Finding Values Using 2020 Fantasy Football Average Draft Position
Fantasy football ADP data is important for draft strategy. We compared our rankings to four major sources to find strong draft day values.
August 21, 2020 - by Seth Trachtman
Where do Carson Wentz and Miles Sanders fall in our rankings versus average draft position? (Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire)
Knowing when to draft a player in fantasy football is almost as important as knowing who to draft. That’s why, whether you’re a fantasy football rookie or seasoned veteran, average draft position (ADP) should play a big role in your fantasy football preparation.
We’ve compiled average draft position from four major sources per position below as we try to mine the best values, regardless if your draft will take place using one of these online draft rooms or in your cousin Vinny’s basement. While it’s not an apples-to-apples comparison, TR users familiar with our pool strategy products and content can liken ADP to public pick percentage. If you were to use our fantasy football rankings, you probably wouldn’t end up drafting players whose ADP is significantly higher than where we have them ranked. You would be much more likely to own players who we rank higher than the ADP sources.
Smart drafters also try to figure out where they need to take a player. If we project two players as fourth-round picks, and one has an ADP in the fourth round, and another in seventh round, the smart strategy is to take the one most likely to be drafted soon first, and still try to get the other one in a subsequent round, before his ADP.
Sources Used for Average Draft Position
It should be noted that the scoring system for each of these sources is slightly different, and therefore it’s recommended that you use the average draft position of the source or scoring system that mostly closely matches your own draft. We’ve listed some of the differences in each scoring system below:
CBS: Standard scoring, 6 points per QB TD pass, TDSP defensive yardage bonuses
ESPN: PPR, 4 points per QB TD pass, TDSP defensive yardage bonuses and negatives
Yahoo: Half-point PPR, 4 points per QB pass, no defensive yardage bonuses
NFFC: Half-Point PPR, 0.05 points per passing yard (other sources are 0.04), 6 points per QB TD pass, no defensive yardage bonuses. The NFFC is a high stakes fantasy football contest.
Our Half PPR Rankings most closely match the aggregate average rank scoring system below, but we’ve broken down our analysis for each source relative to our different rankings that most closely match that source.
Quarterback ADP
Avg Rank | Player | Team | CBS | ESPN | Yahoo | NFFC | Avg |
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1 | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 4 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 11.3 |
2 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 7 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14.0 |
3 | Dak Prescott | DAL | 25 | 54 | 44 | 60 | 45.8 |
4 | Russell Wilson | SEA | 35 | 44 | 42 | 65 | 46.5 |
5 | Deshaun Watson | HOU | 31 | 37 | 51 | 71 | 47.5 |
6 | Kyler Murray | ARI | 46 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 51.3 |
7 | Josh Allen | BUF | 52 | 94 | 65 | 87 | 74.5 |
8 | Tom Brady | TB | 65 | 67 | 82 | 89 | 75.8 |
9 | Matt Ryan | ATL | 67 | 87 | 76 | 80 | 77.5 |
10 | Drew Brees | NO | 66 | 81 | 71 | 95 | 78.3 |
11 | Carson Wentz | PHI | 85 | 101 | 92 | 85 | 90.8 |
12 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | 81 | 98 | 94 | 105 | 94.5 |
13 | Matthew Stafford | DET | 128 | 113 | 105 | 104 | 112.5 |
14 | Joe Burrow | CIN | 110 | 145 | 120 | 134 | 127.3 |
15 | Cam Newton | NE | 124 | 129 | 127 | 143 | 130.8 |
16 | Baker Mayfield | CLE | 103 | 170 | 136 | 117 | 131.5 |
17 | Ben Roethlisberger | PIT | 135 | 144 | 128 | 122 | 132.3 |
18 | Daniel Jones | NYG | 118 | 142 | 169 | 106 | 133.8 |
19 | Jared Goff | LAR | 119 | 168 | 174 | 124 | 146.3 |
20 | Ryan Tannehill | TEN | 142 | 156 | 149 | 139 | 146.5 |
21 | Jimmy Garoppolo | SF | 145 | 161 | 137 | 150 | 148.3 |
22 | Drew Lock | DEN | 153 | 178 | 162 | 152 | 161.3 |
23 | Kirk Cousins | MIN | 130 | 183 | 177 | 165 | 163.8 |
24 | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 116 | 187 | 158 | 201 | 165.5 |
- Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are the consensus 1-2 at quarterback, but from there the order is less consistent
- Overall, the public is higher on Kyle Murray, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees than our QB projections are
- We rank Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan, and Carson Wentz higher than ADP
- Beyond the QB1 tier, our projections are higher than the consensus ADP on Cam Newton, Daniel Jones, Jared Goff, Ryan Tannehill, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Kirk Cousins
CBS Leagues
Holy smokes, do CBS players like their elite quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are being drafted in the top seven, but they don’t quite reach that value in our points projections. The “6 points per touchdown pass” rule does make a difference, but CBS players are overvaluing the difference for the top tier a bit. Using our rankings will more likely net you Wilson, Ryan, or Wentz as your QB1.
