vinatieri vs. Denver
16. Rian Lindell at Atlanta
17. Mike Nugent at Detroit
18. David Akers vs. Cincinnati
19. Nick Folk vs. New England
20. Josh Scobee vs. San Diego
21. Josh Brown vs. Minnesota
22. Robbie Gould at Washington
23. Greg Zuerlein at Carolina
24. Graham Gano vs. St. Louis
25. Rob Bironas vs. San Francisco

Caleb Sturgis!

Defense

1. Chiefs vs. Houston
2. Ravens at Pittsburgh
3. Bears at Washington
4. Lions vs. Cincinnati
5. Bills at Miami
6. 49ers at Tennessee
7. Rams at Carolina
8. Patriots at NY Jets
9. Vikings at NY Giants
10. Titans vs. San Francisco
11. Dolphins vs. Buffalo
12. Redskins vs. Chicago
13. Browns at Green Bay
14. Cowboys at Philadelphia
15. Bengals at Detroit
16. Broncos at Indianapolis
17. Chargers at Jacksonville
18. Giants vs. Minnesota
19. Panthers vs. St. Louis
20. Falcons vs. Tampa Bay
21. Packers vs. Cleveland
22. Steelers vs. Baltimore
23. Jaguars vs. San Diego
24. Jets vs. New England
25. Texans at Kansas City

This preseason I would’ve thought the Texans defense against Kansas City in Week 7 sounded pretty good. Now, not so much.