The Big Board takes into consideration past returns, current performance and expected future gains in determining who should be included among the top 50 fantasy football players. Essentially, the Big Board is a cheat sheet designed for an owner who is planning to participate in a draft today. Standard industry default scoring settings are used as the baseline for Big Board valuations.
| Rank | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le'Veon Bell | PIT | RB | No. 2 RB in FAN PTS has lethal versatility, helping keep him on the field an RB high 64.8 snaps per game |
| 2 | Todd Gurley | LAR | RB | SEA in W5 (5.0 FAN PTS) only team to hold the No. 1 fantasy RB under 11.6 FAN PTS in '17 (thru W14) |
| 3 | Antonio Brown | PIT | WR | No. 1 WR closing out season on epic roll - 39 catches, 624 rec yds, 6 TDs in past 4 games (24.9 FAN PPG) |
| 4 | Alvin Kamara | NO | RB | Concussion in W14 slowed his roll (5 straight games of 17+ FAN PTS) but he's cleared for W15 return |
| 5 | Leonard Fournette | JAC | RB | Despite nagging injuries, 12+ FAN PTS in 11 of 13 games - 3rd in NFL in Missed Tackles thru W14 (34) |
| 6 | LeSean McCoy | BUF | RB | Has 99+ YFS in 25 games since joining BUF in '15 (most by a RB in that span, including 7 games in '17) |
| 7 | Melvin Gordon | LAC | RB | 22 TDs in past 26 games (8.8+ FAN PTS in 22 games) - no more than 2 games w/o TD in that span |
| 8 | Mark Ingram | NO | RB | No. 5 RB in FAN PTS is currently the only RB w/ at least 150 total FAN PTS in each of past 4 seasons |
| 9 | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | WR | New QB? So what - 'Nuk's 2 TD rec. from injury fill-in Yates in W14 gives him 2+ TDs from 3 different QBs |
| 10 | Keenan Allen | LAC | WR | 100+ yards in 4 straight games (only A. Brown been better @ WR than his 19.8 FAN PPG in that span) |
| 11 | Julio Jones | ATL | WR | 98 yds in W14, the 26th time since '15 (45 games) that he's returned 90+ yds (NFL-high in that span) |
| 12 | Devonta Freeman | ATL | RB | Has returned strong (82.5 rush YPG, 1 TD in past 2 games) after 2-game layoff (concussion) |
| 13 | Michael Thomas | NO | WR | Saving the best of his '17 campaign for last - 7.0 catches, 89.4 YPG in past 5, TD in each of past 2 |
| 14 | Rob Gronkowski | NE | TE | Back from Wk 14 suspension as No. 1 TE in FAN PPG (11.5) - 27 rec. of 15+ yds tops @ TE even w/ 2 DNPs |
| 15 | Kareem Hunt | KC | RB | Long awaited rebound effort in W14 (138 YFS, TD) - exploitable upcoming matchups in LAC & MIA |
| 16 | A.J. Green | CIN | WR | Has returned 77 yds or less in 7 of past 8 & will see elite shutdown CBs in final 3 games (MIN, DET, BAL) |
| 17 | Jordan Howard | CHI | RB | Broke out of 2-game slump in W14 w/ 147 rush yds, 2 TDs - 12 100-yd rush games since '16 tops in NFL |
| 18 | Davante Adams | GB | WR | Has survived w/o A-Rod at QB (5 TDs w/ QN Hundley) but back in WR1 mix w/ A-Rod's W15 return |
| 19 | Mike Evans | TB | WR | Has been a tough ride for his owners - No. 52 @ WR in FAN PTS since W8 - his talent is hard to quit |
| 20 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR | Breakout season has gone next level in past 6 games (No. 5 WR in FAN PPG since W8 w/ 14.5 clip) |
| 21 | Brandin Cooks | NE | WR | Stumbling to the finish (combined 3/55/0 line in past 2), and has 3rd-toughest sched @ WR next 2 weeks |
| 22 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | RB | Lands back on board w/ only 1 game left on suspension - has tough return matchup, though, vs. SEA |
| 23 | Russell Wilson | SEA | QB | Top 5 fantasy QB in 9 of past 11 games - has accounted (TD throw/rush) for 32 of 33 SEA TDs on offense |
