This article is part of our MLS Fantasy Rankings series.
The rankings below are for Round 9 of Major League Soccer only; they are not meant to be used for season-long consideration. They were done with a concentration on DFS scoring, including crosses.If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to leave a comment below, or hit up our rankers on Twitter: JD Bazzo, Schuyler Redpath, Andrew Laird and Hesh Hambazaza.
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| Round 9 Forwards | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Oppnt | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Laird | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Sebastian Giovinco | | v. | 80 | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco | Sebastian Giovinco |
| 2 | David Villa | | at | 75 | David Villa | Kei Kamara | David Villa | David Villa |
| 3 | Didier Drogba | | at | 70 | Didier Drogba | David Villa | Didier Drogba | Kei Kamara |
| 4 | Kei Kamara | | v. | 69 | Kei Kamara | Didier Drogba | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Didier Drogba |
| 5 | Fanendo Adi | | at | 60 | Fanendo Adi | Fabian Espindola | Cyle Larin | Fanendo Adi |
| 6 | Cyle Larin | | v. | 60 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Cyle Larin | Kei Kamara | Cyle Larin |
| 7 | Bradley Wright-Phillips | | at  | 59 | Cyle Larin | Fanendo Adi | Fanendo Adi | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| 8 | Dom Dwyer | | at | 43 | Dom Dwyer | Bradley Wright-Phillips | Joao Plata | Graham Zusi |
| 9 | Joao Plata | | at | 43 | Joao Plata | Graham Zusi | Fabian Espindola | Dom Dwyer |
| 10 | Gyasi Zardes | | v. | 43 | Gyasi Zardes | Chris Wondolowski | Gyasi Zardes | Gyasi Zardes |
| 11 | Graham Zusi | | at | 40 | Chris Wondolowski | Gyasi Zardes | Chris Wondolowski | Joao Plata |
| 12 | Chris Wondolowski | | at | 40 | Fabian Espindola | Dom Dwyer | Dom Dwyer | Chris Wondolowski |
| 13 | Fabian Espindola | | v. | 37 | Graham Zusi | Joao Plata | Juan Manuel Martinez | Juan Manuel Martinez |
| 14 | Juan Manuel Martinez | | at | 28 | Maximiliano Urruti | Maximiliano Urruti | Graham Zusi | Mike Grella |
| 15 | Maximiliano Urruti | | at | 19 | Juan Manuel Martinez | Juan Manuel Martinez | Luis Solignac | Yura Movsisyan |
| 16 | Luis Solignac | | v. | 16 | Jordan Morris | Luis Solignac | Herculez Gomez | Luis Solignac |
| 17 | Mike Grella | | at | 14 | Mike Grella | Herculez Gomez | Jordan Morris | Maximiliano Urruti |
| 18 | Jordan Morris | | v. | 11 | Kevin Doyle | Alvaro Saborio | Mike Grella | Juan Agudelo |
| 19 | Herculez Gomez | | v. | 10 | Alvaro Saborio | Jordan Morris | Will Bruin | Alvaro Saborio |
| 20 | Alvaro Saborio | | v. | 7 | Juan Agudelo | Jozy Altidore | Maximiliano Urruti | Herculez Gomez |
| Round 9 Midfielders | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Oppnt | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Laird | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Diego Valeri | | at | 77 | Giovani Dos Santos | Diego Valeri | Giovani Dos Santos | Javier Morales |
| 2 | Giovani Dos Santos | | v. | 75 | Diego Valeri | Javier Morales | Diego Valeri | Diego Valeri |
| 3 | Javier Morales | | at | 74 | Javier Morales | Kaka | Sacha Kljestan | Giovani Dos Santos |
| 4 | Sacha Kljestan | | at | 66 | Sacha Kljestan | Giovani Dos Santos | Javier Morales | Kaka |
| 5 | Kaka | | v. | 65 | Kaka | Lee Nguyen | Mauro Diaz | Sacha Kljestan |
| 6 | Mauro Diaz | | at | 58 | Mauro Diaz | Sacha Kljestan | Federico Higuain | Lee Nguyen |
| 7 | Federico Higuain | | v. | 56 | Federico Higuain | Mauro Diaz | Kaka | Federico Higuain |
| 8 | Lee Nguyen | | at | 49 | Benny Feilhaber | Federico Higuain | Shkelzen Gashi | Mauro Diaz |
| 9 | Shkelzen Gashi | | v. | 44 | Ignacio Piatti | Shkelzen Gashi | Giles Barnes | Clint Dempsey |
| 10 | Clint Dempsey | | v. | 43 | Shkelzen Gashi | Clint Dempsey | Clint Dempsey | Ignacio Piatti |
| 11 | Benny Feilhaber | | at | 39 | Giles Barnes | Giles Barnes | Lee Nguyen | Cristian Maidana |
| 12 | Giles Barnes | | v. | 39 | Clint Dempsey | Benny Feilhaber | Ignacio Piatti | Benny Feilhaber |
