The King's Updated Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find my updated fantasy football draft rankings for the 2020 preseason.

At the end of this article, you will find my updated top 175 overall PPR rankings and top 150 Superflex rankings. My Half-PPR and Standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings are also updated, and if you want to see my PPR rankings broken down by position, you can find them on our Premium dashboard along with lots of other great draft tools.

I have also provided some updated rankings analysis regarding latest news and key player outlooks here. If any other significant news pieces affect rankings they will be reflected here with needed tweaks until the season opener. Commentary reflects PPR rankings yet can also apply to other positions.

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The King’s Updated Rankings: Latest Analysis and Insights

Updated Analysis (Sept. 5th)

We are seeing some RBs named "starters" as Week 1 gets closer, and a possible shared backfield to open the season in Kansas City. Don't overreact to these pieces of news too much in the shorter term, as we have not experienced a normal preseason. Rookies and player who have changed teams may need more time during the regular season to ease into their projected lead roles. Take advantage in your drafts if guys like Cam Akers and Leonard Fournette start to drop.

• Cam Akers will still be the featured back for the Rams, and it shouldn’t take long. The "starter" tag for Malcolm Brown is a prime example of how you should not overreact to some possible early-season roles. As a "starter", Brown will just be guaranteed to be on the field for the first play of the game.
• Don’t draft Clyde Edwards-Helaire over a more proven top RB in the early to mid first round, but he is still a strong pick towards the end of the round. Darrel Williams should be the later round fantasy insurance backup.
• Devine Ozigbo is now the best Jacksonville RB4 to draft, and take James Robinson as a potential flex position flier after the Top 40 RBs are off the board. Don’t totally forget Ryquell Armstead, as he could still emerge as the starter later in the season.
• Damien Harris can still get a chance to be the eventual starter in New England, but if Sony Michel gets off to a strong start it may be harder for him to earn more than part of a committee role at best.
• Try to get one of the Top 15 to 17 RBs off the board to feel comfortable with your top two picks at the position. After that point you are looking at the second starting spot making you more uncomfortable about opening the season with an adequate RB2.

 

Previous Analysis (Pre Sept. 5th)

Tampa Bay RBs: I have Leonard Fournette as RB23. He may share some work early on as he gets acclimated, but I expect him to be the pure lead runner by Week 3 or so. He can register a healthy amount of TD runs finishing off drives for the Tampa Bay offense if he avoids injuries. That has been an issue for him in the past. He is a better pass blocker than Ronald Jones, another reason why they added Fournette. I now have Jones at 41. He will be a time share back to start the season with a progressively shrinking role. He may open the year as the starter, which means he will be on the field for the first play of the game. I don’t buy into “coachspeak” from Bruce Arians backing Jones.

Jacksonville RBs: Ryquell Armstead has missed time because of illnesses, and Devine Ozigbo might open the season sharing time with him. This could end up being a time share and whichever player performs better in the first few weeks may earn the lead role. Armstead is a speedy runner with receiving potential and Ozigbo is more of a power runner. They are ranked right next to each other as RBs 36 and 37.

Washington RBs: After Adrian Peterson was cut, we may be looking at a full-blown committee here. Peyton Barber could be the main ball carrier, but he could eventually be overtaken by Bryce Love down the line. Antonio Gibson will complement Barber and has the most upside, yet he could be boom or bust. J.D. McKissic likely won't be a factor. Gibosn is RB42, Barber is RB43 and Love is at RB49. McKissic is RB 66.

Josh Gordon: Fantasy players still somehow get so intrigued and tempted by Gordon, but he will be the third WR in Seattle firmly behind Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf. Gordon can be a valuable No. 3 piece for Russell Wilson, yet he will be a high-profile role secondary target with the Seahawks. He won’t contribute enough to be anything more than a very late Best Ball target or DFS salary saver in fantasy football. Gordon is not even in the Top 65 at WR and won’t be worth a roster spot in traditional fantasy leagues. He’ll be a key performer for Seattle on some important downs, however he won’t produce well enough statistically overall to help most fantasy teams when he is available to play.

