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FFB: Sleepers ‘09 QB Edition

Every year there are a few players that in the league that seem blow up out of nowhere and this year is no different. The only difference between this year and every other year is that it seems as though almost every team has a sleeper candidate. Here is a breakdown of sleeper candidates by position for the 2009 season. Some of these guys might already be on your sleeper list while some might be new to you. Good luck.

Quarterbacks: The QB position is really tough to find sleepers in unless there is an injury involved. Nobody drafts a QB that isn’t a starter and if you are a starting QB in the NFL everybody knows about you. So, here is a list of QBs that aren’t really sleepers but more like a group of QBs that will outperform expectations.

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Top Fantasy Running Backs 2009

AdrianPetersonHere is the list of running backs and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues.  If you are in a PPR League you will have to add some value for players like Maurice Jones-Drew or Matt Forte.  In a PPR League, MJD might be worth more than Michael Turner or even Adrian Peterson.  Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Adrian Peterson, MIN 9 1 $61
2 Michael Turner, ATL 4 2 $58
3 Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC 7 3 $56
4 Matt Forte, CHI 5 4 $54
5 LaDainian Tomlinson, SD 5 5 $53
6 Chris Johnson, TEN 7 6 $49
7 Steven Jackson, STL 9 7 $46
8 Frank Gore, SF 6 8 $44
9 DeAngelo Williams, CAR 4 10 $41
10 Steve Slaton, HOU 10 13 $38

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Top 200 PPR League Players

Jones-Drew_Wk16RHere is the list of the top 200 players and their projected value for the 2009 Points Per Reception (PPR) Fantasy Football Leagues.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week so you don’t make a stupid mistake like taking two WR with the same bye week.  Believe me, it happens more than you think.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for PPR Fantasy Football Leagues.  If you are in a Standard League you will have to use a completely different ranking system, which I have provided just for you , in the form of breaking down each position player by player and ranking them overall.

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Rank Player Bye
1 Maurice Jones-Drew, RB 7
2 Larry Fitzgerald, WR 4
3 Andre Johnson, WR 10
4 Matt Forte, RB 5
5 Steven Jackson, RB 9
6 Adrian Peterson, RB 9
7 LaDainian Tomlinson, RB 5
8 Chris Johnson, RB 7
9 Steve Slaton, RB 10
10 Steve Smith, WR 4

Top 200 Fantasy Players in a 2-QB League

76184544DV012_DETROITHere is the list of the top 200 players and their projected value for the 2009 Two Quarterback Fantasy Football Leagues. I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week so you don’t make a stupid mistake like taking two WR with the same bye week. Believe me, it happens more than you think. I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship. Remember, these ranks are set for Two QB Fantasy Football League Formats.

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Rank Player Bye Pos. Rank
1 Adrian Peterson, RB, MIN 9 RB1
2 Michael Turner, RB, ATL 4 RB2
3 Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, JAC 7 RB3
4 Matt Forte, RB, CHI 5 RB4
5 Drew Brees, QB, NO 5 QB1
6 Steven Jackson, RB, STL 9 RB5
7 LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, SD 5 RB6
8 Tom Brady, QB, NE 8 QB2
9 Chris Johnson, RB, TEN 7 RB7
10 Peyton Manning, QB, IND 6 QB3

Top Fantasy Wide Receivers 2009

larry-fitzgerald(2)Here is the list of wide receivers and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues.  Don’t forget about Marvin Harrison.  He is still a free agent but he has something to prove and he can still contribute if he lands on a team with a good QB.  Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

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Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 4 9 $42
2 Andre Johnson, HOU 10 11 $40
3 Randy Moss, NE 8 14 $37
4 Calvin Johnson, DET 7 17 $35
5 Roddy White, ATL 4 19 $28
6 Steve Smith, CAR 4 23 $25
7 Greg Jennings, GB 5 24 $25
8 Reggie Wayne, IND 6 26 $23
9 Anquan Boldin, ARI 4 28 $21
10 Marques Colston, NO 5 30 $20

Top Fantasy Tight Ends 2009

gonzalezHere is the list of tight ends and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues.  Zach Miller has become sort of a safety cushion for JaMarcus Russell and will be targeted a lot this year.   Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

