Fantasy Football - Top 100 (& sleepers)

Top 100

 

Rank		Player	Position	Bye
1		Adrian Peterson, MIN	RB	4
2		Chris Johnson, TEN	RB	9
3		Ray Rice, BAL	RB	8
4		Frank Gore, SF	RB	9
5		Michael Turner, ATL	RB	8
6		Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC	RB	9
7		Drew Brees, NO	QB	10
8		Peyton Manning, IND	QB	7
9		Aaron Rodgers, GB	QB	10
10		Tom Brady, NE	QB	5
11		Andre Johnson, HOU	WR	7
12		Randy Moss, NE	WR	5
13		Steven Jackson, STL	RB	9
14		Ryan Grant, GB	RB	10
15		Jamaal Charles, KC	RB	4
16		Calvin Johnson, DET	WR	7
17		Greg Jennings, GB	WR	10
18		Roddy White, ATL	WR	8
19		Marques Colston, NO	WR	10
20		Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	WR	6
21		Rashard Mendenhall, PIT	RB	5
22		Reggie Wayne, IND	WR	7
23		Miles Austin, DAL	WR	4
24		DeAngelo Williams, CAR	RB	6
25		Ryan Mathews, SD	RB	10
26		Brandon Marshall, MIA	WR	5
27		Shonn Greene, NYJ	RB	7
28		Cedric Benson, CIN	RB	6
29		Knowshon Moreno, DEN	RB	9
30		Philip Rivers, SD	QB	10
31		Tony Romo, DAL	QB	4
32		Jahvid Best, DET	RB	7
33		Felix Jones, DAL	RB	4
34		Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG	RB	8
35		Matt Schaub, HOU	QB	7
36		Antonio Gates, SD	TE	10
37		Dallas Clark, IND	TE	7
38		Jason Witten, DAL	TE	4
39		Arian Foster, HOU	RB	7
40		Pierre Thomas, NO	RB	10
41		DeSean Jackson, PHI	WR	8
42		Joseph Addai, IND	RB	7
43		Matt Forte, CHI	RB	8
44		LeSean McCoy, PHI	RB	8
45		Jerome Harrison, CLE	RB	8
46		C.J. Spiller, BUF	RB	6
47		Darren McFadden, OAK	RB	10
48		Jonathan Stewart, CAR	RB	6
49		Ronnie Brown, MIA	RB	5
50		Ricky Williams, MIA	RB	5
51		Wes Welker, NE	WR	5
52		Clinton Portis, WAS	RB	9
53		Beanie Wells, ARI	RB	6
54		Steve Smith, CAR	WR	6
55		Anquan Boldin, BAL	WR	8
56		Vernon Davis, SF	TE	9
57		Jermichael Finley, GB	TE	10
58		Tony Gonzalez, ATL	TE	8
59		Brent Celek, PHI	TE	8
60		Santana Moss, WAS	WR	9
61		Cadillac Williams, TB	RB	4
62		Steve Smith, NYG	WR	8
63		Hakeem Nicks, NYG	WR	8
64		Vincent Jackson, SD	WR	10
65		Dwayne Bowe, KC	WR	4
66		Donald Driver, GB	WR	10
67		Jeremy Maclin, PHI	WR	8
68		Pierre Garcon, IND	WR	7
69		Mike Wallace, PIT	WR	5
70		Michael Crabtree, SF	WR	9
71		Hines Ward, PIT	WR	5
72		Mike Sims-Walker, JAC	WR	9
73		Bernard Berrian, MIN	WR	4
74		Percy Harvin, MIN	WR	4
75		Chad Ochocinco, CIN	WR	6
76		Terrell Owens, CIN	WR	6
77		Johnny Knox, CHI	WR	8
78		Laurence Maroney, NE	RB	5
79		Donald Brown, IND	RB	7
80		Reggie Bush, NO	RB	10
81		Darren Sproles, SD	RB	10
82		LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ	RB	7
83		Thomas Jones, KC	RB	4
84		Justin Forsett, SEA	RB	5
85		Leon Washington, SEA	RB	5
86		Chester Taylor, CHI	RB	8
87		Marion Barber, DAL	RB	4
88		Brandon Jacobs, NYG	RB	8
89		Fred Jackson, BUF	RB	6
90		Matthew Stafford, DET	QB	7
91		Matt Ryan, ATL	QB	8
92		Jay Cutler, CHI	QB	8
93		Joe Flacco, BAL	QB	8
94		Ben Roethlisberger, PIT	QB	5
95		Brett Favre, MIN	QB	4
96		Eli Manning, NYG	QB	8
97		Donovan McNabb, WAS	QB	9
98		Kevin Kolb, PHI	QB	8
99		Robert Meachem, NO	WR	10
100		Santonio Holmes, NYJ	WR	7
Sleepers
		Mike Bell, PHI	RB	8
		Legedu Naanee, SD	WR	10
		Mike Williams, TB	WR	4
		Malcom Floyd, SD	WR	10
		Chris Cooley, WAS	TE	9
		Zach Miller, OAK	TE	10
		Owen Daniels, HOU	TE	7
		Kellen Winslow, TB	TE	4
		Laurent Robinson, STL	WR	9
		Devin Aromashodu, CHI	WR	8
		Nate Burleson, DET	WR	7
		Jacoby Jones, HOU	WR	7
		Louis Murphy, OAK	WR	10
		David Garrard, JAC	QB	9
		Sidney Rice, MIN	WR	4
		Mohamed Massaquoi, CLE	WR	8
Leave them sleeping
		T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA	WR	5
		Steve Slaton, HOU	RB	7
		Steve Breaston, ARI	WR	6
		Braylon Edwards, NYJ	WR	7
		Michael Bush, OAK	RB	10
		Brian Westbrook, SF	RB	9
		Kevin Walter, HOU	WR	7
		Julius Jones, SEA	RB	5

