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Updated 2008 Fantasy Football Rankings
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2008 Fantasy Football Rankings
BtB presents position-by-position cheat sheets
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
August 19th, 2008
We present our updated, full-season fantasy football projections. This thorough analysis and statistical evaluation of every player and team in the NFL is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football. Each regular season game is simulated 1,000 times, with the sum of the averages of those games being our final predicted outcome. This allows us to account for every player and statistical interaction in an NFL game. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of August 18th. Information on scoring and injury analysis appears at the very bottom of this article.
To view a pop-up with positional rankings, please click on one of the links below. Good luck this season!
| Quarterback | Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End |
| Kicker | Team Defense | Individual Defense | |
Overall rankings
| 1. | Tom Brady | QB | Patriots | 16 | 367.0 |
| 2. | Drew Brees | QB | Saints | 16 | 330.5 |
| 3. | Tony Romo | QB | Cowboys | 16 | 328.6 |
| 4. | Peyton Manning | QB | Colts | 15 | 323.6 |
| 5. | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | Chargers | 15 | 316.5 |
| 6. | Brian Westbrook | RB | Eagles | 15 | 302.1 |
| 7. | Carson Palmer | QB | Bengals | 16 | 298.7 |
| 8. | Brett Favre | QB | Jets | 16 | 291.5 |
| 9. | Adrian Peterson | RB | Vikings | 15 | 289.2 |
| 10. | Derek Anderson | QB | Browns | 15 | 287.2 |
| 11. | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Steelers | 16 | 272.4 |
| 12. | Steven Jackson | RB | Rams | 15 | 268.2 |
| 13. | Eli Manning | QB | Giants | 16 | 263.1 |
| 14. | Matt Hasselbeck | QB | Seahawks | 16 | 261.0 |
| 15. | Philip Rivers | QB | Chargers | 16 | 260.1 |
| 16. | Joseph Addai | RB | Colts | 15 | 258.8 |
| 17. | David Garrard | QB | Jaguars | 15 | 257.4 |
| 18. | Jay Cutler | QB | Broncos | 14 | 254.8 |
| 19. | Jason Campbell | QB | Redskins | 13 | 251.7 |
| 20. | Marion Barber | RB | Cowboys | 14 | 250.3 |
| 21. | Trent Edwards | QB | Bills | 15 | 246.1 |
| 22. | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Packers | 14 | 245.6 |
| 23. | Brandon Jacobs | RB | Giants | 14 | 245.2 |
| 24. | Marshawn Lynch | RB | Bills | 15 | 234.9 |
| 25. | Larry Johnson | RB | Chiefs | 16 | 234.6 |
| 26. | Ryan Grant | RB | Packers | 13 | 231.3 |
| 27. | Clinton Portis | RB | Redskins | 15 | 229.9 |
| 28. | Thomas Jones | RB | Jets | 16 | 227.5 |
| 29. | Willie Parker | RB | Steelers | 16 | 227.5 |
| 30. | Jamal Lewis | RB | Browns | 16 | 224.4 |
