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Mike Clay's Top 50 PPR Rankings Eric Karabell's RB tiers Eric Karabell's WR tiers Eric Karabell's "do not draft" list

Clay ranks the best of the best. Not worth taking at current ADP as of 8/28 Tier Player, team Round Tier Player, team Round 1. , NYG RB1 1 Saquon Barkley, NYG 1 1 DeAndre Hopkins, HOU 1 QB , KC 19.7 2. , DAL RB2 Christian McCaffrey, CAR 1 , GB 1 , NE 100.3 3. Christian McCaffrey, CAR RB3 Ezekiel Elliott, DAL 1 , ATL 1 RB II, LAR 10.2 4. , NO RB4 Alvin Kamara, NO 1 Michael Thomas, NO 1 , TEN 37.6 5. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU WR1 David Johnson, ARI 1 Odell Beckham Jr., CLE 1 , NE 59.6 6. David Johnson, ARI RB5 Le'Veon Bell, NYJ 1 2 , NE 1 LeSean McCoy, BUF 123.9 7. Michael Thomas, NO WR2 2 , CIN 2 JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT 2 , CLE 142.7 8. Le'Veon Bell, NYJ RB6 , CLE 2 Mike Evans, TB 2 WR A.J. Green, CIN 69.6 9. Davante Adams, GB WR3 , MIN 2 Tyreek Hill, KC 2 Sammy Watkins, KC 78.1 10. Julio Jones, ATL WR4 3 James Conner, PIT 2/3 3 Adam Thielen, MIN 3/4 , NYG 151.9 11. Tyreek Hill, KC WR5 Aaron Jones, GB 2/3 , LAC 3/4 TE , PHI 30.9 12. Odell Beckham Jr., CLE WR6 , ATL 2/3 , MIN 3/4 Jordan Reed, WAS 14.7 13. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT WR7 4 , JAC 3 , DAL 3/4 K Greg Zuerlein, LAR 94.8 14. Todd Gurley II, LAR RB7 Todd Gurley II, LAR 3 4 , LAR 5 D/ST 74.3 15. Joe Mixon, CIN RB8 5 Damien Williams, KC 4 Robert Woods, LAR 5 Eric Karabell's "do draft" list 16. James Conner, PIT RB9 Derrick Henry, TEN 4 5 , NE 5/6 Players whose ADP is too low as of 8/28 17. Dalvin Cook, MIN RB10 James White, NE 4 Cooper Kupp, LAR 5/6 QB , DAL 98.4 18. Travis Kelce, KC TE1 , IND 4 Kenny Golladay, DET 5/6 , ARI 115.1 19. Mike Evans, TB WR8 , OAK 4 T.Y. Hilton, IND 3/4 , BAL 129.4 20. Keenan Allen, LAC WR9 6 , DET 5/6 , TB 5/6 RB Joe Mixon, CIN 19.2 21. Amari Cooper, DAL WR10 Mark Ingram II, BAL 5/6 DJ Moore, CAR 5/6 Nick Chubb, CLE 22.3 22. Nick Chubb, CLE RB11 David Montgomery, CHI 5/6 6 Alshon Jeffery, PHI 6 Aaron Jones, GB 44.6 23. Kerryon Johnson, DET RB12 Chris Carson, SEA 5/6 , SEA 6 Damien Williams, KC 44.8 24. Devonta Freeman, ATL RB13 7 , CHI 6/7 Tyler Boyd, CIN 6 James White, NE 57.3 25. Josh Jacobs, OAK RB14 , DEN 6/7 Jarvis Landry, CLE 6 Tarik Cohen, CHI 75.9 26. Leonard Fournette, JAC RB15 , PHI 6/7 Calvin Ridley, ATL 6 , DEN 111.9 27. Antonio Brown, NE WR11 Sony Michel, NE 6/7 Mike Williams, LAC 6 Rashaad Penny, SEA 114.0 28. Adam Thielen, MIN WR12 Rashaad Penny, SEA 6/7 A.J. Green, CIN 6 Darrell Henderson, LAR 134.2 29. , SF TE2 Royce Freeman, DEN 6/7 7 Robby Anderson, NYJ 7/8 , LAR -- 30. Zach Ertz, PHI TE3 8 , MIA 8/9 , CHI 7/8 WR Adam Thielen, MIN 31.2 31. Chris Carson, SEA RB16 , LAC 8/9 Sterling Shepard, NYG 7/8 Stefon Diggs, MIN 39.8 32. Aaron Jones, GB RB17 , SF 8/9 Corey Davis, TEN 