It's way too early to be doing this, but I'm going to anyways. Down below is a rough draft/preliminary look at what my 2012 Player Rankings might look like. Obviously, a ton will change because of the playoffs, off-season transactions, and the NFL Draft. Still,if you have a chance to make a trade heading into the off-season or grab a guy with some 2012 breakout potential, these rankings can't hurt. I leaned towards PPR and note that these are 2012 redraft rankings (not dynasty!). They are also very rough and subject to plenty of change over the next few months.
| Quarterback | Tight End | |||||||
| Rk | Player | 2011 Team | Contract | Rk | Player | 2011 Team | Contract | |
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay | 2014 | 1 | Rob Gronkowski | New England | 2013 | |
| 2 | Drew Brees | New Orleans | UFA | 2 | Jimmy Graham | New Orleans | 2013 | |
| 3 | Tom Brady | New England | 2014 | 3 | Antonio Gates | San Diego | 2015 | |
| 4 | Matthew Stafford | Detroit | 2014 | 4 | Jason Witten | Dallas | 2017 | |
| 5 | Cam Newton | Carolina | 2014 | 5 | Aaron Hernandez | New England | 2013 | |
| 6 | Michael Vick | Philadelphia | 2015 | 6 | Jermichael Finley | Green Bay | UFA | |
| 7 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis | 2015 | 7 | Fred Davis | Washington | UFA | |
| 8 | Tony Romo | Dallas | 2013 | 8 | Vernon Davis | San Francisco | 2015 | |
| 9 | Philip Rivers | San Diego | 2015 | 9 | Tony Gonzalez | Atlanta | UFA | |
| 10 | Eli Manning | New York Giants | 2015 | 10 | Dallas Clark | Indianapolis | 2013 | |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh | 2015 | 11 | Jared Cook | Tennessee | 2012 | |
| 12 | Tim Tebow | Denver | 2014 | 12 | Jermaine Gresham | Cincinnati | 2014 | |
| 13 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta | 2013 | 13 | Dustin Keller | New York Jets | 2012 | |
| 14 | Mark Sanchez | New York Jets | 2013 | 14 | Brandon Pettigrew | Detroit | 2014 | |
| 15 | Jake Locker | Tennessee | 2014 | 15 | Kellen Winslow | Tampa Bay | 2014 | |
| 16 | Andy Dalton | Cincinnati | 2014 | 16 | Greg Olsen | Carolina | 2015 | |
| 17 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | Buffalo | 2017 | 17 | Kyle Rudolph | Minnesota | 2014 | |
| 18 | Matt Schaub | Houston | 2012 | 18 | Owen Daniels | Houston | 2014 | |
| 19 | Carson Palmer | Oakland | 2014 | 19 | Lance Kendricks | St Louis | 2014 | |
| 20 | Jay Cutler | Chicago | 2013 | 20 | Ed Dickson | Baltimore | 2012 | |
| 21 | Joe Flacco | Baltimore | 2012 | 21 | Brent Celek | Philadelphia | 2016 | |
| 22 | Matt Moore | Miami | 2012 | 22 | Tony Moeaki | Kansas City | 2013 | |
| 23 | Josh Freeman | Tampa Bay | 2013 | 23 | Marcedes Lewis | Jacksonville | 2015 | |
| 24 | Sam Bradford | St Louis | 2015 | 24 | Jordan Cameron | Cleveland | 2014 | |
| 25 | Alex D. Smith | San Francisco | UFA | 25 | Heath Miller | Pittsburgh | 2014 | |
| 26 | Christian Ponder | Minnesota | 2014 | 26 | Martellus Bennett | Dallas | UFA | |
| 27 | Matt Cassel | Kansas City | 2014 | 27 | Dennis Pitta | Baltimore | 2012 | |
| 28 | Kevin Kolb | Arizona | 2016 | 28 | Todd Heap | Arizona | 2012 | |
| 29 | Blaine Gabbert | Jacksonville | 2014 | 29 | Scott Chandler | Buffalo | UFA | |
| 30 | Tarvaris Jackson | Seattle | 2012 | 30 | Anthony Fasano | Miami | 2012 | |
| 31 | Rex Grossman | Washington | UFA | 31 | Chris Cooley | Washington | 2013 | |
| 32 | Colt McCoy | Cleveland | 2013 | 32 | Julius Thomas | Denver | 2014 | |
| 33 | Matt Flynn | Green Bay | UFA | 33 | Jeremy Shockey | Carolina | UFA | |
| 34 | Josh Johnson | Tampa Bay | UFA | 34 | Evan Moore | Cleveland | 2013 | |
| 35 | Matt Hasselbeck | Tennessee | 2013 | 35 | Jake Ballard | New York Giants | ERFA | |
| 36 | Kyle Orton | Kansas City | UFA | 36 | Jacob Tamme | Indianapolis | UFA | |
