How about a ranking(s) of the top 20 draft picks?

[z raptor]

Offense only. Then name a sleeper or sleepers (if any). Thanks!

[maddog60]

Hmm, top 20 you say?

1. Kevin Jones - Good chance of being starter with good WRs to keep defenses honest
2. Julius Jones - Parcells running back of choice = lots of carries
3. Larry Fitzgerald - Boldin will keep away double teams, and Green will call plays his way.
4. Tatum Bell - Denver rookie running back. nuff said.
5. Kellen Winslow - Garcia's line may only give him time to throw as far as the TE.
6. Roy Williams - Young, potentially deadly offense. Could take #1 spot.
7. Rashaun Woods - Easily #2, if not #1 WR.
8. Reggie Williams - Will be #2 until Jimmy Smith retires, then likely #1 WR.
9. Devard Darling - Even with Kevin Johnson there, he could be the #1 WR this year.
10. Michael Jenkins - Easily #2, could compete with Price for #1 spot.
11. Lee Evans - #2 WR definitely, with solid #1 WR veteran distracting defenses.
12. Keary Colbert - could be #2 WR this year.
13. Micheal Clayton - Could be #1 WR, or could get buried in depth chart by veterans.
14. Stephen Jackson - Most talented RB. Will have featured role if Faulk goes down, if not, 2 years from now when he's gone.
15. Greg Jones - Could see some goalline touches, and Fragile Freddy might give cause for Jones to take feature role.
16. Ben Roethlisberger - Might not start this year, but has more weapons than any other rookie QB, and same skill.
17. Eli Manning - Will start, but the entire team is rather suspect after last year. Could be surprisingly good, or worse off than Rivers.
18. J.P. Losman - Won't matter this year, but Bledsoe can train rookies, and the weapons are there for him to succeed.
19. Philip Rivers - Rivers is good, but o-line is horrid. Chargers should save time & money by lining up LT and 2 fullbacks in the backfield, and hike the ball to LT every down.
20. Chris Perry - Possible RBBC, with Rudi's contract up soon, look for feature role to come.

Sleepers:

Devery Henderson - Stallworth's constant hamstring problems make him Brooks possible #2 target.
Ben Troupe - replacing Wycheck, could break out as a top 5 TE, just not likely.
Ben Watson - Brady loves them TEs in the endzone, and if you don't have one of the top 5, its roullette anyway.
Bernard Berrian - Who is there really to compete with in Chicago. He could come out of left field and start.
Samie Parker - KC needs to mix it up at WR and find something better.
P.K. Sam - Buried in the depth charts now, but Parcells utilizes a lot of people. Could have a couple nice games.

[Str8 Pimpin-Vikings]

Hmm, top 20 you say?

1. Kevin Jones - Good chance of being starter with good WRs to keep defenses honest
2. Julius Jones - Parcells running back of choice = lots of carries
3. Larry Fitzgerald - Boldin will keep away double teams, and Green will call plays his way.
4. Tatum Bell - Denver rookie running back. nuff said.
5. Kellen Winslow - Garcia's line may only give him time to throw as far as the TE.
6. Roy Williams - Young, potentially deadly offense. Could take #1 spot.
7. Rashaun Woods - Easily #2, if not #1 WR.
8. Reggie Williams - Will be #2 until Jimmy Smith retires, then likely #1 WR.
9. Devard Darling - Even with Kevin Johnson there, he could be the #1 WR this year.
10. Michael Jenkins - Easily #2, could compete with Price for #1 spot.
11. Lee Evans - #2 WR definitely, with solid #1 WR veteran distracting defenses.
12. Keary Colbert - could be #2 WR this year.
13. Micheal Clayton - Could be #1 WR, or could get buried in depth chart by veterans.
14. Stephen Jackson - Most talented RB. Will have featured role if Faulk goes down, if not, 2 years from now when he's gone.
15. Greg Jones - Could see some goalline touches, and Fragile Freddy might give cause for Jones to take feature role.
16. Ben Roethlisberger - Might not start this year, but has more weapons than any other rookie QB, and same skill.
17. Eli Manning - Will start, but the entire team is rather suspect after last year. Could be surprisingly good, or worse off than Rivers.
18. J.P. Losman - Won't matter this year, but Bledsoe can train rookies, and the weapons are there for him to succeed.
19. Philip Rivers - Rivers is good, but o-line is horrid. Chargers should save time & money by lining up LT and 2 fullbacks in the backfield, and hike the ball to LT every down.
20. Chris Perry - Possible RBBC, with Rudi's contract up soon, look for feature role to come.

Sleepers:

Devery Henderson - Stallworth's constant hamstring problems make him Brooks possible #2 target.
Ben Troupe - replacing Wycheck, could break out as a top 5 TE, just not likely.
Ben Watson - Brady loves them TEs in the endzone, and if you don't have one of the top 5, its roullette anyway.
Bernard Berrian - Who is there really to compete with in Chicago. He could come out of left field and start.
Samie Parker - KC needs to mix it up at WR and find something better.
P.K. Sam - Buried in the depth charts now, but Parcells utilizes a lot of people. Could have a couple nice games.

That pretty much sums everythign up

[bigGAME101]

agreed, however the one thing i would refute is the fact that greg jones could take the featured role (maybe for a short period of time if freddy is injured, but other than that, there is no way fred loses his spot). thanks for the post though...quite thorough

[Flux]

I like the rankings maddog

The only thing that i think i differ on compared to the masses is that i have Julius Jones as the #1. I think K. Jones is the better RB, but DET has Pinner, who apparently has been looking very good this offseason, and we all know about the coach's love for a RBBC.

Julius only has to beat out Hamburger to get the starting job, and that shouldn't be too difficult.

[Plindsey88]

Hmm, top 20 you say?

Sleepers:

P.K. Sam - Buried in the depth charts now, but Parcells utilizes a lot of people. Could have a couple nice games.

Parcells? Correct me if I missed something, but I thought P.K. went to the Patriots....

[maddog60]

Hmm, top 20 you say?

Sleepers:

P.K. Sam - Buried in the depth charts now, but Parcells utilizes a lot of people. Could have a couple nice games.

Parcells? Correct me if I missed something, but I thought P.K. went to the Patriots....

Belichek, my bad. They're both Bills.

[Plindsey88]

Hmm, top 20 you say?

Sleepers:

P.K. Sam - Buried in the depth charts now, but Parcells utilizes a lot of people. Could have a couple nice games.

Parcells? Correct me if I missed something, but I thought P.K. went to the Patriots....

Belichek, my bad. They're both Bills.

Whew! You had me thinking my boy P.K. got traded to the dreaded Cowboys...

[hobo]

Here are my takes and a couple of sleepers...
1. Kevin Jones- Pure talent - will put to sleep talk of Pinner.
2. Julius Jones- Parcells starts this guy over Hambone
3. Kellen Winslow-immediate impact player if he doesn't hold out
4. Larry Fitzgerald- the new 3-amigos in the desert...
5. Tatum Bell- a rb in Denver... enough said!
6. Roy Williams- the fastest of the top 3 rookie WR's on turf in Det.
7. Steven Jackson- Marcia Marcia Marcia done in one!
8. Eli Manning- blood line AND talent...
9. Reggie Williams- the "candybar" makes a come back!
10.Lee Evans- Buffalo forgets the "Price"..

only top 10 now...

2 great sleepers and you heard it here first....

1. Troy Fleming - who you say.... boys, you better do your homework.
2. Devery Henderson - =talent to Donte but better hamstrings!!!!

"z" let me know what you think.....

[smackthefirst]

Troy Fleming. Nice. Could he be the next Emmit? LOL.