2010 NFL Fantasy Football Projections

Updated to account for Sidney Rice injury

By Ryan Fowler, Whatifsports.com

UPDATED: August 25th, 2010

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The individual players and defensive teams are ranked based entirely on projected full-season fantasy points using the FOX Fantasy Football default scoring where:

QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs: TDs are 6 points
QBs: 25 passing yards is 1 point
QBs: Interceptions are -2 points
RBs: 10 rushing yards is 1 point
QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs: Fumbles lost are -2 points
WRs, TE and RBs: Ten yards receiving is 1 point
QBs, RBs, WRs and TEs: Two-point conversion are 2 points
K: Extra points are 1 point and all field goals are at least 3 points with an extra bonus point for field goals made over 40 yards and another bonus point for field goals made over 50 yards.
DEF: A sack is 1 point, an interception is 2 points and each DEF touchdown is 6 points

To view a pop-up with positional rankings, please click on one of the links below. Good luck this season!

Quarterback	Running Back	Wide Receiver	Tight End
Kicker	Team Defense	Individual Defense

Please note: These overall fantasy rankings are strictly based on total points earned for the season. They do not account for position scarcity, number of owners drafting and their drafting styles, roster restrictions, custom league scoring rules or other items that should be considered while drafting. Rosters and depth charts are updated as of August 23rd, 2010.

