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2018 Fantasy Football Rankings: Quarterbacks

Rk	Player	Tm
1	Aaron Rodgers	GB
2	Russell Wilson	SEA
3	Tom Brady	NE
4	Carson Wentz	PHI
5	Deshaun Watson	HOU
6	Cam Newton	CAR
7	Kirk Cousins	WSH
8	Matthew Stafford	DET
9	Drew Brees	NO
10	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT
11	Jared Goff	LAR
12	Andrew Luck	IND
13	Philip Rivers	LAC
14	Dak Prescott	DAL
15	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF
16	Jameis Winston	TB
17	Matt Ryan	ATL
18	Marcus Mariota	TEN
19	Derek Carr	OAK
20	Andy Dalton	CIN

Deshaun Watson’s ranking may seem aggressive, but I could see him going as the third quarterback off the board and being the most overdrafted player in 2018… Kirk Cousins should post another Top 10 season no matter where he’s playing… The new-look Saints just don’t need Drew Brees to be a gunslinger anymore… Andrew Luck would rank much higher, possibly fourth, if we knew he was 100 percent… Hold that thought on Watson, as nope, Jimmy Garoppolo, the best quarterback of all time, will be the most overdrafted.

2018 Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

Rk	Player	Tm
1	Todd Gurley	LAR
2	Le'Veon Bell	PIT
3	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL
4	Kareem Hunt	KC
5	David Johnson	ARI
6	Melvin Gordon	LAC
7	Saquon Barkley	ROOK
8	Leonard Fournette	JAX
9	LeSean McCoy	BUF
10	Devonta Freeman	ATL
11	Jordan Howard	CHI
12	Alvin Kamara	NO
13	Mark Ingram	NO
14	Derrick Henry	TEN
15	Derrius Guice	ROOK
16	Dalvin Cook	MIN
17	Christian McCaffrey	CAR
18	Joe Mixon	CIN
19	Kenyan Drake	MIA
20	Carlos Hyde	SF
21	Lamar Miller	HOU
22	Jay Ajayi	PHI
23	Duke Johnson	CLE
24	Sony Michel	ROOK
25	Alex Collins	BAL
26	Samaje Perine	WSH
27	Ronald Jones	ROOK
28	Dion Lewis	NE
29	Marshawn Lynch	OAK
30	Bryce Love	ROOK
31	C.J. Anderson	DEN
32	Jamaal Williams	GB
33	Chris Carson	SEA
34	Marlon Mack	IND
35	Bilal Powell	NYJ
36	Isaiah Crowell	CLE
37	DeMarco Murray	TEN
38	Tevin Coleman	ATL
39	Chris Thompson	WSH
40	Giovani Bernard	CIN
41	Rex Burkhead	NE
42	Kerryon Johnson	ROOK
43	Nick Chubb	ROOK
44	Wayne Gallman	NYG
45	D'Onta Foreman	HOU
46	Aaron Jones	GB
47	Matt Breida	SF
48	Theo Riddick	DET
49	Jerick McKinnon	MIN
50	Mike Davis	SEA

Even with terrible use for five straight weeks, Kareem Hunt still led the league in rushing, which is great since at his worst, he was still the best… No one (that I know of) was higher on David Johnson than I was, and it pains me to have him fifth, but he has no coach, quarterback, has been injured two straight years and could have a coach that is worse than Andy Reid was for Hunt… Yes, Saquon Barkley deserves to be here – remember all those who hated me for saying the same about Ezekiel Elliott his rookie season?… Yes, Alvin Kamara looks to be too low, but he barely topped 200 touches with that touchdown rate. That’s hard to repeat, even in the Saints offense… There are some concerning reports on Dalvin Cook’s knee – the word, microfracture, tossed around – and that’s worrisome…

Sony Michel can likely toss his name into the overdrafted pool after Kamara’s success… Several other rookie running backs could move up or down depending on their teams… There are also many backfields headaches as of today, including Jamaal Williams and the Packers, Chris Carson and the Seahawks and Dion Lewis and the every-frustrating Patriots just to name a few.

