Now onto the business at hand, delivering a Big Board that allows owners to start the season out on the right foot …

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 rankings metric that incorporates my fantasy-point projections and includes a weight to my matchup analysis score. It also considers league size. In other words, it allows me to compare apples to oranges across 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.

Black – Player is either on a bye week or is expected to miss due to injury or suspension.

Note: Players with a next to their name have some degree of injury/character/holdout concern. Players with a * next to their name have a higher than normal chance of losing their job at some point during the season.

ALSO, PLEASE NOTE EACH BIG BOARD ASSUMES THE FOLLOWING STARTING LINEUP REQUIREMENTS: 1-2-3-1 (QB, RB, WR, TE). Lineups requiring more/fewer starters at certain positions will obviously affect where they land on the Big Boards.

In the coming days, 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).

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 Age FPts SSI 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 RB1 Saquon Barkley NYG 22 298.0 178.0 2 RB2 Alvin Kamara NO 24 285.2 176.2 3 RB3 Christian McCaffrey CAR 23 268.4 160.4 4 RB4 James Conner PIT 24 252.8 138.8 5 RB5 David Johnson ARI 27 244.5 126.5 6 RB6 Nick Chubb CLE 23 249.0 126.0 7 WR1 Julio Jones ATL 30 209.8 115.8 8 RB7 Ezekiel Elliott DAL 24 234.1 114.1 9 RB8 Dalvin Cook MIN 24 223.8 113.8 10 WR2 DeAndre Hopkins HOU 27 218.8 112.8 11 WR3 Davante Adams GB 26 204.5 112.5 12 RB9 Todd Gurley LAR 25 224.2 109.2 13 WR4 Tyreek Hill KC 25 201.9 100.9 14 RB10 Chris Carson SEA 24 221.5 97.5 15 RB11 Le'Veon Bell NYJ 27 213.2 97.2 16 WR5 JuJu Smith-Schuster PIT 22 202.4 96.4 17 TE1 Travis Kelce KC 29 185.0 92.0 18 RB12 Joe Mixon CIN 23 215.4 87.4 19 RB13 David Montgomery CHI 22 203.2 87.2 20 RB14 Derrick Henry TEN 25 214.2 86.2 21 RB15 Mark Ingram BAL 29 200.1 83.1 22 RB16 Leonard Fournette JAC 24 208.2 81.2 23 RB17 Devonta Freeman ATL 27 204.5 80.5 24 WR6 Michael Thomas NO 26 171.5 78.5 25 RB18 Aaron Jones GB 24 201.5 76.5 26 TE2 George Kittle SF 25 159.0 76.0 27 WR7 Odell Beckham Jr. CLE 26 188.8 74.8 28 WR8 Mike Evans TB 26 186.4 74.4 29 RB19 Kerryon Johnson DET 22 198.5 72.5 30 WR9 Chris Godwin TB 23 159.5 70.5 31 WR10 Adam Thielen MIN 29 164.2 70.2 32 RB20 Damien Williams KC 27 186.2 66.2 33 RB21 Josh Jacobs OAK 21 202.0 66.0 34 WR11 Antonio Brown OAK 31 155.6 63.6 35 WR12 Stefon Diggs MIN 25 169.4 63.4 36 QB1 Patrick Mahomes KC 23 419.2 62.2 37 RB22 Marlon Mack IND 23 186.2 62.2 38 RB23 Sony Michel NE 24 183.2 62.2 39 WR13 Keenan Allen LAC 27 157.5 59.5 40 WR14 Amari Cooper DAL 25 167.2 58.2 41 TE3 Zach Ertz PHI 28 146.7 57.7 42 TE4 O.J. Howard TB 24 142.3 57.3 43 WR15 Robert Woods LAR 27 148.5 54.5 44 WR16 Mike Williams LAC 24 154.9 53.9 45 QB2 Aaron Rodgers GB 35 402.5 49.0 46 WR17 Brandin Cooks LAR 25 162.2 48.2 47 WR18 Cooper Kupp LAR 26 133.1 48.1 48 WR19 T.Y. Hilton IND 29 147.8 47.8 49 QB3 Deshaun Watson HOU 23 403.3 