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.