Fantasy Football 2014 Rankings: Final Top 100 Big Board and Position Breakdown

It is all over but the drafting. The NFL preseason has given us resolution from the Josh Gordon suspension—he's done—to unfortunate injuries like Sam Bradford (knee), risers like rookie Kelvin Benjamin and decliners like Christine Michael of the Seattle Seahawks, who went from potentially starting for holdout Marshawn Lynch to being merely third on the depth chart.

This slideshow outlines all of the rankings from Bleacher Report's Top 100 fantasy football players overall to comprehensive ranking breakdowns by position. Our compilations were generated from in-depth analysis, comparison and projection—with a fudge factor for what the fantasy masses are doing in average draft position this August.

Heck, we even changed our mind on LeSean McCoy versus Jamaal Charles at No. 1 overall, deciding to side with the public there. McCoy just has too much juice in that run-heavy, up-tempo Chip Kelly attack.

We knew what we thought going in wasn't necessarily going to be. Welcome to the always-evolving world of fantasy football. This is your definitive guide to mastering your draft this Labor Day weekend. Enjoy the roller coaster ride.

Top 100: We Side with the Masses as LeSean McCoy First Overall

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We came into the preseason holding on to the idea that Jamaal Charles, off his 2013 breakthrough and entering his age-27 season, was going to be the first overall pick in fantasy football drafts. We come out of the exhibition games siding with the fantasy public: LeSean McCoy should be No. 1.

Charles isn't even No. 2 in ADP, according to FantasyPros.com. That is Adrian Peterson.

We won't demerit Charles that far to No. 3 because of his revamped offensive line and shaky injury history. Sure, he had a foot scare this preseason—foot injuries have been a death knell to fantasy backs of years past (see Shaun Alexander and Maurice Jones-Drew)—but Charles is fine now. He is just not perfect enough to be first overall.

We will buy into the love of the Philadelphia Eagles' No. 1 rushing offense, reigning rushing champion McCoy at age 26 and Chip Kelly's pants-on-fire play-calling that generates plays, touches, touchdowns and fantasy points by the bundle. McCoy has the most going for him and the fewest question marks.

Here is Bleacher Report's final Top 100 overall for fantasy football 2014: 

