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2006 Player Rankings: Cheat Sheet - Auction Leagues
Updated: September 5, 2006

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QUARTERBACKS			Bye
Tier 1
16%	Peyton Manning	DEN	4
12%	Tom Brady	NEP	6
Tier 2
12%	Carson Palmer	ARI	9
10%	Eli Manning	NYG	4
10%	Matt Hasselbeck	IND	6
6%	Drew Bledsoe	FA	x
8%	Marc Bulger	FA	x
6%	Donovan McNabb	FA	x
6%	Trent Green	FA	x
4%	Kurt Warner	FA	x
4%	Jake Delhomme	FA	x
Tier 3
4%	Steve McNair	FA	x
2%	Michael Vick	PHI	9
2%	Jake Plummer	FA	x
2%	Aaron Brooks	FA	x
2%	Daunte Culpepper	FA	x
2%	Philip Rivers	SDC	3
1%	Byron Leftwich	PIT	4
1%	Brett Favre	FA	x
1%	Jon Kitna	FA	x
1%	David Carr	NYG	4
1%	Charlie Frye	OAK	3
1%	Drew Brees	NOS	7
1%	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	4
Tier 4
1%	Chris Simms	FA	x
1%	Mark Brunell	FA	x
1%	Brad Johnson	FA	x
1%	J.P. Losman	FA	x
1%	Alex Smith	KCC	3
1%	Chad Pennington	FA	x
1%	Brian Griese	FA	x
1%	Kerry Collins	FA	x
1%	Patrick Ramsey	FA	x
1%	Vince Young	FA*
1%	Matt Leinart	FA	x

KICKERS			Bye
Tier 1
2%	Jay Feely	ARI	9
2%	Jason Elam	FA	x
2%	Shayne Graham	CLE	6
1%	David Akers	DET	8
3%	Adam Vinatieri	IND	6
Tier 2
1%	Neil Rackers	FA*
1%	John Kasay	FA	x
1%	Matt Stover	FA*
1%	Josh Brown	NYG	4
1%	Jeff Reed	FA*
1%	Lawrence Tynes	FA	x
1%	Nate Kaeding	FA	x
Tier 3
1%	Jeff Wilkins	FA	x
1%	Stephen Gostkowski	NEP	6
1%	Sebastian Janikowski	OAK	3
1%	Rian Lindell	BUF	8
1%	John Carney	FA*
1%	Ryan Longwell	SEA	5
1%	Mike Vanderjagt	FA	x
1%	Jason Hanson	FA	x
1%	John Hall	FA	x
1%	Josh Scobee	JAC	6
1%	Olindo Mare	FA*
1%	Phil Dawson	SFO	7
1%	Rob Bironas	TEN	7
1%	Kris Brown	FA*
1%	Mike Nugent	CIN	5
1%	Matt Bryant	ATL	5
1%	Dave Rayner	FA	x

DEFENSES		Bye
Tier 1
4%	Carolina	9
4%	Chicago	7
3%	Pittsburgh	4
Tier 2
2%	Indianapolis	6
2%	Seattle	5
2%	New York Giants	4
2%	Tampa Bay	4
2%	Jacksonville	6
1%	Philadelphia	9
1%	Atlanta	5
1%	Dallas	3
1%	Baltimore	7
1%	Washington	8
Tier 3
1%	Miami	8
1%	Denver	4
1%	New England	6

