2007 NFL Playoff Rankings

Updated: 1/3/08

Note: These are rankings for the entire post-season. They take only yardage and TDs into account.
We will post full projections for each week on Wednesdays.

R	Name	TM	U	D	Comments
1	Tom Brady	NE	NO	NO	Clearly the safest bet to do the most damage.
2	Peyton Manning	IND	NO	NO	Should do serious damage even if it's only 2 games.
3	Tony Romo	DAL	NO	NO	Would be #2 but recent issues makes him a little shakier.
4	Brett Favre	GB	YES	NO	Good bet to play in 2+ games but struggles in Dallas.
5	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	NO	NO	Should get 2 games and a serous pass-happy approach.
6	David Garrard	JAC	YES	NO	We like them to beat Pit so that's 2 games for him.
7	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	NO	NO	Shakier lately for a variety of reasons but solid this deep.
8	Philip Rivers	SD	YES	NO	Shaky for sure but 2 games and will throw vs. Indy.
9	Eli Manning	NYG	YES	NO	Solid chance to play 2 games at least.
10	Jeff Garcia	TB	NO	NO	Long layoff is definitely a concern but he's not the worst.
11	Vince Young	TEN	NO	YES	Injury makes him very risky plus one-and-done.
12	Todd Collins	WAS	NO	NO	Definitely the worst option in the post-season.
R	Name	TM	U	D	Comments
1	Joseph Addai	IND	NO	NO	Has to be considered the best RB on the board.
2	LaDainian Tomlinson	SD	NO	NO	Should play 2 games so you could do a lot worse.
3	Marion Barber	DAL	NO	NO	Homefield is key for this team and Barber's chances.
4	Laurence Maroney	NE	YES	NO	Obviously a strong option at the position.
5	Ryan Grant	GB	NO	NO	Another obviously strong option.
6	Fred Taylor	JAC	YES	NO	On a major role and Jags should play two.
7	Maurice Drew	JAC	NO	NO	Could be bad pick if Jags lose but we're not seeing that.
8	Brandon Jacobs	NYG	NO	NO	You could do a lot worse, as NY good bet to play 2.
9	Clinton Portis	WAS	NO	NO	One-and-done candidate but could be sneaky pick.
10	Shaun Alexander	SEA	NO	YES	Hard to feel great but 1-2 TDs if they play two games.
11	Earnest Graham	TB	YES	YES	Quality player but team may go one-and-done.
12	Najeh Davenport	PIT	YES	YES	Bad matchup this week so value must be good to take.
13	Julius Jones	DAL	YES	NO	Good thing is team best bet to go to SB (but not by much)
14	Kevin Faulk	NE	YES	NO	Always a wise choice this low on this team.
15	Maurice Morris	SEA	YES	NO	Sneaky pick if Seattle can win this week as we expect.
16	LenDale White	TEN	NO	YES	Young injury hurts his chances a lot.
17	Heath Evans	NE	YES	YES	Might sneak in 1-2 TDs in their games.
18	Kenton Keith	IND	YES	NO	Might not do much but team could go all the way.
19	Michael Turner	SD	YES	NO	Team a good bet to play in 2 games so viable.
20	Reuben Droughns	NYG	YES	NO	NY at least a good bet to play 2 games so could get TD.
21	Michael Pittman	TB	NO	NO	Needs a TB win but that's not out of the question.
22	Ahmad Bradshaw	NYG	YES	YES	A long-shot with injury but some upside here for sure.
23	Chris Brown	TEN	YES	NO	At least has potential to go out with a bang if behind.
24	Brandon Jackson	GB	NO	NO	Did a solid job in Week 17 so could see some touches.
25	Darren Sproles	SD	YES	NO	Some upside at least and 2 games likely.
26	Greg Jones	JAC	NO	NO	2 games likely and could sneak in a short score.
27	Vernand Morency	GB	NO	NO	Good team and gets a few touches in passing game.
28	Verron Haynes	PIT	NO	YES	Should have a role for playoffs as 3rd down back.
29	Ladell Betts	WAS	YES	NO	Always a threat to punch one in at least.
30	Kyle Eckel	NE	YES	NO	Sees the field in blowouts so viable super long-shot.
31	Clifton Dawson	IND	NO	NO	Anyone on the Colts with a pulse is viable this deep.
32	Michael Bennett	TB	NO	NO	They don't like him very much so could do nothing.
33	Tyson Thompson	DAL	NO	NO