Week 9 MOP Rankings

It is time to take a final look at the week that was in the fantasy football landscape. I do that by revealing the Minus One Play rankings for all running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends. As always, these rankings are based on Half-PPR scoring settings. And as always, plenty of standout performances need explaining. So without further ado, here are the Week 9 MOP rankings.

Week 9 MOP Rankings

Running Back Takeaways

It took half the season, but the Seattle Seahawks finally have their backfield looking the way they envisioned. Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price combined for 30 touches in last week’s victory over Arizona. George Holani and Emanuel Wilson have combined for one touch in the last two weeks. Neither will have any relevance going forward barring injury. Charbonnet’s usage was especially encouraging considering he was coming off a short week after his first game of the season. The Seahawks have a favorable Week 10 matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders before a bye week. I would not hesitate to start either Charbonnet or Price in this game.

Breece Hall made his first appearance since September and promptly handled 18 touches for the New York Jets. He had a solid game, with 87 yards in New York’s loss to Kansas City. Hall earned 18 touches, which helped him finish in the top 10 among running backs in the Week 9 MOP rankings. While Hall got most of the touches in the Jets backfield, Braelon Allen saw more offensive snaps. I don’t know how comfortable I would be starting Allen this week, but with four prominent running backs on bye this week, you could certainly do worse than Allen. At the very least, I would recommend holding him wherever possible. He was the overall RB9 in Half-PPR weeks during Hall’s five-week absence. That upside is not readily available on the waiver wire.

Corey Kiner has done most of his best work this season in garbage time for the New England Patriots. Such was the case last week, when his touchdown cut New England’s deficit to 18 points in the fourth quarter. But the second-year back could be the team’s top running back this week. Rhamondre Stevenson is dealing with a knee injury that is expected to cost him time. And while we have no official word on TreVeyon Henderson’s status, his statement last week didn’t read like one from someone whose return to the gridiron was imminent. Kiner could handle most of the reps for New England against a middle-of-the-pack Detroit Lions run defense. Kiner is only rostered in 28 percent of Fantrax leagues and should be one of the most popular pickups this week.