2010 Fantasy Football Leaders
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
1	Philip Rivers	QB	Chargers	16	401.8
2	Aaron Rodgers	QB	Packers	16	368.2
3	Drew Brees	QB	Saints	16	366.5
4	Chris Johnson	RB	Titans	16	358.6
5	Tony Romo	QB	Cowboys	16	344.4
6	Matt Schaub	QB	Texans	16	327.6
7	Peyton Manning	QB	Colts	16	313.6
8	Eli Manning	QB	Giants	16	290.1
9	Kevin Kolb	QB	Eagles	16	284.9
10	Donovan McNabb	QB	Redskins	16	282.7
11	Ray Rice	RB	Ravens	16	277.9
12	Kyle Orton	QB	Broncos	16	272.4
13	Adrian Peterson	RB	Vikings	16	271.3
14	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	Jaguars	16	270.1
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
15	Jason Campbell	QB	Raiders	16	268.1
16	DeAngelo Williams	RB	Panthers	16	265.9
17	Tom Brady	QB	Patriots	16	264.5
18	Steven Jackson	RB	Rams	16	263.6
19	Brett Favre	QB	Vikings	16	262.9
20	Cedric Benson	RB	Bengals	16	261.2
21	David Garrard	QB	Jaguars	16	260.8
22	Joe Flacco	QB	Ravens	16	259.4
23	Matt Moore	QB	Panthers	16	255.4
24	Ryan Grant	RB	Packers	16	249.6
25	Frank Gore	RB	49ers	16	247.9
26	Vince Young	QB	Titans	16	247.3
27	Alex Smith	QB	49ers	16	219.5
28	Carson Palmer	QB	Bengals	16	217.5
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
29	Reggie Bush	RB	Saints	16	211.6
30	Matt Leinart	QB	Cardinals	16	211.4
31	Andre Johnson	WR	Texans	16	208
32	Matt Ryan	QB	Falcons	16	207.7
33	Felix Jones	RB	Cowboys	16	206.9
34	Jamaal Charles	RB	Chiefs	16	205.6
35	Josh Freeman	QB	Buccaneers	16	204.1
36	Chad Henne	QB	Dolphins	16	202.8
37	Pierre Thomas	RB	Saints	16	201.6
38	Jay Cutler	QB	Bears	16	201.5
39	Matt Cassel	QB	Chiefs	16	199.4
40	Michael Turner	RB	Falcons	16	199
41	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Steelers	11	195.2
42	Matt Hasselbeck	QB	Seahawks	16	192.1
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
43	Ronnie Brown	RB	Dolphins	16	190.3
44	DeSean Jackson	WR	Eagles	16	187.7
45	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	Steelers	16	183.7
46	Matthew Stafford	QB	Lions	16	182.5
47	Mark Sanchez	QB	Jets	16	181.3
48	Jake Delhomme	QB	Browns	16	179.4
49	Arian Foster	RB	Texans	16	176.3
50	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Broncos	16	176.2
51	Trent Edwards	QB	Bills	16	175.9
52	Randy Moss	WR	Patriots	16	174.4
53	Miles Austin	WR	Cowboys	16	172.2
54	Matt Forte	RB	Bears	16	171.8
55	Joseph Addai	RB	Colts	16	170.8
56	Fred Jackson	RB	Bills	16	167.4
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
57	Clinton Portis	RB	Redskins	16	165.9
58	Steve Smith	WR	Panthers	16	164.1
59	Wes Welker	WR	Patriots	16	163.3
60	Greg Jennings	WR	Packers	16	163.2
61	Reggie Wayne	WR	Colts	16	160.7
62	Kevin Smith	RB	Lions	16	160.6
63	Malcom Floyd	WR	Chargers	16	160.4
64	Nate Kaeding	K	Chargers	16	159.3
65	Marques Colston	WR	Saints	16	157.8
66	LeSean McCoy	RB	Eagles	16	157.3
67	Shonn Greene	RB	Jets	16	156.4
68	Antonio Gates	TE	Chargers	16	155.2
69	Darren Sproles	RB	Chargers	16	154.6
70	Brandon Marshall	WR	Dolphins	16	153.9
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
71	Jonathan Stewart	RB	Panthers	16	152.7
72	Roddy White	WR	Falcons	16	151.1
73	Sam Bradford	QB	Rams	16	150.6
74	Donald Driver	WR	Packers	16	150.5
75	Beanie Wells	RB	Cardinals	16	150.4
76	Jerome Harrison	RB	Browns	16	149.8
77	Hakeem Nicks	WR	Giants	16	149.4
78	Ryan Longwell	K	Vikings	16	148.3
79	Justin Forsett	RB	Seahawks	16	147.3
80	Reggie Brown	WR	Buccaneers	16	146.7
81	Mike Wallace	WR	Steelers	16	146.4
82	Brandon Jacobs	RB	Giants	16	146.3
83	Marion Barber	RB	Cowboys	16	146.2
84	Vincent Jackson	WR	Chargers	13	146.1
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
85	Correll Buckhalter	RB	Broncos	16	145.1
86	Ryan Mathews	RB	Chargers	16	142.3
87	David Akers	K	Eagles	16	142
88	Garrett Hartley	K	Saints	16	140.3
89	Steve Smith	WR	Giants	16	139.9
90	Mason Crosby	K	Packers	16	138.8
91	Calvin Johnson	WR	Lions	16	138
92	Hines Ward	WR	Steelers	16	137.8
93	Chad Ochocinco	WR	Bengals	16	137.1
94	Carnell Williams	RB	Buccaneers	16	136.9
95	Devery Henderson	WR	Saints	16	136.6
96	Billy Cundiff	K	Ravens	16	136.1
97	Julius Jones	RB	Seahawks	16	135.7
98	Tim Hightower	RB	Cardinals	16	135
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
99	Matt Prater	K	Broncos	16	134.4
100	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Cardinals	16	134.3
101	Chris Chambers	WR	Chiefs	16	134.3
102	Anquan Boldin	WR	Ravens	16	133.6
103	Brandon Lloyd	WR	Broncos	16	133.3