RUNNING BACKS			Bye
Tier 1
36%	Larry Johnson	FA	x
36%	LaDainian Tomlinson	FA	x
36%	Shaun Alexander	FA	x
Tier 2
28%	Tiki Barber	FA	x
26%	Ronnie Brown	SDC	3
24%	Steven Jackson	ATL	5
22%	Edgerrin James	FA	x
22%	Carnell Williams	FA*
22%	Rudi Johnson	FA	x
22%	Clinton Portis	FA	x
22%	Willis McGahee	DEN	4
20%	Lamont Jordan	FA	x
20%	Brian Westbrook	FA	x
Tier 3
16%	Kevin Jones	FA	x
14%	Chester Taylor	FA	x
14%	Willie Parker	FA	x
14%	Julius Jones	FA	x
12%	Mike Bell	FA	x
12%	Frank Gore	SFO	7
12%	Reggie Bush	DET	8
12%	Warrick Dunn	FA*
10%	Reuben Droughns	FA	x
10%	Jamal Lewis	FA	x
10%	Dominic Rhodes	FA	x
Tier 4
10%	Cedric Benson	FA*
8%	Corey Dillon	FA	x
6%	Chris Brown	FA	x
6%	DeAngelo Williams	CAR	9
6%	De'shaun Foster	FA*
6%	Thomas Jones	FA	x
4%	Fred Taylor	FA	x
4%	Wali Lundy	FA	x
4%	Ahman Green	FA	x
4%	Deuce McAllister	FA*
4%	Marion Barber	FA	x
2%	Tatum Bell	FA	x
2%	Laurence Maroney	FA	x
2%	Joseph Addai	FA	x
2%	LenDale White	FA	x
2%	Maurice Jones-Drew	JAC	6
2%	Brandon Jacobs	FA	x
Tier 5
1%	Jerious Norwood	FA	x
1%	Vernand Morency	FA	x
1%	Musa Smith	FA	x
1%	Ryan Moats	FA	x
1%	Kevan Barlow	FA	x
1%	Labrandon Toefield	FA	x
1%	T.J. Duckett	FA*
1%	Cedric Houston	FA	x
1%	Samkon Gado	FA	x
1%	Verron Haynes	FA	x
1%	Tony Fisher	FA	x
1%	Derrick Blaylock	FA	x
1%	Mewelde Moore	FA	x
1%	Michael Pittman	FA	x
1%	Kevin Faulk	FA	x
1%	Jerome Harrison	DET	8
1%	Michael Bennett	FA	x
1%	Antowain Smith	FA	x
1%	J.J. Arrington	FA	x
1%	Ladell Betts	FA	x
1%	Shawn Bryson	FA	x
1%	Ciatrick Fason	FA	x
1%	Correll Buckhalter	FA	x
1%	Leon Washington	NEP	6
1%	Kyle Johnson	FA	x
1%	Brian Calhoun	FA	x
1%	Maurice Morris	FA	x
1%	Duce Staley	FA	x
1%	Justin Griffith	HOU	5
1%	Mike Alstott	FA	x
1%	Zack Crockett	FA	x
1%	Mike Anderson	FA	x
1%	Travis Henry	FA*
1%	Maurice Hicks	FA	x
1%	Alvin Pearman	FA	x
1%	Chris Perry	FA	x
1%	Stephen Davis	FA	x
1%	Shaud Williams	FA	x
1%	Michael Turner	FA*
1%	Sammy Morris	FA	x

WIDE RECEIVERS			Bye
Tier 1
16%	Torry Holt	FA	x
16%	Chad Johnson	FA*
16%	Steve Smith	CAR	9
14%	Anquan Boldin	SFO	7
14%	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	9
14%	Randy Moss	FA*
14%	Terrell Owens	FA*
Tier 2
14%	Marvin Harrison	FA*
12%	Reggie Wayne	IND	6
12%	Donald Driver	FA	x
12%	Roy Williams	FA	x
10%	Chris Chambers	FA	x
10%	Derrick Mason	FA	x
Tier 3
10%	Darrell Jackson	FA	x
8%	Andre Johnson	HOU	5
6%	Plaxico Burress	PIT	4
6%	Santana Moss	WAS	8
6%	Hines Ward	FA	x
4%	Joe Horn	FA*
4%	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	FA	x
4%	Rod Smith	FA	x
3%	Lee Evans	FA	x
3%	Eddie Kennison	FA	x
3%	Laveranues Coles	FA	x
3%	Javon Walker	FA	x
Tier 4
2%	Matt Jones	FA	x
2%	Joe Jurevicius	FA	x
2%	Reggie Brown	FA	x
2%	Terry Glenn	FA*
2%	Isaac Bruce	FA	x
3%	Nate Burleson	DET	8
2%	Muhsin Muhammad	FA	x
2%	David Givens	FA	x
3%	Michael Clayton	FA	x
2%	Keyshawn Johnson	FA	x
2%	Joey Galloway	FA	x
2%	Antonio Bryant	FA	x
2%	Eric Moulds	FA	x
2%	Keenan McCardell	FA	x
2%	Donte' Stallworth	FA	x
2%	Troy Williamson	FA	x
Tier 5
1%	Samie Parker	FA	x
1%	Corey Bradford	FA	x
1%	Jerry Porter	FA	x
1%	Drew Bennett	FA	x
1%	Reche Caldwell	FA	x
1%	Justin McCareins	FA	x
1%	Amani Toomer	FA	x
1%	Travis Taylor	FA	x
1%	Eric Parker	FA	x
1%	Roddy White	ATL	5
1%	Mark Clayton	FA	x
1%	Brandon Lloyd	FA*
1%	Braylon Edwards	FA*
1%	Brandon Stokley	FA*
1%	Doug Gabriel	FA	x
1%	Marty Booker	FA	x
1%	Chris Henry	CIN	5
1%	Greg Jennings	MIN	6
1%	Michael Jenkins	NEP	6
1%	Kevin Curtis	FA	x
1%	Arnaz Battle	FA	x
1%	Mark Bradley	FA	x
1%	Chad Jackson	FA	x
1%	Santonio Holmes	NYJ	9
1%	Sinorice Moss	FA	x
1%	Vincent Jackson	TBB	4
1%	Josh Reed	FA	x
1%	Mike Williams	FA	x
1%	Deion Branch	FA*
1%	Bryant Johnson	FA	x
1%	Drew Carter	OAK	3
1%	Dennis Northcutt	FA	x
1%	Peerless Price	FA	x
1%	Troy Brown	FA	x
1%	Cedrick Wilson	FA	x
1%	Ashley Lelie	FA	x
1%	Dante Hall	FA	x
1%	Reggie Williams	FA	x
1%	Patrick Crayton	FA	x
1%	Bobby Engram	FA*
1%	Antwaan Randle El	FA	x
1%	Hank Baskett	FA	x
1%	Brandon Jones	FA	x

