Fantasy: 2019 Best Ball Rankings (Updated)
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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.
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.
Fantasy Rankings
Re-Draft | Dynasty | Best Ball
Best Ball
Rk | Player | Team | Pos. |
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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 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | WR1 |
7 | David Johnson | ARI | RB6 |
8 | Odell Beckham Jr. | CLE | WR2 |
9 | Davante Adams | GB | WR3 |
10 | Todd Gurley | LAR | RB7 |
11 | Julio Jones | ATL | WR4 |
12 | Nick Chubb | CLE | RB8 |
13 | Le'Veon Bell | NYJ | RB9 |
14 | Joe Mixon | CIN | RB10 |
15 | Michael Thomas | NO | WR5 |
16 | James Conner | PIT | RB11 |
17 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | WR6 |
18 | Antonio Brown | OAK | WR7 |
19 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE1 |
20 | Damien Williams | KC | RB12 |
21 | Mike Evans | TB | WR8 |
22 | Zach Ertz | PHI | TE2 |
23 | Keenan Allen | LAC | WR9 |
24 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | RB13 |
25 | A.J. Green | CIN | WR10 |
26 | George Kittle | SF | TE3 |
27 | Marlon Mack | IND | RB14 |
28 | Amari Cooper | DAL | WR11 |
29 | Aaron Jones | GB | RB15 |
30 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | WR12 |
31 | Julian Edelman | NE | WR13 |
32 | Robert Woods | LAR | WR14 |
33 | Sony Michel | NE | RB16 |
34 | Stefon Diggs | MIN | WR15 |
35 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | RB17 |
36 | Mark Ingram | BAL | RB18 |
37 | Josh Jacobs | OAK | RB19 |
38 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR16 |
39 | Chris Carson | SEA | RB20 |
40 | Brandin Cooks | LAR | WR17 |
41 | Kenny Golladay | DET | WR18 |
42 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | RB21 |
43 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | RB22 |
44 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | RB23 |
45 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | RB24 |
46 | Allen Robinson | CHI | WR19 |
47 | Chris Godwin | TB | WR20 |
48 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | RB25 |
49 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | WR21 |
50 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | WR22 |
51 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | WR23 |
52 | Robby Anderson | NYJ | WR24 |
53 | D.J. Moore | CAR | WR25 |
54 | Dante Pettis | SF | WR26 |
55 | James White | NE | RB26 |
56 | Tevin Coleman | SF | RB27 |
57 | David Montgomery | CHI | RB28 |
58 | Sammy Watkins | KC | WR27 |
59 | Derrick Henry | TEN | RB29 |
60 | O.J. Howard | TB | TE4 |
61 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | QB1 |
62 | Miles Sanders | PHI | RB30 |
63 | Derrius Guice | WAS | RB31 |
64 | Evan Engram | NYG | TE5 |
65 | Mike Williams | LAC | WR28 |
66 | Hunter Henry | LAC | TE6 |
67 | Corey Davis | TEN | WR29 |
68 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | WR30 |
69 | Lamar Miller | HOU | RB32 |
70 | Rashaad Penny | SEA | RB33 |
71 | Marvin Jones | DET | WR31 |
72 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | QB2 |
73 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | WR32 |
74 | Golden Tate | NYG | WR33 |
75 | Jared Cook | NO | TE7 |
76 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | WR34 |
77 | Eric Ebron | IND | TE8 |
78 | Will Fuller | HOU | WR35 |
79 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | WR36 |
80 | Peyton Barber | TB | RB34 |
81 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | QB3 |
82 | Latavius Murray | NO | RB35 |
83 | N'Keal Harry | NE | WR37 |
84 | Christian Kirk | ARI | WR38 |
85 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | WR39 |
86 | John Brown | BUF | WR40 |
87 | Jerick McKinnon | SF | RB36 |
88 | Andrew Luck | IND | QB4 |
89 | Dede Westbrook | JAC | WR41 |
90 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | RB37 |
91 | Royce Freeman | DEN | RB38 |
92 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | QB5 |
93 | David Njoku | CLE | TE9 |
94 | Anthony Miller | CHI | WR42 |
