Week 9 Fantasy Football Player Rankings For Every Position and Flex Rankings

Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings
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Welcome to Week 9!

Most of us survived last week’s bye-mageddon, and the NFL goes back to the typical four-team bye this week with the Browns, Buccaneers, Eagles and Jets all off. Some of the big names in fantasy who are off the board will include Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley, Quinshon Judkins, A.J. Brown and Emeka Egbuka.

Once again, there is no international game on the NFL schedule this week.

The biggest storyline heading into this week will be Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs traveling to Buffalo to face Josh Allen and the Bills. Not only is that a huge game in the AFC, but it also has plenty of fantasy implications. The Colts will also head to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers in a game that features a top-10 fantasy quarterback … Daniel Jones.

Who saw that coming?

With that said, here are my complete fantasy football player rankings, including my top 100 flex rankings, for the ninth week of the NFL season.

Be sure to check back all week for daily updates!

Week 9 Fantasy Quarterback Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Lamar Jackson

BAL

at MIA

2

Josh Allen

BUF

vs. KC

3

Patrick Mahomes

KC

at BUF

4

Jayden Daniels

WAS

vs. SEA

5

Justin Herbert

LAC

at TEN

6

Dak Prescott

DAL

vs. ARI

7

Drake Maye

NE

vs. ATL

8

Daniel Jones

IND

at PIT

9

Jared Goff

DET

vs. MIN

10

Jordan Love

GB

vs. CAR

11

Jaxson Dart

NYG

vs. SF

12

Caleb Williams

CHI

at CIN

13

Matthew Stafford

LAR

vs. NO

14

Jacoby Brissett

ARI

at DAL

15

Joe Flacco

CIN

vs. CHI

16

Trevor Lawrence

JAC

at LV

17

Bo Nix

DEN

at HOU

18

Mac Jones

SF

at NYG

19

Sam Darnold

SEA

at WAS

20

C.J. Stroud

HOU

vs. DEN

21

Tua Tagovailoa

MIA

vs. BAL

22

Aaron Rodgers

PIT

vs. IND

23

Geno Smith

LV

vs. JAC

24

J.J. McCarthy

MIN

at DET

25

Michael Penix Jr.

ATL

at NE

26

Bryce Young

CAR

at GB

27

Cam Ward

TEN

vs. LAC

28

Tyler Shough

NO

at LAR

Week 9 Fantasy Running Back Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Jonathan Taylor

IND

at PIT

2

Christian McCaffrey

SF

at NYG

3

Jahmyr Gibbs

DET

vs. MIN

4

Bijan Robinson

ATL

at NE

5

De'Von Achane

MIA

vs. BAL

6

Derrick Henry

BAL

at MIA

7

Josh Jacobs

GB

vs. CAR

8

James Cook

BUF

vs. KC

9

Javonte Williams

DAL

vs. ARI

10

Kyren Williams

LAR

vs. NO

11

Kyle Monangai

CHI

at CIN

12

Kimani Vidal

LAC

at TEN

13

Ashton Jeanty

LV

vs. JAC

14

Jaylen Warren

PIT

vs. IND

15

Chase Brown

CIN

vs. CHI

16

Rico Dowdle

CAR

at GB

17

TreVeyon Henderson

NE

vs. ATL

18

Travis Etienne Jr.

JAC

at LV

19

Kareem Hunt

KC

at BUF

20

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

NYG

vs. SF

21

J.K. Dobbins

DEN

at HOU

22

Bam Knight

ARI

at DAL

23

Zach Charbonnet

SEA

at WAS

24

Alvin Kamara

NO

at LAR

25

David Montgomery

DET

vs. MIN

26

Kenneth Walker III

SEA

at WAS

27

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

WAS

vs. SEA

28

Tony Pollard

TEN

vs. LAC

29

Woody Marks

HOU

vs. DEN

30

Aaron Jones Sr.

MIN

at DET

31

Tyjae Spears

TEN

vs. LAC

32

Brashard Smith

KC

at BUF

33

RJ Harvey

DEN

at HOU

34

Chuba Hubbard

CAR

at GB

35

Jordan Mason

MIN

at DET

36

Nick Chubb

HOU

vs. DEN

37

Kenneth Gainwell

PIT

vs. IND

38

Samaje Perine

CIN

vs. CHI

39

Emanuel Wilson

GB

vs. CAR

40

Blake Corum

LAR

vs. NO

41

Tyler Allgeier

ATL

at NE

42

Justice Hill

BAL

at MIA

43

Michael Carter

ARI

at DAL

44

Bhayshul Tuten

JAC

at LV

45

Devin Singletary

NYG

vs. SF

46

Ollie Gordon II

MIA

vs. BAL

47

Jeremy McNichols

WAS

vs. SEA

48

Brian Robinson Jr.

