Below you will find the updated consistency rankings for
week 8. 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 10 isn’t going to be as bad with the byes as week 9
was, but still, the Browns, Pats, Chiefs and Jets all have players who are in
starting lineups on a fairly regular basis, some teams more than others.
Week 9 saw a couple of players have outstanding weeks
seemingly out of nowhere (and mostly against me). While widely started wide
receivers Andre Johnson and TY Hilton went off, lesser owned Riley Cooper, Nick
Foles, and Darrell Young went off as well. Foles’ historic performance has been
covered in a lot of places. I’ll say that he should be owned going forward, but
it would really be a gamble to rely on him as your weekly starter. So far, he
has three usable games and two complete bombs. If you’re sitting on a top QB
and want to add Foles to trade to strengthen your team at another position or
two, I can get behind that. Just make sure you have a reliable backup for Foles.
As for Cooper, he’s an interesting case. His best games have come with Foles at
QB, so assuming Foles gets the start the rest of the way, I’d add Cooper as a
depth play to see what he can do. The Eagles face Green Bay next week and we
just saw Josh McCown have a pretty good day against their defense, so maybe
these two keep the good times rolling. As for Young, sorry, he was just a
middle finger from Shanahan. He scored three times because the Skins ran the
exact same play three times while the Chargers just refused to stop it.
Alright, let’s get to the pickups!
QB:
Case Keenum: Through two games, Case Keenum has
looked really good so far, and most importantly, he’s using all of his weapons
effectively. Andre Johnson and DeAndre Hopkins both have useful games with
Keenum at the helm. Garrett Graham continues to underwhelm, but as long as
Keenum is feeding his recievers, no one is going to complain. The Arizona
matchup could be tough, but Indianapolis is no slouch in pass defense either.
Give him a look if you’re a Brady or Rogers owner.
Jake Locker: I recommended Locker last week and he
proceeded to spend the game handing off, his day only slightly saved by a
rushing touchdown. He might not be asked to do much again this week, but the
matchup is nice and he should give desperate owners a nice game based on his
history.
RB:
Chris Ivory: As a rule, I try to recommend players
beyond the obvious names every week. You don’t need me to tell you that Nick
Foles had a great game and should probably be owned. Running backs are
different this year, however. There’s just nothing out there. Ivory had a great
game against his old team last week. Ivory is on a bye this week, but you’ll
still want to add him for depth and a possible quick turn-around in a trade.
Rashad Jennings: Darren McFadden is hurt and could
possibly be on his way out of town. Jennings had a monster game in garbage time
last week against a terrible Eagles defense and figures to get the start again
this week if McFadden is out. Marcel Reece will probably steal some touches,
but Jennings should be the main guy if McFadden can’t go. Even if he can go, I
like him as a flex play this week. He gets to feast on another terrible Giants
defense this week and could again post solid numbers.
Others to look at: Shonn Greene and Donald Brown, Shane
Vereen, Andre Brown
WR:
Mike Brown: With Justin Blackmon suspended for the
rest of the year, Mike Brown is worth a look in deeper leagues as a WR3 play.
He’s posted double digit points in his last two games and, let’s face it, the
Jaguars are going to be playing from behind a ton this year forcing them to
throw a lot. I like Brown as a decent play for the rest of the year as a
WR3/flex type guy.
DeAndre Hopkins: If a frustrated owner dropped
Hopkins, you need to pick him back up. As noted above, Keenum has vastly
improved the passing game in Houston to the benefit of AJ and Hopkins. Houston
has a tough matchup with Arizona this week, but Hopkins should be able to put
up low end WR2 numbers for desperate owners.
Aaron Dobson: Dobson is off this week, but I’d add
him if I could. Kenbrell Thompkins was a healthy scratch last week and Dobson
has emerged as Brady’s deep threat target. With double digit points in his last
two weeks, Dobson could be emerging. He’s going to be a boom/bust type guy most
likely and still has problems with the drops, but the Pats seem to like him. If
Brady is indeed back, he could pay big dividends late in the year.
Others to look at if available: Kendall Wright, Emmanuel
Sanders, Rod Streater
TE:
Tim Wright: My top two adds this week would be Greg
Olsen and Delanie Walker if they’re out there. If not, give rookie Tim Wright a
look. Wright has three games of at least nine points in his last four (the one
off week being the week I had to roll with him). Quarterback Mike Glennon
clearly trusts him, and with Mike Williams out, Wright should continue to see a
decent amount of targets. For those of you who are playing the matchups between
a couple of tight ends, give Wright a look.
That’s all for now. As always, thanks for reading and good
luck!
