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Running Backs
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Ladainian Tomlinson
1.0
1
1
1
1
Steven Jackson
2.3
3
2
2
2
Larry Johnson
3.0
2
3
3
4
Frank Gore
4.5
6
4
5
3
Shaun Alexander
5.0
4
5
4
7
Brian Westbrook
5.5
5
6
6
5
Willie Parker
7.8
10
7
8
6
Rudi Johnson
8.3
7
8
9
9
Joseph Addai
10.8
16
9
10
8
Travis Henry
11.5
18
11
7
10
Clinton Portis
11.5
8
10
16
12
Willis McGahee
12.5
11
12
12
15
Reggie Bush
13.8
12
13
13
17
Laurence Maroney
14.0
14
14
17
11
Cedric Benson
15.0
17
19
11
13
Ronnie Brown
16.0
13
17
15
19
Edgerrin James
16.3
15
18
14
18
Maurice Jones-Drew
17.3
21
15
19
14
Deuce McAlister
19.5
20
20
18
20
Thomas Jones
20.3
27
16
22
16
Carnell Williams
21.0
9
21
25
29
Brandon Jacobs
23.3
19
23
29
22
Marion Barber
24.3
23
26
27
21
Adrian Peterson, MIN
25.8
24
28
20
31
Warrick Dunn
27.0
22
29
24
33
Jamal Lewis
27.3
36
22
26
25
Marshawn Lynch
27.8
28
25
30
28
Julius Jones
28.3
26
30
31
26
Ahman Green
28.5
39
24
21
30
DeAngelo Williams
29.8
29
27
39
24
Fred Taylor
30.3
35
31
23
32
Kevin Jones
32.3
30
34
38
27
Tatum Bell
33.5
34
33
28
39
LaMont Jordan
33.8
25
35
34
41
Chester Taylor
34.0
45
32
36
23
LenDale White
34.0
40
37
25
34
DeShaun Foster
36.5
31
40
33
42
Brandon Jackson
39.3
46
39
32
40
Ladell Betts
39.5
47
38
35
38
Chris Henry
40.3
32
44
42
43
Vernand Morency
41.3
54
36
40
35
Dominic Rhodes
42.5
33
45
48
44
Michael Turner
44.0
44
43
53
36
Leon Washington
44.5
37
47
45
49
Reuben Droughns
46.3
55
41
44
45
Michael Bush
46.7
42
49
49
Correll Buckhalter
47.3
48
53
37
51
Mike Bell
47.3
53
46
43
47
Anthony Thomas
49.5
59
48
41
50
Kenny Irons
49.5
38
52
55
53
Chris Brown
50.3
49
56
46
Michael Bennett
51.0
41
54
50
59
Adrian Peterson, CHI
51.5
56
50
54
46
Lorenzo Booker
52.5
50
59
47
54
Najeh Davenport
54.3
51
60
52
Greg Jones
54.5
52
58
51
57
Michael Robinson
55.7
58
57
52
Corey Dillon
55.8
57
55
53
58
Ricky Williams
59.0
60
61
56
Wide Receivers
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Steve Smith
1.8
2
2
2
1
Marvin Harrison
2.0
1
1
3
3
Torry Holt
3.3
4
3
4
2
Chad Johnson
4.0
3
4
5
4
Terrell Owens
4.3
5
6
1
5
Reggie Wayne
6.5
6
5
9
6
Anquan Boldin
8.0
8
7
7
10
Larry Fitzgerald
8.3
7
9
10
7
Roy Williams
12.0
22
10
8
8
Javon Walker
12.0
14
11
14
9
TJ Houshmandzadeh
12.5
15
8
15
12
Andre Johnson
12.8
17
12
11
11
Randy Moss
13.5
12
17
6
19
Plaxico Burress
13.8
10
13
17
15
Marques Colston
14.0
9
15
19
13
Lee Evans
14.0
13
14
13
16
Donald Driver
15.0
18
16
12
14
Hines Ward
15.8
11
19
16
17
Reggie Brown
19.0
16
18
21
21
Santana Moss
20.5
19
23
18
22
Darrell Jackson
21.3
21
22
22
20
Laveranues Coles
23.8
37
20
20
18
Chris Chambers
24.3
23
25
24
25
Braylon Edwards
25.8
24
27
26
26
Deion Branch
27.5
30
24
28
28
