Hello and Welcome to Market Fantasy!
Below you will find the updated consistency rankings for
week 7. The ranks are based on a combination of player weekly scoring average
and the standard deviation of the scores. A full description of how the ranks
are calculated can be found here.
As always, the players are listed with the relevant information so you can do
your own research and work with the info how you like.
Week 8 is going to be a challenge. There are six teams on
bye, and after last week, half of the NFL is now hurt. If you haven’t been hit
by the injury bug this year, I’m guessing you are from the future and know
better, or should stop reading and go to Vegas Immediately, because you’re
obscenely lucky. Check back to my previous consistency and FA columns since I
try not to repeat myself. Normally, I only focus on players who can help in the
coming week, but with so many byes, I’ve included a couple players to hold.
These are guys you probably don’t have to blow a waiver or FAAB money on
tonight, but maybe can pick up once waivers pass tonight.
Thanks for reading and good luck!
QB:
Ben Roethlisberger:
Depending on your league size and set up, Big Ben might still be out there and
could be a good fill in for those with bye issues/were rolling with Cutler or
Bradford. Ben hasn’t set the world on fire this year, but he just got Heath
Miller back and Le’Veon Bell should make the running game watchable. Ben also
has a nice matchup against a suspect Oakland secondary this week. While he’s
only averaging 17.5 per game, he has a low standard deviation, so you have a
reasonable idea of where his floor is, and it’s pretty solid.
Jake Locker: is a guy I might stash for those with later bye
weeks or just in case injuries finally claim every other starting quarterback.
Locker is on a bye this week and is coming off an injury himself, but has
played well when he has played. Take away his week one bomb, and he’s posted
pretty good stats. He also will run, which always helps his floor. Take a flier
on him.
RB:
Daniel Thomas:
If you are hurting at running back and want to just give up, I get that. RB has
turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland this year. Mike James and Chris Ivory
are the priority adds, but if you can’t get them and are brave enough to
soldier on, I like taking a spec pick up on Thomas. We saw last week that he
just isn’t going to go away. New England gave up 100 yards to Ivory last week
because it’s impossible to have 30 carries and not hit 100 yards. Thomas should
have a shot at a score and a few yards this week. Not exactly a ringing
endorsement, but you do what you gotta do.
Peyton Hillis: Here’s another not exactly ringing
endorsement, but you could do worse. Hillis had the most carries last week and
was the back on passing downs. He has a great matchup against the terrible
Eagles defense. He’s not a long term solution with Andre Brown expected back
soon and Brandon Jacobs back soon (possibly this week) as well. For those in a
pinch, he has a good shot as anyone for a score.
If you have the bench space, and they’re out there, take a
look at Shane Vereen and Donald Brown. Donald Brown has outperformed Trent
Richardson, which isn’t all that hard, but is notable. On a bye this week, I
wouldn’t be surprised if he forced a 50-50 split with T-Rich going forward. Vereen
can’t come back fast enough for the Pats. He was a buzzy guy in the offseason
and lit it up in week one before getting hurt. Due back in week 11, he is the
kind of player who can put a struggling team over the edge or win you a
championship. He is arguably the best back on the Pats and should slide right
back into his role as Darren Sproles – New England edition.
WR:
Brandon Gibson: Gibson
is your typical boom and bust type player at first blush, and it’s easy to
overrate last week’s outburst. A closer look at the numbers reveals only one
really unusable week. He might be third in line for targets in Miami’s offense,
but he has produced in the past and could easily produce again. For the year,
he’s averaging 7.4 points per game with a relatively small standard deviation
of 4.4.
Golden Tate: Tate
has been hugely inconsistent this year, but has nice games in three out of his
last five. Russell Wilson has come to life lately, and while he spreads the
ball around, the Seahawks get to face a very generous St. Louis defense this
week. Granted this game could easily get out of hand four minutes in, causing
Seattle to just run out the clock, but I like Tate for the chance at a big
play.
