Top 113 Overall - 11 comments

The Cafe managed to do a great job with rankings this year in my humble opinion thanks largely to our Head Writer, R.J. White. I thought we had one thing still missing and that was just a simple little cheat sheet of the top 100 (113 seemed better) in both PPR and standard formats.

I don’t do projections anymore, I simply eyeball the players and rank them. I think they are good, but you can be the judge of that. Have at it and feel free to voice your opinions.

Please note that the ADP values were taken as of September 1st.

PPR SCORING TOP 113

Rank	Player	POS	Team	ADP	Notes
1	Ray Rice	RB	BAL	1.03	Safest stud pick
2	Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN	1.01	A monster with O-Line issues
3	Chris Johnson	RB	TEN	1.06	Holdouts hurt
4	Arian Foster	RB	HOU	1.02	One year wonder?
5	Jamaal Charles	RB	KCC	1.04	The kid has it, will he get enough touches?
6	LeSean McCoy	RB	PHI	1.07	Shady…that’s it, just shady.
7	Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	1.08	The king of WRs
8	Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	1.10	No one is better, can his QB stay healthy?
9	Roddy White	WR	ATL	1.12	100 catches again is my guess
10	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	JAX	2.01	Knee still concerns me
11	Frank Gore	RB	SF	2.07	A monster with injury issues
12	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	2.03	If Kolb and Fitz can click, watch out
13	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	PIT	1.09	Workhorse but doesn’t catch
14	Darren McFadden	RB	OAK	2.01	Talented but hurt too often
15	Hakeem Nicks	WR	NYG	2.07	A freak; won me several games last year
16	Matt Forte	RB	CHI	2.12	One of the most undervalued players around
17	Steven Jackson	RB	STL	2.09	The offense is still a year away from clicking
18	Greg Jennings	WR	GBP	2.10	Rodgers — nuff said
19	Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	3.07	Just a great player
20	Michael Vick	QB	ATL	1.07	Can dominate, can also miss a lot of games
21	Mike Wallace	WR	PIT	3.01	No. 1 on a surprisingly WR rich team
22	Vincent Jackson	WR	SDC	2.06	Playing for a contract
23	Michael Turner	RB	ATL	2.04	PPR kills him; solid workhorse
24	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GBP	1.10	Best passer in the game
25	Dwayne Bowe	WR	KCC	3.11	No respect for a stud
26	Miles Austin	WR	DAL	3.05	Too many options in Big D to be higher
27	DeSean Jackson	WR	PHI	3.02	A superstar but PPR hurts his value
28	Felix Jones	RB	DAL	3.10.	Breakout coming? Yup
29	Jahvid Best	RB	DET	4.03	Can he stay healthy?
30	Antonio Gates	TE	SDC	4.01	Simply dominant when healthy
31	Shonn Greene	RB	NYJ	3.10	Being given the chance to star
32	LeGarrette Blount	RB	TBB	3.04	Jury is still out
33	Wes Welker	WR	NEP	4.06	PPR machine; will bounce back from average year
34	Brandon Marshall	WR	MIA	4.05	Super talent, crazy SOB
35	Mike Williams	WR	TBB	4.03	The next Michael Clayton? Nope
36	Knowshon Moreno	RB	DEN	4.09	I am starting to like him, don’t ask me why
37	Jermichael Finley	TE	GBP	4.09	Maybe this year is his breakout
38	Tom Brady	QB	NEP	2.08	Uber-stud Tom
39	Percy Harvin	WR	MIN	5.12	Watch out; Harvin is exceptional.
40	Austin Collie	WR	IND	6.12	Bad luck for a great kid, hoping for a healthy year
41	Reggie Bush	RB	MIA	7.07	My favorite sleeper
42	Philip Rivers	QB	SDC	3.02	Weird style but it works
43	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	NYG	3.10	Just plugs along and produces
44	Peyton Hillis	RB	CLE	3.01	2nd half of 2010 concerns be a lot
45	Drew Brees	QB	NOS	3.05	Top 5 again
46	Dez Bryant	WR	DAL	4.02	A doofus but a doofus with talent
47	Santonio Holmes	WR	NYJ	4.11	Solid WR2, brilliant WR3
48	Jeremy Maclin	WR	PHI	6.02	Mystery health issues have me spooked
49	Beanie Wells	RB	ARI	5.12	Alright, so he convinced me a little he will be good
50	Peyton Manning	QB	IND	4.05	Manning needs practice to be the Manning we know
51	Steve Johnson	WR	BUF	5.07	Horrible team but still performed
52	Mario Manningham	WR	NYG	5.12	Stepping in for Smith, should be a solid PPR option
53	DeAngelo Williams	RB	CAR	4.08	Why oh why did you resign?
54	Mark Ingram	RB	NOS	5.01	Could be too low
