Eric Karabell's 2015 fantasy football rankings - ESPN

Eric Karabell, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2015, 04:12 PM ET
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Eric Karabell's top 100 for 2015

Rank/Player/Position	Team	Pos Rank
1. Le'Veon Bell, RB	PIT	RB01
2. Eddie Lacy, RB	GB	RB02
3. Marshawn Lynch, RB	SEA	RB03
4. Jamaal Charles, RB	KC	RB04
5. Adrian Peterson, RB	MIN	RB05
6. C.J. Anderson, RB	DEN	RB06
7. Antonio Brown, WR	PIT	WR01
8. Matt Forte, RB	CHI	RB07
9. Demaryius Thomas, WR	DEN	WR02
10. Dez Bryant, WR	DAL	WR03
11. DeMarco Murray, RB	PHI	RB08
12. Jeremy Hill, RB	CIN	RB09
13. LeSean McCoy, RB	BUF	RB10
14. Julio Jones, WR	ATL	WR04
15. A.J. Green, WR	CIN	WR05
16. Odell Beckham Jr., WR	NYG	WR06
17. Calvin Johnson, WR	DET	WR07
18. Alshon Jeffery, WR	CHI	WR08
19. T.Y. Hilton, WR	IND	WR09
20. Randall Cobb, WR	GB	WR10
21. Emmanuel Sanders, WR	DEN	WR11
22. Rob Gronkowski, TE	NE	TE01
23. Andrew Luck, QB	IND	QB01
24. Aaron Rodgers, QB	GB	QB02
25. Alfred Morris, RB	WAS	RB11
26. Mark Ingram, RB	NO	RB12
27. Justin Forsett, RB	BAL	RB13
28. Lamar Miller, RB	MIA	RB14
29. Carlos Hyde, RB	SF	RB15
30. Mike Evans, WR	TB	WR12
31. DeAndre Hopkins, WR	HOU	WR13
32. Brandin Cooks, WR	NO	WR14
33. Amari Cooper, WR	OAK	WR15
34. Melvin Gordon, RB	SD	RB16
35. Arian Foster, RB	HOU	RB17
36. Latavius Murray, RB	OAK	RB18
37. Sammy Watkins, WR	BUF	WR16
38. Jordan Matthews, WR	PHI	WR17
39. Frank Gore, RB	IND	RB19
40. Joique Bell, RB	DET	RB20
41. Russell Wilson, QB	SEA	QB03
42. Davante Adams, WR	GB	WR18
43. Jimmy Graham, TE	SEA	TE02
44. Andre Ellington, RB	ARI	RB21
45. Jonathan Stewart, RB	CAR	RB22
46. Keenan Allen, WR	SD	WR19
47. Julian Edelman, WR	NE	WR20
48. Andre Johnson, WR	IND	WR21
49. Giovani Bernard, RB	CIN	RB23
50. Joseph Randle, RB	DAL	RB24
51. Peyton Manning, QB	DEN	QB04
52. Todd Gurley, RB	STL	RB25
53. T.J. Yeldon, RB	JAC	RB26
54. Vincent Jackson, WR	TB	WR22
55. Nelson Agholor, WR	PHI	WR23
56. DeSean Jackson, WR	WAS	WR24
57. Allen Robinson, WR	JAC	WR25
58. Greg Olsen, TE	CAR	TE03
59. Ameer Abdullah, RB	DET	RB27
60. Isaiah Crowell, RB	CLE	RB28
61. Brandon Marshall, WR	NYJ	WR26
62. Jarvis Landry, WR	MIA	WR27
63. Golden Tate, WR	DET	WR28
64. Tevin Coleman, RB	ATL	RB29
65. Martellus Bennett, TE	CHI	TE04
66. Drew Brees, QB	NO	QB05
67. Travis Kelce, TE	KC	TE05
68. Tom Brady, QB	NE	QB06
69. Ben Roethlisberger, QB	PIT	QB07
70. Jeremy Maclin, WR	KC	WR29
71. Eric Decker, WR	NYJ	WR30
72. Mike Wallace, WR	MIN	WR31
73. LeGarrette Blount, RB	NE	RB30
74. Charles Johnson, WR	MIN	WR32
75. John Brown, WR	ARI	WR33
76. Rashad Jennings, RB	NYG	RB31
77. Doug Martin, RB	TB	RB32
78. Ryan Mathews, RB	PHI	RB33
79. Torrey Smith, WR	SF	WR34
80. Steve Smith Sr., WR	BAL	WR35
81. Alfred Blue, RB	HOU	RB34
82. Larry Fitzgerald, WR	ARI	WR36
83. Eddie Royal, WR	CHI	WR37
84. Jason Witten, TE	DAL	TE06
85. Chris Ivory, RB	NYJ	RB35
86. Tre Mason, RB	STL	RB36
87. Matt Ryan, QB	ATL	QB08
88. Anquan Boldin, WR	SF	WR38
89. Michael Floyd, WR	ARI	WR39
90. Brian Quick, WR	STL	WR40
91. Bishop Sankey, RB	TEN	RB37
92. David Johnson, RB	ARI	RB38
93. Martavis Bryant, WR	PIT	WR41
94. DeVante Parker, WR	MIA	WR42
95. C.J. Spiller, RB	NO	RB39
96. Duke Johnson, RB	CLE	RB40
97. Devonta Freeman, RB	ATL	RB41
98. David Cobb, RB	TEN	RB42
99. Charles Sims, RB	TB	RB43
100. Shane Vereen, RB	NYG	RB44

