Fantasy Football: Week 6 Player Rankings

MVP frontrunner Matt Ryan finally reaches the top of the Cosby Sweaters Fantasy Football Player Rankings and teammate Michael Turner makes also gets in on the Falcons’ parade as he jumps up to #8 for RBs. Ryan’s targets Roddy White, Julio Jones, and Tony Gonzalez all also land in the Top 5 of their respective rankings as they welcome the Oakland Raiders in Week 6.

Fantasy owners struggling with injuries or byes better hope they snagged on this week’s potential breakout spot starters, such as the Colts’ Vick Ballard, Cardinals’ William Powell or LaRod Stephens-Howling, or the Packers’ Alex Green. All of these injury replacements received their highest ranking of 2012 as they look to provide mid-season stability.

Week 6 Cosby Sweaters Fantasy Football Player Rankings:

QB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Matt Ryan	ATL	OAK
2	Peyton Manning	DEN	at SD
3	Aaron Rodgers	GB	at HOU
4	Tom Brady	NE	at SEA
5	Eli Manning	NYG	at SF
6	Matt Schaub	HOU	GB
7	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	at TEN
8	Andy Dalton	CIN	at CLE
9	Robert Griffin III	WAS	MIN
10	Michael Vick	PHI	DET
11	Christian Ponder	MIN	at WAS
12	Joe Flacco	BAL	DAL
13	Kevin Kolb	ARI	BUF
14	Matthew Stafford	DET	at PHI
15	Andrew Luck	IND	at NYJ
16	Alex Smith	SF	NYG
17	Carson Palmer	OAK	at ATL
18	Sam Bradford	STL	atMIA
19	Tony Romo	DAL	at BAL
20	Ryan Fitzpatrick	BUF	at ARI

RB

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Ray Rice	BAL	DAL
2	Arian Foster	HOU	GB
3	LeSean McCoy	PHI	DET
4	Jamaal Charles	KC	at TB
5	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	NE
6	Adrian Peterson	MIN	at WAS
7	Trent Richardson	CLE	CIN
8	Michael Turner	ATL	OAK
9	Frank Gore	SF	NYG
10	Ryan Mathews	SD	DEN
11	Stevan Ridley	NE	at SEA
12	Darren McFadden	OAK	at ATL
13	Alfred Morris	WAS	MIN
14	Doug Martin	TB	KC
15	DeMarco Murray	DAL	at BAL
16	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	CIN	at CLE
17	Vick Ballard	IND	at NYJ
18	Reggie Bush	MIA	STL
19	Mikel Leshoure	DET	at PHI
20	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	at TEN
21	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	at SF
22	Willis McGahee	DEN	at SD
23	Alex Green	GB	at HOU
24	C.J. Spiller	BUF	at ARI
25	LaRod Stephens-Howling	ARI	BUF
26	Fred Jackson	BUF	at ARI
27	Steven Jackson	STL	at MIA
28	Shonn Greene	NYJ	IND
29	William Powell	ARI	BUF
30	Jacquizz Rodgers	ATL	OAK
31	Brandon Bolden	NE	at SEA
32	Chris Johnson	TEN	PIT
33	Shaun Draughn	KC	at TB
34	Kendall Hunter	SF	NYG
35	Ben Tate	HOU	GB
36	Danny Woodhead	NE	at SEA
37	Toby Gerhart	MIN	at WAS
38	Joique Bell	DET	at PHI
39	Jackie Battle	SD	DEN
40	LeGarrette Blount	TB	KC
41	Isaac Redman	PIT	at TEN
42	David Wilson	NYG	at SF
43	Bilal Powell	NYJ	IND
44	Daryl Richardson	STL	at MIA
45	Ronnie Brown	SD	DEN
46	Ronnie Hillman	DEN	at SD
47	Kevin Smith	DET	at PHI
48	John Kuhn	GB	at HOU
49	Chris Ogbonnaya	CLE	CIN
50	Felix Jones	DAL	at BAL