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	F PTS	BIG PLAY	MOP PTS	MOP RANK
1	Kenneth Walker III	KC	34.3	9	25.3	1
2	Bucky Irving	TB	26.5	6.6	19.9	2
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	23.7	6.1	17.6	3
5	Javonte Williams	DAL	20.4	6.1	14.3	4
4	Christian McCaffrey	SF	21.7	7.7	14	5
8	James Cook	BUF	16.7	6.5	10.2	6
6	Jonah Coleman	DEN	16.8	6.9	9.9	7
11	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	11.6	2.3	9.3	8
16	Breece Hall	NYJ	10.2	1.9	8.3	9
10	Audric Estime	NO	14.2	6.2	8	10
14	Jadarian Price	SEA	9.8	2.2	7.6	11
22	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	9.1	1.7	7.4	12
21	Chase Brown	CIN	9	1.9	7.1	13
12	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	13.4	6.8	6.6	14
13	Kaleb Johnson	GB	12.8	6.2	6.6	15
27	Woody Marks	HOU	7.9	1.4	6.5	16
32	Tyler Goodson	DAL	7.7	1.3	6.4	17
25	Kyren Williams	LAR	7.6	1.4	6.2	18
23	Jonathan Taylor	IND	6.9	1.1	5.8	19
15	Blake Corum	LAR	11.8	6.1	5.7	20
33	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	6.9	1.4	5.5	21
35	Kaelon Black	SF	7	1.8	5.2	22
17	Corey Kiner	NE	11.5	6.4	5.1	23
29	Alvin Kamara	NO	6.4	1.5	4.9	24
41	Derrick Henry	BAL	5.6	0.8	4.8	25
18	Seth McGowan	IND	10.7	6.2	4.5	26
31	Keaton Mitchell	LAC	6.2	1.8	4.4	27
7	Justice Hill	BAL	16.7	12.5	4.2	28
30	Dylan Sampson	CLE	6.3	2.1	4.2	29
20	Kenny Gainwell	TB	9.1	4.9	4.2	30
19	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	JAC	10.2	6.2	4	31
37	Tyler Allgeier	ARI	5.6	1.7	3.9	32
9	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	13.3	9.5	3.8	33
42	Quinshon Judkins	CLE	5	1.2	3.8	34
39	Devin Singletary	NYG	4.9	1.2	3.7	35
34	Ashton Jeanty	LV	4.5	0.9	3.6	36
47	Jordan Mason	MIN	5.2	1.6	3.6	37
46	Pierre Strong Jr.	GB	4.3	1.2	3.1	38
49	Kimani Vidal	LAC	4.1	1.1	3	39
50	Samaje Perine	CIN	4.3	1.4	2.9	40
26	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	8.9	6.1	2.8	41
24	Emmett Johnson	KC	9.4	6.6	2.8	42
38	Omarion Hampton	LAC	6	3.2	2.8	43
40	Elijah Mitchell	PHI	4.1	1.3	2.8	44
45	Austin Ekeler	WAS	4.4	1.7	2.7	45
54	D'Andre Swift	CHI	3.1	0.6	2.5	46
55	Ameer Abdullah	JAC	3	0.6	2.4	47
44	Braelon Allen	NYJ	4.4	2.4	2	48
51	Sione Vaki	DET	3.1	1.1	2	49
28	Saquon Barkley	PHI	8.2	6.3	1.9	50
58	Salvon Ahmed	CHI	2.5	0.8	1.7	51
53	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	2.7	1.1	1.6	52
57	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	2.6	1	1.6	53
52	Emari Demercado	HOU	2.9	1.3	1.6	54
56	Khalil Herbert	ATL	1.9	0.7	1.2	55
59	Gregory Desrosiers	NYG	2	0.9	1.1	56
36	Rachaad White	WAS	5.9	5	0.9	57
48	Ty Johnson	BUF	4.7	4.1	0.6	58
60	Jaydn Ott	KC	1.9	1.3	0.6	59
63	Jordan James	SF	1.1	0.6	0.5	60
66	Josh Jacobs	GB	0.5	0.3	0.2	61
64	Trevor Etienne	CAR	0.7	0.5	0.2	62
70	Ray Davis	BUF	0.2	0.2	0	63
62	Dare Ogunbowale	HOU	0.8	0.8	0	64
61	Carlos Washington Jr.	MIA	1.3	1.3	0	65
65	Deejay Dallas	MIN	0.7	0.7	0	66
69	Lan Larison	NE	0.4	0.4	0	67
67	Zamir White	NO	0.5	0.5	0	68
68	Kyle Juszczyk	SF	0.4	0.4	0	69
43	Kaytron Allen	MIA	5	5.1	-0.1	70
71	Mike Washington Jr.	LV	-0.3	0.4	-0.7	71

Wide Receiver Takeaways

Caleb Douglas has played five games for the Miami Dolphins this season. He has finished three of those weeks as a top-20 fantasy wideout based on MOP rankings. Douglas also has an additional top-36 weekly finish. The rookie set new highs in receptions (6) and targets (8) in Miami’s loss to Detroit. Douglas’s eight targets were twice as many as any other Dolphins player, and more than all other Miami wide receivers combined. He is quickly proving himself as the team’s best option in the passing game. Douglas has a good matchup this week against the Indianapolis Colts. I am not expecting him to replicate CeeDee Lamb’s line from last week against the Colts, but Douglas should provide value as either a WR3 or Flex depending on your roster construction.

Houston Texans wide receiver Tank Dell played his second game in two seasons on Sunday after a long, arduous rehab. After being eased back into action before the team’s bye week, Houston increased Dell’s usage, and the wide receiver responded with a WR8 weekly finish. Dell finished slightly lower in the Week 9 MOP rankings, but the outing was still very encouraging nonetheless. Dell earned nine targets, while no other Texans pass catcher earned more than five. So even though Dell won’t face the Los Angeles Chargers every week, the arrow is pointing up in terms of his rest-of-season fantasy value. He may struggle with week-to-week consistency, but few wideouts on waivers have Dell’s ability to make big plays.

