Dr. Stat's Power Rankings: Week 6

Dr. Stat's Power Rankings: Week 6

Author: Dr. Stat at rootzoo.com
Date Created: Oct 10, 2008 - 11:55:00 AM

Based on a combination of  performances throughout the first five weeks and Week 6 matchups, I've ranked the top 28 Quarterbacks, the top 50 Running Backs, the top 50 Wide Recievers, the top 25 Tight Ends, the top 28 Defenses/Special Teams and the top 15 Kickers for this week's fantasy football schedule. The player's opponent is in parentheses. Also, be sure to read my Waiver Prescription and Buy Low/Sell High for Week 6.

  QUARTERBACKS

1. Tony Romo (at Arizona)
2. Drew Brees (Oakland)- 330+ yards in four of five games this season.
3. Jay Culter (Jacksonville)
4. Eli Manning  (at Cleveland)
5. Aaron Rodgers  (at Seattle)
6. Kurt Warner  (Dallas)- No Boldin, but no problem. No Roy Williams or Terence Newman for Dallas.
7. Brett Favre  (Cincinnati)
8. Jason Campbell  (St. Louis)
9. Peyton Manning  (Baltimore)- 249 yards, 4 touchdowns against the Ravens in 2007.
10. Donovan McNabb (at San Francisco)
11. Kyle Orton (at Atlanta)
12. Carson Palmer (at NY Jets)- Elbow seems ok; Jets are 31st against the pass.
13. David Garrard (at Denver)
14. Jake Delhomme (at Tampa Bay)
15. Philip Rivers (at New England)- Has struggled the last two weeks and will be without Chambers.
16. Gus Frerotte (Detroit)
17. Matt Cassel (at San Diego)
18. Matt Hasselbeck (Green Bay)
19. J.T. O'Sullivan (Philadelphia)
20. Matt Schaub (Miami)
21. Matt Ryan (Chicago)
22. Chad Pennington (at Houston)
23. Derek Anderson (NY Giants)
24. JaMarcus Russell (at New Orleans)
25. Jeff Garcia (Carolina)
26. Marc Bulger (at Washington)
27. Joe Flacco (at Indianapolis)
28. Jon Kitna/Dan Orlovsky/Drew Stanton (at Minnesota)- Kitna doubtful; neither of the other two should be owned.

BYE WEEKS: Ben Roethlisberger, Trent Edwards, Kerry Collins, Brodie Croyle

  RUNNING BACKS

1. Adrian Peterson (Detroit)- "All Day" vs. the 29th ranked run defense has owners drooling.
2. Clinton Portis (St. Louis)- Just as appetizing of a start as AP.
3. Brandon Jacobs (at Cleveland)-  The man is a human steamroller!
4. Matt Forte (at Atlanta)
5. Marion Barber (at Arizona)
6. Frank Gore (Philadelphia)
7. Ronnie Brown (at Houston)
8. Michael Turner (Chicago)
9. LaDainian Tomlinson (New England)- Really needs to take several weeks off to allow that turf toe to heal.
10. Steve Slaton (Miami)
11. Reggie Bush (Oakland)
12. Ryan Grant (at Seattle) - Week 5 saw his best numbers since Week 1. He finally scores here.
13. Steven Jackson (at Washington)
14. Maurice-Jones Drew (at Denver)
15. Le'Ron McClain (at Indianapolis)
16. Joseph Addai (Baltimore)
17. Thomas Jones (Cincinnati)- Nice matchup, but will he get the touches?
18. Brian Westbrook/Correll Buckhalter (at San Francisco)- BWest's status looking doubtful.
19. Justin Fargas (at New Orleans)- Has returned to practice; could start this week.
20. Earnest Graham (Carolina)
21. Julius Jones (Green Bay)- A healthy Morris will cut into his carries.
22. Darren McFadden (at New Orleans)- Turf toe supposedly feeling better, but check Friday's Injury Report.
23. Fred Taylor (at Denver)
24. Jonathan Stewart (at Tampa Bay)
25. Jamal Lewis (NY Giants)
26. DeAngelo Williams (at Tampa Bay)
27. Willis McGahee (at Indianapolis)
28. Felix Jones (at Arizona)
29. Michael Pittman (Jacksonville)- No Selvin Young means increased workload for Pittman.
30. Tim Hightower (Dallas)
31. Deuce McAllister (Oakland)
32. Chris Perry (at NY Jets)
33. Edgerrin James (Dallas)
34. Sammy Morris (at San Diego)
35. Deuce McAllister (Oakland)
36. Kevin Smith (at Minnesota)
37. Laurence Maroney (at San Diego)
38. Warrick Dunn (Carolina)
49. Jerious Norwood (Chicago)
40. Ricky Williams (at Houston)
41. Rudi Johnson (at Minnesota)
42. Maurice Morris (Green Bay)
43. Derrick Ward (at Cleveland)
44. Chester Taylor (Detroit)- Week 5 passing TD pass was an unexpected surprise.
45. Ladell Betts (St. Louis)
46. Kevin Faulk (at San Francisco)- 2 scores were nice, but he had just four carries before Week 5.
47. Andre Hall (Jacksonville)
48. Brandon Jackson (at Seattle)
49. Leon Washington (Cincinnati)
50. Darren Sproles (New England)

