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Below you will find my PPR Top 200. Enjoy
| 1 | LeVeon Bell | RB | TARGET | Weekly edge offsets disadvantage of up to 3 game suspension |
| 2 | Adrian Peterson | RB | TARGET | Came here to score FF points and chew bubble gum. All out of bubble gum |
| 3 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | TARGET | Gore/Forsett availability in late 2nd/early 3rd makes this doable |
| 4 | Jamaal Charles | RB | Andy Reid/Knile Davis/nicked up last year keeps him out of top 3 | |
| 5 | Antonio Brown | WR | Won't talk you out of Brown as high as #1 | |
| 6 | Julio Jones | WR | TARGET | If anyone surpasses Brown at WR, it'll be Julio. |
| 7 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | TARGET | Beast mode's gonna beast mode |
| 8 | Eddie Lacy | RB | Packers seem intent on pacing his usage. Upside capped at mid RB1. | |
| 9 | Dez Bryant | WR | If Cowboys run less, could set new career highs, don't sweat the holdout | |
| 10 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | Broncos O will slow down a little, but Thomas will still dominate | |
| 11 | Odell Beckham | WR | What will he do for an encore, hammies willling | |
| 12 | Calvin Johnson | WR | Value if he can stay healthy for 16 | |
| 13 | Matt Forte | RB | So dependable, but receptions will be coming down | |
| 14 | Arian Foster | RB | Elite RB1 when he plays, but injury pattern is troubling | |
| 15 | C.J. Anderson | RB | Seemingly set up for top 5 production, but very limited track record | |
| 16 | Jordy Nelson | WR | Steady Mid WR1 as long as Rodgers is on field | |
| 17 | Mike Evans | WR | TARGET | Winston is an ideal QB for him, team should lean pass heavy |
| 18 | A.J. Green | WR | More mouths to feed in more balanced offense lowers ceiling | |
| 19 | DeMarco Murray | RB | Crazy 2014 workload and more sane usage dampen enthusiasm | |
| 20 | Frank Gore | RB | TARGET | IND O is plug and play production for competent backs |
| 21 | Justin Forsett | RB | TARGET | FF world has realized his PPR upside |
| 22 | Randall Cobb | WR | LOW WR1 production in the bank | |
| 23 | Andrew Luck | QB | Starts to look good in mid 3rd | |
| 24 | Jimmy Graham | TE | TARGET | Russell Wilson will unlock more of his ability than expected |
| 25 | LeSean McCoy | RB | AVOID | Lots of bad factors converging |
| 26 | Jeremy Hill | RB | AVOID | Weekly output too tied to game script |
| 27 | Lamar Miller | RB | TARGET | Underrated talent and offense. Miami fickle usage presents some risk |
| 28 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | Hard to want to invest 2nd in player linked to Cutler | |
| 29 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | Supporting cast greatly improved in Indy, week-to-week volatility makes early 3rd tough | |
| 30 | Mark Ingram | RB | TARGET | NO likes using RBs in red zone and Ingram converted regularly |
| 31 | Andre Ellington | RB | TARGET | If he gets 2013 explosiveness back behind improved OL, watch out |
| 32 | C.J. Spiller | RB | TARGET | Stock rising as potential of Spiller on turf used in space is obvious |
| 33 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Starts to look good in mid 4th | |
| 34 | Melvin Gordon | RB | Unlikely to be everydown back | |
| 35 | Brandin Cooks | WR | Likely sheer volume of targets is intriguing | |
| 36 | Julian Edelman | WR | TARGET | Could see target increase with unproven receiving RBs |
| 37 | Andre Johnson | WR | TARGET | Best QB of his career |
| 38 | Keenan Allen | WR | TARGET | Knocking on WR1 door if he stays healthy |
| 39 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | Admitted himself that numbers are coming down | |