55	Tony Romo	QB	DAL	4.10.	He should be giddy in the huddle with all his options
56	Marques Colston	WR	NOS	5.04	Any knees left?
57	Dallas Clark	TE	IND	5.06	Could be No. 2 but for now with the second tier of TEs
58	Jason Witten	TE	DAL	5.06	Just a great football player
59	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	6.01	Talented enough to be No. 1; well, maybe No. 2
60	Kenny Britt	WR	TEN	6.08	Did I already call someone a doofus?
61	Julio Jones	WR	ATL	6.11	Climbing steadily up draft boards
62	Pierre Garcon	WR	IND	8.02	Don’t forget about option No. 4 in Indy
63	Fred Jackson	RB	BEF	7.04	Spiller may be a bust, that means Jackson gets points
64	Anquan Boldin	WR	BAL	5.08	Quiet 2010; should be better
65	Ryan Mathews	RB	SDC	4.11	Not trusted by the coaches, how can we trust him?
66	Chad Ochocinco	WR	NEP	5.02	Apparently very slow to pick up the new offense
67	Cedric Benson	RB	CIN	6.05	Solid workhorse, decent flex option
68	Jimmy Graham	TE	NOS	6.10	The new TE darling; he has looked very good
69	Matt Schaub	QB	HOU	5.12	AJ catches what he throws
70	Marshawn Lynch	RB	SEA	7.01	Decent 2010, Jackson won’t help open things up though
71	Tim Hightower	RB	WAS	6.06	Who knows what Shanny is thinking? I don’t!
72	Brandon Lloyd	WR	DEN	5.01	Biggest drop from 2010 is my prediction
73	Mike Tolbert	RB	SDC	7.05	Minimum is TDs; maximum is 200 carries and TDs
74	Steve Smith	WR	CAR	8.10	Old man who could still produce good to great numbers
75	Jonathan Stewart	RB	CAR	8.05	Most talented RB2 in the game
76	Sidney Rice	WR	SEA	7.11	Seattle? Really dude? Come on!
77	Santana Moss	WR	WAS	8.01	Gets dealt crap and still produces
78	Danny Amendola	WR	STL	9.12	Second favorite sleeper of the year
79	A.J. Green	WR	CIN	8.10.	A future stud but needs some help in that offense
80	James Starks	RB	GBP	9.02	I will take the shot on him rather than Grant
81	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	6.03	I think still another year away from the giant leap
82	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	6.09	Puts up very good numbers
83	Owen Daniels	TE	HOU	6.10	No. 2 option on a high powered offense
84	Plaxico Burress	WR	NYJ	7.04	Surprised me so far in preseason
85	Pierre Thomas	RB	NOS	8.08	I just like him
86	C.J. Spiller	RB	BUF	9.12	Risky pick; could be just a flat out bust
87	Jacoby Ford	WR	OAK	10.01	He is a WR2 but man is he good
88	Lance Moore	WR	NOS	10.03	Should be No. 2 in New Orleans; really, who knows?
89	Daniel Thomas	RB	MIA	7.02	Really bad preseason dropped him like a rock
90	Malcom Floyd	WR	SDC	8.01	Mediocre talent on a great offense
91	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	RB	NEP	6.04	OK, so you tell me what Wild Bill will do each week
92	Mike Thomas	WR	JAX	9.01	Only one left; someone has to catch the ball
93	Kellen Winslow	TE	TBB	10.10	The Warrior; no knees but still has the heart
94	Ryan Grant	RB	GBP	5.09	Isn’t $2.5 million backup money?
95	Marcedes Lewis	TE	JAX	9.01	Worth a shot but risky pick
96	Michael Crabtree	WR	SF	9.11	When should we start saying bust?
97	Johnny Knox	WR	CHI	9.11	Getting a raw deal from maniacal Martz
98	Lee Evans	WR	BAL	10.04	So far so good in Baltimore
99	Joseph Addai	RB	IND	7.05	Carter may surpass him, pass on Addai is you can
100	Mike Sims-Walker	WR	STL	8.03	Reviews are solid from St. Lou
101	Brandon Jacobs	RB	NYG	8.08	Man, I love this guy. Too bad he has doofus tendencies
102	Josh Freeman	QB	TBB	8.04	May not be Ryan who is the next superstar QB
103	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET	7.10	You have everything now; just stay healthy
104	Davone Bess	WR	MIA	14.02	Most undervalued WR in PPR
105	Jordy Nelson	WR	GBP	10.10	Flip a coin for him and Jones
106	Joe Flacco	QB	BAL	10.07	I think he can be very good this year
107	Michael Bush	RB	OAK	9.06	2nd most talented RB2 in the game
108	Nate Burleson	WR	DET	11.06	Single coverage pays off
109	Steve Smith	WR	PHI	12.01	Tricky pick; talented but situation is mediocre
110	Deion Branch	WR	NEP	12.10	Why not
111	Mike Williams	WR	SEA	12.12	Chubby finally understood what he needed to do
112	James Jones	WR	GBP	13.07	Heads
113	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NEP	9.12	Coin flip No. 2. Who is in Bill’s doghouse today?

