This fantasy football season, I'm going head-to-head against the pros: ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, and Sports Illustrated | SI.com. Applying standard non-PPR fantasy scoring rules, whose preseason positional rankings will be the most accurate by season's end?
And who should be your trusted fantasy advisor in the years to come?
And now, my predictions: Which players will finish the 2013 season . . .
QB
1. Drew Brees
2. Matthew Stafford
3. Matt Ryan
4. Aaron Rodgers
5. Tom Brady
6. Tony Romo
7. Andrew Luck
8. Eli Manning
9. Cam Newton
10. Peyton Manning
RB
1. C.J. Spiller
2. Doug Martin
3. Marshawn Lynch
4. LeSean McCoy
5. Adrian Peterson
6. Chris Johnson
7. Ray Rice
8. Trent Richardson
9. Stevan Ridley
10. Alfred Morris
11. Arian Foster
12. Jamaal Charles
13. David Wilson
14. DeMarco Murray
15. Matt Forte
16. Lamar Miller
17. Eddie Lacy
18. Steven Jackson
19. Darren Sproles
20. Darren McFadden
WR
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Dez Bryant
3. A.J. Green
4. Brandon Marshall
5. Larry Fitzgerald
6. Julio Jones
7. Antonio Brown
8. Victor Cruz
9. Demaryius Thomas
10. Vincent Jackson
11. Roddy White
12. Andre Johnson
13. Randall Cobb
14. DeSean Jackson
15. Reggie Wayne
16. Dwayne Bowe
17. Mike Wallace
18. Torrey Smith
19. Steve Smith
20. Marques Colston
TE
1. Jimmy Graham
2. Rob Gronkowski
3. Vernon Davis
4. Jason Witten
5. Tony Gonzalez
6. Jermichael Finley
7. Jared Cook
8. Martellus Bennett
9. Jordan Cameron
10. Fred Davis
K
1. Blair Walsh
2. Stephen Gostkowski
3. Dan Bailey
4. Matt Bryant
5. Sebastian Janikowski
6. Matt Prater
7. Justin Tucker
8. Randy Bullock
9. Greg Zuerlein
10. Kai Forbath
DST
1. Seahawks
2. 49ers
3. Texans
4. Bears
5. Broncos
6. Ravens
7. Patriots
8. Bengals
9. Buccaneers
10. Steelers
And who should be your trusted fantasy advisor in the years to come?
And now, my predictions: Which players will finish the 2013 season . . .
- in the top 10 among QBs
- in the top 20 among RBs
- in the top 20 among WRs
- in the top 10 among TEs
- in the top 10 among Ks
- in the top 10 among DSTs
QB
1. Drew Brees
2. Matthew Stafford
3. Matt Ryan
4. Aaron Rodgers
5. Tom Brady
6. Tony Romo
7. Andrew Luck
8. Eli Manning
9. Cam Newton
10. Peyton Manning
RB
1. C.J. Spiller
2. Doug Martin
3. Marshawn Lynch
4. LeSean McCoy
5. Adrian Peterson
6. Chris Johnson
7. Ray Rice
8. Trent Richardson
9. Stevan Ridley
10. Alfred Morris
11. Arian Foster
12. Jamaal Charles
13. David Wilson
14. DeMarco Murray
15. Matt Forte
16. Lamar Miller
17. Eddie Lacy
18. Steven Jackson
19. Darren Sproles
20. Darren McFadden
WR
1. Calvin Johnson
2. Dez Bryant
3. A.J. Green
4. Brandon Marshall
5. Larry Fitzgerald
6. Julio Jones
7. Antonio Brown
8. Victor Cruz
9. Demaryius Thomas
10. Vincent Jackson
11. Roddy White
12. Andre Johnson
13. Randall Cobb
14. DeSean Jackson
15. Reggie Wayne
16. Dwayne Bowe
17. Mike Wallace
18. Torrey Smith
19. Steve Smith
20. Marques Colston
TE
1. Jimmy Graham
2. Rob Gronkowski
3. Vernon Davis
4. Jason Witten
5. Tony Gonzalez
6. Jermichael Finley
7. Jared Cook
8. Martellus Bennett
9. Jordan Cameron
10. Fred Davis
K
1. Blair Walsh
2. Stephen Gostkowski
3. Dan Bailey
4. Matt Bryant
5. Sebastian Janikowski
6. Matt Prater
7. Justin Tucker
8. Randy Bullock
9. Greg Zuerlein
10. Kai Forbath
DST
1. Seahawks
2. 49ers
3. Texans
4. Bears
5. Broncos
6. Ravens
7. Patriots
8. Bengals
9. Buccaneers
10. Steelers