7/8 Chris Godwin, TB 59.3 33. Derrick Henry, TEN RB18 Jr., HOU 8/9 , ARI 7/8 DJ Moore, CAR 68.2 34. , LAC RB19 , WAS 8/9 V, HOU 7/8 Tyler Boyd, CIN 69.2 35. Mark Ingram II, BAL RB20 , BUF 8/9 , NE 7/8 , PIT 136.3 36. Brandin Cooks, LAR WR13 , SF 8/9 , DEN 7/8 M. Valdes-Scantling, GB 144.9 37. Stefon Diggs, MIN WR14 , PHI 8/9 Marvin Jones Jr., DET 7/8 Mecole Hardman, KC 168.3 38. Robert Woods, LAR WR15 9 LeSean McCoy, KC 10/11 8 , JAC 9/10 Marquise Brown, BAL 168.2 39. Julian Edelman, NE WR16 Melvin Gordon, LAC 10/11 Sammy Watkins, KC 9/10 TE Delanie Walker, TEN 112.1 40. Kenny Golladay, DET WR17 , TB 10/11 , ARI 9/10 Mark Andrews, BAL 153.8 41. T.Y. Hilton, IND WR18 10 Darrell Henderson 12/13 Donte Moncrief, PIT 9/10 42. Cooper Kupp, LAR WR19 Darwin Thompson, KC 12/13 DeSean Jackson, PHI 9/10 Bowen's Eight Favorite Players 43. Patrick Mahomes, KC QB1 Jaylen Samuels, PIT 12/13 Curtis Samuel, CAR 9/10 Eight players Bowen is locked in on in drafts 44. Marlon Mack, IND RB21 , OAK 12/13 9 , SF 11/12 1. Aaron Jones, RB, GB 45. Sony Michel, NE RB22 , IND 12/13 , DEN 11/12 2. Mark Ingram II, RB, BAL 46. Tyler Lockett, SEA WR20 Chris Thompson, WAS 12/13 , HOU 11/12 3. Tyler Lockett, WR, SEA 47. Chris Godwin, TB WR21 , ATL 12/13 N'Keal Harry, NE 11/12 4. Mike Williams, WR, LAC 48. Alshon Jeffery, PHI WR22 , TEN 12/13 James Washington, PIT 11/12 5. David Montgomery, RB, CHI 49. Allen Robinson, CHI WR23 Ronald Jones, TB 12/13 Mecole Hardman, KC 11/12 6. Dede Westbrook, WR, JAC 50. Mike Williams, LAC WR24 Damien Harris, NE 12/13 Geronimo Allison, GB 11/12 7. James Washington, WR, PIT , HOU 12/13 M. Valdes-Scantling, GB 11/12 8. Mark Andrews, TE, BAL

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Mike Clay's Ultimate Draft Board Adam Schefter's Friends and Family list Tristan H. Cockcroft's QB stream planner Clay's RB Handcuff Rankings When friends ask Adam for fantasy advice, this is the list Week-by-week list of non-top-10 QBs in favorable Next man up in each team's depth chart, ranked by Recipe for a championship team he sends them. matchups draft day value R1 Saquon Barkley (or best available) EARLY ROUND Week 1: (SF), 1. , NO (to Alvin Kamara) R2 Tyreek Hill Patrick Mahomes, KC (@TB), (@SEA), (KC) and 2. Kareem Hunt, CLE (to Nick Chubb) (@OAK). R3 Kerryon Johnson or Amari Cooper MIDDLE ROUND 3. Austin Ekeler, LAC (to Melvin Gordon) R4 Josh Jacobs or Julian Edelman , HOU | , CLE Week 2: (@NYG), Jameis Winston 4. Rashaad Penny, SEA (to Chris Carson) R5 Sony Michel , PHI (@CAR), Jimmy Garoppolo (@CIN), Andy Dalton 5. LeSean McCoy, KC (to Damien Williams) (SF) and (KC). R6 O.J. Howard LATE ROUND QUARTERBACKS 6. , CIN (to Joe Mixon) R7 Robby Anderson or Derrius Guice Jameis Winston, TB |Dak Prescott, DAL Week 3: (OAK), Josh Allen (CIN), 7. Darrell Henderson, LAR (to Todd Gurley II) R8 Sterling Shepard Lamar Jackson, BAL | Kyler Murray, ARI