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With two preseason games now history, you should be updating your draft cheat sheets. Most of the rankings, whether they're from a magazine or the Internet, are usually tallied before training camp begins. It's important for you to update your lists and stay on top of preseason happenings.
While it's hard to gauge exactly what's going to happen in the regular season simply by watching preseason games, you can get an idea of player and team tendencies.
TOP 100 OVERALL:
1) Chris Johnson – RB Tennessee
2) Adrian Peterson – RB Minnesota
3) Frank Gore – RB San Francisco
4) Maurice Jones Drew – RB Jacksonville -- Moved him up from #6. Jacksonville will force feed him the ball, they have no other options.
5) Andre Johnson – WR Houston
6) Ray Rice – RB Baltimore -- Dropped to #6. Worried about Willis McGahee getting goal line touches.
7) Michael Turner – RB Atlanta
8) Aaron Rodgers – QB Green Bay
9) Drew Brees – QB New Orleans
10) Ryan Mathews – RB San Diego -- Breaks into the top 10. Previously at #12. He has looked polished and professional in preseason.
11) Randy Moss – WR New England
12) Peyton Manning – QB Indianapolis
13) Rashard Mendenhall – RB Pittsburgh
14) Steven Jackson – RB St. Louis
15) Miles Austin – WR Dallas
16) DeSean Jackson – WR Philadelphia
17) Cedric Benson – RB Cincinnati -- Biggest mover. Up from #25. He has looked solid in preseason. Bengals look committed to run the ball. No one stealing carries from Benson.
18) Ryan Grant – RB Green Bay
19) DeAngelo Williams – RB Carolina
20) Shonn Green – RB NY Jets -- Starting to get worried LaDainian Tomlinson is going takeaway carries.
21) Reggie Wayne – WR Indianapolis
22) Calvin Johnson – WR Detroit -- Moved him ahead of Roddy White and Larry Fitzgerald. Working very well with Matthew Stafford in preseason.
23) Roddy White – WR Atlanta
24) Larry Fitzgerald – WR Arizona -- Matt Leinhart hurts him. His stats will suffer until Derek Anderson becomes starting QB.
25) Tony Romo – QB Dallas -- Flip-flopped him and Matt Schaub. Romo has more weapons.
26) Tom Brady – QB New England
27) Brandon Marshall – WR Miami
28) Matt Schaub – QB Houston
29) Pierre Thomas – RB New Orleans
30) Knowshon Moreno – RB Denver
31) Greg Jennings – WR Green Bay -- Up from #35. He will be Rodgers' main deep threat.
32) Joseph Addai – RB Indianapolis
33) Jamaal Charles — RB Kansas City
34) Marques Colston – WR New Orleans
35) Antonio Gates – TE San Diego
36) Philip Rivers – QB San Diego
37) Arian Foster – RB Houston -- Up from #43. Looks like a guy who carry the load in Houston's high-powered offense.
38) Beanie Wells – RB Arizona
39) Ronnie Brown – RB Miami
40) Steve Smith – WR Carolina
41) Anquan Boldin – WR Baltimore
42) Vernon Davis – TE San Francisco
43) Jermichael Finley – TE Green Bay -- Up from #43. Will create huge mismatches in the red zone.
44) Steve Smith – WR New York Giants
45) Chad Ochocinco – WR Cincinnati
46) Jonathan Stewart – RB Carolina
47) Clinton Portis – RB Washington
48) Marion Barber III – RB Dallas
49) Mike Wallace – WR Pittsburgh
50) Malcom Floyd – WR San Diego -- Up from #54. Fast becoming Philip Rivers's #1 WR.
51) Dallas Clark – TE Indianapolis
52) Jahvid Best – RB Detroit
53) Dwayne Bowe – WR Kansas City
54) Brett Favre – QB Minnesota -- Down from #47. Losing Sidney Rice for half the season will hurt Favre's numbers.
55) Ricky Williams – RB Miami
56) Reggie Bush – RB New Orleans -- Up from #61. Has shown toughness running between tackles in the preseason.
57) Michael Crabtree – WR San Francisco
58) LeSean McCoy – RB Philadelphia -- Down from #54. Philadelphia will pass first, run second. Expect Mike Bell/Mike Vick to be bigger red zone threat.
59) Lee Evans – WR Buffalo -- Up from #65. Despite weak QB play, Evans finds the end zone.
60) Hakeem Nicks – WR New York Giants
61) Jerome Harrison – RB Cleveland -- Up from #69. He finished last year strong. Will be starter until Montario Hardesty unseats him (handcuff).
62) Hines Ward – WR Pittsburgh
63) Felix Jones – RB Dallas
64) Kevin Kolb – QB Philadelphia
65) Jay Cutler – QB Chicago
66) Cadillac Williams – RB Tampa Bay -- Up from #70. He is the undisputed starter in Tampa. RB Kareem Huggins will be back-up.
67) Matt Forte – RB Chicago
68) Brandon Jacobs – RB New York Giants
69) Michael Bush – RB Oakland
70) Ahmad Bradshaw – RB New York Giants -- Up from #80. He will be the feature back in NY. Unfortunately loses goal line carries to Brandon Jacobs.
71) CJ Spiller – RB Buffalo
72) Mike Sims-Walker – WR Jacksonville
73) Joe Flacco – QB Baltimore
74) Matt Ryan – QB Atlanta
75) Donald Driver – WR Green Bay
76) Terrell Owens – WR Cincinnati
77) Bernard Berrian – WR Minnesota -- Was off my board. Jumped up draft boards after injury to Sidney Rice. Good option for Brett Favre.
78) Jeremy Maclin – WR Philadelphia
79) Chester Taylor – RB Chicago
80) Donovan McNabb – QB Washington
81) Devin Hester – WR Chicago
82) Brent Celek – TE Philadelphia
83) Wes Welker – WR New England -- Was off my board. Back from knee surgery, not quite 100% yet.
84) Eli Manning – QB New York Giants
85) Jason Witten – TE Dallas
86) Justin Forsett – RB Seattle
87) Donald Brown – RB Indianapolis
88) Steve Breaston – WR Arizona
89) Johnny Knox – WR Chicago
90) Visanthe Shiancoe – TE Minnesota -- Up from #97. Sidney Rice's absence makes him more valuable.
91) Jabar Gaffney – WR Denver -- Was off my board. Appears to be top target in Denver's offense.
92) Darren Sproles – RB San Diego
93) Thomas Jones – RB Kansas City
94) Tony Gonzalez – TE Atlanta
95) Santana Moss – WR Washington
96) Robert Meachem – WR - New Orleans -- Was off my board. Great deep threat in high-powered offense.
97) Chris Cooley – TE Washington
98) Fred Jackson (OUT 4-6) – RB Buffalo
99) Dez Bryant – WR Dallas
100) Laurence Maroney - RB New England
Guys just on the outside of my Top 100. Pay attention to these guys leading up to draft day and the season, their value may increase:
-Pierre Garcon - WR Indianapolis
-Percy Harvin - WR Minnesota
-LaDainian Tomlinson - RB NY Jets
-Correll Buckhalter - RB Denver
-Nate Washington - WR Tennessee
-Braylon Edwards - WR NY Jets
-Kevin Walter - WR Houston
-Willis McGahee - RB Baltimore
-Derrick Mason - WR Baltimore
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