Fantasy Football: Week 7 Rankings

Oct 1, 2012; Arlington, TX, USA; Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall (15) celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-US PRESSWIRE

Need help with preparing for your fantasy football league? The Fantasy Guru is here once again to give you a few tips on how to play the crazy game of fantasy football.

This is the toughest week of the year for byes with a total of six teams – the Broncos, Falcons, Chiefs, Dolphins, Eagles and Chargers – not reporting for week 7. The emphasis on depth on your fantasy team and making the right line-up choices is more crucial than ever. A few rankings should help – so check these out.

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Quarterback

• 1. Aaron Rodgers @ STL
• 2. Robert Griffin III @ NYG
• 3. Eli Manning vs WAS
• 4. Tom Brady vs NYJ
• 5. Drew Brees @ TB
• 6. Jay Cutler vs DET
• 7. Andrew Luck vs CLE
• 8. Ben Roethlisberger @ CIN
• 9. Matthew Stafford @ CHI
• 10. Tony Romo @ CAR
• 11. Ryan Fitzpatrick vs TEN
• 12. Josh Freeman vs NO
• 13. Cam Newton vs DAL
• 14. Joe Flacco @ HOU
• 15. Christian Ponder vs ARI
• 16. Matt Hasselbeck @ BUF
• 17. Sam Bradford vs GB
• 18. Andy Dalton vs PIT
• 19. Alex Smith vs SEA
• 20. Carson Palmer vs JAC

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Running Back

• 1. Arian Foster vs BAL
• 2. Maurice Jones-Drew @ OAK
• 3. Trent Richardson @ IND
• 4. Ray Rice @ HOU
• 5. Matt Forte vs DET
• 6. Stevan Ridley vs NYJ
• 7. Darren McFadden vs JAC
• 8. Chris Johnson @ BUF
• 9. Doug Martin vs NO
• 10. Alfred Morris @ NYG
• 11. C.J. Spiller vs TEN
• 12. Ahmad Bradshaw vs WAS
• 13. Adrian Peterson vs ARI
• 14. Frank Gore vs SEA
• 15. Benjarvus Green-Ellis vs PIT
• 16. Darren Sproles @ TB
• 17. Steven Jackson vs GB
• 18. Shonn Greene @ NE
• 19. Vick Ballard vs CLE
• 20. Steven Jackson vs GB
• 21. Mikel Leshoure @ CHI
• 22. Alex Green @ STL
• 23. Pierre Thomas @ TB
• 24. Philip Tanner @ CAR
• 25. William Powell @ MIN
• 26. Rashard Mendenhall @ CIN
• 27. Fred Jackson vs TEN
• 28. Marshawn Lynch @ SF
• 29. Ben Tate vs BAL
• 30. Toby Gerhart vs ARI
• 31. Daryl Richardson vs GB
• 32. Felix Jones @ CAR
• 33. Michael Bush vs DET
• 34. Jonathan Stewart vs DAL
• 35. Mike Goodson vs JAC
• 36. Cedric Peerman vs PIT
• 37. Danny Woodhead vs NYJ
• 38. Montario Hardesty @ IND
• 39. Brandon Bolden vs NYJ
• 40. Bernard Pierce @ HOU

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Wide Receiver

• 1. Victor Cruz vs WAS
• 2. Brandon Marshall vs DET
• 3. A.J. Green vs PIT
• 4. Calvin Johnson @ CHI
• 5. Percy Harvin vs ARI
• 6. Larry Fitzgerald @ MIN
• 7. Mike Wallace @ CIN
• 8. Steve Smith (Carolina) vs DAL
• 9. Wes Welker vs NYJ
• 10. Jordy Nelson @ STL
• 11. Marques Colston @ TB
• 12. Vincent Jackson vs NO
• 13. Denarius Moore vs JAC
• 14. Hakeem Nicks vs WAS
• 15. James Jones @ STL
• 16. Reggie Wayne vs CLE
• 17. Andre Johnson vs BAL
• 18. Torrey Smith @ HOU
• 19. Antonio Brown @ HOU
• 20. Steve Johnson vs TEN
• 21. Dez Bryant @ CAR
• 22. Miles Austin @ CAR
• 23. Anquan Boldin @ HOU
• 24. Leonard Hankerson @ NYG
• 25. Donnie Avery vs CLE
• 26. Josh Gordon @ IND
• 27. Michael Crabtree vs SEA
• 28. Kendall Wright @ BUF
• 29. Lance Moore @ TB
• 30. Santana Moss @ NYG
• 31. Jeremy Kerley @ NE
• 32. Brandon Gibson vs GB
• 33. Sidney Rice @ SF
• 34. Randall Cobb @ STL
• 35. Chris Givens vs GB
• 36. Kenny Britt @ BUF
• 37. Stephen Hill @ NE
• 38. Brandon Lloyd vs NYJ
• 39. Dominik Hixon vs WAS
• 40. Nate Burleson @ CHI

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Tight End

•  1. Rob Gronkowski vs NYJ
• 2. Owen Daniels vs BAL
• 3. Fred Davis @ NYG
• 4. Jason Witten @ CAR
• 5. Aaron Hernandez vs NYJ
• 6. Jimmy Graham @ TB
• 7. Scott Chandler vs TEN
• 8. Dennis Pitta @ HOU
• 9. Kyle Rudolph vs ARI
• 10. Vernon Davis vs SEA
• 11. Martellus Bennett vs WAS
• 12. Jared Cook @ BUF
• 13. Heath Miller @ CIN
• 14. Brandon Pettigrew @ CHI
• 15. Jermaine Gresham vs PIT
• 16. Coby Fleener vs CLE
• 17. Jermichael Finley @ STL
• 18. Greg Olsen vs DAL
• 19. Dustin Keller @ NE
• 20. Brandon Myers vs JAC

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Until next week, this is the Fantasy Guru signing off.