Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates:
- Calvin Ridley Is Officially Out For Week 9
- Matthew Stafford Negative For COVID, Expected To Play
- Ezekiel Elliott Now Has A Good Chance To Play
- Josh Jacobs Is Expected To Suit Up
- Keenan Allen Is Questionable, But Eligible To Play (Negative COVID Tests)
- Cowboys Preparing To Be Without Ezekiel Elliott
- Christian McCaffrey Activated From Injured Reserve
- Alvin Kamara, Drew Brees Taken Off Injury Report
- Calvin Ridley Questionable For Week 9
- Matthew Stafford Expected To Play In Week 9
- Matt Breida Ruled Out Against Cardinals
- Chris Carson, Carlos Hyde Ruled Out For Week 9
- Chris Godwin Expected To Play Sunday Night
- Kenny Golladay Officially Out Against Vikings
- Kenyan Drake Won't Play In Week 9
- Breshad Perriman Likely To Play Versus Patriots
- Sam Darnold Not Expected To Play Monday Night
- Devonta Freeman Won't Play Against Washington
- T.Y. Hilton Doubtful To Face Ravens
- Adam Humphries Ruled Out Against Bears
- Dexter Williams Out At Least Three Weeks
- Gardner Minshew II Officially Ruled Out For Week 9
- Sammy Watkins Ruled Out Against Panthers
- Matthew Stafford Placed On COVID List
- Aaron Jones Officially Back This Week
- Jordan Reed Will Make His Return In Week 9
- Allen Lazard Is Officially Out For This Week
- Broncos Cancel Practice Wednesday Due To COVID
- Kendrick Bourne Tests Positive For COVID-19
- 49ers Shut Down Facility Due To Positive COVID-19 Test
- Ravens Defense Could Be Short-Handed Sunday
- Myles Gaskin Expected To Miss Three Games
- George Kittle Going On Injured Reserve
- Jamaal Williams Out For Thursday
- A.J. Dillon Tests Positive For COVID-19
- Tevin Coleman Out For Thursday Night
- Jimmy Garoppolo Has New High-Ankle Sprain
- Andy Dalton Won't Play In Week 9
These rankings are a consensus from four of our lead fantasy football columnists - Nick Mariano, Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison, Scott Engel, and Dominick Petrillo - who have all analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 9.
And in case you weren't aware, our very own Nick Mariano was ranked #11 overall in 2018 out of ~120 industry experts, and was ranked #9 overall the year before. So be sure to follow his rankings every week!
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Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings (PPR)
You can also see our Week 9 ranks for Half-PPR and Standard scoring.
Note that quarterbacks, defenses and kickers are all grouped separately towards the bottom. Each of those positions is ranked on their own. This is to allow owners to compare running backs, wide receivers and tight ends for their FLEX spot (without seeing QB, DEF, K mixed in).
Last updated on Sunday 11/8 at 10:00 am ET:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
1 | 2 | Davante Adams | WR |
1 | 3 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
1 | 4 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
1 | 5 | Derrick Henry | RB |
1 | 6 | James Conner | RB |
1 | 7 | Julio Jones | WR |
1 | 8 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
1 | 9 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
2 | 10 | Keenan Allen | WR |
2 | 11 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
2 | 12 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
2 | 13 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
2 | 14 | Travis Kelce | TE |
2 | 15 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
2 | 16 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
2 | 17 | Adam Thielen | WR |
3 | 18 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
3 | 19 | James Robinson | RB |
3 | 20 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
3 | 21 | Michael Thomas | WR |
3 | 22 | Will Fuller V | WR |
3 | 23 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
3 | 24 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
3 | 25 | Darren Waller | TE |
3 | 26 | David Johnson | RB |
3 | 27 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
3 | 28 | Robby Anderson | WR |
3 | 29 | A.J. Brown | WR |
3 | 30 | Mike Evans | WR |
3 | 31 | Chase Claypool | WR |
3 | 32 | David Montgomery | RB |
3 | 33 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
3 | 34 | D.J. Moore | WR |
3 | 35 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
3 | 36 | Justin Jackson | RB |
3 | 37 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
4 | 38 | Todd Gurley II | RB |
4 | 39 | Damien Harris | RB |
4 | 40 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
4 | 41 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
4 | 42 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
4 | 43 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
4 | 44 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
