This list has been sorted by position to show you where the best value exists in the draft. The average value shown on this list was taken from myfantasyleague and represents the average draft position based on over 219 drafts conducted after 8/25/02.

Created 9/3/02

Rank Avg Draft
MFL
Diff Pos Player Team/Bye Comments
107 78.7 -28.3 Def 1 Pittsburgh Pit/3 Very fast to the ball.
114 96.9 -17.1 Def 2 St. Louis StL/8 Offense forces teams to try and play catch up.
121 87.7 -33.3 Def 3 Chicago Chi/6 Urlacher is a monster.
126 107.2 -18.8 Def 4 Tampa Bay TB/10 Gruden inherits a good unit.
132 98.5 -33.5 Def 5 Philadelphia Phi/6 Solid from top to bottom.
136 107.6 -28.4 Def 6 Green Bay GB/8 Emerged with a strong team last season.
140 134.4 -5.6 Def 7 New England NE/7 Shut down the Rams when it counted.Enough said.
148 118.3 -29.7 Def 8 Miami Mia/8 Always tough against the run
153 141.2 -11.8 Def 9 Dallas Dal/10 New look team needs year to mesh.
160 114.3 -45.7 Def 10 Cleveland Cle/10 One of the league's best defenses.
166 113.8 -52.2 Def 11 Washington Was/4 Looking very solid as a defense.
172 149.2 -22.8 Def 12 San Francisco SF/4 Getting better each year.
178 163.0 -15.0 Def 13 NY Jets NYJ/6 Defense is improving.
184 155.8 -28.2 Def 14 San Diego SD/8 Seau still causes havoc.
189 151.5 -37.5 Def 15 Baltimore Bal/3 Cap has hurt team, but they still have Lewis.
193 167.7 -25.3 Def 16 NY Giants NYG/7 Steady defense getting older.
198 184.2 -13.8 Def 17 Seattle Sea/5 Aggressive unit has some players.
105 85.1 -19.9 PK 1 Mike Vanderjagt Ind/4 Consistently among the top kickers.
111 87.4 -23.6 PK 2 Jeff Wilkins StL/8 Best offense = great kicker.
117 100.6 -16.4 PK 3 Jason Elam Den/9 High altitude gives him many FG attempts over 50+
130 130.0 0.0 PK 4 Ryan Longwell GB/8 Good kicker on a high powered offense.
135 105.4 -29.6 PK 5 David Akers Phi/6 Should get plenty of opportunities with minimal running game.
141 122.2 -18.8 PK 6 Martin Gramatica TB/10 Consistently good.
145 127.5 -17.5 PK 7 Sebastian Janikowski Oak/3 Big booming leg.
154 143.8 -10.2 PK 8 Todd Peterson Pit/3 Replaces Kris Brown.
163 130.8 -32.2 PK 9 Adam Vinatieri NE/7 Yawn.
169 130.1 -38.9 PK 10 Olindo Mare Mia/8 Gets it done when needed.
174 129.8 -44.2 PK 11 John Carney NO/9 Can kick the long ball very well.
179 153.6 -25.4 PK 12 Paul Edinger Chi/6 Strange approach, but effective
182 166.4 -15.6 PK 13 Morten Andersen KC/9 Older than the game of football.
185 168.9 -16.1 PK 14 Phil Dawson Cle/10 Improved team will help.
187 147.9 -39.1 PK 15 Jay Feely Atl/4 Why not?
190 171.4 -18.6 PK 16 Jose Cortez SF/4 Won Kicking job.
194 158.0 -36.0 PK 17 Joe Nedney Ten/7 Will likely depend on their ability to run the ball.
196 163.7 -32.3 PK 18 John Hall NYJ/6 Offense looks in sync.
199 175.0 -24.0 PK 19 Rian Lindell Sea/5 Betting the offense will move the ball.
7 4.2 -2.8 QB 1 Kurt Warner StL/8 Best of the QBs by far.
11 12.6 1.6 QB 2 Daunte Culpepper Min/5 Explosive QB, but without reliable Cris Carter this season.
14 9.3 -4.7 QB 3 Jeff Garcia SF/4 Also has great running skills.
20 11.2 -8.8 QB 4 Peyton Manning Ind/4 Gets schedule break; Needs to lower interceptions.
