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Fantasy point differential of Top 12 rankings each position (PPR)
Top 12 Quarterback Rankings |
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| Rank | Name | G | Cmp | Att | Cm% | PYd | PTD | Int | Rsh | RshYd | RshTD | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Peyton Manning DEN | 10 | 286 | 409 | 69.9 | 3572 | 34 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 1 | 311.9 | 0 |
| 2 | Drew Brees NO | 10 | 277 | 406 | 68.2 | 3369 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 273.75 | -38.15 |
| 3 | Matthew Stafford DET | 10 | 248 | 419 | 59.2 | 3198 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 53 | 2 | 253.2 | -58.7 |
| 4 | Russell Wilson SEA | 11 | 176 | 275 | 64 | 2362 | 19 | 6 | 72 | 409 | 1 | 235 | -76.9 |
| 5 | Andy Dalton CIN | 11 | 252 | 410 | 61.5 | 2954 | 21 | 15 | 42 | 110 | 0 | 227.7 | -84.2 |
| 6 | Philip Rivers SD | 10 | 255 | 359 | 71 | 2989 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 59 | 0 | 222.45 | -89.45 |
| 7 | Cam Newton CAR | 10 | 189 | 299 | 63.2 | 2179 | 16 | 8 | 69 | 330 | 4 | 221.95 | -89.95 |
| 8 | Andrew Luck IND | 10 | 208 | 349 | 59.6 | 2438 | 14 | 6 | 41 | 231 | 4 | 219 | -92.9 |
| 9 | Robert Griffin III WAS | 10 | 222 | 372 | 59.7 | 2714 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 345 | 0 | 216.2 | -95.7 |
| 10 | Tony Romo DAL | 10 | 239 | 370 | 64.6 | 2679 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 215.95 | -95.95 |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger PIT | 10 | 247 | 383 | 64.5 | 2901 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 209.15 | -102.75 |
| 12 | Matt Ryan ATL | 10 | 267 | 404 | 66.1 | 2868 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 206.4 | -105.5 |
- Peyton Manning is whopping 84.2 FP ahead of the 5th best quarterback
- Only 11.4 FPs separates the 5th best quarterback from the 10th best quarterback
Top 12 Running Back Rankings (PPR) |
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| Rank | Name | G | Rsh | RshYd | Y/Rsh | RshTD | Rec | RecYd | RecTD | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Jamaal Charles KC | 10 | 186 | 803 | 4.3 | 6 | 49 | 383 | 2 | 215.6 | 0 |
| 2 | Matt Forte CHI | 10 | 174 | 776 | 4.5 | 7 | 50 | 372 | 1 | 212.8 | -2.8 |
| 3 | LeSean McCoy PHI | 11 | 213 | 1009 | 4.7 | 5 | 34 | 400 | 1 | 210.9 | -4.7 |
| 4 | Marshawn Lynch SEA | 11 | 208 | 925 | 4.4 | 9 | 24 | 222 | 2 | 204.7 | -10.9 |
| 5 | Adrian Peterson MIN | 10 | 194 | 851 | 4.4 | 9 | 24 | 163 | 1 | 185.4 | -30.2 |
| 6 | Knowshon Moreno DEN | 10 | 151 | 601 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 336 | 1 | 184.7 | -30.9 |
| 7 | Giovani Bernard CIN | 11 | 105 | 464 | 4.4 | 4 | 42 | 345 | 3 | 164.9 | -50.7 |
| 8 | Reggie Bush DET | 9 | 145 | 654 | 4.5 | 2 | 36 | 366 | 2 | 162 | -53.6 |
| 9 | Fred Jackson BUF | 11 | 141 | 591 | 4.2 | 6 | 32 | 245 | 0 | 151.6 | -64 |
| 10 | Pierre Thomas NO | 10 | 107 | 413 | 3.9 | 1 | 51 | 349 | 3 | 151.2 | -64.4 |
| 11 | Danny Woodhead SD | 10 | 64 | 237 | 3.7 | 1 | 55 | 424 | 4 | 151.1 | -64.5 |
| 12 | Chris Johnson TEN | 10 | 167 | 632 | 3.8 | 4 | 24 | 228 | 2 | 146 | -69.6 |
- Only 4.7 FP separates the Top 3 fantasy Running Backs.
- 70 FP separates the top Running Back from the 12th ranked Running Back
Top 12 Wide Receiver Rankings (PPR) |
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| Rank | Name | G | Rsh | RshYd | RshTD | Rec | RecYd | Y/Rec | RecTD | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Calvin Johnson DET | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 1083 | 18.4 | 11 | 233.3 | 0 |
| 2 | Demaryius Thomas DEN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 914 | 15.2 | 9 | 205.4 | -27.9 |
| 3 | A.J. Green CIN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1020 | 15.2 | 6 | 205 | -28.3 |
| 4 | Antonio Brown PIT | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 74 | 952 | 12.9 | 5 | 201.05 | -32.25 |
| 5 | Andre Johnson HOU | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 966 | 13.4 | 5 | 198.6 | -34.7 |
| 6 | DeSean Jackson PHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 985 | 17 | 7 | 198.5 | -34.8 |
| 7 | Brandon Marshall CHI | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 828 | 12.9 | 8 | 194.8 | -38.5 |
| 8 | Jordy Nelson GB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 889 | 15.6 | 7 | 187.9 | -45.4 |
| 9 | Wes Welker DEN | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 648 | 10.6 | 9 | 179.8 | -53.5 |
| 10 | Dez Bryant DAL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 749 | 14.4 | 8 | 175 | -58.3 |
| 11 | Pierre Garcon WAS | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 67 | 871 | 13 | 3 | 174 | -59.3 |
| 12 | Vincent Jackson TB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 827 | 14.8 | 5 | 168.7 | -64.6 |
- Only a difference of 17.5 FP betwen 2nd ranked Wide Receiver and the 8th ranked Wide Receiver.
