This week, we have an updated top 200 with a ton of changes from my last board. Changes come about due to things I watch and read in the first two weeks of preseason; after this week, unless there is an injury the big board will basically be set. My first draft is Sept .2, and as I have mentioned, the later the draft the better your league will be.
Let's take a deeper look at the most important injuries from a fantasy perspective;
- Green Bay Packers WR Jordy Nelson - This injury has moved WR Davante Adams into a WR2 range, he struggles to the back shoulder catch unlike Jordy but can make an impact in all other areas. Fellow WR Ty Montgomery seems to be the WR3 but he is a stash and pray. I have moved Eddie Lacy up to RB1 since i think he gets 2-3 more TD's but moved QB Aaron Rodgers down a tad due to his relationship to Nelson.
- Carolina Panthers WR Kelvin Benjamin - I have moved QB Cam Newton down quite a bit along with RB Jonathan Stewart down, as well as TE Greg Olsen. I just see this offense taking a large drop without a WR1.
- Houston Texans RB Arian Foster - This continues to be a moving target, but now that it looks like a possible week 5 return makes him at least a fifth rounder with such a high possible reward. RB Alfred Blue stays in round 10.
- Pittsburgh Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey - I would have dropped RB Le'Veon Bell and QB Ben Roethlisberger here, but Bell is such a pass weapon and Ben is a beast. Status quo.
- Denver Broncos OT Ryan Clady- The Broncos are going with a very inexperienced line. With QB Peyton Manning's age and lack of mobility, I continue to drop him. There are many more QBs I like this year.
- Pittsburgh Steelers K Shaun Suisham - Kickers are people too! He has been more than solid in a tough stadium, so I think the Pittsburgh offense may take a small scoring hit.
- Dallas Cowboys CB Orlando Scandrick - His injury and the facade of the Dallas defense could give QB Tony Romo and company more opportunities to need and want to score quicker on offense.
Here is the top 200. Please reach out and ask any question either here or on Twitter at @dvond.
Old Rank | New Rank | Player Name | Team | Bye | PosRank |
3 | 1 | Eddie Lacy, RB | GB | 7 | RB3 |
2 | 2 | Le'Veon Bell, RB | PIT | 11 | RB4 |
1 | 3 | Adrian Peterson, RB | MIN | 5 | RB5 |
4 | 4 | Marshawn Lynch, RB | SEA | 9 | RB6 |
6 | 5 | Rob Gronkowski, TE | NE | 4 | TE1 |
7 | 6 | C Anderson, RB | DEN | 7 | RB7 |
8 | 7 | Antonio Brown, WR | PIT | 11 | WR1 |
11 | 8 | DeMarco Murray, RB | PHI | 8 | RB8 |
5 | 9 | Jamaal Charles, RB | KC | 9 | RB9 |
9 | 10 | Dez Bryant, WR | DAL | 6 | WR2 |
14 | 11 | Jeremy Hill, RB | CIN | 7 | RB10 |
15 | 12 | Odell Beckham Jr | NYG | 11 | WR3 |
10 | 13 | Julio Jones, WR | ATL | 10 | WR4 |
17 | 14 | Demaryius Thomas, WR | DEN | 7 | WR5 |
26 | 15 | Randall Cobb, WR | GB | 7 | WR6 |
12 | 16 | LeSean McCoy, RB | BUF | 8 | RB11 |