| 31. | Earnest Graham | RB | Buccaneers | 14 | 221.6 |
| 32. | Laurence Maroney | RB | Patriots | 12 | 218.9 |
| 33. | Donovan McNabb | QB | Eagles | 13 | 218.9 |
| 34. | Vince Young | QB | Titans | 16 | 218.6 |
| 35. | Reggie Bush | RB | Saints | 13 | 217.4 |
| 36. | Marc Bulger | QB | Rams | 14 | 217.3 |
| 37. | Jake Delhomme | QB | Panthers | 13 | 215.4 |
| 38. | Ronnie Brown | RB | Dolphins | 12 | 214.6 |
| 39. | Randy Moss | WR | Patriots | 16 | 214.4 |
| 40. | Matt Schaub | QB | Texans | 13 | 209.8 |
| 41. | Michael Turner | RB | Falcons | 15 | 207.4 |
| 42. | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | Jaguars | 16 | 207.0 |
| 43. | Frank Gore | RB | 49ers | 12 | 206.2 |
| 44. | Edgerrin James | RB | Cardinals | 16 | 200.8 |
| 45. | Tarvaris Jackson | QB | Vikings | 13 | 199.6 |
| 46. | Justin Fargas | RB | Raiders | 14 | 195.0 |
| 47. | Matt Leinart | QB | Cardinals | 12 | 194.3 |
| 48. | Jon Kitna | QB | Lions | 14 | 193.3 |
| 49. | Braylon Edwards | WR | Browns | 16 | 193.1 |
| 50. | DeAngelo Williams | RB | Panthers | 14 | 192.7 |
| 51. | Kevin Smith | RB | Lions | 15 | 189.1 |
| 52. | Willis McGahee | RB | Ravens | 12 | 187.7 |
| 53. | JaMarcus Russell | QB | Raiders | 14 | 187.2 |
| 54. | Terrell Owens | WR | Cowboys | 16 | 186.4 |
| 55. | Julius Jones | RB | Seahawks | 15 | 184.6 |
| 56. | Fred Taylor | RB | Jaguars | 13 | 184.5 |
| 57. | Darren McFadden | RB | Raiders | 16 | 181.5 |
| 58. | Reggie Wayne | WR | Colts | 15 | 181.2 |
| 59. | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Cardinals | 16 | 180.9 |
| 60. | Jeff Garcia | QB | Buccaneers | 11 | 180.7 |
| 61. | Patriots | DEF | 16 | 179.8 | |
| 62. | Matt Forte | RB | Bears | 16 | 177.7 |
| 63. | Jonathan Stewart | RB | Panthers | 13 | 174.1 |
| 64. | Brodie Croyle | QB | Chiefs | 12 | 171.3 |
| 65. | Calvin Johnson | WR | Lions | 16 | 170.9 |
| 66. | Wes Welker | WR | Patriots | 16 | 169.7 |
| 67. | Brandon Marshall | WR | Broncos | 13 | 167.0 |
| 68. | Jerious Norwood | RB | Falcons | 15 | 166.7 |
| 69. | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | WR | Bengals | 16 | 164.0 |
| 70. | Andre Johnson | WR | Texans | 15 | 163.5 |
| 71. | Torry Holt | WR | Rams | 16 | 162.8 |
| 72. | Bernard Berrian | WR | Vikings | 16 | 161.5 |
| 73. | Dwayne Bowe | WR | Chiefs | 16 | 160.8 |
| 74. | LenDale White | RB | Titans | 13 | 159.7 |
| 75. | Rashard Mendenhall | RB | Steelers | 16 | 159.7 |
| 76. | Nate Kaeding | K | Chargers | 16 | 158.6 |
| 77. | Selvin Young | RB | Broncos | 13 | 156.7 |
| 78. | Lee Evans | WR | Bills | 14 | 156.5 |
| 79. | Santonio Holmes | WR | Steelers | 16 | 155.8 |
| 80. | Chargers | DEF | 16 | 154.6 | |
| 81. | Chris Johnson | RB | Titans | 16 | 153.7 |
| 82. | Robbie Gould | K | Bears | 16 | 152.6 |
