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Top 200 Fantasy Football 2013 PPR Rankings

If you’re checking out the Top 200 Fantasy Football 2013 PPR Rankings, then know that I have much respect for you. This means a lot — and you should be proud. You are an evolved Fantasy species!

By reading these 2013 PPR Rankings, you’re telling me that you are one of the 28 percent of Fantasy Football players (on CBSSports.com, at least) that use points-per-reception scoring.

While it’s true, some may score just half a point per catch, and some might even reward fewer, but still, you are part of an advanced group of Fantasy Football players.

Beyond the average PPR player, we’ll find the flex players, the IDP owners, and then finally, the ultra-dynasty auction IDP leagues. (They scare me just a bit.)

Evolution in Fantasy Scoring

The whole reason the PPR scoring format was even created dates back to the early ‘90s, when Fantasy leagues were getting sick of seeing running backs being the foundation of every draft. They wanted to spread the love around, getting both tight ends and wide receivers some more love.

Bears RB Matt Forte has not only played in 75 of 80 NFL games in his career, he has also averaged over 50 catches per season. Photo Credit: Wbryant

Unfortunately, it also gave a little too much love to third-down running backs, making guys like Derek Loville and Ronnie Harmon a little more valuable than they probably should have been.

So as I mentioned, some leagues have figured out that in order to not reward third-down running backs too much, they award “running backs only” just half a point or less per catch.

In one of my local keeper leagues with all my softball buddies, including Jamey Eisenberg and Eric Mack, we score receptions this way. If a player gets one or two catches, he gets zero points. But three catches gets you three points, four catches get you four, and so on. So it eliminates the one or two catches for guys like Stevan Ridley, Alfred Morris or BenJarvus Green-Ellis.  I’m not sure why we do it, but it’s an interesting twist, as you REALLY root for your running back to get that third catch.

Three-Year Averages in PPR Land

So before we get into the 2013 PPR rankings, I thought it would be good to look back at the past three years, to see which running backs are averaging the most targets and receptions. The obvious leaders aren’t surprising, with Darren Sproles, Ray Rice and LeSean McCoy each averaging 60 or more receptions each year.

Last year’s rookie RBs, specifically Doug Martin and Trent Richardson, are both PPR demons, with about 50 catches each. Let’s look at some surprises, though.

  • Ryan Mathews, despite always being hurt, still ranked among the top 12 in receptions by RBs.
  • Despite catching 52 passes in 2010 and 2011 combined, Marcel Reece caught another 52 in 2012, and he finished ranking 10th in third-year averages for targets among RBs.
  • Steven Jackson has averaged  42 receptions and 58 targets over the past three seasons, and now he’s going to be playing in a well-balanced offense that will take advantage of all of his skills. Only this time, defenses won’t be able to load up the box against him.

Top 200 Fantasy Football 2013 PPR Rankings

These 2013 PPR rankings are for PPR leagues, starting 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 DST. These rankings are powered by the fine folks at FantasyPros.com. The term “ECR” stands for “Experts Consensus Rankings,” which is an average ranking from over 35 Fantasy writers/websites.

Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros

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Sophomore RB Trent Richardson proved last year what we all thought — he’s excellent in the passing game. Photo Credit: The League! TheElsie.com

Hopefully, these Top 200 Fantasy Football 2013 PPR rankings will get you the bonus points you need to win your championship. Make sure to check back throughout the season, as we’ll update these after roster news and injuries.

David Gonos
David Gonos spent 5 years as a CBSSports.com Senior Fantasy Writer and three more years writing with SI.com. Over the past 17 years, his work has been published on NFL.com, MLB.com, FanDuel, FoxSports.com and USA Today. Since 2001, he has been tracking down the Top 50-plus Free Fantasy Football Draft Tools online. You can contact David Gonos here.
David Gonos

David Gonos spent 5 years as a CBSSports.com Senior Fantasy Writer and three more years writing with SI.com. Over the past 17 years, his work has been published on NFL.com, MLB.com, FanDuel, FoxSports.com and USA Today. Since 2001, he has been tracking down the Top 50-plus Free Fantasy Football Draft Tools online. You can contact David Gonos here.

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  • So would you actually pick Calvin at pick four (what I have) if those three are gone. I was planning on probably getting Charles. If I picked up Calvin I could probably follow up with a Sproles or Chris Johnson. I find myself going RB, WR, RB in mocks. Do you think Calvin is worth taking over a top 5 RB?

    • That's a tough spot, for sure. I do think I'd take Megatron there. I've flip-flopped on it in recent weeks, but even if Detroit throws less (NFL record of attempts last year, 700-plus), I still think Johnson scores way more. Last year, no WR was tackled inside the 5-yd line more.

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