Michael Vick might be named the cover boy of Madden 2012 tomorrow, but that doesn’t mean he’s a top 5 player at his position. In fact, in the eyes of one respected analyst, he’s not a top 10 guy.

ESPN.com revealed its rankings of the top 10 NFL signal callers. and Vick comes in tied for 7th with his Atlanta successor Matt Ryan.

Michael Vick is rated as the 7th best signal caller by ESPN.com.

The top five guys all have championship rings : Brady, P. Manning, Brees, Rodgers and Roethlisberger.

Vick was rated 7th or 8th by everyone but John Clayton, who didn’t even include him in his list.

Despite a hugely productive season last year, Vick was left off one very important ballot. John Clayton, the dean of all of us, didn’t have the Philadelphia quarterback on his ballot and was the only one of us who didn’t.

“The only reason Michael Vick didn’t make my top 10 is because I, after an offseason of thinking, have Michael Vick as my No. 11 quarterback,’’ Clayton said. “That still makes him elite. I have 12 elite quarterbacks. Vick moved into the elite category with his performance last year, but it’s just one year. He can clearly move up the list this season, but he’s in the mix and knocking on the door of the top 10. A year ago, he wasn’t a consideration.’’