Consistency Ratings:
QB:
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Stafford, Matthew QB DET
|
26.7
|
6.727741
|
|
2
|
McCown, Josh QB CHI
|
21.2
|
3.7
|
|
3
|
Wilson, Russell QB SEA
|
21.3
|
6.654656
|
|
4
|
Luck, Andrew QB IND
|
23.4
|
8.343176
|
|
5
|
Ryan, Matt QB ATL
|
23.2
|
7.636549
|
|
6
|
Rivers, Philip QB SD
|
26.2
|
9.435703
|
|
7
|
Brees, Drew QB NO
|
31.1
|
10.71587
|
|
8
|
Pryor, Terrelle QB OAK
|
18.6
|
4.914369
|
|
9
|
Tannehill, Ryan QB MIA
|
17.2
|
3.088057
|
|
10
|
Newton, Cam QB CAR
|
23.3
|
9.429574
|
|
11
|
Keenum, Case QB HOU
|
26.7
|
10.9
|
|
12
|
Glennon, Mike QB TB
|
17.9
|
5.420184
|
|
13
|
Ponder, Christian QB MIN
|
16.2
|
4.623159
|
|
14
|
Roethlisberger, Ben QB PIT
|
19.6
|
8.46669
|
|
15
|
Manning, Peyton QB DEN
|
37.7
|
13.55175
|
|
16
|
Flacco, Joe QB BAL
|
18
|
6.952057
|
|
17
|
Romo, Tony QB DAL
|
25.2
|
12.67123
|
|
18
|
Locker, Jake QB TEN
|
20
|
9.467488
|
|
19
|
Griffin III, Robert QB WAS
|
18.9
|
8.87169
|
|
20
|
Weeden, Brandon QB CLE
|
11.3
|
3.781534
|
|
21
|
Rodgers, Aaron QB GB
|
24.2
|
12.93667
|
|
22
|
Cutler, Jay QB CHI
|
19.6
|
9.580465
|
|
23
|
Smith, Alex QB KC
|
17.3
|
8.222748
|
|
24
|
Manuel, EJ QB BUF
|
14.5
|
6.541254
|
|
25
|
Palmer, Carson QB ARI
|
13.9
|
6.266765
|
|
26
|
Henne, Chad QB JAC
|
10.6
|
5.022074
|
|
27
|
Dalton, Andy QB CIN
|
21.6
|
12.79448
|
|
28
|
Kaepernick, Colin QB SF
|
19
|
11.68027
|
|
29
|
Foles, Nick QB PHI
|
22.4
|
21.71797
|
|
30
|
Fitzpatrick, Ryan QB TEN
|
13.1
|
7.138627
|
|
31
|
Lewis, Thad QB BUF
|
14.5
|
8.382654
|
|
32
|
Brady, Tom QB NE
|
18.3
|
11.85481
|
|
33
|
Vick, Michael QB PHI
|
19.4
|
13.97336
|
|
34
|
Campbell, Jason QB CLE
|
18.7
|
13.24613
|
|
35
|
Smith, Geno QB NYJ
|
14.9
|
9.964158
|
|
36
|
Manning, Eli QB NYG
|
15.9
|
10.98259
|
|
37
|
Schaub, Matt QB HOU
|
16.4
|
12.10584
|
RB:
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Charles, Jamaal RB KC
|
17.6
|
4.724875
|
|
2
|
Morris, Alfred RB WAS
|
13.1
|
4.125227
|
|
3
|
Jackson, Fred RB BUF
|
12.3
|
4.201323
|
|
4
|
Forte, Matt RB CHI
|
17.8
|
6.245799
|
|
5
|
Williams, DeAngelo RB CAR
|
9.1
|
3.080153
|
|
6
|
Martin, Doug RB TB
|
9.9
|
3.931673
|
|
7
|
Bell, Le'Veon RB PIT
|
12.2
|
4.902816
|
|
8
|
Gore, Frank RB SF
|
14.7
|
6.368428
|
|
9
|
McCoy, LeSean RB PHI
|
16.4
|
7.654257
|
|
10
|
Richardson, Trent RB IND
|
7
|
3.056141
|
|
11
|
Lacy, Eddie RB GB
|
13.9
|
7.150995
|
|
12
|
Woodhead, Danny RB SD
|
9.8
|
5.306364
|
|
13
|
Moreno, Knowshon RB DEN
|
16
|
7.771734
|
|
14
|
Jones-Drew, Maurice RB JAC
|
7.8
|
4.129751
|
|
15
|
Tolbert, Mike RB CAR
|
8.2
|
4.729545