STANDARD SCORING TOP 113

Rank	Player	POS	Team	ADP	Notes
1	Ray Rice	RB	BAL	1.03	Safest stud pick
2	Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN	1.01	A monster with O-Line issues
3	Chris Johnson	RB	TEN	1.06	Holdouts hurt but at least he will play
4	Arian Foster	RB	HOU	1.02	One year wonder?
5	Jamaal Charles	RB	KCC	1.04	The kid has it, will he get enough touches?
6	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	JAX	2.01	Knee still concerns me
7	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	PIT	1.09	Workhorse on a running team
8	Frank Gore	RB	SF	2.07	A monster with injury issues
9	LeSean McCoy	RB	PHI	1.07	Shady…that’s it, just shady.
10	Matt Forte	RB	CHI	2.12	One of the most undervalued players around
11	Michael Turner	RB	ATL	2.04	Solid workhorse
12	Darren McFadden	RB	OAK	2.01	Talented but hurt too often
13	Steven Jackson	RB	STL	2.09	The offense is still a year away from clicking
14	Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	1.08	The king of WRs
15	Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	1.10	No one is better, can his QB stay healthy?
16	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	2.03	If Kolb and Fitz can click, watch out
17	Roddy White	WR	ATL	1.12	100 catches again is my guess
18	Michael Vick	QB	ATL	1.07	Can dominate, can also miss a lot of games
19	Felix Jones	RB	DAL	3.10	Breakout coming? Yup
20	Jahvid Best	RB	DET	4.03	Can he stay healthy?
21	LeGarrette Blount	RB	TBB	3.04	Jury is still out, at least my jury
22	Hakeem Nicks	WR	NYG	2.07	A freak. Won me several games last year
23	Greg Jennings	WR	GBP	2.10	Rodgers — nuff said
24	Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	3.07	Just a great player
25	Vincent Jackson	WR	SDC	2.06	Playing for a contract
26	Dwayne Bowe	WR	KCC	3.11	No respect for a stud
27	DeSean Jackson	WR	PHI	3.02	A superstar
28	Shonn Greene	RB	NYJ	3.10	Being given the chance to star
29	Miles Austin	WR	DAL	3.05	Too many options in Big D to be higher
30	Mike Wallace	WR	PIT	3.01	No. 1 on a surprisingly WR rich team
31	Knowshon Moreno	RB	DEN	4.09	I am starting to like him
32	Antonio Gates	TE	SDC	4.01	Simply dominant when healthy
33	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GBP	1.10	Best passer in the game
34	Brandon Marshall	WR	MIA	4.05	Super talent, crazy SOB
35	Mike Williams	WR	TBB	4.03	The next Michael Clayton? Nope
36	Tom Brady	QB	NEP	2.08	Uber-stud Tom
37	Austin Collie	WR	IND	6.12	Bad luck for a great kid, hoping for a healthy year
38	Philip Rivers	QB	SDC	3.02	Weird style but it works
39	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	NYG	3.10	Just plugs along and produces
40	Percy Harvin	WR	MIN	5.12	Watch out; Harvin is exceptional.
41	DeAngelo Williams	RB	CAR	4.08	Why oh why did you resign?
42	Beanie Wells	RB	ARI	5.12	Alright, so he convinced me a little he will be good
43	Jermichael Finley	TE	GBP	4.09	Maybe this year is his breakout
44	Peyton Hillis	RB	CLE	3.01	2nd half of 2010 concerns be a lot
45	Drew Brees	QB	NOS	3.05	Top five again
46	Jeremy Maclin	WR	PHI	6.02	Mystery health issues have me spooked
47	Wes Welker	WR	NEP	4.06	PPR machine; will bounce back from average year
48	Dez Bryant	WR	DAL	4.02	A doofus but a doofus with talent
49	Santonio Holmes	WR	NYJ	4.11	Solid WR2, brilliant WR3
50	Mark Ingram	RB	NOS	5.01	Could be too low
51	Peyton Manning	QB	IND	4.05	Manning needs practice to be the Manning we know
52	Steve Johnson	WR	BUF	5.07	Horrible team but still performed
53	Mario Manningham	WR	NYG	5.12	Stepping in for Smith, needs Eli to get it together
54	Tony Romo	QB	DAL	4.10	He should be giddy in the huddle with all his options
55	Marques Colston	WR	NOS	5.04	Any knees left?
56	Dallas Clark	TE	IND	5.06	Could be No. 2 but for now with the second tier of TEs
57	Jason Witten	TE	DAL	5.06	Just a great football player
58	Vernon Davis	TE	SF	6.01	Talented enough to be No. 1; well, maybe No. 2
