With NFL free agency and the draft in the rear-view mirror, it's time for 11Alive Sports to dip into the realm of fantasy football.
Today's offering pieces together the Top 125 playmaking assets for the 2018 season, citing Points Per Reception leagues only.
Note: The Top 125 list is an amalgamation of my positional rankings (listed below) and the composite overall rankings of various Web sites.
For example, some sites have Giants rookie Saquon Barkley in the top 10 or 15 ... but there's no way I can make a similar leap right now, at the expense of Kareem Hunt, Alvin Kamara, Odell Beckham Jr., DeAndre Hopkins, Melvin Gordon, Devonta Freeman, Leonard Fournette or even Christian McCaffrey (80 catches/113 targets as a rookie).
Conversely, I have quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Matthew Stafford slotted 50 places higher than The Big Board from ESPN.com. This is how things sometimes shake out in mid-June.
To view my early quarterback rankings, click here.
To view the early running back rankings, click here.
To view the early rankings for wide receivers, click here.
And to peruse the top-35 listing for tight ends, click here.
PPR: TOP 125 PLAYMAKING ASSETS
1-25
1. RB Todd Gurley, Rams
2. WR Antonio Brown, Steelers
3. RB Le'Veon Bell, Steelers
4. RB David Johnson, Cardinals
5. RB Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys
6. WR DeAndre Hopkins, Texans
7. RB Kareem Hunt, Chiefs
8. WR Odell Beckham Jr., Giants
9. RB Alvin Kamara, Saints
10. RB Leonard Fournette, Jaguars
11. RB Devonta Freeman, Falcons
12. RB Melvin Gordon, Chargers
13. WR Julio Jones, Falcons
14. RB Christian McCaffrey, Panthers
15. TE Rob Gronkowski, Patriots
16. RB Saquon Barkley, Giants
17. QB Aaron Rodgers, Packers
18. WR Michael Thomas, Saints
19. WR Mike Evans, Buccaneers
20. WR Keenan Allen, Chargers
21. QB Russell Wilson, Seahawks
22. RB LeSean McCoy, Bills
23. WR A.J. Green, Bengals
24. QB Deshaun Watson, Texans
25. RB Dalvin Cook, Vikings
26-50
26. TE Travis Kelce, Chiefs
27. WR Davante Adams, Packers
28. WR Jarvis Landry, Browns
29. RB Jerick McKinnon, 49ers
30. QB Cam Newton, Panthers
31. WR Adam Thielen, Vikings
32. RB Joe Mixon, Bengals
33. WR Tyreek Hill, Chiefs
34. WR T.Y. Hilton, Colts
35. TE Zach Ertz, Eagles
36. QB Tom Brady, Patriots
37. TE Greg Olsen, Panthers
38. RB Jordan Howard, Bears
39. QB Carson Wentz, Eagles
40. RB Kenyan Drake, Dolphins
41. WR Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
42. WR Doug Baldwin, Seahawks
43. QB Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
44. WR Brandin Cooks, Rams
45. WR Allen Robinson, Bears
46. QB Jared Goff, Rams
47. WR Amari Cooper, Raiders
48. TE Evan Engram, Giants
49. RB Jay Ajayi, Eagles
50. WR Golden Tate, Lions
51-75
51. WR Stefon Diggs, Vikings
52. RB Carlos Hyde, Browns
53. QB Matthew Stafford, Lions
54. QB Kirk Cousins, Vikings
55. WR Alshon Jeffery, Eagles
56. RB Alex Collins, Ravens
57. TE Jimmy Graham, Packers
58. WR Juju Smith-Schuster, Steelers
59. RB Lamar Miller, Texans
60. QB Jameis Winston, Buccaneers
61. WR Demaryius Thomas, Broncos
62. RB Derrick Henry, Titans
63. RB Tevin Coleman, Falcons
64. WR Devin Funchess, Panthers
65. QB Philip Rivers, Chargers
66. WR Josh Gordon, Browns
67. WR Corey Davis, Titans
68. RB Rashaad Penny, Seahawks
69. QB Matt Ryan, Falcons
70. WR Sterling Shepard, Giants
71. QB Drew Brees, Saints
72. RB Jamaal Williams, Packers
73. WR Robert Woods, Rams
74. WR Michael Crabtree, Ravens
75. RB Sony Michel, Patriots
76-100
76. QB Alex Smith, Redskins
77. RB Marshawn Lynch, Raiders
78. WR Marvin Jones, Lions
79. TE Delanie Walker, Titans
80. QB Dak Prescott, Cowboys
81. RB Mark Ingram, Saints
82. RB Kerryon Johnson, Lions
83. RB Chris Thompson, Redskins
84. WR Kelvin Benjamin, Bills
85. RB James White, Patriots
86. WR Julian Edelman, Patriots
87. QB Marcus Mariota, Titans
88. RB Devontae Booker, Broncos
89. RB Dion Lewis, Titans
90. WR Marqise Lee, Jaguars
91. WR Cooper Kupp, Rams
92. RB Ronald Jones, Buccaneers
93. QB Eli Manning, Giants
94. RB Derrius Guice, Redskins
95. TE Kyle Rudolph, Vikings
96. QB Jimmy Garoppolo, 49ers
97. QB Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs
98. WR Pierre Garcon, 49ers
99. WR Sammy Watkins, Chiefs
100. QB Derek Carr, Raiders
101-125
101. RB Isaiah Crowell, Jets
102. TE Trey Burton, Bears
103. WR Jamison Crowder, Redskins
104. WR Marquise Goodwin, 49ers
105. QB Case Keenum, Broncos
106. QB Andrew Luck, Colts
107. WR Jordy Nelson, Raiders
108. WR Mike Williams, Chargers
109. QB Mitchell Trubisky, Bears
110. RB Royce Freeman, Broncos
111. WR Will Fuller, Texans
112. WR Chris Hogan, Patriots
113. RB Marlon Mack, Colts
114. WR Martavis Bryant, Raiders
115. WR Robby Anderson, Jets
116. QB Sam Darnold, Jets
117. WR DeVante Parker, Dolphins
118. RB Duke Johnson, Browns
119. TE Cameron Brate, Buccaneers
120. QB Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins
121. QB Sam Bradford, Cardinals
122. WR Kenny Golladay, Lions
123. RB Tarik Cohen, Bears
124. WR Rishard Matthews, Titans
125. RB Frank Gore, Dolphins
Jay Clemons, the 2008 Fantasy Football Writer of the Year and 2015 Cynopsis Media award winner for "Sports Blog Of The Year," has previously served as the lead fantasy analyst for Sports Illustrated, FOX Sports South, Bleacher Report and Fanball.com.
