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Fantasy football rankings vs. expert consensus – Week 9

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As we head into Week 9 of the fantasy football season, lineups need to be set, and with that comes some tough decisions. As we head into Week 9 aka bye-mageddon, the stakes get even more prominent as the playoffs draw closer. As a result, this week’s start/sit decisions are that much more critical. 

 

One of the most popular tools here at FTN is our fantasy football rankings. Each week, we bring you non-PPR, PPR and half-PPR rankings to help you win your league. 

Throughout the season, I will break down what players our FTN rankers prefer more (or less) than the expert consensus rankings at FantasyPros. For this article, I will be looking at the half-PPR format.

Quarterback 

QBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Kirk Cousins MIN 11 10 1
Aaron Rodgers GB 13 12 1
Derek Carr LV 17 16 1

QBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Justin Fields CHI 10 11 -1
Tom Brady TB 12 13 -1
Jared Goff DET 16 17 -1
  • When it comes to the quarterback position both FTN and the ECR don’t have many differences within the entirety of the quarterback ranks. 
  • We only have a few sets of quarterbacks that include Kirk Cousins and Justin Fields flipped inside the top 12. Our FTN rankers believe Cousins is more likely to finish inside the top 10 than Fields. 
  • Additionally, Our FTN crew believes Aaron Rodgers is a top-12 option this week, while the ECR believes that Tom Brady is inside the top 12 over Rodgers. 

Running Back 

RBs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Jonathan Taylor IND 15 11 4
Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC 31 28 3
Raheem Mostert MIA 16 15 1
Michael Carter NYJ 22 21 1
Brian Robinson WSH 28 27 1
James Robinson NYJ 36 35 1

RBs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Khalil Herbert CHI 23 26 -3
Damien Harris NE 26 29 -3
Eno Benjamin ARI 27 30 -3
D’Onta Foreman CAR 14 16 -2
Tyler Allgeier ATL 21 23 -2
Leonard Fournette TB 13 14 -1
  • In a week that we have six teams on bye, the ECR and FTN are relatively aligned even within the running back ranks. 
  • The most significant gap between the ECR and FTN is with Jonathan Taylor, who our FTN crew has four spots higher than the ECR. (Obviously, everyone needs to monitor his health for Sunday.)
  • After this our FTN crew is lower on Khalil Herbert, Damien Harris and Eno Benjamin, all of whom are three spots lower than the ECR and all outside the top 24.
  • Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a player our FTN crew is a bit more in on this week as we have him inside the top 30 as they face the Titans Sunday. 
  • We are also higher on both the Jet running backs this week as well even in a tough matchup with the vaunted Bills defense. 
 

Wide Receiver

WRs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Allen Lazard GB 40 31 9
DK Metcalf SEA 16 14 2
Michael Pittman IND 22 20 2
Joshua Palmer LAC 28 26 2

WRs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Curtis Samuel WSH 26 30 -4
Rondale Moore ARI 29 32 -3
Garrett Wilson NYJ 32 35 -3
Devin Duvernay BAL 33 36 -3
DJ Moore CAR 14 16 -2
JuJu Smith-Schuster KC 21 23 -2
Drake London ATL 31 33 -2
Christian Kirk JAX 20 21 -1
  • The largest disparity between FTN and the ECR is with Allen Lazard who our FTN rankers have 9 spots higher in a plus matchup against the Lions. 
  • After this, our FTN rankers are moderately lower on Curtis Samuel, who we have four spots lower than the ECR.
  • Additionally, our FTN crew is three spots lower than Rondale Moore and Garrett Wilson even though they are coming off strong performances. 
  • DK Metcalf is a player that our FTN crew believes is a top-15 option this week while the ECR does not believe this. 
  • Additionally, Joshua Palmer is a player our FTN crew believes is in line for a big week if he is cleared and Keenan Allen misses. 

Tight End

TEs the FTN rankers like more than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Mark Andrews BAL 10 4 6
Evan Engram JAX 11 9 2
Tyler Higbee LAR 8 7 1

TEs the FTN rankers like less than ECR

Player Team ECR Rk. FTN Rk. Difference
Robert Tonyan GB 7 10 -3
Hayden Hurst CIN 9 12 -3
Kyle Pitts ATL 4 6 -2
Taysom Hill NO 6 8 -2
  • The largest difference between our FTN crew and the ECR is with Mark Andrews as our crew believes that he is still a top-five option this week while the ECR believes he’s barely a top-10 option, probably concerned about his injury. 
  • Robert Tonyan is a player our FTN crew is lower on than the ECR as we have him just sneaking into the top 10 as the ECR has him well inside it. 
  • Additionally, Hayden Hurst is a player our FTN rankers believe may struggle to get inside the top 12, while the ECR views him as a top-10 option. 
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