Frank Ammirante's Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're a quarter through the NFL season, so it's the perfect time to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns.

In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. These rankings account for overall volume and remaining schedule.

Below you'll find a few selections that will surely have you raising an eyebrow. Be sure to voice these concerns and come at me on Twitter @FAmmiranteTFJ! I can assure you that I'll be ready to provide insights behind these selections and we can engage in debate.

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Quarterbacks

Tier	Rank	QB	Previous Rank
1	1	Patrick Mahomes	2
1	2	Lamar Jackson	3
1	3	Kyler Murray	6
1	4	Russell Wilson	5
1	5	Dak Prescott	4
1	6	Josh Allen	11
2	7	Deshaun Watson	1
2	8	Cam Newton	15
2	9	Aaron Rodgers	14
3	10	Joe Burrow	10
3	11	Tom Brady	13
3	12	Matthew Stafford	12
3	13	Matt Ryan	7
3	14	Ben Roethlisberger	19
4	15	Carson Wentz	8
4	16	Daniel Jones	9
4	17	Justin Herbert	34
4	18	Drew Brees	16
4	19	Gardner Minshew II	22
4	20	Teddy Bridgewater	24
4	21	Ryan Tannehill	18
4	22	Jared Goff	21
5	23	Jimmy Garoppolo	17
5	24	Kirk Cousins	27
5	25	Baker Mayfield	25
5	26	Derek Carr	28
6	27	Tua Tagovailoa	33
6	28	Drew Lock	20
6	29	Nick Foles	32
6	30	Philip Rivers	30
6	31	Ryan Fitzpatrick	31
6	32	Sam Darnold	26
6	33	Dwayne Haskins	29
7	34	Mitch Trubisky	35
7	35	Jameis Winston	37
7	36	Jalen Hurts	36
7	37	Andy Dalton	38
7	38	Jarrett Stidham	40
7	39	Jacoby Brissett	39
7	40	Brett Rypien	N/A

BUY HIGH: Josh Allen looks like a different passer this season, ready to join the elite ranks of the position. The addition of Stefon Diggs has been massive to Allen's growth as a quarterback. Pay the premium price to acquire Allen.

BUY LOW: Daniel Jones has really struggled this season, but the Giants have had a tough schedule. This will be a pass-heavy team that plays at one of the fastest paces in the league, so the fantasy points will be there. Jones has probably been dropped in your league.

SELL HIGH: Dak Prescott is one pace to shatter yardage records, but the Cowboys are playing at too fast of a pace, which is leaving their defense out to dry. Expect them to slow things down a bit and feed Zeke more. This team also loves to run in the red-zone, which caps Dak's upside. Sell high on the current QB1.

SELL LOW: Drew Brees is no longer the big-play passer that he once was. It's tough to trust a 41-year old quarterback to provide fantasy production, especially when quarterback is such a deep position. Currently QB23 in fantasy points per game, it's time to trade Brees for 40 cents on the dollar.

 

