2019 Rankings: Updated Top 200 Players for Fantasy Football

My updated top 200 players for fantasy drafts can also be found in my latest cheat sheet if you would like an easy to follow guide for your drafts. In today’s update, I’ll go through the risers and fallers since my original top 200 from the beginning of August.

Scroll past my rankings to the bottom of the page to see notes on various risers and fallers over the past month of the preseason.

These rankings are based on PPR scoring.

 

Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB
2	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB
3	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB
4	David Johnson	ARI	RB
5	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	WR
6	Davante Adams	GB	WR
7	Julio Jones	ATL	WR
8	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB
9	James Conner	PIT	RB
10	Michael Thomas	NO	WR
11	Tyreek Hill	KC	WR
12	Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	WR
13	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR
14	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB
15	Travis Kelce	KC	TE
16	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB
17	Le’Veon Bell	NYJ	RB
18	Todd Gurley	LAR	RB
19	Mike Evans	TB	WR
20	Aaron Jones	GB	RB
21	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB
22	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR
23	Amari Cooper	DAL	WR
24	Damien Williams	KC	RB
25	Kerryon Johnson	DET	RB
26	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR
27	Stefon Diggs	MIN	WR
28	Brandin Cooks	LAR	WR
29	George Kittle	SF	TE
30	Leonard Fournette	JAC	RB
31	Julian Edelman	NE	WR
32	Josh Jacobs	OAK	RB
33	Antonio Brown	OAK	WR
34	Robert Woods	LAR	WR
35	Zach Ertz	PHI	TE
36	Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB
37	Kenny Golladay	DET	WR
38	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR
39	Devonta Freeman	ATL	RB
40	Chris Carson	SEA	RB
41	Chris Godwin	TB	WR
42	T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR
43	Alshon Jeffery	PHI	WR
44	Melvin Gordon	LAC	RB
45	Mark Ingram	BAL	RB
46	Sony Michel	NE	RB
47	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR
48	Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR
49	D.J. Moore	CAR	WR
50	Marlon Mack	IND	RB
51	David Montgomery	CHI	RB
52	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	RB
53	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR
54	Allen Robinson	CHI	WR
55	Mike Williams	LAC	WR
56	James White	NE	RB
57	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB
58	Tevin Coleman	SF	RB
59	Duke Johnson	HOU	RB
60	Jarvis Landry	CLE	WR
61	Tarik Cohen	CHI	RB
62	Marvin Jones	DET	WR
63	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB
64	Will Fuller	HOU	WR
65	Christian Kirk	ARI	WR
66	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB
67	Latavius Murray	NO	RB
68	Curtis Samuel	CAR	WR
69	Josh Gordon	NE	WR
70	Evan Engram	NYG	TE
71	O.J. Howard	TB	TE
72	Hunter Henry	LAC	TE
73	Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB
74	Deshaun Watson	HOU	QB
75	Matt Ryan	ATL	QB
76	A.J. Green	CIN	WR
77	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB
78	Robby Anderson	NYJ	WR
79	Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR
80	Dede Westbrook	JAC	WR
81	Sammy Watkins	KC	WR
82	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR
83	Dante Pettis	SF	WR
84	Corey Davis	TEN	WR
85	Keke Coutee	HOU	WR
86	Geronimo Allison	GB	WR
87	Anthony Miller	CHI	WR
88	Jared Cook	NO	TE
89	Darrell Henderson	LAR	RB
90	Jordan Howard	PHI	RB
91	James Washington	PIT	WR
92	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	GB	WR
93	Baker Mayfield	CLE	QB
94	Russell Wilson	SEA	QB
95	Cam Newton	CAR	QB
96	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB
97	Royce Freeman	DEN	RB
98	Matt Breida	SF	RB
99	Darwin Thompson	KC	RB
100	Vance McDonald	PIT	TE
101	David Njoku	CLE	TE
102	Justice Hill	BAL	RB
103	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR
104	N’Keal Harry	NE	WR
105	Kalen Ballage	MIA	RB
106	Ito Smith	ATL	RB
107	Damien Harris	NE	RB
108	DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR
109	Devin Funchess	IND	WR
110	Carson Wentz	PHI	QB
111	Austin Hooper	ATL	TE
112	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR
113	DaeSean Hamilton	DEN	WR
114	Donte Moncrief	PIT	WR
115	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB
116	Drew Brees	NO	QB
117	Eric Ebron	IND	TE
118	Trey Burton	CHI	TE
119	Ronald Jones II	TB	RB
120	Kenyan Drake	MIA	RB
121	John Brown	BUF	WR
122	Kenny Stills	MIA	WR
123	Jamison Crowder	NYJ	WR
124	Jared Goff	LAR	QB
125	Derrius Guice	WAS	RB
126	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB
127	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	WR
128	Tyrell Williams	OAK	WR
129	Adrian Peterson	WAS	RB
130	Justin Jackson	LAC	RB
131	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB
132	Mitch Trubisky	CHI	QB
133	Jameis Winston	TB	QB
134	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	WR
135	Mohamed Sanu	ATL	WR
136	Golden Tate	NYG	WR
137	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB
138	Peyton Barber	TB	RB
139	Jaylen Samuels	PIT	RB
140	Jamaal Williams	GB	RB
141	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB
142	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB
143	Albert Wilson	MIA	WR
144	Nyheim Hines	IND	RB
145	Dion Lewis	TEN	RB
146	Malcolm Brown	LAR	RB
147	Robert Foster	BUF	WR
148	Devante Parker	MIA	WR
149	Marquise Goodwin	SF	WR
150	Quincy Enunwa	NYJ	WR
151	Parris Campbell	IND	WR
152	Andy Isabella	ARI	WR
153	Chase Edmonds	ARI	RB
154	Mike Davis	CHI	RB
155	Delanie Walker	TEN	TE
156	Kyle Rudolph	MIN	TE
157	Greg Olsen	CAR	TE
158	Adam Humphries	TEN	WR
159	Darrel Williams	KC	RB
160	C.J. Anderson	DET	RB
161	Ryquell Armstead	JAC	RB
162	Carlos Hyde	KC	RB
163	Marqise Lee	JAC	WR
164	Tre’Quan Smith	NO	WR
165	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR
166	David Moore	SEA	WR
167	Marquise Brown	BAL	WR
168	Taylor Gabriel	CHI	WR
169	Josh Allen	BUF	QB
170	Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB
171	Tom Brady	NE	QB
172	A.J. Brown	TEN	WR
173	Zay Jones	BUF	WR
174	Mecole Hardman	KC	WR
175	Dexter Williams	GB	RB
176	LeSean McCoy	BUF	RB
177	Jimmy Graham	GB	TE
178	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE
179	Noah Fant	DEN	TE
180	Jack Doyle	IND	TE
181	Jordan Reed	WAS	TE
182	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE
183	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR
184	Rashard Higgins	CLE	WR
185	Nelson Agholor	PHI	WR
186	Randall Cobb	DAL	WR
187	John Ross	CIN	WR
188	Ted Ginn	NO	WR
189	Philip Rivers	LAC	QB
190	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	QB
191	Chris Thompson	WAS	RB
192	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB
193	Gus Edwards	BAL	RB
194	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE
195	Damarea Crockett	HOU	RB
196	Karan Higdon	HOU	RB
197	Ty Montgomery	NYJ	RB
198	Trey Quinn	WAS	WR
199	Chris Herndon IV	NYJ	TE
200	Jalen Hurd	SF	WR

