- 2012 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings: Week 1
2012 Fantasy Football Weekly Rankings: Week 1
It is finally time for the payoff. The past two months we have watched every single preseason game. We have read every practice report. We have agonized over every little injury. We’ve found something to dislike about each and every player in the NFL. But now the draft season is finally done. It is time to put all of our predictions over the past few months into a giant pot and watch them boil. Every week I will be posting my player rankings right here. You can use these to make that difficult lineup decision, roster move or trade. But most importantly, use these as a crutch in case you lose your matchup this week so that you can easily point back at me and blame me for the loss. Hey…I’m here to help!
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It’s funny to me how many people set their lineups in week 1 according to how they drafted before the season. When I see this I realize that the person making those rankings has little to no understanding of what they are doing. Preseason rankings are based on full season projections. Just because I believe Aaron Rodgers could have the most TD passes this season doesn’t mean he will have the most in every week. It seems obvious but so many are making these judgmental mistakes that I feel compelled to address them. This week I really like Michael Vick, Phillip Rivers and Jay Cutler to begin the season hot while Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger and Ryan Fitzpatrick will probably be slow out of the gate. Here are my top 24 QB’s for week 1:
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Quarterbacks |
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# |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
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1 |
Tom Brady |
New England |
At Tennessee |
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2 |
Drew Brees |
New Orleans |
Washington |
|
3 |
Phillip Rivers |
San Diego |
At Oakland |
|
4 |
Matt Stafford |
Detroit |
St. Louis |
|
5 |
Cam Newton |
Carolina |
At Tampa Bay |
|
6 |
Michael Vick |
Philadelphia |
At Cleveland |
|
7 |
Tony Romo |
Dallas |
At N.Y. Giants |
|
8 |
Aaron Rodgers |
Green Bay |
San Francisco |
|
9 |
Eli Manning |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
|
10 |
Jay Cutler |
Chicago |
Indianapolis |
|
11 |
Matt Ryan |
Atlanta |
At Kansas City |
|
12 |
Matt Schaub |
Houston |
Miami |
|
13 |
Joe Flacco |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
|
14 |
Robert Griffin III |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
15 |
Jake Locker |
Tennessee |
New England |
|
16 |
Peyton Manning |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
|
17 |
Andrew Luck |
Indianapolis |
At Chicago |
|
18 |
B. Roethlisberger |
Pittsburgh |
At Denver |
|
19 |
Russell Wilson |
Seattle |
At Arizona |
|
20 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick |
Buffalo |
At N.Y. Jets |
|
21 |
Christian Ponder |
Minnesota |
Jacksonville |
|
22 |
Andy Dalton |
Cincinnati |
At Baltimore |
|
23 |
Blaine Gabbert |
Jacksonville |
At Minnesota |
|
24 |
Mark Sanchez |
N.Y. Jets |
Buffalo |
Every RB in the NFL has some sort of drawback to them as we enter the 2012 season. Maybe this is why so many were advocating drafting QB’s & TE’s in the first couple rounds. Either way there will be RB’s who step up and post big fantasy numbers this week. The key to getting the most from the position is to not be afraid. Injuries will happen. If you aren’t playing aggressive then you are playing for third place. I don’t play for third place. So with that here are my week 1 RB rankings:
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Running Backs |
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# |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
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1 |
LeSean McCoy |
Philadelphia |
At Cleveland |
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2 |
Darren McFadden |
Oakland |
San Diego |
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3 |
Michael Turner |
Atlanta |
At Kansas City |
|
4 |
Steven Jackson |
St. Louis |
At Detroit |
|
5 |
Peyton Hillis |
Kansas City |
Atlanta |
|
6 |
Ray Rice |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
|
7 |
Doug Martin |
Tampa Bay |
Carolina |
|
8 |
Marshawn Lynch |
Seattle |
At Arizona |
|
9 |
DeMarco Murray |
Dallas |
At N.Y. Giants |
|
10 |
Chris Johnson |
Tennessee |
New England |
|
11 |
Trent Richardson |
Cleveland |
Philadelphia |
|
12 |
DeAngelo Williams |
Carolina |
At Tampa Bay |
|
13 |
Arian Foster |
Houston |
Miami |
|
14 |
Ben Tate |
Houston |
Miami |
|
15 |
Jamaal Charles |
Kansas City |
Atlanta |
|
16 |
Matt Forte |
Chicago |
Indianapolis |
|
17 |
B. Green-Ellis |
Cincinnati |
At Baltimore |
|
18 |
Fred Jackson |
Buffalo |
At N.Y. Jets |
|
19 |
Ahmad Bradshaw |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
|
20 |
Rashad Jennings |
Jacksonville |
At Minnesota |
|
21 |
Robert Turbin |
Seattle |
At Arizona |
|
22 |
Reggie Bush |
Miami |
At Houston |
|
23 |
Frank Gore |
San Francisco |
At Green Bay |
|
24 |
Michael Bush |
Chicago |
Indianapolis |
|
25 |
Cedric Benson |
Green Bay |
San Francisco |
|
26 |
Willis McGahee |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
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27 |
Adrian Peterson |
Minnesota |
Jacksonville |
|
28 |
Stevan Ridley |
New England |
Tennessee |
