This article is part of our Payne's Perspective series.
As a part of developing rankings for the site, a few writers including myself came up with a top-200 list for the upcoming season. The composite list should be up over the next week but until then, here's my list:
1. Adrian Peterson
2. Arian Foster
3. Calvin Johnson
4. Jamaal Charles
5. Doug Martin
6. C.J. Spiller
7. Ray Rice
8. Marshawn Lynch
9. Alfred Morris
10. Trent Richardson
11. Jimmy Graham
12. Brandon Marshall
13. LeSean McCoy
14. A.J. Green
15. Maurice Jones-Drew
16. Aaron Rodgers
17. Demaryius Thomas
18. Chris Johnson
19. Andre Johnson
20. Lamar Miller
21. Drew Brees
22. Larry Fitzgerald
23. Steven Jackson
24. Cam Newton
25. Dez Bryant
26. Peyton Manning
27. Rob Gronkowski
28. Julio Jones
29. Matt Forte
30. David Wilson
31. Victor Cruz
32. Colin Kaepernick
33. Vernon Davis
34. Tom Brady
35. Roddy White
36. DeMarco Murray
37. Frank Gore
38. Danny Amendola
39. Reggie Bush
40. Stevan Ridley
41. Jordy Nelson
42. Matt Ryan
43. Montee Ball
44. Vincent Jackson
45. Darren McFadden
46. Dwayne Bowe
47. Ryan Mathews
48. Le'Veon Bell
49. Wes Welker
50. Eddie Lacy
51. Robert Griffin
52. Percy Harvin
53. Jason Witten
54. Ahmad Bradshaw
55. Marques Colston
56. Rashard Mendenhall
57. Hakeem Nicks
58. Torrey Smith
59. Jared Cook
60. Randall Cobb
61. Matthew Stafford
62. Eric Decker
63. Andrew Luck
64. Mike Wallace
65. Tony Gonzalez
66. Mark Ingram
67. Cecil Shorts
68. Josh Gordon
69. Andre Brown
70. Jeremy Maclin
As a part of developing rankings for the site, a few writers including myself came up with a top-200 list for the upcoming season. The composite list should be up over the next week but until then, here's my list:
1. Adrian Peterson
2. Arian Foster
3. Calvin Johnson
4. Jamaal Charles
5. Doug Martin
6. C.J. Spiller
7. Ray Rice
8. Marshawn Lynch
9. Alfred Morris
10. Trent Richardson
11. Jimmy Graham
12. Brandon Marshall
13. LeSean McCoy
14. A.J. Green
15. Maurice Jones-Drew
16. Aaron Rodgers
17. Demaryius Thomas
18. Chris Johnson
19. Andre Johnson
20. Lamar Miller
21. Drew Brees
22. Larry Fitzgerald
23. Steven Jackson
24. Cam Newton
25. Dez Bryant
26. Peyton Manning
27. Rob Gronkowski
28. Julio Jones
29. Matt Forte
30. David Wilson
31. Victor Cruz
32. Colin Kaepernick
33. Vernon Davis
34. Tom Brady
35. Roddy White
36. DeMarco Murray
37. Frank Gore
38. Danny Amendola
39. Reggie Bush
40. Stevan Ridley
41. Jordy Nelson
42. Matt Ryan
43. Montee Ball
44. Vincent Jackson
45. Darren McFadden
46. Dwayne Bowe
47. Ryan Mathews
48. Le'Veon Bell
49. Wes Welker
50. Eddie Lacy
51. Robert Griffin
52. Percy Harvin
53. Jason Witten
54. Ahmad Bradshaw
55. Marques Colston
56. Rashard Mendenhall
57. Hakeem Nicks
58. Torrey Smith
59. Jared Cook
60. Randall Cobb
61. Matthew Stafford
62. Eric Decker
63. Andrew Luck
64. Mike Wallace
65. Tony Gonzalez
66. Mark Ingram
67. Cecil Shorts
68. Josh Gordon
69. Andre Brown
70. Jeremy Maclin
71. Shane Vereen
72. Antonio Brown
73. Dennis Pitta
74. Mike Williams
75. Russell Wilson
76. Chris Ivory
77. Steve Johnson
78. Michael Vick
79. James Jones
80. Pierre Garcon
81. Daryl Richardson
82. DeSean Jackson
83. Giovani Bernard
84. Tony Romo
85. Greg Olsen
86. Denarius Moore
87. Reggie Wayne
88. Eli Manning
89. Alex Smith
90. Anquan Boldin
91. Jonathan Stewart
92. Ben Roethlisberger
93. Danario Alexander
94. Ben Tate
95. Kenny Britt
96. Andy Dalton
97. Bryce Brown
98. Greg Jennings
99. Sam Bradford
100. Miles Austin
101. Justin Blackmon
102. LaMichael James
103. Fred Davis
104. Steve Smith
105. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
106. T.Y. Hilton
107. Carson Palmer
108. Darren Sproles
109. Michael Floyd
110. Andre Brown
111. Brandon Myers
112. Jay Cutler
113. Kyle Rudolph
114. Tavon Austin
115. Fred Jackson
116. Josh Freeman
117. Jermichael Finley
118. Pierre Thomas
119. Isaiah Pead
120. Ryan Tannehill
121. Antonio Gates
122. Jonathan Dwyer
123. Chris Givens
124. Latavius Murray
125. Matt Flynn
126. Johnathan Franklin
127. Brandon Pettigrew
128. Ryan Broyles
129. Lance Moore
130. Jon Baldwin
131. Kendall Wright
132. Joe Flacco
133. Vincent Brown
134. Emmanuel Sanders
135. Brian Quick
136. Greg Little
137. Brian Hartline
138. Sidney Rice
139. Philip Rivers
140. Knowshon Moreno
141. Brandon LaFell
142. DeAndre Hopkins
143. Aaron Dobson
144. Rod Streater
145. Jake Locker
146. Dwayne Allen
147. Mikel Leshoure
148. Mohamed Sanu
149. Jake Ballard
150. Bernard Pierce
151. Vick Ballard
152. Alshon Jeffery
153. Martellus Bennett
154. Jacquizz Rodgers
155. Robert Turbin
156. Darrius Heyward-Bey
157. Santonio Holmes
158. Nate Washington
159. Owen Daniels
160. Santana Moss
161. Brandon Weeden
162. Rashad Jennings
163. Shonn Greene
164. Malcom Floyd
165. Joseph Morgan
166. Zac Stacy
167. Jermaine Gresham
168. Cordarrelle Patterson
169. DeAngelo Williams
170. Rueben Randle
171. Zach Miller
172. Joseph Randle
173. Jacoby Jones
174. Mike Goodson
175. Robert Woods
176. Jacoby Ford
177. Dustin Keller
178. Tyler Eifert
179. Ryan Williams
180. Michael Bush
181. Danny Woodhead
182. Donald Jones
183. Roy Helu
184. Nate Burleson
185. Golden Tate
186. A.J. Jenkins
187. Knile Davis
188. Dexter McCluster
189. Matt Schaub
190. Brandon Lloyd
191. Brandon Gibson
192. Tandon Doss
193. Bilal Powell
194. Felix Jones
195. Christian Ponder
196. Montario Hardesty
197. EJ Manuel
198. Stephen Hill
199. Andrew Hawkins
200. Quinton Patton