Fantasy Football Pow Wow: Week 7 Rankings

Four teams are on a bye week 7, the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, and New York Jets. You will see rankings from two fantasy experts, Buddy Darnell and Nick Hjeltness. To view fantasyfootballpowwow's full rankings, navigate your browser to fantasyfootballpowwow.com.

Quarterbacks

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ST. LOUIS - OCTOBER 17: Philip Rivers #17 of the San Diego Chargers passes against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome on October 17, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri. The Rams beat the Chargers 20-17. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)

Buddy				Nick
Opponent	Team	Player	Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
CLE	NO	Drew Brees	1	Drew Brees	NO	CLE
MIN	GB	Aaron Rodgers	2	Kyle Orton	DEN	OAK
NE	SD	Philip Rivers	3	Philip Rivers	SD	NE
@SD	NE	Tom Brady	4	Tom Brady	NE	@SD
OAK	DEN	Kyle Orton	5	Aaron Rodgers	GB	MIN
@MIA	PIT	Ben Roethlisberger	6	Tony Romo	DAL	NYG
NYG	DAL	Tony Romo	7	Eli Manning	NYG	DAL
WAS	CHI	Jay Cutler	8	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	@MIA
BUF	BAL	Joe Flacco	9	Kevin Kolb	PHI	@TEN
@GB	MIN	Brett Favre	10	Joe Flacco	BAL	BUF
@DAL	NYG	Eli Manning	11	Donovan McNaab	WAS	@CHI
@CHI	WAS	Donovan McNabb	12	Carson Palmer	CIN	@ATL

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Running Backs

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SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 10: Frank Gore #21 of the San Francisco 49ers runs against Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles during an NFL game at Candlestick Park on October 10, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

Buddy				Nick
Opponent	Team	Player	Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
@GB	MIN	Adrian Peterson	1	Ray Rice	BAL	BUF
PHI	TEN	Chris Johnson	2	Steven Jackson	STL	@TB
@CAR	SF	Frank Gore	3	Chris Johnson	TEN	PHI
@TB	STL	Steven Jackson	4	Frank Gore	SF	@CAR
BUF	BAL	Ray Rice	5	Adrian Peterson	MIN	@GB
@KC	JAC	Maurice Jones-Drew	6	LeSean McCoy	PHI	@TEN
CIN	ATL	Michael Turner	7	Darren McFadden	OAK	@DEN
@MIA	PIT	Rashard Mendenhall	8	Rashard Mendenhall	PIT	@MIA
WAS	CHI	Matt Forte	9	Matt Forte	CHI	WAS
JAC	KC	Jamaal Charles	10	Peyton Hillis	CLE	@NO
NE	SD	Ryan Mathews	11	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	@KC
@TEN	PHI	LeSean McCoy	12	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	@DAL
@ATL	CIN	Cedric Benson	13	Jamaal Charles	KC	JAC
@NO	CLE	Peyton Hillis	14	Ryan Torain	WAS	@CHI
@SEA	ARI	Beanie Wells	15	Knowshon Moreno	DEN	OAK
ARI	SEA	Marshawn Lynch	16	Marshawn Lynch	SEA	ARI
@DAL	NYG	Ahmad Bradshaw	17	Ryan Mathews	SD	NE
@DEN	OAK	Darren McFadden	18	Michael Turner	ATL	CIN
OAK	DEN	Knowshon Moreno	19	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	NE	@SD
CLE	NO	Pierre Thomas	20	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	@DAL

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Wide Receivers

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MINNEAPOLIS - OCTOBER 17: Wide receiver Randy Moss #84 of the Minnesota Vikings catches a pass during the third quarter against the Dallas Cowboys at Mall of America Field on October 17, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings defeated the Cowboys 24