2014 Overall Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Overall Rankings	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	LeSean McCoy	Phi	1	0
2	Jamaal Charles	KC	2	0
3	Adrian Peterson	Min	3	0
4	Matt Forte	Chi	4	0
5	Jimmy Graham	NO	7	+2
6	Eddie Lacy	GB	5	-1
7	Calvin Johnson	Det	6	-1
8	DeMarco Murray	Dal	12	+4
9	Peyton Manning	Den	21	+12
10	Marshawn Lynch	Sea	11	+1
11	Doug Martin	TB	18	+7
12	Montee Ball	Den	10	-2
13	Demaryius Thomas	Den	8	-5
14	Dez Bryant	Dal	9	-5
15	A.J. Green	Cin	13	-2
16	Alfred Morris	Was	19	+3
17	Zac Stacy	StL	22	+5
18	Aaron Rodgers	GB	27	+9
19	Drew Brees	NO	28	+9
20	Brandon Marshall	Chi	15	-5
21	Julio Jones	Atl	14	-7
22	Alshon Jeffery	Chi	24	+2
23	Le'Veon Bell	Pit	25	+2
24	Andre Ellington	Ari	26	+2
25	Giovani Bernard	Cin	16	-9
26	Julius Thomas	Den	34	+8
27	Antonio Brown	Pit	23	-4
28	Jordy Nelson	GB	17	-11
29	Randall Cobb	GB	29	0
30	C.J. Spiller	Buf	40	+10
31	Pierre Garcon	Was	39	+8
32	Victor Cruz	NYG	37	+5
33	Arian Foster	Hou	20	-13
34	Reggie Bush	Det	43	+9
35	Rob Gronkowski	NE	32	-3
36	DeSean Jackson	Was	55	+19
37	Larry Fitzgerald	Ari	42	+5
38	Keenan Allen	SD	30	-8
39	Chris Johnson	NYJ	56	+17
40	Andrew Luck	Ind	53	+13
41	Michael Crabtree	SF	49	+8
42	Frank Gore	SF	44	+2
43	Ryan Mathews	SD	35	-8
44	Roddy White	Atl	38	-6
45	Vernon Davis	SF	66	+21
46	Vincent Jackson	TB	31	-15
47	Torrey Smith	Bal	50	+3
48	T.Y. Hilton	Ind	61	+13
49	Rashad Jennings	NYG	41	-8
50	Matthew Stafford	Det	47	-3
51	Julian Edelman	NE	72	+21
52	Jeremy Maclin	Phi	76	+24
53	Ben Tate	Cle	51	-2
54	Toby Gerhart	Jac	33	-21
55	Trent Richardson	Ind	69	+14
56	Nick Foles	Phi	62	+6
57	Tom Brady	NE	63	+6
58	Robert Griffin	Was	74	+16
59	Michael Floyd	Ari	45	-14
60	Shane Vereen	NE	52	-8
61	Eric Decker	NYJ	68	+7
62	Marques Colston	NO	64	+2
63	Lamar Miller	Mia	71	+8
64	Cam Newton	Car	73	+9
65	Percy Harvin	Sea	54	-11
66	Andre Johnson	Hou	36	-30
67	Matt Ryan	Atl	60	-7
68	Knowshon Moreno	Mia	110	+42
69	Bishop Sankey	Ten	65	-4
70	Cordarrelle Patterson	Min	46	-24
71	Kendall Wright	Ten	67	-4
72	Wes Welker	Den	70	-2
73	Jordan Cameron	Cle	59	-14
74	Russell Wilson	Sea	90	+16
75	Tony Romo	Dal	78	+3
76	Ray Rice	Bal	58	-18
77	Jason Witten	Dal	82	+5
78	Stevan Ridley	NE	77	-1
79	Steven Jackson	Atl	75	-4
80	Maurice Jones-Drew	Oak	86	+6
81	Greg Olsen	Car	87	+6
82	Cecil Shorts	Jac	103	+21
83	Jordan Reed	Was	92	+9
84	Mike Wallace	Mia	57	-27
85	Riley Cooper	Phi	108	+23
86	Terrance Williams	Dal	84	-2
87	Sammy Watkins	Buf	98	+11
88	Colin Kaepernick	SF	88	0
89	Kelvin Benjamin	Car	97	+8
90	Joique Bell	Det	48	-42
91	Mark Ingram	NO	106	+15
92	Bernard Pierce	Bal	96	+4
93	Emmanuel Sanders	Den	81	-12
94	Golden Tate	Det	85	-9
95	Andy Dalton	Cin	118	+23
96	Dwayne Bowe	KC	100	+4
97	Hakeem Nicks	Ind	121	+24
98	Jay Cutler	Chi	79	-19
99	Dennis Pitta	Bal	94	-5
100	Philip Rivers	SD	101	+1

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Quarterbacks: Resist the Urge to Draft This Position Before Everyone Else

We say this often every preseason: Quarterback might not be the first player you pick in fantasy football, but it will be the most important. This is the highest-scoring position on your roster. You have to get it right.

Remember, Peyton Manning set records with 5,477 passing yards and 55 touchdowns at age 37. He wasn't the first quarterback selected in most leagues. Aaron Rodgers was. Drew Brees might even have been second. If you had Manning a year ago, your fantasy team was doing well, no matter who you drafted before him.

You can wait on quarterbacks, especially if you are choosing between No. 4 Andrew Luck and No. 13 Colin Kaepernick from our rankings below. There just isn't much difference in the fantasy points potential of those passers after the elite trio of Manning, Rodgers and Brees.

Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson is just the 14th-ranked quarterback in FantasyPros.com's ADP, 93rd overall. That is an eighth-round pick in a standard 12-team league. You can get a steady, productive fantasy starting quarterback after you have three running backs, three wide receivers and perhaps even your tight end.

