It’s money making championship time for most of you, which means that studs should be played without any second guessing, and hopefully a week from now I won’t be able to make a list of the 10 players who ruined your championship bid. Those guys are the worst.
But what should you do beyond those studs? There are numbers for that, and rankings. Lots of rankings.
Compiled by Devang Desai, we went extra deep for this week’s championship rankings while tapping into the minds of Michael Fabiano and Adam Rank from NFL.com, and Matthew Berry and Eric Karabell from ESPN.
Immediately we learn that Cam Newton should finish with at least 654 total yards Sunday against the Raiders.
Quarterbacks
| Quarterbacks | Fabiano | Rank | Berry | Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Newton vs.OAK | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
| Aaron Rodgers vs.TEN | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.5 |
| Tom Brady @JAC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.75 |
| Robert Griffin III @PHI | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4.25 |
| Drew Brees @DAL | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Peyton Manning vs.CLE | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.75 |
| Tony Romo vs.NO | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6.5 |
| Matt Ryan @DET | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7.75 |
| Andrew Luck @KC | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 9.25 |
| Colin Kaepernick @SEA | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Russell Wilson vs.SF | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10.25 |
| Matthew Stafford vs.ATL | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
| Josh Freeman vs.STL | 11 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 13.75 |
| Eli Manning @BAL | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13.75 |
| Ben Roethlisberger vs.CIN | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
| Matt Schaub vs.MIN | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15.25 |
| Joe Flacco vs.NYG | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16.75 |
| Sam Bradford @TB | 13 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 17.25 |
| Andy Dalton @PIT | 19 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Running Backs
| Running Backs | Fabiano | Rank | Berry | Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Peterson @HOU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.25 |
| Arian Foster vs.MIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Doug Martin vs.STL | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Ray Rice vs.NYG | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Marshawn Lynch vs.SF | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5.25 |
| C.J Spiller @MIA | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6.25 |
| Alfred Morris @PHI | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 6.5 |
| Stevan Ridley @JAC | 7 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8.75 |
| Jamaal Charles vs.IND | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| DeMarco Murray vs.NO | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Knowshon Moreno vs.CLE | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10.75 |
| Frank Gore @SEA | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12.25 |
| Matt Forte @ARI | 15 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 13.5 |
| Trent Richardson @DEN | 14 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 14 |
| Darren McFadden @CAR | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 14.5 |
| Chris Johnson @GB | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15.25 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis @PIT | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18.5 |
| LeSean McCoy vs.WAS | 18 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 18.5 |
| Reggie Bush vs. BUF | 21 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18.75 |
| Mikel Leshoure vs.ATL | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20.25 |
| DeAngelo Williams vs.OAK | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 22.5 |
| Michael Turner @DET | 22 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22.75 |
| Vick Ballard @KC | 25 | 25 | 15 | 28 | 23.25 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw @BAL | 26 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23.25 |
| Darren Sproles @DAL | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23.5 |
| Steven Jackson @TB | 24 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 23.5 |
| Shonn Greene vs.SD | 28 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 26 |
| Jonathan Dwyer vs.CIN | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27.75 |
| Beanie Wells vs.CHI | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29.75 |
| Montell Owens vs.NE | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 33 |
Wide Receivers
| Wide Receivers | Fabiano | Rank | Berry | Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Johnson vs.ATL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| A.J Green @PIT | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.25 |
| Brandon Marshall @ARI | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Andre Johnson vs.MIN | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3.75 |
| Julio Jones @DET | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5.75 |
| Demaryius Thomas vs.CLE | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.75 |
| Wes Welker @JAC | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7.75 |
| Vincent Jackson vs.STL | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8.75 |
| Randall Cobb vs.TEN | 11 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| Dez Bryant vs.NO | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Steve Smith vs.OAK | 9 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 10 |
| Victor Cruz @BAL | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11.5 |
| Roddy White @DET | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11.5 |
| Mike Wallace vs.CIN | 15 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 16.25 |
| Marques Colston @DAL | 16 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 16.75 |
| Cecil Shorts vs. NE | 13 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16.75 |
| Pierre Garcon @PHI | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 17.25 |
| Reggie Wayne @KC | 21 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 17.75 |
| Miles Austin vs.NO | 17 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 18.25 |
| Eric Decker vs.CLE | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 18.75 |
| Brandon Lloyd @JAC | 22 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 21.75 |
| Danny Amendola @TB | 20 | 18 | 27 | 24 | 22.25 |
| Stevie Johnson @MIA | 25 | 25 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| Hakeem Nicks @BAL | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| T.Y Hilton @KC | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 24.5 |
| Torrey Smith vs.NYG | 23 | 27 | 23 | 27 | 25 |
| Michael Crabtree @SEA | 29 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 29.25 |
| Lance Moore @DAL | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 29.25 |
| Mike Williams vs.STL | 34 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 29.5 |
| James Jones vs.TEN | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29.75 |
| Jeremy Maclin vs.WAS | 27 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 30.5 |
| Antonio Brown vs.CIN | 28 | 29 | 33 | 38 | 32 |
| Greg Jennings vs.TEN | 35 | 35 | 26 | 37 | 33.25 |
| Sidney Rice vs.SF | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35.5 |
| Anquan Boldin vs.NYG | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 36 |
| Brian Hartline vs.BUF | 33 | 33 | 39 | 42 | 36.75 |
| Danario Alexander @NYJ | 31 | 50 | 36 | 31 | 37 |
| Justin Blackmon vs.NE | 38 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 37.25 |
Tight Ends
| Tight Ends | Fabiano | Rank | Berry | Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Hernandez @JAC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Tony Gonzalez @DET | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Jimmy Graham @DAL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.75 |
| Jason Witten vs.NO | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Owen Daniels vs.MIN | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.75 |
| Heath Miller vs.CIN | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Greg Olsen vs.OAK | 5 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Dennis Pitta vs.NYG | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8.25 |
| Jermaine Gresham @PIT | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| Brandon Myers @CAR | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11.5 |
| Antonio Gates @NYJ | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11.75 |
| Martellus Bennett @BAL | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12.25 |
| Kyle Rudolph @HOU | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12.5 |
| Jermichael Finley vs.TEN | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13.75 |
| Tony Scheffler vs.ATL | 16 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 15.5 |
| Dallas Clark vs.STL | 18 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 17 |
| Vernon Davis @SEA | 15 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 17.5 |
| Jacob Tamme vs.CLE | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 20.25 |
Defense/Special Teams
| Defense | Fabiano | Rank | Berry | Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago @ARI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.25 |
| Denver vs.CLE | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.25 |
| New England @JAC | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3.75 |
| Houston vs.MIN | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5.25 |
| Green Bay vs.TEN | 5 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Seattle vs.SF | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6.25 |
| San Diego @NYJ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7.5 |
| San Francisco @SEA | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8.5 |
| New York Jets @SD | 6 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8.5 |
| Arizona vs.CHI | 8 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9.75 |
| Atlanta @DET | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11.5 |
| New York Giants @BAL | 12 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13.75 |
| Cincinnati @PIT | 17 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 14.25 |
| Indianpolis @KC | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14.5 |
| Carolina vs.OAK | 18 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 14.75 |
| Washington @PHI | 13 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 17 |
| Miami vs.BUF | 15 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 17.25 |
| Dallas vs.NO | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18.75 |
| St.Louis @TB | 19 | 22 | 15 | 24 | 20 |
| Tampa Bay vs.STL | 20 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 21 |
| Minnesota @HOU | 23 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 21.75 |
| Baltimore vs.NYG | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
| New Orleans @DAL | 16 | 18 | 27 | 30 | 22.75 |
