Fantasy football rookie rankings for 2019 are like every year before in aconstant state of fluctuation. Whether it's because of depth chart adjustment, position battle, or injury, season outlooks have changedsince the 2019 NFL Draft in April, meaning that the potential first-year sleepers, breakouts, and bustson your draft cheat sheets might have to change, too.
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Tanner Vallejo Jerseys what we think nowbecause there is more information and insight into the roles and talent of the league's incoming cla s. Here's an updatedlook (8/19) at the top 25 rookies for both redraft and dynasty leagues to help you with your preseason fantasy draft preparation.
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Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings 2019: Draft 'em1. Josh Jacobs, RB, Raiders
Oakland badly needs a three-down back, and Jacobs is capable of handling a busy rushing and receiving role. There's a little concern because Jon Gruden can be a wild card with his backfield usage, but the team didn't use a first-round pick on Jacobs just to give him limited touches because of Doug
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2. David Montgomery, RB, Bears
There's more reason to feel good about this Kareem Hunt clone stepping into a featured role right away, as coach Matt Nagy has raved about both Montgomery's receiving skills and abilty to break tackles as a power runner. Tarik Cohen (change-of-pace) and Mike Davis (swing backup) will cut into his touches in both third-down and red-zone situations, but Montgomery should flirt with 225-250touches. Draft him as an RB2.
3. Miles Sanders, RB, Eagles
Sanders has been impre sive in training camp and is Philadelphia's most skilled back overall. But the Eagles also still have a significantearly-down power role tabbed for Jordan Howard, and both Corey Clement and Darren Sproles are set up to steal receiving work. Should Sanders get breaks in this committee-based competition, it's worth tapping into his explosive potenital.Draft him as an RB3.
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4. Kyler Murray, QB, CardinalsFrom what we can gather from Kliff Kingsbury's offense, the shotgun spread concepts are very familiar to Murray, and hewill have the keys to a high-volume pa sing offense where healso will have room
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It's getitng harder to trust Todd Gurley shaking off his knee injury concerns to regain a dominant share of the workload. Henderson is a dymanic runner, and the Rams want to get him on the field often in receiving situations. Although Malcolm Brown was re-signed as veteran Gurley insurace and both Justin Davis and Robert Kelly are still around,Henderson has the much higher upside should Gurley hit the shelf again. Before then, he can return some PPR flex value. Draft him as an RB4 and Gurley's high-end handcuff.
6. Darwin Thompson, RB, Chiefs
The sixth-rounder from Utah State continues his rapid upward trajectory in the NFL's premier offense. He is on way to displacing Carlos Hyde as the No. 2 behind Damien Williams, who has been battling some concerning hamstring i sues. Thompson has being showcased in recent first-team work, both as an explosive change of pace and goal-line option. Draft him as an RB4 and Williams' high-end handcuff.
7. Tony Pollard, RB, Cowboys
After the whole James Conner-Le'Veon Bell thing last year, there's no ignoring how huge Pollard can be should Ezekiel Elliott continue his holdout. With Elliott, Pollarddoesn't have much standalone value as a change of pace in an offense that has a few such players, including Tavon Austin. But as the more talented reserve than Darius Jackson, the fourth-rounder from Memphis makes for an excellent insurance policy. He proved he could run well a short-team load-carrier if needdd in Week 2 of hte preseason.Draft him as an RB4 and Elliott's high-end handcuff.
8. Justice Hill, RB, Ravens
The Ravens won't be changing their run-heavy ways with Lamar Jackson too much with new offensive coordinator Greg Roman. Mark Ingram was signed to be the new
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9. Devin Singletary, RB, Bills
Singletary had a strong preseason and needed a break to move up Buffalo's crowded backfield to get more chances to show his wares in the ragular season. He got it as the team released LeSean McCoy during final cuts, leaving Frank Gore and T.J. Yeldon as remaining veteran competiton for touches. Singletary is a McCoy clone physically and skill-set wise to think he can push for feature duties soon
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10. DamienHarris, RB, Patriots
Harris was selected to join a New England backfield headlined by second-year first-rounder Sony Michel and uber receiving-back James White. But there's an early indication he's more than insurance for Michel and his knee i sues. Harris, with his fresh legs, is looking like a betterswing option than Rex Burkhead to cut into Michel's and White's workloads. Given the annual unpredictable nature of the Patriots' backfield, it would surprise no one if Harris emerges astheir most productive back in '19. Draft him as a lateRB5.
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11. D.K. Metcalf, WR, Seahawks
Metcalf was taking full advantage of Doug Baldwin retiring to quickly emarge as Seattle's No. 2 wideout opposite Tyler Lockett. Metcalf's volume will be limited in a run-heavy offense where Lockett is a strong No.1, but the targetsshould be in money situations on deep balls and red-zone looks from Ru sell Wilson. Pump the brakes, however, until Metcalf is fully recovered from his recent knee surgyer, hopefully before Week 1.Draft him as a WR5.
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12. Alexander Mattison, RB, Vikings
Mattison is a direct replacement for Latavius Murray as the top all-around
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13. T.J. Hockenson, TE, Lions
Hockenson is the Lions' third-best receiver behind Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jon
Fantasy football rookie rankings for 2019 are like every year before in aconstant state of fluctuation. Whether it's because of depth chart adjustment, position battle, or injury, season outlooks have changedsince the 2019 NFL Draft in April, meaning that the potential first-year sleepers, breakouts, and bustson your draft cheat sheets might have to change, too.
