Fantasy football rankings 2021: Top 200 overall players
It's never too early -- or too late -- to start preparing for your fantasy football draft. As usual, running backs will dominate the first round, so building your team around a three-down workhorse is a great way to start. As things progress, it's always a challenge to balance receivers and running backs in the early rounds. And then there's the critical issue of how long to wait before picking a quarterback.
Thankfully, there's more than one way to construct a winning team, so a championship is possible no matter which draft slot you have.
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Here’s how the best players stack up for the 2021 fantasy football season, according to FantasySharks.com. The rankings are based on a 12-team league using a point-per-reception scoring format.
Rank Pos Player Team Bye
1 RB Christian McCaffrey CAR 13
2 RB Dalvin Cook MIN 7
3 RB Alvin Kamara NO 6
4 WR Davante Adams GB 13
5 RB Derrick Henry TEN 13
6 WR Tyreek Hill KC 12
7 RB Aaron Jones GB 13
8 WR Stefon Diggs BUF 7
9 RB Saquon Barkley NYG 10
10 RB Nick Chubb CLE 13
11 RB Ezekiel Elliott DAL 7
12 RB Austin Ekeler LAC 7
13 TE Travis Kelce KC 12
14 WR DK Metcalf SEA 9
15 RB Jonathan Taylor IND 14
16 WR DeAndre Hopkins ARI 12
17 WR Keenan Allen LAC 7
18 WR Calvin Ridley ATL 6
19 TE Darren Waller LV 8
20 RB Miles Sanders PHI 14
21 WR Mike Evans TB 9
22 RB Joe Mixon CIN 10
23 RB Myles Gaskin MIA 14
24 RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire KC 12
25 RB Chris Carson SEA 9
26 RB Chase Edmonds ARI 12
27 RB Josh Jacobs LV 8
28 RB Najee Harris PIT 7
29 RB David Montgomery CHI 10
30 RB D'Andre Swift DET 9
31 RB Antonio Gibson WAS 9
32 RB Kareem Hunt CLE 13
33 TE George Kittle SF 6
34 RB Leonard Fournette TB 9
35 RB Mike Davis ATL 6
36 WR Chris Godwin TB 9
37 WR Justin Jefferson MIN 7
38 WR Julio Jones TEN 13
39 WR Michael Thomas NO 6
40 WR Robert Woods LAR 11
41 WR Allen Robinson CHI 10
42 WR A.J. Brown TEN 13
43 QB Patrick Mahomes KC 12
44 WR Adam Thielen MIN 7
45 WR D.J. Moore CAR 13
46 WR Terry McLaurin WAS 9
47 WR Diontae Johnson PIT 7
48 QB Lamar Jackson BAL 8
49 QB Josh Allen BUF 7
50 RB James Robinson JAC 7
51 WR Brandin Cooks HOU 10
52 RB Raheem Mostert SF 6
53 RB Melvin Gordon DEN 11
54 WR JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT 7
55 RB Damien Harris NE 14
56 WR Tyler Boyd CIN 10
57 WR Ja'Marr Chase CIN 10
58 WR Amari Cooper DAL 7
59 QB Kyler Murray ARI 12
60 TE Mark Andrews BAL 8
61 WR Kenny Golladay NYG 10
62 QB Russell Wilson SEA 9
63 TE T.J. Hockenson DET 9
64 WR Odell Beckham CLE 13
65 WR Tyler Lockett SEA 9
66 RB Gus Edwards BAL 8
67 WR Cooper Kupp LAR 11
68 RB Darrell Henderson LAR 11
69 WR Brandon Aiyuk SF 6
70 WR Courtland Sutton DEN 11
71 TE Logan Thomas WAS 9
72 TE Kyle Pitts ATL 6
73 QB Aaron Rodgers GB 13
74 WR Jarvis Landry CLE 13
75 WR Robby Anderson CAR 13
76 WR Sterling Shepard NYG 10
77 WR D.J. Chark JAC 7
78 WR Russell Gage ATL 6
79 WR Deebo Samuel SF 6
80 WR Michael Gallup DAL 7
81 WR Tyrell Williams DET 9
82 QB Justin Herbert LAC 7
83 WR Marvin Jones JAC 7
84 WR Cole Beasley BUF 7
85 WR Michael Pittman Jr. IND 14
86 WR Henry Ruggs LV 8
87 WR DeVante Parker MIA 14
