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Top 200 Big Board, Non-PPR: Version 2.0
Preseason Matchup Analysis
8/24/18

PPR | Half-Pt PPR | Non-PPR

So, I was one of 24 fantasy analysts fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the inaugural King's Classic at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, over the weekend. (What a great time! Better yet, #KingsClassic was a trending on Twitter at one point on Saturday.) I promise to share details in the coming weeks because the event figures to become a fixture in the industry in the years ahead. But I have other business to attend to at the moment - namely delivering a Big Board to meet and exceed the expectations of my audience.

For anyone unfamiliar with my Big Boards, allow me to explain the SSI concept as well as the color-coding system before we start:

SSI (Success Score Index) - A single number that reflects a score based on meticulously grading and assigning certain weights to several attributes that I feel are critical to fantasy success at a position. It is the number that allows me to compare apples to oranges across the positions.

Red – For lower-level players, a red matchup is the most difficult one a player can face. For a second- or third-tier player, drop your expectations for them at least one grade that week (i.e. from WR2 to WR3). For elite players, expect them to perform one level lower than their usual status (i.e. RB1 performs like an RB2).

Yellow – For lower-level players, he is a borderline start at best. For a second- or third-tier player, the slight edge goes to the defense in what is essentially a toss-up. For the elite players, expect slightly better than average production.

White – This one can go either way, but I favor the player over the matchup. In some cases, I just don’t feel like I have a good feel yet for this matchup. Generally speaking, these matchups are winnable for all levels of players.

Green – For non-elite players, the stage is set for a player to have a productive day. For the elite player, this matchup could produce special numbers.

Note: Later this week, I will release my Top 200 Big Boards for 0.5 PPR leagues. After that, I will present my final rankings for kickers and defense/special teams as well. Next week will feature Top 200 Big Boards for The Fantasy Championship (TFC) and the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). The colors in the "Pos" column represent the tiers in which I have placed each player.

Here is the scoring system that I used to rank the players in the Non-PPR format:

