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Early Half-PPR Rankings for 2023 Fantasy Football Pre NFL Draft: Tyler Allgeier, Miles Sanders, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Drake London

Christian McCaffrey - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS Lineup Picks

RotoBaller's early 2023 fantasy football half-PPR draft rankings for the top 300 NFL players before the NFL Draft. These half-PPR tiered ranks are for QB, RB, WR, TE, D/ST, and NFL rookies.

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of fantasy football rankings! It's an exciting time for football, as the 2023 NFL Draft is just a day away. It's never too early to start preparing for fantasy football drafts. Today, we're looking at our NFL team's updated 2023 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for the top 300 players as of April 24, 2023. The half-rankings are being released before the 2023 NFL Draft, so things will change based on the draft results.

These half-PPR draft rankings are a consensus by NFL lead analyst Nick Mariano. Before the rankings, you'll also see some recent fantasy football news and important NFL headlines, all of which are accounted for within these updated half-PPR draft rankings. Let's see where Bijan Robinson, Tyler Allgeier, Miles Sanders, James Cook, Jahmyr Gibbs, Calvin Ridley, Zay FlowersJaxon Smith-Njigba, Drake London, Michael Thomas, Darren Waller, Dawson Knox, Dalton Kincaid, and Mike Gesicki rank early on.

These half-PPR rankings are tweaked all preseason long, so bookmark the fantasy football rankings portal and check back regularly for updates. In addition to these draft rankings, be sure to also check out our team's fantasy football articles and analysis -- they discuss draft sleepers, busts, NFL players to target and avoid, NFL rookies in the best landing spots, and so much more. Most importantly, our brand new free mobile app is a must-have -- download it and configure your notifications. We deliver all the top NFL news, injuries, and fantasy analysis 24x7 with our free push notification alerts!

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Early Half-PPR Draft Rankings for Fantasy Football

