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fantasy football rankings tiers 2019
By Michael Valverde
Tiers. This mechanism alone could win an owner a title. The first time I ever developed a tier sheet was around 2001. I heard this term "tier" floating around the fantasy football section of the internet and immediately I was all-in. It is essential and a great step in organizing a drafting strategy. The process is complex, but easy to do and very fun.
How to break down players and their value in one row column.
Here is where the league rules come into play in scoring points. The more points a player can score in combination with position scarcity and availability will give you the guide in overall and positional rankings.The very first step is using rankings for both overall and positional. It is up to you which group you want to start first. Overall rankings incorporate which players you would choose first-to-last among all the available players in your draft. Positional rankings are the players you have from top-to-bottom in each separate position.
I normally start with position. Quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and lastly tight ends. Anyone can stretch this to any other position. Defenses, kickers, flex, and more. Once done, I move into overall rankings.
The reason I do positional first, its easier for me to see each player lined-up from top-to-bottom. This way I have all the players in front of me and can begin to order them overall under several different tiers. It gives a bird-eyes view of all the players in each position to be able to hunt and pick each separate athlete from their respective positions to place in one large order.
The most difficult part of putting together each tier is the breaking point. This is because it is subjective. Each tier is a significant gap in value. For instance, Christian McCaffrey, Alvin Kamara, Saquon Barkley, and Ezekiel Elliot all can finish first in scoring. There is no significant gap in production value. The big group of four will be your tier one players. Where is there a gap? David Johnson is next in line. He will be the beginning of tier two.
Each tier can have many or few. The quarterbacks is a prime example. In tier one there is just Patrick Mahomes. Yes, Andrew Luck is great, but there is such a significant drop-off in value between Luck and Mahomes that it warrants a totally separate tier. Keep in mind. The deeper the tiers go the more players you will see in one tier group.
Quarterbacks
Tier 11. Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City)
Tier 2
2. Andrew Luck (Indianapolis)
3. Deshaun Watson (Houston)
4. Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay)
Tier 3
5. Cam Newton (Carolina)
6. Baker Mayfield (Cleveland)
7. Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams)
8. Matt Ryan (Atlanta)
9. Drew Brees (New Orleans)
Tier 4
10. Kirk Cousins (Minnesota)
11. Carson Wentz (Philadelphia)
12. Russell Wilson (Seattle)
13. Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay)
14. Dak Prescott (Dallas)
Tier 5
15. Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh)
16. Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers)
17. Jimmy Garoppolo (San Francisco)
18. Tom Brady (New England)
