Top Fantasy NFL Draft Picks 2011

Here are the top NFL fantasy draft picks for 2011 in total, brought to you by Kansas City News, September 6th, 2011:

1 Arian Foster* HOU RB 11
2 Adrian Peterson MIN RB 9
3 Ray Rice BAL RB 5
4 LeSean McCoy PHI RB 7
5 Jamaal Charles KC RB 6
6 Aaron Rodgers GB QB 8
7 Andre Johnson HOU WR 11
8 Chris Johnson TEN RB 6
9 Rashard Mendenhall PIT RB 11
10 Roddy White ATL WR 8
11 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC RB 9
12 Darren McFadden OAK RB 8
13 Steven Jackson STL RB 5
14 Calvin Johnson DET WR 9
15 Larry Fitzgerald ARI WR 6
16 Matt Forte CHI RB 8
17 Frank Gore SF RB 7
18 Michael Turner ATL RB 8
19 Tom Brady NE QB 7
20 Hakeem Nicks NYG WR 7
21 Philip Rivers SD QB 6
22 Drew Brees NO QB 11
23 Mike Wallace PIT WR 11
24 Peyton Manning** IND QB 11
25 Michael Vick PHI QB 7
26 Vincent Jackson SD WR 6
27 Shonn Greene NYJ RB 8
28 Greg Jennings GB WR 8
29 Reggie Wayne** IND WR 11
30 DeSean Jackson PHI WR 7
31 Mark Ingram NO RB 11
32 Antonio Gates SD TE 6
33 LeGarrette Blount TB RB 8
34 Dwayne Bowe KC WR 6
35 Jason Witten DAL TE 5
36 Dallas Clark IND TE 11
37 Dez Bryant DAL WR 5
38 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG RB 7
39 Miles Austin DAL WR 5
40 Jermichael Finley GB TE 8
41 Ryan Mathews SD RB 6
42 Peyton Hillis CLE RB 5
43 Santonio Holmes NYJ WR 8
44 Mike Williams TB WR 8
45 Brandon Marshall MIA WR 5
46 Brandon Lloyd DEN WR 6
47 Wes Welker NE WR 7
48 Vernon Davis SF TE 7
49 Matt Ryan ATL QB 8
50 Tony Romo DAL QB 5
51 Jahvid Best DET RB 9
52 Felix Jones DAL RB 5
53 Anquan Boldin BAL WR 5
54 DeAngelo Williams CAR RB 9
55 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB 11
56 Matt Schaub HOU QB 11
57 Cedric Benson CIN RB 7
58 Marshawn Lynch SEA RB 6
59 Knowshon Moreno DEN RB 6
60 Jospeh Addai IND RB 11
61 BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE RB 7
62 Austin Collie** IND WR 11
63 Mario Manningham NYG WR 7
64 Jeremy Maclin PHI WR 7
65 Marques Colston NO WR 11
66 Julio Jones ATL WR 8
67 Kenny Britt TEN WR 6
68 Steve Johnson BUF WR 7
69 Percy Harvin MIN WR 9
70 Eli Manning NYG QB 7
71 Joe Flacco BAL QB 5
72 Beanie Wells ARI RB 6
73 Sam Bradford STL QB 5
74 Sidney Rice SEA WR 6
75 Santana Moss WAS WR 5
76 Josh Freeman TB QB 8
77 Matthew Stafford DET QB 9
78 Reggie Bush MIA RB 5
79 Daniel Thomas MIA RB 5
80 Brandon Jacobs NYG RB 7
81 Brandon Pettigrew DET TE 9
82 Jimmy Graham NO TE 11
83 Fred Jackson BUF RB 7
84 James Starks GB RB 8
85 Mike Tolbert SD RB 6
86 Ryan Grant GB RB 8
87 Mike Thomas JAC WR 9
88 Jacoby Ford OAK WR 8
89 Jonathan Stewart CAR RB 9
