I like to build things. No, I’m not a master carpenter or anything like that. But I’ve always had this tendency of taking complicated methods and simplifying them for others to understand. When I was younger I would take unused areas of our neighborhood and create “stadiums” out of them. I’d utilize street lights to allow us to be able to play night games and have the a local bridge serve as an upper deck of the bleacher area.

These tendencies have served me well since I got into the fantasy sports industry. Our DFS Playbook has helped thousands of people learn, play and win big money playing daily fantasy sports. We were the one of the first to package DFS plays in a filtered down way that was simple and straightforward for even the rawest of player to understand.

It is in this spirit that I’ve created another form of ranking players for fantasy football. It’s called the Fantasy Depth Chart and it is going to change your life. OK…so that is not true but it is going to save you a lot of time and help you organize NFL player’s fantasy value.

What I’ve done is take a consensus of the 11 best projection models and 25 of the most trusted fantasy analysts rankings and merged them into one master list. Then, I weighted that list against my own rankings and the ensuing list is what I believe is the truest form of fantasy value that has ever been created. Because of the variety of sources used in this exercise, this is as unbiased data as you can get.

The Fantasy Depth Chart is based on a 12 team league and is intended to be read like an NFL team’s depth chart. The chart illustrates players that should be considered starters and those that should be backups on your fantasy football team. The higher a player ranks within his position tier, the more valuable he is according to the pool or sources.

The Fantasy Depth Chart should be used to help you draft, trade, add, drop, start and sit players throughout the season. This is the ultimate roster management tool you will ever find. 

***PLEASE NOTE: THE FANTASY DEPTH CHART HAS BEEN UPDATED FOR NFL WEEK 11

QUARTERBACKS

#QB1QB2QB3
1Tom BradyEli ManningRyan Tannehill
2Cam NewtonDak PrescottJay Cutler
3Drew BreesJameis WinstonSam Bradford
4Aaron RodgersAndy DaltonTrevor Siemian
5Ben RoethlisbergerCarson PalmerCody Kessler
6Andrew LuckBlake BortlesBrock Osweiler
7Matt RyanColin KaepernickJared Goff
8Russell WilsonKirk CousinsBryce Petty
9Philip RiversTyrod TaylorTony Romo
10Derek CarrJoe FlaccoJosh McCown
11Matthew StaffordCarson WentzRyan Fitzpatrick
12Marcus MariotaAlex SmithPaxton Lynch

RUNNING BACKS

#RB1RB2RB3RB4
1Ezekiel ElliottDoug MartinTerrance WestJames Starks
2David JohnsonTheo RiddickJeremy HillTim Hightower
3Le'Veon BellTodd GurleyTevin ColemanMatt Asiata
4DeMarco MurrayCarlos HydeRobert KelleyKenneth Dixon
5Melvin GordonFrank GoreThomas RawlsDuke Johnson
6LeSean McCoyJordan HowardRyan MathewsDerrick Henry
7Lamar MillerJonathan StewartJerick McKinnonMatt Jones
8Jay AjayiLatavius MurrayIsaiah CrowellAlfred Morris
9Devonta FreemanDevontae BookerDarren SprolesT.J. Yeldon
10Spencer WareC.J. ProsiseJames WhiteDeAngelo Williams
11LeGarrette BlountGiovani BernardRashad JenningsKapri Bibbs
12Matt ForteMark IngramChris IvoryJeremy Langford

WIDE RECEIVERS

#WR1WR2WR3WR4WR5
1Antonio BrownAmari CooperTyrell WilliamsTavon AustinJohn Brown
2Julio JonesAllen RobinsonDavante AdamsTravis BenjaminDeVante Parker
3Mike EvansJulian EdelmanJarvis LandryCameron MeredithRishard Matthews
4Odell Beckham Jr.Michael CrabtreeRandall CobbSammie CoatesCole Beasley
5A.J. GreenMarvin JonesTerrelle PryorDeSean JacksonQuincy Enunwa
6Jordy NelsonDeAndre HopkinsJordan MatthewsCorey ColemanMarqise Lee
7Larry FitzgeraldKelvin BenjaminEmmanuel SandersAllen HurnsTyreek Hill
8Demaryius ThomasDoug BaldwinWillie SneadWill FullerBrandon LaFell
9T.Y. HiltonStefon DiggsJeremy MaclinChris HoganRobert Woods
10Dez BryantDonte MoncriefGolden TateJamison CrowderAdam Humphries
11Brandon MarshallMike WallaceSteve SmithSterling ShepardAnquan Boldin
12Brandin CooksMichael ThomasKenny BrittMohamed SanuEddie Royal

TIGHT ENDS

#TE1TE2
1Rob GronkowskiCoby Fleener
2Greg OlsenDennis Pitta
3Jordan ReedJulius Thomas
4Delanie WalkerMartellus Bennett
5Jimmy GrahamZach Ertz
6Travis KelceJason Witten
7Antonio GatesHunter Henry
8Tyler EifertCameron Brate
9Dwayne AllenC.J. Fiedorowicz
10Kyle RudolphGary Barnidge
11Zach MillerCharles Clay
12Eric EbronJacob Tamme