Hacking the Rankings

Now that the 2025 NFL Pre-Season is in full swing, the fantasy community sees itself kicking into high gear. Now, the casual drafters make their yearly return in August to join the rest of us degenerates.

This can be an interesting time for serious drafters as some of the players that they have been targeting or avoiding all offseason have suddenly seen a dramatic change in their ADP. The household names who have seen their fantasy value plummet. The Austin Ekeler‘s begin to creep up the draft boards as the casual drafters gravitate towards names they know.

Casual draft season can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time. It’s where the truly sharp managers make their money. Suddenly, rookie fever caused by mass dynasty drafts has begun to subside, and these players have become valuable again.

These drafts are incredibly easy to exploit if you know what to look for. As I mentioned above, avoiding name-brand veterans and targeting high-upside rookies can be profitable. The best strategy I’ve employed is studying and ultimately “Hacking the Ranks”.

Hacking the Ranks

You may be asking yourself, What exactly does ‘Hacking the Ranks’ mean? Well, that’s simple. Unlike the degenerate fantasy managers who enter each draft with spreadsheets and pages of rankings, the casual drafters tend to use the site rankings of the fantasy platform they play on.

Inevitably, these rankings will have inconsistencies with your rankings and will provide opportunities to target or avoid players who are ranked well outside the usual rankings. For this study, I chose to use the 2025 Fantasy Pros Expert Consensus Rankings. You can use whichever data source you prefer, including the FSAN Consensus Rankings.

The table included below shows the Top 250 players in 1QB ECR and compares that to their rankings on each of the main sites. The differential column next to that site’s ranks illustrates the difference between that site and the ECR ranks. A negative number indicates that the player is being drafted earlier than the consensus on that platform. A positive number means they are being drafted later than consensus.

The table also includes the average ranking of all the sites combined, as well as the earliest and latest times they are available on any of the platforms. I will also go through each site to highlight some general trends that I noted. I will also mention a few players I’m targeting or avoiding on that platform.