Le'Veon Bell: The stock is dropping and so is his ranking, as Bell is now RB26. Adam Gase continues his weird obsession with Frank Gore and there are indicators that Bell is unhappy in New York.Bell may have been frustrated with Jamal Adams because he wanted to get out of town, too. Gase held Kenyan Drake back in Miami and his bungling ways are going to continue to adversely affect Bell, too. He might regret leaving Pittsburgh at this point.

Miami RBs: Don’t be surprised if Matt Breida becomes the preferred ball carrier, while Jordan Howard is the goal-line guy. They are ranked right next to each other at RBs 31 and 32. If Breida stays healthy he is tenacious and gritty and can be a viable flex option.

D'Andre Swift: He may still win the starting job down the line this season. Swift can be a value Play to stash for the first few weeks. Be patient and reap later rewards. Swift is RB33 but will rise quickly later in the season.

Tyler Boyd/A.J. Green: Boyd is underrated. He is coming off two consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and the Bengals get the obvious QB upgrade for 2020. Boyd will be Cincinnati’s true WR1 this year. Green is simply too much of an injury risk and his best seasons may be behind him at age 32 after all the health issues he has endured through. Bigger WRs sometimes break down physically before we fully expect them to. Boyd is 14 spots ahead of Green at WR25. Don’t go after Green as a fantasy starter based on his past. Picking him may turn out to be a name recognition type of reach.

Anthony Miller: Nick Foles can steady the Bears offense to the point where the passing game actually garners some basic defensive respect. Miller is WR42, yet could easily serve as a fantasy WT3 this year with some occasional upside.

Hunter Renfrow: He will be Oakland’s leading WR this season. Renfrow played very well at the end of last year and could turn out to be a great value pick. He is my WR42 with an arrow pointing up.

Golden Tate: Over the past two seasons, only Michael Thomas has more yardage after the catch at WR. Don’t overlook Tate as a later WR pick, as he could be the Giants’ leading WR in 2020. He was brought in last year with the intention of being a very dependable target for a young QB.

The value TE strategy: If you choose to wait on TEs, there are a pair of sleepers that can serve you well. Chris Herndon (TE11) appears to be on the verge of a true breakout season and has the potential to be your starter. Back him up with TE14 Dan Arnold, who is my super sleeper of the year. Do not be surprised when he has six-plus TD catches in 2020 and emerges as a back-end fantasy TE1. The Cardinals are looking for Arnold to bust out and become a significant TD threat. You can land him with a final pick in your draft. Arnold may be the best-kept deep sleeper secret in fantasy football this year.

Detroit Fantasy City: Matthew Stafford (QB9) was playing at a Top 5 QB level when he was injured last year. The Lions may look to establish more offensive balance this season with a more dependable running game, but Stafford is still will have a floor of being a Top 10 fantasy QB. The ceiling could be Top 5 territory again. Kenny Golladay is WR6 and is a major all-around threat. He wins contested catches, gains yardage after the catch and had six TDs in the red zone this year. He could finish as a Top 3-4 fantasy WR in 2020 as he joins the true fantasy elite at the position

 

