Fantasy: 2019 Best Ball Rankings
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For those unfamiliar with best ball, this format involves drafting a roster of players without the pressure of deciding who to start. You're aiming for upside since fantasy owners' starters will be their top weekly performers at every position.
Even though the 2019 NFL Draft is weeks away, rookies are included in the player pool for best ball. They tend to come at a discount in April due to the uncertainty regarding their landing spots, creating a window of opportunity for owners willing to take the risk.
Given the depth at the position and the ability to build a stable of two or three passers later in the draft, quarterbacks normally go off the board later in best ball compared to other fantasy formats. The fact you don't have to stress over which signal-caller to play each week makes late-round quarterbacks even more appealing.
Team defenses should always be selected near the end of the draft, so reserve two or three roster spots for them in the final rounds.
The NFL draft is guaranteed to shake things up, but here's the first look at my 2019 best ball rankings.
Fantasy Rankings
Re-Draft | Dynasty | Best Ball
Best Ball
| Rk | Player | Team | Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | RB1 |
| 2 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | RB2 |
| 3 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | RB3 |
| 4 | Alvin Kamara | NO | RB4 |
| 5 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | RB5 |
| 6 | Todd Gurley | LAR | RB6 |
| 7 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | WR1 |
| 8 | Davante Adams | GB | WR2 |
| 9 | Odell Beckham Jr. | CLE | WR3 |
| 10 | Nick Chubb | CLE | RB7 |
| 11 | James Conner | PIT | RB8 |
| 12 | Le'Veon Bell | NYJ | RB9 |
| 13 | Julio Jones | ATL | WR4 |
| 14 | Michael Thomas | NO | WR5 |
| 15 | Joe Mixon | CIN | RB10 |
| 16 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | RB11 |
| 17 | David Johnson | ARI | RB12 |
| 18 | Antonio Brown | OAK | WR6 |
| 19 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | WR7 |
| 20 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE1 |
| 21 | Tyreek Hill | KC | WR8 |
| 22 | Mike Evans | TB | WR9 |
| 23 | Zach Ertz | PHI | TE2 |
| 24 | A.J. Green | CIN | WR10 |
| 25 | Damien Williams | KC | RB13 |
| 26 | Amari Cooper | DAL | WR11 |
| 27 | George Kittle | SF | TE3 |
| 28 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | WR12 |
| 29 | Marlon Mack | IND | RB14 |
| 30 | Keenan Allen | LAC | WR13 |
| 31 | Mark Ingram | BAL | RB15 |
| 32 | Sony Michel | NE | RB16 |
| 33 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR14 |
| 34 | Aaron Jones | GB | RB17 |
| 35 | Julian Edelman | NE | WR15 |
| 36 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | WR16 |
| 37 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | RB18 |
| 38 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | RB19 |
| 39 | Chris Carson | SEA | RB20 |
| 40 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | RB21 |
| 41 | Robert Woods | LAR | WR17 |
| 42 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | RB22 |
| 43 | Kenny Golladay | DET | WR18 |
| 44 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | RB23 |
| 45 | Brandin Cooks | LAR | WR19 |
| 46 | Tevin Coleman | SF | RB24 |
| 47 | Allen Robinson | CHI | WR20 |
| 48 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | RB25 |
| 49 | Chris Godwin | TB | WR21 |
| 50 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | WR22 |
| 51 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | QB1 |
| 52 | Derrick Henry | TEN | RB26 |
| 53 | Derrius Guice | WAS | RB27 |
| 54 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | WR23 |
| 55 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | WR24 |
| 56 | Robby Anderson | NYJ | WR25 |
| 57 | D.J. Moore | CAR | WR26 |
| 58 | Corey Davis | TEN | WR27 |
| 59 | Mike Williams | LAC | WR28 |
| 60 | Sammy Watkins | KC | WR29 |
| 61 | Dante Pettis | SF | WR30 |
| 62 | O.J. Howard | TB | TE4 |
| 63 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | WR31 |
| 64 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | WR32 |
| 65 | James White | NE | RB28 |
| 66 | Evan Engram | NYG | TE5 |
| 67 | Devin Funchess | IND | WR33 |
| 68 | Hunter Henry | LAC | TE6 |
| 69 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | QB2 |
| 70 | Golden Tate | NYG | WR34 |
| 71 | Jerick McKinnon | SF | RB29 |
| 72 | Marvin Jones | DET | WR35 |
| 73 | Josh Jacobs | - | RB30 |
| 74 | Latavius Murray | NO | RB31 |
| 75 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | WR36 |
| 76 | Will Fuller | HOU | WR37 |
| 77 | Lamar Miller | HOU | RB32 |
| 78 | Jordan Howard | PHI | RB33 |
| 79 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | RB34 |
| 80 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | QB3 |
| 81 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | WR38 |
| 82 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | WR39 |