ESPN Leagues
Again, Mahomes and Jackson are overvalued in ADP (13 and 14) relative to our ranks for that pairing (23 and 27). Murray is also drafted 30 spots higher than our ranking, while seasoned vets Brady and Brees are +25 in ADP relative to our rankings. ESPN players have also made Deshaun Watson the third quarterback at No. 37, while he’s 53rd overall in our rankings and fifth at the position. Using our rankings, you’re more likely to draft Dak Prescott, Josh Allen, Ryan, or Wentz as your QB1.
Yahoo Leagues
It will be interesting to see how the Mahomes owners taking the Chiefs superstar eighth overall, on average, fare this year. There is huge opportunity cost taking Mahomes (8) or Jackson (14), with values that are at least half a round cheaper, according to our rankings. The ADP of Brady is more in line with our rankings than CBS and ESPN, but Yahoo players still like Murray (+23) and Brees (+30).
NFFC Leagues
High stakes players are willing to wait on quarterbacks on the front end, with Mahomes going first among the position at No. 20, and perhaps fantasy managers on other platforms should follow their lead. The top tier of quarterbacks in Mahomes and Jackson are not only going later, but also the next tier with Prescott, Murray, Wilson, and Watson are going significantly later than other ADP sources. Picks 60-90 start the mad rush of signal callers, with eight being drafted. NFFC players don’t like Watson, Brady, or Brees nearly as much as other platforms.
Running Back ADP
Avg Rank | Player | Team | CBS | ESPN | Y! | NFFC | Avg ADP |
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1 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
2 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
3 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
4 | Alvin Kamara | NO | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.3 |
5 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6.3 |
6 | Derrick Henry | TEN | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6.8 |
7 | Nick Chubb | CLE | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12.8 |
8 | Joe Mixon | CIN | 10 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 13.0 |
9 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | 14 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 15.3 |
10 | Miles Sanders | PHI | 17 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 16.0 |
11 | Kenyan Drake | ARI | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 16.5 |
12 | Aaron Jones | GB | 21 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 17.3 |
13 | Josh Jacobs | LV | 13 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18.0 |
14 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 18 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 20.0 |
15 | Todd Gurley | ATL | 26 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 28.3 |
16 | Chris Carson | SEA | 30 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 33.0 |
17 | Melvin Gordon | DEN | 32 | 43 | 31 | 27 | 33.3 |
18 | Leonard Fournette | JAX | 34 | 34 | 40 | 29 | 34.3 |
19 | Le'Veon Bell | NYJ | 27 | 39 | 46 | 34 | 36.5 |
20 | James Conner | PIT | 44 | 53 | 36 | 32 | 41.3 |
21 | David Johnson | HOU | 43 | 40 | 57 | 41 | 45.3 |
22 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | 49 | 62 | 38 | 33 | 45.5 |
23 | Devin Singletary | BUF | 42 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 49.8 |
24 | Mark Ingram | BAL | 51 | 65 | 41 | 54 | 52.8 |
25 | D'Andre Swift | DET | 50 | 63 | 62 | 53 | 57.0 |
26 | David Montgomery | CHI | 58 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 58.3 |
27 | Raheem Mostert | SF | 60 | 72 | 49 | 52 | 58.3 |
28 | Cam Akers | LAR | 57 | 82 | 70 | 50 | 64.8 |
29 | Kareem Hunt | CLE | 71 | 69 | 78 | 56 | 68.5 |
30 | Ronald Jones | TB | 79 | 76 | 97 | 67 | 79.8 |
