2012 Fantasy Football Rankings

CBSSports.com's award-winning Fantasy rankings continue through the offseason, updated as needed to provide a look at how players at key positions rank against each other.

When we rank, we take everything we can into account: The players, their teammates, coaching staffs, projected offensive gameplans, schedules, statistical trends, potential free agency moves and what we hear from people around the NFL. Moreover, when news develops, we'll react here first.

You'll also notice a dollar value next to most players' names. That is the estimated auction value of a player/DST in a standard-scoring league with a $100 auction budget. A player with no value next to his name is expected to be available after your auction.

Jamey Eisenberg

Dave Richard

Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012 2:47 pm
Quarterbacks
1	Aaron Rodgers GB $23
2	Drew Brees NO $22
3	Tom Brady NE $20
4	Cam Newton CAR $19
5	Matthew Stafford DET $18
6	Michael Vick PHI $16
7	Eli Manning NYG $14
8	Tony Romo DAL $12
9	Philip Rivers SD $10
10	Peyton Manning IND $9
11	Matt Ryan ATL $8
12	Ben Roethlisberger PIT $6
13	Matt Schaub HOU $5
14	Tim Tebow DEN $3
15	Carson Palmer OAK $3
16	Andy Dalton CIN $2
17	Jay Cutler CHI $2
18	Josh Freeman TB $1
19	Joe Flacco BAL $1
20	Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF $1
21	Sam Bradford STL $1
22	Mark Sanchez NYJ $1
23	Matt Flynn GB $1
24	Matt Cassel KC
25	Matt Moore MIA
26	Alex Smith SF
27	Matt Hasselbeck TEN
28	Christian Ponder MIN
29	Rex Grossman WAS
30	Kevin Kolb ARI
31	Colt McCoy CLE
32	Blaine Gabbert JAC

Running Backs
1	Arian Foster HOU $36
2	Ray Rice BAL $35
3	LeSean McCoy PHI $34
4	Maurice Jones-Drew JAC $31
5	Marshawn Lynch SEA $30
6	Matt Forte CHI $29
7	Ryan Mathews SD $26
8	Chris Johnson TEN $24
9	Darren McFadden OAK $23
10	Jamaal Charles KC $21
11	Michael Turner ATL $19
12	Steven Jackson STL $18
13	Frank Gore SF $17
14	Adrian Peterson MIN $15
15	DeMarco Murray DAL $14
16	Fred Jackson BUF $13
17	Ahmad Bradshaw NYG $12
18	Darren Sproles NO $11
19	Roy Helu WAS $10
20	Shonn Greene NYJ $9
21	Reggie Bush MIA $8
22	Beanie Wells ARI $8
23	Michael Bush OAK $7
24	LeGarrette Blount TB $7
25	Willis McGahee DEN $6
26	DeAngelo Williams CAR $5
27	Rashard Mendenhall PIT $5
28	Jonathan Stewart CAR $4
29	C.J. Spiller BUF $4
30	Mikel Leshoure DET $4
31	Toby Gerhart MIN $3
32	Isaac Redman PIT $3
33	Daniel Thomas MIA $3
34	Montario Hardesty CLE $2
35	Mark Ingram NO $2
36	Stevan Ridley NE $2
37	Cedric Benson CIN $2
38	Peyton Hillis CLE $2
39	Mike Tolbert SD $1
40	Ben Tate HOU $1
41	Jahvid Best DET $1
42	Donald Brown IND $1
43	Brandon Jacobs NYG $1
44	Pierre Thomas NO $1
45	Ryan Williams ARI $1
46	Felix Jones DAL $1
47	Kevin Smith DET $1
48	Evan Royster WAS $1
49	BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE $1
50	James Starks GB $1
51	Joseph Addai IND
52	Kendall Hunter SF
53	Tim Hightower WAS
54	Bernard Scott CIN
55	Ryan Grant GB
56	Delone Carter IND
57	Joe McKnight NYJ
58	Kahlil Bell CHI
59	Danny Woodhead NE
60	Dexter McCluster KC
61	Knowshon Moreno DEN
62	Shane Vereen NE
63	Taiwan Jones OAK
64	Jacquizz Rodgers ATL
65	Brandon Jackson CLE
66	Bilal Powell NYJ
67	Dion Lewis PHI
68	Ronnie Brown PHI
69	LaDainian Tomlinson NYJ
70	Jason Snelling ATL
71	Kregg Lumpkin TB
72	Marion Barber CHI
73	Lance Ball DEN
74	Jamie Harper TEN
75	Chris Ivory NO
76	Jackie Battle KC
77	Rashad Jennings JAC
78	Javon Ringer TEN
79	Alex Green GB
80	Cadillac Williams STL

