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Updated 2021 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Post-NFL Draft

Updated fantasy football best ball draft rankings for the 2021 NFL season. These staff consensus ranks are after the NFL Draft, and for best-ball formats.

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football rankings (top 350) for best ball formats. For those of you who are not familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are draft-only leagues. Once the drafts are complete, there are no moves for the rest of the season -- no setting lineups, no trades, no waivers, no add/drops. Each week, the best combination of players on your roster is automatically calculated and used to determine the highest possible scoring outcome. Best ball drafts always start earlier than regular drafts, and they are already in high gear!

These rankings are being released after the conclusion of the 2021 NFL Draft - meaning the ranks are now factoring in the trades and rookie landing spots, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. Adjustments will be made to all of our staff rankings all offseason long, so check back regularly for any player movements. You can also see our staff's ongoing rankings analysis articles discussing draft values, sleepers, players to target/avoid, the NFL rookies, and analyzing the NFL Draft results.

And of course, be sure to also check out our 2021 fantasy football rankings dashboard and bookmark it! That RotoBaller rankings homepage is loaded up with lots of other great staff rankings - all updated after the NFL Draft - including our early PPR Rankings, Half-PPR rankingsStandard league rankingsDynasty League rankings and 2021 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark those pages, and prepare for all of your drafts.

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Fantasy Football Rankings - Best Ball Formats

For those who are not familiar, four of our lead fantasy football analysts - Pierre Camus, Phil Clark, Mike Riggall and Scott Engel - have come together to offer their individual rankings, which we aggregated into a consensus. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, or let them know how much you love or hate their ranks.

