Fantasy Football – Week 6 Position Ranks

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Fantasy Football – Week 6 Position Ranks

October 9, 2008

Clinton Portis' fantasy owners have appreciated his effort so far

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We thought Clinton Portis was donezo long ago.

Elite running backs tend to fall off a cliff without much warning (see Shaun Alexander), and after averaging 314 carries a season over his first 4 years, the 27-year-old Portis had his third season with the ‘Skins cut in half due to injury. He suited up for only eight games in ’06, eight games in which he was largely ineffective and outplayed by LaDell Betts, who at the time looked bigger, stronger, faster, and about ready to blow up into a legitimate starting back.

The pounding of a Joe Gibbs offense had finally gotten to him, so we thought, and we wanted nothing to do with Portis last season, or this one. Well, fine. We were wrong then, and so far this season we’ve been wrong again.

Portis has gotten off to a fine start to his fantasy season, already racking up 514 yards rushing and 4 TDs in five games. His 4.5 YPC and 102.8 yards rushing are both his best since ’03 with the Denver Broncos; it’s all added up to Portis entering a cake matchup against the dismal Rams on Sunday as the #7 overall fantasy back in ETB’s scoring format.

Expect another 100+ yard effort this week, along with at least one score… and just look at his next few matchups, too: vs. Cleveland and @ Detroit. Hey, good for you, Clinton Portis owners. Good. For. You.

Without further ado, it’s Empty the Bench’s Week 6 fantasy football position ranks. Read them, study them, print them out and tuck ‘em under your pillow on Saturday night for good luck.

Fantasy Week 6 – Top 20 Quarterbacks

Jay Cutler looks to bounce back against JAX

1. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
2. Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos vs. JAX
3. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys @ ARZ
4. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers @ SEA
5. Brett Favre, New York Jets vs. CIN
6. Eli Manning, New York Giants @ CLE
7. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals vs. DAL
8. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers vs. NE
9. Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia Eagles @ SF
10. Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
11. Jason Campbell, Washington Redskins vs. STL
12. Kyle Orton, Chicago Bears @ ATL
13. Gus Frerotte, Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
14. Matt Schaub, Houston Texans vs. MIA (Check Status)
15. Carson Palmer, Cincy Bengals @ NYJ (Check Status)
16. Jake Delhomme, Carolina Panthers @ TB
17. David Garrard, Jacksonville Jaguars @ DEN
18. Derek Anderson, Cleveland Browns vs. NYG
19. J.T. O’Sullivan, San Francisco 49ers vs. PHI
20. JaMarcus Russell, Oakland Raiders @ NO

Rest of the Week 6 fantasy football ranks after the break…

Fantasy Week 6 – Top 30 Running Backs

AP should bring the Lions to their knees

1. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
2. Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
3. Clinton Portis, Washington Redskins vs. STL
4. Marion Barber III, Dallas Cowboys @ ARZ
5. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers vs. NE
6. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers vs. PHI
7. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears @ ATL
8. Steve Slaton, Houston Texans vs. MIA
9. Ronnie Brown, Miami Dolphins @ HOU
10. Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons vs. CHI
11. Brian Westbrook, Philly Eagles @ SF (Check Status)
12. Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants @ CLE
13. Edgerrin James, Arizona Cardinals vs. DAL
14. Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay Bucs vs. CAR
15. Joseph Addai, Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
16. DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers @ TB
17. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars @ DEN
18. Le’Ron McClain, Baltimore Ravens @ IND
19. Steven Jackson, St. Louis Cardinals @ WSH
20. Julius Jones, Seattle Seahawks vs. GB
21. Tim Hightower, Arizona Cardinals vs. DAL
22. Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers @ TB
23. Jamal Lewis, Cleveland Browns vs. NYG
24. Ryan Grant, Green Bay Packers @ SEA
25. Justin Fargas, Oakland Raiders @ NO
26. Thomas Jones, New York Jets vs. CIN
27. Selvin Young, Denver Broncos vs. JAX
28. Chris Perry, Cincinnati Bengals @ NYJ
29. Warrick Dunn, Tampa Bay Bucs vs. CAR
30. Chester Taylor, Minnesota Vikings vs. DET

Fantasy Week 6: Top 36 Wide Receivers

Brandon Marshall, Beast

1. Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers @ SEA
2. Brandon Marshall, Denver Broncos vs. JAX
3. Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals vs. DAL
4. Terrell Owens, Dallas Cowboys @ ARZ
5. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati Bengals @ NYJ
6. Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
7. Santana Moss, Washington Redskins vs. STL
8. Laveranues Coles, New York Jets vs. CIN
9. Jerricho Cotchery, New York Jets vs. CIN
10. Andre Johnson, Houston Texans vs. MIA
11. Plaxico Burress, New York Giants @ CLE
12. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions @ MIN
13. Steve Smith, Carolina Panthers @ TB
14. Chris Chambers, San Diego Chargers vs. NE
15. DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia Eagles @ SF
16. Randy Moss, New England Patriots @ SD
17. Roddy White, Atlanta Falcons vs. CHI
18. Bernard Berrian, Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
19. Isaac Bruce, San Francisco 49ers vs. PHI
20. Donald Driver, Green Bay Packers @ SEA
21. Muhsin Muhammad, Carolina Panthers @ TB
22. Roy Williams, Detroit Lions @ MIN
23. Devery Henderson, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
24. Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers vs. NE
25. Torry Holt, St. Louis Rams @ WSH
26. Wes Welker, New England Patriots @ SD
27. Matt Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars @ DEN
28. Lance Moore, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
29. Robert Meachem, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
30. Ike Hilliard, Tampa Bay Bucs vs. CAR
31. Chad Johnson, Cincinnati Bengals @ NYJ
32. Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
33. Antwaan Randle El, Washington Redskins vs. STL
34. Reggie Brown, Philadelphia Eagles @ SF
35. Kevin Walter, Houston Texans vs. MIA
36. Steve Breaston, Arizona Cardinals vs. DAL

