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Rankings

1	Peyton Manning, DEN, QB
2	Andrew Luck, IND, QB
3	Tom Brady, NE, QB
4	Russell Wilson, SEA, QB
5	Colin Kaepernick, SF, QB
6	Drew Brees, NO, QB
7	Carson Palmer, ARI, QB
8	Ben Roethlisberger, PIT, QB
9	Philip Rivers, SD, QB
10	Eli Manning, NYG, QB
All Rankings

1	Jamaal Charles, KC, RB
2	DeMarco Murray, DAL, RB
3	Arian Foster, HOU, RB
4	Andre Ellington, ARI, RB
5	Marshawn Lynch, SEA, RB
6	Ronnie Hillman, DEN, RB
7	Mark Ingram, NO, RB
8	Lamar Miller, MIA, RB
9	Ahmad Bradshaw, IND, RB
10	Le'Veon Bell, PIT, RB
All Rankings

1	Antonio Brown, PIT, WR
2	Demaryius Thomas, DEN, WR
3	A.J. Green, CIN, WR
4	T.Y. Hilton, IND, WR
5	Jeremy Maclin, PHI, WR
6	Emmanuel Sanders, DEN, WR
7	Dez Bryant, DAL, WR
8	Mike Wallace, MIA, WR
9	DeSean Jackson, WAS, WR
10	Anquan Boldin, SF, WR
All Rankings

1	Rob Gronkowski, NE, TE
2	Julius Thomas, DEN, TE
3	Jimmy Graham, NO, TE
4	Antonio Gates, SD, TE
5	Dwayne Allen, IND, TE
6	Travis Kelce, KC, TE
7	Larry Donnell, NYG, TE
8	Vernon Davis, SF, TE
9	Greg Olsen, CAR, TE
10	Timothy Wright, NE, TE
All Rankings

1	Stephen Gostkowski, NE, K
2	Chandler Catanzaro, ARI, K
3	Cairo Santos, KC, K
4	Mike Nugent, CIN, K
5	Justin Tucker, BAL, K
6	Steven Hauschka, SEA, K
7	Cody Parkey, PHI, K
8	Adam Vinatieri, IND, K
9	Blair Walsh, MIN, K
10	Brandon McManus, DEN, K
All Rankings

1 49ers, DST
2 Seahawks, DST
3 Chiefs, DST
4 Bengals, DST
5 Saints, DST
6 Vikings, DST
7 Texans, DST
8 Browns, DST
9 Dolphins, DST
10 Eagles, DST

All Rankings

1	49ers, DST
2	Seahawks, DST
3	Chiefs, DST
4	Bengals, DST
5	Saints, DST
6	Vikings, DST
7	Texans, DST
8	Browns, DST
9	Dolphins, DST
10	Eagles, DST
All Rankings

Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Peyton Manning, DEN	443.0
2	Aaron Rodgers, GB	406.0
3	Drew Brees, NO	404.0
4	Matthew Stafford, DET	384.0
5	Tom Brady, NE	358.0
6	Matt Ryan, ATL	355.0
7	Tony Romo, DAL	349.0
8	Nick Foles, PHI	349.0
9	Andrew Luck, IND	349.0
10	Colin Kaepernick, SF	340.0
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Drew Brees, NO	26
2	Cam Newton, CAR	24
3	Matthew Stafford, DET	23
4	Robert Griffin III, WAS	22
5	Aaron Rodgers, GB	22
6	Matt Ryan, ATL	21
7	Joe Flacco, BAL	21
8	Tony Romo, DAL	21
9	Eli Manning, NYG	21
10	Ryan Fitzpatrick, BUF	21
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Drew Brees, NO	30
2	Matt Ryan, ATL	29
3	Cam Newton, CAR	29
4	Aaron Rodgers, GB	29
5	Robert Griffin III, WAS	28
6	Matthew Stafford, DET	28
7	Tony Romo, DAL	26
8	Michael Vick, PHI	24
9	Eli Manning, NYG	23
10	Philip Rivers, SD	23
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Jamaal Charles, KC	251.0
2	LeSean McCoy, PHI	244.0
3	Matt Forte, CHI	234.0
4	Adrian Peterson, MIN	217.0
5	Eddie Lacy, GB	205.0
6	DeMarco Murray, DAL	200.0
7	Montee Ball, DEN	198.0
8	Giovani Bernard, CIN	194.0
9	Doug Martin, TB	187.0
10	Alfred Morris, WAS	180.0
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Ray Rice, BAL	22
2	C.J. Spiller, BUF	22
3	Arian Foster, HOU	20
4	Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC	18
5	LeSean McCoy, PHI	17
6	Marshawn Lynch, SEA	17
7	Trent Richardson, CLE	15
8	Frank Gore, SF	14
9	Ryan Mathews, SD	14
10	Michael Bush, CHI	14
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Arian Foster, HOU	20
2	C.J. Spiller, BUF	19
3	LeSean McCoy, PHI	18
4	Ray Rice, BAL	18
5	Marshawn Lynch, SEA	17
6	Michael Bush, CHI	16
7	DeMarco Murray, DAL	16
8	Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC	15
9	Frank Gore, SF	14
10	BenJarvus Green-Ellis, CIN	14
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Calvin Johnson, DET	224.0
2	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	211.0
3	Dez Bryant, DAL	194.0
4	Julio Jones, ATL	190.0
5	A.J. Green, CIN	186.0
6	Brandon Marshall, CHI	184.0
7	Jordy Nelson, GB	181.0
8	Antonio Brown, PIT	172.0
9	Alshon Jeffery, CHI	171.0
10	Randall Cobb, GB	167.0
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Calvin Johnson, DET	15
2	Victor Cruz, NYG	14
3	Percy Harvin, MIN	14
4	Julio Jones, ATL	13
5	A.J. Green, CIN	13
6	Steve Smith, CAR	12
7	Dwayne Bowe, KC	12
8	Roddy White, ATL	11
9	Demaryius Thomas, DEN	11
10	Reggie Wayne, IND	11
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Calvin Johnson, DET	15
2	Julio Jones, ATL	14
3	Jordy Nelson, GB	13
4	Steve Smith, CAR	13
5	Miles Austin, DAL	13
6	A.J. Green, CIN	13
7	Dwayne Bowe, KC	13
8	Victor Cruz, NYG	13
9	Roddy White, ATL	12
10	Reggie Wayne, IND	12
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Jimmy Graham, NO	194.0
2	Rob Gronkowski, NE	154.0
3	Julius Thomas, DEN	149.0
4	Vernon Davis, SF	122.0
5	Jason Witten, DAL	121.0
6	Dennis Pitta, BAL	117.0
7	Jordan Cameron, CLE	113.0
8	Jordan Reed, WAS	108.0
9	Kyle Rudolph, MIN	107.0
10	Zach Ertz, PHI	107.0
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Jimmy Graham, NO	14
2	Vernon Davis, SF	12
3	Brandon Pettigrew, DET	11
4	Martellus Bennett, NYG	11
5	Rob Gronkowski, NE	11
6	Brent Celek, PHI	10
7	Antonio Gates, SD	9
8	Dennis Pitta, BAL	9
9	Scott Chandler, BUF	9
10	Kyle Rudolph, MIN	8
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Jimmy Graham, NO	13
2	Rob Gronkowski, NE	12
3	Brent Celek, PHI	11
4	Vernon Davis, SF	11
5	Tony Gonzalez, ATL	10
6	Brandon Pettigrew, DET	10
7	Antonio Gates, SD	10
8	Owen Daniels, HOU	10
9	Dennis Pitta, BAL	10
10	Martellus Bennett, NYG	10
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Stephen Gostkowski, NE	148.5
2	Phil Dawson, SF	137.0
3	Steven Hauschka, SEA	132.5
4	Justin Tucker, BAL	132.0
5	Matt Bryant, ATL	131.5
6	Mason Crosby, GB	131.0
7	Shayne Graham, NO	130.5
8	Adam Vinatieri, IND	130.0
9	Dan Bailey, DAL	129.5
10	Nick Novak, SD	128.0
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	David Akers, SF	13
2	Justin Tucker, BAL	12
3	Dan Bailey, DAL	12
4	Jason Hanson, DET	12
5	Shayne Graham, HOU	12
6	Rian Lindell, BUF	12
7	Mason Crosby, GB	11
8	Robbie Gould, CHI	11
9	Josh Scobee, JAC	11
10	Garrett Hartley, NO	10
All Projections

	Player	PTS
1	Mason Crosby, GB	9
2	Sebastian Janikowski, OAK	9
3	Garrett Hartley, NO	9
4	Stephen Gostkowski, NE	9
5	Alex Henery, PHI	9
6	Dan Bailey, DAL	9
7	Nate Kaeding, SD	9
8	David Akers, SF	9
9	Jason Hanson, DET	9
10	Matt Bryant, ATL	9
All Projections