95 | Carson Wentz | PHI | QB6 |
96 | Justice Hill | BAL | RB39 |
97 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | RB40 |
98 | Vance McDonald | PIT | TE10 |
99 | Devin Funchess | IND | WR43 |
100 | Geronimo Allison | GB | WR44 |
101 | Russell Wilson | SEA | QB7 |
102 | Matt Ryan | ATL | QB8 |
103 | Keke Coutee | HOU | WR45 |
104 | Curtis Samuel | CAR | WR46 |
105 | Jordan Howard | PHI | RB41 |
106 | Nyheim Hines | IND | RB42 |
107 | Jaylen Samuels | PIT | RB43 |
108 | Kareem Hunt* | CLE | RB44 |
109 | Carlos Hyde | KC | RB45 |
110 | D.K. Metcalf | SEA | WR47 |
111 | James Washington | PIT | WR48 |
112 | Mecole Hardman | KC | WR49 |
113 | Darrell Henderson | LAR | RB46 |
114 | Kenny Stills | MIA | WR50 |
115 | Robert Foster | BUF | WR51 |
116 | Drew Brees | NO | QB9 |
117 | Trey Burton | CHI | TE11 |
118 | Cam Newton | CAR | QB10 |
119 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | WR52 |
120 | Delanie Walker | TEN | TE12 |
121 | Jameis Winston | TB | QB11 |
122 | Matt Breida | SF | RB47 |
123 | Chris Thompson | WAS | RB48 |
124 | Donte Moncrief | PIT | WR53 |
125 | Jared Goff | LAR | QB12 |
126 | Ito Smith | ATL | RB49 |
127 | Austin Hooper | ATL | TE13 |
128 | Mitch Trubisky | CHI | QB13 |
129 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | WR54 |
130 | Michael Gallup | DAL | WR55 |
131 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | QB14 |
132 | Kyler Murray | ARI | QB15 |
133 | Chris Herndon IV | NYJ | TE14 |
134 | Giovani Bernard | CIN | RB50 |
135 | Dion Lewis | TEN | RB51 |
136 | A.J. Brown | TEN | WR56 |
137 | DaeSean Hamilton | DEN | WR57 |
138 | Josh Allen | BUF | QB16 |
139 | Parris Campbell | IND | WR58 |
140 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | GB | WR59 |
141 | Tyrell Williams | OAK | WR60 |
142 | Duke Johnson | CLE | RB52 |
143 | C.J. Anderson | DET | RB53 |
144 | Jamaal Williams | GB | RB54 |
145 | Mike Davis | CHI | RB55 |
146 | Jordan Reed | WAS | TE15 |
147 | D'Onta Foreman | HOU | RB56 |
148 | Ronald Jones II | TB | RB57 |
149 | Dak Prescott | DAL | QB17 |
150 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | QB18 |
151 | Marquise Brown | BAL | WR61 |
152 | Emmanuel Sanders | DEN | WR62 |
153 | Philip Rivers | LAC | QB19 |
154 | Demarcus Robinson | KC | WR63 |
155 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | TE16 |
156 | Greg Olsen | CAR | TE17 |
157 | Jalen Richard | OAK | RB58 |
158 | Rex Burkhead | NE | RB59 |
159 | Kalen Ballage | MIA | RB60 |
160 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | QB20 |
161 | Noah Fant | DEN | TE18 |
162 | Mohamed Sanu | ATL | WR64 |
163 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | QB21 |
164 | Tom Brady | NE | QB22 |
165 | Trey Quinn | WAS | WR65 |
166 | Tre'Quan Smith | NO | WR66 |
167 | Ryquell Armstead | JAC | RB61 |
168 | Chase Edmonds | ARI | RB62 |
169 | Kyle Rudolph | MIN | TE19 |
170 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE20 |
171 | Sam Darnold | NYJ | QB23 |
172 | Darwin Thompson | KC | RB63 |
173 | Quincy Enunwa | NYJ | WR67 |
174 | DeVante Parker | MIA | WR68 |
175 | Deebo Samuel | SF | WR69 |
176 | Jimmy Graham | GB | TE21 |
177 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | TE22 |
178 | Jack Doyle | IND | TE23 |
179 | Albert Wilson | MIA | WR70 |
180 | Marqise Lee | JAC | WR71 |
181 | Jamison Crowder | NYJ | WR72 |
182 | Alexander Mattison | MIN | RB64 |
183 | Marquise Goodwin | SF | WR73 |
184 | Derek Carr | OAK | QB24 |
185 | Matthew Stafford | DET | QB25 |
186 | Spencer Ware | IND | RB65 |
187 | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | NE | TE24 |
188 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | TE25 |
189 | Ian Thomas | CAR | TE26 |
190 | Adam Humphries | TEN | WR74 |
191 | Gerald Everett | LAR | TE27 |
192 | Doug Martin | OAK | RB66 |
193 | Adrian Peterson | WAS | RB67 |
194 | Malcolm Brown | LAR | RB68 |
195 | Taylor Gabriel | CHI | WR75 |
196 | Andy Dalton | CIN | QB26 |
197 | Hakeem Butler | ARI | WR76 |
198 | Marcus Mariota | TEN | QB27 |
199 | Josh Gordon* | NE | WR77 |
200 | Hayden Hurst | BAL | TE28 |
* - Suspended to start season