BYE WEEKS: Marshawn Lynch, Willie Parker/Mewelde Moore, Chris Johnson/LenDale White, Larry Johnson

  WIDE RECEIVERS

1. Larry Fitzgerald (Dallas)- No Boldin means Warner to Fitz all day long.
2. Terrell Owens (at Arizona)
3. Plaxico Burress (at Cleveland)
4. Greg Jennings (at Seattle)
5. Brandon Marshall (Jacksonville)
6. Andre Johnson (Miami)- Finally broke out last week.
7. Santana Moss (St. Louis)- Looks to make up for a goose egg in Week 5.
8. Randy Moss (at San Diego)
9. T.J. Houshmandzadeh (at NY Jets)
10. Roddy White (Chicago)
11. Steve Smith (at Tampa)
12. Reggie Wayne (Baltimore)
13. Laveranues Coles (Cincinnati)
14. Calvin Johnson (at Minnesota)- Who will be delivering passes to Megatron this week?
15. Wes Welker (at San Diego)
16. Bobby Engram (Green Bay)
17. Torry Holt (at Washington)
18. Braylon Edwards (NY Giants)- It's hard to have much faith in him right now.
19. Bernard Berrian (Detroit)
20. Roy Williams (at Minnesota)
21. DeSean Jackson (at San Francisco)
22. Isaac Bruce (Philadelphia)
23. Donald Driver (at Seattle)
24. Jerricho Cotchery (Cincinnati)
25. Chad Johnson (at NY Jets)
26. Lance Moore (Oakland)
27. Steve Breaston (Dallas)- Will likely start for Boldin again.
28. Reggie Brown (at San Francisco)
29. Vincent Jackson (New England)- Should see more targets with Chambers out.
30. Muhsin Muhammad (at Tampa Bay)
31. Marvin Harrison (Baltimore)
32. Greg Camarillo (at Houston)
33. Patrick Crayton (at Arizona)
34. Kevin Walter (Miami)
35. Antonio Bryant (Carolina)
36. Matt Jones (at Denver)
37. Derrick Mason (at Indianapolis)
38. Devin Hester (at Atlanta)
39. Mike Walker (at Denver)
40. Ike Hilliard (Carolina)
41. Anthony Gonzalez (Baltimore)
42. Antwaan Randle El (St. Louis)
43. Devery Henderson (Oakland)
44. Robert Meachem (Oakland)
45. Amani Toomer (at Cleveland)
46. Rashied Davis (at Atlanta)
47. Bryant Johnson (Philadelphia)
48. Chansi Stuckey (Cincinnati)
49. Eddie Royal (Jacksonville)- Might play, but will be limited by ankle sprain.
50. Ashley Lelie (at New Orleans)