Wide Receivers
1	Calvin Johnson DET $25
2	Andre Johnson HOU $19
3	Wes Welker NE $18
4	Roddy White ATL $18
5	Hakeem Nicks NYG $17
6	Greg Jennings GB $17
7	Larry Fitzgerald ARI $16
8	Jordy Nelson GB $15
9	Victor Cruz NYG $15
10	Mike Wallace PIT $14
11	A.J. Green CIN $14
12	Brandon Marshall MIA $12
13	Percy Harvin MIN $11
14	Miles Austin DAL $11
15	Julio Jones ATL $10
16	Marques Colston NO $10
17	Dwayne Bowe KC $9
18	Vincent Jackson SD $9
19	Dez Bryant DAL $8
20	Steve Smith CAR $8
21	Jeremy Maclin PHI $7
22	Demaryius Thomas DEN $6
23	Brandon Lloyd STL $6
24	Antonio Brown PIT $6
25	Steve Johnson BUF $5
26	Kenny Britt TEN $5
27	DeSean Jackson PHI $5
28	Reggie Wayne IND $4
29	Michael Crabtree SF $3
30	Sidney Rice SEA $3
31	Torrey Smith BAL $3
32	Denarius Moore OAK $3
33	Titus Young DET $3
34	Anquan Boldin BAL $2
35	Santana Moss WAS $2
36	Mike Williams TB $2
37	Santonio Holmes NYJ $2
38	Mario Manningham NYG $2
39	Laurent Robinson DAL $2
40	Lance Moore NO $2
41	Malcom Floyd SD $1
42	Pierre Garcon IND $1
43	Nate Washington TEN $1
44	Darrius Heyward-Bey OAK $1
45	Nate Burleson DET $1
46	Deion Branch NE $1
47	Jabar Gaffney WAS $1
48	Doug Baldwin SEA $1
49	Eric Decker DEN $1
50	Jacoby Ford OAK $1
51	Danny Amendola STL
52	Plaxico Burress NYJ
53	Austin Collie IND
54	Greg Little CLE
55	Emmanuel Sanders PIT
56	Vincent Brown SD
57	Andre Roberts ARI
58	David Nelson BUF
59	Randall Cobb GB
60	Davone Bess MIA
61	Jon Baldwin KC
62	James Jones GB
63	Robert Meachem NO
64	Johnny Knox CHI
65	Golden Tate SEA
66	Jerome Simpson CIN
67	Early Doucet ARI
68	Brandon LaFell CAR
69	Earl Bennett CHI
70	Arrelious Benn TB
71	Damian Williams TEN
72	Kyle Williams SF
73	Donald Driver GB
74	Riley Cooper PHI
75	Steve Breaston KC
76	Kevin Walter HOU
77	Harry Douglas ATL
78	Leonard Hankerson WAS
79	Josh Cribbs CLE
80	Preston Parker TB

Tight Ends
1	Rob Gronkowski NE $20
2	Jimmy Graham NO $19
3	Aaron Hernandez NE $15
4	Antonio Gates SD $14
5	Jason Witten DAL $12
6	Vernon Davis SF $12
7	Jermichael Finley GB $10
8	Brent Celek PHI $8
9	Fred Davis WAS $7
10	Tony Gonzalez ATL $6
11	Brandon Pettigrew DET $5
12	Jermaine Gresham CIN $4
13	Dallas Clark IND $2
14	Owen Daniels HOU $2
15	Jared Cook TEN $1
16	Greg Olsen CAR $1
17	Dustin Keller NYJ $1
18	Kellen Winslow TB $1
19	Ed Dickson BAL
20	Kyle Rudolph MIN
21	Jake Ballard NYG
22	Heath Miller PIT
23	Evan Moore CLE
24	Lance Kendricks STL
25	Marcedes Lewis JAC
26	Dennis Pitta BAL
27	Tony Moeaki KC
28	Anthony Fasano MIA
29	Zach Miller SEA
30	Kevin Boss OAK
31	Scott Chandler BUF
32	Todd Heap ARI

