Breaking Down Draft Slots #8 & #9

  Posted 8/4 by Chris Smith, Exclusive to Footballguys.com

Every season there is discussion on the pros and cons for each of the draft slots in a fantasy football league. While I believe that it is possible to win a league no matter where you draft from, it is evident to the veteran fantasy owner that there is some advantage to drafting in certain positions as opposed to others. This series of articles will take an in-depth look at each of the twelve draft positions in a 12-team, redraft fantasy football league and outline the positives and negatives of each slot.

Based on...

  • 12-team redraft league / 18-round fantasy draft
  • Must start 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE
  • Scoring is as follows:
    • 1 pt every 20 passing yards
    • 1 pt every 10 rushing yards
    • 4 pts per passing touchdown
    • 6 pts per rushing / receiving touchdown
    • 3 pts per field goal / 1 pt per extra point
    • 2 pts per interception, fumble recovery and safety
    • 1 pt per sack
    • 6 pts per defensive touchdown
    • 10 pts per shutout

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Drafting eighth and ninth overall

Now the draft begins to get very interesting and strategy will come into play. In all honesty it is pretty easy to put together a good roster from the first half of a draft but it becomes more challenging as the draft goes on. With these two picks, in all likelihood seven running backs are off the board and there aren't as many good RB options to look at here.

Possible strategies to incorporate into your draft

An owner drafting in these positions must be flexible and must be willing to alter his draft strategy based on what occurs. If an owner feels that QB Peyton Manning and WR Marvin Harrison together on the team gives him/her the best chance to win then rolling the dice may be in order. A conservative owner will have a challenging time emerging as the victor from these slots in the draft unless competing owners make mistakes, allowing talent to drop. The first two picks could be

  • QB / RB
  • QB / WR
  • WR / WR
  • RB / RB
  • RB / WR
  • etc.

Specific Player Examples

  • RB Brian Westbrook / RB Reggie Bush
  • RB Brian Westbrook / WR Chad Johnson
  • QB Peyton Manning / RB Reggie Bush
  • QB Peyton Manning / WR Chad Johnson
  • WR Steve Smith / WR Chad Johnson

Positives of the draft slot

  1. Early 2nd round pick is nice
  2. If talent falls to you here due to questionable picks, the 2nd round pick will turn this owner into an instant legitimate contender
  3. Not many picks in between odd and even rounds

Negatives of the draft slot

  1. Owners drafting ahead of this slot usually wind up with better running back talent
  2. Cannot afford to make a mistake drafting as this slot is tougher than the first seven
  3. Long wait between 2nd and 3rd round picks
  4. Looking at running back with first and second pick could limit production at other positions

For this study, instead of breaking down the 8th and 9th slots separately we will move forward in this fashion. The first part of the article involving flexible drafting but using a conventional strategy and will be accomplished using the 8th draft slot. The 2nd part of the article will go with a more unconventional strategy in the first two rounds to take a look at how it turns out again using the 8th slot.

Part One: The Mock Draft for the #8 Slot (Flexible Drafting)

