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Top 25 ranked fantasy players for Week 9
In need of some quick fantasy advice? Look no further! Below are the top 25 ranked fantasy players per our esteemed panel of experts. The higher the player, the safer the start according to our experts. Not many of these names will surprise you, but it's a great way to get a quick sense of how well our experts collectively think each player will perform each week. You can view the full rankings HERE to help get your starting lineup set in stone prior to the kickoff of this weekend's games.

Brady is the only quarterback in fantasy who has scored more than 20 fantasy points in every game this season. He's a no-brainer as the top ranked player of the week.

Gronk has scored fewer than 10 fantasy points just once this season, and has more receptions of 20-plus yards than every player other than Allen Robinson.

Freeman has gone "quiet" of late, but that's just because he hasn't found the end zone in two weeks. Over that span, his 261 total yards are the fourth-most in the NFL. He faces a soft 49ers rush defense this week and should continue his torrid scoring pace.

Since being properly unleashed on the NFL, Gurley has been a monster. The rookie has rushed for 125 or more yards in each of his last four games and has quickly become the centerpiece of the Rams offense.

Since getting a few extra days to rest his hamstring after the Falcons' Week 6 loss to the Saints on Thursday Night Football, Jones has averaged 127 receiving yards and a touchdown per game.

We knew Beckham was set to explode in fantasy, but we didn't expect it to be a three-touchdown nuclear fantasy explosion. He'll regress a bit this week, but only back to the extremely good level.

The Steelers made a concerted effort to take Eifert away from Andy Dalton last week and it worked, as his 3.9 fantasy points were his lowest total since his goose egg in Week 3. We like his odds of rebounding against the Browns.

Speaking of rebounding, even though Dalton has been allergic to performing in primetime games in his career, this has been a different Andy Dalton in 2015. We think he and Eifert could be in for a big game together on Thursday night.

In games that Ben Roethlisberger has started and finished this year, Antonio Brown has averaged 1.74 fantasy points per target -- one of the highest marks in the league. Brown should carve up the Oakland secondary on Sunday.

The Baron of the Bolo has been one of the best surprises of the fantasy season, throwing the rock an insane 52 times per game on average over the last four weeks. He will likely keep that trend alive on Monday night against a porous Bears secondary.

Big Ben's big return to the field wasn't the fantasy bonanza that many were hoping for, but facing off against the Raiders secondary could help him get back on track.

The Packers have been roasted for almost 850 passing yards over the last two weeks, with much of that coming on crossing routes over the middle. If the Panthers are smart, they'll deploy Olsen on plenty of those routes to expose the middle of the Green Bay defense.

Green was the one fantasy stud on the Bengals to not disappoint last week, as he notched 118 yards and a touchdown. With Joe Haden battling through the concussion protocol, the Browns could have an even harder time slowing down Green on Thursday.

Ivory has struggled in his last few games, totaling just 58 yards on 32 totes (1.8 ypc). However, we like his odds of getting back on track against a Jaguars defense that bleeds points (21.56 per game) to opposing running backs.

It's weird seeing a healthy Rodgers so far down on the list, but that's what happens after you post less than seven fantasy points against the Broncos, and have the tough Panthers up next on the schedule. Clearly we don't see a single-digit outing again in Rodgers' future, but expectations can be tempered.

Martin had a great matchup last week but didn't deliver as much as fantasy fans wanted. He'll get another chance this week against a Giants defense that has been gashed by rushers in recent weeks.

In his two games since returning from a hamstring injury, Jeffery has seen 26 targets come his way, catching 18 of those for 263 yards with two touchdowns. Yeah, it's safe to say he's back.

Ingram feels surprisingly low for the No. 2 scoring running back in fantasy. Perhaps we're worried a bit by the surprisingly feisty Tennessee defense, allowing only 14.97 fantasy points per game to opposing rushers so far.

The Barn Yard Dog will simply not be denied. His emergence is one of my favorite storylines of 2015.

In games that Reed has started and finished in 2014, he's finished as a TE1 (top-12 finish) every time. He'll see enough value to keep that trend alive against the Patriots.

A combination of poor offensive line play, a sputtering passing attack (outside of Stefon Diggs) and his own age have conspired to make Peterson look like a mere mortal running back. He's still seeing enough volume to remain an every-week, no-brainer start though.

Bryant had a bit of a rough go in his first game back, but that was against Richard Sherman. Byron Maxwell, the next cornerback Bryant will face, is like an Elvis impersonator on a side street in Vegas compared to Sherman.

Brees won't throw seven touchdown passes again in Week 9. But we like his chances of tossing a couple on his home turf against the Titans.

Bennett has struggled to get going of late, but perhaps a juicy matchup against the Chargers secondary will be just what the doctor ordered.

It's no surprise to see Williams on the list. In the two weeks he filled in for Le'Veon Bell, he was the top scoring fantasy running back, and he'll be an every-week RB2 moving forward.