Kickers
1	David Akers SF $2
2	Sebastian Janikowski OAK $2
3	Garrett Hartley NO $2
4	Stephen Gostkowski NE $2
5	Mason Crosby GB $2
6	Dan Bailey DAL $1
7	Neil Rackers HOU $1
8	Nate Kaeding SD $1
9	Matt Bryant ATL $1
10	Alex Henery PHI $1
11	Dan Carpenter MIA $1
12	Jason Hanson DET $1
13	Mike Nugent CIN
14	Billy Cundiff BAL
15	Robbie Gould CHI
16	Rob Bironas TEN
17	Adam Vinatieri IND
18	Shaun Suisham PIT
19	Graham Gano WAS
20	Olindo Mare CAR
21	Matt Prater DEN
22	Lawrence Tynes NYG
23	Rian Lindell BUF
24	Ryan Succop KC
25	Josh Scobee JAC
26	Steven Hauschka SEA
27	Ryan Longwell MIN
28	Nick Folk NYJ
29	Connor Barth TB
30	Phil Dawson CLE
31	Jay Feely ARI
32	Josh Brown STL

Defensive Special Teams
1	49ers SF $3
2	Ravens BAL $3
3	Steelers PIT $3
4	Packers GB $2
5	Eagles PHI $2
6	Giants NYG $1
7	Bears CHI $1
8	Texans HOU $1
9	Jets NYJ $1
10	Lions DET $1
11	Patriots NE $1
12	Saints NO $1
13	Chiefs KC
14	Seahawks SEA
15	Broncos DEN
16	Bengals CIN
17	Dolphins MIA
18	Cardinals ARI
19	Bills BUF
20	Falcons ATL
21	Chargers SD
22	Cowboys DAL
23	Titans TEN
24	Rams STL
25	Jaguars JAC
26	Redskins WAS
27	Vikings MIN
28	Panthers CAR
29	Raiders OAK
30	Browns CLE
31	Buccaneers TB
32	Colts IND

Updated: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:29 am
Quarterbacks
1	Aaron Rodgers GB $22
2	Drew Brees NO $21
3	Tom Brady NE $20
4	Cam Newton CAR $19
5	Matthew Stafford DET $19
6	Philip Rivers SD $15
7	Eli Manning NYG $14
8	Tony Romo DAL $13
9	Michael Vick PHI $13
10	Matt Ryan ATL $7
11	Ben Roethlisberger PIT $6
12	Peyton Manning IND $6
13	Matt Schaub HOU $3
14	Carson Palmer OAK $3
15	Tim Tebow DEN $3
16	Andy Dalton CIN $2
17	Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF $2
18	Jay Cutler CHI $2
19	Sam Bradford STL $2
20	Joe Flacco BAL $1
21	Mark Sanchez NYJ $1
22	Christian Ponder MIN $1
23	Josh Freeman TB
24	Alex Smith SF
25	Matt Hasselbeck TEN
26	Matt Cassel KC
27	Matt Flynn GB
28	Kevin Kolb ARI
29	Blaine Gabbert JAC
30	Matt Moore MIA
31	Tarvaris Jackson SEA
32	Jake Locker TEN