Pick
Pos
Player
Team
Selected By
1.01 RB1 LaDainian Tomlinson SD/7 MDC 1
1.02 RB2 Steven Jackson StL/9 Expert 1
1.03 RB3 Larry Johnson KC/8 CBS 1
1.04 RB4 Frank Gore SF/6 Mag Avg 1
1.05 QB1 Peyton Manning Ind/6 Expert 2
1.06 RB5 Willie Parker Pit/6 MFL 1
1.07 RB6 Joseph Addai Ind/6 CBS 2
1.08 RB7 Brian Westbrook Phi/5 Draft Slot #8
1.09 WR1 Steve Smith Car/7 Expert 3
1.10 RB8 Travis Henry Den/6 Mag Avg 2
1.11 TE1 Antonio Gates SD/7 MDC 2
1.12 WR2 Torry Holt StL/9 Expert 4
2.01 RB9 Shaun Alexander Sea/8 Expert 4
2.02 RB10 Rudi Johnson Cin/5 MDC 2
2.03 RB11 Clinton Portis Was/4 Mag Avg 2
2.04 RB12 Maurice Jones-Drew Jac/4 Expert 3
2.05 WR4 Chad Johnson Cin/5 Draft Slot #8
2.06 RB13 Reggie Bush NO/4 CBS 2
2.07 RB14 Laurence Maroney NE/10 MFL 1
2.08 RB15 Ronnie Brown Mia/9 Expert 2
2.09 RB16 Cedric Benson Chi/9 Mag Avg 1
2.10 RB17 Edgerrin James Ari/8 CBS 1
2.11 WR3 Reggie Wayne Ind/6 Expert 1
2.12 WR5 Terrell Owens Dal/8 MDC 1
3.01 WR6 Marvin Harrison Ind/6 MDC 1
3.02 WR7 T.J. Houshmandzadeh Cin/5 Expert 1
3.03 QB2 Carson Palmer Cin/5 CBS 1
3.04 WR8 Javon Walker Den/6 Mag Avg 1
3.05 WR9 Larry Fitzgerald Ari/8 Expert 2
3.06 QB3 Tom Brady NE/10 MFL 1
3.07 WR10 Roy Williams Det/6 CBS 2
3.08 RB18 Willis McGahee Bal/8 Draft Slot #8
3.09 WR11 Donald Driver GB/7 Expert 3
3.10 WR12 Lee Evans Buf/6 Mag Avg 2
3.11 WR13 Anquan Boldin Ari/8 MDC 2
3.12 QB4 Marc Bulger StL/9 Expert 4
4.01 WR14 Andre Johnson Hou/10 Expert 4
4.02 WR15 Plaxico Burress NYG/9 MDC 2
4.03 WR16 Marques Colston NO/4 Mag Avg 2
4.04 WR17 Randy Moss NE/10 Expert 3
4.05 WR19 Hines Ward Pit/6 Draft Slot #8
4.06 WR18 Reggie Brown Phi/5 CBS 2
4.07 WR20 Braylon Edwards Cle/7 MFL 1
4.08 WR21 Santana Moss Was/4 Expert 2
4.09 TE2 Jeremy Shockey NYG/9 Mag Avg 1
4.10 TE3 Todd Heap Bal/8 CBS 1
4.11 QB5 Donovan McNabb Phi/5 Expert 1
4.12 QB6 Drew Brees NO/4 MDC 1
5.01 RB19 Jerious Norwood Atl/8 MDC 1
5.02 RB20 Thomas Jones NYJ/10 Expert 1
5.03 RB21 DeAngelo Williams Car/7 CBS 1
5.04 RB22 Deuce McAllister NO/4 Mag Avg 1
5.05 RB23 Adrian Peterson Min/5 Expert 2
5.06 TE4 Tony Gonzalez KC/8 MFL 1
5.07 RB24 Ahman Green Hou/10 CBS 2
5.08 RB25 Cadillac Williams TB/10 Draft Slot #8
5.09 RB26 Marshawn Lynch Buf/6 Expert 3
5.10 RB27 Brandon Jacobs NYG/9 Mag Avg 2
5.11 RB28 Marion Barber III Dal/8 MDC 2
5.12 RB29 LaMont Jordan Oak/5 Expert 4
6.01 RB30 Fred Taylor Jac/4 Expert 4
6.02 RB31 Jamal Lewis Cle/7 MDC 2
6.03 QB7 Tony Romo Dal/8 Mag Avg 2
6.04 RB32 Julius Jones Dal/8 Expert 3
6.05 QB8 Vince Young Ten/4 Draft Slot #8
6.06 QB9 Jon Kitna Det/6 CBS 2
6.07 RB33 Tatum Bell Det/6 MFL 1
6.08 RB34 Vernand Morency GB/7 Expert 2
6.09 WR22 Laveranues Coles NYJ/10 Mag Avg 1
6.10 WR23 Jerricho Cotchery NYJ/10 CBS 1
6.11 RB35 Chris Brown Ten/4 Expert 1
6.12 TE5 Chris Cooley Was/4 MDC 1
