Updated May 15, 2008

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  Quarterbacks    
       
Rank Player Team Comment
1 Tom Brady NEP  
2 Tony Romo DAL Ah, Jessica gone, only an improvement!
3 Peyton Manning IND  
4 Drew Brees NOS  
5 Matt Hasselbeck SEA  
6 Carson Palmer CIN  
7 Jay Cutler DEN  
8 Derek Anderson CLE He'll do well somewhere for a long time past 2008
9 Ben Roethlisberger PIT  
10 Eli Manning NYG  
11 David Garrard JAC  
12 Aaron Rodgers GBP  
13 Vince Young TEN  
14 Matt Schaub HOU  
15 Marc Bulger STL  
16 Donovan McNabb PHI  
17 Jon Kitna DET His long term value is limited, but no clear future guy
18 Jason Campbell WAS  
19 Trent Edwards BUF  
20 Philip Rivers SDC  
21 JaMarcus Russell OAK Team trying to get better around him, big upside
22 Jeo Flacco BAL May be slow in developing, but he's the long term guy
23 Brodie Croyle KCC  
24 Matt Leinart ARI  
25 Kellen Clemens NYJ How long are you willing to wait for his day to come?
26 Matt Ryan ATL If you must, he's the ATL QB to grab, only if you must
27 Jeff Garcia TBB Too many questions here to make him tempting
28 Rex Grossman CHI  
29 Kyle Orton CHI  
30 Kyle Boller BAL Short term isn't for keepers
31 Tavaris Jackson MIN  
32 Chad Pennington NYJ History not on his side, though short term option
33 John Beck MIA No telling who long term starter here will be, avoid i.p.
34 Alex Smith SFO  
35 Kevin Kolb PHI  
       
  Running Backs    
       
Rank Player Team Comment
1 Adrian Peterson MIN  
2 LaDainian Tomlinson SDC  
3 Brian Westbrook PHI  
4 Joseph Addai IND  
5 Steven Jackson STL  
6 Ronnie Brown MIA  
7 Marshawn Lynch BUF  
8 Clinton Portis WAS  
9 Larry Johnson KCC  
10 Marion Barber DAL  
11 Willie Parker PIT  
12 Brandon Jacobs NYG  
13 Willis McGahee BAL  
14 Jamal Lewis CLE 1 more season under age 30…beware and prepare
15 Ryan Grant GBP  
16 Reggie Bush NOS  
17 Laurence Maroney NEP  
18 Michael Turner ATL  
19 Edgerrin James ARI  
20 Frank Gore SFO  
21 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC  
22 Thomas Jones NYJ  
23 Kenny Watson CIN  
24 Travis Henry DEN  
25 Selvin Young DEN  
26 Darren McFadden OAK Long term outlook great, short term will split
27 Jonathan Stewart CAR Better keeper upside here at the moment
28 Rudi Johnson CIN  
29 Chris Brown HOU Not starting, but Green isn't worth a pick for keeper
30 Julius Jones SEA  
31 Earnest Graham TBB  
32 Tatum Bell DET  
33 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG  
34 Chester Taylor MIN  
35 DeAngelo Williams CAR History doesn't show promise for long term success
36 Fred Taylor JAC  
37 Justin Fargas OAK Stil solid for a year or two, not much longer
38 Deuce McAllister NOS  
39 DeShaun Foster SFO  
40 Kevin Smith DET  
41 LenDale White TEN  
42 Maurice Morris SEA  
43 Kolby Smith KCC  
44 Matt Forte CHI  
45 Leon Washington NYJ  
46 Dominic Rhodes IND Return puts him in nice handcuff, backup slot
47 Jerious Norwood ATL Will have to stave off competition, but still solid #2
48 Derrick Ward NYG  
49 Rashard Mendenhall PIT Still not sure on this one, but think long term I guess?
50 Ladell Betts WAS  
51 Jason Wright CLE May not be long term answer, but necessary handcuff
52 Felix Jones DAL  
53 Shaun Alexander FA Age not helping him here
54 Correll Buckhalter PHI  
55 Chris Johnson TEN  
56 Antonio Pittman STL  
57 Brandon Jackson GBP  
58 LaMont Jordan FA  
59 Najeh Davenport PIT  
60 Cedric Benson CHI  
61 Sammy Morris NEP  
62 Marcus Thomas SDC  
63 Reuben Droughns NYG  
64 Ray Rice BAL  
65 Mike Hart IND Rhodes return hurts his short term status
66 Cadillac Williams TBB  
67 Kevin Faulk NEP  
68 Kevin Jones FA  
69 Samkon Gado FA  
70 Maurice Hicks MIN  
       
