The 2015 NFL Draft is just around the corner, which means rosters will fill out with the nearly 300 rookies entering the league. This will impact fantasy football rankings, which are of particular note as dynasty leagues begin their 2015 drafts. Last week, we put together Top 200 rankings for standard leagues. Now, we are back with Top 100 rankings for PPR leagues.
Fantasy football 2015: Top 200 rankings for PPR leagues
Standard leagues not doing it for you? Don’t worry, we’re here to help.
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All of this will, of course, change in the coming days. Next week, we embark on a four-night roller coaster of emotions that even the cast of Furious 7 would look at and say, “Screw that, I’m out.” By next week, Philip Rivers could be wearing blue and white (sorry, Chargers fans), Adrian Peterson could be sporting the silver and black (sorry, Vikings fans), or Marcus Mariota could be Fireman Ed’s new favorite thing (sorry, Mariota fans.) But that’s next week. These “rankings as of this moment” are just that.
But first, a few quick notes...
- Last season, 16 of the top 20 scoring leaders in Standard Leagues were quarterbacks. With a propensity to favor receptions, however, PPR leagues tend to inflate those players that, well, receive. It should come as no surprise that only eight of the top 20 in PPR leagues were quarterbacks. But since we take replacement value into account, running backs still manage to hold the most value towards the top of drafts.
- Prior to his suspension, this was Le’Veon’s world and we were all just living in it. Unfortunately, a three-game absence changes that.
- As I’m sure you’ll notice, there’s a fair amount of variance between our Standard and PPR rankings. Don’t worry, four months is more than enough time to sort through all those explanations (yeah, I’m talking about your Adrian Peterson ranking, Daniel Kelley.)
- Remember that time I said these rankings are “as of this moment?” Good. Because they are. And they’ll certainly be updated as the offseason progresses (including after the draft).
Direct any questions you may have to the comments and I’ll be sure to respond to all of them. Let’s just hope this holds you over until next week.
LATEST UPDATE: July 13, in which I tore down the second update of my Top 100 and created an entirely new Top 200 (and the final version before our Fantasy Football seasonal content begins publishing.)
| Rank | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Adrian Peterson | MIN | RB1 |
| 2 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | RB2 |
| 3 | Jamaal Charles | KC | RB3 |
| 4 | Antonio Brown | PIT | WR1 |
| 5 | Arian Foster | HOU | RB4 |
| 6 | Matt Forte | CHI | RB5 |
| 7 | DeMaryius Thomas | DEN | WR2 |
| 8 | Dez Bryant | DAL | WR3 |
| 9 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | TE1 |
| 10 | Julio Jones | ATL | WR4 |
| 11 | Eddie Lacy | GB | RB6 |
| 12 | Odell Beckham Jr. | NYG | WR5 |
| 13 | C.J. Anderson | DEN | RB7 |
| 14 | Jordy Nelson | GB | WR6 |
| 15 | Marshawn Lynch | SEA | RB8 |
| 16 | Calvin Johnson | DET | WR7 |
| 17 | Mike Evans | TB | WR8 |
| 18 | Jeremy Hill | CIN | RB9 |
| 19 | Justin Forsett | BAL | RB10 |
| 20 | A.J. Green | CIN | WR9 |
| 21 | Randall Cobb | GB | WR10 |
| 22 | Alshon Jeffery | CHI | WR11 |
| 23 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | RB11 |
| 24 | Julian Edelman | NE | WR12 |
| 25 | DeMarco Murray | PHI | RB12 |