7.01 WR24 Mark Clayton Bal/8 MDC 1
7.02 WR25 Deion Branch Sea/8 Expert 1
7.03 WR26 Calvin Johnson Det/6 CBS 1
7.04 WR27 Joey Galloway TB/10 Mag Avg 1
7.05 RB36 Leon Washington NYJ/10 Expert 2
7.06 DEF1 Chicago Chi/9 MFL 1
7.07 DEF2 Baltimore Bal/8 CBS 2
7.08 WR28 Chris Chambers Mia/9 Draft Slot #8
7.09 RB37 Chester Taylor Min/5 Expert 3
7.10 WR29 Bernard Berrian Chi/9 Mag Avg 2
7.11 WR30 D.J. Hackett Sea/8 MDC 2
7.12 RB38 Ladell Betts Was/4 Expert 4
8.01 WR31 Terry Glenn Dal/8 Expert 4
8.02 QB10 Ben Roethlisberger Pit/6 MDC 2
8.03 QB11 Jay Cutler Den/6 Mag Avg 2
8.04 QB12 Matt Leinart Ari/8 Expert 3
8.05 WR32 Darrell Jackson SF/6 Draft Slot #8
8.06 QB13 Philip Rivers SD/7 CBS 2
8.07 QB14 Matt Hasselbeck Sea/8 MFL 1
8.08 QB15 Brett Favre GB/7 Expert 2
8.09 QB16 Eli Manning NYG/9 Mag Avg 1
8.10 WR33 Santonio Holmes Pit/6 CBS 1
8.11 RB39 Reuben Droughns NYG/9 Expert 1
8.12 RB40 Kevin Jones Det/6 MDC 1
9.01 RB41 Brandon Jackson GB/7 MDC 1
9.02 TE6 Jason Witten Dal/8 Expert 1
9.03 WR34 Greg Jennings GB/7 CBS 1
9.04 WR35 Vincent Jackson SD/7 Mag Avg 1
9.05 WR36 Donte Stallworth NE/10 Expert 2
9.06 WR37 Brandon Marshall Den/6 MFL 1
9.07 WR38 Muhsin Muhammad Chi/9 CBS 2
9.08 TE7 Kellen Winslow Jr Cle/7 Draft Slot #8
9.09 QB17 Alex Smith SF/6 Expert 3
9.10 TE8 Alge Crumpler Atl/8 Mag Avg 2
9.11 QB18 J.P. Losman Buf/6 MDC 2
9.12 TE9 Vernon Davis SF/6 Expert 4
10.01 RB42 DeShaun Foster Car/7 Expert 4
10.02 WR39 Jerry Porter Oak/5 MDC 2
10.03 WR40 Isaac Bruce StL/9 Mag Avg 2
10.04 TE10 L.J. Smith Phi/5 Expert 3
10.05 QB20 Chad Pennington NYJ/10 Draft Slot #8
10.06 TE11 Ben Watson NE/10 CBS 2
10.07 WR41 Drew Carter Car/7 MFL 1
10.08 WR42 Devery Henderson NO/4 Expert 2
10.09 QB19 Jason Campbell Was/4 Mag Avg 1
10.10 WR43 Eddie Kennison KC/8 CBS 1
10.11 WR44 Matt Jones Jac/4 Expert 1
10.12 RB43 LenDale White Ten/4 MDC 1
11.01 QB21 Steve McNair Bal/8 MDC 1
11.02 QB22 Jake Delhomme Car/7 Expert 1
11.03 QB23 Byron Leftwich Jac/4 CBS 1
11.04 RB44 Michael Turner SD/7 Mag Avg 1
11.05 WR45 Derrick Mason Bal/8 Expert 2
11.06 WR46 Brandon Jones Ten/4 MFL 1
11.07 WR47 Kevin Curtis Phi/5 CBS 2
11.08 RB45 Michael Pittman TB/10 Draft Slot #8
11.09 QB24 Matt Schaub Hou/10 Expert 3
11.10 DEF3 San Diego SD/7 Mag Avg 2
11.11 QB25 Rex Grossman Chi/9 MDC 2
11.12 DEF4 Buffalo Buf/6 Expert 4
12.01 WR48 Reggie Williams Jac/4 Expert 4
12.02 RB46 Mike Bell Den/6 MDC 2
12.03 RB47 Jerome Harrison Cle/7 Mag Avg 2
12.04 RB48 Correll Buckhalter Phi/5 Expert 3
12.05 DEF5 Minnesota Min/5 Draft Slot #8
12.06 WR49 Michael Jenkins Atl/8 CBS 2
12.07 PK1 Adam Vinatieri Ind/6 MFL 1
12.08 RB49 Anthony Thomas Buf/6 Expert 2
12.09 DEF6 Miami Mia/9 Mag Avg 1
12.10 RB50 Kevin Faulk NE/10 CBS 1
12.11 WR50 Ronald Curry Oak/5 Expert 1