Tier 6
19. Sam Darnold (New York Jets)
20. Mitchell Trubisky (Chicago)
21. Josh Allen (Buffalo)
22. Lamar Jackson (Baltimore)
23. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
24. Derek Carr (Oakland)
25. Matthew Stafford (Detroit)
26. Andy Dalton (Cincinnati)
Tier 7
27. Nick Foles (Jacksonville)
28. Joe Flacco (Denver)
29. Ryan Fitzpatrick (Miami)
30. Eli Manning (New York Giants)
31. Case Keenum (Washington)
32. Dwayne Haskins (Washington)
33. Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee)
34. Josh Rosen (Miami)
35. Marcus Mariota (Tennessee)
36. Daniel Jones (New York Giants)
37. Drew Lock (Denver)
RUNNING BACKS
Tier 11. Alvin Kamara (New Orleans)
2. Saquon Barkley (New York Giants)
3. Christian McCaffrey (Carolina)
4. Ezekiel Elliot (Dallas)
Tier 2
5. David Johnson (Arizona)
6. Le’Veon Bell (New York Jets)
7. James Conner (Pittsburgh)
8. Joe Mixon (Cincinnati)
Tier 3
9. Devonta Freeman (Atlanta)
10. Kerryon Johnson (Detroit)
11. Nick Chubb (Cleveland)
12. Dalvin Cook (Minnesota)
13. Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams)
14. Melvin Gordon (Los Angeles Chargers)
Tier 4
15. Damien Williams (Kansas City)
16. Aaron Jones (Green Bay)
17. Josh Jacobs (Oakland)
18. Marlon Mack (Indianapolis)
19. Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville)
20. Derrick Henry (Tennessee)
Tier 5
21. Mark Ingram (Baltimore)
22. Phillip Lindsay (Denver)
23. Lamar Miller (Houston)
24. Chris Carson (Seattle)
25. James White (New England)
Tier 6
26. Sony Michel (New England)
27. Kenyan Drake (Miami)
28. Darrius Guice (Washington)
29. Tevin Coleman (San Francisco)
30. David Montgomery (Chicago)
31. Rashaad Penny (Seattle)
Tier 7
32. Tarik Cohen (Chicago)
33. Miles Sanders (Philadelphia)
34. Darrell Henderson (Los Angeles Rams)
35. Royce Freeman (Denver)
36. Justin Jackson (Los Angeles Chargers)
37. LeSean McCoy (Buffalo)
38. Jordan Howard (Philadelphia)
39. Latavius Murray (New Orleans)
40. Damien Harris (New England)
Tier 8
41. Jerick McKinnon (San Francisco)
42. Chris Thompson (Washington)
43. Adrian Peterson (Washington)
44. Dion Lewis (Tennessee)
45. Peyton Barber (Tampa Bay)
46. Carlos Hyde (Kansas City)
47. Jaylen Samuels (Pittsburgh)
48. Nyheim Hines (Indianapolis)
49. Matt Breida (San Francisco)
Tier 9
50. Ronald Jones (Tampa Bay)
51. Ito Smith (Atlanta)
52. D’Onta Foreman (Houston)
53. Kalen Ballage (Miami)
54. Jamaal Williams (Green Bay)
55. Austin Ekeler (Los Angeles Chargers)
56. Giovani Bernard (Cincinnati)
57. Devin Singletary (Buffalo)
58. Chase Edmonds (Arizona)
59. Alexander Mattison (Minnesota)
60. Kareem Hunt (Cleveland)
WIDE RECEIVERS
Tier 11. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston)
2. Davante Adams (Green Bay)
Tier 2
3. Michael Thomas (New Orleans)
4. Julio Jones (Atlanta)
5. Mike Evans (Tampa Bay)
6. Tyreek Hill (Kansas City)
7. Odell Beckham Jr (New York Giants)
Tier 3
8. JuJu Smith-Schuster (Pittsburgh)
9. Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers)
10. Antonio Brown (Oakland)
11. Amari Cooper (Dallas)
12. Adam Thielen (Minnesota)
13. TY Hilton (Indianapolis)
14. Stefon Diggs (Minnesota)
Tier 4
15. Brandin Cooks (Los Angeles Rams)
16. Robert Woods (Los Angeles Rams)
17. Kenny Golladay (Detroit)
