Top 100 ADP Trends for 2012 Standard Scoring Fantasy Football Drafts

Running backs continue to dominate the early portion of  recent mock drafts with nine going off the board in the first 13 picks. Around the mid-second round we have a breaking point were ADP trends are showing us fantasy owners are opting more for elite talents at other positions as five receivers, two tight ends and two quarterbacks are gone in the next 18 picks.

For most of the summer, my thoughts on the first three rounds has veered towards going with three running backs, opting to trust the depth at the receiver and quarterback positions.

I’m starting to change that thinking, mainly because between the fourth and sixth round you still have Darren Sproles, Ahmad Bradshaw, Michael Turner, Doug Martin, Frank Gore, Reggie Bush, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Willis McGahee and a personal favorite of mine, Peyton Hillis.

While I still suggest you go with two running backs in the first three rounds, acquiring one of the big five quarterbacks, elite tight ends like Ron Gronkowski, Jimmy Graham or wide receiver Calvin Johnson as one of your first three picks is a good idea.

TE1 Talent Thinning Out

Especially the tight ends, because we should be concerned about the depth of TE1 caliber options after news on Jason Witten’s spleen and Fred Davis having a quite camp as Robert Griffin is looking to other players in the passing game. Don’t forget about Jermichael Finley on this list of concerning talents.

Finley has the ability and situation to be a top-five fantasy tight end, but his problems with health continued early in camp with a concussion. Backup D.J. Williams has done some good things this offseason. Don’t expect Williams to push Finley for a starting job, but if Finley goes down and Williams flashes on the field, we could see the Packers opt to hold Finley out until he’s “fully healed” from an ailment.

ADP’s below are from Fantasy Football Calculator.

	Player	POS	ADP
1	Arian Foster	RB	1.02
2	Aaron Rodgers	QB	1.03
3	Ray Rice	RB	1.03
4	LeSean McCoy	RB	1.03
5	Tom Brady	QB	1.06
6	Calvin Johnson	WR	1.06
7	Darren McFadden	RB	1.07
8	Chris Johnson	RB	1.08
9	Drew Brees	QB	1.08
10	Matt Forte	RB	1.10
11	DeMarco Murray	RB	2.03
12	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	2.03
13	Adrian Peterson	RB	2.04
14	Jimmy Graham	TE	2.05
15	Jamaal Charles	RB	2.06
16	Matthew Stafford	QB	2.06
17	Julio Jones	WR	2.06
18	Marshawn Lynch	RB	2.08
19	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	2.09
20	Rob Gronkowski	TE	3.01
21	Cam Newton	QB	3.01
22	Steven Jackson	RB	3.01
23	Ryan Mathews	RB	3.02
24	Andre Johnson	WR	3.04
25	Fred Jackson	RB	3.05
26	A.J. Green	WR	3.06
27	Brandon Marshall	WR	3.07
28	Greg Jennings	WR	3.07
29	Trent Richardson	RB	3.08
30	Wes Welker	WR	3.09
31	Roddy White	WR	3.10
32	Darren Sproles	RB	4.01
33	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	4.03
34	Jordy Nelson	WR	4.04
35	Victor Cruz	WR	4.04
36	Michael Turner	RB	4.05
37	Hakeem Nicks	WR	4.06
38	Dez Bryant	WR	4.09
39	Doug Martin	RB	4.09
40	Michael Vick	QB	5.02
41	Steve Smith	WR	5.02
42	Frank Gore	RB	5.02
43	Marques Colston	WR	5.04
44	Antonio Gates	TE	5.04
45	Percy Harvin	WR	5.04
46	Brandon Lloyd	WR	5.05
47	Reggie Bush	RB	5.06
48	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	RB	5.07
49	Mike Wallace	WR	5.07
50	Demaryius Thomas	WR	5.10
51	Willis McGahee	RB	6.01
52	Matt Ryan	QB	6.03
53	Antonio Brown	WR	6.03
54	Aaron Hernandez	TE	6.04
55	Eric Decker	WR	6.04
56	Jeremy Maclin	WR	6.05
57	Peyton Hillis	RB	6.07
58	Miles Austin	WR	6.07
59	DeSean Jackson	WR	6.09
60	Isaac Redman	RB	7.01
61	Jermichael Finley	TE	7.01
62	Vincent Jackson	WR	7.02
63	Shonn Greene	RB	7.02
64	Vernon Davis	TE	7.03
65	Steve Johnson	WR	7.03
66	Dwayne Bowe	WR	7.04
67	Donald Brown	RB	7.05
68	Tony Romo	QB	7.05
69	Peyton Manning	QB	7.06
70	Pierre Garcon	WR	7.09
71	Eli Manning	QB	7.10
72	Stevan Ridley	RB	8.01
73	Kevin Smith	RB	8.03
74	Beanie Wells	RB	8.04
75	Philip Rivers	QB	8.05
76	Torrey Smith	WR	8.06
77	Reggie Wayne	WR	8.06
78	Ben Tate	RB	8.09
79	Jonathan Stewart	RB	8.10
80	Cedric Benson	RB	8.10
81	Jacob Tamme	TE	8.10
82	Titus Young	WR	8.10
83	Mark Ingram	RB	9.01
84	C.J. Spiller	RB	9.03
85	Robert Meachem	WR	9.04
86	Kenny Britt	WR	9.04
87	49ers Defense	D	9.04
88	Jason Witten	TE	9.04
89	Robert Griffin III	QB	9.07
90	Denarius Moore	WR	9.09
91	Roy Helu	RB	9.10
92	Malcom Floyd	WR	9.10
93	Jay Cutler	QB	10.02
94	David Wilson	RB	10.02
95	LeGarrette Blount	RB	10.04
96	Fred Davis	TE	10.04
97	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	10.04
98	Anquan Boldin	WR	10.05
99	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	10.06
100	Randy Moss	WR	10.07

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