TE:
Heath Miller: Tight
end is real thin this week with injuries and byes, so I like Miller as a fill
in. He’s averaging around six points per game when he plays and has a small
standard deviation from that, so you have a good expectation of what you’ll be
getting. Miller also gets to face a bad Oakland defense, so is a good bet to
put up some decent stats in what could be a high scoring game.
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Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Ryan, Matt QB ATL
|
27
|
4.047393
|
|
2
|
Stafford, Matthew QB DET
|
25.7
|
6.612758
|
|
3
|
Tannehill, Ryan QB MIA
|
18
|
3.135637
|
|
4
|
Pryor, Terrelle QB OAK
|
18.8
|
5.75868
|
|
5
|
Griffin III, Robert QB WAS
|
22.4
|
7.461847
|
|
6
|
Roethlisberger, Ben QB PIT
|
17.5
|
4.626374
|
|
7
|
Cassel, Matt QB MIN
|
17.4
|
5.05
|
|
8
|
Rivers, Philip QB SD
|
26.2
|
10.08687
|
|
9
|
Brees, Drew QB NO
|
29.3
|
10.37214
|
|
10
|
Wilson, Russell QB SEA
|
20.8
|
7.247632
|
|
11
|
Luck, Andrew QB IND
|
22.3
|
8.401312
|
|
12
|
Bradford, Sam QB STL
|
21.4
|
8.091946
|
|
13
|
Locker, Jake QB TEN
|
21.9
|
9.243463
|
|
14
|
Rodgers, Aaron QB GB
|
27.5
|
11.36316
|
|
15
|
Newton, Cam QB CAR
|
22.4
|
10.20011
|
|
16
|
Glennon, Mike QB TB
|
17.4
|
6.859219
|
|
17
|
Smith, Alex QB KC
|
17.8
|
7.681597
|
|
18
|
Manning, Peyton QB DEN
|
38.4
|
14.37095
|
|
19
|
Weeden, Brandon QB CLE
|
13.6
|
3.781534
|
|
20
|
Flacco, Joe QB BAL
|
17.1
|
6.954429
|
|
21
|
Cutler, Jay QB CHI
|
19.6
|
9.580465
|
|
22
|
Ponder, Christian QB MIN
|
15.1
|
5.349351
|
|
23
|
Vick, Michael QB PHI
|
23.4
|
11.72621
|
|
24
|
Dalton, Andy QB CIN
|
20.1
|
10.78271
|
|
25
|
Romo, Tony QB DAL
|
24.7
|
14.32495
|
|
26
|
Manuel, EJ QB BUF
|
14.5
|
6.541254
|
|
27
|
Palmer, Carson QB ARI
|
13.4
|
6.515132
|
|
28
|
Brady, Tom QB NE
|
15.6
|
7.032925
|
|
29
|
Hoyer, Brian QB CLE
|
17.8
|
11.23951
|
|
30
|
Lewis, Thad QB BUF
|
16.9
|
9.45
|
|
31
|
Smith, Geno QB NYJ
|
16.9
|
10.15321
|
|
32
|
Fitzpatrick, Ryan QB TEN
|
13.1
|
7.138627
|
|
33
|
Kaepernick, Colin QB SF
|
17.4
|
11.66698
|
|
34
|
Manning, Eli QB NYG
|
16.8
|
11.4738
|
|
35
|
Schaub, Matt QB HOU
|
16.4
|
12.10584
|
|
36
|
Foles, Nick QB PHI
|
13.9
|
12.02048
|
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Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Charles, Jamaal RB KC
