2007 Player Rankings for Week 1

The positional rankings are for Arena fantasy football fans who want that extra edge in setting their weekly lineups.

A fantasy player's most recent performances are taken into account, as well as upcoming opponent, injury status and the focus of that player's offense.

John Dutton Clint Dolezel Sherdrick Bonner Shane Stafford Joe Germaine Matt D'Orazio Mark Grieb Matt Nagy Sonny Crumbie Clint Stoerner Shaun King John Kaleo Adrian McPherson Chad Salisbury Andy Kelly

John Dutton could well be the stud of the week, throwing oodles of TDs through the thin Colorado air whilst the hapless Grand Rapids defense looks on. Clint Dolezel has one of his tougher match-ups of the season in NY, but with his arm and his improved (yes, improved) receiving corps it's hard to see him being anything less than stellar. Sherdrick Bonner and his Arizona Rattlers are extremely strong with home-field advantage and he'll have a good day against Georgia. Joe Germaine features in the list with his increasingly impressive 2006 performances and the visit from the Voodoo unlikely to cause him too many problems.

Siaha Burley Damien Harrell Marcus Nash Ben Nelson James Roe Bobby Sippio Randy Gatewood Jimmy Fryzel Lawrence Samuels Kevin Ingram Will Pettis Chris Jackson Derrick Lewis Aaron Boone Mike Horacek Terrill Shaw Kevin Nickerson Damian Groce Alonzo Nix Jason Shelley Timon Marshall Derek Lee Kevin Swayne TT Toliver Javarus Dudley Damien Groce Demetris Bendross Tony Locke Anthony Hines Troy Bergeron Troy Edwards Rob Turner Jerel Myers Marcus Knight Jeremiah Pope Orshwante Bryant Thabiti Davis James Jordan Demetris Bendross Josh Bush Chris Anthony DeAndrew Rubin David Saunders Willis Marshall Curtis Fagan

Whilst it is difficult to predict how much impact the rule changes will have on the fantasy dominance of the erstwhile Offensive Specialists, one thing remains the same - Siaha Burley is a beast and when you feed him expansion teams, he'll dine heartily. Damien Harrell will be similarly rampant on his home turf hosting Grand Rapids. The biggest question mark will be over Marcus Nash. It is well established that he has the skills of a great receiver, joining the super-charged Dallas offense will either catapult him back to the very top of the pile, or confirm the nagging suspicion that his best days are behind him. For now you've got to see him as part of the crème de la crème. Mike Horacek and Kevin Swayne could both suffer with Leon Murray in the lineup (unless it's a smokescreen and Aaron Garcia does play after all). Aaron Boone looks to build some success in Utah with a high-powered offense and Demetris Bendross could be the diamond in the rough this year in Tampa.

Dane Krager, Austin Phil Glover, San Jose Marlion Jackson, Las Vegas Dan Curran, New Orleans Marlon Moye-Moore, Orlando Lonnie Ford, Los Angeles Dan Alexander, Nashville Duke Pettijohn, Dallas Harold Wells, Columbus Rodney Filer, Tampa Bay Bob McMillen, Chicago Josh White, Dallas Frank Carter, Utah Kevin Aldridge, Georgia Chad Dukes, Austin Kevin Clemens, Utah Dawan Moss, Kansas City Jarrod Penright, Tampa Bay Josh Jeffries, Los Angeles Matt Kisinger, San Jose Bo Kelly, Arizona James Lynch, New Orleans Jeremiah Pharms, New York John Peaua, Colorado Kevin Nagle, Orlando Charles Stackhouse, Las Vegas Chris Robinson, Utah Ben Moa, Las Vegas Chris Ryan, Grand Rapids Matt Huebner, Georgia

Dane Krager is the most reliable FB in the league, regularly scoring and gathering more yards than most. Marlion Jackson has just signed for the Gladiators, and with half of their off-season acquisitions from the NFL failing to materialize an emphasis on the running game might be in order. Phil Glover should have a good game in the City of Angels where the Avengers hope to rebuild on a disappointing 2006. Dan Curran led the league in rushing in his first season with the Voodoo. While they rebuild the franchise they may again turn to the ground game to control time of possession, keep scores low and themselves in contention going into the 4th quarter.

Rashad Floyd, Colorado Chris D. Brown, New Orleans Damon Mason, Austin Jerald Brown, Columbus Jermaine Jones, Dallas Clevan Thomas, San Jose Hamin Milligan, Georgia Nate Coggins, Austin Jonathan Ordway, Grand Rapids Billy Parker, New York Monty Montgomery, Nashville Dahnel Singfield, New York Jeremy Unertl, Chicago Brandon Hefflin, Columbus Damen Wheeler, Los Angeles Joseph Todd, Arizona DaShane Dennis, Kansas City Clarence Lawson, Utah Jeroid Johnson, Tampa Bay Omaar Smith, San Jose Delvin Hughley, Colorado Denario Smalls, Kansas City Reggie Doster, Grand Rapids Willie Gary, Georgia Kenny McEntyre, Kansas City Antuan Simmons, Los Angeles Thal Woods, Nashville Todd Howard, Chicago Kelvin Hunter, New Orleans Kevin Moffett, Utah D.J. Johnson, Las Vegas Russell Shaw, Chicago Rayshun Reed, Orlando Terrance Joseph, Utah Thal Woods, Nashville Floyd Young, Orlando Earthwind Moreland, Las Vegas Travis Coleman, Kansas City Erin Damond, Arizona B.J. Barre, Columbus

Rashad Floyd is quite simply the best, he is particularly awesome at home and only the fact that the Rampage will run so few offensive plays will keep his tackles down. Chris D. Brown joins the Voodoo, who will probably spend a lot of time this season on defense, giving the former Jacksonville Jaguar a chance to show what he can do. Jerald Brown was the Arena Football League's Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. The Destroyers are likely to be one of best defensive teams in the league again in '07 and Jerald will be a big part of that success. Damon Mason is another stud on the defensive side of the ball &mdash his matchup with the new look Gladiators should have fantasy owners licking their chops.

Remy Hamilton, Los Angeles Steve Videtich, Utah Dustin Bell, Dallas Peter Martinez, Columbus Jay Taylor, Orlando Mark Lewis, Austin A. J. Haglund, San Jose Keith Gispert, Georgia Clay Rush, Kansas City Gary Kral, Arizona Brian Gowins, Grand Rapids Jason Ball, Colorado Dan Frantz, Chicago Jason Witczak, Nashville Steve Azar, Las Vegas Eric Houle, New Orleans

Remy Hamilton is just about the most accurate kicker in the league, the Avengers inability to score TDs routinely means that he picks up more field goals than most of his rivals and he should be top scoring kicker by season's end (as he was in 2006 by almost 30 points). Peter Martinez got a similar boost playing for Grand Rapids: attempting more FGs than any other kicker last year. His move to the better Destroyers may curtail some of his FGs and bring him down amongst the hoi polloi. Steve Videtich is another busy kicker, and opening against the VooDoo should keep those toes warm. Dustin Bell has picked up the job of kicking at Dallas, who score so many touchdowns that he ought to be a regular contributor.

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