ECR vs Site Rankings

ECR	PLAYER	POS	RANK	TEAM	SLEEPER	S DIFF	ESPN	E DIFF	CBS	C DIFF	YAHOO	Y DIFF	NFL	N DIFF	MFL	M DIFF		AVG		LATEST	EARLIEST
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	WR1	CIN	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0		1		1	1
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	RB1	ATL	3	1	5	3	2	0	2	0	4	2	4	2		3.3		5	2
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	RB2	DET	5	2	3	0	4	1	4	1	6	3	2	-1		4		6	2
4	Saquon Barkley	RB	RB3	PHI	2	-2	2	-2	3	-1	3	-1	5	1	3	-1		3		5	2
5	Justin Jefferson	WR	WR2	MIN	4	-1	4	-1	5	0	5	0	3	-2	10	5		5.2		10	3
6	CeeDee Lamb	WR	WR3	DAL	6	0	6	0	6	0	6	0	2	-4	5	-1		5.2		6	2
7	Malik Nabers	WR	WR4	NYG	10	3	14	7	10	3	9	2	8	1	14	7		10.8		14	8
8	Puka Nacua	WR	WR5	LAR	8	0	10	2	13	5	15	7	7	-1	9	1		10.3		15	7
9	Amon-Ra St Brown	WR	WR6	DET	7	-2	7	-2	12	3	11	2	9	0	7	-2		8.8		12	7
10	Nico Collins	WR	WR7	HOU	12	2	20	10	16	6	7	-3	16	6	8	-2		13.2		20	7
11	Christian McCaffrey	RB	RB4	SF	13	2	12	1	9	-2	8	-3	15	4	16	5		12.2		16	8
12	Derrick Henry	RB	RB5	BAL	9	-3	11	-1	7	-5	10	-2	12	0	6	-6		9.2		12	6
13	Brian Thomas Jr	WR	WR8	JAC	14	1	25	12	17	4	13	0	10	-3	17	4		16		25	10
14	Ashton Jeanty	RB	RB6	LV	11	-3	28	14	11	-3	12	-2	13	-1	15	1		15		28	11
15	DeVon Achane	RB	RB7	MIA	15	0	21	6	8	-7	16	1	11	-4	11	-4		13.7		21	8
16	Drake London	WR	WR9	ATL	17	1	29	13	24	8	14	-2	17	1	25	9		21		29	14
17	AJ Brown	WR	WR10	PHI	18	1	16	-1	23	6	20	3	14	-3	26	9		19.5		26	14
18	Brock Bowers	TE	TE1	LV	16	-2	13	-5	25	7	22	4	18	0	40	22		22.3		40	13
19	Jonathan Taylor	RB	RB8	IND	24	5	23	4	20	1	18	-1	21	2	13	-6		19.8		24	13
20	Josh Jacobs	RB	RB9	GB	20	0	22	2	14	-6	17	-3	19	-1	18	-2		18.3		22	14
21	Bucky Irving	RB	RB10	TB	19	-2	26	5	21	0	19	-2	23	2	21	0		21.5		26	19
22	Chase Brown	RB	RB11	CIN	29	7	39	17	22	0	23	1	33	11	19	-3		27.5		39	19
23	Trey McBride	TE	TE2	ARZ	25	2	18	-5	36	13	24	1	25	2	31	8		26.5		36	18
24	Ladd McConkey	WR	WR11	LAC	23	-1	35	11	27	3	21	-3	20	-4	24	0		25		35	20
25	Kyren Williams	RB	RB12	LAR	28	3	31	6	19	-6	25	0	22	-3	12	-13		22.8		31	12
26	Josh Allen	QB	QB1	BUF	21	-5	8	-18	18	-8	28	2	30	4	37	11		23.7		37	8
27	Lamar Jackson	QB	QB2	BAL	22	-5	9	-18	15	-12	26	-1	29	2	34	7		22.5		34	9
28	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR	WR12	SEA	27	-1	37	9	38	10	29	1	36	8	27	-1		32.3		38	27
29	Tee Higgins	WR	WR13	CIN	30	1	27	-2	30	1	27	-2	28	-1	36	7		29.7		36	27
30	Tyreek Hill	WR	WR14	MIA	26	-4	32	2	35	5	37	7	38	8	28	-2		32.7		38	26
31	Garrett Wilson	WR	WR15	NYJ	32	1	47	16	45	14	32	1	31	0	30	-1		36.2		47	30
32	Davante Adams	WR	WR16	LAR	43	11	34	2	37	5	41	9	40	8	43	11		39.7		43	34
33	George Kittle	TE	TE3	SF	38	5	19	-14	40	7	30	-3	46	13	54	21		37.8		54	19
34	Jayden Daniels	QB	QB3	WSH	31	-3	15	-19	32	-2	31	-3	34	0	44	10		31.2		44	15
35	Mike Evans	WR	WR17	TB	37	2	40	5	39	4	35	0	32	-3	23	-12		34.3		40	23
36	Jalen Hurts	QB	QB4	PHI	36	0	17	-19	33	-3	38	2	41	5	64	28		38.2		64	17
37	Breece Hall	RB	RB13	NYJ	33	-4	55	18	29	-8	43	6	26	-11	20	-17		34.3		55	20
38	Ken Walker	RB	RB14	SEA	44	6	41	3	34	-4	40	2	42	4	33	-5		39		44	33
39	James Cook	RB	RB15	BUF	34	-5	33	-6	31	-8	36	-3	27	-12	29	-10		31.7		36	27
40	Omarion Hampton	RB	RB16	LAC	42	2	56	16	42	2	33	-7	51	11	68	28		48.7		68	33
41	Marvin Harrison Jr	WR	WR18	ARZ	35	-6	50	9	44	3	34	-7	39	-2	42	1		40.7		50	34
42	Terry McLaurin	WR	WR19	WSH	39	-3	46	4	46	4	39	-3	24	-18	49	7		40.5		49	24
43	Alvin Kamara	RB	RB17	NO	41	-2	42	-1	28	-15	44	1	53	10	22	-21		38.3		53	22
44	DJ Moore	WR	WR20	CHI	48	4	60	16	51	7	55	11	37	-7	39	-5		48.3		60	37
45	Joe Burrow	QB	QB5	CIN	40	-5	24	-21	26	-19	56	11	43	-2	41	-4		38.3		56	24
46	DK Metcalf	WR	WR21	PIT	47	1	45	-1	48	2	49	3	64	18	50	4		50.5		64	45
47	Chuba Hubbard	RB	RB18	CAR	46	-1	54	7	43	-4	42	-5	56	9	35	-12		46		56	35
48	James Conner	RB	RB19	ARZ	51	3	58	10	41	-7	47	-1	50	2	32	-16		46.5		58	32
49	Courtland Sutton	WR	WR22	DEN	50	1	68	19	53	4	52	3	47	-2	48	-1		53		68	47
50	DeVonta Smith	WR	WR23	PHI	52	2	71	21	58	8	45	-5	48	-2	47	-3		53.5		71	45
51	Jameson Williams	WR	WR24	DET	59	8	77	26	68	17	65	14	45	-6	53	2		61.2		77	45
52	Zay Flowers	WR	WR25	BAL	53	1	63	11	61	9	51	-1	65	13	74	22		61.2		74	51
53	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	RB20	NE	66	13	82	29	56	3	67	14	58	5	75	22		67.3		82	56
