Crystal Ball Rankings
Updated September 6, 2008
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Quarterback
Pass
Rush
Pass
Rush
#
Player
OPP
Yds
Yds
TDs
TDs
Pts
Comments
1
Tony Romo,DAL
CLE
300
10
2
0
19
2
Tom Brady,NEP
KCC
270
10
2
0
17.8
Healthy and
ready to go
3
Ben Roethlisberger,PIT
HOU
255
10
2
0
17.2
4
Peyton Manning,IND
CHI
250
10
2
0
17
Practicing and
ready
5
Drew Brees,NOS
TBB
250
10
2
0
17
6
Kurt Warner, ARI
SFO
250
10
2
0
17
Starts over
Leinart
7
Donovan McNabb, PHI
STL
245
10
2
0
16.8
Could be sloppy
field
8
Brett Favre, NYJ
MIA
230
10
2
0
16.2
9
Derek Anderson, CLE
DAL
265
10
1
0
14.6
Expected to
start
10
Jon Kitna,DET
ATL
265
10
1
0
14.6
11
Aaron Rodgers, GBP
MIN
260
10
1
0
14.4
12
David Garrard,JAC
TEN
235
20
1
0
14.4
13
Carson Palmer,CIN
BAL
260
10
1
0
14.4
Nose is okay
14
Vince Young,TEN
JAC
180
40
0
1
14.2
15
Matt Hasselbeck,SEA
BUF
255
10
1
0
14.2
Receivers are
question
16
Jay Cutler,DEN
OAK
245
10
1
0
13.8
Without Marshall
17
Jeff Garcia, TBB
NOS
245
10
1
0
13.8
Galloway is back
18
Marc Bulger, STL
PHI
245
10
1
0
13.8
19
Matt Schaub, HOU
PIT
240
10
1
0
13.6
Tough matchup
20
Phillip Rivers,SDC
CAR
240
10
1
0
13.6
21
Eli Manning,NYG
WAS
240
10
1
0
13.6
22
J.T. O'Sullivan, SFO
ARI
235
10
1
0
13.4
23
Trent Edwards, BUF
SEA
225
10
1
0
13
24
Jake Delhomme, CAR
SDC
220
10
1
0
12.8
Without Smith
25
Chad Pennington, MIA
NYJ
210
10
1
0
12.4
Wants ths one
bad
26
Jason Campbell,WAS
NYG
210
10
1
0
12.4
27
Kyle Orton, CHI
IND
200
10
1
0
12
28
Brodie Croyle, KCC
NEP
200
10
1
0
12
29
JaMarcus Russell, OAK
DEN
170
20
1
0
11.8
30
Tarvaris Jackson, MIN
GBP
180
15
1
0
11.7
31
Joe Flacco, BAL
CIN
190
10
1
0
11.6
Rookie starter
32
Matt Ryan, ATL
DET
180
10
1
0
11.2
Rookie starter
Running Back
Rush
Rec
#
Player
OPP
Yds
Yds
TDs
Pts
Comments
1
L. Tomlinson,SDC
CAR
100
20
2
24
2
Brian Westbrook,PHI
STL
80
45
1
18.5
3
Marion Barber,DAL
CLE
100
20
1
18
4
Adrian Peterson,
MIN
GBP
90
20
1
17
5
Joseph Addai,IND
CHI
85
25
1
17
6
Willie Parker,PIT
HOU
95
10
1
16.5
7
Laurence Maroney,NEP
KCC
90
15
1
16.5
8
Maurice Jones,JAC
TEN
65
40
1
16.5
9
Marshawn Lynch, BUF
SEA
90
10
1
16
10
Michael Turner, ATL
DET
85
10
1
15.5
11
Brandon Jacobs,NYG
WAS
85
10
1
15.5
12
Steven Jackson, STL
PHI
70
20
1
15
13
Frank Gore,SFO
ARI
75
10
1
14.5
14
Earnest Graham, TBB
NOS
75
10
1
14.5
15
Clinton Portis, WAS
NYG
70
10
1
14
16
Selvin Young, DEN
OAK
65
10
1
13.5
17
Jamal Lewis, CLE
DAL
65
10
1
13.5
Game-time
decision
18
Ricky Williams, MIA
NYJ
65
10
1
13.5
Starts over
Brown
19
Ryan Grant, GBP
MIN
60
10
1
13
Tough matchup
20
Justin Fargas,
OAK
DEN
60
10
1
13
21
Willis McGahee, BAL
CIN
60
10
1
13
Expected to
start
22
Chris Johnson, TEN
JAC
45
10
1
11.5
Shares carries
23
Thomas Jones, NYJ
MIA
85
20
0
10.5
Plenty of yards
24
Reggie Bush,NOS
TB
60
40
0
10
25
Larry Johnson,KCC
NEP
75
15
0
9
Tough matchup
26
Maurice Morris, SEA
BUF
65
25
0
9
Gets the start
27
Chris Perry, CIN
BAL
60
25
0
8.5
Gets the start
28
Kevin Smith, DET
ATL
70
15
0
8.5
29
Ronnie Brown, MIA
NYJ
50
30
0
8
Backs up
Williams
30
Edgerrin James,ARI
SFO
70
10
0
8
31
Fred Taylor,JAC
TEN
75
5
0
8
32
Darren McFadden, OAK
DEN
40
40
0
8
33
Deangelo Williams CAR
SDC
65
10
0
7.5
Shares with
Stewart
34
Matt Forte, CHI
IND
65
10
0
7.5
Tough matchup
35
Dominic Rhodes, IND
CHI
45
30
0
7.5
36
Michael Bush, OAK
DEN
10
0
1
7
Only in TD only
league
37
Warrick Dunn, TBB
NOS
25
45
0
7
38
LenDale White,TEN
JAC
60
10
0
7
Starts and
shares carries
39
Chester Taylor,MIN
GBP
45
20
0
6.5
40
Andre Hall, DEN
OAK
50
10
0
6
Will see a few
carries
41
Ahman Green, HOU
PIT
50
10
0
6
Starts but
limited
42
Kenny Watson, CIN
BAL
25
35
0
6
44
Ray Rice, BAL
CIN
45
10
0
5.5
Should see
carries
45
Tim Hightower, ARI
SFO
45
10
0
5.5
Will share
carries
46
Lorenzo Booker, PHI
STL
30
25
0
5.5
Will see some
work
47
Jonathan Stewart, CAR
SDC
40
10
0
5
Shares with
Wiliams
48
Steve Slaton, HOU
PIT
40
10
0
5
Could get more
carries
49
Julius Jones, SEA
BUF
40
10
0
5
Shares with
Morris
50
Derrick Ward, NYG
WAS
35
15
0
5
51
Kevin Jones, CHI
IND
25
20
0
4.5
What is role?
