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2015 NFL Fantasy Football: Updated Top 200

Need help drafting soon or just starting to prepare? Mike Dietrich has updated his top 200 and has a look at some possible late round contributors.

By dvond
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As we get deeper into the preseason, there have been a few injuries, some shuffling of depth charts and finally some inside knowledge dropping all over Twitter which has caused me to update my top 200.  You will see where the players are now and where they were on my initial top 200 board. I will also take a look outside the top 100 for some possible hidden gems to drafts and stash.

Old Rank New Rank Player Name Team Bye PosRank
1 1 Adrian Peterson, RB MIN 5 RB1
2 2 Le'Veon Bell, RB PIT 11 RB2
3 3 Eddie Lacy, RB GB 7 RB3
4 4 Marshawn Lynch, RB SEA 9 RB4
6 5 Jamaal Charles, RB KC 9 RB5
7 6 Rob Gronkowski, TE NE 4 TE1
9 7 C.J. Anderson, RB DEN 7 RB6
11 8 Antonio Brown, WR PIT 11 WR1
12 9 Dez Bryant, WR DAL 6 WR2
15 10 Julio Jones, WR ATL 10 WR3
8 11 DeMarco Murray, RB PHI 8 RB7
10 12 LeSean McCoy, RB BUF 8 RB8
14 13 Matt Forte, RB CHI 7 RB9
16 14 Jeremy Hill, RB CIN 7 RB10
17 15 Odell Beckham Jr NYG 11 WR4
20 16 Alshon Jeffery, WR CHI 7 WR5
18 17 Demaryius Thomas, WR DEN 7 WR6
19 18 Jordy Nelson, WR GB 7 WR7
13 19 Calvin Johnson, WR DET 9 WR8
21 20 AJ Green CIN 7 WR9
22 21 Andrew Luck, QB IND 10 QB1
23 22 Aaron Rodgers, QB GB 7 QB2
24 23 Mark Ingram, RB NO 11 RB11
28 24 Mike Evans, WR TB 6 WR10
25 25 Alfred Morris, RB WAS 8 RB12
26 26 Randall Cobb, WR GB 7 WR11
27 27 T.Y. Hilton IND 10 WR12
29 28 Frank Gore, RB IND 10 RB13
30 29 DeAndre Hopkins, WR HOU 9 WR13
31 30 Melvin Gordon, RB SD 10 RB14
32 31 Lamar Miller, RB MIA 5 RB15
33 32 Brandin Cooks, WR NO 11 WR14
34 33 Kelvin Benjamin, WR CAR 5 WR15
35 34 Jonathan Stewart, RB CAR 5 RB16
37 35 Justin Forsett, RB BAL 9 RB17
38 36 Rashad Jennings, RB NYG 11 RB18
39 37 Jordan Matthews, WR PHI 8 WR16
41 38 Latavius Murray, RB OAK 6 RB19
42 39 Keenan Allen, WR SD 10 WR17
43 40 Emmanuel Sanders, WR DEN 7 WR18
44 41 DeSean Jackson, WR WAS 8 WR19
46 42 Amari Cooper, WR OAK 6 WR20
49 43 Drew Brees, QB NO 11 QB3
50 44 Joseph Randle, RB DAL 6 RB20
51 45 Jimmy Graham, TE SEA 9 TE2
71 46 Ameer Abdullah, RB DET 9 RB21
36 47 Carlos Hyde, RB SF 10 RB22
47 48 LeGarrette Blount, RB NE 4 RB23
58 49 Andre Johnson, WR IND 10 WR21
61 50 Brandon Marshall, WR NYJ 5 WR22
40 51 Andre Ellington, RB ARI 9 RB24
54 52 Mike Wallace, WR MIN 5 WR23
55 53 Russell Wilson, QB SEA 9 QB4
56 54 T.J.  Yeldon, RB JAC 8 RB25
48 55 Giovani Bernard, RB CIN 7 RB26
57 56 Sammy Watkins, WR BUF 8 WR24
52 57 Vincent Jackson, WR TB 6 WR25
53 58 Golden Tate, WR DET 9 WR26
65 59 Ben Roethlisberger, QB PIT 11 QB5
45 60 Tevin Coleman, RB ATL 10 RB27
62 61 Allen Robinson, WR JAC 8 WR27
63 62 Matt Ryan, QB ATL 10 QB6
64 63 .CJ. Spiller, RB NO 11 RB28
66 64 Todd Gurley, RB STL 6 RB29
83 65 Doug Martin, RB TB 6 RB30
59 66 Peyton Manning, QB DEN 7 QB7
60 67 Joique Bell, RB DET 9 RB31
76 68 Jeremy Maclin, WR KC 9 WR28
80 69 Chris Ivory, RB NYJ 5 RB32
67 70 Nelson Agholor, WR PHI 8 WR29
73 71 Isaiah Crowell, RB CLE 11 RB33
68 72 Tre Mason, RB STL 6 RB34
81 73 Brandon LaFell, WR NE 4 WR30
69 74 Greg Olsen, TE CAR 5 TE3
70 75 Julian Edelman, WR NE 4 WR31
72 76 Travis Kelce, TE KC 9 TE4
82 77 Torrey Smith, WR SF 10 WR32
74 78 Darren McFadden, RB DAL 6 RB35
88 79 Eli Manning, QB NYG 11 QB8
75 80 Roddy White, WR ATL 10 WR33
77 81 Cam Newton, QB CAR 5 QB9
78 82 Jarvis Landry, WR MIA 5 WR34
79 83 Eric Decker, WR NYJ 5 WR35
84 84 Martellus Bennett, TE CHI 7 TE5
85 85 Bishop Sankey, RB TEN 4 RB36
86 86 Ryan Mathews, RB PHI 8 RB37
87 87 Breshad Perriman, WR BAL 9 WR36
5 88 Arian Foster, RB HOU 9 RB38
90 89 Shane Vereen, RB NYG 11 RB39
91 90 Duke Johnson, RB CLE 11 RB40
93 91 Tony Romo, QB DAL 6 QB10
94 92 Zach Ertz, TE PHI 8 TE6
95 93 Julius Thomas, TE JAC 8 TE7
96 94 Martavis Bryant, WR PIT 11 WR37