21 21.1 0.1 QB 5 Donovan McNabb Phi/6 Runs and scrambles with the best of them.
26 30.2 4.2 QB 6 Aaron Brooks NO/9 Good arm and can run too.
34 35.0 1.0 QB 7 Rich Gannon Oak/3 Has been very consistent.All of his weapons return.
36 51.9 15.9 QB 8 Brian Griese Den/9 Has all his weapons back this year.No more excuses.
43 21.5 -21.5 QB 9 Brett Favre GB/8 Never misses a game.All new WRs though.
55 76.7 21.7 QB 10 Trent Green KC/9 2nd year in system with better receivers.
58 49.4 -8.6 QB 11 Steve McNair Ten/7 Runs and passes well.
60 71.8 11.8 QB 12 Kordell Stewart Pit/3 Always has a few of the top performances of the season.
64 59.6 -4.4 QB 13 Drew Bledsoe Buf/10 New life in Buffalo.
69 82.5 13.5 QB 14 Michael Vick Atl/4 Mostly wings it, but has great legs.
75 104.9 29.9 QB 15 Jake Plummer Ari/6 Lots of INTs, but also can put up big numbers.
79 117.5 38.5 QB 16 Kerry Collins NYG/7 Solid but not exciting starting QB.
86 115.1 29.1 QB 17 Jay Fiedler Mia/8 Not flashy, but effective.Looks to have improved team.
88 117.8 29.8 QB 18 Mark Brunell Jac/3 Less weapons, but a solid veteran.
93 106.6 13.6 QB 19 Brad Johnson TB/10 The team promises to pass more.
104 102.7 -1.3 QB 20 Tom Brady NE/7 Superbowl MVP doesn't put up big numbers.
112 143.5 31.5 QB 21 Quincy Carter Dal/10 Gets opportunity.
115 107.4 -7.6 QB 22 Tim Couch Cle/10 Finally looks like he has a solid team.
125 120.5 -4.5 QB 23 Vinny Testaverde NYJ/6 Being overlooked this season, but offense has looked sharp.
133 139.0 6.0 QB 24 Trent Dilfer Sea/5 Will miss one week
138 130.8 -7.2 QB 25 Drew Brees SD/8 Named starter over Flutie.
146 155.5 9.5 QB 26 Shane Matthews Was/4 Starter with the Fun-N-Gun.
150 149.6 -0.4 QB 27 David Carr Hou/5 Rookie QB will stat out of the gate.
159 172.9 13.9 QB 28 Gus Frerotte Cin/7 Named starter for Bengals.
180 160.4 -19.6 QB 29 Jim Miller Chi/6 Has good WRs.
1 1.7 0.7 RB 1 Marshall Faulk StL/8 Simply the MAN.
2 4.1 2.1 RB 2 Ahman Green GB/8 Another solid West Coast RB.
3 5.7 2.7 RB 3 Shaun Alexander Sea/5 Inherits the starting job in Seattle.
4 11.7 7.7 RB 4 Priest Holmes KC/9 Catches a lot of passes which adds value.
6 15.3 9.3 RB 5 Ladainian Tomlinson SD/8 Emerged in his rookie season.
8 11.5 3.5 RB 6 Edgerrin James Ind/4 Coming back from injury.
10 18.2 8.2 RB 7 Anthony Thomas Chi/6 Young workhorse for the Bears.
13 13.8 0.8 RB 8 Curtis Martin NYJ/6 Consistent top performer.
15 15.2 0.2 RB 9 Corey Dillon Cin/7 Possibly best back in the league; too bad he plays for Cincy.
16 16.6 0.6 RB 10 Eddie George Ten/7 Has looked liked the injuries are behind him.
17 24.2 7.2 RB 11 Deuce McAllister NO/9 Inhreits job from Ricky Williams.
18 9.3 -8.7 RB 12 Ricky Williams Mia/8 Takes over the Miami job, but OL looks soft.
22 30.7 8.7 RB 13 Fred Taylor Jac/3 When not hurt, one of the league's best backs.
23 24.6 1.6 RB 14 Stephen Davis Was/4 Spurrier will pass often.
27 59.1 32.1 RB 15 Tiki Barber NYG/7 Runs and catches well.Much better than Dayne.
29 52.4 23.4 RB 16 Michael Pittman TB/10 Gruden usually loves these types of backs.