31 | J.K. Dobbins | BAL | 78 | 99 | 93 | 68 | 84.5 |
32 | Jordan Howard | MIA | 92 | 102 | 96 | 92 | 95.5 |
33 | James White | NE | 100 | 96 | 117 | 77 | 97.5 |
34 | Tarik Cohen | CHI | 96 | 85 | 133 | 81 | 98.8 |
35 | Matt Breida | MIA | 97 | 119 | 100 | 98 | 103.5 |
36 | Kerryon Johnson | DET | 113 | 93 | 122 | 100 | 107.0 |
37 | Phillip Lindsay | DEN | 121 | 95 | 109 | 103 | 107.0 |
38 | Marlon Mack | IND | 107 | 132 | 106 | 84 | 107.3 |
39 | Sony Michel | NE | 90 | 139 | 95 | 108 | 108.0 |
40 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | TB | 94 | 151 | 118 | 96 | 114.8 |
41 | Tevin Coleman | SF | 114 | 114 | 138 | 99 | 116.3 |
42 | Latavius Murray | NO | 120 | 123 | 132 | 111 | 121.5 |
43 | Zack Moss | BUF | 112 | 109 | 159 | 110 | 122.5 |
44 | Alexander Mattison | MIN | 143 | 140 | 123 | 97 | 125.8 |
45 | Darrell Henderson | LAR | 148 | 103 | 131 | 128 | 127.5 |
46 | Tony Pollard | DAL | 134 | 162 | 161 | 120 | 144.3 |
47 | Duke Johnson | HOU | 137 | 150 | 181 | 119 | 146.8 |
48 | Antonio Gibson | WAS | 127 | 147 | 165 | 160 | 149.8 |
49 | Nyheim Hines | IND | 160 | 165 | - | 145 | 156.7 |
50 | Boston Scott | PHI | 165 | 179 | 196 | 129 | 167.3 |
- Regardless of standard scoring, half PPR, or full PPR, the top three at running back is identical among all four sources.
- From there, it gets interesting. The top six running back are in the same general range, but there’s quite a few inconsistencies and outliers between draft platforms as we move further through the draft.
- In general, the public likes Nick Chubb, Josh Jacobs, Todd Gurley, David Johnson, Devin Singletary, Mark Ingram, Sony Michel, Ke’Shawn Vaughn, and Darrell Henderson more than our projections.
- Our RB projections tend to be higher than ADP on the following backs: Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Miles Sanders, Austin Ekeler, Leonard Fournette, Ronald Jones, Matt Breida, Phillip Lindsay, Marlon Mack, Tevin Coleman, Latavius Murray, and Antonio Gibson.
CBS Leagues
Standard scoring (no PPR) generally increases the value of running backs, but that’s not reflected in the second and third tier CBS ADP. Backs like Mixon, Edwards-Helaire, Sanders, and Kenyan Drake are picked well after the value we reflect for them in our rankings. On the other hand, big names like Gurley and Le’Veon Bell are also valued higher than our rankings. CBS users generally devalue the receiving backs like James White, as a result of the standard scoring system, yet other capable receiving backs like Kareem Hunt and Tarik Cohen are still going well ahead of our standard ranking. We do like Ekeler, Fournette, James Conner, Jonathan Taylor, Jones, Lindsay, and Mack much more than the CBS userbase.
ESPN Leagues
What do ESPN users have against Mixon? His No. 25 ADP is an outlier among the other sources and 12 points behind our ranking. They are similarly less enthused about Jacobs (23), Gordon (43), Conner (53), Taylor (62), Ingram (65), David Montgomery (70), Raheem Mostert (72), Cam Akers (82), Matt Breida (119), Mack (132), Sony Michel (139), and Vaughn (151). Using our rankings in the ESPN draft room would make you likely to draft Mixon, Ekeler, Fournette, Hunt, White, Murray, and Alexander Mattison, among others.
Yahoo Leagues
Yahoo users seem to like Ingram (41) and Mostert (49) more than other sources, while, they want very little part of Edwards-Helaire (21), Fournette (40), Bell (46), David Johnson (57), Ronald Jones (97), White (117), Cohen (133), or Zack Moss (159). The platform is generally known for hosting many newer and more casual fantasy players, and that perception is carried out in two rookies being on the lower-than-consensus list. Relative to our rankings, Edwards-Helaire, Sanders, Ekeler, Fournette, Bell, Jones, and Cohen appear to be very strong values.
