Branson: Week 7 Fantasy Football Positional Rankings
By Spence Branson–
(CBS) It's Week 7 of the NFL season, and here are the fantasy football positional rankings to help you make your tough decisions.
These rankings are constructed with half-point PPR in mind, to balance out those of you in standard leagues and PPR leagues.
Teams on bye: Bears, Packers, Bengals and Broncos.
Quarterbacks
1. Carson Palmer, ARI (vs BAL)
2. Cam Newton, CAR (vs PHI)
3. Philip Rivers, SD (vs OAK)
4. Tom Brady, NE (vs NYJ)
5. Andrew Luck, IND (vs NO)
6. Drew Brees, NO (at IND)
7. Matt Ryan, ATL (at TEN)
8. Eli Manning, NYG (vs DAL)
9. Matthew Stafford, DET (vs MIN)
10. Blake Bortles, JAC (vs BUF)
11. Russell Wilson, SEA (at SF)
12. Ryan Tannehill, MIA (vs HOU)
13. Joe Flacco, BAL (at ARI)
14. Ryan Fitzpatrick, NYJ (at NE)
15. Nick Foles, STL (vs CLE)
16. Teddy Bridgewater, MIN (at DET)
17. Josh McCown, CLE (at STL)
18. Brian Hoyer, HOU (at MIA)
19. Sam Bradford, PHI (at CAR)
20. Derek Carr, OAK (at SD)
21. Kirk Cousins, WAS (vs TB)
22. Alex Smith, KC (vs PIT)
23. Colin Kaepernick, SF (vs SEA)
24. Landry Jones, PIT (at KC)
25. EJ Manuel, BUF (at JAC)
Running backs
1. Devonta Freeman, ATL (at TEN)
2. Le'Veon Bell, PIT (at KC)
3. Todd Gurley, STL (vs CLE)
4. Adrian Peterson, MIN (at DET)
5. LeSean McCoy, BUF (at JAC)
6. Mark Ingram, NO (at IND)
7. Frank Gore, IND (vs NO)
8. Chris Ivory, NYJ (at NE)
9. Arian Foster, HOU (at MIA)
10. Marshawn Lynch, SEA (at SF)
11. DeMarco Murray, PHI (at CAR)
12. Lamar Miller, MIA (vs HOU)
13. Justin Forsett, BAL (at ARI)
14. Doug Martin, TB (at WAS)
15. Dion Lewis, NE (vs NYJ)
16. Danny Woodhead, SD (vs OAK)
17. Latavius Murray, OAK (at SD)
18. Jonathan Stewart, CAR (vs PHI)
19. Theo Riddick, DET (vs MIN)
20. Chris Johnson, ARI (vs BAL)
21. Christine Michael, DAL (at NYG)
22. Duke Johnson, CLE (at STL)
23. Darren McFadden, DAL (at NYG)
24. Carlos Hyde, SF (vs SEA)
25. Rashad Jennings, NYG (vs DAL)
26. Antonio Andrews, TEN (vs ATL)
27. Joseph Randle, DAL (at NYG)
28. Shane Vereen, NYG (vs DAL)
29. LeGarrette Blount, NE (vs NYJ)
30. Chris Thompson, WAS (vs TB)
31. Ameer Abdullah, DET (vs MIN)
32. Ryan Mathews, PHI (at CAR)
33. Alfred Morris, WAS (vs TB)
34. Charles Sims, TB (at WAS)
35. Charcandrick West, KC (vs PIT)
36. Andre Ellington, ARI (vs BAL)
37. Melvin Gordon, SD (vs OAK)
38. Roy Helu, OAK (at SD)
39. Denard Robinson, JAC (vs BUF)
40. Dexter McCluster, TEN (vs ATL)
41. Darren Sproles, PHI (at CAR)
42. C.J. Spiller, NO (at IND)
43. Isaiah Crowell, CLE (at STL)
44. Robert Turbin, CLE (at STL)
45. Toby Gerhart, JAC (vs BUF)
46. Knile Davis, KC (vs PIT)
47. Khiry Robinson, NO (at IND)
48. Tevin Coleman, ATL (at TEN)
49. Javorius Allen, BAL (at ARI)
50. David Johnson, ARI (vs BAL)