Updated PPR Rankings - Top 200

Rank	Player Name	Team	Position	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB	1	0
2	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB	2	0
3	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB	4	1
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB	3	-1
5	Michael Thomas	NO	WR	5	0
6	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB	30	24
7	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB	8	1
8	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB	6	-2
9	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB	13	4
10	Kenyan Drake	ARI	RB	18	8
11	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB	15	4
12	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB	9	-3
13	Josh Jacobs	LV	RB	20	7
14	Davante Adams	GB	WR	7	-7
15	Tyreek Hill	KC	WR	11	-4
16	Julio Jones	ATL	WR	10	-6
17	Travis Kelce	KC	TE	17	0
18	George Kittle	SF	TE	19	1
19	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB	12	-7
20	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB	24	4
21	Chris Carson	SEA	RB	38	17
22	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR	14	-8
23	Kenny Golladay	DET	WR	23	0
24	Chris Godwin	TB	WR	16	-8
25	Aaron Jones	GB	RB	22	-3
26	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR	28	2
27	Allen Robinson	CHI	WR	21	-6
28	Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB	26	-2
29	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE	34	5
30	D.J. Moore	CAR	WR	25	-5
31	James Conner	PIT	RB	39	8
32	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	51	19
33	Cam Akers	LAR	RB	66	33
34	Raheem Mostert	SF	RB	70	36
35	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR	29	-6
36	Amari Cooper	DAL	WR	33	-3
37	Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	WR	31	-6
38	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR	35	-3
39	Zach Ertz	PHI	TE	41	2
40	DeVante Parker	MIA	WR	54	14
41	Mike Evans	TB	WR	27	-14
42	D.J. Chark	JAC	WR	42	0
43	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	WR	52	9
44	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR	44	0
45	Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR	36	-9
46	Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR	58	12
47	Robert Woods	LAR	WR	32	-15
48	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	46	-2
49	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	43	-6
50	Le'Veon Bell	NYJ	RB	45	-5
51	Melvin Gordon	DEN	RB	47	-4
52	A.J. Brown	TEN	WR	40	-12
53	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR	50	-3
54	Darren Waller	LV	TE	55	1
55	Todd Gurley	ATL	RB	37	-18
56	David Johnson	HOU	RB	48	-8
57	Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE	84	27
58	Mark Ingram II	BAL	RB	57	-1
59	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB	53	-6
60	Russell Wilson	SEA	QB	59	-1
61	Leonard Fournette	TB	RB	49	-12
62	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB	61	-1
63	Marquise Brown	BAL	WR	67	4
64	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR	60	-4
65	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB	62	-3
66	James White	NE	RB	74	8
67	T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR	56	-11
68	Jarvis Landry	CLE	WR	64	-4
69	Will Fuller	HOU	WR	77	8
70	Deshaun Watson	HOU	QB	63	-7
71	Hayden Hurst	ATL	TE	89	18
72	David Montgomery	CHI	RB	75	3
73	Josh Allen	BUF	QB	78	5
74	Zack Moss	BUF	RB	107	33
75	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	RB	94	19
76	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB	72	-4
77	Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR	81	4
78	Marvin Jones	DET	WR	76	-2
79	Julian Edelman	NE	WR	68	-11
80	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR	86	6
81	Matt Ryan	ATL	QB	79	-2
82	Matt Breida	MIA	RB	98	16
83	Matthew Stafford	DET	QB	97	14
84	Tom Brady	TB	QB	91	7
85	Drew Brees	NO	QB	90	5
86	Evan Engram	NYG	TE	73	-13
87	D'Andre Swift	DET	RB	71	-16
88	Jordan Howard	MIA	RB	93	5
89	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	101	12
90	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR	65	-25
91	Carson Wentz	PHI	QB	88	-3
92	Rob Gronkowski	TB	TE	114	22
93	Sony Michel	NE	RB	132	39
94	Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB	82	-12
95	Darius Slayton	NYG	WR	104	9