Eric Karabell's QB rankings for 2015

Rank/Player	Team	Bye	Ovr Rank
1. Andrew Luck	IND	10	23
2. Aaron Rodgers	GB	7	24
3. Russell Wilson	SEA	9	41
4. Peyton Manning	DEN	7	51
5. Drew Brees	NO	11	66
6. Tom Brady	NE	4	68
7. Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	11	69
8. Matt Ryan	ATL	10	87
9. Tony Romo	DAL	6
10. Eli Manning	NYG	11
11. Ryan Tannehill	MIA	5
12. Cam Newton	CAR	5
13. Sam Bradford	PHI	8
14. Philip Rivers	SD	10
15. Matthew Stafford	DET	9
16. Jay Cutler	CHI	7
17. Colin Kaepernick	SF	10
18. Carson Palmer	ARI	9
19. Teddy Bridgewater	MIN	5
20. Jameis Winston	TB	6
21. Marcus Mariota	TEN	4
22. Derek Carr	OAK	6
23. Andy Dalton	CIN	7
24. Nick Foles	STL	6
25. Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ	5
26. Joe Flacco	BAL	9
27. Alex Smith	KC	9
28. Blake Bortles	JAC	8
29. Tyrod Taylor	BUF	8
30. Kirk Cousins	WAS	8
31. Brian Hoyer	HOU	9
32. Johnny Manziel	CLE	11
33. Josh McCown	CLE	11
34. Mark Sanchez	PHI	8
35. Ryan Mallett	HOU	9

