Fantasy football draft cheat sheet: Top players for 2022, ranked by position
When drafting your fantasy football team, it's important to understand the relative depth at each position. Whether you're in a snake draft or a salary cap (or auction) format, having a cheat sheet with all players listed by position is an essential part of your draft prep.
Here's how the players stack up for the 2022 season in a point-per-reception scoring format, according to FantasySharks.com. Auction values (AV) are based on 12 teams and a $200 cap.
Tip: Check out the auction values column to see how players at each position can be separated into tiers. Players with similar dollar values are often interchangeable in drafts, so be aware of where each tier ends and the next one begins.
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QUARTERBACK
Rk Player Tm Bye AV
1 Josh Allen BUF 7 $36
2 Patrick Mahomes KC 8 $35
3 Justin Herbert LAC 8 $21
4 Russell Wilson DEN 9 $20
5 Kyler Murray ARI 13 $20
6 Lamar Jackson BAL 10 $19
7 Aaron Rodgers GB 14 $20
8 Tom Brady TB 11 $18
9 Dak Prescott DAL 9 $18
10 Joe Burrow CIN 10 $17
11 Jalen Hurts PHI 7 $16
12 Derek Carr LV 6 $16
13 Kirk Cousins MIN 7 $16
14 Matthew Stafford LAR 7 $13
15 Ryan Tannehill TEN 6 $15
16 Tua Tagovailoa MIA 11 $11
17 Matt Ryan IND 14 $11
18 Jameis Winston NO 14 $10
19 Davis Mills HOU 6 $10
20 Mac Jones NE 10 $9
21 Trey Lance SF 9 $10
22 Carson Wentz WAS 14 $8
23 Justin Fields CHI 14 $8
24 Trevor Lawrence JAC 11 $7
25 Mitchell Trubisky PIT 9 $7
26 Baker Mayfield CAR 13 $8
27 Geno Smith SEA 11 $7
28 Daniel Jones NYG 9 $7
29 Drew Lock SEA 11 $7
30 Jared Goff DET 6 $7
31 Marcus Mariota ATL 14 $7
32 Zach Wilson NYJ 10 $6
33 Andy Dalton NO 14 $6
34 Jimmy Garoppolo SF 9 $4
35 Jacoby Brissett CLE 9 $3
36 Taylor Heinicke WAS 14 $3
37 Tyler Huntley BAL 10 $3
38 Sam Darnold CAR 13 $1
39 Deshaun Watson CLE 9 $3
40 Teddy Bridgewater MIA 11 $1
RUNNING BACK
Rk Player Tm Bye AV
1 Jonathan Taylor IND 14 $39
2 Austin Ekeler LAC 8 $35
3 Christian McCaffrey CAR 13 $34
4 Dalvin Cook MIN 7 $33
5 Derrick Henry TEN 6 $35
6 Leonard Fournette TB 11 $31
7 Nick Chubb CLE 9 $29
8 Najee Harris PIT 9 $28
9 James Conner ARI 13 $27
10 Joe Mixon CIN 10 $25
11 Saquon Barkley NYG 9 $26
12 David Montgomery CHI 14 $27
13 DAndre Swift DET 6 $27
14 Alvin Kamara NO 14 $26
15 Aaron Jones GB 14 $25
16 Cam Akers LAR 7 $24
17 Ezekiel Elliott DAL 9 $23
18 Josh Jacobs LV 6 $22
19 Antonio Gibson WAS 14 $22
20 Javonte Williams DEN 9 $20
21 Devin Singletary BUF 7 $21
22 Travis Etienne JAC 11 $17
23 Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC 8 $17
24 Elijah Mitchell SF 9 $16
25 Damien Harris NE 10 $13
26 Rashaad Penny SEA 11 $12
