| Rank |
Player |
Team |
Bye |
Comments |
| 1 |
Adrian Wilson |
ARI |
8 |
Most consistent DB in the league. Wilson is excellent in run support and vs. the pass. |
| 2 |
Kerry Rhodes |
NYJ |
10 |
Rhodes proved to be the Jets version of Rodney Harrison in 2006. Expect another banner season. |
| 3 |
Chris Hope |
TEN |
4 |
Hope will start the season on fire again, but could be moved to FS, if Michael Griffin falters at CB. |
| 4 |
Roy Williams |
DAL |
8 |
HC Phillips states Roy Williams will spend more of his time in the box, and less in deep coverage. |
| 5 |
Sean Jones |
CLE |
7 |
See a pattern here? Jones is the Browns version of Rodney Harrison in this defensive scheme. |
| 6 |
Brian Dawkins |
PHI |
5 |
Dawkins showed what he can do when he is healthy for a full season. Incredible instinct for the ball. |
| 7 |
Ronde Barber |
TBB |
10 |
Barber is the best fantasy corner of this generation. He is the perfect fit for the Cover 2 defense. |
| 8 |
Troy Polamalu |
PIT |
6 |
Polamalu is an excellent all round safety, but caution your expectations with him. |
| 9 |
Bob Sanders |
IND |
6 |
Sanders is an incredible talent, but his name is linked too often to the dreaded game time decision. |
| 10 |
Roman Harper |
NOS |
4 |
Harper's injury last year ended a promising start to the 2006 season. Harper if healthy is going to be great. |
| 11 |
LaRon Landry |
WAS |
4 |
Landry moves Sean Taylor to play in coverage, while he lines up in the box. Expect immediate success. |
| 12 |
Champ Bailey |
DEN |
6 |
Bailey was tested more last year than one would think, and he made many teams pay for that mistake. |
| 13 |
Sean Taylor |
WAS |
4 |
Taylor is too talented not to make plays no matter where he lines up. He will still be solid in run support. |
| 14 |
Charles Tillman |
CHI |
9 |
Tillman has been on the brink of losing his starting job for years. Will this be the year he is benched? |
| 15 |
Antoine Winfield |
MIN |
5 |
Winfield is the next best Cb to Champ Bailey. Winfield has a knack for making plays in run support. |
| 16 |
Donte Whitner |
BUF |
6 |
Whitner struggled at times a year ago, but is on his way to being a great safety in Buffalo. |
| 17 |
Gibril Wilson |
NYG |
9 |
Wilson came out of no where a few years back, and has been a fantasy stud ever since. |
| 18 |
Antrel Rolle |
ARZ |
8 |
Rolle hasn’t got the respect from opposing Qbs you might expect. But their mistakes is our gain. |
| 19 |
Bernard Pollard |
KCC |
8 |
Pollard finally moves to the starting lineup, and should be solid. But this may be too high for him. |
| 20 |
Antoine Bethea |
IND |
6 |
Bethea moves into the starting lineup for good now that Mike Doss is gone. He could be huge in Indy. |
| 21 |
Madieu Williams |
CIN |
5 |
Williams may be ranked too low, but he is average at everything and great at nothing. |
| 22 |
Michael Lewis |
SF |
6 |
Lewis was exposed like Roy Williams in Philly, and was cut. He should revert back to 2005 now in SF. |
| 23 |
Adam Archuleta |
CHI |
9 |
Archuletta was benched in Washington. But should excel in Chicago, where Lovie knows how to use him. |
| 24 |
Michael Huff |
OAK |
5 |
Huff was starting to get things figured out at the end of last year. Expect continued improvement in 2007. |
| 25 |
Rashean Mathis |
JAC |
4 |
Mathis will be the top DB in Jacksonville, especially with the teams decision to cut SS Donovan Darius. |
| 26 |
Deon Grant |
SEA |
8 |
Grant could be a perfect fit in Seattle's defensive backfield scheme. They plan to use him all over the field. |
| 27 |
Eric Coleman |
NYJ |
10 |
Coleman wont ever be confused for Kerry Rhodes, but he is a solid #3 DB for fantasy teams. |
| 28 |
Nick Collins |
GBP |
7 |
Collins was a nice #2 DB for fantasy owners a year ago. Not sure if he improves much on those totals. |
| 29 |
James Butler |
NYG |
9 |
Butler is positioned to start on at strong safety, moving Gibril Wilson to free safety. |
| 30 |
Stuart Schweigert |
OAK |
5 |
Schweigert continues to put up impressive numbers, but look out for last years #1 pick Michael Huff. |
| 31 |
Jarred Page |
KCC |
8 |
Page has all but won one of the starting safety spots in the KC secondary this training camp. |
| 32 |
Richard Marshall |
CAR |
7 |
Marshall was brilliant at times for fantasy owners, but is that enough to stay on the field for the Panthers. |
| 33 |
Ken Hamlin |
DAL |
8 |
Hamlin wont see as much time in the box, and he isn't a ball hawk FS. This could be interesting in Dallas. |
| 34 |
Anthony Henry |
DAL |
8 |
Henry should be playing FS, and the team should have drafted a CB to replace him. Still Henry is solid. |
| 35 |
Kenoy Kennedy |
DET |
6 |
Kennedy has a chance to be excellent in Detroit's backfield. He certainly should have the opportunities. |
| 36 |
Sean Considine |
PHI |
5 |
Considine replaces Michael Lewis, but is he really any better. Some thing he could be a downgrade. |
| 37 |
Dunta Robinson |
HOU |
10 |
Robinson continues to get picked on in Houston, and as a fantasy owner, that is what you want. |
| 38 |
Ed Reed |
BAL |
8 |
Reed is one of the best DB in the league as a player, but below average as a fantasy producer. |
| 39 |
Gerald Sensabaugh |
JAC |
4 |
Sensabaugh is penciled in to take over at SS for cut Donovan Darius. The coaches love his physical play. |
| 40 |
Dre Bly |
DEN |
6 |
Bly was traded to Denver, and wasn’t happy. He then got paid, so we will see how that works out. |
| 41 |
Oshiomogho Atogwe |
STL |
9 |
Atogwe was solid for the Rams, but wasn’t the great in the box defender many had hoped for. |
| 42 |
Dawan Landry |
BAL |
8 |
Landry was a starter for the Ravens secondary as a rookie, and will only get better in year 2. |
| 43 |
Charles Woodson |
GBP |
7 |
Woodson shows the old man still has it. He is impressive vs. the pass, and helps out nicely vs. the run. |
| 44 |
Walt Harris |
SF |
6 |
It will be interesting to see how Harris is used, now that SF has added another CB to its starting lineup. |
| 45 |
Eric Weddle |
SDC |
7 |
Weddle was not worth what the Chargers gave up to draft him, but he could be their answer at FS. |
| 46 |
Brodney Pool |
CLE |
7 |
Pool was a talented prospect who wasn’t given much time to play, Will he get that chance now? |
| 47 |
Terrence Holt |
ARZ |
8 |
Holt moves from Detroit to Arizona, but has better talent around him in the desert. |
| 48 |
Chris Harris |
CAR |
7 |
Harris was traded from Chicago, and now looks to start with the retirement of Mike Minter. |
| 49 |
Lawyer Milloy |
ATL |
8 |
Milloy is an aging player, who may be playing his final season. If you own him, sell for youth. |
| 50 |
Atari Bigby |
GBP |
7 |
Bigby is beating out former starter M Manuel, but is still being pressed by rookie Aaron Rouse for the job. |