31 35.2 4.2 RB 17 Antowain Smith NE/7 Helped carry the Pats to a Superbowl victory.
33 42.0 9.0 RB 18 Michael Bennett Min/5 2nd year player gets a huge opportunity.
38 51.4 13.4 RB 19 Jamal Lewis Bal/3 Returns from torn ACL, but looks 100% back.
40 51.8 11.8 RB 20 Travis Henry Buf/10 Explosive back now with better offense.
42 66.0 24.0 RB 21 Thomas Jones Ari/6 Has no competition, but needs to play up to potential.
44 52.6 8.6 RB 22 Duce Staley Phi/6 Buckhalter's injury is Staley's gain.
47 44.4 -2.6 RB 23 Garrison Hearst SF/4 Will have to hold off Barlow all season
49 71.5 22.5 RB 24 Charlie Garner Oak/3 Main back in Oakland.Few TDs though.
52 80.6 28.6 RB 25 James Stewart Det/5 #1 RB for Detroit by default.
53 41.6 -11.4 RB 26 Jerome Bettis Pit/3 Powerback getting older.
57 79.8 22.8 RB 27 Warrick Dunn Atl/4 TJ Duckett signing kills his value.
61 61.1 0.1 RB 28 William Green Cle/10 Named starter, but Jamel White has looked sharp.
66 93.3 27.3 RB 29 Kevan Barlow SF/4 Has looked awesome in camp.Just needs a chance.
70 106.4 36.4 RB 30 Lamar Smith Car/9 Foster injury is Smith's gain.
72 104.8 32.8 RB 31 Olandis Gary Den/9 Will start the season as the #1 RB for Denver.
81 74.6 -6.4 RB 32 Emmitt Smith Dal/10 Running on empty.
83 93.5 10.5 RB 33 TJ Duckett Atl/4 Will likely start later in the year.
89 124.8 35.8 RB 34 Jonathan Wells Hou/5 Looks as if he has beaten James Allen for #1 RB job.
95 63.1 -31.9 RB 35 Clinton Portis Den/9 More talented than Gary, but fumbled 3 times in preseason game
99 95.4 -3.6 RB 36 Mike Alstott TB/10 Powerback could lift Pittman near the goal.
101 132.0 31.0 RB 37 Amos Zereoue Pit/3 Pitt back of the future.
108 139.6 31.6 RB 38 Jamel White Cle/10 Likely third down back unless Green falters.
120 124.5 4.5 RB 39 Ron Dayne NYG/7 Starting to look like a bust.
129 94.4 -34.6 RB 40 DeShaun Foster Car/9 Outplayed Smith then got hurt.
139 119.7 -19.3 RB 41 Trung Canidate StL/8 One injury to Faulk away from being HUGE.
151 129.5 -21.5 RB 42 Troy Hambrick Dal/10 Waiting for Emmitt to falter.
157 165.0 8.0 RB 43 Tony Richardson KC/9 Goal line opportunities.
161 120.0 -41.0 RB 44 James Allen Hou/5 Being pushed by Jonathan Wells.
167 125.4 -41.6 RB 45 Tyrone Wheatley Oak/3 Unknown role this season.
170 166.0 -4.0 RB 46 Larry Centers Buf/10 Catches a lot of passes.
176 136.2 -39.8 RB 47 Dorsey Levens Phi/6 Pushing for more time.
30 52.8 22.8 TE 1 Tony Gonzalez KC/9 Scores like a WR.Should be in camp soon.
50 65.6 15.6 TE 2 Marcus Pollard Ind/4 Emerged after Dilger went down.
73 76.7 3.7 TE 3 Bubba Franks GB/8 With WR changes, Franks could again be the endzone target.
77 86.5 9.5 TE 4 Byron Chamberlain Min/5 Should benefit from departure of Cris Carter.
84 101.0 17.0 TE 5 Freddie Jones Ari/6 Could make a big impact with the Cardinals.
92 75.5 -16.5 TE 6 Jeremy Shockey NYG/7 Impressing in camp, but still a rookie TE
97 119.6 22.6 TE 7 Todd Heap Bal/3 Inherits role left by Shannon Sharpe.
102 78.2 -23.8 TE 8 Shannon Sharpe Den/9 Returns to the team that made him a star.
