Week One
September 06, 2007
Quarterbacks
1 Peyton Manning, IND
2 Tom Brady, NE
3 Tony Romo, DAL
4 Marc Bulger, STL
5 Drew Brees, NO
6 Carson Palmer, CIN
7 Matt Hasselbeck, SEA
8 Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
9 Donovan McNabb, PHI
10 Alex Smith, SF
11 Jon Kitna, DET
12 Matt Leinart, ARI
13 Vince Young, TEN
14 Philip Rivers, SD
15 Jay Cutler, DEN
16 Matt Schaub, HOU
17 Brett Favre, GB
18 J.P. Losman, BUF
19 Steve McNair, BAL
20 Jake Delhomme, CAR
21 Eli Manning, NYG
22 David Garrard, JAX
23 Jason Campbell, WAS
24 Jeff Garcia, TB
25 Chad Pennington, NYJ
26 Charlie Frye, CLE
27 Joey Harrington, ATL
28 Rex Grossman, CHI
29 Trent Green, MIA
30 Damon Huard, KC
31 Tarvaris Jackson, MIN
32 Josh McCown, OAK
Running Backs
1 LaDainian Tomlinson, SD
2 Steven Jackson, STL
3 Joseph Addai, IND
4 Willie Parker, PIT
5 Frank Gore, SF
6 Brian Westbrook, PHI
7 Larry Johnson, KC
8 Shaun Alexander, SEA
9 Travis Henry, DEN
10 Reggie Bush, NO
11 Laurence Maroney, NE
12 Willis McGahee, BAL
13 Rudi Johnson, CIN
14 Maurice Jones-Drew, JAX
15 Edgerrin James, ARI
16 Deuce McAllister, NO
17 Brandon Jacobs, NYG
18 LaMont Jordan, OAK
19 Ahman Green, HOU
20 Cedric Benson, CHI
21 Cadillac Williams, TB
22 Ronnie Brown, MIA
23 Marion Barber III, DAL
24 Clinton Portis, WAS
25 Tatum Bell, DET
26 Fred Taylor, JAX
27 Jamal Lewis, CLE
28 Adrian Peterson, MIN
29 Chester Taylor, MIN
30 DeShaun Foster, CAR
31 Thomas Jones, NYJ
32 Marshawn Lynch, BUF
33 Julius Jones, DAL
34 Brandon Jackson, GB
35 Ladell Betts, WAS
36 DeAngelo Williams, CAR
37 LenDale White, TEN
38 Jerious Norwood, ATL
39 Warrick Dunn, ATL
40 Leon Washington, NYJ
41 Vernand Morency, GB
42 Chris Brown, TEN
43 Anthony Thomas, BUF
44 Michael Pittman, TB
45 Jesse Chatman, MIA
46 Ron Dayne, HOU
47 Kevin Faulk, NE
48 Correll Buckhalter, PHI
49 Najah Davenport, PIT
50 Michael Bennett, KC
51 Brian Leonard, STL
52 T.J. Duckett, DET
53 Michael Robinson, SF
54 Adrian Peterson, CHI
55 Sammy Morris, NE
56 Marcel Shipp, ARI
57 Reuben Droughns, NYG
58 Maurice Morris, SEA
59 Mike Anderson, BAL
60 Mack Strong, SEA
Wide Receivers
1 Steve Smith, CAR
2 Terrell Owens, DAL
3 Marvin Harrison, IND
4 Chad Johnson, CIN
5 Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
6 Reggie Wayne, IND
7 Roy Williams, DET
8 Javon Walker, DEN
9 Anquan Boldin, ARI
10 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, CIN
11 Torry Holt, STL
12 Lee Evans, BUF
13 Andre Johnson, HOU
14 Donald Driver, GB
15 Braylon Edwards, CLE
16 Deion Branch, SEA
17 Marques Colston, NO
18 Santonio Holmes, PIT
19 Bernard Berrian, CHI
20 Santana Moss, WAS
21 Reggie Brown, PHI
22 Joey Galloway, TB
23 Chris Chambers, MIA
24 Darrell Jackson, SF
25 Mark Clayton, BAL
26 Laveranues Coles, NYJ
