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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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Fantasy Football - Bears WR Allen Robinson
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – OCTOBER 27: Allen Robinson #12 of the Chicago Bears rects after catching a pass during the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Soldier Field on October 27, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /

Last week, I correctly predicted five of the to 10 wide receivers, 5.5 if you count having the wrong Lions receiver. Mike Evans and Cooper Kupp went off for outstanding days, finishing as WR1 and 2 in fantasy football for week eight. Evans had 11 catches for 198 yards and two touchdowns while Kupp caught seven balls for a career-high 220 yards and a touchdown.

This week it was Kenny Golladay, not Marvin Jones, that finished as a top five fantasy football receiver. Julian Edelman, Michael Thomas, Julio Jones, and DeAndre Hopkins all showed their value with solid top 10 finishes.

Chris Conley and D.J. Chark both took advantage of their favorable matchup against the Jets with great top 10 fantasy football performances, while JuJu Smith-Schuster and Diontae Johnson were a potent pairing of their own, posting top 11 games against the Dolphins on Monday Night Football.

  1. DeAndre Hopkins HOU vs JAC
  2. Kenny Golladay DET vs OAK
  3. Chris Godwin TB vs SEA
  4. Allen Robinson CHI vs PHI
  5. Amari Cooper DAL vs NYG
  6. D.J. Chark JAC vs HOU
  7. Mike Evans TB vs SEA
  8. Davante Adams GB vs LAC
  9. Julian Edelman NE vs BAL
  10. Tyler Lockett SEA vs TB
  11. Tyreek Hill KC vs MIN
  12. T.Y. Hilton IND vs PIT
  13. Keenan Allen LAC vs GB
  14. John Brown BUF vs WAS
  15. JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT vs IND
  16. Stefon Diggs MIN vs KC
  17. Emmanuel Sanders SF vs AZ
  18. Jarvis Landry CLE vs DEN
  19. Adam Thielen MIN vs KC
  20. Robby Anderson NYJ vs MIA
  21. Michael Gallup DAL vs NYG
  22. Tyrell Williams OAK vs DET
  23. Odell Beckham Jr. CLE vs DEN
  24. Marvin Jones Jr. DET vs OAK
  25. Courtland Sutton DEN vs CLE
  26. Terry McLaurin WAS vs BUF
  27. D.J. Moore CAR vs TEN
  28. D.K. Metcalf SEA vs TB
  29. Golden Tate NYG vs DAL
  30. Jamison Crowder NYJ vs MIA
  31. Curtis Samuel CAR vs TEN
  32. Alshon Jeffery PHI vs CHI
  33. DeVante Parker MIA vs NYJ
  34. Danny Amendola DET vs OAK
  35. Cole Beasley BUF vs WAS
  36. Larry Fitzgerald AZ vs SF
  37. Mike Williams LAC vs GB
  38. Mohamed Sanu NE vs BAL
  39. DeSean Jackson PHI vs CHI
  40. Dede Westbrook JAC vs HOU
  41. Kenny Stills HOU vs JAC
  42. Christian Kirk AZ vs SF
  43. Preston Williams MIA vs NYJ
  44. Corey Davis TEN vs CAR
  45. Diontae Johnson PIT vs IND
  46. Marquise Brown BAL vs NE
  47. A.J. Brown TEN vs CAR
  48. Chris Conley JAC vs HOU
  49. Philip Dorsett NE vs BAL
  50. Darius Slayton NYG vs DAL

I think the Watson/Hopkins will be hot once again against the Jaguars. No Jalen Ramsey in Jacksonville should lead to Hop EATING and likely being the top receiver in fantasy football for week nine.

Kenny Golladay should follow up his strong performance with another against the Raiders. Chris Godwin and Mike Evans always seem to find a way to produce no matter how Winston plays at quarterback. Every ball that Mitch Trubisky throws should be to Allen Robinson, and the Eagles secondary has been so bad that a strategy like that should actually work.

I like the Cowboys receivers, Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup, against the Giants this week, as well as the Jags receivers (D.J. Chark, Dede Westbrook, and Chris Conley) against the Texans. Davante Adams should be back this week for Rodgers and the Packers, and I think he and Keenan Allen with both do well in that game.

Other plays that I like include John Brown vs WAS, JuJu and Diontae again against the Colts, Robby Anderson vs MIA, and Jaris Landry to eat underneath with Chris Harris shadowing Odell Beckham Jr.

For that reason, I don’t like OBJ this week, and I’d also try to avoid playing Alshon Jeffery and DeSean Jackson vs CHI, Larry Fitzgerald and Christian Kirk vs SF, and D.J. Moore and Curtis Samuel vs TEN. Overall, there aren’t a whole lot of matchups that are turning me off. This should be a good week for receivers across the board, and receivers could end up filling FLEX spots across fantasy football in week nine.

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