59	Fred Jackson	RB	BEF	7.04	Spiller may be a bust, that means Jackson gets points
60	Reggie Bush	RB	MIA	7.07	My favorite sleeper
61	Ryan Mathews	RB	SDC	4.11	Not trusted by the coaches, how can we trust him?
62	Cedric Benson	RB	CIN	6.05	Solid workhorse, decent flex option
63	Jimmy Graham	TE	NOS	6.10	The new TE darling; he has looked very good
64	Kenny Britt	WR	TEN	6.08	Did I already call someone a doofus? Doofus part 2
65	Anquan Boldin	WR	BAL	5.08	Quiet 2010, should be better
66	Marshawn Lynch	RB	SEA	7.01	Decent 2010, Jackson won’t help open things up though
67	Tim Hightower	RB	WAS	6.06	Who knows what Shanny is thinking? I don’t!
68	Mike Tolbert	RB	SDC	7.05	Minimum is TDs; Maximum is 200 carries and TDs
69	Matt Schaub	QB	HOU	5.12	AJ catches what he throws
70	Pierre Garcon	WR	IND	8.02	Don’t forget about option No. 4 in Indy
71	Jonathan Stewart	RB	CAR	8.05	Most talented RB2 in the game
72	Brandon Lloyd	WR	DEN	5.01	Biggest drop from 2010 is my prediction
73	Steve Smith	WR	CAR	8.10	Old man who could still produce good to great numbers
74	James Starks	RB	GBP	5.09	I will take the shot on him rather than Grant
75	Chad Ochocinco	WR	NEP	5.02	Apparently very slow to pick up the new offense
76	Julio Jones	WR	ATL	6.11	Climbing steadily up draft boards
77	Ryan Grant	RB	GBP	9.02	Isn’t $2.5 million backup money?
78	Matt Ryan	QB	ATL	6.03	I think still another year away from the giant leap
79	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	6.09	Puts up very good numbers
80	Sidney Rice	WR	SEA	7.11	Seattle? Really dude? Come on!
81	Santana Moss	WR	WAS	8.01	Gets dealt crap and still produces
82	A.J. Green	WR	CIN	8.10.	A future stud but needs some help in that offense
83	Plaxico Burress	WR	NYJ	7.04	Surprised me so far in preseason
84	Pierre Thomas	RB	NOS	8.10	I just like him
85	C.J. Spiller	RB	BUF	9.12	Risky pick; could be just a flat out bust
86	Jacoby Ford	WR	OAK	10.01	He is a WR2 but man is he good
87	Lance Moore	WR	NOS	10.03	Should be No. 2 in New Orleans but really, who knows
88	Daniel Thomas	RB	MIA	7.02	Really bad preseason dropped him like a rock
89	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	RB	NEP	6.04	OK, so you tell me what Wild Bill will do each week
90	Owen Daniels	TE	HOU	6.10	No. 2 option on a high powered offense
91	Kellen Winslow	TE	TBB	10.10	The Warrior; no knees but still has the heart
92	Marcedes Lewis	TE	JAX	9.01	Worth a shot but risky pick
93	Lee Evans	WR	BAL	10.04	So far so good in Baltimore
94	Joseph Addai	RB	IND	7.05	Carter may surpass him, pass on Addai is you can
95	Brandon Jacobs	RB	NYG	8.08	Man, I love this guy; too bad he has doofus tendencies
96	Josh Freeman	QB	TBB	8.04	May not be Ryan who is the next superstar QB
97	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET	7.10	You have everything; now just stay healthy
98	Malcom Floyd	WR	SDC	8.01	Mediocre talent on a great offense
99	Mike Thomas	WR	JAX	9.01	Only one left; someone has to catch the ball
100	Michael Crabtree	WR	SF	9.11	When should we start saying bust?
101	Michael Bush	RB	OAK	9.06	2nd most talented RB2 in the game
102	Danny Amendola	WR	STL	9.12	2nd favorite sleeper of the year
103	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	NYJ	9.03	One more year in him?
104	Mike Sims-Walker	WR	STL	8.03	Reviews are solid from St. Lou
105	Jordy Nelson	WR	GBP	10.10	Flip a coin for him and Jones
106	Joe Flacco	QB	BAL	10.07	I think he can be very good this year
107	Nate Burleson	WR	DET	11.06	Single coverage pays off
108	Deion Branch	WR	NEP	12.10	Why not?
109	Mike Williams	WR	SEA	12.12	Chubby finally understood what he needed to do
110	James Jones	WR	GBP	13.07	Heads
111	Rob Gronkowski	TE	NEP	9.12	Coin flip No. 2; who is in Bill’s doghouse today?
112	Shane Vereen	RB	NEP	N/A	Future star, maybe as soon as this season
113	Delone Carter	RB	IND	13.12	Legit shot to be RB1 in Indy