MOP favorite Michael Wilson suffered a season-ending neck injury in Arizona’s loss last week. Here’s hoping for a full recovery. Quarterback Gardner Minshew may be lost for the year as well, with a potential UCL tear. No other Cardinals wide receiver currently available and on the roster has more than 81 receiving yards this season. Kendrick Bourne and Jalen Brooks also recently suffered season-ending injuries. With rookie third-round draft pick Carson Beck likely to make his NFL debut this week against the Los Angeles Rams, I cannot recommend any Arizona wideouts. Beck might target tight end Trey McBride 20 times a week for the rest of the season.

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	F PTS	BIG PLAY	MOP PTS	MOP RANK
1	Puka Nacua	LAR	28	7.2	20.8	1
3	Matthew Golden	GB	27.4	7	20.4	2
2	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	28.5	10.9	17.6	3
5	Christian Watson	GB	26.6	10.4	16.2	4
4	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	26.5	11.2	15.3	5
6	Kayshon Boutte	HOU	26.5	12.8	13.7	6
9	Tee Higgins	CIN	17.7	7.3	10.4	7
14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	12.6	2.2	10.4	8
12	Chris Olave	NO	13.3	4.1	9.2	9
22	DeMario Douglas	NE	12.7	4.1	8.6	10
24	Omar Cooper Jr.	NYJ	9.8	2.1	7.7	11
26	Caleb Douglas	MIA	10	2.5	7.5	12
13	Van Jefferson	WAS	14.3	7.2	7.1	13
31	Makai Lemon	PHI	9.1	2.2	6.9	14
34	Drake London	ATL	9.3	2.6	6.7	15
19	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	13.6	6.9	6.7	16
15	Rome Odunze	CHI	14	7.4	6.6	17
11	Jordan Watkins	SF	16.6	10.2	6.4	18
17	Denzel Boston	CLE	12.8	6.5	6.3	19
30	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	8.6	2.3	6.3	20
32	Michael Wilson	ARI	9	2.8	6.2	21
20	Courtland Sutton	DEN	13	6.8	6.2	22
36	Jakobi Meyers	JAC	8.5	2.3	6.2	23
16	Efton Chism III	NE	13.4	7.3	6.1	24
21	Nico Collins	HOU	13.5	7.8	5.7	25
8	Tank Dell	HOU	18.5	12.8	5.7	26
35	Xavier Worthy	KC	7.8	2.4	5.4	27
39	Tre Tucker	LV	7.5	2.3	5.2	28
45	Khalil Shakir	BUF	7.8	2.7	5.1	29
7	Luther Burden III	CHI	17.2	12.1	5.1	30
37	Rashee Rice	KC	7.4	2.6	4.8	31
18	Pat Bryant	DEN	13.6	9.1	4.5	32
47	Justin Jefferson	MIN	7.3	2.9	4.4	33
40	Malik Nabers	NYG	6.8	2.7	4.1	34
10	KC Concepcion Jr.	CLE	16.8	12.9	3.9	35
28	Savion Williams	GB	11.3	7.5	3.8	36
48	Kalif Raymond	CHI	5.2	1.8	3.4	37
49	Malachi Fields	NYG	5.5	2.1	3.4	38
44	Darnell Mooney	NYG	6.5	3.2	3.3	39
62	DJ Moore	BUF	5.1	2	3.1	40
53	Cooper Kupp	SEA	4.7	1.7	3	41
52	Jalen Coker	CAR	4.6	1.6	3	42
51	Keenan Allen	IND	4.6	1.6	3	43