4 | 45 | Aaron Jones | RB |
4 | 46 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
4 | 47 | Mike Williams | WR |
4 | 48 | Marquise Brown | WR |
4 | 49 | DeVante Parker | WR |
4 | 50 | Christian Kirk | WR |
4 | 51 | Mark Andrews | TE |
5 | 52 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
5 | 53 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
5 | 54 | Amari Cooper | WR |
5 | 55 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
5 | 56 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
5 | 57 | Noah Fant | TE |
5 | 58 | Cole Beasley | WR |
5 | 59 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
5 | 60 | Darius Slayton | WR |
5 | 61 | John Brown | WR |
5 | 62 | Hunter Henry | TE |
5 | 63 | Zack Moss | RB |
5 | 64 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
5 | 65 | Corey Davis | WR |
5 | 66 | Antonio Brown | WR |
5 | 67 | Tim Patrick | WR |
5 | 68 | Eric Ebron | TE |
5 | 69 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
5 | 70 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
5 | 71 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
5 | 72 | Jared Cook | TE |
5 | 73 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
5 | 74 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
6 | 75 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
6 | 76 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
6 | 77 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
6 | 78 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
6 | 79 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
6 | 80 | Trent Taylor | WR |
6 | 81 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
6 | 82 | Russell Gage | WR |
6 | 83 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
6 | 84 | Evan Engram | TE |
6 | 85 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
6 | 86 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
6 | 87 | James White | RB |
6 | 88 | Devin Singletary | RB |
7 | 89 | Preston Williams | WR |
7 | 90 | Zach Pascal | WR |
7 | 91 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
7 | 92 | Michael Gallup | WR |
7 | 93 | Chris Godwin | WR |
7 | 94 | Wayne Gallman | RB |
7 | 95 | Denzel Mims | WR |
7 | 96 | Logan Thomas | TE |
7 | 97 | Golden Tate | WR |
7 | 98 | Gus Edwards | RB |
7 | 99 | Tony Pollard | RB |
7 | 100 | Keelan Cole Sr. | WR |
7 | 101 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
7 | 102 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
7 | 103 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
7 | 104 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
7 | 105 | Danny Amendola | WR |
7 | 106 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
7 | 107 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
7 | 108 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
7 | 109 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
7 | 110 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
7 | 111 | Tyler Ervin | RB |
8 | 112 | Anthony Miller | WR |
8 | 113 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
8 | 114 | Trey Burton | TE |
8 | 115 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
8 | 116 | Randall Cobb | WR |
8 | 117 | Scotty Miller | WR |
8 | 118 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
8 | 119 | Richie James Jr. | WR |
8 | 120 | Jordan Howard | RB |
8 | 121 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
8 | 122 | Lamical Perine | RB |
8 | 123 | Damiere Byrd | WR |
8 | 124 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
8 | 125 | KJ Hamler | WR |
8 | 126 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
8 | 127 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
8 | 128 | Mike Davis | RB |
8 | 129 | Latavius Murray | RB |
8 | 130 | Marvin Hall | WR |
8 | 131 | Brian Hill | RB |
8 | 132 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
9 | 133 | James Washington | WR |
9 | 134 | Rex Burkhead | RB |
9 | 136 | Frank Gore | RB |
9 | 137 | Jordan Reed | TE |
9 | 138 | David Moore | WR |
9 | 139 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
9 | 140 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
9 | 141 | Braxton Berrios | WR |
9 | 142 | Marcus Johnson | WR |
9 | 143 | Darren Fells | TE |
9 | 144 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
9 | 145 | Ross Dwelley | TE |
9 | 146 | Greg Olsen | TE |
9 | 147 | Jordan Akins | TE |
9 | 148 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
9 | 149 | Irv Smith Jr. | TE |
9 | 150 | Willie Snead IV | WR |
9 | 151 | Dez Bryant | WR |
9 | 152 | Jalen Guyton | WR |
9 | 153 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
10 | 154 | Jeff Smith | WR |
10 | 155 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
10 | 156 | Jakeem Grant | WR |
