Assuming a 12-14 team league, standard non-PPR scoring, 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), here's my top-50 if everyone were guaranteed to stay healthy for 16 games and not be suspended or hold out. I'm not guaranteeing playing time or that guys returning from surgery are 100 percent back - only that we can see their year-end-games-played stat, and it reads "16". Note that RBs are significantly boosted, as their injury risk is always greatest, while most QBs fall (except for Michael Vick).
Rank | Player | Pos | Team |
1 | Arian Foster | RB | HOU |
2 | Darren McFadden | RB | OAK |
3 | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET |
4 | LeSean McCoy | RB | PHI |
5 | Ray Rice | RB | BAL |
6 | Ryan Mathews | RB | SD |
7 | Trent Richardson | RB | CLE |
8 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | JAC |
9 | Chris Johnson | RB | TEN |
10 | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN |
11 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
12 | Tom Brady | QB | NE |
13 | Andre Johnson | WR | HOU |
14 | DeMarco Murray | RB | DAL |
15 | Drew Brees | QB | NO |
16 | Michael Vick | QB | PHI |
17 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN |
18 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL |
19 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARZ |
20 | Jimmy Graham | TE | NO |
21 | Matt Forte | RB | CHI |
22 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | SEA |
23 | Cam Newton | QB | CAR |
24 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | NYG |
25 | Greg Jennings | WR | GB |
26 | Victor Cruz | WR | NYG |
27 | Miles Austin | WR | DAL |
28 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL |
29 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE |
30 | Percy Harvin | WR | MIN |
31 | Antonio Gates | TE | SD |
32 | Michael Turner | RB | ATL |
33 | Frank Gore | RB | SF |
34 | Jamaal Charles | RB | KC |
35 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | NYG |
36 | Steven Jackson | RB | STL |
37 | Brandon Marshall | WR | CHI |
38 | Kenny Britt | WR | TEN |
39 | Malcom Floyd | WR | SD |
40 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | PHI |
41 | Doug Martin | RB | TB |
42 | Fred Jackson | RB | BUF |
43 | Reggie Bush | RB | MIA |
44 | Marques Colston | WR | NO |
45 | Roddy White | WR | ATL |
46 | Wes Welker | WR | NE |
47 | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB |
48 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN |
49 | Steve Smith | WR | CAR |
50 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | NE |
Assuming a 12-14 team league, standard non-PPR scoring, 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), here's my top-50 if everyone were guaranteed to stay healthy for 16 games and not be suspended or hold out. I'm not guaranteeing playing time or that guys returning from surgery are 100 percent back - only that we can see their year-end-games-played stat, and it reads "16". Note that RBs are significantly boosted, as their injury risk is always greatest, while most QBs fall (except for Michael Vick).
Rank | Player | Pos | Team |
1 | Arian Foster | RB | HOU |
2 | Darren McFadden | RB | OAK |
3 | Calvin Johnson | WR | DET |
4 | LeSean McCoy | RB | PHI |
5 | Ray Rice | RB | BAL |
6 | Ryan Mathews | RB | SD |
7 | Trent Richardson | RB | CLE |
8 | Maurice Jones-Drew | RB | JAC |
9 | Chris Johnson | RB | TEN |
10 | Adrian Peterson | RB | MIN |
11 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
12 | Tom Brady | QB | NE |
13 | Andre Johnson | WR | HOU |
14 | DeMarco Murray | RB | DAL |
15 | Drew Brees | QB | NO |
16 | Michael Vick | QB | PHI |
17 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN |
18 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL |
19 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARZ |
20 | Jimmy Graham | TE | NO |
21 | Matt Forte | RB | CHI |
22 | Marshawn Lynch | RB | SEA |
23 | Cam Newton | QB | CAR |
24 | Hakeem Nicks | WR | NYG |
25 | Greg Jennings | WR | GB |
26 | Victor Cruz | WR | NYG |
27 | Miles Austin | WR | DAL |
28 | Dez Bryant | WR | DAL |
29 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE |
30 | Percy Harvin | WR | MIN |
31 | Antonio Gates | TE | SD |
32 | Michael Turner | RB | ATL |
33 | Frank Gore | RB | SF |
34 | Jamaal Charles | RB | KC |
35 | Ahmad Bradshaw | RB | NYG |
36 | Steven Jackson | RB | STL |
37 | Brandon Marshall | WR | CHI |
38 | Kenny Britt | WR | TEN |
39 | Malcom Floyd | WR | SD |
40 | Jeremy Maclin | WR | PHI |
41 | Doug Martin | RB | TB |
42 | Fred Jackson | RB | BUF |
43 | Reggie Bush | RB | MIA |
44 | Marques Colston | WR | NO |
45 | Roddy White | WR | ATL |
46 | Wes Welker | WR | NE |
47 | Jordy Nelson | WR | GB |
48 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | DEN |
49 | Steve Smith | WR | CAR |
50 | Aaron Hernandez | TE | NE |