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06/27/09 05:40 Average Draft Position: RapidDraft's Top 60
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 		 A great tool for providing fantasy football help for our drafts is learning the average draft position of players. Knowing where players are getting selected gives us an edge as we can plan on where we need to take a player to maximize value.
 
One of the great things about participating in RapidDraft is the summary reports showing the average draft position of each player. Since RapidDraft is an ongoing collection of fantasy leagues pitting you, the fantasy football fanatic, against 11 fantasy football expert sites (FantasyFootballStarters.com included) the lists show where players are going right now in thousands of real fantasy football leagues. If you're interested in learning about how you can play against 11 fantasy football experts in a real league yourself, check out RapidDraft now.
 
RapidDraft is a 12 team league using ppr, so the top 60 picks represent the first 5 rounds. I thought you might be interested to see who is going where.
 
1 Adrian Peterson(RB), MIN
2 Michael Turner(RB), ATL
3 Maurice Jones-Drew(RB), JAC
4 Matt Forte(RB), CHI
5 Steven Jackson(RB), STL
6 Brian Westbrook(RB), PHI
7 DeAngelo Williams(RB), CAR
8 LaDainian Tomlinson(RB), SD
9 Frank Gore(RB), SF
10 Chris Johnson(RB), TEN
11 Larry Fitzgerald(WR), ARI
12 Randy Moss(WR), NE
13 Clinton Portis(RB), WAS
14 Brandon Jacobs(RB), NYG
15 Steve Slaton(RB), HOU
16 Andre Johnson(WR), HOU
17 Calvin Johnson(WR), DET
18 Marion Barber(RB), DAL
19 Reggie Wayne(WR), IND
20 Greg Jennings(WR), GB
21 Steve Smith(WR), CAR
22 Tom Brady(QB), NE
23 Ronnie Brown(RB), MIA
24 Joseph Addai(RB), IND
25 Roddy White(WR), ATL
26 Thomas Jones(RB), NYJ
27 Reggie Bush(RB), NO
28 Anquan Boldin(WR), ARI
29 Marques Colston(WR), NO
30 Wes Welker(WR), NE
31 Ryan Grant(RB), GB
32 Drew Brees(QB), NO
33 Marshawn Lynch(RB), BUF
34 T.J. Houshmandzadeh(WR), SEA
35 Dwayne Bowe(WR), KC
36 Kevin Smith(RB), DET
37 Terrell Owens(WR), BUF
38 Brandon Marshall(WR), DEN
39 Pierre Thomas(RB), NO
40 Peyton Manning(QB), IND
41 Derrick Ward(RB), TB
42 Darren McFadden(RB), OAK
43 Knowshon Moreno(RB), DEN
44 Roy Williams(WR), DAL
45 Larry Johnson(RB), KC
46 Willie Parker(RB), PIT
47 Braylon Edwards(WR), CLE
48 Kurt Warner(QB), ARI
49 Aaron Rodgers(QB), GB
50 Jonathan Stewart(RB), CAR
51 Chad Ochocinco(WR), CIN
52 Chris Wells(RB), ARI
53 Jason Witten(TE), DAL
54 Cedric Benson(RB), CIN
55 Anthony Gonzalez(WR), IND
56 Santonio Holmes(WR), PIT
57 LenDale White(RB), TEN
58 Hines Ward(WR), PIT
59 Eddie Royal(WR), DEN
60 Jamal Lewis(RB), CLE
 
It's a great list for finding where you can get your value picks in your own fantasy football drafts. I'm sure, like me, you'll scratch your head at some of the players and where they landed, but don't we all do that in our fantasy drafts every year?
 
 
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