| Fantasy Grumblings: 2008 WR Keeper League Chart... |
| By Tony Finn |
Published
01/30/2008
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Fantasy Football , 2008 Fantasy Football Keeper Rankings , The Finn Factor
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Tony Finn
Managing Editor and Director of Operations for Sports Grumblings LLC, is nationally published covering the National Football League, Major League Baseball, College Football and has been a FSWA Writer of the Year finalist. Involved with Fantasy Sports since 1973, Tony has hosted radio and internet broadcasts that include the 'Dog and Tony Show' with NFL draft analyst D.J Boyer, 'Football Central', 'Finn on Sports', 'Gridiron Gamblers', and is the Senior NFL analyst for the PBS broadcast of "NFL Intellect".
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AJ is without question the best... when healthy
The parameters of a fantasy keeper league are vast and in turn so is any column that outlines the value of specific players to protect in year-to-year formats. The variables considered in this position-by-position keeper chart is a combination of the following:
1) 2008 projected production
2) Long-term value
3) Durability
4) Offensive scheme
5) Competition at position
The following list of wide receivers is not a reflection of the Sports Grumblings world famous FFRS (Fantasy Forecast Ranking System). It's one man's opinion and an early forecast for the 2008 fantasy football season.
| Rank |
Wide Receiver |
Team |
Keeper Analysis |
| 1 |
Andre Johnson |
Houston |
Big, strong, fast; a
young Terrell Owens |
| 2 |
Reggie
Wayne |
Indianapolis |
Unquestionably the
No. 1 in Indy |
| 3 |
Chad Johnson |
Cincinnati |
Will remain in the
high octane Cincy Off |
| 4 |
Steve
Smith |
Carolina |
His future will rest
on he health of Jake D |
| 5 |
T.J.
Houshmandzadeh |
Cincinnati |
100 catches
guaranteed if healthy |
| 6 |
Randy Moss |
New
England |
Must remain in New
England to rank here |
| 7 |
Braylon
Edwards |
Cleveland |
Terrific future with
D Anderson at QB |
| 8 |
Roy
Williams |
Detroit |
Can he stay healthy
for a full season? |
| 9 |
Larry
Fitzgerald |
Arizona |
Can he work with one
QB for a full season? |
| 10 |
Terrell
Owens |
Dallas |
Will remain in Dallas
for another season |
| 11 |
Plaxico
Burress |
New
York Giants |
Played the
entire season injured (ankle) |
| 12 |
Brandon Marshall |
Denver |
Led the league in
targets and was 33% of the Off |
| 13 |
Santonio
Holmes |
Pittsburgh |
Learning how to go
over the middle from the best |
| 14 |
Marques Colston |
New
Orleans |
Great freshman and
sophomore campaigns |
| 15 |
Anquan
Boldin |
Arizona |
Big, strong target
that continues to overachieve |
| 16 |
Greg Jennings |
Green
Bay |
Best RAC numbers; and
a great sophomore season |
| 17 |
D.J. Hackett |
Seattle |
Give the Trojan a
full season with Hasselbeck… wow! |
| 18 |
Torry Holt |
St.
