Week 9 Rankings

Week 9 Tight Ends

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	George Kittle	SF	@ARI
2	Hunter Henry	LAC	GB
3	Darren Waller	OAK	DET
4	Travis Kelce	KC	MIN
5	Evan Engram	NYG	DAL
6	Mark Andrews	BAL	NE
7	Zach Ertz	PHI	CHI
8	Greg Olsen	CAR	TEN
9	Jimmy Graham	GB	@LAC
10	Jonnu Smith	TEN	@CAR
11	Darren Fells	HOU	@JAC
12	Eric Ebron	IND	@PIT
13	Cameron Brate	TB	@SEA
14	Jason Witten	DAL	@NYG
15	Jack Doyle	IND	@PIT
16	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	@KC
17	Dallas Goedert	PHI	CHI
18	Noah Fant	DEN	CLE
19	Vance McDonald	PIT	IND
20	T.J. Hockenson	DET	@OAK
21	Jordan Akins	HOU	@JAC
22	Mike Gesicki	MIA	NYJ
23	Foster Moreau	OAK	DET
24	Irv Smith	MIN	@KC
25	Ryan Griffin	NYJ	@MIA
26	Trey Burton	CHI	@PHI
27	Benjamin Watson	NE	@BAL
28	Hayden Hurst	BAL	NE
29	Ricky Seals-Jones	CLE	@DEN
30	Chris Herndon	NYJ	@MIA
31	Jacob Hollister	SEA	TB
32	Jeremy Sprinkle	WAS	@BUF

TE Notes: Coming off his second best game of the year (6/86), George Kittle gets his best matchup. The Cardinals have allowed 59 more seam yards than any other team. Kittle has at least six grabs in 5-of-7 games. … Hunter Henry’s 4/47 in Week 8 was his worst performance of the year. That’s how you know a tight end is having a good season. Week 9 opponent Green Bay is coughing up the fifth most TE fantasy points. … The Raiders have already had their bye, but Darren Waller’s 58 targets are just four off the lead at the position. For Week 9 he gets a Lions safety group that has been decimated by trade and injury. … Travis Kelce has drawn at least eight targets in all but one game. That includes Matt Moore’s start against the Packers. With Moore still under center for this week’s tougher matchup with the Vikings, Kelce gets a downgrade after I kept him in the TE1 spot last week.

Evan Engram has been a bit of a rollercoaster under Daniel Jones, though he has reached seven targets every week but one. The Cowboys have been surprisingly lenient up the seam, permitting the sixth most TE fantasy points. … Few players needed a bye more than Mark Andrews, who has been slowed by foot and shoulder issues even as he’s managed to draw at least seven targets each time out. The big-play threat will be the first legitimate TE1 to face the Patriots all season, putting their tight end-tough fantasy reputation to the test. … The TE9 in PPR, Zach Ertz is an even more disappointing TE11 in standard. A tough schedule and Dallas Goedert’s continued emergence — 17 targets over the past three weeks — have both played a part. The Bears are another below-average spot for Week 9. … Of Jimmy Graham, Greg Olsen and Jason Witten, Graham has established the “highest” floor. Graham has nine targets inside the 20 and five inside the 10. Olsen is the only one of the three who has established a ceiling, with Witten splitting the difference.

With Delanie Walker sidelined for Week 8, Jonnu Smith finished as the TE3 in PPR. Keyed by Luke Kuechly, the Panthers do remain stingy up the seam. … Up to five scores on the year, Darren Fells has reached six targets in 2-of-3 games. That usage shouldn’t be unusual for as long as Will Fuller (hamstring) is sidelined. … It didn’t translate to a big fantasy day, but Cameron Brate and Jameis Winston’s bromance pretty much picked up where it left off with six targets in Week 8. The Seahawks have had big time trouble defending the seam. … Kyle Rudolph had been getting more involved before the Vikings didn’t need the passing game to beat the Redskins. Even with Matt Moore under center for the Chiefs, Rudolph should be in greater demand for Week 9. … It was Noah Fant who picked up the majority of Emmanuel Sanders’ lost targets, though with Joe Flacco banished to the bench Fant will now be catching passes from Brandon Allen. … If you eliminate Week 1, T.J. Hockenson is 40th in receiving yards amongst tight ends.

Week 9 Kickers

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Justin Tucker	BAL	NE
2	Matt Prater	DET	@OAK
3	Robbie Gould	SF	@ARI
4	Matt Gay	TB	@SEA
5	Mason Crosby	GB	@LAC
6	Zane Gonzalez	ARI	SF
7	Josh Lambo	JAC	HOU
8	Joey Slye	CAR	TEN
9	Brett Maher	DAL	@NYG
10	Dan Bailey	MIN	@KC
11	Jason Myers	SEA	TB
12	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	@JAC
13	Harrison Butker	KC	MIN
14	Adam Vinatieri	IND	@PIT
15	Chris Boswell	PIT	IND
16	Daniel Carlson	OAK	DET
17	Stephen Hauschka	BUF	WAS
18	Jake Elliott	PHI	CHI
19	Nick Folk	NE	@BAL
20	Michael Badgley	LAC	GB
21	Austin Seibert	CLE	@DEN
22	Jason Sanders	MIA	NYJ
23	Aldrick Rosas	NYG	DAL
24	Ryan Succop	TEN	@CAR
25	Sam Ficken	NYJ	@MIA
26	Eddy Pineiro	CHI	@PHI
27	Brandon McManus	DEN	CLE
28	Dustin Hopkins	WAS	@BUF

Week 9 Defense/Special Teams

RK	Player	TM	Opp
1	Buffalo Bills	BUF	WAS
2	San Francisco 49ers	SF	@ARI
3	Cleveland Browns	CLE	@DEN
4	Seattle Seahawks	SEA	TB
5	Philadelphia Eagles	PHI	CHI
6	Carolina Panthers	CAR	TEN
7	Tennessee Titans	TEN	@CAR
8	New England Patriots	NE	@BAL
9	Indianapolis Colts	IND	@PIT
10	Chicago Bears	CHI	@PHI
11	Minnesota Vikings	MIN	@KC
12	Denver Broncos	DEN	CLE
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	IND
14	Dallas Cowboys	DAL	@NYG
15	New York Jets	NYJ	@MIA
16	Green Bay Packers	GB	@LAC
17	Miami Dolphins	MIA	NYJ
18	Detroit Lions	DET	@OAK
19	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	MIN
20	Houston Texans	HOU	@JAC
21	Jacksonville Jaguars	JAC	HOU
22	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	NE
23	Washington Redskins	WAS	@BUF
24	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	GB
25	New York Giants	NYG	DAL
26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	@SEA
27	Oakland Raiders	OAK	DET
28	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	SF