97 95 Devonta Freeman, RB ATL 10 RB41
98 96 Alfred Blue, RB HOU 9 RB42
99 97 Jordan Cameron, TE MIA 5 TE8
117 98 David Cobb, RB TEN 4 RB43
100 99 DeAngelo Williams, RB PIT 11 RB44
101 100 Ryan Tannehill, QB MIA 5 QB11
102 101 Davante Adams, WR GB 7 WR38
89 102 Kevin White, WR CHI 7 WR39
114 103 DeVante Parker, WR MIA 5 WR40
148 104 Sam Bradford, QB PHI 8 QB12
103 105 Anquan Boldin, WR SF 10 WR41
104 106 Tom Brady, QB NE 4 QB13
106 107 Montee Ball, RB DEN 7 RB45
107 108 Charles Johnson, WR MIN 5 WR42
108 109 Larry Fitzgerald, WR ARI 9 WR43
110 110 Kniles Davis, RB KC 9 RB46
126 111 Delanie Walker, TE TEN 4 TE9
111 112 Dwayne Allen, TE IND 10 TE10
130 113 Marques Colston, WR NO 11 WR44
112 114 Charles Sims, RB TB 6 RB47
113 115 Jerick McKinnon, RB MIN 5 RB48
115 116 Owen Daniels, TE DEN 7 TE11
92 117 Michael Floyd, WR ARI 9 WR45
116 118 Philip Rivers, QB SD 10 QB14
118 119 Josh Hill, TE NO 11 TE12
119 120 Jay Cutler, QB CHI 7 QB15
131 121 Carson Palmer, QB ARI 9 QB16
120 122 Cody Latimer, WR DEN 7 WR46
121 123 Jay Ajayi, RB MIA 5 RB49
200 124 Stevie Johnson, WR SD 10 WR47
122 125 Andre Williams, RB NYG 11 RB50
123 126 Lorenzo Taliaferro, RB BAL 9 RB51
124 127 Dwayne Bowe, WR CLE 11 WR48
125 128 Victor Cruz, WR NYG 11 WR49
142 129 Donte Moncrief, WR IND 10 WR50
163 130 Rueben Randle, WR NYG 11 WR51
127 131 Fred Jackson, RB BUF 8 RB52
150 132 John Brown, WR ARI 9 WR52
128 133 Daniel Herron, RB IND 10 RB53
167 134 Terrance Williams, WR DAL 6 WR53
129 135 Reggie Bush, RB SF 10 RB54
165 136 Brian Quick, WR STL 6 WR54
132 137 Pierre Garcon, WR WAS 8 WR55
133 138 Percy Harvin, WR BUF 8 WR56
134 139 Theo Riddick, RB DET 9 RB55
135 140 Kendall Wright, WR TEN 4 WR57
136 141 Colin Kaepernick, QB SF 10 QB17
154 142 David Johnson, RB ARI 9 RB56
215 143 Markus Wheaton, WR PIT 11 WR58
137 144 Denard Robinson, RB JAC 8 RB57
138 145 Jason Witten, TE DAL 6 TE13
204 146 Jonas Gray, RB NE 4 RB58
184 147 Buck Allen, RB BAL 9 RB59
139 148 Cameron Artis-Payne, RB CAR 5 RB60
140 149 Terrance West, RB CLE 11 RB61
141 150 Matt Jones, RB WAS 8 RB62
143 151 Steve Smith, WR BAL 9 WR59
145 152 Darren Sproles, RB PHI 8 RB64
146 153 Matthew Stafford, QB DET 9 QB18
147 154 Roy Helu, RB OAK 6 RB65
149 155 Danny Woodhead, RB SD 10 RB66
151 156 Dorial Green-Beckham, WR TEN 4 WR60
177 157 Jaelen Strong, WR HOU 9 WR61
152 158 James Starks, RB GB 7 RB67
153 159 Teddy Bridgewater, QB MIN 5 QB19
179 160 Kenny Stills, WR MIA 5 WR62
155 161 Malcom Floyd, WR SD 10 WR63
156 162 Jameis Winston, QB TB 6 QB20
189 163 Kenny Britt, WR STL 6 WR64
157 164 Larry Donnell, TE NYG 11 TE14
158 165 James White, RB NE 4 RB68
159 166 Travaris Cadet, RB NE 4 RB69
160 167 Kyle Rudolph, TE MIN 5 TE15
161 168 Doug Baldwin, WR SEA 9 WR65
162 169 Joe Flacco, QB BAL 9 QB21
164 170 Khiry Robinson, RB NO 11 RB70
166 171 Stevan Ridley, RB NYJ 5 RB71
213 172 Allen Hurns, WR JAC 8 WR66
168 173 Marqise Lee, WR JAC 8 WR67
169 174 Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE TB 6 TE16
170 175 Branden Oliver, RB SD 10 RB72
171 176 Antonio Gates, TE SD 10 TE17
172 177 Ahmad Bradshaw, RB FA -- RB73
173 178 Marvin Jones, WR CIN 7 WR68
194 179 Marcus Mariota, QB TEN 4 QB22
174 180 Vernon Davis, TE SF 10 TE18
175 181 Alex Smith, QB KC 9 QB23
176 182 Donald Brown, RB SD 10 RB74
178 183 Christine Michael, RB SEA 9 RB75
180 184 Tyler Lockett, WR SEA 9 WR69
181 185 Jeremy Langford, RB CHI 7 RB76
182 186 Devin Funchess, WR CAR 5 WR70
235 187 Chris Polk, RB HOU 9 RB77
183 188 Nick Toon, WR NO 11 WR71
185 189 Michael Crabtree, WR OAK 6 WR72
186 190 Damien Williams, RB MIA 5 RB78
187 191 Jordan Reed, TE WAS 8 TE19
188 192 Robert Turbin, RB SEA 9 RB79
209 193 Cecil Shorts, WR HOU 9 WR73
191 194 Trent Richardson, RB OAK 6 RB80
192 195 Mike Davis, RB SF 10 RB81
193 196 Ronnie Hillman, RB DEN 7 RB82
195 197 Zac Stacy, RB NYJ 5 RB83
196 198 Toby Gerhart, RB JAC 8 RB84
198 199 Matt Asiata, RB MIN 5 RB85
199 200 Heath Miller, TE PIT 11 TE20