Louis |
Plays on the hardest
surface in the league/bad knee |
| 19 |
Marvin Harrison |
Indianapolis |
Finally started
showing his age this year |
| 20 |
Calvin
Johnson |
Detroit |
Terrific talent will
see his third offense in three years |
| 21 |
Wes
Welker |
New England |
|
| 22 |
Javon
Walker |
Denver |
|
| 23 |
Donald
Driver |
Green Bay |
|
| 24 |
Hines
Ward |
Pittsburgh |
|
| 25 |
Kevin Curtis |
Philadelphia |
|
| 26 |
Roddy
White |
Atlanta |
|
| 27 |
Vincent
Jackson |
San
Diego |
|
| 28 |
Chris
Chambers |
San
Diego |
|
| 29 |
Lee Evans |
Buffalo |
|
| 30 |
Deion Branch |
Seattle |
|
| 31 |
Bernard Berrian |
Chicago |
|
| 32 |
Patrick
Crayton |
Dallas |
|
| 33 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Kansas
City |
|
| 34 |
Santana
Moss |
Washington |
|
| 35 |
Jerricho
Cotchery |
New
York Jets |
|
| 36 |
Mark Clayton |
Baltimore |
|
| 37 |
Laveranues
Coles |
New
York Jets |
|
| 38 |
Reggie Brown |
Philadelphia |
|
| 39 |
Anthony
Gonzalez |
Indianapolis |
|
| 40 |
Chris
Henry |
Cincinnati |
|
| 41 |
Donte'
Stallworth |
New England |
|
| 42 |
Ronald
Curry |
Oakland |
|
| 43 |
Sidney Rice |
Minnesota |
|
| 44 |
Demetrius Williams |
Baltimore |
|
| 45 |
James Jones |
Green
Bay |
|
| 46 |
Derrick
Mason |
Baltimore |
|
| 47 |
Jacoby Jones |
Houston |
|
| 48 |
Joey
Galloway |
Tampa Bay |
|
| 49 |
Steve
Smith |
New
York Giants |
|
| 50 |
Robert Meachem |
New
Orleans |
|
| 51 |
Antwaan
Randle El |
Washington |
|
| 52 |
Ted
Ginn |
Miami |
|
| 53 |
Darrell
Jackson |
San
Francisco |
|
| 54 |
Terry
Glenn |
Dallas |
|
| 55 |
Kevin
Walter |
Houston |
|
| 56 |
Shaun
McDonald |
Detroit |
|
| 57 |
Drew
Bennett |
St.
Louis |
|
| 58 |
Dwayne
Jarrett |
Carolina |
|
| 59 |
Nate
Burleson |
Seattle |
|
| 60 |
Jerry
Porter |
Oakland |
|
| 61 |
Maurice
Stovall |
Tampa
Bay |
|
| 62 |
Jason
Hill |
San
Francisco |
|
| 63 |
Laurent
Robinson |
Atlanta |
|
| 64 |
Marty
Booker |
Miami |
|
| 65 |
Bobby
Wade |
Minnesota |
|
| 66 |
Muhsin
Muhammad |
Chicago |
|
| 67 |
Chad
Jackson |
New
England |
|
| 68 |
Isaac
Bruce |
St.
Louis |
|
| 69 |
Joe
Jurevicius |
Cleveland |
|
| 70 |
Brandon
Jones |
Tennessee |
|
| 71 |
Devery
Henderson |
New
Orleans |
|
| 72 |
Derek
Hagan |
Miami |
|
| 73 |
Amani
Toomer |
New
York Giants |
|
| 74 |
Roscoe
Parrish |
Buffalo |
|
| 75 |
Troy
Williamson |
Minnesota |
|
| 76 |
Michael
Jenkins |
Atlanta |
|
| 77 |
Joe
Horn |
Atlanta |
|
| 78 |
Mike
Furrey |
Detroit |
|
| 79 |
Dennis
Northcutt |
Jacksonville |
|
| 80 |
Roy
Hall |
Indianapolis |
|
| 81 |
Eddie
Kennison |
Kansas
City |
|
| 82 |
Ike
Hilliard |
Tampa
Bay |
|
| 83 |
Lance
Moore |
New
Orleans |
|
| 84 |
Bryant
Johnson |
Arizona |
|
| 85 |
Devin
Hester |
Chicago |
|
| 86 |
Nate
Washington |
Pittsburgh |
|
| 87 |
Ernest
Wilford |
Jacksonville |
|
| 88 |
Matt
Jones |
Jacksonville |
|
| 89 |
Drew
Carter |
Carolina |
|
| 90 |
Courtney
Taylor |
Seattle |
|
| 91 |
Travis
Wilson |
Cleveland |
|
| 92 |
Mark
Bradley |
Chicago |
|
| 93 |
Roydell
Williams |
Tennessee |
|
| 94 |
Brandon
Stokley |
Denver |
|
| 95 |
Paul
Williams |
Tennessee |
|
| 96 |
Brad
Smith |
New
York Jets |
|
| 97 |
Ashley
Lelie |
San
Francisco |
|
| 98 |
Johnnie
Lee Higgins |
Oakland |
|
| 99 |
Aundrae
Allison |
Minnesota |
|
| 100 |
Tab
Perry |
Cincinnati |
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