54	David Montgomery	RB	RB21	DET	55	1	66	12	54	0	53	-1	69	15	62	8		59.8		69	53
55	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	WR26	CAR	61	6	84	29	69	14	66	11	63	8	67	12		68.3		84	61
56	Jaylen Waddle	WR	WR27	MIA	68	12	78	22	80	24	46	-10	75	19	125	69		78.7		125	46
57	Xavier Worthy	WR	WR28	KC	56	-1	49	-8	50	-7	50	-7	61	4	52	-5		53		61	49
58	Rashee Rice	WR	WR29	KC	45	-13	67	9	65	7	54	-4	35	-23	38	-20		50.7		67	35
59	George Pickens	WR	WR30	DAL	60	1	73	14	64	5	48	-11	74	15	61	2		63.3		74	48
60	D'Andre Swift	RB	RB22	CHI	72	12	70	10	52	-8	64	4	54	-6	81	21		65.5		81	52
61	Sam LaPorta	TE	TE4	DET	49	-12	30	-31	57	-4	57	-4	49	-12	59	-2		50.2		59	30
62	Calvin Ridley	WR	WR31	TEN	75	13	76	14	67	5	60	-2	55	-7	58	-4		65.2		76	55
63	Tony Pollard	RB	RB23	TEN	78	15	91	28	63	0	59	-4	71	8	71	8		72.2		91	59
64	Patrick Mahomes	QB	QB6	KC	54	-10	51	-13	47	-17	69	5	66	2	110	46		66.2		110	47
65	RJ Harvey	RB	RB24	DEN	63	-2	88	23	60	-5	58	-7	60	-5	46	-19		62.5		88	46
66	Isiah Pacheco	RB	RB25	KC	62	-4	81	15	77	11	63	-3	59	-7	104	38		74.3		104	59
67	Aaron Jones	RB	RB26	MIN	69	2	80	13	49	-18	71	4	72	5	65	-2		67.7		80	49
68	Travis Hunter	WR	WR32	JAC	64	-4	64	-4	72	4	70	2	57	-11	66	-2		65.5		72	57
69	Chris Olave	WR	WR33	NO	70	1	96	27	91	22	62	-7	70	1	56	-13		74.2		96	56
70	TJ Hockenson	TE	TE5	MIN	58	-12	59	-11	76	6	72	2	52	-18	93	23		68.3		93	52
71	Kaleb Johnson	RB	RB27	PIT	79	8	92	21	71	0	61	-10	67	-4	145	74		85.8		145	61
72	Baker Mayfield	QB	QB7	TB	67	-5	62	-10	59	-13	94	22	78	6	69	-3		71.5		94	59
73	Jerry Jeudy	WR	WR34	CLE	71	-2	75	2	75	2	78	5	92	19	45	-28		72.7		92	45
74	Joe Mixon	RB	RB28	HOU	57	-17	61	-13	55	-19	73	-1	44	-30	84	10		62.3		84	44
75	Brian Robinson	RB	RB29	WSH	83	8	98	23	70	-5	75	0	79	4	77	2		80.3		98	70
76	Rome Odunze	WR	WR35	CHI	81	5	90	14	94	18	68	-8	73	-3	57	-19		77.2		94	57
77	Bo Nix	QB	QB8	DEN	73	-4	74	-3	66	-11	84	7	84	7	86	9		77.8		86	66
78	Mark Andrews	TE	TE6	BAL	77	-1	72	-6	74	-4	80	2	62	-16	76	-2		73.5		80	62
79	Travis Kelce	TE	TE7	KC	65	-14	57	-22	62	-17	83	4	97	18	79	0		73.8		97	57
80	Kyler Murray	QB	QB9	ARZ	95	15	86	6	79	-1	92	12	88	8	51	-29		81.8		95	51
81	Tyrone Tracy Jr	RB	RB30	NYG	87	6	102	21	88	7	74	-7	87	6	70	-11		84.7		102	70
82	Stefon Diggs	WR	WR36	NE	90	8	93	11	84	2	93	11	85	3	117	35		93.7		117	84
83	Jakobi Meyers	WR	WR37	LV	82	-1	95	12	78	-5	85	2	108	25	60	-23		84.7		108	60
84	Jaylen Warren	RB	RB31	PIT	94	10	107	23	89	5	76	-8	94	10	72	-12		88.7		107	72
85	Evan Engram	TE	TE8	JAC	84	-1	85	0	97	12	95	10	95	10	105	20		93.5		105	84
86	Justin Fields	QB	QB10	NYJ	131	45	130	44	105	19	81	-5	77	-9	123	37		107.8		131	77
87	Jordan Addison	WR	WR38	MIN	76	-11	103	16	95	8	88	1	80	-7	91	4		88.8		103	76
88	Dak Prescott	QB	QB11	DAL	120	32	127	39	81	-7	86	-2	130	42	159	71		117.2		159	81
89	Chris Godwin	WR	WR39	TB	80	-9	101	12	73	-16	98	9	68	-21	55	-34		79.2		101	55
90	David Njoku	TE	TE9	CLE	91	1	69	-21	82	-8	91	1	101	11	85	-5		86.5		101	69
91	Jauan Jennings	WR	WR40	SF	98	7	108	17	104	13	87	-4	89	-2	63	-28		91.5		108	63
92	Brock Purdy	QB	QB12	SF	107	15	89	-3	90	-2	79	-13	105	13	91	-1		93.5		107	79
93	Ricky Pearsall	WR	WR41	SF	101	8	114	21	98	5	90	-3	91	-2	142	49		106		142	90
94	Travis Etienne	RB	RB32	JAC	92	-2	116	22	96	2	117	23	112	18	80	-14		102.2		117	80
95	Jordan Mason	RB	RB33	MIN	108	13	141	46	106	11	77	-18	123	28	195	100		125		195	77
96	Deebo Samuel	WR	WR42	WSH	85	-11	100	4	83	-13	103	7	93	-3	118	22		97		118	83
97	Jayden Reed	WR	WR43	GB	100	3	123	26	112	15	82	-15	98	1	96	-1		101.8		123	82
98	Justin Herbert	QB	QB13	LAC	103	5	99	1	114	16	106	8	132	34	114	16		111.3		132	99
99	Khalil Shakir	WR	WR44	BUF	88	-11	106	7	107	8	110	11	81	-18	132	33		104		132	81
100	Tucker Kraft	TE	TE10	GB	113	13	104	4	117	17	97	-3	111	11	136	36		113		136	97
101	Caleb Williams	QB	QB14	CHI	123	22	125	24	123	22	99	-2	102	1	101	0		112.2		125	99
102	Josh Downs	WR	WR45	IND	104	2	152	50	126	24	100	-2	100	-2	90	-12		112		152	90
103	Jared Goff	QB	QB15	DET	89	-14	136	33	87	-16	108	5	129	26	73	-30		103.7		136	73
104	Drake Maye	QB	QB16	NE	132	28	148	44	136	32	102	-2	144	40	108	4		128.3		148	102
105	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB	RB34	NE	119	14	112	7	111	6	101	-4	99	-6	82	-23		104		119	82
106	Zach Charbonnet	RB	RB35	SEA	112	6	144	38	102	-4	104	-2	122	16	103	-3		114.5		144	102
