Each week through the NFL season we’ll take a look at our rest of season rankings to help you make roster decisions. In addition to the rankings below, here are notes on a few key players.

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Jameis Winston (QB – TB)
Now that the Fitzmagic has predictably run out, Winston will take back over an offense that he excelled in last season. Winston was a top-5 fantasy signal-caller down the stretch and should contend with QB1 numbers once again.

Aaron Rodgers (QB – GB)
Rodgers finds himself in rare air as a middle-of-the-pack QB2 rather than an elite weekly starter. Most of that can be attributed to a knee injury suffered in the opener that has affected his mobility. He should get back to his elite form but it could take until after Green Bay’s Week 7 bye.

Alvin Kamara (RB – NO)
Kamara won’t repeat last year’s insane efficiency but is in for an expanded workload in September. Sean Payton has shown a willingness to use Kamara early and often, especially as a receiver out of the backfield. It remains to be seen how that usage will change when Ingram is back on the field. Regardless, Payton knows that Kamara is the focal point of what the Saints do and will remain the 1A to Ingram’s 1B.

Mark Ingram (RB – NO)
Now that he’s back from a four-game PED ban, Ingram should inherit his 15-touch role from last season and be the logical choice to ease some of the workload off of Alvin Kamara, especially in short -yardage situations.

Kareem Hunt (RB – KC)
While the Chiefs have been putting up pinball numbers, Hunt hasn’t been getting a ton of opportunities, especially in the passing game. The good news is that he is still putting up solid fantasy performances and his usage is starting to trend upwards. He’s also dominating snaps, so Hunt has an extremely high floor.

Carlos Hyde (RB – CLE)
So far, Hyde is dominating touches in Cleveland’s backfield and his overall odds of scoring should improve with Baker Mayfield under center. But Hyde is also putting up mediocre yards-per-carry numbers and could start to finally lose his grasp on backfield touches to Duke Johnson and especially second-rounder Nick Chubb.

Odell Beckham (WR – NYG)
The schedule is about to ease up significant for Beckham, who will face six opponents who have put up below average numbers against opposing wideouts. Now is a great time to buy low for an OBJ owner who is frustrated at the lack of TDs. They’re coming.

Mike Evans (WR – TB)
Evans shouldn’t feel much of a dropoff from the quarterback switch, as he and Jameis Winston have flashed a terrific chemistry together in the past. If anything, Evans could see even more targets that have previously gone to DeSean Jackson or O.J. Howard, who typically fare worse with Winston under center.

A.J. Green (WR – CIN)
Cincinnati’s offense has been humming out of the gate and Green is starting to resemble the elite play-maker that he was a couple of seasons ago.

Emmanuel Sanders (WR – DEN)
Sanders flashed excellent chemistry with new QB Case Keenum throughout the summer and that carried over into the regular season. We can’t expect 10+ weekly targets, but Sanders looks like a tremendous bargain and weekly WR2. He’s slowed down after an excellent start, but that’s had more to do with Keenum’s poor play. If Keenum can rebound, Sanders has WR2 potential for the rest of the season.

Amari Cooper (WR – OAK)
Cooper has continued with his erratic, on/off weeks, alternating strong performances with horrid efforts the following week. Eventually, he’ll become a consistent WR2 and should still be a solid bet to exceed 60 catches, 1,000 yards, and 6-8 touchdowns.

Brandin Cooks (WR – LAR)
Similar to Jarvis Landry, Cooks is overlooked each draft season despite continually posting borderline WR1 numbers for two different teams. The Rams potent offense should provide Cooks ample opportunities to make that three teams in 2018. Even with Jared Goff doing a tremendous job of spreading the ball around, Cooks is well on his way to another WR1 campaign–even if nobody realizes it once again.

Calvin Ridley (WR – ATL)
Ridley has used his elite route-running skills to become a force in a potent Atlanta offense. Eventually, opposing secondaries will have to spend more effort combating the first-round phenom, which will lead to more opportunities for Julio Jones. But until that happens, Ridley has become an every-week starter.

Tyler Boyd (WR – CIN)
Boyd is dominating out of the slot for the red-hot Bengals. It remains to be seen if Andy Dalton and company can keep up this kind of pace but ride the hot hand while you can.

Vance McDonald (TE – PIT)
McDonald will begin to emerge ahead of Jesse James as Pittsburgh’s move tight end, which should lead to positive fantasy results considering the shape of the Steelers defense.

Greg Olsen (TE – CAR)
Olsen is a tough one to peg. One one hand, you know you’re getting top-10 weekly numbers when he’s in the lineup. On the other, he’s an aging player that has no certain timetable for when he’ll be back up to speed. He’s a risk/reward type of player that should be approached with cautious optimism.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins (TE – JAC)
ASJ has been a consistent source of targets and catches but is offering up next to no yards and Blake Bortles hasn’t been looking for him in the end zone as often as he targeted Marcedes Lewis last season. There’s some upside here, but until things improve, ASJ shouldn’t be a regular starter.

Below you can find our the complete rest of season rankings of several of our experts.

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