Average Draft Analysis

Average draft analysis is a great way to get an edge on your opponents by anticipating when to draft certain players.The following information is compiled from several major sources and represents the fantasy drafts that have taken place starting in May 2009. In addition to the overall draft positions, we have also created separate listings for each position. Please remember to use this information for good and not evil.

Overall

QB Only

RB Only

WR Only

TE Only

PK Only

DEF Only

Top 100 IDP

Rank	Player	Position	Bye Week	Average Selection	Minimum Pick	Maximum Pick	Number Drafts Selected
# 1	Adrian Peterson	RB	9	1.01	1.01	1.02	1,454
# 2	Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	7	1.02	1.01	1.06	1,436
# 3	Matt Forte	RB	5	1.03	1.01	1.09	1,389
# 4	Michael Turner	RB	4	1.04	1.01	1.11	1,322
# 5	Steven Jackson	RB	9	1.05	1.02	2.04	1,388
# 6	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	4	1.06	1.01	2.03	1,449
# 7	Chris Johnson	RB	7	1.07	1.02	2.01	1,384
# 8	DeAngelo Williams	RB	4	1.08	1.03	2.03	1,404
# 9	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	5	1.09	1.02	3.12	1,428
# 10	Andre Johnson	WR	10	1.10	1.04	2.05	1,441
# 11	Steve Slaton	RB	10	1.11	1.02	3.01	1,442
# 12	Frank Gore	RB	6	1.12	1.04	2.10	1,451
# 13	Calvin Johnson	WR	7	2.01	1.07	2.08	1,464
# 14	Randy Moss	WR	8	2.02	1.03	3.06	1,489
# 15	Brian Westbrook	RB	4	2.03	1.02	3.10	1,383
# 16	Drew Brees	QB	5	2.04	1.08	3.02	1,354
# 17	Reggie Wayne	WR	6	2.05	1.09	3.06	1,440
# 18	Marion Barber	RB	6	2.06	1.08	3.06	1,437
# 19	Brandon Jacobs	RB	10	2.07	1.08	3.09	1,433
# 20	Clinton Portis	RB	8	2.08	1.05	3.11	1,410
# 21	Roddy White	WR	4	2.09	2.01	3.06	1,371
# 22	Greg Jennings	WR	5	2.10	1.11	3.09	1,453
# 23	Tom Brady	QB	8	2.11	1.06	3.11	1,414
# 24	Steve Smith	WR	4	2.12	2.02	3.07	1,407
# 25	Anquan Boldin	WR	4	3.01	2.02	4.01	1,412
# 26	Marques Colston	WR	5	3.02	2.03	4.01	1,409
# 27	Dwayne Bowe	WR	8	3.03	2.01	5.02	1,373
# 28	Peyton Manning	QB	6	3.04	2.02	4.06	1,368
# 29	Ronnie Brown	RB	6	3.05	2.04	4.05	1,409
# 30	Wes Welker	WR	8	3.06	2.07	4.10	1,382
# 31	Brandon Marshall	WR	7	3.07	2.06	5.03	1,361
# 32	Kevin Smith	RB	7	3.08	2.08	5.02	1,432
# 33	Reggie Bush	RB	5	3.09	2.08	5.05	1,373
# 34	Terrell Owens	WR	9	3.10	2.04	