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Fantasy Football Sunday Starter Rankings, Week 7: Dion Lewis and Jeremy Maclin Out

By Jason Lisk

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On Thursdays, I run the early starter rankings before the first game. These are the final rankings based on the inactive report before the early afternoon NFL games.

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QUARTERBACKS

  1. Andrew Luck vs NO
  2. Carson Palmer vs BAL
  3. Philip Rivers vs OAK
  4. Tom Brady vs NYJ
  5. Drew Brees at IND
  6. Cam Newton vs PHI
  7. Matt Ryan at TEN
  8. Russell Wilson at SF
  9. Ryan Tannehill vs HOU
  10. Matthew Stafford vs MIN
  11. Eli Manning vs DAL
  12. Ryan Fitzpatrick at NE+
  13. Derek Carr at SD
  14. Blake Bortles vs BUF
  15. Brian Hoyer at MIA
  16. Sam Bradford at CAR
  17. Colin Kaepernick vs SEA
  18. Teddy Bridgewater at DET
  19. Joe Flacco at ARI
  20. Jameis Winston at WAS
  21. EJ Manuel vs JAC
  22. Ben Roethlisberger++ at KC (I think it’s more likely he doesn’t play)
  23. Josh McCown at STL
  24. Alex Smith vs PIT+
  25. Zach Mettenberger vs ATL
  26. Kirk Cousins vs TB
  27. Landry Jones at KC
  28. Nick Foles vs CLE
  29. Matt Cassel at NYG
  30. Marcus Mariota vs ATL++

 

RUNNING BACKS

  1. Devonta Freeman at TEN
  2. Todd Gurley vs CLE
  3. LeVeon Bell at KC
  4. Adrian Peterson at DET
  5. Arian Foster at MIA
  6. Marshawn Lynch at SF
  7. Latavius Murray at SD
  8. Frank Gore vs NO
  9. Mark Ingram at IND
  10. Chris Ivory at NE
  11. LeSean McCoy vs JAC
  12. Doug Martin at WAS
  13. Lamar Miller vs HOU
  14. Dion Lewis vs NYJ
  15. DeMarco Murray at CAR
  16. Justin Forsett at ARI
  17. LeGarrette Blount vs NYJ
  18. Carlos Hyde vs SEA
  19. Rashad Jennings vs DAL
  20. Danny Woodhead vs OAK
  21. Jonathan Stewart vs PHI
  22. Chris Johnson vs BAL
  23. T.J. Yeldon vs BUF++
  24. Melvin Gordon vs OAK
  25. Charcandrick West vs PIT
  26. Matt Jones vs TB
  27. Duke Johnson at STL
  28. Joseph Randle at NYG
  29. Ameer Abdullah vs MIN
  30. Christine Michael at NYG
  31. Antonio Andrews vs ATL
  32. Alfred Morris vs TB
  33. Charles Sims at WAS
  34. Theo Riddick vs MIN
  35. Branden Oliver vs OAK
  36. C.J. Spiller at IND
  37. Shane Vereen vs DAL
  38. Dexter McCluster vs ATL
  39. Tevin Coleman at TEN
  40. Andre Ellington vs BAL
  41. David Johnson vs BAL
  42. James White vs NYJ [replacement for Dion Lewis?]
  43. Isaiah Crowell at STL
  44. Chris Thompson vs TB++
  45. Darren McFadden at NYG
  46. Ryan Matthews at CAR
  47. Ahmad Bradshaw vs NO
  48. Bishop Sankey vs ATL
  49. Joique Bell vs MIN
  50. Knile Davis vs PIT
  51. Roy Helu at SD
  52. Khiry Robinson at IND

