Updated: 2009 Top 100 Fantasy Football Rankings, Standard and PPR
September 1, 2009
Michael Turner
We are down to the last week of the preseason, so it seems like a good time to update our Top 100 Fantasy Football Rankings for the 2009 Season for standard leagues and PPR leagues. Positional battles are starting to play themselves out, and some sleepers have already gone bust while others have parked themselves on our mental back-burners.
Guys like Aaron Rodgers and Eddie Royal are moving up (in my opinion). Schmoes like Brandon Marshall are moving down, and preseason surprises like Chris Henry are leaping into the top 100.
How many of the players listed in our top 20 are likely to be there come seasons end, and which of those we may have overlooked will vault into fantasy glory, such as Steve Slaton did in 2008? Of course if we knew that, we wouldn’t need rankings!
These rankings are based on 10-12 team leagues and traditional and PPR scoring.
Standard League | PPR League | ||
1 | Adrian Peterson, MIN | Maurice Jones-Drew | |
2 | Michael Turner, ATL | Matt Forte | |
3 | Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX | Adrian Peterson | |
4 | Matt Forte, CHI | LaDainian Tomlinson | |
5 | Steven Jackson, STL | ![]() ![]() | Steven Jackson |
6 | Chris Johnson, TEN | Michael Turner | |
7 | DeAngelo Williams, CAR | Larry Fitzgerald | |
8 | Larry Fitzgerald, ARI | Andre Johnson | |
9 | Randy Moss, NEP | Frank Gore | |
10 | LaDainian Tomlinson, SD | Chris Johnson | |
11 | Andre Johnson, HOU | Steve Slaton | |
12 | Dree Brees, NO | < The elite QB in any format > | Drew Brees |
12 | Frank Gore, SF | DeAngelo Williams | |
14 | Brandon Jacobs, NYG | Randy Moss | |
15 | Tom Brady, NEP | Tom Brady | |
16 | Steve Slaton, HOU | ![]() | Brian Westbrook |
17 | Marion Barber, DAL | < Should have a solid campaign > | Marion Barber |
18 | Peyton Manning, IND | Calvin Johnson | |
19 | Brian Westbrook, PHI | Kevin Smith | |
20 | Calvin Johnson, DET | Brandon Jacobs | |
21 | Kevin Smith, DET | Steve Smith | |
22 | Aaron Rodgers, GB | ![]() | Peyton Manning |
23 | Steve Smith, CAR | Reggie Wayne | |
24 | Anquan Boldin, ARI | Greg Jennings | |
25 | Greg Jennings, GB | Anquan Boldin | |
26 | Reggie Wayne, IND | Aaron Rodgers | |
27 | Roddy White, ATL | Roddy White | |
28 | Pierre Thomas, NO | Wes Welker | |
29 | Ryan Grant, GB | Marques Colston | |
30 | Clinton Portis, WAS | Pierre Thomas | |
31 | Ronnie Brown, MIA | Ryan Grant | |
32 | Philip Rivers, SD | Terrell Owens | |
33 | Marques Colston, NO | Dwayne Bowe | |
34 | Wes Welker, NEP | Philip Rivers | |
35 | Dwayne Bowe, KC | Clinton Portis | |
36 | Terrell Owens, BUF | ![]() | Eddie Royal |
37 | Eddie Royal, DEN | ![]() | T.J. Houshmandzadeh |
38 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh, SEA | Ronnie Brown | |
39 | Marshawn Lynch, BUF | Roy E. Williams | |
40 | Roy E. Williams, DAL | Chad Ochocinco | |
41 | Chad Ochocinco, CIN | Marshawn Lynch | |
42 | Lendale White, TEN | << | Brandon Marshall |
43 | Brandon Marshall, DEN | ![]() | Derrick Ward |
44 | Tony Romo, DAL | Braylon Edwards | |
45 | Darren McFadden, OAK | Tony Romo | |
46 | Race Rice, BAL | Ray Rice | |
47 | Braylon Edwards, CLE | ![]() | Kurt Warner |
48 | Kurt Warner, ARI | Darren McFadden | |
49 | Derrick Ward, TB | Vincent Jackson | |
50 | Vincent Jackson, SD | Jason Witten | |
51 | Jason Witten, DAL | Dallas Clark | |
52 | Thomas Jones, NYJ | Joseph Addai | |
53 | Dallas Clark, IND | Anthony Gonzalez | |
54 | Joseph Addai, IND | Thomas Jones | |
55 | Antonio Gates, SD | Antonio Gates | |
56 | Larry Johnson, KC | DeSean Jackson | |
57 | Greg Olsen, CHI | ![]() ![]() | Greg Olsen |
58 | DeSean Jackson, PHI | Not as many receptions in Atlanta>>> | Tony Gonzalez |
59 | Tony Gonzalez, ATL | Reggie Bush | |
60 | Jamal Lewis, CLE | << | Donovan McNabb |
61 | Santonio Holmes, PIT | Santonio Holmes | |
62 | Anthony Gonzalez, IND | Hines Ward | |
63 | Antonio Bryant, TB | Larry Johnson | |
64 | Donovan McNabb, PHI | Matt Schaub | |
65 | Owen Daniels, HOU | Jay Cutler | |
66 | Hines Ward, PIT | Willie Parker | |
67 | Matt Schaub, HOU | Antonio Bryant | |
68 | Kellen Winslow, TB | Lee Evans | |
69 | Lee Evans, BUF | >>Favre signing has him moving up ![]() | Bernard Berrian |
70 | Matt Ryan, ATL | Santana Moss | |
71 | Bernard Berrian, MIN | Matt Ryan | |
72 | Kevin Walter, HOU | <<<<>>>> | Kevin Walter |
73 | Knowshon Moreno, DEN | ![]() ![]() | Knowshon Moreno |
74 | Cedric Benson, CIN | <<<>>> | Cedric Benson, CIN |
75 | Reggie Bush, NO | Chris Cooley, WAS | |
76 | Pittsburgh Steelers | << Too high for any defense | Owen Daniels, HOU |
77 | Jay Cutler, CHI | Devin Hester | |
78 | Willie Parker, PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
79 | Devin Hester, CHI | Steve Breaston | |
80 | NY Giants | << See Steelers | Donald Driver, GB |
81 | Beanie Wells, ARI | ![]() ![]() | Beanie Wells |
82 | Chris Cooley, WAS | Leon Washington, NYJ | |
83 | Carson Palmer, CIN | Carson Palmer | |
84 | Owen Daniels, HOU | Derrick Mason | |
85 | Jericho Cotchery, NYJ | Jericho Cotchery | |
86 | Santana Moss, WAS | Donnie Avery | |
87 | Donald Brown, IND | >>I’m buying the hype this year![]() | Chris Henry |
88 | Jonathon Stewart, CAR | Jonathon Stewart | |
89 | Donnie Avery, STL | NY Giants | |
90 | Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG | Ahmad Bradshaw | |
91 | Darren Sproles, SD | Darren Sproles | |
92 | Chris Henry, CIN | Ted Ginn, Jr., MIA | |
93 | Donald Driver, GB | ![]() | Percy Harvin |
94 | Felix Jones, DAL | Felix Jones | |
95 | LeSean McCoy, PHI | ![]() | LeSean McCoy |
96 | Steve Breaston, ARI | Dominik Hixon | |
97 | Lance Moore, NO | Lance Moore | |
98 | Earnest Graham, TB | Earnest Graham | |
99 | Derrick Mason, BAL | ![]() | Donald Brown |
100 | Percy Harvin, MIN | Josh Morgan, SF |
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