Evans: Top-250 PPR Fantasy Football Rankings

The 2021 fantasy football season is here, and draft day is just around the corner. Fantasy football rankings are crucial tools in preparation for the season and during the fantasy draft.

Leveraging fantasy football rankings to understand the dynamics of the draft board allows you to prepare for any scenario. That way, you will be ready to scoop up a player like an A.J. Brown if he slides in the draft while still adjusting your strategy accordingly.

Roster construction is often an overlooked element of drafting, so these PPR rankings are sorted into various tiers to account for multiple positions. Use these rankings tiers to build a championship-winning roster filled with upside at every position.

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Rank	Position	Player Name	Team	Position Rank
1	RB	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	1
2	RB	Dalvin Cook	MIN	2
3	RB	Alvin Kamara	NO	3
4	RB	Derrick Henry	TEN	4
5	RB	Aaron Jones	GB	5
6	RB	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	6
7	RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	7
8	RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	8
9	TE	Travis Kelce	KC	1
10	WR	Davante Adams	GB	1
11	WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	2
12	RB	Najee Harris	PIT	9
13	WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	3
14	WR	Calvin Ridley	ATL	4
15	RB	Nick Chubb	CLE	10
16	RB	Joe Mixon	CIN	11
17	RB	Antonio Gibson	WAS	12
18	WR	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	5
19	RB	Jonathan Taylor	IND	13
20	TE	Darren Waller	LV	2
21	WR	A.J. Brown	TEN	6
22	WR	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	7
23	WR	Justin Jefferson	MIN	8
24	WR	Keenan Allen	LAC	9
25	WR	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	10
26	RB	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	14
27	TE	George Kittle	SF	3
28	WR	Amari Cooper	DAL	11
29	WR	Allen Robinson II	CHI	12
30	WR	Terry McLaurin	WAS	13
31	WR	D.J. Moore	CAR	14
32	WR	Chris Godwin	TB	15
33	WR	Mike Evans	TB	16
34	RB	Chris Carson	SEA	15
35	RB	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	16
36	RB	D'Andre Swift	DET	17
37	WR	Julio Jones	TEN	17
38	WR	Robert Woods	LAR	18
39	WR	Cooper Kupp	LAR	19
40	WR	Tee Higgins	BAL	20
41	RB	David Montgomery	CHI	18
42	QB	Patrick Mahomes	KC	1
43	QB	Josh Allen	BUF	2
44	QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	3
45	WR	Ja'Marr Chase	CIN	21
46	WR	Diontae Johnson	PIT	22
47	WR	Tyler Lockett	SEA	23
48	RB	Miles Sanders	PHI	19
49	WR	Adam Thielen	MIN	24
50	RB	Travis Etienne	JAX	20
51	RB	Javonte Williams	DEN	21
52	RB	Josh Jacobs	LV	22
53	RB	Mike Davis	ATL	23
54	RB	Darrell Henderson	LAR	24
55	RB	Kareem Hunt	CLE	25
56	TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	4
57	TE	T.J. Hockenson	DET	5
58	QB	Kyler Murray	ARI	4
59	WR	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	25
60	WR	Courtland Sutton	DEN	26
61	WR	Chase Claypool	PIT	27
62	TE	Kyle Pitts	ATL	6
63	QB	Dak Prescott	DAL	5
64	WR	Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	28
65	WR	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	29
66	WR	Kenny Golladay	NYG	30
67	WR	Will Fuller V	MIA	31
68	QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	6
69	WR	Robby Anderson	CAR	32
70	WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	33
71	WR	DeVonta Smith	PHI	34
72	RB	Chase Edmonds	ARI	26
