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Fantasy Football: Mid May Rankings

By Chris Smith

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The NFL Draft is over and now hardcore fantasy players are starting to do their research to prepare for the 2012 fantasy football season. To some it sounds insane – talking seriously about projecting football performance in May is impossible. Probably true but here at NFL Spin Zone we recognise that there are very dedicated fantasy players out there and we’re here to help.

So here are the Fantasy Guru Mid May Rankings by position.

Quarterback Top 20

  1. Aaron Rodgers, GB
  2. Tom Brady, NE
  3. Drew Brees, NO
  4. Michael Vick, PHI
  5. Cam Newton, CAR
  6. Eli Manning, NYG
  7. Matt Stafford, DET
  8. Tony Romo, DAL
  9. Peyton Manning, DEN
  10. Matt Ryan, ATL
  11. Matt Schaub, HOU
  12. Philip Rivers, SD
  13. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
  14. Robert Griffin III, WAS
  15. Andy Dalton, CIN
  16. Jay Cutler, CHI
  17. Alex Smith, SF
  18. Joe Flacco, BAL
  19. Sam Bradford, STL
  20. Josh Freeman, TB

Running Back Top 50

  1. LeSean McCoy, PHI
  2. Arian Foster, HOU
  3. Maurice Jones-Drew, JAC
  4. DeMarco Murray, DAL
  5. Ray Rice, BAL
  6. Darren McFadden, OAK
  7. Chris Johnson, TEN
  8. Jamaal Charles, KC
  9. Trent Richardson, CLE
  10. Matt Forte, CHI
  11. Marshawn Lynch, SEA
  12. Michael Turner, ATL
  13. Adrian Peterson, MIN
  14. Frank Gore, SF
  15. Ahmad Bradshaw, NYG
  16. Fred Jackson, BUF
  17. Ryan Matthews, SD
  18. Steven Jackson, STL
  19. Darren Sproles, NO
  20. Benjarvus Green-Ellis, NE
  21. C.J. Spiller, BUF
  22. DeAngelo Williams, CAR
  23. Tim Hightower, WAS
  24. Reggie Bush, MIA
  25. Willis McGahee, DEN
  26. Jonathan Stewart, CAR
  27. Ben Tate, HOU
  28. Doug Martin, TB
  29. Roy Helu, WAS
  30. Beanie Wells, ARI
  31. Michael Bush, CHI
  32. Shonn Greene, NYJ
  33. LaMichael James, SF
  34. Jahvid Best, DET
  35. LaGarrette Blount, TB
  36. Isaac Redman, PIT
  37. Daniel Thomas, MIA
  38. Peyton Hillis, KC
  39. Joseph Addai, NE
  40. Mark Ingram, NO
  41. Felix Jones, DAL
  42. Stevan Ridley, NE
  43. Jonathan Dwyer, PIT
  44. Toby Gerhart, MIN
  45. James Starks, GB
  46. Delone Carter, IND
  47. Bernard Pierce, BAL
  48. Ryan Williams, ARI
  49. David WIlson, NYG
  50. Pierre Thomas, NO

Wide Receiver Top 50

  1. Calvin Johnson, DET
  2. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
  3. Andre Johnson, HOU
  4. Mike Wallace, PIT
  5. Hakeem Nicks, NYG
  6. Greg Jennings, GB
  7. Roddy White, ATL
  8. Steve Smith, CAR
  9. Wes Welker, NE
  10. Brandon Marshall, CHI
  11. A.J. Green, CIN
  12. Miles Austin, DAL
  13. Jeremy Maclin, PHI
  14. Victor Cruz, NYG
  15. Dwayne Bowe, KC
  16. Dez Bryant, DAL
  17. Julio Jones, ATL
  18. Jordy Nelson, GB
  19. DeSean Jackson, PHI
  20. Vincent Jackson, TB
  21. Marques Colston, NO
  22. Demaryius Thomas, DEN
  23. Percy Harvin, MIN
  24. Eric Decker, DEN
  25. Kenny Britt, TEN
  26. Steve Johnson, BUF
  27. Lance Moore, NO
  28. Robert Meachem, SD
  29. Anquan Boldin, BAL
  30. Michael Floyd, ARI
  31. Pierre Garcon, WAS
  32. Sidney Rice, SEA
  33. Brandon Lloyd, NE
  34. Mario Manningham, SF
  35. Reggie Wayne, IND
  36. Torrey Smith, BAL
  37. Santonio Holmes, NYJ
  38. Mohammed Sanu, CIN
  39. Denarius Moore, OAK
  40. Malcom Floyd, SD
  41. Michael Crabtree, SF
  42. Justin Blackmon, JAC
  43. Darrius Heywood-Bey, OAK
  44. Randy Moss, SF
  45. Laurent Robinson, JAC
  46. James Jones, GB
  47. Mike Williams, TB
  48. Leonard Hankerson, WAS
  49. Nate Washington, TEN
  50. Danny Amendola, STL

Tight End Top 20

  1. Rob Gronkowski, NE
  2. Jimmy Graham, NO
  3. Jermichael Finley, GB
  4. Jason Witten, DAL
  5. Antonio Gates, SD
  6. Vernon Davis, SF
  7. Fred Davis, WAS
  8. Brandon Pettigrew, DET
  9. Aaron Hernandez, NE
  10. Jared Cook, TEN
  11. Owen Daniels, HOU
  12. Tony Gonzalez, ATL
  13. Jacob Tamme, DEN
  14. Dustin Keller, NYJ
  15. Brent Celek, PHI
  16. Greg Olsen, CAR
  17. Coby Fleener, IND
  18. Jermaine Gresham, CIN
  19. Dallas Clark, FA
  20. Kellen Winslow, TB

Defense/Special Teams Top 15

  1. 49ers
  2. Eagles
  3. Jets
  4. Bears
  5. Texans
  6. Ravens
  7. Bengals
  8. Cowboys
  9. Packers
  10. Giants
  11. Steelers
  12. Falcons
  13. Patriots
  14. Seahawks
  15. Chiefs

There ya have it – now you have a base to go at make your sleeper lists and such. I’ll be back tomorrow morning with an early six round mock draft. For now, this is the Fantasy Guru signing off.

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