Updated 7/23
Mandatory mini camps have wrapped up, I’ve prematurely ejOTAlated all over the place, and the time is ripe for an updated Fantasy Football Top 150 Big Board. After all, Fantasy Wolves don’t wait until August to grab a crap ESPN magazine from some seedy 711 for a gross, outdated cheatsheet. Instead, we prey on those fantasy sheep by understanding where the fantasy football market stands at all times, capitalizing upon the bargains, avoiding the rip-offs, and knowing who’s rising and falling with the latest news (look for my Market Report this week for an in-depth look at all the above).
With that in mind, I’ve updated all my rankings to reflect the latest OTA developments. Yes, I’m well aware to not overreact to every little puff piece and verbal blowie, but some developments (more creative role and/or consistent usage, unexpected positional battles, new coaching schemes, etc.) are absolutely important to monitor.
More importantly, I’ve taken the time to grade every single player using our very-own Fantasy Stock Formula. This is an absolute must-read to understand our unique, edge-gaining system that identified David Johnson the #2 overall player last season, and we’ve made sure to use it to it’s fullest in season two. With all relevant fantasy angles (Talent, Usage, Scheme, Surrounding Talent, and Risk) considered for every important player, these rankings could not be more in-depth, holistic, or unbiased; many players I was originally super-high on have fallen, while some unsexy but quality fantasy assets have risen. This is a major differentiator between us and the dull, inaccurate fantasy pack, so make sure to check it out.
Thus, for the aforementioned individual player summaries and positional summaries, check the link below:
For scoring and roster purposes, these rankings assume:
- 1/2 PPR Scoring and 4 points passing TDs (the two fairest and most popular ways to score)
- 1 QB, 2 RBs, 3 WRs, TE, Flex, and 5 bench spots (not wasting my or your time with K and Def at this point)
This is still early, and I would absolutely love feedback on where you think I am insanely off or spot on. Sound off in the comments, or find me on Twitter @RotoStreetWolf to rip my soul to shreds… and to have yours destroyed in return. Without further adieu:
2017 Top 150 Big Board (Pre- Training Camp)
Updated 7/23: To reflect Jonathan Stewart heavier-than-expected involvement‘s , Mike Williams’ injury news, and our fantastic interview with Gridiron Experts’ Mitchell Renz on Episode 19 of the Fantasy Fullback Dive.
Overall Rank (ECR) | Name (Team) | Positional Rank | Movement |
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Tier One - The Big Three | |||
1 (1) | David Johnson (ARI) | RB1 | |
2 (2) | Le'Veon Bell (PIT) | RB2 | |
3 (4) | Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) | RB3 | |
Tier Two - High-end WR1 and RB1s | |||
4 (3) | Antonio Brown (PIT) | WR1 | |
5 (5) | Julio Jones (ATL) | WR2 | |
6 (8) | Mike Evans (TB) | WR3 | |
7 (6) | Odell Beckham JR. (NYG) | WR4 | |
8 (15) | Jay Ajayi (MIA) | RB4 | (+3, Previously 11) |
9 (7) | LeSean McCoy (BUF) | RB6 | |
10 (10) | Melvin Gordon (LAC) | RB5 | |
11 (9) | AJ Green (CIN) | WR5 | |
12 (14) | DeMarco Murray (TEN) | RB4 | (-4, Previously 8) |
13 (12) | Jordy Nelson (GB) | WR6 | |
14 (13) | Michael Thomas (NO) | WR7 | |
15 (11) | Devonta Freeman (ATL) | RB8 | |
Tier 2.5 - Remaining WR1s and Gronk | |||
16 (18) | Dez Bryant (DAL) | WR8 | |
17 (16) | TY Hilton (IND) | WR9 | |