Here are B/R's final quarterback rankings, one through 40:

2014 Quarterback Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Quarterbacks	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Peyton Manning	Den	1	0
2	Aaron Rodgers	GB	2	0
3	Drew Brees	NO	3	0
4	Andrew Luck	Ind	5	+1
5	Matthew Stafford	Det	4	-1
6	Nick Foles	Phi	7	+1
7	Tom Brady	NE	8	+1
8	Robert Griffin	Was	10	+2
9	Cam Newton	Car	9	0
10	Matt Ryan	Atl	6	-4
11	Russell Wilson	Sea	14	+3
12	Tony Romo	Dal	11	-1
13	Colin Kaepernick	SF	13	0
14	Andy Dalton	Cin	17	+3
15	Jay Cutler	Chi	12	-3
16	Philip Rivers	SD	15	-1
17	Ben Roethlisberger	Pit	16	-1
18	Eli Manning	NYG	21	+3
19	Joe Flacco	Bal	25	+6
20	Ryan Tannehill	Mia	18	-2
21	Alex Smith	KC	20	-1
22	Carson Palmer	Ari	19	-3
23	EJ Manuel	Buf	27	+4
24	Brian Hoyer	Cle	34	+10
25	Josh McCown	TB	22	-3
26	Jake Locker	Ten	24	-2
27	Shaun Hill	StL	31	+4
28	Geno Smith	NYJ	26	-2
29	Chad Henne	Jac	35	+6
30	Matt Cassel	Min	33	+3
31	Ryan Fitzpatrick	Hou	30	-1
32	Matt Schaub	Oak	36	+4
33	Kirk Cousins	Was	40	+7
34	Blake Bortles	Jac	29	-5
35	Teddy Bridgewater	Min	32	-3
36	Johnny Manziel	Cle	23	-13
37	Tom Savage	Hou	44	+7
38	Michael Vick	NYJ	37	-1
39	Mark Sanchez	Phi	42	+3
40	Derek Carr	Oak	38	-2

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Running Backs: Pivotal Fantasy Position Has as Many Questions as Answers

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There is a very good reason as many as five wide receivers, one tight end and even three quarterbacks might be picked in the first round of your fantasy football draft this year: Running backs just are so sketchy.

You can nitpick at just about every one of them on the board. We have had to as we debated the top three, who have each gotten love as the No. 1 overall player.

Jamaal Charles recently lost hold as B/R and FantasyPros.com's consensus champion. LeSean McCoy is the people's champion (ADP), while Adrian Peterson is being selected first on average at popular fantasy draft destinations ESPN.com and NFL.com.

We cannot recall a year in which there was as much debate on who should be first off the board. It sure makes for an interesting start to your drafts.

We project there will be—should be—nine running backs selected in the first 12 of a standard league. There might be as few as six. It used to be there were as many as 12 of 12 first-rounders were running backs.

Here are B/R's complete running back rankings, one through 95:

