Fantasy Football draft prep 2021: Top 200 overall, position-by-position rankings from Chris Towers – CBS Sports

Got a Fantasy Football draft this weekend? Here are my PPR rankings for the 2021 season, first going by position and then with my top 200 overall. For my updated rankings throughout the week and into the season, make sure you subscribe to the Fantasy Football Today Newsletter, and for Jamey Eisenberg, Dave Richard, and Heath Cummings’ full rankings, head over here.

Just one quick note: While you may want to use the top 200 overall rankings while you’re drafting, I would suggest keeping the position rankings close by. There’s value in going with a “Best Player Available” strategy, obviously, a top-200 ranking can’t necessarily account for the various ways your draft will go. There will be times when you need one position or the other, and having the positional rankings handy will prove helpful as well.

Any questions? Hit me up at [email protected] with the subject line “#AskFFT” and I’ll try to respond to as many questions I get, either personally or in the FFT Newsletter. Happy drafting!

More from the FFT team:

Quarterback

1. Patrick Mahomes
2. Kyler Murray
3. Lamar Jackson
4. Josh Allen
5. Russell Wilson
6. Dak Prescott
7. Aaron Rodgers
8. Jalen Hurts
9. Ryan Tannehill
10. Tom Brady
11. Justin Herbert
12. Joe Burrow
13. Matthew Stafford
14. Tua Tagovailoa
15. Justin Fields
16. Ryan Fitzpatrick
17. Trevor Lawrence
18. Kirk Cousins
19. Cam Newton
20. Tyrod Taylor
21. Trey Lance
22. Jameis Winston
23. Carson Wentz
24. Daniel Jones
25. Ben Roethlisberger
26. Matt Ryan
27. Derek Carr
28. Baker Mayfield
29. Teddy Bridgewater
30. Jared Goff
31. Zach Wilson
32. Taysom Hill
33. Sam Darnold
34. Drew Lock
35. Jimmy Garoppolo
36. Andy Dalton
37. Mac Jones

Running back

1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Alvin Kamara
3. Dalvin Cook
4. Austin Ekeler
5. Ezekiel Elliott
6. Joe Mixon
7. Aaron Jones
8. Saquon Barkley
9. Derrick Henry
10. Najee Harris
11. Jonathan Taylor
12. Nick Chubb
13. David Montgomery
14. Antonio Gibson
15. James Robinson
16. Clyde Edwards-Helaire
17. D’Andre Swift
18. Chris Carson
19. Miles Sanders
20. Josh Jacobs
21. Chase Edmonds
22. Mike Davis
23. Myles Gaskin
24. Kareem Hunt
25. Raheem Mostert
26. Javonte Williams
27. Gus Edwards
28. Darrell Henderson
29. Kenyan Drake
30. Melvin Gordon
31. James Conner
32. Jamaal Williams
33. A.J. Dillon
34. Trey Sermon
35. Ronald Jones
36. Damien Harris
37. Devin Singletary
38. Malcolm Brown
39. Tevin Coleman
40. Michael Carter
41. James White
42. Nyheim Hines
43. J.D. McKissic
44. Leonard Fournette
45. Zack Moss
46. Tony Pollard
47. Giovani Bernard
48. Phillip Lindsay
49. David Johnson
50. Rashaad Penny
51. Darrynton Evans
52. Xavier Jones
53. Darrel Williams
54. Kenneth Gainwell
55. Mark Ingram
56. Alexander Mattison
57. Sony Michel
58. Latavius Murray

Wide receiver

1. Davante Adams
2. Stefon Diggs
3. DeAndre Hopkins
4. Tyreek Hill
5. Calvin Ridley
6. Allen Robinson
7. A.J. Brown
8. Justin Jefferson
9. Keenan Allen
10. Robert Woods
11. D.K. Metcalf
12. Terry McLaurin
13. Amari Cooper
14. CeeDee Lamb
15. Julio Jones
16. Tyler Lockett
17. Cooper Kupp
18. D.J. Moore
19. Mike Evans
20. Chris Godwin
21. Diontae Johnson
22. Tee Higgins
23. Ja’Marr Chase
24. Michael Thomas
25. Brandon Aiyuk
26. Adam Thielen
27. Corey Davis
28. Will Fuller
29. Kenny Golladay
30. Chase Claypool
31. Jerry Jeudy
32. Curtis Samuel
33. Deebo Samuel
34. Robby Anderson
35. Brandin Cooks
36. Courtland Sutton
37. Odell Beckham
38. JuJu Smith-Schuster
39. D.J. Chark
40. Laviska Shenault
41. Tyler Boyd
42. Antonio Brown
43. Emmanuel Sanders
44. Rondale Moore
45. Jaylen Waddle
46. Michael Pittman
47. Mike Williams
48. Jarvis Landry
49. Marvin Jones
50. DeVonta Smith
51. Marquise Brown
52. Elijah Moore
53. Jakobi Meyers
54. Mecole Hardman
55. Marques Callaway
56. Sterling Shepard
57. DeVante Parker
58. Michael Gallup
59. Darnell Mooney
60. Jalen Reagor
61. Rashod Bateman
62. Bryan Edwards
63. Russell Gage
64. T.Y. Hilton

Tight end

1. Travis Kelce
2. George Kittle
3. Darren Waller
4. Mark Andrews
5. T.J. Hockenson
6. Kyle Pitts
7. Logan Thomas
8. Noah Fant
9. Jonnu Smith
10. Hunter Henry
11. Dallas Goedert
12. Tyler Higbee
13. Blake Jarwin
14. Mike Gesicki
15. Austin Hooper
16. Rob Gronkowski
17. Zach Ertz
18. Gerald Everett 
19. Evan Engram
20. Robert Tonyan
21. Jared Cook
22. Cole Kmet
23. Irv Smith
24. Eric Ebron
25. Anthony Firkser
26. Dalton Schultz
27. Dawson Knox
28. C.J. Uzomah
29. Adam Trautman
30. Dan Arnold
31. Mo Alie-Cox
32. Donald Parham