|
|
16
|
Thomas, Pierre RB NO
|
8.3
|
5.143427
|
|
17
|
McFadden, Darren RB OAK
|
10.8
|
6.341216
|
|
18
|
Bush, Reggie RB DET
|
16.2
|
8.226513
|
|
19
|
Green-Ellis, BenJarvus RB CIN
|
6.6
|
3.424242
|
|
20
|
Tate, Ben RB HOU
|
5.9
|
2.749062
|
|
21
|
Jackson, Steven RB ATL
|
7
|
3.870643
|
|
22
|
Miller, Lamar RB MIA
|
8.1
|
5.036306
|
|
23
|
Mathews, Ryan RB SD
|
8.8
|
5.774242
|
|
24
|
Murray, DeMarco RB DAL
|
12.5
|
8.03312
|
|
25
|
Peterson, Adrian RB MIN
|
17.5
|
8.8429
|
|
26
|
Bolden, Brandon RB NE
|
6.2
|
3.319577
|
|
27
|
Mendenhall, Rashard RB ARI
|
7.2
|
4.400603
|
|
28
|
Bernard, Giovani RB CIN
|
10.8
|
7.016189
|
|
29
|
Spiller, C.J. RB BUF
|
8.2
|
6.070922
|
|
30
|
Thomas, Daniel RB MIA
|
5.6
|
3.579455
|
|
31
|
Bell, Joique RB DET
|
9.4
|
6.764799
|
|
32
|
Lynch, Marshawn RB SEA
|
15.4
|
9.173513
|
|
33
|
Hunter, Kendall RB SF
|
5.1
|
3.692408
|
|
34
|
Powell, Bilal RB NYJ
|
7.3
|
5.432845
|
|
35
|
Ridley, Stevan RB NE
|
11.6
|
8.15092
|
|
36
|
Johnson, Chris RB TEN
|
12.4
|
9.172709
|
|
37
|
Rice, Ray RB BAL
|
7.6
|
6.230275
|
|
38
|
Rodgers, Jacquizz RB ATL
|
7.9
|
6.542553
|
|
39
|
Foster, Arian RB HOU
|
11.6
|
8.42019
|
|
40
|
Ellington, Andre RB ARI
|
9.5
|
8.0959
|
|
41
|
Starks, James RB GB
|
10.8
|
8.420594
|
|
42
|
Stacy, Zac RB STL
|
11.6
|
10.05558
|
|
43
|
Snelling, Jason RB ATL
|
6.3
|
5.780835
|
|
44
|
Sproles, Darren RB NO
|
7.7
|
8.094972
|
|
45
|
Helu, Roy RB WAS
|
6.9
|
7.273883
|
|
46
|
Ivory, Chris RB NYJ
|
6.1
|
7.463819
|
|
47
|
Jennings, Rashad RB OAK
|
6.3
|
8.378311
|
|
48
|
Jacobs, Brandon RB NYG
|
7.1
|
9.868657
|
|
49
|
James, Mike RB TB
|
5.1
|
9.658157
|
WR:
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Welker, Wes WR DEN
|
13.4
|
3.25881
|
|
2
|
Marshall, Brandon WR CHI
|
14
|
6.202003
|
|
3
|
Burleson, Nate WR DET
|
9
|
4.205023
|
|
4
|
Nelson, Jordy WR GB
|
15.3
|
7.168987
|
|
5
|
Moore, Denarius WR OAK
|
9.8
|
5.583759
|
|
6
|
Shorts, Cecil WR JAC
|
8.2
|
4.215908
|
|
7
|
Cobb, Randall WR GB
|
12.7
|
7.129488
|
|
8
|
Smith, Steve WR CAR
|
7.1
|
3.104206
|
|
9
|
Sanders, Emmanuel WR PIT
|
7.9
|
4.826425
|
|
10
|
Wright, Kendall WR TEN
|
7
|
2.83185
|
|
11
|
Garcon, Pierre WR WAS
|
11.2
|
6.987086
|
|
12
|
Floyd, Michael WR ARI
|
6.9
|
2.488191
|
|
13
|
Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI
|
9.8
|
6.616268
|
|
14
|
Bryant, Dez WR DAL
|
14
|
8.449209
|
|
15
|
Brown, Mike WR JAC
|
7.9
|
5.182181
|
|
16
|
Allen, Keenan WR SD
|
11.4
|
7.468768
|
|
17
|
Gordon, Josh WR CLE
|
13.3
|
8.182884
|
|
18
|
Green, A.J. WR CIN
|
15
|
9.417806
|
|
19
|
Brown, Marlon WR BAL
