The following is CBSSports.com's weekly player rankings, updated as needed on a weekly basis and available each week. The goal of these rankings is to assist you, the Fantasy Football team owner, with setting your lineups.

We invite you to compare these rankings versus our player projections. While you'll surely notice discrepancies between the two, we like to think of our player rankings as a "safer" view of who's worth starting and who's not. Remember, the projections are an estimation based on a three-week average as well as the matchup, while the rankings take into consideration the basic question in Fantasy Football: Who is the better guy to start?

Red and green arrows signify movement during the week. Red boxes indicate an injury, while the yellow, orange and blue boxes indicate that there's news on the corresponding player.

Updated: Dec. 2, 2008

Quarterbacks
1	Kurt Warner ARI (vs STL)	16	Chad Pennington MIA   (at BUF)
2	Peyton Manning IND   (vs CIN)	17	Kyle Orton CHI   (vs JAC)
3	Drew Brees NO   (vs ATL)	18	Philip Rivers SD   (vs OAK)
4	Aaron Rodgers GB   (vs HOU)	19	Matt Hasselbeck SEA (vs NE)
5	Jay Cutler DEN   (vs KC)	20	David Garrard JAC   (at CHI)
6	Tony Romo DAL (at PIT)	21	Gus Frerotte MIN   (at DET)
7	Ben Roethlisberger PIT   (vs DAL)	22	Kerry Collins TEN (vs CLE)
8	Matt Ryan ATL   (at NO)	23	Jason Campbell WAS   (at BAL)
9	Brett Favre NYJ   (at SF)	24	Jake Delhomme CAR   (vs TB)
10	Shaun Hill SF   (vs NYJ)	25	Jeff Garcia TB   (at CAR)
11	Donovan McNabb PHI (at NYG)	26	Sage Rosenfels HOU   (at GB)
12	Tyler Thigpen KC   (at DEN)	27	Marc Bulger STL   (at ARI)
13	Matt Cassel NE   (at SEA)	28	J.P. Losman BUF   (vs MIA)
14	Joe Flacco BAL   (vs WAS)	29	Daunte Culpepper DET (vs MIN)
15	Eli Manning NYG   (vs PHI)	30	JaMarcus Russell OAK   (at SD)

Running Backs
1	Adrian Peterson MIN   (at DET)	21	Marion Barber DAL   (at PIT)
2	Michael Turner ATL   (at NO)	22	LeRon McClain BAL   (vs WAS)
3	Chris Johnson TEN (vs CLE)	23	Tim Hightower ARI (vs STL)
4	Matt Forte CHI   (vs JAC)	24	Justin Fargas OAK   (at SD)
5	Joseph Addai IND   (vs CIN)	25	Ronnie Brown MIA   (at BUF)
6	Thomas Jones NYJ   (at SF)	26	Cedric Benson CIN   (at IND)
7	LaDainian Tomlinson SD   (vs OAK)	27	Clinton Portis WAS   (at BAL)
8	DeAngelo Williams CAR   (vs TB)	28	Reggie Bush NO   (vs ATL)
9	Steve Slaton HOU   (at GB)	29	Warrick Dunn TB   (at CAR)
10	Larry Johnson KC   (at DEN)	30	Derrick Ward NYG   (vs PHI)
11	Peyton Hillis DEN   (vs KC)	31	Pierre Thomas NO   (vs ATL)
12	Marshawn Lynch BUF   (vs MIA)	32	Jamal Lewis CLE   (at TEN)
13	Brandon Jacobs NYG   (vs PHI)	33	Chester Taylor MIN   (at DET)
14	Steven Jackson STL   (at ARI)	34	Kevin Smith DET   (vs MIN)
15	Willie Parker PIT   (vs DAL)	35	Ricky Williams MIA   (at BUF)
16	Maurice Jones-Drew JAC   (at CHI)	36	Darren McFadden OAK   (at SD)
17	Brian Westbrook PHI (at NYG)	37	Leon Washington NYJ   (at SF)
18	LenDale White TEN (vs CLE)	38	Sammy Morris NE   (at SEA)
19	Frank Gore SF   (vs NYJ)	39	Julius Jones SEA   (vs NE)
20	Ryan Grant GB   (vs HOU)	40	Mewelde Moore PIT   (vs DAL)

