2009 Complete Rankings

Quarterbacks

Tier 1

• Drew Brees
• Peyton Manning
• Tom Brady
• Aaron Rodgers

Tier 2

• Philip Rivers
• Kurt Warner
• Tony Romo
• Matt Ryan
• Donovan McNabb
• Jay Cutler
• Carson Palmer

Tier 3

• Matt Schaub
• Matt Cassel
• Ben Roethlisberger
• Eli Manning
• Matt Hasselbeck
• Kyle Orton
• Chad Pennington
• Jake Delhomme
• Joe Flacco

Tier 4

• David Garrard
• Brett Favre
• Jason Campbell
• Marc Bulger
• Kerry Collins
• Trent Edwards
• Byron Leftwich
• Brady Quinn
• JaMarcus Russell
• Matthew Stafford
• Mark Sanchez
• Shaun Hill

Tier 5

• Pat White
• Tarvaris Jackson
• Derek Anderson
• Daunte Culpepper
• Vince Young
• Jon Kitna
• Tyler Thigpen
• Ryan Fitzpatrick

Runningbacks

Tier 1

• Adrian Peterson
• Matt Forte
• Maurice Jones-Drew
• Michael Turner

Tier 2

• LaDainian Tomlinson
• Deangelo Williams
• Steve Slaton
• Chris Johnson
• Steven Jackson
• Frank Gore

Tier 3

• Brian Westbrook
• Brandon Jacobs
• Clinton Portis
• Marion Barber
• Pierre Thomas
• Ronnie Brown
• Ryan Grant
• Thomas Jones
• Kevin Smith
• Ray Rice

Tier 4

• Darren McFadden
• Adhmad Bradshaw
• Marshawn Lynch
• LeSean McCoy
• Reggie Bush
• Joseph Addai
• Derrick Ward
• Willie Parker
• Michael Bush
• Cedric Benson
• Knowshon Moreno
• LenDale White
• Fred Jackson
• Donald Brown
• Felix Jones
• Larry Johnson
• Earnest Graham
• Shonn Greene
• Julius Jones
• Cadillac Williams
• Jonathan Stewart
• Beanie Wells

Tier 5

• Willis McGahee
• Le'Ron McClain
• Darren Sproles
• Rashad Mendenhall
• Chester Taylor
• Ricky Williams
• Jerious Norwood
• Tim Hightower
• Fred Taylor
• Leon Washington
• Correll Buckhalter
• James Davis
• Jamaal Charles
• Edgerrin James
• Maurice Morris
• Ladell Betts
• Justin Fargas
• Rashad Jennings

Tier 6

• Peyton Hillis
• Glen Coffee
• Sammy Morris
• Justin Forsett
• Brandon Jackson
• Tashard Choice
• Patrick Cobbs
• Mewelde Moore
• LaMont Jordan
• Chris Brown
• Samkon Gado
• Kolby Smith
• Chris Henry
• Michael Bennett
• Brian Leonard
• Danny Ware

Wide Receivers

Tier 1

• Larry Fitzgerald
• Calvin Johnson
• Randy Moss
• Andre Johnson

Tier 2

• Steve Smith
• Reggie Wayne
• Greg Jennings
• Roddy White
• Anquan Boldin
• Dwayne Bowe
• Marques Colston
• Terrell Owens
• Wes Welker

Tier 3

• Brandon Marshall
• Antonio Bryant
• TJ Houshmandzadeh
• Vincent Jackson
• Chad Ochocinco
• Lee Evans
• Eddie Royal
• Santana Moss
• Roy Williams
• Santonio Holmes
• Braylon Edwards
• DeSean Jackson

Tier 4

• Hines Ward
• Anthony Gonzalez
• Donnie Avery
• Bernard Berrian
• Ted Ginn Jr.
• Jerricho Cotchery
• Derrick Mason
• Laverneus Coles
• Torry Holt
• Muhsin Muhammed
• Miles Austin
• Lance Moore
• Steve Breaston
• Kevin Walter
• Nate Washington
• Domenick Hixon
• Michael Jenkins
• Nate Burleson
• Donald Driver

Tier 5

• Chris Chambers
• Devin Hester
• Deion Branch
• Percy Harvin
• Mark Bradley
• Hakeem Nicks
• Earl Bennett
• Davone Bess
• Kevin Curtis
• Jeremy Maclin
• Joey Galloway
• Mark Clayton
• Steve Smith
• Sidney Rice
• Greg Camarillo
• Devery Henderson
• Bryant Johnson
• Jordy Nelson
• Chansi Stuckey
• Malcolm Kelly

Tier 6

• Darrius Heyward-Bey
• Jason Hill
• Michael Clayton
• Justin Gage
• Ronald Curry
• Keenan Burton
• Kenny Britt
• Juaquin Iglesias
• Robert Meachem
• Patrick Crayton
• Jabar Gaffney
• Jerheme Urban
• Bobby Wade
• Reggie Brown
• Ashley Lelie
• Josh Morgan
• James Jones
• Shaun McDonald
• Johnnie Lee Higgins
• DJ Hackett
• James Hardy
• Rashied Davis
• Dennis Northcutt

Tight Ends

Tier 1

• Jason Witten
• Tony Gonzalez
• Antonio Gates
• Owen Daniels

Tier 2

• Chris Cooley
• Dallas Clark
• Greg Olsen
• Kellen Winslow
• Dustin Keller
• John Carlson
• Visanthe Shiancoe
• Zach Miller

Tier 3

• Jeremy Shockey
• Heath Miller
• Anthony Fasano
• Brent Celek
• Tony Scheffler
• Kevin Boss

Tier 4

• Vernon Davis
• Brandon Pettigrew
• Chase Coffman
• Donald Lee
• Martellus Bennett
• Todd Heap

Tier 5

• Daniel Graham
• Randy McMichael
• Marcedes Lewis
• David Martin
• LJ Smith
• Jerramy Stevens
• Bo Scaife