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Fantasy Football Who Is Hot 'n Who Is Not After Preseason Week #1

We have updated out top 200 as well as listing who is hot and who is not in the fantasy football world after the 1st week of preseason

Thearon W. Henderson

Welcome back to another fantasy football update after watching all of week 1 in preseason, I will list who made a move upward or downward as well as an updated top 200 rankings which list where the player was in the previous list 2 weeks ago and where they rank now for a non PPR draft.

To steal a term from the classic TV show "The Jefferson's", Who is moving on up?:

Daryl Richardson - He has taken hold of the Rb1 position on the Rams and looks poised to get between 200-240 carries.

Christine Michael - He has clearly taken the RB2 job after almost 90 yards this week and is a must handcuff if you are to draft Marshawn Lynch.

Vance McDonald - He got 8 targets while only catching 4 for the 49ers but with many targets available with their awful receivers he could be a nice TE2.

Chris Givens - He is another Ram who solidified his status as the top of his position and has a chance to get to 1000 yards in his sophomore season as Bradford continue to look for him deep.

Ryan Mathews - He only had 3 carries but last season's bust could give great value after round 5 in a snake draft and does not have much competition.

Fred Davis - He looked healthy and is a sneaky end of draft TE1 for those who forgot about him due to injury.

Roy Helu - He has solidified his position as RB2 and is a must handcuff for those who draft Morris, and sometimes Shanahan can change his mind.

Jerome Kerley - He is clearly a Wr1 for a struggling Jets offense but is a solid end of draft pick with upside.

LeGarrette Blount - He is back from the dead and with Boldin out the 1st 4 games, plus the Pats being possibly run heavy, he is a run heavy handcuff for those with Ridley.

Kenbrell Thompkins - He has emerged as the WR2 in the early goings and seems to have Brady's trust, usually Wr's do not break through for the Pats but maybe this is the time?

DeSean Jackson - All camp reports are high, and add in the prospect of an open offense. Michael Vick's playing well and looking comfortable make him a great pick mid draft; especially for those going RB-RB-RB in the 1st 3 rounds.

Rashad Jennings - The backup to the always injured Darren McFadden; another guy to look at the end of draft for a bye week RB.

Dustin Keller - The Dolphins look to have OL issues and he could be the target of a ton of drop offs and quick passes.

DeAndre Hopkins - I am not sure how much the Texans will throw, but Johnson is getting older and has been injury prone in the past, so a guy like this is all upside. As a late pick, he could be a win for fantasy owners.

Cordarrelle Patterson - He is a very raw rookie, but has explosive talent and the Vikings look to be finding more ways to use him.

Moving on Down

Isiah Pead - The latest fumble is a killer, but he is not dead yet. If he wants a shot, he needs to pick it up big time.

A.J. Jenkins - He was invisible last year. he has a huge chance to make a run for a WR2 spot this week.

Steven Jackson - He is now 30 years old, with a ton of mileage and he looked at least a step slow in Week #1. It may be him just pacing himself, but history says there is a better chance of him under-performing his draft slot than over performing.

Mike Gillislee - He is now buried at Rb3 with the coaches love for Daniel Thomas.

Bilal Powell - He may be the Jets Rb2, but looked just like he did last year and even with an Ivory injury, I cannot see him making a dent.

David Wilson - The Giants have zero trust in his short yardage and pass blocking abilities, which limits his touches even his explosive ability.

Aaron Dobson - He seems to have been passed over by the other rookie on the depth chart, but continue to keep an eye on him.

Thanks for reading and please send any questions you have to myself on Twitter or below in the comments.