104	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	Jets	16	132.2
105	Derrick Mason	WR	Ravens	16	132.1
106	Owen Daniels	TE	Texans	16	132
107	Santana Moss	WR	Redskins	16	131.7
108	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	WR	Seahawks	16	131.4
109	Graham Gano	K	Redskins	16	131.3
110	Mohamed Massaquoi	WR	Browns	16	131.2
111	John Kasay	K	Panthers	16	129.8
112	Jay Feely	K	Cardinals	16	129.8
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
113	Lawrence Tynes	K	Giants	16	129.7
114	Laurence Maroney	RB	Patriots	16	129.1
115	Terrell Owens	WR	Bengals	16	129
116	Green Bay Packers	DEF		16	128.4
117	Dan Carpenter	K	Dolphins	16	127.7
118	Ricky Williams	RB	Dolphins	16	127.7
119	Darren McFadden	RB	Raiders	16	127.1
120	Jeff Reed	K	Steelers	16	126.1
121	Thomas Jones	RB	Chiefs	16	126.1
122	Adam Vinatieri	K	Colts	16	125.2
123	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	Giants	16	124.1
124	Dallas Clark	TE	Colts	16	123.7
125	Roy Williams	WR	Cowboys	16	123.6
126	Rob Bironas	K	Titans	16	122.7
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
127	Stephen Gostkowski	K	Patriots	16	120.9
128	David Buehler	K	Cowboys	16	119.7
129	Kris Brown	K	Texans	16	119.6
130	Michael Bush	RB	Raiders	16	118.8
131	Jason Witten	TE	Cowboys	16	118.1
132	Lee Evans	WR	Bills	16	117.6
133	Brent Celek	TE	Eagles	16	117.4
134	Devin Hester	WR	Bears	16	117
135	Steve Breaston	WR	Cardinals	16	116.8
136	Olindo Mare	K	Seahawks	16	116.5
137	Robbie Gould	K	Bears	16	115.4
138	Mike Sims-Walker	WR	Jaguars	16	115.1
139	Rian Lindell	K	Bills	16	114.7
140	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Raiders	16	114.6
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
141	Phil Dawson	K	Browns	16	114
142	Willis McGahee	RB	Ravens	16	113.9
143	Baltimore Ravens	DEF		16	113.8
144	Devin Thomas	WR	Redskins	16	112.9
145	Brian Westbrook	RB	49ers	16	112.4
146	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Eagles	16	112
147	Joe Nedney	K	49ers	16	111.9
148	Nate Burleson	WR	Lions	16	110.7
149	New York Jets	DEF		16	110.1
150	Sebastian Janikowski	K	Raiders	16	109.8
151	Jermichael Finley	TE	Packers	16	109.8
152	San Francisco 49ers	DEF		16	109.7
153	Kellen Winslow	TE	Buccaneers	16	109.2
154	Cincinnati Bengals	DEF		16	109.1
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
155	Steve Slaton	RB	Texans	16	108.9
156	Justin Gage	WR	Titans	16	108.8
157	Mike Nugent	K	Bengals	16	108.6
158	Carolina Panthers	DEF		16	108.5
159	Ryan Succop	K	Chiefs	16	108.3
160	Michael Crabtree	WR	49ers	16	107.1
161	Philadelphia Eagles	DEF		16	107
162	Buffalo Bills	DEF		16	106.9
163	Braylon Edwards	WR	Jets	16	106.6
164	Dwayne Bowe	WR	Chiefs	16	105.7
165	Minnesota Vikings	DEF		16	105.2
166	Robert Meachem	WR	Saints	16	103.9
167	Percy Harvin	WR	Vikings	16	103.8
168	Nick Folk	K	Jets	16	103.7
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
169	Miami Dolphins	DEF		16	103.3
170	Earl Bennett	WR	Bears	16	103.3
171	Zach Miller	TE	Raiders	16	102.8
172	Laurent Robinson	WR	Rams	16	102.4
173	Matt Bryant	K	Falcons	16	102.1
174	Santonio Holmes	WR	Jets	12	102
175	Michael Jenkins	WR	Falcons	16	101.9
176	Johnnie Lee Higgins	WR	Raiders	16	101.7
177	Pierre Garcon	WR	Colts	16	101.5
178	Josh Brown	K	Rams	16	100.6
179	Joshua Cribbs	WR	Browns	16	100
180	Dwayne Jarrett	WR	Panthers	16	99.8
181	Arizona Cardinals	DEF		16	99.8
182	Vernon Davis	TE	49ers	16	99.7
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
183	Sidney Rice	WR	Vikings	9	99.6
184	Fred Taylor	RB	Patriots	16	98.2
185	Connor Barth	K	Buccaneers	16	98.1
186	Dallas Cowboys	DEF		16	98.1
187	Josh Scobee	K	Jaguars	16	98
188	New Orleans Saints	DEF		16	97.4
189	Eddie Royal	WR	Broncos	16	97.3
190	Donald Brown	RB	Colts	16	97.2
191	New England Patriots	DEF		16	96.5
192	Marshawn Lynch	RB	Bills	16	96
193	Mike Thomas	WR	Jaguars	16	95.7
194	Denver Broncos	DEF		16	94.8
195	Pittsburgh Steelers	DEF		16	94.7
196	Mike Bell	RB	Eagles	16	94
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
197	Chris Cooley	TE	Redskins	16	93.8
198	Kenny Britt	WR	Titans	16	93.6
199	Nate Washington	WR	Titans	16	93.6
200	Tony Gonzalez	TE	Falcons	16	93.2
201	Bernard Berrian	WR	Vikings	16	93.1
202	Patrick Crayton	WR	Cowboys	16	93.1
203	Donnie Avery	WR	Rams	16	92.8
204	Derrick Ward	RB	Buccaneers	16	91.4
205	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DEF		16	91.1
206	Heath Miller	TE	Steelers	16	90.4