47.3 50 WR20 Tyler Lockett SEA 26 149.2 47.2 51 RB24 Melvin Gordon LAC 26 173.5 46.5 52 WR21 D.J. Moore CAR 22 151.6 45.6 53 WR22 Kenny Golladay DET 25 156.0 45.0 54 RB25 Duke Johnson HOU 25 184.4 44.4 55 WR23 Calvin Ridley ATL 24 139.8 42.8 56 WR24 Julian Edelman NE 33 130.8 39.8 57 WR25 Curtis Samuel CAR 23 141.9 38.9 58 RB26 Miles Sanders PHI 22 150.2 37.2 59 WR26 Tyler Boyd CIN 24 141.9 36.9 60 RB27 Phillip Lindsay DEN 25 165.4 36.4 61 TE5 Jared Cook NO 32 125.3 36.3 62 RB28 Kenyan Drake MIA 25 153.4 34.4 63 WR27 Alshon Jeffery PHI 29 143.6 33.6 64 TE6 Hunter Henry LAC 24 132.9 31.9 65 RB29 Tevin Coleman SF 26 148.8 30.8 66 WR28 Allen Robinson CHI 26 144.4 29.4 67 WR29 DeSean Jackson PHI 32 125.6 28.6 68 RB30 James White NE 27 146.3 28.3 69 WR30 Will Fuller HOU 25 134.4 27.4 70 RB31 Matt Breida SF 24 144.9 26.9 71 TE7 Vance McDonald PIT 29 122.7 25.7 72 TE8 Evan Engram NYG 24 123.4 25.4 73 WR31 Dede Westbrook JAC 25 126.7 23.7 74 WR32 Anthony Miller CHI 24 124.8 22.8 75 WR33 Christian Kirk ARI 22 131.3 22.3 76 WR34 Sammy Watkins KC 26 127.6 20.6 77 RB32 Austin Ekeler LAC 24 149.6 20.6 78 WR35 Robby Anderson NYJ 26 140.0 20.0 79 RB33 Latavius Murray NO 29 155.8 19.8 80 WR36 Larry Fitzgerald ARI 35 116.3 19.3 81 WR37 Marvin Jones DET 29 124.2 19.2 82 QB4 Carson Wentz PHI 26 372.4 18.9 83 TE9 Darren Waller OAK 26 120.3 18.3 84 WR38 Jarvis Landry CLE 26 121.1 18.1 85 WR39 Jamison Crowder NYJ 26 122.0 18.0 86 RB34 Tarik Cohen CHI 24 130.3 14.3 87 RB35 Rashaad Penny SEA 23 138.3 14.3 88 WR40 Geronimo Allison GB 25 110.5 13.5 89 WR41 Marquez Valdes-Scantling GB 24 118.4 13.4 90 WR42 Courtland Sutton DEN 23 133.1 13.1 91 QB5 Jameis Winston TB 25 368.4 12.9 92 TE10 David Njoku CLE 23 113.6 12.6 93 RB36 Jordan Howard PHI 24 139.5 12.5 94 RB37 Royce Freeman DEN 23 140.4 11.4 95 RB38 Darwin Thompson KC 22 131.1 11.1 96 QB6 Baker Mayfield CLE 24 370.4 10.4 97 WR43 Sterling Shepard NYG 26 125.3 10.3 98 WR44 Donte Moncrief PIT 26 124.9 9.9 99 QB7 Russell Wilson SEA 30 363.0 9.5 100 TE11 Mark Andrews BAL 23 108.0 9.0 101 QB8 Cam Newton CAR 30 362.8 8.8 102 QB9 Matt Ryan ATL 34 362.2 7.7 103 TE12 Delanie Walker TEN 35 104.0 7.0 104 WR45 Josh Gordon NE 28 107.7 4.7 105 WR46 Corey Davis TEN 24 123.3 3.3 106 WR47 A.J. Green CIN 31 117.2 3.2 107 TE13 Chris Herndon NYJ 23 95.0 3.0 108 WR48 Dante Pettis SF 23 109.9 2.9 109 WR49 Michael Gallup DAL 23 105.5 2.5 110 QB10 Kyler Murray ARI 22 356.5 2.5 111 TE14 Eric Ebron IND 26 90.7 1.7 112 RB39 Derrius Guice WAS 22 138.3 0.3 113 TE15 Austin Hooper ATL 24 100.9 -1.1 114 RB40 Justice Hill BAL 21 117.8 -1.2 115 WR50 Emmanuel Sanders DEN 32 110.5 -1.5 116 TE16 Jordan Reed WAS 29 98.5 -1.5 117 WR51 Tyrell Williams OAK 27 108.3 -1.7 118 RB41 Alexander Mattison MIN 21 126.4 -2.6 119 WR52 John Brown BUF 29 124.1 -3.9 120 QB11 Jared Goff LAR 24 349.7 -3.8 121 WR53 Keke Coutee HOU 22 98.0 -5.0 122 RB42 Kalen Ballage MIA 23 129.8 -7.2 123 RB43 LeSean McCoy BUF 31 132.2 -7.8 124 RB44 Ronald Jones TB 22 128.5 -8.5 125 RB45 Adrian Peterson WAS 34 128.1 -9.9 126 TE17 Jimmy Graham GB 32 91.6 -11.4 127 WR54 