With the sports world eerily quiet for the foreseeable future, there has been no better time to engage in the time-honored tradition of debate – and our latest topic is a doozy.
We’re enlisting your help to determine which NFL player has earned the crown for most valuable fantasy football contributor of the 2010s. We’ve whittled down the field to 64 worthy choices (though some certainly worthier than others), and will be running series of polls over the next couple of weeks where you’ll decide on winners for every matchup right down to the championship.
There are a few things to bear in mind before we take a deep dive into the seeding:
- Only regular-season games played between 2010 and 2019 are included.
- Players must have appeared in a minimum of 50 games to be eligible (Sorry, CMC and Tyreek Hill.)
- VBD stands for Value Based Drafting, which assigns value based on how much more a player scores than the “baseline” option at his position.
And the player standing tall at the end isn’t the only winner here; by re-tweeting any of the 55 polls we’ll run, you’ll automatically be entered in a drawing to win a Lamar Jackson autographed NFL jersey courtesy our great friends at Pristine Auction! Every poll you re-tweet means one more entry, so be sure to check out every poll we run!
So here, without further ado, are the regions and seeds for our 64-man brouhaha to decide who is the greatest fantasy football player of the 2010s. Enjoy!
Mike Tagliere (Midwest) Region
(1) Drew Brees
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 3,099.9
• Most fantasy points of any QB in the 2010s; ranked ninth or better in scoring among QBs every year; posted four top-3 finishes in QB scoring; posted three top-10 finishes in VBD
(2) Aaron Rodgers
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,971.9
• Ranked No. 3 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted the No. 1 PPG average among QBs; was the No. 1 scorer among QBs three times; posted three top-10 finishes in VBD
(3) Tom Brady
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,979.3
• Ranked No. 2 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted seven QB1 finishes for the decade; posted five top-four finishes in QB scoring; posted two top-12 finishes in VBD
(4) Cam Newton
Years active: 2011-19
Total fantasy points: 2,482.5
• Ranked No. 6 in total fantasy points among QBs; finished 3rd in PPG average at the position in VBD; posted five top-4 finishes in QB scoring; led the position in total rushing yards
(5) Russell Wilson
Years active: 2012-19
Total fantasy points: 2,460.7
• Ranked No. 7 in total fantasy points among QBs; has finished no worse than 11th at the position in VBD; has four top-three finishes among QBs, including a first-place result; posted seven top-nine finishes in his first eight seasons
(6) Matt Ryan
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,792.9
• Ranked No. 4 in total fantasy points among QBs; finished second in QB scoring twice; posted seven top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 9 player in VBD in 2016
(7) Andrew Luck
Years active: 2012-18
Total fantasy points: 1,687.2
• Ranked No. 15 in total fantasy points among QBs; finished 4th in PPG avg. at the position in VBD; posted four top-5 finishes at the position in VBD; finished in the top-10 in all five full seasons he played
(8) Peyton Manning
Years active: 2010-15
Total fantasy points: 1,412.8
• Ranked No. 19 in total fantasy points among QBs; ranked T-6 in PPG average at the position in VBD; ranked sixth or better in each of his four full seasons; was the No. 2 player in VBD in 2013
(9) Philip Rivers
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,631.8
• Ranked No. 5 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted four top-10 scoring results at the position in VBD; posted seven top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; started every game for the Chargers in the 2010s
(10) Ben Roethlisberger
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,310.1
• Ranked No. 9 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted two top-five results at the position in VBD; posted four top-10 results at the position in VBD; ranked eighth in passing yards
(11) Matthew Stafford
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,423,8
• Ranked No. 8 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted four top-7 finishes at the position in VBD; posted six top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 9 player in VBD in 2011
(12) Tony Romo
Years active: 2010-16
Total fantasy points: 1,228.0
• Ranked No. 23 in total fantasy points among QBs; ranked 11th in PPG avg among QBs; posted four top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; finished seventh and eighth in QB scoring in his two full seasons
(13) Kirk Cousins
Years active: 2012-19
Total fantasy points: 1,553.7