| 26 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | WR13 |
| 27 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | WR14 |
| 28 | Jordan Matthews | PHI | WR15 |
| 29 | Andre Ellington | ARI | RB13 |
| 30 | Kelvin Benjamin | CAR | WR16 |
| 31 | C.J. Spiller | NO | RB14 |
| 32 | Andrew Luck | IND | QB1 |
| 33 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | QB2 |
| 34 | Brandin Cooks | NO | WR17 |
| 35 | Andre Johnson | IND | WR18 |
| 36 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | WR19 |
| 37 | Amari Cooper | OAK | WR20 |
| 38 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | TE2 |
| 39 | Frank Gore | IND | RB15 |
| 40 | Melvin Gordon | SD | RB16 |
| 41 | Alfred Morris | WAS | RB17 |
| 42 | Mark Ingram | NO | RB18 |
| 43 | Allen Robinson | JAC | WR21 |
| 44 | Todd Gurley | STL | RB19 |
| 45 | Tevin Coleman | ATL | RB20 |
| 46 | Golden Tate | DET | WR22 |
| 47 | T.J. Yeldon | JAC | RB21 |
| 48 | Latavius Murray | OAK | RB22 |
| 49 | Carlos Hyde | SF | RB23 |
| 50 | Roddy White | ATL | WR23 |
| 51 | Jonathan Stewart | CAR | RB24 |
| 52 | Eric Decker | NYJ | WR24 |
| 53 | Joseph Randle | DAL | RB25 |
| 54 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | RB26 |
| 55 | Drew Brees | NO | QB3 |
| 56 | Martavis Bryant | PIT | WR25 |
| 57 | Peyton Manning | DEN | QB4 |
| 58 | Joique Bell | DET | RB27 |
| 59 | Ameer Abdullah | DET | RB28 |
| 60 | LeGarrette Blount | NE | RB29 |
| 61 | Vincent Jackson | TB | WR26 |
| 62 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE3 |
| 63 | Shane Vereen | NYG | RB30 |
| 64 | Russell Wilson | SEA | QB5 |
| 65 | Jeremy Maclin | KC | WR27 |
| 66 | Brandon Marshall | NYJ | WR28 |
| 67 | Charles Sims | TB | RB31 |
| 68 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | WR29 |
| 69 | Rashad Jennings | NYG | RB32 |
| 70 | Brandon LaFell | NE | WR30 |
| 71 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | RB33 |
| 72 | Anquan Boldin | SF | WR31 |
| 73 | Cam Newton | CAR | QB6 |
| 74 | Greg Olsen | CAR | TE4 |
| 75 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | WR32 |
| 76 | DeSean Jackson | WAS | WR33 |
| 77 | Steve Smith | BAL | WR34 |
| 78 | Marques Colston | NO | WR35 |
| 79 | Doug Martin | TB | RB34 |
| 80 | Martellus Bennett | CHI | TE5 |
| 81 | Bishop Sankey | TEN | RB35 |
| 82 | Duke Johnson | CLE | RB36 |
| 83 | Sammy Watkins | BUF | WR36 |
| 84 | Chris Ivory | NYJ | RB37 |
| 85 | Danny Woodhead | SD | RB38 |
| 86 | Tony Romo | DAL | QB7 |
| 87 | Ryan Tannehill | MIA | QB8 |
| 88 | Isaiah Crowell | CLE | RB39 |
| 89 | Breshad Perriman | BAL | WR37 |
| 90 | Tre Mason | STL | RB40 |
| 91 | Jason Witten | DAL | TE6 |
| 92 | DeVante Parker | MIA | WR38 |
| 93 | John Brown | ARI | WR39 |
| 94 | Tom Brady | NE | QB9 |
| 95 | Kevin White | CHI | WR40 |
| 96 | Victor Cruz | NYG | WR41 |
| 97 | Mike Wallace | MIN | WR42 |
| 98 | Eli Manning | NYG | QB10 |
| 99 | Zach Ertz | PHI | TE7 |
| 100 | Ryan Mathews | PHI | RB41 |
| 101 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | QB11 |
| 102 | Torrey Smith | SF | WR43 |
| 103 | Jordan Cameron | MIA | TE8 |
| 104 | Antonio Gates | SD | TE9 |
| 105 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | WR44 |
| 106 | Reggie Bush | SF | RB42 |
| 107 | Davante Adams | GB | WR45 |
| 108 | Roy Helu | OAK | RB43 |
| 109 | Pierre Garcon | WAS | WR46 |
| 110 | Owen Daniels | DEN | TE10 |
| 111 | Julius Thomas | JAC | TE11 |
| 112 | Matt Ryan | ATL | QB12 |