Running Backs
1	Arian Foster HOU $38
2	LeSean McCoy PHI $37
3	Ray Rice BAL $36
4	Maurice Jones-Drew JAC $33
5	Matt Forte CHI $30
6	Marshawn Lynch SEA $26
7	Ryan Mathews SD $26
8	Chris Johnson TEN $25
9	Adrian Peterson MIN $25
10	Steven Jackson STL $22
11	Michael Turner ATL $20
12	Darren McFadden OAK $20
13	Darren Sproles NO $19
14	Jamaal Charles KC $19
15	Frank Gore SF $16
16	Fred Jackson BUF $15
17	Ahmad Bradshaw NYG $14
18	DeMarco Murray DAL $14
19	Beanie Wells ARI $12
20	Reggie Bush MIA $12
21	Michael Bush OAK $12
22	Shonn Greene NYJ $10
23	Roy Helu WAS $9
24	Jonathan Stewart CAR $8
25	C.J. Spiller BUF $8
26	Willis McGahee DEN $7
27	Rashard Mendenhall PIT $7
28	DeAngelo Williams CAR $6
29	Mikel Leshoure DET $6
30	Peyton Hillis CLE $5
31	BenJarvus Green-Ellis NE $4
32	Cedric Benson CIN $3
33	LeGarrette Blount TB $3
34	Pierre Thomas NO $2
35	Jahvid Best DET $2
36	Isaac Redman PIT $2
37	Stevan Ridley NE $2
38	Mike Tolbert SD $2
39	Mark Ingram NO $2
40	Daniel Thomas MIA $2
41	Donald Brown IND $2
42	Brandon Jacobs NYG $2
43	Ben Tate HOU $2
44	Felix Jones DAL $2
45	Ryan Williams ARI $2
46	James Starks GB $1
47	Kendall Hunter SF $1
48	Toby Gerhart MIN $1
49	Dexter McCluster KC $1
50	Jacquizz Rodgers ATL
51	Montario Hardesty CLE
52	Tim Hightower WAS
53	Bernard Scott CIN
54	Evan Royster WAS
55	Danny Woodhead NE
56	Joseph Addai IND
57	Kahlil Bell CHI
58	Dion Lewis PHI
59	Shane Vereen NE
60	Taiwan Jones OAK
61	Alex Green GB
62	Chris Ogbonnaya CLE
63	Knowshon Moreno DEN
64	LaDainian Tomlinson NYJ
65	Thomas Jones KC
66	Brandon Jackson CLE
67	Ryan Grant GB
68	Kevin Smith DET
69	Rashad Jennings JAC
70	Marion Barber CHI
71	Bilal Powell NYJ
72	Chris Ivory NO
73	Jamie Harper TEN
74	Lance Ball DEN
75	Ronnie Brown PHI
76	Anthony Allen BAL
77	Ryan Torain WAS
78	Cadillac Williams STL
79	Kregg Lumpkin TB
80	Joe McKnight NYJ

Wide Receivers
1	Calvin Johnson DET $26
2	Wes Welker NE $20
3	Roddy White ATL $20
4	Larry Fitzgerald ARI $19
5	Hakeem Nicks NYG $18
6	Greg Jennings GB $17
7	Victor Cruz NYG $16
8	A.J. Green CIN $15
9	Mike Wallace PIT $15
10	Jordy Nelson GB $15
11	Miles Austin DAL $17
12	Andre Johnson HOU $15
13	Brandon Marshall MIA $14
14	Percy Harvin MIN $13
15	Vincent Jackson SD $13
16	Julio Jones ATL $12
17	Jeremy Maclin PHI $12
18	Steve Smith CAR $11
19	Marques Colston NO $10
20	Dez Bryant DAL $9
21	Brandon Lloyd STL $8
22	Steve Johnson BUF $8
23	Kenny Britt TEN $8
24	Dwayne Bowe KC $8
25	Demaryius Thomas DEN $8
26	Torrey Smith BAL $7
27	DeSean Jackson PHI $6
28	Laurent Robinson DAL $6
29	Antonio Brown PIT $5
30	Lance Moore NO $5
31	Michael Crabtree SF $5
32	Mike Williams TB $4
33	Sidney Rice SEA $3
34	Reggie Wayne IND $3
35	Mario Manningham NYG $3
36	Santonio Holmes NYJ $3
37	Anquan Boldin BAL $2
38	Darrius Heyward-Bey OAK $3
39	Santana Moss WAS $2
40	Titus Young DET $2
41	Jabar Gaffney WAS $3
42	Nate Washington TEN $3
43	Denarius Moore OAK $2
44	Nate Burleson DET $2
45	Deion Branch NE $1
46	Pierre Garcon IND $1
47	Malcom Floyd SD $1
48	Greg Little CLE
49	Eric Decker DEN $1
50	Plaxico Burress NYJ
51	Doug Baldwin SEA $1
52	Robert Meachem NO
53	Danny Amendola STL
54	David Nelson BUF
55	Earl Bennett CHI
56	Damian Williams TEN
57	Leonard Hankerson WAS
58	Brandon LaFell CAR
59	Andre Roberts ARI
60	Jacoby Ford OAK
61	Golden Tate SEA
62	Johnny Knox CHI
63	Emmanuel Sanders PIT
64	Vincent Brown SD
65	Jerome Simpson CIN
66	Steve Breaston KC
67	Michael Jenkins MIN
68	Kevin Walter HOU
69	James Jones GB
70	Riley Cooper PHI
71	Austin Collie IND
72	Davone Bess MIA
73	Randall Cobb GB
74	Jeremy Kerley NYJ
75	Arrelious Benn TB
76	Jon Baldwin KC
77	Danario Alexander STL
78	David Gettis CAR
79	Jordan Shipley CIN
80	Dane Sanzenbacher CHI

