There were a couple of big injuries over the weekend that had me rushing to my computer today to update my rankings, and that's not even including the Percy Harvin hip injury from earlier in the week! One was Jeremy Maclin, who tore his ACL (done for the year). The other was Dennis Pitta, who dislocated his hip (ouch!). The latter has me a little more upset because he was my #3 ranked tight end, and I thought he could be a guy I could get a round or two later than the likes of Witten and Gonzalez (even though I liked him to outproduce those veterans). But it was not to be this year. Needless to say, my wife (the Ravens fan) is distraught. I mean, she was physically upset when she found out about the injury. And I completely understand. Ed Dickson, while now draftable, is no Dennis Pitta when it comes to catching the football. These injuries don't just affect their backups for me though. It actually makes me like the running backs for those teams even more. Let's get right into my updated rankings, probably the last for the month of July.
| 1. Adrian Peterson |
| 2. Arian Foster |
| 3. Doug Martin |
| 4. Ray Rice: I thought Pitta could get 7 or 8 TDs this year. Now I think Ray gets more touches, overall and in red zone. |
| 5. LeSean McCoy |
| 6. Jamaal Charles: ICharles is barely moving down my rankings, but it has more to do with liking McCoy more now. |
| 7. Marshawn Lynch |
| 8. Calvin Johnson |
| 9. CJ Spiller |
| 10. Alfred Morris |
| 11. Jimmy Graham |
| 12. AJ Green |
| 13. Aaron Rodgers |
| 14. Steven Jackson |
| 15. Trent Richardson |
| 16. Matt Forte: Again, he's a boring 2nd round pick, but he'll produce accordingly. I felt the need to move him up ahead of MJD |
| 17. Maurice Jones-Drew |
| 18. Drew Brees |
| 19. Brandon Marshall |
| 20. Dez Bryant |
| 21. Julio Jones |
| 22. Stevan Ridley |
| 23. Chris Johnson |
| 24. Reggie Bush: With as much as Detroit passes, I actually like Reggie more than a guy like Gore. |
| 25. Frank Gore |
| 26. Darren McFadden |
| 27. DeMarco Murray |
| 28. Peyton Manning |
| 29. Demaryius Thomas |
| 30. Larry Fitzgerald |
| 31. Cam Newton |
| 32. Tom Brady |
| 33. Roddy White |
| 34: Andre Johnson |
| 35. Vincent Jackson |
| 36. Rob Gronkowski |
| 37. Randall Cobb |
| 38. Victor Cruz |
| 39. Marques Colston |
| 40. Lamar Miller |
| 41. David Wilson |
| 42. Chris Ivory |
| 43. Jordy Nelson |
| 44. Wes Welker |
| 45. Dwayne Bowe |
| 46. Danny Amendola: I know the injury risk, but I can't help thinking what his numbers could be with Brady. |
| 47. Ryan Mathews |
| 48. Rashard Mendenhall |
| 49. Darren Sproles |
| 50. Hakeem Nicks: Still young and talented, but I've owned him and he always seems to be a little injured. |
| 51. Reggie Wayne |
| 52. RGIII: Call it a homer pick, but I got excited seeing him at practice here in RVA!!! |
| 53. Matt Ryan |
| 54. Montee Ball |
| 55. LeVeon Bell |
| 56. Eddie Lacy |
| 57. Torrey Smith: I want to move Torrey up more. He'll see lots of targets, but I feel like he'll see a lot of double teaming now... |
| 58. Antonio Brown |
| 59. Pierre Garcon |
| 60. Jason Witten: With Pitta gone, I value Witten even more. 1000 yards and 5 TDs nearly a guarantee. |
| 61. Colin Kaepernick |
| 62. Russell Wilson |
| 63. Andrew Luck |
| 64. Tony Romo |
| 65. Matthew Stafford |
| 66. Tony Gonzalez |
| 67. Vernon Davis |
| 68. Mike Wallace |
| 69. Steve Smith |
| 70. Cecil Shorts |
| 71. Shane Vereen: Moved ahead of Bradshaw and Law Firm, mainly because of keeper potential. |
| 72. Benjarvis Green-Ellis |
| 73. Ahmad Bradshaw |
| 74. Eric Decker |
| 75. TY Hilton: With Donnie Avery gone, I still might not have Hilton high enough. |
| 76. James Jones |
| 77. Andre Brown |
| 78. Vick Ballard |
| 79. Giovani Bernard: Could potentially be 50/50 split this year, which I think could then be 80/20 in 2014. |
| 80. Sidney Rice: If Harvin injury is season-ending, I will move Rice up into Cecil Shorts area of WRs (at least). |
| 81. Denario Alexander |
| 82. DeSean Jackson: I hate moving him up, but I have no choice. Should see a few more targets with Maclin gone. |
| 83. Tavon Austin |
| 84. Steve Johnson |