73	RB	Raheem Mostert	SF	27
74	RB	James Robinson	JAX	28
75	QB	Russell Wilson	SEA	7
76	WR	Tyler Boyd	CIN	35
77	WR	Antonio Brown	TB	36
78	WR	D.J. Chark Jr.	JAX	37
79	WR	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAX	38
80	WR	Michael Gallup	DAL	39
81	WR	Mike Williams	LAC	40
82	WR	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	41
83	RB	Damien Harris	NE	29
84	RB	Trey Sermon	SF	30
85	TE	Dallas Goedert	PHI	7
86	QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	8
87	QB	Aaron Rodgers	GB	9
88	TE	Noah Fant	DEN	8
89	QB	Tom Brady	TB	10
90	QB	Joe Burrow	CIN	11
91	WR	Marquise Brown	BAL	42
92	WR	Brandin Cooks	HOU	43
93	WR	Curtis Samuel	WAS	44
94	RB	A.J. Dillon	GB	31
95	RB	Myles Gaskin	MIA	32
96	RB	Michael Carter	NYJ	33
97	RB	Zack Moss	BUF	34
98	RB	Melvin Gordon III	DEN	35
99	WR	Jarvis Landry	CLE	45
100	WR	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	46
101	QB	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	12
102	QB	Matthew Stafford	LAR	13
103	TE	Logan Thomas	WAS	9
104	WR	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	47
105	WR	Elijah Moore	NYJ	48
106	WR	Marvin Jones Jr.	JAX	49
107	WR	Corey Davis	NYJ	50
108	WR	Michael Thomas	NO	51
109	WR	Rashod Bateman	BAL	52
110	WR	Darnell Mooney	CHI	53
111	WR	Mecole Hardman	KC	54
112	RB	James Conner	ARI	36
113	RB	Leonard Fournette	TB	37
114	RB	Ronald Jones	TB	38
115	RB	Tony Pollard	DAL	39
116	RB	Gus Edwards	BAL	40
117	RB	Kenyan Drake	LV	41
118	TE	Robert Tonyan	GB	10
119	TE	Mike Gesicki	MIA	11
120	QB	Trevor Lawrence	JAX	14
121	TE	Tyler Higbee	LAR	12
122	QB	Matt Ryan	ATL	15
123	WR	DeVante Parker	MIA	55
124	WR	Terrace Marshall Jr.	CAR	56
125	WR	Henry Ruggs III	LV	57
126	WR	Russell Gage	ATL	58
127	WR	Cole Beasley	BUF	59
128	WR	Randall Cobb	GB	60
129	QB	Baker Mayfield	CLE	16
130	QB	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	17
131	QB	Kirk Cousins	MIN	18
132	QB	Justin Fields	CHI	19
133	QB	Trey Lance	SF	20
134	WR	Jalen Reagor	PHI	61
135	WR	Rondale Moore	ARI	62
136	RB	Latavius Murray	NO	42
137	TE	Irv Smith Jr.	MIN	13
138	RB	Jamaal Williams	DET	43
139	RB	Nyheim Hines	IND	44
140	RB	Alexander Mattison	MIN	45
141	RB	Devin Singletary	BUF	46
142	QB	Ryan Fitzpatrick	WAS	21
143	QB	Carson Wentz	IND	22
144	WR	Gabriel Davis	BUF	63
145	WR	Parris Campbell	IND	64
146	TE	Adam Trautman	NO	14
147	TE	Jonnu Smith	NE	15
148	TE	Evan Engram	NYG	16
149	WR	Tre'Quan Smith	NO	65
150	TE	Anthony Firkser	TEN	17
151	RB	J.D. McKissic	WAS	47
152	WR	Nico Collins	HOU	66
153	WR	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	GB	67
154	WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	68
155	WR	K.J. Hamler	DEN	69
156	WR	Bryan Edwards	LV	70
157	TE	Hunter Henry	NE	18
158	DST	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	1
159	DST	Pittsburgh Steelers	PIT	2
160	TE	Gerald Everett	SEA	19
161	TE	Rob Gronkowski	TB	20
162	DST	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	3
163	DST	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	4
164	RB	James White	NE	48
165	QB	Daniel Jones	NYG	23
166	TE	Cole Kmet	CHI	21
167	WR	Nelson Agholor	NE	71
168	RB	Damien Williams	CHI	50
169	RB	Phillip Lindsay	HOU	51
170	RB	Tevin Coleman	NYJ	52
171	RB	Marlon Mack	IND	53
172	DST	Washington Football Team	WAS	5
173	WR	Emmanuel Sanders	BUF	72
174	WR	Donovan Peoples-Jones	CLE	73
175	RB	Rashaad Penny	SEA	49
176	TE	Blake Jarwin	DAL	22
177	TE	Austin Hooper	CLE	23
178	WR	John Brown	LV	74
179	RB	Giovani Bernard	TB	54