TIGHT ENDS			Bye
Tier 1
12%	Antonio Gates	SDC	3
10%	Jeremy Shockey	FA	x
8%	Todd Heap	FA	x
6%	Alge Crumpler	FA	x
Tier 2
6%	Tony Gonzalez	ATL	5
4%	L.J. Smith	FA	x
4%	Jason Witten	DAL	3
3%	Heath Miller	PIT	4
3%	Chris Cooley	FA	x
2%	Ben Watson	NOS	7
2%	Randy McMichael	FA	x
2%	Ben Troupe	FA	x
Tier 3
1%	Bubba Franks	FA	x
1%	Vernon Davis	SFO	7
1%	Dallas Clark	FA	x
1%	Jermaine Wiggins	FA	x
1%	Kellen Winslow	FA	x
1%	Tony Scheffler	DET	8
1%	Alex Smith	CIN	5
1%	Erron Kinney	FA	x
1%	Chris Baker	FA	x
1%	Leonard Pope	FA	x
1%	Marcedes Lewis	JAC	6
1%	Mark Campbell	FA	x
1%	Jeb Putzier	FA	x
1%	Doug Jolley	FA	x
1%	Joe Klopfenstein	FA	x
1%	Bryan Fletcher	FA	x
1%	Jerramy Stevens	FA	x
1%	Desmond Clark	FA	x
1%	Marcus Pollard	ATL	5
1%	Courtney Anderson	FA	x
1%	David Martin	FA	x
1%	Reginald Kelly	FA	x
1%	Stephen Alexander	FA	x
2%	Ernest Wilford	FA	x
1%	Robert Royal	FA	x
1%	Steve Heiden	FA	x
1%	Tony Stewart	FA	x
1%	Kyle Brady	FA	x
1%	Anthony Becht	FA	x

WIDE RECEIVERS (cont.)			Bye
Tier 5
1%	Todd Pinkston	FA	x
1%	Derek Hagan	FA	x
1%	Antonio Chatman	FA	x
1%	Robert Ferguson	FA	x
1%	Marques Colston	NOS	7
1%	Marcus Robinson	FA	x
1%	Travis Wilson	FA	x
1%	Andre' Davis	FA	x
1%	Devery Henderson	FA*
1%	Ike Hilliard	FA	x
1%	Jerricho Cotchery	PIT	4
1%	Demetrius Williams	FA	x
1%	Brandon Marshall	CHI	7
1%	Keary Colbert	FA	x
1%	Bernard Berrian	FA	x
1%	Shaun McDonald	FA	x
1%	Wes Welker	DEN	4
1%	Brandon Williams	FA	x
1%	Justin Gage	FA	x
1%	Tim Dwight	FA	x
1%	Greg Lewis	FA	x

DEFENSES (cont.)		Bye
Tier 3
1%	Arizona	9
1%	Minnesota	6
1%	San Diego	3
1%	Cincinnati	5
1%	Cleveland	6
1%	Buffalo	8
1%	New York Jets	9
1%	New Orleans	7
1%	Kansas City	3
1%	St. Louis	7
1%	Detroit	8
1%	Tennessee	7
1%	Houston	5
1%	Green Bay	6
1%	Oakland	3
1%	San Francisco	7


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