Rankings table below last updated on August 14th, 2021.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 2 Dalvin Cook RB
1 3 Alvin Kamara RB
1 4 Derrick Henry RB
1 5 Ezekiel Elliott RB
1 6 Davante Adams WR
1 7 Tyreek Hill WR
1 8 Travis Kelce TE
1 9 Aaron Jones RB
2 10 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 11 Saquon Barkley RB
2 12 Stefon Diggs WR
2 13 Nick Chubb RB
2 14 Austin Ekeler RB
2 15 Calvin Ridley WR
2 16 D.K. Metcalf WR
2 17 DeAndre Hopkins WR
2 18 Justin Jefferson WR
2 19 Antonio Gibson RB
3 20 Najee Harris RB
3 21 A.J. Brown WR
3 22 Joe Mixon RB
3 23 J.K. Dobbins RB
3 24 Darren Waller TE
3 25 Allen Robinson II WR
3 26 Terry McLaurin WR
3 27 Keenan Allen WR
3 28 George Kittle TE
4 29 David Montgomery RB
4 30 CeeDee Lamb WR
4 31 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
4 32 Mike Evans WR
4 33 Chris Godwin WR
4 34 D'Andre Swift RB
4 35 Miles Sanders RB
4 36 Patrick Mahomes II QB
4 37 Robert Woods WR
4 38 Amari Cooper WR
4 39 Chris Carson RB
4 40 Josh Allen QB
4 41 Darrell Henderson RB
4 42 Julio Jones WR
4 43 Cooper Kupp WR
4 44 D.J. Moore WR
4 45 Tyler Lockett WR
4 46 Josh Jacobs RB
4 47 Kyler Murray QB
4 48 Diontae Johnson WR
4 49 Adam Thielen WR
5 50 Lamar Jackson QB
5 51 Mark Andrews TE
5 52 Dak Prescott QB
5 53 T.J. Hockenson TE
5 54 Travis Etienne RB
5 55 Javonte Williams RB
5 56 Kenny Golladay WR
5 57 Brandon Aiyuk WR
6 58 Ja'Marr Chase WR
6 59 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
6 60 Tee Higgins WR
6 61 Kareem Hunt RB
6 62 Kyle Pitts TE
6 63 Myles Gaskin RB
6 64 Aaron Rodgers QB
6 65 Justin Herbert QB
6 66 James Robinson RB
6 67 Robby Anderson WR
6 68 Jerry Jeudy WR
6 69 Courtland Sutton WR
6 70 Tyler Boyd WR
6 71 Deebo Samuel WR
6 72 Mike Davis RB
6 73 D.J. Chark Jr. WR
7 74 Will Fuller V WR
7 75 Chase Claypool WR
7 76 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
7 77 Dallas Goedert TE
7 78 Michael Carter RB
7 79 Chase Edmonds RB
7 80 Russell Wilson QB
7 81 Trey Sermon RB
7 82 Curtis Samuel WR
7 83 Matthew Stafford QB
7 84 Noah Fant TE
7 85 DeVonta Smith WR
7 86 Brandin Cooks WR
8 87 Damien Harris RB
8 88 Robert Tonyan TE
8 89 Jalen Hurts QB
8 90 Tom Brady QB
8 91 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
8 92 Raheem Mostert RB
8 93 Michael Gallup WR
8 94 Melvin Gordon III RB
8 95 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
8 96 Jarvis Landry WR
8 97 Joe Burrow QB
8 98 Marquise Brown WR
8 99 Ryan Tannehill QB
9 100 Leonard Fournette RB
9 101 Ronald Jones II RB
9 102 Trevor Lawrence QB
9 103 Tyler Higbee TE
9 104 Logan Thomas TE
9 105 Mike Williams WR
9 106 AJ Dillon RB
9 107 James Conner RB
9 108 Antonio Brown WR
9 109 Corey Davis WR
9 110 DeVante Parker WR
9 111 Kenyan Drake RB
10 112 Michael Thomas WR
10 113 Mike Gesicki TE
10 114 Darnell Mooney WR
10 115 Jamaal Williams RB
10 116 David Johnson RB
10 117 Irv Smith Jr. TE
10 118 Jaylen Waddle WR
10 119 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
10 120 Matt Ryan QB
10 121 Hunter Henry TE
10 122 Zack Moss RB
10 123 Gus Edwards RB
10 124 Jonnu Smith TE
10 125 Henry Ruggs III WR
10 126 Elijah Moore WR
10 127 Nyheim Hines RB
10 128 Kenneth Gainwell RB
10 129 Baker Mayfield QB
10 130 Devin Singletary RB
10 131 Rob Gronkowski TE
10 132 T.Y. Hilton WR
10 133 Kirk Cousins QB
10 134 Tony Pollard RB
11 135 Mecole Hardman WR
11 136 Latavius Murray RB
11 137 Jalen Reagor WR
11 138 Nelson Agholor WR
11 139 Rashaad Penny RB
11 140 Rashod Bateman WR
11 141 Evan Engram TE
11 142 James White RB
11 143 Russell Gage WR
11 144 Sterling Shepard WR
11 145 Austin Hooper TE
11 146 Derek Carr QB
11 147 Tua Tagovailoa QB
12 148 Carson Wentz QB
12 149 Trey Lance QB
12 150 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
12 151 Anthony Firkser TE
12 152 Adam Trautman TE
12 153 Gerald Everett TE
12 154 Daniel Jones QB
12 155 Zach Ertz TE
12 156 Qadree Ollison RB
12 157 Rondale Moore WR
13 158 Phillip Lindsay RB
13 159 Parris Campbell WR
13 160 Jamison Crowder WR
13 161 Justin Fields QB
13 162 John Brown WR
13 163 Cole Kmet TE
13 164 Eric Ebron TE
13 165 Cole Beasley WR
13 166 Jared Cook TE
13 167 Demarcus Robinson WR
13 168 Alexander Mattison RB
13 169 Zach Wilson QB
13 170 Christian Kirk WR
13 171 Van Jefferson WR
13 172 J.D. McKissic RB
13 173 Jameis Winston QB
13 174 Sam Darnold QB
13 175 Emmanuel Sanders WR
13 176 Bryan Edwards WR
13 177 Jared Goff QB
14 178 Ben Roethlisberger QB
14 179 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB
14 180 A.J. Green WR
14 181 Elijah Mitchell RB
14 182 Blake Jarwin TE
14 183 Darius Slayton WR
14 184 Jakobi Meyers WR
14 185 Darrynton Evans RB
14 186 Chuba Hubbard RB
14 187 Hayden Hurst TE
14 188 Marlon Mack RB
14 189 Dyami Brown WR
14 190 Deshaun Watson QB
14 191 Xavier Jones RB
14 192 Damien Williams RB
14 193 Denzel Mims WR
14 194 Giovani Bernard RB
14 195 Marquez Callaway WR
14 196 Cam Newton QB
14 197 Tarik Cohen RB
14 198 Gabriel Davis WR
14 199 Sony Michel RB
14 200 Taysom Hill QB
14 201 Tre'Quan Smith WR
15 202 Allen Lazard WR
15 203 Breshad Perriman WR
15 204 C.J. Uzomah TE
15 205 Dan Arnold TE
15 206 Darrel Williams RB
15 207 Tevin Coleman RB
15 208 Salvon Ahmed RB
15 209 Kadarius Toney WR
15 210 Samaje Perine RB
15 211 Malcolm Brown RB
15 212 Mac Jones QB
15 213 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
15 214 Javian Hawkins RB
15 215 Anthony Miller WR
15 216 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
15 217 Sammy Watkins WR
15 218 Kylin Hill RB
15 219 Josh Reynolds WR
15 220 Kyle Rudolph TE
