We’re nearing the halfway point of the 2017 fantasy football team power rankings, which rank the the overall value each team brings to the fantasy table.
It should be noted that the four teams highlighted in today’s piece — teams Nos. 20-17 — are significantly better than the first 12 teams highlighted in this series. However, these four teams are still below league average in terms of fantasy firepower.
The rankings are based on our own 2017 player projections. The series assumes a 12-team standard league with a starting lineup of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, and one flex position. Kickers and D/STs are not accounted for.
| 32-29 | 28-25 | 24-21 | |||
| No. 32 | Los Angeles Rams | No. 28 | Minnesota Vikings | No. 24 | Denver Broncos |
| No. 31 | Baltimore Ravens | No. 27 | Cleveland Browns | No. 23 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| No. 30 | New York Jets | No. 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | No. 22 | Chicago Bears |
| No. 29 | San Francisco 49ers | No. 25 | Houston Texans | No. 21 | Carolina Panthers |
No. 20: Philadelphia Eagles
The Eagles offer fantasy owners 93.2 percent as much value as the average NFL team. The team features five fantasy-relevant players, including Alshon Jeffery, Jordan Matthews, LeGarrette Blount, Darren Sproles, and Zach Ertz.
Jeffery was a dud in Chicago last season, catching just 52 passes for 821 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games. He didn’t have a single 100-yard game. He had similar numbers in 2015 despite playing three fewer games (and he had four 100-yard efforts that year). Prior to that, he had back-to-back 1,100-plus-yard seasons.
We know Jeffery can take over a game, but it hasn’t happened since the 2015 season. He also has had trouble staying on the field more the full season. Now in Philadelphia, Jeffery retains his WR1 upside as the team’s primary threat.
It doesn’t feel like too long ago that Matthews was viewed as a tail-end WR1, but that was a short-lived flame. Matthews has yet to top 1,000 yards in three seasons, and he scored just three touchdowns in 2016. Matthews is now a suspect flex option.
Philadelphia’s backfield is a bit of a mess, but Blount is once again underrated. He scored 18 rushing touchdowns last year, which was tied for the most by any running back since Adrian Peterson back in 2009. Blount was a top-12 fantasy running back in seven different weeks last year, tied for ninth-most in the NFL. He won’t have as many scoring opportunities in Philadelphia as he did in New England, but Blount is a strong RB2 option in standard formats.
Sproles is obviously more valuable in PPR leagues — like he always is — but he does have some flex appeal in standard formats as well. He should have about 150 touches on the season.
At tight end, Ertz is an intriguing TE2 with TE1 upside. As we’ve seen on rare occasion, Ertz is capable of some huge games (his 13-139-2 line from Week 17 is evidence). Ertz also saw 71 targets over Philadelphia’s final seven games last year. There’s no guarantee that pace remains, but if it does, Ertz would be a TE1 based on volume alone.
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