By MIKE HERNDON

It’s that time of year again: Fantasy football draft season. While the NFL makes its picks in August, redraft fantasy players look forward to August

If you play dynasty, you’ve probably already drafted. Carry on.

Before we get to this year’s rankings, let’s look at some of the top questions entering this year’s fake draft:

Who’s No. 1 – Jonathan Taylor or Christian McCaffrey?

Taylor led all players last year and is the safe pick, durable and productive running behind a good offensive line and actually with a quarterback upgrade in Matt Ryan. But McCaffrey’s upside is enticing – the last time he played a full season he caught 116 passes for 1,005 yards to go with nearly 1,400 on the ground. He’s more of a risk with his injury history, missing much of the last two seasons, but it may be worth the risk.

Who’s the top WR – Cooper Kupp or Justin Jefferson?

Kupp took the fantasy world and the league by storm last year, nearly breaking 2,000 yards with an incredible 16 touchdowns, and making geniuses out of those who took him in the third or fourth round. But Jefferson continued to show the talent that made the Vikings forget about Stefon Diggs, posting over 1,600 yards and 10 scores. Kupp has some new competition for targets in Allen Robinson and quarterback Matthew Stafford has been dealing with an elbow issue in camp, but he still gets the slight edge here.

Who are this year’s sleepers?

We highlighted several in a previous post, but many of those are seeing their ADPs catch up with them. The Trey Lance hype is growing, pushing him up in drafts to the point where he may no longer be a value. Positive reviews on D.J. Chark in Detroit may hamper Amon-Ra St. Brown’s outlook a bit. But Rashaad Penny is still a screaming value at running back, as many seem to be ignoring last year’s breakout and assuming that Kenneth Walker III will be handed the job, and Zeke Elliott is still not getting any respect. DeVante Parker has been a revelation at the Patriots’ camp, and if Kendarius Toney can stay healthy, we might finally see the promise that made him a first-round pick last year with Daniel Jones operating behind an improved offensive line. And it feels really weird ranking Aaron Rodgers this low, even without many weapons — weird like we’ll regret it in December.

Who are the potential rookie breakouts?

Breece Hall is an obvious pick here, expected to take over the Jets’ backfield in short order, but his ADP is already aggressive. Still languishing in the late rounds are a handful of intriguing rookie receivers: Drake London, who has a clear path to targets in Atlanta; Treylon Burks, a physical presence who the Titans expect to fill A.J. Brown’s shoes; Chris Olave, who should find some early run in New Orleans; and George Pickens, who has been the talk of camp in Pittsburgh.

Without further ado, here are this year’s SportsChasers rankings for standard-scoring or half-point PPR redraft leagues (NOTE: updated 9/3):

QB:

1. Josh Allen
2. Justin Herbert
3. Lamar Jackson
4. Patrick Mahomes
5. Joe Burrow
6. Jalen Hurts
7. Kyler Murray
8. Russell Wilson
9. Tom Brady
10. Matthew Stafford
11. Trey Lance
12. Dak Prescott
13. Aaron Rodgers
14. Derek Carr
15. Kirk Cousins
16. Tua Tagovailoa
17. Trevor Lawrence
18. Justin Fields
19. Matt Ryan
20. Jameis Winston
21. Baker Mayfield
22. Ryan Tannehill
23. Jared Goff
24. Mac Jones
25. Mitchell Trubisky
26. Carson Wentz
27. Daniel Jones
28. Davis Mills
29. Zach Wilson
30. Marcus Mariota
31. Geno Smith
32. Jacoby Brissett
33. Kenny Pickett
34. Jimmy Garoppolo
35. Drew Lock