  Wide Receivers    
       
Rank Player Team Comment
1 Randy Moss NEP  
2 Terrell Owens DAL  
3 Reggie Wayne IND  
4 Braylon Edwards CLE  
5 Larry Fitzgerald ARI  
6 T.J. Houshmandzadeh CIN Success could be short lived
7 Andre Johnson HOU  
8 Marques Colston NOS  
9 Greg Jennings GBP  
10 Roddy White ATL  
11 Brandon Marshall DEN  
12 Plaxico Burress NYG  
13 Chad Johnson CIN Have to keep him high, but don't think he'll play
14 Jerricho Cotchery NYJ  
15 Donald Driver GBP  
16 Dwayne Bowe KCC  
17 Santonio Holmes PIT  
18 Steve Smith CAR  
19 Marvin Harrison IND Know this is tough to swallow, but best days behind
20 Roy Williams DET  
21 Torry Holt STL  
22 Anquan Boldin ARI  
23 D.J. Hackett CAR Muhammed listing ahead of him is respect only
24 Bernard Berrian MIN Upside limited only by QB play
25 Hines Ward PIT  
26 Deion Branch SEA  
27 Calvin Johnson DET  
28 Anthony Gonzalez IND Ready for Reggie Wayne part Deux?
29 Donte Stallworth CLE  
30 Lee Evans BUF  
31 Wes Welker NEP  
32 Joey Galloway TBB  
33 Javon Walker OAK  
34 Jabar Gaffney NEP  
35 Patrick Crayton DAL  
36 Kevin Curtis PHI  
37 Jerry Porter JAC  
38 Ronald Curry OAK  
39 Laveranues Coles NYJ  
40 Derrick Mason BAL  
41 Brandon Jones TEN  
42 Drew Bennett STL  
43 Kevin Walter HOU  
44 Santana Moss WAS  
45 Roydell Williams TEN Hard to like any of Tenn. receivers at the moment
46 David Patten NOS  
47 Bobby Engram SEA Team questioning keeping him…what?
48 Antonio Chatman CIN Upside is huge due to volatile WR situation 
49 Devard Darling KCC  
50 Chris Chambers SDC  
51 Mario Manningham NYG  
52 Nate Burleson SEA  
53 Bryant Johnson SFO Actually liking him for a top sleeper pick
54 Vincent Jackson SDC  
55 Reggie Brown PHI  
56 Earl Doucet ARI  
57 Antwaan Randle El WAS  
58 Mark Clayton BAL  
59 Shaun McDonald DET New offense could hurt his numbers
60 Brandon Stokley DEN  
61 Troy Williamson JAC  
62 Josh Reed BUF At the moment he's still number 2, will it last?
63 Isaac Bruce SFO Could have nice swansong if health holds up
64 Justin McCareins TEN  
65 Michael Jenkins ATL  
66 Devin Thomas WAS  
67 Arnaz Battle SFO  
68 Dexter Jackson TBB  
69 Jerome Simpson CIN Value due to CJ and TJ situations
70 Reggie Williams JAC  
       
  Tight Ends    
       
Rank Player Team Comment
1 Jason Witten DAL  
2 Antonio Gates SDC  
3 Tony Gonzalez KCC  
4 Kellen Winslow CLE Holdout could hurt standing a bit
5 Dallas Clark IND  
6 Todd Heap BAL  
7 Daniel Graham DEN  
8 Chris Cooley WAS  
9 Heath Miller PIT  
10 Donald Lee GBP  
11 Owen Daniels HOU  
12 Vernon Davis SFO  
13 Tony Scheffler DEN  
14 Benjamin Watson NEP  
15 Jeremy Shockey NYG He should rebound, but hard to count on for now
16 Greg Olsen CHI  
17 Leonard Pope ARI  
18 Jeff King CAR  
19 Alge Crumpler TEN  
20 Dustin Keller NYJ  
21 Randy McMichael STL  
22 Desmond Clark CHI  
23 Eric Johnson NOS  
24 John Carlson SEA  
25 Robert Royal BUF  
26 Dante Rosario CAR Could take some time, but worth consideration
27 Ben Hartsock ATL  
28 L.J. Smith PHI  
29 Ben Utecht CIN  
30 Kevin Boss NYG Slowly moving up value
31 Alex Smith TBB  
32 Dan Campbell DET  
33 Zach Miller OAK  
34 Mercedes Lewis JAC  
35 Visanthe Shiancoe MIN