SF

at NYG

49

Devin Neal

NO

at LAR

50

Jaydon Blue

DAL

vs. ARI

51

Raheem Mostert

LV

vs. JAC

52

Travis Homer

CHI

at CIN

53

Ty Johnson

BUF

vs. KC

54

Terrell Jennings

NE

vs. ATL

55

Keaton Mitchell

BAL

at MIA

56

Ray Davis

BUF

vs. KC

57

Chris Rodriguez

WAS

vs. SEA

58

Ameer Abdullah

IND

at PIT

59

Jaret Patterson

LAC

at TEN

60

Kyle Juszczyk

SF

at NYG

Week 9 Fantasy Wide Receiver Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Ja'Marr Chase

CIN

vs. CHI

2

Puka Nacua

LAR

vs. NO

3

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

SEA

at WAS

4

CeeDee Lamb

DAL

vs. ARI

5

Amon-Ra St. Brown

DET

vs. MIN

6

Rashee Rice

KC

at BUF

7

Justin Jefferson

MIN

at DET

8

Drake London

ATL

at NE

9

Nico Collins

HOU

vs. DEN

10

Rome Odunze

CHI

at CIN

11

Davante Adams

LAR

vs. NO

12

Michael Pittman Jr.

IND

vs. LAC

13

Zay Flowers

BAL

at MIA

14

Brian Thomas Jr.

JAC

at LV

15

George Pickens

DAL

vs. ARI

16

Ladd McConkey

LAC

at TEN

17

Jaylen Waddle

MIA

vs. BAL

18

DK Metcalf

PIT

vs. IND

19

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WAS

vs. SEA

20

Marvin Harrison Jr.

ARI

at DAL

21

Tetairoa McMillan

CAR

at GB

22

Wan'Dale Robinson

NYG

vs. SF

23

Courtland Sutton

DEN

at HOU

24

Chris Olave

NO

at LAR

25

Keenan Allen

LAC

at TEN

26

D.J. Moore

CHI

at CIN

27

Xavier Worthy

KC

at BUF

28

Stefon Diggs

NE

vs. ATL

29

Tee Higgins

CIN

vs. CHI

30

Khalil Shakir

BUF

vs. KC

31

Romeo Doubs

GB

vs. CAR

32

Jakobi Meyers

LV

vs. JAC

33

Jauan Jennings

SF

at NYG

34

Jameson Williams

DET

vs. MIN

35

Jordan Addison

MIN

at DET

36

Tre Tucker

LV

vs. JAC

37

Quentin Johnston

LAC

at TEN

38

Troy Franklin

DEN

at HOU

39

Rashid Shaheed

NO

at LAR

40

Josh Downs

IND

at PIT

41

Parker Washington

JAC

at LV

42

Keon Coleman

BUF

vs. KC

43

Dyami Brown

JAC

at LV

44

Olamide Zaccheaus

CHI

at CIN

45

Alec Pierce

IND

at PIT

46

Christian Watson

GB

vs. CAR

47

Kendrick Bourne

SF

at NYG

48

Chimere Dike

TEN

vs. LAC

49

Matthew Golden

GB

vs. CAR

50

Tory Horton

SEA

at WAS

51

Kayshon Boutte

NE

vs. ATL

52

Darnell Mooney

ATL

at NE

53

Calvin Austin III

PIT

vs. IND

54

Darius Slayton

NYG

vs. SF

55

Malik Washington

MIA

vs. BAL

56

Elic Ayomanor

TEN

vs. LAC

57

Christian Kirk

HOU

vs. DEN

58

Michael Wilson

ARI

at DAL

59

Rashod Bateman

BAL

at MIA

60

Xavier Legette

CAR

at GB

Week 9 Fantasy Tight End Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Trey McBride

ARI

at DAL

2

Tyler Warren

IND

at PIT

3

Tucker Kraft

GB

vs. CAR

4

Brock Bowers

LV

vs. JAC

5

Jake Ferguson

DAL

vs. ARI

6

George Kittle

SF

at NYG

7

Oronde Gadsden

LAC

at TEN

8

Sam LaPorta

DET

vs. MIN

9

Travis Kelce

KC

at BUF

10

Kyle Pitts Sr.

