Tuesday, August 18, 2015

2015 Fantasy Football Rankings v3.1

The biggest mover up my list this week: Ameer Abdullah.
Well I finally got around to posting my one big preseason article, and now it's time for another rankings update.  Arian Foster's injury might not be as bad as originally thought, and Kevin White's might be worse than the Bears were letting on.  There are a few other developments that have me moving guys around, so let's see what's happened in the last week or so, shall we?


Cheers,
Bart

1. Eddie Lacy
2. Adrian Peterson
3. Marshawn Lynch 
4. Le'Veon Bell 
5. Jamaal Charles: It sounds like Knile will be in the mix even more. Down a couple of spots.
6. Jeremy Hill: I felt like I had to keep moving him and CJ up to this first tier of RBs.
7. CJ Anderson
8. Rob Gronkowski
9. Antonio Brown
10. Demaryius Thomas
11. Dez Bryant
12. Julio Jones: With Douglas gone and Roddy declining, Julio could get 200+ targets. 
13. Aaron Rodgers
14. Andrew Luck
15. DeMarco Murray
16. Matt Forte 
17. Jordy Nelson
18. Odell Beckham, Jr.
19. Calvin Johnson
20. LeSean McCoy: A hamstring injury has me worried about Shady's durability. Down a few.
21. Justin Forsett
22. Lamar Miller
23. Alfred Morris: In a contract year and only 26 years old. This is his big payday season.
24. Mark Ingram
25. Frank Gore: I moved Gore up to this tier too. He's old, but consistent and in a great offense now.
26. AJ Green
27. Randall Cobb
28. Alshon Jeffery
29. Melvin Gordon 
30. Mike Evans
31. TY Hilton
32. DeAndre Hopkins
33. Kelvin Benjamin
34. Emmanuel Sanders
35. Russell Wilson
36. Jonathan Stewart
37. Latavius Murray
38. Joseph Randle: As I keep moving him up, my decision to keep him or Latavius gets harder... 
39. Carlos Hyde
40. Peyton Manning 
41. Drew Brees
42. Jordan Matthews
43. Brandin Cooks
44. Amari Cooper: I think he belongs in this WR tier, right below the keeper line in my league.
45. Andre Johnson 
46. Jimmy Graham 
47. Travis Kelce 
48. Greg Olsen 
49. Ameer Abdullah: The hype feels real. Moving him up above Gurley and Yeldon. 
50. CJ Spiller: Dealing with an injury (shocker), but I like him a lot now that he's out of Buffalo.
51. Andre Ellington: Not adding Chris Johnson to the rankings, but I am moving Ellington down. 
52. Todd Gurley: These two rookies back up a bit. Can't dismiss the keeper potential. 
53. T.J. Yeldon 
54. Ben Roethlisberger: Moving him up to a QB tier of his own.  I'd reach for him around here. 
55. LeGarrette Blount: In a contract year and only missing ONE game. He moves up slightly. 
56. Tevin Coleman: I don't see Freeman as a bellcow RB, but I could see Coleman as one.
57. Julian Edelman 
58. Sammy Watkins: Moving him into this WR tier. No QB but nice keeper potential.   
59. Keenan Allen
60. Brandon Marshall
61. Martavis Bryant: I keep moving Martavis up my list.  I don't want to wait too long for him.
62. Jeremy Maclin
63. Doug Martin: In a contract year and getting talked up by Lovie Smith (again).
64. Rashad Jennings: He's still the #1 RB for the Giants, when healthy. 
65. Chris Ivory: Also in a contract year, he belongs up in this RB tier with these other veterans.
66. Matt Ryan: And these 2 QBs fell a few spots as others moved up (as did the TE Bennett).
67. Cam Newton  
68. Martellus Bennett 
69. DeSean Jackson: Moved him down to the top of this WR tier. 
70. Allen Robinson
71. Jarvis Landry
72. Joique Bell: He keeps falling and Abdullah keeps rising...
73. Giovani Bernard
74. Isaiah Crowell
75. Arian Foster: Moved him back up quite a bit with word he may only miss 4-6 weeks.
76. Golden Tate
77. Steve Smith
78. Vincent Jackson
79. Nelson Agholor: I think he'll become clear #2 WR in Philly. Moved him up to this WR tier.
80. Tony Romo
81. Eli Manning
82. Ryan Tannehill 
83. Tom Brady
84. Bishop Sankey
85. Ryan Mathews
86. Tre Mason
87. David Cobb: Maybe I'm getting too high on Cobb, but I think he could easily overtake Sankey.
88. Devonta Freeman 
89. Danny Woodhead: Moved him up into this RB tier. Could be a sneaky top-25 RB yet again. 
90. Alfred Blue: Should be the starter for first few weeks, but it'll be a committee.
91. Roddy White: He and Decker are down to the top of this WR tier. Don't really trust either much.
92. Eric Decker
93. Charles Johnson
94. Brandon LaFell 
95. Anquan Boldin
96. Mike Wallace
97. Torrey Smith
98. Philip Rivers: Moved these two QBs up to a tier of their own.
99. Matthew Stafford
100. Duke Johnson
101. Charles Sims
102. Shane Vereen
103. Reggie Bush
104. Zach Ertz: Tore his groin, but should be ready for Week 1. Still, moving him down slightly.
105. Larry Fitzgerald
106. Eddie Royal: I keep swapping him with Kevin White. With White's injury, this should stick.
107. DeVante Parker: He cracks the top-168 after I said he could be this year's Odell Beckham, Jr... 
108. Breshad Perriman
109. Terrance Williams 
110. Kenny Stills 
111. Denard Robinson: Sounds like he could be the Week 1 starter (and not Yeldon). 
112. Darren McFadden 
113. Fred Jackson 
114. Jordan Cameron  
115. Delanie Walker  
116. Julius Thomas: A fracture in his hand has me moving him down a couple more spots... 
117. Jason Witten 
118. Tyler Eifert 
119. Kyle Rudolph: Moved this other Notre Dame boy up here with Eifert. 
120. John Brown: His value went way up with Michael Floyd going down for a little while. 
121. Pierre Garcon 
122. DeAngelo Williams  
123. Chris Polk 
124. Knile Davis
125. Teddy Bridgewater
126. Sam Bradford: Moving Bradford, Palmer, and even Derek Carr up to this QB tier.
127. Carson Palmer
128. Derek Carr
129. Marques Colston
130. Michael Floyd: Dislocated fingers have him questionable for Week 1.  Down considerably.
131. Victor Cruz: Also worried about his health and moved him way down.   
132. Kendall Wright
133. Michael Crabtree
134. Doug Baldwin: Also moved him down to this tier along with Victor Cruz.
135. Owen Daniels 
136. Josh Hill
137. Coby Fleener: Apparently Fleener to catch more and Allen block more in 2015.  We'll see...
138. Ladarius Green 
139. Dwayne Allen: He fell way down to this TE tier, but still should have value in that offense. 
140. Darren Sproles: He belongs in the top-168. Plenty of balls to go around in Philly (hehe). 
141. Roy Helu
142. Matt Jones
143. Colin Kaepernick
144. Andy Dalton
145. Seahawks DEFENSE
146. Texans DEFENSE
147. Bills DEFENSE    
148. Rams DEFENSE  
149. Cardinals DEFENSE   
150. Dolphins DEFENSE
151. Browns DEFENSE
152. Broncos DEFENSE
153. Packers DEFENSE
154. Patriots DEFENSE
155. Panthers DEFENSE
156. Colts DEFENSE
157. Steven Hauschka
158. Justin Tucker
159. Cody Parkey
160. Adam Vinatieri
161. Mason Crosby
162. Connor Barth
163. Matt Bryant
164. Dan Carpenter
165. Dan Bailey
166. Blair Walsh
167. Nick Novak: Suisham tore his ACL in the HOF game, so I had to replace him with someone.
168. Chandler Catanzaro: Also moved him into the rankings to replace Randy Bullock.