The rankings table below was last updated on April 24, 2023. Don't play in half-PPR leagues? No problem. You can also find our updated Best Ball rankings, PPR rankings, Non-PPR (Standard) rankingsDynasty League rankings, and 2023 NFL Rookie rankings.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Justin Jefferson WR
1 3 Austin Ekeler RB
1 4 Saquon Barkley RB
1 5 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 6 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 7 Travis Kelce TE
1 8 Kenneth Walker III RB
1 9 Josh Jacobs RB
1 10 Cooper Kupp WR
1 11 Derrick Henry RB
2 12 Tyreek Hill WR
2 13 Stefon Diggs WR
2 14 Bijan Robinson RB
2 15 Breece Hall RB
2 16 Nick Chubb RB
2 17 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
3 18 Dalvin Cook RB
3 19 Davante Adams WR
3 20 Mark Andrews TE
3 21 Najee Harris RB
3 22 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 23 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 24 A.J. Brown WR
3 25 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
3 26 Garrett Wilson WR
3 27 Tony Pollard RB
3 28 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 29 Joe Mixon RB
3 30 Aaron Jones RB
3 31 Tee Higgins WR
3 32 DeVonta Smith WR
3 33 T.J. Hockenson TE
3 34 Dameon Pierce RB
3 35 DK Metcalf WR
3 36 Deebo Samuel WR
3 37 Josh Allen QB
4 38 J.K. Dobbins RB
4 39 Chris Olave WR
4 40 Amari Cooper WR
4 41 Jalen Hurts QB
4 42 D'Andre Swift RB
4 43 Chris Godwin WR
4 44 Keenan Allen WR
4 45 Patrick Mahomes II QB
4 46 Cam Akers RB
4 47 David Montgomery RB
4 48 DeAndre Hopkins WR
4 49 Mike Williams WR
4 50 Joe Burrow QB
4 51 Isiah Pacheco RB
5 52 George Kittle TE
5 53 Javonte Williams RB
5 54 Kyle Pitts TE
5 55 DJ Moore WR
5 56 Drake London WR
5 57 James Conner RB
5 58 Miles Sanders RB
5 59 Christian Watson WR
5 60 Christian Kirk WR
5 61 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
5 62 Mike Evans WR
5 63 Tyler Allgeier RB
5 64 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
5 65 Terry McLaurin WR
5 66 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 67 Lamar Jackson QB
5 68 Tyler Lockett WR
5 69 Dallas Goedert TE
5 70 Justin Fields QB
5 71 Rachaad White RB
5 72 James Cook RB
5 73 Pat Freiermuth TE
5 74 Marquise Brown WR
6 75 Calvin Ridley WR
6 76 Alvin Kamara RB
6 77 Justin Herbert QB
6 78 Trevor Lawrence QB
6 79 Diontae Johnson WR
6 80 AJ Dillon RB
6 81 Khalil Herbert RB
6 82 Brandon Aiyuk WR
6 83 Jamaal Williams RB
6 84 Tua Tagovailoa QB
6 85 Dak Prescott QB
6 86 George Pickens WR
6 87 Antonio Gibson RB
6 88 Darren Waller TE
7 89 Damien Harris RB
7 90 Rashaad Penny RB
7 91 Elijah Mitchell RB
7 92 Evan Engram TE
7 93 Dalton Schultz TE
7 94 Treylon Burks WR
7 95 Jahan Dotson WR
7 96 Rashod Bateman WR
7 97 Daniel Jones QB
7 98 Kirk Cousins QB
7 99 Deshaun Watson QB
8 100 David Njoku TE
8 101 Courtland Sutton WR
8 102 Cole Kmet TE
8 103 Gabe Davis WR
8 104 Jakobi Meyers WR
8 105 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
8 106 Kadarius Toney WR
8 107 Darnell Mooney WR
8 108 Michael Thomas WR
8 109 Elijah Moore WR
8 110 Devin Singletary RB
8 111 Rondale Moore WR
8 112 Ezekiel Elliott RB
8 113 Leonard Fournette RB
8 114 Alexander Mattison RB
8 115 D'Onta Foreman RB
8 116 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
8 117 Geno Smith QB
8 118 Raheem Mostert RB
8 119 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
8 120 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
9 121 Brandin Cooks WR
9 122 Allen Lazard WR
9 123 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
9 124 Jared Goff QB
9 125 Russell Wilson QB
9 126 Jerick McKinnon RB
9 127 Aaron Rodgers QB
9 128 Kareem Hunt RB
9 129 Greg Dulcich TE
9 130 Tyler Boyd WR
9 131 Nico Collins WR
9 132 Dawson Knox TE
9 133 Joshua Palmer WR
9 134 Alec Pierce WR
9 135 Zay Jones WR
9 136 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
9 137 Kenneth Gainwell RB
9 138 Zamir White RB
9 139 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE
9 140 Michael Carter RB
9 141 Romeo Doubs WR
10 142 Samaje Perine RB
10 143 DJ Chark Jr. WR
10 144 Gerald Everett TE
10 145 Jaylen Warren RB
10 146 Skyy Moore WR
10 147 Rashid Shaheed WR
10 148 Tyler Higbee TE
10 149 Chase Claypool WR
10 150 Mike Gesicki TE
10 151 Isaiah Hodgins WR
10 152 Cade Otton TE
10 153 San Francisco 49ers DST
10 154 Michael Gallup WR
10 155 Buffalo Bills DST
10 156 Chuba Hubbard RB
10 157 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
10 158 Allen Robinson II WR
11 159 Dallas Cowboys DST
