Fantasy Football: Mid-Preseason Top 150 Update

I have made many changes to my original top 150 and this is due to what I have seen and mostly from what I have read for each team’s reporting. This will probably change a few more times before drafts start in the first week of September.

A couple of notes on players moving up and down:

  • Dallas Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliot: I dropped him a few spots due to the concern over soft tissue injuries. I am curious how he looks this week.
  • Green Bay Packers RB Eddie Lacy: I have now bought in. He looks like his rookie self, and the Packers seem committed.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Mike Evans: He had the yards last year, but I think a touchdown normalization will make him a top WR2.
  • Oakland Raiders WR Amari Cooper: It has come out that he played the last eight games last year very injured. Now? He is healthy and ready to go.
  • Kansas City Chiefs WR Jeremy Maclin: He is as safe a WR2 as there is in the draft.
  • Cincinnati Bengals RB Jeremy Hill: He has looked good, but my concern is loss of former Bengals Off. Coord. and now Cleveland Browns Head Coach Hue Jackson as well as a job share with RB Giovani Bernard.
  • San Francisco 49ers RB Carlos Hyde: The 49ers don’t have a strong roster right now, but Hyde is a plus and healthy. It has been proven that Chip Kelly can get numbers out of a RB. So Hyde could be the perfect guy if you go with two WRs early.
  • New York Jets WR Eric Decker: With QB Ryan Fitzpatrick back, there is no reason he cannot duplicate his stats from last year.
  • Arizona Cardinals WR Michel Floyd: He is flying under the radar right now, but he was very consistent while being banged up last year. He now seems healthy, and the Cardinals are a team to beat.
  • New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman: He just does not stay healthy to count on for a WR2 as high as he gets drafted. The suspension of QB Tom Brady is an unavoidable factor as well.
  • Detroit Lions RB Ameer Abdullah: I’ve got a hunch that he turns into a solid RB2 with a full year of Lions Offensive Coordinator Jim Bob Cooter coming.

Here are my updated rankings;