|
19.5
|
3.362336
|
|
2
|
Morris, Alfred RB WAS
|
11.4
|
2.885596
|
|
3
|
Williams, DeAngelo RB CAR
|
9.3
|
3.106266
|
|
4
|
Jackson, Fred RB BUF
|
12.8
|
4.636017
|
|
5
|
Martin, Doug RB TB
|
9.9
|
3.931673
|
|
6
|
Forte, Matt RB CHI
|
16.5
|
5.573406
|
|
7
|
McFadden, Darren RB OAK
|
10.8
|
4.774935
|
|
8
|
Richardson, Trent RB IND
|
7.2
|
3.198405
|
|
9
|
Johnson, Chris RB TEN
|
9.3
|
4.480343
|
|
10
|
Lacy, Eddie RB GB
|
10.9
|
5.568986
|
|
11
|
McCoy, LeSean RB PHI
|
18.2
|
7.573962
|
|
12
|
Tate, Ben RB HOU
|
5.6
|
2.80597
|
|
13
|
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB CIN
|
7
|
3.651111
|
|
14
|
Gore, Frank RB SF
|
14.2
|
6.697517
|
|
15
|
Bradshaw, Ahmad RB IND
|
11.6
|
5.971599
|
|
16
|
Bell, Le'Veon RB PIT
|
12
|
6.216287
|
|
17
|
Jones-Drew, Maurice RB JAC
|
7.1
|
4.034393
|
|
18
|
Bolden, Brandon RB NE
|
6.2
|
3.552239
|
|
19
|
Bernard, Giovani RB CIN
|
10.2
|
5.864142
|
|
20
|
Lynch, Marshawn RB SEA
|
16.9
|
9.077872
|
|
21
|
Brown, Donald RB IND
|
4.7
|
2.748333
|
|
22
|
Mendenhall, Rashard RB ARI
|
7.2
|
4.400603
|
|
23
|
Woodhead, Danny RB SD
|
9.8
|
5.672742
|
|
24
|
Moreno, Knowshon RB DEN
|
15.6
|
8.209477
|
|
25
|
Bush, Reggie RB DET
|
16.2
|
8.885647
|
|
26
|
Peterson, Adrian RB MIN
|
16.5
|
9.354975
|
|
27
|
Scott, Da'Rel RB NYG
|
4.7
|
2.998666
|
|
28
|
Richardson, Daryl RB STL
|
4.8
|
3.007999
|
|
29
|
Mathews, Ryan RB SD
|
9.6
|
5.770615
|
|
30
|
Murray, DeMarco RB DAL
|
13.7
|
8.029529
|
|
31
|
Thomas, Daniel RB MIA
|
4.9
|
3.32265
|
|
32
|
Foster, Arian RB HOU
|
13.2
|
8.42019
|
|
33
|
Powell, Bilal RB NYJ
|
8.5
|
5.671159
|
|
34
|
Rodgers, Jacquizz RB ATL
|
9.8
|
6.508307
|
|
35
|
Tolbert, Mike RB CAR
|
7.2
|
5.057228
|
|
36
|
Robinson, Khiry RB NO
|
4.9
|
3.860295
|
|
37
|
McGahee, Willis RB CLE
|
5.3
|
4.151626
|
|
38
|
Ellington, Andre RB ARI
|
7
|
4.881577
|
|
39
|
Sproles, Darren RB NO
|
10.2
|
7.878381
|
|
40
|
Miller, Lamar RB MIA
|
6.7
|
4.950673
|
|
41
|
Spiller, C.J. RB BUF
|
6.7
|
4.98422
|
|
42
|
Hunter, Kendall RB SF
|
4.7
|
3.827387
|
|
43
|
Pierce, Bernard RB BAL
|
5.4
|
4.585514
|
|
44
|
Snelling, Jason RB ATL
|
7.3
|
5.780835
|
|
45
|
Reece, Marcel RB OAK
|
4.2
|
3.756594
|
|
46
|
Hillman, Ronnie RB DEN
|
4.9
|
4.186275
|
|
47
|