NFFC Leagues
The high stakes players really like Sanders (9), Aaron Jones (13), Ekeler (15), Gordon (27), Fournette (29), Conner (32), Taylor (33), Montgomery (46), Akers (50), Hunt (56), White (77), Mack (84), and Mattison (97) relative to other ADP sources. There are some unproven players in that group like Taylor, Montgomery, and Akers. Our projections on Ekeler and Fournette are higher than NFFC ADP. Edwards-Helaire, Ronald Jones, Lindsay, Murray, and Gibson are a few other RBs who stand out as potential values relative to NFFC ADP.
Wide Receiver ADP
Avg Rank | Player | Team | CBS | ESPN | Y! | NFFC | Avg ADP |
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1 | Michael Thomas | NO | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6.3 |
2 | Davante Adams | GB | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9.8 |
3 | Tyreek Hill | KC | 16 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 13.3 |
4 | Julio Jones | ATL | 15 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 15.0 |
5 | DeAndre Hopkins | ARI | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 15.5 |
6 | Chris Godwin | TB | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22.5 |
7 | Mike Evans | TB | 28 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 26.3 |
8 | Kenny Golladay | DET | 33 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27.3 |
9 | Adam Thielen | MIN | 36 | 27 | 29 | 40 | 33.0 |
10 | Odell Beckham | CLE | 40 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 33.5 |
11 | Amari Cooper | DAL | 38 | 28 | 35 | 37 | 34.5 |
12 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | 37 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 35.0 |
13 | D.J. Moore | CAR | 39 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 35.5 |
14 | Allen Robinson | CHI | 54 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 35.8 |
15 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | 29 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 39.0 |
16 | A.J. Brown | TEN | 56 | 42 | 37 | 43 | 44.5 |
17 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | 48 | 47 | 47 | 42 | 46.0 |
18 | Courtland Sutton | DEN | 61 | 38 | 50 | 49 | 49.5 |
19 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 47 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 50.3 |
20 | Robert Woods | LAR | 55 | 48 | 66 | 44 | 53.3 |
21 | DK Metcalf | SEA | 62 | 52 | 55 | 45 | 53.5 |
22 | Keenan Allen | LAC | 53 | 49 | 61 | 58 | 55.3 |
23 | Terry McLaurin | WAS | 59 | 56 | 58 | 55 | 57.0 |
24 | D.J. Chark | JAX | 75 | 61 | 60 | 51 | 61.8 |
25 | T.Y. Hilton | IND | 64 | 55 | 69 | 63 | 62.8 |
26 | DeVante Parker | MIA | 72 | 64 | 56 | 62 | 63.5 |
27 | Stefon Diggs | BUF | 68 | 60 | 68 | 66 | 65.5 |
28 | A.J. Green | CIN | 69 | 68 | 80 | 72 | 72.3 |
29 | Jarvis Landry | CLE | 76 | 58 | 90 | 74 | 74.5 |
30 | Marquise Brown | BAL | 77 | 75 | 83 | 64 | 74.8 |
31 | Tyler Boyd | CIN | 83 | 71 | 88 | 70 | 78.0 |
32 | Michael Gallup | DAL | 86 | 77 | 79 | 73 | 78.8 |
33 | Julian Edelman | NE | 89 | 86 | 99 | 78 | 88.0 |
34 | Will Fuller | HOU | 98 | 89 | 101 | 76 | 91.0 |
35 | Deebo Samuel | SF | 109 | 79 | 87 | 91 | 91.5 |
36 | Brandin Cooks | HOU | 104 | 105 | 111 | 82 | 100.5 |
37 | Marvin Jones | DET | 105 | 90 | 121 | 86 | 100.5 |
38 | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 108 | 110 | 112 | 75 | 101.3 |
39 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | 87 | 122 | 119 | 94 | 105.5 |
40 | Jerry Jeudy | DEN | 93 | 115 | 116 | 107 | 107.8 |
41 | Darius Slayton | NYG | 111 | 133 | 114 | 101 | 114.8 |
