This Sunday on The Sportsballers Podcast, we will preview the 2019 fantasy football season. We plan to change things up slightly from last year, taking the approach of comparing our individual rankings to current fantasy football ADPs (average draft positions) to see which players we really like at their ADP and which guys we think might be over-valued by the general public.
We come from a half-point per reception mindset. It’s a happy medium between standard and full PPR players, but more importantly it’s the right scoring setup. It offers value to fantasy owners who pay attention and are aware of which players the passing game runs through without devaluing receiving yards and touchdowns.
We come from a half-point per reception mindset. It’s a happy medium between standard and full PPR players, but more importantly it’s the right scoring setup. It offers value to fantasy owners who pay attention and are aware of which players the passing game runs through without devaluing receiving yards and touchdowns.
As we did last year, we are publishing our consensus top 20 players at each offensive position today. We don’t agree on each player’s ranking. In some cases, we disagree by a significant margin and I’m sure we’ll discuss many, if not all, of those players on Sunday’s podcast.
So without further ado, let’s get to it!
Quarterbacks
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Patrick Mahomes, KC
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Deshaun Watson, HOU
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Aaron Rodgers, GB
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Baker Mayfield, CLE
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
Matt Ryan, ATL
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
5
|
Cam Newton, CAR
|
6
|
9
|
6
|
4
|
Russell Wilson, SEA
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
Carson Wentz, PHI
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
9
|
Jared Goff, LAR
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
Drew Brees, NO
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
12
|
Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
|
11
|
12
|
16
|
7
|
Jameis Winston, TB
|
13
|
16
|
12
|
10
|
Kyler Murray, ARI
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
15
|
Lamar Jackson, BAL
|
15
|
17
|
14
|
14
|
Tom Brady, NE
|
16
|
13
|
15
|
NR
|
Dak Prescott, DAL
|
17
|
14
|
18
|
18
|
Philip Rivers, LAC
|
18
|
18
|
17
|
16
|
Josh Allen, BUF
|
19
|
20
|
NR
|
11
|
Mitchell Trubisky, CHI
|
20
|
19
|
19
|
NR
|
*Andrew Luck
Running Backs
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Saquon Barkley, NYG
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
Christian McCaffrey, CAR
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
Alvin Kamara, NO
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
David Johnson, ARI
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
4
|
Ezekiel Elliott, DAL
|
5
|
9
|
4
|
5
|
Nick Chubb, CLE
|
6
|
5
|
8
|
6
|
James Conner, PIT
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
Le’Veon Bell, NYJ
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
12
|
Todd Gurley II, LAR
|
9
|
8
|
14
|
8
|
Joe Mixon, CIN
|
10
|
12
|
9
|
13
|
Kerryon Johnson, DET
|
11
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
Dalvin Cook, MIN
|
12
|
10
|
10
|
16
|
Melvin Gordon, LAC
|
13
|
14
|
17
|
9
|
Damien Williams, KC
|
14
|
16
|
12
|
17
|
Aaron Jones, GB
|
15
|
15
|
13
|
18
|
Marlon Mack, IND
|
16
|
11
|
16
|
19
|
Devonta Freeman, ATL
|
17
|
19
|
15
|
14
|
Josh Jacobs, OAK
|
18
|
NR
|
NR
|
7
|
Chris Carson, SEA
|
19
|
NR
|
18
|
15
|
Leonard Fournette, JAC
|
20
|
18
|
19
|
NR
|
Wide Receivers
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
DeAndre Hopkins, HOU
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Davante Adams, GB
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
Julio Jones, ATL
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
Odell Beckham Jr., CLE
|
4
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
Michael Thomas, NO
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
Tyreek Hill, KC
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
Mike Evans, TB
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
Keenan Allen, LAC
|
9
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
Antonio Brown, OAK
|
10
|
9
|
13
|
9
|
T.Y. Hilton, IND
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
Adam Thielen, MIN
|
12
|
13
|
11
|
13
|
Amari Cooper, DAL
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
14
|
Stefon Diggs, MIN
|
14
|
15
|
14
|
16
|
Brandin Cooks, LAR
|
15
|
14
|
15
|
19
|
Julian Edelman, NE
|
16
|
19
|
20
|
11
|
Robert Woods, LAR
|
17
|
16
|
17
|
17
|
Chris Godwin, TB
|
18
|
18
|
16
|
18
|
Kenny Golladay, DET
|
19
|
17
|
18
|
20
|
Cooper Kupp, LAR
|
20
|
NR
|
NR
|
15
|
Tight Ends
Name
|
Consensus
|
Cory
|
Eric
|
Evan
|
Travis Kelce, KC
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
George Kittle, SF
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Zach Ertz, PHI
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
O.J. Howard, TB
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
Evan Engram, NYG
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
Jared Cook, NO
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
Vance McDonald, PIT
|
7
|
10
|
8
|
5
|
Hunter Henry, LAC
|
8
|
8
|
7
|
9
|
Austin Hooper, ATL
|
9
|
11
|
11
|
7
|
David Njoku, CLE
|
10
|
9
|
10
|
12
|
Eric Ebron, IND
|
11
|
7
|
9
|
20
|
Delanie Walker, TEN
|
12
|
15
|
12
|
11
|
Mark Andrews, BAL
|
13
|
14
|
17
|
10
|
Kyle Rudolph, MIN
|
14
|
13
|
16
|
14
|
Jordan Reed, WAS
|
15
|
16
|
13
|
17
|
Trey Burton, CHI
|
16
|
12
|
14
|
NR
|
Greg Olsen, CAR
|
17
|
19
|
19
|
13
|
Jack Doyle, IND
|
18
|
18
|
18
|
15
|
Jimmy Graham, GB
|
19
|
20
|
15
|
NR
|
Noah Fant, DEN
|
20
|
NR
|
NR
|
16
|
Note: NR = Not Ranked in Top 20
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-Cory Puffett (w/ Eric Meyer & Evan Ash)