Top 20 Fantasy Football Rookies....So Far.

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Published on April 27, 2012

RANK	PLAYER	POS.	TEAM	ROUND	PICK	COMMENTARY
1	ROBERT GRIFFIN III	QB	WSH	1	2	Unfair comparisons will be made to Cam Newton, but will be asked to run a lot more in Washington than Luck will be in Indy, which makes RG3 the first player I'd draft out of this class
2	ANDREW LUCK	QB	IND	1	1	Will start day one and has a punchers chance to score a ton of points right out of the gate.
3	MICHAEL FLOYD	WR	ARZ	1	13	Main knock was route-running. His mentor is now Larry Fitzgerald. Could be magical.
4	COBY FLEENER	TE	IND	2	2	Luck will rely on Fleener heavily early in his career and they already have a chemistry.
5	TRENT RICHARDSON	RB	CLE	1	3	Is a 3-down back who will be asked to start right away. Fantasy gold as a FLEX option
6	DOUG MARTIN	RB	TB	1	31	May split carries to begin the season, but will eventually be the feature back due to his versatility in passing situations compared to incumbent LaGarrette Blount
7	JUSTIN BLACKMON	WR	JAX	1	5	Slips in the rankings because JAX is so inept offensively.
8	BRANDON WEEDEN	QB	CLE	1	22	All indications are that he will start from day one considering the fact that the Browns are shopping Colt McCoy.
9	BRIAN QUICK	WR	STL	2	1	He has a lot of developing to do, but STL has no one to stop Quick from being a starter early in the season. His size will make him a valuable endzone target.
10	AJ JENKINS	WR	SF	1	30	Good talent, but may be 4th on the depth chart this year behind Moss, Manningham, and Ginn
11	KENDALL WRIGHT	WR	TEN	1	20	Barring injuries, will at best be 3rd in the pecking order to get touches behind CJ2K and Kenny Britt. Jaret Cook may also get more touches this year.
12	STEPHEN HILL	WR	NYJ	2	11	Very raw, but will likely be replacing Plaxico Burress. Size and speed combo is the best in the draft.
13	ALSON JEFFERY	WR	CHI	2	13	Needs to improve consistency, but can be very dangerous opposite Brandon Marshall
14	RYAN BROYLES	WR	DET	2	22	If he recovers from his ACL injury, will be very dangerous opposite Calvin Johnson.
15	RUEBEN RANDLE	WR	NYG	2	32	Needs to beat out Ramses Barden for the 3rd wide receiver spot and Mario Manningham's replacement
16	RONNIE HILLMAN	RB	DEN	3	4	Darren Sproles-like talent at Peyton Manning's disposal, may also return kicks. Potential duel threat for fantasy points
17	T.J. GRAHAM	WR/KR	BUF	3	6	Can challenge for a slot receiver spot similar to the one he played at NC State, but his real value will be in the return game.
18	T.Y. HILTON	WR/KR	IND	3	30	Fastest guy in the draft goes to Andrew Luck?on turf. Dual threat as a slot receiver and kick returner
19	DEVIER POSEY	WR	HOU	3	5	Adam Schefter reports that Posey's arrival will spell the likely departure of Jacoby Jones. I expect similar numbers.
20	RYAN TANNEHILL	QB	MIA	1	8	Don't think he'll start much this year, but if he does, there's potential there with his running ability to have a Tim Tebow-like year in terms of fantasy production.