27 Cordarrelle Patterson ATL 14 $12
28 J.K. Dobbins BAL 10 $11
29 Miles Sanders PHI 7 $10
30 Dameon Pierce HOU 6 $11
31 Chase Edmonds MIA 11 $11
32 Kenneth Walker III SEA 11 $9
33 AJ Dillon GB 14 $10
34 Breece Hall NYJ 10 $11
35 Kareem Hunt CLE 9 $10
36 Melvin Gordon DEN 9 $9
37 J.D. McKissic WAS 14 $9
38 Rhamondre Stevenson NE 10 $8
39 Michael Carter NYJ 10 $8
40 Tony Pollard DAL 9 $8
41 Darrel Williams ARI 13 $7
42 James Robinson JAC 11 $7
43 Rex Burkhead HOU 6 $6
44 Jerick McKinnon KC 8 $7
45 Kenneth Gainwell PHI 7 $6
46 Alexander Mattison MIN 7 $5
47 Nyheim Hines IND 14 $5
48 Jamaal Williams DET 6 $6
49 Darrell Henderson LAR 7 $5
50 Dontrell Hilliard TEN 6 $5
51 Mike Davis BAL 10 $5
52 Mark Ingram NO 14 $5
53 Myles Gaskin MIA 11 $4
54 DOnta Foreman CAR 13 $4
55 Boston Scott PHI 7 $4
56 Ty Johnson NYJ 10 $4
57 Jeffery Wilson SF 9 $4
58 Rachaad White TB 11 $4
59 Chuba Hubbard CAR 13 $3
60 Zamir White LV 6 $3
61 Ronald Jones KC 8 $3
62 Zack Moss BUF 7 $3
63 Sony Michel LAC 8 $3
64 Matt Breida NYG 9 $3
65 Raheem Mostert MIA 11 $2
66 Joshua Kelley LAC 8 $2
67 Gus Edwards BAL 10 $2
68 Samaje Perine CIN 10 $2
69 James Cook BUF 7 $2
70 DErnest Johnson CLE 9 $2
71 Khalil Herbert CHI 14 $1
72 Kenyan Drake BAL 10 $2
73 Ameer Abdullah LV 6 $1
74 Brandon Bolden LV 6 $1
75 Travis Homer SEA 11 $1
76 Kyle Juszczyk SF 9 $1
77 DeeJay Dallas SEA 11 $1
78 Giovani Bernard TB 11 $1
79 Tyrion Davis-Price SF 9 $1
80 Salvon Ahmed MIA 11 $1
81 Jonathan Williams WAS 14 $1
82 JaMycal Hasty JAC 11 $1
83 KeShawn Vaughn TB 11 $1
84 Dare Ogunbowale HOU 6 $1
85 Ty Montgomery NE 10 $0
86 Damien Williams ATL 14 $0
87 Benny Snell PIT 9 $1
88 Craig Reynolds DET 6 $0
89 Michael Burton KC 8 $0
90 Demetric Felton CLE 9 $0
91 Kene Nwangwu MIN 7 $0
92 Tony Jones NO 14 $0
93 Eno Benjamin ARI 13 $0
94 Isiah Pacheco KC 8 $0
95 C.J. Ham MIN 7 $0
96 Isaiah Spiller LAC 8 $0
97 Hassan Haskins TEN 6 $0
98 Chris Evans CIN 10 $0
99 Antonio Williams NYG 9 $0
100 Deon Jackson IND 14 $0
WIDE RECEIVER
Rk Player Tm Bye AV
1 Cooper Kupp LAR 7 $34
2 Justin Jefferson MIN 7 $33
3 Davante Adams LV 6 $32
4 Tyreek Hill MIA 11 $26
5 JaMarr Chase CIN 10 $27
6 Stefon Diggs BUF 7 $26
7 Deebo Samuel SF 9 $25
8 Keenan Allen LAC 8 $24
9 CeeDee Lamb DAL 9 $25
10 Mike Evans TB 11 $23
11 Michael Pittman IND 14 $18
12 DK Metcalf SEA 11 $18
13 Diontae Johnson PIT 9 $21
14 Brandin Cooks HOU 6 $18
15 A.J. Brown PHI 7 $17
16 Amon-Ra St. Brown DET 6 $16
17 Chris Godwin TB 11 $16
18 Michael Thomas NO 14 $18
19 Tee Higgins CIN 10 $15
20 Jaylen Waddle MIA 11 $15
21 Darnell Mooney CHI 14 $16
22 Amari Cooper CLE 9 $19
23 JuJu Smith-Schuster KC 8 $16
24 Adam Thielen MIN 7 $17
25 Allen Robinson LAR 7 $14