18 (22) | Rob Gronkowski (NE) | TE1 | (+4, Previously 21) |
19 (23) | DeAndre Hopkins (HOU) | WR10 | |
20 (19) | Amari Cooper (OAK) | WR11 | (+6, Previously 26) |
21 (31) | Brandin Cooks (NE) | WR12 | |
22 (26) | Demaryius Thomas. (DEN) | WR13 | |
23 (20) | Doug Baldwin (SEA) | WR14 | |
Tier 3 - High-End #2 RBs and WRs, Elite TEs | |||
24 (24) | Leonard Fournette (JAX) | RB9 | |
25 (21) | Todd Gurley (LAR) | RB10 | |
26 (28) | Isaiah Crowell (CLE) | RB11 | (+8, Previously 34) |
27 (17) | Jordan Howard (CHI) | RB12 | |
28 (25) | Lamar Miller (HOU) | RB13 | (-12, Previously 17) |
29 (34) | Marshawn Lynch (OAK) | RB14 | |
30 (63) | Tyreek Hill (KC) | WR15 | (+5, Previously 35) |
31 (35) | Sammy Watkins | WR16 | (+9, Previously 40) |
32 (47) | Jordan Reed (WAS) | TE2 | |
33 (39) | Christian McCaffrey (CAR) | RB15 | (-6, Previously 27) |
34 (38) | Davante Adams (GB) | WR17 | |
35 (33) | Travis Kelce (KC) | TE3 | (+8, Previously 42) |
36 (32) | Keenan Allen (LAC) | WR18 | |
37 (43) | Terrelle Pryor (WAS) | WR19 | (+6, Previously 43) |
38 (41) | Michael Crabtree (OAK) | WR20 | (*Helped by grading, +13, Previously 51) |
39 (73) | Martavis Bryant (PIT) | WR21 | (+20, Previously 59) |
Tier 4 - Remaining #2 RB & WR options, elite QBs, High-End TE1s | |||
40 (36) | Carlos Hyde (SF) | RB16 | (-12, Previously 28) |
41 (27) | Alshon Jeffery (PHI) | WR22 | (-8, Previously 33) |
42 (40) | Joe Mixon (CIN) | RB17 | (+23, Previously 65) |
43 (29) | Allen Robinson (JAC) | WR23 | |
44 (37) | Tom Brady (NE) | QB1 | |
45 (30) | Aaron Rodgers (GB) | QB2 | |
46 (42) | Golden Tate (DET) | WR24 | |
47 (71) | Willie Snead (NO) | WR25 | |
48 (68) | Jamison Crowder (WAS) | WR27 | |
49 (48) | Greg Olsen (CAR) | TE4 | |
50 (55) | Julian Edelman | WR26 | |
51 (55) | Larry Fitzgerald (ARI) | WR28 | *Helped by grading (+11, Previously 63) |
52 (85) | Doug Martin (TB) | RB18 | |
53 (76) | Mike Gillislee (NE) | RB19 | (+11, Previously 62) |
54 (57) | Tevin Coleman (ATL) | RB20 | |
55 (60) | Ameer Abdullah (DET) | RB21 | |
56 (52) | Ty Montgomery (GB) | RB22 | (+14, Previously 70) |
57 (69) | Jimmy Graham (SEA) | TE5 | |
58 (67) | Tyler Eifert (CIN) | TE6 | |
Tier 5 - Flex RBs, Upside WR3s, and Elite QB1s | |||
59 (86) | Adrian Peterson (NO) | RB23 | (+14, Previously 73) |
60 (54) | Mark Ingram (NO) | RB24 | |
61 (84) | DeSean Jackson | WR29 | (+25, Previously 86) |
62 (53) | Spencer Ware (KC) | RB25 | (-25, Previously 37) |
63 (59) | Stefon Diggs (MIN) | WR30 | |
64 (45) | Jarvis Landry (MIA) | WR31 | |
65 (72) | Brandon Marshall (NYG) | WR32 | (*Hurt by grading, -13, Previously 52) |
66 (108) | Rob Kelley (WAS) | RB26 | (+34, Previously Unranked) |
67 (56) | Bilal Powell (NYJ) | RB27 | (*Hurt by grading, -28) |
68 (70) | Danny Woodhead (BAL) | RB28 | (+32, Previously Unranked) |
69 (99) | Jeremy Maclin (BAL) | WR33 | (+31, Previously Unranked) |
70 (81) | Theo Riddick (DET) | RB29 | (*Helped by grading, +10, Previously 80) |
71 (50) | CJ Anderson (DEN) | RB30 | |
72 (74) | Paul Perkins (NYG) | RB31 | |
73 (44) | Drew Brees (NO) | QB3 | (-17, Previously 55) |
74 (51) | Emmanuel Sanders (DEN) | WR34 | |
75 (66) | Donte Moncrief (IND) | WR35 | (*Hurt by grading, -22, Previously 54) |
76 (90) | Eric Decker (TEN) | WR36 | (-15, Previously 61) |
77 (106) | Corey Davis (TEN) | WR37 | |
78 (92) | DeVante Parker (MIA) | WR38 | (+20, Previously 98) |
79 (58) | Matt Ryan (ATL) | QB4 | |
80 (96) | CJ Prosise (SEA) | RB32 | |
81 (75) | Pierre Garcon (SF) | WR39 | (-19, Previously 60) |
