With NFL free agency winding down, it’s a great time to reset the table with an updated top 150 overall fantasy football rankings. The rankings below include all player movement from free agency and also have the top rookies from this year’s class. While the rookies will certainly move after the draft, you can use this list and the rest of our fantasy football rankings for best ball drafts in April before the NFL draft takes place.
1. Christian McCaffrey, CAR
2. Saquon Barkley, NYG
3. Michael Thomas, NO
4. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL
5. Alvin Kamara, NO
6. Dalvin Cook, MIN
7. Derrick Henry, TEN
Unlike last year, there’s no debate on the No. 1 overall player. McCaffrey is set up for another big year in what should be a very exciting Panthers offense under new OC Joe Brady. We can expect running backs to keep coming off the board, with six of them in the first seven players. The good news is the early run at the position could cause Thomas to slip. Getting him in the middle of the first round is a rare Round 1 value pick.
8. Davante Adams, GB
9. Tyreek Hill, KC
10. Leonard Fournette, JAX
11. DeAndre Hopkins, ARZ
12. Joe Mixon, CIN
13. Aaron Jones, GB
14. Julio Jones, ATL
15. Chris Godwin, TB
If you’re at the back end of the first round, the top running backs will have likely dried up. Fournette and Mixon are suitable options, but both come with the risk of being on below average offenses for fantasy purposes. Of course, there will be plenty of stellar wideouts to choose from in this range.
16. Travis Kelce, KC
17. George Kittle, SF
This duo showed they’re the cream of the crop at the notoriously fickle tight end position. We can expect them to go in the mid-second round. Despite the lack of depth at the position, you’ll likely have a better opportunity for value later in your drafts.
18. Amari Cooper, DAL
19. Nick Chubb, CLE
20. Josh Jacobs, OAK
21. Lamar Jackson, BAL
22. Kenny Golladay, DET
23. D.J. Moore, CAR
24. Mike Evans, TB
25. Odell Beckham Jr., CLE
26. Austin Ekeler, LAC
27. Kenyan Drake, ARZ
28. Mark Andrews, BAL
29. Allen Robinson II, CHI
30. Todd Gurley II, ATL
31. Miles Sanders, PHI
32. Courtland Sutton, DEN
This is an interesting grouping that could see a lot of movement between now and late-August. Some of these players are on the rise, while others have seen their stock fall since 2019. Regardless, this will likely be a nice place to target running backs with RB1 ceilings. Jacobs, Ekeler, Drake, Gurley and Sanders all figure to enter the season as the clear top dog in their respective backfields, and each has shown the ability to produce big games.
We should also note that Lamar Jackson is in this group. Jackson is fantastic and is coming off of one of the greatest fantasy seasons ever. But taking a quarterback in this range is simply a massive sacrifice of draft capital. You’re going to have a ton of options to choose from later in drafts.
33. Patrick Mahomes, KC
34. A.J. Brown, TEN
35. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT
36. Jonathan Taylor, WIS
37. Robert Woods, LA
38. Chris Carson, SEA
39. DeVante Parker, MIA
40. David Johnson, HOU
41. Tyler Lockett, SEA
42. Devin Singletary, BUF
43. Melvin Gordon III, DEN
44. Keenan Allen, LAC
45. Cooper Kupp, LA
46. Stefon Diggs, BUF
47. A.J. Green, CIN
48. Mark Ingram II, BAL
49. Zach Ertz, PHI
Smith-Schuster is coming off a massively disappointing season, but we can’t really hold it against him. Ben Roethlisberger’s injury really took the wind out of the entire Pittsburgh offense. The good news is that we can now get Smith-Schuster at a slight discount. We also see our first rookie on the board. Taylor is the clear top rookie in this year’s class. With his landing spot unknown, we’re slotting him in as a late-third round pick in April best ball drafts. He could move up or down depending on how things shake out in the draft.
50. Terry McLaurin, WAS
51. Calvin Ridley, ATL
52. D.J. Chark Jr., JAX
53. Darren Waller, OAK
54. D.K. Metcalf, SEA
55. T.Y. Hilton, IND
56. Russell Wilson, SEA
57. Marlon Mack, IND
58. Kyler Murray, ARZ
59. Le'Veon Bell, NYJ
60. Deshaun Watson, HOU
61. Dak Prescott, DAL
62. Will Fuller V, HOU
Just a few weeks ago, we had Watson clearly ahead of Murray in our rankings. All of that changed after the Texans sent DeAndre Hopkins packing for Arizona. While the move doesn’t downgrade Watson that significantly, it does bring him back to the pack with Wilson, Murray and Prescott as the clear second-tier quarterbacks. Hopkins’ departure also elevates Will Fuller into the WR2 conversation. Of course, he’s going to need to stay healthy. Fuller has missed 20 games over the last three seasons.
