It's been about six weeks since my last post, but I've actually been staying pretty busy while unemployed. You would think I would have been blogging like crazy, but there isn't a lot to write about in June with respect to fantasy football. Well, today is my last (business) day of unemployment. So I thought it was a good time to update my rankings. I start a new chapter of my professional career on Monday, but I'll try to still make time in the evenings/weekends to keep this blog going. I know my 8 or 9 readers out there will greatly appreciate that!
Anyway, there are some HUGE names you won't see in my top-168 anymore. Here's one for you: Stephen Gostkowski. OK, so maybe it's not a huge name. After all, he
is a kicker. But while he's one of the best fantasy kickers of all time, he's not on my big board. You see, the Patriots have the dreaded Week 4 bye, and that means he's off limits for my fantasy squad. There's no way I'm wasting a pick on a guy I
know I'll be waiving after 3 weeks.
As for the other changes, I have notes next to guys who have moved around. And I know I said in my last post that I'd move some defenses up a bit, but I lied. I mean, I could see moving the Seahawks up slightly, but I highly doubt I'll draft a defense this year until the last 3 rounds of my draft. I recommend the same. Without further ado, here are the rankings!
Cheers,
Bart
| 1. Eddie Lacy |
| 2. Jamaal Charles |
| 3. Adrian Peterson: He returned to OTAs the first week in June. I think he'll be on a mission. |
| 4. Marshawn Lynch |
| 5. Le'Veon Bell |
| 6. Arian Foster: Health is always a concern, but his upside in that offense moves him up for me. |
| 7. Rob Gronkowski |
| 8. DeMarco Murray |
| 9. Matt Forte |
| 10. LeSean McCoy: His workload with Buffalo is a question mark right now, so he's down a bit. |
| 11. Jeremy Hill |
| 12. CJ Anderson |
| 13. Aaron Rodgers |
| 14. Andrew Luck |
| 15. Antonio Brown |
| 16. Demaryius Thomas |
| 17. Calvin Johnson |
| 18. Jordy Nelson |
| 19. Dez Bryant |
| 20. Odell Beckham, Jr. |
| 21. Julio Jones |
| 22. Justin Forsett: Should be more involved in passing game in addition to being feature back. |
| 23. Lamar Miller |
| 24. Mark Ingram: I also felt like I needed to move Ingram up to this RB tier. |
| 25. Carlos Hyde |
| 26. AJ Green |
| 27. Randall Cobb |
| 28. Alshon Jeffery |
| 29. Alfred Morris |
| 30. Frank Gore: Moving the old man up. He should get decent workload in high powered O. |
| 31. Melvin Gordon |
| 32. Mike Evans |
| 33. TY Hilton |
| 34. Emmanuel Sanders: Even with Peyton, still moving down slightly with a new(ish) offense. |
| 35. DeAndre Hopkins |
| 36. Kelvin Benjamin |
| 37. Jimmy Graham: Down a few spots. Just so hard to trust him outside of New Orleans. |
| 38. Russell Wilson |
| 39. Peyton Manning |
| 40. Drew Brees |
| 41. Jonathan Stewart |
| 42. Latavius Murray |
| 43. Andre Ellington |
| 44. Jordan Matthews |
| 45. Brandin Cooks |
| 46. T.J. Yeldon: It feels wrong moving a Jag into the top-50, but should be #1 RB from Day 1. |
| 47. Todd Gurley: And coming off an ACL injury, he might NOT be #1 RB from Day 1... |
| 48. Julian Edelman |
| 49. Brandon Marshall |
| 50. Andre Johnson: Another old guy who is now a Colt and moving up my list. |
| 51. Keenan Allen |
| 52. Travis Kelce: Put him ahead of Olsen, but it's kind of a coin toss here. |
| 53. Greg Olsen |
| 54. DeSean Jackson |
| 55. Sammy Watkins: Moved him down to this WR tier. I mean, who is his QB...?!? |
| 56. Jeremy Maclin |
| 57. CJ Spiller |
| 58. Joique Bell: He falls even further, missing OTAs due to health issues. |
| 59. LeGarrette Blount |
| 60. Joseph Randle: Moved him WAY up. Of course this is assuming he is named the starter. |
| 61. Cam Newton |
| 62. Matt Ryan |
| 63. Ben Roethlisberger: Moved Big Ben up to this QB tier. He belongs. |
| 64. Tom Brady |
| 65. Martellus Bennett |
| 66. Martavis Bryant |
| 67. Golden Tate |
| 68. Tevin Coleman: Up a few spots, but this might not be high enough if he is the Falcon's starter. |
| 69. Isaiah Crowell |
| 70. Giovani Bernard: Moving Gio down even more. I believe in Jeremy Hill. |
| 71. Roddy White: He and Steve Smith fall a couple of spots, but good value here for the old timers. |
| 72. Steve Smith |
| 73. Vincent Jackson: Swapped him and Michael Floyd in their WR tiers. |
| 74. Amari Cooper |
| 75. Ameer Abdullah: He climbs about 30 spots, but may keep trending up if Joique can't get healthy. |
| 76. Rashad Jennings: Moving him and Doug Martin up to this RB tier. |
| 77. Doug Martin |
| 78. Allen Robinson: Apparently looking like a freak in OTAs. Yeah he's a Jag, but he moves up. |
| 79. Kevin White: I also moved him up a bit. Should be clear #2 WR in Chicago. |
