Fantasy Football Rankings 2020: Half-PPR tiers for each position

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Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Fantasy Football Rankings: Running Backs

1. Christian McCaffrey, CAR
2. Saquon Barkley, NYG
3. Ezekiel Elliott, DAL
4. Dalvin Cook, MIN
5. Alvin Kamara, NO
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6. Derrick Henry, TEN
7. Miles Sanders, PHI
8. Josh Jacobs, LV
9. Austin Ekeler, LAC
10. Nick Chubb, CLE
11. Aaron Jones, GB
12. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC*
13. Kenyan Drake, ARI
14. Joe Mixon, CIN
15. Jonathan Taylor, IND*
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16. Todd Gurley, ATL
17. James Conner, PIT
18. Chris Carson, SEA
19. David Johnson, HOU
20. Cam Akers, LAR*
21. Le’Veon Bell, NYJ
22. Raheem Mostert, SF
23. Leonard Fournette, TB
24. Melvin Gordon, DEN
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25. D’Andre Swift, DET*
26. J.K. Dobbins, BAL*
27. Kareem Hunt, CLE
28. Mark Ingram II, BAL
29. Devin Singletary, BUF
30. David Montgomery, CHI
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31. James White, NE
32. Zack Moss, BUF*
33. Phillip Lindsay, DEN
34. Jordan Howard, MIA
35. Ryquell Armstead, JAC
36. Tarik Cohen, CHI
37. Antonio Gibson, WAS*
38. Chris Thompson, JAC
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39. Chase Edmonds, ARI
40. Latavius Murray, NO
41. Marlon Mack, IND
42. Kerryon Johnson, DET
43. Sony Michel, NE
44. Alexander Mattison, MIN
45. Bryce Love, WAS
46. Matt Breida, MIA
47. Ronald Jones II, TB
48. Damien Harris, NE
49. Darrel Williams, KC
50. Tony Pollard, DAL
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51. Ke’Shawn Vaughn, TB*
52. Malcolm Brown, LAR
53. Nyheim Hines, IND
54. Peyton Barber, WAS
55. Tevin Coleman, SF
56. Rex Burkhead, NE
57. Duke Johnson, HOU
58. Carlos Hyde, SEA
59. A.J. Dillon, GB*
60. Boston Scott, PHI
61. Darrell Henderson, LAR
62. Jerick McKinnon, SF
63. Jamaal Williams, GB
64. DeAndre Washington, KC
65. Darwin Thompson, KC
66. Justin Jackson, LAC
67. Anthony McFarland Jr., PIT*
68. Jalen Richard, LV
69. Qadree Ollison, ATL
70. Gus Edwards, BAL

The 1.01 (first overall selection) in any draft this year should be Christian McCaffrey, and Saquon Barkley is the clear-cut No. 2. The consensus No. 3 pick is Ezekiel Elliott, followed by Alvin and Dalvin (Kamara and Cook, respectively), in one order or another.

In nearly any format, those five players should go off the boards before we start getting cute. Let me be clear: Micheal Thomas is the only wide receiver who should go in the first round of leagues that are 10 teams or smaller in size.

With every-down running backs become a rarer commodity than ever, it still makes sense to draft as many as possible before they all fly off of the board. Ideally, fantasy football managers should lock up two starting running backs in the first three rounds, wherever possible; just don’t reach beyond the likes of Todd Gurley, James Conner or Chris Carson to do so

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