| 83 | Eric Ebron | IND | TE7 |
| 84 | Christian Kirk | ARI | WR40 |
| 85 | Andrew Luck | IND | QB4 |
| 86 | David Njoku | CLE | TE8 |
| 87 | David Montgomery | - | RB35 |
| 88 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | RB36 |
| 89 | John Brown | BUF | WR41 |
| 90 | Jared Cook | NO | TE9 |
| 91 | Peyton Barber | TB | RB37 |
| 92 | Royce Freeman | DEN | RB38 |
| 93 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | QB5 |
| 94 | Geronimo Allison | GB | WR42 |
| 95 | Darrell Henderson | - | RB39 |
| 96 | Mike Davis | CHI | RB40 |
| 97 | Isaiah Crowell | OAK | RB41 |
| 98 | Vance McDonald | PIT | TE10 |
| 99 | Kareem Hunt | CLE | RB42 |
| 100 | Carlos Hyde | KC | RB43 |
| 101 | Jaylen Samuels | PIT | RB44 |
| 102 | Russell Wilson | SEA | QB6 |
| 103 | Ito Smith | ATL | RB45 |
| 104 | Dion Lewis | TEN | RB46 |
| 105 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | WR43 |
| 106 | Dede Westbrook | JAC | WR44 |
| 107 | Trey Burton | CHI | TE11 |
| 108 | Carson Wentz | PHI | QB7 |
| 109 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | WR45 |
| 110 | Cam Newton | CAR | QB8 |
| 111 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | RB47 |
| 112 | Nyheim Hines | IND | RB48 |
| 113 | Matt Ryan | ATL | QB9 |
| 114 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | WR46 |
| 115 | Curtis Samuel | CAR | WR47 |
| 116 | Donte Moncrief | PIT | WR48 |
| 117 | Anthony Miller | CHI | WR49 |
| 118 | Matt Breida | SF | RB49 |
| 119 | Damien Harris | - | RB50 |
| 120 | Jared Goff | LAR | QB10 |
| 121 | Jameis Winston | TB | QB11 |
| 122 | Drew Brees | NO | QB12 |
| 123 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | WR50 |
| 124 | Delanie Walker | TEN | TE12 |
| 125 | Miles Sanders | - | RB51 |
| 126 | Chris Herndon IV | NYJ | TE13 |
| 127 | Austin Hooper | ATL | TE14 |
| 128 | Rex Burkhead | NE | RB52 |
| 129 | Jalen Richard | OAK | RB53 |
| 130 | Robert Foster | BUF | WR51 |
| 131 | Mitch Trubisky | CHI | QB13 |
| 132 | Keke Coutee | HOU | WR52 |
| 133 | Marquise Goodwin | SF | WR53 |
| 134 | Tyrell Williams | OAK | WR54 |
| 135 | James Washington | PIT | WR55 |
| 136 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | QB14 |
| 137 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | RB54 |
| 138 | Michael Gallup | DAL | WR56 |
| 139 | Kenny Stills | MIA | WR57 |
| 140 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | RB55 |
| 141 | DeVante Parker | MIA | WR58 |
| 142 | Dak Prescott | DAL | QB15 |
| 143 | Philip Rivers | LAC | QB16 |
| 144 | N'Keal Harry | - | WR59 |
| 145 | Chris Thompson | WAS | RB56 |
| 146 | Jordan Reed | WAS | TE15 |
| 147 | Jamaal Williams | GB | RB57 |
| 148 | Mike Boone | MIN | RB58 |
| 149 | Josh Allen | BUF | QB17 |
| 150 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | QB18 |
| 151 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | QB19 |
| 152 | Jamison Crowder | NYJ | WR59 |
| 153 | Tre'Quan Smith | NO | WR60 |
| 154 | DaeSean Hamilton | DEN | WR61 |
| 155 | Kenneth Dixon | BAL | RB59 |
| 156 | Devin Singletary | - | RB60 |
| 157 | D'Onta Foreman | HOU | RB61 |
| 158 | Albert Wilson | MIA | WR62 |
| 159 | Josh Gordon* | NE | WR63 |
| 160 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | QB20 |
| 161 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | RB62 |
| 162 | C.J. Anderson | DET | RB63 |
| 163 | Greg Olsen | CAR | TE16 |
| 164 | Jimmy Graham | GB | TE17 |
| 165 | Tom Brady | NE | QB21 |
| 166 | Duke Johnson | CLE | RB64 |
| 167 | Kalen Ballage | MIA | RB65 |
| 168 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | QB22 |
| 169 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | TE18 |
| 170 | Mohamed Sanu | ATL | WR64 |
| 171 | Jordan Wilkins | IND | RB66 |
| 172 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE19 |
| 173 | Derek Carr | OAK | QB23 |
| 174 | Jack Doyle | IND | TE20 |
| 175 | T.J. Yeldon | FA | RB67 |
| 176 | Gus Edwards | BAL | RB68 |
| 177 | Matthew Stafford | DET | QB24 |
| 178 | Andy Dalton | CIN | QB25 |
| 179 | Kyler Murray | - | QB26 |
| 180 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | TE21 |
| 181 | Hakeem Butler | - | WR65 |
| 182 | Jay Ajayi | FA | RB69 |
| 183 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | WR66 |
| 184 | A.J. Brown | - | WR67 |
| 185 | D.K. Metcalf | - | WR68 |
| 186 | Ian Thomas | CAR | TE22 |
| 187 | Nelson Agholor | PHI | WR69 |
| 188 | T.J. Hockenson | - | TE23 |
| 189 | Ronald Jones II | TB | RB70 |
| 190 | Rodney Anderson | - | RB71 |
| 191 | Taylor Gabriel | CHI | WR70 |
| 192 | Wayne Gallman | NYG | RB72 |
| 193 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | RB73 |
| 194 | Trey Quinn | WAS | WR71 |
| 195 | Noah Fant | - | TE24 |
| 196 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | QB27 |
| 197 | Gerald Everett | LAR | TE25 |
| 198 | Justice Hill | - | RB74 |
| 199 | Nick Foles | JAC | QB28 |
| 200 | Rob Gronkowski^ | NE | TE26 |
* - Suspended to start season
^ - Retired but may return