Fantasy Week 6: Top 15 Tight Ends

Jason Witten is atop the TE heap so far in 2008

1. Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys @ ARZ
2. Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers vs. NE
3. Chris Cooley, Washington Redskins vs. STL
4. Kellen Winslow, Jr., Cleveland Browns vs. NYG
5. Visanthe Shiancoe, Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
6. Dallas Clark, Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
7. Owen Daniels, Houston Texans vs. MIA
8. Greg Olsen, Chicago Bears @ ATL
9. Donald Lee, Green Bay Packers @ SEA
10. Anthony Fasano, Miami Dolphins @ HOU
11. Zach Miller, Oakland Raiders @ NO
12. Billy Miller, New Orleans Saints vs. OAK
13. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers vs. PHI
14. Nate Jackson, Denver Broncos vs. JAX
15. John Carlson, Seattle Seahawks vs. GB

Fantasy Week 6: Top 15 Team Defenses

1. Minnesota Vikings vs. DET
2. Chicago Bears @ ATL
3. Philadelphia Eagles @ SF
4. Green Bay Packers @ SEA
5. New York Giants @ CLE
6. Tampa Bay Bucs vs. CAR
7. Baltimore Ravens @ IND
8. Carolina Panthers @ TB
9. Washington Redskins vs. STL
10. San Diego Chargers vs. NE
11. New York Jets vs. CIN
12. Indianapolis Colts vs. BAL
13. San Francisco 49ers vs. PHI
14. Atlanta Falcons vs. CHI
15. New Orleans Saints vs. OAK

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9 Comments »Posted by Brian Spencer on Oct. 9, 2008 at 11:04 am in Fantasy Rankings, NFL, NFL Fantasy News

9 Responses

Any thoughts on where Colston will rank if he plays? (Also, any news on if he’ll play?)

Posted by: Greg H on October 9th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

I don’t anticipate seeing Coltson until Week 7, and that’s assuming there are no setbacks.

If he does play this week he will likely be very limited physically and in terms of snaps. Being a bye week he would make a decent flex play, but wouldn’t crack the top 20 until we see what he can do on the field first or at least get some positive reports from practice.

Posted by: Andrew Thell on October 9th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

I wasn’t anticipating him playing, but I saw that he’d been upgraded to questionable and the reports I read earlier this afternoon seemed to be somewhat favorable (certainly more favorable than the out till October 19 report that came out on Monday).

Posted by: Greg H on October 9th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

HEY I’VE GOT SOME LAST MINUTE QUESTIONS FOR THIS UPCOMING WEEK 6. WHICH QB TO START, ROMO OR CUTLER? WHICH 2 BACKS TO START, SLATON,JACOBSON,MCCLAIN,OR ADDAI? WHICH THREE WR’S, HENDERSON,A.JOHNSON,BREASTON,STOKLEY OR COLSTON? I KNOW IT’S A LOT BUT THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN FANTASY AND I’M STILL LEARNING. I REALLY APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK, THANKS-J

Posted by: J on October 10th, 2008 at 8:29 pm

Hey J,

Well, you can always just refer to the ranks for who we like over who, but let’s see here… here’s my gut picks for you:

QB – Romo
RB – Slaton and Jacobs
WR – Johnson, Henderson, and… Breaston.

Keep an eye out for any further updates on Colston, though: usually you want to wait a week in these situations, but if he’s feeling good Colston could have a huge game. I have a feeling the Saints are really going to take out some frustration on the Raiders this week.

Posted by: Brian Spencer on October 10th, 2008 at 9:42 pm

i would go Romo, although you can’t go wrong with Cutler. Jacobs and McClain. Johnson, Breaston, and Stokely. Saints WR are never reliable and raiders have a good secondary.

Posted by: dan on October 11th, 2008 at 5:17 am

THANKS GUYS I APPRECIATE IT… THE GUY I’M GOING UP AGAINST IS STARTING JENNINGS,FITZGERALD,A.ROGERS.A PETERSON,M.TURNER,L.MOORE..SO I NEED BRING MY A GAME. YOU THINK SLATON VS MIAMI’S D OVER MCCALIN VS COLTS? AND STOKLEY OVER HENDERSON? LET ME KNOW I’M PUTTIN’ EM IN TODAY. THANKS

Posted by: J on October 11th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

It’s ultimately your call, but Slaton has been on a roll and I don’t think you can bench him right now… especially if you’re in a PPR league.

Posted by: Brian Spencer on October 11th, 2008 at 2:26 pm

HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M IN A PPR LEAGUE? WHAT ABOUT HENDERSON OVER STOCKLEY? SOORY TO KEEP BUGGIN’ JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I’M MAKIN’ THE RIGHT MOVES…THANKS -J

Posted by: J on October 11th, 2008 at 4:40 pm

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