109 103.9 -5.1 TE 9 Frank Wycheck Ten/7 Old but steady.
116 103.5 -12.5 TE 10 Chad Lewis Phi/6 Dependable tight end that scores in bunches.
123 142.7 19.7 TE 11 David Sloan NO/9 New life in great situation.
128 125.9 -2.1 TE 12 Eric Johnson SF/4 Definitely part of the offense.
143 136.7 -6.3 TE 13 Wesley Walls Car/9 Old faithful.
155 143.8 -11.2 TE 14 Jay Riemersma Buf/10 Scores TDs; Low yardage.
164 166.6 2.6 TE 15 Anthony Becht NYJ/6 Gets better every year.
173 178.7 5.7 TE 16 Stephen Alexander SD/8 Chargers paid big dollars for him.
183 156.2 -26.8 TE 17 Randy McMichael Mia/8 Rookie impressive in camp.
188 154.3 -33.7 TE 18 Alge Crumpler Atl/4 Good endzone target.
195 159.8 -35.2 TE 19 Kyle Brady Jac/3 No upside, but OK.
5 10.1 5.1 WR 1 Randy Moss Min/5 Erratic, but most talented WR.
9 11.0 2.0 WR 2 Terrell Owens SF/4 Explosive WR with great QB.
12 15.0 3.0 WR 3 Marvin Harrison Ind/4 Peyton's #1 target.
19 23.1 4.1 WR 4 Torry Holt StL/8 Takes over as the WR #1 for the Rams.
24 21.6 -2.4 WR 5 David Boston Ari/6 Bulked up and playing in high octane division.
25 30.1 5.1 WR 6 Joe Horn NO/9 Has emerged as a star for the Saints.
28 25.9 -2.1 WR 7 Rod Smith Den/9 Explosive WR coming off injury.
32 36.8 4.8 WR 8 Tim Brown Oak/3 Consistent performing every year.
35 32.6 -2.4 WR 9 Isaac Bruce StL/8 The "other" receiver on the Rams is still very fast.
37 35.0 -2.0 WR 10 Eric Moulds Buf/10 Drew Bledsoe should help his numbers.
39 33.3 -5.7 WR 11 Keyshawn Johnson TB/10 Gruden will get him the ball in the endzone this season.
41 45.9 4.9 WR 12 Jimmy Smith Jac/3 Hold out is looking uglier by the day.
45 45.6 0.6 WR 13 Derrick Mason Ten/7 Can do it all.
46 48.2 2.2 WR 14 Plaxico Burress Pit/3 Emerged late last season as Stewart's prime target.
48 52.8 4.8 WR 15 Kevin Johnson Cle/10 Rebounded with a strong showing last season.
51 49.9 -1.1 WR 16 Darrell Jackson Sea/5 Has shown flashes of being a superstar.
54 67.0 13.0 WR 17 Rod Gardner Was/4 Looks to be the #1 WR for Spurrier's pass happy team
56 58.3 2.3 WR 18 Johnnie Morton KC/9 Likely the #1 option for the Chiefs.
59 53.1 -5.9 WR 19 Chris Chambers Mia/8 Definitely the go-to-guy in the endzone.
62 62.6 0.6 WR 20 Ed McCaffrey Den/9 Returns after injury.Great endzone target.
63 63.5 0.5 WR 21 Marty Booker Chi/6 Had a huge year in 2001.
65 55.7 -9.3 WR 22 Terry Glenn GB/8 Will be #1 WR in GB if he can get through injuries.
67 53.0 -14.0 WR 23 Troy Brown NE/7 He can do it all.Also valuable on returns.
68 77.4 9.4 WR 24 Amani Toomer NYG/7 Teases us with explosive games.
71 69.6 -1.4 WR 25 Laveranues Coles NYJ/6 Emerged as the #1 WR with the Jets
74 89.1 15.1 WR 26 Muhsin Muhammad Car/9 Moments of greatness, but has weak QB in Weinke.
76 89.4 13.4 WR 27 Curtis Conway SD/8 Bounced back from injury plagued seasons.
78 100.0 22.0 WR 28 Joey Galloway Dal/10 Would be better with a better QB.
80 105.3 25.3 WR 29 Travis Taylor Bal/3 Showed flashes of being very good last year.
82 91.7 9.7 WR 30 Peerless Price Buf/10 Should be aided by Drew Bledsoe.
