With the NFL Draft finally here, I thought it would be a good idea to look at the top 60 Fantasy Football players before we have an influx of the Class of 2014 onto the rosters.
There doesn’t appear to be a lot of rookies that will find their way into the first five rounds of Fantasy drafts, especially with running backs appearing to be a thin position again.
Then again, we considered the 2013 NFL Draft to be thin at running backs also. By season’s end, we ended up with Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell and Zac Stacy among the top 15 running backs.
Back in January, I did a one-man early Fantasy Mock draft, so we’ll see what big changes free agency has done to that list, also.
Top 60 Fantasy Football Players Before the 2014 NFL Draft
Understand that these rankings are for standard 12-team leagues, with four points for passing touchdowns and no points per reception. (Soon, PPR leagues will overtake non-PPR leagues in popularity, but until that happens, we’ll still rank for non-PPR leagues first.) Also, realize that these rankings are NOT assuming a team is going to draft a specific player.)
1. Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City
2. LeSean McCoy, RB, Philadelphia
3. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota
4. Matt Forte, RB, Chicago
5. Calvin Johnson, WR, Detroit
6. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay
7. Jimmy Graham, TE, New Orleans
8. DeMarco Murray, RB, Dallas
9. Zac Stacy, RB, St. Louis
Browns WR Josh Gordon’s incredible 2013 season makes him a first-round pick in 2014 — with or without a QB. Photo Credit: Erik Daniel Drost
10. Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle
11. Le’Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh
12. Josh Gordon, WR, Cleveland
13. Doug Martin, RB, Tampa Bay
14. Peyton Manning, QB, Denver
15. Arian Foster, RB, Houston
16. Demaryius Thomas, WR, Denver
17. Montee Ball, RB, Denver
18. Giovani Bernard, RB, Cincinnati
19. A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati
20. Reggie Bush, RB, Detroit
21. Dez Bryant, WR, Dallas
22. Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta
23. Alfred Morris, RB, Washington
24. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay
25. Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago
26. Brandon Marshall, WR, Chicago
27. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Miami
28. C.J. Spiller, RB, Buffalo
29. Ryan Mathews, RB, San Diego
30. Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England
31. Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh
32. Randall Cobb, WR, Green Bay
33. Keenan Allen, WR, San Diego
34. Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay
35. Michael Crabtree, WR, San Francisco
36. Julius Thomas, TE, Denver
37. Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore
38. Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Arizona
39. Pierre Garcon, WR, Washington
Will 49ers RB Frank Gore be able to stay in the top 60 with a healthy Marcus Lattimore around? Photo Credit: DavidLGonzalez
40. Andre Ellington, RB, Arizona
41. Shane Vereen, RB, New England
42. Vincent Jackson, WR, Tampa Bay
43. Vernon Davis, TE, San Francisco
44. Andre Johnson, WR, Houston
45. Wes Welker, WR, Denver
46. Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans
47. Ben Tate, RB, Cleveland
48. Shonn Greene, RB, Tennessee
49. Victor Cruz, WR, N.Y. Giants
50. Percy Harvin, WR, Seattle
51. DeSean Jackson, WR, Washington
52. Maurice Jones-Drew, RB, Oakland
53. Frank Gore, RB, San Francisco
54. Julian Edelman, WR, New England
55. Chris Johnson, RB, N.Y. Jets
56. Toby Gerhart, RB, Jacksonville
57. Stevan Ridley, RB, New England
58. Jeremy Maclin, WR, Philadelphia
59. Cam Newton, QB, Carolina
60. Cordarelle Patterson, WR, Minnesota
Let me know where you think I screwed up! Are there any players you have in your Top 60 Fantasy Football players list that I’m missing? Do you like different players in the first round?
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