Eric Karabell's top-100 fantasy football rankings for 2016

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Eric Karabell's Top 100 for 2016

Rank, Player	Team	Pos
1. Antonio Brown	PIT	WR
2. Julio Jones	ATL	WR
3. Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG	WR
4. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU	WR
5. Adrian Peterson	MIN	RB
6. Todd Gurley	LA	RB
7. David Johnson	ARI	RB
8. Devonta Freeman	ATL	RB
9. A.J. Green	CIN	WR
10. Allen Robinson	JAC	WR
11. Le'Veon Bell	PIT	RB
12. Lamar Miller	HOU	RB
13. Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB
14. Mark Ingram	NO	RB
15. Doug Martin	TB	RB
16. Brandon Marshall	NYJ	WR
17. Mike Evans	TB	WR
18. Dez Bryant	DAL	WR
19. Rob Gronkowski	NE	TE
20. Jordy Nelson	GB	WR
21. Brandin Cooks	NO	WR
22. Keenan Allen	SD	WR
23. Amari Cooper	OAK	WR
24. Sammy Watkins	BUF	WR
25. Alshon Jeffery	CHI	WR
26. Demaryius Thomas	DEN	WR
27. Eddie Lacy	GB	RB
28. C.J. Anderson	DEN	RB
29. LeSean McCoy	BUF	RB
30. T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR
31. Julian Edelman	NE	WR
32. Randall Cobb	GB	WR
33. Arian Foster	MIA	RB
34. Matt Forte	NYJ	RB
35. Latavius Murray	OAK	RB
36. Jamaal Charles	KC	RB
37. Frank Gore	IND	RB
38. Thomas Rawls	SEA	RB
39. Carlos Hyde	SF	RB
40. Jonathan Stewart	CAR	RB
41. DeMarco Murray	TEN	RB
42. Cam Newton	CAR	QB
43. Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB
44. Russell Wilson	SEA	QB
45. Jeremy Maclin	KC	WR
46. Eric Decker	NYJ	WR
47. Doug Baldwin	SEA	WR
48. Jarvis Landry	MIA	WR
49. Donte Moncrief	IND	WR
50. Kelvin Benjamin	CAR	WR
51. Jeremy Hill	CIN	RB
52. Jeremy Langford	CHI	RB
53. Chris Ivory	JAC	RB
54. Danny Woodhead	SD	RB
55. Melvin Gordon	SD	RB
56. Ryan Mathews	PHI	RB
57. LeGarrette Blount	NE	RB
58. Derrick Henry	TEN	RB
59. Matt Jones	WAS	RB
60. Christine Michael	SEA	RB
61. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN	WR
62. Golden Tate	DET	WR
63. Marvin Jones	DET	WR
64. Greg Olsen	CAR	TE
65. Jordan Reed	WAS	TE
66. Duke Johnson Jr.	CLE	RB
67. Giovani Bernard	CIN	RB
68. Tom Brady	NE	QB
69. Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	QB
70. Andrew Luck	IND	QB
71. Drew Brees	NO	QB
72. DeVante Parker	MIA	WR
73. Michael Floyd	ARI	WR
74. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI	WR
75. John Brown	ARI	WR
76. Delanie Walker	TEN	TE
77. Travis Kelce	KC	TE
78. Gary Barnidge	CLE	TE
79. Ameer Abdullah	DET	RB
80. James White	NE	RB
81. Jay Ajayi	MIA	RB
82. Justin Forsett	BAL	RB
83. Josh Gordon	CLE	WR
84. Devin Funchess	CAR	WR
85. Allen Hurns	JAC	WR
86. Michael Crabtree	OAK	WR
87. Kevin White	CHI	WR
88. Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR
89. Michael Thomas	NO	WR
90. Rashad Jennings	NYG	RB
91. Charles Sims	TB	RB
92. DeAngelo Williams	PIT	RB
93. Spencer Ware	KC	RB
94. Devontae Booker	DEN	RB
95. T.J. Yeldon	JAC	RB
96. C.J. Prosise	SEA	RB
97. Jordan Howard	CHI	RB
98. Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR
99. Jordan Matthews	PHI	WR
100. Zach Ertz	PHI	TE