Terry Glenn
27.5
29
26
23
32
Galloway, Joey
28.3
26
31
27
29
Mark Clayton
28.3
33
21
36
23
Jerricho Cotchery
29.0
28
30
31
27
Donte Stallworth
30.0
20
34
32
34
Calvin Johnson
33.0
50
29
29
24
Muhsin Muhammad
33.0
25
37
39
31
Bernard Berrian
33.0
27
32
40
33
D.J. Hackett
35.5
54
33
25
30
Vincent Jackson
36.0
35
28
43
38
Santonio Holmes
36.5
34
38
34
40
Devery Henderson
39.3
42
40
30
45
Kevin Curtis
39.5
49
41
33
35
Matt Jones
40.5
32
39
45
46
Jerry Porter
40.8
39
36
44
44
Greg Jennings
41.0
41
35
52
36
Derrick Mason
42.0
40
45
41
42
Drew Bennett
43.0
36
46
51
39
Joe Horn
43.5
31
42
58
43
Mike Furrey
46.5
52
51
42
41
Isaac Bruce
46.8
59
44
37
47
Eddie Kennison
47.3
60
43
38
48
Keyshawn Johnson
49.3
38
55
35
69
Ronald Curry
50.3
62
52
50
37
Brandon Jones
53.3
69
49
46
49
Anthony Gonzalez
53.3
51
62
47
53
Steve Smith, NYG
53.3
47
57
56
Joe Jurevicious
54.3
43
59
54
61
Reggie Williams
54.3
61
47
59
50
Michael Clayton
55.3
53
56
48
64
Brandon Marshall
56.3
68
48
49
60
Marty Booker
56.5
58
58
51
59
Wes Welker
56.8
45
66
64
52
Dwayne Bowe
57.5
64
50
60
56
Michael Jenkins
58.3
63
54
61
55
Troy Williamson
58.3
44
65
67
57
Ashley Lelie
58.5
55
64
53
62
Patrick Crayton
58.7
46
73
57
Robert Meachem
59.8
56
63
69
51
Sidney Rice
61.3
70
53
55
67
David Givens
62.8
48
75
70
58
Hank Baskett
63.0
57
69
63
Drew Carter
63.3
66
62
62
Chris Henry
68.3
65
70
68
70
Keary Colbert
69.0
67
74
66
Quarterbacks
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Peyton Manning
1.0
1
1
1
1
Drew Brees
3.3
3
3
5
2
Carson Palmer
3.3
4
2
2
5
Tom Brady
3.5
2
4
4
4
Marc Bulger
5.0
5
6
6
3
Donovan McNabb
5.3
6
5
3
7
Matt Hasselbeck
9.5
9
9
9
11
Philip Rivers
10.5
8
13
8
13
Tony Romo
11.3
13
12
12
8
Michael Vick
11.5
23
7
10
6
Matt Leinart
11.8
17
11
7
12
Jake Delhomme
12.8
10
17
14
10
Eli Manning
13.0
7
14
15
16
Vince Young
13.8
14
10
16
15
Jon Kitna
13.8
27
8
11
9
Ben Roethlisberger
15.5
12
16
20
14
Jay Cutler
16.0
19
15
13
17
Brett Favre
18.3
15
18
17
23
Chad Pennington
20.3
20
19
24
18
J.P. Losman
20.8
18
23
23
19
Steve McNair
21.0
25
20
19
20
Rex Grossman
21.0
16
26
21
21
Alex Smith
21.3
24
21
18
22
Trent Green
23.5
11
25
28
30
Jason Campbell
25.8
22
28
27
26
Matt Schaub
26.8
37
24
22
24
Byron Leftwich
27.5
30
27
25
28
Jeff Garcia
27.8
35
22
27
27
Brady Quinn
28.8
21
32
31
31
Tarvaris Jackson
29.0
28
30
29
29
Damon Huard
29.0
36
29
26
25
JaMarcus Russell
30.3
26
31
32
32
Josh McCown
32.5
32
33
30
35
Chris Simms
34.0
29
36
34
37
David Garrard
34.5
33
37
35
33
Duante Culpepper
35.0
34
39
33
34
David Carr
35.3
31
38
36
36
Kurt Warner
37.0
39
35
37
A.J. Feeley
38.8
38
40
38
39
Tight Ends
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Antonio Gates
1.0
1
1
1
1
Tony Gonzalez
2.8
3
4
2
2
Todd Heap
2.8
2
2
3
4
