Week 10 Fantasy Rankings

Quarterback
1.) NO Drew Brees (@ STL)
2.) ARI Kurt Warner (vs. SEA)
3.) MIN Brett Favre (vs. DET)
4.) GB Aaron Rodgers (vs. DAL)
5.) PIT Ben Roethlisberger (vs. CIN)
6.) IND Peyton Manning (vs. NE)
7.) NE Tom Brady (@ IND)
8.) SD Phillip Rivers (vs. PHI)

Runningback
1.) TEN Chris Johnson (vs. BUF)
2.) BAL Ray Rice (@ CLE)
3.) MIN Adrian Peterson (vs. DET)
4.) SF Frank Gore (vs. CHI)
5.) CAR DeAngelo Williams (vs. ATL)
6.) ATL Michael Turner (@ CAR)
7.) NYJ Thomas Jones (vs. JAX)
8.) JAX Maurice Jones-Drew (@ NYJ)
9.) NO Pierre Thomas (@ STL)
10.) MIA Ronnie Brown (vs. TB)
11.) ARI Tim Hightower (vs. SEA)
12.) DAL Marion Barber (@ GB)
13.) STL Steven Jackson (vs. NO)
14.) IND Joseph Addai (vs. NE)

Wide Receiver
1.) ARI Larry Fitzgerald (vs. SEA)
2.) IND Reggie Wayne (vs. NE)
3.) NO Marques Colston (@ STL)
4.) NE Randy Moss (@ IND)
5.) SD Vincent Jackson (vs. PHI)
6.) DEN Brandon Marshall (@ WAS)
7.) MIN Sidney Rice (vs. DET)
8.) ATL Roddy White (@ CAR)
9.) GB Greg Jennings (vs. DAL)
10.) NE Wes Welker (@ IND)

Tight End
1.) IND Dallas Clark (vs. NE)
2.) SF Vernon Davis (vs. CHI)
3.) ATL Tony Gonzalez (@ CAR)
4.) MIN Visanthe Shiancoe (vs. DET)
5.) SD Antonio Gates (vs. PHI)
6.) PIT Heath Miller (vs. CIN)
7.) CHI Greg Olsen (@ SF)
8.) DAL Jason Witten (@ GB)

Kicker
1.) MIN Ryan Longwell (vs. DET)
2.) NO John Carney (@ STL)
3.) MIA Dan Carpenter (vs. TB)
4.) TEN Rob Bironas (vs. BUF)
5.) SD Nate Kaeding (vs. PHI)
6.) NE Stephen Gostkowski (@ IND)

Defense/Special Teams
1.) Minnesota (vs. DET)
2.) Baltimore (@ CLE)
3.) New Orleans (@ STL)
4.) Tennessee (vs. BUF)
5.) Denver (@ WAS)
6.) Atlanta (@ CAR)

Top Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

All owned percentages are from Yahoo! Fantasy Football leagues and as of Tuesday, November 23, 2009.


Quarterback:
* SEA Matt Hasselbeck - His 61% owned percentage (Source: Yahoo! Fantasy Leagues) makes me iffy to be on this list, but he has had his fair share of critics this season. Hasselbeck had a more than solid day despite losing to Dallas. Seattle has a very pass friendly schedule coming up with Detroit, Arizona, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Tennessee. Sure Matt's been inconsistent so far this year, but I'd bet on him being a safe starter on most weeks for the rest of the year. VERDICT - GOOD [61% OWNED]
* TEN Vince Young - Young has had a roller coaster of a career so far, but he's still young and he took advantage of getting back the starting spot this week against the Jags. Although he only passed for 125 yards, he managed a touchdown (with no picks) and 30 rushing yards. He won't be a consistent player this year and will be a risk to start every week, but he's worth looking at in deeper leagues. VERDICT - RISKY [9% OWNED]


Runningback:
* HOU Ryan Moats - Moats is coming off a four touchdown game with nearly 250 rushing yards. Although his outlook is bright with Steve Slaton's struggles, you can't help but wonder if his game was a fluke like Shonn Greene last week, who laid an egg this week following a breakout game. Either way, his outlook is brighter than Greene's and should be on the top of your waiver wire list this week. VERDICT - SOLID [31% OWNED]
* PHI LeSean McCoy - In Brian Westbrook's absence, McCoy ran for over 80 yards and a touchdown. Sure he won't be an every down back for the entire season, but with Westbrook being injury prone, McCoy will see a lot more action than most backups. VERDICT - SOLID [56% OWNED]