2014 Running Back Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Running Backs	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	LeSean McCoy	Phi	1	0
2	Jamaal Charles	KC	2	0
3	Adrian Peterson	Min	3	0
4	Matt Forte	Chi	4	0
5	Eddie Lacy	GB	5	0
6	DeMarco Murray	Dal	8	+2
7	Marshawn Lynch	Sea	7	0
8	Doug Martin	TB	10	+2
9	Montee Ball	Den	6	-3
10	Alfred Morris	Was	12	+2
11	Zac Stacy	StL	13	+2
12	Le'Veon Bell	Pit	14	+2
13	Andre Ellington	Ari	15	+2
14	Giovani Bernard	Cin	9	-5
15	C.J. Spiller	Buf	18	+3
16	Arian Foster	Hou	11	-5
17	Reggie Bush	Det	20	+3
18	Chris Johnson	NYJ	25	+7
19	Frank Gore	SF	21	+2
20	Ryan Mathews	SD	17	-3
21	Rashad Jennings	NYG	19	-2
22	Ben Tate	Cle	23	+1
23	Toby Gerhart	Jac	16	-7
24	Trent Richardson	Ind	28	+4
25	Shane Vereen	NE	24	-1
26	Lamar Miller	Mia	29	+3
27	Knowshon Moreno	Mia	39	+12
28	Bishop Sankey	Ten	27	-1
29	Ray Rice	Bal	26	-3
30	Stevan Ridley	NE	31	+1
31	Steven Jackson	Atl	30	-1
32	Maurice Jones-Drew	Oak	34	+2
33	Joique Bell	Det	22	-11
34	Mark Ingram	NO	37	+3
35	Bernard Pierce	Bal	35	0
36	Darren Sproles	Phi	45	+9
37	DeAngelo Williams	Car	40	+3
38	LeGarrette Blount	Pit	50	+12
39	Jeremy Hill	Cin	36	-3
40	Pierre Thomas	NO	32	-8
41	Shonn Greene	Ten	48	+7
42	Darren McFadden	Oak	44	+2
43	Carlos Hyde	SF	42	-1
44	Christine Michael	Sea	56	+12
45	Khiry Robinson	NO	49	+4
46	Jonathan Stewart	Car	51	+5
47	Andre Williams	NYG	43	-4
48	Tre Mason	StL	61	+13
49	Fred Jackson	Buf	33	-16
50	Terrance West	Cle	41	-9
51	Devonta Freeman	Atl	46	-5
52	Danny Woodhead	SD	38	-14
53	Chris Ivory	NYJ	47	-6
54	Knile Davis	KC	60	+6
55	Ahmad Bradshaw	Ind	55	0
56	Robert Turbin	Sea	67	+11
57	Ronnie Hillman	Den	54	-3
58	Bryce Brown	Buf	75	+17
59	Roy Helu	Was	62	+3
60	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Cin	64	+4
61	Jacquizz Rodgers	Atl	52	-9
62	Ka'Deem Carey	Chi	81	+19
63	Donald Brown	SD	57	-6
64	Bilal Powell	NYJ	96	+32
65	Jonathan Grimes	Hou	66	+1
66	Daniel Thomas	Mia	93	+27
67	Benny Cunningham	StL	63	-4
68	Justin Forsett	Bal	104	+36
69	James White	NE	59	-10
70	Brandon Bolden	NE	98	+28
71	Lorenzo Taliaferro	Bal	97	+26
72	James Starks	GB	58	-14
73	Stepfan Taylor	Ari	68	-5
74	Storm Johnson	Jac	70	-4
75	Latavius Murray	Oak	77	+2
76	Dexter McCluster	Ten	65	-11
77	Alfred Blue	Hou	78	+1
78	Bobby Rainey	TB	73	-5
79	Jerick McKinnon	Min	90	+11
80	Lache Seastrunk	Was	94	+14
81	Isaiah Crowell	Cle	79	-2
82	Chris Polk	Phi	74	-8
83	Dion Lewis	Cle	106	+23
84	Lance Dunbar	Dal	53	-31
85	Denard Robinson	Jac	91	+6
86	Joseph Randle	Dal	99	+13
87	C.J. Anderson	Den	72	-15
88	Mikel Leshoure	Det	107	+19
89	Marcel Reece	Oak	85	-4
90	Dri Archer	Pit	86	-4
91	De'Anthony Thomas	KC	89	-2
92	Mike James	TB	88	-4
93	Peyton Hillis	NYG	101	+8
94	Charles Sims	TB	83	-11
95	Marcus Lattimore	SF	84	-11

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Wide Receivers: Love for the Divas Is Growing and Growing Here

Despite the Seattle Seahawks' Legion of Boom shutting down the most prolific passing offense in NFL history this past Super Bowl, the NFL is still decidedly a passing league. This is no passing fancy either.

It is the era of the big-time fantasy wide receiver. We will blame former receiving divas like Terrell Owens and Chad Johnson...err Chad Ochocinco...for this.

We are as apt to see more teams playing five wide outside of obvious passing downs as we are to see five wide receivers getting picked in the first round of fantasy football drafts. That rare status used to be left solely up to Calvin Johnson. Now, we have Demaryius Thomas, Dez Bryant, A.J. Green and Brandon Marshall joining Megatron as Round 1 receiver candidates.

This even leaves out the fact Josh Gordon is suspended for the year and went from No. 1 at the position in 2013 to undraftable.

B/R presents your Gordon-less top 120 fantasy wide receivers:

