The 2012 NFL Fantasy Season is officially here.

Mock drafts abound. Rookie round-ups are complete. Bye week cheat sheets are everywhere. The creative juices are flowing with hysterical team names. And the all-important Athlon Sports 2012 Big Board continues to grow into the best fantasy ranking on the web.

Typically a championship fantasy GM will have his own research, analysis and gut instincts reflected in his or her individually constructed Big Board. But that takes months of time, lots of practice reports and loads of web surfing. So instead of 112 Google searches per day, just let Athlon Sports handle the legwork for you.

New to this list is NFL.com's initial NFL fantasy rankings as we have expanded from seven lists to eight. We also added a "previous ranking" column to indicate the previous ranking. Athlon will continue to broaden and deepen its trademark consensus Big Board all summer long.

Special thanks to the people over at FantasyRundown.com for their support.

CBS: CBSSports.com (Updated: 7/13/12)

PFF: ProFootballFocus.com (Updated: 6/26/12)

ESPN: ESPN (Updated 6/20/12)

FFT: FFToolbox.com (Updated 7/15/12)

Y!: Yahoo! Sports (Updated 6/23/12)

NFL: NFL.com (2012 Debut)

FOX: FoxSports.com (Updated 5/31/12)

AS: Athlon Sports (Updated 7/1/12)



