Positional Fantasy Rankings 2019
Its about that time of year again where die-hard NFL fans, your hipster uncle, and Brenda from accounting all get together to engage in one of America's favorite pass-times: fantasy football. Anyone can succeed in fantasy with the right combination of skill, knowledge, and luck. Especially luck. Nevertheless, It pays to have a plan in fantasy. Before you jump into your league's draft pool, make sure to peruse this list and keep checking "Around the Gridiron" for NFL and fantasy news all season long.
I should mention a few things: first, this is for standard, non-PPR scoring. Personally I am not a fan of PPR because I think it makes no sense to count a reception for no gain as the same amount of points as a ten yard run.
Second, I'm not ranking kickers or IDPs on this list. The only advice I will give you on kickers is for the love of God don't draft one until the final round.
Third, I'm not providing any stats or projections alongside these players names. I have statistical evidence behind putting players where I do but its also just a feel I get about each player and their situation. There are very good comprehensive lists of stats and projections in every good fantasy website's draft pool.
Running Backs:
1. Saquon Barkley, NYG
2. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL
3. Alvin Kamara, NO
4. Le'Veon Bell, NYJ
5. Christian McCaffrey, CAR
6. Todd Gurley, LAR
7. David Johnson, ARI
8. Melvin Gordon, LAC
9. James Conner, PIT
10. Nick Chubb, CLE
11. Phillip Lindsay, DEN
12. Joe Mixon, CIN
13. Josh Jacobs, OAK
14. Dalvin Cook, MIN
15. Derrick Henry, TEN
Best Value: TIE, Damien Williams, KC and Adrian Peterson, WAS
Best Sleeper: D'Onta Foreman, HOU
Best Leech: Damien Harris, NE
Best Rookie: Josh Jacobs, OAK
Wide Receivers:
1. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU
2. Michael Thomas, NO
3. Julio Jones, ATL
4. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT
5. Antonio Brown, OAK
6. Mike Evans, TB
7. Adam Thielen, MIN
8. Odell Beckham Jr., CLE
9. Devante Adams, GB
10. T.Y. Hilton, IND
11. Amari Cooper, DAL
12. Keenan Allen, LAC
13. A.J. Green, CIN
14. Kenny Golladay, DET
15. Brandin Cooks, LAR
Best Value: Tyler Boyd, CIN
Best Sleeper: Quincy Enunwa, NYJ
Best Leech: Geronimo Allison, GB
Best Rookie: TIE, N'Keal Harry, NE and DK Metcalf, SEA
Quarterback:
1. Patrick Mahomes, KC
2. Andrew Luck, IND
3. Matt Ryan, ATL
4. Aaron Rodgers, GB
5. DeShaun Watson, HOU
6. Drew Brees, NO
7. Baker Mayfield, CLE
8. Carson Wents, PHI
9. Dak Prescott, DAL
10. Tom Brady, NE
11. Russell Wilson, SEA
12. Jared Goff, LAR
13. Phillip Rivers, LAC
14. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
15. Kyler Murray, ARI
Best Value: Matthew Stafford, DET
Best Sleeper: Dwayne Haskins, WAS
Best Rookie: Kyler Murray, ARI
Tight Ends:
1. George Kittle, SF
2. Travis Kelce, TE
3. Zach Ertz, PHI
4. Eric Ebron, IND
5. Jared Cook, NO
6. Evan Engram, NYG
7. Trey Burton, CHI
8. Delanie Walker, TEN
9. Jordan Reed, WAS
10. Jimmy Graham, GB
Best Value: Tyler Eifert, CIN
Best Sleeper: Will Dissly, SEA
Best Leech: Dallas Goedert, PHI
Best Rookie: T.J. Hockenson, DET
Defenses:
1. Chicago Bears
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. New Orleans Saints
4. Denver Broncos
5. Indianapolis Colts
6. Jacksonville Jaguars
7. Los Angeles Chargers
8. Houston Texans
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. Minnesota Vikings
Best Value: Dallas Cowboys
Best Sleeper: Cleveland Browns
And those are my rankings. I hope you enjoyed these lists and if you didn't like my rankings feel free to come after me in the comments section. Cheers.
-By Jared Robert