Redraft Rankings ~ QBs Pre-NFL Draft

1. D Brees NO, 31/10
2. A Rodgers GB, 26-27/6
3. P Manning IND, 34/13
4. M Schaub HOU, 29/7
5. T Brady NE, 33/10
6. P Rivers SD, 28-29/7
7. T Romo DAL, 30/8
8. B Favre MIN, 40-41/20
9. J Flacco BAL, 25/3
10. M Ryan ATL, 25/3
11. C Palmer CIN, 30-31/8
12. B Roethlisberger PIT, 28/7
13. D McNabb PHI, 33-34/12
14. J Cutler CHI, 27/5
15. E Manning NYG, 29/7
16. M Cassel KC, 28/6
17. A Smith SF, 26/5
18. D Garrard JAC, 32/9
19. M Hasselbeck SEA, 34-35/12
20. M Moore CAR, 26/4
21. K Orton DEN, 27-28/6
22. C Henne MIA, 25/3

Redraft Rankings ~ RBs Pre-NFL Draft

1. A Peterson MIN 25/4
2. C Johnson TEN 24-25/3
3. M Jones-Drew JAC 25/5
4. R Rice BAL 23/3
5. S Jackson STL 27/7
6. F Gore SF 27/6
7. D Williams CAR 27/5
8. C Benson CIN 27-28/6
9. M Turner ATL 28/7
10. R Mendenhall PIT 23/3
11. R Grant GB 27-28/5
12. R Brown MIA 28-29/6
13. J Charles KC 23-24/3
14. S Greene NYJ 25/2
15. P Thomas NO 25-26/4
16. F Jones DAL 23/3
17. J Stewart CAR 23/3
18. K Moreno DEN 23/2
19. M Forte CHI 24-25/3
20. C Wells ARI 22/2
21. J Harrison CLE 27/5
22. L McCoy PHI 22/2

Redraft Rankings ~ WRs Pre-NFL Draft

1. A Johnson HOU 29/8
2. L Fitzgerald ARI 27/7
3. R Wayne IND 31-32/10
4. R Moss NE 33/13
5. D Jackson PHI 23-24/3
6. S Rice MIN 24/4
7. A Boldin BAL 29-30/8
8. C Johnson DET 24-25/4
9. R White ATL 28-29/6
10. M Austin DAL 26/5
11. V Jackson SD 27/6
12. M Colston NO 27/5
13. S Smith CAR 31/10
14. G Jennings GB 26-27/5
15. B Marshall DEN 26/5
16. C Ochocinco CIN 32/10
17. M Sims-Walker JAC 25-26/4
18. W Welker NE 29/7
19. D Bowe KC 25-26/4
20. H Nicks NYG 21-22/2
21. B Edwards NYJ 27/6
22. P Harvin MIN 22/2

Redraft Rankings ~ TEs Pre-NFL Draft

1. A Gates SD 30/8
2. D Clark IND 31/8
3. O Daniels HOU 27-28/5
4. J Finley GB 23/3
5. J Witten DAL 28/8
6. V Davis SF 26/5
7. B Celek PHI 25/4
8. D Keller NYJ 25-26/3
9. T Gonzalez ATL 34/14
10. K Winslow TB 27/7
11. V Shiancoe MIN 30/8
12. C Cooley WAS 28/7
13. Z Miller OAK 24-25/4
14. H Miller PIT 27-28/6
15. G Olsen CHI 25/4
16. J Carlson SEA 26/3
17. J Shockey NO 30/9
18. K Boss NYG 26/4
19. S Nelson BUF 24-25/2
20. J Cook TEN 23/2
21. T Heap BAL 30/10
22. B Pettigrew DET 25/2

Post-season Exercises (5 of 5) ~ Returning From Injuries

Experience should tell you that many players who missed much, if not most, of a season due to injury are easily overlooked in the following season by fantasy owners. A perfect example comes from my 2005 season of my money league. I drafted Steve Smith in the eighth round of that draft when he was blossoming into one of the best WRs in fantasy football. Why did he slide so far? In the 2004 season, Smith broke his leg in the first week of the season, causing him to be put on IR and ending his season. Going into the 2005 season, many people forgot what he was capable of because he missed so much time, and especially since Muhsin Muhammad had a career year in Smith's absence. As a result, his 2005 draft stock dropped everywhere. I was lucky enough to watch him slide all the way to the eight round of my draft where I quickly snatched him up. He was my third WR chosen that year, and ended up being the best WR of the season in standard scoring formats, along with being voted as the comeback player of the year. Needless to say, he was a big part of my Championship that year.

In this following section, I have taken note of players who have missed a large portion of the season, typically half or more, due to injuries, ending the season on IR. Many of these players