107	Javonte Williams	RB	RB36	DAL	106	-1	105	-2	92	-15	115	8	114	7	87	-20		103.2		115	87
108	Jordan Love	QB	QB17	GB	126	18	145	37	116	8	107	-1	143	35	147	39		130.7		147	107
109	Emeka Egbuka	WR	WR46	TB	102	-7	115	6	119	10	89	-20	134	25	158	49		119.5		158	89
110	Michael Pittman	WR	WR47	IND	116	6	118	8	125	15	119	9	128	18	78	-32		114		128	78
111	Cooper Kupp	WR	WR48	SEA	86	-25	83	-28	85	-26	120	9	106	-5	88	-23		94.7		120	83
112	Cam Skattebo	RB	RB37	NYG	99	-13	110	-2	93	-19	111	-1	83	-29	270	158		127.7		270	83
113	Tank Bigsby	RB	RB38	JAC	136	23	133	20	121	8	96	-17	165	52	140	27		131.8		165	96
114	Tyler Warren	TE	TE11	IND	93	-21	128	14	115	1	146	32	104	-10	111	-3		116.2		146	93
115	JK Dobbins	RB	RB39	DEN	114	-1	129	14	101	-14	105	-10	500	385	95	-20		174		500	95
116	Tyjae Spears	RB	RB40	TEN	127	11	139	23	135	19	112	-4	120	4	122	6		125.8		139	112
117	Jake Ferguson	TE	TE12	DAL	124	7	146	29	142	25	114	-3	158	41	143	26		137.8		158	114
118	Najee Harris	RB	RB41	LAC	111	-7	151	33	99	-19	145	27	90	-28	120	2		119.3		151	90
119	Trevor Lawrence	QB	QB18	JAC	152	33	184	65	152	33	129	10	152	33	146	27		152.5		184	129
120	Dalton Kincaid	TE	TE13	BUF	110	-10	131	11	149	29	122	2	133	13	181	61		137.7		181	110
121	Darnell Mooney	WR	WR49	ATL	115	-6	135	14	118	-3	130	9	127	6	107	-14		122		135	107
122	CJ Stroud	QB	QB19	HOU	121	-1	150	28	127	5	127	5	147	25	102	-20		129		150	102
123	Dallas Goedert	TE	TE14	PHI	125	2	124	1	129	6	123	0	156	33	112	-11		128.2		156	112
124	Rachaad White	RB	RB42	TB	133	9	137	13	132	8	121	-3	113	-11	148	24		130.7		148	113
125	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	WR50	SF	109	-16	163	38	100	-25	136	11	96	-29	98	-27		117		163	96
126	Keon Coleman	WR	WR51	BUF	122	-4	111	-15	120	-6	128	2	109	-17	124	-2		119		128	109
127	Rashid Shaheed	WR	WR52	NO	128	1	132	5	157	30	116	-11	152	25	109	-18		132.3		157	109
128	JJ McCarthy	QB	QB20	MIN	137	9	142	14	151	23	125	-3	162	34	174	46		148.5		174	125
129	Matthew Golden	WR	WR53	GB	97	-32	94	-35	109	-20	109	-20	107	-22	100	-29		102.7		109	94
130	Colston Loveland	TE	TE15	CHI	105	-25	119	-11	130	0	131	1	103	-27	115	-15		117.2		131	103
131	Ray Davis	RB	RB43	BUF	151	20	192	61	153	22	133	2	137	6	167	36		155.5		192	133
132	Christian Kirk	WR	WR54	HOU	141	9	211	79	134	2	143	11	117	-15	151	19		149.5		211	117
133	Quinshon Judkins	RB	RB44	CLE	74	-59	134	1	103	-30	141	8	76	-57	210	77		123		210	74
134	Tyler Allgeier	RB	RB45	ATL	156	22	166	32	182	48	135	1	119	-15	198	64		159.3		198	119
135	Jerome Ford	RB	RB46	CLE	155	20	143	8	141	6	118	-17	218	83	99	-36		145.7		218	99
136	Austin Ekeler	RB	RB47	WSH	146	10	126	-10	124	-12	144	8	126	-10	106	-30		128.7		146	106
137	Kyle Pitts	TE	TE16	ATL	118	-19	149	12	159	22	151	14	149	12	121	-16		141.2		159	118
138	Jaydon Blue	RB	RB48	DAL	129	-9	164	26	133	-5	154	16	116	-22	317	179		168.8		317	116
138	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	QB21	MIA	173	35	182	44	143	5	148	10	168	30	163	25		162.8		182	143
140	Rashod Bateman	WR	WR55	BAL	143	3	188	48	148	8	132	-8	151	11	83	-57		140.8		188	83
141	Trey Benson	RB	RB49	ARZ	147	6	162	21	150	9	134	-7	139	-2	231	90		160.5		231	134
142	Cedric Tillman	WR	WR56	CLE	163	21	179	37	212	70	150	8	196	54	165	23		177.5		212	150
143	Luther Burden	WR	WR57	CHI	138	-5	186	43	156	13	157	14	131	-12	285	142		175.5		285	131
144	Braelon Allen	RB	RB50	NYJ	164	20	202	58	171	27	153	9	140	-4	306	162		189.3		306	140
145	Jonnu Smith	TE	TE17	PIT	96	-49	156	11	137	-8	137	-8	82	-63	144	-1		125.3		156	82
146	Matthew Stafford	QB	QB22	LAR	170	24	183	37	140	-6	138	-8	145	-1	119	-27		149.2		183	119
147	Hunter Henry	TE	TE18	NE	149	2	172	25	170	23	124	-23	155	8	116	-31		147.7		172	116
148	Bryce Young	QB	QB23	CAR	161	13	200	52	196	48	139	-9	167	19	162	14		170.8		200	139
149	Marvin Mims	WR	WR58	DEN	135	-14	167	18	190	41	158	9	125	-24	129	-20		150.7		190	125
150	Michael Penix Jr	QB	QB24	ATL	157	7	198	48	169	19	152	2	195	45	131	-19		167		198	131
151	Isaac Guerendo	RB	RB51	SF	144	-7	170	19	131	-20	147	-4	124	-27	179	28		149.2		179	124
152	Romeo Doubs	WR	WR59	GB	183	31	224	72	204	52	169	17	159	7	194	42		188.8		224	159
153	Rico Dowdle	RB	RB52	DAL	167	14	237	84	193	40	162	9	164	11	139	-14		177		237	139
154	Zach Ertz	TE	TE19	WSH	139	-15	175	21	122	-32	156	2	214	60	126	-28		155.3		214	122