| 40 | Travis Kelce | TE | TARGET | Unknown upside with healthy offense, Maclin opening things up |
| 41 | Martavis Bryant | WR | TARGET | Role growing in high octane offense |
| 42 | Allen Robinson | WR | TARGET | Similar floor/ceiling to DeAndre Hopkins but 2-3 rounds later |
| 43 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | Not that excited about having Mallett/Hoyer's #1 as a key FF asset | |
| 44 | Jonathan Stewart | RB | TARGET | Newton takes TDs and scary injury history, but looked the part in late 2014 |
| 45 | T.J. Yeldon | RB | TARGET | Makings of a good running game in Jacksonville |
| 46 | Ameer Abdullah | RB | TARGET | Allure of known talent and unknown opportunity |
| 47 | Joseph Randle | RB | Dallas is telling us they are going RBBC | |
| 48 | Alfred Morris | RB | AVOID | Washington offense makes his week-to-week a rocky ride |
| 49 | Kelvin Benjamin | WR | AVOID | Too many garbage time TDs in 2014 |
| 50 | Russell Wilson | QB | TARGET | Graham arrival could open up passing game a bit |
| 51 | Jordan Matthews | WR | AVOID | Might not even be most valuable PHI WR |
| 52 | Jarvis Landry | WR | TARGET | High floor/low ceiling WR2 |
| 53 | Sammy Watkins | WR | AVOID | Don't consider til 5th |
| 54 | Carlos Hyde | RB | AVOID | Not an everydown back and SF team/offense shaky |
| 55 | Todd Gurley | RB | Payoff could be huge but will require patience | |
| 56 | Roddy White | WR | TARGET | Durability becoming an issue but still a solid WR2 when he plays |
| 57 | Vincent Jackson | WR | TARGET | Winston should help him bounce back |
| 58 | DeSean Jackson | WR | If Griffin could only get straightened out | |
| 59 | Rashad Jennings | RB | TARGET | Three-down skillset and should be an FF RB2 when he's on field |
| 60 | Giovani Bernard | RB | Worth RB2/Flex starts when Bengals have tough matchup | |
| 61 | Duke Johnson | RB | TARGET | 50+ receptions seems like a given, could seize control like Abdullah |
| 62 | Brandon Marshall | WR | Watch to see whether he or Decker seem higher in pecking order | |
| 63 | Nelson Agholor | WR | TARGET | Outside WR in PHI can approach low WR1 numbers |
| 64 | Amari Cooper | WR | Should be high floor/low ceiling PPR WR2/WR3 | |
| 65 | Brandon LaFell | WR | TARGET | Was a solid FF WR2 once he was worked in offense last year |
| 66 | Golden Tate | WR | AVOID | Only a WR3 unless Megatron gets hurt again |
| 67 | Joique Bell | RB | Should still get goal line carries even if Abdullah shines | |
| 68 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | Belichick backfield risk priced into ADP | |
| 69 | Latavius Murray | RB | AVOID | Will yield to Helu on passing downs and in bottom 5-10 offense |
| 70 | Mike Wallace | WR | Chemistry with Bridgewater can only be better than Tannehill | |
| 71 | John Brown | WR | TARGET | Might have already passed Floyd in pecking order |
| 72 | Charles Johnson | WR | Worth a look once Wallace is taken | |
| 73 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | TARGET | Great numbers with Palmer last year |
| 74 | Greg Olsen | TE | AVOID | Unlikely to break into top 3 TEs this year |
| 75 | Eric Decker | WR | TARGET | Was banged up last year, might have same value as Marshall |
| 76 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | AVOID | Tough to trust Alex Smith's deep target |
| 77 | Michael Floyd | WR | AVOID | Trend is towards more of a role player than core offensive piece |
| 78 | Kenny Stills | WR | TARGET | Hard to know where he'll fall in pecking order, but underrated |
| 79 | Torrey Smith | WR | Too bad PI drawn is not a fantasy stat | |
| 80 | Breshad Perriman | WR | TARGET | Will be boom/bust weekly option with wide range of season outcomes |