|
29 |
Ronnie Brown |
San Diego |
At Oakland |
|
30 |
M. Jones-Drew |
Jacksonville |
At Minnesota |
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31 |
Mark Ingram |
New Orleans |
Washington |
|
32 |
Shonn Greene |
N.Y. Jets |
Buffalo |
|
33 |
C.J. Spiller |
Buffalo |
At N.Y. Jets |
|
34 |
Donald Brown |
Indianapolis |
At Chicago |
|
35 |
Alfred Morris |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
36 |
Roy Helu |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
37 |
Evan Royster |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
38 |
Kevin Smith |
Detroit |
St. Louis |
|
39 |
Ryan Williams |
Arizona |
Seattle |
|
40 |
David Wilson |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
Receivers are more valuable in today’s fantasy football than they have ever been. Luckily there are a good amount who can produce steady numbers for you week in and week out. Here are my top 40 WR’s for week 1:
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Wide Receivers |
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# |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
|
1 |
Calvin Johnson |
Detroit |
I Don’t Care |
|
2 |
Larry Fitzgerald |
Arizona |
Seattle |
|
3 |
Brandon Marshall |
Chicago |
Indianapolis |
|
4 |
Dez Bryant |
Dallas |
At N.Y. Giants |
|
5 |
Julio Jones |
Atlanta |
At Kansas City |
|
6 |
Brandon Lloyd |
New England |
At Tennessee |
|
7 |
Victor Cruz |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
|
8 |
Andre Johnson |
Houston |
Miami |
|
9 |
Percy Harvin |
Minnesota |
Jacksonville |
|
10 |
Roddy White |
Atlanta |
At Kansas City |
|
11 |
Malcolm Floyd |
San Diego |
At Oakland |
|
12 |
Marques Colston |
New Orleans |
Washington |
|
13 |
Miles Austin |
Dallas |
At N.Y. Giants |
|
14 |
Demaryius Thomas |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
|
15 |
Greg Jennings |
Green Bay |
San Francisco |
|
16 |
Steve Smith |
Carolina |
At Tampa Bay |
|
17 |
Wes Welker |
New England |
At Tennessee |
|
18 |
Mike Wallace |
Pittsburgh |
At Denver |
|
19 |
A.J. Green |
Cincinnati |
At Baltimore |
|
20 |
Sidney Rice |
Seattle |
At Arizona |
|
21 |
Reggie Wayne |
Indianapolis |
At Chicago |
|
22 |
Vincent Jackson |
Tampa Bay |
Carolina |
|
23 |
Justin Blackmon |
Jacksonville |
At Minnesota |
|
24 |
Eric Decker |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
|
25 |
Jordy Nelson |
Green Bay |
San Francisco |
|
26 |
Pierre Garcon |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
27 |
Hakeem Nicks |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
|
28 |
Steve Johnson |
Buffalo |
At N.Y. Jets |
|
29 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Kansas City |
Atlanta |
|
30 |
Jeremy Maclin |
Philadelphia |
At Cleveland |
|
31 |
Robert Meachem |
San Diego |
At Oakland |
|
32 |
Titus Young |
Detroit |
St. Louis |
|
33 |
Kendall Wright |
Tennessee |
New England |
|
34 |
Danny Amendola |
St. Louis |
At Detroit |
|
35 |
D. Heyward-Bey |
Oakland |
San Diego |
|
36 |
Greg Little |
Cleveland |
Philadelphia |
|
37 |
Anquan Boldin |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
|
38 |
Lance Moore |
New Orleans |
Washington |
|
39 |
Michael Crabtree |
San Francisco |
At Green Bay |
|
40 |
Torrey Smith |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
If you are expecting anybody at the TE position to rack up as many points as Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham did last year you are setting yourself up for major disappointment. No TE is going to catch 17 TD’s this year and I doubt that any break the 1000 yard barrier as well. Thus there are going to be TE’s like Kyle Rudolph and Greg Olsen who are far more valuable than people think this year. Here are my week 1 TE rankings:
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Tight Ends |
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# |
Player |
Team |
Opponent |
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1 |
Jimmy Graham |
New Orleans |
Washington |
|
2 |
Greg Olsen |
Carolina |
At Tampa Bay |
|
3 |
Antonio Gates |
San Diego |
At Oakland |
|
4 |
Aaron Hernandez |
New England |
At Tennessee |
|
5 |
Brandon Pettigrew |
Detroit |
St. Louis |
|
6 |
Vernon Davis |
San Francisco |
At Green Bay |
|
7 |
Rob Gronkowski |
New England |
At Tennessee |
|
8 |
Tony Gonzalez |
Atlanta |
At Kansas City |
|
9 |
JerMichael Finley |
Green Bay |
San Francisco |
|
10 |
Jacob Tamme |
Denver |
Pittsburgh |
|
11 |
Jared Cook |
Tennessee |
New England |
|
12 |
Martellus Bennett |
N.Y. Giants |
Dallas |
|
13 |
Owen Daniels |
Houston |
Miami |
|
14 |
Fred Davis |
Washington |
At New Orleans |
|
15 |
Coby Fleener |
Indianapolis |
At Chicago |
|
16 |
Lance Kendricks |
St. Louis |
At Detroit |
|
17 |
Kyle Rudolph |
Minnesota |
Jacksonville |
|
18 |
Brent Celek |
Philadelphia |
At Cleveland |
|
19 |
Jason Witten |
Dallas |
At N.Y. Giants |
|
20 |
Jermaine Gresham |
Cincinnati |
At Baltimore |
|
21 |
Marcedes Lewis |
Jacksonville |
At Minnesota |
|
22 |
Ed Dickson |
Baltimore |
Cincinnati |
|
23 |
Dustin Keller |
N.Y. Jets |
Buffalo |
|
24 |
Heath Miller |
Pittsburgh |
At Denver |
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Comments
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They are full point PPR rankings Jim. Thanks for reading!!
Posted by Jeff Mans, 15/09/2012 10:16am (8 months ago)
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Are the rankings PPR or standard scoring?
Posted by Jim, 10/09/2012 9:16am (9 months ago)
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