Silva's Going Forward Ranks

Submitted without commentary, these are my Going Forward Fantasy Football Position Rankings, which I hope will be useful for things like trades and maximizing your roster. If you see a player on your league's waiver wire who's ranked higher here than someone at the end of your bench, I'd suggest swapping them out. These rankings are not based on to-date fantasy scoring. Fantasy points already scored are essentially irrelevant. This is an attempt to project the value of players looking forward. The rankings are geared toward standard leagues (non-PPR). For PPR adjustments, bump a player up the board if they catch a high volume of passes.

* = Dealing with unresolved or unpredictable injury situation.

An italicized player has notably fallen since my last Going Forward Rankings.

An underlined player has notably risen since my last Going Forward Rankings.

Keep in mind players can move up or down the rankings for a variety of reasons. Injury news, increased or decreased roles, or simply because I changed my opinion based on watching a player play.

Top 30 Quarterbacks

1. Peyton Manning
2. Drew Brees
3. Aaron Rodgers
4. Cam Newton
5. Matthew Stafford
6. Tom Brady
7. Tony Romo
8. Andrew Luck
9. Philip Rivers
10. Jay Cutler
11. Russell Wilson
12. Robert Griffin III
13. Colin Kaepernick
14. Nick Foles
15. Terrelle Pryor
16. Ben Roethlisberger
17. Matt Ryan
18. Michael Vick *
19. Eli Manning
20. Sam Bradford
21. Ryan Tannehill
22. Alex Smith
23. Andy Dalton
24. Joe Flacco
25. Jake Locker
26. Chad Henne
27. Carson Palmer
28. Geno Smith
29. Matt Schaub
30. Josh Freeman

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Top 70 Running Backs

1. Adrian Peterson
2. LeSean McCoy
3. Jamaal Charles
4. Matt Forte
5. Marshawn Lynch
6. Arian Foster
7. Reggie Bush
8. Alfred Morris
9. Trent Richardson
10. Eddie Lacy
11. Doug Martin
12. Knowshon Moreno
13. C.J. Spiller
14. Frank Gore
15. Ray Rice
16. Le'Veon Bell
17. Stevan Ridley
18. Giovani Bernard
19. Darren Sproles
20. Darren McFadden
21. DeMarco Murray *
22. Lamar Miller
23. Zac Stacy
24. Chris Johnson
25. Fred Jackson
26. Maurice Jones-Drew
27. Danny Woodhead
28. Ryan Mathews
29. DeAngelo Williams
30. Steven Jackson *
31. Jacquizz Rodgers
32. Pierre Thomas
33. Ben Tate
34. Bilal Powell
35. Joique Bell
36. Willis McGahee
37. Andre Ellington
38. Bryce Brown
39. Brandon Jacobs
40. Roy Helu
41. Bernard Pierce
42. Kendall Hunter
43. Shane Vereen *
44. Joseph Randle
45. Shonn Greene
46. Chris Ivory
47. BenJarvus Green-Ellis
48. Rashard Mendenhall
49. Christine Michael
50. Montee Ball

51. Michael Cox
52. Andre Brown *
53. Michael Bush

54. David Wilson *
55. Jonathan Stewart *
56. Mike Tolbert
57. Ronnie Hillman
58. Daryl Richardson
59. Jason Snelling
60. Brandon Bolden
61. Rashad Jennings
62. LeGarrette Blount
63. Lance Dunbar *
64. Knile Davis
65. Johnathan Franklin
66. Khiry Robinson
67. Robert Turbin
68. James Starks *
69. Mark Ingram *
70. Justin Forsett

Top 75 Wide Receivers

1. Calvin Johnson
2. Dez Bryant
3. Brandon Marshall
4. Jordy Nelson
5. A.J. Green
6. Demaryius Thomas
7. DeSean Jackson
8. Wes Welker
9. Victor Cruz
10. Pierre Garcon
11. Justin Blackmon
12. Andre Johnson
13. Torrey Smith
14. Larry Fitzgerald
15. Antonio Brown
16. Eric Decker
17. Reggie Wayne
18. Josh Gordon
19. Vincent Jackson
20. Marques Colston
21. Anquan Boldin
22. Percy Harvin *
23. Alshon Jeffery
24. Keenan Allen
25. T.Y. Hilton
26. Hakeem Nicks
27. Mike Wallace
28. Steve Smith
29. James Jones *
30. Julian Edelman
31. Roddy White *
32. Danny Amendola *
33. Cecil Shorts *
34. Denarius Moore
35. Michael Floyd
36. Greg Jennings
37. Kenbrell Thompkins
38. Vincent Brown
39. Kendall Wright
40. Dwayne Bowe
41. DeAndre Hopkins
42. Rueben Randle
43. Randall Cobb *
44. Terrance Williams
45. Harry Douglas
46. Miles Austin
47. Aaron Dobson
48. Stevie Johnson
49. Mike Williams
50. Golden Tate
51. Robert Woods
52. Stephen Hill
53. Nate Washington
54. Brian Hartline
55. Marlon Brown
56. Michael Crabtree *
57. Sidney Rice
58. Jerome Simpson
59. Austin Pettis
60. Emmanuel Sanders
61. Jarrett Boykin
62. Santonio Holmes *
63. Leonard Hankerson
64. Chris Givens
65. Kris Durham
66. Ryan Broyles
67. Mario Manningham *
68. Doug Baldwin
69. Andre Roberts
70. Kenny Britt
71. Kenny Stills
72. Brandon LaFell
73. Donnie Avery
74. Jeremy Kerley
75. Tavon Austin

Top 30 Tight Ends

1. Jimmy Graham *
2. Rob Gronkowski

3. Vernon Davis
4. Julius Thomas
5. Tony Gonzalez
6. Jason Witten
7. Antonio Gates
8. Jordan Cameron
9. Jermichael Finley
10. Heath Miller
11. Martellus Bennett
12. Greg Olsen
13. Charles Clay
14. Jordan Reed
15. Jared Cook
16. Garrett Graham
17. Coby Fleener
18. Kyle Rudolph
19. Brandon Pettigrew
20. Joseph Fauria
21. Tim Wright
22. Jeff Cumberland
23. Owen Daniels *
24. Jermaine Gresham
25. Scott Chandler
26. Rob Housler
27. Zach Ertz
28. Dallas Clark
29. Brandon Myers
30. Tyler Eifert

Also Received Consideration: Brandon Weeden, E.J. Manuel *, Donald Brown, Phillip Tanner, Toby Gerhart, Isaiah Pead, Jordan Todman, Marcel Reece, Mike James, Chris Ogbonnaya, Mikel Leshoure, Lance Moore, Cordarrelle Patterson, Eddie Royal *, Markus Wheaton, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Kenny Stills, Greg Little, Jason Avant, Riley Cooper, Davone Bess, Mohamed Sanu, Rod Streater, Delanie Walker, Lance Kendricks, Fred Davis, Brent Celek.