BYE WEEKS: Lee Evans/Josh Reed, Santonio Holmes/Hines Ward, Justin Gage, Dwayne Bowe

  TIGHT ENDS

1. Jason Witten (at Arizona)- No surprises here. He's #1 again this week and has no real competition.
2. Chris Cooley (St. Louis)- Exploded for 8/109/1 in Week 5.
3. Antonio Gates (New England)
4. Dallas Clark (Baltimore)
5. Kellen Winslow (NY Giants)
6. Greg Olsen (at Atlanta)
7. Owen Daniels (Miami)
8. Zach Miller (at New Orleans)
9. John Carlson (Green Bay)
10. Donald Lee (at Seattle)
11. Anthony Fasano (at Houston)
12. Visanthe Shiancoe (Detroit)
13. Kevin Boss (at Cleveland)
14. Todd Heap (at Indianapolis)- The Ravens need to get him running routes, not blocking.
15. L.J. Smith (at San Francisco)
16. Ben Watson (at San Diego)
17. Billy Miller (Oakland)
18. Dustin Keller (Cincinnati)
19. Daniel Graham (Jacksonville)- Should see a few more targets with Scheffler out.
20. Vernon Davis (Philadelphia)
21. Desmond Clark (at Atlanta)
22. Marcedes Lewis (at Denver)
23. Alex Smith (Carolina)
24. Ben Utecht (at NY Jets)
25. David Martin (at Houston)

  DEF/ST

1. New York Giants (at Cleveland)
2. Minnesota Vikings (Detroit)- Should be a fun first NFL start for Dan Orlovsky.
3. Philadelphia Eagles (at San Francisco)
4. Chicago Bears (at Atlanta)
5. Washington Redskins (St. Louis)- Springs should play, but Washington, Griffin and Taylor likely won't.
6. Carolina Panthers (at Tampa Bay)
7. Baltimore Ravens (at Indianapolis)
8. Green Bay Packers (at Seattle)
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Carolina)
10. New York Jets (Cincinnati)
11. Miami Dolphins (at Houston)
12. New England Patriots (at San Diego)
13. Dallas Cowboys (at Arizona)
14. Indianapolis Colts (Baltimore)- May be without Dwight Freeney.
15. Houston Texans (Miami)
16. Jacksonville Jaguars (at Denver)
17. San Diego Chargers (New England)
18. Seattle Seahawks (Green Bay)
19. Atlanta Falcons (Chicago)
20. Oakland Raiders (at New Orleans)
21. San Francisco 49ers (Philadelphia)
22. Denver Broncos (Jacksonville)
23. Cincinnati Bengals (at NY Jets)
24. Arizona Cardinals (Dallas)
25. New Orleans Saints (Oakland)
26. Cleveland Browns (NY Giants)
27. St. Louis Rams (at Washington)
28. Detroit Lions (at Minnesota)

  KICKERS

1. Ryan Longwell (Detroit)- Plenty of scoring chances against a team giving up over 36 PPG.
2. Jason Elam (Chicago)
3. John Kasay (at Tampa Bay)
4. Nick Folk (at Arizona)
5. Matt Prater (Jacksonville)
6. David Akers (at San Francisco)
7. Joe Nedney (Philadelphia)
8. Shayne Graham (at NY Jets)
9. Nate Kaeding (New England)
10. Lawrence Tynes/John Carney (at Cleveland)- Tynes' status still up in the air.
11. Josh Scobee (at Denver)
12. Olindo Mare (Green Bay)
13. Dan Carpenter (at Houston)
14. Adam Vinatieri (Baltimore)
15. Neil Rackers (Dallas)

About the author:

Dr. Stat originally published this article at rootzoo.com, where he's a resident fantasy sports writer.  He's one of the best fantasy sports resources out there and is all over the nfl football schedule on Sundays.   If you make picks, follow his nfl picks.

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