Fantasy football positional rankings: 2023 NFL Week 9 projections from proven model that outperformed experts

After enjoying a rare midseason week with no byes, the Broncos, Lions, 49ers, and Jaguars are all off this week, limiting the number of players in the Week 9 Fantasy football rankings. However, rising stars like Demario Douglas, Rashid Shaheed, and Zay Flowers have emerged as capable Fantasy football picks in recent weeks and could help fill in the gaps of those injured or off this week. Before setting your Week 9 Fantasy football lineups for the 2023 NFL season, you NEED to see what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say. 

When it comes to ranking players, SportsLine's model beat human experts for the past several seasons, especially when there were big differences in ranking! That could literally be the difference between winning your league or going home empty-handed.

Now the model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, has revealed its latest Week 9 Fantasy football rankings.

For Week 9, we can tell you the model's top three wide receivers are Tyreek Hill, Ja'Marr Chase and A.J. Brown. No one has been able to slow down Hill all season, as he's on pace to shatter the single-season record for most receiving yards. Meanwhile, Chase has averaged 117.2 receiving yards over his last five games with four total touchdowns and Brown just became the first player in NFL history with 125-plus receiving yards in six straight games.

The model has also revealed its full picks at every position and has identified a stunner in the top five at tight end who's ranked ahead of players like T.J. Hockenson and Kyle Pitts! Knowing who it is can give you a HUGE edge in your league! You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see who it is before locking in your lineups.

So who should you start and sit in Week 9, and which surprising tight end could lead you to victory? ... Join SportsLine now to get Week 9 Fantasy football rankings for every single position, and see which shocking TE comes out of nowhere to crack the top five, all from the model that has outperformed experts big-time!