63. Adam Thielen, MIN
64. Deebo Samuel, SF
65. James Conner, PIT
66. Julian Edelman, NE
67. Kerryon Johnson, DET
68. Tyler Higbee, LA
69. D'Andre Swift, UGA
70. Evan Engram, NYG
71. Hunter Henry, LAC
72. David Montgomery, CHI
73. Damien Williams, KC
74. Michael Gallup, DAL
75. Jarvis Landry, CLE
76. Josh Allen, BUF
77. J.K. Dobbins, OSU
78. John Brown, BUF
79. Kareem Hunt, CLE
80. Tyler Boyd, CIN
81. Christian Kirk, ARZ
82. Mike Williams, LAC
83. Derrius Guice, WAS
As we enter the middle rounds of drafts, there are loads of upside players who should still be on the board. If you waited at tight end, you’ll likely have your choice of Higbee, Engram and Henry in this range. At wideout, Samuel, Gallup, Boyd, Kirk and Williams all offer appealing ceilings. The running backs in this range aren’t the safest options, but players like Montgomery, Johnson and Guice have the potential for a nice return on investment.
84. Drew Brees, NO
85. Marquise Brown, BAL
86. Matt Ryan, ATL
87. Austin Hooper, CLE
88. Carson Wentz, PHI
89. Matthew Stafford, DET
90. Marvin Jones Jr., DET
91. Sterling Shepard, NYG
92. Jamison Crowder, NYJ
93. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
94. Jared Cook, NO
95. Diontae Johnson, PIT
96. Sony Michel, NE
97. Robby Anderson, CAR
98. Alshon Jeffery, PHI
99. Ronald Jones, TB
100. Raheem Mostert, SF
This is the annual unsexy quarterback value range with Brees, Ryan, Wentz and Stafford all slotting into this grouping. Nearly every year we see quarterbacks drafted in this range who end up being steals. Last year, Russell Wilson was an eighth-round pick in ADP and Jameis Winston came off the board in the late-ninth. Both finished as top-five fantasy options.
101. Anthony Miller, CHI
102. Tyrod Taylor, LAC
103. Curtis Samuel, CAR
104. Brandin Cooks, LA
105. Noah Fant, DEN
106. Emmanuel Sanders, NO
107. T.J. Hockenson, DET
108. AJ Dillon, BC
109. Phillip Lindsay, DEN
110. Aaron Rodgers, GB
111. Latavius Murray, NO
112. James White, NE
113. Jerry Jeudy, BAMA
114. Zack Moss, UTAH
115. Ceedee Lamb, OKLA
116. Devonta Freeman, N/A
117. Jordan Howard, MIA
118. Dallas Goedert, PHI
119. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT
120. Tevin Coleman, SF
121. Tom Brady, TB
We may be a little low on Brady right now given his surrounding cast. The challenge with ranking him in 2020 is his lack of rushing production. A decade ago, that wouldn’t have mattered as much. But in today’s fantasy football, quarterbacks who have the ability to run are very desirable. Nine of the top 10 at the position last season also finished in the top 10 among quarterbacks in rushing yards.
122. Ke'Shawn Vaughn, VAN
123. Daniel Jones, NYG
124. Darius Slayton, NYG
125. Mike Gesicki, MIA
126. Ryan Tannehill, TEN
127. Jonnu Smith, TEN
128. Preston Williams, MIA
129. Golden Tate, NYG
130. Eno Benjamin, ASU
131. Baker Mayfield, CLE
132. Breshad Perriman, NYJ
133. Mecole Hardman, KC
134. Teddy Bridgewater, CAR
135. Royce Freeman, DEN
136. Eric Ebron, PIT
137. Carlos Hyde, HOU
138. Sammy Watkins, KC
139. Jamaal Williams, GB
140. Tee Higgins, CLEM
141. DeSean Jackson, PHI
142. Jared Goff, LA
143. Jimmy Garoppolo, SF
144. Jack Doyle, IND
145. Randall Cobb, HOU
146. Hayden Hurst, ATL
147. Gardner Minshew, JAX
148. N'Keal Harry, NE
149. Tarik Cohen, CHI
150. Ian Thomas, CAR
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