| 24 | Lamar Miller | HOU | RB | No. 11 RB in FAN PTS has been the Xanax of '17 RB class - on even keel, rarely too high, rarely too low |
| 25 | Carlos Hyde | SF | RB | Broke 6-game scoreless drought w/ TD in W14 - 9 games w/ 75+ YFS is tied for 5th-most at RB |
| 26 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE | Top TE in FAN PTS is 1st TE w/ 800+ yds in 1st 4 seasons of career - 8 Red Zone targets 2nd among TE |
| 27 | Tyreek Hill | KC | WR | No. 6 WR in FAN PTS (thru W14) has delivered 10+ FAN PTS in 14 of 29 career reg-season games |
| 28 | Dez Bryant | DAL | WR | After 5 straight games sans a TD, has scored in each of past 2 contests - 73 TDs this decade tops @ WR |
| 29 | Alex Collins | BAL | RB | Lord of the Dance the No. 7 RB in FAN PPG (14.7) since W8 (min 5 games) - TD in 4 straight games |
| 30 | Alshon Jeffery | PHI | WR | Tied w/ A. Brown for most TDs @ WR since W8 (6) - hard not to think loss of QB Wentz will hurt AJ a bit |
| 31 | Zach Ertz | PHI | TE | Top 12 @ position (TE1) in 15 of past 20 games & 9 TDs in past 12 - faces TE softies NYG, OAK in next 2 |
| 32 | Larry Fitzgerald | ARI | WR | Needs 13 catches in final 3 games to become 3rd WR in NFL history w/ 3 seasons of 100+ rec. in his 30s |
| 33 | Jarvis Landry | MIA | WR | 70 yds or less in 10 of 13 games, but red zone work has kept him in the black (NFL-high 8 RZ TDs) |
| 34 | Doug Baldwin | SEA | WR | No. 17 WR in FAN PTS (thru W14) hasn't gone more than 2 games w/o a TD |
| 35 | Kenyan Drake | MIA | RB | Showing fully-featured skillset - 12.9 FAN PPG, 5.1 YPC in past 6 games - 100 combined rec. yds in past 2 |
| 36 | Marshawn Lynch | OAK | RB | 14.7 FAN PPG since W9 top 6 @ RB (min. 5 games) - avg. 4.7 YPC in those 5 games |
| 37 | Devin Funchess | CAR | WR | No. 8 WR in FAN PPG since W9 (min. 4 games) has easiest ROS sched @ WR position |
| 38 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | RB | Has reached 100 YFS in just 1 of 13 games but ranks top 15 RB in FAN PTS thanks to 6 TDs |
| 39 | Tom Brady | NE | QB | No. 4 QB in FAN PTS (thru W14) has hit bump in road past 2 (245.5 pass YPG, 1:3 TD-to-INT ratio) |
| 40 | Marvin Jones | DET | WR | 13.3 FAN PPG since W6 is 3rd @ WR behind only A. Brown, D. Hopkins (min. 6 games) |
| 41 | Josh Gordon | CLE | WR | Super Freak No. 18 WR in FAN PTS (10.7) in 1st 2 games back (Weeks 13-14) since last playing in '14 |
| 42 | Jamaal Williams | GB | RB | No. 3 RB in FAN PTS since W10 behind only PIT RB L. Bell in touches in that 5-game span |
| 43 | Michael Crabtree | OAK | WR | Avg. 9+ FAN PTS for 3rd consecutive season - 7th-easiest W15-16 sched @ WR |
| 44 | Cam Newton | CAR | QB | No. 3 in FAN PTS @ QB since W4 - 585/5TD rushing is more rush FAN PTS than TEN RB D. Murray |
| 45 | Aaron Rodgers | GB | QB | Set to return from broken collarbone (in W6) - was top 5 QB thru 1st 5 weeks before injury |
| 46 | Jimmy Graham | SEA | TE | Held w/o catch in W14 for 1st time since '14, but 9 TDs still 2 more than any other TE |
| 47 | Rex Burkhead | NE | RB | Top 10 RB in FAN PPG since W10 has 6 TDs in that 5-game span - 2nd-easiest W15-16 sched @ RB |
| 48 | Latavius Murray | MIN | RB | 8th in FAN PPG (11.8) since W7 (min 6 games) -7th-easiest schedule for Weeks 15-16 @ RB |
| 49 | Golden Tate | DET | WR | On pace for 1K yards, 4th-straight 90-catch season - 7 games (thru W14) w/ 7+ catches 3rd-most in NFL |
| 50 | DeMarco Murray | TEN | RB | Uneven '17 has netted out as No. 20 RB (FAN PTS thru W14) but easiest ROS sched @ RB |