Receivers
1. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (at MIA)
2. Odell Beckham, NYG (vs DAL)
3. Brandon Marshall, NYJ (at NE)
4. Julio Jones, ATL (at TEN)
5. Keenan Allen, SD (vs OAK)
6. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI (vs BAL)
7. Calvin Johnson, DET (vs MIN)
8. Julian Edelman, NE (vs NYJ)
9. Antonio Brown, PIT (at KC)
10. T.Y. Hilton, IND (vs NO)
11. Eric Decker, NYJ (at NE)
12. Martavis Bryant, PIT (at KC)
13. Allen Robinson, JAC (vs BUF)
14. Donte Moncrief, IND (vs NO)
15. Mike Evans, TB (at WAS)
16. Jeremy Maclin, KC (vs PIT)
17. Vincent Jackson, TB (at WAS)
18. John Brown, ARI (vs BAL)
19. Amari Cooper, OAK (at SD)
20. Travis Benjamin, CLE (at STL)
21. Allen Hurns, JAC (vs BUF)
22. Willie Snead, NO (at IND)
23. Rishard Matthews, MIA (vs HOU)
24. Pierre Garcon, WAS (vs TB)
25. Steve Smith, BAL (at ARI)
26. Stefon Diggs, MIN (at DET)
27. Golden Tate, DET (vs MIN)
28. Jarvis Landry, MIA (vs HOU)
29. Jordan Matthews, PHI (at CAR)
30. Tavon Austin, STL (vs CLE)
31. Brandin Cooks, NO (at IND)
32. Rueben Randle, NYG (vs DAL)
33. Anquan Boldin, SF (vs SEA)
34. Jamison Crowder, WAS (vs TB)
35. Mike Wallace, MIN (at DET)
36. Kamar Aiken, BAL (at ARI)
37. Lance Moore, DET (vs MIN)
38. Terrance Williams, DAL (at NYG)
39. Leonard Hankerson, ATL (at TEN)
40. Malcom Floyd, SD (vs OAK)
41. Michael Floyd, ARI (vs BAL)
42. Roddy White, ATL (at TEN)
43. Ted Ginn, CAR (vs PHI)
44. Kendall Wright, TEN (vs ATL)
45. Devin Funchess, CAR (vs PHI)
46. Robert Woods, BUF (at JAC)
47. Kenny Britt, STL (vs CLE)
48. Riley Cooper, PHI (at CAR)
49. Bryan Walters, JAC (vs BUF)
50. Josh Huff, PHI (at CAR)
Tight ends
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE (vs NYJ)
2. Antonio Gates, SD (vs OAK)
3. Greg Olsen, CAR (vs PHI)
4. Julius Thomas, JAC (vs BUF)
5. Gary Barnidge, CLE (at STL)
6. Jimmy Graham, SEA (at SF)
7. Travis Kelce, KC (vs PIT)
8. Delanie Walker, TEN (vs ATL)
9. Charles Clay, BUF (at JAC)
10. Jordan Cameron, MIA (vs HOU)
11. Jason Witten, DAL (at NYG)
12. Benjamin Watson, NO (at IND)
13. Zach Ertz, PHI (at CAR)
14. Coby Fleener, IND (vs NO)
15. Kyle Rudolph, MIN (at DET)
16. Larry Donnell, NYG (vs DAL)
17. Heath Miller, PIT (at KC)
18. Crockett Gillmore, BAL (at ARI)
19. Jared Cook, STL (vs CLE)
20. Ladarius Green, SD (vs OAK)
21. Tim Wright, DET (vs MIN)
22. Dion Sims, MIA (vs HOU)
23. Vernon Davis, SF (vs SEA)
24. Dwayne Allen, IND (vs NO)
25. Brent Celek, PHI (at CAR)
Spence Branson is a fantasy football contributor for 670 The Score and can be heard on "Chicago's Fantasy Football Today" every Sunday during football season from 8-9 a.m. CT on WSCR-670 and 670thescore.com/listen. Follow him on Twitter @ChicagoSpence and feel free to ask fantasy questions.
