This week on The Sportsballers, we previewed the 2018 fantasy football season. Much of our conversation centered on mid-round targets, late-round flyers, and players we intend to avoid of the course of our draft(s).
As will often be the case on our podcast, we agreed on a lot of points. But we’re not afraid to disagree; we enjoy the conversation and, sometimes, debate that results from those differences of opinion. If you want to know which guys we plan to target or avoid, you can download and listen to our podcast on Podomatic or on iTunes.
We opened the show with our consensus top 10 at each offensive position. We glossed over several players, particularly those we all ranked in similar spots on our draft boards. We talked a little more about players we were further apart on.
Since we “rushed” through those rankings, and we only gave you our top 10, we are publishing our consensus top 20 at each position here.
Quarterbacks
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Aaron Rodgers, GB
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Russell Wilson, Sea
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
Tom Brady, NE
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
Cam Newton, Car
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
Deshaun Watson, Hou
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
Drew Brees, NO
|
6
|
6
|
4
|
7
|
Kirk Cousins, Was
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
Matthew Stafford, Det
|
8
|
7
|
9
|
9
|
Matt Ryan, Atl
|
9
|
9
|
13
|
8
|
Carson Wentz, Phi
|
10
|
10
|
10
|
14
|
Andrew Luck
|
11
|
13
|
8
|
13
|
Philip Rivers, LAC
|
12
|
15
|
12
|
10
|
Ben Roethlisberger, Pit
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
17
|
Jimmy Garoppolo, SF
|
14
|
17
|
15
|
12
|
Alex Smith, Was
|
15
|
11
|
20
|
15
|
Jared Goff, LAR
|
16
|
14
|
18
|
16
|
Marcus Mariota, Ten
|
17
|
16
|
14
|
19
|
Patrick Mahomes, KC
|
18
|
NR
|
19
|
11
|
Derek Carr, Oak
|
19
|
18
|
16
|
NR
|
Dak Prescott, Dal
|
20
|
19
|
17
|
NR
|
Running Backs
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Todd Gurley II, LAR
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
Le’Veon Bell, Pit
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
David Johnson, Ari
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
Ezekiel Elliott, Dal
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
7
|
Saquon Barkley, NYG
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
Alvin Kamara, NO
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
Melvin Gordon, LAC
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
Kareem Hunt, KC
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
Leonard Fournette, Jac
|
9
|
8
|
9
|
11
|
Dalvin Cook, Min
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
9
|
Christian McCaffrey, Car
|
11
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
Devonta Freeman, Atl
|
12
|
12
|
10
|
14
|
Jordan Howard, Chi
|
13
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
Joe Mixon, Cin
|
14
|
15
|
14
|
18
|
Jerick McKinnon, SF
|
15
|
13
|
NR
|
12
|
Jay Ajayi, Phi
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
Derrick Henry, Ten
|
T17
|
NR
|
16
|
15
|
LeSean McCoy, Buf
|
T17
|
16
|
15
|
NR
|
Kenyan Drake, Mia
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
NR
|
Alex Collins, Bal
|
20
|
20
|
NR
|
16
|
Wide Receivers
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Antonio Brown, Pit
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
DeAndre Hopkins, Hou
|
2
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
Odell Beckham Jr., NYG
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
Julio Jones, Atl
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
7
|
Keenan Allen, LAC
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
4
|
Michael Thomas, NO
|
6
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
Davante Adams, GB
|
7
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
A.J. Green, Cin
|
8
|
7
|
8
|
10
|
Mike Evans, TB
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
Adam Thielen, Min
|
10
|
10
|
12
|
8
|
T.Y. Hilton, Ind
|
11
|
14
|
10
|
11
|
Larry Fitzgerald, Ari
|
12
|
11
|
14
|
12
|
Doug Baldwin, Sea
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
15
|
Stefon Diggs, Min
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
16
|
Tyreek Hill, KC
|
15
|
15
|
15
|
14
|
Demaryius Thomas, Den
|
16
|
19
|
16
|
13
|
Jarvis Landry, Cle
|
17
|
17
|
18
|
20
|
Amari Cooper, Oak
|
18
|
16
|
17
|
NR
|
Golden Tate, Det
|
19
|
20
|
19
|
18
|
Allen Robinson, Chi
|
20
|
18
|
NR
|
19
|
Tight Ends
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Rob Gronkowski, NE
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Zach Ertz, Phi
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
Travis Kelce, KC
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Greg Olsen, Car
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
Evan Engram, NYG
|
5
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
Delanie Walker, Ten
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
Jimmy Graham, GB
|
7
|
5
|
5
|
9
|
Kyle Rudolph, Min
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
6
|
Trey Burton, Chi
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
David Njoku, Cle
|
10
|
12
|
11
|
8
|
Jack Doyle, Ind
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
11
|
Jordan Reed, Was
|
12
|
9
|
12
|
13
|
George Kittle, SF
|
13
|
13
|
14
|
12
|
Charles Clay, Buf
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
14
|
Jared Cook, Oak
|
15
|
14
|
19
|
16
|
Tyler Eifert, Cin
|
16
|
16
|
15
|
20
|
O.J. Howard, TB
|
17
|
19
|
13
|
NR
|
Cameron Brate, TB
|
18
|
NR
|
18
|
15
|
Eric Ebron, Ind
|
19
|
18
|
17
|
NR
|
Austin Hooper, Atl
|
20
|
17
|
NR
|
19
|
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