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Overall Player Ranking
Overall Player Ranking in fantasy football is one of the most important tools a fantasy football owner can have at his/her disposal in preparation for the fantasy football draft.  Players at each position are ranked in order of  their perceived value for the upcoming season.  There are a variety of factors that weigh into how each player is placed on the list.  Coaching changes, offensive and defensive philosophies, player personnel changes, injuries ... each of these areas will greatly affect a player's perceived value for the upcoming season and should be factored into the development of an overall player ranking philosophy.  At Fantasy Football Manifesto we consider  these factors in our prediction of offensive out put for the upcoming fantasy football season.   Click on the links at the left to see how we've ranked the top fifteen players for the categories of quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, team defense and kicker.


Quarterback Player Ranking
Running Back Player Ranking
Wide Receiver Player Ranking
Tight End Player Ranking
Team Defense Ranking
Kicker Player Ranking


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Fantasy WR Resources:
Fantasy Manager Wide Receiver Ranking
Football Stadium Wide Receiver Rank
CasinoDave Wide Receiver Ranking
10 Yards - Fantasy Football
SI.com Wide Receiver Ranking


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Wide Receiver Overall Player Ranking

1. Johnson, Andre - Houston Texans 
2. Fitzgerald, Larry - Arizona Cardinals
3. Johnson, Calvin - Detroit Lions
4. Moss, Randy - New England Patriots
5. White, Roddy - Atlanta Falcons
6. Wayne, Reggie - Indianapolis Colts 
7. Jennings, Greg - Green Bay Packers
8. Smith, Steve - Carolina Panthers
9. Owens, Terrell - Buffalo Bills
10. Marshall, Brandon - Denver Broncos
11. Bowe, Dwayne - Kansas City Chiefs 
12. Houshmandzadeh, T.J. - Seattle Seahawks 
13. Bryant, Antonio - Tampa Bay
14. Boldin, Anquan - Arizona Cardinals
15. Jackson, Vincent - San Diego Chargers 




The Wide Receiver position in fantasy football is that asterisk that can put your team over the top when you are searching for that elusive championship. There are those that will tell you, you can find serviceable receivers throughout the fantasy football draft, that wide receivers are a dime a dozen.  If you look at the wide receiver stats each year it makes sense.  At the wide receiver position, there is a clump of premiere pass catchers that are head and shoulders
above the others.  After

that group, the talent at wide receive becomes a quagmire of very average talent with very few standouts.  The wide receivers that remain have very similar statistics, so in many cases there really isn’t a lot to distinguish one from the other.  This year's board is a bit of an anomoly.  You have several stud wide receivers that underperformed (Reggie Wayne, Braylon Edwards, Marques Colston) and guys that finally broke out with big time fantasy production (Larry Fitzgerald, Calvin Johnson, Roddy White).  The question you have to ask yourself for 2009 is, who are the pretenders and will the solid veterans that annually produced for fantasy owners bounce back with some solid production?

The top ten guys gernerally have the capability to go for over 1200 yards and ten touchdowns.  The tier after these guys still looks solid getting 900-1100 yards and maybe 6-10 touchdowns, but then it really tails off.  If you can find a way to snag a couple of the top tier wideouts for your squad without hurting your picking at the other position, I'd do it.  The other significant thing to mention about wide receivers is that rookie wideouts in some cases have an easier adjustment to the NFL game than at other positions.   Each year, one or two of the rookie wide receivers blossoms into a solid prospect that can be plucked from the waiver wire.  Also remember to keep your eye on the third year wideouts.  Wide receivers in their third year typically breakout.  I have a feeling that this year could be breakout year for several of the Class of 2009.  Keep an eye on Hakeem Nicks in New York, Austin Collie in Indianapolis, and Percy Harvin in Minnesota.

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