155	Hollywood Brown	WR	WR60	KC	160	5	157	2	217	62	171	16	86	-69	332	177		187.2		332	86
156	Kyle Williams	WR	WR61	NE	142	-14	201	45	195	39	181	25	135	-21	318	162		195.3		318	135
157	Jaylen Wright	RB	RB53	MIA	177	20	212	55	168	11	159	2	146	-11	239	82		183.5		239	146
158	Tre Harris	WR	WR62	LAC	130	-28	181	23	147	-11	170	12	110	-48	365	207		183.8		365	110
159	Adam Thielen	WR	WR63	CAR	150	-9	153	-6	192	33	173	14	171	12	89	-70		154.7		192	89
160	Nick Chubb	RB	RB54	CLE	134	-26	171	11	146	-14	220	60	601	441	328	168		266.7		601	134
161	Dylan Sampson	RB	RB55	CLE	154	-7	174	13	187	26	113	-48	193	32	427	266		208		427	113
162	Roschon Johnson	RB	RB56	CHI	181	19	208	46	165	3	142	-20	138	-24	284	122		186.3		284	138
163	Jayden Higgins	WR	WR64	HOU	117	-46	140	-23	166	3	155	-8	160	-3	377	214		185.8		377	117
164	Geno Smith	QB	QB25	LV	192	28	230	66	185	21	149	-15	182	18	168	4		184.3		230	149
165	DeMario Douglas	WR	WR65	NE	176	11	236	71	197	32	161	-4	192	27	137	-28		183.2		236	137
166	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	RB57	JAC	148	-18	168	2	144	-22	126	-40	115	-51	301	135		167		301	115
167	Jalen McMillan	WR	WR66	TB	166	-1	189	22	222	55	187	20	136	-31	186	19		181		222	136
168	WanDale Robinson	WR	WR67	NYG	171	3	199	31	188	20	204	36	173	5	94	-74		171.5		204	94
169	Xavier Legette	WR	WR68	CAR	165	-4	161	-8	210	41	201	32	148	-21	153	-16		173		210	148
170	Cam Ward	QB	QB26	TEN	140	-30	176	6	177	7	178	8	169	-1	317	147		192.8		317	140
171	Quentin Johnston	WR	WR69	LAC	180	9	216	45	155	-16	168	-3	181	10	134	-37		172.3		216	134
172	Brenton Strange	TE	TE20	JAC	159	-13	214	42	203	31	176	4	281	109	176	4		201.5		281	159
173	Isaiah Likely	TE	TE21	BAL	145	-28	205	32	181	8	233	60	157	-16	135	-38		176		233	135
174	Sam Darnold	QB	QB27	SEA	190	16	223	49	234	60	221	47	183	9	178	4		204.8		234	178
175	Joshua Palmer	WR	WR70	BUF	174	-1	245	70	216	41	163	-12	141	-34	201	26		190		245	141
176	Blake Corum	RB	RB58	LAR	185	9	226	50	235	59	205	29	163	-13	373	197		231.2		373	163
177	Keenan Allen	WR	WR71	LAC	162	-15	155	-22	164	-13	140	-37	602	425	138	-39		226.8		602	138
178	Chig Okonkwo	TE	TE22	TEN	195	17	209	31	236	58	164	-14	170	-8	157	-21		188.5		236	157
179	Denver Broncos	DST	DST1	DEN	129	-50	38	-141	110	-69	160	-19	586	407	149	-30		195.3		586	38
180	MarShawn Lloyd	RB	RB59	GB	216	36	220	40	213	33	196	16	177	-3	299	119		220.2		299	177
181	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	WR72	BAL	175	-6	215	34	237	56	206	25	179	-2	275	94		214.5		275	175
182	Pat Freiermuth	TE	TE23	PIT	178	-4	187	5	221	39	192	10	178	-4	127	-55		180.5		221	127
183	Mike Gesicki	TE	TE24	CIN	169	-14	218	35	227	44	212	29	603	420	169	-14		266.3		603	169
184	Cade Otton	TE	TE25	TB	182	-2	210	26	220	36	182	-2	215	31	189	5		199.7		220	182
185	Alec Pierce	WR	WR73	IND	199	14	289	104	238	53	227	42	172	-13	99	-86		204		289	99
186	Philadelphia Eagles	DST	DST2	PHI	129	-57	87	-99	86	-100	165	-21	641	455	141	-45		208.2		641	86
187	Mason Taylor	TE	TE26	NYJ	179	-8	244	57	239	52	247	60	605	418	171	-16		280.8		605	171
188	Jalen Coker	WR	WR74	CAR	213	25	297	109	240	52	236	48	279	91	190	2		242.5		297	190
189	Pittsburgh Steelers	DST	DST3	PIT	130	-59	43	-146	138	-51	166	-23	611	422	192	3		213.3		611	43
190	Aaron Rodgers	QB	QB28	PIT	189	-1	228	38	191	1	197	7	184	-6	113	-77		183.7		228	113
191	Minnesota Vikings	DST	DST4	MIN	131	-60	65	-126	139	-52	175	-16	612	421	177	-14		216.5		612	65
192	Kyle Monangai	RB	RB60	CHI	209	17	291	99	241	49	226	34	188	-4	475	283		271.7		475	188
193	Jack Bech	WR	WR75	LV	153	-40	159	-34	179	-14	190	-3	154	-39	391	198		204.3		391	153
194	Baltimore Ravens	DST	DST5	BAL	128	-66	79	-115	113	-81	171	-23	613	419	164	-30		211.3		613	79
195	Michael Wilson	WR	WR76	ARZ	215	20	243	48	242	47	222	27	210	15	150	-45		213.7		243	150
196	Dalton Schultz	TE	TE27	HOU	197	1	241	45	243	47	260	64	249	53	154	-42		224		260	154
197	Darius Slayton	WR	WR77	NYG	226	29	256	59	244	47	242	45	258	61	241	44		244.5		258	226
198	Kendre Miller	RB	RB61	NO	228	30	260	62	174	-24	214	16	377	179	279	81		255.3		377	174
199	Justice Hill	RB	RB62	BAL	194	-5	225	26	224	25	231	32	199	0	166	-33		206.5		231	166
200	Anthony Richardson	QB	QB29	IND	191	-9	196	-4	201	1	238	38	161	-39	92	-108		179.8		238	92