11 160 Kyler Murray QB
11 161 Hunter Renfrow WR
11 162 Chase Edmonds RB
11 163 Gus Edwards RB
11 164 Matthew Stafford QB
11 165 Philadelphia Eagles DST
11 166 Adam Thielen WR
11 167 Zach Ertz TE
11 168 Taysom Hill TE
11 169 Noah Fant TE
11 170 Derek Carr QB
11 171 Curtis Samuel WR
11 172 Denver Broncos DST
11 173 Kenny Pickett QB
11 174 Baltimore Ravens DST
11 175 Trey Lance QB
11 176 K.J. Osborn WR
11 177 New York Jets DST
11 178 Joshua Kelley RB
11 179 Justin Tucker K
11 180 Juwan Johnson TE
11 181 James Robinson RB
11 182 Zonovan Knight RB
11 183 Tyquan Thornton WR
12 184 Hunter Henry TE
12 185 New England Patriots DST
12 186 John Metchie III WR
12 187 Tyler Bass K
12 188 Daniel Bellinger TE
12 189 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
12 190 Daniel Carlson K
12 191 Darius Slayton WR
12 192 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
12 193 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
12 194 Hayden Hurst TE
12 195 Harrison Butker K
12 196 Isaiah Spiller RB
12 197 Irv Smith Jr. TE
12 198 Mac Jones QB
12 199 Ryan Tannehill QB
12 200 D'Ernest Johnson RB
12 201 Jordan Mason RB
12 202 Jameson Williams WR
12 203 Tampa Bay Buccaneers DST
12 204 Quentin Johnston WR
13 205 Trey McBride TE
13 206 Zach Charbonnet RB
13 207 Cincinnati Bengals DST
13 208 Desmond Ridder QB
13 209 Parris Campbell WR
13 210 Jelani Woods TE
13 211 Evan McPherson K
13 212 Mecole Hardman WR
13 213 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
13 214 Kansas City Chiefs DST
13 215 Sterling Shepard WR
13 216 Russell Gage WR
13 217 New Orleans Saints DST
13 218 Isaiah Likely TE
13 219 Robert Woods WR
13 220 Pittsburgh Steelers DST
13 221 DeVante Parker WR
13 222 Younghoe Koo K
13 223 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
13 224 Jordan Addison WR
13 225 Zack Moss RB
13 226 Nick Folk K
13 227 Los Angeles Rams DST
13 228 Jason Sanders K
13 229 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
13 230 Corey Davis WR
13 231 Van Jefferson WR
13 232 Robbie Gould K
13 233 Washington Commanders DST
13 234 Isaiah McKenzie WR
13 235 Nyheim Hines RB
13 236 Brandon McManus K
14 237 Los Angeles Chargers DST
14 238 Ryan Succop K
14 239 Cleveland Browns DST
14 240 Robert Tonyan TE
14 241 JaMycal Hasty RB
14 242 Tyrion Davis-Price RB
14 243 Kyren Williams RB
14 244 Matt Prater K
14 245 David Bell WR
14 246 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
14 247 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
14 248 Jordan Love QB
14 249 Tim Patrick WR
14 250 Richie James Jr. WR
14 251 Josh Reynolds WR
14 252 Indianapolis Colts DST
14 253 Jerome Ford RB
14 254 Jake Elliott K
14 255 Logan Thomas TE
14 256 Green Bay Packers DST
15 257 Matt Gay K
15 258 Graham Gano K
15 259 Jason Myers K
15 260 Sam Howell QB
15 261 J.D. McKissic RB
15 262 Melvin Gordon III RB
15 263 Austin Hooper TE
15 264 Eno Benjamin RB
15 265 Mack Hollins WR
15 266 Zay Flowers WR
15 267 Kendrick Bourne WR
15 268 Kenyan Drake RB
15 269 Jacksonville Jaguars DST
15 270 Julio Jones WR
15 271 Jonnu Smith TE
15 272 KJ Hamler WR
15 273 Josh Downs WR
15 274 Jalin Hyatt WR
15 275 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
15 276 Hassan Haskins RB
15 277 Devon Achane RB
15 278 Bryce Young QB
15 279 Wil Lutz K
15 280 Miami Dolphins DST
15 281 Carolina Panthers DST
15 282 Boston Scott RB
15 283 Greg Joseph K
15 284 Baker Mayfield QB
15 285 Brock Purdy QB
15 286 Latavius Murray RB
15 287 Jarvis Landry WR
15 288 Kendre Miller RB
15 289 Quez Watkins WR
15 290 Greg Zuerlein K
15 291 Dustin Hopkins K
15 292 C.J. Stroud QB
15 293 Dontrell Hilliard RB
15 294 Devin Duvernay WR
15 295 Anthony Richardson QB
15 296 Brett Maher K
15 297 Chosen Anderson WR
15 298 Kayshon Boutte WR
15 299 Tank Bigsby RB
15 300 Braxton Berrios WR
15 301 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
15 302 Kenny Golladay WR
15 303 Riley Patterson K
15 304 Tennessee Titans DST
15 305 Jamison Crowder WR
15 306 Nelson Agholor WR
15 307 Will Levis QB
15 308 New York Giants DST
15 309 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
15 310 Darrel Williams RB
15 311 Justin Jackson RB
15 312 Matt Breida RB
15 313 Chris Evans RB
15 314 Zach Evans RB
15 315 Israel Abanikanda RB
15 316 Sean Tucker TE
15 317 Salvon Ahmed RB
15 318 Marlon Mack RB
15 319 Ty Johnson RB
15 320 Mark Ingram II RB
15 321 Ronald Jones II RB
15 322 DeeJay Dallas RB
15 323 Myles Gaskin RB
15 324 Rex Burkhead RB
15 325 Deon Jackson RB


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