2012 Top 200 Fantasy Football Player Rankings

More than a week into training camps, it’s time to take a look at a few second-year players who are benefiting from their first full offseasons. I'm sure both Torrey Smith and Stevan Ridley struggled through last summer during the league's lockout, but they have impressed in camp, thus far.

This is the type of growth you want to hear about from young players around the league at this time of year.

Has the light bulb come on? Do they understand the importance of taking care of the little details in their crafts, to be effective pros?

It’s crucial to hear positive signs in camp, not just highlight plays against vanilla defenses in preseason action.

I look to both players as potential breakout names you should consider on draft day.

Believe In Torrey Smith

After struggling in camp as a rookie, Torrey Smith turned it on after a dominant Week 3 performance against the Rams in which he scored three touchdowns in the first half.

I was impressed with Smith last year, as he quickly became the playmaker in the Baltimore Ravens receiving corps. I’m even more impressed after finding out that he played with a double hernia all year, one of them having multiple tears in the groin area.

One, the fact that he played through this is a little concerning, as you don’t want it to affect him for the rest of his career, but it’s a testament to his willingness to play through injury.

Two, if he was good enough as a rookie to go for 841 yards and seven touchdowns with this injury, what will he do in his prime?

The future is bright for Smith.

At some point, I will have to go back and watch the film to see if defenses were treating him or or Anquan Boldin like the No.1 receiver down the stretch. Boldin is clearly a different player than he once was, so it will be interesting to see how defenses attack this team.

Smith is a receiver who can tilt coverage, and if he can continue to develop as a route-runner, his 2012 season could be WR1 worthy.

Smith's upside as a deep threat and the real No. 1 receiver in the offense could move him up the boards fast. I also like that Smith has focused on his intermediate and underneath route-running in camp, and it appears that he's impressed.

Current ADP trends, according to FantasyFootballCalculator.com, have him landing as the 28th receiver (8.02 in 10-team leagues) off the board.

Consider that a steal.

Ridley Has RB2 Upside

Stevan Ridley showed us that he has what it takes to be a starting tailback in this league. He is a strong runner who seems to do a good job of taking what he can get from defenses and finishing runs off.

With the physical tools to be a good pass-blocker, it only makes sense that Ridley can fill in the void left in New England by BenJarvus Green-Ellis' departure.

Because he plays for the Patriots, you can count on Ridley losing time to Danny Woodhead in passing situations, and fellow second-year tailback Shane Vereen will get snaps, as well.

Value Ridley no higher than a RB3 even as a starter, but if his role should expand consistently into that of a 17-to-20-carry-a-week player, he would easily develop into a solid RB2. It really depends on how Vereen develops and if Ridley can control his fumbling issues from last year.

Patriots beat writers are praising Ridley for his work almost daily. Ridley seems to have a strong hold as the early-down back and goal-line bruiser.