50	Emeka Egbuka	TB	5.4	2.6	2.8	44
60	Zay Flowers	BAL	3.8	1	2.8	45
54	Troy Franklin	DEN	4.6	1.9	2.7	46
42	Dohnte Meyers	CIN	7.3	4.7	2.6	47
59	Josh Downs	IND	3.9	1.4	2.5	48
29	Mack Hollins	NE	11.1	8.7	2.4	49
65	Chris Godwin Jr.	TB	3.8	1.4	2.4	50
38	Tez Johnson	TB	8.6	6.3	2.3	51
33	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	10.4	8.2	2.2	52
61	Demarcus Robinson	SF	3.7	1.6	2.1	53
56	John Metchie III	CAR	5	3	2	54
43	Stefon Diggs	WAS	6.6	4.7	1.9	55
58	Antonio Williams	WAS	4	2.3	1.7	56
67	Brandin Cooks	SF	3.5	1.8	1.7	57
74	Jordan Addison	MIN	3.8	2.1	1.7	58
82	Keon Coleman	BUF	3.2	1.6	1.6	59
64	Jordyn Tyson	NO	3	1.4	1.6	60
23	Parker Washington	JAC	13.1	11.5	1.6	61
75	Devaughn Vele	NO	2.7	1.4	1.3	62
73	Jalen Royals	KC	2.8	1.5	1.3	63
57	Jerry Jeudy	CLE	4.7	3.5	1.2	64
46	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	6.3	5.1	1.2	65
70	Malik Washington	MIA	3.1	1.9	1.2	66
71	Konata Mumpfield	LAR	3	1.8	1.2	67
72	Marvin Harrison Jr.	HOU	3	2	1	68
66	Darius Cooper	PHI	3.5	2.5	1	69
69	Tory Horton	SEA	3.2	2.2	1	70
77	Jahan Dotson	ATL	2.6	1.7	0.9	71
78	Tutu Atwell	LAR	2.6	1.7	0.9	72
63	Jameson Williams	DET	4.5	3.6	0.9	73
84	Devin Duvernay	ARI	1.8	1	0.8	74
83	Jalen Nailor	LV	1.9	1.1	0.8	75
76	Tre' Harris	LAC	2.1	1.5	0.6	76
100	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	1	0.5	0.5	77
25	Quentin Johnston	LAC	12.8	12.3	0.5	78
27	Ashton Dulin	IND	12.3	12	0.3	79
79	Reggie Virgil	ARI	3	3	0	80
99	Olamide Zaccheaus	ATL	1	1	0	81
96	Rashod Bateman	BAL	1.1	1.1	0	82
88	Zavion Thomas	CHI	1.8	1.8	0	83
102	Mitch Tinsley	CIN	0.9	0.9	0	84
94	Tylan Wallace	CLE	1.1	1.1	0	85
80	Jonathan Mingo	DAL	2.8	2.8	0	86
81	Jaylen Waddle	DEN	2.7	2.7	0	87
90	Tay Martin	DET	1.6	1.6	0	88
92	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	1.4	1.4	0	89
101	DeAndre Carter	DET	1	1	0	90
86	Anthony Gould	IND	2.1	2.1	0	91
104	Deion Burks	IND	0.5	0.5	0	92
95	Josh Cameron	JAC	1.1	1.1	0	93
108	Travis Hunter	JAC	-1.6	-1.6	0	94
41	Derius Davis	LAC	8	8	0	95
55	KeAndre Lambert-Smith	LAC	5.5	5.5	0	96
91	Jack Bech	LV	1.4	1.4	0	97
93	Kevin Coleman Jr.	MIA	1.6	1.6	0	98
103	Myles Price	MIN	1.1	1.1	0	99
109	Charlie Jones	NYG	-2	-2	0	100
106	Isaiah Williams	NYJ	0.4	0.4	0	101
87	Hollywood Brown	PHI	2.1	2.1	0	102
105	Elijah Moore	PHI	0.2	0.2	0	103
85	KhaDarel Hodge	SF	2.2	2.2	0	104
98	Jacob Cowing	SF	1	1	0	105
89	Jaden Bradley	WAS	1.7	1.7	0	106
97	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	1.1	1.1	0	107
107	LaJohntay Wester	BAL	-0.1	1.9	-2	108
68	Barion Brown	NO	3.7	5.7	-2	109

