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| Thanks for the memories, Alfred! |
No, I'm not talking about how I got rid of the color coding (but I did do that). I'm talking about Peyton Manning, Megatron, and Beast Mode all retiring! I'm talking about free agency moves like DeMarco Murray (for the second year in a row, this time to the Titans) and Matt Forte to the Jets. Surprisingly, neither of those big moves had me changing my ranking of either guy. But with Lamar Miller to the Texans and Alfred Morris to the...Cowboys? Different story. And just an aside: UGH! I mean, I can't blame the guy because the NFL is just a business. It just stings because Alfred seems like such a great guy and I hate to see him leave Washington (especially to go to Dallas).
Anyway, there have been plenty of other moves too, and I've adjusted my rankings accordingly. For now I only have a handful of rookies in my rankings, and that's assuming those guys end up in good fantasy situations. You'll notice I cheated at #113, where I simply listed a handful of rookie wideouts. I'll narrow that down to one or two once we see who gets drafted where (I promise!). I don't think all of those rookies will be draftable, but whoever lands with the right team could be. Think Bengals, Cowboys, Giants, Saints, or Steelers...
These rankings will definitely change in a few weeks when I hopefully get another update out there. Until then, enjoy!
Cheers,
Bart
| 1. Le'Veon Bell |
| 2. Todd Gurley |
| 3. Antonio Brown |
| 4. Odell Beckham, Jr. |
| 5. Julio Jones |
| 6. Devonta Freeman |
| 7. Adrian Peterson |
| 8. Thomas Rawls: With Lynch retiring, Rawls immediately in Round 1 discussion. |
| 9. David Johnson: Moved him up 3 or 4 spots. I like youth at the RB position. |
| 10. Lamar Miller: Up into Rd1 discussion as well. He's young and Texans will run. |
| 11. Jamaal Charles: Moved down slightly, as he's coming off an ACL injury. |
| 12. Rob Gronkowski 13. Doug Martin |
| 14. DeAndre Hopkins |
| 15. Allen Robinson |
| 16. LeSean McCoy |
| 17. Mark Ingram |
| 18. AJ Green |
| 19. Dez Bryant |
| 20. CJ Anderson: Broncos matched Miami's offer sheet. Denver committed to CJ. |
| 21. Jeremy Langford: Forte is gone. The workhorse role is his to lose. |
| 22. DeMarco Murray |
| 23. Latavius Murray |
| 24. Eddie Lacy |
| 25. Alshon Jeffery |
| 26. Jordy Nelson: Moved him up here with Alshon. |
| 27. Andrew Luck |
| 28. Cam Newton |
| 29. Demaryius Thomas: Down slightly, at least until I know who his QB will be. |
| 30. Sammy Watkins |
| 31. Brandon Marshall |
| 32. Aaron Rodgers: Up a few spots. Still has a good chance to be #1 fantasy QB. |
| 33. Matt Forte |
| 34. Jonathan Stewart |
| 35. Mike Evans |
| 36. Amari Cooper: Moved him up here with Mike Evans. |
| 37. Russell Wilson |
| 38. Carlos Hyde |
| 39. Ezekiel Elliott |
| 40. Jeremy Hill |
| 41. Matt Jones: Now that Alfred is out of the picture, I like Jones a lot. |
| 42. Dion Lewis |
| 43. Jay Ajayi: With Miller gone, he's the guy if Miami doesn't draft/sign a RB. |
| 44. Melvin Gordon: Moved him up to this RB tier as well. |
| 45. Brandin Cooks |
| 46. TY Hilton |
| 47. Keenan Allen: With Benjamin to San Diego, moved Allen down to this tier. |
| 48. Randall Cobb |
| 49. Kelvin Benjamin |
| 50. Tom Brady |
| 51. Ben Roethlisberger: With Martavis out for the year, dropped Ben below Brady. |
| 52. Drew Brees |
| 53. Ryan Mathews: Assumed to be the starter, unless Philly drafts a RB early... |
| 54. Giovani Bernard: And hard not to move Gio up. Lots of RB uncertainty after here. |
| 55. Julian Edelman: Moved him and Decker up a few spots. |
| 56. Eric Decker |
| 57. Tyler Eifert |
| 58. Jordan Reed |
| 59. Greg Olsen |
| 60. Jeremy Maclin |
| 61. Jarvis Landry |
| 62. Michael Floyd |
| 63. Golden Tate: With Megatron retiring, felt I had to move him up a bunch. |
| 64. Ameer Abdullah: Put the young guy at the top of this RB tier. |
| 65. Chris Ivory: He fell considerably with the move to Jacksonville. |
| 66. Justin Forsett: Moved him down. Not sure of the split with him & Javorius. |
| 67. Frank Gore |