Running Backs

Tier	Rank	RB	Previous Rank
1	1	Alvin Kamara	5
1	2	Ezekiel Elliott	3
1	3	Dalvin Cook	12
1	4	Aaron Jones	10
1	5	Derrick Henry	4
1	6	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	6
1	7	Christian McCaffrey	2
2	8	Joe Mixon	8
2	9	Josh Jacobs	7
2	10	Kareem Hunt	27
2	11	Miles Sanders	9
2	12	Jonathan Taylor	16
3	13	James Robinson	N/A
3	14	Melvin Gordon	19
3	15	Chris Carson	22
3	16	James Conner	13
3	17	Kenyan Drake	15
3	18	David Montgomery	30
3	19	Todd Gurley	25
4	20	Antonio Gibson	18
4	21	Raheem Mostert	24
4	22	Devin Singletary	32
4	23	David Johnson	21
4	24	Myles Gaskin	N/A
5	25	Le'Veon Bell	20
5	26	Ronald Jones II	38
5	27	Mark Ingram II	23
5	28	Leonard Fournette	26
5	29	Darrell Henderson	48
5	30	Cam Akers	17
6	31	Latavius Murray	40
6	32	D'Andre Swift	34
6	33	J.K. Dobbins	28
6	34	Damien Harris	42
6	35	Austin Ekeler	14
6	36	Joshua Kelley	49
6	37	Jerick McKinnon	79
6	38	Nick Chubb	11
7	39	Chase Edmonds	39
7	40	Devonta Freeman	N/A
7	41	Mike Davis	N/A
7	42	Alexander Mattison	41
7	43	Phillip Lindsay	47
7	44	James White	48
7	45	Zack Moss	29
7	46	Jamaal Williams	N/A
7	47	Adrian Peterson	N/A
8	48	Tony Pollard	44
8	49	Nyheim Hines	50
8	50	Duke Johnson	45
8	51	Rex Burkhead	N/A
8	52	Malcolm Brown	50
8	53	Darrel Williams	53
8	54	Carlos Hyde	54
8	55	Giovani Bernard	55
8	56	Kerryon Johnson	31
8	57	Wayne Gallman	N/A
8	58	Brian Hill	N/A
8	59	Boston Scott	59
8	60	Darrynton Evans	60

BUY HIGH: James Robinson has come out of nowhere as an undrafted rookie for a rebuilding team to deliver RB1 production. He's become the bell cow of the Jaguars' backfield, even adding some receiving production. Jacksonville has the ninth-friendliest schedule for running backs.

BUY LOW: David Montgomery has the easiest schedule for running backs. The injury to Tarik Cohen could allow him to see more work in the passing game. Nick Foles is an upgrade at quarterback, so we could see more touchdown opportunities.

SELL HIGH: Kareem Hunt has been highly productive this season and now Nick Chubb is on the shelf, but the Browns seem to prefer to keep their committee in the backfield. Some people view Hunt as a top-five back going forward, so take advantage of this selling opportunity.

SELL LOW: Mark Ingram is stuck in a committee that has become a situation to avoid for fantasy players. There's a chance that the Ravens start to give more work to rookie J.K. Dobbins, who looks like the more dynamic player. Try to sell Ingram's big-name for a more appealing bench piece with upside.

 

Wide Receivers

Tier	Rank	WR	Previous Rank
1	1	DeAndre Hopkins	13
1	2	Davante Adams	1
1	3	Michael Thomas	2
1	4	Amari Cooper	15
1	5	Tyreek Hill	3
2	6	Allen Robinson	11
2	7	Adam Thielen	8
2	8	Keenan Allen	28
2	9	Calvin Ridley	19
2	10	Tyler Lockett	22
2	11	D.K. Metcalf	18
3	12	A.J. Brown	5
3	13	Mike Evans	10
3	14	Odell Beckham Jr.	12
3	15	Kenny Golladay	14
3	16	Terry McLaurin	16
3	17	Stefon Diggs	26
3	18	Cooper Kupp	21
3	19	Robert Woods	20
3	20	D.J. Chark	17
3	21	Will Fuller	23
3	22	Tyler Boyd	24
4	23	D.J. Moore	6
4	24	Julio Jones	4
4	25	Chris Godwin	9
4	26	JuJu Smith-Schuster	7
4	27	Diontae Johnson	45
4	28	Marquise Brown	27
5	29	CeeDee Lamb	30
5	30	Robby Anderson	57
5	31	DeVante Parker	25
5	32	Justin Jefferson	63
5	33	Julian Edelman	36
5	34	Michael Gallup	31
5	35	Deebo Samuel	24
6	36	Jarvis Landry	41
6	37	Tee Higgins	N/A
6	38	Jamison Crowder	44
6	39	Darius Slayton	57
6	40	John Brown	42
6	41	T.Y. Hilton	35
6	42	Jerry Jeudy	45
7	43	Laviska Shenault Jr.	56
7	44	Jalen Reagor	39
7	45	Christian Kirk	37
7	46	Marvin Jones	40
7	47	A.J. Green	34
7	48	Brandon Aiyuk	48
7	49	Cole Beasley	N/A
7	50	Mike Williams	50
7	51	Golden Tate	51
7	52	N'Keal Harry	59
7	53	Mecole Hardman	43
8	54	Hunter Renfrow	66
8	55	Brandin Cooks	38
8	56	Emmanuel Sanders	N/A
8	57	Russell Gage	N/A
8	58	Scotty Miller	N/A
8	59	Preston Williams	58
8	60	Corey Davis	68
8	61	Sammy Watkins	67
9	62	Allen Lazard	65
9	63	Parris Campbell	55
9	64	Alshon Jeffery	71
9	65	DeSean Jackson	47
9	66	Sterling Shepard	46
9	67	Michael Pittman Jr.	62
9	68	Tim Patrick	N/A
9	69	Keelan Cole	N/A
9	70	Anthony Miller	53