| 81 | Peyton Manning | QB | AVOID | OL woes and offense slowing down |
| 82 | Tom Brady | QB | Was a top 5 FF QB once team got on track last year | |
| 83 | Zach Ertz | TE | Hoping for more consistency, higher peaks with more snaps | |
| 84 | Jordan Cameron | TE | Big upgrade in QB quality, but durability worries | |
| 85 | Chris Ivory | RB | TARGET | Marshawn Lynch if he was a human being. |
| 86 | Isaiah Crowell | RB | Will be great start when Browns win, questionable otherwise | |
| 87 | Tevin Coleman | RB | AVOID | In legitimate RBBC for at least this year |
| 88 | DeVante Parker | WR | Beckham lite potential in 2nd half | |
| 89 | Davante Adams | WR | Needs a Cobb/Nelson injury to be trustworthy | |
| 90 | Rueben Randle | WR | TARGET | Good pick if Cruz isn't the same, otherwise likely to disappoint |
| 91 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | TARGET | Will lead MIN in TD receptions if he stays healthy |
| 92 | Marques Colston | WR | Low ceiling/high floor WR3/Flex | |
| 93 | Steve Smith | WR | Production tailed off after hot start to 2014 | |
| 94 | Doug Martin | RB | Best RB on TB roster, but they will force Sims on field | |
| 95 | Devonta Freeman | RB | Won't become feature back, but could have 50+ catches | |
| 96 | Charles Sims | RB | Only suited to be a receiving back | |
| 97 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | High ceiling weekly option. Top 5 QB Potential | |
| 98 | Matt Ryan | QB | High floor weekly option | |
| 99 | Tony Romo | QB | TARGET | Crazy efficiency could push him up QB1 ranks with more volume |
| 100 | Cam Newton | QB | AVOID | Boom/bust weekly QB1 |
| 101 | Drew Brees | QB | AVOID | Will Payton ever be successful in balancing offense? |
| 102 | Tre Mason | RB | AVOID | FF RB2 until Gurley is ready, but how long will that be? |
| 103 | Kevin White | WR | AVOID | Massive talent upside, but crowded passing game |
| 104 | Julius Thomas | TE | AVOID | Landed in lowest scoring offense in league |
| 105 | David Cobb | RB | Better than Sankey, but TEN offense will hold both back | |
| 106 | Philip Rivers | QB | TARGET | Strong QB1 for first half of 2014 |
| 107 | Eli Manning | QB | With consistency will be everyweek mid-low QB1 | |
| 108 | Anquan Boldin | WR | Should have better competition for targets in weak pass offense | |
| 109 | David Johnson | RB | Needs Ellington injury to be more than flex/bye material, which might not be bad bet | |
| 110 | Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | Hunter should be a speed bump, but TEN offense is FF desert | |
| 111 | Ryan Mathews | RB | Jackpot pick if Murray goes down, but can Mathews stay healthy in that event? | |
| 112 | Shane Vereen | RB | AVOID | Not buying role will be any larger than it was in New England |
| 113 | Lance Dunbar | RB | TARGET | Will begin season as passing down back, but potential for more |
| 114 | Darren Sproles | RB | TARGET | PPR Flex value with Murray/Mathews injury upside |
| 115 | Danny Woodhead | RB | Should be close to what he was in 2013 unless Oliver carves out big role | |
| 116 | Donte Moncrief | WR | TARGET | Big plays profile, but role player without injuries |
| 117 | Phillip Dorsett | WR | TARGET | Big plays profile, but role player without injuries |
| 118 | Cody Latimer | WR | Could soak up a few of Julius TDs, but no consistency without DT/Sanders injury | |
| 119 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | Might need time to adjust to new targets, but second year in productive system | |
| 120 | Matthew Stafford | QB | AVOID | Just an average NFL and FF QB lately |
