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On this special expanded edition of the podcast, we look back at the August 2021 ECR rankings to see how the our views differ from then to now.
Plus, Davis and Richard offer up their very early first round draft slate for 2022!
And much more!
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The Fantasy Edge 2021 Week 16
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In this podcast we discuss:
News
- Buccaneers Downfielders – Chris Godwin out ACL. Mike Evans hamstring – Q for W16. Antonio Brown set to return in the nick of time.
- Tyler Huntley – Too good to be a backup?
- Leonard Fournette – Helicopter spin tackle may only cause Fournette to miss one two games. Tight for fantasy playoffs.
Show Notes
The 2021 ECR preseason draft rankings published just before Week 1:
| 2021 ECR draft rankings | |||
| Rank | Player | Team | Position Rank |
| 1 | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | RB1 |
| 2 | Dalvin Cook | MIN | RB2 |
| 3 | Alvin Kamara | NO | RB3 |
| 4 | Derrick Henry | TEN | RB4 |
| 5 | Ezekiel Elliott | DAL | RB5 |
| 6 | Aaron Jones | GB | RB6 |
| 7 | Davante Adams | GB | WR1 |
| 8 | Tyreek Hill | KC | WR2 |
| 9 | Saquon Barkley | NYG | RB7 |
| 10 | Nick Chubb | CLE | RB8 |
| 11 | Jonathan Taylor | IND | RB9 |
| 12 | Stefon Diggs | BUF | WR3 |
| 13 | Travis Kelce | KC | TE1 |
| 14 | Calvin Ridley | ATL | WR4 |
| 15 | Austin Ekeler | LAC | RB10 |
| 16 | DeAndre Hopkins | ARI | WR5 |
| 17 | Antonio Gibson | WAS | RB11 |
| 18 | Najee Harris | PIT | RB12 |
| 19 | D.K. Metcalf | SEA | WR6 |
| 20 | Joe Mixon | CIN | RB13 |
| 21 | Justin Jefferson | MIN | WR7 |
| 22 | A.J. Brown | TEN | WR8 |
| 23 | Darren Waller | LV | TE2 |
| 24 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | KC | RB14 |
| 25 | Keenan Allen | LAC | WR9 |
| 26 | Allen Robinson II | CHI | WR10 |
| 27 | Terry McLaurin | WAS | WR11 |
| 28 | Chris Carson | SEA | RB15 |
| 29 | David Montgomery | CHI | RB16 |
| 30 | CeeDee Lamb | DAL | WR12 |
| 31 | Patrick Mahomes II | KC | QB1 |
| 32 | D’Andre Swift | DET | RB17 |
| 33 | James Robinson | JAC | RB18 |
| 34 | Amari Cooper | DAL | WR13 |
| 35 | Robert Woods | LAR | WR14 |
| 36 | Mike Evans | TB | WR15 |
| 37 | George Kittle | SF | TE3 |
| 38 | Chris Godwin | TB | WR16 |
| 39 | Miles Sanders | PHI | RB19 |
| 40 | D.J. Moore | CAR | WR17 |
| 41 | Cooper Kupp | LAR | WR18 |
| 42 | Josh Allen | BUF | QB2 |
| 43 | Julio Jones | TEN | WR19 |
| 44 | Josh Jacobs | LV | RB20 |
| 45 | Tyler Lockett | SEA | WR20 |
| 46 | Diontae Johnson | PIT | WR21 |
| 47 | Mike Davis | ATL | RB21 |
| 48 | Darrell Henderson Jr. | LAR | RB22 |
| 49 | Myles Gaskin | MIA | RB23 |
| 50 | Damien Harris | NE | RB24 |
| 51 | Adam Thielen | MIN | WR22 |
| 52 | Mark Andrews | BAL | TE4 |
| 53 | Kyler Murray | ARI | QB3 |
| 54 | T.J. Hockenson | DET | TE5 |
| 55 | Kareem Hunt | CLE | RB25 |
| 56 | Kyle Pitts | ATL | TE6 |
| 57 | Tee Higgins | CIN | WR23 |
| 58 | Javonte Williams | DEN | RB26 |
| 59 | Lamar Jackson | BAL | QB4 |
| 60 | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | WR24 |
Early 2022 draft rankings with alternates:
| Richard | Davis |
| 1. Jonathan Taylor | Jonathan Taylor |
| 2. Derrick Henry | Derrick Henry |
| 3. Dalvin Cook | Dalvin Cook |
| 4. Cooper Kupp | Austin Ekeler |
| 5. Austin Ekeler | Nick Chubb |
| 6. Nick Chubb | Davante Adams (dependent) |
| 7. Deebo Samuel | Najee Harris |
| 8. Joe Mixon | Christian McCaffrey |
| 9. Alvin Kamara | Cooper Kupp |
| 10. Christian McCaffrey | Joe Mixon |
| 11. Javonte Williams | Javonte Williams |
| 12. Najee Harris | Justin Jefferson |
| Davante Adams | Ezekiel Elliot |
| Justin Jefferson | Alvin Kamara |
| Travis Kelce | Travis Kelce |
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