201	Houston Texans	DST	DST6	BAL	149	-52	44	-157	161	-40	185	-16	614	413	175	-26		221.3		614	44
202	Miles Sanders	RB	RB63	DAL	201	-1	262	60	245	43	237	35	209	7	337	135		248.5		337	201
203	Buffalo Bills	DST	DST7	BUF	146	-57	147	-56	128	-75	186	-17	573	370	212	9		2332		573	128
204	Kansas City Chiefs	DST	DST8	KC	167	-37	191	-13	186	-18	174	-30	609	405	207	3		255.7		609	167
205	Detroit Lions	DST	DST9	DET	148	-57	109	-96	175	-30	183	-22	615	410	209	4		239.8		615	109
206	Dontayvion Wicks	WR	WR78	GB	242	36	351	145	246	40	245	39	185	-21	281	75		258.3		351	185
207	Adonai Micthell	WR	WR79	IND	224	17	257	50	247	40	209	2	324	117	376	169		272.8		376	209
208	Brandon Aubrey	PK	PK1	DAL	163	-45	48	-160	108	-100	180	-28	203	-5	204	-4		151		204	48
209	Will Shipley	RB	RB64	PHI	198	-11	235	26	207	-2	179	-30	422	213	259	50		250		422	179
210	Kareem Hunt	RB	RB65	KC	172	-38	193	-17	198	-12	269	59	205	-5	128	-82		194.2		269	128
211	Jake Bates	PK	PK2	DET	166	-45	36	-175	167	-44	195	-16	221	10	196	-15		163.5		221	36
212	Los Angeles Rams	DST	DST10	LAR	203	-9	229	17	226	14	211	-1	616	404	225	13		285		616	203
213	Jaylin Noel	WR	WR80	HOU	206	-7	296	83	248	35	263	50	180	-33	446	233		273.2		446	180
214	Cameron Dicker	PK	PK3	LAC	165	-49	53	-161	158	-56	189	-25	206	-8	182	-32		158.8		206	53
215	Wil Lutz	PK	PK4	DEN	258	43	206	-9	219	4	213	-2	223	8	199	-16		219.7		258	199
216	DJ Giddens	RB	RB66	IND	205	-11	282	66	249	33	228	12	166	-50	481	265		268.5		481	166
217	Andrei Iosivas	WR	WR81	CIN	227	10	294	77	250	33	280	63	201	-16	183	-34		239.2		294	183
218	Chris Boswell	PK	PK5	PIT	167	-51	117	-101	214	-4	202	-16	190	-28	203	-15		182.2		214	117
219	Los Angeles Chargers	DST	DST11	LAC	237	18	238	19	176	-43	184	-35	607	388	218	-1		276.7		607	176
220	Seattle Seahawks	DST	DST12	SEA	169	-51	122	-98	200	-20	198	-22	617	397	221	1		254.5		617	122
221	Ka'imi Fairbairn	PK	PK6	HOU	169	-52	160	-61	208	-13	199	-22	207	-14	219	-2		193.7		219	160
222	Green Bay Packers	DST	DST13	GB	199	-23	177	-45	145	-77	218	-4	618	396	217	-5		262.3		618	145
223	Calvin Austin	WR	WR82	PIT	204	-19	266	43	229	6	283	60	248	25	289	66		253.2		289	204
224	Keaton Mitchell	RB	RB67	BAL	220	-4	268	44	251	27	225	1	475	251	375	151		302.3		475	220
225	Chase McLaughlin	PK	PK7	TB	168	-57	52	-173	172	-53	219	-6	220	-5	193	-32		170.7		220	52
226	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	TE28	CAR	212	-14	283	57	252	26	249	23	293	67	266	40		259.2		293	212
227	Juwan Johnson	TE	TE29	NO	230	3	306	79	253	26	262	35	241	14	160	-67		242		306	160
228	Woody Marks	RB	RB68	HOU	193	-35	250	22	254	26	167	-61	186	-42	501	273		258.5		501	167
229	New York Jets	DST	DST14	NYJ	202	-27	169	-60	218	-11	193	-36	619	390	223	-6		270.7		619	169
230	Russell Wilson	QB	QB30	NYG	223	-7	249	19	255	25	292	62	198	-32	173	-57		231.7		292	173
231	Harrison Butker	PK	PK8	KC	170	-61	138	-93	189	-42	224	-7	275	44	200	-31		199.3		275	138
232	Tyler Lockett	WR	WR83	TEN	196	-36	227	-5	256	24	277	45	245	13	184	-48		230.8		277	184
233	Pat Bryant	WR	WR84	DEN	184	-49	239	6	257	24	191	-42	592	359	423	190		314.3		592	184
234	Tyler Bass	PK	PK9	BUF	202	-32	121	-113	184	-50	239	5	224	-10	236	2		201		239	121
235	Tahj Brooks	RB	RB69	CIN	218	-17	324	89	258	23	232	-3	588	353	521	286		356.8		588	218
236	Elic Ayomanor	WR	WR85	TEN	202	-34	323	87	259	23	250	14	174	-62	501	265		284.8		501	174
237	Evan McPherson	PK	PK10	CIN	201	-36	195	-42	211	-26	216	-21	282	45	244	7		224.8		282	195
238	Elijah Arroyo	TE	TE30	SEA	168	-70	232	-6	260	22	229	-9	606	368	294	56		298.2		606	168
239	Devin Neal	RB	RB70	NO	210	-29	336	97	261	22	272	33	607	368	439	200		354.2		607	210
240	Jaleel McLaughlin	RB	RB71	DEN	248	8	263	23	262	22	194	-46	118	-122	265	25		225		265	118
241	Jarquez Hunter	RB	RB72	LAR	200	-41	292	51	263	22	177	-64	608	367	500	259		340		608	177
246	Brashsard Smith	RB	RB73	KC	208	-38	328	82	264	18	200	-46	609	363	500	254		351.5		609	200
247	Raheem Mostert	RB	RB74	LV	217	-30	247	0	205	-42	288	41	294	47	273	26		254		294	205
248	Cole Kmet	TE	TE31	CHI	237	-11	281	33	265	17	261	13	246	-2	130	-118		236.7		281	130
249	Diontae Johnson	WR	WR86	CLE	247	-2	261	12	266	17	251	2	142	-107	303	54		245		303	142
250	Younghoe Koo	PK	PK11	ATL	199	-51	222	-28	199	-51	248	-2	275	25	247	-3		231.7		275	199