2014 Wide Receiver Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Wide Receivers	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Calvin Johnson	Det	1	0
2	Demaryius Thomas	Den	2	0
3	Dez Bryant	Dal	3	0
4	A.J. Green	Cin	4	0
5	Brandon Marshall	Chi	6	+1
6	Julio Jones	Atl	5	-1
7	Alshon Jeffery	Chi	9	+2
8	Antonio Brown	Pit	8	0
9	Jordy Nelson	GB	7	-2
10	Randall Cobb	GB	10	0
11	Pierre Garcon	Was	16	+5
12	Victor Cruz	NYG	14	+2
13	DeSean Jackson	Was	23	+10
14	Larry Fitzgerald	Ari	17	+3
15	Keenan Allen	SD	11	-4
16	Michael Crabtree	SF	19	+3
17	Roddy White	Atl	15	-2
18	Vincent Jackson	TB	12	-6
19	Torrey Smith	Bal	21	+2
20	T.Y. Hilton	Ind	25	+5
21	Julian Edelman	NE	30	+9
22	Jeremy Maclin	Phi	31	+9
23	Michael Floyd	Ari	18	-5
24	Eric Decker	NYJ	28	+4
25	Marques Colston	NO	26	+1
26	Percy Harvin	Sea	22	-4
27	Andre Johnson	Hou	13	-14
28	Cordarrelle Patterson	Min	20	-8
29	Kendall Wright	Ten	27	-2
30	Wes Welker	Den	29	-1
31	Cecil Shorts	Jac	42	+11
32	Mike Wallace	Mia	24	-8
33	Riley Cooper	Phi	45	+12
34	Terrance Williams	Dal	33	-1
35	Sammy Watkins	Buf	39	+4
36	Kelvin Benjamin	Car	38	+2
37	Emmanuel Sanders	Den	32	-5
38	Golden Tate	Det	34	-4
39	Dwayne Bowe	KC	40	+1
40	Hakeem Nicks	Ind	48	+8
41	Brandin Cooks	NO	37	-4
42	DeAndre Hopkins	Hou	44	+2
43	Tavon Austin	StL	56	+13
44	Reggie Wayne	Ind	35	-9
45	Danny Amendola	NE	57	+12
46	Rueben Randle	NYG	36	-10
47	Anquan Boldin	SF	46	-1
48	Steve Smith	Bal	62	+14
49	Steve Johnson	SF	75	+26
50	Miles Austin	Cle	77	+27
51	Jordan Matthews	Phi	53	+2
52	James Jones	Oak	55	+3
53	Mike Evans	TB	43	-10
54	Doug Baldwin	Sea	60	+6
55	Greg Jennings	Min	47	-8
56	Aaron Dobson	NE	59	+3
57	Kenny Stills	NO	52	-5
58	Brian Hartline	Mia	50	-8
59	Mohamed Sanu	Cin	81	+22
60	Justin Hunter	Ten	41	-19
61	Mike Williams	Buf	74	+13
62	Harry Douglas	Atl	64	+2
63	Jarrett Boykin	GB	54	-9
64	Odell Beckham	NYG	70	+6
65	Kenny Britt	StL	51	-14
66	Andrew Hawkins	Cle	63	-3
67	Kenbrell Thompkins	NE	68	+1
68	Brandon LaFell	NE	87	+19
69	Markus Wheaton	Pit	49	-20
70	Andre Caldwell	Den	97	+27
71	Ryan Broyles	Det	100	+29
72	Donte Moncrief	Ind	86	+14
73	Cody Latimer	Den	72	-1
74	Andre Holmes	Oak	76	+2
75	Nick Toon	NO	114	+39
76	Robert Woods	Buf	65	-11
77	Denarius Moore	Oak	92	+15
78	Marvin Jones	Cin	58	-20
79	Da'Rick Rogers	Ind	93	+14
80	Rod Streater	Oak	67	-13
81	Andre Roberts	Was	96	+15
82	Nate Burleson	Cle	113	+31
83	Marqise Lee	Jac	61	-22
84	Nate Washington	Ten	91	+7
85	Marlon Brown	Bal	88	+3
86	Jerricho Cotchery	Car	71	-15
87	Davante Adams	GB	82	-5
88	Dexter McCluster	Ten	89	+1
89	Paul Richardson	Sea	94	+5
90	Jeremy Kerley	NYJ	95	+5
91	Malcom Floyd	SD	69	-22
92	Lance Moore	Pit	80	-12
93	Chris Givens	StL	79	-14
94	Brian Quick	StL	66	-28
95	Eddie Royal	SD	99	+4
96	Jermaine Kearse	Sea	84	-12
97	Santonio Holmes	Chi	128	+31
98	Josh Huff	Phi	120	+22
99	Allen Robinson	Jac	83	-16
100	Jalen Saunders	NYJ	163	+63
101	Martavis Bryant	Pit	101	0
102	Marquise Goodwin	Buf	121	+19
103	Marquess Wilson	Chi	110	+7
104	Stedman Bailey	StL	104	0
105	Jacoby Jones	Bal	122	+17
106	Greg Little	Oak	147	+41
107	A.J. Jenkins	KC	115	+8
108	Kris Durham	Det	156	+48
109	Ted Ginn	Ari	103	-6
110	Jerrel Jernigan	NYG	107	-3
111	Donnie Avery	KC	90	-21
112	Brandon Gibson	Mia	102	-10
113	John Brown	Ari	73	-40
114	Vincent Brown	SD	125	+11
115	Jerome Simpson	Min	134	+19
116	Joe Morgan	NO	124	+8
117	Quinton Patton	SF	116	-1
118	Jason Avant	Car	118	0
119	Austin Pettis	StL	123	+4
120	Stephen Hill	NYJ	98	-22

