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2016 Insider fantasy football cheat sheet

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The best fantasy players gone undrafted (2:43)

Matthew Berry and Tim Hasselbeck share their best quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends that are owned in less than 50 percent of ESPN fantasy football leagues. (2:43)

Picture this: It's draft day. You thought you had your next pick planned, but the team selecting in front of you snagged your guy. With time running out, you panic and select somebody -- but not the guy you wanted and definitely not the guy who would have best helped your team.

This is where Insider's fantasy football draft cheat sheet comes in. More than just a list of the top players at every position (although it has that too), it brings together all of the best analysis from Insider's fantasy experts to help win your league, including:

  • Eric Karabell's player tiers and do-not-draft list

  • KC Joyner's riskiest, drop-off and bounce-back players

  • Mike Clay's best/worst wide receiver matchups and projections for players most likely to seriously increase or decrease their touchdowns

  • Field Yates' under-the-radar offenses for sleeper players

  • Football Outsiders' top prospects to watch

  • A printable, one-sheet PDF with all the information in one place

  • Access to a full list of rankings on your phone, tablet and desktop

This file will be updated regularly from now through the start of the season, so you'll have the latest info and analysis no matter when you draft -- and we'll keeping adding new Insider content as it becomes available.

Here it is: Insider's fantasy football draft cheat sheet for the 2016 season.

For more detailed analysis found in the original Insider article, click on the title for each section. For a full list of fantasy football cheat sheets, click here.


Printable one-sheet PDF


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Player rankings
Top 300 | PPR top 300 | Dynasty

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Do-not-draft list
Tiers: QB | RB | WR
WR matchups
Under-the-radar offenses
Riskiest players
Drop-off and bounce-back RBs
Likely TD declines and increases
Top prospects


Karabell's do-not-draft list

Players who are projected to go way too early compared to their value.

  • Quarterbacks

Cam Newton | Panthers
Blake Bortles | Jaguars

  • Running back

Carlos Hyde | 49ers
Jonathan Stewart | Panthers
Jeremy Langford | Bears
DeMarco Murray | Titans
T.J. Yeldon | Jaguars
Ryan Matthews | Eagles

  • Wide receiver

Doug Baldwin | Seahawks
Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers
DeSean Jackson | Redskins
Allen Hurns | Jaguars
Stefon Diggs | Vikings
Markus Wheaton | Steelers

  • Tight ends

Rob Gronkowski | Patriots
Coby Fleener | Saints
Tyler Eifert | Bengals

Karabell's position tiers

Eric Karabell's round-by-round guide to finding value in your drafts by position.

Quarterbacks

  • Tier 1 (Round 4)

Cam Newton
Aaron Rodgers
Russell Wilson

  • Tier 2 (Round 7)

Tom Brady

  • Tier 3 (Round 8)

Ben Roethlisberger
Andrew Luck
Drew Brees

  • Tier 4 (Round 10)

Carson Palmer
Kirk Cousins
Philip Rivers
Blake Bortles
Eli Manning

  • Tier 5 (Round 12)

Tyrod Taylor
Andy Dalton
Matthew Stafford

  • Tier 6 (Round 13)

Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota

  • Tier 7 (Round 14)

Tony Romo
Derek Carr
Matt Ryan
Ryan Tannehill
Brock Osweiler

  • Tier 8 (free agents)

Joe Flacco
Jay Cutler
Alex Smith
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Jared Goff
Sam Bradford
Shaun Hill

Running backs

  • Tier 1 (middle, late Round 1)

Adrian Peterson
Todd Gurley
David Johnson

  • Tier 2 (early Round 2)

Devonta Freeman
Lamar Miller
Ezekiel Elliott

  • Tier 3 (late Round 2)

Le'Veon Bell
Mark Ingram
Doug Martin
Jamaal Charles

  • Tier 4 (Round 3)

Eddie Lacy
C.J. Anderson
LeSean McCoy
Thomas Rawls
Matt Forte

  • Tier 5 (Round 4)

Carlos Hyde
Matt Jones
Jonathan Stewart
Latavius Murray

  • Tier 6 (Round 6)

Jeremy Hill
Ryan Mathews
DeMarco Murray
Danny Woodhead
Frank Gore
Arian Foster
Dion Lewis

  • Tier 7 (Round 7)

DeAngelo Williams
Giovani Bernard
Melvin Gordon
Jeremy Langford
Justin Forsett
Duke Johnson Jr.