BUY HIGH: Amari Cooper is still the alpha WR1 in Dallas, posting over 25% target share and more than 30% air yards share, both of which lead the team. He's currently WR1 in PPR PPG and he should remain an elite option on a pass-heavy offense loaded with weapons.

BUY LOW: D.J. Moore has been a massive disappointment, but he still has over a 23% target share and more than 42% air yard share, so the production will come soon. Try to pry him off a fantasy player who thinks that Robby Anderson has supplanted Moore as the Panthers' WR.

SELL HIGH: JuJu Smith-Schuster still has the big name and his production has been inflated by his three touchdowns, but Diontae Johnson actually leads the Steelers in target share. There's a chance that Diontae has surpassed JuJu as Ben's favorite target.

SELL LOW: A.J. Green looks like a declining player, ready to be supplanted by promising rookie Tee Higgins. If you can use Green's big name to pick up an upside bench player like Chase Edmonds, I would fully support that move.

 

Tight Ends

Tier	Rank	TE	Previous Rank
1	1	George Kittle	1
1	2	Travis Kelce	2
2	3	Darren Waller	5
2	4	Mark Andrews	3
3	5	Zach Ertz	5
3	6	Evan Engram	6
3	7	Hunter Henry	19
4	8	Jonnu Smith	15
4	9	T.J. Hockenson	12
4	10	Noah Fant	7
4	11	Robert Tonyan	N/A
4	12	Hayden Hurst	14
4	13	Mike Gesicki	13
4	14	Jared Cook	19
4	15	Tyler Higbee	7
5	16	Dalton Schultz	N/A
5	17	Mo Alie-Cox	N/A
5	18	Rob Gronkowski	18
5	19	Eric Ebron	23
6	20	Dallas Goedert	17
6	21	Jimmy Graham	N/A
6	22	Jordan Akins	N/A
6	23	Logan Thomas	N/A
6	24	Greg Olsen	N/A
6	25	Chris Herndon	11

BUY HIGH: Jonnu Smith is breaking out before our very eyes, posting a 20.83% target share (3rd among tight ends), including 33.33% in the red-zone (2nd among tight ends). He's currently TE3 in PPR PPG and looks here to stay as a TE1.

BUY LOW: Evan Engram ranks second in targets among tight ends, but the production has not matched the volume yet. Luckily, he plays on a fast-paced, pass-heavy offense that has the second-easiest schedule for tight ends. Engram should get back on track this week against the Cowboys.

SELL HIGH: Robert Tonyan is generating tons of hype after his dominant performance on Monday Night Football. While I still consider him a TE1 going forward, try to take advantage of his big game and see if you can acquire someone reliable like Jonnu Smith.

SELL LOW: Tyler Higbee is just not receiving enough volume to put up TE1 numbers, ranking 22nd in targets among tight ends. While it's only been three games and he does have a three-touchdown performance under his belt, Higbee is someone to move right now - perhaps you can grab an upside wide receiver like Tee Higgins for Higbee.

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