| 121 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | TARGET | Should take step forward, but Peterson will keep offense balanced |
| 122 | Dwayne Allen | TE | TARGET | Lots of mouths to feed, but if stays healthy, watch out |
| 123 | Josh Hill | TE | Hype dying down, but should at least be good matchup play | |
| 124 | Ladarius Green | TE | TARGET | Startable first 4 weeks and we'll see from there |
| 125 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | TARGET | Big QB upgrade, but has to stay healthy |
| 126 | Victor Cruz | WR | AVOID | Very rare for players to get back to 100% after patellar tear |
| 127 | Martellus Bennett | TE | AVOID | Target count coming down under Fox with Royal in town |
| 128 | Pierre Garcon | WR | AVOID | Will bounce back a bit, but not to 2013 levels |
| 129 | Kendall Wright | WR | Will Whisenhunt ever figure out how to use him? | |
| 130 | Marvin Jones | WR | Great red zone target, but coming back to different CIN offense than he left | |
| 131 | Terrance Williams | WR | A 2A/2B/2C with Witten/Beasley in run-first offense | |
| 132 | Knile Davis | RB | RB1 when Charles is out, bench when he's in | |
| 133 | DeAngelo Williams | RB | Can still play and likely to get at least three starts from him | |
| 134 | Jay Ajayi | RB | Most likely a backup, but could impress and force RBBC | |
| 135 | Reggie Bush | RB | AVOID | Might catch 50+ balls, but still mired in SF offense + home games on grass |
| 136 | Bishop Sankey | RB | AVOID | We saw who he was last year |
| 137 | Percy Harvin | WR | How will role be large enough to matter in that offense? | |
| 138 | Josh Huff | WR | TARGET | Dark Horse to get a lot of snaps in PHI offense |
| 139 | Colin Kaepernick | QB | Could run more often, but overall ride will be rocky | |
| 140 | Javorius Allen | RB | TARGET | Better than Taliaferro, touchdown vulture with big Forsett injury upside |
| 141 | Stevan Ridley | RB | TARGET | If Ivory can't stay healthy, Ridley most likely to benefit |
| 142 | Justin Hunter | WR | Organization hasn't given up yet, but the clock is about to strike midnight | |
| 143 | Jay Cutler | QB | Surrounded by weapons, but next benching could be last in Chicago | |
| 144 | Carson Palmer | QB | TARGET | Low QB1 when healthy last year |
| 145 | Sam Bradford | QB | PHI QB has been a QB1 under Chip for two years running | |
| 146 | Danny Amendola | WR | TARGET | Came on at end of 2014, massive Edelman injury upside |
| 147 | Malcom Floyd | WR | TARGET | Low weekly ceiling, but red zone usage could spike while Gates is out |
| 148 | Steve Johnson | WR | The type that Rivers loves to throw to. Big Allen/Floyd injury upside | |
| 149 | Jason Witten | TE | Low ceiling but steady TE1 | |
| 150 | Larry Donnell | TE | Team reportedly loves him, but numbers off cliff when Beckham emerged | |
| 151 | Owen Daniels | TE | AVOID | Should score 5-8 times and be a good play those weeks |
| 152 | Delanie Walker | TE | AVOID | Titans best passcatcher, but what is that worth? |
| 153 | Antonio Gates | TE | What will you have when he returns if Green goes off early? | |
| 154 | Fred Jackson | RB | Energizer bunny will find a way to matter at some point this year | |
| 155 | Andy Dalton | QB | All hands on deck in pass offense, but team will run a ton when they lead | |
| 156 | Theo Riddick | RB | On the rise, but Abdullah likely to steal spotlight. Abdullah injury upside | |
| 157 | Darren McFadden | RB | You never know because of DAL OL, but we've been burned too many times | |
| 158 | Jonas Gray | RB | Will start Week 1 and might be better than Blount - but will Belichick agree? | |
| 159 | Tyler Eifert | TE | Talent to excel, but how will he get enough targets? | |