| 113 | Jay Ajayi | MIA | RB44 |
| 114 | Fred Jackson | BUF | RB45 |
| 115 | Darren McFadden | DAL | RB46 |
| 116 | Colin Kaepernick | SF | QB13 |
| 117 | Phillip Rivers | SD | QB14 |
| 118 | Austin Sefarian-Jenkins | TB | TE12 |
| 119 | Kendall Wright | TEN | WR47 |
| 120 | Michael Floyd | ARI | WR48 |
| 121 | Delanie Walker | TEN | TE13 |
| 122 | Larry Donnell | NYG | TE14 |
| 123 | Rueben Randle | NYG | WR49 |
| 124 | Josh Hill | NO | TE15 |
| 125 | Teddy Bridgewater | MIN | QB15 |
| 126 | Heath Miller | PIT | TE16 |
| 127 | Charles Johnson | MIN | WR50 |
| 128 | Brian Quick | STL | WR51 |
| 129 | Kenny Stills | MIA | WR52 |
| 130 | Malcom Floyd | SD | WR53 |
| 131 | Vernon Davis | SF | TE17 |
| 132 | David Johnson | ARI | RB47 |
| 133 | Darren Sproles | PHI | RB48 |
| 134 | Seattle Seahawks | SEA | DST1 |
| 135 | David Cobb | TEN | RB49 |
| 136 | St. Louis Rams | STL | DST2 |
| 137 | Buffalo Bills | BUF | DST3 |
| 138 | Joe Flacco | BAL | QB16 |
| 139 | Knile Davis | KC | RB50 |
| 140 | Denver Broncos | DEN | DST4 |
| 141 | Cody Latimer | DEN | WR54 |
| 142 | New York Jets | NYJ | DST5 |
| 143 | Jay Cutler | CHI | QB17 |
| 144 | Matthew Stafford | DET | QB18 |
| 145 | Robert Griffin III | WAS | QB19 |
| 146 | Houston Texans | HOU | DST6 |
| 147 | Baltimore Ravens | BAL | DST7 |
| 148 | Sam Bradford | PHI | QB20 |
| 149 | Miami Dolphins | MIA | DST8 |
| 150 | New England Patriots | NE | DST9 |
| 151 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | WR55 |
| 152 | Terrance Williams | DAL | WR56 |
| 153 | Daniel Herron | IND | RB51 |
| 154 | Lorenzo Taliaferro | BAL | RB52 |
| 155 | Javorius Allen | BAL | RB53 |
| 156 | Dwayne Bowe | CLE | WR57 |
| 157 | Marvin Jones | CIN | WR58 |
| 158 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | TE18 |
| 159 | James White | NE | RB54 |
| 160 | Ladarius Green | SD | TE19 |
| 161 | Coby Fleener | IND | TE20 |
| 162 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | QB21 |
| 163 | Jordan Reed | WAS | TE21 |
| 164 | Eric Ebron | DET | TE22 |
| 165 | Alex Smith | KC | QB22 |
| 166 | Andre Williams | NYG | RB55 |
| 167 | DeAngelo Williams | PIT | RB56 |
| 168 | Tyler Eifert | CIN | TE23 |
| 169 | Devin Funchess | CAR | WR59 |
| 170 | Dwayne Allen | IND | TE24 |
| 171 | Michael Crabtree | OAK | WR60 |
| 172 | Steve Johnson | SD | WR61 |
| 173 | Dorial Green-Beckham | TEN | WR62 |
| 174 | Josh Huff | PHI | WR63 |
| 175 | Jerrick McKinnon | MIN | RB57 |
| 176 | Marqise Lee | JAC | WR64 |
| 177 | Carson Palmer | ARI | QB23 |
| 178 | Denard Robinson | JAC | RB57 |
| 179 | Nick Toon | NO | WR65 |
| 180 | Kenny Britt | TEN | WR66 |
| 181 | Jameis Winston | TB | QB24 |
| 182 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | QB25 |
| 183 | Arizona Cardinals | ARI | DST10 |
| 184 | Khiry Robinson | NO | RB58 |
| 185 | Kansas City Chiefs | KC | DST11 |
| 186 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | WR67 |
| 187 | Montee Ball | DEN | RB59 |
| 188 | Cordarrelle Patterson | MIN | WR68 |
| 189 | Justin Hunter | TEN | WR69 |
| 190 | Jaelen Strong | HOU | WR70 |
| 191 | Phillip Dorsett | IND | WR71 |
| 192 | Terrance West | CLE | RB60 |
| 193 | Matt Jones | WAS | RB61 |
| 194 | Cincinnati Bengals | CIN | DST12 |
| 195 | Carolina Panthers | CAR | DST13 |
| 196 | Andrew Hawkins | CLE | WR72 |
| 197 | Jonas Gray | NE | RB62 |
| 198 | Eddie Royal | CHI | WR73 |
| 199 | Blake Bortles | JAC | QB26 |
| 200 | Andy Dalton | CIN | QB27 |
