I've represented Rotowire on the Fantasyindex.com "ask an expert" question for the whole season with regards to football.
The last question given to me? Who are your top-10 fantasy football players for the 2011-2012 season? Here we go:
Let's go from top to bottom. Here's my answer:
10. Ray Rice – If Willis McGahee is cut (as expected) and Rice gets goal-line carries, is this too low of a ranking? The fact is Rice is a solid contributor in both the running and passing game. It's been baffling at times how he can lead the team down to the goal line and relinquish those carries to McGahee. Again, Rice could be too low here.
9. Roddy White – The favorite of Matt Ryan, he's a safe bet at this point considering this season's targets. White lead the league in targets, was second in receiving yards and tied for seventh with 10 receiving TDs.
8. Darren McFadden – If the Raiders let Michael Bush go and decide that Run DMC is the man, he might be higher. I'm wary of another backfield/goal line split which is why he's at this spot. This is also considering leagues with standard scoring; he'd probably be higher in PPR.
7. Andre Johnson – An ankle injury has hampered him all season. Still, he produced even after the injury. Think what could happen if he's healthy after leading this year's receivers with 93.5 receiving yards per game.
6. Arian Foster – The number one running back from a season ago lands here. Ben Tate should be healthy and will steal some carries as the Texans will likely cut back his usage. Foster will be solid but I can't see him as a top-3 RB next year now that he's a focal point of opposing defenses.
5. Chris Johnson – Sure, it was easy to prognosticate a decline considering what he did in 2009-2010. The fact remains that he's a legit threat for the home run no matter who is at quarterback. There's also still the chance that he has not hit his peak.
4. Michael Vick – It's easy to not like him given his past but he's got unbelievable upside. Next year he'll be the unquestionable starter and have more time to work with his receivers. I might have gone too low here in his ranking.
3. Calvin Johnson – No matter the sport, I love a physical freak. Johnson has the ability to replace Randy Moss as we know him and challenge his 2007 stats (at some point at least). Please, keep healthy Matthew Stafford.
2. Jamaal Charles – Will Todd Haley see the light? Probably not. However, should Thomas Jones relinquish goal-line carries and Charles see 300-plus carries with his 6.4 YPC, how big is the upside?
1. Adrian Peterson – He's the overall safe pick and you'd be glad if you took him last year over Chris Johnson. With the QB position in limbo, the Vikings will continue to lean on AP.
Notable omissions: Aaron Rodgers, Michael Turner, Steven Jackson, Brandon Lloyd, Frank Gore, LeSean McCoy, Matt Forte, Philip Rivers, Dwayne Bowe, Greg Jennings, Hakeem Nicks, Larry Fitzgerald, Drew Brees, DeSean Jackson, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Maurice Jones-Drew, Mike Wallace and Miles Austin.
Did I get anything wrong? Please tell me what and why.