| 80. Eric Decker |
| 81. Jarvis Landry |
| 82. Michael Floyd |
| 83. Torrey Smith |
| 84. Mike Wallace |
| 85. Chris Ivory |
| 86. Bishop Sankey: He fell down to this RB tier with workload question marks. |
| 87. Ryan Mathews |
| 88. Tre Mason |
| 89. Devonta Freeman: Down a few spots with more buzz on the rookie Coleman. |
| 90. Zach Ertz |
| 91. Antonio Gates |
| 92. Julius Thomas |
| 93. Tony Romo: Shuffled up this QB tier quite a bit, but not making notes next to each guy. |
| 94. Ryan Tannehill |
| 95. Eli Manning |
| 96. Philip Rivers |
| 97. Matthew Stafford |
| 98. Brandon LaFell |
| 99. Charles Johnson |
| 100. Nelson Agholor |
| 101. Owen Daniels: Falls out of top-100, but I still think he's a top-10 fantasy TE this year. |
| 102. David Cobb: Shonn Greene is out of Tennessee, so Cobb should be the big plodder now. |
| 103. Fred Jackson: I was a bit too high on old man Fred (I think...). |
| 104. Charles Sims |
| 105. Darren McFadden: I essentially swapped him and Randle in the rankings. |
| 106. Shane Vereen: I dropped him a bit too far in my last update. Should be 3rd down back. |
| 107. Duke Johnson: Replaced West with Duke, but Cleveland could have a three-headed monster. |
| 108. Larry Fitzgerald |
| 109. Breshad Perriman: Down slightly to his WR tier. His drops are still a big issue. |
| 110. Kenny Stills |
| 111. Terrance Williams |
| 112. Jordan Cameron: Moved him and Delanie up a bit, but I don't feel great about this TE tier. |
| 113. Delanie Walker |
| 114. Josh Hill: And added Josh Hill to the top-168. Brees has to throw to someone, right? |
| 115. Dwayne Allen: He actually fell in my rankings to this TE tier. |
| 116. Reggie Bush |
| 117. DeAngelo Williams: A few of these RBs fell a bit in this update. |
| 118. Andre Williams |
| 119. Denard Robinson |
| 120. Knile Davis |
| 121. Alfred Blue: Remember what I said in the beginning about Foster's health...? |
| 122. Victor Cruz |
| 123. Anquan Boldin |
| 124. Percy Harvin |
| 125. Jay Cutler |
| 126. Teddy Bridgewater: He climbs into this mini-QB tier with Cutler. Teddy has serious upside. |
| 127. Doug Baldwin |
| 128. Pierre Garcon |
| 129. Kendall Wright |
| 130. Brian Quick |
| 131. John Brown |
| 132. Dwayne Bowe |
| 133. Jaelen Strong |
| 134. Jason Witten |
| 135. Kyle Rudolph |
| 136. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins |
| 137. David Johnson |
| 138. Matt Jones: I'm probably too close to this situation, but the coaches in Washington like Jones. |
| 139. Danny Woodhead |
| 140. Darren Sproles |
| 141. Joe Flacco: Moved him to the top of this last QB tier. He needs some WRs to step up though. |
| 142. Colin Kaepernick |
| 143. Carson Palmer: Added him to the top-168. He was doing really well last year until the injury. |
| 144. QB Eagles: Not sure if this is Bradford or Sanchez, but the starting QB in Philly is relevant. |
| 145. Seahawks DEFENSE |
| 146. Texans DEFENSE |
| 147. Bills DEFENSE |
| 148. Rams DEFENSE |
| 149. Cardinals DEFENSE |
| 150. Patriots DEFENSE |
| 151. Ravens DEFENSE |
| 152. Dolphins DEFENSE |
| 153. Jets DEFENSE: Moved the Bengals out due to Burfict's health and departures. Jets are in. |
| 154. Panthers DEFENSE |
| 155. Broncos DEFENSE |
| 156. Eagles DEFENSE |
| 157. Steven Hauschka |
| 158. Justin Tucker |
| 159. Cody Parkey |
| 160. Adam Vinatieri |
| 161. Mason Crosby |
| 162. Connor Barth: Assuming he's Denver's kicker, he has to be up a few spots. |
| 163. Matt Bryant |
| 164. Dan Carpenter |
| 165. Shaun Suisham |
| 166. Randy Bullock |
| 167. Dan Bailey: Down slightly. That Week 6 bye is on the early side...and he's a Cowboy. |
168. Matt Prater
...and a few more players to consider at each position
QBs
Andy Dalton
Jameis Winston
Robert Griffin, III
Derek Carr
Marcus Mariota |
Blake Bortles
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RBs
Roy Helu
Lorenzo Taliaferro
Montee Ball
Terrance West
Jay Ajayi
Antone Smith
Branden Oliver
Donald Brown
James Starks
Jerick McKinnon
Dan Herron
Theo Riddick
Travaris Cadet
Khiry Robinson
Stevan Ridley
Zac Stacy
Jonas Gray
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| WRs |
Marvin Jones
Michael Crabtree
Kenny Britt
Marqise Lee
Cody Latimer
Davante Adams
Donte Moncrief
Cecil Shorts
Phillip Dorsett
Devin Funchess
Dorial Green-Beckham
Tyler Lockett
Ty Montgomery
Darren Waller
DeVante Parker: Will be a bit behind the 8 ball now coming off foot surgery in his rookie year.
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| TEs |
Larry Donnell
Jordan Reed
Coby Fleener
Tyler Eifert
Heath Miller
Charles Clay
Eric Ebron
Maxx Williams |
DEFs
Packers
Lions
Chiefs |
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