Week 9 Fantasy Football Projections

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If Calvin Johnson wasn't 7 yards short of the single game receiving record, Cincinnati's Marvin Jones would have been the sole receiver atop the Week 8 scoring leaders. Jones racked up 122 yards with 4 TDs on 8 receptions, tying Johnson with 36 ESPN standard points. This from a player owned in 1.1% of leagues. 

This week you'll be able to see Jones Thursday night against Miami, and you may have to scramble to the waiver wire this busy bye week. Here are the ESPN standard scoring projections for week 9. Bold indicates the player is owned in less than 75% of all leagues.

Philip Rivers continues to impress

QB Projections

1. Drew Brees, 24
2. Philip Rivers, 23
3. Tony Romo, 22
4. Aaron Rodgers, 20
5. Cam Newton, 20
6. Russell Wilson, 20
7. Alex Smith, 18
8. Jake Locker, 18
9. Andy Dalton, 17
10. Jason Campbell, 16

RB Projections

1. Jamal Charles, 23
2. LeSean McCoy, 18
3. Marshawn Lynch, 16
4. Matt Forte, 16
5. Eddie Lacy, 16
6. Fred Jackson, 15
7. Adrian Peterson, 15
8. Chris Johnson, 14
9. DeMarco Murray, 14
10. Alfred Morris, 14

WR

Marvin Jones was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
He's projected for 13 points. 
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1. Jordy Nelson, 17
2. AJ Green, 15
3. Dez Bryant, 14
4. Jarrett Boykin, 14
5. Andre Johnson, 13
6. Brandon Marshall, 13
7. DeSean Jackson, 13
8. Brandon Marshall, 13
9. Pierre Garcon, 13
10. Antonio Brown, 13

Top 10 QBs Thru Week 7

We're now seven weeks in to this 2013 NFL season, and Peyton Manning is already half way to catching Tom Brady's 2007 TD passing record of 50. He's also only 1 TD pass behind his brother's season total from last year. Oh, and he's already tied Josh Freeman's season total from 2010.

This certainly isn't the most surprising fact so far. Maybe the most surprising fact is that Phillip Rivers is statistically the 3rd best QB, behind Matt Stafford with just as many TDs and yards as the latter. ESPN experts don't seem confident he'll continue this pace, but then again he was "hated on" by Matthew Berry on his pre-season Love/Hate list.

We'll see how things play out in the next 9 weeks. But until then, here are your current statistical top 10 QBs:

Name	Passing Yd	Passing TD	Int	Pts. (ESPN)
1. Peyton Manning	2565	25	3	193
2. Matthew Stafford	2129	15	4	136
3. Phillip Rivers	2132	15	5	134
4. Drew Brees	1958	14	5	130
5. Tony Romo	2010	15	5	127
6. Andrew Luck	1574	10	3	126
7. Aaron Rodgers	1906	13	4	123
8. Matt Ryan	1922	13	3	118
9. Sam Bradford	1687	14	4	114
10. Russell Wilson	1489	11	4	111