  • Tier 8 (Round 9)

Chris Ivory
T.J. Yeldon
Jay Ajayi
Rashad Jennings
Ameer Abdullah
Kenneth Dixon
Charles Sims
LeGarrette Blount

  • Tier 9 (Round 11)

C.J. Prosise
Jordan Howard
Derrick Henry
Tevin Coleman
Devontae Booker
DeAndre Washington

  • Tier 10 (Round 12)

Bilal Powell
Javorius Allen
Isaiah Crowell
Theo Riddick
Paul Perkins
Darren Sproles
Wendell Smallwood

  • Tier 11 (Round 13-plus)

Alfred Morris
Keith Marshall
Tim Hightower
Cameron Artis-Payne
Spencer Ware
Kenyan Drake
Tyler Ervin
Jerick McKinnon
Chris Thompson
Darren McFadden
Shaun Draughn
Karlos Williams
Ka'Deem Carey
Stevan Ridley
Branden Oliver
Reggie Bush

Wide receivers

  • Tier 1 (early Round 1)

Antonio Brown
Julio Jones
Odell Beckham Jr.
DeAndre Hopkins

  • Tier 2 (Rounds 1 and 2):

A.J. Green
Dez Bryant
Allen Robinson
Jordy Nelson
Brandon Marshall

  • Tier 3 (Round 3)

Alshon Jeffery
Mike Evans
Amari Cooper
Keenan Allen

  • Tier 4 (early Round 4)

Sammy Watkins
Brandin Cooks

  • Tier 5 (late Round 4)

Demaryius Thomas
T.Y. Hilton
Julian Edelman
Randall Cobb

  • Tier 6 (late Round 5)

Doug Baldwin
Jeremy Maclin
Kelvin Benjamin
Jarvis Landry
Eric Decker
Donte Moncrief

  • Tier 7 (Round 6)

Josh Gordon
Golden Tate
Emmanuel Sanders

  • Tier 8 (early Round 8)

Larry Fitzgerald
Michael Floyd
John Brown

  • Tier 9 (late Round 8)

DeVante Parker
Allen Hurns
Jordan Matthews

  • Tier 10 (Round 10)

DeSean Jackson
Michael Crabtree
Marvin Jones
Kevin White

  • Tier 11 (Round 11)

Sterling Shepard
Tyler Lockett
Michael Thomas
Corey Coleman

  • Tier 12 (Round 12)

Willie Snead
Vincent Jackson
Tavon Austin
Torrey Smith
Markus Wheaton
Stefon Diggs

  • Tier 13 (Round 14-plus)

Travis Benjamin
Kendall Wright
Mohamed Sanu
Laquon Treadwell
Dorial Green-Beckham
Steve Smith Sr.
Will Fuller
Josh Doctson
Anquan Boldin
Phillip Dorsett
Breshad Perriman


Clay's best and worst WR matchups

Which wide receiver groups face the easiest and hardest collection of corners this season?

Best CB matchups

  1. New York Giants

  2. Oakland Raiders

  3. Atlanta Falcons

  4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  5. Denver Broncos

Worst CB matchups

  1. Philadelphia Eagles

  2. Dallas Cowboys

  3. Houston Texans

  4. Carolina Panthers

  5. Chicago Bears


Yates' five under-the-radar offenses

These underrated offenses can help you find sleeper scoring options when drafting.

  • Houston Texans

  • Detroit Lions

  • New York Giants

  • San Diego Charges

  • Washington Redskins


Joyner's riskiest players

The most volatile boom-or-bust players to know at every position.

QBs

  • Matt Ryan | Falcons

  • Kirk Cousins | Redskins

  • Cam Newton | Panthers

RBs

  • Devonta Freeman | Falcons

  • Jonathan Stewart | Panthers

  • Jamaal Charles | Chiefs

  • LeSean McCoy | Bills

WRs

  • Alshon Jeffery | Bears

  • Sammy Watkins | Bills

  • Sterling Shepard | Giants


Joyner's drop-off and bounce-back RBs

Players most likely to do a 180 after last season.

Drop-off

  • Le'Veon Bell | Steelers

  • Jamaal Charles | Chiefs

  • Giovani Bernard | Bengals

Bounce-back

  • Eddie Lacy | Packers

  • Melvin Gordon | Chargers


Clay's most-likely TD declines & increases

The players who are most likely to see a serious decline or increase in rushing/receiving touchdowns in 2016.

Increase

  • Mike Evans | WR | Buccaneers

  • Zach Ertz | TE | Eagles

  • Jarvis Landry | WR | Dolphins

  • Melvin Gordon | RB | Chargers

  • Giovani Bernard | RB | Bengals

  • Chris Ivory | RB | Jaguars

  • Alshon Jeffery | WR | Bears

  • Davante Adams | WR | Packers

Decrease

  • Tyler Eifert | TE | Bengals

  • Doug Baldwin | WR | Seahawks

  • Allen Robinson | WR | Jaguars

  • Allen Hurns | WR | Jaguars

  • Karlos Williams | RB | Bills

  • Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | Panthers

  • Tavon Austin | WR | Rams

  • Kirk Cousins | QB | Redskins (rushing TDs)


Football Outsiders' top prospects

Top fantasy-football relevant players from FO's top-25 prospect rankings.

More to come...