Buddy				Nick
Opponent	Team	Player	Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
CIN	ATL	Roddy White	1	Brandon Marshall	MIA	PIT
NYG	DAL	Miles Austin	2	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	@SEA
@GB	MIN	Randy Moss	3	Brandon Lloyd	DEN	OAK
BUF	BAL	Anquan Boldin	4	Randy Moss	MIN	@GB
PIT	MIA	Brandon Marshall	5	Chad Ochocinco	CIN	@ATL
@SEA	ARI	Larry Fitzgerald	6	Roddy White	ATL	CIN
MIN	GB	Greg Jennings	7	Miles Austin	DAL	NYG
@SD	NE	Wes Welker	8	Greg Jennings	GB	MIN
@DAL	NYG	Hakeem Nicks	9	Dwayne Bowe	KC	JAC
@TEN	PHI	Jeremy Maclin	10	Hakeem Nicks	NYG	DAL
CLE	NO	Marques Colston	11	Jeremy Maclin	PHI	@TEN
@CAR	SF	Michael Crabtree	12	Mike Wallace	PIT	@MIA
OAK	DEN	Brandon Lloyd	13	Jabar Gaffney	DEN	OAK
NE	SD	Malcom Floyd	14	Hines Ward	PIT	@MIA
@GB	MIN	Percy Harvin	15	Deion Branch	NE	@SD
@ATL	CIN	Terrell Owens	16	Lance Moore	NO	CLE
MIN	GB	Donald Driver	17	Marques Colston	NO	CLE
@MIA	PIT	Mike Wallace	18	Steve Smith	NYG	DAL
STL	TB	Mike Williams	19	Percy Harvin	MIN	@GB
@CHI	WAS	Santana Moss	20	Wes Welker	NE	@SD

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Tight Ends

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GLENDALE, AZ - SEPTEMBER 26: Tight end Zach Miller #80 of the Oakland Raiders during the NFL game against the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium on September 26, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Raiders 24-23. (

Buddy				Nick
Opponent	Team	Player	Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
@CAR	SF	Vernon Davis	1	Antonio Gates	SD	NE
@DEN	OAK	Zach Miller	2	Vernon Davis	SF	@CAR
NE	SD	Antonio Gates	3	Zach Miller	OAK	@DEN
STL	TB	Kellen Winslow	4	Aaron Hernandez	NE	@SD
@SD	NE	Aaron Hernandez	5	Kellen Winslow	TB	STL
NYG	DAL	Jason Witten	6	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	@KC
CIN	ATL	Tony Gonzalez	7	Chris Cooley	WAS	@CHI
@GB	MIN	Visanthe Shiancoe	8	Jason Witten	DAL	NYG
@CHI	WAS	Chris Cooley	9	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	CIN
TEN	PHI	Brent Celek	10	Visanthe Shiancoe	MIN	@GB
@KC	JAC	Marcedes Lewis	11	Brent Celek	PHI	TEN
CLE	NO	Jeremy Shockey	12	Benjamin Watson	CLE	@NO

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Defense

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PITTSBURGH - OCTOBER 17: Lawrence Timmons #94 of the Pittsburgh Steelers runs with the ball after catching an interception against the Cleveland Browns during the game on October 17, 2010 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jared Wicke

Buddy			Nick
Opponent	Team	Rank	Team	Opponent
@MIA	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	Pittsburgh Steelers	@MIA
CLE	New Orleans Saints	2	Baltimore Ravens	BUF
BUF	Baltimore Ravens	3	New Orleans Saints	CLE
@GB	Minnesota Vikings	4	San Francisco 49ers	@CAR
@TEN	Philadelphia Eagles	5	Philadelphia Eagles	@TEN
@CAR	San Francisco 49ers	6	Chicago Bears	WAS
MIN	Green Bay Packers	7	Minnesota Vikings	@GB
@DAL	New York Giants	8	Kansas City Chiefs	JAC
WAS	Chicago Bears	9	Green Bay Packers	MIN
JAC	Kansas City Chiefs	10	Seattle Seahawks	ARI
CIN	Atlanta Falcons	11	New York Giants	@DAL
PHI	Tennessee Titans	12	Tennessee Titans	PHI

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Kickers

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ATLANTA - OCTOBER 03: Matt Bryant #3 of the Atlanta Falcons against the San Francisco 49ers at Georgia Dome on October 3, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Buddy				Nick
Opponent	Team	Player	Rank	Player	Team	Opponent
CIN	ATL	Matt Braynt	1	Matt Prater	DEN	OAK
@DEN	OAK	Sebastian Janikowski	2	Matt Braynt	ATL	CIN
SF	CAR	John Kasay	3	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	@DEN
STL	TB	Connor Barth	4	Nate Kaeding	SD	NE
OAK	DEN	Matt Prater	5	John Kasay	CAR	SF
PHI	TEN	Rob Bironas	6	Connor Barth	TB	STL
@SEA	ARI	Jay Feely	7	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	@SD
WAS	CHI	Robbie Gould	8	Rob Bironas	TEN	PHI
JAC	KC	Ryan Succop	9	Josh Scobee	JAC	@KC
ARI	SEA	Olindo Mare	10	Mike Nugent	CIN	@ATL
NE	SD	Nate Kaeding	11	Jay Feely	ARI	@SEA
@ATL	CIN	Mike Nugent	12	Dan Carpenter	MIA	PIT