18. Tyler Boyd (Cincinnati)
Tier 5
19. Julian Edelman (New England)
20. Calvin Ridley (Atlanta)
21. Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams)
22. AJ Green (Cincinnati)
23. Allen Robinson (Chicago)
24. Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona)
25. DJ Moore (Carolina)
26. Tyler Lockett (Seattle)
27. Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay)
Tier 6
28. Dante Pettis (San Francisco)
29. Alshon Jeffrey (Philadelphia)
30. Jarvis Landry (Cleveland)
31. Corey Davis (Tennessee)
32. Marvin Jones (Detroit)
33. Mike Williams (Los Angeles Chargers)
34. Will Fuller (Houston)
35. Robby Anderson (New York Jets)
36. Courtland Sutton (Denver)
37. N’Keal Harry (New England)
38. James Washington (Pittsburgh)
39. Sammy Watkins (Kansas City)
Tier 7
40. Dede Westbrook (Jacksonville)
41. Christian Kirk (Arizona)
42. Curtis Samuel (Carolina)
43. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Green Bay)
44. Geronimo Allison (Green Bay)
45. Quincy Enunwa (New York Jets)
46. John Brown (Buffalo)
47. DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia)
48. Ted Ginn (New Orleans)
49. Albert Wilson (Miami)
50. Tyrell Williams (Oakland)
51. Mohamed Sanu (Atlanta)
52. Michael Gallup (Dallas)
53. Anthony Miller (Chicago)
54. Emmanuel Sanders (Denver)
55. Devin Funchess (Indianapolis)
56. DaeSean Hamilton (Denver)
Tier 8
57. Jamison Crowder (New York Jets)
58. Kenny Stills (Miami)
59. Parris Campbell (Indianapolis)
60. Deebo Samuel (San Francisco)
61. Robert Foster (Buffalo)
62. Zay Jones (Buffalo)
63. Donte Moncrief (Pittsburgh)
64. Andy Isabella (Arizona)
65. DK Metcalf (Seattle)
66. Paul Richardson (Washington)
67. Marquise Brown (Baltimore)
68. David Moore (Seattle)
69. Marqise Lee (Jacksonville)
70. Antonio Callaway (Cleveland)
71. Mecole Hardman (Kansas City)
72. Trey Quinn (Washington)
73. John Ross (Cincinnati)
74. Phillip Dorsett (New England)
75. Josh Reynolds (Los Angeles Rams)
76. Deon Cain (Indianapolis)
77. JJ Arcega-Whiteside (Philadelphia)
TIGHT ENDS
Tier 11. Travis Kelce (Kansas City)
2. George Kittle (San Francisco)
3. Zach Ertz (Philadelphia)
Tier 2
4. Evan Engram (New York Giants)
5. OJ Howard (Tampa Bay)
6. Hunter Henry (Los Angeles Chargers)
7. Jared Cook (New Orleans)
Tier 3
8. David Njoku (Cleveland)
9. Delanie Walker (Tennessee)
10. Trey Burton (Chicago)
11. Vance McDonald (Pittsburgh)
12. Austin Hooper (Atlanta)
13. Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota)
Tier 4
14. Eric Ebron (Indianapolis)
15. Jack Doyle (Indianapolis)
16. Greg Olsen (Carolina)
17. Jordan Reed (Washington)
18. Jimmy Graham (Green Bay)
19. Mark Andrews (Baltimore)
20. Hayden Hurst (Baltimore)
21. TJ Hockenson (Detroit)
22. Noah Fant (Denver)
23. Tyler Eifert (Cincinnati)
24. Chris Herndon (New York Jets)
Tier 5
25. Ian Thomas (Carolina)
26. Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia)
27. Darren Waller (Oakland)
28. Jason Witten (Dallas)
29. Gerald Everett (Los Angeles Rams)
30. Mike Gesicki (Miami)
31. Matt LaCosse (New England)
32. Geoff Swaim (Jacksonville)
33. Will Dissly (Seattle)
34. Jonnu Smith (Tennessee)
35. CJ Uzomah (Cincinnati)
36. Irv Smith (Minnesota)
PLACE KICKERS
Tier 11. Greg Zuerlein (Los Angeles Rams)
2. Justin Tucker (Baltimore)