Sleeper Takeaways

The obvious values on Sleeper were the middle tier of quarterbacks. The group of Justin Fields, Dak Prescott, and even Caleb Williams is going to be significantly later on Sleeper than they are on any other platform. Perhaps the best values were the key pieces of the Cleveland Browns offense, which is going to be an ongoing theme. Cedric Tillman and Jerome Ford are both going two rounds later than their ADP on average. They are two of my favorite value picks in the later rounds.

On the flip side, Sleeper is not the place if you like running backs. The young, high-upside type running backs such as Brashard Smith and Bhayshul Tuten are being highly overdrafted. Running backs with injuries or off-field concerns, such as Joe Mixon and Quinshon Judkins, continue to hold their early ADP despite serious concerns about their availability.

If Sleeper is your platform of choice, you may want to grab your running backs early and quarterbacks late. Those two areas are the best strategy on Sleeper.

ESPN Takeaways

On ESPN Fantasy, the value for QB2s is still solid. As the previously mentioned quarterbacks are still coming at a huge discount. On ESPN, the group grows to include some later dart throws like Bryce Young and Michael Penix Jr.

Once the elite quarterbacks are selected on ESPN, the rest of the league seems to be punting the rest. While ESPN is also an expensive platform for running backs, where it differs from Sleeper is a significantly lower cost for “dart throw” running backs. I am much more likely to take a shot on Jordan Mason, Kyle Monangai, and Roschon Johnson on ESPN, where the value is much greater.