19 | 17 | Calvin Johnson, WR | DET | 9 | WR7 |
20 | 18 | AJ Green | CIN | 7 | WR8 |
13 | 19 | Matt Forte, RB | CHI | 7 | RB12 |
21 | 20 | Andrew Luck, QB | IND | 10 | QB1 |
31 | 21 | Lamar Miller, RB | MIA | 5 | RB13 |
16 | 22 | Alshon Jeffery, WR | CHI | 7 | WR9 |
24 | 23 | Mike Evans, WR | TB | 6 | WR10 |
22 | 24 | Aaron Rodgers, QB | GB | 7 | QB2 |
27 | 25 | TY Hilton | IND | 10 | WR11 |
23 | 26 | Mark Ingram, RB | NO | 11 | RB14 |
28 | 27 | Frank Gore, RB | IND | 10 | RB15 |
32 | 28 | Brandin Cooks, WR | NO | 11 | WR12 |
30 | 29 | Melvin Gordon, RB | SD | 10 | RB16 |
25 | 30 | Alfred Morris, RB | WAS | 8 | RB17 |
29 | 31 | DeAndre Hopkins, WR | HOU | 9 | WR13 |
37 | 32 | Jordan Matthews, WR | PHI | 8 | WR14 |
39 | 33 | Keenan Allen, WR | SD | 10 | WR15 |
40 | 34 | Emmanuel Sanders, WR | DEN | 7 | WR16 |
38 | 35 | Latavius Murray, RB | OAK | 6 | RB18 |
42 | 36 | Amari Cooper, WR | OAK | 6 | WR17 |
35 | 37 | Justin Forsett, RB | BAL | 9 | RB19 |
34 | 38 | Jonathan Stewart, RB | CAR | 5 | RB20 |
46 | 39 | Ameer Abdullah, RB | DET | 9 | RB21 |
43 | 40 | Drew Brees, QB | NO | 11 | QB3 |
44 | 41 | Joseph Randle, RB | DAL | 6 | RB22 |
45 | 42 | Jimmy Graham, TE | SEA | 9 | TE2 |
47 | 43 | Carlos Hyde, RB | SF | 10 | RB23 |
68 | 45 | Jeremy Maclin, WR | KC | 9 | WR18 |
49 | 46 | Andre Johnson, WR | IND | 10 | WR19 |
101 | 47 | Davante Adams, WR | GB | 7 | WR20 |
65 | 48 | Doug Martin, RB | TB | 6 | RB25 |
50 | 49 | Brandon Marshall, WR | NYJ | 5 | WR21 |
41 | 50 | DeSean Jackson, WR | WAS | 8 | WR22 |
51 | 51 | Andre Ellington, RB | ARI | 9 | RB26 |
36 | 52 | Rashad Jennings, RB | NYG | 11 | RB27 |
88 | 53 | Arian Foster, RB | HOU | 9 | RB28 |
53 | 54 | Russell Wilson, QB | SEA | 9 | QB4 |
54 | 55 | TJ Yeldon, RB | JAC | 8 | RB29 |
56 | 56 | Sammy Watkins, WR | BUF | 8 | WR23 |
57 | 57 | Vincent Jackson, WR | TB | 6 | WR24 |
58 | 58 | Golden Tate, WR | DET | 9 | WR25 |
59 | 59 | Ben Roethlisberger, QB | PIT | 11 | QB5 |
60 | 60 | Tevin Coleman, RB | ATL | 10 | RB30 |
61 | 61 | Allen Robinson, WR | JAC | 8 | WR26 |
52 | 62 | Mike Wallace, WR | MIN | 5 | WR27 |
63 | 63 | CJ Spiller, RB | NO | 11 | RB31 |
69 | 64 | Chris Ivory, RB | NYJ | 5 | RB32 |
70 | 65 | Nelson Agholor, WR | PHI | 8 | WR28 |
64 | 66 | Todd Gurley, RB | STL | 6 | RB33 |
55 | 67 | Giovani Bernard, RB | CIN | 7 | RB34 |
66 | 68 | Peyton Manning, QB | DEN | 7 | QB6 |
71 | 69 | Isaiah Crowell, RB | CLE | 11 | RB35 |
72 | 70 | Tre Mason, RB | STL | 6 | RB36 |
74 | 71 | Greg Olsen, TE | CAR | 5 | TE3 |
75 | 72 | Julian Edelman, WR | NE | 4 | WR29 |
76 | 73 | Travis Kelce, TE | KC | 9 | TE4 |
62 | 74 | Matt Ryan, QB | ATL | 10 | QB7 |
77 | 75 | Torrey Smith, WR | SF | 10 | WR30 |
108 | 76 | Charles Johnson, WR | MIN | 5 | WR31 |
79 | 77 | Eli Manning, QB | NYG | 11 | QB8 |
84 | 78 | Martellus Bennett, TE | CHI | 7 | TE5 |
67 | 79 | Joique Bell, RB | DET | 9 | RB37 |
82 | 80 | Jarvis Landry, WR | MIA | 5 | WR32 |