90 Tim Hightower WAS RB 5
91 Roy Helu WAS RB 5
92 C.J. Spiller BUF RB 7
93 Danny Amendola STL WR 5
94 Lance Moore NO WR 11
95 Pierre Garcon** IND WR 11
96 Montario Hardesty CLE RB 5
97 Michael Bush OAK RB 8
98 Willis McGahee DEN RB 6
99 Pittsburgh DST PIT DST 11
100 Jay Cutler CHI QB 8
101 Green Bay DST GB DST 8
102 Marcedes Lewis JAC TE 9
103 Owen Daniels HOU TE 11
104 Steve Smith CAR WR 9
105 New England DST NE DST 7
106 New York Jets DST NYJ DST 8
107 Ben Tate HOU RB 11
108 Davone Bess MIA WR 5
109 Deion Branch NE WR 7
110 Chad Ochocinco NE WR 7
111 Philadelphia DST PHI DST 7
112 Chicago DST CHI DST 8
113 A.J. Green CIN WR 7
114 Greg Little CLE WR 5
115 Kevin Kolb ARI QB 6
116 Arrelious Benn TB WR 8
117 Plaxico Burress NYJ WR 8
118 Rob Gronkowski NE TE 7
119 Javon Ringer TEN RB 6
120 Pierre Thomas NO RB 11
121 Kyle Orton DEN QB 6
122 Aaron Hernandez NE TE 7
123 Tony Gonzalez ATL TE 8
124 Kellen Winslow TB TE 8
125 Braylon Edwards SF WR 7
126 Colt McCoy CLE QB 5
127 Nate Burleson DET WR 9
128 Roy Williams CHI WR 8
129 Brandon Gibson STL WR 5
130 Mike Sims-Walker STL WR 5
131 Lee Evans BAL WR 5
132 Johnny Knox CHI WR 8
133 Devin Hester CHI WR 8
134 Earl Bennett CHI WR 8
135 Delone Carter IND RB 11
136 Mark Sanchez NYJ QB 8
137 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF QB 7
138 Matt Cassel KC QB 6
139 Steve Breaston KC WR 5
140 Malcom Floyd SD WR 6
141 Jordy Nelson GB WR 8
142 Victor Cruz NYG WR 7
143 Michael Crabtree SF WR 7
144 Emmanuel Sanders PIT WR 11
145 Harry Douglas ATL WR 8
146 Dezmon Briscoe TB WR 8
147 Jacoby Jones HOU WR 11
148 Robert Meachem NO WR 11
149 Kendall Hunter SF RB 7
150 DeMarco Murray DAL RB 5
151 Danny Woodhead NE RB 7
152 Darren Sproles NO RB 11
153 Detroit DST DET DST 9
154 Thomas Jones KC RB 6
155 LaDainian Tomlinson NYJ RB 8
156 Zach Miller SEA TE 6
157 Jared Cook TEN TE 6
158 Dallas DST DAL DST 5
159 Jason Campbell OAK QB 8
160 Donovan McNabb MIN QB 9
161 Tampa Bay DST TB DST 8
162 Atlanta DST ATL DST 8
163 Dustin Keller NYJ TE 8
164 Jermaine Gresham CIN TE 7
165 New York Giants DST NYG DST 7
166 Stevan Ridley NE RB 7
167 Ronnie Brown PHI RB 7
168 Justin Forsett SEA RB 6
169 Jason Snelling ATL RB 8
170 Chad Henne MIA QB 5
171 Marion Barber CHI RB 8
172 Bernard Scott CIN RB 7
173 Earnest Graham TB RB 8
174 Isaac Redman PIT RB 11
175 Deji Karim JAC RB 9
176 Matt Hassellbeck TEN QB 6
177 Baltimore DST BAL DST 5
178 Nate Kaeding SD K 6
179 Heath Miller PIT TE 11
180 Benjamin Watson CLE TE 5
181 Greg Olsen CAR TE 9
182 Mason Crosby GB K 8
183 Kansas City DST KC DST 6
184 Mike Williams SEA WR 6
