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later follow-up). With the draft over, you know what that means… It’s 2018 Fantasy Football rankings time!!
So go ahead. Dive into the rankings, find your favorite player, get ticked off and blast me on Twitter. As an FYI (and you will probably ask because you stopped reading already), I don’t have DeMarco Murray or C.J. Anderson in there, but I do have Dez Bryant and Brandon Marshall. It’s easier to speculate on target share for a receiver with most any team versus a running back with varying levels of competition for touches. They will be added as soon as they sign, and Bryant and Marshall will be adjusted.
Lastly… HOPE YOU’RE READING… the NFL rookies’ projections are below the rankings, so you can see why a receiver doesn’t even crack the WR4 tier and why yet again, a rookie running back cracks the Top 5.
2018 Fantasy Football Rankings
2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Quarterback Rankings and Projections
| Ov | Rk | Name | Team | PassYD | PassTD | INT | RushYD | RushTD | 1/2 PPR |
|---|
| 207 | 32 | Josh Rosen | ARI | 2059.4 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 51.4 | 0.5 | 121.9 |
| 216 | 34 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | 1877.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 66.3 | 0.7 | 113.9 |
| 232 | 35 | Josh Allen | BUF | 1723.5 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 85.5 | 0.8 | 106.9 |
| 250 | 36 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | 1243.8 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 76.4 | 0.7 | 84.5 |
| 300 | 37 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 230.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 58.6 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Running Back Rankings and Projections
| Ov | Rk | Name | Team | RushYD | RushTD | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | 1/2 PPR |
|---|
| 6 | 5 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | 1122.0 | 7.2 | 59.7 | 517.7 | 2.7 | 253.2 |
| 33 | 19 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | 965.0 | 6.0 | 36.1 | 303.2 | 1.4 | 189.6 |
| 44 | 23 | Derrius Guice | WAS | 1024.8 | 7.0 | 24.9 | 204.8 | 0.8 | 182.3 |
| 43 | 22 | Royce Freeman | DEN | 986.3 | 6.5 | 30.4 | 243.3 | 0.8 | 182.1 |
| 67 | 27 | Ronald Jones II | TB | 942.3 | 4.4 | 30.5 | 245.3 | 0.9 | 165.9 |
| 70 | 28 | Sony Michel | NE | 859.3 | 7.5 | 21.0 | 177.3 | 0.9 | 164.2 |
| 119 | 34 | Nick Chubb | CLE | 792.2 | 5.7 | 14.9 | 116.1 | 0.6 | 135.8 |
| 144 | 43 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | 502.8 | 2.9 | 30.3 | 242.2 | 1.0 | 113.2 |
| 221 | 62 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | 270.5 | 1.4 | 21.9 | 155.5 | 0.5 | 65.3 |
| 234 | 66 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | 305.9 | 1.6 | 13.7 | 109.7 | 0.5 | 61.0 |
| 246 | 71 | Nyheim Hines | IND | 149.7 | 0.7 | 22.6 | 184.7 | 0.6 | 52.4 |
| 296 | 84 | Justin Jackson | LAC | 118.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 0.1 | 20.6 |
| 297 | 85 | Kalen Ballage | MIA | 72.6 | 0.4 | 7 | 55.1 | 0.3 | 20.2 |
2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings and Projections
| Ov | Rk | Name | Team | RushYD | RushTD | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | 1/2 PPR |
|---|
| 131 | 54 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | 0 | 0 | 53.6 | 674.3 | 4.3 | 120.2 |
| 139 | 58 | D.J. Moore | CAR | 0 | 0 | 48.8 | 653.1 | 4.2 | 115.1 |
| 146 | 62 | Christian Kirk | ARI | 0 | 0 | 51.6 | 623.7 | 4.0 | 112.2 |
| 147 | 63 | Anthony Miller | CHI | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 644.1 | 3.7 | 111.6 |
| 170 | 75 | James Washington | PIT | 0 | 0 | 39.1 | 532.5 | 3.7 | 94.8 |
| 186 | 80 | Michael Gallup | DAL | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 442.9 | 3.6 | 82.0 |
| 222 | 94 | Deon Cain | IND | 15.5 | 0.1 | 27.0 | 349.0 | 2.5 | 65.2 |
| 230 | 98 | DaeSean Hamilton | DEN | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 365.5 | 2.2 | 63.4 |
| 235 | 100 | Dante Pettis | SF | 0 | 0 | 27.1 | 337.0 | 2.0 | 59.0 |
| 243 | 101 | D.J. Chark | JAX | 0 | 0 | 22.2 | 323.1 | 1.9 | 54.9 |
| 254 | 107 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 274.4 | 1.6 | 47.5 |
| 269 | 110 | J'Mon Moore | GB | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 208.1 | 1.5 | 37.5 |
| 291 | 119 | Keke Coutee | HOU | 17.1 | 0.1 | 10.9 | 123.3 | 1.0 | 25.7 |
| 292 | 120 | Antonio Callaway | CLE | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 139.6 | 0.8 | 24.9 |
| 293 | 121 | Tre'Quan Smith | NO | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 137.4 | 0.9 | 24.0 |
2018 Fantasy Football Rookie Tight End Rankings and Projections
| Ov | Rk | Name | Team | Rec | RecYD | RecTD | 1/2 PPR |
|---|
| 187 | 25 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 40.1 | 430.8 | 3.1 | 81.4 |
| 206 | 29 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 36.0 | 380.8 | 2.6 | 71.4 |
| 247 | 38 | Hayden Hurst | BAL | 26.3 | 278.3 | 1.8 | 52.1 |
| 260 | 43 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 19.6 | 216.1 | 2.0 | 43.5 |
| 287 | 50 | Jordan Akins | HOU | 12.4 | 144.7 | 1.4 | 29.3 |
Immediate Fantasy Football Impact of 2018 NFL Draft First Round, Plus a Dave Gettleman Blasting!
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