Will someone look at Westbrook?

Is there any doubt who your No. 1 pick would be if you were on the clock in your fantasy draft tomorrow?

LaDanian Tomlinson? Not for me. He has 13 points through the first two games, and he looks like he aged from 29 to 35 in the offseason.

Adrian Peterson? Minnesota’s back looks to be the best player in the NFL, but the Vikings’ lack of an able quarterback makes me believe his numbers will taper off toward the end of the season. If Sunday’s game was any indication for AP, he will probably have more than 350 carries for the season, which makes it seem like his yards per carry will plummet.

Brian Westbrook has got to be your guy. Probably underlooked again in your draft, Westbrook is a monster. The Philadelphia Eagles’ running back had more than 2,000 total yards last season, yet his touchdown total was not as much as the likes of Joseph Addai and LT.

No matter, because Philadelphia looks to be a top-three offense in 2008. Quarterback Donovan McNabb is better than ever and with rookie wide receiver DeSean Jackson primed to be the Eagles’ No. 1 pass catcher – if he remembers to hang on to the ball until he gets in the end zone ­– everything adds up to Westbrook having the biggest year since Tomlinson’s 30-touchdown campaign in 2006.

Jackson has emerged as enough of a playmaker to force opposing defenses to have to game plan for him. Couple that with McNabb’s increased mobility and ability to spread the ball around to his group of steady receivers, and more attention has to be paid to protecting against the Philly pass. That’s where Westbrook comes in.

The guy is a phenomenal runner inside the tackles and is arguably the best in the league outside of them. With receivers having to step back and respect the McNabb-Jackson connection, it will allow Westbrook open territory to run wild while letting the wide outs lay a deeper block downfield. Plus, it forces a slower linebacker to pick up Westbrook on pass plays, where he is clearly the best back in the league at catching balls.

After two weeks, he is tops among position players with 48 points. And if I had to do it all over again, I would have no problem selecting Westbrook as the No. 1 pick in my draft.

Week 2 stars

Jay Cutler, quarterback, Denver Broncos – The Santa Claus, Ind., native had four touchdowns and 350 yards. Now if he could only get a decent haircut to match those numbers, I wouldn’t be so reluctant to give this guy a start.

Calvin Johnson, wide receiver, Detroit Lions – 129 yards and two touchdowns speaks for itself against a good Green Bay defense. We’re seeing the beginning of a Hall of Fame career. Too bad if he stays with Detroit, he’ll probably never make a Super Bowl just like former NFC Central great Chris Carter.

Brandon Marshall, wide receiver, Denver Broncos – No week one, no problem for the man who claimed he would break Marvin Harrison’s NFL record for catches in a season, despite being suspended for off-the-field problems. Marshall had 18 catches for 166 yards and a touchdown. If you give him half those numbers for an entire 16-game season, Marshall would break Harrison’s record of 143 by one. Oh, and his other numbers would be pretty good, too – 1,328 yards and eight touchdowns.