1	Arian Foster	RB
2	LeSean McCoy	RB
3	Ray Rice	RB
4	Ryan Mathews	RB
5	Calvin Johnson	WR
6	Aaron Rodgers	QB
7	Tom Brady	QB
8	Jimmy Graham	TE
9	Rob Gronkowski	TE
10	Darren McFadden	RB
11	DeMarco Murray	RB
12	Chris Johnson	RB
13	Drew Brees	QB
14	Matthew Stafford	QB
15	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB
16	Cam Newton	QB
17	Trent Richardson	RB
18	Matt Forte	RB
19	Steven Jackson	RB
20	Andre Johnson	WR
21	Jamaal Charles	RB
22	Greg Jennings	WR
23	A.J. Green	WR
24	Doug Martin	RB
25	Marshawn Lynch	RB
26	Larry Fitzgerald	WR
27	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB
28	Victor Cruz	WR
29	Julio Jones	WR
30	Brandon Marshall	WR
31	Jordy Nelson	WR
32	Steve Smith	WR
33	Roddy White	WR
34	Wes Welker	WR
35	Demaryius Thomas	WR
36	Antonio Gates	TE
37	Fred Jackson	RB
38	Brandon Lloyd	WR
39	Eric Decker	WR
40	Miles Austin	WR
41	Antonio Brown	WR
42	Jeremy Maclin	WR
43	Dez Bryant	WR
44	Adrian Peterson	RB
45	Darren Sproles	RB
46	Mike Wallace	WR
47	Michael Turner	RB
48	Michael Vick	QB
49	Isaac Redman	RB
50	Shonn Greene	RB
51	Frank Gore	RB
52	Percy Harvin	WR
53	Philip Rivers	QB
54	Marques Colston	WR
55	Dwayne Bowe	WR
56	Hakeem Nicks	WR
57	Eli Manning	QB
58	Stevan Ridley	RB
59	Vernon Davis	TE
60	Roy Helu	RB
61	Aaron Hernandez	TE
62	Tony Romo	QB
63	Stevie Johnson	WR
64	DeSean Jackson	WR
65	Vincent Jackson	WR
66	Jermichael Finley	TE
67	Matt Ryan	QB
68	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	RB
69	Peyton Hillis	RB
70	Denarius Moore	WR
71	Willis McGahee	RB
72	Reggie Bush	RB
73	Jason Witten	TE
74	Torrey Smith	WR
75	Reggie Wayne	WR
76	Ryan Williams	RB
77	Fred Davis	TE
78	Pierre Garcon	WR
79	Robert Griffin III	QB
80	Mark Ingram	RB
81	Greg Little	WR
82	Brandon Pettigrew	TE
83	Randy Moss	WR
84	Jay Cutler	QB
85	Kevin Smith	RB
86	Malcom Floyd	WR
87	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR
88	Beanie Wells	RB
89	Mike Williams (TB)	WR
90	Jacob Tamme	TE
91	Kenny Britt	WR
92	Peyton Manning	QB
93	James Starks	RB
94	DeAngelo Williams	RB
95	Robert Meachem	WR
96	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
97	Ben Tate	RB
98	Mikel Leshoure	RB
99	Titus Young	WR
100	Laurent Robinson	WR
101	Doug Baldwin	WR
102	Kyle Rudolph	TE
103	Michael Crabtree	WR
104	Sidney Rice	WR
105	Nate Washington	WR
106	Kendall Wright	WR
107	Ronnie Hillman	RB
108	Jake Locker	QB
109	Carson Palmer	QB
110	C.J. Spiller	RB
111	Jonathan Stewart	RB
112	Rashad Jennings	RB
113	Jacquizz Rodgers	RB
114	Santonio Holmes	WR
115	Donald Brown	RB
116	David Wilson	RB
117	Randall Cobb	WR
118	Jonathan Baldwin	WR
119	Delone Carter	RB
120	Lance Moore	WR
121	Austin Collie	WR
122	Toby Gerhart	RB
123	Kendall Hunter	RB
124	Brandon LaFell	WR
125	Rueben Randle	WR
126	Emmanuel Sanders	WR
127	Jared Cook	TE
128	Jonathan Dwyer	RB
129	Anquan Boldin	WR
130	Evan Royster	RB
131	Alex Green	RB
132	Andy Dalton	QB
133	Alshon Jeffery	WR
134	Shane Vereen	RB
135	Bernard Scott	RB
136	Santana Moss	WR
137	Earl Bennett	WR
138	Michael Bush	RB
139	Andrew Luck	QB
140	Davone Bess	WR
141	Tim Hightower	RB
142	Jermaine Gresham	TE
143	Danny Amendola	WR
144	Isaiah Pead	RB
145	Coby Fleener	TE
146	Daniel Thomas	RB
147	Christian Ponder	QB
148	LeGarrette Blount	RB
149	Lestar Jean	WR
150	Brian Quick	WR
151	Tony Gonzalez	TE
152	Justin Blackmon	WR
153	Lamar Miller	RB
154	Josh Freeman	QB
155	Lestar Jean	WR
156	Brian Quick	WR
157	Brent Celek	TE
158	Felix Jones	RB
159	Steve Smith, Stl	WR
160	Leon Washington	RB
161	Bernard Pierce	RB
162	Robert Turbin	RB
163	James Jones	WR
164	Owen Daniels	TE
165	Nate Burleson	WR
166	Leonard Hankerson	WR
167	Greg Salas	WR
168	Golden Tate	WR
169	Ronnie Brown	RB
170	Kellen Davis	TE
171	Dexter McCluster	RB
172	Alex Smith	QB
173	Donald Jones	WR
174	Bilal Powell	RB
175	Terrance Ganaway	RB
176	Armon Binns	WR
177	Mario Manningham	WR
178	Mike Tolbert	RB
179	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB
180	Jerome Simpson	WR
181	Jacoby Ford	WR
182	Michael Floyd	WR
183	Juron Criner	WR
184	Steve Breaston	WR
185	Tim Tebow	QB
186	Javon Ringer	RB
187	Joe Flacco	QB
188	Kellen Winslow	TE
189	Ryan Broyles	WR
190	David Nelson	WR
191	Ed Dickson	TE
192	LaMichael James	RB
193	Matt Schaub	QB
194	Josh Morgan	WR
195	Mohamed Sanu	WR
196	Tony Moeaki	TE
197	Chad Johnson	WR
198	Sam Bradford	QB
199	John Skelton	QB
200	Brandon Jacobs	RB

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