Week 6 Lineup Rankings

By Dalton Del Don – Senior Writer

Quarterbacks

1. Tom Brady
2. Carson Palmer
3. Donovan McNabb
4. Tony Romo

5. Brett Favre
6. Vince Young
7. Eli Manning
8. Matt Hasselbeck
9. Kurt Warner
10. David Garrard
11. Derek Anderson
12. Philip Rivers

13. Drew Brees
14. Damon Huard
15. Daunte Culpepper
16. Brian Griese
17. Jeff Garcia
18. Steve McNair
19. Jason Campbell
20. Matt Schaub
21. Joey Harrington
22. Chad Pennington

23. Cleo Lemon
24. Gus Frerotte
25. Minny QB
26. Carolina QB

Running Backs

1. LaDainian Tomlinson
2. Ronnie Brown
3. Brian Westbrook
4. Larry Johnson

5. Reggie Bush
6. Edgerrin James
7. Willis McGahee
8. Brandon Jacobs
9. Kenny Watson (assuming Rudi Johnson sits)
10. Clinton Portis
11. LaMont Jordan (check status)
12. Shaun Alexander
13. Maurice Jones-Drew

14. Laurence Maroney/Sammy Morris
15. DeShaun Foster
16. Adrian Peterson
17. Thomas Jones
18. Cedric Benson
19. Marion Barber
20. LenDale White
21. Jason Wright (assuming Jamal Lewis sits)
22. Earnest Graham
23. Fred Taylor

24. DeShawn Wynn
25. Brian Leonard
26. Ahman Green (check status)
27. Warrick Dunn
28. Ladell Betts
29. Jerious Norwood
30. Derrick Ward (check status)
31. Julius Jones
32. DeAngelo Williams
33. Chester Taylor
34. Brandon Jackson (check status)
35. Chris Brown
36. Leon Washington
37. Michael Turner
38. Ron Dayne
39. Musa Smith
40. Justin Fargas

Wide Receivers

1. Randy Moss
2. Terrell Owens
3. Larry Fitzgerald (assuming Anquan Boldin sits)
4. Plaxico Burress

5. Chad Johnson
6. T.J. Houshmandzadeh
7. Braylon Edwards
8. Steve Smith

9. Derrick Mason (check status)
10. Dwayne Bowe
11. Bernard Berrian (check status)
12. Chris Chambers
13. Torry Holt
14. Donald Driver
15. Marques Colston
16. Laveranues Coles
17. Jerricho Cotchery
18. Ronald Curry
19. Vincent Jackson (check status)

20. Greg Jennings
21. Santana Moss (check status)
22. Andre Davis
23. Bobby Engram
24. Joey Galloway
25. Roddy White
26. Reggie Brown
27. Kevin Curtis
28. Dennis Northcutt

29. Jerry Porter
30. Patrick Crayton
31. Donte’ Stallworth
32. Wes Welker
33. Nate Burleson
34. Bryant Johnson
35. Marty Booker
36. Muhsin Muhammad
37. James Jones
38. Ike Hilliard
39. Drew Bennett
40. Brandon Jones


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25 responses to “Week 6 Lineup Rankings”

  1. chad Avatar
    chad

    Yo 3D.

    Disagreed with you on a couple of these, maybe you could convince me otherwise…

    I think i’m going to go with Burleson over Santana Moss… Green Bay’s D has been solid, and Santana’s been practicing, but still dealing with that groin. Burleson outta get a good amount of targets this week, home against New Orleans, with no Hackett or Branch playing. Will Engram really draw that many looks away?

    Also, I was thinking Garcia at QB over Culpepper. I can see you have them close, so i figured its a toss up.

    Any news on javon walker? I hear he’s playing this week… Worth sticking in?

  2. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya, Burleson makes for a sneaky play this week. I don’t have too big of a problem with you starting him over S. Moss – and I always like playing the healthy guy over the less than 100 percent one. Still, Moss seems to be close to full strength, and with no Randle El, he should get the majority of looks from a QB playing quite well. But you’re right, Seattle’s matchup is much easier, and with no Branch or Hackett, Burleson should theoretically be pretty involved. He just disappears at times and is a bit of a wild card and risky. Still, you have a valid point, and this is more splitting hairs than a sure fire answer.