26 Terry McLaurin WAS 14 $15
27 D.J. Moore CAR 13 $15
28 Mike Williams LAC 8 $16
29 Gabriel Davis BUF 7 $13
30 D.J. Chark DET 6 $12
31 Marquise Brown ARI 13 $13
32 Tyler Lockett SEA 11 $13
33 Hunter Renfrow LV 6 $11
34 Rashod Bateman BAL 10 $12
35 Courtland Sutton DEN 9 $11
36 Chase Claypool PIT 9 $12
37 Allen Lazard GB 14 $12
38 DeVante Parker NE 10 $12
39 Marvin Jones JAC 11 $10
40 Robert Woods TEN 6 $9
41 Corey Davis NYJ 10 $9
42 Christian Kirk JAC 11 $11
43 Brandon Aiyuk SF 9 $9
44 Jerry Jeudy DEN 9 $8
45 Drake London ATL 14 $9
46 Michael Gallup DAL 9 $7
47 Kendrick Bourne NE 10 $8
48 Bryan Edwards ATL 14 $8
49 Jakobi Meyers NE 10 $7
50 Tyler Boyd CIN 10 $7
51 Mecole Hardman KC 8 $6
52 Robbie Anderson CAR 13 $7
53 DeAndre Hopkins ARI 13 $6
54 DeVonta Smith PHI 7 $6
55 Marquez Callaway NO 14 $6
56 Elijah Moore NYJ 10 $5
57 Jarvis Landry NO 14 $5
58 Isaiah McKenzie BUF 7 $5
59 Kadarius Toney NYG 9 $4
60 Rondale Moore ARI 13 $4
61 K.J. Osborn MIN 7 $4
62 Sammy Watkins GB 14 $4
63 Jalen Tolbert DAL 9 $4
64 Sterling Shepard NYG 9 $4
65 Marquez Valdes-Scantling KC 8 $3
66 A.J. Green ARI 13 $4
67 Donovan Peoples-Jones CLE 9 $3
68 Parris Campbell IND 14 $3
69 Treylon Burks TEN 6 $3
70 Russell Gage TB 11 $3
71 Van Jefferson LAR 7 $3
72 Devin Duvernay BAL 10 $2
73 Byron Pringle CHI 14 $3
74 KJ Hamler DEN 9 $3
75 Kenny Golladay NYG 9 $2
76 Chris Olave NO 14 $2
77 Zay Jones JAC 11 $2
78 Deonte Harty NO 14 $2
79 Olamide Zaccheaus ATL 14 $2
80 Julio Jones TB 11 $2
81 George Pickens PIT 9 $1
82 Braxton Berrios NYJ 10 $2
83 TreQuan Smith NO 14 $2
84 Nico Collins HOU 6 $2
85 Jahan Dotson WAS 14 $1
86 Josh Palmer LAC 8 $1
87 Curtis Samuel WAS 14 $1
88 Josh Reynolds DET 6 $1
89 Jauan Jennings SF 9 $1
90 Quez Watkins PHI 7 $1
91 Cedrick Wilson MIA 11 $1
92 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine TEN 6 $1
93 Skyy Moore KC 8 $0
94 Kalif Raymond DET 6 $1
95 Jalen Guyton LAC 8 $0
96 Randall Cobb GB 14 $0
97 Darius Slayton NYG 9 $0
98 Jamison Crowder BUF 7 $0
99 Quintez Cephus DET 6 $0
100 Garrett Wilson NYJ 10 $0
TIGHT END
Rk Player Tm Bye AV
1 Travis Kelce KC 8 $22
2 Mark Andrews BAL 10 $21
3 Darren Waller LV 6 $16
4 George Kittle SF 9 $15
5 Dalton Schultz DAL 9 $13
6 Dallas Goedert PHI 7 $12
7 Kyle Pitts ATL 14 $8
8 T.J. Hockenson DET 6 $8
9 Dawson Knox BUF 7 $8
10 Zach Ertz ARI 13 $7
11 Noah Fant SEA 11 $8
12 David Njoku CLE 9 $8
13 Cameron Brate TB 11 $7
14 Taysom Hill NO 14 $5
15 Hunter Henry NE 10 $6
16 Mike Gesicki MIA 11 $6
17 Pat Freiermuth PIT 9 $6
18 Hayden Hurst CIN 10 $6
19 Gerald Everett LAC 8 $6
20 Logan Thomas WAS 14 $5
21 Irv Smith Jr. MIN 7 $5
22 Cole Kmet CHI 14 $5
23 Albert Okwuegbunam DEN 9 $5
24 Tyler Higbee LAR 7 $5