5.09	1,376
# 35	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	WR	7	3.11	3.03	7.09	1,368
# 36	Pierre Thomas	RB	5	3.12	2.06	6.10	1,448
# 37	Ryan Grant	RB	5	4.01	2.08	5.06	1,391
# 38	Jason Witten	TE	6	4.02	2.12	5.04	1,345
# 39	Marshawn Lynch	RB	9	4.03	2.01	7.06	1,390
# 40	Aaron Rodgers	QB	5	4.04	3.01	5.09	1,351
# 41	Braylon Edwards	WR	9	4.05	3.06	5.06	1,345
# 42	Philip Rivers	QB	5	4.06	2.12	5.10	1,362
# 43	Roy Williams	WR	6	4.07	3.06	5.09	1,371
# 44	Darren McFadden	RB	9	4.08	2.11	7.04	1,433
# 45	Chad Johnson	WR	8	4.09	3.06	7.10	1,444
# 46	Antonio Gates	TE	5	4.10	3.08	6.07	1,317
# 47	Joseph Addai	RB	6	4.11	2.07	7.11	1,364
# 48	Knowshon Moreno	RB	7	4.12	1.11	18.03	1,398
# 49	Kurt Warner	QB	4	5.01	2.03	8.04	1,266
# 50	Thomas Jones	RB	9	5.02	2.04	8.03	1,395
# 51	Vincent Jackson	WR	5	5.03	3.05	7.04	1,387
# 52	Tony Romo	QB	6	5.04	3.05	6.09	1,327
# 53	Antonio Bryant	WR	8	5.05	3.08	7.10	1,366
# 54	Tony Gonzalez	TE	4	5.06	3.03	7.11	1,303
# 55	Santonio Holmes	WR	8	5.07	3.11	7.06	1,331
# 56	Derrick Ward	RB	8	5.08	3.07	7.12	1,421
# 57	Jonathan Stewart	RB	4	5.09	3.08	7.11	1,387
# 58	Anthony Gonzalez	WR	6	5.10	4.01	8.12	1,426
# 59	DeSean Jackson	WR	4	5.11	3.09	7.11	1,382
# 60	Eddie Royal	WR	7	5.12	3.05	8.09	1,350
# 61	Larry Johnson	RB	8	6.01	3.01	8.10	1,429
# 62	Dallas Clark	TE	6	6.02	4.05	7.10	1,299
# 63	Donovan McNabb	QB	4	6.03	3.06	8.10	1,411
# 64	Willie Parker	RB	8	6.04	3.09	8.12	1,346
# 65	Lee Evans	WR	9	6.05	3.12	9.04	1,325
# 66	Chris Wells	RB	4	6.06	1.10	18.12	1,374
# 67	Matt Ryan	QB	4	6.07	2.05	12.07	1,342
# 68	Jay Cutler	QB	5	6.08	4.04	9.02	1,377
# 69	Kellen Winslow	TE	8	6.09	4.12	9.03	1,220
# 70	Santana Moss	WR	8	6.10	4.07	10.04	1,305
# 71	Felix Jones	RB	6	6.11	3.11	11.07	1,343
# 72	Lance Moore	WR	5	6.12	4.12	9.08	1,311
# 73	Hines Ward	WR	8	7.01	4.03	10.12	1,335
# 74	Bernard Berrian	WR	9	7.02	5.06	10.02	1,334
# 75	Matt Schaub	QB	10	7.03	4.10	10.06	1,386
# 76	Donnie Avery	WR	9	7.04	4.10	11.03	1,372
# 77	Cedric Benson	RB	8	7.05	3.11	12.03	1,353
# 78	LenDale White	RB	7	7.06	4.10	9.11	1,304
# 79	Greg Olsen	TE	5	7.07	5.01	10.07	1,322
# 80	Jerricho Cotchery	WR	9	7.08	5.07	10.08	1,396
# 81	Laveranues Coles	WR	8	7.09	5.02	10.12	1,331
# 82	Chris Cooley	TE	8	7.10	5.02	11.04	1,258
# 83	Carson Palmer	