One of the more challenging systems of fantasy football is the Keeper league in which a player is allowed to keep a predetermined number of players on their roster from the year before. Most league rules allow only a handful of players to be retained by each team from year to year.
The following list ranks the top 50 fantasy football keepers for 2006.
1. Larry Johnson RB/KC
2. LaDainian Tomlinson RB/SD
3. Shaun Alexander RB/SEA
4. Clinton Portis RB/WAS
5. Ronnie Brown RB/MIA
6. Cadillac Williams RB/TB
7. Steven Jackson RB/STL
8. Edgerrin James RB/ARI
9. Rudi Johnson RB/CIN
10. Steve Smith WR/CAR
11. Chad Johnson WR/CIN
12. Reggie Bush RB/NO
13. Peyton Manning QB/IND
14. Larry Fitzgerald WR/ARI
15. Willis McGahee RB/BUF
16. LaMont Jordan RB/OAK
17. Domanick Davis RB/HOU
18. Brian Westbrook RB/PHI
19. Kevin Jones RB/DET
20. Julius Jones RB/DAL
21. Tiki Barber RB/NYG
22. Randy Moss WR/OAK
23. Torry Holt WR/STL
24. Antonio Gates TE/SD
25. Anquan Boldin WR/ARI
26. Carson Palmer QB/CIN
27. Willie Parker RB/PIT
28. Reggie Wayne WR/IND
29. Joseph Addai RB/IND
30. Terrell Owens WR/DAL
31. Chris Chambers WR/MIA
32. Reuben Droughns RB/CLE
33. Jamal Lewis RB/BAL
34. Reggie Wayne, WR/IND
35. Marvin Harrison WR/IND
36. Hines Ward WR/PIT
37. Tom Brady QB/NE
38. Roy Williams WR/DET
39. Darrell Jackson WR/SEA
40. Jeremy Shockey TE/NYG
41. Chester Taylor RB/MIN
42. Tatum Bell RB/DEN
43. Laurence Maroney RB/NE
44. Andre Johnson WR/HOU
45. Santana Moss WR/WAS
46. Plaxico Burress WR/NYG
47. Cedric Benson RB/CHI
48. DeAngelo Williams RB/CAR
49. Donovan McNabb QB/PHI
50. Deuce McAllister RB/NO