2019 updated fantasy football PPR rankings - Eric Karabell - ESPN

Eric KarabellSep 8, 2019, 02:00 PM ET

Fantasy football rankings never stop, so below are my updated 2019 ranks, broken down by position and a top 100.

NOTE: Final update on these rankings was Sep. 7. They will no longer be updated.

Top 100 overall for 2019

Rank, Player	Team	Pos
1. Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB
2. Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB
3. Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB
4. Alvin Kamara	NO	RB
5. David Johnson	ARI	RB
6. Le'Veon Bell	NYJ	RB
7. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	WR
8. Davante Adams	GB	WR
9. Julio Jones	ATL	WR
10. Michael Thomas	NO	WR
11. Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE	WR
12. Antonio Brown	NE	WR
13. JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR
14. Tyreek Hill	KC	WR
15. Mike Evans	TB	WR
16. Travis Kelce	KC	TE
17. Joe Mixon	CIN	RB
18. Nick Chubb	CLE	RB
19. Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB
20. James Conner	PIT	RB
21. Aaron Jones	GB	RB
22. Devonta Freeman	ATL	RB
23. Adam Thielen	MIN	WR
24. Keenan Allen	LAC	WR
25. Stefon Diggs	MIN	WR
26. Amari Cooper	DAL	WR
27. Leonard Fournette	JAC	RB
28. Todd Gurley II	LAC	RB
29. Damien Williams	KC	RB
30. George Kittle	SF	TE
31. Derrick Henry	TEN	RB
32. Kerryon Johnson	DET	RB
33. Josh Jacobs	OAK	RB
34. Marlon Mack	IND	RB
35. Mark Ingram II	BAL	RB
36. Zach Ertz	PHI	TE
37. Brandin Cooks	LAR	WR
38. Robert Woods	LAR	WR
39. Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB
40. Julian Edelman	NE	WR
41. Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR
42. Kenny Golladay	DET	WR
43. T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR
44. Chris Godwin	TB	WR
45. DJ Moore	CAR	WR
46. David Montgomery	CHI	RB
47. James White	NE	RB
48. Chris Carson	SEA	RB
49. Alshon Jeffery	PHI	WR
50. Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR
51. Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR
52. Jarvis Landry	CLE	WR
53. Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR
54. Mike Williams	LAC	WR
55. A.J. Green	CIN	WR
56. Deshaun Watson	HOU	QB
57. Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB
58. Tarik Cohen	CHI	RB
59. Sony Michel	NE	RB
60. Miles Sanders	PHI	RB
61. Phillip Lindsay	DEN	RB
62. Derrius Guice	WAS	RB
63. Royce Freeman	DEN	RB
64. Kenyan Drake	MIA	RB
65. Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB
66. Duke Johnson Jr.	HOU	RB
67. Devin Singletary	BUF	RB
68. Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB
69. Robby Anderson	NYJ	WR
70. Allen Robinson	CHI	WR
71. Corey Davis	TEN	WR
72. Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR
73. Christian Kirk	ARI	WR
74. Will Fuller V	HOU	WR
75. Josh Gordon	NE	WR
76. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	WR
77. Marvin Jones Jr.	DET	WR
78. O.J. Howard	TB	TE
79. Hunter Henry	LAC	TE
80. Evan Engram	NYG	TE
81. Matt Ryan	ATL	QB
82. Carson Wentz	PHI	QB
83. Cam Newton	CAR	QB
84. Baker Mayfield	CLE	QB
85. Kyler Murray	ARI	QB
86. Latavius Murray	NO	RB
87. Tevin Coleman	SF	RB
88. Jordan Howard	PHI	RB
89. Melvin Gordon	LAC	RB
90. Peyton Barber	TB	RB
91. Dede Westbrook	JAC	WR
92. Sammy Watkins	KC	WR
93. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR
94. Donte Moncrief	PIT	WR
95. DeSean Jackson	PHI	WR
96. Darrell Henderson	LAR	RB
97. LeSean McCoy	KC	RB
98. Darwin Thompson	KC	RB
99. Jalen Richard	OAK	RB
100. Nyheim Hines	IND	RB