Thomas, Pierre RB NO
|
8
|
5.91009
|
|
48
|
Ridley, Stevan RB NE
|
8.8
|
6.957191
|
|
49
|
Bell, Joique RB DET
|
9.1
|
7.18658
|
|
50
|
Stacy, Zac RB STL
|
6.4
|
5.091353
|
|
51
|
Rice, Ray RB BAL
|
8.3
|
6.514258
|
|
52
|
Starks, James RB GB
|
10.7
|
10.84835
|
|
53
|
Ogbonnaya, Chris RB CLE
|
5.2
|
5.032385
|
|
54
|
Ivory, Chris RB NYJ
|
4.1
|
4.389666
|
|
55
|
Helu, Roy RB WAS
|
8.3
|
7.911946
|
|
56
|
Jacobs, Brandon RB NYG
|
7.1
|
9.868657
|
|
60
|
Randle, Joseph RB DAL
|
4.6
|
0.05
|
|
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Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Welker, Wes WR DEN
|
13.3
|
3.473515
|
|
2
|
Nelson, Jordy WR GB
|
14.8
|
5.649385
|
|
3
|
Moore, Denarius WR OAK
|
11.1
|
4.92926
|
|
4
|
Burleson, Nate WR DET
|
9
|
4.205023
|
|
5
|
Smith, Steve WR CAR
|
7.9
|
3.198654
|
|
6
|
Floyd, Malcom WR SD
|
8.9
|
4.25
|
|
7
|
Johnson, Andre WR HOU
|
9.2
|
4.718656
|
|
8
|
Jones, Julio WR ATL
|
15.9
|
6.874184
|
|
9
|
Wayne, Reggie WR IND
|
9.7
|
5.115922
|
|
10
|
Marshall, Brandon WR CHI
|
13.1
|
6.211707
|
|
11
|
Wright, Kendall WR TEN
|
7
|
3.026954
|
|
12
|
Shorts, Cecil WR JAC
|
8.3
|
4.471173
|
|
13
|
Floyd, Michael WR ARI
|
6.8
|
2.503712
|
|
14
|
Hartline, Brian WR MIA
|
9.2
|
5.569685
|
|
15
|
Garcon, Pierre WR WAS
|
10.4
|
6.089244
|
|
16
|
Blackmon, Justin WR JAC
|
17.5
|
8.269354
|
|
17
|
Gibson, Brandon WR MIA
|
7.4
|
4.473502
|
|
18
|
Cobb, Randall WR GB
|
12.7
|
7.129488
|
|
19
|
Edelman, Julian WR NE
|
8.8
|
5.72039
|
|
20
|
Baldwin, Doug WR SEA
|
6
|
2.772754
|
|
21
|
Brown, Marlon WR BAL
|
7.1
|
4.325409
|
|
22
|
Gordon, Josh WR CLE
|
13
|
8.084207
|
|
23
|
Bryant, Dez WR DAL
|
14.3
|
8.913507
|
|
24
|
Williams, Mike WR TB
|
6.3
|
3.874739
|
|
25
|
Decker, Eric WR DEN
|
12.4
|
8.009892
|
|
26
|
Nicks, Hakeem WR NYG
|
7.6
|
5.348728
|
|
27
|
Allen, Keenan WR SD
|
9.7
|
7.057082
|
|
28
|
Smith, Torrey WR BAL
|
11
|
7.793299
|
|
29
|
Green, A.J. WR CIN
|
15
|
10.67285
|
|
30
|
Streater, Rod WR OAK
|
5.7
|
3.177219
|
|
31
|
Sanders, Emmanuel WR PIT
|
6.1
|
3.759728
|
|
32
|
Colston, Marques WR NO
|
6.4
|
4.159327
|
|
33
|
Thomas, Demaryius WR DEN
|
13.7
|
9.363825
|
|
34
|
Jackson, DeSean WR PHI
|
14.6
|
9.956866
|
|
35
|
Kerley, Jeremy WR NYJ
|
7.3
|
5.18794
|
|
36
|
Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI
|
9.7
|
7.061537
|
|
37
|
Jackson, Vincent WR TB
|
14.9
|
10.71323
|
|
38
|
Tate, Golden WR SEA
|
6.2
|
4.064982
|
|
39
|
Johnson, Calvin WR DET
|
16
|
11.32662
|
|
40
|
Doss, Tandon WR BAL
|
5
|
2.153509
|
|
41
|
Johnson, Steve WR BUF
|
8.1
|
6.046619
|
|
42
|
Dobson, Aaron WR NE
|
5.4
|
3.237798
|
|
43
|
Woods, Robert WR BUF
|
6.5
|
4.520881
|
|
44
|
Randle, Rueben WR NYG
|
8.9
|
7.054887
|
|
45
|
Bowe, Dwayne WR KC
|
5.9
|
4.033685
|
|
46
|
Ginn, Ted WR CAR
|
6.8
|
5.021288
|
|
47
|
Jones, Marvin WR CIN
|
6.9
|
5.084535
|
|
48
|
Cotchery, Jerricho WR PIT
|
7.3
|
5.551
|
|
49
|
Simpson, Jerome WR MIN
|
7.7
|
6.041431
|
|
50
|
Jones, James WR GB
|
10.6
|
8.562819
|
|
51
|
Jones, Jacoby WR BAL
|
5.3
|
3.503649
|
|
52
|
Cruz, Victor WR NYG
|
13.4
|
11.21986
|
|
53
|
Brown, Mike WR JAC
|
7.1
|
5.765992
|
|
54
|
Hopkins, DeAndre WR HOU
|
7.8
|
6.403124
|
|
55
|
Jeffery, Alshon WR CHI
|
13.1
|
11.37663
|
|
56
|
Wallace, Mike WR MIA
|
8.1
|
7.003035
|
|
57
|
Jennings, Greg WR MIN
|
7.5
|
6.38664
|
|
58
|
Thompkins, Kenbrell WR NE
|
8.6
|
7.211442
|
|
59
|
Brown, Antonio WR PIT
|
12.3
|
10.96916
|
|
60
|
Pettis, Austin WR STL
|
7
|
5.822966
|
|
61
|
Washington, Nate WR TEN
|
8.8
|
8.088238
|
|
62
|
Amendola, Danny WR NE
|
6.3
|
5.461583
|
|
63
|
Brown, Vincent WR SD
|
5.1
|
4.317643
|
|
64
|
Royal, Eddie WR SD
|
9
|
9.00229
|
|
65
|
Boldin, Anquan WR SF
|
9.8
|
10.75379
|
|
66
|
Avery, Donnie WR KC
|
5.9
|
5.52571
|
|
67
|
LaFell, Brandon WR CAR
|
7.9
|
7.878172
|
|
68
|
Williams, Terrance WR DAL
|
8.7
|
8.832138
|
|
69
|
Holmes, Santonio WR NYJ
|
8.8
|
10.23948
|
|
70
|
Hilton, T.Y. WR IND
|
8.5
|
9.447427
|
|
71
|
Cooper, Riley WR PHI
|
6.4
|
6.687156
|
|
72
|
Hankerson, Leonard WR WAS
|
6.1
|
6.270411
|
|
73
|
Douglas, Harry WR ATL
|
7.3
|
8.208329
|
|
74
|
Hill, Stephen WR NYJ
|
5.5
|
6.186747
|
|
75
|
Rice, Sidney WR SEA
|
5.6
|
6.725735
|
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Finley, Jermichael TE GB
|
8
|
3.761383
|
|
2
|
Clay, Charles TE MIA
|
9.6
|
5.299188
|
|
3
|
Miller, Heath TE PIT
|
6.1
|
1.803469
|
|
4
|
Walker, Delanie TE TEN
|
6
|
2.610341
|
|
5
|
Olsen, Greg TE CAR
|
6.6
|
3.887051
|
|
6
|
Graham, Jimmy TE NO
|
18.2
|
7.210714
|
|
7
|
Daniels, Owen TE HOU
|
8.6
|
5.352607
|
|
8
|
