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Many of you out there were bold and took the gamble that Peyton Manning on your fantasy team would be better than most of the other quarterbacks available, and I'd say that was a pretty good bet.

In his sophomore season with the Broncos I am expecting this to be a team rich in fantasy football value.

The team's "worst" stat was probably their rushing offense. They came it at 16th overall. This was not so much of a weakness when you consider the team stepped up in their passing and defense.

They made some good moves both in the draft and free agency, and should be an even more impressive juggernaut this year on both sides of the ball.

The one thing the Jacksonville Jaguars have been lacking since the days of Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell is the presence of playmakers on offense.

The NFL draft is behind us and while wide receivers are not known to make huge impacts as rookies, two of them did break the top 50 this month. A couple of trades also changed our landscape a bit.

Monthly rankings will be available each month til the beginning of August when we’ll shift gears to bi-weekly rankings. If you have a qualm with any of these rankings, make sure to slap me around a little in the comments below. I will certainly respond to your thoughts and even make needed adjustments in my future rankings.

Scoring is standard with QBs getting six points for passing touchdowns (not the four points that some sites have changed to) and no PPR.

Let’s get rolling with the top 50 wide receivers for May. I have provided a few comments where I think they might be needed to convince the masses. To check out last month’s rankings go here: http://www.footballnation.com/content/april-fantasy-football-rankings-top-50-wide-receivers/22045/

With the NFL draft comes new and exciting rankings. Rookies get thrown in, veterans often get pushed aside or land in committees, protection is provided, and much more.

Monthly rankings will be available each month until the beginning of August when we’ll shift gears to bi-weekly rankings.

If you have a qualm with any of these rankings, make sure to slap me around a little in the comments below.

I will certainly respond to your thoughts and even make needed adjustments in my future rankings.

The Cleveland Browns are coming off a 2012 season where they only reached five wins as well as a 2013 draft class that only had five players taken and only two in the first five rounds.

For Browns fans the 2013 season doesn’t seem too promising. When you have a quarterback battle between the likes of Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell, you know it might be a long season.

It is never too early to think about fantasy football. I have already been ranking my top 30 QBs, top 40 RBs, and top 50 WRs once a month in March and April (watch for May rankings in a week or so).

But what changes the fantasy landscape every year is free agency and of course the NFL Draft.

Now that the draft is done, I want to take a look at the 10 rookie running backs that will have the biggest fantasy impact in 2013.

The 2013 draft class of tight ends is shaping up as a better crop than last season’s, namely as none were selected in the first round, with just third-rounder Dwayne Allen of the Colts making a real impact.

Each of the five highly-talented prospects on this list is bound to register a blip on the fantasy radar early in their career as rookies, as long as they land in the right situation.