WIDE RECEIVERS

  1. DeAndre Hopkins at MIA
  2. Julio Jones at TEN
  3. Larry Fitzgerald vs BAL
  4. Odell Beckham, Jr. vs DAL
  5. Brandon Marshall at NE
  6. Calvin Johnson vs MIN
  7. T.Y. Hilton vs NO
  8. John Brown vs BAL++ (Brown is now questionable for Monday’s game)
  9. Keenan Allen vs OAK
  10. Donte Moncrief vs NO
  11. Amari Cooper at SD
  12. Julian Edelman vs NYJ
  13. Eric Decker at NE
  14. Antonio Brown at KC
  15. Mike Evans at WAS
  16. Steve Smith at ARI
  17. Allen Robinson vs BUF
  18. Martavis Bryant at KC
  19. Jarvis Landry vs HOU
  20. Allen Hurns vs BUF
  21. Willie Snead at IND
  22. Travis Benjamin at STL
  23. Jeremy Maclin vs PIT
  24. Michael Crabtree at SD
  25. Jordan Matthews at CAR
  26. Brandin Cooks at IND
  27. Pierre Garcon vs TB
  28. Mike Wallace at DET
  29. Rishard Matthews vs HOU
  30. Stefon Diggs at DET
  31. Vincent Jackson at WAS
  32. Golden Tate vs MIN
  33. Anquan Boldin vs SEA
  34. Chris Hogan vs JAC
  35. Tavon Austin vs CLE
  36. Robert Woods vs JAC
  37. Terrance Williams at NYG
  38. Leonard Hankerson at TEN
  39. Kendall Wright vs ATL
  40. Rueben Randle vs NYG
  41. Ted Ginn vs PHI
  42. Torrey Smith vs SEA
  43. Jamison Crowder vs TB
  44. Malcom Floyd vs OAK
  45. Michael Floyd vs BAL (could become a much bigger play if John Brown is inactive)
  46. Kamar Aiken at ARI
  47. Doug Baldwin at SF
  48. Andre Johnson vs NO
  49. Dorial Green-Beckham vs ATL
  50. Nate Washington at MIA

TIGHT ENDS

  1. Rob Gronkowski vs NYJ
  2. Antonio Gates vs OAK++ [Gates is going to be a late-game time decision, if you have another good option you probably need to play it safe]
  3. Greg Olsen vs PHI
  4. Travis Kelce vs PIT+
  5. Jason Witten at NYG
  6. Jimmy Graham at SF
  7. Delanie Walker vs ATL
  8. Charles Clay vs JAC
  9. Jordan Reed vs TB++
  10. Julius Thomas vs BUF+
  11. Ben Watson at IND
  12. Gary Barnidge at STL++
  13. Jordan Cameron vs HOU
  14. Kyle Rudolph at DET
  15. Eric Ebron vs MIN++
  16. Dwayne Allen vs NO
  17. Ladarius Green vs OAK [Green becomes a top 8 play if Gates is out]
  18. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins at WAS++
  19. Crockett Gilmore at ARI
  20. Jared Cook vs CLE
  21. Zach Ertz at CAR
  22. Vernon Davis vs SEA
  23. Larry Donnell vs DAL
  24. Heath Miller at KC

KICKERS

  1. Stephen Gostkowski vs NYJ
  2. Chandler Catanzaro vs BAL
  3. Steven Hauschka at SF
  4. Dustin Hopkins vs TB
  5. Greg Zuerlein vs CLE
  6. Adam Vinatieri vs NO
  7. Matt Bryant at TEN
  8. Josh Lambo vs OAK
  9. Graham Gano vs PHI
  10. Caleb Sturgis at CAR
  11. Chris Boswell at KC
  12. Josh Brown vs DAL
  13. Dan Carpenter vs JAC
  14. Kai Forbath at IND
  15. Blair Walsh at DET

DEFENSES/SPECIAL TEAMS

  1. RAMS vs CLE
  2. SEAHAWKS at SF
  3. CARDINALS vs BAL
  4. REDSKINS vs TB
  5. BILLS vs JAC
  6. VIKINGS at DET
  7. FALCONS at TEN
  8. EAGLES at CAR
  9. JETS at NE
  10. PATRIOTS vs NYJ
  11. GIANTS vs DAL
  12. STEELERS at KC
  13. PANTHERS vs PHI
  14. BUCS at WAS
  15. DOLPHINS vs HOU

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