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Updated Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings
Rankings table below last updated on September 7th, 2021.
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Dalvin Cook | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB |
| 1 | 6 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 1 | 7 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 1 | 8 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 1 | 9 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 2 | 16 | D.K. Metcalf | WR |
| 2 | 17 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 2 | 18 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 2 | 19 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 3 | 20 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 3 | 21 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 3 | 22 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 3 | 23 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 3 | 24 | Allen Robinson II | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 3 | 26 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 3 | 27 | George Kittle | TE |
| 3 | 28 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 4 | 29 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 4 | 30 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB |
| 4 | 31 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 4 | 32 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 4 | 33 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 4 | 34 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 4 | 35 | James Robinson | RB |
| 4 | 36 | Chris Carson | RB |
| 4 | 37 | Robert Woods | WR |
| 4 | 38 | Patrick Mahomes II | QB |
| 4 | 39 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 4 | 40 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 4 | 41 | Diontae Johnson | WR |
| 4 | 42 | Julio Jones | WR |
| 4 | 43 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 4 | 44 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 4 | 47 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 4 | 48 | D.J. Moore | WR |
| 4 | 49 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 5 | 50 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 5 | 51 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 5 | 52 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 5 | 53 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 5 | 54 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 5 | 55 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 5 | 57 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 6 | 58 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 6 | 59 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR |
| 6 | 60 | Myles Gaskin | RB |
| 6 | 61 | Mike Davis | RB |
| 6 | 62 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 6 | 63 | Kenny Golladay | WR |
| 6 | 64 | Darrell Henderson | RB |
| 6 | 65 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 6 | 66 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 6 | 67 | Robby Anderson | WR |
| 6 | 68 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 6 | 69 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 6 | 70 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 6 | 71 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 6 | 72 | Deebo Samuel | WR |
| 6 | 73 | Chase Claypool | WR |
| 7 | 74 | Chase Edmonds | RB |
| 7 | 75 | Will Fuller V | WR |
| 7 | 76 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 7 | 77 | Damien Harris | RB |
| 7 | 78 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 7 | 79 | D.J. Chark Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 80 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 7 | 81 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR |
| 7 | 82 | Gus Edwards | RB |
| 7 | 83 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 7 | 84 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 7 | 85 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 7 | 86 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 8 | 87 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 8 | 88 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 8 | 89 | Tom Brady | QB |
| 8 | 90 | Robert Tonyan | TE |
| 8 | 91 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 8 | 92 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 93 | Melvin Gordon III | RB |
| 8 | 94 | Corey Davis | WR |
| 8 | 95 | Jarvis Landry | WR |
| 8 | 96 | James Conner | RB |
| 8 | 97 | Logan Thomas | TE |
| 8 | 98 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 8 | 99 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 9 | 100 | Michael Gallup | WR |
| 9 | 101 | Leonard Fournette | RB |
| 9 | 102 | Jamaal Williams | RB |
| 9 | 103 | Ryan Tannehill | QB |
| 9 | 104 | Antonio Brown | WR |
| 9 | 105 | Ronald Jones II | RB |
| 9 | 106 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 9 | 107 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 9 | 108 | Mike Williams | WR |
| 9 | 109 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 9 | 110 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 9 | 111 | Marvin Jones Jr. | WR |
| 10 | 112 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 10 | 113 | DeVante Parker | WR |
| 10 | 114 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 10 | 115 | Marquez Callaway | WR |
| 10 | 116 | Kenyan Drake | RB |
| 10 | 117 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 10 | 118 | Matt Ryan | QB |
| 10 | 119 | Zack Moss | RB |
| 10 | 120 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 10 | 121 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 10 | 122 | Henry Ruggs III | WR |
| 10 | 123 | Michael Thomas | WR |