| 37 | Jason Campbell | Oakland | UFA | 37 | Zach J. Miller | Seattle | 2015 | |
| 38 | Chad Henne | Miami | UFA | 38 | Kevin Boss | Oakland | 2014 | |
| 39 | John Skelton | Arizona | 2013 | 39 | Joel Dreessen | Houston | UFA | |
| 40 | Joe Webb | Minnesota | 2013 | 40 | Rob Housler | Arizona | 2014 | |
| 41 | Delanie Walker | San Francisco | 2013 | |||||
| 42 | Tony Scheffler | Detroit | 2013 | |||||
| 43 | Ben Watson | Cleveland | 2012 | |||||
| 44 | Visanthe Shiancoe | Minnesota | UFA | |||||
| 45 | John Carlson | Seattle | UFA | |||||
| 46 | Gary Barnidge | Carolina | 2012 | |||||
| 47 | Michael Hoomanawanui | St Louis | 2013 | |||||
| 48 | Virgil Green | Denver | 2014 | |||||
| 49 | Zach Miller | Jacksonville | 2012 | |||||
| 50 | Michael Palmer | Atlanta | ERFA | |||||
| Wide Receiver | Running Back | |||||||
| Rk | Player | 2011 Team | Contract | Rk | Player | 2011 Team | Contract | |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson | Detroit | 2012 | 1 | Arian Foster | Houston | RFA | |
| 2 | A.J. Green | Cincinnati | 2014 | 2 | Ray Rice | Baltimore | UFA | |
| 3 | Wes Welker | New England | UFA | 3 | LeSean McCoy | Philadelphia | 2012 | |
| 4 | Greg Jennings | Green Bay | 2012 | 4 | Matt Forte | Chicago | UFA | |
| 5 | Andre Johnson | Houston | 2016 | 5 | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City | 2015 | |
| 6 | Steve L. Smith | Carolina | 2012 | 6 | Ryan Mathews | San Diego | 2014 | |
| 7 | Julio Jones | Atlanta | 2014 | 7 | Marshawn Lynch | Seattle | UFA | |
| 8 | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona | 2018 | 8 | Darren McFadden | Oakland | 2013 | |
| 9 | Hakeem Nicks | New York Giants | 2013 | 9 | Maurice Jones-Drew | Jacksonville | 2013 | |
| 10 | Roddy White | Atlanta | 2014 | 10 | Chris D. Johnson | Tennessee | 2016 | |
| 11 | Kenny Britt | Tennessee | 2013 | 11 | Michael Bush | Oakland | UFA | |
| 12 | Dwayne Bowe | Kansas City | UFA | 12 | Ahmad Bradshaw | New York Giants | 2014 | |
| 13 | Mike Wallace | Pittsburgh | RFA | 13 | Demarco Murray | Dallas | 2014 | |
| 14 | Brandon Marshall | Miami | 2014 | 14 | Fred Jackson | Buffalo | 2012 | |
| 15 | Dez Bryant | Dallas | 2014 | 15 | Rashard Mendenhall | Pittsburgh | 2012 | |
| 16 | Miles Austin | Dallas | 2016 | 16 | Steven Jackson | St Louis | 2013 | |
| 17 | Vincent Jackson | San Diego | UFA | 17 | Reggie Bush | Miami | 2012 | |
| 18 | Jordy Nelson | Green Bay | 2014 | 18 | Roy Helu | Washington | 2014 | |
| 19 | Steve Johnson | Buffalo | UFA | 19 | Darren Sproles | New Orleans | 2014 | |
| 20 | Pierre Garcon | Indianapolis | UFA | 20 | Frank Gore | San Francisco | 2014 | |
| 21 | Jeremy Maclin | Philadelphia | 2013 | 21 | Adrian L. Peterson | Minnesota | 2017 | |
| 22 | Marques Colston | New Orleans | UFA | 22 | Beanie Wells | Arizona | 2013 | |
| 23 | Victor Cruz | New York Giants | 2012 | 23 | Jahvid Best | Detroit | 2014 | |
| 24 | Percy Harvin | Minnesota | 2013 | 24 | Shonn Greene | New York Jets | 2012 | |
| 25 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh | 2012 | 25 | Michael Turner | Atlanta | 2013 | |
| 26 | Santonio Holmes | New York Jets | 2015 | 26 | Montario Hardesty | Cleveland | 2013 | |
| 27 | Brandon Lloyd | St Louis | UFA | 27 | Peyton Hillis | Cleveland | UFA | |
| 28 | Austin Collie | Indianapolis | 2012 | 28 | Jonathan Stewart | Carolina | 2012 | |
| 29 | DeSean Jackson | Philadelphia | UFA | 29 | Stevan Ridley | New England | 2014 | |
| 30 | Demaryius Thomas | Denver | 2014 | 30 | Mark Ingram | New Orleans | 2014 | |
| 31 | Vincent Brown | San Diego | 2014 | 31 | DeAngelo Williams | Carolina | 2015 | |
| 32 | Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis | UFA | 32 | Donald Brown | Indianapolis | 2013 | |