Top 40 quarterbacks for 2019

RANK, PLAYER	TEAM
1. Patrick Mahomes	KC
2. Deshaun Watson	HOU
3. Aaron Rodgers	GB
4. Matt Ryan	ATL
5. Carson Wentz	PHI
6. Cam Newton	CAR
7. Baker Mayfield	CLE
8. Kyler Murray	ARI
9. Russell Wilson	SEA
10. Dak Prescott	DAL
11. Ben Roethlisberger	PIT
12. Drew Brees	NO
13. Tom Brady	NE
14. Lamar Jackson	BAL
15. Jared Goff	LAR
16. Jameis Winston	TB
17. Philip Rivers	LAC
18. Kirk Cousins	MIN
19. Josh Allen	BUF
20. Mitchell Trubisky	CHI
21. Sam Darnold	NYJ
22. Derek Carr	OAK
23. Jimmy Garoppolo	SF
24. Jacoby Brissett	IND
25. Dwayne Haskins	WAS
26. Nick Foles	JAC
27. Andy Dalton	CIN
28. Matthew Stafford	DET
29. Marcus Mariota	TEN
30. Eli Manning	NYG
31. Joe Flacco	DEN
32. Josh Rosen	MIA
33. Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA
34. Drew Lock	DEN
35. Case Keenum	WAS
36. Ryan Tannehill	TEN
37. Daniel Jones	NYG
38. Blake Bortles	LAR
39. Trace McSorley	BAL
40. Will Grier	CAR

Running back rankings for 2019

RANK, PLAYER	TEAM
1. Saquon Barkley	NYG
2. Christian McCaffrey	CAR
3. Ezekiel Elliott	DAL
4. Alvin Kamara	NO
5. David Johnson	ARI
6. Le'Veon Bell	NYJ
7. Joe Mixon	CIN
8. Nick Chubb	CLE
9. Dalvin Cook	MIN
10. James Conner	PIT
11. Aaron Jones	GB
12. Devonta Freeman	ATL
13. Leonard Fournette	JAC
14. Todd Gurley II	LAR
15. Damien Williams	KC
16. Derrick Henry	TEN
17. Kerryon Johnson	DET
18. Josh Jacobs	OAK
19. Marlon Mack	IND
20. Mark Ingram II	BAL
21. David Montgomery	CHI
22. James White	NE
23. Chris Carson	SEA
24. Tarik Cohen	CHI
25. Sony Michel	NE
26. Miles Sanders	PHI
27. Phillip Lindsay	DEN
28. Derrius Guice	WAS
29. Royce Freeman	DEN
30. Kenyan Drake	MIA
31. Austin Ekeler	LAC
32. Rashaad Penny	SEA
33. Devin Singletary	BUF
34. Duke Johnson Jr.	HOU
35. Tevin Coleman	SF
36. Latavius Murray	NO
37. Jordan Howard	PHI
38. Matt Breida	SF
39. Peyton Barber	TB
40. LeSean McCoy	KC
41. Melvin Gordon	LAC
42. Peyton Barber	TB
43. Jalen Richard	OAK
44. Nyheim Hines	IND
45. Jaylen Samuels	PIT
46. Darrell Henderson	LAR
47. Carlos Hyde	HOU
48. Dion Lewis	TEN
49. Ronald Jones	TB
50. Kalen Ballage	MIA
51. Damien Harris	NE
52. Chris Thompson	WAS
53. Justice Hill	BAL
54. Ito Smith	ATL
55. Malcolm Brown	LAR
56. Mike Davis	CHI
57. Justin Jackson	LAC
58. Frank Gore	BUF
59. Alexander Mattison	MIN
60. C.J. Anderson	DET
61. Jamaal Williams	GB
62. Adrian Peterson	WAS
63. T.J. Yeldon	BUF
64. Tony Pollard	DAL
65. Giovani Bernard	CIN
66. Rex Burkhead	NE
67. Myles Gaskin	MIA
68. Ty Montgomery	NYJ
69. Buddy Howell	HOU
70. Qadree Ollison	ATL
71. Corey Clement	PHI
72. Chase Edmonds	ARI
73. Benny Snell Jr.	PIT
74. Kareem Hunt	CLE