 

Notes

 

• Put a big asterisk next to Ezekiel Elliott‘s ranking. You could take him off your board if you want and I wouldn’t fault you. The closer we get to the season, the closer it seems that he will miss some time. Part of me thinks the two sides are bluffing, but any missed time certainly drops him further in draft rankings.
• Nick Chubb only jumps four spots, but it is a significant four spots, as he jumps up into the early second round at 14 overall. The trade of Duke Johnson leaves a huge void in the backfield that will be filled by Chubb for the first eight weeks at the least.
• At number 19, Mike Evans marks the end of the clear top options in the first two rounds. If you can come out of your draft with two of the top 19, you should feel very happy with almost any combination. I love Aaron Jones, but you can get him later than 20th overall in most drafts. After Evans, there’s a significant dropoff.
• After the Andrew Luck retirement, T.Y. Hilton drops from 23 overall to 42, Marlon Mack drops from 33 overall to 50, and the secondary options (Eric Ebron, Jack Doyle) in the offense take even bigger hits. Hilton and Mack can still be usable options with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, however, so if they plummet in your drafts, don’t be afraid to take them at a value.
• Josh Gordon ends up at 69 overall in my updated rankings. I’m not as high on him as some, with concerns over the run-heavy nature of the Patriots offense, and the number of targets that Julian Edelman and James White will soak up. And yet, it is hard to deny his playmaking upside, an element that the Patriots desperately need. Tom Brady was better last year with Gordon on the field and may look to him often.
• Matt Breida is a sleeper that is piquing everyone’s interest as of late, as the San Francisco backfield is thinned out a bit with the likely IR trip in store for Jerick McKinnon. With only Tevin Coleman to compete with, Breida should see a solid workload from the start. Just know that in a league full of sharp drafters, there will likely be many other owners waiting to pounce on Breida at his current value. You may want to pick him a round earlier than you would like in order to secure his services.
• I’m a fan of virtually all of the later round rookie running backs, with Miles Sanders, Darrell Henderson, Darwin Thompson, Justice Hill, and Damien Harris all providing interesting upside at their respective draft positions. Henderson is slipping after a lackluster preseason, making him finally on the board when I would consider picking him. Regardless of his performance, he stands to benefit if Todd Gurley struggles with health. Thompson is flying up draft boards, sadly becoming to rich for me to take in most drafts. Hill and Harris are two running backs that I have been drafting often, as I like their value as complementary pieces in extremely run-heavy offenses, with upside for more. Overall, try to stay disciplined and take the values here. We probably don’t know which one of these players will break out, so target the values.
• I probably should have Donte Moncrief higher than James Washington, as Moncrief looks locked into the number two role, while most of Washington’s preseason production has come with the backups. I still can’t help think that there is some untapped upside with Washington, however, but I would be happy taking either of these Steelers wide receivers to stash on my bench while waiting on their roles to solidify.
• Overall, there are a lot of later running backs that I find myself wanting to draft, while the wide receiver position thins out a bit quicker. You may be better off filling your bench with the dependable backup receivers first while mixing in the upside running backs as the values present themselves. It feels important this year to have a general strategy for your bench, so keep in mind how many of each position you would like. As always, I am using my bench almost exclusively for running backs and wide receivers, while using waivers as my backup quarterback and tight end.

 

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