 

 

By Position 

 

QB

 

1		Drew Brees, NO	QB	10
2		Peyton Manning, IND	QB	7
3		Aaron Rodgers, GB	QB	10
4		Tom Brady, NE	QB	5
5		Philip Rivers, SD	QB	10
6		Tony Romo, DAL	QB	4
7		Matt Schaub, HOU	QB	7
8		Matthew Stafford, DET	QB	7
9		Matt Ryan, ATL	QB	8
10		Jay Cutler, CHI	QB	8
11		Joe Flacco, BAL	QB	8
12		Ben Roethlisberger, PIT	QB	5
13		Brett Favre, MIN	QB	4
14		Eli Manning, NYG	QB	8
15		Donovan McNabb, WAS	QB	9
16		Kevin Kolb, PHI	QB	8

 

 

RB

 

1		Adrian Peterson, MIN	RB	4
2		Chris Johnson, TEN	RB	9
3		Ray Rice, BAL	RB	8
4		Frank Gore, SF	RB	9
5		Michael Turner, ATL	RB	8
6		Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC	RB	9
7		Steven Jackson, STL	RB	9
8		Ryan Grant, GB	RB	10
9		Jamaal Charles, KC	RB	4
10		Rashard Mendenhall, PIT	RB	5
11		DeAngelo Williams, CAR	RB	6
12		Ryan Mathews, SD	RB	10
13		Shonn Greene, NYJ	RB	7
14		Cedric Benson, CIN	RB	6
15		Knowshon Moreno, DEN	RB	9
16		Jahvid Best, DET	RB	7
17		Felix Jones, DAL	RB	4
18		Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG	RB	8
19		Arian Foster, HOU	RB	7
20		Pierre Thomas, NO	RB	10
21		Joseph Addai, IND	RB	7
22		Matt Forte, CHI	RB	8
23		LeSean McCoy, PHI	RB	8
24		Jerome Harrison, CLE	RB	8
25		C.J. Spiller, BUF	RB	6
26		Darren McFadden, OAK	RB	10
27		Jonathan Stewart, CAR	RB	6
28		Ronnie Brown, MIA	RB	5
29		Ricky Williams, MIA	RB	5
30		Clinton Portis, WAS	RB	9
31		Beanie Wells, ARI	RB	6
32		Cadillac Williams, TB	RB	4
33		Laurence Maroney, NE	RB	5
34		Donald Brown, IND	RB	7
35		Reggie Bush, NO	RB	10
36		Darren Sproles, SD	RB	10
37		LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ	RB	7
38		Thomas Jones, KC	RB	4
39		Justin Forsett, SEA	RB	5
40		Leon Washington, SEA	RB	5
41		Chester Taylor, CHI	RB	8
42		Marion Barber, DAL	RB	4
43		Brandon Jacobs, NYG	RB	8
44		Fred Jackson, BUF	RB	6