3. Harrison Butker (Kansas City)
4. Will Lutz (New Orleans)
Tier 2
5. Ka’imi Fairbairn (Houston)
6. Stephen Gostkowski (New England)
7. Jake Elliot (Philadelphia)
8. Brett Maher (Dallas)
9. Matt Prater (Detroit)
Tier 3
10. Mason Crosby (Green Bay)
11. Robbie Gould (San Francisco)
12. Michael Badgley (Los Angeles Chargers)
13. Adam Vinatieri (Indianapolis)
14. Graham Gano (Carolina)
15. Dan Bailey (Minnesota)
Tier 4
16. Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh)
17. Jason Myers (Seattle)
18. Aldrick Rosas (New York Giants)
19. Ryan Succop (Tennessee)
20. Brandon McManus (Denver)
21. Josh Lambo (Jacksonville)
22. Greg Joseph (Cleveland)
23. Giorgio Tavecchio (Atlanta)
24. Randy Bullock (Cincinnati)
Tier 5
25. Daniel Carlson (Oakland)
26. Cairo Santos (Tampa Bay)
27. Dustin Hopkins (Washington)
28. Chandler Cantanzaro (New York Jets)
29. Zane Gonzalez (Arizona)
30. Jason Sanders (Miami)
DEFENSES
Tier 11. Chicago
Tier 2
2. Jacksonville
3. Los Angeles Rams
Tier 3
4. Minnesota
5. Baltimore
6. Los Angeles Chargers
7. Houston
Tier 4
8. New Orleans
9. Indianapolis
10. Cleveland
11. Denver
12. Buffalo
13. New England
Tier 5
14. Dallas
15. Seattle
16. Pittsburgh
17. Tennessee
18. Kansas City
19. Philadelphia
20. Carolina
21. Atlanta
Tier 6
22. Green Bay
23. Arizona
24. Washington
25. New York Jets
26. Detroit
27. New York Giants
28. San Francisco
29. Miami
30. Tampa Bay
31. Cincinnati
32. Oakland
OVERALL
Tier11. Alvin Kamara (New Orleans)
2. Saquon Barkley (New York Giants)
3. Christian McCaffrey (Carolina)
4. Ezekiel Elliot (Dallas)
5. David Johnson (Arizona)
Tier 2
6. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston)
7. Davante Adams (Green Bay)
8. Michael Thomas (New Orleans)
9. Julio Jones (Atlanta)
10. Travis Kelce (Kansas City)
11. Le’Veon Bell (New York Jets)
12. James Conner (Pittsburgh)
13. Joe Mixon (Cincinnati)
Tier 3
14. Mike Evans (Tampa Bay)
15. Tyreek Hill (Kansas City)
16. Odell Beckham Jr (New York Giants)
17. Devonta Freeman (Atlanta)
18. Kerryon Johnson (Detroit)
19. Nick Chubb (Cleveland)
20. Dalvin Cook (Minnesota)
Tier 4
21. Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams)
22. Melvin Gordon (Los Angeles Chargers)
23. JuJu Smith-Schuster (Pittsburgh)
24. Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers)
25. Antonio Brown (Oakland)
26. Damien Williams (Kansas City)
27. Aaron Jones (Green Bay)
28. George Kittle (San Francisco)
29. Amari Cooper (Dallas)
Tier 5
30. Adam Thielen (Minnesota)
31. TY Hilton (Indianapolis)
32. Stefon Diggs (Minnesota)
33. Josh Jacobs (Oakland)
34. Marlon Mack (Indianapolis)
35. Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville)
36. Derrick Henry (Tennessee)
37. Brandin Cooks (Los Angeles Rams)
38. Robert Woods (Los Angeles Rams)
39. Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City)
Tier 6
40. Zach Ertz (Philadelphia)
41. Andrew Luck (Indianapolis)
42. Deshaun Watson (Houston)
43. Mark Ingram (Baltimore)
44. Phillip Lindsay (Denver)
45. Kenny Golladay (Detroit)
46. Tyler Boyd (Cincinnati)
47. Julian Edelman (New England)
48. Calvin Ridley (Atlanta)
49. Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams)
50. Lamar Miller (Houston)
51. Chris Carson (Seattle)
52. James White (New England)
53. Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay)
54. AJ Green (Cincinnati)
55. Allen Robinson (Chicago)
Tier 7
56. Sony Michel (New England)
57. Kenyan Drake (Miami)
58. Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona)
59. DJ Moore (Carolina)
60. Evan Engram (New York Giants)
61. OJ Howard (Tampa Bay)
62. Tyler Lockett (Seattle)
63. Chris Godwin (Tampa Bay)
64. Dante Pettis (San Francisco)
65. Alshon Jeffrey (Philadelphia)
66. Darrius Guice (Washington)
67. Tevin Coleman (Atlanta)
68. David Montgomery (Chicago)
69. Cam Newton (Carolina)
70. Baker Mayfield (Cleveland)
71. Rashaad Penny (Seattle)
72. Jarvis Landry (Cleveland)
73. Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams)
Tier 8
74. Hunter Henry (Los Angeles Chargers)
75. Matt Ryan (Atlanta)
76. Drew Brees (New Orleans)
77. Corey Davis (Tennessee)
78. Marvin Jones (Detroit)
79. Mike Williams (Los Angeles Chargers)
80. Will Fuller (Houston)
81. Robby Anderson (New York Jets)
82. Darrell Henderson (Los Angeles Rams)
83. Royce Freeman (Denver)
84. Justin Jackson (Los Angeles Chargers)
85. LeSean McCoy (Buffalo)
86. Jordan Howard (Philadelphia)
87. Latavius Murray (New Orleans)
88. Jared Cook (New Orleans)
89. David Njoku (Cleveland)
90. Kirk Cousins (Minnesota)
91. Carson Wentz (Philadelphia)
92. Russell Wilson (Seattle)
93. Courtland Sutton (Denver)
94. N’Keal Harry (New England)
95. James Washington (Pittsburgh)
96. Sammy Watkins (Kansas City)
97. Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay)
98. Dak Prescott (Dallas)
Tier 9
99. Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh)
100. Philip Rivers (Los Angeles Chargers)
101. Delanie Walker (Tennessee)
102. Trey Burton (Chicago)
103. Vance McDonald (Pittsburgh)
104. Dede Westbrook (Jacksonville)
105. Christian Kirk (Arizona)
106. Curtis Samuel (Carolina)
107. Damien Harris (New England)
108. Jerick McKinnon (Minnesota)
109. Jimmy Garoppolo (San Francisco)
110. Tom Brady (New England)
111. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (Green Bay)
112. Geronimo Allison (Green Bay)
113. Quincy Enunwa (New York Jets)
114. John Brown (Buffalo)
115. DeSean Jackson (Philadelphia)
116. Sam Darnold (New York Jets)
117. Mitch Trubisky (Chicago)
118. Josh Allen (Buffalo)
119. Lamar Jackson (Baltimore)
120. Kyler Murray (Arizona)
121. Chris Thompson (Washington)
122. Adrian Peterson (Washington)
123. Chicago Bears
124. Dion Lewis (Tennessee)
125. Peyton Barber (Tampa Bay)
126. Carlos Hyde (Kansas City)
127. Ted Ginn (New Orleans)
128. Albert Wilson (Miami)
129. Tyrell Williams (Oakland)
130. Mohammed Sanu (Atlanta)
131. Austin Hooper (Atlanta)
132. Kyle Rudolph (Minnesota)
133. Michael Gallup (Dallas)
134. Anthony Miller (Chicago)
135. Emmanuel Sanders (Denver)
136. Devin Funchess (Indianapolis)
137. DaeSean Hamilton (Denver)
Tier 10
138. Derek Carr (Oakland)
139. Matthew Stafford (Detroit)
140. Andy Dalton (Cincinnati)
141. Jaylen Samuels (Pittsburgh)
142. Nyheim Hines (Indinanapolis)
143. Matt Breida (San Francisco)
144. Eric Ebron (Indianapolis)
145. Jack Doyle (Indianapolis)
146. Greg Olsen (Carolina)
147. Jordan Reed (Washington)
148. Jimmy Graham (Green Bay)
149. Mark Andrews (Baltimore)
150. Hunter Hurst (Baltimore)
151. TJ Hockenson (Detroit)