QB	8	7.11	5.10	9.08	1,434
# 84	Michael Crabtree	WR	6	7.12	1.11	20.01	1,229
# 85	Donald Brown	RB	6	8.01	3.06	20.03	1,346
# 86	Torry Holt	WR	7	8.02	5.07	13.02	1,307
# 87	Owen Daniels	TE	10	8.03	6.01	10.12	1,296
# 88	Steve Breaston	WR	4	8.04	6.04	12.09	1,215
# 89	Kevin Walter	WR	10	8.05	5.08	12.11	1,338
# 90	Darren Sproles	RB	5	8.06	5.08	11.12	1,266
# 91	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	8	8.07	6.04	10.09	1,310
# 92	Rashard Mendenhall	RB	8	8.08	5.07	12.09	1,322
# 93	Jamal Lewis	RB	9	8.09	5.06	12.06	1,255
# 94	Devin Hester	WR	5	8.10	5.10	12.04	1,380
# 95	Matt Cassel	QB	8	8.11	6.05	11.12	1,272
# 96	Donald Driver	WR	5	8.12	6.01	15.02	1,355
# 97	Ray Rice	RB	7	9.01	4.06	14.09	1,280
# 98	Le`Ron McClain	RB	7	9.02	7.06	9.06	970
# 99	Tim Hightower	RB	4	9.03	4.09	13.10	1,206
#100	John Carlson	TE	7	9.04	6.08	12.11	1,243
#101	Pittsburgh Steelers	DEF	8	9.05	6.06	12.03	1,268
#102	Julius Jones	RB	7	9.06	5.11	13.09	1,324
#103	Willis McGahee	RB	7	9.07	6.05	12.10	1,225
#104	LeSean McCoy	RB	4	9.08	4.06	21.04	1,271
#105	Derrick Mason	WR	7	9.09	5.09	15.09	1,292
#106	Ted Ginn	WR	6	9.10	7.06	12.07	1,298
#107	Eli Manning	QB	10	9.11	6.09	13.05	1,234
#108	Leon Washington	RB	9	9.12	6.12	14.04	1,289
#109	Matt Hasselbeck	QB	7	10.01	7.03	14.07	1,320
#110	Percy Harvin	WR	9	10.02	4.12	21.11	1,296
#111	Fred Jackson	RB	9	10.03	6.02	16.07	1,322
#112	Baltimore Ravens	DEF	7	10.04	7.02	13.09	1,168
#113	Chris Chambers	WR	5	10.05	8.01	17.07	1,215
#114	Earnest Graham	RB	8	10.06	7.01	15.10	1,280
#115	Jeremy Maclin	WR	4	10.07	4.02	22.03	1,214
#116	Ahmad Bradshaw	RB	10	10.08	6.10	16.12	1,256
#117	Le'Ron McClain	RB	7	10.09	7.08	23.06	207
#118	New York Giants	DEF	10	10.10	7.06	14.10	1,205
#119	Dustin Keller	TE	9	10.11	8.09	14.02	1,341
#120	David Garrard	QB	7	10.12	8.05	14.07	1,279
#121	Domenik Hixon	WR	10	11.01	7.07	16.09	1,301
#122	Chester Taylor	RB	9	11.02	7.03	16.07	1,252
#123	Zach Miller	TE	9	11.03	8.05	15.04	1,200
#124	Minnesota Vikings	DEF	9	11.04	7.10	15.05	1,197
#125	Kyle Orton	QB	7	11.05	7.03	17.02	1,193
#126	Jeremy Shockey	TE	5	11.06	7.12	15.09	1,293
#127	Trent Edwards	QB	9	11.07	9.01	14.04	1,157
#128	Kevin Curtis	WR	4	11.08	8.01	20.05	1,183
#129	Hakeem Nicks	WR	10	11.09	5.05	23.03	1,112
#130	Philadelphia Eagles