Tight Ends
1	Rob Gronkowski NE $20
2	Jimmy Graham NO $18
3	Aaron Hernandez NE $13
4	Antonio Gates SD $9
5	Jason Witten DAL $7
6	Tony Gonzalez ATL $7
7	Vernon Davis SF $7
8	Jermichael Finley GB $7
9	Brent Celek PHI $4
10	Fred Davis WAS $4
11	Brandon Pettigrew DET $3
12	Dustin Keller NYJ $3
13	Jared Cook TEN $2
14	Jermaine Gresham CIN $2
15	Dallas Clark IND $2
16	Greg Olsen CAR $1
17	Kellen Winslow TB $1
18	Owen Daniels HOU
19	Ed Dickson BAL
20	Kyle Rudolph MIN
21	Scott Chandler BUF
22	Marcedes Lewis JAC
23	Heath Miller PIT
24	Anthony Fasano MIA
25	Jeremy Shockey CAR
26	Todd Heap ARI
27	Chris Cooley WAS
28	Joel Dreessen HOU
29	Tony Scheffler DET
30	Lance Kendricks STL
31	Tony Moeaki KC
32	Benjamin Watson CLE

Kickers
1	Stephen Gostkowski NE $2
2	Mason Crosby GB $2
3	Sebastian Janikowski OAK $2
4	David Akers SF $2
5	Garrett Hartley NO $2
6	Dan Bailey DAL $2
7	Jason Hanson DET $2
8	Neil Rackers HOU $1
9	Alex Henery PHI $1
10	Nate Kaeding SD $1
11	Matt Bryant ATL $1
12	Rob Bironas TEN $1
13	Robbie Gould CHI
14	Graham Gano WAS
15	Olindo Mare CAR
16	Dan Carpenter MIA
17	Josh Brown STL
18	Mike Nugent CIN
19	Lawrence Tynes NYG
20	Rian Lindell BUF
21	Adam Vinatieri IND
22	Shaun Suisham PIT
23	Josh Scobee JAC
24	Ryan Longwell MIN
25	Ryan Succop KC
26	Jay Feely ARI
27	Matt Prater DEN
28	Nick Folk NYJ
29	Phil Dawson CLE
30	Steven Hauschka SEA
31	Connor Barth TB
32	Billy Cundiff BAL

Defensive Special Teams
1	49ers SF $3
2	Texans HOU $3
3	Ravens BAL $2
4	Giants NYG $1
5	Steelers PIT $3
6	Seahawks SEA $1
7	Eagles PHI $1
8	Packers GB $1
9	Jets NYJ $2
10	Patriots NE $1
11	Lions DET $1
12	Bears CHI $1
13	Broncos DEN
14	Cowboys DAL
15	Bills BUF
16	Cardinals ARI
17	Redskins WAS
18	Falcons ATL
19	Jaguars JAC
20	Bengals CIN
21	Dolphins MIA
22	Panthers CAR
23	Browns CLE
24	Chiefs KC
25	Chargers SD
26	Rams STL
27	Saints NO
28	Titans TEN
29	Vikings MIN
30	Raiders OAK
31	Colts IND
32	Buccaneers TB