Cameron, Jordan TE CLE
|
12.9
|
6.882631
|
|
9
|
Bennett, Martellus TE CHI
|
8.5
|
5.345339
|
|
10
|
Gates, Antonio TE SD
|
9.4
|
6.569938
|
|
11
|
Reed, Jordan TE WAS
|
9
|
6.845027
|
|
12
|
Thomas, Julius TE DEN
|
13.7
|
8.36743
|
|
13
|
Davis, Vernon TE SF
|
14.6
|
11.13253
|
|
14
|
Miller, Zach TE SEA
|
5.9
|
4.560439
|
|
15
|
Winslow, Kellen TE NYJ
|
5.8
|
4.400781
|
|
16
|
Graham, Garrett TE HOU
|
5.5
|
4.088194
|
|
17
|
Clark, Dallas TE BAL
|
5.5
|
4.251046
|
|
18
|
Gonzalez, Tony TE ATL
|
9.6
|
9.549651
|
|
19
|
Cumberland, Jeff TE NYJ
|
5.1
|
4.054331
|
|
20
|
Chandler, Scott TE BUF
|
5.6
|
4.504873
|
|
21
|
Witten, Jason TE DAL
|
8.5
|
7.468956
|
|
22
|
Rudolph, Kyle TE MIN
|
5.8
|
5.363897
|
|
23
|
Fleener, Coby TE IND
|
5.9
|
5.491478
|
|
24
|
Cook, Jared TE STL
|
6.8
|
8.383268
|
|
25
|
Fauria, Joseph TE DET
|
5.4
|
7.335658
|
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Saints DST NO
|
15.5
|
4.387482
|
|
2
|
Bills DST BUF
|
14.9
|
5.329931
|
|
3
|
Seahawks DST SEA
|
20.6
|
6.586938
|
|
4
|
Ravens DST BAL
|
16.4
|
6.455499
|
|
5
|
Raiders DST OAK
|
14.8
|
6.011563
|
|
6
|
Patriots DST NE
|
14.3
|
5.774681
|
|
7
|
Broncos DST DEN
|
13.1
|
5.111013
|
|
8
|
Packers DST GB
|
15
|
6.879922
|
|
9
|
Falcons DST ATL
|
10.3
|
3.878144
|
|
10
|
Colts DST IND
|
16.4
|
7.925675
|
|
11
|
Cowboys DST DAL
|
17.9
|
8.692009
|
|
12
|
Chiefs DST KC
|
27.1
|
8.982977
|
|
13
|
Jaguars DST JAC
|
7.4
|
3.155817
|
|
14
|
Eagles DST PHI
|
10
|
4.27618
|
|
15
|
Jets DST NYJ
|
13.3
|
6.016983
|
|
16
|
49ers DST SF
|
16.1
|
8.113984
|
|
17
|
Texans DST HOU
|
10.9
|
5.221619
|
|
18
|
Lions DST DET
|
11.4
|
5.421047
|
|
19
|
Titans DST TEN
|
16.6
|
8.845615
|
|
20
|
Panthers DST CAR
|
21.5
|
14.10378
|
|
21
|
Browns DST CLE
|
13.7
|
7.740696
|
|
22
|
Redskins DST WAS
|
14.7
|
8.219219
|
|
23
|
Chargers DST SD
|
11
|
6.071008
|
|
24
|
Dolphins DST MIA
|
13.5
|
7.112196
|
|
25
|
Giants DST NYG
|
6.4
|
5.602478
|
|
26
|
Buccaneers DST TB
|
12.5
|
6.970175
|
|
27
|
Vikings DST MIN
|
12.3
|
7.063207
|
|
28
|
Bears DST CHI
|
13.1
|
7.772269
|
|
29
|
Bengals DST CIN
|
13.6
|
8.243736
|
|
30
|
Cardinals DST ARI
|
14.1
|
8.951114
|
|
31
|
Steelers DST PIT
|
9
|
6.608076
|
|
32
|
Rams DST STL
|
13.6
|
10.92647
|
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