Fantasy Footballs Week 9 Rankings (2025)

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Fantasy Football Rankings – Week 9, 2025 (PPR)

Here are the full, current 2025 fantasy football rankings for Week 9, 2025 in PPR (point per reception) leagues for each position.

Week 9 Quarterback Rankings

Here are the QB rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	at BUF	23.6
2	Josh Allen	BUF	vs. KC	23.1
3	Lamar Jackson	BAL	at MIA	22.5
4	Justin Herbert	LAC	at TEN	22
5	Drake Maye	NE	vs. ATL	21.6
6	Daniel Jones	IND	at PIT	21.2
7	Dak Prescott	DAL	vs. ARI	20.7
8	Caleb Williams	CHI	at CIN	20.4
9	Kyler Murray	ARI	at DAL	19.9
10	Matthew Stafford	LAR	vs. NO	19.5
11	Jaxson Dart	NYG	vs. SF	19
12	Jordan Love	GB	vs. CAR	18.6
13	Joe Flacco	CIN	vs. CHI	18.2
14	Jared Goff	DET	vs. MIN	17.8
15	Bo Nix	DEN	at HOU	17.5
16	Sam Darnold	SEA	at WAS	17.3
17	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	at LV	17
18	Jayden Daniels	WAS	vs. SEA	16.7
19	Aaron Rodgers	PIT	vs. IND	16.4
20	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	vs. BAL	15.9
21	C.J. Stroud	HOU	vs. DEN	15.4
22	J.J. McCarthy	MIN	at DET	15
23	Mac Jones	SF	at NYG	14.3
24	Michael Penix Jr.	ATL	at NE	13.6
25	Geno Smith	LV	vs. JAC	13
26	Cam Ward	TEN	vs. LAC	12.5
27	Bryce Young	CAR	at GB	12
28	Tyler Shough	NO	at LAR	11.8
29	Brock Purdy	SF	at NYG	6.9
30	Marcus Mariota	WAS	vs. SEA	3

Week 9 Running Back Rankings

Here are the fantasy RB rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Christian McCaffrey	SF	at NYG	25.7
2	Jonathan Taylor	IND	at PIT	21.5
3	Bijan Robinson	ATL	at NE	21
4	De’Von Achane	MIA	vs. BAL	19.5
5	Jahmyr Gibbs	DET	vs. MIN	18.6
6	Javonte Williams	DAL	vs. ARI	18
7	Derrick Henry	BAL	at MIA	16.3
8	Josh Jacobs	GB	vs. CAR	16.2
9	James Cook III	BUF	vs. KC	16
10	Kimani Vidal	LAC	at TEN	15.8
11	D’Andre Swift	CHI	at CIN	15.6
12	Kyren Williams	LAR	vs. NO	15
13	Chase Brown	CIN	vs. CHI	15
14	Jaylen Warren	PIT	vs. IND	14.6
15	Ashton Jeanty	LV	vs. JAC	13.5
16	Tyrone Tracy Jr.	NYG	vs. SF	13.3
17	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	at LV	12.8
18	Zonovan Knight	ARI	at DAL	12.3
19	J.K. Dobbins	DEN	at HOU	12.2
20	Rico Dowdle	CAR	at GB	12.2
21	David Montgomery	DET	vs. MIN	11.9
22	Kenneth Walker III	SEA	at WAS	11.3
23	Alvin Kamara	NO	at LAR	10.8
24	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	vs. ATL	10.7
25	Kareem Hunt	KC	at BUF	10.3
26	Woody Marks	HOU	vs. DEN	10.2
27	Jacory Croskey-Merritt	WAS	vs. SEA	10
28	Zach Charbonnet	SEA	at WAS	9.8
29	Aaron Jones Sr.	MIN	at DET	9.8
30	Tyjae Spears	TEN	vs. LAC	9.5
31	Tony Pollard	TEN	vs. LAC	9.4
32	Jordan Mason	MIN	at DET	8.9
33	RJ Harvey	DEN	at HOU	8.9
34	Kyle Monangai	CHI	at CIN	8.3
35	Brashard Smith	KC	at BUF	7.6
36	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	at GB	7.6
37	Samaje Perine	CIN	vs. CHI	7.6
38	TreVeyon Henderson	NE	vs. ATL	7.5
39	Nick Chubb	HOU	vs. DEN	7.3
40	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	at NE	7.2
41	Kenneth Gainwell	PIT	vs. IND	7.2
42	Justice Hill	BAL	at MIA	7
43	Ollie Gordon II	MIA	vs. BAL	6.8
44	Jeremy McNichols	WAS	vs. SEA	5.7
45	Emanuel Wilson	GB	vs. CAR	5.6
46	Bhayshul Tuten	JAC	at LV	5.5
47	Blake Corum	LAR	vs. NO	5.3
48	Jaydon Blue	DAL	vs. ARI	4.8
49	Devin Singletary	NYG	vs. SF	4.7
50	Emari Demercado	ARI	at DAL	4.5
51	Brian Robinson Jr.	SF	at NYG	4.4
52	Ty Johnson	BUF	vs. KC	4.3
53	Devin Neal	NO	at LAR	4.2
54	Jaret Patterson	LAC	at TEN	4.1
55	Keaton Mitchell	BAL	at MIA	3
56	Ray Davis	BUF	vs. KC	3
57	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	WAS	vs. SEA	2.9
58	Michael Carter	ARI	at DAL	2.9
59	Raheem Mostert	LV	vs. JAC	2.9
60	LeQuint Allen Jr.	JAC	at LV	2.4

Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings

Here are the fantasy WR rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	vs. CHI	22.1
2	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	SEA	at WAS	21.2
3	Puka Nacua	LAR	vs. NO	21
4	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	vs. ARI	19.4
5	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	vs. MIN	17.7
6	Rashee Rice	KC	at BUF	17.3
7	Justin Jefferson	MIN	at DET	16.5
8	Rome Odunze	CHI	at CIN	16.5
9	Davante Adams	LAR	vs. NO	15.8
10	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	at PIT	15.6
11	Ladd McConkey	LAC	at TEN	15.6
12	DK Metcalf	PIT	vs. IND	15.6
13	George Pickens	DAL	vs. ARI	15.5
14	Drake London	ATL	at NE	15.3
15	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	vs. BAL	15.3
16	Zay Flowers	BAL	at MIA	15.2
17	Nico Collins	HOU	vs. DEN	14.7
18	Chris Olave	NO	at LAR	14.4
19	Marvin Harrison Jr.	ARI	at DAL	13.5
20	Tetairoa McMillan	CAR	at GB	13.4
21	Brian Thomas Jr.	JAC	at LV	13
22	Tee Higgins	CIN	vs. CHI	12.9
23	Courtland Sutton	DEN	at HOU	12.7
24	Stefon Diggs	NE	vs. ATL	12.4
25	Keenan Allen	LAC	at TEN	12.3
26	Travis Hunter	JAC	at LV	12.3
27	Khalil Shakir	BUF	vs. KC	12.2
28	Jordan Addison	MIN	at DET	12.1
29	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	vs. SF	12.1
30	Xavier Worthy	KC	at BUF	12
31	Deebo Samuel Sr.	WAS	vs. SEA	12
32	DJ Moore	CHI	at CIN	11.8
33	Romeo Doubs	GB	vs. CAR	11.6
34	Quentin Johnston	LAC	at TEN	11.4
35	Josh Downs	IND	at PIT	11.4
36	Jauan Jennings	SF	at NYG	11.4
37	Jameson Williams	DET	vs. MIN	10.7
38	Rashid Shaheed	NO	at LAR	10.6
39	Tre Tucker	LV	vs. JAC	10.5
40	Kayshon Boutte	NE	vs. ATL	10.3
41	Jakobi Meyers	LV	vs. JAC	10.1
42	Alec Pierce	IND	at PIT	10.1
43	Troy Franklin	DEN	at HOU	9.8
44	Kendrick Bourne	SF	at NYG	9.8
45	Chimere Dike	TEN	vs. LAC	9.5
46	Terry McLaurin	WAS	vs. SEA	9.4
47	Cooper Kupp	SEA	at WAS	9.4
48	Darnell Mooney	ATL	at NE	9.3
49	Jaylin Noel	HOU	vs. DEN	9.2
50	Darius Slayton	NYG	vs. SF	9.2
51	Keon Coleman	BUF	vs. KC	9
52	Matthew Golden	GB	vs. CAR	9
53	Christian Watson	GB	vs. CAR	8.9
54	Malik Washington	MIA	vs. BAL	8.6
55	Elic Ayomanor	TEN	vs. LAC	8.4
56	Marquise Brown	KC	at BUF	8.4
57	Calvin Austin III	PIT	vs. IND	8.3
58	Rashod Bateman	BAL	at MIA	8
59	Xavier Legette	CAR	at GB	7.9
60	Jalen Coker	CAR	at GB	7.9
61	Jayden Higgins	HOU	vs. DEN	7.6
62	Xavier Hutchinson	HOU	vs. DEN	7.5
63	Olamide Zaccheaus	CHI	at CIN	7
64	Andrei Iosivas	CIN	vs. CHI	7
65	Michael Wilson	ARI	at DAL	6.4
66	DeMario Douglas	NE	vs. ATL	6.2