| 33 | Denarius Moore | Oakland | 2014 | 33 | James Starks | Green Bay | 2013 | |
| 34 | Leonard Hankerson | Washington | 2014 | 34 | C.J. Spiller | Buffalo | 2014 | |
| 35 | Jacoby Ford | Oakland | 2013 | 35 | Mikel Leshoure | Detroit | 2014 | |
| 36 | Mike A. Williams | Tampa Bay | 2013 | 36 | Toby Gerhart | Minnesota | 2013 | |
| 37 | Anquan Boldin | Baltimore | 2013 | 37 | LeGarrette Blount | Tampa Bay | ERFA | |
| 38 | Greg Little | Cleveland | 2014 | 38 | Willis McGahee | Denver | 2014 | |
| 39 | Santana Moss | Washington | 2013 | 39 | Mike Tolbert | San Diego | UFA | |
| 40 | Torrey Smith | Baltimore | 2014 | 40 | Felix Jones | Dallas | 2012 | |
| 41 | Laurent Robinson | Dallas | 0 | 41 | Ryan Williams | Arizona | 2014 | |
| 42 | Sidney Rice | Seattle | 2015 | 42 | Pierre Thomas | New Orleans | 2014 | |
| 43 | Lance Moore | New Orleans | 2015 | 43 | Jacquizz Rodgers | Atlanta | 2014 | |
| 44 | Mario Manningham | New York Giants | UFA | 44 | Kendall Hunter | San Francisco | 2014 | |
| 45 | Jonathan Baldwin | Kansas City | 2014 | 45 | Dexter McCluster | Kansas City | 2013 | |
| 46 | Randall Cobb | Green Bay | 2014 | 46 | Ben Tate | Houston | 2013 | |
| 47 | Eric Decker | Denver | 2013 | 47 | Daniel Thomas | Miami | 2014 | |
| 48 | Plaxico Burress | New York Jets | UFA | 48 | Cedric Benson | Cincinnati | UFA | |
| 49 | Malcom Floyd | San Diego | 2012 | 49 | Brandon Jacobs | New York Giants | 2012 | |
| 50 | Damian Williams | Tennessee | 2013 | 50 | Joseph Addai | Indianapolis | 2013 | |
| 51 | Robert Meachem | New Orleans | UFA | 51 | Shane Vereen | New England | 2014 | |
| 52 | Michael Crabtree | San Francisco | 2014 | 52 | Delone Carter | Indianapolis | 2014 | |
| 53 | Golden Tate | Seattle | 2013 | 53 | Isaac Redman | Pittsburgh | ERFA | |
| 54 | Earl Bennett | Chicago | 2015 | 54 | Danny Woodhead | New England | 2012 | |
| 55 | Titus Young | Detroit | 2014 | 55 | Evan Royster | Washington | 2014 | |
| 56 | James Jones | Green Bay | 2013 | 56 | Javon Ringer | Tennessee | 2012 | |
| 57 | Jerome Simpson | Cincinnati | UFA | 57 | BenJarvus Green-Ellis | New England | UFA | |
| 58 | Johnny Knox | Chicago | 2012 | 58 | Ryan Grant | Green Bay | UFA | |
| 59 | Greg Salas | St Louis | 2014 | 59 | Joe McKnight | New York Jets | 2013 | |
| 60 | Jordan Shipley | Cincinnati | 2013 | 60 | Rashad Jennings | Jacksonville | 2012 | |
| 61 | Brandon LaFell | Carolina | 2013 | 61 | Tim Hightower | Washington | UFA | |
| 62 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | Oakland | 2013 | 62 | Kevin Smith | Detroit | UFA | |
| 63 | Danny Amendola | St Louis | UFA | 63 | Alex Green | Green Bay | 2014 | |
| 64 | Mike Thomas | Jacksonville | 2015 | 64 | Jason Snelling | Atlanta | UFA | |
| 65 | Emmanuel Sanders | Pittsburgh | 2012 | 65 | Knowshon Moreno | Denver | 2013 | |
| 66 | Jeremy Kerley | New York Jets | 2014 | 66 | Bilal Powell | New York Jets | 2014 | |
| 67 | Doug Baldwin | Seattle | UDFA | 67 | Taiwan Jones | Oakland | 2014 | |
| 68 | Andre Roberts | Arizona | 2013 | 68 | Dion Lewis | Philadelphia | 2014 | |
| 69 | Steve Breaston | Kansas City | 2015 | 69 | Marion Barber III | Chicago | 2012 | |
| 70 | Arrelious Benn | Tampa Bay | 2013 | 70 | LaDainian Tomlinson | New York Jets | UFA | |
| 71 | Chad Ochocinco | New England | 2013 | 71 | Ricky Williams | Baltimore | 2012 | |
| 72 | Roscoe Parrish | Buffalo | UFA | 72 | Chris Ivory | New Orleans | 2012 | |
| 73 | Nate Burleson | Detroit | 2014 | 73 | Bernard Scott | Cincinnati | 2012 | |
| 74 | Nate Washington | Tennessee | 2014 | 74 | Justin Forsett | Seattle | UFA | |
| 75 | Devery Henderson | New Orleans | 2012 | 75 | John Kuhn | Green Bay | 2013 | |
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