| 160 | Khiry Robinson | RB | Big Ingram injury upside, but useless while he is healthy | |
| 161 | James Starts | RB | Big Lacy injury upside, but useless while he is healthy | |
| 162 | Montee Ball | RB | Anderson injury upside, but is he better than Hillman? | |
| 163 | Matt Jones | RB | Needs a Morris injury to matter, potential PPR flex/bye/injury value | |
| 164 | Denard Robinson | RB | Good when he got a chance, but needs Yeldon injury now | |
| 165 | Jameis Winston | QB | Real chance to join Luck and Newton as 4K Rookie passer | |
| 166 | Greg Jennings | WR | If Stills/Parker falter, Jennings will perform. Maybe even if they're ok | |
| 167 | Heath Miller | TE | Jason Witten east | |
| 168 | Cole Beasley | WR | Bye/injury/emergency play in deep PPR leagues, limited ceiling | |
| 169 | Eddie Royal | WR | Bye/injury/emergency play in deep PPR leagues, limited ceiling | |
| 170 | Brian Quick | WR | Coming back from severe shoulder injury in poor pass offense | |
| 171 | Eric Ebron | TE | Hard to love a TE who lacks TD scoring profile | |
| 172 | Vernon Davis | TE | Rumors of resurgence, but still in fantasy wasteland | |
| 173 | Dwayne Bowe | WR | Don't think Alex Smith was the problem | |
| 174 | Doug Baldwin | WR | Acquisition of Graham stole what thunder he had entering offseason | |
| 175 | Michael Crabtree | WR | Playing on a one year prove it deal in weak pass offense | |
| 176 | Kenny Britt | WR | Quietly righted ship last year, but limited upside unless Quick has setback | |
| 177 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | Raw talent off charts, but likely waiting til second team for opportunity | |
| 178 | Jordan Reed | TE | Can't stay healthy and team will give Paul larger role | |
| 179 | Charles Clay | TE | Could produce in a good pass offense. Buffalo isn't one | |
| 180 | Devin Funchess | WR | Rookie growing pains and in an anemic pass offense | |
| 181 | Taylor Gabriel | WR | Offseason buzz and best deep threat, but Browns passing game stuck in neutral | |
| 182 | Christine Michael | RB | Dead to us in redraft without Lynch injury | |
| 183 | Chris Polk | RB | Think he can beat out Blue to back up Foster. Stay tuned | |
| 184 | Josh Robinson | RB | Prefer talent to Herron's but lacks experience. Stay tuned | |
| 185 | Dan Herron | RB | Has built some trust despite mediocre talent. Stay tuned | |
| 186 | Robert Griffin III | QB | Stranger things have happened | |
| 187 | Geno Smith | QB | Chan Gailey has made chicken salad out of worse QBs | |
| 188 | Joe Flacco | QB | Hard to see sustained FF success with that set of targets | |
| 189 | Jerick McKinnon | RB | Dead to us in redraft without Peterson injury | |
| 190 | Matt Asiata | RB | Dead to us in redraft without Peterson injury | |
| 191 | Robert Turbin | RB | Dead to us in redraft without Lynch injury | |
| 192 | Branden Oliver | RB | Decent Gordon handcuff, performed better than 2014 numbers | |
| 193 | Jace Amaro | TE | Offseason reports not promising, but in a good scheme for his skillset | |
| 194 | Coby Fleener | TE | AVOID | If Colts are sane, he's odd man out in souped up offense |
| 195 | Marquess Wilson | WR | Kevin White overtaking him a matter of when not if | |
| 196 | Markus Wheaton | WR | Relegated to slot and Coates will push for snaps once he's ready | |
| 197 | Andre Holmes | WR | Size/speed specimen on outside of OAK top 3 WR looking in | |
| 198 | Marqise Lee | WR | At best #3 target in feeble pass offense | |
| 199 | Stedman Bailey | WR | Underrated, but part of pass catching committee on run first team | |
| 200 | Antone Smith | RB | Raw speed among best in league, but likely to be kept on small touch load |