| 10 | 124 | Jalen Reagor | WR |
| 10 | 125 | David Johnson | RB |
| 10 | 126 | Sony Michel | RB |
| 10 | 127 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 10 | 128 | James White | RB |
| 10 | 129 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 10 | 130 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 10 | 131 | Rob Gronkowski | TE |
| 10 | 132 | Mecole Hardman | WR |
| 10 | 133 | Nyheim Hines | RB |
| 10 | 134 | Nelson Agholor | WR |
| 11 | 135 | Kirk Cousins | QB |
| 11 | 136 | Ty'Son Williams | RB |
| 11 | 137 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 11 | 138 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 11 | 139 | Trey Lance | QB |
| 11 | 140 | Rondale Moore | WR |
| 11 | 141 | Rashaad Penny | RB |
| 11 | 142 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 11 | 143 | Quez Watkins | WR |
| 11 | 144 | Juwan Johnson | WR |
| 11 | 145 | Gerald Everett | TE |
| 11 | 146 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 11 | 147 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 12 | 148 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 12 | 149 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 12 | 150 | Carson Wentz | QB |
| 12 | 151 | Derek Carr | QB |
| 12 | 152 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 12 | 153 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB |
| 12 | 154 | Jameis Winston | QB |
| 12 | 155 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 12 | 156 | Parris Campbell | WR |
| 12 | 157 | Giovani Bernard | RB |
| 13 | 158 | Russell Gage | WR |
| 13 | 159 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 13 | 160 | Bryan Edwards | WR |
| 13 | 161 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 13 | 162 | Phillip Lindsay | RB |
| 13 | 163 | Qadree Ollison | RB |
| 13 | 164 | John Brown | WR |
| 13 | 165 | Zach Wilson | QB |
| 13 | 166 | Cole Beasley | WR |
| 13 | 167 | Eric Ebron | TE |
| 13 | 168 | Jamison Crowder | WR |
| 13 | 169 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB |
| 13 | 170 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 13 | 171 | T.Y. Hilton | WR |
| 13 | 172 | Anthony Firkser | TE |
| 13 | 173 | Alexander Mattison | RB |
| 13 | 174 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR |
| 13 | 175 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 13 | 176 | Adam Trautman | TE |
| 13 | 177 | J.D. McKissic | RB |
| 14 | 178 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 14 | 179 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 14 | 180 | Tevin Coleman | RB |
| 14 | 181 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 14 | 182 | Ryan Fitzpatrick | QB |
| 14 | 183 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 14 | 184 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 14 | 185 | Blake Jarwin | TE |
| 14 | 186 | Cam Newton | QB |
| 14 | 187 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 14 | 188 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 14 | 189 | Jared Cook | TE |
| 14 | 190 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 14 | 191 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 14 | 192 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 14 | 193 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 14 | 194 | Denzel Mims | WR |
| 14 | 195 | A.J. Green | WR |
| 14 | 196 | Damien Williams | RB |
| 14 | 197 | Carlos Hyde | RB |
| 14 | 198 | Marlon Mack | RB |
| 14 | 199 | Dan Arnold | TE |
| 14 | 200 | Xavier Jones | RB |
| 14 | 201 | Gabriel Davis | WR |
| 15 | 202 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 15 | 203 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 15 | 204 | C.J. Uzomah | TE |
| 15 | 205 | Tarik Cohen | RB |
| 15 | 206 | Hayden Hurst | TE |
| 15 | 207 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 15 | 208 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB |
| 15 | 209 | Taysom Hill | QB |
| 15 | 210 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR |
| 15 | 211 | Mac Jones | QB |
| 15 | 212 | KJ Hamler | WR |
| 15 | 213 | Darrel Williams | RB |
| 15 | 214 | Le'Veon Bell | RB |
| 15 | 215 | Kadarius Toney | WR |
| 15 | 216 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 15 | 217 | Salvon Ahmed | RB |
| 15 | 218 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB |
| 15 | 219 | Tyler Kroft | TE |
| 15 | 220 | Jaret Patterson | RB |
| 16 | 221 | Larry Rountree III | RB |
| 16 | 222 | Malcolm Brown | RB |
| 16 | 223 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 16 | 224 | Kylin Hill | RB |
| 16 | 225 | Kyle Rudolph | TE |
| 16 | 226 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB |
| 16 | 227 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 16 | 228 | Chris Evans | RB |
| 16 | 229 | Preston Williams | WR |
| 16 | 230 | Sammy Watkins | WR |
| 16 | 231 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR |
| 16 | 232 | Anthony Miller | WR |
| 16 | 233 | La'Mical Perine | RB |
| 16 | 234 | James Washington | WR |
| 16 | 235 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB |
| 16 | 236 | Javian Hawkins | RB |
| 16 | 237 | Tre'Quan Smith | WR |
| 16 | 238 | Boston Scott | RB |
| 16 | 239 | Drew Lock | QB |
| 16 | 240 | Devontae Booker | RB |
| 16 | 241 | Mark Ingram II | RB |
| 16 | 242 | Latavius Murray | RB |
| 16 | 243 | O.J. Howard | TE |
| 16 | 244 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 16 | 245 | Tyrod Taylor | QB |
| 16 | 246 | Joshua Kelley | RB |
| 16 | 247 | Jermar Jefferson | RB |
| 17 | 248 | Darrynton Evans | RB |
| 17 | 249 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 17 | 250 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 17 | 251 | Andy Dalton | QB |
| 17 | 252 | Travis Fulgham | WR |