 Non-PPR Big Board - Top 200
Rank Pos Player Tm SSI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
1 RB1 Todd Gurley LAR 1174.3
2 RB2 David Johnson ARI 1136.8
3 RB3 Leonard Fournette JAC 1135.1
4 RB4 Melvin Gordon LAC 1117.5
5 RB5 Saquon Barkley NYG 1110.9
6 RB6 Ezekiel Elliott DAL 1110.8
7 WR1 Antonio Brown PIT 1107.1
8 WR2 Odell Beckham Jr. NYG 1097.3
9 WR3 DeAndre Hopkins HOU 1092.5
10 RB7 Le'Veon Bell PIT 1083.7
11 RB8 Kareem Hunt KC 1079.2
12 RB9 Dalvin Cook MIN 1053.3
13 WR4 Davante Adams GB 1049.3
14 WR5 Julio Jones ATL 1043.8
15 WR6 A.J. Green CIN 1021.5
16 WR7 Michael Thomas NO 1015.1
17 RB10 Alvin Kamara NO 1014.7
18 RB11 Christian McCaffrey CAR 1004.7
19 WR8 Keenan Allen LAC 1001.3
20 WR9 Mike Evans TB 1000.4
21 WR10 Stefon Diggs MIN 991.2
22 RB12 Jordan Howard CHI 989.1
23 RB13 Devonta Freeman ATL 985.9
24 RB14 Alex Collins BAL 985.0
25 TE1 Rob Gronkowski NE 984.1
26 RB15 Joe Mixon CIN 982.9
27 WR11 T.Y. Hilton IND 971.7
28 RB16 Jerick McKinnon SF 970.1
29 WR12 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 968.0
30 RB17 Derrick Henry TEN 951.4
31 TE2 Travis Kelce KC 950.7
32 WR13 Tyreek Hill KC 935.1
33 RB18 LeSean McCoy BUF 933.8
34 WR14 Demaryius Thomas DEN 930.3
35 WR15 Doug Baldwin SEA 928.1
36 WR16 Adam Thielen MIN 925.5
37 WR17 Amari Cooper OAK 913.2
38 RB19 Jay Ajayi PHI 889.1
39 TE3 Zach Ertz PHI 886.5
40 QB1 Aaron Rodgers GB 879.5
41 WR18 Corey Davis TEN 876.1
42 WR19 Marvin Jones DET 872.5
43 RB20 Lamar Miller HOU 871.6
44 WR20 Emmanuel Sanders DEN 869.1
45 WR21 Chris Hogan NE 866.0
46 WR22 Jarvis Landry CLE 864.0
47 RB21 Kenyan Drake MIA 863.5
48 RB22 Royce Freeman DEN 860.9
49 WR23 Allen Robinson CHI 856.5
50 RB23 Dion Lewis TEN 855.0
51 TE4 Jimmy Graham GB 850.9
52 RB24 Isaiah Crowell NYJ 847.7
53 WR24 JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT 840.5
54 WR25 Golden Tate DET 840.2
55 WR26 Sammy Watkins KC 836.5
56 RB25 Rex Burkhead NE 835.7
57 QB2 Deshaun Watson HOU 828.3
58 QB3 Tom Brady NE 828.3
59 RB26 Marshawn Lynch OAK 827.9
60 TE5 Kyle Rudolph MIN 826.0
61 QB4 Drew Brees NO 824.5
62 RB27 Tarik Cohen CHI 824.3
63 WR27 Jamison Crowder WAS 823.4
64 RB28 Chris Carson SEA 822.3
65 TE6 Trey Burton CHI 818.5
66 QB5 Kirk Cousins MIN 818.5
67 WR28 Robby Anderson NYJ 818.4
68 TE7 Delanie Walker TEN 818.1
69 RB29 Carlos Hyde CLE 817.8
70 QB6 Russell Wilson SEA 816.8
71 WR29 Brandin Cooks LAR 816.3
72 RB30 Tevin Coleman ATL 815.6
73 QB7 Cam Newton CAR 814.3
74 TE8 Greg Olsen CAR 814.1
75 RB31 Mark Ingram NO 812.5
76 WR30 Marquise Goodwin SF 812.5
77 QB8 Andrew Luck IND 812.3
78 QB9 Philip Rivers LAC 812.0
79 RB32 Kerryon Johnson DET 810.8
80 RB33 Chris Thompson WAS 810.7
81 WR31 Michael Crabtree BAL 809.2
82 WR32 Josh Gordon CLE 808.3
83 RB34 Ronald Jones TB 807.6
84 QB10 Carson Wentz PHI 806.5
85 WR33 Alshon Jeffery PHI 806.0
86 RB35 Jamaal Williams GB 805.5
87 WR34 Kenny Stills MIA 804.3
88 WR35 Julian Edelman NE 799.0
89 RB36 Peyton Barber TB 798.3
90 WR36 Cooper Kupp LAR 795.8
91 TE9 Evan Engram NYG 794.0
92 RB37 Sony Michel NE 790.4
93 RB38 Adrian Peterson WAS 789.5
94 WR37 Robert Woods LAR 788.8
95 QB11 Matthew Stafford DET 788.0
96 RB39 Matt Breida SF 788.0
97 WR38 Randall Cobb GB 787.3
98 WR39 Nelson Agholor PHI 786.7
99 TE10 Jack Doyle IND 786.5
100 QB12 Marcus Mariota TEN 785.5
101 WR40 Jordy Nelson OAK 784.4
102 TE11 David Njoku CLE 782.0
103 RB40 Duke Johnson CLE 779.9
104 QB13 Patrick Mahomes KC 779.5
105 QB14 Matt Ryan ATL 778.5
106 RB41 Marlon Mack IND 778.2
107 QB15 Jared Goff LAR 777.0
