Tiered QB, RB, & WR Rankings

To cap off our Preseason "Fantasy Football Question of the Day" Series, we've put together our tiered positional rankings. Josh ranked the QBs, I ranked the RBs, and Uly ranked the WRs. These are based on Half PPR Scoring Settings. Keep in mind that with the Week 3 games still taking place, these rankings are a bit fluid and are subject to change by the time the Regular Season gets underway.






Quarterbacks



Tier 1 
  1. Tom Brady 
  2. Aaron Rodgers 
  3. Drew Brees 
Tier 2 
  1. Russell Wilson
  2. Matt Ryan 
Tier 3 
  1. Kirk Cousins 
  2. Derek Carr 
  3. Marcus Mariota 
  4. Jameis Winston 
  5. Andrew Luck (too much upside; when playing he's tier 1/2) 
Tier 4 
  1. Ben Roethlisberger 
  2. Cam Newton 
  3. Dak Prescott 
Tier 5 
  1. Philip Rivers 
  2. Matthew Stafford 
Tier 6 
  1. Andy Dalton 
  2. Eli Manning 
Tier 7 
  1. Carson Palmer 
  2. Carson Wentz 
  3. Tyrod Taylor 
Tier 8 
  1. Joe Flacco 
  2. Sam Bradford 
  3. Jay Cutler 
  4. Alex Smith 
  5. Brian Hoyer 
  6. DeShaun Watson 
  7. Deshone Kiser 
Tier 23
  1. Blake Bortles



Running Backs



Tier 1
  1. David Johnson
  2. Le'Veon Bell
Tier 2
  1. Devonta Freeman
  2. LeSean McCoy
  3. Melvin Gordon
  4. Jay Ajayi
  5. Jordan Howard
  6. DeMarco Murray
Tier 3
  1. Leonard Fournette
  2. Todd Gurley
  3. Carlos Hyde
  4. Doug Martin
  5. Ezekiel Elliott
Tier 4
  1. Lamar Miller
  2. Ty Montgomery
  3. Marshawn Lynch
  4. Joe Mixon
  5. Christian McCaffrey
  6. Dalvin Cook
  7. Mark Ingram
  8. CJ Anderson
Tier 5
  1. Spencer Ware
  2. Isaiah Crowell
  3. Ameer Abdullah
  4. Bilal Powell
  5. Tevin Coleman
  6. Paul Perkins
  7. Duke Johnson
  8. Danny Woodhead
  9. Mike Gillislee
Tier 6
  1. Adrian Peterson 
  2. Derrick Henry
  3. Jonathan Stewart
  4. Terrance West
  5. Theo Riddick
  6. Kareem Hunt
  7. LeGarrette Blount
  8. James White
  9. Darren Sproles
Tier 7
  1. CJ Prosise
  2. Thomas Rawls
  3. Samaje Perine 
  4. Darren McFadden
  5. Giovani Bernard
  6. Jacquizz Rodgers
Tier 8
  1. Marlon Mack
  2. Jamaal Williams
  3. Latavius Murray
  4. Robert Kelley
  5. Frank Gore





Wide Receivers



Tier 1
  1. Antonio Brown
  2. Odell Beckham Jr
  3. Julio Jones
 Tier 2
  1. Mike Evans
  2. AJ Green
  3. Jordy Nelson
 Tier 3
  1. Doug Baldwin
  2. TY Hilton
  3. Michael Thomas
  4. Dez Bryant
  5. Amari Cooper
 Tier 4
  1. DeAndre Hopkins
  2. Terrelle Pryor
  3. Brandin Cooks
  4. Demaryius Thomas
  5. Michael Crabtree
  6. Alshon Jeffrey
Tier 5
  1. Tyreek Hill
  2. Allen Robinson
  3. Keenan Allen
  4. Davante Adams
  5. Larry Fitzgerald 
  6. Golden Tate
  7. Sammy Watkins
  8. Stefan Diggs
 Tier 6
  1. Jamison Crowder
  2. Jarvis Landry
  3. Emmanuel Sanders
  4. Martavis Bryant
  5. Kelvin Benjamin
  6. Willie Snead
Tier 7
  1. Brandon Marshall
  2. Devante Parker
  3. Tyrell Williams
  4. Donte Moncrief
  5. Jeremy Maclin
  6. DeSean Jackson
  7. Pierre Garcon
  8. Cameron Meredith
Tier 8
  1. Mike Wallace
  2. Randall Cobb
  3. Eric Decker
  4. Adam Thielen
  5. Corey Coleman
  6. Rishard Matthews
Tier 9
  1. Kenny Britt
  2. Josh Doctson
  3. Marvin Jones
  4. Jordan Mathews
  5. John Brown
  6. Zay Jones
  7. Ted Ginn
Tier 10
  1. Sterling Shepard
  2. Cole Beasley
  3. Corey Davis
  4. Robby Anderson
  5. Kevin White
  6. Tyler Lockett
Tier 11
  1. Kenny Golladay
  2. Cooper Kupp
  3. Robert Woods
  4. Marqise Lee
  5. Kenny Stills
  6. Breshad Perriman
  7. Devin Funchess
Tier 12
  1. John Ross
  2. Allen Hurns
  3. Taylor Gabriel
  4. Tavon Austin
  5. Torrey Smith
  6. Nelson Agholor
  7. Jaron Brown

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