27 Plaxico Burress, NYG
28 Hines Ward, PIT
29 Vincent Jackson, SD
30 Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ
31 Donte Stallworth, NE
32 D.J. Hackett, SEA
33 Isaac Bruce, STL
34 Ronald Curry, OAK
35 Joe Horn, ATL
36 Greg Jennings, GB
37 Jerry Porter, OAK
38 Kevin Curtis, PHI
39 Eddie Kennison, KC
40 Mike Furrey, DET
41 Muhsin Muhammad, CHI
42 Devery Henderson, NO
43 Brandon Marshall, DEN
44 Derrick Mason, BAL
45 Calvin Johnson, DET
46 Brandon Jones, TEN
47 Wes Welker, NE
48 Patrick Crayton, DAL
49 Bobby Wade, MIN
50 Arnaz Battle, SF
51 Randy Moss, NE
52 Troy Williamson, MIN
53 Michael Jenkins, ATL
54 James Jones, GB
55 Ernest Wilford, JAX
56 Dennis Nortrhcutt, JAX
57 Jacoby Jones, HOU
58 Demetrius Williams, BAL
59 Marty Booker, MIA
60 Amani Toomer, NYG
Tight Ends
1 Antonio Gates, SD
2 Jeremy Shockey, NYG
3 Todd Heap, BAL
4 Kellen Winslow Jr, CLE
5 Vernon Davis, SF
6 Tony Gonzalez, KC
7 Chris Cooley, WAS
8 Jason Witten, DAL
9 Alge Crumpler, ATL
10 Ben Watson, NE
11 Owen Daniels, HOU
12 Dallas Clark, IND
13 Desmond Clark, CHI
14 Heath Miller, PIT
15 Bo Scaife, TEN
16 Daniel Graham, DEN
17 Randy McMichael, STL
18 L.J. Smith, PHI
19 Zach Miller, OAK
20 Alex Smith, TB
21 Marcus Pollard, SEA
22 Eric Johnson, NO
23 Marcedes Lewis, JAX
24 David Martin, MIA
25 Tony Scheffler, DEN
Kickers
1 Adam Vinatieri, IND
2 Robbie Gould, CHI
3 Matt Stover, BAL
4 Jason Elam, DEN
5 Olindo Mare, NO
6 Nate Kaeding, SD
7 Stephen Gostkowski, NE
8 Jeff Wilkins, STL
9 Josh Scobee, JAX
10 Shayne Graham, CIN
11 Neil Rackers, ARI
12 Joe Nedney, SF
13 David Akers, PHI
14 John Kasay, CAR
15 Josh Brown, SEA
16 Jason Hanson, DET
17 Jeff Reed, PIT
18 Nick Folk, DAL
19 Mike Nugent, NYJ
20 Rian Lindell, BUF
21 Jay Feely, MIA
22 Mason Crosby, GB
23 Rob Bironas, TEN
24 Ryan Longwell, MIN
25 Kris Brown, HOU
26 Phil Dawson, CLE
27 Sebastian Janikowski, OAK
28 Shaun Suisham, WAS
29 Lawrence Tynes, NYG
30 Matt Bryant, TB
31 Justin Medlock, KC
32 Matt Prater, ATL
Team Defenses
1 Chicago Bears
2 Baltimore Ravens
3 San Diego Chargers
4 Miami Dolphins
5 New England Patriots
6 Pittsburgh Steelers
7 Philadelphia Eagles
8 Denver Broncos
9 Minnesota Vikings
10 Dallas Cowboys
11 Buffalo Bills
12 Seattle Seahawks
13 Green Bay Packers
14 Carolina Panthers
15 San Francisco 49ers
16 St. Louis Rams
17 Oakland Raiders
18 Atlanta Falcons
19 Cincinnati Bengals
20 Jacksonville Jaguars
21 Tennessee Titans
22 New York Giants
23 Arizona Cardinals
24 Detroit Lions
25 Kansas City Chiefs
26 New York Jets
27 Indianapolis Colts
28 Washington Redskins
29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
30 Houston Texans
31 Cleveland Browns
32 New Orleans Saints
Defensive Backs
1 Adrian Wilson, ARI
2 Chris Hope, TEN
3 Sean Jones, CLE
4 Kerry Rhodes, NYJ