| 83. | Mason Crosby | K | Packers | 16 | 151.3 |
| 84. | Adam Vinatieri | K | Colts | 16 | 151.3 |
| 85. | Nick Folk | K | Cowboys | 16 | 150.4 |
| 86. | Rian Lindell | K | Bills | 16 | 149.1 |
| 87. | John Kasay | K | Panthers | 16 | 148.8 |
| 88. | Marques Colston | WR | Saints | 12 | 147.9 |
| 89. | Plaxico Burress | WR | Giants | 13 | 146.3 |
| 90. | Kellen Winslow | TE | Browns | 16 | 145.6 |
| 91. | Troy Smith | QB | Ravens | 8 | 145.2 |
| 92. | Jerricho Cotchery | WR | Jets | 16 | 143.9 |
| 93. | Steve Smith | WR | Panthers | 13 | 143.6 |
| 94. | Greg Jennings | WR | Packers | 14 | 143.5 |
| 95. | Rob Bironas | K | Titans | 16 | 142.4 |
| 96. | Jason Witten | TE | Cowboys | 16 | 142.2 |
| 97. | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | Giants | 14 | 142.0 |
| 98. | Bears | DEF | 16 | 140.3 | |
| 99. | Roddy White | WR | Falcons | 16 | 140.1 |
| 100. | Stephen Gostkowski | K | Patriots | 16 | 139.7 |
| 101. | Andre Hall | RB | Broncos | 15 | 136.5 |
| 102. | Redskins | DEF | 16 | 136.4 | |
| 103. | Mike Nugent | K | Jets | 16 | 135.1 |
| 104. | Josh Scobee | K | Jaguars | 16 | 134.8 |
| 105. | Jason Hanson | K | Lions | 16 | 133.9 |
| 106. | Cowboys | DEF | 16 | 133.9 | |
| 107. | Roy Williams | WR | Lions | 15 | 133.6 |
| 108. | Taylor Mehlhaff | K | Saints | 16 | 132.3 |
| 109. | Seahawks | DEF | 16 | 131.5 | |
| 110. | Chris Perry | RB | Bengals | 13 | 131.3 |
| 111. | Anquan Boldin | WR | Cardinals | 15 | 131.1 |
| 112. | Ryan Longwell | K | Vikings | 16 | 129.3 |
| 113. | Lawrence Tynes | K | Giants | 16 | 129.3 |
| 114. | Jeff Reed | K | Steelers | 16 | 128.6 |
| 115. | Kevin Curtis | WR | Eagles | 15 | 128.4 |
| 116. | Shayne Graham | K | Bengals | 16 | 128.3 |
| 117. | Chester Taylor | RB | Vikings | 12 | 128.1 |
| 118. | Chris Chambers | WR | Chargers | 16 | 127.8 |
| 119. | Kyle Orton | QB | Bears | 10 | 127.6 |
| 120. | David Akers | K | Eagles | 16 | 127.3 |
| 121. | Jaguars | DEF | 16 | 127.2 | |
| 122. | Donald Driver | WR | Packers | 16 | 127.0 |
| 123. | Jesse Chatman | RB | Jets | 16 | 126.5 |
| 124. | Neil Rackers | K | Cardinals | 16 | 125.7 |
| 125. | Phil Dawson | K | Browns | 16 | 123.6 |
| 126. | Matt Prater | K | Broncos | 16 | 123.5 |
| 127. | Joey Galloway | WR | Buccaneers | 14 | 122.8 |
| 128. | Warrick Dunn | RB | Buccaneers | 16 | 122.2 |
| 129. | Josh Brown | K | Rams | 16 | 122.2 |
| 130. | Matt Stover | K | Ravens | 16 | 121.5 |
| 131. | Sebastian Janikowski | K | Raiders | 16 | 121.4 |
| 132. | Chad Johnson | WR | Bengals | 13 | 120.2 |
| 133. | Matt Ryan | QB | Falcons | 10 | 119.6 |
| 134. | Kris Brown | K | Texans | 16 | 119.3 |
| 135. | Vikings | DEF | 16 | 118.1 | |
| 136. | Isaac Bruce | WR | 49ers | 16 | 117.8 |