    Garcia/Culpepper – Again, real close. Tennessee’s defense is pretty tough, and TB has really not been throwing it very much week in and week out. San Diego I expect to jump out to a lead, forcing Oakland to throw a lot against a beatable SD secondary. But I will say Garcia might the safer player there, with Pepp having more upside (three rushing TDs the last game he played).

    Javon Walker is on a bye – but hopefully (for me personally) he returns healthy for Week 7.

  3. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    For what it’s worth, the Titans have allowed the fewest passing TDs in the NFL this year.

  4. chad Avatar
    chad

    thanks for the update, must have blanked on the denver bye….

    only reason i like garcia, is the 0 INT for the season, so i guess i agree on that, i’m looking like a pretty good chance of victory this week, so i may go with garcia and get my guaranteed 9-10 points

  5. Dreamweapon Avatar
    Dreamweapon

    Yikes, harshing on my man Campbell I see? Alas, I have no choice with Big Ben on the bye, so I have to ride him anyway…..

    More to the point, would you seriously play Foster over Purple Jesus? Seriously? Peterson has been my most reliable player, I had him going without even thinking twice–the Bears can be run on, even when they have a full compliment of players (I keep flashing back to last year’s Sucky Ronnie Brown murdering them)…..I know Carolina will be desperate to establish the run, esp. if Old Man Testaverde is at the helm, but still, I can’t see it, man. My judgment may be clouded because I already am tormented by Carolina’s inability to consistently get the ball to Smith, so I especially fear doubling up on their players.

    Oh well, it barely matters this week, my opponent (the top overall scorer in the league to date) is totally crushed by bye weeks this game, with Cleo Lemon as his QB and Dominic Rhodes as his ONLY playing RB (hahahahaahahahaaaaaaaaa), so I should romp anyway (and in fact promised to retire from the game for good if I don’t win), but I just wanted to pop in and say hey. [g] So, hey!

  6. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Chad – Like I said, if you’re looking for the safer option with the higher floor, go Garcia. Especially if it’s -2 for an INT – good point. Culpepper is definitely more turnover prone.

  7. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Dreamweapon – No, I’m not harshing on Campbell at all – like I said in a comment above, he’s playing quite well. I just think his situation in Washington limits his fantasy upside. No Randle El, a limited S. Moss, a run-first team with two good backs, solid defense – Washington just doesn’t throw it enough for him to be a big fantasy asset, and this week’s matchup with GB isn’t ideal either. But in real life, I like him – the 7.7 YPA suggests more TD passes are to come, and his ability to run does give him solid fantasy value.

    And actually, I take back my Foster over Peterson ranking. After further thought, I was wrong and you were right. How about that? I do think Carolina will go run-crazy with their QB situation, but it’s not like Zona has been terrible defensively. Foster has ran surprisingly well this year, but he fumbles too much and can’t catch the ball. I worry Brad Childress will give C. Taylor too many touches, but I hear ya, Peterson has huge potential and can’t be sat for a guy like DeShaun Foster. Please accept my apologies for my momentary lapse in judgment.

  8. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    Kenny Watson in the top-10??

  9. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    If Rudi Johnson is playing, he’s not crazy to put in the top-10, right? I don’t see this as any different, except maybe Watson is a little better. Check out the yards per carry and added ability to catch the ball. With Watson in the backfield, the playbook actually EXPANDS. KC has a good pass defense but beatable on the ground. For all of Cincy’s faults, it’s still a pretty potent offense.

  10. jackjester Avatar
    jackjester

    Having serious issues with byes and injuries this week in both leagues.

    Lost Jackson and Cadillac in one league and torn between E. Grahmn and B. Leonard as RB2 for this week. Leonard has a terrible matchup but Grahmn’s isn’t much better. Is Grahmn even gonna get the goal line carries after Crockett signed?

    Other league is not quite as serious. Have S. Holmes on bye and must choose between Brandon Jones and James Jones for WR3. Both have mediocre matchups but B. Jones would probably get more targets and J. Jones plays in a more consistent passing attack.