Updated: 3:00 PM CT, July 16, 2012

Rank Previous Player: Team Pos | CBS PFF ESPN FFTB Y! NFL FOX AS 1 1 Arian Foster HOU RB | 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 Ray Rice BAL RB | 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 LeSean McCoy PHI RB | 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 Aaron Rodgers GB QB | 4 5 4 7 6 2 1 4 5 5 Calvin Johnson DET WR | 7 6 7 4 4 8 6 5 6 6 Maurice Jones-Drew JAC RB | 6 11 5 6 7 7 7 6 7 8 Ryan Mathews SD RB | 8 3 12 5 5 9 11 13 8 9 Drew Brees NO QB | 5 17 8 8 11 6 9 8 9 7 Chris Johnson TEN RB | 9 7 9 10 8 11 10 9 10 12 Tom Brady NE QB | 10 25 6 9 12 5 5 7 11 10 Larry Fitzgerald ARI WR | 16 9 10 19 10 12 16 10 12 14 Cam Newton CAR QB | 14 10 23 11 13 13 8 19 13 17 Andre Johnson HOU WR | 13 15 11 26 28 15 12 18 14 11 Darren McFadden OAK RB | 12 27 30 12 16 19 15 14 15 21 Matthew Stafford DET QB | 15 42 13 24 19 10 13 11 16 18 Roddy White ATL WR | 19 8 15 32 17 18 23 16 17 15 Matt Forte CHI RB | 22 33 18 15 15 16 19 12 18 13 Marshawn Lynch SEA RB | 11 37 17 17 18 27 14 15 19 16 Rob Gronkowski NE TE | 26 44 14 13 14 14 17 25 20 20 DeMarco Murray DAL RB | 18 16 21 18 22 25 18 34 21 22 Greg Jennings GB WR | 23 14 16 36 23 20 22 24 22 26 Wes Welker NE WR | 24 28 20 25 30 17 24 23 23 19 Jimmy Graham NO TE | 28 38 22 20 20 21 20 29 24 23 Trent Richardson CLE RB | 17 29 36 14 9 22 41 33 25 30 Adrian Peterson MIN RB | 27 19 28 21 21 30 36 22 26 25 Jamaal Charles KC RB | 49 23 24 16 25 29 28 17 27 24 Steven Jackson STL RB | 20 21 31 23 37 31 25 36 28 27 AJ Green CIN WR | 32 31 26 27 24 26 33 26 29 29 Hakeem Nicks NYG WR | 35 12 25 28 39 33 30 27 30 28 Mike Wallace PIT WR | 31 39 19 30 29 28 29 28 31 34 Julio Jones ATL WR | 34 22 33 22 31 23 42 30 32 33 Victor Cruz NYG WR | 38 26 29 29 26 36 46 32 33 39 Michael Vick PHI QB | 29 13 32 53 43 41 26 47 34 31 Fred Jackson BUF RB | 33 52 34 34 32 44 21 38 35 35 Jordy Nelson GB WR | 30 57 39 37 33 35 44 31 36 37 Steve Smith CAR WR | 46 43 40 41 34 24 39 40 37 32 Michael Turner ATL RB | 21 96 37 33 35 43 27 21 38 38 Brandon Marshall CHI WR | 51 49 35 45 27 34 38 35 39 36 Ahmad Bradshaw NYG RB | 25 41 44 31 45 45 40 46 40 43 Dez Bryant DAL WR | 59 32 41 40 47 38 45 37 41 41 Marques Colston NO WR | 55 24 46 42 44 39 52 39 42 47 Tony Romo DAL QB | 40 35 45 58 53 40 32 41 43 44 Darren Sproles NO RB | 41 56 43 35 40 47 47 44 44 46 Demaryius Thomas DEN WR | 37 20 63 51 41 32 49 60 45 48 Eli Manning NYG QB | 36 53 27 54 50 63 35 42 46 40 Frank Gore SF RB | 62 79 38 44 52 42 31 20 47 42 Reggie Bush MIA RB | 57 47 51 38 42 56 43 45 48 45 Miles Austin DAL WR | 53 36 48 55 36 48 55 52 49 49 Percy Harvin MIN WR | 50 46 55 48 48 37 48 56 50 50 Dwayne Bowe KC WR | 61 34 57 63 51 46 50 57 51 51 Jeremy Maclin PHI WR | 60 45 59 57 46 49 58 50 52 55 Philip Rivers SD QB | 44 61 64 75 59 50 37 43 53 52 Vincent Jackson TB WR | 65 40 53 52 67 57 56 53 54 57 Peyton Manning DEN QB | 47 48 49 78 58 59 34 73 55 56 Antonio Gates SD TE | 42 54 56 68 49 53 62 63 56 54 Kenny Britt TEN WR | 73 18 74 49 54 52 65 74 57 53 Roy Helu WAS RB | 67 87 42 39 61 61 57 48 58 58 Brandon Lloyd NE WR | 68 59 47 62 56 51 59 62 59 61 Shonn Greene NYJ RB | 66 68 58 50 70 58 63 55 60 65 Doug Martin TB RB | 54 60 83 43 38 54 88 68 61 60 Beanie Wells ARI RB | 43 94 62 46 77 55 61 58 62 70 Antonio Brown PIT WR | 75 6 66 77 68 84 53 67 63 59 BenJarvus Green-Ellis CIN RB | 45 115 52 47 65 60 70 54 64 62 Willis McGahee DEN RB | 70 73 50 73 79 62 54 49 65 66 Jason Witten DAL TE | 48 58 69 72 63 72 51 80 66 63 Aaron Hernandez NE TE | 39 66 93 61 55 70 68 70 67 73 Matt Ryan ATL QB | 52 64 73 66 76 65 60 81 68 67 Vernon Davis SF TE | 56 76 61 65 60 77 66 79 69 68 DeSean Jackson PHI WR | 63 74 71 69 71 78 71 61 70 71 Stevie Johnson BUF WR | 72 50 60 64 64 67 127 59 71 69 Jermichael Finley GB TE | 64 72 87 59 57 74 69 83 72 72 Jonathan Stewart CAR RB | 88 89 54 56 69 68 82 65 73 78 Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB | 58 86 79 80 62 71 64 71 74 75 Torrey Smith BAL WR | 76 65 82 76 80 76 91 72 75 76 Isaac Redman PIT RB | 77 117 72 67 73 81 75 64 76 64 Robert Meachem SD WR | 81 62 77 70 81 73 98 85 77 74 