The Top 200 of 2016: A Fantasy Cheat Sheet with some STANK!
This is it, ladies and gentlemen — the final Top 200 List, my 2nd edition. I’ve made plenty of edits and adjustments, so dive right in. The latest RB Update (#4) is reflected here as well. As always, good luck with what I hope to be a beautiful 2016 Fantasy journey for you all.
UPDATE: 8/27/16
I didn’t do much with this update, but here’s what you need to know…
There’s a gap in the numbering system on the left of the table. The gap exists between #110 and #112. Not that it really matters to you when you’re drafting, but I wanted to mention its existence. Tony Romo was player #111. I would have to manually re-enter over 100 numbers to correct it in the table, which I’m just too burnt out to do right now.
› Dak Prescott is new to the Top 200. He’s further down the list though.
› Dez was bumped down in the Top 200 rankings. He’s now in Tier 3 amongst the WR’s.
› Kelvin Benjamin moved down a tad as well. However, he remains in Tier 2.
› Tyler Eifert is gone. His 4–6 week absence for a foot injury isn’t worth the price tag, imo
Also…I adjusted the Points Per Game average for several of players. I hope this isn’t confusing, but the players who’s PPG average I adjusted remain in the tier that they are currently ranked in, but I narrowed the range to represent their value on draft day.
For example: I have Russell Wilson in Tier 2 amongst the QB’s, which represents a 19–21 PPG average. Wilson remains in Tier 2, however, I have adjusted his PPG average to 20–21 PPG to represent the greater value I see in him compared to others below him in Tier 2. I did this for several of player in the Top 50–60, so I hope this helps you on draft day. Look at it like a ceiling/floor representation, with the first number representing the floor and the second number representing the ceiling. If only one number exists in the PPG field for a player, then I’m narrow on that player’s ceiling — unless there is a ( + ) sign next to the number, or a fraction ( / ) symbol with a plus/minus (+/- ) indicator, which represents half of a point in either direction.
UPDATE: 9/1/16
Outside of Adrian Peterson and the Vikings Defense/Special Teams, a few minor up and down movements were made inside of the rankings. Other than that, I changed the fractional projections on some of the individual player’s Points Per Game average.
KEY:
(R) = Rookie | (INJ) = Injured/Inactive to begin the season
(SUS) = Facing suspension | * = Handcuff | Fraction symbol / = Fractional points
The Top 200 of 2016
Unfortunately, Medium doesn’t offer their writers a table option in their publishing platform, so you’ll just have to go my website to check out my Top 200 Players of 2016 … sorry.
Here’s the link:
