2008 Fantasy Football Studs

Stud: A NFL player who has proved himself to be a top scoring player at his position. These players should be started each week regardless of match-up and should only be benched during bye weeks and significant injuries. From our Fantasy Football Dictionary

Our writers have classified the following players as studs for 2008. We will be updating this list throughout the pre-season.

Name	Pos	Team	Age	Yrs Exp.	Pos. Rank
Joseph Addai	RB	IND	25	2	RB - #5
Derek Anderson	QB	CLE	25	3	QB - #6
Tom Brady	QB	NE	30	7	QB - #1
Drew Brees	QB	NO	29	7	QB - #4
Plaxico Burress	WR	NYG	30	8	WR - #12
Marques Colston	WR	NO	25	2	WR - #8
Chris Cooley	TE	WAS	26	4	TE - #6
Braylon Edwards	WR	CLE	25	3	WR - #3
Larry Fitzgerald	WR	ARI	24	4	WR - #5
Antonio Gates	TE	SD	28	5	TE - #1
Tony Gonzalez	TE	KC	32	11	TE - #4
Frank Gore	RB	SF	25	3	RB - #6
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	WR	CIN	30	7	WR - #9
Steven Jackson	RB	STL	25	4	RB - #4
Andre Johnson	WR	HOU	27	5	WR - #6
Chad Johnson	WR	CIN	30	7	WR - #10
Larry Johnson	RB	KC	28	5	RB - #7
Marshawn Lynch	RB	BUF	22	1	RB - #9
Peyton Manning	QB	IND	32	10	QB - #2
Brandon Marshall	WR	DEN	24	2	WR - #15
Willis McGahee	RB	BAL	26	4	RB - #11
Randy Moss	WR	NE	31	10	WR - #1
Terrell Owens	WR	DAL	34	12	WR - #4
Carson Palmer	QB	CIN	28	5	QB - #7
Adrian Peterson	RB	MIN	23	1	RB - #2
Clinton Portis	RB	WAS	26	6	RB - #8
Ben Roethlisberger	QB	PIT	26	4	QB - #5
Tony Romo	QB	DAL	28	4	QB - #3
Steve Smith	WR	CAR	29	6	WR - #7
Ladainian Tomlinson	RB	SD	29	7	RB - #1
Reggie Wayne	WR	IND	29	7	WR - #2
Brian Westbrook	RB	PHI	28	6	RB - #3
Jason Witten	TE	DAL	26	5	TE - #2