    Any other thoughts? – noticed both positons are ranked very close

  11. Robby Avatar
    Robby

    Wright below White? Wanna bet on that?

  12. Paul R Avatar

    Get over your love affair with Vince Young already. He isn’t even in the top 20 in fantasy production for QBs this year.

  13. Kritter77 Avatar
    Kritter77

    With my Colts and Marshawn on a bye, its a motley Wrecking Krew this week, but I have great confidence in Daunte, he won’t do what he did 2 weeks ago, but I think he’s healthy, and will keep from turning the ball over, and keep the Raiders in first. My WR combo for this week is iffy, but what can I do (Jerry Porter and Bobby Engram) we shall see how it goes.

  14. Dreamweapon Avatar
    Dreamweapon

    Heavens, no, no need to apologize, I just thought maybe you had some insight on the matter that I wasn’t clued in to. And I’m heavily biased against Foster because starting him over Peterson actually cost me a Week 1 victory, as I lost by 8 pts. with Foster scoring 7 while AD was on the bench with 26.

  15. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    jackjester – It’s unclear who will get the goal line carries in TB, but Graham is suited well for that role, and Crockett was out of the league three days ago. Both the Rams and the Bucs have very tough matchups this week, but at least TB is at home, and Balt D has been very, very tough against the run this year. It’s close and I wouldn’t blame you for going the other way, but I give Graham the slight edge over Leonard this week.

    Brandon vs. James – again, real close. Basically a coin flip. I would give Brandon the slight edge because James is the No. 3 WR on his team and Wash is probably the slightly tougher matchup, but Brandon hasn’t practiced all week and looks like a game time decision. Therefore, I recommend the healthy option in James Jones.

  16. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Robby – come on now, it’s 20 vs. 21……but sure, I’ll bet you on that. Using our fantasy scoring format – Jason Wright vs. LenDale White this week – how much you want to lay down?

  17. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Keith – Obviously, Watson doesn’t belong in the top-10 if Rudi plays, which looks more likely now. Both fall out of the top-15.

  18. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Paul R – Fair enough. Maybe I am being too stubborn with one of “my guys,” but there aren’t too many great options after him…Still, I see your point.

  19. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Kritter – Porter and Engram are actually decent bye-week fill ins Sunday, especially Engram. If your Raiders beat the Chargers in San Diego this week, then I will truly eat some crow.

  20. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Dreamweapon – I led the Peterson bandwagon all offseason, and he’s one of the rare “my guys” who hasn’t been a bust this season.

  21. Robby Avatar
    Robby

    I’ll take $20 Wright v White and $20 Wright v Benson. But only if Lewis doesn’t play – does that work?

  22. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    I accept your White wager but will have to decline the Benson one – I should have had him lower. So it’s $20 LenDale White vs. Jason Wright this week.

  23. Keith Avatar
    Keith

    Yeah, Cincy looks like a situation to avoid this week. I’m 4-1, but my lineup is in shambles this week. My RB’s and flex are going to be Leonard, Wynn and Ward (I hope he still gets 3rd down work since this is PPR), but Wastson is available. I’ve got Ocho Cinco and Roddy White at WR, but need a third WR…unfortunately, that means I’d have to drop either Vince Young or Kurt Warner (since I’m not dropping S-Jax, R.Wayne, Kevin Jones or Calvin Johnson). I’ve been trying to trade Romo with no luck, and can’t get any takers for VY or Warner either. Damn. It’s not like there are any great FA WR’s out there either…I think I’m debating beween Northcut and Bryant Johnson (AZ). I’m almost tempted to punt my WR3 spot, but since it’s PPR, if I can get 5 catches for 50 yards, from the spot, that’s probably 10 points I’ll need in the matchup. This sucks, but things should be better for my team next week (until Romo and Witten are on bye).

    I can’t believe Robby is taking TCU…shame shame shame.

  24. Dreamweapon Avatar
    Dreamweapon

    LONG LIVE PURPLE JESUS!

  25. RotoScoop Avatar
    RotoScoop

    Ya – I think he was a better start than Foster. At least I caught myself and saw the light before it was too late.

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