• Ranked No. 17 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted three top-eight results in his first three years as a starter; ranked seventh in TD passes since becoming a starter; hasn’t finished lower than 15th as a starting QB
(14) Andy Dalton
Years active: 2011-19
Total fantasy points: 2,065.3
• Ranked No. 11 in total fantasy points among QBs; posted a fifth-place finish among QBs in 2013; finished inside the top-18 in each of his full seasons; ranked 10th in passing touchdowns
(15) Eli Manning
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,175.9
• Ranked No. 10 in total fantasy points among QBs; finished sixth among QBs in VBD in 2011; posted four top-10 results at the position in VBD; ranked seventh in passing touchdowns
(16) Dak Prescott
Years active: 2016-19
Total fantasy points: 1,171.2
• Ranked No. 25 in total fantasy points among QBs; has been a top-12 QB in each of his first four seasons; posted a second-place finishing among QBs in 2019; ranks third in QB scoring since entering the league
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Dan Harris (East) Region
(1) LeSean McCoy
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,341.3
• Led all RBs in scoring by 432 points; was the No. 3 player in VBD in 2013 and 2016; posted five top-eight finishes at the position in VBD; was No. 1 in rush yards and No. 3 in receiving yards among RBs
(2) Le’Veon Bell
Years active: 2013-17, 2019
Total fantasy points: 1572.6
• Ranked No. 5 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted the No. 2 PPG average among eligible RBs; was the No. 2 player in VBD in 2014 and 2017; posted three top-five finishes at the position in VBD
(3) Matt Forte
Years active: 2010-17
Total fantasy points: 1,909.3
• Ranked No. 2 in total fantasy points among RBs; was No. 4 in VBD in 2013 and No. 5 in 2014; posted five top-12 results at the position in VBD; finished second in receiving yards among RBs
(4) Arian Foster
Years active: 2010-16
Total fantasy points: 1,477.5
• Ranked No. 9 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted the No. 3 PPG average among eligible RBs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2010; finished fifth or better in VBD in all four seasons with 13+ games played
(5) Ezekiel Elliott
Years active: 2016-19
Total fantasy points: 1,169.4
• Ranked No. 15 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted the No. 1 PPG average among eligible RBs; was the No. 2 player in VBD in 2016; has finished top-9 in RB scoring in each of his first four years
(6) Adrian Peterson
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,758.8
• Ranked No. 3 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2012; posted five top-eight finishes at the position in VBD; ranked third in rushing yards
(7) DeMarco Murray
Years active: 2011-17
Total fantasy points: 1,551.3
• Ranked No. 7 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2014; posted three top-seven finishes at the position in VBD; ranked sixth in rushing yards
(8) Frank Gore
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,749.1
• Ranked No. 4 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted four top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; led all RBs with 153 games played; ranked second in rushing yards
(9) Marshawn Lynch
Years active: 2010-15, 2017-19
Total fantasy points: 1,564.3
• Ranked No. 6 in total fantasy points among RBs; finished top-five in VBD every year from 2012-14; posted four top-five results at the position in VBD; finished third in rushing touchdowns
(10) Todd Gurley
Years active: 2015-19
Total fantasy points: 1,381.4
• Ranked No. 11 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2017 and 2018; posted four top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; leads all RBs in fantasy scoring since entering the NFL
(11) Mark Ingram
Years active: 2011-19
Total fantasy points: 1,549.0
• Ranked No. 8 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted three top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 8 player in VBD in 2017; finished fourth in rushing touchdowns
(12) Jamaal Charles
Years active: 2010-18
Total fantasy points: 1,354.0
• Ranked No. 12 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2013; finished eighth or better every season with 15+ games played; finished fourth among RBs in receiving TDs
(13) Melvin Gordon
Years active: 2015-19
Total fantasy points: 1,103.3
• Ranked No. 17 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted three top-eight finishes at the position in VBD; ranked 13th or better in VBD 3 times; ranked fourth in fantasy scoring at RB since 2015
(14) Lamar Miller
Years active: 2012-18
Total fantasy points: 1,177.9
• Ranked No. 14 in total fantasy points among RBs; posted two top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; posted five top-24 finishes at RB; ranked seventh in RB starts
(15) Devonta Freeman