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Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Tony Gonzalez, ATL 4 45 $17
2 Jason Witten, DAL 6 50 $15
3 Antonio Gates, SD 5 52 $14
4 Dallas Clark, IND 6 58 $13
5 Owen Daniels, HOU 10 72 $9
6 Chris Cooley, WAS 8 79 $9
7 Greg Olsen, CHI 5 98 $5
8 Zach Miller, OAK 9 106 $3
9 John Carlson, SEA 7 112 $2
10 Visanthe Shiancoe, MIN 9 121 $1

The Missing Links

Every now and then I will give you guys a roundup of some interesting links to other sites that I feel can be very helpful to you in your quest for Fantasy Sports domination. Check them out but make sure you come back to get my insight on all of the latest action in the NFL, MLB and NBA Fantasy Worlds. Good luck.

talentedroto_FH3The Talented Mr. Roto has some very good points to make in his Draft Day Manifesto pointing out things from common mistakes made on draft day to what you will need to be fully prepared for your draft.

fft_bannerfftoolbox.com is a wonderful pre-draft tool that allows you to enter your league’s specific scoring system and it recalculates the overall rankings of the top 100 players in your league’s draft according to whatever you enter for scoring. I can’t say enough about how great of a tool this website is when it comes to pre-draft studying. You will definitely be surprised with some of the outcomes. Read the rest of this entry »

Top Fantasy D/ST 2009

Pittsburgh SteelersHere is the list of Defense/Special Teams and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season. I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value. I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship. Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues. Make sure your league counts Special Teams with Defense or you might end up with a Bears Defense that doesn’t get credit for a Devin Hester kickoff or punt return TD. Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

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Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Pittsburgh Steelers, PIT 8 87 $8
2 New York Giants, NYG 10 94 $6
3 Tennessee Titans, TEN 7 103 $4
4 Baltimore Ravens, BAL 7 111 $3
5 Minnesota Vikings, MIN 9 119 $2
6 New York Jets, NYJ 9 124 $1
7 Philadelphia Eagles, PHI 4 129 $1
8 Miami Dolphins, MIA 6 136 $1
9 New England Patriots, NE 8 138 $1
10 Chicago Bears, CHI 5 140 $1

Top Fantasy Kickers 2009

p1_gostkowskiHere is the list of tight ends and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues.  Kickers are a dime a dozen in Fantasy Football.  Just pick a guy on a team that has a good offense and you’ll get a good amount of points from him.  Robbie Gould is a very good kicker and now the Bears have an offense.  Keep that in mind on draft day.   Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

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Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Stephen Gostkowski, NE 8 151 $1
2 Ryan Longwell, MIN 9 152 $1
3 David Akers, PHI 4 153 $1
4 Nate Kaeding, SD 5 154 $1
5 Mason Crosby, GB 5 155 $1
6 Jason Elam, ATL 4 156 $1
7 Nick Folk, DAL 6 157 $1
8 Robbie Gould, CHI 5 158 $1
9 Rob Bironas, TEN 7 159 $1
10 Neil Rackers, ARI 4 160 $1

Top Fantasy Quarterbacks 2009

drew-brees-5Here is the list of quarterbacks and their projected value for the 2009 Fantasy Football Season.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing each player’s bye week along with their auction value.  I hope this helps you out in your quest for a Fantasy Football Championship.  Remember, these ranks are set for standard Fantasy Football Leagues.  Keep in mind that if JaMarcus Russell doesn’t show improvement from last year in the first few games, Jeff Garcia could be in line to start a lot of games.  Keep checking back because these rankings will change as the preseason goes on and the regular season nears.

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Rank Player Bye Overall Auction
1 Drew Brees, NO 5 12 $39
2 Tom Brady, NE 8 16 $36
3 Peyton Manning, IND 6 22 $27
4 Kurt Warner, ARI 4 34 $19
5 Aaron Rodgers, GB 5 39 $18
6 Philip Rivers, SD 5 42 $17
7 Matt Ryan, ATL 4 47 $16
8 Tony Romo, DAL 6 54 $14
9 Donovan McNabb, PHI 4 59 $13
10 Jay Cutler, CHI 5 62 $12