108 WR41 Sterling Shepard NYG 774.0
109 WR42 Will Fuller HOU 773.4
110 TE12 Jordan Reed WAS 772.6
111 TE13 Mike Gesicki MIA 772.1
112 WR43 Devin Funchess CAR 769.6
113 RB42 Ty Montgomery GB 764.2
114 QB16 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 762.5
115 QB17 Jimmy Garoppolo SF 759.3
116 QB18 Alex Smith WAS 759.3
117 TE14 George Kittle SF 756.8
118 TE15 O.J. Howard TB 756.5
119 QB19 Blake Bortles JAC 756.5
120 RB43 Bilal Powell NYJ 754.4
121 TE16 Ricky Seals-Jones ARI 754.3
122 WR44 Kelvin Benjamin BUF 752.9
123 WR45 John Brown BAL 752.4
124 WR46 DeVante Parker MIA 751.3
125 RB44 Rashaad Penny SEA 750.2
126 QB20 Dak Prescott DAL 743.3
127 WR47 Kenny Golladay DET 742.1
128 QB21 Eli Manning NYG 735.3
129 RB45 Frank Gore MIA 735.1
130 WR48 Mike Williams LAC 734.1
131 QB22 Andy Dalton CIN 732.0
132 TE17 Ben Watson NO 730.0
133 TE18 Austin Seferian-Jenkins JAC 729.6
134 WR49 Anthony Miller CHI 728.5
135 RB46 Jordan Wilkins IND 727.6
136 WR50 Josh Doctson WAS 727.4
137 TE19 Cameron Brate TB 726.6
138 WR51 Chris Godwin TB 722.9
139 RB47 Aaron Jones GB 722.2
140 RB48 James White NE 722.1
141 RB49 Devontae Booker DEN 719.9
142 QB23 Jameis Winston TB 719.5
143 RB50 Nick Chubb CLE 718.8
144 RB51 Austin Ekeler LAC 718.6
145 WR52 Michael Gallup DAL 718.2
146 WR53 Pierre Garcon SF 716.7
147 RB52 Doug Martin OAK 716.4
148 QB24 Derek Carr OAK 716.3
149 WR54 Tyler Lockett SEA 715.9
150 WR55 D.J. Moore CAR 712.9
151 WR56 James Washington PIT 711.1
152 TE20 Eric Ebron IND 711.0
153 WR57 Tyrell Williams LAC 710.9
154 WR58 Cameron Meredith NO 708.0
155 WR59 Geronimo Allison GB 707.9
156 RB53 Nyheim Hines IND 706.1
157 QB25 Mitchell Trubisky CHI 704.5
158 QB26 Case Keenum DEN 703.8
159 RB54 Giovani Bernard CIN 703.7
160 RB55 Theo Riddick DET 698.6
161 TE21 Vance McDonald PIT 696.9
162 WR60 John Ross CIN 693.4
163 WR61 Rishard Matthews TEN 691.0
164 WR62 Keelan Cole JAC 690.9
165 QB27 Tyrod Taylor CLE 688.5
166 TE22 Tyler Eifert CIN 687.4
167 TE23 Charles Clay BUF 686.3
168 WR63 Calvin Ridley ATL 685.5
169 QB28 Joe Flacco BAL 681.5
170 QB29 Ryan Tannehill MIA 681.0
171 RB56 C.J. Anderson CAR 678.3
172 WR64 Allen Hurns DAL 675.5
173 RB57 Corey Clement PHI 675.0
174 RB58 Jalen Richard OAK 672.1
175 WR65 DeSean Jackson TB 671.4
176 WR66 Christian Kirk ARI 670.4
177 RB59 D'Onta Foreman HOU 662.4
178 WR67 Dede Westbrook JAC 660.9
179 RB60 Elijah McGuire NYJ 658.8
180 WR68 Quincy Enunwa NYJ 656.2
181 RB61 Tavon Austin DAL 654.7
182 TE24 Hayden Hurst BAL 653.3
183 QB30 Sam Darnold NYJ 646.3
184 RB62 Latavius Murray MIN 646.1
185 WR69 Mike Wallace PHI 644.8
186 WR70 Marqise Lee JAC 641.7
187 WR71 Ryan Grant IND 641.3
188 TE25 Jared Cook OAK 640.0
189 WR72 Courtland Sutton DEN 637.9
190 RB63 C.J. Prosise SEA 634.4
191 RB64 Kenneth Dixon BAL 636.3
192 WR73 Taywan Taylor TEN 636.2
193 TE26 Austin Hooper ATL 635.6
194 RB65 James Conner PIT 634.7
195 WR74 Cole Beasley DAL 627.0
196 RB66 Javorius Allen BAL 623.5
197 WR75 Ted Ginn Jr. NO 619.0
198 WR76 Mohamed Sanu ATL 617.0
199 RB67 LeGarrette Blount DET 611.9
200 RB68 T.J. Yeldon JAC 598.5


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Doug Orth has written for FF Today since 2006 and been featured in USA Today’s Fantasy Football Preview magazine since 2010. He hosted USA Today’s hour-long, pre-kickoff fantasy football internet chat every Sunday in 2012-13 and appears as a guest analyst on a number of national sports radio shows, including Sirius XM’s “Fantasy Drive”. Doug is also a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association.