180	WR	T.Y. Hilton	IND	75
181	WR	DeSean Jackson	LAR	76
182	WR	Josh Palmer	LAC	77
183	QB	Zach Wilson	NYJ	24
184	QB	Taysom Hill	NO	25
185	QB	Jameis Winston	NO	26
186	QB	Sam Darnold	CAR	27
187	QB	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	28
188	TE	Jared Cook	LAC	24
189	QB	Derek Carr	LV	29
190	DST	Buffalo Bills	BUF	6
191	WR	Christian Kirk	ARI	78
192	WR	Sammy Watkins	BAL	79
193	WR	Sterling Shepard	NYG	80
194	WR	Tim Patrick	DEN	81
195	WR	Amari Rodgers	GB	82
196	K	Harrison Butker	KC	1
197	K	Younghoe Koo	ATL	2
198	WR	Jakobi Meyers	NE	83
199	TE	Eric Ebron	PIT	25
200	RB	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	55
201	RB	Wayne Gallman	SF	56
202	QB	Deshaun Watson	HOU	30
203	WR	A.J. Green	ARI	84
204	RB	Boston Scott	PHI	57
205	TE	O.J. Howard	TB	26
206	RB	Carlos Hyde	JAX	58
207	K	Justin Tucker	BAL	3
208	RB	Darrel Williams	KC	59
209	K	Greg Zuerlein	DAL	4
210	WR	Breshad Perriman	DET	85
211	WR	Allen Lazard	GB	86
212	WR	Travis Fulgham	PHI	87
213	WR	Marquez Callaway	NO	88
214	RB	Darrynton Evans	TEN	60
215	RB	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	61
216	QB	Jared Goff	DET	31
217	RB	Joshua Kelley	LAC	62
218	RB	Tarik Cohen	CHI	63
219	RB	Justin Jackson	LAC	64
220	RB	David Johnson	HOU	65
221	DST	Indianapolis Colts	IND	7
222	DST	Miami Dolphins	MIA	8
223	DST	Los Angeles Chargers	LAC	9
224	DST	Cleveland Browns	CLE	10
225	DST	Denver Broncos	DEN	11
226	DST	San Francisco 49ers	SF	12
227	DST	New England Patriots	NE	13
228	DST	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	14
229	K	Jason Sanders	MIA	5
230	RB	Malcolm Brown	MIA	66
231	K	Rodrigo Blankenship	IND	6
232	RB	Salvon Ahmed	MIA	67
233	K	Tyler Bass	BUF	7
234	K	Ryan Succop	TB	8
235	TE	Dan Arnold	CAR	27
236	TE	Hayden Hurst	ATL	28
237	WR	Tyrell Williams	DET	89
238	RB	Sony Michel	NE	68
239	RB	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	69
240	RB	Jeff Wilson Jr.	SF	70
241	WR	Darius Slayton	NYG	90
242	WR	Jamison Crowder	NYJ	91
243	WR	Kadarius Toney	NYG	92
244	RB	Ty Johnson	NYJ	71
245	TE	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	29
246	RB	Benny Snell Jr.	PIT	72
247	WR	Denzel Mims	NYJ	93
248	RB	Larry Rountree III	LAC	73
249	RB	Kylin Hill	GB	74
250	TE	Dalton Schultz	DAL	30

Tier 1A: The best two players in fantasy football

Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey (22) scores a touchdown against the Carolina Panthers during the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers
Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings

McCaffrey and Cook are simply in a tier of their own, as they boast an unmatched combination of floor and ceiling. These two running backs are proven fantasy superstars with a three-down role, goal-line usage and targets galore.

McCaffrey returns to the identical role that led to his record-breaking 29.4 PPR points per game in 2019. The Panthers' offense should even be better than the 2019 version. He is the indisputable No. 1 overall player in fantasy football.

Cook is locked into the No. 2 overall spot. The Vikings stud averaged a monstrous 24.1 PPR points per game last season (second) and could top that mark in 2021 considering all of Minnesota’s improvements along the offensive line.

Evans: Top-250 PPR Fantasy Football Rankings

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Tier 1A: The best two players in fantasy football

Tier 1B: The rest of the first round