The 2009 NFL Draft will take place in April. Here’s an early look at the top ten offensive players in the 2009 NFL Draft that could impact your fantasy football team next season:
1. Matthew Stafford, QB
2. Michael Crabtree, WR
3. Knowshon Moreno, RB
4. Mark Sanchez, QB
5. Beanie Wells, RB
6. Jeremy Maclin, WR
7. Brandon Pettigrew, TE
8. Percy Harvin, WR
9. LeSean McCoy, RB
10. Josh Freeman, QB
Here are the top players in the 2009 football draft by position:

Best Quarterbacks
Best Running Backs
Best Wide Receivers
Best Tight Ends
Best Kickers

Although the 2009 fantasy football season is a long ways away, here’s an early look at a mock draft of the first round. It should be noted that the first round of the 2009 fantasy football draft looks like it will be all running backs in virtually every format.
1. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
2. Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons
3. Matt Forte, Chicago Bears
4. Brian Westbrook, Philadelphia Eagles
5. DeAngelo Williams, Carolina Panthers
6. Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
7. LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers
8. Brandon Jacobs, New York Giants
9. Steve Slaton, Houston Texans
10. Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars
11. Clinton Portis, Washington Redskins
12. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers

Heading into the 2008 fantasy football season, there will be great debate about which running back should be taken first. On one hand, you have LaDainian Tomlinson who has been a fantasy football stud for many years. On the other hand, you have Adrian Peterson who showed limitless potential in his rookie season in the NFL. Which one do we choose right now?
1. LaDainian Tomlison – He’s been too good for too long to pass up.
2. Adrian Peterson – He has as much upside as any player in 2008.
3. Steven Jackson – Struggled in 2007 but should …read more

Although the NFL season is still many weeks away, it’s time to start buckling down and start preparing for your fantasy football drafts. Here is a nice video that should get you ready to start preparing for your own 2008 fantasy football draft.
If you start now, you can be way ahead of the competition by the time the fantasy football season rolls around. Watch this video to get the basics and keep coming back to TheFantasyKickoff.com as we start really kicking it in gear for the 2008 fantasy football season.

If you want a fantasy football super sleeper for 2008, look at Sam Aiken. The New England Patriots signed Aiken away from the Buffalo Bills early on in the free agency period. Aiken, a wide receiver, will likely be mostly a special teams player for the Patriots.
However, with the departure of Donte Stallworth to the Cleveland Browns, the Patriots have some snaps at wide receiver available. Jabar Gaffney will get a lot of those snaps but Aiken could also find his way into the mix.
Watch the 2008 preseason closely to see how much time the Patriots give …read more

How are the best quarterbacks heading into the 2008 fantasy football season? Here’s a list of the top ten.
1) Tom Brady, New England Patriots
No surprise here. Brady will be coming off perhaps the best season for a quarterback in NFL history.
2) Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
Manning is always a safe pick. He’s a fantastic talent who will always produce for you – year in and year out.
3) Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys
With Jason Garrett and Terrell Owens coming back, Romo should have another big season in 2008.
4) Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
Brees had a slow start to his 2007 season but …read more

As many of you head into your championship game this weekend, Sigmund Bloom and Cecil Lammey of FootballGuys.com look ahead to the 2008 season.
In the final episode of the year of “The 5 Minute Drill”, the two analysts breakdown top choices in their 2008 fantasy football mock draft.
Their first five selections are:

LaDainian Tomlinson
Brian Westbrook
Adrian Peterson
Tom Brady
Joseph Addai

Watch the video to see the rest of their list, and their interesting commentary: