Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tom Brady and the Top Pick at Each Position

Here's a quick look at the who will likely top fantasy leaderboards at each position for Week 9.

This isn't necessarily important for building your fantasy lineups, but it's a good guide for salary-cap leagues.

QB: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Yes, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees both have good matchups this week, but something tells me this is the week Brady gets back to the fantasy dominance he was displaying in the first three weeks of the season.

The Giants are starting to get their defensive weapons back, but Brady can carve up anyone. The running game isn't clicking right now for the Pats and the pass defense will have trouble stopping Eli Manning and company.

Brady is going to have to throw a lot in this one. I'm expecting over 300 yards and at least three touchdowns. 

RB: Matt Forte, Chicago Bears

Whether it's through the air or on the ground, Matt Forte is the absolute center of this offense. I mean, he makes up 46 percent of the Bears' total offensive yards.

That is an unnaturally high number. 

Against an Eagles defense that has gotten carved up on the ground against pretty much everyone they've faced (5.0 yards per carry), Forte should have plenty of holes to run through.

Even if and when the Bears fall behind, Forte is the No. 1 option in this pass game so he'll continue to rack up the yards.

Forte is matchup proof and this a good matchup. Expect a huge day like always. 

WR: Wes Welker, New England Patriots

With Calvin Johnson on a bye this week, wide receivers have the chance to step up to the No. 1 position. 

As Brady goes, so does Welker, which is why he has been struggling the past few weeks. As Brady finally gets it going again this week, Welker should as well.

He should bounce back from last week's letdown in a big way. 

TE: Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints

There's just no picking against Graham right now. Quarterback Drew Brees has a solid matchup that he should exploit and Graham is his clear No. 1 target.

Graham is easily the most consistent tight end right now. He had a bit of a bad game last week, but don't expect that to happen again for a while.