Fantasy Fanatics gives every member the opportunity to post their own player rankings.  All player rankings lists are combined to form their “crowd sourced” fantasy rankings.  This list shows you the will of the crowd, not just one fantasy analyst.  If the will of the crowd still isn’t good enough for you, Fanatics will let you go one step further.  Each game is graded and the members get ranked accordingly.  So, instead of just looking at the overall list, you can filter out the list by those in the top 1o% of the rankings.  This has to be the most trustworthy list of player rankings you can find anywhere - only those that have proven they know what they are doing will be included in the top 10% list.

Members are ranked both by how well they do in any one game and how well they do in a combination of all games.  The last ranking is the main ranking on the site, and is dubbed the “Fantasy Skill Quotient,” or FSQ.  Member FSQs are readily displayed on the site, so readers can determine relative skill levels at a glance.  This is very helpful in their fantasy football forum, where members discuss and dissect all the common fantasy predicaments. If someone tells you to bench Andre Johnson this week, take a peak at their FSQ before heeding that advice.

Fanatics can only focus on Preseason Rankings until the games start, but once the action is underway there are a variety of rankings games that all produce valuable content. Rankings for fantasy football may never be the same by the time these guys are done. My personal favorite offering is the Waiver Wire Rankings Game. This game is divided into shallow, medium, and deep leagues, according to Percentage Owned data provided by MyFantasyLeague.com. Players are asked to choose their favorite waiver wire pickups for that week. This information is then crowd-sourced into a sweet waiver wire rankings list. Even if you don’t participate in the Fanatics games or community you should find great value in this site just for this list. Check it weekly before you make your Waiver claims and never miss a sleeper again.

They also offer a normal Weekly Rankings Game that is a great resource for the guys who play on those weekly fantasy games sites. In this game members rank the top 10 players at each position. As usual, the lists are crowd-sourced and displayed on the left hand column of the front page. Their other rankings game offering is called “Breakout Players,” where you pick one guy who is not started on every team to be the breakout player for that week. This list should be helpful in finding that sneaky player you need to get your team over the top. Players available in this game also depend on percentage owned data. You won’t find the Larry Fitzgeralds and Adrian Petersons here, but guys like Leon Washington and Matt Stafford will make this list.

Check out FantasyFanatics.com if you’re looking for a cool new fantasy site to call home. The community is full of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. I’ve never seen a fantasy forum with guys more interested in helping than bashing until Fanatics. Get your rankings up and be the best fantasy football prognosticator you can be!

1. The RB pool is pretty flat, even at the top. There are 12 RBs that I could easily see in the top 5. In years past an LT pick at the top could give you a big edge. Adrian Peterson, while dominant on the field, just does not offer the same fantasy separation that gives his owners an edge. Late first round guys like Brandon Jacobs and Frank Gore could easily surpass him in fantasy points, especially with all the different scoring formats. Peterson, Westbrook, Turner, MJD, Forte, Tomlinson, D. Williams, Gore, C. Johnson, Barber, Jackson, Portis, Jacobs, and even Pierre Thomas and Steve Slaton can all be studs in the right scoring format. We may see more first round variance than ever this year as everyone argues the merits of the above names.

2. Not only is the RB pool flat, it’s also quite deep. Guys like Darren McFadden, Willie Parker, Cedric Benson, Julius Jones, Ryan Grant, Jonathan Stewart, and Derrick Ward are falling to the 4th-7th rounds. These guys could put up RB2 numbers and are great RB3 options. This is the deepest fantasy RB class I’ve ever seen. In PPR leagues I would definitely suggest loading up on elite WRs and a QB early and taking two or three of these guys in the 5th-7th. In standard leagues just pay attention to the flow of your draft, but know that you can wait a bit longer than usual for quality RB2s and 3s.

3. Waiting on a QB may not be as good of a strategy as it has been in years past. Last season Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Warner were hanging out in the 10th round and I targeted them in every league. It worked out well for me. Two years ago it was Tony Romo. Who is it this year? I’m not seeing anyone obvious, at least no yet. On the flipside, Brees, Brady, Manning, Warner, and Rivers could all have monster seasons. If I can get any of these guys in the fourth round it will be tough for me not to pull the trigger, especially with the RB talent that will be falling. If I don’t grab one of those guys I will be targeting McNabb, who should be available in the 6th or 7th round of standard 12 man leagues. At that ADP he could be the best value QB in the draft, but still far from the great values of Warner and Rodgers last season. If you do want to play the waiting game, take two of these guys in the 8th-11th: Carson Palmer, Matt Schaub, or Matt Hasselbeck. All of them are primed for nice bounceback seasons, but try to get two of them just for insurance.