207	San Diego Chargers	DEF		16	90
208	Kevin Walter	WR	Texans	16	88.8
209	Jason Hanson	K	Lions	16	88.4
210	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Broncos	16	87.2
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
211	Kevin Boss	TE	Giants	16	87.1
212	Tennessee Titans	DEF		16	86.3
213	Mario Manningham	WR	Giants	16	85.7
214	Atlanta Falcons	DEF		16	85
215	Anthony Gonzalez	WR	Colts	16	83.5
216	Javon Ringer	RB	Titans	16	83.4
217	Jeremy Shockey	TE	Saints	16	82.8
218	Chaz Schilens	WR	Raiders	16	82
219	Mewelde Moore	RB	Steelers	16	82
220	New York Giants	DEF		16	81.8
221	Washington Redskins	DEF		16	81.6
222	Josh Morgan	WR	49ers	16	81.6
223	Brian Hartline	WR	Dolphins	16	81.6
224	Chicago Bears	DEF		16	80.6
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
225	Marcedes Lewis	TE	Jaguars	16	79.6
226	Davone Bess	WR	Dolphins	16	78.4
227	Cleveland Browns	DEF		16	78.1
228	Seattle Seahawks	DEF		16	77.7
229	Indianapolis Colts	DEF		16	77.7
230	Chester Taylor	RB	Bears	16	77.2
231	Jason Avant	WR	Eagles	16	76.5
232	Larry Johnson	RB	Redskins	16	74.8
233	Oakland Raiders	DEF		16	74
234	Visanthe Shiancoe	TE	Vikings	16	73.9
235	Houston Texans	DEF		16	73.3
236	Kenneth Darby	RB	Rams	16	73.3
237	St. Louis Rams	DEF		16	72.7
238	Jerious Norwood	RB	Falcons	16	71.7
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
239	Mark Clayton	WR	Ravens	16	71
240	Steve Johnson	WR	Bills	16	70.6
241	Jerricho Cotchery	WR	Jets	16	69.5
242	Malcolm Kelly	WR	Redskins	16	67.3
243	Todd Heap	TE	Ravens	16	66.7
244	Kansas City Chiefs	DEF		16	65.8
245	Early Doucet	WR	Cardinals	16	64.6
246	Rashad Jennings	RB	Jaguars	16	64.6
247	James Jones	WR	Packers	16	64.6
248	Greg Olsen	TE	Bears	16	64.5
249	Julian Edelman	WR	Patriots	16	64
250	John Carlson	TE	Seahawks	16	63.1
251	Deion Branch	WR	Seahawks	16	63
252	Kassim Osgood	WR	Jaguars	16	61.4
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
253	Jacksonville Jaguars	DEF		16	61.2
254	Bo Scaife	TE	Titans	16	61.1
255	Byron Leftwich	QB	Steelers	5	59.9
256	Dustin Keller	TE	Jets	16	59.8
257	Montario Hardesty	RB	Browns	16	59.1
258	Antwaan Randle El	WR	Steelers	16	57.6
259	Detroit Lions	DEF		16	56.4
260	Javon Walker	WR	Vikings	16	55.1
261	Benjamin Watson	TE	Browns	16	54.9
262	Brandon Jackson	RB	Packers	16	53.7
263	Bernard Scott	RB	Bengals	16	53.6
264	Brandon Stokley	WR	Broncos	16	53
265	Buster Davis	WR	Chargers	16	52.9
266	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Lions	16	52.5
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
267	Johnny Knox	WR	Bears	16	50.6
268	Daniel Fells	TE	Rams	16	49
269	Legedu Naanee	WR	Chargers	16	47.5
270	Roscoe Parrish	WR	Bills	16	47
271	Louis Murphy	WR	Raiders	16	46.9
272	Daniel Graham	TE	Broncos	16	46.1
273	Jermaine Gresham	TE	Bengals	16	45.8
274	Sinorice Moss	WR	Giants	16	45.4
275	Danny Amendola	WR	Rams	16	45.1
276	David Anderson	WR	Texans	16	45
277	Jeff King	TE	Panthers	16	44.6
278	Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	49ers	16	43.9
279	Donald Lee	TE	Packers	16	43.8
280	Anthony Fasano	TE	Dolphins	16	43.6
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
281	Alge Crumpler	TE	Patriots	16	43
282	Maurice Stovall	WR	Buccaneers	16	42.7
283	Chansi Stuckey	WR	Browns	16	42.6
284	Bryant Johnson	WR	Lions	16	40.9
285	Andre Caldwell	WR	Bengals	16	40.2
286	Mike Williams	WR	Seahawks	16	38.6
287	Jerheme Urban	WR	Chiefs	16	38.6
288	Leonard Pope	TE	Chiefs	16	38
289	Randy McMichael	TE	Chargers	16	37.9
290	Leon Washington	RB	Seahawks	16	37.7
291	Jahvid Best	RB	Lions	16	37.4
292	Fred Davis	TE	Redskins	16	37
293	Dante Rosario	TE	Panthers	16	36.9
294	David Thomas	TE	Saints	16	36
	Name	Pos	Team	GP	Points
295	Toby Gerhart	RB	Vikings	16	35.6
296	Jonathan Stupar	TE	Bills	16	35.2
297	Jason Wright	RB	Cardinals	16	35.1
298	Ladell Betts	RB	Saints	16	34.9
299	Jordy Nelson	WR	Packers	16	34.9
300	Brandon Jones	WR	Seahawks	16	34.9

This thorough analysis and statistical evaluation of every player and team in the NFL is part of a broader endeavor with FOXSports.com's Fantasy Football. Each regular season consists of 1000s of simulations, with the sum of the averages of those games being our final predicted outcome and creating the projected fantasy values you see above.

Ryan Fowler is the Content Manager for Whatifsports.com. He can be reached at rfowler@whatifsports.com.

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