Where ESPN suffers is at wide receiver. The site rankings show a mix of older and younger receivers being overvalued. If you want to draft a rookie receiver like Matthew Golden or Jayden Higgins, you are going to have to overpay. Also, if you want a veteran such as Cooper Kupp or Keenan Allen, you will have to overpay.

If ESPN is your platform of choice, I recommend spending your early picks on young, high-upside receivers because the receivers have a higher ADP on ESPN than on any other site. Typically, you fill out a weak receiving corps with rookies and aging veterans, but that is exactly where the worst values are on ESPN. Once again, Cedric Tillman is one of my favorite values on the platform, as well as Demario Douglas and Luther Burden.

CBS Takeaways

CBS is the first platform where we don’t see a discount on any of the quarterbacks. The majority of them are being drafted at or before their ECR. Where CBS greatly differs is at the receiver position. Outside of the elite tier of wide receivers, the rest are coming at a value. Even the second and third tiers of receivers can be had at least a half-round later than in ECR.

Tight end has also been a great value on CBS outside of Brock Bowers and Trey McBride. Managers seem to be drafting the elite pass-catchers and then pushing the rest down the board in favor of running backs and quarterbacks.

The running backs and quarterbacks are going earlier on CBS than on any other platform, and it’s not just the elite running backs. Whether it’s an RB2 you are looking for or just a handcuff to your RB1, you are going to have to draft them earlier than you normally would.

If CBS is your platform of choice, the strategy here is to get your running backs early and then load up on pass-catchers for the majority of the draft. This is one of the few platforms where I would recommend getting your quarterback early. This is not the platform to hunt for quarterback value, because there won’t be any.

Middle-of-the-pack receivers such as Jakobi Meyers and Marvin Mims are my favorite targets. Jet’s running back Braelon Allen, who is worth a shot in a messy New York backfield, is a solid value.

Yahoo Takeaways

Yahoo seems to be the platform that most closely resembles ECR, and as such, doesn’t provide any glaring positional advantages. It is a great platform if you are comfortable with the tier two quarterbacks, such as Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.

The most obvious value on Yahoo is what we will call the “Flex-WR”. These are guys like Romeo Doubs, Wan’Dale Robinson, and Hollywood Brown. They all have significant WR3/flex appeal, but they are far from league-winner status. If receiver depth is what you like, Yahoo is a great platform to acquire it.

Rookie Fever is in full effect on Yahoo. If they are a rookie running back or receiver, you can assume they will be drafted two rounds earlier or more on Yahoo. This is one platform where I will be avoiding rookies entirely. The return on investment for them is simply not there at these values.

If Yahoo is your platform of choice, you can build a deep receiving corps full of WR3-level talent. Just know it won’t be young or exciting. The veterans are the values on Yahoo; this is not the platform to draft if you are an ageist. My favorite targets on Yahoo are Burden, Mayfield, and Jaydon Blue.

NFL Takeaways

NFL Fantasy is a weird platform to evaluate, as some of its rankings are borderline incomplete. The D/STs are non-existent in the NFL site rankings. They are a great value if you need to draft one. Take that with a grain of salt, as their ADP is affected by leagues that don’t draft a D/ST.

The best and most reliable values in the NFL are the tier two quarterbacks. Some of them, like Drake Maye, Jordan Love, and Justin Herbert, can be drafted almost three rounds later than their ECR value. NFL Fantasy is a great place to wait on a quarterback.

The downside of this quarterback value is that it comes at the expense of many of the RB2/3 and WR2/3 level players being pushed up two rounds in the rankings.

If NFL Fantasy is your platform of choice, have a closer look at their rankings in the table above. Quarterbacks are a value, with running backs and receivers being overpriced. This platform I found to have the least accurate ADP of all platforms. Several players who could have a high RB2 level value are buried so far down in the rankings that I thought I missed them. J.K. Dobbins, for one, could be the RB1 in Denver this year, but is ranked 500th overall in site ADP. Jerome Ford is also excessively buried in their ADP.

NFL Fantasy is the best place for late values if you take the time to scroll through their lengthy ADP list. There is buried treasure to be found. I’m looking to draft Dobbins, Ford, Douglas, and Tillman in all my NFL drafts.

MFL Takeaways

MFL is similar to NFL Fantasy in the sense that their ADPs are somewhat inaccurate. The unique level of customization available on this platform makes it difficult to get a clear view of exactly what is going on. That has created some interesting spots where rookies are being ranked lower on the platform than retired players.

One of the main themes of this article has been that the rookies, particularly running backs, have been overvalued. Not on MFL. On MFL, players like Monangai, Smith, and Blue are all ranked lower than Derek Carr. While those three handcuff-level running backs may not excite you, last I checked, Carr was retired. MFL is the best place to load up on young running back talent; they are all buried.

Conversely, this is probably the worst platform for drafting a quarterback. Even in 1QB rankings, the quarterbacks are ranked so high that I started to question if I had clicked on the Superflex tab by mistake.

If MFL is your platform of choice, it is a great chance to load up on young running backs and handcuff-type players. If a quarterback is what you want, select one early, as they will not stay on the board long. On MFL, I’m targeting rookie running backs and receivers.

Let us know who is too low on your platform over at The Fantasy Advice Network.
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