2016 Rankings: Quarterback

Rank, Player	Team
1. Cam Newton	CAR
2. Aaron Rodgers	GB
3. Russell Wilson	SEA
4. Tom Brady	NE
5. Ben Roethlisberger	PIT
6. Andrew Luck	IND
7. Drew Brees	NO
8. Carson Palmer	ARI
9. Kirk Cousins	WAS
10. Tyrod Taylor	BUF
11. Blake Bortles	JAC
12. Philip Rivers	SD
13. Eli Manning	NYG
14. Jameis Winston	TB
15. Andy Dalton	CIN
16. Matthew Stafford	DET
17. Marcus Mariota	TEN
18. Derek Carr	OAK
19. Ryan Fitzpatrick	NYJ
20. Matt Ryan	ATL
21. Ryan Tannehill	MIA
22. Brock Osweiler	HOU
23. Robert Griffin III	CLE
24. Joe Flacco	BAL
25. Jay Cutler	CHI
26. Alex Smith	KC
27. Trevor Siemian	DEN
28. Sam Bradford	MIN
29. Dak Prescott	DAL
30. Blaine Gabbert	SF
31. Case Keenum	LA
32. Carson Wentz	PHI
33. Shaun Hill	MIN
34. Tony Romo	DAL
35. Paxton Lynch	DEN
36. Jared Goff	LA
37. Colin Kaepernick	SF
38. Josh McCown	CLE
39. Jimmy Garoppolo	NE
40. Chase Daniel	PHI
41. Geno Smith	NYJ
42. Sean Mannion	LA
43. Mark Sanchez	DAL
44. Austin Davis	DEN
45. Zach Mettenberger	PIT

2016 Rankings: Running Back

Rank, Player	Team
1. Adrian Peterson	MIN
2. Todd Gurley	LA
3. David Johnson	ARI
4. Devonta Freeman	ATL
5. Le'Veon Bell	PIT
6. Lamar Miller	HOU
7. Ezekiel Elliott	DAL
8. Mark Ingram	NO
9. Doug Martin	TB
10. Eddie Lacy	GB
11. C.J. Anderson	DEN
12. LeSean McCoy	BUF
13. Arian Foster	MIA
14. Matt Forte	NYJ
15. Latavius Murray	OAK
16. Jamaal Charles	KC
17. Frank Gore	IND
18. Thomas Rawls	SEA
19. Carlos Hyde	SF
20. Jonathan Stewart	CAR
21. DeMarco Murray	TEN
22. Jeremy Hill	CIN
23. Jeremy Langford	CHI
24. Chris Ivory	JAC
25. Danny Woodhead	SD
26. Melvin Gordon	SD
27. Ryan Mathews	PHI
28. LeGarrette Blount	NE
29. Derrick Henry	TEN
30. Matt Jones	WAS
31. Christine Michael	SEA
32. Duke Johnson Jr.	CLE
33. Giovani Bernard	CIN
34. Ameer Abdullah	DET
35. James White	NE
36. Jay Ajayi	MIA
37. Justin Forsett	BAL
38. Rashad Jennings	NYG
39. Charles Sims	TB
40. DeAngelo Williams	PIT
41. Spencer Ware	KC
42. Devontae Booker	DEN
43. T.J. Yeldon	JAC
44. C.J. Prosise	SEA
45. Jordan Howard	CHI
46. Javorius Allen	BAL
47. Theo Riddick	DET
48. Tevin Coleman	ATL
49. DeAndre Washington	OAK
50. Bilal Powell	NYJ
51. Shaun Draughn	SF
52. Isaiah Crowell	CLE
53. Paul Perkins	NYG
54. Darren Sproles	PHI
55. Terrance West	BAL
56. Keith Marshall	WAS
57. Alfred Morris	DAL
58. Dion Lewis	NE
59. Tim Hightower	NO
60. Cameron Artis-Payne	CAR
61. Chris Johnson	ARI
62. Kenneth Dixon	BAL
63. Kenyan Drake	MIA
64. Tyler Ervin	HOU
65. Jerick McKinnon	MIN
66. Shane Vereen	NYG
67. Chris Thompson	WAS
68. Darren McFadden	DAL
69. Charcandrick West	KC
70. Ka'Deem Carey	CHI
71. C.J. Spiller	NO
72. Reggie Bush	BUF
73. Rob Kelley	WAS
74. Benjamin Cunningham	LA
75. Lance Dunbar	DAL