96	Devine Ozigbo	JAC	RB	288	192
97	Chris Herndon IV	NYJ	TE	147	50
98	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB	117	19
99	Cam Newton	NE	QB	119	20
100	Daniel Jones	NYG	QB	118	18
101	Tarik Cohen	CHI	RB	80	-21
102	A.J. Green	CIN	WR	69	-33
103	Jared Cook	NO	TE	112	9
104	Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB	102	-2
105	John Brown	BUF	WR	99	-6
106	Anthony Miller	CHI	WR	100	-6
107	Jamison Crowder	NYJ	WR	85	-22
108	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR	95	-13
109	Breshad Perriman	NYJ	WR	153	44
110	Hunter Henry	LAC	TE	83	-27
111	Phillip Lindsay	DEN	RB	96	-15
112	Hunter Renfrow	LV	WR	172	60
113	Preston Williams	MIA	WR	105	-8
114	Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE	111	-3
115	Dan Arnold	ARI	TE	334	219
116	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	QB	131	15
117	Allen Lazard	GB	WR	139	22
118	Golden Tate	NYG	WR	110	-8
119	Kerryon Johnson	DET	RB	108	-11
120	Henry Ruggs III	LV	WR	120	0
121	Marlon Mack	IND	RB	124	3
122	Tevin Coleman	SF	RB	116	-6
123	Emmanuel Sanders	NO	WR	103	-20
124	Ronald Jones II	TB	RB	106	-18
125	Steven Sims	WAS	WR	189	64
126	Damien Harris	NE	RB	165	39
127	Noah Fant	DEN	TE	125	-2
128	Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR	92	-36
129	Gardner Minshew II	JAC	QB	150	21
130	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE	121	-9
131	James Robinson	JAC	RB	350	219
132	Peyton Barber	WAS	RB	285	153
133	Joshua Kelley	LAC	RB	195	62
134	Robby Anderson	CAR	WR	144	10
135	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR	113	-22
136	Mike Williams	LAC	WR	123	-13
137	Christian Kirk	ARI	WR	87	-50
138	Jalen Reagor	PHI	WR	130	-8
139	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	WR	180	41
140	Jared Goff	LAR	QB	122	-18
141	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	DST	161	20
142	Boston Scott	PHI	RB	146	4
143	Ryquell Armstead	JAC	RB	141	-2
144	San Francisco 49ers	SF	DST	160	16
145	Baker Mayfield	CLE	QB	129	-16
146	N'Keal Harry	NE	WR	140	-6
147	New Orleans Saints	NO	DST	176	29
148	Latavius Murray	NO	RB	115	-33
149	Duke Johnson	HOU	RB	126	-23
150	A.J. Dillon	GB	RB	187	37
151	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB	134	-17
152	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR	149	-3
153	Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB	157	4
154	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DST	163	9
155	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB	142	-13
156	Carlos Hyde	SEA	RB	197	41
157	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	DST	235	78
158	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR	135	-23
159	Philip Rivers	IND	QB	164	5
160	Justin Tucker	BAL	K	177	17
161	DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR	148	-13
162	Darrel Williams	KC	RB	252	90
163	Harrison Butker	KC	K	174	11
164	Bryce Love	WAS	RB	200	36
165	Buffalo Bills	BUF	DST	170	5
166	Wil Lutz	NO	K	182	16
167	Zane Gonzalez	ARI	K	216	49
168	Josh Lambo	JAC	K	282	114
169	Drew Lock	DEN	QB	167	-2
170	Greg Zuerlein	DAL	K	191	21
171	Jake Elliott	PHI	K	219	48
172	Sam Darnold	NYJ	QB	185	13
173	Teddy Bridgewater	CAR	QB	169	-4
174	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	QB	159	-15
175	Derek Carr	LV	QB	186	11
176	Tyrod Taylor	LAC	QB	222	46
177	Benny Snell Jr.	PIT	RB	228	51
178	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB	290	112
179	Brian Hill	ATL	RB	284	105
180	Chris Thompson	JAC	RB	136	-44
181	Parris Campbell	IND	WR	158	-23
182	Malcolm Brown	LAR	RB	231	49
183	OlaBisi Johnson	MIN	WR	327	144
184	Sammy Watkins	KC	WR	154	-30
185	Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR	168	-17
186	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	QB	255	69
187	Mitch Trubisky	CHI	QB	293	106
188	Dwayne Haskins	WAS	QB	234	46
189	Jerick McKinnon	SF	RB	221	32
190	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB	152	-38
191	Chase Edmonds	ARI	RB	155	-36
192	Frank Gore	NYJ	RB	273	81
193	Devonta Freeman	FA	RB	306	113
194	Austin Hooper	CLE	TE	109	-85
195	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE	127	-68
196	Nyheim Hines	IND	RB	151	-45
197	Blake Jarwin	DAL	TE	137	-60
198	J.J. Arcega-Whiteside	PHI	WR	271	73
199	Alshon Jeffery	PHI	WR	183	-16
200	Justin Jackson	LAC	RB	175	-25

