We love fantasy football here at EbonyBird.com and because of this, we’d like to relay some of our passion unto you, the reader. The first edition of our top 40 rankings comes from Casey, with some slight modification on my part.
The next time we do these rankings, probably when the preseason begins, we’ll make note as to the movers and shakers, and show how the rankings have changed.
Click “Continue Reading” to see the first edition of EbonyBird.com’s fantasy football rankings.
| Rank | Player Name | Position Rank | Bye Week |
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | RB #1 | 4 |
| 2 | Chris Johnson | RB #2 | 9 |
| 3 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB #3 | 9 |
| 4 | Ray Rice | RB #4 | 8 |
| 5 | Andre Johnson | WR#1 | 7 |
| 6 | Drew Brees | QB #1 | 10 |
| 7 | Aaron Rodgers | QB #2 | 10 |
| 8 | Frank Gore | RB #5 | 9 |
| 9 | Randy Moss | WR #2 | 5 |
| 10 | Steven Jackson | RB #6 | 9 |
| 11 | DeAngelo Williams | RB #7 | 6 |
| 12 | Peyton Manning | QB #3 | 7 |
| 13 | Michael Turner | RB #8 | 8 |
| 14 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR #3 | 6 |
| 15 | Roddy White | WR #4 | 8 |
| 16 | Brandon Marshall | WR #5 | 5 |
| 17 | Matt Schaub | QB #4 | 7 |
| 18 | Reggie Wayne | WR #6 | 7 |
| 19 | Calvin Johnson | WR #7 | 7 |
| 20 | Miles Austin | WR #8 | 4 |
| 21 | Ryan Grant | RB #9 | 10 |
| 22 | Rashard Mendenhall | RB #10 | 5 |
| 23 | Knowshon Moreno | RB #11 | 9 |
| 24 | Greg Jennings | WR #9 | 10 |
| 25 | Shonn Green | RB #12 | 7 |
| 26 | Tony Romo | QB #5 | 4 |
| 27 | Sidney Rice | WR #10 | 4 |
| 28 | Jamaal Charles | RB #13 | 4 |
| 29 | Beanie Wells | RB #14 | 6 |
| 30 | Marques Colston | WR #11 | 10 |
| 31 | Jonathon Stewart | RB #15 | 6 |
| 32 | Joseph Addai | RB #16 | 7 |
| 33 | DeSean Jackson | WR #12 | 8 |
| 34 | Tom Brady | QB #6 | 5 |
| 35 | Brandon Jacobs | RB #17 | 8 |
| 36 | Pierre Thomas | RB #18 | 10 |
| 37 | Ryan Matthews | RB #19 | 10 |
| 38 | Steve Smith, CAR | WR #13 | 6 |
| 39 | Matt Forte | RB #20 | 8 |
| 40 | Dallas Clark | TE #1 | 7 |