Last year there were a ton of guys who won leagues who were either not drafted or drafted late, when I draft in the later rounds I look for upside, guys who can break out, here are my favorites;

  • Minnesota Vikings WR Charles Johnson - He was a solid WR3 last year. If QB Teddy Bridgewater continues to improve, he can be a WR2.
  • Kansas City Chiefs RB Kniles Davis - When he plays he produces. RB Jamaal Charles usually misses a game or two. If he misses more, Davis is an every week starter.
  • Minnesota Vikings RB Jerick McKinnon-  AP did not play last year and has hit the 30 year wall. McKinnon is an explosive talent who can take the job and run.
  • St. Louis Rams WR Brian Quick - He started last year off as well as any WR2, hit a bit of a wall and then had the big injury. If he can get back to 100%, he can become the favorite target of new Rams QB Nick Foles.
  • Indianapolis Colts RB Daniel Herron - He did pretty well last year in an explosive offense and backs up a 32-year old RB in Frank Gore.
  • Arizona Cardinals RB David Johnson - He may not play much early, but should get a shot a few games in and was quite productive in college.
  • New England Patriots RB Jonas Gray - All he has is LeGarrette Blount in front of him. The Pats ran the ball inside the 10-yard line the most in the league last year.
  • Baltimore Ravens RB Buck Allen - Another rookie backing up a RB over 30 once Justin Forsett crosses the threshold in mid-October in a run-first offense.
  • New Orlenas Saints RB Khiry Robinson - Mark Ingram has never been durabl. If the word is correct and the Saints will be running more, he has the talent to be a fantasy difference maker.
Thank you for reading, please feel free to ask any questions or comment below.  I will be away next week but will have a new article August 26th.

Fantasy Mike

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