85 71.0 -14.0 WR 31 James Thrash Phi/6 McNabb's scrambling helps Thrash get open.
87 113.5 26.5 WR 32 Peter Warrick Cin/7 Westbrook should draw attention away.
90 62.1 -27.9 WR 33 Jerry Rice Oak/3 Just keeps doing it year after year.
91 117.3 26.3 WR 34 Koren Robinson Sea/5 Over hamstring woes.
94 113.7 19.7 WR 35 Kevin Dyson Ten/7 Starting to find his way in this league.
96 84.9 -11.1 WR 36 Keenan McCardell TB/10 Gruden will get him the ball some.
98 117.5 19.5 WR 37 Bill Schroeder Det/5 Gets worse QB, but team will throw often.
100 141.5 41.5 WR 38 Az-Zahir Hakim Det/5 Very fast.Could star in new role.
103 165.2 62.2 WR 39 Bobby Shaw Jac/3 Will likely beat out Darnay Scott
106 160.7 54.7 WR 40 Quincy Morgan Cle/10 Currently #2 for Browns.
110 120.7 10.7 WR 41 J.J. Stokes SF/4 Team never got another WR.
113 137.9 24.9 WR 42 Brian Finneran Atl/4 #1 option with the Falcons.
118 134.3 16.3 WR 43 Michael Westbrook Cin/7 Injury derailed his start in Cincy.
119 106.7 -12.3 WR 44 Hines Ward Pit/3 Appendectomy slows him.
122 125.7 3.7 WR 45 Ike Hilliard NYG/7 Must stay out of Fassell's doghouse.
124 142.4 18.4 WR 46 Corey Bradford Hou/5 Somebody has to catch the ball in Houston.
127 200.0 73.0 WR 47 Brandon Stokley Bal/3 Looked sharp in camp.Good hold on the #2 job.
131 149.3 18.3 WR 48 Reggie Wayne Ind/4 Looks to win the #2 opposite of Marvin Harrison
134 87.9 -46.1 WR 49 Qadry Ismail Ind/4 Has not showed he is better than Reggie Wayne yet.
137 117.5 -19.5 WR 50 Derrick Alexander Min/5 Brought in to be #2, but still fighting with Bates.
142 145.2 3.2 WR 51 Dez White Chi/6 Impressing in Chicago and has #2 job for now.
144 160.3 16.3 WR 52 Tim Dwight SD/8 Can he stay healthy?
147 137.3 -9.7 WR 53 Jerome Pathon NO/9 Inconsistent in Indy.
149 158.0 9.0 WR 54 Jabar Gaffney Hou/5 Hasn't shown much yet.
152 183.6 31.6 WR 55 Steve Smith Car/9 Great pre-season elevates him to #2.
156 148.4 -7.6 WR 56 Wayne Chrebet NYJ/6 Not flashy, but gets the job done.
158 147.6 -10.4 WR 57 Antonio Bryant Dal/10 Gets spot left by injured Raghib Ismail
162 163.5 1.5 WR 58 Todd Pinkston Phi/6 Number 2 receiver for Eagles
165 151.5 -13.5 WR 59 Donald Driver GB/8 Currently #2 WR in Green Bay.
168 169.4 1.4 WR 60 Derrius Thompson Was/4 Beat out Jacquez Green to be the starter
171 200.0 29.0 WR 61 Shawn Jefferson Atl/4 Boring player.
175 158.8 -16.2 WR 62 David Patten NE/7 Currently #2 WR for Patriots.
177 125.4 -51.6 WR 63 Santana Moss NYJ/6 Speedy receiver making noise.
181 123.7 -57.3 WR 64 D'Wayne Bates Min/5 Being challenged by Alexander.
186 200.0 14.0 WR 65 Frank Sanders Ari/6 Boring #2 WR.Mar Tay Jenkins may push for job.
191 123.7 -67.3 WR 66 Donte Stallworth NO/9 Rookie has huge upside.Currently behind Jerome Pathon
192 153.9 -38.1 WR 67 Oronde Gadsden Mia/8 #2 opposite of Chris Chambers
197 121.2 -75.8 WR 68 Willie Jackson Atl/4 Should eventually start for Falcons.
200 119.8 -80.2 WR 69 Jacquez Green Was/4 Currently #3 WR in offense.