42 | Henry Ruggs | LV | 102 | 100 | 139 | 118 | 114.8 |
43 | Christian Kirk | ARI | 122 | 116 | 156 | 90 | 121.0 |
44 | Emmanuel Sanders | NO | 136 | 112 | 126 | 112 | 121.5 |
45 | John Brown | BUF | 133 | 134 | 110 | 125 | 125.5 |
46 | Jamison Crowder | NYJ | 132 | 106 | 178 | 102 | 129.5 |
47 | Sterling Shepard | NYG | 129 | 108 | 176 | 127 | 135.0 |
48 | Mecole Hardman | KC | 162 | 128 | 143 | 109 | 135.5 |
49 | Jalen Reagor | PHI | 123 | 152 | 145 | 126 | 136.5 |
50 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 126 | 137 | 168 | 136 | 141.8 |
51 | Mike Williams | LAC | 147 | 153 | 148 | 123 | 142.8 |
52 | Sammy Watkins | KC | 138 | 164 | 167 | 144 | 153.3 |
53 | Golden Tate | NYG | 168 | 125 | 182 | 142 | 154.3 |
54 | Preston Williams | MIA | 152 | 135 | 197 | 140 | 156.0 |
55 | Michael Pittman Jr. | IND | 139 | 184 | 189 | 151 | 165.8 |
56 | Robby Anderson | CAR | 175 | 136 | 201 | 157 | 167.3 |
57 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 154 | 185 | 193 | 156 | 172.0 |
58 | Anthony Miller | CHI | 174 | 177 | 205 | 133 | 172.3 |
59 | N'Keal Harry | NE | 179 | 149 | 206 | 159 | 173.3 |
60 | DeSean Jackson | PHI | 216 | 159 | 173 | 146 | 173.5 |
- You’ll notice a broad range in the provided ADP ranks, with CBS not counting any value for receptions, while Yahoo and NFFC are half-point PPR, and ESPN provides a full point per reception.
- As a result, the average ADP for this table is least valuable relative to other positions as a draft aid, but still provides a general idea of players the public likes and dislikes, especially relative to our WR rankings.
CBS Leagues
It’s an accomplishment for a wide receiver to make the first-round grade in standard scoring, and CBS shows two wideouts in that category. Our rankings for standard scoring see those two receivers, Michael Thomas and Davante Adams, as somewhat overvalued because of the impact of the scoring system, particularly in Adams’ case.
In fact, the top seven wide receivers in CBS drafts are going above TR standard rankings, though it should be noted that our standard scoring for quarterbacks doesn’t quite match CBS’ scoring system. CBS users are much higher on Mike Evans, Cooper Kupp, A.J. Green, Marquise Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Jerry Jeudy, Emmanuel Sanders, Sammy Watkins, Tee Higgins, Allen Lazard, and Laviska Shenault.
TR rankings have the following players projected relatively higher than CBS ADP: Kenny Golladay, A.J. Brown, Calvin Ridley, Robert Woods, DeVante Parker, Will Fuller, Marvin Jones, Diontae Johnson, Darius Slayton, Jamison Crowder, Golden Tate, and Preston Williams.
ESPN Leagues
Using full PPR, ESPN’s users clearly feel DeAndre Hopkins won’t be hurt much by going to Arizona. They also like Evans, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Courtland Sutton, Green, Marquise Brown, Deebo Samuel, Jeudy, Sanders, and Mecole Hardman relative to our rankings.
The TeamRankings’ projections are above ESPN ADP on Golladay, Kupp, Ridley, Woods, Parker, Michael Gallup, Fuller, Brandin Cooks, Marvin Jones, Diontae Johnson, Slayton, Crowder, Justin Jefferson, and Preston Williams.
Yahoo Leagues
Like ESPN, Yahoo players like Hopkins a lot. They also favor Evans, Odell Beckham, Allen Robinson, Green, Marquise Brown, Samuel, Jeudy, Sanders, and Watkins more than TR.
Our projections favor drafting the following players at value relative to Yahoo ADP: Ridley, Woods, Parker, Jarvis Landry, Julian Edelman, Fuller, Cooks, Marvin Jones, Diontae Johnson, Slayton, Henry Ruggs, Christian Kirk, Crowder, Sterling Shepard, and Jefferson.