Eric Decker DEN WR | 80 55 68 104 74 66 85 99 78 84 Jahvid Best DET RB | 101 75 70 91 85 64 77 69 79 79 Donald Brown IND RB | 97 63 95 96 82 92 80 75 80 83 Pierre Garcon WAS WR | 109 71 80 82 84 83 89 82 81 81 Mark Ingram NO RB | 113 102 78 90 92 69 87 51 82 77 DeAngelo Williams CAR RB | 100 - 67 74 78 80 72 66 83 82 James Starks GB RB | 96 81 92 60 90 85 99 88 84 86 Reggie Wayne IND WR | 78 51 103 94 83 79 106 98 85 85 CJ Spiller BUF RB | 89 83 81 79 89 88 115 78 86 94 Robert Griffin III WAS QB | 82 30 101 - 75 82 79 110 87 80 Fred Davis WAS TE | 83 106 108 71 66 102 78 106 88 87 Anquan Boldin BAL WR | 90 85 94 99 99 91 84 86 89 93 Denarius Moore OAK WR | 91 78 84 106 93 86 111 84 90 91 Peyton Hillis KC RB | 86 99 88 98 88 94 107 90 91 88 Matt Schaub HOU QB | 69 - 86 85 111 89 67 94 92 92 Sidney Rice SEA WR | 87 69 98 101 86 134 83 97 93 96 Jay Cutler CHI QB | 99 127 99 95 72 97 73 101 94 95 Tony Gonzalez ATL TE | 85 84 105 83 103 103 92 112 95 89 Michael Bush CHI RB | 95 - 76 84 97 87 86 93 96 90 Brandon Pettigrew DET TE | 98 98 115 81 98 116 74 92 97 98 Lance Moore NO WR | 93 90 91 118 109 96 94 87 98 97 Santonio Holmes NYJ WR | 102 122 89 102 87 90 81 108 99 99 Stevan Ridley NE RB | 84 123 75 - 101 75 100 76 100 101 Ben Tate HOU RB | 107 - 65 119 94 95 102 77 101 111 Josh Freeman TB QB | 128 70 104 116 116 101 97 102 102 106 Darrius Heyward-Bey OAK WR | 117 82 106 113 95 99 119 105 103 102 Justin Blackmon JAC WR | 106 134 113 92 108 110 95 96 104 103 Toby Gerhart MIN RB | 94 - 90 105 117 93 117 89 105 100 LeGarrette Blount TB RB | 103 109 121 117 119 120 76 100 106 113 Michael Crabtree SF WR | 111 119 96 120 115 100 114 109 107 109 Jacob Tamme DEN TE | 121 91 132 86 102 112 96 - 108 104 Malcolm Floyd SD WR | 112 103 85 112 104 114 116 146 109 110 Titus Young DET WR | 92 95 112 100 137 119 122 121 110 117 Greg Little CLE WR | 114 80 - 109 91 104 137 118 111 108 Pierre Thomas NO RB | 105 107 119 132 107 108 105 130 112 115 David Wilson NYG RB | 127 125 97 134 105 98 139 91 113 107 Mikel LeShoure DET RB | 79 - - 115 96 106 110 116 114 114 Mike Williams TB WR | 119 105 120 97 100 142 121 123 115 105 Brent Celek PHI TE | 74 114 140 89 114 - 123 126 116 112 Jermaine Gresham CIN TE | 71 124 - 87 110 - 108 138 117 119 Andy Dalton CIN QB | 116 126 110 110 129 113 109 128 118 118 Felix Jones DAL RB | 110 112 102 - 127 121 113 114 119 130 Carson Palmer OAK QB | 108 110 126 - 122 111 126 104 120 124 Laurent Robinson JAC WR | 135 111 118 108 131 130 93 - 121 127 Nate Washington TEN WR | 126 100 125 - 124 107 131 119 122 121 Joe Flacco BAL QB | 130 101 122 - 130 133 90 127 123 140 Ryan Fitzpatrick BUF QB | 143 77 137 - 135 122 103 - 124 128 Owen Daniels HOU TE | 124 139 134 103 118 - 129 125 125 120 Jared Cook TEN TE | 134 135 123 93 126 - 141 124 126 125 Dustin Keller NYJ TE | - 133 Â 88 128 125 120 134 127 129 49ers SF DST | 150 - 109 122 146 109 - 95 128 139 Andrew Luck IND QB | - 92 138 Â 136 105 112 - 129 123 Michael Floyd ARI WR | 141 93 131 129 120 - 130 - 130 131 Santana Moss WAR WR | 104 - - - 121 115 144 111 131 116 Daniel Thomas MIA RB | 131 - 111 - 133 143 101 129 132 122 Mario Manningham SF WR | 136 - 128 107 144 117 118 - 133 126 Ryan Williams ARI RB | 115 - - 136 112 147 128 117 134 133 Shane Vareen NE RB | 125 - - 114 123 131 138 133 135 141 Doug Baldwin SEA WR | - 116 - 121 134 126 - 122 136 137 Ronnie Hillman DEN RB | 122 104 - 131 113 - - - 137 147 Bernard Scott CIN RB | 140 121 116 - - 137 - 115 138 167 Alex Smith SF QB | - 120 107 - - 138 124 - 139 136 Coby Fleener IND TE | 123 131 - 124 132 136 - - 140 135 Texans HOU DST | - - 114 128 - - - 103 141 138 Vincent Brown SD WR | 144 - - 111 138 - 134 120 142 157 Sam Bradford STL QB | 146 - 130 - - 124 104 - 143 134 Mike Tolbert CAR RB | 129 - 127 - 142 - 132 131 144 142 Bears CHI DST | - - 124 150 Â 118 - 132 145 144 Davone Bess MIA WR | - 88 - - 140 - - - 146 151 Ravens BAL DST | - - 129 123 - 139 - 141 147 132 Reuben Randle NYG WR | - 113 117 - - - - - 148 156 Randy Moss SF WR | 118 145 135 - - - 136 - 149 162 Austin Collie IND WR | 148 97 - 147 143 - - - 150 143 Eagles PHI DST | - - 142 130 - - - 113

