By Matt Papiernik, @Matt_Papiernik on Twitter
SteelerNation.com
The NFL preseason is now underway and everyone is glued to the stats of each game to see what players are worth taking on draft day. Below is a list of my top 100 fantasy players for 2019. I did this list based off of standard scoring, so there will be some players that move up and down the list a few spots when taking into consideration PPR (points per reception) leagues. As the season moves closer, I will fill in reasoning for the ranking of some of the players that I have higher/lower than most.
Some players that have made a decent jump or slide since my previous ranking.
DOWN - A.J. Green: Since my last update, A.J. Green suffered an ankle injury which required surgery. He is likely to miss a couple games to start the year, so I slid him down to the middle of my rankings when he normally would be in the top 30.
DOWN - Antonio Brown: AB has made some weird headlines this training camp. From him not participating due to getting frost bite on his feet, to him threatening to retire because of his helmet. Either way, he was lower this year than in the past due to a downgrade at QB, but a lot of this added noise around him makes me want to stay away as well.
UP - Duke Johnson Jr.: Johnson recently got traded to the Houston Texans, and now has a much easier path to meaningful touches in a more spread out offense due to their quarterback. Johnson isn't going to get all the work in Houston, and may not even be the lead back, but he will likely produce enough to be flex worthy most weeks.
UP - Tevin Coleman: Coleman was an interesting signing this off-season for the San Francisco 49ers as they already had a running back they committed a decent amount of money to last off-season. However, Jerick McKinnon is starting the season on IR and now there is a good chance Coleman will lead the 49ers in touches.
Saquon Barkely
Christian McCaffrey
Alvin Kamara
Le’Veon Bell
Davante Adams
DeAndre Hopkins
Ezekiel Elliot
James Conner
David Johnson
Michael Thomas
Todd Gurley II
Julio Jones
Joe Mixon
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Melvin Gordon
Odell Beckham Jr.
Travis Kelce
Dalvin Cook
Tyreek Hill
Mike Evans
Amari Cooper
Derrick Henry
Keenan Allen
T.Y. Hilton
Leonard Fournette
George Kittle
Devonta Freeman
Zach Ertz
Antonio Brown
Kerryon Johnson
Nick Chubb
Stefon Diggs
Brandin Cooks
Marlon Mack
Kenny Golladay
Adam Thielen
Aaron Jones
Julian Edelman
Josh Jacobs
Chris Carson
Robert Woods
Patrick Mahomes
David Montgomery
Damien Williams
Tyler Lockett
Sony Michel
Cooper Kupp
Mike Williams
Calvin Ridley
Mark Ingram II
DJ Moore
James White
Tyler Boyd
A.J. Green
Tevin Coleman
Evan Engram
Robby Anderson
Marvin Jones Jr.
Phillip Lindsay
Latavius Murray
Aaron Rodgers
Will Fuller V
Chris Godwin
Derrius Guice
Tarik Cohen
Allen Robinson
Miles Sanders
Sammy Watkins
Deshaun Watson
Dante Pettis
OJ Howard
Alshon Jeffrey
Lamar Miller
Andrew Luck
Courtland Sutton
Jared Cook
Dede Westbrook
Corey Davis
Matt Breida
Curtis Samuel
Cam Newton
Kenyan Drake
Christian Kirk
Austin Ekeler
DeSean Jackson
Ronald Jones
LeSean McCoy
Duke Johnson Jr.
Larry Fitzgerald
Rashaad Penny
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
Jarvis Landry
Donte Moncrief
Darrell Henderson
Russell Wilson
N’Keal Harry
Jordan Howard
Michael Gallup
Eric Ebron
James Washington
Comment below and let me know what you think of my top 100! I will be releasing more rankings over the next couple weeks, and updating the top 100 as we move through the preseason.
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