| 17 | 253 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR |
| 17 | 254 | Jack Doyle | TE |
| 17 | 255 | Devonta Freeman | RB |
| 17 | 256 | D'Onta Foreman | RB |
| 17 | 257 | Justin Jackson | RB |
| 17 | 258 | Rashard Higgins | WR |
| 17 | 259 | Peyton Barber | RB |
| 17 | 260 | Mitchell Trubisky | QB |
| 17 | 261 | Tyler Eifert | TE |
| 18 | 262 | Adam Humphries | WR |
| 18 | 263 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 18 | 264 | Jimmy Graham | TE |
| 18 | 265 | Tyron Johnson | WR |
| 18 | 266 | Amari Rodgers | WR |
| 18 | 267 | Quintez Cephus | WR |
| 18 | 268 | Breshad Perriman | WR |
| 18 | 269 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB |
| 18 | 270 | Mike Boone | RB |
| 18 | 271 | Randall Cobb | WR |
| 18 | 272 | Chris Herndon IV | TE |
| 18 | 273 | Ito Smith | RB |
| 18 | 274 | Benny Snell Jr. | RB |
| 18 | 275 | Duke Johnson Jr. | RB |
| 18 | 276 | Cam Sims | WR |
| 18 | 277 | Keke Coutee | WR |
| 18 | 278 | Jacob Harris | TE |
| 18 | 279 | Matt Breida | RB |
| 18 | 280 | DeSean Jackson | WR |
| 18 | 281 | Devin Duvernay | WR |
| 18 | 282 | Scotty Miller | WR |
| 18 | 283 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 18 | 284 | Eno Benjamin | RB |
| 18 | 285 | Jerick McKinnon | RB |
| 18 | 286 | Marcus Mariota | QB |
| 18 | 287 | Zach Pascal | WR |
| 18 | 288 | Golden Tate | WR |
| 18 | 289 | Steven Sims Jr. | WR |
| 18 | 290 | Brevin Jordan | TE |
| 18 | 291 | Collin Johnson | WR |
| 18 | 292 | Kalen Ballage | RB |
| 18 | 293 | Deonte Harris | WR |
| 18 | 294 | Kerryon Johnson | RB |
| 18 | 295 | David Njoku | TE |
| 18 | 296 | Greg Ward | WR |
| 18 | 297 | Andy Isabella | WR |
| 18 | 298 | Danny Amendola | WR |
| 18 | 299 | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR |
| 18 | 300 | Wayne Gallman Jr. | RB |
| 19 | 301 | Jake Funk | RB |
| 19 | 302 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 19 | 303 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 19 | 304 | Hunter Renfrow | WR |
| 19 | 305 | Todd Gurley II | RB |
| 19 | 306 | JaMycal Hasty | RB |
| 19 | 307 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE |
| 19 | 308 | Adrian Peterson | RB |
| 19 | 309 | Jacob Hollister | TE |
| 19 | 310 | Bryce Love | RB |
| 19 | 311 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR |
| 19 | 312 | Jordan Reed | TE |
| 19 | 313 | Jordan Akins | TE |
| 19 | 314 | Tyrell Williams | WR |
| 20 | 315 | Ian Thomas | TE |
| 20 | 316 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 20 | 317 | DeeJay Dallas | RB |
| 20 | 318 | Jordan Wilkins | RB |
| 20 | 319 | Davis Mills | QB |
| 20 | 320 | Jordan Howard | RB |
| 20 | 321 | N'Keal Harry | WR |
| 20 | 322 | Taylor Heinicke | QB |
| 20 | 323 | Jaelon Darden | WR |
| 20 | 324 | Julian Edelman | WR |
| 20 | 325 | Alshon Jeffery | WR |
| 20 | 326 | Tylan Wallace | WR |
| 20 | 327 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 20 | 328 | Devine Ozigbo | RB |
| 20 | 329 | Seth Williams | WR |
| 20 | 330 | Josh Palmer | WR |
| 20 | 331 | Miles Boykin | WR |
| 20 | 332 | Anthony Schwartz | WR |
| 20 | 333 | Dede Westbrook | WR |
| 20 | 334 | Ryquell Armstead | RB |
| 20 | 335 | Tyler Johnson | WR |
| 20 | 336 | Jalen Richard | RB |
| 20 | 337 | Donald Parham Jr. | TE |
| 20 | 338 | Demetric Felton | WR |
| 20 | 339 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR |
| 20 | 340 | Royce Freeman | RB |
| 20 | 341 | Harrison Bryant | TE |
| 20 | 342 | Jaylen Samuels | RB |
| 20 | 343 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 20 | 344 | Gerrid Doaks | RB |
| 20 | 345 | Marquise Goodwin | WR |
| 20 | 346 | Nick Foles | QB |
| 20 | 347 | Richard Rodgers | TE |
| 20 | 348 | David Moore | WR |
| 20 | 349 | Auden Tate | WR |
| 20 | 350 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE |
| 21 | 351 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 21 | 352 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 21 | 353 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 21 | 354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 21 | 355 | Washington Football Team | DST |
| 21 | 356 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 21 | 357 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 21 | 358 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 21 | 359 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 21 | 360 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 21 | 361 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 21 | 362 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 21 | 363 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 21 | 364 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 21 | 365 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 21 | 366 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 21 | 367 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 21 | 368 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 21 | 369 | New York Giants | DST |
| 21 | 370 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 21 | 371 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 21 | 372 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 21 | 373 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 21 | 374 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 21 | 375 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 21 | 376 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 21 | 377 | New York Jets | DST |
| 21 | 378 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 21 | 379 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 21 | 380 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 21 | 381 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 21 | 382 | Houston Texans | DST |
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