Rank

Player

Team

Position

Bye
Week

Average
Selection

Minimum
Pick

Maximum
Pick

Number
Drafts
Selected

# 1

Adrian Peterson

1.01

1.02

1,454

# 2

Maurice Jones-Drew

1.02

1.01

1.06

1,436

# 3

Matt Forte

1.03

1.01

1.09

1,389

# 4

Michael Turner

1.04

1.01

1.11

1,322

# 5

Steven Jackson

1.05

1.02

2.04

1,388

# 6

Larry Fitzgerald

1.06

1.01

2.03

1,449

# 7

Chris Johnson

1.07

1.02

2.01

1,384

# 8

DeAngelo Williams

1.08

1.03

2.03

1,404

# 9

LaDainian Tomlinson

1.09

1.02

3.12

1,428

# 10

Andre Johnson

1.10

1.04

2.05

1,441

# 11

Steve Slaton

1.11

1.02

3.01

1,442

# 12

Frank Gore

1.12

1.04

2.10

1,451

# 13

Calvin Johnson

2.01

1.07

2.08

1,464

# 14

Randy Moss

2.02

1.03

3.06

1,489

# 15

Brian Westbrook

2.03

1.02

3.10

1,383

# 16

Drew Brees

2.04

1.08

3.02

1,354

# 17

Reggie Wayne

2.05

1.09

3.06

1,440

# 18

Marion Barber

2.06

1.08

3.06

1,437

# 19

Brandon Jacobs

2.07

1.08

3.09

1,433

# 20

Clinton Portis

2.08

1.05

3.11

1,410

# 21

Roddy White

2.09

2.01

3.06

1,371

# 22

Greg Jennings

2.10

1.11

3.09

1,453

# 23

Tom Brady

2.11

1.06

3.11

1,414

# 24

Steve Smith

2.12

2.02

3.07

1,407

# 25

Anquan Boldin

3.01

2.02

4.01

1,412

# 26

Marques Colston

3.02

2.03

4.01

1,409

# 27

Dwayne Bowe

3.03

2.01

5.02

1,373

# 28

Peyton Manning

3.04

2.02

4.06

1,368

# 29

Ronnie Brown

3.05

2.04

4.05

1,409

# 30

Wes Welker

3.06

2.07

4.10

1,382

# 31

Brandon Marshall

3.07

2.06

5.03

1,361

# 32

Kevin Smith

3.08

2.08

5.02

1,432

# 33

Reggie Bush

3.09

2.08

5.05

1,373

# 34

Terrell Owens

3.10

2.04

5.09

1,376

# 35

T.J. Houshmandzadeh

3.11

3.03

7.09

1,368

# 36

Pierre Thomas

3.12

2.06

6.10

1,448

# 37

Ryan Grant

4.01

2.08

5.06

1,391

# 38

Jason Witten

4.02

2.12

5.04

1,345

# 39

Marshawn Lynch

4.03

2.01

7.06

1,390

# 40

Aaron Rodgers

4.04

3.01

5.09

1,351

# 41

Braylon Edwards

4.05

3.06

5.06

1,345

# 42

Philip Rivers

4.06

2.12

5.10

1,362

# 43

Roy Williams

4.07

3.06

5.09

1,371

# 44

Darren McFadden

4.08

2.11

7.04

1,433

# 45

Chad Johnson

4.09

3.06

7.10

1,444

# 46

Antonio Gates

4.10

3.08

6.07

1,317

# 47

Joseph Addai

4.11

2.07

7.11

1,364

# 48

Knowshon Moreno

4.12

1.11

18.03

1,398

# 49

Kurt Warner

5.01

2.03

8.04

1,266

# 50

Thomas Jones

5.02

2.04

8.03

1,395

# 51

Vincent Jackson

5.03

3.05

7.04

1,387

# 52

Tony Romo

5.04

3.05

6.09

1,327

# 53

Antonio Bryant

5.05

3.08

7.10

1,366

# 54

Tony Gonzalez

5.06

3.03

7.11

1,303

# 55

Santonio Holmes

5.07

3.11

7.06

1,331

# 56

Derrick Ward

5.08

3.07

7.12

1,421

# 57

Jonathan Stewart

5.09

3.08

7.11

1,387

# 58

Anthony Gonzalez

5.10

4.01

8.12

1,426

# 59

DeSean Jackson

5.11

3.09

7.11

1,382

# 60

Eddie Royal

5.12

3.05

8.09

1,350

# 61

Larry Johnson

6.01

3.01

8.10

1,429

# 62

Dallas Clark

6.02

4.05

7.10

1,299

# 63

Donovan McNabb

6.03

3.06

8.10

1,411

# 64

Willie Parker

6.04

3.09

8.12

1,346

# 65

Lee Evans

6.05