185 Derrick Mason NYJ WR 8
186 Hines Ward PIT WR 11
187 Eddie Royal DEN WR 6
188 Eric Decker DEN WR 6
189 Sebastian Janikowski OAK K 8
190 Houston DST HOU DST 11
191 New Orleans DST NO DST 11
192 Stephen Gostkowski NE K 7
193 Matt Bryant ATL K 8
194 Andre Roberts ARI WR 6
195 Chris Cooley WAS TE 5
196 Todd Heap ARI TE 6
197 Kevin Boss OAK TE 8
198 Lance Kendricks STL TE 5
199 Kyle Rudolph MIN TE 9
200 Jordan Shipley CIN WR 7
201 Brian Hartline MIA WR 5
202 Jason Hill JAC WR 9
203 Jabar Gaffney WAS WR 5
204 Antonio Brown PIT WR 11
205 Jerome Simpson CIN WR 7
206 Cam Newton CAR QB 9
207 Andy Dalton CIN QB 7
208 Ryan Torain WAS RB 5
209 Tashard Choice DAL RB 5
210 Mike Goodson CAR RB 9
211 Toby Gerhart MIN RB 9
212 Jamie Harper TEN RB 6
213 LaRod Stephens-Howling ARI RB 6
214 Josh Brown STL K 5
215 Neil Rackers HOU K 11
216 Rob Bironas TEN K 6
217 Alex Henery PHI K 7
218 Adam Vinatieri IND K 11
219 James Jones GB WR 8
220 Danario Alexander STL WR 5
221 Torrey Smith BA: WR 5
222 Titus Young DET WR 5
223 Blair White IND WR 11
224 Donald Driver GB WR 8
225 Nate Washington TEN WR 6
226 Jonathan Baldwin KC WR 6
227 Dexter McCluster KC WR 6
228 Edmond Gates MIA WR 5
229 Cecil Shorts JAC WR 9
230 Steve Smith PHI WR 7
231 Denarius Moore OAK WR 8
232 Anthony Armstrong WAS WR 5
233 Brent Celek PHI TE 7
234 Visanthe Shiancoe MIN TE 9
235 Evan Moore CLE TE 5
236 Fred Davis WAS TE 5
237 Ed Dickson BAL TE 5
238 Anthony Fasano MIA TE 5
239 Nick Folk NYJ K 8
240 John Kasay NO K 11
241 Lawrence Tynes NYG K 7
242 Robbie Gould CHI K 8
243 San Diego DST SD DST 6
244 Oakland DST OAK DST 8
245 Golden Tate SEA WR 6
246 Devin Aromashodu MIN WR 9
247 Legedu Naanee CAR WR 9
248 Vincent Brown SD WR 6
249 Randall Cobb GB WR 8
250 Mewelde Moore PIT RB 11
251 Jacquizz Rodgers ATL RB 8
252 Donald Brown IND RB 11
253 Cadillac Williams STL RB 5
254 Derrick Ward HOU RB 11
255 Tony Scheffler DET TE 9
256 Jacob Tamme IND TE 11
257 Alex Smith SF QB 7
258 David Garrard JAC QB 9
259 Vince Young PHI QB 7
260 Leon Washington SEA RB 6
261 Jordan Todman SD RB 6
262 Joe McKnight NYJ RB 8
263 Ricky Williams BAL RB 5
264 Anthony Dixon SF RB 7
265 Mohamed Massaquoi CLE WR 5
266 Brian Robiskie CLE WR 5
267 Michael Jenkins MIN WR 9
268 Louis Murphy OAK WR 8
269 Chaz Schilens OAK WR 8
270 Shane Vereen NE RB 7
271 Jake Locker TEN QB 6
272 Christian Ponder MIN QB 9
273 Blaine Gabbert JAC QB 9
274 Colin Kaepernick SF QB 7
275 John Beck WAS QB 5
276 Rex Grossman WAS QB 5
277 San Francisco DST SF DST 7
278 Minnesota DST MIN DST 9
279 Tennessee DST TEN DST 6
280 Jeremy Shockey CAR TE 9

