As we continue to inch closer to all of your drafts (and mine) I will roll out some rankings positionally, but I want to start with a full look @ how I would rank first rounders in a PPR (point per reception) 12-team league.
1.Christian McCaffrey- the PPR GOD. A living/breathing fantasy cheat code.
2.Dalvin Cook- Elite at rushing, receiving, and scoring TD’s. Home run hitter.
3.Alvin Kamara- Overall RB1 last year, over 100 catches, and will likely do it again without Thomas.
4.Aaron Jones- TD beast, used heavily in the pass game, no real competition for touches.
5.Derrick Henry- The Yulee Freight Train. You can’t tackle him.
6.Travis Kelce- TE1 for 3 straight years with no sign of slowing down.
7.Tyreek Hill- 87 catches, 1,479 yards, and 12 TD’s last year and I feel like we haven’t even seen his best year yet.
8.Davante Adams- Target hog for the Packers, still the most relied upon man in the Packers offense.
9.Ezekiel Elliot- Not a sexy pick here but he’s in better shape and even on a “down” year, he was able to finish inside the top 10 for RB’s. His floor is so high because of the touches he gets for the ‘Boys.
10.Nick Chubb- I think he has the ability to win the rushing title this year running behind the league’s best o-line.
11.Jonathan Taylor- The o-line is banged up, the QB situation is questionable, but this dude is so talent- he was AWFUL for the first half of last season and still finished as the 7th highest point getter among RB’s and 3rd overall in rushing yards. His breakout could be massive.
12.Najee Harris- He fell to the perfect place. An offense with a shot-fighter at QB, with enough receiving talent around him to keep defenses honest. We’ve seen rookie RB’s in good situations perform well in prior years, I see a lot of upside in Harris at the back end of round 1.
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