- Team PTS
  1 Seahawks, DST 201
  2 Cardinals, DST 189.5
  3 Panthers, DST 186.5
  4 Patriots, DST 176
  5 Rams, DST 175.5
  6 49ers, DST 173.5
  7 Broncos, DST 172
  8 Bears, DST 165
  9 Chiefs, DST 163
  10 Buccaneers, DST 160
  All Projections
- Team PTS
  1 Jets, DST 17
  2 49ers, DST 15
  3 Texans, DST 15
  4 Bears, DST 14
  5 Bills, DST 13
  6 Eagles, DST 12
  7 Lions, DST 11
  8 Steelers, DST 10
  9 Cardinals, DST 10
  10 Redskins, DST 9
  All Projections
- Team PTS
  1 49ers, DST 13
  2 Eagles, DST 12
  3 Jets, DST 10
  4 Packers, DST 10
  5 Steelers, DST 10
  6 Texans, DST 10
  7 Cowboys, DST 10
  8 Lions, DST 10
  9 Bills, DST 10
  10 Bears, DST 10
  All Projections

	Team	PTS
1	Seahawks, DST	201
2	Cardinals, DST	189.5
3	Panthers, DST	186.5
4	Patriots, DST	176
5	Rams, DST	175.5
6	49ers, DST	173.5
7	Broncos, DST	172
8	Bears, DST	165
9	Chiefs, DST	163
10	Buccaneers, DST	160
All Projections

	Team	PTS
1	Jets, DST	17
2	49ers, DST	15
3	Texans, DST	15
4	Bears, DST	14
5	Bills, DST	13
6	Eagles, DST	12
7	Lions, DST	11
8	Steelers, DST	10
9	Cardinals, DST	10
10	Redskins, DST	9
All Projections

	Team	PTS
1	49ers, DST	13
2	Eagles, DST	12
3	Jets, DST	10
4	Packers, DST	10
5	Steelers, DST	10
6	Texans, DST	10
7	Cowboys, DST	10
8	Lions, DST	10
9	Bills, DST	10
10	Bears, DST	10
All Projections

Most Added Players

	Player	% ±
1	Martavis Bryant, PIT, WR	56
2	Anthony Barr, MIN, OLB	54
3	Lorenzo Taliaferro, BAL, RB	43
4	Rashad Johnson, ARI, FS	33
5	Bobby Rainey, TB, RB	33
6	Jonas Gray, NE, RB	29
7	Cairo Santos, KC, K	29
8	Mike Nugent, CIN, K	28
9	Brandon LaFell, NE, WR	27
10	Timothy Wright, NE, TE	26

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Most Dropped Players

	Player	% ±
1	Brian Quick, STL, WR	-50
2	Mason Crosby, GB, K	-25
3	Bryce Brown, BUF, RB	-25
4	Jerry Hughes, BUF, DE	-24
5	Willie Young, CHI, DE	-23
6	Leodis McKelvin, BUF, CB	-21
7	Bernard Pierce, BAL, RB	-21
8	Matt Bryant, ATL, K	-21
9	Marcell Dareus, BUF, DT	-20
10	Isaiah Crowell, CLE, RB	-20

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Average Draft Position

	Player	Draft Position
1	Peyton Manning, DEN, QB	3
2	Drew Brees, NO, QB	7
3	Aaron Rodgers, GB, QB	9
4	Matthew Stafford, DET, QB	20
5	Tom Brady, NE, QB	33
6	Andrew Luck, IND, QB	34
7	Matt Ryan, ATL, QB	42
8	Nick Foles, PHI, QB	48
9	Tony Romo, DAL, QB	64
10	Colin Kaepernick, SF, QB	65

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	Player	Draft Position
1	LeSean McCoy, PHI, RB	1
2	Jamaal Charles, KC, RB	2
3	Adrian Peterson, MIN, RB	4
4	Matt Forte, CHI, RB	5
5	Eddie Lacy, GB, RB	8
6	DeMarco Murray, DAL, RB	12
7	Montee Ball, DEN, RB	13
8	Marshawn Lynch, SEA, RB	14
9	Giovani Bernard, CIN, RB	16
10	Doug Martin, TB, RB	21

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	Player	Draft Position
1	Calvin Johnson, DET, WR	6
2	Demaryius Thomas, DEN, WR	11
3	Dez Bryant, DAL, WR	15
4	A.J. Green, CIN, WR	17
5	Julio Jones, ATL, WR	18
6	Brandon Marshall, CHI, WR	19
7	Jordy Nelson, GB, WR	22
8	Antonio Brown, PIT, WR	26
9	Alshon Jeffery, CHI, WR	29
10	Randall Cobb, GB, WR	31