Top-200 Overall

1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Alvin Kamara
3. Dalvin Cook
4. Travis Kelce
5. Austin Ekeler
6. Davante Adams
7. Ezekiel Elliott
8. Joe Mixon
9. Aaron Jones
10. Saquon Barkley
11. Stefon Diggs
12. Derrick Henry
13. Najee Harris
14. George Kittle
15. Darren Waller
16. DeAndre Hopkins
17. Tyreek Hill
18. Jonathan Taylor
19. Calvin Ridley
20. Nick Chubb
21. Allen Robinson
22. A.J. Brown
23. David Montgomery
24. Clyde Edwards-Helaire
25. James Robinson
26. Antonio Gibson
27. Justin Jefferson
28. Keenan Allen
29. Robert Woods
30. D.K. Metcalf
31. Terry McLaurin
32. Amari Cooper
33. Patrick Mahomes
34. CeeDee Lamb
35. D’Andre Swift
36. Chris Carson
37. Julio Jones
38. Tyler Lockett
39. Cooper Kupp
40. Miles Sanders
41. Josh Jacobs
42. D.J. Moore
43. Chase Edmonds
44. Kyler Murray
45. Lamar Jackson
46. Mike Evans
47. Josh Allen
48. Chris Godwin
49. Mark Andrews
50. Diontae Johnson
51. T.J. Hockenson
52. Tee Higgins
53. Russell Wilson
54. Mike Davis
55. Myles Gaskin
56. Kareem Hunt
57. Kyle Pitts
58. Aaron Rodgers
59. Ja’Marr Chase
60. Jerry Jeudy
61. Gus Edwards
62. Darrell Henderson
63. Michael Thomas
64. Brandon Aiyuk
65. Corey Davis
66. Adam Thielen
67. Kenny Golladay
68. Chase Claypool
69. Raheem Mostert
70. Will Fuller
71. Curtis Samuel
72. Noah Fant
73. Dak Prescott
74. Robby Anderson
75. Deebo Samuel
76. Kenyan Drake
77. Brandin Cooks
78. Javonte Williams
79. Jalen Hurts
80. Ryan Tannehill
81. Logan Thomas
82. Courtland Sutton
83. Odell Beckham
84. Melvin Gordon
85. JuJu Smith-Schuster
86. D.J. Chark
87. Laviska Shenault
88. Tyler Boyd
89. Emmanuel Sanders
90. A.J. Dillon
91. James Conner
92. Jonnu Smith
93. Devin Singletary
94. Rondale Moore
95. Jarvis Landry
96. Jaylen Waddle
97. Michael Pittman
98. Mike Williams
99. Justin Herbert
100. Tom Brady
101. Marvin Jones
102. Jamaal Williams
103. Joe Burrow
104. Antonio Brown
105. Hunter Henry
106. Dallas Goedert
107. DeVonta Smith
108. Marquise Brown
109. Tyler Higbee
110. Elijah Moore
111. Mecole Hardman
112. Tevin Coleman
113. Sterling Shepard
114. Blake Jarwin
115. Ronald Jones
116. Damien Harris
117. Marques Callaway
118. Michael Carter
119. Jared Cook
120. Mike Gesicki
121. DeVante Parker
122. Cam Newton
123. Nyheim Hines
124. Austin Hooper
125. Rob Gronkowski
126. Zach Ertz
127. Gerald Everett
128. J.D. McKissic
129. Leonard Fournette
130. Zack Moss
131. Michael Gallup
132. Tony Pollard
133. Sony Michel
134. Evan Engram
135. Robert Tonyan
136. James White
137. Darnell Mooney
138. Trey Sermon
139. Jalen Reagor
140. David Johnson
141. Rashod Bateman
142. Irv Smith
143. Eric Ebron
144. Anthony Firkser
145. Jakobi Meyers
146. Matthew Stafford
147. Tua Tagovailoa
148. Justin Fields
149. Ryan Fitzpatrick
150. Carson Wentz
151. Malcolm Brown
152. Cole Kmet
153. Daniel Jones
154. Trevor Lawrence
155. Kirk Cousins
156. Tyrell Williams
157. Giovani Bernard
158. John Brown
159. Russell Gage
160. T.Y. Hilton
161. Henry Ruggs
162. Phillip Lindsay
163. Tarik Cohen
164. Teddy Bridgewater
165. Tyrod Taylor
166. Matt Ryan
167. Dawson Knox
168. Ben Roethlisberger
169. Derek Carr
170. Tre’Quan Smith
171. Bryan Edwards
172. Terrace Marshall
173. Jameis Winston
174. Jimmy Garoppolo
175. AJ Green
176. Allen Lazard
177. C.J. Uzomah
178. Jared Goff
179. Jamison Crowder
180. Cole Beasley
181. Adam Trautman
182. Ty’Son Williams
183. Rashaad Penny
184. Darrynton Evans
185. Kadarius Toney
186. Gabriel Davis
187. Amon-Ra St. Brown
188. Quintez Cephus
189. Zach Wilson
190. Randall Cobb
191. Tutu Atwell
192. D’Wayne Eskridge
193. Darrel Williams
194. Xavier Jones
195. Donovan Peoples-Jones
196. KJ Hamler
197. Parris Campbell
198. Demarcus Robinson
199. Baker Mayfield
200. Kenneth Gainwell

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