WR

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Roddy White	ATL	OAK
2	Andre Johnson	HOU	GB
3	A.J. Green	CIN	at CLE
4	Calvin Johnson	DET	at PHI
5	Percy Harvin	MIN	at WAS
6	Julio Jones	ATL	OAK
7	Victor Cruz	NYG	at SF
8	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	BUF
9	Reggie Wayne	IND	at NYJ
10	Demaryius Thomas	DEN	at SD
11	Wes Welker	NE	at SEA
12	DeSean Jackson	PHI	DET
13	Eric Decker	DEN	at SD
14	Mike Wallace	PIT	at TEN
15	Dwayne Bowe	KC	at TB
16	Miles Austin	DAL	at BAL
17	Brandon Lloyd	NE	at SEA
18	Vincent Jackson	TB	KC
19	Brian Hartline	MIA	STL
20	Torrey Smith	BAL	DAL
21	Antonio Brown	PIT	at TEN
22	Jordy Nelson	GB	at HOU
23	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	DET
24	James Jones	GB	at HOU
25	Dez Bryant	DAL	at BAL
26	Steve Johnson	BUF	at ARI
27	Malcom Floyd	SD	DEN
28	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	IND
29	Andre Roberts	ARI	BUF
30	Andrew Hawkins	CIN	at CLE
31	Michael Crabtree	SF	NYG
32	Denarius Moore	OAK	at ATL
33	Anquan Boldin	BAL	DAL
34	Randall Cobb	GB	at HOU
35	Nate Washington	TEN	PIT
36	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	at SF
37	Kenny Britt	TEN	PIT
38	Mike Williams	TB	KC
39	Davone Bess	MIA	STL
40	Kendall Wright	TEN	PIT
41	Pierre Garcon	WAS	MIN
42	Donnie Avery	IND	at NYJ
43	Robert Meachem	SD	DEN
44	Josh Gordon	CLE	CIN
45	Domenik Hixon	NYG	at SF
46	Sidney Rice	SEA	NE
47	Brandon Gibson	STL	at MIA
48	Jacoby Jones	BAL	DAL
49	Golden Tate	SEA	NE
50	Jerome Simpson	MIN	at WAS

TE

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	OAK
2	Rob Gronkowski	NE	at SEA
3	Vernon Davis	SF	NYG
4	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	at WAS
5	Owen Daniels	HOU	GB
6	Brent Celek	PHI	DET
7	Brandon Pettigrew	DET	at PHI
8	Jason Witten	DAL	at BAL
9	Dennis Pitta	BAL	DAL
10	Antonio Gates	SD	DEN
11	Fred Davis	WAS	MIN
12	Jared Cook	TEN	PIT
13	Martellus Bennett	NYG	at SF
14	Jermaine Gresham	CIN	at CLE
15	Scott Chandler	BUF	at ARI
16	Heath Miller	PIT	at TEN
17	Aaron Hernandez	NE	at SEA
18	Jermichael Finley	GB	at HOU
19	Coby Fleener	IND	at NYJ
20	D.J. Williams	GB	at HOU

K

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
1	David Akers	SF	NYG
2	Greg Zuerlein	STL	at MIA
3	Matt Bryant	ATL	OAK
4	Jason Hanson	DET	at PHI
5	Justin Tucker	BAL	DA
6	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	at SEA
7	Blair Walsh	MIN	at WAS
8	Alex Henery	PHI	DET
9	Shayne Graham	HOU	GB
10	Nick Folk	NYJ	IND
11	Mason Crosby	GB	at HOU
12	Lawrence Tynes	NYG	at SF
13	Matt Prater	DEN	at SD
14	Rob Bironas	TEN	PIT
15	Nick Novak	SD	DEN
16	Ryan Succop	KC	at TB
17	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	at ATL
18	Dan Bailey	DAL	at BAL
19	Dan Carpenter	MIA	STL
20	Connor Barth	TB	KC

D

Rank	Team	Opponent
1	Baltimore Ravens	DAL
2	New England Patriots	at SEA
3	Arizona Cardinals	BUF
4	Cincinnati Bengals	at CLE
5	Houston Texans	GB
6	Minnesota Vikings	at WAS
7	San Francisco 49ers	NYG
8	St. Louis Rams	at MIA
9	Philadelphia Eagles	DET
10	Buffalo Bills	at ARI
11	Miami Dolphins	STL
12	San Diego Chargers	DEN
13	Green Bay Packers	at HOU
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	at TEN
15	Detroit Lions	at PHI
16	Washington Redskins	MIN
17	Atlanta Falcons	OAK
18	Seattle Seahawks	NE
19	New York Jets	IND
20	Kansas City Chiefs	at TB

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