16 221 Wayne Gallman RB
16 222 Khalil Herbert RB
16 223 Chris Evans RB
16 224 Dawson Knox TE
16 225 Preston Williams WR
16 226 Brian Hill RB
16 227 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
16 228 La'Mical Perine RB
16 229 James Washington WR
16 230 Jaret Patterson RB
16 231 Joshua Kelley RB
16 232 Teddy Bridgewater QB
16 233 Boston Scott RB
16 234 KJ Hamler WR
16 235 Jack Doyle TE
16 236 Ito Smith RB
16 237 Devontae Booker RB
16 238 Travis Fulgham WR
16 239 O.J. Howard TE
16 240 Jermar Jefferson RB
16 241 Jordan Love QB
16 242 Tyrod Taylor QB
16 243 Ty Johnson RB
16 244 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
16 245 Drew Lock QB
16 246 Raymond Calais RB
16 247 Andy Dalton QB
17 248 Jacob Hollister TE
17 249 Peyton Barber RB
17 250 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
17 251 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
17 252 Lynn Bowden Jr. RB
17 253 Larry Rountree III RB
17 254 Quintez Cephus WR
17 255 Justin Jackson RB
17 256 Mo Alie-Cox TE
17 257 Cam Sims WR
17 258 Pat Freiermuth TE
17 259 Jimmy Graham TE
17 260 Mitchell Trubisky QB
17 261 Amari Rodgers WR
18 262 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
18 263 Le'Veon Bell RB
18 264 Carlos Hyde RB
18 265 Rashard Higgins WR
18 266 Tim Patrick WR
18 267 Duke Johnson Jr. RB
18 268 Tyron Johnson WR
18 269 Adam Humphries WR
18 270 Dalton Schultz TE
18 271 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR
18 272 Benny Snell Jr. RB
18 273 Randall Cobb WR
18 274 Chris Herndon IV TE
18 275 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB
18 276 Tyler Kroft TE
18 277 Nico Collins WR
18 278 Matt Breida RB
18 279 Keke Coutee WR
18 280 Eno Benjamin RB
18 281 DeSean Jackson WR
18 282 Scotty Miller WR
18 283 Tutu Atwell WR
18 284 Jerick McKinnon RB
18 285 Marcus Mariota QB
18 286 Tyler Eifert TE
18 287 Zach Pascal WR
18 288 Kerryon Johnson RB
18 289 Brevin Jordan TE
18 290 David Njoku TE
18 291 Kalen Ballage RB
18 292 Greg Ward WR
18 293 Collin Johnson WR
18 294 Deonte Harris WR
18 295 Jake Funk RB
18 296 JaMycal Hasty RB
18 297 Adrian Peterson RB
18 298 Andy Isabella WR
18 299 Cornell Powell WR
18 300 D'Wayne Eskridge WR
19 301 Dare Ogunbowale RB
19 302 Mark Ingram II RB
19 303 Hunter Renfrow WR
19 304 Justice Hill RB
19 305 Jordan Akins TE
19 306 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
19 307 Golden Tate WR
19 308 Todd Gurley II RB
19 309 Jaelon Darden WR
19 310 Bryce Love RB
19 311 Jordan Reed TE
19 312 Devin Duvernay WR
19 313 Jordan Wilkins RB
19 314 Ian Thomas TE
20 315 Danny Amendola WR
20 316 Tyrell Williams WR
20 317 DeeJay Dallas RB
20 318 Jordan Howard RB
20 319 Davis Mills QB
20 320 N'Keal Harry WR
20 321 Devonta Freeman RB
20 322 Larry Fitzgerald WR
20 323 Julian Edelman WR
20 324 Alshon Jeffery WR
20 325 Taylor Heinicke QB
20 326 Devine Ozigbo RB
20 327 Miles Boykin WR
20 328 Tylan Wallace WR
20 329 Seth Williams WR
20 330 Jalen Richard RB
20 331 Kendrick Bourne WR
20 332 Anthony Schwartz WR
20 333 Ryquell Armstead RB
20 334 Josh Palmer WR
20 335 Dede Westbrook WR
20 336 Pooka Williams Jr. RB
20 337 Gerrid Doaks RB
20 338 Tyler Johnson WR
20 339 Steven Sims Jr. WR
20 340 Royce Freeman RB
20 341 Harrison Bryant TE
20 342 Jaylen Samuels RB
20 343 David Moore WR
20 344 Devin Funchess WR
20 345 Nick Foles QB
20 346 Dez Fitzpatrick WR
20 347 Mike Boone RB
20 348 Rex Burkhead RB
20 349 Will Dissly TE
20 350 Richard Rodgers TE
20 351 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
20 352 Jacob Harris TE


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Victor Wembanyama

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Jaylin Williams

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Jared McCain

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Nazem Kadri

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Jacoby Brissett

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Scott Wedgewood

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Mark Stone

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Jackson Merrill

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Tucker Kraft

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Ronald Acuna Jr. Exits Early, X-Rays Come Back Negative
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Alex Tuch

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Robby Snelling

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Jackson Merrill

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Notre Dame-Stanford Rivalry Renewed Through 2028
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Tom Kim

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Looking for Turnaround at CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Adam Hadwin

Difficult to Trust at TPC Craig Ranch
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Brooks Koepka

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Rasmus Hojgaard

Looking to Shake Off Poor Major Showing at TPC Craig Ranch
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Pierceson Coody

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Gerrit Cole

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Drake Baldwin

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CFB

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CFB

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Jose Altuve

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Scores Second-Round Submission
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