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Training camps are just around the corner, so fantasy footballers are getting ready to prepare themselves for a run at a league championship. Of course, the start of every successful season begins with the draft, and to have a successful draft you need an accurate and in-depth set of player rankings to help guide you through each round. That's where our fantasy experts can help. Each member of our panel, which includes Craig Ellenport, Michael Fabiano and Adam Rank of NFL.com and Scott Engel of RotoExperts.com, offered up his top 20 players per position for the upcoming campaign. We've also included our friends at EA Sports, who will be providing complete preseason and weekly in-season projections for NFL.com's new fantasy game throughout the season.

Our rankings are based on NFL.com's standard scoring system, which rewards one point per 25 passing yards and 10 rushing or receiving yards, four points for passing touchdowns and six points for all other touchdowns. Players who didn't receive a top-20 vote from every member of our panel (Ex. Ben Roethlisberger, listed as xx in the appropriate expert's column) weren't eligible to be ranked ahead of those who did receive five votes.

Top 20 quarterbacks
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
4
3
2
3
5
3
5
4
5
7
3
4
6
5
4
4
4
5
8
6
6
6
7
6
3
10
8
5
8
7
12
9
7
8
6
8
10
8
12
9
9
9
9
7
9
10
14
10
7
13
11
13
11
11
14
15
10
12
12
12
11
17
13
14
10
13
16
12
14
11
15
14
19
18
15
16
13
15
15
11
19
19
20
16
20
14
18
15
xx
17
xx
19
17
18
19
18
18
20
xx
20
16
19
xx
xx
16
17
xx
20
Top 20 running backs
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
5
3
3
5
3
5
4
4
4
6
4
6
3
6
5
4
5
8
8
8
6
1
6
9
6
9
7
8
7
Ryan Mathews
11
11
7
8
7
8
4
7
10
9
17
9
14
9
11
10
9
10
16
10
5
11
13
11
7
16
14
12
11
12
10
15
13
14
10
13
12
14
12
13
14
14
15
12
15
15
16
15
Jahvid Best
17
13
xx
17
12
16
xx
17
16
16
15
17
18
xx
17
18
18
18
17
xx
18
xx
19
19
20
xx
xx
20
20
20
Top 20 wide receivers
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
1
2
1
1
1
1
8
1
4
5
3
2
9
5
2
3
5
3
12
3
5
2
4
4
5
10
10
6
2
5
16
7
3
4
6
6
2
13
9
7
7
7
3
9
6
10
11
8
7
4
13
9
8
9
6
8
12
8
9
10
13
11
7
11
12
11
4
14
8
12
10
12
Steve Smith (NYG)
18
18
14
13
13
13
Steve Smith (CAR)
20
15
15
15
16
14
10
6
16
19
xx
15
15
16
11
14
xx
16
xx
12
17
16
17
17
xx
19
20
18
18
18
xx
17
xx
17
14
19
11
xx
xx
xx
19
20
Top 20 tight ends
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
2
1
1
1
3
1
6
2
2
2
1
2
4
7
3
3
2
3
1
4
6
6
4
4
3
6
4
5
5
5
5
3
7
7
6
6
11
5
5
4
8
7
9
9
8
8
9
8
7
10
11
11
7
9
8
11
10
9
12
10
16
8
9
10
10
11
12
13
15
13
13
12
14
15
12
14
14
13
13
16
13
15
17
14
15
19
16
16
16
15
18
20
17
18
19
16
10
xx
14
12
11
17
xx
12
18
17
15
18
19
xx
20
19
xx
19
Jermaine Gresham
20
14
xx
xx
xx
20
Top 20 kickers
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
3
2
18
4
5
6
2
3
20
5
4
5
5
4
6
8
9
10
10
5
3
10
10
11
13
6
11
13
8
9
11
7
9
15
13
8
8
8
10
9
16
13
12
9
8
17
15
14
16
10
14
16
12
18
17
11
xx
3
2
3
6
12
xx
6
7
4
4
13
xx
7
6
7
7
14
xx
14
11
12
14
15
7
20
17
16
xx
16
xx
12
14
17
18
17
1
19
xx
20
xx
18
xx
11
xx
15
15
19
14
xx
19
xx
xx
20
Top 20 defenses
Player
EA Sports
Ellenport
Engel
Fabiano
Rank
Average
Jets
3
1
1
1
3
1
Vikings
4
2
3
2
1
2
Ravens
2
3
2
5
4
3
Packers
8
5
4
4
2
4
Eagles
5
8
7
3
5
5
49ers
7
6
8
8
6
6
Saints
6
9
6
7
8
7
Cowboys
1
11
9
9
7
8
Steelers
8
4
5
6
11
9
Bears
12
10
14
10
13
10
Chargers
13
13
12
11
10
11
Dolphins
17
12
11
13
12
12
Patriots
15
19
10
14
14
13
Bengals
19
14
16
17
16
14
Giants
xx
7
13
12
9
15
Panthers
xx
15
18
18
18
16
Texans
xx
18
20
19
19
17
Broncos
11
xx
17
15
xx
18
Cardinals
xx
xx
15
16
15
19
Colts
9
16
19
xx
xx
20


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