|
8.8
|
5.891744
|
|
20
|
Johnson, Steve WR BUF
|
8.3
|
5.615649
|
|
21
|
Smith, Torrey WR BAL
|
10.6
|
7.365704
|
|
22
|
Thomas, Demaryius WR DEN
|
13.7
|
8.759343
|
|
23
|
Hartline, Brian WR MIA
|
7.8
|
5.357457
|
|
24
|
Jackson, DeSean WR PHI
|
14.9
|
9.954873
|
|
25
|
Streater, Rod WR OAK
|
6.1
|
3.116388
|
|
26
|
Baldwin, Doug WR SEA
|
6.3
|
3.831449
|
|
27
|
Decker, Eric WR DEN
|
11.4
|
7.966639
|
|
28
|
Nicks, Hakeem WR NYG
|
7.3
|
5.121384
|
|
29
|
Johnson, Calvin WR DET
|
20
|
14.31966
|
|
30
|
Ginn, Ted WR CAR
|
6.2
|
4.792116
|
|
31
|
Williams, Mike WR TB
|
5.6
|
3.886301
|
|
32
|
Colston, Marques WR NO
|
5.7
|
4.173678
|
|
33
|
Brown, Antonio WR PIT
|
11.9
|
9.597005
|
|
34
|
Johnson, Andre WR HOU
|
14
|
13.53855
|
|
35
|
Cruz, Victor WR NYG
|
12.8
|
10.61672
|
|
36
|
Jeffery, Alshon WR CHI
|
13
|
10.6473
|
|
37
|
Bowe, Dwayne WR KC
|
5.4
|
3.938697
|
|
38
|
Jackson, Vincent WR TB
|
12.3
|
10.45227
|
|
39
|
Hopkins, DeAndre WR HOU
|
7.5
|
6.041937
|
|
40
|
Wallace, Mike WR MIA
|
7.7
|
6.159748
|
|
41
|
Dobson, Aaron WR NE
|
9.1
|
7.989368
|
|
42
|
Randle, Rueben WR NYG
|
7.8
|
7.054887
|
|
43
|
Royal, Eddie WR SD
|
9.3
|
8.46514
|
|
44
|
Cotchery, Jerricho WR PIT
|
9.4
|
8.487927
|
|
45
|
Woods, Robert WR BUF
|
5.6
|
4.397081
|
|
46
|
Tate, Golden WR SEA
|
7.5
|
6.135829
|
|
47
|
Douglas, Harry WR ATL
|
8.4
|
7.553548
|
|
48
|
Amendola, Danny WR NE
|
8.3
|
7.921263
|
|
49
|
Kerley, Jeremy WR NYJ
|
5.8
|
5.21271
|
|
50
|
Hankerson, Leonard WR WAS
|
6.1
|
5.438621
|
|
51
|
Williams, Terrance WR DAL
|
8.6
|
8.067954
|
|
52
|
Simpson, Jerome WR MIN
|
6.3
|
5.774675
|
|
53
|
Edelman, Julian WR NE
|
7
|
6.020541
|
|
54
|
Hilton, T.Y. WR IND
|
11.6
|
12.00234
|
|
55
|
Pettis, Austin WR STL
|
6
|
5.516843
|
|
56
|
Jennings, Greg WR MIN
|
6.4
|
5.939697
|
|
57
|
Jones, James WR GB
|
9.1
|
8.939217
|
|
58
|
Avery, Donnie WR KC
|
5.2
|
5.047796
|
|
59
|
Thompkins, Kenbrell WR NE
|
7.6
|
7.211442
|
|
60
|
Jones, Marvin WR CIN
|
10.5
|
11.27652
|
|
61
|
Boldin, Anquan WR SF
|
9.3
|
10.15406
|
|
62
|
LaFell, Brandon WR CAR
|
7.1
|
7.110929
|
|
63
|
Washington, Nate WR TEN
|
7.7
|
8.088238
|
|
64
|
Holmes, Santonio WR NYJ
|
8.8
|
10.23948
|
|
65
|
Goodwin, Marquise WR BUF
|
5.4
|
5.672907
|
|
66
|
Cooper, Riley WR PHI
|
9.2
|
11.68701
|
|
67
|
Stills, Kenny WR NO
|
7.2
|
9.159148
|
TE:
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Olsen, Greg TE CAR
|
7.6
|
3.894146
|
|
2
|
Walker, Delanie TE TEN
|
5.4
|
2.886932
|
|
3
|
Miller, Heath TE PIT
|
5.1
|
2.171533
|
|
4
|
Graham, Jimmy TE NO
|
18.9
|
6.76226
|
|
5
|
Graham, Garrett TE HOU