Tier 6 - QB1s, TE1s, Last Startable RBs | |||
82 (111) | Hunter Henry (LAC) | TE7 | |
83 (91) | Martellus Bennett (GB) | TE8 | |
84 (64) | Dalvin Cook (MIN) | RB33 | |
85 (128) | James White (NE) | RB34 | (+17, Previously Unranked) |
86 (61) | Eddie Lacy (SEA) | RB35 | |
87 (65) | Frank Gore (IND) | RB36 | |
88 (88) | LeGarrette Blount (PHI) | RB37 | |
89 (113) | Jonathan Stewart (CAR) | RB38 | (+28, Previously 116) |
90 (117) | Tyrell Williams (LAC) | WR40 | (+38, Previously 127) |
91 (89) | Derek Carr (OAK) | QB5 | |
92 (78) | Kirk Cousins (WAS) | QB6 | |
93 (80) | Marcus Mariota (TEN) | QB7 | |
94 (49) | Andrew Luck (IND) | QB8 | |
95 (83) | Jameis Winston (TB) | QB9 | |
96 (93) | Ben Roethlisberger | QB10 | |
97 (77) | Delanie Walker (IND) | TE9 | |
98 (102) | Philip Rivers (LAC) | QB11 | |
99 (82) | Cam Newton (CAR) | QB12 | |
100 (117) | Jack Doyle (IND) | TE10 | |
101 (87) | Kyle Rudolph (MIN) | TE11 | |
102 (95) | Dak Precott (DAL) | QB13 | |
103 (62) | Russell Wilson (SEA) | QB14 | |
104 (107) | Tyrod Taylor (BUF) | QB15 | |
Tier 7 - Top Penny Stock RBs, Last Startable WRs and TEs | |||
105 (110) | Derrick Henry (TEN) | RB39 | |
106 (110) | John Brown (ARI) | WR41 | (+26, Previously 129) |
107 (79) | Kelvin Benjamin (CAR) | WR42 | (-28, Previously 74) |
108 (103) | Randall Cobb (GB) | WR43 | |
109 (126) | Qunicy Enunwa (NYJ) | WR44 | |
110 (181) | Taylor Gabriel (ATL) | WR45 | |
111 (154) | Thomas Rawls (SEA) | RB40 | |
112 (168) | Joe Williams (SF) | RB41 | |
113 (118) | Kareem Hunt (KC) | RB42 | |
114 (112) | Samaje Perine (WAS) | RB43 | |
115 (124) | Marvin Jones (DET) | WR46 | |
116 (148) | Ted Ginn Jr (NO) | WR47 | |
117 (104) | Eric Ebron (DET) | TE12 | |
118 (97) | Zach Ertz (PHI) | TE13 | |
119 (129) | Jamaal Charles (DEN) | RB44 | |
120 (116) | Mike Wallace (BAL) | WR48 | |
121 (144) | Robert Woods (LAR) | WR49 | |
122 (199) | D'Onta Foreman (HOU) | RB45 | |
123 (152) | Alvin Kamara (NO) | RB46 | |
124 (153) | Jamaal Williams (GB) | RB47 | |
125 (122) | Duke Johnson (CLE) | RB48 | |
Tier 8 - QB2s, TE2s, and Penny Stocks Galore | |||
126 (94) | Cameron Meredith (CHI) | WR50 | |
127 (141) | Josh Docston (WAS) | WR51 | |
128 (101) | Corey Coleman (CLE) | WR52 | |
129 (114) | Adam Thielen (MIN) | WR53 | |
130 (157) | Julius Thomas (MIA) | TE14 | |
131 (188) | Jared Cook (OAK) | TE15 | |
132 (120) | Eli Manning (NYG) | QB16 | |
133 (123) | Andy Dalton (CIN) | QB17 | |
134 (105) | Matthew Stafford (DET) | QB18 | |
135 (187) | Rex Burkhead (NE) | RB49 | |
136 (127) | Latavius Murray (MIN) | RB50 | |
137 (137) | Terrance West (BAL) | RB51 | |
138 (113) | Kenneth Dixon (BAL) | RB52 | |
139 (136) | Darren Sproles (PHI) | RB53 | |
140 (109) | Matt Forte (NYJ) | RB54 | |
141 (202) | Jesse James (PIT) | TE16 | |
142 (128) | Kevin White (CHI) | WR54 | |
143 (138) | Breshad Perriman (BAL) | WR55 | |
144 (248) | Robert Turbin (IND) | RB55 | |
145 (139) | Carson Palmer (ARI) | QB19 | |
146 (163) | Austin Hooper (ATL) | TE17 | |
147 (182) | Jonathan Williams (BUF) | RB56 | |
148 (184) | Jacquizz Rodgers (TB) | RB57 | |
149 (156) | Cameron Brate (TB) | TE18 | |
150 (158) | OJ Howard (TB) | TE19 | |
This wraps up our 2017 Pre Training Camp Big Board. Where is The Wolf insane? Where is he spot on? Sound off below, or attack him on Twitter @RotoStreetWolf.
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Founder of Roto Street Journal. Lover of workhorse backs, target hog wideouts, and Game of Thrones. Aspiring to be the "Brady" and "Leo" of the fantasy universe.