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Tight Ends: Jimmy Graham Will Be the Earliest Ever Selected at This Position

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How much is the NFL pass-friendly? Well, tight end Jimmy Graham is likely to set a record for the earliest a tight end has gone off the board in your league. That's what Drew Brees, an aggressive Sean Payton offense and an age-27 season will do for you.

Graham has the potential to shatter the marks Rob Gronkowski posted in his second season: 90 receptions for 1,327 yards and 17 touchdowns. Heck, the Holy Grail of 100-1,500-20 might even be possible. No wide receiver has ever hit those plateaus in the same season.

Graham is going eighth overall in FantasyPros.com's ADP. He is as high as seventh in Yahoo.com's ADP. We have Graham fifth in our Top 100 (slide one).

If you miss out on Graham in the middle of Round 1, you might consider Julius Thomas or Gronk as a consolation prize. We advise you to wait a long time on the position instead. Thomas came out of the woodwork last year and Gronk is easily the riskiest player in all of fantasy football.

There isn't much to choose from between the remaining options at tight end.

Still, we rank the top 50 at the position here for you at B/R:

2014 Tight End Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Tight Ends	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Jimmy Graham	NO	1	0
2	Julius Thomas	Den	3	+1
3	Rob Gronkowski	NE	2	-1
4	Vernon Davis	SF	5	+1
5	Jordan Cameron	Cle	4	-1
6	Jason Witten	Dal	6	0
7	Greg Olsen	Car	7	0
8	Jordan Reed	Was	9	+1
9	Dennis Pitta	Bal	10	+1
10	Martellus Bennett	Chi	12	+2
11	Antonio Gates	SD	16	+5
12	Ladarius Green	SD	14	+2
13	Kyle Rudolph	Min	8	-5
14	Zach Ertz	Phi	11	-3
15	Coby Fleener	Ind	25	+10
16	Charles Clay	Mia	13	-3
17	Jared Cook	StL	23	+6
18	Dwayne Allen	Ind	17	-1
19	Tyler Eifert	Cin	20	+1
20	Eric Ebron	Det	21	+1
21	Heath Miller	Pit	15	-6
22	Travis Kelce	KC	18	-4
23	Owen Daniels	Bal	33	+10
24	Delanie Walker	Ten	19	-5
25	Brent Celek	Phi	38	+13
26	Jace Amaro	NYJ	26	0
27	Jermaine Gresham	Cin	45	+18
28	Tim Wright	NE	22	-6
29	Scott Chandler	Buf	37	+8
30	Joseph Fauria	Det	53	+23
31	Garrett Graham	Hou	24	-7
32	Richard Rodgers	GB	28	-4
33	Andrew Quarless	GB	31	-2
34	Brandon Myers	TB	27	-7
35	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB	32	-3
36	Marcedes Lewis	Jac	29	-7
37	Larry Donnell	NYG	55	+18
38	Brandon Pettigrew	Det	35	-3
39	Rob Housler	Ari	46	+7
40	Levine Toilolo	Atl	40	0
41	Tony Moaeki	Buf	65	+24
42	Ryan Griffin	Hou	39	-3
43	Zach Miller	Sea	44	+1
44	Mychal Rivera	Oak	34	-10
45	Luke Willson	Sea	54	+9
46	Gavin Escobar	Dal	36	-10
47	Lance Kendricks	StL	59	+12
48	Ed Dickson	Car	58	+10
49	Demetrius Harris	KC	48	-1
50	John Carlson	Ari	47	-3

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Defense/Special Teams: It Wins Championships in the NFL, Not Fantasy

Fantasy football loves touchdowns, explosive plays and high-scoring games. It doesn't like defense, even if it wins championships (see the Seattle Seahawks).