 

Updated Superflex Top 150

Name	Team	Position
Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB
Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB
Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB
Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB
Alvin Kamara	NO	RB
Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB
Michael Thomas	NO	WR
Derrick Henry	TEN	RB
Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB
Dak Prescott	DAL	QB
Russell Wilson	SEA	QB
Joe Mixon	CIN	RB
Kenyan Drake	ARI	RB
Miles Sanders	PHI	RB
Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB
Kyler Murray	ARI	QB
Josh Jacobs	LV	RB
Davante Adams	GB	WR
Tyreek Hill	KC	WR
Julio Jones	ATL	WR
Travis Kelce	KC	TE
Deshaun Watson	HOU	QB
Josh Allen	BUF	QB
George Kittle	SF	TE
Nick Chubb	CLE	RB
Chris Carson	SEA	RB
Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB
Matt Ryan	ATL	QB
DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR
Kenny Golladay	DET	WR
Chris Godwin	TB	WR
Matthew Stafford	DET	QB
Aaron Jones	GB	RB
Tom Brady	TB	QB
JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR
Allen Robinson	CHI	WR
Mark Andrews	BAL	TE
Drew Brees	NO	QB
Carson Wentz	PHI	QB
D.J. Moore	CAR	WR
James Conner	PIT	RB
Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB
Cam Akers	LAR	RB
Mark Ingram II	BAL	RB
Adam Thielen	MIN	WR
Amari Cooper	DAL	WR
Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	WR
Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR
Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB
Zach Ertz	PHI	TE
DeVante Parker	MIA	WR
Mike Evans	TB	WR
D.K. Metcalf	SEA	WR
Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR
D.J. Chark	JAC	WR
Cam Newton	NE	QB
Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR
Daniel Jones	NYG	QB
Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR
Keenan Allen	LAC	WR
Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR
Robert Woods	LAR	WR
Raheem Mostert	SF	RB
Le'Veon Bell	NYJ	RB
A.J. Brown	TEN	WR
Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB
Ryan Tannehill	TEN	QB
Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR
Darren Waller	LV	TE
Gardner Minshew II	JAC	QB
Melvin Gordon	DEN	RB
Todd Gurley	ATL	RB
Jared Goff	LAR	QB
Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE
David Johnson	HOU	RB
Leonard Fournette	TB	RB
Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB
Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR
Marquise Brown	BAL	WR
Baker Mayfield	CLE	QB
Joe Burrow	CIN	QB
James White	NE	RB
T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR
Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB
Jarvis Landry	CLE	WR
Will Fuller	HOU	WR
Hayden Hurst	ATL	TE
David Montgomery	CHI	RB
Philip Rivers	IND	QB
Drew Lock	DEN	QB
Zack Moss	BUF	RB
Devin Singletary	BUF	RB
Matt Breida	MIA	RB
Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR
Sam Darnold	NYJ	QB
Teddy Bridgewater	CAR	QB
Marvin Jones	DET	WR
Julian Edelman	NE	WR
Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	QB
Derek Carr	LV	QB
Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR
Jordan Howard	MIA	RB
Tyrod Taylor	LAC	QB
Evan Engram	NYG	TE
Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB
D'Andre Swift	DET	RB
Sony Michel	NE	RB
CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR
Michael Gallup	DAL	WR
Rob Gronkowski	TB	TE
Devine Ozigbo	JAC	RB
Phillip Lindsay	DEN	RB
Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	QB
Darius Slayton	NYG	WR
Kerryon Johnson	DET	RB
Mitch Trubisky	CHI	QB
Jared Cook	NO	TE
Tarik Cohen	CHI	RB
A.J. Green	CIN	WR
Dwayne Haskins	WAS	QB
Chris Herndon IV	NYJ	TE
Jamison Crowder	NYJ	WR
John Brown	BUF	WR
Anthony Miller	CHI	WR
Deebo Samuel	SF	WR
Breshad Perriman	NYJ	WR
Hunter Henry	LAC	TE
Hunter Renfrow	LV	WR
Allen Lazard	GB	WR
Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE
Dan Arnold	ARI	TE
Emmanuel Sanders	NO	WR
Preston Williams	MIA	WR
Henry Ruggs III	LV	WR
Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB
Marlon Mack	IND	RB
Golden Tate	NYG	WR
Steven Sims	WAS	WR
Noah Fant	DEN	TE
Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR
T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE
Robby Anderson	CAR	WR
Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR
Mike Williams	LAC	WR
Christian Kirk	ARI	WR
Jalen Reagor	PHI	WR
Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	WR
N'Keal Harry	NE	WR
Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR

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