Wide Receivers
1	Anquan Boldin ARI (vs STL)	26	Mark Clayton BAL   (vs WAS)
2	Roddy White ATL   (at NO)	27	Laveranues Coles NYJ   (at SF)
3	Greg Jennings GB   (vs HOU)	28	Isaac Bruce SF   (vs NYJ)
4	Larry Fitzgerald ARI (vs STL)	29	Domenik Hixon NYG   (vs PHI)
5	Lee Evans BUF   (vs MIA)	30	Ted Ginn Jr. MIA   (at BUF)
6	Terrell Owens DAL (at PIT)	31	Derrick Mason BAL   (vs WAS)
7	Bernard Berrian MIN   (at DET)	32	T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN   (at IND)
8	Andre Johnson HOU   (at GB)	33	Santana Moss WAS   (at BAL)
9	Calvin Johnson DET (vs MIN)	34	Braylon Edwards CLE   (at TEN)
10	Brandon Marshall DEN   (vs KC)	35	Anthony Gonzalez IND   (vs CIN)
11	Hines Ward PIT   (vs DAL)	36	Devin Hester CHI   (vs JAC)
12	Randy Moss NE   (at SEA)	37	Torry Holt STL   (at ARI)
13	Lance Moore NO   (vs ATL)	38	Steve Breaston ARI (vs STL)
14	Steve Smith CAR   (vs TB)	39	Mark Bradley KC (at DEN)
15	Reggie Wayne IND   (vs CIN)	40	Kevin Walter HOU   (at GB)
16	Wes Welker NE   (at SEA)	41	Chad Johnson CIN   (at IND)
17	Marques Colston NO   (vs ATL)	42	Deion Branch SEA (vs NE)
18	Dwayne Bowe KC   (at DEN)	43	Matt Jones JAC   (at CHI)
19	Marvin Harrison IND   (vs CIN)	44	Davone Bess MIA   (at BUF)
20	Antonio Bryant TB   (at CAR)	45	Vincent Jackson SD   (vs OAK)
21	Eddie Royal DEN   (vs KC)	46	Roy E. Williams DAL (at PIT)
22	Donald Driver GB   (vs HOU)	47	Harry Douglas ATL   (at NO)
23	Jerricho Cotchery NYJ   (at SF)	48	Shaun McDonald DET (vs MIN)
24	Santonio Holmes PIT   (vs DAL)	49	Josh Reed BUF   (vs MIA)
25	DeSean Jackson PHI (at NYG)	50	Devery Henderson NO   (vs ATL)

Tight Ends
1	Tony Gonzalez KC   (at DEN)	11	Zach Miller OAK   (at SD)
2	Dallas Clark IND   (vs CIN)	12	Heath Miller PIT   (vs DAL)
3	Jason Witten DAL (at PIT)	13	Owen Daniels HOU   (at GB)
4	Tony Scheffler DEN   (vs KC)	14	Chris Cooley WAS   (at BAL)
5	Dustin Keller NYJ   (at SF)	15	L.J. Smith PHI (at NYG)
6	Antonio Gates SD   (vs OAK)	16	Steve Heiden CLE   (at TEN)
7	Kevin Boss NYG   (vs PHI)	17	Donald Lee GB   (vs HOU)
8	John Carlson SEA (vs NE)	18	Jeremy Shockey NO   (vs ATL)
9	Bo Scaife TEN (vs CLE)	19	Greg Olsen CHI   (vs JAC)
10	Todd Heap BAL   (vs WAS)	20	Vernon Davis SF   (vs NYJ)

Kickers
1	Mason Crosby GB   (vs HOU)	11	Matt Bryant TB   (at CAR)
2	Jason Elam ATL   (at NO)	12	Ryan Longwell MIN   (at DET)
3	John Carney NYG   (vs PHI)	13	John Kasay CAR   (vs TB)
4	Stephen Gostkowski NE   (at SEA)	14	Nick Folk DAL (at PIT)
5	Matt Prater DEN   (vs KC)	15	David Akers PHI (at NYG)
6	Rian Lindell BUF   (vs MIA)	16	Dan Carpenter MIA   (at BUF)
7	Rob Bironas TEN (vs CLE)	17	Robbie Gould CHI   (vs JAC)
8	Adam Vinatieri IND   (vs CIN)	18	Jay Feely NYJ   (at SF)
9	Neil Rackers ARI (vs STL)	19	Matt Stover BAL   (vs WAS)
10	Garrett Hartley NO   (vs ATL)	20	Jeff Reed PIT   (vs DAL)

Defensive Special Teams
1	Titans TEN (vs CLE)	11	Patriots NE   (at SEA)
2	Vikings MIN   (at DET)	12	Jets NYJ   (at SF)
3	Giants NYG   (vs PHI)	13	Cardinals ARI (vs STL)
4	Ravens BAL   (vs WAS)	14	Cowboys DAL   (at PIT)
5	Steelers PIT   (vs DAL)	15	Colts IND   (vs CIN)
6	Packers GB   (vs HOU)	16	Eagles PHI (at NYG)