Wide Receiver:
* PHI Jeremy Maclin - Maclin has been hit and miss this season and that's likely to continue for the rest of the year, but either way, he's putting together a solid rookie campaign and will give you a big burst every once in a while (look at him similar to Darren Sproles). VERDICT - RISKY [48% OWNED]
* SD Malcom Floyd - With Chris Chambers now gone and the solid numbers Floyd has put up in the past few games, Floyd should be expected to have at least a few decent games. Consider most defenses will draw more to Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates as well as the Pro Bowl caliber quarterback in Phillip Rivers. VERDICT - SLEEPER [8% OWNED]
* HOU Jacoby Jones - Jones has been inconsistent in his production this season, but with one of Houston's top targets Owen Daniels now out for the season and Andre Johnson drawing most the looks from defenses, Jones will get some good games every now and then. VERDICT - LAST RESORT [25% OWNED]
* TEN Nate Washington - With a new starting quarterback, Washington seemed to have brought back some of the spice he showed earlier in the season. He won't be a week to week starter and is a deep sleeper at this point, but is worth having is some deeper leagues. VERDICT - LAST RESORT [28% OWNED]


Tight End:
* NYG Kevin Boss - Although he has been decent this year, he hasn't shown that he can be a valid fantasy starter with a breakout game...until this week, when he came up with 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. Although you shouldn't expect this every week, with a dry tight end market, Boss will probably be the best you can find in standard leagues. VERDICT - RISKY [30% OWNED]
* NYJ Dustin Keller - Despite 76 receiving yards and touchdown, Keller should be at best avoided in most leagues. Keller has been inconsistent this year and with a rocky passing game that is seeing Braylon Edwards slowly emerging and Jerricho Cotchery returning from injury, Keller is nothing more than a bye week fill-in at this point. VERDICT - LAST RESORT [48% OWNED]


Players are listed in order from higher to lower value within positions. "Good" means high expectations and low chance of busting. "Solid" means decent expectations and low chance of busting. "Sleeper" means high expectations and medium chance of busting (but high inconsistency). "Risky" means high expectations and high chance of busting. "Last Resort" means average expectations and medium chance of busting (but high inconsistency, essentially a poorer sleeper). "Good" is the best verdict possible, but past that verdict, all the other verdicts depend on the scenario.

Top Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8

Quarterback:

* SF Alex Smith - After Smith's promising performance in the second half of Week 7 and weapons, it doesn't hurt to take a chance especially with so many byes. However, you just have to consider Smith's inconsistency in his career. VERDICT - RISKY

* WAS Jason Campbell - Inconsistency has spelled the Redskins this season. But with a new playcaller and good performances from unknowns like Fred Davis and Devin Thomas could mean a decent outlook. VERDICT - RISKY

Runningback:

* NYJ Shonn Greene - Although Thomas Jones will get the larger share of the carries, Washington's injury means opportunities for Greene, who took advantage of it in Week 7 with 144 rushing yards. VERDICT - GOOD

* NO Mike Bell - New Orlean's terrific offense means more garbage time, which also means more carries for Bell, who often does his work later in the game. Either way, that means points for Bell, and while he may not get the yardage, he'll get the touchdowns. VERDICT - SOLID

* ARI Beanie Wells - Wells broke out in Week 7, but Arizona says Tim Hightower is still the starter. Wells is worth a roster spot, but he's injury prone and he needs to prove he can have decent numbers week to week. VERDICT - RISKY

* KC Jamaal Charles - With Larry Johnson's on and off-field troubles, that should mean Charles will be Kansas City new starter. However, with no career starts, it's tough to say what we could see. VERDICT - SLEEPER

Wide Receiver:

* PIT Mike Wallace - Wallace has gradually improved as the season moves on and could be Pitt's version of Devery Henderson. But as long as Hines Ward and Santonio Holmes are around, his production is limited. VERDICT - SLEEPER

* CIN Laveranues Coles - After a slow start, Coles has now had back-to-back great games. His consistency is still a question but with Cincy flourishing, it's worth a shot. VERDICT - RISKY

* WAS Devin Thomas - With a new playcaller, many changes took place for the Skins Week 7. Thomas had a breakout game in his first career start and head coach Jim Zorn says he'll stay as the starter. Still, the risky QB situation will make Thomas a bye week fill-in at best. VERDICT - LAST RESORT

* NYJ David Clowney - He has potential and with Jerricho Cotchery's injury and Braylon Edward's legal issues, Clowney took advantage last week. However, he still has a rookie QB and a terrific run game to deal with. I'd wait 'till next season. VERDICT - LAST RESORT

Tight End:

* GB Donald Lee - Although it seemed as if Lee was slowly withering away due to Jermichael Finley's emergence, Finley's injury could mean a resumed role of Lee in the Green Bay offense. VERDICT - SOLID

* WAS Fred Davis - With starter Chris Cooley out anywhere from a month to the rest of the year, Davis has a great game in place of Cooley Monday night. Don't expect the same numbers consistently however. VERDICT - SLEEPER

Players are listed in order from higher to lower value within positions. "Good" means high expectations and low chance of busting. "Solid" means decent expectations and low chance of busting. "Sleeper" means high expectations and medium chance of busting (but high inconsistency). "Risky" means high expectations and high chance of busting. "Last Resort" means average expectations and medium chance of busting (but high inconsistency, essentially a poorer sleeper). "Good" is the best verdict possible, but past that verdict, all the other verdicts depend on the scenario.