Drafting your defense/special teams should be an afterthought—so much so, you might even consider picking a unit after your kicker. That is about the lowest thing you can say for anything in fantasy.

Some owners like streaming their D/STs, so burning a pick you are inevitably going to drop to the waiver wire is just a waste before the final round.

Sure, there are consistent difference-making defensive units on the board, but there are a lot of really potent offenses in the NFL you don't want to mess starting a defense against. You have to hold your breath starting a defense against Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos, Aaron Rodgers' Green Bay Packers and Drew Brees' New Orleans Saints. We would even be inclined to say Andrew Luck's Indianapolis Colts will be as threatening.

That doesn't include the fast-paced offenses of Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles and Tom Brady's New England Patriots either.

B/R ranks all of the NFL's afterthought fantasy defenses here: 

2014 Defenses and Special Teams Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Defenses and Special Teams	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Seattle Seahawks	Sea	1	0
2	San Francisco 49ers	SF	2	0
3	Carolina Panthers	Car	3	0
4	Denver Broncos	Den	6	+2
5	Cincinnati Bengals	Cin	5	0
6	New England Patriots	NE	7	+1
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	TB	12	+5
8	Arizona Cardinals	Ari	8	0
9	St. Louis Rams	StL	4	-5
10	Kansas City Chiefs	KC	9	-1
11	New Orleans Saints	NO	14	+3
12	Baltimore Ravens	Bal	11	-1
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pit	16	+3
14	New York Jets	NYJ	20	+6
15	New York Giants	NYG	21	+6
16	Houston Texans	Hou	13	-3
17	Green Bay Packers	GB	17	0
18	Cleveland Browns	Cle	10	-8
19	Buffalo Bills	Buf	15	-4
20	Miami Dolphins	Mia	19	-1
21	Indianapolis Colts	Ind	27	+6
22	Detroit Lions	Det	22	0
23	Chicago Bears	Chi	18	-5
24	Tennessee Titans	Ten	24	0
25	Minnesota Vikings	Min	25	0
26	Philadelphia Eagles	Phi	23	-3
27	San Diego Chargers	SD	28	+1
28	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jac	26	-2
29	Washington Redskins	Was	29	0
30	Atlanta Falcons	Atl	30	0
31	Oakland Raiders	Oak	31	0
32	Dallas Cowboys	Dal	32	0

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

Kickers: Justin Tucker Proved This Position Can Be a Game-Changer

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You don't think a kicker can make a difference in fantasy football? See: Justin Tucker's Week 15 six field-goal performance last December.

That huge Monday night effort put countless teams over the top at the buzzer of their fantasy playoffs.

Kickers don't matter much on draft day. You pick them last. But you want to be picking the right one so you don't have to worry about changing him week to week.

We finish up B/R's complete rankings guide with the kicker position you are likely to finish your own fantasy draft this weekend with:

2014 Kicker Draft Rankings - Eric Mack

Rank	Kickers	Team	ECR	vs. ECR
1	Stephen Gostkowski	NE	1	0
2	Steven Hauschka	Sea	3	+1
3	Justin Tucker	Bal	2	-1
4	Phil Dawson	SF	4	0
5	Mason Crosby	GB	6	+1
6	Adam Vinatieri	Ind	10	+4
7	Matt Bryant	Atl	7	0
8	Dan Bailey	Dal	5	-3
9	Shayne Graham	NO	13	+4
10	Blair Walsh	Min	8	-2
11	Greg Zuerlein	StL	15	+4
12	Nate Freese	Det	16	+4
13	Brandon McManus	Den
14	Alex Henery	Phi	14	0
15	Ryan Succop	KC	20	+5
16	Robbie Gould	Chi	12	-4
17	Nick Novak	SD	9	-8
18	Mike Nugent	Cin	26	+8
19	Caleb Sturgis	Mia	24	+5
20	Nick Folk	NYJ	19	-1
21	Sebastian Janikowski	Oak	17	-4
22	Connor Barth	TB	25	+3
23	Shaun Suisham	Pit	22	-1
24	Kai Forbath	Was	18	-6
25	Graham Gano	Car	21	-4

Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) from over 100 experts provided by FantasyPros

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