RBs

1. Christian McCaffrey
2. Jonathan Taylor
3. Derrick Henry
4. Dalvin Cook
5. Austin Ekeler
6. Joe Mixon
7. Saquon Barkley
8. Najee Harris
9. De’Andre Swift
10. Alvin Kamara
11. Leonard Fournette
12. Nick Chubb
13. Aaron Jones
14. Ezekiel Elliott
15. Javonte Williams
16. Elijah Mitchell
17. David Montgomery
18. JK Dobbins
19. Breece Hall
20. Cam Akers
21. James Conner
22. Rashaad Penny
23. Travis Etienne
24. AJ Dillon
25. Miles Sanders
26. Josh Jacobs
27. Damien Harris
28. Dameon Pierce
29. Clyde Edwards-Helaire
30. Antonio Gibson
31. Chase Edmonds
32. Melvin Gordon
33. Kareem Hunt
34. Devin Singletary
35. Rhamondre Stevenson
36. Cordarrelle Patterson
37. Tony Pollard
38. Darrell Henderson Jr.
39. Michael Carter
40. Kenneth Gainwell
41. James Robinson
42. Raheem Mostert
43. James Cook
44. Brian Robinson
45. Damien Williams
46. Alexander Mattison
47. Nyheim Hines
48. Jamaal Williams
49. Rachaad White
50. Tyler Allgeier
51. Kenneth Walker III
52. J.D. McKissick
53. Zamir White
54. Khalil Herbert
55. Jerick McKinnon
56. Isiah Pacheco
57. Sony Michel
58. Mark Ingram II
59. Darrel Williams
60. Trey Sermon

WRs

1. Cooper Kupp
2. Justin Jefferson
3. Ja’Marr Chase
4. Davante Adams
5. Deebo Samuel
6. Mike Evans
7. Stefon Diggs
8. CeeDee Lamb
9. Tyreek Hill
10. Michael Pittman Jr.
11. A.J. Brown
12. Diontae Johnson
13. Mike Williams
14. Tee Higgins
15. Keenan Allen
16. Terry McLaurin
17. Marquise Brown
18. D.K. Metcalf
19. Allen Robinson
20. D.J. Moore
21. Michael Thomas
22. Courtland Sutton
23. Brandin Cooks
24. Amon-Ra St. Brown
25. Jaylen Waddle
26. Darnell Mooney
27. Rashod Bateman
28. JuJu Smith-Schuster
29. Elijah Moore
30. Christian Kirk
31. Chris Godwin
32. Adam Theilen
33. Brandon Aiyuk
34. Gabriel Davis
35. Amari Cooper
36. Jerry Jeudy
37. Hunter Renfrow
38. DeAndre Hopkins (suspended first six games)
39. Robert Woods
40. Allen Lazard
41. Chris Olave
42. Kadarius Toney
43. Drake London
44. DaVante Parker
45. DeVonta Smith
46. Treylon Burks
47. D.J. Chark
48. Tyler Lockett
49. George Pickens
50. Julio Jones
51. Jakobi Meyers
52. Russell Gage
53. Chase Claypool
54. Kenny Golladay
55. K.J. Osborn
56. Tyler Boyd
57. Corey Davis
58. Jahan Dotson
59. Jalen Tolbert
60. Garrett Wilson
61. Michael Gallup
62. Robby Anderson
63. Marvin Jones
64. Mecole Hardman
65. Rondale Moore
66. Marques Valdez-Scantling
67. Jarvis Landry
68. Romeo Doubs
69. Zay Jones
70. Alec Pierce

TE:

1. Travis Kelce
2. Mark Andrews
3. George Kittle
4. Darren Waller
5. Kyle Pitts
6. Dalton Schultz
7. Dallas Goedert
8. T.J. Hockenson
9. Dawson Knox
10. Zach Ertz
11. Pat Freiermuth
12. Hunter Henry
13. Albert Okwuegbunam
14. Irv Smith, Jr.
15. David Njoku
16. Mike Gesicki
17. Cole Kmet
18. Austin Hooper
19. Robert Tonyan
20. Gerald Everett
21. Noah Fant
22. Tyler Higbee
23. CJ Uzomah
24. Mo Alie-Cox
25. Evan Engram
26. Hayden Hurst
27. Brevin Jordan
28. Kyle Rudolph
29. Cameron Brate

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