83 | 81 | Eric Decker, WR | NYJ | 5 | WR33 |
73 | 82 | Brandon LaFell, WR | NE | 4 | WR34 |
86 | 83 | Ryan Mathews, RB | PHI | 8 | RB38 |
109 | 84 | Larry Fitzgerald, WR | ARI | 9 | WR35 |
100 | 85 | Ryan Tannehill, QB | MIA | 5 | QB9 |
78 | 86 | Darren McFadden, RB | DAL | 6 | RB39 |
89 | 87 | Shane Vereen, RB | NYG | 11 | RB40 |
98 | 88 | David Cobb, RB | TEN | 4 | RB41 |
NR | 89 | Eddie Royal | CHI | 7 | WR36 |
90 | 90 | Duke Johnson, RB | CLE | 11 | RB42 |
91 | 91 | Tony Romo, QB | DAL | 6 | QB10 |
104 | 92 | Sam Bradford, QB | PHI | 8 | QB11 |
93 | 93 | Julius Thomas, TE | JAC | 8 | TE6 |
94 | 94 | Martavis Bryant, WR | PIT | 11 | WR37 |
95 | 95 | Devonta Freeman, RB | ATL | 10 | RB43 |
96 | 96 | Alfred Blue, RB | HOU | 9 | RB44 |
97 | 97 | Jordan Cameron, TE | MIA | 5 | TE7 |
80 | 98 | Roddy White, WR | ATL | 10 | WR38 |
99 | 99 | DeAngelo Williams, RB | PIT | 11 | RB45 |
81 | 100 | Cam Newton, QB | CAR | 5 | QB12 |
125 | 101 | Andre Williams, RB | NYG | 11 | RB46 |
196 | 102 | Ronnie Hillman, RB | DEN | 7 | RB47 |
124 | 103 | Stevie Johnson, WR | SD | 10 | WR39 |
105 | 104 | Anquan Boldin, WR | SF | 10 | WR40 |
106 | 105 | Tom Brady, QB | NE | 4 | QB13 |
87 | 106 | Breshad Perriman, WR | BAL | 9 | WR41 |
118 | 107 | Philip Rivers, QB | SD | 10 | QB14 |
110 | 108 | Knile Davis, RB | KC | 9 | RB48 |
111 | 109 | Delanie Walker, TE | TEN | 4 | TE8 |
134 | 110 | Terrance Williams, WR | DAL | 6 | WR42 |
85 | 111 | Bishop Sankey, RB | TEN | 4 | RB49 |
121 | 112 | Carson Palmer, QB | ARI | 9 | QB15 |
239 | 113 | Tyler Eifert, TE | CIN | 7 | TE9 |
112 | 114 | Dwayne Allen, TE | IND | 10 | TE10 |
113 | 115 | Marques Colston, WR | NO | 11 | WR43 |
103 | 116 | DeVante Parker, WR | MIA | 5 | WR44 |
114 | 117 | Charles Sims, RB | TB | 6 | RB50 |
115 | 118 | Jerick McKinnon, RB | MIN | 5 | RB51 |
132 | 119 | John Brown, WR | ARI | 9 | WR45 |
116 | 120 | Owen Daniels, TE | DEN | 7 | TE11 |
92 | 121 | Zach Ertz, TE | PHI | 8 | TE12 |
117 | 122 | Michael Floyd, WR | ARI | 9 | WR46 |
146 | 123 | Jonas Gray, RB | NE | 4 | RB52 |
119 | 124 | Josh Hill, TE | NO | 11 | TE13 |
147 | 125 | Buck Allen, RB | BAL | 9 | RB53 |
143 | 126 | Markus Wheaton, WR | PIT | 11 | WR47 |
120 | 127 | Jay Cutler, QB | CHI | 7 | QB16 |
142 | 128 | David Johnson, RB | ARI | 9 | RB54 |
122 | 129 | Cody Latimer, WR | DEN | 7 | WR48 |
127 | 130 | Dwayne Bowe, WR | CLE | 11 | WR49 |
128 | 131 | Victor Cruz, WR | NYG | 11 | WR50 |
153 | 132 | Matthew Stafford, QB | DET | 9 | QB17 |
129 | 133 | Donte Moncrief, WR | IND | 10 | WR51 |
130 | 134 | Rueben Randle, WR | NYG | 11 | WR52 |
NR | 135 | Brandon Coleman | NO | 11 | WR53 |
186 | 136 | Devin Funchess, WR | CAR | 5 | WR54 |
131 | 137 | Fred Jackson, RB | BUF | 8 | RB55 |
107 | 138 | Montee Ball, RB | DEN | 7 | RB56 |
133 | 139 | Daniel Herron, RB | IND | 10 | RB57 |
135 | 140 | Reggie Bush, RB | SF | 10 | RB58 |
136 | 141 | Brian Quick, WR | STL | 6 | WR55 |