Jeremy Shockey
4.3
5
5
4
3
Alge Crumpler
6.0
6
6
6
6
Kellen Winslow
6.0
11
3
5
5
Chris Cooley
7.0
4
7
8
9
Jason Witten
9.5
9
11
7
11
Vernon Davis
10.3
17
8
9
7
Ben Watson
10.5
14
9
11
8
Dallas Clark
11.3
10
10
12
13
LJ Smith
11.5
12
12
10
12
Heath Miller
12.5
7
14
15
14
Randy McMichael
13.0
8
13
21
10
Desmond Clark
18.0
13
26
14
19
Daniel Graham
18.3
19
18
20
16
Tony Scheffler
19.3
25
19
13
20
Marcus Pollard
19.5
22
17
18
21
Owen Daniels
19.8
31
16
17
15
Ben Troupe
20.0
20
20
23
17
Marcedes Lewis
20.0
18
21
16
25
Greg Olsen
20.5
23
15
22
22
Chris Baker
23.0
26
24
19
23
Eric Johnson
23.3
24
22
29
18
Jerramy Stevens
24.0
16
27
27
26
David Martin
25.3
30
23
24
24
Zach Miller
25.5
15
28
30
29
Dan Campbell
27.3
21
29
31
28
Bo Scaife
27.3
27
30
25
27
Leanord Pope
27.5
29
25
26
30
Visanthe Shiancoe
29.5
28
31
28
31
Team Defense
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Chicago Bears
1.8
2
1
2
2
Baltimore Ravens
2.0
1
3
1
3
New England Patriots
2.8
3
2
5
1
Jacksonville Jaguars
4.8
5
7
3
4
San Diego Chargers
5.3
8
4
4
5
Philadelphia Eagles
7.5
7
5
9
9
Denver Broncos
9.5
10
10
11
7
Carolina Panthers
9.8
4
8
6
21
Miami Dolphins
10.0
6
9
17
8
Dallas Cowboys
11.3
9
11
19
6
Pittsburgh Steelers
13.0
15
6
18
13
Seattle Seahawks
13.8
16
12
12
15
San Fransisco 49ers
16.0
32
15
3
14
Green Bay Packers
16.0
25
13
7
19
New York Jets
16.8
21
16
13
17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
16.8
11
19
15
22
Minnesota Vikings
17.0
17
17
22
12
Indianapolis Colts
18.0
12
22
10
28
New York Giants
18.5
14
14
26
20
Kansas City Chiefs
19.3
28
20
10
Atlanta Falcons
20.3
20
26
8
27
New Orleans Saints
20.5
19
24
16
23
Oakland Raiders
20.8
31
21
20
11
Buffalo Bills
21.3
13
18
23
31
St. Louis Rams
22.8
26
25
14
26
Cleveland Browns
23.0
23
30
21
18
Arizona Cardinals
23.5
24
27
27
16
Washington Redskins
24.8
18
23
28
30
Tennessee Titans
26.0
27
28
25
24
Cincinatti Bengals
26.0
22
29
24
29
Houston Texans
28.8
30
31
29
25
Detroit Lions
30.8
29
32
30
32
Kickers
Avg Rank
D a n
K r y
S k i
J i m
Adam Vinatieri
3.0
1
2
8
1
Nate Kaeding
3.5
5
1
2
6
Jeff Wilkins
3.8
2
4
7
2
Shayne Graham
4.0
3
3
6
4
Neil Racker
6.5
4
9
5
8
Robbie Gould
7.3
10
5
11
3
David Akers
7.8
6
6
9
10
Josh Brown
7.8
9
8
3
11
Matt Stover
10.0
7
12
16
5
Jason Elam
10.5
12
7
14
9
Stephen Gostkowski
10.8
11
10
15
7
Lawrence Tynes
11.3
8
13
13
Olindo Mare
12.5
18
14
1
17
John Kasay
12.8
14
11
10
16
Josh Scobee
13.0
13
15
12
12
Joe Nedney
15.5
15
16
18
13
Ryan Longwell
16.8
19
26
4
18
Jason Hansen
17.0
17
19
17
15
Mike Nugent
17.0
20
14
Rob Bironas
18.0
16
18
20
Jay Feely
21.0
23
19
Martin Grammatica
22.5
25
20
Legend
Dan = Danleroi22
Kry = Kilroy1832
Ski = Skibrett13
Jim = Jimboozie
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