Golden Tate NYG 31 94.5 -11.5 128 RB46 Dion Lewis TEN 28 119.1 -11.9 129 QB12 Ben Roethlisberger PIT 37 343.7 -13.3 130 RB47 Darrell Henderson LAR 22 107.0 -14.0 131 WR55 Mohamed Sanu ATL 29 94.7 -14.3 132 QB13 Lamar Jackson BAL 22 344.0 -14.5 133 QB14 Dak Prescott DAL 26 340.9 -15.6 134 WR56 Trey Quinn WAS 23 86.9 -16.1 135 WR57 DeVante Parker MIA 26 102.9 -16.1 136 WR58 Albert Wilson MIA 27 89.8 -16.2 137 WR59 Nelson Agholor PHI 26 88.8 -17.2 138 RB48 Damien Harris NE 22 103.7 -17.3 139 RB49 Tony Pollard DAL 22 116.6 -17.4 140 QB15 Drew Brees NO 40 336.7 -17.8 141 TE18 Trey Burton CHI 27 88.0 -19.0 142 TE19 Dallas Goedert PHI 25 68.6 -20.4 143 RB50 Jaylen Samuels PIT 23 103.5 -20.5 144 WR60 Mecole Hardman KC 21 98.2 -20.8 145 WR61 James Washington PIT 23 94.7 -21.3 146 RB51 Peyton Barber TB 25 116.3 -22.7 147 WR62 Parris Campbell IND 22 82.2 -22.8 148 RB52 Giovani Bernard CIN 27 111.0 -23.0 149 TE20 T.J. Hockenson DET 22 82.9 -23.1 150 QB16 Kirk Cousins MIN 31 333.2 -24.8 151 TE21 Noah Fant DEN 21 84.5 -25.5 152 QB17 Philip Rivers LAC 37 328.2 -26.8 153 WR63 Kenny Stills MIA 27 81.4 -27.6 154 QB18 Mitchell Trubisky CHI 25 332.0 -28.5 155 WR64 Marquise Goodwin SF 28 87.5 -28.5 156 RB53 Justin Jackson LAC 24 99.9 -29.1 157 WR65 KeeSean Johnson ARI 22 88.3 -30.7 158 WR66 D.K. Metcalf SEA 21 86.1 -30.9 159 WR67 Adam Humphries TEN 26 82.6 -33.4 160 WR68 Miles Boykin BAL 22 85.9 -34.1 161 WR69 Devin Funchess IND 25 71.5 -34.5 162 WR70 Chris Conley JAC 26 85.3 -34.7 163 RB54 Devin Singletary BUF 21 104.7 -35.3 164 WR71 Deebo Samuel SF 23 79.5 -35.5 165 WR72 DaeSean Hamilton DEN 24 74.4 -35.6 166 TE22 Kyle Rudolph MIN 29 66.8 -36.2 167 RB55 Mike Davis CHI 26 81.7 -36.3 168 WR73 John Ross CIN 23 76.5 -36.5 169 RB56 Chase Edmonds ARI 23 82.9 -37.1 170 WR74 Trent Taylor SF 25 69.3 -37.7 171 TE23 Mike Gesicki MIA 23 68.1 -37.9 172 QB19 Jimmy Garoppolo SF 27 318.9 -39.6 173 RB57 Malcolm Brown LAR 26 87.1 -39.9 174 WR75 Breshad Perriman TB 25 80.9 -40.1 175 TE24 Vernon Davis WAS 35 63.7 -40.3 176 WR76 Tre'Quan Smith NO 30 75.2 -40.8 177 RB58 Jamaal Williams GB 24 104.8 -41.2 178 QB20 Tom Brady NE 42 316.0 -41.5 179 RB59 Kareem Hunt CLE 24 81.8 -42.2 180 TE25 Greg Olsen CAR 34 56.6 -43.4 181 QB21 Jacoby Brissett IND 25 314.4 -44.2 182 WR77 Cole Beasley BUF 30 72.8 -44.2 183 WR78 Cordarrelle Patterson CHI 28 49.2 -45.8 184 TE26 Ian Thomas CAR 23 53.0 -47.0 185 RB60 Damarea Crockett HOU 21 98.0 -49.0 186 TE27 Jack Doyle IND 29 55.4 -49.6 187 WR79 Zay Jones BUF 24 71.3 -49.7 188 RB61 Jerick McKinnon SF 27 68.3 -49.7 189 TE28 Jason Witten DAL 37 57.0 -50.0 190 WR80 Ted Ginn Jr. NO 34 65.7 -50.3 191 WR81 Josh Doctson WAS 26 83.7 -50.3 192 WR82 Willie Snead BAL 26 57.2 -50.8 193 WR83 David Moore SEA 24 65.2 -50.8 194 WR84 Danny Amendola DET 33 56.1 -50.9 195 RB62 C.J. Anderson DET 28 95.9 -51.1 196 WR85 Antonio Callaway CLE 22 57.4 -51.6 197 WR86 Robert Foster BUF 25 59.7 -52.3 198 WR87 Marqise Lee JAC 27 65.7 -52.3 199 WR88 A.J. Brown TEN 22 62.6 -52.4 200 WR89 Randall Cobb DAL 29 59.1 -52.9

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