 

 

WR

 

1		Andre Johnson, HOU	WR	7
2		Randy Moss, NE	WR	5
3		Calvin Johnson, DET	WR	7
4		Greg Jennings, GB	WR	10
5		Roddy White, ATL	WR	8
6		Marques Colston, NO	WR	10
7		Larry Fitzgerald, ARI	WR	6
8		Reggie Wayne, IND	WR	7
9		Miles Austin, DAL	WR	4
10		Brandon Marshall, MIA	WR	5
11		DeSean Jackson, PHI	WR	8
12		Wes Welker, NE	WR	5
13		Steve Smith, CAR	WR	6
14		Anquan Boldin, BAL	WR	8
15		Santana Moss, WAS	WR	9
16		Steve Smith, NYG	WR	8
17		Hakeem Nicks, NYG	WR	8
18		Vincent Jackson, SD	WR	10
19		Dwayne Bowe, KC	WR	4
20		Donald Driver, GB	WR	10
21		Jeremy Maclin, PHI	WR	8
22		Pierre Garcon, IND	WR	7
23		Mike Wallace, PIT	WR	5
24		Michael Crabtree, SF	WR	9
25		Hines Ward, PIT	WR	5
26		Mike Sims-Walker, JAC	WR	9
27		Bernard Berrian, MIN	WR	4
28		Percy Harvin, MIN	WR	4
29		Chad Ochocinco, CIN	WR	6
30		Terrell Owens, CIN	WR	6
31		Johnny Knox, CHI	WR	8
32		Robert Meachem, NO	WR	10
33		Santonio Holmes, NYJ	WR	7

  

 

TE

 

1		Antonio Gates, SD	TE	10
2		Dallas Clark, IND	TE	7
3		Jason Witten, DAL	TE	4
4		Vernon Davis, SF	TE	9
5		Jermichael Finley, GB	TE	10
6		Tony Gonzalez, ATL	TE	8
7		Brent Celek, PHI	TE	8

Friday Links

-Buster Olney blog. [ESPN Insider; password required]

 

-Pat Andriola at it again with WAR jumps and falls. [Fangraphs]

 

-Self-absorbed, yes, but at least he does nice things for people. [NFP]

 

-Another day, another recognizable name cut from the UFL: Andre Woodson. [Lost Lettermen]

 

-Andrew Brandt's Friday News and Notes. [NFP]

 

-For the first time in a while, an entertaining Bill Simmons article. I really liked the Cutler blurb although it's a recycled bit of his. [ESPN]

 

-Dave Berri at it again: 2009-10's most underrated scorers. [Wages of Wins]

 

-Two entertaining Deadspin links: Jimmy Connors '91 US Open and Kelly Johnson getting Punk'd.

 

-A link to more links. [AG.com]

 

 

Enjoy the three-day weekend.

 

 

BC 9/3/2010

College Football: Week 1 Picks

USC/Hawaii Over 26 (1st Half): Lane Kiffin wants to send an early message. Hawaii wants to defend their turf. 

 

Clemson -24: The Tigers are still on a high after seeing Kyle Parker come back to school. Now they roll over the Green Wave.

 

North Carolina +7: The Tar Heels are worried about potential suspensions. I'm willing to take my chances. Also remember Rule #541 of Gambling on College Football - Never bet on a team coached by Les Miles.