67	Parker Washington	JAC	at LV	6
68	DeAndre Hopkins	BAL	at MIA	6
69	Mack Hollins	NE	vs. ATL	6
70	Van Jefferson	TEN	vs. LAC	5.7
71	Pat Bryant	DEN	at HOU	5.6
72	Marvin Mims Jr.	DEN	at HOU	5.6
73	Tory Horton	SEA	at WAS	5.6
74	Dyami Brown	JAC	at LV	5.6
75	Luke McCaffrey	WAS	vs. SEA	5.3
76	Jalen Nailor	MIN	at DET	5.2
77	Roman Wilson	PIT	vs. IND	5.2
78	Jaylin Lane	WAS	vs. SEA	5.1
79	Zay Jones	ARI	at DAL	5
80	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	at BUF	4.9
81	Jordan Whittington	LAR	vs. NO	4.9
82	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	MIA	vs. BAL	4.7
83	Isaac TeSlaa	DET	vs. MIN	4.7
84	Lil’Jordan Humphrey	NYG	vs. SF	4.5
85	Tyquan Thornton	KC	at BUF	4.2
86	Tre Harris	LAC	at TEN	4.2
87	KaVontae Turpin	DAL	vs. ARI	4.1
88	Brandin Cooks	NO	at LAR	4.1
89	Elijah Moore	BUF	vs. KC	4
90	Dont’e Thornton Jr.	LV	vs. JAC	4
91	Ryan Flournoy	DAL	vs. ARI	4
92	Chris Moore	WAS	vs. SEA	3.9
93	Demarcus Robinson	SF	at NYG	3.9
94	Kalif Raymond	DET	vs. MIN	3.8
95	Ricky Pearsall	SF	at NYG	3.6
96	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	vs. ARI	3.5
97	Devaughn Vele	NO	at LAR	3.5
98	Calvin Ridley	TEN	vs. LAC	3
99	Jack Bech	LV	vs. JAC	3
100	Greg Dortch	ARI	at DAL	3

Week 9 Tight End Rankings

Here are the fantasy TE rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Trey McBride	ARI	at DAL	17.8
2	Tyler Warren	IND	at PIT	13.4
3	Tucker Kraft	GB	vs. CAR	13.3
4	Brock Bowers	LV	vs. JAC	13
5	George Kittle	SF	at NYG	11.9
6	Jake Ferguson	DAL	vs. ARI	11.8
7	Oronde Gadsden II	LAC	at TEN	11.6
8	Sam LaPorta	DET	vs. MIN	11.5
9	Kyle Pitts Sr.	ATL	at NE	11.2
10	Travis Kelce	KC	at BUF	10.5
11	Dalton Kincaid	BUF	vs. KC	10.3
12	Colston Loveland	CHI	at CIN	9.3
13	Evan Engram	DEN	at HOU	9.3
14	Zach Ertz	WAS	vs. SEA	9.2
15	Mark Andrews	BAL	at MIA	9.2
16	Theo Johnson	NYG	vs. SF	9
17	Hunter Henry	NE	vs. ATL	8.2
18	T.J. Hockenson	MIN	at DET	7.9
19	Juwan Johnson	NO	at LAR	7.9
20	Dalton Schultz	HOU	vs. DEN	7.9
21	AJ Barner	SEA	at WAS	7.7
22	Jonnu Smith	PIT	vs. IND	7.7
23	Noah Fant	CIN	vs. CHI	6.8
24	Chig Okonkwo	TEN	vs. LAC	6.5
25	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	vs. IND	6.5
26	Taysom Hill	NO	at LAR	6.2
27	Isaiah Likely	BAL	at MIA	5.6
28	Hunter Long	JAC	at LV	5.3
29	Tyler Higbee	LAR	vs. NO	5.3
30	Gunnar Helm	TEN	vs. LAC	5.2
31	Ja’Tavion Sanders	CAR	at GB	5.1
32	Noah Gray	KC	at BUF	5
33	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	vs. SF	4.6
34	Austin Hooper	NE	vs. ATL	4.6
35	Dawson Knox	BUF	vs. KC	4.1