| 137. | Laveranues Coles | WR | Jets | 14 | 117.6 |
| 138. | Felix Jones | RB | Cowboys | 16 | 117.3 |
| 139. | Anthony Gonzalez | WR | Colts | 15 | 116.5 |
| 140. | Jay Feely | K | Dolphins | 16 | 116.3 |
| 141. | Antonio Gates | TE | Chargers | 16 | 116.0 |
| 142. | Joe Flacco | QB | Ravens | 12 | 115.1 |
| 143. | Shaun Suisham | K | Redskins | 16 | 114.7 |
| 144. | Alex Smith | QB | 49ers | 7 | 114.1 |
| 145. | Sidney Rice | WR | Vikings | 15 | 113.9 |
| 146. | Derrick Mason | WR | Ravens | 16 | 113.9 |
| 147. | Eagles | DEF | 16 | 113.7 | |
| 148. | Tony Gonzalez | TE | Chiefs | 16 | 112.5 |
| 149. | Buccaneers | DEF | 16 | 112.1 | |
| 150. | Joe Nedney | K | 49ers | 16 | 111.9 |
| 151. | James Hardy | WR | Bills | 16 | 111.7 |
| 152. | Santana Moss | WR | Redskins | 13 | 111.7 |
| 153. | Sammy Morris | RB | Patriots | 13 | 111.2 |
| 154. | Mark Clayton | WR | Ravens | 16 | 111.1 |
| 155. | Bryant Johnson | WR | 49ers | 13 | 110.6 |
| 156. | Brandon Coutu | K | Seahawks | 16 | 110.0 |
| 157. | Billy Cundiff | K | Chiefs | 16 | 108.4 |
| 158. | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | Dolphins | 15 | 106.8 |
| 159. | Packers | DEF | 16 | 106.6 | |
| 160. | Fred Jackson | RB | Bills | 16 | 106.2 |
| 161. | Marvin Harrison | WR | Colts | 13 | 106.1 |
| 162. | J.T. O'Sullivan | QB | 49ers | 7 | 105.5 |
| 163. | Jacob Hester | RB | Chargers | 16 | 105.4 |
| 164. | Ahman Green | RB | Texans | 11 | 105.1 |
| 165. | Jason Elam | K | Falcons | 16 | 104.6 |
| 166. | Eddie Royal | WR | Broncos | 16 | 104.4 |
| 167. | Chris Cooley | TE | Redskins | 15 | 104.3 |
| 168. | Matt Bryant | K | Buccaneers | 16 | 104.0 |
| 169. | Kevin Jones | RB | Bears | 15 | 103.9 |
| 170. | Devin Thomas | WR | Redskins | 14 | 103.6 |
| 171. | Hines Ward | WR | Steelers | 15 | 103.4 |
| 172. | Todd Heap | TE | Ravens | 14 | 103.2 |
| 173. | Panthers | DEF | 16 | 102.9 | |
| 174. | Patrick Crayton | WR | Cowboys | 16 | 102.9 |
| 175. | Chris Brown | RB | Texans | 14 | 102.8 |
| 176. | Giants | DEF | 16 | 102.7 | |
| 177. | Jets | DEF | 16 | 101.7 | |
| 178. | Ray Rice | RB | Ravens | 16 | 101.7 |
| 179. | Laurent Robinson | WR | Falcons | 16 | 101.4 |
| 180. | Colts | DEF | 16 | 100.8 | |
| 181. | Jeremy Shockey | TE | Saints | 15 | 100.1 |
| 182. | Drew Bennett | WR | Rams | 16 | 99.3 |
| 183. | Steelers | DEF | 16 | 98.1 | |
| 184. | Kenny Watson | RB | Bengals | 14 | 98.0 |
| 185. | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | Panthers | 16 | 96.8 |
| 186. | Donte' Stallworth | WR | Browns | 16 | 95.9 |
| 187. | Jerry Porter | WR | Jaguars | 11 | 95.7 |
| 188. | Titans | DEF | 16 | 95.1 | |
| 189. | Nate Burleson | WR | Seahawks | 14 | 95.1 |
| 190. | Pierre Thomas | RB | Saints | 16 | 94.6 |
| 191. | Jason Hill | WR | 49ers | 16 | 94.4 |
| 192. | Tatum Bell | RB | Lions | 16 | 93.1 |
| 193. | Ravens | DEF | 16 | 91.7 | |
| 194. | Arnaz Battle | WR | 49ers | 14 | 91.0 |
| 195. | Amani Toomer | WR | Giants | 15 | 90.1 |
| 196. | DeShaun Foster | RB | 49ers | 14 | 89.5 |
| 197. | Shaun Hill | QB | 49ers | 4 | 89.4 |
| 198. | Zach Miller | TE | Raiders | 16 | 89.1 |
| 199. | Steve Slaton | RB | Texans | 16 | 89.1 |
| 200. | Bobby Engram | WR | Seahawks | 9 | 87.9 |
| 201. | James Jones | WR | Packers | 16 | 86.5 |
| 202. | Bills | DEF | 16 | 85.6 | |
| 203. | Heath Miller | TE | Steelers | 16 | 85.4 |
| 204. | Ronald Curry | WR | Raiders | 14 | 85.1 |
| 205. | Browns | DEF | 16 | 84.7 | |
| 206. | Dallas Clark | TE | Colts | 15 | 84.6 |
| 207. | Kevin Walter | WR | Texans | 16 | 83.6 |
| 208. | Owen Daniels | TE | Texans | 16 | 82.8 |
| 209. | Javon Walker | WR | Raiders | 10 | 82.6 |
| 210. | Saints | DEF | 16 | 82.2 | |
| 211. | Randy McMichael | TE | Rams | 16 | 81.9 |
| 212. | Steve Smith | WR | Giants | 16 | 81.7 |
| 213. | Donald Lee | TE | Packers | 16 | 81.7 |
| 214. | Kevin Boss | TE | Giants | 16 | 81.4 |
| 215. | Derek Hagan | WR | Dolphins | 16 | 81.1 |
| 216. | Jerome Simpson | WR | Bengals | 16 | 80.3 |
| 217. | Devin Hester | WR | Bears | 15 | 78.3 |
| 218. | Courtney Taylor | WR | Seahawks | 16 | 78.1 |
| 219. | Leonard Weaver | RB | Seahawks | 16 | 78.1 |
| 220. | Chad Jackson | WR | Patriots | 9 | 77.6 |
| 221. | Chad Pennington | QB | Dolphins | 5 | 77.0 |
| 222. | Ricky Williams | RB | Dolphins | 11 | 77.0 |
| 223. | Reggie Brown | WR | Eagles | 14 | 76.8 |
| 224. | John Beck | QB | Dolphins | 5 | 75.8 |
| 225. | Brandon Jackson | RB | Packers | 12 | 75.5 |
| 226. | Leon Washington | RB | Jets | 15 | 75.5 |
| 227. | Antwaan Randle El | WR | Redskins | 15 | 75.4 |
| 228. | Reggie Williams | WR | Jaguars | 11 | 75.2 |
| 229. | Vernon Davis | TE | 49ers | 16 | 74.4 |
| 230. | Ernest Wilford | WR | Dolphins | 16 | 74.3 |
| 231. | Rudi Johnson | RB | Bengals | 7 | 73.9 |
| 232. | Marty Booker | WR | Bears | 12 | 73.8 |
| 233. | Anthony Fasano | TE | Dolphins | 16 | 73.6 |
| 234. | Falcons | DEF | 16 | 72.9 | |
| 235. | D.J. Hackett | WR | Panthers | 12 | 72.9 |
| 236. | Tim Hightower | RB | Cardinals | 16 | 72.6 |
| 237. | Marcus Maxwell | WR | Bengals | 16 | 71.8 |
| 238. | Jamaal Charles | RB | Chiefs | 16 | 71.7 |
| 239. | Jabar Gaffney | WR | Patriots | 16 | 71.5 |
| 240. | Vincent Jackson | WR | Chargers | 12 | 71.0 |
| 241. | Maurice Morris | RB | Seahawks | 12 | 69.9 |
| 242. | Justin McCareins | WR | Titans | 16 | 69.8 |
| 243. | Rex Grossman | QB | Bears | 6 | 68.8 |
| 244. | Chris Redman | QB | Falcons | 7 | 68.4 |
| 245. | Marcedes Lewis | TE | Jaguars | 14 | 68.3 |