Tight End Takeaways

Chig Okonkwo has averaged over 50 receiving yards and nearly five receptions over his last four games. That production is nothing to sneeze at for a tight end. Washington continues to deal with multiple injuries to its receiving corps, and Okonkwo has benefited. Okonkwo now has more targets and receiving yards than Evil Olave candidate Mike Gesicki this year despite playing in two fewer games. Of course, Okonkwo has yet to score, while Gesicki has found the end zone six times. As a result, Gesicki is the overall TE9 this year, while Okonkwo is outside the top-30. I’d still rather have Okonkwo.

With the Los Angeles Rams losing Puka Nacua for multiple weeks, they may lean on their tight ends more in the passing game. I would definitely expect that to be the case this week based on their matchup. The Arizona Cardinals are one of the worst teams in the NFL at containing tight end production. Colby Parkinson and Tyler Higbee combined for nine catches and a touchdown in the teams’ last meeting in Week 6. Both players are available in more than half of all Fantrax leagues. Colston Loveland and Dallas Goedert are among the prominent tight ends on bye this week. Parkinson and Higbee could both be worthwhile tight end streamers.

RK	PLAYER	TEAM	F PTS	BIG PLAY	MOP PTS	MOP RANK
1	Darren Waller	CAR	19	8	11	1
2	Brock Bowers	LV	18.8	8.6	10.2	2
3	Travis Kelce	KC	15.3	6.1	9.2	3
4	Isaiah Likely	NYG	13.8	7	6.8	4
5	AJ Barner	SEA	14	7.2	6.8	5
9	Chig Okonkwo	WAS	8.7	2.1	6.6	6
7	Trey McBride	ARI	8.9	2.4	6.5	7
12	Dallas Goedert	PHI	7.5	2.4	5.1	8
16	Kenyon Sadiq	NYJ	6.9	2.2	4.7	9
17	Tyler Warren	IND	6.4	1.8	4.6	10
20	Dawson Knox	BUF	5.7	1.7	4	11
23	Sam LaPorta	DET	5.2	1.6	3.6	12
13	George Kittle	SF	7.8	4.2	3.6	13
18	Eli Raridon	NE	6.7	3.3	3.4	14
21	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	5.3	1.9	3.4	15
15	Colston Loveland	CHI	7.4	4.3	3.1	16
26	Cade Otton	TB	4.5	1.4	3.1	17
6	Tommy Tremble	CAR	10.4	7.5	2.9	18
22	Evan Engram	DEN	5.3	2.4	2.9	19
27	Charlie Kolar	LAC	4.9	2.1	2.8	20
29	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	4.3	1.7	2.6	21
10	Juwan Johnson	NO	10.4	8	2.4	22
31	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	3.8	1.4	2.4	23
25	Hunter Henry	NE	5	2.6	2.4	24
28	Dalton Schultz	HOU	5.2	3.3	1.9	25
30	Colby Parkinson	LAR	3.3	1.5	1.8	26
11	Jake Ferguson	DAL	9.1	7.5	1.6	27
35	Mitchell Evans	CAR	3	1.6	1.4	28
19	Nate Boerkircher	JAC	7.1	5.7	1.4	29
34	Brenton Strange	JAC	3.2	2	1.2	30
38	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	2.7	1.5	1.2	31
37	Mark Andrews	BAL	2.9	1.7	1.2	32
33	Sam Roush	CHI	3.3	2.3	1	33
39	Adam Trautman	DEN	2.5	1.5	1	34
43	Elijah Higgins	ARI	2.1	1.2	0.9	35
36	Brevyn Spann-Ford	DAL	3	2.1	0.9	36
40	Tanner Koziol	JAC	2.5	1.6	0.9	37
42	Mike Gesicki	CIN	2.1	1.3	0.8	38
41	Greg Dulcich	MIA	2.4	1.6	0.8	39
8	Harold Fannin Jr.	CLE	11.2	10.4	0.8	40
48	Tucker Kraft	GB	1.4	0.8	0.6	41
32	Michael Mayer	LV	3.2	2.9	0.3	42
50	Teagan Quitoriano	ARI	1.3	1.3	0	43
24	Charlie Woerner	ATL	6.6	6.6	0	44
53	Matt Hibner	BAL	1	1	0	45
14	Keleki Latu	BUF	9	9	0	46
49	Jackson Hawes	BUF	1.3	1.3	0	47
54	Jack Endries	CIN	0.9	0.9	0	48
47	Noah Gray	KC	1.6	1.6	0	49
55	Jake Briningstool	KC	0.8	0.8	0	50
44	Tyler Higbee	LAR	1.8	1.8	0	51
52	Will Kacmarek	MIA	1.1	1.1	0	52
45	Noah Fant	NO	1.7	1.7	0	53
46	Mason Taylor	NYJ	1.6	1.6	0	54
51	Colson Yankoff	WAS	1.1	1.1	0	55

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