Lamar Jackson (@KC), Jameis Winston (NYG) and 8. Jaylen Samuels, PIT (to James Conner) Kyler Murray (CAR). R9 James Washington EARLY ROUND RUNNING BACKS 9. Jordan Howard, PHI (to Miles Sanders) R10 or David Johnson, ARI | James Conner, PIT Week 4: Kyler Murray (SEA), 10. Royce Freeman, DEN (to Phillip Lindsay) R11 Emmanuel Sanders or Nyheim Hines Nick Chubb, CLE | Dalvin Cook, MIN (KC), (@MIA), 11. Dion Lewis, TEN (to Derrick Henry) (@ATL) and (WSH). R12 Delanie Walker or Dak Prescott Damien Williams, KC 12. Jamaal Williams, GB (to Aaron Jones) R13 MIDDLE ROUND RUNNING BACKS Week 5: (@OAK), Kirk Cousins 13. , ARI (to David Johnson) Leonard Fournette, JAC | Josh Jacobs, OAK (@NYG), Kyler Murray (@CIN), Nick Foles 14. Matt Breida, SF (to Tevin Coleman) If K/DST not required, take high-ceiling R14-16 (@CAR) and Marcus Mariota (BUF). handcuffs and breakout candidates. Kerryon Johnson, DET | Marlon Mack, IND 15. Tony Pollard, DAL (to Ezekiel Elliott) D/ST Bears, Jaguars, Bills, Rams, Vikings Chris Carson, SEA | David Montgomery, CHI Week 6: Jameis Winston (CAR), Lamar Jackson 16. Damien Harris, NE (to Sony Michel) K Greg Zuerlein, Justin Tucker, Sony Michel, NE | Tevin Coleman, SF (CIN), Kyler Murray (ATL), (DAL) 17. Carlos Hyde, HOU (to Duke Johnson Jr.) and / (WSH). Miles Sanders, PHI 18. Ronald Jones, TB (to Peyton Barber) Mike Clay's Breakout Comps LATE ROUND RUNNING BACKS Week 7: Kyler Murray (@NYG), Lamar Jackson 19. Alexander Mattison, MIN (to Dalvin Cook) Matt Breida, SF |Kalen Ballage, MIA (@SEA), Jimmy Garoppolo (@WSH), Joe Flacco 20. Kalen Ballage, MIA (to Kenyan Drake) (KC) and /Dwayne Haskins (SF). 12 players who could be this year's breakout stars Devin Singletary, BUF | Justin Jackson, LAC 21. Mike Davis, CHI (to David Montgomery) Baker Mayfield is this year's Patrick Mahomes Tony Pollard, DAL | Alex Mattison, MIN Week 8: Marcus Mariota (TB), Kirk Cousins 22. , WAS (to Derrius Guice) Kyler Murray is this year's Baker Mayfield Chase Edmonds, ARI | Darwin Thompson, KC (WSH), Matthew Stafford (NYG), Derek Carr 23. Ito Smith, ATL (to Devonta Freeman) (@HOU) and Jameis Winston (@TEN). Kerryon Johnson is this year's James Conner EARLY ROUND WIDE RECEIVERS 24. Gus Edwards, BAL (to Mark Ingram II) Miles Sanders is this year's Kerryon Johnson Michael Thomas, NO | Tyreek Hill, KC Week 9: Matthew Stafford (@OAK), Kyler 25. Ryquell Armstead, JAC (to L. Fournette) Chris Godwin is this year's JuJu Smith-Schuster JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT | Mike Evans, TB Murray (SF), Jameis Winston (@SEA), Kirk 26. , NYJ (to Le'Veon Bell) Cousins (@KC) and Marcus Mariota (@CAR). O.J. Howard is this year's George Kittle Julian Edelman, NE 27. (to Devin Singletary, BUF) Devin Singletary is this year's Nick Chubb MIDDLE ROUND WIDE RECEIVERS Week 10: Philip Rivers (@OAK), Kyler Murray 28. Jordan Scarlett, CAR (to