Wide receiver rankings for 2019

RANK, PLAYER	TEAM
1. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU
2. Davante Adams	GB
3. Julio Jones	ATL
4. Michael Thomas	NO
5. Odell Beckham Jr.	CLE
6. Antonio Brown	NE
7. JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT
8. Tyreek Hill	KC
9. Mike Evans	TB
10. Adam Thielen	MIN
11. Keenan Allen	LAC
12. Stefon Diggs	MIN
13. Amari Cooper	DAL
14. Brandin Cooks	LAR
15. Robert Woods	LAR
16. Julian Edelman	NE
17. Cooper Kupp	LAR
18. Kenny Golladay	DET
19. T.Y. Hilton	IND
20. Chris Godwin	TB
21. DJ Moore	CAR
22. Alshon Jeffery	PHI
23. Tyler Lockett	SEA
24. Tyler Boyd	CIN
25. Jarvis Landry	CLE
26. Calvin Ridley	ATL
27. Mike Williams	LAC
28. A.J. Green	CIN
29. Robby Anderson	NYJ
30. Allen Robinson	CHI
31. Corey Davis	TEN
32. Sterling Shepard	NYG
33. Christian Kirk	ARI
34. Will Fuller V	HOU
35. Josh Gordon	NE
36. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN
37. Marvin Jones Jr.	DET
38. Dede Westbrook	JAC
39. Sammy Watkins	KC
40. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI
41. Donte Moncrief	PIT
42. DeSean Jackson	PHI
43. Curtis Samuel	CAR
44. Dante Pettis	SF
45. Courtland Sutton	DEN
46. Keke Coutee	HOU
47. N'Keal Harry	NE
48. James Washington	PIT
49. Mecole Hardman	KC
50. Marquise Brown	BAL
51. Marquez Valdes-Scantling	GB
52. Geronimo Allison	GB
53. Devin Funchess	IND
54. DaeSean Hamilton	DEN
55. Andy Isabella	ARI
56. Michael Gallup	DAL
57. Marquise Goodwin	SF
58. Adam Humphries	TEN
59. Tyrell Williams	OAK
60. Jamison Crowder	NYJ
61. DK Metcalf	SEA
62. Kenny Stills	MIA
63. Golden Tate	NYG
64. Paul Richardson	WAS
65. Quincy Enunwa	NYJ
66. Tre'Quan Smith	NO
67. Anthony Miller	CHI
68. Miles Boykin	BAL
69. Nelson Agholor	PHI
70. Deebo Samuel	SF
71. Parris Campbell	IND
72. Mohamed Sanu	ATL
73. Antonio Callaway	CLE
74. DJ Chark	JAC
75. JJ Arcega-Whiteside	PHI
76. John Brown	BUF
77. Hunter Renfrow	OAK

Top 40 tight ends for 2019

RANK, PLAYER	TEAM
1. Travis Kelce	KC
2. George Kittle	SF
3. Zach Ertz	PHI
4. O.J. Howard	TB
5. Hunter Henry	LAC
6. Evan Engram	NYG
7. Jared Cook	NO
8. Vance McDonald	PIT
9. David Njoku	CLE
10. Delanie Walker	TEN
11. Austin Hooper	ATL
12. Mark Andrews	BAL
13. Jack Doyle	IND
14. Eric Ebron	IND
15. Trey Burton	CHI
16. Greg Olsen	CAR
17. Kyle Rudolph	MIN
18. Jimmy Graham	GB
19. Jordan Reed	WAS
20. Dallas Goedert	PHI
21. Noah Fant	DEN
22. Chris Herndon	NYJ
23. Mike Gesicki	MIA
24. T.J. Hockenson	DET
25. Will Dissly	SEA
26. Tyler Eifert	CIN
27. Jason Witten	DAL
28. Darren Waller	OAK
29. Hayden Hurst	BAL
30. Irv Smith Jr.	MIN
31. Matt LaCosse	NE
32. Gerald Everett	LAR
33. Jordan Thomas	HOU
34. Charles Clay	ARI
35. Josh Oliver	JAC
36. Benjamin Watson	NE
37. Vernon Davis	WAS
38. C.J. Uzomah	CIN
39. Dawson Knox	BUF
40. Cameron Brate	TB

Top 20 defenses/special teams for 2019

Rank, Team
1. Chicago Bears
2. Los Angeles Rams
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Los Angeles Chargers
5. Philadelphia Eagles
6. New England Patriots
7. Minnesota Vikings
8. Buffalo Bills
9. Baltimore Ravens
10. New Orleans Saints
11. Denver Broncos
12. Cleveland Browns
13. Indianapolis Colts
14. Houston Texans
15. Seattle Seahawks
16. Tennessee Titans
17. Kansas City Chiefs
18. Pittsburgh Steelers
19. Carolina Panthers
20. New York Jets

Top 20 kickers for 2019

RANK, PLAYER	TEAM
1. Greg Zuerlein	LAR
2. Justin Tucker	BAL
3. Wil Lutz	NO
4. Ka'imi Fairbairn	HOU
5. Stephen Gostkowski	NE
6. Harrison Butker	KC
7. Adam Vinatieri	IND
8. Matt Bryant	ATL
9. Mike Badgley	LAC
10. Matt Prater	DET
11. Robbie Gould	SF
12. Jason Myers	SEA
13. Jake Elliott	PHI
14. Mason Crosby	GB
15. Brett Maher	DAL
16. Austin Seibert	CLE
17. Stephen Hauschka	BUF
18. Joey Slye	CAR
19. Chris Boswell	PIT
20. Aldrick Rosas	NYG