5 Troy Polamalu, PIT
6 Roy Williams, DAL
7 Antoine Winfield, MIN
8 Brian Dawkins, PHI
9 Ronde Barber, TB
10 Madieu Williams, CIN
11 Gibril Wilson, NYG
12 Champ Bailey, DEN
13 Michael Lewis, SF
14 Sean Taylor, WAS
15 Charles Tillman, CHI
16 Bob Sanders, IND
17 Roman Harper, NO
18 Nick Collins, GB
19 Oshiomogho Atogwe, STL
20 Stuart Schweigert, OAK
21 Jermaine Phillips, TB
22 Nnamdi Asomugha, OAK
23 Adam Archuleta, CHI
24 Lito Sheppard, PHI
25 Antoine Bethea, IND
26 LaRon Landry, WAS
27 Charles Woodson, GB
28 Mike Brown, CHI
29 Bernard Pollard, KC
30 Darren Sharper, MIN
31 Ike Taylor, PIT
32 Richard Marshall, CAR
33 Renaldo Hill, MIA
34 Rashean Mathis, JAX
35 James Butler, NYG
36 Jarrad Page, KC
37 Anthony Henry, DAL
38 Tye Hill, STL
39 Marlin Jackson, IND
40 Deon Grant, SEA
41 Asante Samuel, NE
42 Will Allen, MIA
43 Sean Considine, PHI
44 Chris Gamble, CAR
45 Nate Clements, SF
46 Michael Huff, OAK
47 Quentin Jammer, SD
48 Chris McAlister, BAL
49 Donte Whitner, BUF
50 Carlos Rogers, WAS
51 Lawyer Milloy, ATL
52 Chris Harris CAR
53 Ed Reed, BAL
54 Eric Weddle, SD
55 Erik Coleman, NYJ
56 Dre Bly, DEN
57 Sheldon Brown, PHI
58 Nick Harper, TEN
59 Ken Hamlin, DAL
60 Johnathan Joseph, CIN
Linebackers
1 Keith Bulluck, TEN
2 DeMeco Ryans, HOU
3 Antonio Pierce, NYG
4 London Fletcher, WAS
5 Zach Thomas, MIA
6 Brian Urlacher, CHI
7 Mike Peterson, JAX
8 Ray Lewis, BAL
9 Will Witherspoon, STL
10 Lance Briggs, CHI
11 Shawne Merriman, SD
12 Lofa Tatupu, SEA
13 Paul Posluszny, BUF
14 A.J. Hawk, GB
15 Donnie Edwards, KC
16 Ernie Sims, DET
17 Keith Brooking, ATL
18 Gary Brackett, IND
19 Kirk Morrison, OAK
20 James Farrior, PIT
21 Dan Morgan, CAR
22 Demorrio Williams, ATL
23 Chad Greenway, MIN
24 Omar Gaither, PHI
25 Demarcus Ware, DAL
26 Bart Scott, BAL
27 Karlos Dansby, ARI
28 Freddie Keiaho, IND
29 Patrick Willis, SF
30 D.J. Williams, DEN
31 Julian Peterson, SEA
32 Stephen Cooper, SD
33 Derrick Brooks, TB
34 Gerald Hayes, ARI
35 Adalius Thomas, NE
36 Kamerion Wimbley, CLE
37 Angelo Crowell, BUF
38 Jonathan Vilma, NYJ
39 Jon Beason, CAR
40 Bryan Thomas, NYJ
41 Nick Barnett, GB
42 Andra Davis, CLE
43 Takeo Spikes, PHI
44 Barrett Ruud, TB
45 Shaun Phillips, SD
46 Thomas Howard, OAK
47 David Thornton, TEN
48 Leroy Hill, SEA
49 Roger McIntosh, WAS
50 Anthony Spencer, DAL
51 Morlon Greenwood, HOU
52 E.J. Henderson, MIN
53 Landon Johnson, CIN
54 Rosevelt Colvin, NE
55 Bradie James, DAL
56 Tedy Bruschi, NE
57 Ahmad Brooks, CIN
58 Ian Gold, DEN
59 Clark Haggans, PIT
60 Channing Crowder, MIA
Defensive Linemen
1 Jason Taylor, MIA
2 Aaron Kampman, GB
3 Aaron Schobel, BUF
4 Terrell Suggs, BAL
5 Derrick Burgess, OAK
6 Kyle Vanden Bosch, TEN
7 Leonard Little, STL
8 John Abraham, ATL
9 Osi Umenyiora, NYG