ATL

at NE

11

Mark Andrews

BAL

at MIA

12

Zach Ertz

WAS

vs. SEA

13

Theo Johnson

NYG

vs. SF

14

Dalton Kincaid

BUF

vs. KC

15

Evan Engram

DEN

at HOU

16

Hunter Henry

NE

vs. ATL

17

Dalton Schultz

HOU

vs. DEN

18

T.J. Hockenson

MIN

at DET

19

Juwan Johnson

NO

at LAR

20

AJ Barner

SEA

at WAS

21

Jonnu Smith

PIT

vs. IND

22

Noah Fant

CIN

vs. CHI

23

Chig Okonkwo

TEN

vs. LAC

24

Pat Freiermuth

PIT

vs. IND

25

Colston Loveland

CHI

at CIN

26

Hunter Long

JAC

at LV

27

Ja'Tavion Sanders

CAR

at GB

28

Isaiah Likely

BAL

at MIA

29

Tyler Higbee

LAR

vs. NO

30

Darnell Washington

PIT

vs. IND

31

Taysom Hill

NO

at LAR

32

Gunnar Helm

TEN

vs. LAC

Week 9 Fantasy Flex Rankings

RK

Player

Pos

TM

Opponent

1

Jonathan Taylor

RB

IND

at PIT

2

Christian McCaffrey

RB

SF

at NYG

3

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

vs. CHI

4

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

DET

vs. MIN

5

Puka Nacua

WR

LAR

vs. NO

6

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

SEA

at WAS

7

Bijan Robinson

RB

ATL

at NE

8

De'Von Achane

RB

MIA

vs. BAL

9

CeeDee Lamb

WR

DAL

vs. ARI

10

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

DET

vs. MIN

11

Derrick Henry

RB

BAL

at MIA

12

Josh Jacobs

RB

GB

vs. CAR

13

James Cook

RB

BUF

vs. KC

14

Rashee Rice

WR

KC

at BUF

15

Javonte Williams

RB

DAL

vs. ARI

16

Kyren Williams

RB

LAR

vs. NO

17

Trey McBride

TE

ARI

at DAL

18

Justin Jefferson

WR

MIN

at DET

19

Drake London

WR

ATL

at NE

20

Kyle Monangai

RB

CHI

at CIN

21

Kimani Vidal

RB

LAC

at TEN

22

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

vs. DEN

23

Rome Odunze

WR

CHI

at CIN

24

Ashton Jeanty

RB

LV

vs. JAC

25

Jaylen Warren

RB

PIT

vs. IND

26

Davante Adams

WR

LAR

vs. NO

27

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR

IND

vs. LAC

28

Chase Brown

RB

CIN

vs. CHI

29

Rico Dowdle

RB

CAR

at GB

30

Zay Flowers

WR

BAL

at MIA

31

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR

JAC

at LV

32

George Pickens

WR

DAL

vs. ARI

33

Ladd McConkey

WR

LAC

at TEN

34

Jaylen Waddle

WR

MIA

vs. BAL

35

DK Metcalf

WR

PIT

vs. IND

36

TreVeyon Henderson

RB

NE

vs. ATL

37

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR

WAS

vs. SEA

38

Tyler Warren

TE

IND

at PIT

39

Tucker Kraft

TE

GB

vs. CAR

40

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

ARI

at DAL

41

Tetairoa McMillan

WR

CAR

at GB

42

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR

NYG

vs. SF

43

Courtland Sutton

WR

DEN

at HOU

44

Travis Etienne Jr.

RB

JAC

at LV

45

Kareem Hunt

RB

KC

at BUF

46

Brock Bowers

TE

LV

vs. JAC

47

Jake Ferguson

TE

DAL

vs. ARI

48

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB

NYG

vs. SF

49

George Kittle

TE

SF

at NYG

50

Oronde Gadsden

TE

LAC

at TEN

51

Chris Olave

WR

NO

at LAR

52

Keenan Allen

WR

LAC

at TEN

53

D.J. Moore

WR

CHI

at CIN

54

Xavier Worthy

WR

KC

at BUF

55

J.K. Dobbins

RB

DEN

at HOU

56

Bam Knight

RB

ARI

at DAL

57

Zach Charbonnet

RB

SEA

at WAS

58

Stefon Diggs

WR

NE

vs. ATL

59

Sam LaPorta

TE

DET

vs. MIN

60

Travis Kelce

TE

KC

at BUF

61

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

vs. CHI

62

Khalil Shakir

WR

BUF

vs. KC

63

Alvin Kamara

RB

NO

at LAR

64

David Montgomery

RB

DET

vs. MIN

65

Kenneth Walker III

RB

SEA

at WAS

66

Romeo Doubs

WR

GB

vs. CAR

67

Jakobi Meyers

WR

LV

vs. JAC

68

Jauan Jennings

WR

SF

at NYG

69

Jameson Williams

WR

DET

vs. MIN

70

Jordan Addison

WR

MIN

at DET

71

Kyle Pitts Sr.