|
5.4
|
3.836984
|
|
6
|
Chandler, Scott TE BUF
|
5.4
|
4.127266
|
|
7
|
Cameron, Jordan TE CLE
|
11
|
7.290786
|
|
8
|
Bennett, Martellus TE CHI
|
7.9
|
5.257614
|
|
9
|
Clay, Charles TE MIA
|
8.1
|
5.25999
|
|
10
|
Reed, Jordan TE WAS
|
8.5
|
5.910938
|
|
11
|
Gates, Antonio TE SD
|
8.9
|
6.292406
|
|
12
|
Winslow, Kellen TE NYJ
|
5.8
|
4.400781
|
|
13
|
Rudolph, Kyle TE MIN
|
6.2
|
4.818697
|
|
14
|
Gronkowski, Rob TE NE
|
13.5
|
8.43577
|
|
15
|
Miller, Zach TE SEA
|
5.1
|
4.158885
|
|
16
|
Gresham, Jermaine TE CIN
|
4
|
2.408524
|
|
17
|
Fleener, Coby TE IND
|
6.2
|
5.201427
|
|
18
|
Thomas, Julius TE DEN
|
12.4
|
8.609361
|
|
19
|
Davis, Vernon TE SF
|
14.1
|
10.37517
|
|
20
|
Eifert, Tyler TE CIN
|
4.1
|
2.962273
|
|
21
|
Myers, Brandon TE NYG
|
4.1
|
3.663066
|
|
22
|
Witten, Jason TE DAL
|
8.9
|
7.833136
|
|
23
|
Clark, Dallas TE BAL
|
5
|
4.309458
|
|
24
|
Gonzalez, Tony TE ATL
|
9.3
|
8.773789
|
|
25
|
Celek, Brent TE PHI
|
4.7
|
4.237021
|
|
26
|
Cook, Jared TE STL
|
6.7
|
7.55245
|
|
27
|
Cumberland, Jeff TE NYJ
|
4.6
|
4.37899
|
|
28
|
Wright, Timothy TE TB
|
4.7
|
4.448002
|
|
29
|
Fauria, Joseph TE DET
|
4.8
|
7.335658
|
DST:
|
|
Player
|
Avg
|
Stdev
|
|
1
|
Saints DST NO
|
14.9
|
5.278198
|
|
2
|
Patriots DST NE
|
15.3
|
5.637178
|
|
3
|
Ravens DST BAL
|
15.6
|
6.401904
|
|
4
|
Seahawks DST SEA
|
18.8
|
7.036062
|
|
5
|
Bills DST BUF
|
13.6
|
5.314783
|
|
6
|
49ers DST SF
|
16
|
7.599342
|
|
7
|
Cowboys DST DAL
|
16.8
|
8.052298
|
|
8
|
Eagles DST PHI
|
10.9
|
4.121608
|
|
9
|
Broncos DST DEN
|
14.8
|
6.398242
|
|
10
|
Texans DST HOU
|
10.8
|
4.892596
|
|
11
|
Chiefs DST KC
|
24.8
|
9.919428
|
|
12
|
Falcons DST ATL
|
9.8
|
3.97954
|
|
13
|
Jaguars DST JAC
|
6.8
|
3.455069
|
|
14
|
Jets DST NYJ
|
12.1
|
6.045098
|
|
15
|
Titans DST TEN
|
15.8
|
8.554969
|
|
16
|
Raiders DST OAK
|
14.1
|
6.679025
|
|
17
|
Panthers DST CAR
|
21.4
|
12.37879
|
|
18
|
Chargers DST SD
|
10.6
|
5.764926
|
|
19
|
Vikings DST MIN
|
11.8
|
6.199798
|
|
20
|
Browns DST CLE
|
14.4
|
7.104163
|
|
21
|
Dolphins DST MIA
|
15.4
|
8.29062
|
|
22
|
Packers DST GB
|
13.8
|
7.01338
|
|
23
|
Lions DST DET
|
10.2
|
5.95294
|
|
24
|
Cardinals DST ARI
|
15.5
|
9.110434
|
|
25
|
Redskins DST WAS
|
14.2
|
7.578753
|
|
26
|
Colts DST IND
|
14.9
|
8.476991
|
|
27
|
Bengals DST CIN
|
15.6
|
10.06767
|
|
28
|
Buccaneers DST TB
|
11.1
|
6.508408
|
|
29
|
Steelers DST PIT
|
9.5
|
5.97913
|
|
30
|
Bears DST CHI
|
13.5
|
7.331439
|
|
31
|
Rams DST STL
|
14.8
|
10.43262
|
|
32
|
Giants DST NYG
|
8.8
|
8.073878
|
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