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 |