| 13 | Ignacio Piatti | | at | 39 | Lee Nguyen | Lloyd Sam | Benny Feilhaber | Shkelzen Gashi |
| 14 | Jermaine Jones | | v. | 19 | Fabian Castillo | Ignacio Piatti | Jermaine Jones | Giles Barnes |
| 15 | Lloyd Sam | | at | 17 | Cristian Techera | Christian Bolanos | Christian Techera | Cristian Techera |
| 16 | Christian Bolanos | | v. | 17 | Christian Bolanos | Jermaine Jones | Lloyd Sam | Christian Bolanos |
| 17 | Cristian Techera | | v. | 16 | Luciano Acosta | Cristian Techera | Lamar Neagle | Jermaine Jones |
| 18 | Cristian Maidana | | v. | 10 | Jermaine Jones | Luciano Acosta | Andrea Pirlo | Kevin Molino |
| 19 | Luciano Acosta | | v. | 10 | Lloyd Sam | Kevin Molino | Luciano Acosta | Lloyd Sam |
| 20 | Fabian Castillo | | at | 7 | Kevin Molino | Lamar Neagle | Christian Bolanos | Luciano Acosta |
| Round 9 Defenders | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Oppnt | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Laird | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Taylor Kemp | | v. | 78 | Taylor Kemp | Ronald Matarrita | Ronald Matarrita | Taylor Kemp |
| 2 | Ronald Matarrita | | at | 77 | Ronald Matarrita | Taylor Kemp | Taylor Kemp | Harrison Afful |
| 3 | Harrison Afful | | v. | 73 | Harrison Afful | Harrison Afful | Harrison Afful | Ronald Matarrita |
| 4 | Kemar Lawrence | | at | 66 | Mekeil Williams | Tyrone Mears | Kemar Lawrence | Kemar Lawrence |
| 5 | Tyrone Mears | | v. | 58 | Kemar Lawrence | Kemar Lawrence | Rafael Ramos | Tyrone Mears |
| 6 | Mekeil Williams | | v. | 57 | Brek Shea | Rafael Ramos | Tyrone Mears | Mekeil Williams |
| 7 | Rafael Ramos | | v. | 57 | Ambroise Oyongo | Joevin Jones | Ambroise Oyongo | Jordan Allen |
| 8 | Brek Shea | | v. | 52 | Rafael Ramos | Mekeil Williams | Brek Shea | Rafael Ramos |
| 9 | Ambroise Oyongo | | at | 48 | Jordan Allen | Brek Shea | Mekeil Williams | Brek Shea |
| 10 | Jordan Allen | | at | 47 | Joevin Jones | Ambroise Oyongo | Jordan Allen | Joevin Jones |
| 11 | Joevin Jones | | v. | 46 | Tyrone Mears | Jordan Allen | Joevin Jones | Waylon Francis |
| 12 | Steven Beitashour | | v. | 27 | Steven Beitashour | Steven Beitashour | Steven Beitashour | Ambroise Oyongo |
| 13 | Robbie Rogers | | v. | 24 | Jalil Anibaba | Waylon Francis | Jalil Anibaba | Jordan Harvey |
| 14 | Waylon Francis | | v. | 23 | Robbie Rogers | Demar Phillips | Robbie Rogers | Amadou Dia |
| 15 | Jordan Harvey | | v. | 19 | Jordan Harvey | Ike Opara | Ryan Hollingshead | Robbie Rogers |
| 16 | Jalil Anibaba | | v. | 16 | Amadou Dia | Jordan Harvey | Zarek Valentin | Ike Opara |
| 17 | Ike Opara | | at | 14 | Ryan Hollingshead | Robbie Rogers | RJ Allen | Demar Phillips |
| 18 | Amadou Dia | | at | 12 | Waylon Francis | Sheanon Williams | Ike Opara | Laurent Ciman |
| 19 | Ryan Hollingshead | | at | 11 | Zarek Valentin | Zarek Valentin | Waylon Francis | Saad Abdul-Salaam |
| 20 | Demar Phillips | | at | 11 | Laurent Ciman | Saad Abdul-Salaam | Laurent Ciman | Ryan Hollingshead |
| Round 9 Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| Rank | Player | Team | Oppnt | Pts | Bazzo | Redpath | Laird | Hambazaza |
| 1 | Stefan Frei | | v. | 39 | Stefan Frei | Clint Irwin | Stefan Frei | Stefan Frei |
| 2 | Clint Irwin | | v. | 26 | Brian Rowe | Stefan Frei | Brian Rowe | Steve Clark |
| 3 | Brian Rowe | | v. | 25 | Tim Melia | Travis Worra | Josh Saunders | Luis Robles |
| 4 | David Ousted | | v. | 18 | Clint Irwin | Brian Rowe | Evan Bush | Clint Irwin |
| 5 | Luis Robles | | at | 17 | Nick Rimando | David Ousted | Nick Rimando | Travis Worra |
| 6 | Travis Worra | | v. | 16 | Josh Saunders | Tyler Deric | Luis Robles | Tyler Deric |
| 7 | Nick Rimando | | at | 15 | David Ousted | Luis Robles | David Ousted | David Ousted |
| 8 | Josh Saunders | | at | 13 | Jake Gleeson | Steve Clark | Jake Gleeson | David Bingham |
| 9 | Steve Clark | | v. | 12 | Travis Worra | Zac MacMath | Clint Irwin | Nick Rimando |
| 10 | Tyler Deric | | v. | 10 | David Bingham | Nick Rimando | Tim Melia | Zac MacMath |
