2014 Fantasy Football Rankings Update: Late August Edition

Immediately after the NFL draft, I released my initial fantasy football rankings. A few weeks ago, I updated those rankings for my Mid August Update Edition. I am now updating my rankings one more time before the first major draft day weekend. I update my rankings because things change and situations are fluid. My rankings are both a combination of how I personally feel about players as well as how I feel you should be treating these players. For example, I have Marshawn Lynch ranked as my 6th best running back. However, when push comes to shove, I probably won't draft him, but I can't in good conscious move him down in my rankings because he's just that good of a player. These rankings are based upon my post-draft rankings, and any player highlighted in red is a player who has moved down since my mid-August update, and any player highlighted in green is a player who has moved up since my mid-August update. 

QUARTERBACKS

1) Aaron Rodgers (GB)

2) Drew Brees (NO)
3) Peyton Manning (DEN)
4) Cam Newton (CAR)

5) Andrew Luck (IND)
6) Robert Griffin III (WAS)

7) Matthew Stafford (DET)

8) Colin Kaepernick (SF)

9) Russell Wilson (SEA)
10) Tom Brady (NE)
11) Tony Romo (DAL)

12) Nick Foles (PHI)

13) Matt Ryan (ATL)
14) Jay Cutler (CHI)

15) Andy Dalton (CIN)

16) Philip Rivers (SD)

17) Johnny Manziel (CLE)

18) Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)

19) Eli Manning (NYG)

20) Alex Smith (KC)

21) Jake Locker (TEN)

22) Carson Palmer (ARI)

23) Joe Flacco (BAL)

24) Josh McCown (TB)
25) Geno Smith (NYJ)

RUNNING BACKS

1) Adrian Peterson (MIN)

2) Jamaal Charles (KC)
3) LeSean McCoy (PHI)

4) Matt Forte (CHI)

5) Eddie Lacy (GB)

6) Marshawn Lynch (SEA)
7) Alfred Morris (WAS)

8) Doug Martin (TB)
9) Zac Stacy (STL)
10) Montee Ball (DEN)
11) Arian Foster (HOU)
12) Reggie Bush (DET)
13) Giovani Bernard (CIN)
14) Rashad Jennings (NYG)
15) DeMarco Murray (DAL)
16) Frank Gore (SF)
17) Ben Tate (CLE)
18) Ray Rice (BAL)
19) Le'Veon Bell (PIT)

20) Fred Jackson (BUF)
21) Toby Gerhart (JAX)
22) Bishop Sankey (TEN)

23) C.J. Spiller (BUF)
24) Joique Bell (DET)

25) Andre Ellington (ARI)
26) Shane Vereen (NE)
27) Steven Jackson (ATL)
28) Ryan Mathews (SD)

29) Maurice Jones-Drew (OAK)

30) Knowshon Moreno (MIA)

31) Chris Johnson (NYJ) 

32) Trent Richardson (IND)

33) Pierre Thomas (NO)
34) Shonn Greene (TEN)
35) Ahmad Bradshaw (IND)

36) DeAngelo Williams (CAR)

37) Chris Ivory (NYJ)

38) Darren Sproles (PHI)
39) Jonathan Dwyer (ARI)

40) Stevan Ridley (NE)

41) Danny Woodhead (SD)

42) Darren McFadden (OAK)

43) Lamar Miller (MIA)

44) Mark Ingram (NO)
45) Dennis Johnson (HOU)

46) Jonathan Stewart (CAR)

47) Donald Brown (SD)

48) LaGarrette Blount (PIT)

49) Dexter McCluster (TEN)

50) C.J. Anderson (DEN)

WIDE RECEIVER

1) Calvin Johnson (DET)

2) Demaryius Thomas (DEN)
3) Brandon Marshall (CHI)

4) A.J. Green (CIN)

5) Dez Bryant (DAL)
6) Jordy Nelson (GB)
7) Alshon Jeffrey (CHI)

8) Antonio Brown (PIT)

9) Vincent Jackson (TB)

10) Randall Cobb (GB)

11) Roddy White (ATL)
12) Julio Jones (ATL)

13) Pierre Garcon (WAS)
14) DeSean Jackson (WAS)

15) Keenan Allen (SD)
16) Andre Johnson (HOU)

17) Reggie Wayne (IND)

18) Wes Welker (DEN)

19) Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)

20) Percy Harvin (SEA)

21) Victor Cruz (NYG)

22) Torrey Smith (BAL)

23) Julian Edelman (NE)
24) Michael Crabtree (SF)
25) Terrence Williams (DAL)
26) Kendall Wright (TEN)

27) Marques Colston (NO)

28) Eric Decker (NYJ)

29) Riley Cooper (PHI)
30) Michael Floyd (ARI)
31) Cordarrelle Patterson (MIN)

32) T.Y. Hilton (IND)

33) Emmanuel Sanders (DEN)

34) Jeremy Maclin (PHI)

35) Golden Tate (DET)
36) Josh Gordon (CLE)
37) DeAndre Hopkins (HOU)

38) Jordan Matthews (PHI)
39) Marvin Jones (CIN)
40) Mike Evans (TB)
41) Brandin Cooks (NO)
42) James Jones (OAK)

43) Cecil Shorts (JAX)

44) Mike Wallace (MIA)

45) Dewayne Bowe (KC)

46) Kenny Britt (STL)
47) Sammy Watkins (BUF)
48) Jerrett Boykin (GB)
49) Rueben Randle (NYG)
50) Harry Douglas (ATL)
51) Markus Wheaton (PIT)
52) Danny Amendola (NE)

53) Steve Smith (BAL)
54) Anquan Boldin (SF)
55) Stevie Johnson (SF)

56) Miles Austin (CLE)
57) Andrew Hawkins (CLE)

58) Ace Sanders (JAX)

59) Greg Jennings (MIN)

60) Nate Washington (TEN)
61) Hakeem Nicks (IND)
62) Justin Hunter (TEN)
63) Tavon Austin (STL)
64) Denarious Moore (OAK)
65) Kenny Stills (NO)
66) Doug Baldwin (SEA)
67) Marqise Lee (JAX)
68) Jerricho Cotchery (CAR)
69) Kelvin Benjamin (CAR)
70) Lance Moore (PIT)

TIGHT ENDS

1) Jimmy Graham (NO)

2) Julius Thomas (DEN)
3) Jason Witten (DAL)
4) Jordan Cameron (CLE)

5) Greg Olson (CAR)
6) Vernon Davis (SF)

7) Rob Gronkowski (NE)

8) Jordan Reed (WAS)

9) Martellius Bennett (CHI)

11) Zach Ertz (PHI)
12) Kyle Rudolph (MIN)
13) Dennis Pitta (BAL)
12) Antonio Gates (SD)
13) Charles Clay (MIA)

14) Owen Daniels (BAL)
14) Delanie Walker (TEN)
15) Heath Miller (PIT)
16) Ladarius Green (SD)
17) Garrett Graham (HOU)
18) Tyler Eifert (CIN)
19) Coby Fleener (IND)
20) Dwayne Allen (IND)
21) Brandon Myers (TB)
22) Jared Cook (STL)
23) Brent Celek (PHI)
24) Jermaine Gresham (CIN)
25) Scott Chandler (BUF)

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