152. Noah Fant (Denver)
153. Jamison Crowder (New York Jets)
154. Kenny Stills (Miami)
155. Parris Campbell (Indianapolis)
156. Deebo Samuel (San Francisco)
157. Robert Foster (Buffalo)
158. Zay Jones (Buffalo)
159. Nick Foles (Jacksonville)
160. Joe Flacco (Denver)
161. Ronald Jones (Tampa Bay)
162. Ito Smith (Atlanta)
163. Jacksonville Jaguars
164. Minnesota Vikings
165. Los Angeles Rams
166. Greg Zuerlein (Los Angeles)
167. Justin Tucker (Baltimore)
168. Harrison Butker (Kansas City)
169. Will Lutz (New Orleans)
170. Los Angeles Chargers
171. Houston Texans
Tier 11
172. Donte Moncrief (Pittsburgh)
173. Andy Isabella (Arizona)
174. DK Metcalf (Seattle)
175. Paul Richardson (Washington)
176. Marquise Brown (Baltimore)
177. David Moore (Seattle)
178. Marqise Lee (Jacksonville)
179. D’Onta Foreman (Houston)
180. Kalen Ballage (Miami)
181. Jamaal Williams (Green Bay)
182. Austin Ekeler (Los Angeles Chargers)
183. Ka’imi Fairbairn (Houston)
184. Stephen Gostkowski (New England)
185. Jake Elliot (Philadelphia)
186. Brett Maher (Dallas)
187. Matt Prater (Detroit)
188. Mason Crosby (Green Bay)
189. Robbie Gould (San Francisco)
190. New Orleans Saints
191. Indianapolis Colts
192. Cleveland Browns
193. Denver Broncos
194. Buffalo Bills
195. New England Patriots
196. Dallas Cowboys
197. Seattle Seahawks
198. Pittsburgh Steelers
199. Tennessee Titans
200. Kansas City Chiefs
201. Philadelphia Eagles
202. Carolina Panthers
203. Ian Thomas (Carolina)
204. Dallas Goedert (Philadelphia)
205. Darren Waller (Oakland)
206. Jason Witten (Dallas)
207. Gerald Everett (Los Angeles Rams)
208. Mike Gesicki (Miami)
209. Matt LaCosse (New England)
210. Geoff Swaim (Jacksonville)
Tier 12
211. Ryan Fitzpatrick (Miami)
212. Eli Manning (New York Giants)
213. Case Keenum (Washington)
214. Dwayne Haskins (Washington)
215. Michael Badgley (Los Angeles Chargers)
216. Adam Vinatieri (Indianapolis)
217. Graham Gano (Carolina)
218. Dan Bailey (Minnesota)
219. Will Dissly (Seattle)
220. Jonnu Smith (Tennessee)
221. Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh)
222. Jason Myers (Seattle)
223. Aldrick Rosas (New York Giants)
224. Ryan Succop (Tennessee)
225. Brandon McManus (Denver)
226. Green Bay Packers
227. Arizona Cardinals
228. Washington Redskins
229. New York Jets
230. Detroit Lions
231. New York Giants
232. San Francisco 49ers
233. Antonio Callaway (Cleveland)
234. Mecole Hardman (Kansas City)
235. Trey Quinn (Washington)
236. John Ross (Cincinnati)
237. Phillip Dorsett (New England)
238. Josh Reynolds (Los Angeles Rams)
239. Deon Cain (Indianapolis)
240. JJ Arcega-Whiteside (Philadelphia)
241. Josh Lambo (Jacksonville)
242. Greg Joseph (Cleveland)
243. Giorgi Tavecchio (Atlanta)
244. Randy Bullock (Cincinnati)
245. Ryan Tannehill (Tennessee)
246. Josh Rosen (Miami)
247. CJ Uzomah (Cincinnati)
248. Irv Smith (Minnesota)
249. Miami Dolphins
250. Marcus Mariota (Tennessee)
251. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
252. Daniel Carlson (Oakland)
253. Cairo Santos (Tampa Bay)
254. Dustin Hopkins (Washington)
255. Chandler Cantanzaro (New York Jets)
256. Zane Gonzalez (Arizona)
257. Jason Sanders (Miami)
258. Daniel Jones (New York Giants)
259. Drew Lock (Denver)
260. Cincinnati Bengals
261. Oakland Raiders