Week 9 Defense/Special Teams (DST) Rankings

Here are the fantasy defense rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Los Angeles Rams	vs. NO	10.2
2	Los Angeles Chargers	at TEN	8.7
3	Detroit Lions	vs. MIN	8.5
4	Green Bay Packers	vs. CAR	8
5	Denver Broncos	at HOU	7.9
6	New England Patriots	vs. ATL	7.7
7	Jacksonville Jaguars	at LV	6.9
8	Seattle Seahawks	at WAS	6.7
9	Baltimore Ravens	at MIA	6.6
10	Houston Texans	vs. DEN	6.5
11	San Francisco 49ers	at NYG	6.4
12	Chicago Bears	at CIN	6.4
13	Indianapolis Colts	at PIT	6.2
14	Atlanta Falcons	at NE	6.1
15	New York Giants	vs. SF	6.1
16	Washington Commanders	vs. SEA	6
17	Cincinnati Bengals	vs. CHI	5.9
18	Buffalo Bills	vs. KC	5.8
19	Minnesota Vikings	at DET	5.8
20	Kansas City Chiefs	at BUF	5.7
21	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs. IND	5.5
22	Las Vegas Raiders	vs. JAC	5.5
23	Dallas Cowboys	vs. ARI	5.4
24	Tennessee Titans	vs. LAC	5.1
25	Arizona Cardinals	at DAL	5
26	Carolina Panthers	at GB	5
27	New Orleans Saints	at LAR	4.7
28	Miami Dolphins	vs. BAL	3.9

Week 9 Kicker Rankings

Here are the fantasy kicker rankings for Week 9, 2025.

Rank	Player	Team	Opponent	Proj. Fantasy Points
1	Brandon Aubrey	DAL	vs. ARI	9
2	Cameron Dicker	LAC	at TEN	8.8
3	Tyler Loop	BAL	at MIA	8.7
4	Michael Badgley	IND	at PIT	8.6
5	Chris Boswell	PIT	vs. IND	8.3
6	Eddy Pineiro	SF	at NYG	8.3
7	Jake Bates	DET	vs. MIN	8.3
8	Joshua Karty	LAR	vs. NO	8.3
9	Harrison Butker	KC	at BUF	8
10	Ka’imi Fairbairn	HOU	vs. DEN	7.9
11	Cam Little	JAC	at LV	7.8
12	Matt Prater	BUF	vs. KC	7.7
13	Jason Myers	SEA	at WAS	7.7
14	Cairo Santos	CHI	at CIN	7.6
15	Chad Ryland	ARI	at DAL	7.6
16	Wil Lutz	DEN	at HOU	7.4
17	Evan McPherson	CIN	vs. CHI	7.4
18	Andy Borregales	NE	vs. ATL	7.1
19	Brandon McManus	GB	vs. CAR	7.1
20	Will Reichard	MIN	at DET	7
21	Matt Gay	WAS	vs. SEA	6.9
22	Parker Romo	ATL	at NE	6.9
23	Joey Slye	TEN	vs. LAC	6.5
24	Blake Grupe	NO	at LAR	6.5
25	Daniel Carlson	LV	vs. JAC	6.5
26	Riley Patterson	MIA	vs. BAL	6.1
27	Lucas Havrisik	GB	vs. CAR	6
28	Ryan Fitzgerald	CAR	at GB	6
29	Graham Gano	NYG	vs. SF	1.4

Data provided by FantasyPros

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