2016 Rankings: Wide Receiver

Rank, Player	Team
1. Antonio Brown	PIT
2. Julio Jones	ATL
3. Odell Beckham Jr.	NYG
4. DeAndre Hopkins	HOU
5. A.J. Green	CIN
6. Allen Robinson	JAC
7. Brandon Marshall	NYJ
8. Mike Evans	TB
9. Dez Bryant	DAL
10. Jordy Nelson	GB
11. Brandin Cooks	NO
12. Keenan Allen	SD
13. Amari Cooper	OAK
14. Sammy Watkins	BUF
15. Alshon Jeffery	CHI
16. Demaryius Thomas	DEN
17. T.Y. Hilton	IND
18. Julian Edelman	NE
19. Randall Cobb	GB
20. Jeremy Maclin	KC
21. Eric Decker	NYJ
22. Doug Baldwin	SEA
23. Jarvis Landry	MIA
24. Donte Moncrief	IND
25. Kelvin Benjamin	CAR
26. Emmanuel Sanders	DEN
27. Golden Tate	DET
28. Marvin Jones	DET
29. DeVante Parker	MIA
30. Michael Floyd	ARI
31. Larry Fitzgerald	ARI
32. John Brown	ARI
33. Josh Gordon	CLE
34. Devin Funchess	CAR
35. Allen Hurns	JAC
36. Michael Crabtree	OAK
37. Kevin White	CHI
38. Sterling Shepard	NYG
39. Michael Thomas	NO
40. Tyler Lockett	SEA
41. Jordan Matthews	PHI
42. Kamar Aiken	BAL
43. Corey Coleman	CLE
44. Willie Snead	NO
45. Travis Benjamin	SD
46. Tavon Austin	LA
47. DeSean Jackson	WAS
48. Torrey Smith	SF
49. Chris Hogan	NE
50. Will Fuller	HOU
51. Phillip Dorsett	IND
52. Vincent Jackson	TB
53. Stefon Diggs	MIN
54. Kendall Wright	TEN
55. Mohamed Sanu	ATL
56. Markus Wheaton	PIT
57. Eli Rogers	PIT
58. Sammie Coates	PIT
59. Anquan Boldin	DET
60. Breshad Perriman	BAL
61. Tajae Sharpe	TEN
62. Terrelle Pryor	CLE
63. Tyler Boyd	CIN
64. Steve Smith Sr.	BAL
65. Laquon Treadwell	MIN
66. Dorial Green-Beckham	PHI
67. Mike Wallace	BAL
68. Bruce Ellington	SF
69. Davante Adams	GB
70. Charles Johnson	MIN

2016 Rankings: Tight End

Rank, Player	Team
1. Rob Gronkowski	NE
2. Greg Olsen	CAR
3. Jordan Reed	WAS
4. Delanie Walker	TEN
5. Gary Barnidge	CLE
6. Travis Kelce	KC
7. Zach Ertz	PHI
8. Antonio Gates	SD
9. Coby Fleener	NO
10. Julius Thomas	JAC
11. Tyler Eifert	CIN
12. Eric Ebron	DET
13. Zach Miller	CHI
14. Jimmy Graham	SEA
15. Dwayne Allen	IND
16. Martellus Bennett	NE
17. Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TB
18. Jason Witten	DAL
19. Virgil Green	DEN
20. Charles Clay	BUF
21. Clive Walford	OAK
22. Ladarius Green	PIT
23. Jared Cook	GB
24. Kyle Rudolph	MIN
25. Jordan Cameron	MIA
26. Jeff Heuerman	DEN
27. Vance McDonald	SF
28. Larry Donnell	NYG
29. Jesse James	PIT
30. Crockett Gilmore	BAL

2016 Rankings: Defense/Special Teams

Rank, Team	Division
1. Seattle Seahawks	NFC West
2. Denver Broncos	AFC West
3. Cincinnati Bengals	AFC North
4. Houston Texans	AFC South
5. Carolina Panthers	NFC South
6. Arizona Cardinals	NFC West
7. New York Jets	AFC East
8. New England Patriots	AFC East
9. Los Angeles Rams	NFC West
10. Kansas City Chiefs	AFC West
11. Minnesota Vikings	NFC North
12. Buffalo Bills	AFC East
13. Green Bay Packers	NFC North
14. Oakland Raiders	AFC West
15. Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC North
16. Indianapolis Colts	AFC South
17. Baltimore Ravens	AFC North
18. Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC South
19. Philadelphia Eagles	NFC East
20. New York Giants	NFC East
21. Washington Redskins	NFC East
22. Dallas Cowboys	NFC East
23. Miami Dolphins	AFC East
24. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC South
25. Detroit Lions	NFC North
26. Tennessee Titans	AFC South
27. Chicago Bears	NFC North
28. San Diego Chargers	AFC West
29. Atlanta Falcons	NFC South
30. Cleveland Browns	AFC North
31. San Francisco 49ers	NFC West
32. New Orleans Saints	NFC South

2016 Rankings: Kicker

Rank, Player	Team
1. Stephen Gostkowski	NE
2. Steven Hauschka	SEA
3. Justin Tucker	BAL
4. Graham Gano	CAR
5. Dan Bailey	DAL
6. Chandler Catanzaro	ARI
7. Adam Vinatieri	IND
8. Chris Boswell	PIT
9. Mason Crosby	GB
10. Blair Walsh	MIN
11. Matt Prater	DET
12. Matt Bryant	ATL
13. Nick Novak	HOU
14. Brandon McManus	DEN
15. Connor Barth	CHI
16. Cairo Santos	KC
17. Dan Carpenter	BUF
18. Kai Forbath	NO
19. Roberto Aguayo	TB
20. Mike Nugent	CIN