88 WR Corey Davis NYJ 6
89 QB Dak Prescott DAL 7
90 WR CeeDee Lamb DAL 7
91 WR Curtis Samuel WAS 9
92 WR Marquise Brown BAL 8
93 WR Chase Claypool PIT 7
94 TE Jared Cook LAC 7
95 QB Ryan Tannehill TEN 13
96 QB Tom Brady TB 9
97 TE Dallas Goedert PHI 14
98 WR Tee Higgins CIN 10
99 TE Robert Tonyan GB 13
100 QB Kirk Cousins MIN 7
101 WR Laviska Shenault JAC 7
102 RB Ronald Jones TB 9
103 TE Zach Ertz PHI 14
104 TE Mike Gesicki MIA 14
105 WR Nelson Agholor NE 14
106 TE Hunter Henry NE 14
107 TE Jonnu Smith NE 14
108 WR Jalen Reagor PHI 14
109 WR Jamison Crowder NYJ 6
110 WR Christian Kirk ARI 12
111 RB J.D. McKissic WAS 9
112 D Los Angeles Rams LAR 11
113 TE Anthony Firkser TEN 13
114 WR Tre'Quan Smith NO 6
115 WR Mecole Hardman KC 12
116 WR Will Fuller MIA 14
117 WR Emmanuel Sanders BUF 7
118 WR Mike Williams LAC 7
119 WR Jakobi Meyers NE 14
120 RB James Conner ARI 12
121 WR Antonio Brown TB 9
122 RB Jeff Wilson SF 6
123 TE Noah Fant DEN 11
124 RB Trey Sermon SF 6
125 TE Evan Engram NYG 10
126 TE Adam Trautman NO 6
127 WR DeVonta Smith PHI 14
128 D Buffalo Bills BUF 7
129 RB Devin Singletary BUF 7
130 WR Darnell Mooney CHI 10
131 RB Nyheim Hines IND 14
132 RB James White NE 14
133 QB Matthew Stafford LAR 11
134 QB Matt Ryan ATL 6
135 WR A.J. Green ARI 12
136 RB Javonte Williams DEN 11
137 RB David Johnson HOU 10
138 WR Darius Slayton NYG 10
139 RB Mark Ingram HOU 10
140 WR Allen Lazard GB 13
141 WR Jerry Jeudy DEN 11
142 QB Jalen Hurts PHI 14
143 RB Jamaal Williams DET 9
144 TE Tyler Higbee LAR 11
145 WR Hunter Renfrow LV 8
146 K Daniel Carlson LV 8
147 WR Anthony Miller HOU 10
148 RB Latavius Murray NO 6
149 RB Marlon Mack IND 14
150 RB Kenyan Drake LV 8
151 K Younghoe Koo ATL 6
152 QB Joe Burrow CIN 10
153 QB Baker Mayfield CLE 13
154 QB Derek Carr LV 8
155 TE Austin Hooper CLE 13
156 WR Sammy Watkins BAL 8
157 D Washington Football Team WAS 9
158 RB Boston Scott PHI 14
159 QB Ben Roethlisberger PIT 7
160 QB Carson Wentz IND 14
161 QB Tua Tagovailoa MIA 14
162 RB Tony Pollard DAL 7
163 WR Greg Ward PHI 14
164 TE Rob Gronkowski TB 9
165 RB Justin Jackson LAC 7
166 K Harrison Butker KC 12
167 TE Eric Ebron PIT 7
168 WR James Washington PIT 7
169 K Justin Tucker BAL 8
170 RB Zack Moss BUF 7
171 D Pittsburgh Steelers PIT 7
172 RB Sony Michel LAR 11
173 WR Tim Patrick DEN 11
174 K Ryan Succop TB 9
175 WR Gabriel Davis BUF 7
176 WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB 13
177 K Tyler Bass BUF 7
178 QB Trevor Lawrence JAC 7
179 RB Alexander Mattison MIN 7
180 WR Keelan Cole NYJ 6
181 QB Jameis Winston NO 6
182 TE Jack Doyle IND 14
183 TE Blake Jarwin DAL 7
184 RB Tevin Coleman NYJ 6
185 TE Cole Kmet CHI 10
186 RB Tarik Cohen CHI 10
187 WR Chris Conley HOU 10
188 RB Malcolm Brown MIA 14
189 QB Mac Jones NE 14
190 RB Ty'Son Williams BAL 8
191 WR Demarcus Robinson KC 12
192 RB Giovani Bernard TB 9
193 RB Qadree Ollison ATL 6
194 WR Marquez Callaway NO 6
195 RB Lamical Perine NYJ 6
196 RB Rashaad Penny SEA 9
197 RB Joshua Kelley LAC 7
198 RB Darrel Williams KC 12
199 WR Zach Pascal IND 14
200 QB Daniel Jones NYG 10
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy football rankings 2021: Overall top 200 sees RBs lead the way
