Quarterback
1. Jay Cue
2. Franklin Armstrong
3. Wolfie McDummy
4. Dexter Banks II
5. Easton Cole
6. George O’Donnell
New number one. Cue was last season's top scorer and Arizona's offense should improve a little bit. Banks is a new inclusion here, but as a running quarterback he should be good for it. O'Donnell is my sleeper pick here. Chicago has more wideouts than any team needs, and two of them are over 1,000 TPE. He's a little on the low end in terms of TPE but I'm not sure it'll hold him back from being a viable fantasy option.
Runningback
1. Mathias Hanyadi
2. Darrell Williams
3. Tatsu Nakamura
4. Marcella Toriki
5. Mako Mendonca
6. Sam Torenson
7. Forrest Gump
8. Ke’oke’o Kane-Maika’i
9. Joseph Petrongolo
10. Baby Yoda
11. Ashley Owens
12. Jamar Lackson
This group is absolutely saturated with talent. Darrell Williams is due for a breakout year with Apollo Reed out of the picture in Baltimore. Gump and Kane-Maika'i represent two receiving backs who I initially had higher, but I'm a little worried about their quarterback situations with each having a rookie under center. Petrongolo could be good for close to what Baby Yoda did in Arizona's offense last season, but they do appear to have a second back so I'm being a little skeptical here. Yoda, meanwhile, should be solid in Chicago but their offense looks geared to be pass-first. Outside of the top three-four, I'm not sure how much separation there will be here.
Wide Receiver
1. Saba Donut
2. Net Gaines
3. Rayne Gordon
4. William Lim
5. Sean O’Leary
6. Asher Quinn
7. Future Trunks
8. Randy Vuxta
9. Bender Rodriguez
10. Eddie Jeeta
11. Ed Barker
12. Jed Podolak
This probably looks a lot like last season's receiver leaderboard. I think O'Leary could climb a bit as he finished similarly with a much worse version of O'Donnell last season. Future Trunks takes over as Orange County's top receiver, which has a reliable, if unspectacular, floor. Vuxta should become Philadelphia's top option, which holds a status similar to Orange County's. Eddie Jeeta makes an appearance here and should perform similarly to Rod Tidwell last season. Barker and Podolak each had nice seasons in S23 but may regress a bit due to their quarterback situations.
Tight End
1. Jeffrey Phillips
2. James Angler
3. Avon Blocksdale, Jr.
4. Austin McCormick
5. Heath Evans
6. Earl Sauce
Jeffrey Phillips remains pretty untouchable atop this list, but James Angler might represent a better consolation prize than we're used to seeing. Beyond them it's just a crew of guys who play almost, if not all, of their snaps at tight end. I moved Blocksdale up a rank because of McCormick having a rookie quarterback. Heath Evans could be a surprise if he can get some positive touchdown regression. Earl Sauce will forever remain #6.
Defense
1. Orange County Otters
2. Colorado Yeti
3. Arizona Outlaws
4. New Orleans Second Line
5. Austin Copperheads
6. Yellowknife Wraiths
A little bit of a shake-up here. Orange County's secondary remains strong despite the loss of A.J. Lattimer, and Colorado will always be good for a big helping of sacks. Arizona's defense really surprised me last season and they should improve some more this season. Beyond there I'm not sure how I feel. New Orleans' secondary looks really strong, Austin's defense is plain solid, and Yellowknife still grabs a spot in the top six despite getting hurt a little bit by regression.
Kicker
1. Alex Dasistwirklichseinnachname
2. Jay Jay-Jaymison
3. Silver Banana
4. Alfredo Crisco
5. Lefty Louis
6. Dougie Smalls
Alex D and Jay-Jaymison are probably interchangeable here. These pretty much go in order of how I would rank the offenses, with some exceptions made based on TPE.
1. Jay Cue
2. Franklin Armstrong
3. Wolfie McDummy
4. Dexter Banks II
5. Easton Cole
6. George O’Donnell
New number one. Cue was last season's top scorer and Arizona's offense should improve a little bit. Banks is a new inclusion here, but as a running quarterback he should be good for it. O'Donnell is my sleeper pick here. Chicago has more wideouts than any team needs, and two of them are over 1,000 TPE. He's a little on the low end in terms of TPE but I'm not sure it'll hold him back from being a viable fantasy option.
Runningback
1. Mathias Hanyadi
2. Darrell Williams
3. Tatsu Nakamura
4. Marcella Toriki
5. Mako Mendonca
6. Sam Torenson
7. Forrest Gump
8. Ke’oke’o Kane-Maika’i
9. Joseph Petrongolo
10. Baby Yoda
11. Ashley Owens
12. Jamar Lackson
This group is absolutely saturated with talent. Darrell Williams is due for a breakout year with Apollo Reed out of the picture in Baltimore. Gump and Kane-Maika'i represent two receiving backs who I initially had higher, but I'm a little worried about their quarterback situations with each having a rookie under center. Petrongolo could be good for close to what Baby Yoda did in Arizona's offense last season, but they do appear to have a second back so I'm being a little skeptical here. Yoda, meanwhile, should be solid in Chicago but their offense looks geared to be pass-first. Outside of the top three-four, I'm not sure how much separation there will be here.
Wide Receiver
1. Saba Donut
2. Net Gaines
3. Rayne Gordon
4. William Lim
5. Sean O’Leary
6. Asher Quinn
7. Future Trunks
8. Randy Vuxta
9. Bender Rodriguez
10. Eddie Jeeta
11. Ed Barker
12. Jed Podolak
This probably looks a lot like last season's receiver leaderboard. I think O'Leary could climb a bit as he finished similarly with a much worse version of O'Donnell last season. Future Trunks takes over as Orange County's top receiver, which has a reliable, if unspectacular, floor. Vuxta should become Philadelphia's top option, which holds a status similar to Orange County's. Eddie Jeeta makes an appearance here and should perform similarly to Rod Tidwell last season. Barker and Podolak each had nice seasons in S23 but may regress a bit due to their quarterback situations.
Tight End
1. Jeffrey Phillips
2. James Angler
3. Avon Blocksdale, Jr.
4. Austin McCormick
5. Heath Evans
6. Earl Sauce
Jeffrey Phillips remains pretty untouchable atop this list, but James Angler might represent a better consolation prize than we're used to seeing. Beyond them it's just a crew of guys who play almost, if not all, of their snaps at tight end. I moved Blocksdale up a rank because of McCormick having a rookie quarterback. Heath Evans could be a surprise if he can get some positive touchdown regression. Earl Sauce will forever remain #6.
Defense
1. Orange County Otters
2. Colorado Yeti
3. Arizona Outlaws
4. New Orleans Second Line
5. Austin Copperheads
6. Yellowknife Wraiths
A little bit of a shake-up here. Orange County's secondary remains strong despite the loss of A.J. Lattimer, and Colorado will always be good for a big helping of sacks. Arizona's defense really surprised me last season and they should improve some more this season. Beyond there I'm not sure how I feel. New Orleans' secondary looks really strong, Austin's defense is plain solid, and Yellowknife still grabs a spot in the top six despite getting hurt a little bit by regression.
Kicker
1. Alex Dasistwirklichseinnachname
2. Jay Jay-Jaymison
3. Silver Banana
4. Alfredo Crisco
5. Lefty Louis
6. Dougie Smalls
Alex D and Jay-Jaymison are probably interchangeable here. These pretty much go in order of how I would rank the offenses, with some exceptions made based on TPE.