2023 Fantasy Football Draft Guide: Rankings, cheat sheets and analysis

• Fantasy Staff

Jul 18, 2023, 06:53 AM ET

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Summer is in full swing and that means fantasy football draft season is upon us.

Whether you play in a casual redraft league, a serious, deep dynasty format or somewhere in between, we at ESPN Fantasy are here for you.

This draft guide will serve as a one-stop shop for all of our best material to ensure you make the best fantasy football picks you can in every draft you’re in: rankings and cheat sheets for PPR and non-PPR, player projections, mock drafts for various league types, sleepers and busts for this season, and plenty of helpful information and tips from our expert team of fantasy football analysts.

It doesn’t matter whether you have been doing this for years or are a fantasy first-timer. We have everything needed to help you draft a great team and start the season with a shot at a championship.

New to fantasy football, or know someone who is?

Start here with Field Yates’ guide to fantasy football and quickly get up to speed on the basics and how to navigate a full season.

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Fantasy football cheat sheets, mock drafts, projections

Cheat Sheet Central
A collection of downloadable, printable cheat sheets for the 2023 fantasy football season, including PPR, non-PPR, superflex and dynasty/keeper leagues. Perfect for your drafts.

Mock drafts
10-team, non-PPR (7/7) | 12-team, 1/2 PPR (6/13)

2023 projections
Mike Clay’s projected output for players at every fantasy position, sortable by specific category.

Depth charts: Offense | Defense

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Positional rankings

These rankings represent the consensus among our fantasy football analysts for the 2023 season. Each analyst maintains a personal ranking for the top 25 quarterbacks, 50 running backs, 60 wide receivers, 25 tight ends, 20 kickers and 20 defense/special teams units. The players are then ranked by the average of those rankings. Each position can also be sorted by any individual analyst’s rankings.

Overall rankings

Tristan H. Cockcroft: PPR Top 200

Field Yates: PPR Top 150

Eric Karabell: Superflex Top 200

Dynasty and keeper rankings

Mike Clay: Dynasty Top 240 and Top 80 rookies

Eric Moody: Keeper Top 200

IDP rankings

Clay, Cockcroft and Moody: Top 50 DLs, LBs and DBs

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Custom Dollar Value Generator

Input your league’s scoring system and roster requirements to generate values for your fantasy football salary cap draft. Custom Dollar Value Generator

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Lists and insight

Moody: 10 WRs who should see more volume

Clay: Top 10 insurance RBs

Karabell: Players who won’t bounce back in 2023

Clay: 2023 versions of last year’s breakout players

Moody: RBs that get a boost from improved O-lines

Fantasy staff: Sleepers, busts and breakouts for 2023

Bowen: Eight players who benefit most from fantasy-friendly schemes

Clay & Yates: Players to avoid in 2023 drafts

Karabell: Six toughest offenses to rank for fantasy

Dopp: Six players being overvalued or undervalued

Bowen: Eight players who could be difference-makers

Karabell: Bounce-back candidates for 2023

Clay: 13 Taylor Swift songs for 13 NFL players

Moody: 10 veterans to trade away in dynasty before they fall off

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Strategy

Bowen & Cockcroft: Prioritize mobile QBs in your drafts

Karabell: How superflex differs from traditional standard leagues

Cockcroft: The best way to draft and stream D/STs in fantasy football

Dopp: Why you should consider making the switch to a salary cap draft

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Individual player analysis

Cockcroft: How to value 49ers’ pass-catchers

Cockcroft: At what age do players peak/decline in fantasy?

Cockcroft: History says Bijan Robinson is a first-round fantasy pick

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Liz Loza’s Pressing Questions

One fantasy question for all 32 teams, delivered in division-by-division fashion. Featured players listed below.

AFC East: James Cook, Tua Tagovailoa, Rhamondre Stevenson, Breece Hall
AFC North: J.K. Dobbins, Joe Mixon, Deshaun Watson, Diontae Johnson
AFC South: Dameon Pierce, Anthony Richardson, Christian Kirk, Calvin Ridley, Chig Okonkwo
AFC West: Javonte Williams, Kadarius Toney, Davante Adams, Justin Herbert
NFC East: Tony Pollard, Daniel Jones, D’Andre Swift, Rashaad Penny, Jahan Dotson
NFC North: DJ Moore, Jahmyr Gibbs, Christian Watson, Jordan Addison
NFC South: Bijan Robinson, Miles Sanders, Kendre Miller, Rachaad White
NFC West: Deebo Samuel, Marquise Brown, Cam Akers, Jaxon Smith-Njigba

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Create, manage or join a league

Mock draft lobby
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