12.12 WR51 Bobby Engram Sea/8 MDC 1
13.01 QB26 Jeff Garcia TB/10 MDC 1
13.02 QB27 Tarvaris Jackson Min/5 Expert 1
13.03 WR52 Bobby Wade Min/5 CBS 1
13.04 TE12 Heath Miller Pit/6 Mag Avg 1
13.05 PK2 Shayne Graham Cin/5 Expert 2
13.06 RB51 Ron Dayne Hou/10 MFL 1
13.07 WR53 Joe Horn Atl/8 CBS 2
13.08 WR54 Drew Bennett StL/9 Draft Slot #8
13.09 DEF7 Carolina Car/7 Expert 3
13.10 DEF8 New York Giants NYG/9 Mag Avg 2
13.11 RB52 Maurice Morris Sea/8 MDC 2
13.12 DEF9 Pittsburgh Pit/6 Expert 4
14.01 TE13 Owen Daniels Hou/10 Expert 4
14.02 TE14 Dallas Clark Ind/6 MDC 2
14.03 PK3 Jeff Wilkins StL/9 Mag Avg 2
14.04 DEF10 New England NE/10 Expert 3
14.05 RB53 DeDe Dorsey Ind/6 Draft Slot #8
14.06 PK4 Stephen Gostkowski NE/10 CBS 2
14.07 RB54 Mewelde Moore Min/5 MFL 1
14.08 WR55 Ted Ginn Mia/9 Expert 2
14.09 QB28 Trent Green Mia/9 Mag Avg 1
14.10 RB55 Adrian Peterson Chi/9 CBS 1
14.11 WR56 Mike Furrey Det/6 Expert 1
14.12 DEF11 Green Bay GB/7 MDC 1
15.01 PK5 Nate Kaeding SD/7 MDC 1
15.02 DEF12 San Francisco SF/6 Expert 1
15.03 DEF13 Philadelphia Phi/5 CBS 1
15.04 WR57 Eric Parker SD/7 Mag Avg 1
15.05 DEF14 Arizona Ari/8 Expert 2
15.06 WR58 Nate Washington Pit/6 MFL 1
15.07 RB56 Noah Herron GB/7 CBS 2
15.08 PK7 Jason Elam Den/6 Draft Slot #8
15.09 RB57 Kenny Irons Cin/5 Expert 3
15.10 WR59 Marty Booker Mia/9 Mag Avg 2
15.11 RB58 Dominic Rhodes Oak/5 MDC 2
15.12 RB59 T.J. Duckett Det/6 Expert 4
16.01 PK6 Matt Stover Bal/8 Expert 4
16.02 PK8 Robbie Gould Chi/9 MDC 2
16.03 PK9 Josh Scobee Jac/4 Mag Avg 2
16.04 PK10 Olindo Mare NO/4 Expert 3
16.05 RB59 Lorenzo Booker Mia/9 Draft Slot #8
16.06 RB60 Musa Smith Bal/8 CBS 2
16.07 RB61 Sammy Morris NE/10 MFL 1
16.08 RB62 Michael Bennett KC/8 Expert 2
16.09 RB63 Mike Alstott TB/10 Mag Avg 1
16.10 WR60 Troy Williamson Min/5 CBS 1
16.11 RB65 Warrick Dunn Atl/8 Expert 1
16.12 WR61 Brandon Lloyd Was/4 MDC 1
17.01 TE15 Bo Scaife Ten/4 MDC 1
17.02 PK11 Joe Nedney SF/6 Expert 1
17.03 PK12 Jason Hanson Det/6 CBS 1
17.04 PK13 Josh Brown Sea/8 Mag Avg 1
17.05 TE16 Desmond Clark Chi/9 Expert 2
17.06 WR62 Peerless Price Buf/6 MFL 1
17.07 RB66 Mack Strong Sea/8 CBS 2
17.08 DEF15 Seattle Sea/8 Draft Slot #8
17.09 WR63 Dwayne Bowe KC/8 Expert 3
17.10 WR64 Arnaz Battle SF/6 Mag Avg 2
17.11 WR65 Joe Jurevicius Cle/7 MDC 2
17.12 WR66 Dwayne Jarrett Car/7 Expert 4
18.01 WR67 Bryant Johnson Ari/8 Expert 4
18.02 DEF16 Atlanta Atl/8 MDC 2
18.03 TE17 Daniel Graham Den/6 Mag Avg 2
18.04 TE18 Tony Scheffler Den/6 Expert 3
18.05 TE22 Ben Troupe Ten/4 Draft Slot #8
18.06 DEF17 Dallas Dal/8 CBS 2
18.07 DEF18 New York Jets NYJ/10 MFL 1
18.08 DEF19 St. Louis StL/9 Expert 2
18.09 DEF20 Tennessee Ten/4 Mag Avg 1
18.10 DEF21 Cincinnati Cin/5 CBS 1
18.11 DEF22 Kansas City KC/8 Expert 1
18.12 DEF23 Indianapolis Ind/6 MDC 1

