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Each week, FOXSports.com will provide you with an updated list of our selections for the top 50 fantasy players in football. These rankings will be revised every Thursday. Index | NASCAR | NBA | NHL | NFL | MLB NFL Fantasy Fifty Rk P A Player Pos TM Comment 1 Larry Johnson RB KC Likely to be picked No. 1 often. Hard to argue otherwise 2 L. Tomlinson RB SD Another draft with no WRs to help. Will it finally catch up? 3 Shaun Alexander RB SEA Hard to envision him matching his TD total from 2005 4 Clinton Portis RB WAS No jail for S. Taylor. Offense could be on the field more 5 Tiki Barber RB NYG Hasn't had fewer than 1,200 yds since the '01-'02 season 6 Edgerrin James RB ARI If he's taking handoffs from M. Leinart in '06, start worrying 7 LaMont Jordan RB OAK Has become more dedicated to off-season training 8 Cadillac Williams RB TB Gruden fearful of overusing Williams like he did in '05 9 Rudi Johnson RB CIN C. Palmer likely to miss time; will defenses key on R.J.? 10 Steve Smith WR CAR May be used more if the running game starts slowly 11 Peyton Manning QB IND He'll air it out until the Colts settle on a franchise RB 12 Julius Jones RB DAL Parcells looking to utilize 2-TE sets to help Jones run 13 Marvin Harrison WR IND Still Indy's top scoring threat. A big '06 seems likely 14 Torry Holt WR STL TE-happy draft may open things up for Holt 15 Steven Jackson RB STL Scott Linehan figuring out creative ways to use Jackson 16 Domanick Davis RB HOU Excited about no Bush and having an offensive-minded HC 17 Anquan Boldin WR ARI It's hard to imagine Kurt Warner lasting a whole season 18 Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI And ARI's new franchise QB needs NFL adjustment time 19 20 Ronnie Brown RB MIA Could be used plenty since MIA has little depth at RB 20 19 Willis McGahee RB BUF Skipped every spring practice, which taught the new offense 21 Terrell Owens WR DAL A super talented WR or ticking time bomb? Possibly both 22 Tatum Bell RB DEN Looks to have the edge over Ron Dayne for the starting job 23 Kevin Jones RB DET Feels heat from crowded backfield; '06 his last chance? 24 Chad Johnson WR CIN Chris Henry's stats uncertain, but so is Carson Palmer's 25 Warrick Dunn RB ATL Jerious Norwood shouldn't threaten Dunn's '06 production 26 Chris Chambers WR MIA A decent (but not spectacular) complement in Derek Hagan 27 Reggie Wayne WR IND In a pass-first offense until Rhodes or Addai steps up 28 Antonio Gates TE SD May have to endure some transitional pains with P. Rivers 29 Donovan McNabb QB PHI PHI didn't draft a WR which can be considered a true No. 1 30 Santana Moss WR WAS Looking forward to playing his brother Sinorice twice a year 31 Randy Moss WR OAK Aaron Brooks' strong arm should complement Moss' speed 32 Tom Brady QB NE 05 league leader in passing yds. Chad Jackson a good fit 33 35 Reuben Droughns RB CLE Has no competition. Team reportedly shopping Lee Suggs 34 Hines Ward WR PIT Doesn't produce monster games often enough 35 33 Matt Hasselbeck QB SEA Has an injury he calls "minor" but he's currently on crutches 36 41 Willie Parker RB PIT Bill Cowher adamant PIT will continue smash-mouth ball 37 Jeremy Shockey TE NYG Addition of Sinorice Moss gives Eli more options 38 Curtis Martin RB NYJ Drafted great OL upgrades, but they need time to develop 39 Eli Manning QB NYG Sinorice Moss' speed will generate lots of yards after catch 40 Corey Dillon RB NE A gym-rat this off-season. Not ready to concede to Maroney 41 36 Thomas Jones RB CHI Skipped an optional workout, and would welcome a trade 42 Jamal Lewis RB BAL Could have another long year if BAL doesn't upgrade QB 43 Chester Taylor RB BAL Has an early lead for the starting job in a crowded backfield 44 Joey Galloway WR TB Health is an issue, but he's among the elite when he's on 45 Lee Evans WR BUF Must prove he's capable of carrying the load of a No. 1 WR 46 Deuce McAllister RB NO Still the No. 1 back, and he'll outgain Bush on the ground 47 Brian Westbrook RB PHI Foot must be recovering if the Eagles didn't draft one RB 48 Roy Williams WR DET A real sleeper candidate to explode under Mike Martz 49 Reggie Bush RB NO His slight hamstring injury does have the potential to linger 50 NR DeShaun Foster RB CAR Ran well in camp, showing no lingering effects of his injury Just Missed Rk P A Player Pos TM Comment 51 Ahman Green RB GB Still not practicing, but rehab for opener is on schedule 52 Fred Taylor RB JAC Came to mini-camp in shape and ran impressively 53 Darrell Jackson WR SEA No WR drafted until 7th round; Jackson the team's No. 1 54 Dominic Rhodes RB IND Starting job not completely secure with J. Addai in the mix 55 Javon Walker WR DEN Replaces failed deep threat Ashley Lelie The Fallen Rk P A Player Pos TM Comment -- 50 Donte' Stallworth WR NO Can't be happy about having been on the trading block FOXSports.com would welcome your comments and feedback on the NFL Fantasy Fifty.