137 | 142 | Pierre Garcon, WR | WAS | 8 | WR56 |
139 | 143 | Theo Riddick, RB | DET | 9 | RB59 |
140 | 144 | Kendall Wright, WR | TEN | 4 | WR57 |
141 | 145 | Colin Kaepernick, QB | SF | 10 | QB18 |
144 | 146 | Denard Robinson, RB | JAC | 8 | RB60 |
NR | 147 | Jeff Janis | GB | WR58 | |
145 | 148 | Jason Witten, TE | DAL | 6 | TE14 |
148 | 149 | Cameron Artis-Payne, RB | CAR | 5 | RB61 |
126 | 150 | Lorenzo Taliaferro, RB | BAL | 9 | RB62 |
149 | 151 | Terrance West, RB | CLE | 11 | RB63 |
150 | 152 | Matt Jones, RB | WAS | 8 | RB64 |
151 | 153 | Steve Smith, WR | BAL | 9 | WR59 |
189 | 154 | Michael Crabtree, WR | OAK | 6 | WR60 |
152 | 155 | Darren Sproles, RB | PHI | 8 | RB65 |
123 | 156 | Jay Ajayi, RB | MIA | 5 | RB66 |
190 | 157 | Damien Williams, RB | MIA | 5 | RB67 |
154 | 158 | Roy Helu, RB | OAK | 6 | RB68 |
155 | 159 | Danny Woodhead, RB | SD | 10 | RB69 |
224 | 160 | Andy Dalton, QB | CIN | 7 | QB19 |
156 | 161 | Dorial Green-Beckham, WR | TEN | 4 | WR61 |
157 | 162 | Jaelen Strong, WR | HOU | 9 | WR62 |
158 | 163 | James Starks, RB | GB | 7 | RB70 |
159 | 164 | Teddy Bridgewater, QB | MIN | 5 | QB20 |
160 | 165 | Kenny Stills, WR | MIA | 5 | WR63 |
161 | 166 | Malcom Floyd, WR | SD | 10 | WR64 |
162 | 167 | Jameis Winston, QB | TB | 6 | QB21 |
163 | 168 | Kenny Britt, WR | STL | 6 | WR65 |
164 | 169 | Larry Donnell, TE | NYG | 11 | TE15 |
NR | 170 | Ty Montgomery | GB | 7 | WR66 |
165 | 171 | James White, RB | NE | 4 | RB71 |
166 | 172 | Travaris Cadet, RB | NE | 4 | RB72 |
167 | 173 | Kyle Rudolph, TE | MIN | 5 | TE16 |
168 | 174 | Doug Baldwin, WR | SEA | 9 | WR67 |
170 | 175 | Khiry Robinson, RB | NO | 11 | RB73 |
191 | 176 | Jordan Reed, TE | WAS | 8 | TE17 |
172 | 177 | Allen Hurns, WR | JAC | 8 | WR68 |
173 | 178 | Marqise Lee, WR | JAC | 8 | WR69 |
174 | 179 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE | TB | 6 | TE18 |
175 | 180 | Branden Oliver, RB | SD | 10 | RB74 |
176 | 181 | Antonio Gates, TE | SD | 10 | TE19 |
177 | 182 | Ahmad Bradshaw, RB | FA | -- | RB75 |
178 | 183 | Marvin Jones, WR | CIN | 7 | WR70 |
179 | 184 | Marcus Mariota, QB | TEN | 4 | QB22 |
180 | 185 | Vernon Davis, TE | SF | 10 | TE20 |
181 | 186 | Alex Smith, QB | KC | 9 | QB23 |
102 | 187 | Kevin White, WR | CHI | 7 | WR71 |
183 | 188 | Christine Michael, RB | SEA | 9 | RB76 |
169 | 189 | Joe Flacco, QB | BAL | 9 | QB24 |
184 | 190 | Tyler Lockett, WR | SEA | 9 | WR72 |
185 | 191 | Jeremy Langford, RB | CHI | 7 | RB77 |
187 | 192 | Chris Polk, RB | HOU | 9 | RB78 |
188 | 193 | Nick Toon, WR | NO | 11 | WR73 |
138 | 194 | Percy Harvin, WR | BUF | 8 | WR74 |
201 | 195 | Eric Ebron, TE | DET | 9 | TE21 |
192 | 196 | Robert Turbin, RB | SEA | 9 | RB79 |
193 | 197 | Cecil Shorts, WR | HOU | 9 | WR75 |
171 | 198 | Stevan Ridley, RB | NYJ | 5 | RB80 |
194 | 199 | Trent Richardson, RB | OAK | 6 | RB81 |
222 | 200 | Coby Fleener, TE | IND | 10 | TE22 |