10 | 157 | DaeSean Hamilton | WR |
10 | 158 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
10 | 159 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
10 | 160 | Andy Isabella | WR |
10 | 161 | Dion Lewis | RB |
10 | 162 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
10 | 163 | Deonte Harris | WR |
10 | 164 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
10 | 165 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
10 | 166 | Christian Blake | WR |
10 | 167 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
10 | 168 | Dontrelle Inman | WR |
10 | 169 | Travis Homer | RB |
10 | 170 | Ian Thomas | TE |
11 | 171 | Miles Boykin | WR |
11 | 172 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR |
11 | 173 | Dexter Williams | RB |
11 | 174 | Jalen Richard | RB |
11 | 175 | Tyler Eifert | TE |
11 | 176 | Olamide Zaccheaus | RB |
11 | 177 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
11 | 178 | Jack Doyle | TE |
11 | 179 | Byron Pringle | WR |
11 | 180 | Equanimeous St. Brown | WR |
11 | 181 | Troymaine Pope | RB |
11 | 182 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
11 | 183 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
11 | 184 | Chris Conley | WR |
11 | 185 | Mack Hollins | WR |
11 | 186 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
11 | 187 | Kenny Stills | WR |
11 | 188 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
11 | 189 | Patrick Laird | RB |
11 | 190 | Devontae Booker | RB |
11 | 191 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
11 | 192 | Kevin White | WR |
11 | 193 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
11 | 194 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
11 | 195 | Darrius Shepherd | WR |
12 | 196 | Will Dissly | TE |
12 | 197 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB |
12 | 198 | Kyle Juszczyk | RB |
12 | 199 | Isaiah Ford | WR |
12 | 200 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
12 | 201 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
12 | 202 | Cedrick Wilson | WR |
12 | 203 | Cam Sims | WR |
12 | 204 | Isaiah Wright | WR |
12 | 205 | Royce Freeman | RB |
12 | 206 | Freddie Swain | WR |
12 | 207 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
12 | 208 | Chad Beebe | WR |
12 | 209 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
12 | 210 | Alfred Morris | RB |
12 | 211 | Isaiah Zuber | WR |
12 | 212 | Cameron Brate | TE |
12 | 213 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
12 | 214 | James O'Shaughnessy | TE |
12 | 215 | Collin Johnson | WR |
12 | 216 | Adam Shaheen | TE |
13 | 217 | D.J. Foster | RB |
13 | 218 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
13 | 219 | Chris Thompson | RB |
13 | 220 | Darrel Williams | RB |
13 | 221 | Dan Arnold | TE |
13 | 222 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
13 | 223 | Jace Sternberger | TE |
13 | 224 | Antonio Callaway | WR |
13 | 225 | Cole Kmet | TE |
13 | 226 | T.J. Yeldon | RB |
13 | 227 | Ashton Dulin | WR |
13 | 228 | Jason Witten | TE |
13 | 229 | Alec Ingold | RB |
13 | 230 | Ty Johnson | RB |
13 | 231 | Ryan Izzo | TE |
13 | 232 | Darwin Thompson | RB |
13 | 233 | Brandon Powell | WR |
13 | 234 | Peyton Barber | RB |
13 | 235 | Ito Smith | RB |
13 | 236 | Nick Boyle | TE |
13 | 237 | Ray-Ray McCloud | WR |
13 | 238 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
13 | 239 | Gunner Olszewski | WR |
13 | 240 | Malik Taylor | WR |
13 | 241 | Justin Watson | WR |
13 | 242 | Elijhaa Penny | RB |
13 | 243 | Vance McDonald | TE |
13 | 244 | LeSean McCoy | RB |
13 | 245 | Zay Jones | WR |
13 | 246 | Ryan Nall | RB |
13 | 247 | Austin Mack | WR |
13 | 248 | Jakob Johnson | RB |
14 | 249 | OlaBisi Johnson | WR |
14 | 250 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
14 | 251 | Noah Brown | WR |
14 | 252 | Russell Wilson | QB |
14 | 253 | Kyler Murray | QB |
14 | 254 | Deshaun Watson | QB |
14 | 255 | Justice Hill | RB |
14 | 256 | Austin Carr | WR |
14 | 257 | Kaden Smith | TE |
14 | 258 | Foster Moreau | TE |
14 | 259 | James Proche | WR |
14 | 260 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
14 | 261 | Ryan Griffin | TE |
14 | 262 | Josh Allen | QB |
14 | 263 | Darrell Daniels | TE |
14 | 264 | Justin Herbert | QB |
14 | 265 | Jesse James | TE |
14 | 266 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
14 | 267 | Tom Brady | QB |
14 | 268 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
15 | 269 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
15 | 270 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
15 | 271 | Reggie Gilliam | RB/TE |
15 | 272 | Matt Ryan | QB |
15 | 273 | Ameer Abdullah | RB |
15 | 274 | Durham Smythe | TE |
15 | 275 | Chris Manhertz | TE |
15 | 276 | Derek Carr | QB |
15 | 277 | Cam Newton | QB |