25 Robert Tonyan GB 14 $5
26 Adam Trautman NO 14 $5
27 Daniel Bellinger NYG 9 $4
28 Evan Engram JAC 11 $4
29 C.J. Uzomah NYJ 10 $4
30 Austin Hooper TEN 6 $3
31 Brevin Jordan HOU 6 $3
32 Tyler Conklin NYJ 10 $3
33 Mo Alie-Cox IND 14 $3
34 Foster Moreau LV 6 $3
35 Harrison Bryant CLE 9 $2
36 Durham Smythe MIA 11 $2
37 Ryan Griffin CHI 14 $2
38 Zach Gentry PIT 9 $2
39 Geoff Swaim TEN 6 $2
40 Jonnu Smith NE 10 $2
41 Eric Saubert DEN 9 $2
42 Donald Parham LAC 8 $2
43 Dan Arnold JAC 11 $2
44 Will Dissly SEA 11 $2
45 Kyle Rudolph TB 11 $1
46 Parker Hesse ATL 14 $1
47 Maxx Williams ARI 13 $1
48 John Bates WAS 14 $1
49 Marcedes Lewis GB 14 $1
50 Pharaoh Brown HOU 6 $1
KICKER
Rk Player Tm Bye AV
1 Daniel Carlson LV 6 $6
2 Matt Gay LAR 7 $4
3 Evan McPherson CIN 10 $4
4 Justin Tucker BAL 10 $4
5 Tyler Bass BUF 7 $4
6 Nick Folk NE 10 $4
7 Ryan Succop TB 11 $4
8 Younghoe Koo ATL 14 $3
9 Harrison Butker KC 8 $3
10 Dustin Hopkins LAC 8 $2
11 Chris Boswell PIT 9 $2
12 Brett Maher DAL 9 $2
13 Rodrigo Blankenship IND 14 $2
14 Cairo Santos CHI 14 $2
15 Robbie Gould SF 9 $2
16 Greg Joseph MIN 7 $2
17 Austin Seibert DET 6 $1
18 Jason Sanders MIA 11 $2
19 Jason Myers SEA 11 $2
20 Joey Slye WAS 14 $2
21 Matt Prater ARI 13 $2
22 Randy Bullock TEN 6 $2
23 Jake Elliott PHI 7 $2
24 Wil Lutz NO 14 $1
25 Graham Gano NYG 9 $2
26 Brandon McManus DEN 9 $1
27 Zane Gonzalez CAR 13 $1
28 Kaimi Fairbairn HOU 6 $1
29 Greg Zuerlein NYJ 10 $1
30 Mason Crosby GB 14 $1
31 Cade York CLE 9 $1
32 James McCourt JAC 11 $1
33 Quinn Nordin NE 10 $0
34 Tristan Vizcaino NE 10 $0
DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS
Rk Team Bye AV
1 Los Angeles Rams 7 $6
2 Buffalo Bills 7 $11
3 Dallas Cowboys 9 $5
4 San Francisco 49ers 9 $6
5 Tennessee Titans 6 $4
6 Minnesota Vikings 7 $5
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 11 $6
8 New England Patriots 10 $6
9 New Orleans Saints 14 $6
10 Green Bay Packers 14 $4
11 Pittsburgh Steelers 9 $4
12 Miami Dolphins 11 $4
13 Philadelphia Eagles 7 $6
14 Kansas City Chiefs 8 $5
15 Indianapolis Colts 14 $4
16 Cleveland Browns 9 $4
17 Los Angeles Chargers 8 $4
18 Cincinnati Bengals 10 $4
19 Washington Commanders 14 $4
20 Chicago Bears 14 $4
21 Houston Texans 6 $3
22 Baltimore Ravens 10 $5
23 New York Giants 9 $3
24 Denver Broncos 9 $5
25 Arizona Cardinals 13 $3
26 Atlanta Falcons 14 $3
27 Carolina Panthers 13 $3
28 Seattle Seahawks 11 $3
29 Detroit Lions 6 $3
30 New York Jets 10 $2
31 Jacksonville Jaguars 11 $2
32 Las Vegas Raiders 6 $3
AV — Auction values from FantasySharks.com, based on 12 teams and a $200 cap.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy football rankings: Top NFL players for 2022 by position