3.12

9.04

1,325

# 66

Chris Wells

6.06

1.10

18.12

1,374

# 67

Matt Ryan

6.07

2.05

12.07

1,342

# 68

Jay Cutler

6.08

4.04

9.02

1,377

# 69

Kellen Winslow

6.09

4.12

9.03

1,220

# 70

Santana Moss

6.10

4.07

10.04

1,305

# 71

Felix Jones

6.11

3.11

11.07

1,343

# 72

Lance Moore

6.12

4.12

9.08

1,311

# 73

Hines Ward

7.01

4.03

10.12

1,335

# 74

Bernard Berrian

7.02

5.06

10.02

1,334

# 75

Matt Schaub

7.03

4.10

10.06

1,386

# 76

Donnie Avery

7.04

4.10

11.03

1,372

# 77

Cedric Benson

7.05

3.11

12.03

1,353

# 78

LenDale White

7.06

4.10

9.11

1,304

# 79

Greg Olsen

7.07

5.01

10.07

1,322

# 80

Jerricho Cotchery

7.08

5.07

10.08

1,396

# 81

Laveranues Coles

7.09

5.02

10.12

1,331

# 82

Chris Cooley

7.10

5.02

11.04

1,258

# 83

Carson Palmer

7.11

5.10

9.08

1,434

# 84

Michael Crabtree

7.12

1.11

20.01

1,229

# 85

Donald Brown

8.01

3.06

20.03

1,346

# 86

Torry Holt

8.02

5.07

13.02

1,307

# 87

Owen Daniels

8.03

6.01

10.12

1,296

# 88

Steve Breaston

8.04

6.04

12.09

1,215

# 89

Kevin Walter

8.05

5.08

12.11

1,338

# 90

Darren Sproles

8.06

5.08

11.12

1,266

# 91

Ben Roethlisberger

8.07

6.04

10.09

1,310

# 92

Rashard Mendenhall

8.08

5.07

12.09

1,322

# 93

Jamal Lewis

8.09

5.06

12.06

1,255

# 94

Devin Hester

8.10

5.10

12.04

1,380

# 95

Matt Cassel

8.11

6.05

11.12

1,272

# 96

Donald Driver

8.12

6.01

15.02

1,355

# 97

Ray Rice

9.01

4.06

14.09

1,280

# 98

Le`Ron McClain

9.02

7.06

9.06

970

# 99

Tim Hightower

9.03

4.09

13.10

1,206

#100

John Carlson

9.04

6.08

12.11

1,243

#101

Pittsburgh Steelers

DEF

9.05

6.06

12.03

1,268

#102

Julius Jones

9.06

5.11

13.09

1,324

#103

Willis McGahee

9.07

6.05

12.10

1,225

#104

LeSean McCoy

9.08

4.06

21.04

1,271

#105

Derrick Mason

9.09

5.09

15.09

1,292

#106

Ted Ginn

9.10

7.06

12.07

1,298

#107

Eli Manning

9.11

6.09

13.05

1,234

#108

Leon Washington

9.12

6.12

14.04

1,289

#109

Matt Hasselbeck

10.01

7.03

14.07

1,320

#110

Percy Harvin

10.02

4.12

21.11

1,296

#111

Fred Jackson

10.03

6.02

16.07

1,322

#112

Baltimore Ravens

DEF

10.04

7.02

13.09

1,168

#113

Chris Chambers

10.05

8.01

17.07

1,215

#114

Earnest Graham

10.06

7.01

15.10

1,280

#115

Jeremy Maclin

10.07

4.02

22.03

1,214

#116

Ahmad Bradshaw

10.08

6.10

16.12

1,256

#117

Le'Ron McClain

10.09

7.08

23.06

207

#118

New York Giants

DEF

10.10

7.06

14.10

1,205

#119

Dustin Keller

10.11

8.09

14.02

1,341

#120

David Garrard

10.12

8.05

14.07

1,279

#121

Domenik Hixon

11.01

7.07

16.09

1,301

#122

Chester Taylor

11.02

7.03

16.07

1,252

#123

Zach Miller

11.03

8.05

15.04

1,200

#124

Minnesota Vikings

DEF

11.04

7.10

15.05

1,197

#125

Kyle Orton

11.05

7.03

17.02

1,193

#126

Jeremy Shockey

11.06

7.12

15.09

1,293

#127

Trent Edwards

11.07

9.01

14.04

1,157

#128

Kevin Curtis

11.08

8.01

20.05

1,183

#129

Hakeem Nicks

11.09

5.05

23.03

1,112

#130

Philadelphia Eagles