NPPR: Fantasy Football Week One Rankings

This is the moment we've all been waiting for.

The first week of the NFL season, means the first week of fantasy football for many of us. 

Now it's time to look over the roster, grab a bag of chips and hang on every play of a game that we never would have watched if not for fantasy.

This is the first "official" weekly NPPR (Neil Powell's Power Rankings) for each position to hopefully make your decisions a little easier.

QUARTERBACK

1.    Drew Brees

2.    Kurt Warner

3.    Tom Brady

4.    Peyton Manning

5.    Philip Rivers

6.    Matt Ryan

7.    Aaron Rodgers

8.    Matt Hasselbeck

9.    Carson Palmer

10.  Tony Romo

11.  Donovan McNabb

12.  Brett Favre

13.  Joe Flacco

14.  Matt Schaub

15.  Jay Cutler

16.  Kyle Orton (Questionable)

17.  Eli Manning

18.  Ben Roethlisberger

19.  David Garrard

20.  Jason Campbell 

RUNNING BACK

1.    Adrian Peterson

2.    Maurice Jones-Drew

3.    LaDainian Tomlinson

4.    Michael Turner

5.    Pierre Thomas (Questionable) Mike Bell

6.    Frank Gore

7.    Matt Forte

8.    Ronnie Brown

9.    Brandon Jacobs

10.  Steven Jackson

11.  Steve Slaton

12.  DeAngelo Williams

13.  Brian Westbrook

14.  Cedric Benson

15.  Ryan Grant

16.  Julius Jones

17.  Kevin Smith

18.  Chris Johnson

19.  Thomas Jones

20.  Clinton Portis

WIDE RECEIVER

1.    Larry Fitzgerald

2.    Randy Moss

3.    Anquan Boldin

4.    Roddy White

5.    Marques Colston

6.    Calvin Johnson

7.    Lance Moore

8.    Andre Johnson

9.    Greg Jennings

10.   Reggie Wayne

11.  Wes Welker

12.  Steve Smith (Car)

13.  Bernard Berrian

14.  Eddie Royal

15.  DeSean Jackson

16.  Braylon Edwards

17.  Chad Ochocinco

18.  Roy Williams

19.  Anthony Gonzalez

20.  Vincent Jackson

TIGHT END

1.    Tony Gonzalez

2.    Antonio Gates

3.    Jason Witten

4.    Dallas Clark

5.    Jeremy Shockey

6.    Greg Olsen

7.    John Carlson

8.    Dustin Keller

9.    Visanthe Shaincoe

10.  Chris Cooley

11.  Todd Heap

12.  Zach Miller

PLACE KICKER

1.    Jason Elam

2.    Stephen Gostkowski

3.    Nate Kaeding

4.    John Carney

5.    Neil Rackers

6.    Shayne Graham

7.    Kris Brown

8.    Mason Crosby

9.    Olindo Mare

10.  Nick Folk

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

1.    Baltimore Ravens

2.    San Diego Chargers

3.    New York Giants

4.    Pittsburgh Steelers

5.    Seattle Seahawks

6.    Houston Texans

7.    Arizona Cardinals

8.    Dallas Cowboys

9.    Indianapolis Colts

10.  Tennessee Titans

11.  Philadelphia Eagles

12.   New Orleans Saints