theScore's 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Kit
With fantasy draft season underway, theScore has the award-winning rankings and expert advice you need to dominate your league.
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2016 Fantasy Rankings
Standard
QB | RB | WR | TE | DEF | K
Top 200 | Draft Tiers
PPR
RB | WR | TE | Top 200
theScore's Justin Boone is the second-ranked pro over the last four seasons in FantasyPros' Most Accurate Expert Competition. Follow the links above to see his rankings for every position heading into 2016.
Breakouts, Busts, Sleepers
- Breakout players to target
- Busts to avoid
- Deep Sleepers to steal
- Risky Picks to gamble on
Position Tiers
Draft Strategies
Breaking down the best ways to approach your draft based on where you're selecting in the round.
Auction Values
Values are based on 12-team leagues with a $200 salary cap in a standard scoring format
Mock Drafts
A glimpse at what your drafts might look like, with insight on each round.
Fantasy Quiz
Test your knowledge to see just how prepared you are for draft day.
Attack Your Draft
- 7 players who will lead you to a title
- Late-round players to target
- 9 bold fantasy predictions for 2016
- Early-season schedules to exploit and avoid
- Passing/rushing attacks you want a piece of in 2016
- Going heavy at WR and the players to take you there
- How to suceed with a Zero WR approach
- Why you might still need to draft an RB first
- Targeting TEs on teams with weak receiving corps
- Value Charts: Where can you afford to wait
- How to dominate your auction league
- What did we learn from 2015 drafts?
- Common draft mistakes
Game-Day Takeaways
Fantasy observations for every preseason game around the league.
- Thursday, Sept. 1 (15 games)
- Sunday, Aug. 28 (3 games)
- Saturday, Aug. 27 (6 games)
- Friday, Aug. 26 (5 games)
- Thursday, Aug. 25 (2 games)
- Saturday, Aug. 20 (7 games)
- Friday, Aug. 19 (3 games)
- Thursday, Aug. 18 (6 games)
- Sunday, Aug. 14 (1 game)
- Saturday, Aug. 13 (4 games)
- Friday, Aug. 12 (5 games)
- Thursday, Aug. 11 (6 games)
Position Primers
A quick refresher on every notable player's fantasy outlook.
Offensive Line Rankings
Ranking all 32 offensive lines, taking into account past performance, offseason upgrades, overall depth, and the very underrated element of continuity.
Fantasy Roundtables
Our fantasy editors share their approaches for each position, including players to target, draft strategies, and bold predictions.
- Quarterbacks
- Running Backs
- Wide Receivers
- Tight Ends
- Defense/Special Teams
- Individual Defensive Players
Most Interesting Players
Making a Case
- Why Le'Veon Bell is still a 1st round pick
- Why you shouldn't draft Le'veon Bell
- Which Patriots will see a boost without Brady?
- Why the Broncos offense should be avoided
- Is Cam Newton being drafted too early?
- Why Gronk isn't worth a top-15 pick
- Is Ezekiel Elliott worth a 1st-round pick as a rookie?
- Why Michael Thomas will finish as the top rookie WR
- Considering RG3 in the final round of your draft
- Why Romo-Stafford is the perfect pairing
- Stephen Gostkowski isn't worth reaching for
Fantasy Faceoffs
- Luck vs. Wilson
- Brady vs. Bortles
- Peterson vs. Johnson
- Miller vs. Freeman
- Martin vs. Lacy
- Nelson vs. Green
- Marshall vs. Jeffery
- Benjamin vs. Hilton
- Olsen vs. Eifert
- Thomas vs. Green
Who Will Finish No. 1?
Giving odds for every player with a chance of ending the year No. 1 at their position.
Winning Strategies
- How to divide your roster in best-ball formats
- Deciding when to select a 2nd QB
- How to dominate your IDP league
- 4 approaches for two-quarterback leagues
- How to handle 'Draft Only' formats
Exceeding Expectations
A look at the players who are undervalued and will continue to be until public perception catches up to the reality of their situations.
In-Season Advice
- theScore's guide to fantasy league etiquette
- How to use your FAAB budget wisely
- Drafter's remorse: How to fix your roster holes
- Building a winning team through trades
- 5 ways to jazz up your season-long league
Advanced Research
Quarterbacks
- QB bye week replacement guide
- QBs facing potential interception regression
- 7 QBs with potentially shaky job security
- Do elite fantasy QBs play for winning NFL teams?
- The FrankenQB - How to build a QB1 with scraps
Running Backs
- RB Job Security Index - Late Edition
- Does it matter which team your RBs come from?
- Offensive lines that could turn studs into duds
Wide Receivers
- Which 2nd-year WRs will make a leap?
- WRs who are hindered by conservative offenses
- Which late-round WRs have the best shot at being fantasy starters?
- How to approach low-yardage QBs and their WRs
- Which WR corps benefits the most from offseason departures?
Defenses/Kickers
- When to trust defensive team stats
- Targeting second matchups against elite divisional defenses
- Breaking down the top kicker weeks from 2015
Determining Values
- How coaching changes will affect fantasy value
- Properly valuing players in PPR/non-PPR leagues
- Preseason Rookie Report
- Separating success in fantasy and reality
- The All-Bust-Proof team
- Evaluating playing time increases
- What do mock drafts really tell you?
- ADP risers and fallers
- Handicapping the Steelers offense for fantasy
- Choosing the right players to keep
- 4 players who no longer provide great draft value
- What to expect from aging superstars
- Reconciling NFL fandom with your fantasy team
Rules/Stats