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2018 Fantasy Football Rankings: Wide Receivers

Rk	Player	Tm
1	Antonio Brown	PIT
2	DeAndre Hopkins	HOU
3	Michael Thomas	NO
4	Odell Beckham	NYG
5	Julio Jones	ATL
6	A.J. Green	CIN
7	Keenan Allen	LAC
8	Davante Adams	GB
9	Mike Evans	TB
10	Tyreek Hill	KC
11	T.Y. Hilton	IND
12	Adam Thielen	MIN
13	Brandin Cooks	NE
14	Doug Baldwin	SEA
15	Alshon Jeffery	PHI
16	Jarvis Landry	MIA
17	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI
18	Allen Robinson	JAX
19	Josh Gordon	CLE
20	Dez Bryant	DAL
21	Amari Cooper	OAK
22	Marvin Jones	DET
23	Demaryius Thomas	DEN
24	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT
25	Golden Tate	DET
26	Michael Crabtree	OAK
27	Stefon Diggs	MIN
28	Devin Funchess	CAR
29	Robby Anderson	NYJ
30	Corey Davis	TEN
31	Cooper Kupp	LAR
32	Robert Woods	LAR
33	Sterling Shepard	NYG
34	Jordy Nelson	GB
35	Julian Edelman	NE
36	Kelvin Benjamin	BUF
37	Pierre Garcon	SF
38	Josh Doctson	WSH
39	Will Fuller	HOU
40	Calvin Ridley	ROOK
41	Emmanuel Sanders	DEN
42	Marquise Goodwin	SF
43	Jamison Crowder	WSH
44	Chris Hogan	NE
45	Courtland Sutton	ROOK
46	Nelson Agholor	PHI
47	Christian Kirk	ROOK
48	Mohamed Sanu	ATL
49	Mike Williams	LAC
50	DeVante Parker	MIA
51	Sammy Watkins	LAR
52	Kenny Stills	MIA
53	Cameron Meredith	CHI
54	Marqise Lee	JAX
55	Mike Wallace	BAL
56	Chris Godwin	TB
57	Randall Cobb	GB
58	Dede Westbrook	JAX
59	Rishard Matthews	TEN
60	John Ross	CIN

Michael Thomas received too much hate this year, as he was one of the most consistent receivers in Fantasy Football. He also had the least amount of touchdowns for any receiver with 96-plus receptions, pointing to positive regression next year… Davante Adams is clearly the No. 1 receiver for the Packers, even with Aaron Rodgers back… Tyreek Hill and Brandin Cooks are two top receivers where the year-end numbers look better than the weekly consistency… Allen Robinson’s 2018 team will be interesting to find out, and I would love to see him with the 49ers… Corey Davis is exceptionally talented and will break out in 2018, as he will have more time to develop a rapport with Marcus Mariota and stay on the field… Sterling Shepard could be ranked too low if Brandon Marshall doesn’t return or too high if he does… Josh Doctson flashed his potential, and like Davis, will have his breakout year with Terrelle Pryor gone from day one (even though Pryor was pretty much invisible anyway)…

The 2018 rookies could struggle as much as the 2017 ones did, but if you’re looking for a Cooper Kupp-like option, that would be Christian Kirk… The Buccaneers have an easy exit from DeSean Jackson, and I think they could take it and allow the very talented Chris Godwin to step up as the No. 2… Don’t forget about Mike Williams and John Ross in their second seasons.

2018 Fantasy Football Rankings: Tight Ends

Rk	Player	Tm
1	Rob Gronkowski	NE
2	Travis Kelce	KC
3	Zach Ertz	PHI
4	Evan Engram	NYG
5	Greg Olsen	CAR
6	Hunter Henry	LAC
7	Jimmy Graham	SEA
8	Kyle Rudolph	MIN
9	Delanie Walker	TEN
10	O.J. Howard	TB
11	Jack Doyle	IND
12	Jordan Reed	WSH
13	David Njoku	CLE
14	Eric Ebron	DET
15	Tyler Eifert	CIN
16	Jason Witten	DAL
17	Austin Hooper	ATL
18	George Kittle	SF
19	Jared Cook	OAK
20	Adam Shaheen	CHI
21	Charles Clay	BUF
22	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	NYJ
23	Cameron Brate	TB
24	Gerald Everett	LAR
25	Benjamin Watson	BAL

Once again, the tight end position makes me push for leagues to implement a WR/TE Flex instead of your standard TE spot. Then you could have debates about starting an Eric Ebron or Mike Wallace… It would appear that Hunter Henry will finally have rid himself of Antonio Gates and have the season many wanted to see this past year… Second year tight ends O.J. Howard and David Njoku will join Evan Engram by being Fantasy relevant and reaching/nearing the TE1 tier… George Kittle, Adam Shaheen and Gerald Everett are intriguing sleepers for 2018.

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