The 2012 Athlon Sports Consensus Fantasy Football Big Board:

Next 10: Rashad Mendenhall, RB, PIT, Tim Hightower, RB, WAS, Pittsburgh, DST, Mike Goodson, RB, OAK, Brian Quick, WR, STL, Brandon LaFell, WR, CAR, Jacoby Ford, WR, OAK, Joseph Addai, RB, NE, Matt Flynn, QB, SEA, Jacquizz Rodgers, RB, ATL

2012 Athlon Sports NFL team-by-team schedule analysis:

AFC East

Buffalo Bills

Miami Dolphins

New England Patriots

New York Jets

AFC North

Baltimore Ravens

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns

Pittsburgh Steelers



AFC South

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Tennessee Titans

AFC West

Denver Broncos

Kansas City Chiefs

Oakland Raiders

San Diego Chargers

NFC East

Dallas Cowboys

New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles

Washington Redskins

NFC North

Chicago Bears

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Minnesota Vikings



NFC South

Atlanta Falcons

Carolina Panthers

New Orleans Saints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC West

Arizona Cardinals

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

St. Louis Rams

Updated: 11:00 AM CT, June, 8, 2012

Athlon Sports 2012 NFL Fantasy Content:



Athlon Sports Big Board: Top 150

2012 Fantasy Football Mock Draft I

2012 Bye Week Cheat Sheet

Athlon Sports Fantasy Positional Rankings: QBs

Athlon Sports Fantasy Positional Rankings: RBs

Athlon Sports Fantasy Positional Rankings: WRs

Athlon Sports Fantasy Positional Rankings: TEs

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