 

Oregon State +13: I'll take my chances with the Rodgers' brothers keeping this one close.

 

Memphis + 21.5: This will be a good test of my new power ranking system. 

 

[Underdog of the Week] Akron +8: It's a matter of principle: anytime 'cuse is a road favorite, you go the other way.

 

[Pick of the Week] Boise State -2: Hop on the bandwagon now.

College Football Preview

Conference Predictions

 

ACC: Georgia Tech has two tough road games (UNC, Va Tech), but I think Paul Johnson's crew and the triple option win this conference behind Josh Nesbitt.

 

Big 12: Nebraska got hosed in last year's Big 12 title game when Colt McCoy threw a ball away that should have run out the clock. [Things have gone downhill for McCoy ever since. Karma?] Time for the Huskers to make amends.

 

Big East: The conference is open for the taking, and I think UConn has all the pieces in place to make a surprise run to the title and ultimately a BCS game. Plus, they get Pitt and Cincy at home.

 

Big Ten: Ohio State finds themselves atop the preseason polls, but I think Wisconsin can and will win the conference. They have a favorable schedule (OSU at home) and underrated (and under high-fived) QB Scott Tolzien. Plus, I don't think Terrelle Pryor is the next Vince Young.

 

Pac-10: My surprise team of the year, Arizona, has a plethora of offensive weapons at their disposal. Can the defense hold up? I'm guessing yes.

 

SEC: Alabama: The defending national champs are kings until someone can dethrone them. I think this will be a down year for the conference.

 

 

BCS National Title Game

 

Boise State over Alabama: A dream scenario for the BCS vs everyone else debate. Time to put up or shut up and all non-BCS schools should be rooting for the Broncos. 

 

Why I Love Boise

 

The Schedule (after Va Tech) - They look like double-digit favorites against everyone else.

 

Kellen Moore - A perfect college quarterback. He's cerebral, accurate, and experienced.

 

Why I'm Skeptical

 

Va Tech: This prediction could come crashing down opening week when the Broncos travel to Washington DC to take on the Hokies of Virginia Tech

 

No first round offensive playmaker: Since 2003, only one team (2007, LSU) no team has won a national title without having an offensive superstar that would eventually become a first round pick.

 

2004: Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, Mike Williams

2005: Vince Young

2006: Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin

2007: None

2008: Tim Tebow, Percy Harvin

2009: Julio Jones, Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson (potentially)

 

 

Other Bets I'm Making

 

Wisconsin 40/1 to win BCS Title

 

Arizona 75/1 to win BCS Title

 

UConn 150/1 to win BCS Title

 

Kellen Moore 15/1 to win Heisman

 

Josh Nesbitt 50/1 to win Heisman

 

 

Teams That Are...

 

Overrated: Ohio State (2), Florida (4), Iowa (9), Virginia Tech (10)

 

Unerrated: Boise State (3), Wisconsin (12), Georgia Tech (16), UConn (31)  

 

Rankings based on preseason AP Top 25.

Thursday (Bitter) Links

BC is out today so I have today's links. Enjoy:

-Weird. Jon Heyman thinks a Scott Boras client needs more attention. [Twitter]

-Is Bill Simmons ever going to stop with the six-for-24 tweets? Kobe averaged 28-8-4-2 during the NBA Finals, and he won a ring. Joke isn't funny anymore. May never have been funny. [Twitter]

-Speaking of tweets that aren't funny and border on annoying, Ken Davidoff's "predicted records for NY teams" tweets should stop. We get it. You predicted their records. Enough. Note: I do have to give him credit for at least responding to my tweet although I do not know what it means. [Twitter]



-As if the job of an announcer wasn't hard enough, now we can easily (dis)prove their stories. [Baseball Analysts]

-Kendall Rogers provides offseason grades to the Big 12 and SEC baseball teams. [Yahoo]

-Congrats to Jeremy Jeffress on making his Major League debut last night. His career stats: 1 IP, 1 H, 3 marijuana suspensions.