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	Player	Draft Position
1	Jimmy Graham, NO, TE	10
2	Julius Thomas, DEN, TE	27
3	Rob Gronkowski, NE, TE	32
4	Vernon Davis, SF, TE	47
5	Jason Witten, DAL, TE	57
6	Jordan Cameron, CLE, TE	67
7	Dennis Pitta, BAL, TE	76
8	Greg Olsen, CAR, TE	83
9	Jordan Reed, WAS, TE	88
10	Kyle Rudolph, MIN, TE	89

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	Player	Draft Position
1	Stephen Gostkowski, NE, K	97
2	Phil Dawson, SF, K	127
3	Steven Hauschka, SEA, K	129
4	Justin Tucker, BAL, K	133
5	Matt Prater, DET, K	139
6	Mason Crosby, GB, K	146
7	Matt Bryant, ATL, K	165
8	Adam Vinatieri, IND, K	167
9	Dan Bailey, DAL, K	175
10	Shayne Graham, NO, K	176

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Player Draft Position
1 Seahawks, DST 60
2 Rams, DST 99
3 49ers, DST 101
4 Broncos, DST 104
5 Panthers, DST 107
6 Cardinals, DST 109
7 Patriots, DST 110
8 Chiefs, DST 122
9 Bengals, DST 138
10 Bears, DST 141

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Player News

Report: Panthers' Greg Hardy to ask NFL to lift his paid leave
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(9:06 pm ET) Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy will ask the NFL to lift his paid leave, according to Bleacher Report.

Hardy's trial for domestic violence has reportedly been pushed back to the offseason. After playing Week 1, Hardy was placed on the Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list. Hardy's trial was initially expected to take place in mid-November.

Chargers CB Jason Verrett has three tears in labrum
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:44 pm ET) Chargers corner Jason Verrett has three tears in his labrum, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Verrett will eventually need surgery to repair the issue, but will attempt to return this season. He's expected to miss Week 9, and will use the team's bye to recover. Though it appears Verrett will try to return, there's no guarantee he'll play again this season.

Report: Panthers end Greg Hardy to have trial pushed back
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:24 pm ET) Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy will have his trial pushed back until after the season, according to ProFootballTalk.com.

Hardy's trial was initially expected to take place in mid-November, but has been pushed until some time after the season. Hardy started the first game of the season for the Panthers before being placed on the Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list. Hardy is awaiting jury trial on domestic violence charges.

Panthers' Kawann Short will try to play Thursday
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:21 pm ET) Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short will attempt to play Thursday against the Saints.

Short came into the contest questionable due to an ankle injury. Short was able to put in limited practices all week.

Panthers will have Nate Chandler, Jason Williams Week 9
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:19 pm ET) The Panthers will have both Nate Chandler and Jason Williams available Week 9 against the Saints.

Chandler is dealing with a thigh injury, but was considered probable heading into the game. Williams has a hip issue, but was also expected to play.

Panthers RB DeAngelo Williams good to go Week 9
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:17 pm ET) Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams is good to go Week 9 against the Saints.

Williams missed the past couple weeks due to an ankle injury. After putting in limited work early in the week, Williams was able to practice in full Wednesday. He was listed as probable on the team's final injury report.

Panthers list inactives for Thursday night
by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com

(7:14 pm ET) The Panthers have made Thomas DeCoud, Byron Bell, Amini Silatolu, Trai Turner, Philly Brown, Bene Benwikere, and Fozzy Whittaker inactive Week 9 against the Saints.

DeCoud was considered questionable coming into the contest due to a hamstring injury. Brown had previously been ruled out due to a concussion. The other five players are healthy scratches.

Saints list inactives for Carolina game
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(7:09 pm ET) The following players were officially ruled inacitve for the Saints Thursday night against Carolina: Pierre Thomas, Khiry Robinson, Austin Johnson, David Hawthorne, Jonathan Goodwin, Nick Toon and Stanley Jean-Baptiste.

Saints rule TE Jimmy Graham active for TNF
by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(7:06 pm ET) As expected, the Saints officially listed tight end Jimmy Graham active for Thursday's showdown against the Panthers. Graham, who has been dealing with a nagging shoulder injury, was limited in practice all week and was never in any danger of missing game action.

He has 39 catches for 435 yards and four touchdowns on the season.

Raiders WR Kenbrell Thompkins out due to personal issues
by Marty Gitlin | CBSSports.com

(4:58 pm ET) Raiders wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins missed Thursday practice with personal issues that Tony Sparano announced could keep him sidelined Sunday in Seattle.

Thompkins has just 10 catches for 87 yards and no touchdowns this season.

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