52
Leon Washington, NYJ
MIA
20
25
0
4.5
53
Deuce McAllister, NOS
TBB
35
10
0
4.5
Role
undetermined
54
Chris Taylor, HOU
PIT
35
10
0
4.5
Will see a few
carries
55
Jerious Norwood, ATL
DET
15
25
0
4
56
Brandon Jackson, GBP
MIN
30
10
0
4
57
Darren Sproles, SDC
CAR
25
15
0
4
Backs up LT
58
Rashard Mendenhall, PIT
HOU
25
10
0
3.5
59
Felix Jones, DAL
CLE
25
10
0
3.5
60
Lamont Jordan, OAK
KCC
15
20
0
3.5
61
Ladell Betts,WAS
NYG
25
10
0
3.5
62
Rudi Johnson, DET
ATL
25
5
0
3
Could play but
limited
63
Ahman Bradshaw, NYG
WAS
15
10
0
2.5
Third string back
64
DeShaun Foster, SFO
ARI
20
5
0
2.5
Wide Receivers
Rec
Rec
#
Player
OPP
Yards
TDs
Pts
Comments
1
Randy Moss, NEP
KCC
8
120
1
18
2
Terrell Owens,DAL
CLE
8
110
1
17
3
Larry Fitzgerald,ARI
SFO
8
100
1
16
4
Reggie Wayne,IND
CHI
7
95
1
15.5
5
Braylon Edwards, CLE
DAL
8
90
1
15
Heel is okay
6
Greg Jennings,GBP
MIN
7
85
1
14.5
7
Andre Johnson, HOU
PIT
7
85
1
14.5
8
Marques Colston, NOS
TBB
7
80
1
14
9
Lee Evans,BUF
SEA
6
75
1
13.5
10
T.J. Houshmandzadeh,CIN
BAL
6
75
1
13.5
Healthy and
ready to go
11
Calvin Johnson, DET
ATL
6
75
1
13.5
12
Jerricho Cotchery,NYJ
MIA
6
75
1
13.5
13
Santonio Holmes,PIT
HOU
6
75
1
13.5
14
Torry Holt,STL
PHI
6
75
1
13.5
15
Wes Welker, NEP
KCC
6
75
1
13.5
Ribs are okay
16
Plaxico Burress,NYG
WAS
6
75
1
13.5
17
Anquan Boldin,ARI
SFO
6
70
1
13
18
Roddy White, ATL
DET
6
70
1
13
19
Chris Chambers, SDC
CAR
6
70
1
13
20
Nate Burleson, SEA
BUF
6
70
1
13
Stats for Branch
21
Joey Galloway,TBB
NOS
6
70
1
13
22
Dwayne Bowe, KCC
NEP
5
65
1
12.5
23
Santana Moss,WAS
NYG
5
60
1
12
24
DeSean Jackson, PHI
STL
4
40
1
10
Should get the
start
25
Reggie Williams, JAC
TEN
3
35
1
9.5
Expected to
start
26
Hines Ward,PIT
HOU
7
85
0
8.5
27
Roy Williams,DET
ATL
7
80
0
8
28
Laveranues Coles,NYJ
MIA
6
80
0
8
29
Chad Johnson,CIN
BAL
6
80
0
8
Tough matchup
30
Derrick Mason,BAL
CIN
6
75
0
7.5
31
Patrick Crayton, DAL
CLE
6
75
0
7.5
32
Donald Driver,GBP
MIN
6
75
0
7.5
33
Marvin Harrison,IND
CHI
6
70
0
7
34
D.J. Hackett, CAR
SDC
6
70
0
7
Starts for Smith
35
Matt Jones, JAC
TEN
6
70
0
7
Starts for
Porter
36
Brandon Lloyd, CHI
IND
5
65
0
6.5
37
Kevin Walter, HOU
PIT
5
65
0
6.5
38
Ted Ginn, JR, MIA
NYJ
5
65
0
6.5
39
Justin Gage, TEN
JAC
5
65