10 Tamba Hali, KC
11 Julius Peppers, CAR
12 Patrick Kerney, SEA
13 Jamaal Anderson, ATL
14 Luis Castillo, SD
15 Justin Smith, CIN
16 Vonnie Holliday, MIA
17 Robert Mathis, IND
18 Bertrand Berry, ARI
19 Trent Cole, PHI
20 Tommy Kelly, OAK
21 Ty Warren, NE
22 Charles Grant, NO
23 Cullen Jenkins, GB
24 Will Smith, NO
25 Cory Redding, DET
26 James Hall, STL
27 Elvis Dumervil, DEN
28 Trevor Pryce, BAL
29 Darryl Tapp, SEA
30 Mark Anderson, CHI
31 Chris Kelsay, BUF
32 Andre Carter, WAS
33 Gaines Adams, TB
34 Adam Carriker, STL
35 Robert Geathers, CIN
36 Ray Edwards, MIN
37 Warren Sapp, OAK
38 Mario Williams, HOU
39 Shaun Ellis, NYJ
40 Dewayne White, DET
41 Aaron Smith, PIT
42 John Henderson, JAX
43 Ray McDonald, SF
44 Justin Tuck, NYG
45 Domata Peko, CIN
46 Marcus Spears, DAL
47 Reggie Hayward, JAX
48 Adewale Ogunleye, CHI
49 Kevin Williams, MIN
50 Kevin Carter, TB
51 John Thornton, CIN
52 Paul Spicer, JAX
53 Kalimba Edwards, DET
54 Bobby McCray, JAX
55 Matt Roth, MIA
56 Robert Bernard, SEA
57 Dwight Freeney, IND
58 Kris Jenkins, CAR
59 Jarvis Moss, DEN
60 Darnell Dockett, ARI
Fantasy Football 
* When there are Thursday games, I will post the basic rankings without the detailed paragraphs and Plus/Negative Plays. Those will be listed with the final Friday rankings.
* The Thursday rankings are just a preliminary ranking to show where the Thursday players would generally fall in a normal week. Any movement of these players in the Friday rankings are not a reflection of their Thursday night performance -- it is only a change in position of the players that will be playing on Sunday/Monday.
* If any major fantasy players for the Thursday game are on the Wednesday injury report, they will be listed in the Thursday post.
For all other games, the latest possible injury report will be used for the Friday post. Hopefully, that would be the Friday injury report. Usually, it's out around 4 PM CT, but sometimes it's not until 6-7 PM CT -- and I like my Friday nights, too.
* Regarding the Plus/Negative Plays that will appear in the Friday report -- At the start of each week, I make a ranking of my own of how I think that all the players at a position will do for the rest of the season from that point on to establish a base ranking.
Then, after I make my final Friday rankings, I compare the current week's ranking to the base rankings and the players that have an unusual jump in a positive or negative way are the Plays for the week. This means that stars like Peyton Manning or LaDainian Tomlinson would never be Plus Plays, and guys that are expected to live at the bottom of the list like Tarvaris Jackson or J.J. Arrington would never be Negative Plays because, well, they just can't get much worse.
Hope that helps.