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2011 Fantasy Football Overall Rankings!!

By mahoney1213 Updated

Ahh, June, the lovely month that you can take your family to the beach followed by a nice Major League Baseball game (unless you root for the Mets, like me. How are they even considered a team?! Anyway, I digress…) It’s also that time of year where fantasy baseball players decide if their team can go for it all, or if they should sell off studs for prospects. Fortunately (or unfortunately) since I play in multiple leagues, I've had fantasy to keep me occupied while the Mets continue to disappoint me tremendously. However, the only thing missing from the summer is football. For most fantasy footballers the summer months are just a long branch between the Super Bowl and the Preseason. With the uncertainty of the lockout, there is no guarantee a full season, or an entire season for that matter, will even take place. There is one silver lining though: labor talks are entering a very serious negotiating window, so now is the time for the players and the owners to decide if there will be a season...

With labor talks heating up along with the hot summer weather, the time is now to dive into Fantasy Football with the hope that the season will be played. To start off our football analysis here at Fake Teams, we will rank the top 200 fantasy footballers for the (hopefully) upcoming 2011 season. Each article will list 50 players regardless of position, starting with 200 and eventually make its way up through the # 1 player. Once these ranks are complete, we'll begin our football analysis including players to watch for (since the term "sleeper" is near dead), players destined to thrive or fail under new schemes, potential "busts," and individual position ranks in Points Per Reception Formats.

So simply just log on a couple of times a week for the best analysis on the web or even follow us on Twitter to check out the latest football news. I guarantee if there is a season to be played, you will have a championship to be won.

See Rankings #151-200 after the jump...

See rankings and tidbits on each player below. Please keep in mind, rankings subject to change based on any free agent activity. If Kevin Kolb ends up in Arizona, move up Larry Fitzgerald, or if DeAngelo Williams winds up in Denver, knock down Knowshon Moreno a few spots. And so on and so forth. You get the idea. Let's get to it.

Just missed: Every other kicker, Vince Young, Saints D, Willis McGahee, Jason Snelling, Anthony Dixon, Colt McCoy

I only ranked 5 Kickers because they do not have much of an impact on your teams considering the # 1 kicker in the NFL last season kicked 33 FG's while the 12th had 25. The difference of 8 FG's over a full season has minimal impact. My recommendation is to draft a kicker on a high-scoring offense or play one weekly.