Breaking down the mock draft from draft slot #8 (flexible drafting)

Round 1: RB Willie Parker

When you have a running back like Parker still available here with the 8th pick, it is an easy selection. Grab him and move on.

Rounds 2/3: WR Chad Johnson / RB Willis McGahee

There are two paths the 2nd round pick can go. There is RB Reggie Bush of the Saints and WR Chad Johnson of the Bengals. Both are very nice options to start a team with and it is a difficult call to make. Since this is a mock draft, it is possible to play out both sides of the coin here. If Reggie Bush is the selection, the 3rd round pick becomes WR Lee Evans, WR Anquan Bolden or RB Willis McGahee. If the 2nd round pick is Chad Johnson, the easy 3rd round selection is McGahee. Personally I prefer the Parker/Johnson/McGahee combination to the Parker/Bush/Evans combination so Johnson is the 2nd round pick and McGahee is the 3rd. If you are in a league with RB hungry owners, Bush would probably be the pick in this slot if he's available.

Rounds 4/5: WR Hines Ward / RB Cadillac Williams

These two rounds are often value picks during my drafts. I look for the players with the best upside in these slots and scoop them up. Hines Ward is a #1 receiver on a team that looks poised to pass more this season. Ward is capable of finishing inside of the top-five at the receiver position. Cadillac Williams has a ton of potential and although he's disappointed over the first two seasons of his career, his potential alone makes him a steal in the fifth round and his production will likely exceed this draft position.

Rounds 6/7: QB Vince Young / WR Chris Chambers

The 6th round pick is an interesting one. There are decent tight ends and receivers available as well as serviceable backup running backs. However when you have a player with the talents of Vince Young sitting there in the sixth round of your draft, it becomes a very easy selection to make. Young is a dual-threat who is likely to put up outstanding rushing totals and he could finish as a top-five quarterback. Nice value in round six. The 7th round pick is very easy to make here. I am in need of a starting receiver and Chambers is a steal in the 7th round. There are no other real options with this pick.

Rounds 8/9: WR Darrell Jackson / TE Kellen Winslow Jr.

With my starting quarterback already onboard and the running back position sucked dry at this point in the draft, the 8th round becomes a choice between a solid backup receiver and a starting tight end. In the end this is another simple choice to make as there are a number of tight ends all grouped together with similar likely production this season, leaving veteran WR Darrell Jackson as the easy pick here. Waiting on tight end does pay off as Kellen Winslow Jr. has as much upside as anybody and is a bargain in the ninth round.

At the halfway point of the draft, my team looks like this...

QB Vince Young

RB Willie Parker
RB Willis McGahee
RB Cadillac Williams

WR Chad Johnson
WR Hines Ward
WR Chris Chambers
WR Darrell Jackson

TE Kellen Winslow Jr.