- As good of a season as Calvin Johnson is having, I am a little surprised his lead on Demaryius Thomas is only 27.9 FP.
Top 12 Tight End Rankings (PPR) |
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| Rank | Name | G | Rec | RecYd | Y/Rec | RecTD | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Jimmy Graham NO | 10 | 60 | 846 | 14.1 | 10 | 204.6 | 0 |
| 2 | Julius Thomas DEN | 10 | 45 | 590 | 13.1 | 10 | 164 | -40.6 |
| 3 | Jordan Cameron CLE | 10 | 56 | 629 | 11.2 | 6 | 154.9 | -49.7 |
| 4 | Antonio Gates SD | 10 | 56 | 664 | 11.9 | 3 | 140.4 | -64.2 |
| 5 | Vernon Davis SF | 9 | 34 | 553 | 16.3 | 8 | 137.3 | -67.3 |
| 6 | Tony Gonzalez ATL | 10 | 53 | 556 | 10.5 | 4 | 132.6 | -72 |
| 7 | Jason Witten DAL | 10 | 47 | 532 | 11.3 | 4 | 124.2 | -80.4 |
| 8 | Charles Clay MIA | 10 | 42 | 474 | 11.3 | 4 | 120.9 | -83.7 |
| 9 | Jordan Reed WAS | 9 | 45 | 499 | 11.1 | 3 | 114.7 | -89.9 |
| 10 | Greg Olsen CAR | 10 | 40 | 492 | 12.3 | 4 | 113.2 | -91.4 |
| 11 | Martellus Bennett CHI | 10 | 42 | 469 | 11.2 | 4 | 112.9 | -91.7 |
| 12 | Delanie Walker TEN | 10 | 39 | 403 | 10.3 | 5 | 109.3 | -95.3 |
- Jimmy Graham is a full 40.6 FP ahead of the 2nd best Tight End and an impressive 95.3 FP ahead of the 12th best Tight End
Top 12 Kicker Rankings |
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| Rank | Name | G | FGM | FGA | FG% | XPM | XPA | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Steve Hauschka SEA | 11 | 24 | 25 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 104 | 0 |
| 2 | Stephen Gostkowski NE | 10 | 24 | 25 | 96 | 26 | 26 | 98 | -6 |
| 3 | Mason Crosby GB | 10 | 23 | 27 | 85.2 | 27 | 27 | 96 | -8 |
| 4 | Matt Prater DEN | 10 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 50 | 50 | 92 | -12 |
| 5 | Garrett Hartley NO | 10 | 19 | 25 | 76 | 33 | 33 | 90 | -14 |
| 6 | Dan Carpenter BUF | 11 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 22 | 22 | 88 | -16 |
| 7 | Shaun Suisham PIT | 10 | 22 | 24 | 91.7 | 20 | 20 | 86 | -18 |
| 8 | Nick Folk NYJ | 10 | 23 | 24 | 95.8 | 16 | 16 | 85 | -19 |
| 9 | Robbie Gould CHI | 10 | 19 | 20 | 95 | 27 | 27 | 84 | -20 |
| 10 | Nick Novak SD | 10 | 20 | 23 | 87 | 24 | 24 | 84 | -20 |
| 11 | Alex Henery PHI | 11 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 31 | 31 | 82 | -22 |
| 12 | Ryan Succop KC | 10 | 19 | 22 | 86.4 | 25 | 25 | 82 | -22 |
- Not much of a differential detween kickers. 22 FP separates the best kicker from the 12th best kicker.
Top 12 Fantasy Defenses |
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| Rank | Name | G | SCK | FR | INT | DefTD | SpTmTD | PtAllw | YdAllw | FantPt | Pts behind |
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs KC | 10 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13.8 | 337 | 129 | 0 |
| 2 | St. Louis Rams STL | 10 | 32 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23.4 | 352 | 100 | -29 |
| 3 | Chicago Bears CHI | 10 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 26.7 | 373 | 98 | -31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals CIN | 11 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18.7 | 313 | 98 | -31 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks SEA | 11 | 32 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 16.3 | 293 | 96 | -33 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills BUF | 11 | 35 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 24.8 | 348 | 93 | -36 |
| 7 | Dallas Cowboys DAL | 10 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25.8 | 440 | 92 | -37 |
| 8 | Carolina Panthers CAR | 10 | 31 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 294 | 89 | -40 |
| 9 | Denver Broncos DEN | 10 | 29 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 25.5 | 372 | 87 | -42 |
| 10 | Arizona Cardinals ARI | 10 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 21.2 | 325 | 84 | -45 |
| 11 | Washington Redskins WAS | 10 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 31.1 | 390 | 82 | -47 |
| 12 | Tennessee Titans TEN | 10 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22.6 | 330 | 78 | -51 |
- There a big difference between the Chiefs Defense and essentilly everyone else.
- Just 22 FP separates Kansas City from the 12th ranked Defense.
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