15 | 278 | DeAndre Washington | RB |
15 | 279 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
15 | 280 | Keith Smith | RB |
15 | 281 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
15 | 282 | Marcedes Lewis | TE |
15 | 283 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
15 | 284 | Josh Hill | TE |
15 | 285 | Anthony Sherman | RB |
15 | 286 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
15 | 287 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
15 | 288 | Drew Brees | QB |
15 | 289 | Drew Lock | QB |
15 | 290 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
15 | 291 | Sony Michel | RB |
15 | 292 | Trenton Cannon | RB |
15 | 293 | Josh Adams | RB |
15 | 294 | Demetrius Harris | TE |
15 | 295 | C.J. Ham | RB |
15 | 296 | Nick Foles | QB |
15 | 297 | Philip Rivers | QB |
15 | 298 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
15 | 299 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
15 | 300 | Nick Mullens | QB |
15 | 301 | Michael Burton | RB |
15 | 302 | Daniel Jones | QB |
15 | 303 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
15 | 304 | Kyle Allen | QB |
15 | 305 | Alex Armah | RB |
15 | 306 | Jake Luton | QB |
15 | 307 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | RB |
15 | 308 | Charlie Woerner | TE |
15 | 309 | Ty Montgomery | RB |
15 | 310 | Khari Blasingame | RB |
15 | 311 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
15 | 312 | Nick Vannett | TE |
15 | 313 | Adam Trautman | TE |
16 | 314 | Patrick Ricard | RB |
16 | 315 | Nick Keizer | TE |
16 | 316 | Ben DiNucci | QB |
16 | 317 | Tanner Hudson | TE |
16 | 318 | Luke Stocker | TE |
16 | 319 | Harrison Butker | K |
16 | 320 | Justin Tucker | K |
16 | 321 | Younghoe Koo | K |
16 | 322 | Deon Yelder | TE |
16 | 323 | Jeremy Sprinkle | TE |
16 | 324 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
16 | 325 | Lee Smith | TE |
16 | 326 | Luke Willson | TE |
16 | 327 | Zane Gonzalez | K |
16 | 328 | Chris Boswell | K |
16 | 329 | Wil Lutz | K |
16 | 330 | Ryan Succop | K |
16 | 331 | Jaeden Graham | TE |
16 | 332 | Joe Flacco | QB |
16 | 333 | Rodrigo Blankenship | K |
16 | 334 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
16 | 335 | Mason Crosby | K |
16 | 336 | Daniel Carlson | K |
16 | 337 | Matt Prater | K |
16 | 338 | Michael Badgley | K |
16 | 339 | Joey Slye | K |
16 | 340 | Brandon McManus | K |
16 | 341 | Stephen Gostkowski | K |
16 | 342 | Dan Bailey | K |
16 | 343 | Tyler Bass | K |
16 | 344 | Garrett Gilbert | QB |
16 | 345 | Jason Sanders | K |
16 | 346 | Graham Gano | K |
17 | 347 | Taysom Hill | QB |
17 | 348 | Cooper Rush | QB |
17 | 349 | Mike Glennon | QB |
17 | 350 | C.J. Beathard | QB |
17 | 351 | Taiwan Jones | RB |
17 | 352 | Mike Boone | RB |
17 | 353 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
17 | 354 | J.J. Taylor | RB |
17 | 355 | New England Patriots | DST |
17 | 356 | Washington Football Team | DST |
17 | 357 | Jonathan Ward | RB |
17 | 358 | Austin Walter | RB |
17 | 359 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
17 | 360 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
17 | 361 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
17 | 362 | Jarrett Stidham | QB |
17 | 363 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
17 | 364 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
17 | 365 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
17 | 366 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
17 | 367 | Josh Lambo | K |
17 | 368 | New York Giants | DST |
17 | 369 | Chicago Bears | DST |
17 | 370 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
17 | 371 | Jason Myers | K |
17 | 372 | Robbie Gould | K |
17 | 373 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
17 | 374 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
17 | 375 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
17 | 376 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
17 | 377 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
17 | 378 | Nick Folk | K |
17 | 379 | Chase Daniel | QB |
17 | 380 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
17 | 381 | Cairo Santos | K |
17 | 382 | New York Jets | DST |
17 | 383 | Dustin Hopkins | K |
17 | 384 | Greg Zuerlein | K |
17 | 385 | Sergio Castillo | K |
17 | 386 | Houston Texans | DST |
17 | 387 | Denver Broncos | DST |
17 | 388 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
17 | 389 | Detroit Lions | DST |
17 | 390 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
17 | 391 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
17 | 392 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
17 | 393 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
17 | 394 | Jonathan Brown | K |
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