Rounds 10-14: QB Chad Pennington / RB Michael Pittman / Vikings DEF / WR Drew Bennett / RB DeDe Dorsey

As usual, I try and target my backup quarterback in round ten before the well dries up. There are a number of teams with serious question marks at quarterback this season and it's nice to lock up two definite starters for a fantasy roster. Pittman is a player I like to target at this point in the draft if I have Cadillac Williams on the roster. Pittman will get some work each week and becomes a serviceable starter if something happens to Williams. It is nice to lock up fantasy points at one of the running back spots. The Vikings defense has outstanding potential this year and stood out as the best pick for round 12. WR Drew Bennett has been a top-ten fantasy receiver and is joining a team that loves to pass the ball. He'll be good value in the 13th round. Finally DeDe Dorsey is an interesting prospect who appears to have a lock on the backup position for the Colts. He's likely to earn a number of touches each week at a minimum and the upside is there for him to become much more.

Rounds 15-18: K Jason Elam / RB Lorenzo Booker / Seahawks DEF / TE Ben Troupe

As always, I target my starting kicker in the final portion of the draft. You don't have to wait until the final round to select a kicker though. Instead target your starter when there are no other clear options at the other positions and in this case, that moment falls with the 15th round pick. My receiver stable is deep with proven veteran talent so I will stick with my five man rotation at instead target a 6th running back here. Booker is similar to Dorsey mentioned earlier in that he appears guaranteed to slot in as the backup and at least will receive 6 to 10 touches per game. He could emerge as a decent fantasy starter however if something happens to Dolphins starting RB Ronnie Brown. Finally adding the Seahawks defense here and TE Ben Troupe are easy picks. Choosing Troupe here instead of one of the promising rookie tight ends is due to the past injury woes of Winslow Jr. Having a proven veteran presence at the position becomes a necessity.

Final Roster (Draft Slot #8 - Part One: Flexible Drafting)

QB Vince Young
QB Chad Pennington

RB Willie Parker
RB Willis McGahee
RB Cadillac Williams
RB Michael Pittman
RB DeDe Dorsey
RB Lorenzo Booker

WR Chad Johnson
WR Hines Ward
WR Chris Chambers
WR Darrell Jackson
WR Drew Bennett

TE Kellen Winslow Jr.
TE Ben Troupe

K Jason Elam

DEF Vikings D
DEF Seahawks D

Final thoughts on this roster

If an owner drafts in the 8th slot and is fortunate enough to have players like Parker, McGahee, Williams, Ward, Chambers and Vince Young available in value spots, this becomes an outstanding team. The key is to not worry so much about targeting certain players at certain times in the draft, instead targeting the best value at each round. If this is accomplished, a team drafting from this position will emerge with a very solid team, albeit without the star running back that the teams at the top of the first round are blessed with. A starting lineup of QB Vince Young, RB Willie Parker, RB Willis McGahee, WR Chad Johnson, WR Hines Ward, WR Chris Chambers, TE Kellen Winslow Jr., K Jason Elam and DEF Vikings will definitely be in the running for the championship.

Part Two: The Mock Draft for the #8 Slot (Unconventional Strategy)