...and a few more players to consider at each position

QBs
Joe Flacco
Jameis Winston
Robert Griffin, III
Marcus Mariota

RBs
Andre Williams: Down to the watch list. Not enough room in my top-168 for him.
David Johnson: Cardinals adding CJ has me moving him out of my top-168 too.
Chris Johnson: And he is added to the watch list.
Bilal Powell: Ridley probably will start the year on the PUP list. Powell the likely the Jets #2 RB.
Lorenzo Taliaferro
Montee Ball
Terrance West
Jay Ajayi
James Starks
Jerick McKinnon
Dan Herron
Khiry Robinson
Cameron Artis-Payne

WRs
Brian Quick: As I mentioned in my preseason article, I don't trust any Ram WR yet...
Dwayne Bowe: And I don't know how I can trust Bowe enough to draft him.
Kamar Aiken: Adding him to the watch list because he could be the #2 WR for Flacco.
Cole Beasley: If Dallas does throw more this year, he could get a lot more targets.
Davante Adams
Brandon Coleman
Rueben Randle
Stevie Johnson
Cecil Shorts
Marvin Jones
Cody Latimer
Donte Moncrief
Devin Funchess
Dorial Green-Beckham
Darren Waller

TEs
Vernon Davis: In a contract year and TE coach Tony Sparano can only help. Added to watch list.
Austin Sefarian-Jenkins
Larry Donnell
Eric Ebron
Antonio Gates
Jordan Reed: With Niles Paul out for the year, a healthy Reed is our only real option at TE...


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