NFFC Leagues
NFFC players have also been higher than our projections on Beckham, Robinson, Green, Marquise Brown, Samuel CeeDee Lamb, Jeudy, Kirk, Hardman, Mike Williams, and Watkins. Our projections are a little more bullish than the high stakes market on Julio Jones, Adam Thielen, Parker, Fuller, Slayton, Ruggs, Crowder, Jefferson, Tate, and Preston Williams.
Tight End ADP
Avg Rank | Player | Team | CBS | ESPN | Y! | NFFC | Avg ADP |
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1 | Travis Kelce | KC | 19 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 18.8 |
2 | George Kittle | SF | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22.8 |
3 | Mark Andrews | BAL | 45 | 41 | 33 | 48 | 41.8 |
4 | Zach Ertz | PHI | 41 | 35 | 43 | 59 | 44.5 |
5 | Darren Waller | LV | 63 | 51 | 54 | 69 | 59.3 |
6 | Evan Engram | NYG | 70 | 66 | 86 | 83 | 76.3 |
7 | Tyler Higbee | LAR | 88 | 80 | 67 | 79 | 78.5 |
8 | Hunter Henry | LAC | 74 | 88 | 63 | 93 | 79.5 |
9 | Rob Gronkowski | TB | 80 | 59 | 72 | 115 | 81.5 |
10 | Jared Cook | NO | 101 | 92 | 73 | 114 | 95.0 |
11 | Hayden Hurst | ATL | 106 | 121 | 108 | 88 | 105.8 |
12 | Austin Hooper | CLE | 99 | 124 | 104 | 121 | 112.0 |
13 | Noah Fant | DEN | 125 | 107 | 154 | 131 | 129.3 |
14 | Mike Gesicki | MIA | 144 | 143 | 134 | 116 | 134.3 |
15 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | 141 | 118 | 146 | 132 | 134.3 |
16 | Jonnu Smith | TEN | 140 | 190 | 152 | 135 | 154.3 |
17 | Dallas Goedert | PHI | 164 | 181 | 170 | 130 | 161.3 |
18 | Jack Doyle | IND | 184 | 169 | 211 | 148 | 178.0 |
19 | Eric Ebron | PIT | 204 | 166 | 180 | 170 | 180.0 |
20 | Chris Herndon | NYJ | 187 | 173 | 218 | 162 | 185.0 |
- With most fantasy leagues only employing one starting tight end, there are usually nice values to be had later.
- Based on the ADP, you shouldn’t necessarily overlook tight ends early in the draft, though.
- As we noted in our analysis of recent ADPs, once the top few star tight ends are off the board, the market has not been great at identifying the best choices. Players like George Kittle in 2018 and Mark Andrews and Darren Waller in 2019 were going after some bigger names in drafts.
CBS Leagues
CBS users clearly don’t want to be left out in the cold, taking the top 12 tight ends earlier than our standard rankings, with the values of Zach Ertz, Evan Engram, Hunter Henry, Rob Gronkowski, and Tyler Higbee standing out, in particular.
Simply put, if you use our standard scoring TE rankings verbatim in a CBS draft, you will probably be taking a flier for your starter like Mike Gesicki, T.J. Hockenson, Jack Doyle, or Dallas Goedert. Ending up with two relatively cheap tight ends would not be a bad strategy.
ESPN Leagues
Our tight end values more closely resemble the ESPN ADP, though ESPN players love them some Engram, Henry, and Gronkowski, as well. We actually rank George Kittle one spot ahead of ESPN ADP, and later in the draft Hayden Hurst, Austin Hooper, Gesicki, and Hockenson look like potential values based on our projections.
Yahoo Leagues
Like CBS, you’ll likely be looking at fliers if you use our Yahoo rankings vs. ADP. The top 12 are all well ahead of our ADP, while the group that includes Hockenson, Gesicki, Goedert, Noah Fant, and Doyle is higher than ADP in our rankings.
NFFC Leagues
Among the four sources, the high stakes players are closest to our rankings. In fact, the top five tight ends are right in line with our values, but NFFC players like Higbee, Engram, Hurst, and Henry more than our rankings. Our projections see some value with Gronkowski, Hooper, Gesicki, and Hockenson, though notably fourth-ranked tight end Ertz is five spots higher in our rankings than NFFC ADP.