151 Danny Woodhead, NE RB57 The former Jet Fan Favorite broke out for the Patriots last season on both the rushing and receiving end. Tough to tell how many touches he'll get in a crowded backfield, especially with Bill Belichick calling the shots.
152 Davone Bess, MIA WR56 PPR Monster doesn't reach the end zone enough, but faces single coverage thanks to Brandon Marshall.
153 Baltimore Ravens, BAL DST4 Ravens D still getting by on that ferocious reputation, but they showed their bark has bite by only allowing 16.9 points last season (3rd in the NFL).
154 Anthony Armstrong, WAS WR57 Deep-play threat averaged 19.8 yards/catch (3rd in the NFL); if Moss leaves Washington, Armstrong should assume #1 job.
155 Pierre Garcon, IND WR58 His 2010 season almost mirrored his breakout 2009 season, but Peyton Manning lost trust in Garcon because of his drops. Monitor Austin Collie's health.
156 Eric Decker, Denver WR59 Coach John Fox said he will give Decker a chance to start alongside Brandon Lloyd in 2011. Sleeper pick.
157 Bernard Scott, CIN RB58 Bengals' brass doesn't seem to be sold on Scott as an every-down back. However, Cedric Benson is not exactly the epitome of healthy.
158 Rob Gronkowski, NE TE15 Rookie led all TE's with 10 TD's last season, but he will be tough to rely on as a #1 TE with Hernandez in the mix.
159 Derrick Mason, BAL WR60 The ageless Mason scored 7 times last year, but failed to eclipse 1000 yards receiving for the first time in 4 years. Will he be back in Baltimore?
160 Atlanta Falcons, ATL DST5 Underrated D led by Pro Bowler John Abraham showed secondary has bite too with 22 picks in '10.
161 Jacoby Jones, HOU-fa WR61 I feel like Jones is on sleeper lists every year. He's got all the talent in the world. The question is why can't he over-take Kevin Walter to be the Texans' # 2 WR?
162 Lance Moore, NO-fa WR62 Drew Brees distributes the ball so much that it's tough to rely on a Saints WR week in and week out. Moore has his moments.
163 Nate Kaeding, SD K1 Pick a Kicker, any kicker, in the last round. LAST ROUND!
164 Reggie Bush, NO RB59 Will Bush take a pay cut in order to stay in New Orleans? Crowded backfield will likely limit Bush's touches with Ingram, Thomas and Ivory on board.
165 Darren Sproles, SD-fa RB60 Ranking depends where Sproles ends up. Sneaky pick in PPR Leagues.
166 Chicago Bears, CHI DST6 Only allowed 17.9 points per game last season; second in league with 23 forced fumbles.
167 Tony Moeaki, KC TE16 Got off to a strong start in '10 until the passing game became the Dwayne Bowe Show.
168 Tim Hightower, ARI RB61 Don't count out Hightower in the Arizona backfield. With the backs in flux, Hightower could steal see time on passing downs.
169 Jonathan Baldwin, KC WR63 Rookie immediately becomes # 2 WR that Kansas City has been lacking. The Pitt Star should steal targets from Dwayne Bowe.
170 Jacquizz Rodgers, Atl RB62 Likely not an every-down back due to his height (roughly 5'7"), but could be a nice change of pace back in Atlanta behind Turner.
171 Philadelphia Eagles, PHI DST7 It will be interesting to see how Eagles do under new Defensive Coordinator Castillo.
172 Andy Dalton, Cin QB23 Rookie from TCU was high on many teams' draft boards. If given a chance to start in Cincy, he could have quite a few weapons.
173 Donovan McNabb, Was QB24 Chances are McNabb and his huge bonus end up in another uniform in 2011.
174 Ryan Fitzpatrick, Buf QB25 Can he repeat surprise 2010 season in Chan Gailey offense? Gailey is known for developing QB's.
175 Carson Palmer, Cin QB26 Owner Paul Brown is pretty adamant about not trading Palmer. If true, Palmer may retire as he sold his house in Ohio. If Palmer is traded, switch him with Dalton.
176 Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ WR64 The slick-handed receiver from NY sort of became the Jets' third down specialist in 2010. May move up the ranks depending on where Holmes and Edwards end up.
177 New York Giants, NYG DST8 Underperforming D last year failed to reach end zone but did have 46 sacks.
178 Jason Campbell, Oak QB27 Lost his job to Bruce Gradowski at one point last season; no true upside, but Oakland could have a surprisingly good offense in 2011.
179 Kendall Hunter, SF RB63 Former All-American will fight for carries with Anthony Dixon as Frank Gore's backup. With Gore's injury, may be an intriguing sleeper pick.
180 San Diego Chargers, SD DST9 Tied for second in the league in sacks and led the NFL in yards allowed/game.
181 Jared Cook, TEN TE17 Tremendous upside, needs to emerge from Bo Scaife's shadow.
182 Marion Barber, DAL RB64 Barber most likely done in Dallas; may latch on somewhere as platoon back. Best days are behind him.
183 Lee Evans, BUF WR65 Evans became # 2 WR in Buffalo as Stevie Johnsom emerged out of seemingly nowhere to become Ryan Fitzpatrick's favorite target. Evans has all the talent in the world.
184 Jordan Todman, SD RB65 Big East player of the year will back up Ryan Matthews and possibly Mike Tolbert in SD. Sneaky upside.
185 Rob Bironas, TEN K2 Pick a Kicker, any kicker, in the last round. LAST ROUND!
186 Neil Rackers, HOU K3 Pick a Kicker, any kicker, in the last round. LAST ROUND!
187 Roy Williams, DAL WR66 Could be the most talented # 3 WR in the league, but not enough targets to go around in pass-happy Dallas offense.
188 Donald Driver, GB WR67 Succumbed to injuries last season; may be slowly phased out by rising stars Jordy Nelson and James Jones.
189 Earl Bennett, Chi WR68 Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz believes Bennett will become his former teammate Jay Cutler's # 1 receiver this season.
190 Toby Gerhart, MIN RB66 May not ever replicate the immense success he had at Stanford, but is a handcuff for every AP owner.
191 Ben Watson, CLE TE18 Browns' leading receiver in 2010 emerged as the TE the Patriots thought they had. Became Colt McCoy's safety valve.
192 Nate Burleson, DET WR69 With many weapons in a suddenly-loaded Detroit offense, Burleson may lose targets to T. Young, M. Leshoure, Jahvid Best, Megatron and Brandon Pettigrew
193 Titus Young, DET WR70 Boise State's all-time leading receiver should have a role on the young Detroit offense, but be weary of Rookie WR's
194 Aaron Hernandez, NE TE19 Hernandez had a few big games in 2010, but slowly gave way to Rob Gronkowski as the season went on.
195 New England Patriots, NE DST10 Despite giving up 367 passing yards/game and boasting one of the worst passing defenses in the league, the Pats only gave up 19.6 Points per game last season.
196 Garrett Hartley, NO K4 Pick a Kicker, any kicker, in the last round. LAST ROUND!
197 David Akers, PHI K5 Pick a Kicker, any kicker, in the last round. LAST ROUND!
198 Cam Newton, CAR QB28 The # 1 overall pick should beat out Jimmy Clausen, who looked downright awful last season. Could Newton become a Vince Young-type QB (without the poor attitude)?
199 Jake Locker, TEN QB 29 Locker may start at some point in 2011. Free Agent Kerry Collins may not re-sign. Titans might look for a veteran presence to start during 2011 while Locker learns the offense.
200 Dexter McCluster, KC WR71 The 2010 second round pick played in 11 games in 2010 and had a minimal impact. Look for the improved Chiefs offense to spread the ball around under an improved Matt Cassel .