Fantasy Focus
As the season rolls on, it’s only appropriate that every week I discuss a little about America’s new favorite past-time: Fantasy Football.
It’s sometimes fun to look back at top picks prior to the season and see how they fared. This makes me wonder what a top 10 could look like in 2020. Keep in mind that these are very preliminary rankings. (I made them PPR-based, though it shouldn’t have much of a difference from standard leagues.)
- Christian McCaffrey – As I said earlier, he’s Mr. Do-It-All. Is it possible for him to ever be a disappointment?
- Ezekiel Elliott – High usage and durability make Elliott a safer pick than the guys following him.
- Saquon Barkley – Health hurt him this year. Regardless, Barkley is too talented to not be a top-five selection.
- Aaron Jones – He’s more involved in the passing game and less of a health risk than Cook is.
- Dalvin Cook – Aside from this past weekend, Cook didn’t miss a game this year and his owners were heavily rewarded. He’s been lethal on a weekly basis.
- Nick Chubb – Like Barkley, he’s too talented and too involved in the Cleveland offense to not be a top-ten pick. Kareem Hunt’s inevitable departure should help with this pick, too.
- Leonard Fournette – He was finally utilized in the passing game and his fantasy owners benefited greatly from it.
- Michael Thomas – I will always advise to select running backs in the first round because any other position can be found in later rounds. Still, Thomas is too valuable to not include here.
- Lamar Jackson – Ditto to Jackson, who’s utter dominance this season was unlike anything I’ve seen in recent years.
- Austin Ekeler – I’m very cautious with putting Ekeler here because I don’t know what Melvin Gordon’s role will be next season, if he remains with the Chargers. Ekeler put together a fantastic season, though.