Top 200 SOSPRO rankings

A WORD ABOUT THIS TOP 200 LIST

 **Last updated 5/4/2013**             
             
              This list is not meant to tell you who to draft, but rather what position to draft your players. Every fantasy football player has his/her own method for drafting their team. This is meant to be a tool for gauging which players have the best value for their draft position. My rankings rank players based on their ability to score maximum fantasy points. For example, let’s look at 4 quarterbacks: Peyton, Brady, Rivers and Romo. In Matthew Berry’s top 200 for 2013 (the newest April version) he has these 4 ranked;

Peyton 29

Brady 20

Rivers 140

Romo 89

                Christopher Harris did rankings with his top 50 for 2013 (January version). He has the same four players ranked;

Peyton 21

Brady 9

Rivers unranked

Romo 43

                These rankings tell you where in the upcoming fantasy drafts each of these players may be drafted. In standard 12 team leagues this would put a draft position for each of these players as follows:

Peyton late 2^nd rd- mid 3^rd rd

Brady 2nd rd 

Rivers 12^th rd

Romo averages out to a 6^th rd pick

                This info will be necessary to use my rankings. Let’s look at the same four players’ SOSPRO rankings.

Peyton 1              Brady 34               Rivers 12              Romo 5

                These are the SOSPRO rankings. Using the projected draft positions we figured out earlier combined with these SOSPRO rankings we get the following information. Manning is a pretty good value in the late 3^rd to early 4^th rd as he has the best schedule to score fantasy points against this coming season. Brady is not as good a value as he is ranked 2 rds ahead of Peyton while having a schedule more difficult than 13 other QBs. Rivers is the biggest anomaly. I have him ranked 12 based on his SOSPRO numbers. This does not mean I think he is the 4^th best QB in the NFL, behind only Peyton, Romo and Newton. This means based on the upcoming schedule he has the 4^th easiest path to score maximum fantasy pts. Will he be the number 4 scoring QB next year? Probably not. What you can get out of this ranking is what I am taking out of it; Rivers will be a great 10^th rd pick in your draft as a QB2. I will be picking him up late and stashing on the bench for my starters bye week and hope that he actually plays up to his potential. Would I draft him as my starter based on my SOSPRO projection? NO. If I am a 2 QB player and use the match ups to decide which of my to QBs to play, am I drafting him? YES. Then there is Romo. I have him ranked number 5. As a projected 4^th rd, possibly late 5^th rd pick, Romo has the best upside for a fantasy starter. Romo has the second easiest path to scoring maximum fantasy pts next season. As a 4^th or 5^th rd pick, you should be able to draft your starting QB (Romo) in rd 4 or 5, and stock up on WR and RB in the first 3 rds. I hope you can see how to use my tool to help you choose which players to draft and where.

                Here are my complete Top 200 Fantasy Football Rankings for 2013 based on my SOSPRO ranking system. The number after each player is their SOSPRO number. In the event their is only a team name and a position on a line, it shows where a starter is not yet determined and the ranking will apply to the eventual starter. Highlighted names will be reserved for free agents who have not found a home yet. Where they land could move them up or down a little but should be relatively close to where they are right now.

