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Fantasy Football: Week 9 position by position rankings

By A.J. Fagerlin

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 27: Kenny Golladay #19 of the Detroit Lions celebrates his touchdown pass with teammate Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions in the third quarter against the New York Giants at Ford Field on October 27, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 27: Kenny Golladay #19 of the Detroit Lions celebrates his touchdown pass with teammate Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions in the third quarter against the New York Giants at Ford Field on October 27, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 20: Dalvin Cook #33 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates his touchdown in the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on October 20, 2019 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

Running Backs

I thought this section was for running backs, not wide receivers, but here sits Aaron Jones as fantasy football RB1 with only 67 yards rushing. Jones was a weapon through the air for Aaron Rodgers, racking up 159 receiving yards on seven catches including two touchdowns. Has Jones finally been freed? This showing should certainly help is playing time (and fantasy football value) going forward.

Latavius Murray had another outstanding game receiving the bulk of the workload for the Saints with Alvin Kamara sidelined for a second straight week. Murray has a whopping total of 68.7 ESPN PPR fantasy football points in just a two-week span. I’d expect Kamara back playing after the bye this week, but if you were able to take advantage of his absence with Murray in your lineup, props to you.

Tevin Coleman was fantasy football RB2 last week, scoring four total touchdowns and running for over 100 yards against the good Panthers defense last week. With Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert banged up, it should be the Tevin Coleman show going forward for the Niners, a role Coleman was never really able to assume with Devonta Freeman in Atlanta.

I correctly predicted six of the top 10 running backs last week, not including Dalvin Cook who had already played when this article was published and would have undoubtedly made the cut if ranked prior to Thursday Night Football.

  1. Dalvin Cook MIN vs KC
  2. Christian McCaffrey CAR vs TEN
  3. Saquon Barkley NYG vs DAL
  4. Nick Chubb CLE vs DEN
  5. LeVeon Bell NYJ vs MIA
  6. Ezekiel Elliott DAL vs NYG
  7. Tevin Coleman SF vs AZ
  8. Aaron Jones GB vs LAC
  9. Leonard Fournette JAC vs HOU
  10. Derrick Henry TEN vs CAR
  11. Josh Jacobs OAK vs DET
  12. Melvin Gordon LAC vs GB
  13. Chris Carson SEA vs TB
  14. Jordan Howard PHI vs CHI
  15. Marlon Mack IND vs PIT
  16. Carlos Hyde HOU vs JAC
  17. Austin Ekeler LAC vs GB
  18. Jaylen Samuels PIT vs IND
  19. Sony Michel NE vs BAL
  20. David Montgomery CHI vs PHI
  21. Mark Ingram BAL vs NE
  22. Royce Freeman DEN vs CLE
  23. Adrian Peterson WAS vs BUF
  24. Mark Walton MIA vs NYJ
  25. Phillip Lindsay DEN vs CLE
  26. Duke Johnson Jr. HOU vs JAC
  27. James White NE vs BAL
  28. Devin Singletary BUF vs WAS
  29. Ty Johnson DET vs OAK
  30. LeSean McCoy KC vs MIN
  31. Miles Sanders PHI vs CHI
  32. Jamaal Williams GB vs LAC
  33. Ronald Jones III TB vs SEA
  34. Kenyan Drake AZ vs SF
  35. Alexander Mattison MIN vs KC
  36. Rex Burkhead NE vs BAL
  37. Frank Gore BUF vs WAS
  38. Tarik Cohen CHI vs PHI
  39. Kalen Ballage MIA vs NYJ
  40. Peyton Barber TB vs SEA
  41. Damien Williams KC vs MIN
  42. Tony Pollard DAL vs NYG
  43. Dion Lewis TEN vs CAR
  44. Boston Scott PHI vs CHI
  45. Ty Montgomery NYJ vs MIA

It seems as though we really have a running back “holy trinity” when it comes to fantasy football. The top two picks in pretty much all fantasy football drafts this year were Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey. Throw in a healthy Dalvin Cook and we have a three-headed monster at the top of the running back rankings every week, regardless of matchup.

This week, Cook has the best matchup, going against a Chiefs defense that just allowed Aaron Jones to be fantasy football RB1 in week eight. McCaffrey has a tough matchup against the Titans, but that didn’t stop him from producing last week against the best defense against opposing fantasy football running backs, the San Francisco 49ers. Barkley seems to have gotten his feet back under him and should rise to the occasion on Monday Night Football against rival Dallas.

I like Nick Chubb against the Broncos this week, as I think the Browns dominate the game and he holds onto the ball this week. I love LeVeon Bell this week. If there was ever a time to prove that he was worthy of his contract and a top five pick in fantasy football it would be this week. After rumors with his name swirled at the trade deadline, Bell gets the Dolphins defense to go out against and make a statement.

I’m also starting guys like Derrick Henry vs CAR, Melvin Gordon vs GB (who may want to show his hometown team why they should’ve traded for him before the deadline or why the should offer him a big contract in free agency), Jordan Howard vs his former team, and Carlos Hyde against his former team (for a second last year).

I would try to avoid playing guys like Adrian Peterson, who despite some recent success is banged up and facing a tough Bills D, Mark Ingram against that vaunted Patriots defense, and LeSean McCoy, who is in a murky RB committee situation in Kansas City and is facing a tough matchup against the Vikings.

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