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by **Crippler** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:30 pm

We are having our draft tomorrow afternoon using Yahoo, and I was wondering if I can take advantage of the pre-ranking on the site. A few managers are autodrafting, and a few others may rely on the Yahoo ranks very heavily. That being said, who can I take advantage of as being undervalued on the Yahoo rankings list? So far, I've spotted McGahee, Boldin, Plaxico, Driver as a few possibilities.

I'm really just looking for a few players who are ranked too low, so that I can take advantage and get them later than I should be able to. It's a 10 person league and I drew the #3 slot.

Also, what players appear to be over-valued on this list? I'm also looking for a few names to stay away from so that I dont reach.

I cant figure out a way to easily post the list, but I will type out the first 100 players, not including defenses.

Yahoo! Rankings O-Rank
LaDainian Tomlinson 1
Steven Jackson 2
Larry Johnson 3
Shaun Alexander 4
Frank Gore 5
Willie Parker 6
Joseph Addai 7
Rudi Johnson 8
Brian Westbrook 9
Laurence Maroney 10
Peyton Manning 11
Ronnie Brown 12
Travis Henry (Den) 13
Clinton Portis 14
Steve Smith 15
Maurice Jones-Drew 16
Reggie Bush 17
Marvin Harrison 18
Chad Johnson 19
Willis McGahee (Bal) 20
Cedric Benson 21
Torry Holt 22
Terrell Owens 23
Edgerrin James 24
Carson Palmer 25
Larry Fitzgerald 26
Drew Brees 27
Tom Brady 28
Reggie Wayne 29
T.J. Houshman. 30
Marshawn Lynch 31
Ahman Green (Hou) 32
Thomas Jones 33
Roy Williams 34
Brandon Jacobs 35
Marques Colston 36
Anquan Boldin 37
Randy Moss 38
Deuce McAllister 39
Javon Walker 40
Marc Bulger 41
Andre Johnson 42
Carnell Williams 43
Lee Evans 44
Antonio Gates 45
Donald Driver 46
Marion Barber III 47
Adrian Peterson 48
Jamal Lewis (Cle) 49
Plaxico Burress 50
Donovan McNabb 51
Hines Ward 52
Darrell Jackson (SF) 53
Fred Taylor 54
Chester Taylor 55
Santana Moss 56
Tony Gonzalez 57
DeAngelo Williams 58
Warrick Dunn 59
Vince Young 60
Laveranues Coles 61
Reggie Brown 62
Braylon Edwards 63
Julius Jones 64
Matt Hasselbeck 65
Deion Branch (Sea) 66
Joey Galloway 67
Jerious Norwood (Atl) 68
Todd Heap 69
Alge Crumpler 70
Tatum Bell (Det) 71
Calvin Johnson (Det) 72
Terry Glenn 73
Jon Kitna 74
Jerricho Cotchery 75
Tony Romo 76
Chris Chambers 77
Mark Clayton 78
Philip Rivers 80
Chris Cooley 81
Ladell Betts 82
LenDale White 83
LaMont Jordan 84
Brandon Jackson (GB) 85
Bernard Berrian 86
Kellen Winslow 87
Vernon Davis 88
Vincent Jackson 89
Chris Henry 90
Greg Jennings 92
Jason Witten 93
Donte' Stallworth 94
Vernand Morency 95
L.J. Smith 96
Michael Vick 97
DeShaun Foster 98
Brett Favre 99
Jay Cutler 100
Kevin Curtis (Phi) 101
Santonio Holmes 102

Thanks!

by **a_cuevas91** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:37 pm

I would suggest looking at the player rankings from here and footballguys, and looking for players high on their list, but low on Yahoo's. I think Driver is a guy you can pick up in the late 4th, early 5th round.
I would suggest you use this draft style:
Round 1: RB
Round 2: WR
Round 3: WR
Round 4:RB
Round 5: WR (Driver)

You should be able to set up a good RB and WR core that way. That's what I would do, but there may be a better strategy to it.

by **Crippler** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:48 pm

I took a look at the rankings on this site, but I don't think they are as solid as they have been in years past (probably because there were only 4 people doing the rankings this time around). I was looking for a few extra opinions, possibly from people who have done a Yahoo draft and have noticed a mis-ranking here or there.

Thank you for the reply!

by **VHawk15** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:02 pm

Undervalued:

McGahee
Javon Walker
Donald Driver
DeAngelo Williams
Leinart (I don't see him?)
Thomas Jones
Westbrook

Overvalued:

Cutler
Vince Young
Ronnie Brown

by **a_cuevas91** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:08 pm

VHawk15 wrote:Undervalued:

McGahee
Javon Walker
Donald Driver
DeAngelo Williams
Leinart (I don't see him?)
Thomas Jones
Westbrook

Overvalued:

Cutler
Vince Young
Ronnie Brown

Yeah, Westbrook is a real undervalued RB. Don't be surprised if you see him in the second round available to draft, especially in the 5 or 6 spot.

by **stomperrob** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:09 pm

Undervalued:

Matt Leinart
Ahman Green
Jamal Lewis
LaMont Jordan (with Rhodes suspended for 4 games he gets a headstart on the season)
Brandon Jackson (if he isn't the starter for game 1, I think he will soon be)
Deion Branch
Brandon Jones
Devery Henderson
Kellen Winslow
Vernon Davis
Heath Miller
Randy McMichael