Rank Prev Rank Player pos team
1 1 Odell Beckham WR NYG
2 2 Antonio Brown WR PIT
3 7 Julio Jones WR ATL
4 5 Todd Gurley RB LAR
5 10 David Johnson RB ARI
6 11 Lamar Miller RB HOU
7 12 Allen Robinson WR JAC
8 6 DeAndre Hopkins WR HOU
9 21 Devonta Freeman RB ATL
10 4 Ezekiel Elliott RB DAL
11 8 Adrian Peterson RB MIN
12 7 Rob Gronkowski TE NE
13 13 A.J. Green WR CIN
14 9 Le’Veon Bell RB PIT
15 14 Mark Ingram RB NO
16 17 Doug Martin RB TB
17 16 Jamaal Charles RB KC
18 22 Keenan Allen WR SD
19 25 Eddie Lacy RB GB
20 20 Dez Bryant WR DAL
21 28 Mike Evans WR TB
22 29 Amari Cooper WR OAK
23 15 Thomas Rawls RB SEA
24 18 Jordy Nelson WR GB
25 24 LeSean McCoy RB BUF
26 31 Demaryius Thomas WR DEN
27 26 Brandon Marshall WR NYJ
28 23 Alshon Jeffery WR CHI
29 30 Randall Cobb WR GB
30 40 Jeremy Maclin WR KC
31 34 C.J. Anderson RB DEN
32 42 Sammy Watkins WR BUF
33 49 Carlos Hyde RB SF
34 27 T.Y. Hilton WR IND
35 36 Jordan Reed TE WAS
36 47 Latavius Murray RB OAK
37 49 Carlos Hyde RB SF
38 41 Kelvin Benjamin WR CAR
39 33 Jeremy Hill RB CIN
40 46 Jonathan Stewart RB CAR
41 54 Michael Floyd WR ARI
42 69 Eric Decker WR NYJ
43 53 John Brown WR ARI
44 35 Julian Edelman WR NE
45 38 Matt Forte RB NYJ
46 32 DeMarco Murray RB TEN
47 48 Jeremy Langford RB CHI
48 55 Frank Gore RB IND
49 44 Doug Baldwin WR SEA
50 64 Ameer Abdullah RB DET
51 52 Cam Newton QB CAR
52 96 DeAngelo Williams RB PIT
53 45 Jordan Matthews WR PHI
54 56 Duke Johnson RB CLE
55 57 Aaron Rodgers QB GB
56 59 Russell Wilson QB SEA
57 116 Donte Moncrief WR IND
58 77 Emanuel Sanders Wr DEN
59 37 Golden Tate WR DET
60 60 Greg Olsen TE CAR
61 63 Melvin Gordon RB SD
62 65 Drew Brees QB NO
63 67 Jarvis Landry WR MIA
64 68 Coby Fleener TE NO
65 70 Giovani Bernard RB CIN
66 73 Delanie Walker TE TEN
67 50 Matt Jones RB WAS
68 82 Travis Kelce TE KC
69 98 Rashad Jennings RB NYG
70 105 Marvin Jones WR DET
71 76 Michael Crabtree WR OAK
72 167 Josh Gordon WR CLE
73 83 Tyler Lockett WR SEA
74 81 Kevin White WR CHI
75 77 Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI
76 58 Andrew Luck QB IND
77 74 Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT
78 93 Kirk Cousins QB WAS
79 103 Eli Manning QB NYG
80 66 Chris Ivory RB JAC
81 111 Arian Foster RB MIA
82 97 Blake Bortles QB JAC
83 94 Carson Palmer QB ARI
84 79 Javorius Allen RB BAL
85 102 Tom Brady QB NE
86 86 Derrick Henry RB TEN
87 109 LeGarrette Blount RB NE
88 75 DeVante Parker WR MIA
89 80 Travis Benjamin WR SD
90 71 Danny Woodhead RB SD
91 118 Stefon Diggs WR MIN
92 51 Jay Ajayi RB MIA
93 110 Philip Rivers QB SD
94 144 Spencer Ware RB KC
95 72 Allen Hurns WR JAC
96 161 Torrey Smith WR SF
97 84 T.J. Yeldon RB JAC
98 104 Julius Thomas TE JAC
99 95 Devontae Booker RB DEN
100 114 Gary Barnidge TE CLE
101 107 Tavon Austin WR LAR
102 129 Matthew Stafford QB DET
103 127 Derek Carr QB OAK
104 149 Willie Snead WR NO
105 121 Zach Ertz TE PHI
106 Christine Michael RB SEA
107 85 Justin Forsett RB BAL
108 124 Andy Dalton QB CIN
109 125 Tyrod Taylor QB BUF
110 115 DeAndre Washington RB OAK
111 147 Cameron Artis-Payne RB CAR
112 117 Jameis Winston QB TB
113 87 Steve Smith WR BAL
114 119 Mohamed Sanu WR ATL
115 62 Tyler Eifert TE CIN
116 120 Isaiah Crowell RB CLE
117 89 Charles Sims RB TB
118 90 Corey Coleman WR CLE
119 157 Devin Funchess WR CAR
120 91 DeSean Jackson WR WAS
121 92 Sterling Shepard WR NYG
122 100 James Starks RB GB
123 Kamar Aiken WR BAL
124 108 Tevin Coleman RB ATL
125 146 Bilal Powell RB NYJ
126 112 Tim Hightower RB NO
127 113 Kenneth Dixon RB BAL
128 James White RB NE
129 151 Darren Sproles RB PHI
130 140 Markus Wheaton WR PIT
131 122 Charcandrick West RB KC
132 123 Jermaine Kearse WR SEA
133 150 Tyler Boyd WR CIN
134 158 Chris Hogan WR NE
135 143 Jerick McKinnon RB MIN
136 154 Martellus Bennett TE NE
137 138 Jimmy Graham TE SEA
138 142 Michael Thomas WR NO
139 99 C.J. Prosise RB SEA
140 126 Matt Ryan QB ATL
141 139 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE TB
142 Terrance West RB Bal
143 136 Ryan Tannehill QB MIA
144 128 Jordan Howard RB CHI
145 130 Tony Romo QB DAL
146 131 Laquon Treadwell WR MIN
147 132 Theo Riddick RB DET
148 Tajae Sharp WR TEN
149 133 Jay Cutler QB CHI
150 134 Darren McFadden RB DAL

Please feel free to hit me up with any questions on Twitter at @dvond.

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Mike Dietrich
Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.
Mike Dietrich

Mike Dietrich is the fantasy football columnist for JetNation.

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