Eric Karabell's RB rankings for 2015

Rank/Player	Team	Bye	Ovr Rank
1. Le'Veon Bell	PIT	11	1
2. Eddie Lacy	GB	7	2
3. Marshawn Lynch	SEA	9	3
4. Jamaal Charles	KC	9	4
5. Adrian Peterson	MIN	5	5
6. C.J. Anderson	DEN	7	6
7. Matt Forte	CHI	7	8
8. DeMarco Murray	PHI	8	11
9. Jeremy Hill	CIN	7	12
10. LeSean McCoy	BUF	8	13
11. Alfred Morris	WAS	8	25
12. Mark Ingram	NO	11	26
13. Justin Forsett	BAL	9	27
14. Lamar Miller	MIA	5	28
15. Carlos Hyde	SF	10	29
16. Melvin Gordon	SD	10	34
17. Arian Foster	HOU	9	35
18. Latavius Murray	OAK	6	36
19. Frank Gore	IND	10	39
20. Joique Bell	DET	9	40
21. Andre Ellington	ARI	9	44
22. Jonathan Stewart	CAR	5	45
23. Giovani Bernard	CIN	7	49
24. Joseph Randle	DAL	6	50
25. Todd Gurley	STL	6	52
26. T.J. Yeldon	JAC	8	53
27. Ameer Abdullah	DET	9	59
28. Isaiah Crowell	CLE	11	60
29. Tevin Coleman	ATL	10	64
30. LeGarrette Blount	NE	4	73
31. Rashad Jennings	NYG	11	76
32. Doug Martin	TB	6	77
33. Ryan Mathews	PHI	8	78
34. Alfred Blue	HOU	9	81
35. Chris Ivory	NYJ	5	85
36. Tre Mason	STL	6	86
37. Bishop Sankey	TEN	4	91
38. David Johnson	ARI	9	92
39. C.J. Spiller	NO	11	95
40. Duke Johnson	CLE	11	96
41. Devonta Freeman	ATL	10	97
42. David Cobb	TEN	4	98
43. Charles Sims	TB	6	99
44. Shane Vereen	NYG	11	100
45. Danny Woodhead	SD	10
46. Reggie Bush	SF	10
47. Terrance West	TEN	4
48. Jerick McKinnon	MIN	5
49. Ronnie Hillman	DEN	7
50. Fred Jackson	SEA	9
51. Lorenzo Taliaferro	BAL	9
52. Knile Davis	KC	9
53. Andre Williams	NYG	11
54. Christine Michael	DAL	6
55. Chris Johnson	ARI	9
56. Khiry Robinson	NO	11
57. Brandon Bolden	NE	4
58. Darren McFadden	DAL	6
59. Branden Oliver	SD	10
60. DeAngelo Williams	PIT	11
61. Roy Helu	OAK	6
62. Darren Sproles	PHI	8
63. James White	NE	4
64. Javorius Allen	BAL	9
65. Zac Stacy	NYJ	5
66. Denard Robinson	JAC	8
67. Josh Robinson	IND	10
68. Karlos Williams	BUF	8
69. Chris Polk	HOU	9
70. Dion Lewis	NE	4
71. Matt Jones	WAS	8
72. Lance Dunbar	DAL	6
73. Theo Riddick	DET	9
74. James Starks	GB	7
75. Matt Asiata	MIN	5
76. Stevan Ridley	NYJ	5
77. Ka'Deem Carey	CHI	7
78. Benjamin Cunningham	STL	6
79. De'Anthony Thomas	KC	9
80. Bilal Powell	NYJ	5

Eric Karabell's WR rankings for 2015

Rank/Player	Team	Bye	Ovr Rank
1. Antonio Brown	PIT	11	7
2. Demaryius Thomas	DEN	7	9
3. Dez Bryant	DAL	6	10
4. Julio Jones	ATL	10	14
5. A.J. Green	CIN	7	15
6. Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	11	16
7. Calvin Johnson	DET	9	17
8. Alshon Jeffery	CHI	7	18
9. T.Y. Hilton	IND	10	19
10. Randall Cobb	GB	7	20
11. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	7	21
12. Mike Evans	TB	6	30
13. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	9	31
14. Brandin Cooks	NO	11	32
15. Amari Cooper	OAK	6	33
16. Sammy Watkins	BUF	8	37
17. Jordan Matthews	PHI	8	38
18. Davante Adams	GB	7	42
19. Keenan Allen	SD	10	46
20. Julian Edelman	NE	4	47
21. Andre Johnson	IND	10	48
22. Vincent Jackson	TB	6	54
23. Nelson Agholor	PHI	8	55
24. DeSean Jackson	WAS	8	56
25. Allen Robinson	JAC	8	57
26. Brandon Marshall	NYJ	5	61
27. Jarvis Landry	MIA	5	62
28. Golden Tate	DET	9	63
29. Jeremy Maclin	KC	9	70
30. Eric Decker	NYJ	5	71
31. Mike Wallace	MIN	5	72
32. Charles Johnson	MIN	5	74
33. John Brown	ARI	9	75
34. Torrey Smith	SF	10	79
35. Steve Smith Sr.	BAL	9	80
36. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	9	82
37. Eddie Royal	CHI	7	83
38. Anquan Boldin	SF	10	88
39. Michael Floyd	ARI	9	89
40. Brian Quick	STL	6	90
41. Martavis Bryant	PIT	11	93
42. DeVante Parker	MIA	5	94
43. Roddy White	ATL	10
44. Marques Colston	NO	11
45. Devin Funchess	CAR	5
46. Markus Wheaton	PIT	11
47. Kenny Stills	MIA	5
48. Kendall Wright	TEN	4
49. Breshad Perriman	BAL	9
50. Cecil Shorts III	HOU	9
51. James Jones	GB	7
52. Terrance Williams	DAL	6
53. Victor Cruz	NYG	11
54. Cody Latimer	DEN	7
55. Donte Moncrief	IND	10
56. Malcom Floyd	SD	10
57. Tyler Lockett	SEA	9
58. Marquess Wilson	CHI	7
59. Pierre Garcon	WAS	8
60. Cole Beasley	DAL	6
61. Danny Amendola	NE	4
62. Dorial Green-Beckham	TEN	4
63. Corey Brown	CAR	5
64. Marvin Jones	CIN	7
65. Kamar Aiken	BAL	9
66. Rueben Randle	NYG	11
67. Michael Crabtree	OAK	6
68. Justin Hunter	TEN	4
69. Dwayne Bowe	CLE	11
70. Percy Harvin	BUF	8
71. Ty Montgomery	GB	7
72. Jeff Janis	GB	7
73. Aaron Dobson	NE	4
74. Doug Baldwin	SEA	9
75. Marqise Lee	JAC	8
76. Jerricho Cotchery	CAR	5
77. Leonard Hankerson	ATL	10
78. Kenny Britt	STL	6
79. Cordarrelle Patterson	MIN	5
80. Stevie Johnson	SD	10

