After four straight weeks of 10 games, this week’s DraftKings main DFS fantasy football slate expands to include the 11 games on Sunday afternoon. After eight games kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET, three games are in the late window, including the huge AFC showdown between the Chiefs and Bills in Buffalo. To help you as you build your Week 9 lineup, let’s run down n the fantasy football rankings at each of the primary positions for the main DraftKings slate in this cheat sheet.
Who are you buying or selling coming into the week, and what matchups can you not wait to attack? The 11 games include plenty of intriguing contests. The Colts visit the Steelers as they continue to try and show they’re one of the top contenders in the AFC, the Vikings visit the Lions in a divisional matchup, and the Rams come back from their bye week to host the Saints. The highest point total in the opening odds is from the Bears visiting the Bengals.
The fantasy football rankings in this post are based on what we know coming into the week on Monday, so stay tuned to DK Network for more news throughout the week to see if your lineup should be adjusted at all.
These player rankings are based solely on total output, independent of the players’ salaries. They do not account for value, ownership, ceiling or correlation, which should all be factors in building your final lineup. They are, however, a great starting point as you start to look ahead or as you compare specific options in a particular position.
To catch up on the top lineup from the Week 8 contest, check out my breakdown of the winning lineup. You can also find full rankings for the week at each position on my author page. The rankings on this page do not include any players from the prime-time matchups, which are on separate slates. Each of the position-specific rankings includes all the players for the entire week.
Be sure to set your lineup for all Week 9 contests, highlighted by the NFL $2.75M Fantasy Football Millionaire [$1M to 1st].
Top 15 QB
- Josh Allen (vs. KC), $7,300
- Patrick Mahomes (at BUF), $7,100
- Drake Maye (vs. ATL), $6,500
- Justin Herbert (at TEN), $6,800
- Jordan Love (vs. CAR), $6,100
- Daniel Jones (at PIT), $6,200
- Bo Nix (at HOU), $6,400
- Matthew Stafford (vs. NO), $6,300
- Jaxson Dart (vs. SF), $5,200
- Jared Goff (vs. MIN), $6,000
- C.J. Stroud (vs. DEN), $5,100
- Caleb Williams (at CIN), $5,700
- Trevor Lawrence (at LV), $5,400
- JJ McCarthy (at DET), $4,900 –if ready to return
- Joe Flacco (vs. CHI), $5,600
Top 30 RB
- Jonathan Taylor (at PIT), $9,800
- Christian McCaffrey (at NYG), $8,800
- Jahmyr Gibbs (vs. MIN), $8,000
- Bijan Robinson (at NE), $8,700
- James Cook III (vs. KC), $7,200
- Kyren Williams (vs. NO), $6,800
- Josh Jacobs (vs. CAR), $7,700
- Kimani Vidal (at TEN), $6,300
- Chase Brown (vs. CHI), $5,900
- D’Andre Swift (at CIN), $6,100
- Ashton Jeanty (vs. JAC), $6,700
- Tyrone Tracy Jr. (vs. SF), $5,100
- Travis Etienne (vs. LV), $5,600
- Jaylen Warren (vs. IND), $5,500
- Rico Dowdle (at GB), $5,800
- David Montgomery (vs. MIN), $5,000
- Woody Marks (vs. DEN), $5,400
- Aaron Jones Sr. (at DET), $5,200
- Alvin Kamara (at LAR), $5,500
- J.K. Dobbins (at HOU), $6,000
- Chuba Hubbard (at GB), $5,300
- Isiah Pacheco (at BUF), $5,200
- Tyjae Spears (vs. LAC), $5,100
- Jordan Mason (at DET), $5,700
- RJ Harvey (at HOU), $5,000
- Rhamondre Stevenson (vs. ATL), $5,400
- Nick Chubb (vs. DEN), $4,900
- TreVeyon Henderson (vs. ATL), $4,900
- Tony Pollard (vs. LAC), $5,300
- Kenneth Gainwell (vs. IND), $4,500
Top 30 WR
- Ja’Marr Chase (vs. CHI), $8,400
- Puka Nacua (vs. NO), $8,500 – if healthy
- Amon-Ra St. Brown (vs. MIN), $8,300
- Justin Jefferson (at DET), $7,800
- Rashee Rice (at BUF), $7,600
- Nico Collins (vs. DEN), $7,100 –if healthy
- Davante Adams (vs. NO), $7,500 – higher if Nacua is out
- D.K. Metcalf (vs. IND), $5,500
- Rome Odunze (at CIN), $6,600
- Tetairoa McMillan (at GB), $5,800
- Chris Olave (at LAR), $6,100
- Drake London (at NE), $6,400– if healthy
- Ladd McConkey (at TEN), $6,000
- Michael Pittman Jr. (at PIT), $5,900
- Brian Thomas Jr. (at LV), $6,200
- Deebo Samuel (vs. SEA), $3,300
- Tee Higgins (vs. CHI), $5,900
- Courtland Sutton (at HOU), $6,500
- Khalil Shakir (vs. KC), $5,300
- Ricky Pearsall (at NYG), $5,400 -if ready to return
- Xavier Worthy (at BUF), $5,600
- Stefon Diggs (vs. ATL), $5,700
- Christian Watson (vs. CAR), $4,400
- Kayshon Boutte (vs. ATL), $5,000
- Jakobi Meyers (vs. JAC), $5,300
- D.J. Moore (at CIN), $5,200
- Chimere Dike (vs. LAC), $3,900
- Troy Franklin (at HOU), $4,900
- Travis Hunter (at LV), $4,700
- Wan’Dale Robinson (vs. SF), $5,100
Top 15 TE
- Brock Bowers (vs. JAC), $5,000 –if ready to return
- Tucker Kraft (vs. CAR), $5,700
- Tyler Warren (at PIT), $5,500
- George Kittle (at NYG), $5,800
- Oronde Gadsden II (at TEN), $5,300
- Sam LaPorta (vs. MIN), $4,300
- Travis Kelce (at BUF), $4,600
- Kyle Pitts Sr. (at NE), $4,200
- Hunter Henry (vs. ATL), $3,700
- T.J. Hockenson (at DET), $3,400
- Evan Engram (at HOU), $3,900
- Dalton Kincaid (vs. KC), $4,000
- Dalton Schultz (vs. DEN), $3,600
- Colston Loveland (at CIN), $3,300
- Jonnu Smith (vs. IND), $3,400
