Folks, it is already June and we are within double digit days from the regular season. When you’re in a dynasty league, the season never ends. I’ve been thinking about the 2017 season for my dynasty team since the day after week 16 ended. I guess that I’m like Bill Belicheck with four fewer titles. I may have won the championship, but I was 3 weeks behind everybody else in the fantasy football offseason. I’m just joking (kind of), that would be a bit obsessive.
Before I get into a few stand out players, I have just a little bit of house keeping. Zach and I started a podcast called Razzblitz and it’s really easy to find. If you subscribe to the Razzcast on iTunes or whatever app you download podcasts on, our podcast will be on that thread. Or, if you just click on the football side of the Razzball blog, our podcast will be up as posts as well. Zach and I want to provide you with as much fantasy knowledge as possible and keep each episode pretty digestible time-wise while doing so. We have two up so far this off season with Episode 3 and beyond coming soon…
I have Julio Jones as my number one wide out. In short, Julio proves time and time again to be the most talented and physical specimen on the offensive side of the ball in the NFL, but I don’t think you can go wrong anywhere in the top five. Speaking of top five, Michael Thomas comes in as the number five wide out for me after an exceptional rookie season. The departure of Brandin Cooks proves that he will be Drew Brees’ focus through the air in the coming seasons.
I’m a big fan of what I’ve been hearing about Devante Parker’s expected trajectory in the coming years. There has been a ton of reports that the injuries that Parker was playing through in the first two seasons of his career were no joke. To the knowledge of the Dolphins organization, he is now 100% and ready to rake. If you read my NFL draft preparation posts, you already know that I think Corey Davis is a home run and it was meant to be in Tennessee.
I love where Terrelle Pryor Sr. landed. Besides seeming like a doofus, Kirk Cousins throws for a lot of yards and Terrelle Pryor showed last year that he’s talented at putting himself in position to make great catches and has some speed for his size. Finally, I have Kelvin Benjamin in my top 25. Despite the reports of his Eddie Lacy pre-P90X diet, I think Benjamin bounces back nicely this season for those who keep the faith. Carolina added a lot of weapons through the draft giving Benjamin more room to breathe against opposing defenses, even if his arteries are clogged.
Here are a few players that I have ranked lower as opposed to other fantasy pros analyst on the dynasty side of things. I understand the Brandin Cooks love because he is a Patriot, but ranking him in the top 15 as most did is a head-scratcher for me. Tom Brady has a ton of weapons and a tendency to focus in on just a couple depending on the game plan for the given week. I don’t see Edelman or a healthy Gronkowski losing a lot of targets. Cooks will eat because he’s a home run hitter down the field but I would rather go a safer route.
Mike Williams worries me a little. Obviously not too much because he comes in just outside of my top 30. Rivers has a lot of mouths to feed and I feel like Williams was helped out a lot in college by playing with Deshaun Watson. Plus, he’s already having back issues, yikes. I threw a ridiculous amount of shade at Laquon Treadwell by ranking him at 86. I just don’t see his path to the field and it doesn’t seem like anyone ever goes out of their way to say anything good about him in Minnesota. If Laquon was going to be the Robin to Digg’s Batman, I don’t understand why they added Micheal Floyd.