*If Arian Foster's hamstring injury turns out to be a tear and he misses the first three-four games, he would drop to 27 in the rankings.
**If Manning's neck injury keeps him out four-five games, he would drop to 100 in the rankings, Reggie Wayne drops to 67th, Austin Collie to 109th, Pierre Garcon to 141st.

Brought to you by Kansas City News. September 6th, 2011

Fantasy Football 2011 Top Ten Players Drafted

It's that time of year again, where we get involved in fantasy football, which therefore makes us pay attention to teams from other cities that we normally could care less about. Today, we're going to break down the top ten fantasy draft picks for 2011 as they have occurred so far in fantasy drafts around the nation. Personally, I think that if you hold your fantasy draft any time before September 1st your fantasy league manager is an idiot, as you have no way of knowing who is going to get injured, suspended, arrested or cut. But hey, the world needs idiots too. Here is our take on the consensus top ten fantasy draft selections:

1. Adrian Peterson
Coming in at number 1 is Adrian Peterson. Arguably the best running back in the NFL, we do not doubt that. What we definitely doubt is the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikes are certainly a team on the decline. They are actually moving in the opposite direction that logic would lend itself to. Instead of drafting and hiring younger players to build for the future, they are buying old, washed up players like Donovan McNabb and watching their offensive line become old and weak. It's not that I wouldn't take Adrian Peterson, I'm just not sure that I would take him first.

2. Arian Foster
Once again, we don't doubt the player, we doubt the team. Yes, the Houston Texans are an exciting team, but they just don't win. Houston has had only ONE winning season in the history of the team and they are a complete joke. Last year's running stats on Foster were pretty much a one time thing. Defenses will key on him heavily and his stats won't even come close to last year's. Now, with that being said, I would still draft him, just not first.

3. Chris Johnson
Now here is a real running back. True, he shares the same fate as Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders in that he plays for one of the worst teams in the NFL, but Chris Johnson is still an easy first round safe pick.

4. Jamaal Charles
This is the most ridiculous positioning for a fantasy pick that I've ever seen. The NFL has put so much hype around Jamaal Charles that it is plain laughable. Obviously they don't live in Kansas City, and they don't understand the basics of Chiefs football. Number 1, Charles will never get 20 carries a game, number 2, the entire NFL is now acutely aware of his presence and opposing defenses will be ULTRA KEYING on Charles all season. His stats weren't that great in 2010, and they are certainly not going to improve in 2011 with everyone watching his every move. Sorry fantasy "experts", but you've got this one WAY wrong. The Chiefs aren't going to make a star out of ANYONE, especially not on offense. Take it from a 25 year Chiefs fan.

5. Maurice Jones-Drew
Take it from a fantasy owner who has owned this guy for at least 2 seasons. He's a complete bust in every way. Stay away from this idiot at all costs.

6. Ray Rice
Sheesh, have we got this desperate this early in the 1st round? Ray Rice? You've got to be kidding me. I would take a receiver in the first round before I would pick up this fool.

7. Aaron Rodgers
Now the list is starting to make a little bit of sense anyway, Rodgers is a stud who plays for a stud team. The only thing wrong with the Packers is that if they get out to a lead early (which they often do), they will abandon the passing game and run out the clock. Regardless, you still DO NOT take Rodgers before Michael Vick.

8. LeSean McCoy
LeSean McCoy fall under our curriculum of a good player, playing for a good team. The Eagles are going to kick some serious butt in 2011 with the signing of Nnamdi Asomugha on defense. The Eagles will be fierce this year and you would be safe to pick up any of their offensive players. Especially LeSean McCoy and heck, even Ronnie Brown because you know that the Eagles will end a lot of games running out the clock after putting up 35 points in the first half.

9. Andre Johnson
Too early to take a receiver, throw this one back. Andre is a great receiver and should be considered in the top 3 receivers to choose, but don't choose him in the first round. C'mon man!

10. Michael Vick
This may be the first year that a quarterback is selected first by fantasy captains who have numbers 1-5. I'm a man who believes firmly in selecting a stud running back with your first round pick, but if you draw pick 5-10 and Vick is still on the board, grab his ass up.