Old Ranking New Ranking Player Position
1 1 Adrian Peterson rb
2 2 Doug Martin rb
3 3 Marshawn Lynch rb
4 4 Jamaal Charles rb
8 5 C.J. Spiller rb
6 6 LeSean McCoy rb
7 7 Alfred Morris rb
9 8 Trent Richardson rb
5 9 Arian Foster rb
10 10 Ray Rice rb
11 11 Stevan Ridley rb
12 12 Matt Forte rb
15 13 Calvin Johnson wr
22 14 Brandon Marshall wr
17 15 A.J. Green wr
21 16 Chris Johnson rb
14 17 Maurice Jones Drew rb
16 18 Dez Bryant wr
13 19 Steven Jackson rb
20 20 Jimmy Graham te
27 21 Drew Brees qb
47 22 Reggie Bush rb
19 23 Julio Jones wr
31 24 Cam Newton qb
29 25 Aaron Rodgers qb
36 26 Le'Veon Bell rb
23 27 Vincent Jackson wr
18 28 Larry Fitzgerald wr
26 29 Demaryius Thomas wr
24 30 Frank Gore rb
39 31 Roddy White wr
35 32 Peyton Manning qb
38 33 Lamar Miller rb
30 34 David Wilson rb
42 35 Marques Colston wr
43 36 DeMarco Murray rb
41 37 Dwayne Bowe wr
34 38 Victor Cruz wr
25 39 Andre Johnson wr
32 40 Randall Cobb wr
40 41 Darren McFadden rb
59 42 Tom Brady qb
33 43 Montee Ball rb
60 44 Eric Decker wr
44 45 Matt Ryan qb
52 46 Colin Kaepernick qb
61 47 Robert Griffin III qb
51 48 Danny Amendola wr
49 49 Eddie Lacy rb
62 50 Wes Welker wr
45 51 Antonio Brown wr
50 52 Darren Sproles rb
57 53 Cecil Shorts wr
56 54 Ryan Mathews rb
37 55 Chris Ivory rb
55 56 Matthew Stafford qb
74 57 Hakeem Nicks wr
70 58 Reggie Wayne wr
63 59 Steve Smith wr
58 60 Torrey Smith wr
65 61 Jason Witten te
78 62 DeSean Jackson wr
67 63 Mike Wallace wr
68 64 Russell Wilson qb
82 65 Giovani Bernard rb
54 66 Tony Gonzalez te
53 67 Ahmad Bradshaw rb
79 68 Shane Vereen rb
111 69 DeAngelo Williams rb
72 70 Rob Gronkowski te
77 71 Tony Romo qb
84 72 Mike Williams wr
69 73 James Jones wr
93 74 Miles Austin wr
46 75 Jordy Nelson wr
80 76 TY Hilton wr
64 77 Vernon Davis te
73 78 Greg Jennings wr
81 79 Kenny Britt wr
95 80 Lance Moore wr
66 81 Rashard Mendenhall rb
71 82 Andrew Luck qb
86 83 Andre Brown rb
75 84 BenJarvus Green Ellis rb
76 85 Tavon Austin wr
136 86 Daryl Richardson rb
89 87 Josh Gordon wr
90 88 Ben Tate rb
92 89 Emmanuel Sanders wr
110 90 Jermichael Finley te
87 91 Stevie Johnson wr
109 92 Greg Olsen te
135 93 Ronnie Hillman rb
98 94 Bernard Pierce rb
116 95 Justin Blackmon wr
102 96 Kyle Rudolph te
152 97 Chris Givens wr
96 98 Anquan Boldin wr
176 99 Malcom Floyd wr
104 100 Ben Roethlisberger qb
105 101 Michael Bush rb
132 102 Carson Palmer qb
107 103 DeAndre Hopkins wr
115 104 Johnathan Franklin rb
108 105 Martellus Bennett te
91 106 Jonathan Stewart rb
131 107 Michael Vick qb
108 Golden Tate wr
142 109 Darrius Heyward Bey wr
113 110 Michael Floyd wr
103 111 Bryce Brown rb
114 112 Jacquizz Rodgers rb
97 113 Jared Cook te
100 114 Mark Ingram rb
117 115 Owen Daniels te
126 116 Eli Manning qb
134 117 Shonn Greene rb
118 Kenbrell Thompkins wr
118 119 Vick Ballard rb
119 120 Antonio Gates te
181 121 Roy Helu rb
99 122 Mikel Leshoure rb
137 123 Josh Freeman qb
120 124 Fred Jackson rb
121 125 Denarius Moore wr
122 126 Vincent Brown wr
124 127 Jay Cutler qb
127 128 Sam Bradford qb
128 129 Danny Woodhead rb
94 130 Isaiah Pead rb
133 131 Alshon Jeffery wr
138 132 Brandon Myers te
157 133 Aaron Dobson wr
190 134 Daniel Thomas rb
135 Rashad Jennings rb
112 136 Ryan Williams rb
140 137 Rob Housler te
101 138 Zac Stacy rb
141 139 Kendall Wright wr
125 140 Joe Flacco qb
143 141 Brian Quick wr
144 142 Willis McGahee rb
145 143 Rueben Randle wr
193 144 Marcel Reese rb
147 145 Jeremy Kerley wr
148 146 Nate Washington wr
106 147 Jordan Cameron te
149 148 Philip Rivers qb
150 149 Kendall Hunter rb
151 150 Brian Hartline wr
153 151 Mohamed Sanu wr
154 152 Coby Fleener te
183 153 Christine Michael rb
155 154 Sidney Rice wr
156 155 Matt Schaub qb
164 156 Andy Dalton qb
158 157 Jermaine Gresham te
159 158 Ryan Tannehill qb
179 159 Fred Davis te
130 160 Bilal Powell rb
160 161 Tyler Eifert, te
161 162 Pierre Thomas rb
162 163 Cordarrelle Patterson wr
163 164 Jacoby Jones wr
166 165 Brandon LaFell wr
186 166 Ryan Broyles wr
167 167 Robert Woods wr
168 Austin Collie wr
168 169 Alex Smith qb
171 170 Markus Wheaton wr
172 171 Brandon Weeden qb
184 172 Rod Streater wr
173 173 Stephen Hill wr
174 174 Nate Burleson wr
175 175 Jake Locker qb
129 176 Mike Gillislee rb
177 177 Dustin Keller te
178 178 Heath Miller te
195 179 Keenan Allen wr
180 180 Dwayne Allen te
185 181 Justin Hunter wr
187 182 Dexter McCluster wr
188 183 Andre Roberts wr
191 184 Issac Redman rb
192 185 Greg Little wr
194 186 Justin Forsett rb
170 187 Travis Kelce te
123 188 Joseph Randle rb
196 189 Toby Gerhart rb
197 190 Jonathon Dwyer rb
200 191 Denard Robinson rb
201 192 Laron Stephens Howling rb
202 193 Knile Davis rb
203 194 Andre Ellington rb
204 195 Donnie Avery wr
196 Zach Sudfeld te
205 197 LeGarrette Blount rb
198 E.J. Manuel qb
199 Russel Shepard wr
200 Lance Dunbar rb