Rank | Player | Team |
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1 | Julio Jones | Atlanta Falcons |
2 | Odell Beckham Jr. | New York Giants |
3 | Mike Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4 | Antonio Brown | Pittsburgh Steelers |
5 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints |
6 | Amari Cooper | Oakland Raiders |
7 | T.Y. Hilton | Indianapolis Colts |
8 | Dez Bryant | Dallas Cowboys |
9 | A.J. Green | Cincinnati Bengals |
10 | DeAndre Hopkins | Houston Texans |
11 | Corey Davis | Tennessee Titans |
12 | Devante Parker | Miami Dolphins |
13 | Davante Adams | Green Bay Packers |
14 | Keenan Allen | Los Angeles Chargers |
15 | Sammy Watkins | Buffalo Bills |
16 | Allen Robinson | Jacksonville Jaguars |
17 | Jarvis Landry | Miami Dolphins |
18 | Alshon Jeffery | Philadelphia Eagles |
19 | Corey Coleman | Cleveland Browns |
20 | Brandin Cooks | New England Patriots |
21 | Terrelle Pryor | Washington Redskins |
22 | Stefon Diggs | Minnesota Vikings |
23 | Donte Moncrief | Indianapolis Colts |
24 | Demaryous Thomas | Denver Broncos |
25 | Kelvin Benjamin | Carolina Panthers |
26 | Doug Baldwin | Seattle Seahawks |
27 | Jordy Nelson | Green Bay Packers |
28 | Michael Crabtree | Oakland Raiders |
29 | Golden Tate | Detroit Lions |
30 | John Ross | Cincinnati Bengals |
31 | Josh Doctson | Washington Redskins |
32 | Mike Williams | Los Angeles Chargers |
33 | Tyreek Hill | Kansas City Chiefs |
34 | Kevin White | Chicago Bears |
35 | Julian Edelman | New England Patriots |
36 | Sterling Shephard | New York Giants |
37 | Emmanuel Sanders | Denver Broncos |
38 | Jordan Matthews | Philadelphia Eagles |
39 | Randall Cobb | Green Bay Packers |
40 | Jamison Crowder | Washington Redskins |
41 | Will Fuller | Houston Texans |
42 | Zay Jones | Buffalo Bills |
43 | Tyrell Williams | Los Angeles Chargers |
44 | Martavis Bryant | Pittsburgh Steelers |
45 | Jeremy Maclin | FA |
46 | Willie Snead | New Orleans Saints |
47 | Breshad Perriman | Baltimore Ravens |
48 | Cameron Merridith | Chicago Bears |
49 | Tyler Lockett | Seattle Seahawks |
50 | Desean Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
51 | Ju-Ju Smith Schuster | Pittsburgh Steelers |
52 | Eric Decker | FA |
53 | Curtis Samuel | Carolina Panthers |
54 | Marvin Jones | Detroit Lions |
55 | Chris Godwin | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
56 | John Brown | Arizona Cardinals |
57 | Rishard Matthews | Tennessee Titans |
58 | Pierre Garcon | San Fransisco 49ers |
59 | Devin Funchess | Carolina Panthers |
60 | Taylor Gabriel | Atlanta Falcons |
61 | Robert Woods | Los Angeles Rams |
62 | Kenny Stills | Miami Dolphins |
63 | ArDarius Stewart | New Yorks Jets |
64 | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals |
65 | Adam Thielen | Minnesota Vikings |
66 | Brandon Marshall | New York Giants |
67 | Malcom Mitchell | New England Patriots |
68 | Allen Hurns | Jacksonville Jaguars |
69 | Marqise Lee | Jacksonville Jaguars |
70 | Josh Gordon | FA |
71 | Kenny Golloday | Detroit Lions |
72 | Geronimo Allison | Green Bay Packers |
73 | Victor Cruz | Chicago Bears |
74 | Ted Ginn | New Orleans Saints |
75 | Robby Anderson | New York Jets |
76 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams |
77 | Taywan Taylor | Tennessee Titans |
78 | Tyler Boyd | Cincinnati Bengals |
79 | Phillip Dorsett | Indianapolis Colts |
80 | Mohamed Sanu | Atlanta Falcons |
81 | Quincy Enunwa | New York Jets |
82 | Tavon Austin | Los Angeles Rams |
83 | Dorial Green-Beckham | Philadelphia Eagles |
84 | Braxton Miller | Houston Texans |
85 | Cordarelle Patterson | Oakland Raiders |
86 | Laquon Treadwell | Minnesota Vikings |
87 | Chris Hogan | New England Patriots |
88 | Cole Beasley | Dallas Cowboys |
89 | Carlos Henderson | Denver Broncos |
90 | Chad Williams | Arizona Cardinals |
91 | Paul Richardson | Seattle Seahawks |
92 | Markus Wheaton | Chicago Bears |
93 | Jaelen Strong | Houston Texans |
94 | Dontrelle Inman | Los Angeles Chargers |
95 | J.J. Nelson | Arizona Cardinals |
96 | Michael Floyd | Minnesota Vikings |
97 | Eli Rogers | Pittsburgh Steelers |
98 | Pharoh Cooper | Los Angeles Rams |
99 | Kamar Aiken | Indianapolis Colts |
100 | Deandre Smelter | San Fransisco 49ers |