-Best of Deadspin: Intern Horrors and DWOTW: Owen Hart.

-Women With Dumb Tattoos: Volumes 5,487 and 5,488 - This morning on the subway, I saw these two:

"i called, you answered" written in plain block letters with a lowercase "i" on a woman's upper back. Looked like a third grade artist did it.

"Hysterically Useless" written in script on a woman's inner bicep.



Coming up in the next few days: college and NFL previews, weekend predictions, fantasy top 100 and more.

Thanks for reading / following.

Wednesday Links

-Something the fans in Pittsburgh have waited decades for: Pirates have a five-game lead. [MLBTR]

 

-Buster Olney blog. [ESPN Insider; password required]

 

-Pat Andriola follows up his biggest WAR fallers with the risers. [Fangraphs]

 

-From first round pick to out of football in six short years, the Chris Perry story. [Lost Lettermen]

 

-Bruce Feldman of ESPN previews September's top college football games.

 

-Deadspin mailbag.

 

-Dave Berri tries to quantify the NBA's most overrated player in 2009-10. [Wages of Wins]

 

 

 

 

BC 9/1/2010

Tuesday Links

-More Loria bashing. [Hardball Times]

-Matthew Carruth studies things like this so we don't have to. [Fangraphs]

-Pat Andriola quantifies how much Chone Figgins has sucked this year. [Fangraphs]

-These are Paul Winterling/Wash College type numbers. [Rotoworld & Mike]

-Mike Fast of HBT puts together a nice pitching primer.

-Stewart Mandel predicts how the first-year coaches will do in college football. My initial thoughts: too bullish on Notre Dame and too bearish on Kansas. [SI.com]

-Decent article. Great headline. [Rumors and Rants]

-Courtesy of Deadspin:



video: Icelandic goal celebration

BC 8/31/2010

Monday Links

-Buster Olney blog: Saturday and Sunday. [ESPN Insider; password required]

 

-More Jeff Loria bashing. Yahoo's Jeff Passan trying to single-handedly bring down the Marlins front office. Tailgate tested, tailgate approved.

 

-Insightful piece about Rays' financials by Maury Brown. [BizofBaseball.com]

 

-105. [Big League Stew]

 

-More front office MLB problems: here's a guide to the impending McCourt Divorce. [Dodger Divorce]

 

-Weird. Threets tearing his UCL garnered .0000001% as much attention as that Strasburg guy doing the same. [Rotoworld]

 

-I give this argument a five on the Phillip Wellman-meter. [Big League Stew]

 

-A happy medium to NFL schedule increase? I could be sold. [NFP]

 

-Another writer voicing opposition to an 18 game season. [NFL Gridiron Gab]

 

-Peter King's MMQB. [SI.com]

 

-Lombardi.[NFL.com]

 

-Daily Revis update. [NY Daily News]

 

 

 

 

 

 

BC 8/30/2010

Friday Links

-We mentioned the Rays as a good fit last week for Brad Hawpe. Now, it's a reality. [Twitter / Ken Rosenthal]

-Buster Olney blog. [ESPN Insider; password required]

-Jayson Stark's Rumblings & Grumblings. [ESPN]

-A crushing blow to the Nationals and their fans. Both of them. [Yahoo! Sports]

-A link to Aaron Gleeman's links. [AG.com]

-Awesome individual effort by Gronk to find the end zone. [NFL.com]

-Andrew Brandt (quickly becoming a sight favorite) breaks down the Nick Mangold deal. [NFP]

-More Jets stuff. David Harris, drafted a round later than Darrelle Revis has no problem producing and honoring his contract knowing the team will take care of him later. [Newsday]

-More basketball sabermetrics. If these sabermaticians (or is it sabermatricians?) want us to buy into their numbers, mathematically proving it's not a good idea to call a timeout - and prolong a game - seems like a great start. [HSAC]

-The always entertaining Deadspin mailbag.

-A sick alley-oop to get you ready for the weekend:



Jennings-to-Wall




BC 8/27/2010