TE

ATL

at NE

72

Tre Tucker

WR

LV

vs. JAC

73

Quentin Johnston

WR

LAC

at TEN

74

Troy Franklin

WR

DEN

at HOU

75

Rashid Shaheed

WR

NO

at LAR

76

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

RB

WAS

vs. SEA

77

Tony Pollard

RB

TEN

vs. LAC

78

Woody Marks

RB

HOU

vs. DEN

79

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB

MIN

at DET

80

Tyjae Spears

RB

TEN

vs. LAC

81

Mark Andrews

TE

BAL

at MIA

82

Zach Ertz

TE

WAS

vs. SEA

83

Josh Downs

WR

IND

at PIT

84

Brashard Smith

RB

KC

at BUF

85

RJ Harvey

RB

DEN

at HOU

86

Chuba Hubbard

RB

CAR

at GB

87

Jordan Mason

RB

MIN

at DET

88

Nick Chubb

RB

HOU

vs. DEN

89

Parker Washington

WR

JAC

at LV

90

Keon Coleman

WR

BUF

vs. KC

91

Dyami Brown

WR

JAC

at LV

92

Olamide Zaccheaus

WR

CHI

at CIN

93

Alec Pierce

WR

IND

at PIT

94

Christian Watson

WR

GB

vs. CAR

95

Kendrick Bourne

WR

SF

at NYG

96

Chimere Dike

WR

TEN

vs. LAC

97

Theo Johnson

TE

NYG

vs. SF

98

Dalton Kincaid

TE

BUF

vs. KC

99

Kenneth Gainwell

RB

PIT

vs. IND

100

Matthew Golden

WR

GB

vs. CAR

Week 9 Fantasy Kicker Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Brandon Aubrey

DAL

vs. ARI

2

Tyler Loop

BAL

at MIA

3

Jake Bates

DET

vs. MIN

4

Cameron Dicker

LAC

at TEN

5

Chris Boswell

PIT

vs. IND

6

Matt Prater

BUF

vs. KC

7

Ka'imi Fairbairn

HOU

vs. DEN

8

Joshua Karty

LAR

vs. NO

9

Cairo Santos

CHI

at CIN

10

Jason Myers

SEA

at WAS

11

Michael Badgley

IND

at PIT

12

Chad Ryland

ARI

at DAL

13

Cam Little

JAC

at LV

14

Brandon McManus

GB

vs. CAR

15

Eddy Pineiro

SF

at NYG

16

Andres Borregales

NE

vs. ATL

17

Riley Patterson

MIA

vs. BAL

18

Harrison Butker

KC

at BUF

19

Evan McPherson

CIN

vs. CHI

20

Will Reichard

MIN

at DET

21

Parker Romo

ATL

at NE

22

Joey Slye

TEN

vs. LAC

23

Graham Gano

NYG

vs. SF

24

Daniel Carlson

LV

vs. JAC

25

Matt Gay

WAS

vs. SEA

26

Wil Lutz

DEN

at HOU

27

Blake Grupe

NO

at LAR

28

Ryan Fitzgerald

CAR

at GB

Week 9 Fantasy Defense/DST Rankings

RK

Player

TM

Opponent

1

Rams

LAR

vs. NO

2

Chargers

LAC

at TEN

3

Lions

DET

vs. MIN

4

Packers

GB

vs. CAR

5

Patriots

NE

vs. ATL

6

Jaguars

JAC

at LV

7

Broncos

DEN

at HOU

8

Seahawks

SEA

at WAS

9

Colts

IND

at PIT

10

Ravens

BAL

at MIA

11

49ers

SF

at NYG

12

Bears

CHI

at CIN

13

Texans

HOU

vs. DEN

14

Giants

NYG

vs. SF

15

Raiders

LV

vs. JAC

16

Commanders

WAS

vs. SEA

17

Steelers

PIT

vs. IND

18

Cowboys

DAL

vs. ARI

19

Bengals

CIN

vs. CHI

20

Falcons

ATL

at NE

21

Chiefs

KC

at BUF

22

Panthers

CAR

at GB

23

Dolphins

MIA

vs. BAL

24

Bills

BUF

vs. KC

25

Saints

NO

at LAR

26

Vikings

MIN

at DET

27

Titans

TEN

vs. LAC

28

Cardinals

ARI

at DAL


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.