Michael Hawes is one of a growing number of fantasy experts who write for the Cafe. Nearly 20 years of FF, had to have learned something in that time. You can catch up with Michael in the Cafe's forums where he posts under the name of bungle613.

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11 Responses to “Top 113 Overall”

Indibuck says:

September 2, 2011 at 9:50 pm

nice job, Michael!
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Zone says:

September 2, 2011 at 11:13 pm

Nice cheatsheet!!Hopefully I wont be playing a tough league game(or playoff game) when Rice is playing vs the steelers D LOL
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bungle613 says:

September 2, 2011 at 11:34 pm

Rice has a decent to good schedule for the playoffs

vs Indy
@ SD
vs Cleveland

Not a bad playoff run.

p.s. Thanks Indi
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GoCardZ says:

September 3, 2011 at 7:07 pm

gore shouldn’t be ranked higher than DMC is PPR. he doesnt offer nearly the upside and is just as much an injury risk.
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bungle613 says:

September 3, 2011 at 7:49 pm

@GoCardZ:

Understand your thoughts. My reasoning is that in the last 5 years Gore has missed a total of 10 games, Dmac has missed 10 in 3 and that was as a part time player as well. Gore has never averaged under 16 PPG except for his rookie year, Dmac had a great 2010 with a 21 average but put up 7.3 and 10.1 the 2 years prior. I will take my chances with Gore more often than not.
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aaawall91 says:

September 3, 2011 at 9:11 pm

Plus DMC lost his great O-line he had last year with Cable and Gallery gone, Micheal Bush is better suited for the new O-line IMO.

Gore is a great back for the new coaches system, there’s talk of an offensive scheme like he did at Stanford when Luck was young, aka lots of running. I’d expect him to test the QB situation before this is implemented. (expect the same look next year when they draft a QB)
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Smipims says:

September 6, 2011 at 6:32 pm

Jahvid Best is on the list twice.
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Smipims says:

September 6, 2011 at 6:33 pm

@Smipims:

Nevermind I’m retarded
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bungle613 says:

September 6, 2011 at 6:56 pm

@Smipims:

You made my day. lol
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GoCardZ says:

September 29, 2011 at 11:45 pm

@bungle613:
lol
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GoCardZ says:

September 29, 2011 at 11:47 pm

@aaawall91:
good call on that one
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