Kicker ADP
Avg Rank | Player | Team | CBS | ESPN | Y! | NFFC | Avg ADP |
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1 | Justin Tucker | BAL | 156 | 83 | 74 | 178 | 122.8 |
2 | Harrison Butker | KC | 161 | 84 | 81 | 184 | 127.5 |
3 | Wil Lutz | NO | 159 | 97 | 91 | 188 | 133.8 |
4 | Greg Zuerlein | DAL | 181 | 120 | 98 | 192 | 147.8 |
5 | Robbie Gould | SF | 196 | 126 | 115 | 212 | 162.3 |
6 | Matt Prater | DET | 232 | 117 | 124 | 222 | 173.8 |
7 | Matt Gay | TB | 237 | 138 | 166 | 200 | 185.3 |
8 | Zane Gonzalez | ARI | 251 | 160 | 147 | 206 | 191.0 |
9 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | HOU | - | 182 | 171 | 234 | 195.7 |
10 | Chris Boswell | PIT | 230 | 141 | 208 | 240 | 204.8 |
11 | Younghoe Koo | ATL | 215 | 186 | 214 | 215 | 207.5 |
12 | Jake Elliott | PHI | 212 | 176 | 220 | 229 | 209.3 |
13 | Mason Crosby | GB | - | 189 | 198 | 247 | 211.3 |
14 | Michael Badgley | LAC | 241 | - | 142 | 271 | 218.0 |
15 | Josh Lambo | JAX | - | 208 | 207 | 245 | 220.0 |
16 | Dan Bailey | MIN | 249 | 206 | 219 | 226 | 225.0 |
17 | Jason Myers | SEA | - | 215 | 217 | 249 | 227.0 |
18 | Brandon McManus | DEN | 223 | 240 | 215 | 238 | 229.0 |
- We don’t like kickers much more than Peyton Manning, but they’re a necessary evil in most fantasy football leagues.
- The ADP sources are all over the map in this case, due in large part to different size rosters.
- With the unpredictability and lack of major difference between the best and 12th place earner at the position, we generally advise waiting as long as you can to take one in most instances.
- That said, our Kicker projections see value with Younghoe Koo, Dan Bailey, Zane Gonzalez, and Brandon McManus compared to ADP at most sites.
Team Defense/Special Teams ADP
Avg Rank | Player | CBS | ESPN | Y! | NFFC | Avg ADP |
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1 | San Francisco 49ers | 84 | 74 | 64 | 153 | 93.8 |
2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 73 | 73 | 77 | 155 | 94.5 |
3 | Baltimore Ravens | 95 | 91 | 75 | 161 | 105.5 |
4 | Buffalo Bills | 115 | 78 | 84 | 181 | 114.5 |
5 | New England Patriots | 117 | 104 | 103 | 183 | 126.8 |
6 | Chicago Bears | 185 | 127 | 102 | 196 | 152.5 |
7 | New Orleans Saints | 193 | 131 | 107 | 193 | 156.0 |
8 | Minnesota Vikings | 150 | 146 | 135 | 223 | 163.5 |
9 | Kansas City Chiefs | 169 | 171 | 113 | 204 | 164.3 |
10 | Los Angeles Rams | 149 | 197 | 194 | 209 | 187.3 |
11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 191 | 157 | 210 | 203 | 190.3 |
12 | Indianapolis Colts | 207 | 111 | 213 | 230 | 190.3 |
13 | Los Angeles Chargers | 172 | 172 | 225 | 210 | 194.8 |
14 | Denver Broncos | 209 | 130 | 223 | 235 | 199.3 |
15 | Seattle Seahawks | 190 | 163 | 209 | 244 | 201.5 |
16 | Philadelphia Eagles | 198 | 192 | 222 | 231 | 210.8 |
17 | Dallas Cowboys | - | 174 | 221 | 242 | 212.3 |
18 | Tennessee Titans | 211 | 219 | 224 | 237 | 222.8 |
- With seemingly every source having slightly different scoring for team defenses, putting too much stock in ADP for this position can be dangerous.
- Generally, our Defense projections are higher on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Denver Broncos than the ADP sources.
- ADP is higher on the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Chargers.