| 246. | Buster Davis | WR | Chargers | 16 | 67.6 |
| 247. | Cardinals | DEF | 16 | 67.6 | |
| 248. | Brian Leonard | RB | Rams | 16 | 67.4 |
| 249. | Josh Reed | WR | Bills | 11 | 67.4 |
| 250. | Desmond Clark | TE | Bears | 15 | 66.8 |
| 251. | Robert Meachem | WR | Saints | 12 | 66.7 |
| 252. | Limas Sweed | WR | Steelers | 13 | 66.7 |
| 253. | Brian Brohm | QB | Packers | 5 | 66.4 |
| 254. | Dolphins | DEF | 16 | 66.4 | |
| 255. | Todd Collins | QB | Redskins | 13 | 65.5 |
| 256. | Ben Utecht | TE | Bengals | 16 | 65.2 |
| 257. | Drew Carter | WR | Raiders | 12 | 65.0 |
| 258. | David Patten | WR | Saints | 12 | 64.2 |
| 259. | Dennis Northcutt | WR | Jaguars | 14 | 63.8 |
| 260. | Roy Hall | WR | Colts | 16 | 63.6 |
| 261. | Lorenzo Booker | RB | Eagles | 16 | 62.9 |
| 262. | Texans | DEF | 16 | 62.8 | |
| 263. | Donnie Avery | WR | Rams | 14 | 61.2 |
| 264. | Dustin Keller | TE | Jets | 16 | 60.4 |
| 265. | William Franklin | WR | Chiefs | 16 | 60.1 |
| 266. | Ike Hilliard | WR | Buccaneers | 16 | 60.1 |
| 267. | Broncos | DEF | 16 | 59.8 | |
| 268. | 49ers | DEF | 16 | 59.5 | |
| 269. | Bengals | DEF | 16 | 59.0 | |
| 270. | Darrell Jackson | WR | Broncos | 12 | 58.6 |
| 271. | Benjamin Watson | TE | Patriots | 13 | 58.2 |
| 272. | Tony Scheffler | TE | Broncos | 15 | 57.8 |
| 273. | Mike Hart | RB | Colts | 16 | 56.8 |
| 274. | Malcolm Kelly | WR | Redskins | 9 | 56.8 |
| 275. | L.J. Smith | TE | Eagles | 16 | 56.6 |
| 276. | Deuce McAllister | RB | Saints | 8 | 56.3 |
| 277. | Greg Olsen | TE | Bears | 16 | 56.0 |
| 278. | Chiefs | DEF | 16 | 55.7 | |
| 279. | Devery Henderson | WR | Saints | 16 | 55.5 |
| 280. | Troy Williamson | WR | Jaguars | 16 | 55.0 |
| 281. | Tyler Thigpen | QB | Chiefs | 6 | 54.9 |
| 282. | Early Doucet | WR | Cardinals | 16 | 54.9 |
| 283. | Michael Pittman | RB | Broncos | 12 | 54.8 |
| 284. | Luke McCown | QB | Buccaneers | 6 | 54.3 |
| 285. | Jason Wright | RB | Browns | 14 | 54.3 |
| 286. | Dominic Rhodes | RB | Colts | 8 | 52.7 |
| 287. | Michael Clayton | WR | Buccaneers | 11 | 52.6 |
| 288. | Devard Darling | WR | Chiefs | 13 | 52.4 |
| 289. | Patrick Ramsey | QB | Broncos | 9 | 51.8 |
| 290. | Lions | DEF | 16 | 51.3 | |
| 291. | Leonard Pope | TE | Cardinals | 13 | 50.8 |
| 292. | Steve Heiden | TE | Browns | 13 | 50.3 |
| 293. | Bobby Wade | WR | Vikings | 14 | 50.2 |
| 294. | Michael Jenkins | WR | Falcons | 16 | 50.1 |
| 295. | Roydell Williams | WR | Titans | 9 | 49.9 |
| 296. | Kurt Warner | QB | Cardinals | 4 | 49.7 |
| 297. | Chris Baker | TE | Jets | 12 | 49.4 |
| 298. | Ladell Betts | RB | Redskins | 16 | 49.2 |
| 299. | Josh McCown | QB | Dolphins | 5 | 49.1 |
| 300. | Kevin Kolb | QB | Eagles | 7 | 48.7 |
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