| 85. Greg Jennings: Read some staggering negative comments about Ponder's numbers. Not sure he can get his WRs the ball. |
| 86. Eli Manning |
| 87. Andy Dalton |
| 88. Miles Austin |
| 89. Denarius Moore |
| 90. Anquan Boldin |
| 91. Mike Williams |
| 92. Lance Moore |
| 93. Bryce Brown: Maybe this is a knee jerk reaction (no pun intended), but I think Brown could get more involved. |
| 94. Bernard Pierce: To a slightly lesser extent, maybe Pierce for the Ravens too. Pitta injury helps Rice more though I think. |
| 95. Daryl Richardson: Up slightly. I feel like a Week 1 start would be worth taking him in top-100. |
| 96. Greg Olsen: With the Pitta injury, moving these three tight ends up a little more. |
| 97. Brandon Pettigrew |
| 98. Jermichael Finley |
| 99. Mark Ingram |
| 100. Ben Tate |
| 101. Jonathan Stewart: Starting the season on the PUP list due to his ankles. Not a good start... |
| 102. Emmanuel Sanders |
| 103. Michael Floyd |
| 104. Riley Cooper: A new addition to the list with the Maclin injury. Cooper becomes viable flex option, maybe better. |
| 105. Aaron Dobson: Moving one rookie WR above another (Brady >>>>>>>>> Schaub). |
| 106. DeAndre Hopkins |
| 107. Kenny Britt |
| 108. Johnathan Franklin |
| 109. Danny Woodhead |
| 110. Isaiah Pead: Moved Richardson up thinking he'll be the starter Week 1, so moving Pead down slightly. |
| 111. Cordarelle Patterson: See explanation for Jennings, Greg. |
| 112. Golden Tate: If Harvin is out, Tate becomes a nice sleeper. |
| 113. Owen Daniels |
| 114. Antonio Gates |
| 115. Kyle Rudolph |
| 116. Ronnie Hillman: As potential opening day starter, I have to move him up (even if Ball waiting in the wings). |
| 117. DeAngelo Williams: If Stewart nursing his ankle early on, DeAngelo could be starting RB. |
| 118. Joseph Randle |
| 119. Jacquizz Rodgers |
| 120. Shonn Greene |
| 121. Michael Bush |
| 122. Montario Hardesty |
| 123. Ryan Williams |
| 124. Chris Givens |
| 125. Kendall Wright |
| 126. Brian Hartline |
| 127. Darrius Heyward-Bey |
| 128. Josh Gordon |
| 129. Justin Blackmon |
| 130. Fred Jackson |
| 131. Justin Forsett |
| 132. Toby Gerhart: Moved down a couple more spots. Again, I only draft him if I get AP. |
| 133. Fred Davis: With Pitta out, I thought I'd add a couple more tight ends (and I thought I'd start with a Skin). |
| 134. Jared Cook: Kendricks still in St. Louis, but Cook's talent should earn him many more looks. |
| 135. Peyton Hillis (or Mike James) |
| 136. Mikel Leshoure (or Joique Bell) |
| 137. Rashad Jennings (or Marcel Reece) |
| 138. Robert Turbin (or Christine Michael) |
| 139. Knile Davis (or Shaun Draughn) |
| 140. Jonathan Dwyer (or Isaac Redman) |
| 141. Daniel Thomas (or Mike Gillislee) |
| 142. Roy Helu (or Evan Royster) |
| 143. Bilal Powell (or Mike Goodson) |
| 144. Kendall Hunter (or LaMichael James) |
| 145. Seahawks DEFENSE |
| 146. 49ers DEFENSE |
| 147. Bears DEFENSE |
| 148. Texans DEFENSE |
| 149. Bengals DEFENSE |
| 150. Broncos DEFENSE |
| 151. Ravens DEFENSE |
| 152. Patriots DEFENSE |
| 153. Cardinals DEFENSE |
| 154. Rams DEFENSE |
| 155. Packers DEFENSE |
| 156. Giants DEFENSE |
| 157. Stephen Gostkowski |
| 158. Dan Bailey |
| 159. Matt Bryant |
| 160. Matt Prater |
| 161. Justin Tucker |
| 162. Blair Walsh |
| 163. Sebastian Janikowski |
| 164. Phil Dawson |
| 165. Randy Bullock |
| 166. Kai Forbath |
| 167. Rob Bironas |
And the rest...
QBs
| Josh Freeman | ||||
| Michael Vick | ||||
| Sam Bradford | ||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | ||||
| Philip Rivers | ||||
| Joe Flacco | ||||
| Carson Palmer | ||||
| Matt Schaub | ||||
| Ryan Tannehill | ||||
| Jake Locker | ||||
| EJ Manuel | ||||
TEs | ||||
| Martellus Bennett | ||||
| Ed Dickson | ||||
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| WRs Percy Harvin: Until I hear otherwise, I'm assuming the worst and putting him down here. Jeremy Kerley: Took him out of my top-168 because I don't want to draft any Jets WR...period. | ||||
| Alshon Jeffery | ||||
| Vincent Brown | ||||
| Brandon LaFell | ||||
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Cheers, Bart | ||||
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