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Fantasy football: How deep can you go?

A quick look at NFL depth charts and the players worth considering either on draft day or during the season as a waiver-wire pickup.

A quick look at NFL depth charts and the players worth considering either on draft day or during the season as a waiver-wire pickup.

ARIZONA (BYE: WEEK 6)

QB: Matt Leinart

RB: Beanie Wells, Tim Hightower

WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Breaston, Early Doucet

TE: None

K: Jay Feely

ATLANTA (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: Matt Ryan

RB: Michael Turner

WR: Roddy White, Harry Douglas

TE: Tony Gonzalez

K: Matt Bryant

BALTIMORE (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: Joe Flacco

RB: Ray Rice

WR: Anquan Boldin, Derrick Mason

TE: Todd Heap

K: Billy Cundiff

BUFFALO (BYE: WEEK 6)

QB: Trent Edwards

RB: C.J. Spiller

WR: Lee Evans

TE: None

K: Rian Lindell

CAROLINA (BYE: WEEK 6)

QB: Matt Moore

RB: DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart

WR: Steve Smith

TE: None

K: John Kasay

CHICAGO (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: Jay Cutler

RB: Matt Forte, Chester Taylor

WR: Johnny Knox, Devin Hester

TE: Greg Olson

K: Robbie Gould

CINCINNATI (BYE: WEEK 6)

QB: Carson Palmer

RB: Cedric Benson, Bernard Scott

WR: Chad Ochocinco, Terrell Owens

TE: None

K: Mike Nugent

CLEVELAND (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: None

RB: Jerome Harrison, Montario Hardesty

WR: Mohamed Massaquoi

TE: None

K: Phil Dawson

DALLAS (BYE: WEEK 4)

QB: Tony Romo

RB: Felix Jones, Marion Barber, Tashard Choice

WR: Miles Austin, Dez Bryant

TE: Jason Witten

K: David Buehler

DENVER (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: Kyle Orton

RB: Knowshon Moreno+

WR: Eddie Royal

TE: None

K: Matt Prater

DETROIT (BYE: WEEK 7)

QB: Matthew Stafford

RB: Jahvid Best, Kevin Smith

WR: Calvin Johnson, Nate Burleson

TE: Brandon Pettigrew

K: None

GREEN BAY (BYE: WEEK 10)

QB: Aaron Rodgers

RB: Ryan Grant

WR: Greg Jennings, Donald Driver

TE: Jermichael Finley

K: Mason Crosby

HOUSTON (BYE: WEEK 7)

QB: Matt Schaub

RB: Arian Foster, Steve Slaton

WR: Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter, Jacoby Jones

TE: Owen Daniels+

K: Kris Brown/Neil Rackers

INDIANAPOLIS (BYE: WEEK 7)

QB: Peyton Manning

RB: Joseph Addai, Donald Brown

WR: Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon, Austin Collie

TE: Dallas Clark+

K: Adam Vinatieri

JACKSONVILLE (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: David Garrard

RB: Maurice Jones-Drew

WR: Mike Sims-Walker

TE: Marcedes Lewis

K: None

KANSAS CITY (BYE: WEEK 4)

QB: Matt Cassel

RB: Jamaal Charles, Thomas Jones

WR: Dwayne Bowe, Dexter McCluster, Chris Chambers

TE: None

K: Ryan Succop

MIAMI (BYE: WEEK 5)

QB: Chad Henne

RB: Ronnie Brown, Ricky Williams

WR: Brandon Marshall

TE: Anthony Fasano

K: Dan Carpenter

MINNESOTA (BYE: WEEK 4)

QB: Brett Favre

RB: Adrian Peterson

WR: Percy Harvin+, Bernard Berrian, Sidney Rice+

TE: Visanthe Shiancoe

K: Ryan Longwell

NEW ENGLAND (BYE: WEEK 5)

QB: Tom Brady

RB: Laurence Maroney

WR: Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Julian Edelman

TE: Aaron Hernandez

K: Stephen Gostkowski

NEW ORLEANS (BYE: WEEK 10)

QB: Drew Brees

RB: Pierre Thomas

WR: Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, Devery Henderson

TE: Jeremy Shockey

K: Garrett Hartley

N.Y. GIANTS (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: Eli Manning

RB: Ahmad Bradshaw, Brandon Jacobs

WR: Steve Smith, Hakeem Nicks, Mario Manningham

TE: Kevin Boss

K: Lawrence Tynes

N.Y. JETS (BYE: WEEK 7)

QB: Mark Sanchez

RB: Shonn Greene, LaDainian Tomlinson

WR: Santonio Holmes+, Jerricho Cotchery

TE: Dustin Keller

K: Nick Folk

OAKLAND (BYE: WEEK 10)

QB: Jason Campbell

RB: Michael Bush, Darren McFadden

WR: None

TE: Zach Miller

K: Sebastian Janikowski

EAGLES (BYE: WEEK 8)

QB: Kevin Kolb

RB: LeSean McCoy

WR: DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin

TE: Brent Celek

K: David Akers

PITTSBURGH (BYE: WEEK 5)

QB: Ben Roethlisberger+

RB: Rashard Mendenhall

WR: Mike Wallace, Hines Ward

TE: Heath Miller

K: Jeff Reed

SAN DIEGO (BYE: WEEK 10)

QB: Philip Rivers

RB: Ryan Mathews

WR: Malcom Floyd, Legedu Naanee, Vincent Jackson+

TE: Antonio Gates

K: Nate Kaeding

SAN FRANCISCO (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: Alex Smith

RB: Frank Gore, Anthony Dixon

WR: Michael Crabtree, Josh Morgan

TE: Vernon Davis

K: Joe Nedney

SEATTLE (BYE: WEEK 5)

QB: Matt Hasselbeck

RB: Justin Forsett, Leon Washington

WR: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Golden Tate

TE: John Carlson

K: Olindo Mare

ST. LOUIS (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: None

RB: Steven Jackson

WR: Donnie Avery

TE: None

K: None

TAMPA BAY (BYE: WEEK 4)

QB: Josh Freeman

RB: Cadillac Williams

WR: Mike Williams

TE: Kellen Winslow

K: None

TENNESSEE (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: Vince Young

RB: Chris Johnson, Javon Ringer

WR: Kenny Britt

TE: Bo Sciafe

K: Rob Bironas

WASHINGTON (BYE: WEEK 9)

QB: Donovan McNabb+

RB: Clinton Portis

WR: Santana Moss, Devin Thomas

TE: Chris Cooley, Fred Davis

K: None

Note: Key Injuries/Suspensions: Guys marked with + are players dealing with injury or suspension. Moreno, Daniels, Clark and McNabb are expected to be OK for the regular season. Harvin returned to practice yesterday. Rice is out until at least November. Holmes is suspended the first 4 games, Jackson (unsigned) at least the first 3, and Roethlisberger for the first 4-6.