2022 Top-300 Fantasy Football Rankings

• Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor remains the highest-ranked player despite competition for the top spot.

• No tight end should be picked in the first round, but the Baltimore Ravens‘ Mark Andrews is a viable option in Round 2.

• Young wide receivers — such as the Buffalo Bills‘ Isaiah McKenzie, New York Giants‘ Wan’Dale Robinson and Green Bay Packers‘ Romeo Doubs have flown up draft boards after positive camp reports.

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The following are my top 300 players in PPR drafts broken into tiers, which is based on 12-team leagues.

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Last Updated: September 3, 2022

Tier 1

Rank	Pos	Name	Team	Position Rank
1	RB	Jonathan Taylor	Colts	RB1
2	WR	Cooper Kupp	Rams	WR1
3	WR	Justin Jefferson	Vikings	WR2

Jonathan Taylor is 2022's consensus top player in most formats. He was unique in 2021 for both how he was used and how impactful his carries were. He scored 30 more fantasy points than any other running back in PPR despite not ranking inside the top 20 in targets. He receives an upgrade at quarterback in Matt Ryan, which should help him maintain a high number of red0zone opportunities. He also didn’t receive any significant competition this offseason, so injury is the only thing that could slow Taylor down this season.

Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson stand out among all of the wide receivers. Kupp had the best fantasy season ever by a wide receiver, beating out Randy Moss and Jerry Rice, while Jefferson has the most receiving yards and receptions by a player over their first two seasons, beating out Odell Beckham Jr., Moss and Rice.

Both receivers are ahead of the rest of the running backs, as there is one reason or another to be concerned about each one of them. There are enough running backs available at the end of the second round and the start of the third to pick a wide receiver here before securing back-to-back running backs in subsequent rounds.

Tier 2

Rank	Pos	Name	Team	Position Rank
4	RB	Christian McCaffrey	Panthers	RB2
5	RB	Austin Ekeler	Chargers	RB3
6	RB	Najee Harris	Steelers	RB4
7	RB	Derrick Henry	Titans	RB5
8	RB	Dalvin Cook	Vikings	RB6
9	WR	Stefon Diggs	Bills	WR3
10	WR	Ja'Marr Chase	Bengals	WR4

This tier begins with five running backs, four of which have been fantasy's most dependable backs over the last few seasons whenever they’ve been healthy.

Christian McCaffrey leads the tier, as he’s been the most dominant fantasy back when healthy thanks to his workload both on the ground and as a receiver. He is just as likely as any other back to get injured on any given play, but there is a concern if he receives less work than in the past. Carolina drafted Chuba Hubbard a season ago and gave D’Onta Foreman a $2 million contract this spring. Both players could prevent McCaffrey from receiving the same number of carries as he used to.