Pick
Pos
Player
Team
Selected By
1.01
RB1
LaDainian Tomlinson
SD/7
MDC 1
1.02
RB2
Steven Jackson
StL/9
Expert 1
1.03
RB3
Larry Johnson
KC/8
CBS 1
1.04
RB4
Frank Gore
SF/6
Mag Avg 1
1.05
RB5
Willie Parker
Pit/6
Expert 2
1.06
RB6
Joseph Addai
Ind/6
MFL 1
1.07
RB7
Brian Westbrook
Phi/5
CBS 2
1.08
QB1
Peyton Manning
Ind/6
Draft Slot #8
1.09
WR1
Steve Smith
Car/7
Expert 3
1.10
RB8
Travis Henry
Den/6
Mag Avg 2
1.11
TE1
Antonio Gates
SD/7
MDC 2
1.12
WR2
Torry Holt
StL/9
Expert 4
2.01
RB9
Shaun Alexander
Sea/8
Expert 4
2.02
RB10
Rudi Johnson
Cin/5
MDC 2
2.03
RB11
Clinton Portis
Was/4
Mag Avg 2
2.04
RB12
Maurice Jones-Drew
Jac/4
Expert 3
2.05
WR4
Chad Johnson
Cin/5
Draft Slot #8
2.06
RB13
Reggie Bush
NO/4
CBS 2
2.07
RB14
Laurence Maroney
NE/10
MFL 1
2.08
RB15
Ronnie Brown
Mia/9
Expert 2
2.09
RB16
Cedric Benson
Chi/9
Mag Avg 1
2.10
RB17
Edgerrin James
Ari/8
CBS 1
2.11
WR3
Reggie Wayne
Ind/6
Expert 1
2.12
WR5
Terrell Owens
Dal/8
MDC 1
3.01
WR6
Marvin Harrison
Ind/6
MDC 1
3.02
WR7
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Cin/5
Expert 1
3.03
QB2
Carson Palmer
Cin/5
CBS 1
3.04
WR8
Javon Walker
Den/6
Mag Avg 1
3.05
QB3
Tom Brady
NE/10
Expert 2
3.06
WR9
Larry Fitzgerald
Ari/8
MFL 1
3.07
RB18
Willis McGahee
Bal/8
CBS 2
3.08
WR10
Roy Williams
Det/6
Draft Slot #8
3.09
WR11
Donald Driver
GB/7
Expert 3
3.10
WR12
Lee Evans
Buf/6
Mag Avg 2
3.11
WR13
Anquan Boldin
Ari/8
MDC 2
3.12
QB4
Marc Bulger
StL/9
Expert 4
4.01
WR14
Andre Johnson
Hou/10
Expert 4
4.02
WR15
Plaxico Burress
NYG/9
MDC 2
4.03
WR16
Marques Colston
NO/4
Mag Avg 2
4.04
WR17
Randy Moss
NE/10
Expert 3
4.05
RB20
Thomas Jones
NYJ/10
Draft Slot #8
4.06
WR18
Reggie Brown
Phi/5
CBS 2
4.07
QB5
Donovan McNabb
Phi/5
MFL 1
4.08
WR19
Hines Ward
Pit/6
Expert 2
4.09
TE2
Jeremy Shockey
NYG/9
Mag Avg 1
4.10
TE3
Todd Heap
Bal/8
CBS 1
4.11
QB6
Drew Brees
NO/4
Expert 1
4.12
WR20
Braylon Edwards
Cle/7
MDC 1
5.01
RB19
Jerious Norwood
Atl/8
MDC 1
5.02
RB21
DeAngelo Williams
Car/7
Expert 1
5.03
RB22
Deuce McAllister
NO/4
CBS 1
5.04
RB23
Adrian Peterson
Min/5
Mag Avg 1
5.05
WR21
Santana Moss
Was/4
Expert 2
5.06
TE4
Tony Gonzalez
KC/8
MFL 1
5.07
TE5
Chris Cooley
Was/4
CBS 2
5.08
RB24
Ahman Green
Hou/10
Draft Slot #8
5.09
RB25
Cadillac Williams
TB/10
Expert 3
5.10
RB26
Marshawn Lynch
Buf/6
Mag Avg 2
5.11
RB27
Brandon Jacobs
NYG/9
MDC 2
5.12
RB28
Marion Barber III
Dal/8
Expert 4
6.01
RB29
LaMont Jordan
Oak/5
Expert 4
6.02
RB30
Fred Taylor
Jac/4
MDC 2
6.03
QB7
Tony Romo
Dal/8
Mag Avg 2
6.04
RB31
Jamal Lewis
Cle/7
Expert 3
6.05
RB32
Julius Jones
Dal/8
Draft Slot #8
6.06
QB8
Vince Young
Ten/4
CBS 2
6.07
WR22
Laveranues Coles
NYJ/10
MFL 1
6.08
RB33
Tatum Bell
Det/6
Expert 2
6.09
QB9