1. Peyton Manning QB 42
2. Demarius Thomas WR 39
3. Eric Decker WR 37
4. Wes Welker WR 37
5. Tony Romo QB 36
6. Dez Bryant WR 35
7. Arian Foster RB 33
8. Cam Newton QB 30
9. Dwayne Bowe WR 30
10. Doug Martin RB 30
11. M Jones-Drew RB 30
12. Phillip Rivers QB 30
13. Miles Austin WR 30
14. Chris Johnson RB 28
15. Andrew Luck QB 28
16. Matt Schaub QB 28
17. Carson Palmer QB 28
18. Robert Griffin III QB 27
19. Tony Gonzales TE 27
20. Raiders QB 27
21. Alex Smith QB 27
22. Donnie Avery WR 27
23. Marshawn Lynch RB 26
24. Calvin Johnson WR 26
25. Frank Gore RB 26
26. Russel Wilson QB 26
27. Matt Ryan QB 26
28. Montee Ball RB 26
29. Vernon Davis TE 25
30. Denarius Moore WR 25
31. CJ Spiller RB 24
32. Stevan Ridley RB 24
33. Collin Kaepernick QB 24
34. Tom Brady QB 24
35. Aaron Rodgers QB 24
36. Jimmy Graham TE 24
37. Eli Manning QB 24
38. Lamar Miller RB 24
39. Santana Moss WR 24
40. Victor Cruz WR 23
41. Greg Olsen TE 23
42. Zack Miller TE 23
43. Anthony Armstrong WR 23
44. Jamaal Charles RB 22
45. Brandon Marshall WR 22
46. Trent Richardson RB 22
47. Pierre Garcon WR 22
48. Danario Alexander WR 22
49. Leonard Hankerson WR 22
50. Vick Ballard RB 22
51. Julio Jones WR 21
52. Rob Gronkowski TE 21
53. Roddy White WR 21
54. Chris Ivory RB 21
55. James Jones WR 21
56. Jeremy Maclin WR 21
57. Andy Dalton QB 21
58. Le'Veon Bell RB 21
59. Darren McFadden RB 21
60. Drew Brees QB 20
61. Randall Cobb WR 20
62. AJ Green WR 20
63. Matt Stafford QB 20
64. Steve Smith (CAR) WR 20
65. Hakeem Nicks WR 20
66. Ryan Tannehill QB 20
67. Ben Roethlisberger QB 20
68. Dwayne Allen/Coby Fleener TE 20
69. Adrian Peterson RB 19
70. Cecil Shorts WR 19
71. Percy Harvin WR 19
72. Larry Fitzgerald WR 19
73. Mike Vick QB 19
74. Josh Freeman QB 19
75. DeSean Jackson WR 19
76. Reggie Wayne WR 19
77. Michael Crabtree WR 19
78. Malcolm Floyd WR 19
79. Antonio Gates TE 19
80. Jay Cutler QB 19
81. Jake Locker QB 19
82. Nate Burleson WR 19
83. Rod Streater WR 19
84. Steven Jackson RB 18
85. Andre Johnson WR 18
86. Owen Daniels TE 18
87. Jason Witten TE 18
88. Darren Sproles RB 18
89. Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis RB 18
90. Matt Forte RB 18
91. Jordy Nelson WR 18
92. T Y Hilton WR 18
93. Giovani Bernard RB 18
94. Alfred Morris RB 17
95. Eddy Lacy RB 17
96. Aaron Hernandez TE 17
97. Rashard Mendenhall RB 17
98. Ryan Mathews RB 17
99. Blaine Gabbert QB 17
100. Danny Amendola WR 16
101. Anquan Boldin WR 16
102. Justin Blackmon WR 16
103. Bandon Myers TE 16
104. Ahmad Bradshaw RB 16
105. Darrius Heyward-Bey WR 16
106. Sydney Rice WR 16
107. Golden Tate WR 16
108. Vincent Brown WR 16
109. Jared Cook TE 16
110. D'Angelo Williams RB 16
111. Jonathon Stewart RB 16
112. CIN Bengals DST 16
113. Brandon Lafell WR 16
114. Dolphins TE 16 **take your pick**
115. Joe Flacco QB 15
116. Pierre Thomas RB 15
117. CLE Browns DST 15
118. Isaiah Pead/Darryl Richardson RB 15
119. Alshon Jefferey WR 15
120. Jacob Tamme/Joel Dreesen TE 15
121. Jermichael Finley TE 15
122. Ray Rice RB 14
123. LeSean McCoy RB 14
124. Dennis Pitta TE 14
125. Torrey Smith WR 14
126. Mike Wallace WR 14
127. Heath Miller TE 14
128. Brian Hartline WR 14
129. Domenik Hixon WR 14
130. PIT Steelers DST 14
131. Sam Bradford QB 14
132. Tavon Austin WR 14
133. Marques Colston WR 13
134. Antonio Brown WR 13
135. Brandon Lloyd WR 13
136. David Wilson RB 13
137. BAL Ravens DST 13
138. Marcedes Lewis TE 13
139. Rueben Randle WR 13
140. Browns QB 13
141. Andrew Hawkins WR 13
142. Lance Moore WR 12
143. Stevie Johnson WR 12
144. Brent Celek TE 12
145. Brandon Gibson WR 12
146. EJ Manuel QB 12
147. Brandon Pettigrew TE 12
148. Josh Gordon WR 12
149. Davon Bess WR 12
150. Vincent Jackson WR 11
151. Emmanuel Sanders WR 11
152. Steadman Bailey WR 11
153. HOU Texans DST 11
154. NE Patriots DST 11
155. Rob Housler TE 11
156. Julien Edelman WR 11
157. IND Colts DST 11
158. Robert Woods WR 11
159. Plaxico Burress WR 11
160. Mark Sanchez QB 11  **if he is the starter :)**
161. Greg Jennings WR 10
162. Reggie Bush RB 10
163. DEN Broncos DST 10
164. Martellus Bennett TE 10
165. Michael Williams (TB) WR 10
166. Jacoby Jones WR 10
167. BUF Bills DST 10
168. Tyler Eifert TE 10
169. Vance MacDonald TE 10
170. Jeremy Kerley WR 10
171. Santonio Holmes WR 10
172. CHI Bears DST 9
173. NYJ Jets DST 9
174. Dustin Keller TE 9
175. TEN Titans DST 9
176. Fred Davis TE 9
177. SEA Seahawks DST 8
178. Demarco Murray RB 8
179. SD Chargers DST 8
180. Kenny Britt WR 8
181. Chris Givens WR 8
182. Justin Hunter WR 8
183. Nate Washington WR 8
184. Kendall Wright WR 8
185. MIA Dophins DST 8
186. DET Lions DST 8
187. Donald Nelson WR 8
188. Andre Roberts WR 8
189. Brian Quick WR 8
190. Jerome Simpson WR 8
191. Matt Prater K 7
192. SF 49ers DST 7
193. Nick Novak K 7
194. Delaney Walker TE 7
195. Scott Chandler TE 7
196. MIN Vikings DST 7
197. JAX Jaguars DST 7
198. OAK Raiders DST 7
199. Ted Ginn JR WR 7
200. Joshua Cribbs WR 6