| 68. T.J. Yeldon: And he moved down to this tier, now assuming a more COB role. |
| 69. Doug Baldwin |
| 70. Laquon Treadwell |
| 71. Alfred Morris: I think he'll take over lead back duties, but RUN DMC still around. |
| 72. Derrick Henry |
| 73. Arian Foster: Moved him way down, maybe more depending on where he lands. |
| 74. Emmanuel Sanders |
| 75. Larry Fitzgerald |
| 76. Carson Palmer |
| 77. Blake Bortles |
| 78. Darren McFadden: Alfred to Dallas has me moving him down for now. |
| 79. Isaiah Crowell |
| 80. DeVante Parker |
| 81. John Brown |
| 82. Allen Hurns: Moved him up this WR tier. |
| 83. Steve Smith |
| 84. Jordan Matthews: Moved him up too. He's the new Ryan Mathews. I can't quit him! |
| 85. Michael Crabtree: And Crabtree up to this tier as well. |
| 86. DeSean Jackson |
| 87. Travis Kelce |
| 88. Delanie Walker |
| 89. Karlos Williams |
| 90. Duke Johnson |
| 91. Charles Sims |
| 92. Danny Woodhead: With Donald Brown gone, Woodhead up a few. |
| 93. Eli Manning: Felt the need to have Eli and Rivers up here with Romo. |
| 94. Philip Rivers |
| 95. Tony Romo |
| 96. Andy Dalton: Lost Marvin and Sanu. Down to this QB tier for me now. |
| 97. Javorius Allen: Moved this young Buck to the top of this RB tier. |
| 98. LeGarrette Blount |
| 99. Rashad Jennings |
| 100. Ronnie Hillman |
| 101. Tyler Lockett |
| 102. Donte Moncrief: Moved up to this WR tier. Should be clear #2 receiver in Indy. |
| 103. Dorial Green-Beckham |
| 104. Stefon Diggs |
| 105. Kevin White |
| 106. Tyrod Taylor: Belongs down in this "nice upside" area with Carr/Mariota. |
| 107. Derek Carr |
| 108. Marcus Mariota |
| 109. Gary Barnidge |
| 110. Markus Wheaton: He gets a bump up with Martavis out, maybe should be higher. |
| 111. Travis Benjamin |
| 112. Willie Snead |
| 113. Michael Thomas/Will Fuller/Josh Doctson/Corey Coleman (TBD...) |
| 114. Marvin Jones: Moved to Detroit and now well up on my big board. |
| 115. Jimmy Graham: Moved him and Julius down a few spots. |
| 116. Julius Thomas |
| 117. Vincent Jackson |
| 118. Tavon Austin |
| 119. Torrey Smith |
| 120. Jameis Winston |
| 121. Kirk Cousins |
| 122. Ryan Fitzpatrick |
| 123. Austin Sefarian-Jenkins |
| 124. Coby Fleener: Gotta like his move to New Orleans with Brees. |
| 125. Dwayne Allen: And with Fleener gone, Allen the main TE in Indy. |
| 126. Ladarius Green: Finally out of the Gates shadow and now a Steeler. |
| 127. Antonio Gates |
| 128. Theo Riddick |
| 129. Darren Sproles |
| 130. Bilal Powell: Jets signed Khiry, and Powell/Forte too similar for me. |
| 131. Andre Ellington: With Arizona re-signing CJOK, Ellington down a bit. |
| 132. James Starks |
| 133. Charcandrick West |
| 134. DeAngelo Williams |
| 135. Pierre Garcon |
| 136. Mohamed Sanu: Should be the #2 WR in Atlanta. |
| 137. Chris Hogan: Patriots picked him up from Buffalo. Sneaky late pick here. |
| 138. Sammie Coates: Someone has to catch Big Ben's balls (hehe). |
| 139. Nate Washington: He also now has Brady throwing to him. Has to be ranked! |
| 140. Josh Gordon: Another late round flier, but if he's reinstated, watch out! |
| 141. Chris Thompson: Should be a decent COB back in Washington. |
| 142. Tevin Coleman |
| 143. Cameron Artis-Payne |
| 144. David Cobb: With DeMarco coming to TN, he moves down and Andrews off. |
| 145. Seahawks DEFENSE |
| 146. Panthers DEFENSE: Their schedule moves them up a couple of spots for me. |
| 147. Broncos DEFENSE |
| 148. Cardinals DEFENSE |
| 149. Texans DEFENSE |
| 150. Rams DEFENSE |
| 151. Patriots DEFENSE |
| 152. Chiefs DEFENSE |
| 153. Bengals DEFENSE |
| 154. Packers DEFENSE: Up a couple of spots based on their schedule as well. |
| 155. Jets DEFENSE |
| 156. Vikings DEFENSE: They crack my top-12 defenses, and the Ravens are out. |
| 157. Stephen Gostkowski |
| 158. Justin Tucker |
| 159. Steven Hauschka |
| 160. Cairo Santos |
| 161. Graham Gano |
| 162. Mason Crosby |
| 163. Dan Bailey |
| 164. Chandler Catanzaro |
| 165. Adam Vinatieri |
| 166. Roberto Aguayo: Could be the highest drafted kicker since Janikowski. |
| 167. Brandon McManus |
| 168. Blair Walsh |
