In fantasy football, it’s important to analyze players and come to a conclusion on where you should draft them relative to their positional counterparts. I have done just that and have separated each position into tiers based on where I would draft each player. This is for standard scoring. For PPR scoring, click here.
QB TIER 1: Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady
QB TIER 2: Russell Wilson, Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson, Drew Brees, Cam Newton
QB TIER 3: Ben Roethlisberger, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Jimmy Garoppolo , Andrew Luck, Matt Ryan
QB Tier 4: Patrick Mahomes, Marcus Mariota, Phillip Rivers, Alex Smith, Derek Carr, Mitchell Trubisky
QB Tier 5: Case Keenum, Dak Prescott, Jameis Winston, Tyrod Taylor
RB Tier 1: Le’Veon Bell, Todd Gurley, Ezekiel Elliot, David Johnson, Alvin Kamara, SaQuon Barkley
RB Tier 2: Kareem Hunt, Leonard Fournette, Melvin Gordon, Dalvin Cook
RB Tier 3: Devonta Freeman, Lesean McCoy, Jordan Howard, Christian McCaffery
RB Tier 4: Jerrick McKinnon, Joe Mixon, Alex Collins, Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Royce Freeman, Derrick Henry
RB Tier 5: Rashaad Penny, Sony Michel, Mark Ingram, Ronald Jones III, Tevin Coleman, Marlon Mack, Kerryon Johnson, Jamaal Williams, Dion Lewis, Lamar Miller, Chris Thompson, Marshawn Lynch, Bilal Powell, , Chris Carson
Handcuffs: D’Onta Freeman (Miller), Devontae Booker (Freeman), Latavius Murray (Cook), Ty Montgomery/Aaron Jones (Williams), Jordan Wilkins/Nyheim Hynes (Mack), Chris Warren (Lynch)
WR Tier 1: Antonio Brown, DeAndre Hopkins, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr., Michael Thomas
WR Tier 2: AJ Green, Keenan Allen, Adam Theilin, Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, TY Hilton, Mike Evans
WR Tier 3: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Doug Baldwin, Stefon Diggs, Allen Robinson, Larry Fitzgerald, Demariyus Thomas, Alshon Jeffery, Golden Tate, Amari Cooper, Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, Josh Gordon, Jarvis Landry, Robby Anderson, Jordy Nelson, Julian Edelman
WR Tier 4: Marvin Jones Jr., Michael Crabtree, DJ Moore, Anthony Miller, Corey Davis, Allen Hurns, Emmanuel Sanders, Marquise Lee, Sammy Watkins, Chris Hogan, Sterling Shepard, Marquise Goodwin, Josh Doctson, Michael Gallup
WR Tier 5: Will Fuller, Kenny Golladay, DeVante Parker, Pierre Garcon, Jamison Crowder, Randall Cobb, Cooper Cupp, Kenny Stills, Jermaine Kearse, Dante Pettis, Martavis Bryant, James Washinton, Quincy Enunwa, Cameron Meredith, Ted Ginn Jr., Paul Richardson, Geronimo Allison, Jordan Matthews, Mike Wallace, Taywan Taylor. Donte Moncrief, Ryan Grant, Chris Godwin, Calvin Ridley, Courtland Sutton
Deep Leagues: Albert Wilson, Dede Westbrook, Roger Lewis, Tyler Lockett, , Keke Coutee, Mike Williams
TE Tier 1: Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz
TE Tier 2: Delanie Walker, Greg Olsen, Evan Engram, Jimmy Graham
TE Tier 3: Trey Burton, Kyle Rudolph, Jordan Reed, Vance McDonald
TE Tier 4: Jack Doyle, David Njoku, Charles Clay, George Kittle, Cameron Brate, Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Tyler Eifert, Austin Hooper, OJ Howard
TE Tier 5: Jared Cook, Benjamin Watson, Ricky-Seals Jones, Mike Gesicki
K Tier 1: Greg Zeurlein, Justin Tucker, Matt Bryant
K Tier 2: Stephen Gostkowski, Chris Boswell, Will Lutz, Jake Elliot, Matt Prater, Ryan Succop
K Tier 3: Harrison Butker, Robbie Gould, Adam Vinateri, Dan Bailey, Graham Gano
K Tier 4: Mason Crosby, Daniel Carlson, Ka’imi Fairbairn, Dustin Hopkins
K Tier 5: Josh Lambo, Brandon McManus, Stephen Hauschka, Caleb Sturgis
D/ST Tier 1: Jacksonville Jaguars, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams
D/ST Tier 2: Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos
D/ST Tier 3: Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints
D/ST Tier 4: Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins
D/ST Tier 5: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers
**DISCLAIMER: Neither the author of this article or Steel City Blitz are responsible for the advice taken from this article. This is just an opinion based article and should be handled as a baseline tool.