Eric Karabell's TE rankings for 2015

Rank/Player	Team	Bye	Ovr Rank
1. Rob Gronkowski	NE	4	22
2. Jimmy Graham	SEA	9	43
3. Greg Olsen	CAR	5	58
4. Martellus Bennett	CHI	7	65
5. Travis Kelce	KC	9	67
6. Jason Witten	DAL	6	84
7. Jordan Cameron	MIA	5
8. Delanie Walker	TEN	4
9. Dwayne Allen	IND	10
10. Zach Ertz	PHI	8
11. Larry Donnell	NYG	11
12. Owen Daniels	DEN	7
13. Antonio Gates	SD	10
14. Julius Thomas	JAC	8
15. Josh Hill	NO	11
16. Kyle Rudolph	MIN	5
17. Heath Miller	PIT	11
18. Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB	6
19. Jordan Reed	WAS	8
20. Coby Fleener	IND	10
21. Charles Clay	BUF	8
22. Tyler Eifert	CIN	7
23. Mychal Rivera	OAK	6
24. Eric Ebron	DET	9
25. Maxx Williams	BAL	9
26. Vernon Davis	SF	10
27. Jacob Tamme	ATL	10
28. Dennis Pitta	BAL	9
29. Ladarius Green	SD	10
30. Jared Cook	STL	6

Eric Karabell's D/ST rankings for 2015

Rank/Team	Bye
1. Seattle Seahawks	9
2. Houston Texans	9
3. Buffalo Bills	8
4. New York Jets	5
5. St. Louis Rams	6
6. Detroit Lions	9
7. Arizona Cardinals	9
8. Miami Dolphins	5
9. New England Patriots	4
10. Denver Broncos	7
11. Minnesota Vikings	5
12. Baltimore Ravens	9
13. Carolina Panthers	5
14. Philadelphia Eagles	8
15. San Francisco 49ers	10
16. Green Bay Packers	7
17. Cleveland Browns	11
18. Dallas Cowboys	6
19. Cincinnati Bengals	7
20. Pittsburgh Steelers	11
21. Kansas City Chiefs	9
22. New York Giants	11
23. Indianapolis Colts	10
24. Chicago Bears	7
25. Jacksonville Jaguars	8
26. Atlanta Falcons	10
27. San Diego Chargers	10
28. New Orleans Saints	11
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6
30. Tennessee Titans	4
31. Washington Redskins	8
32. Oakland Raiders	6

Eric Karabell's kicker rankings for 2015

Rank/Player	Team	Bye
1. Stephen Gostkowski	NE	4
2. Adam Vinatieri	IND	10
3. Cody Parkey	PHI	8
4. Dan Bailey	DAL	6
5. Justin Tucker	BAL	9
6. Steven Hauschka	SEA	9
7. Mason Crosby	GB	7
8. Matt Bryant	ATL	10
9. Brandon McManus	DEN	7
10. Randy Bullock	HOU	9
11. Josh Scobee	PIT	11
12. Matt Prater	DET	9
13. Chandler Catanzaro	ARI	9
14. Andrew Franks	MIA	5
15. Greg Zuerlein	STL	6
16. Dan Carpenter	BUF	8
17. Nick Folk	NYJ	5
18. Josh Lambo	SD	10
19. Phil Dawson	SF	10
20. Zach Hocker	NO	11