C. McCaffrey) Darwin Thompson is this year's Phillip Lindsay Robert Woods, LAR | Cooper Kupp, LAR (@TB), Jimmy Garoppolo (SEA), Sam Darnold 29. Wayne Gallman, NYG (to Saquon Barkley) (NYG) and Marcus Mariota (KC). A.J. Brown is this season's DJ Moore Kenny Golladay, DET | DJ Moore, CAR 30. C.J. Anderson, DET (to Kerryon Johnson) DK Metcalf is this year's Calvin Ridley Allen Robinson, CHI | Will Fuller V, HOU Week 12: Sam Darnold (OAK), Mitchell Trubisky 31. , IND (to Marlon Mack) (NYG), Matthew Stafford (@WSH), Jameis Curtis Samuel is this year's Tyler Boyd Christian Kirk, ARI | Dante Pettis, SF Winston (@ATL) and Case Keenum/Dwayne 32. DeAndre Washington, OAK (to Josh Jacobs) Sterling Shepard is this year's Robert Woods Marquez Valdes-Scantling, GB Haskins (DET).

Daniel Jones is this year's Josh Allen Courtland Sutton, DEN | Curtis Samuel, CAR Week 13: Kirk Cousins (@SEA), Lamar Jackson Tristan H. Cockcroft's Really Deep Sleepers There is no this year's Saquon Barkley LATE ROUND WIDE RECEIVERS (SF), Nick Foles (TB), Derek Carr (@KC) and Sam Players who will be undrafted in shallow leagues but worth a late Darnold (@CIN). pick in deep leagues. Donte Moncrief, PIT | Anthony Miller, CHI Matt Bowen's Rookie RB Rankings James Washington, PIT | Jamison Crowder, NYJ Week 14: Marcus Mariota (@OAK), Mitchell 1. Sam Darnold, QB, NYJ D.J. Chark, JAC | Deebo Samuel, SF Trubisky (DAL), Joe Flacco (@HOU), Sam Darnold 2. Brian Hill, RB, ATL First-year NFL running backs (MIA) and Philip Rivers (@JAX). , IND | KeeSean Johnson, ARI 3. Jakobi Meyers, WR, NE 1. Josh Jacobs, OAK , CLE | , GB Week 15: Matthew Stafford (TB), Nick Foles 4. , WR, WAS 2. David Montgomery, CHI , OAK (@OAK), Jimmy Garoppolo (ATL), Marcus 5. , OAK Mariota (HOU) and Joe Flacco (@KC). 3. Miles Sanders, PHI EARLY ROUND TIGHT ENDS 6. Justin Watson, WR, TB 4. Devin Singletary, BUF Travis Kelce, KC | George Kittle, SF | Zach Ertz, PHI Week 16: Philip Rivers (OAK), Kyler Murray 7. Peyton Williams, WR, MIA (@SEA), Mitchell Trubisky (KC), Jameis Winston 5. Darrell Henderson, LAR MIDDLE ROUND TIGHT ENDS (HOU) and Case Keenum/Dwayne Haskins 8. , RB, OAK ) 6. Justice Hill, BUF , NYG | O.J. Howard, TB (NYG). 7. Alexander Mattison, MIN , LAC | Jared Cook, NO 8. Damien Harris, NE Vance McDonald, PIT Field Yates' second-year breakouts 9. Tony Pollard, DAL LATE ROUND TIGHT ENDS Players ready to make the leap to fantasy relevance in their second year in the NFL 10. Darwin Thompson, KC Jordan Reed, WAS | Mark Andrews, BAL QB: Sam Darnold, NYJ RB: Derrius Guice, WSH | Kalen Ballage, MIA TE: Chris Herndon, NYJ , PHI | Ian Thomas, CAR WR: DJ Moore, CAR | Christian Kirk, ARI | Courtland Sutton, DEN | Dante Pettis, SF Gerald Everett LAR | Darren Waller, OAK Michael Gallup, DAL | James Washington, PIT | Keke Coutee, HOU | M. Valdes-Scantling, GB

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