Jon Kitna
Det/6
Mag Avg 1
6.10
WR23
Jerricho Cotchery
NYJ/10
CBS 1
6.11
RB34
Vernand Morency
GB/7
Expert 1
6.12
RB35
Chris Brown
Ten/4
MDC 1
7.01
QB10
Ben Roethlisberger
Pit/6
MDC 1
7.02
WR24
Mark Clayton
Bal/8
Expert 1
7.03
WR25
Deion Branch
Sea/8
CBS 1
7.04
WR26
Calvin Johnson
Det/6
Mag Avg 1
7.05
DEF1
Chicago
Chi/9
Expert 2
7.06
DEF2
Baltimore
Bal/8
MFL 1
7.07
WR27
Joey Galloway
TB/10
CBS 2
7.08
WR28
Chris Chambers
Mia/9
Draft Slot #8
7.09
RB36
Leon Washington
NYJ/10
Expert 3
7.10
RB37
Chester Taylor
Min/5
Mag Avg 2
7.11
RB38
Ladell Betts
Was/4
MDC 2
7.12
WR29
Bernard Berrian
Chi/9
Expert 4
8.01
WR30
D.J. Hackett
Sea/8
Expert 4
8.02
QB11
Jay Cutler
Den/6
MDC 2
8.03
WR31
Terry Glenn
Dal/8
Mag Avg 2
8.04
QB12
Matt Leinart
Ari/8
Expert 3
8.05
WR32
Darrell Jackson
SF/6
Draft Slot #8
8.06
QB13
Philip Rivers
SD/7
CBS 2
8.07
QB14
Matt Hasselbeck
Sea/8
MFL 1
8.08
QB15
Brett Favre
GB/7
Expert 2
8.09
QB16
Eli Manning
NYG/9
Mag Avg 1
8.10
RB39
Reuben Droughns
NYG/9
CBS 1
8.11
RB40
Kevin Jones
Det/6
Expert 1
8.12
WR33
Santonio Holmes
Pit/6
MDC 1
9.01
TE6
Jason Witten
Dal/8
MDC 1
9.02
TE7
Kellen Winslow Jr
Cle/7
Expert 1
9.03
WR34
Greg Jennings
GB/7
CBS 1
9.04
WR35
Vincent Jackson
SD/7
Mag Avg 1
9.05
WR36
Donte Stallworth
NE/10
Expert 2
9.06
WR37
Brandon Marshall
Den/6
MFL 1
9.07
WR38
Muhsin Muhammad
Chi/9
CBS 2
9.08
RB41
Brandon Jackson
GB/7
Draft Slot #8
9.09
QB17
Alex Smith
SF/6
Expert 3
9.10
TE8
Alge Crumpler
Atl/8
Mag Avg 2
9.11
QB18
J.P. Losman
Buf/6
MDC 2
9.12
RB42
DeShaun Foster
Car/7
Expert 4
10.01
TE9
Vernon Davis
SF/6
Expert 4
10.02
WR39
Jerry Porter
Oak/5
MDC 2
10.03
WR40
Isaac Bruce
StL/9
Mag Avg 2
10.04
TE10
L.J. Smith
Phi/5
Expert 3
10.05
TE11
Ben Watson
NE/10
Draft Slot #8
10.06
WR41
Drew Carter
Car/7
CBS 2
10.07
WR42
Devery Henderson
NO/4
MFL 1
10.08
WR43
Eddie Kennison
KC/8
Expert 2
10.09
WR44
Matt Jones
Jac/4
Mag Avg 1
10.10
QB19
Jason Campbell
Was/4
CBS 1
10.11
QB20
Chad Pennington
NYJ/10
Expert 1
10.12
RB43
LenDale White
Ten/4
MDC 1
11.01
QB21
Steve McNair
Bal/8
MDC 1
11.02
WR45
Derrick Mason
Bal/8
Expert 1
11.03
RB44
Michael Turner
SD/7
CBS 1
11.04
WR46
Brandon Jones
Ten/4
Mag Avg 1
11.05
WR47
Kevin Curtis
Phi/5
Expert 2
11.06
WR48
Reggie Williams
Jac/4
MFL 1
11.07
WR49
Michael Jenkins
Atl/8
CBS 2
11.08
QB22
Jake Delhomme
Car/7
Draft Slot #8
11.09
QB23
Byron Leftwich
Jac/4
Expert 3
11.10
QB24
Matt Schaub
Hou/10
Mag Avg 2
11.11
RB45
Correll Buckhalter
Phi/5
MDC 2
11.12
QB25
Rex Grossman
Chi/9
Expert 4
12.01
RB46
Mike Bell
Den/6
Expert 4
12.02
WR50
Ronald Curry
Oak/5
MDC 2
12.03
DEF3
San Diego
SD/7
Mag Avg 2
12.04
RB47
Jerome Harrison
Cle/7
Expert 3
12.05
WR54
Drew Bennett
StL/9
Draft Slot #8