Years active: 2014-19
Total fantasy points: 1,099.7
• Ranked No. 18 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 2 player in VBD in 2015; posted three top-13 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked sixth in fantasy scoring at RB since 2015
(16) Chris Johnson
Years active: 2010-17
Total fantasy points: 1,208.9
• Ranked No. 13 in total fantasy points among RBs; was the No. 5 player in VBD in 2010; posted four top-16 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked eighth in rushing yards
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Kyle Yates (West) Region
(1) Antonio Brown
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,457.1
• Ranked No. 1 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 1 player in VBD in 2015; posted five top-three finishes at the position in VBD; led all WRs in receiving TDs and was No. 2 in yards
(2) Julio Jones
Years active: 2011-19
Total fantasy points: 2,351.3
• Ranked No. 2 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 3 player in VBD in 2015; posted seven top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; led all WRs in receiving yards
(3) Calvin Johnson
Years active: 2010-15
Total fantasy points: 1,759.1
• Ranked No. 8 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted the highest PPR average among eligible WRs; led all WRs in fantasy scoring in 2011 and 2012; posted five top-10 finishes at the position in VBD
(4) Larry Fitzgerald
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,222.0
• Ranked No. 3 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted 3 top-12 results at the position in VBD; ranked No. 3 in receiving yards; led all WRs in games played
(5) Demaryius Thomas
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 2,062.9
• Ranked No. 4 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 7 player in VBD in 2013; posted three top-10 results at the position in VBD; ranked No. 4 in receiving yards and No. 4 in receiving TDs
(6) DeAndre Hopkins
Years active: 2013-19
Total fantasy points: 1,813.5
• Ranked No. 7 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 6 player in VBD in 2017; posted four top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; ranks No. 3 in receiving yards since entering league
(7) A.J. Green
Years active: 2011-18
Total fantasy points: 1,866.0
• Ranked No. 5 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted four top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; finished no worse than 14th among WRs when playing 15+ games; ranked sixth in PPR scoring average among WRs
(8) Brandon Marshall
Years active: 2010-18
Total fantasy points: 1,819.6
• Ranked No. 6 in total fantasy points among WRs; finished in the top-seven in VBD twice; posted four top-13 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked sixth in receptions among WRs
(9) Odell Beckham Jr.
Years active: 2014-19
Total fantasy points: 1,416.5
• Ranked No. 23 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 8 player in VBD in 2015; posted three top-five finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 3 in PPG average among eligible WRs
(10) Jordy Nelson
Years active: 2010-18
Total fantasy points: 1,751.9
• Ranked No. 9 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 8 player in VBD in 2014; posted three top-three finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 3 in receiving TDs among WRs
(11) Mike Evans
Years active: 2014-19
Total fantasy points: 1,480.0
• Ranked No. 18 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted four top-11 finishes at the position in VBD; Finished outside the top-24 in scoring just once; ranked No. 4 in points among WRs since entering league
(12) Dez Bryant
Years active: 2010-17
Total fantasy points: 1,717.0
• Ranked No. 11 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted three top-7 finishes at the position in VBD; posted three top-15 finishes in VBD; ranked No. 2 in receiving TDs among eligible WRs
(13) T.Y. Hilton
Years active: 2012-19
Total fantasy points: 1,691.3
• Ranked No. 12 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted three top-15 finishes at the position in VBD; finished no worse than 24th when playing 11+ games; ranked No. 7 in receiving yards among WRs
(14) Michael Thomas
Years active: 2016-19
Total fantasy points: 1,204.3
• Ranked No. 35 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 7 player in VBD in 2019; posted four top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 2 in PPG among WRs
(15) DeSean Jackson
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,608.6
• Ranked No. 14 in total fantasy points among WRs; posted three top-18 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 9 in receiving yards among WRs; ranked No. 2 in yards/reception among eligible WRs
(16) Keenan Allen
Years active: 2013-19
Total fantasy points: 1,368.5
• Ranked No. 25 in total fantasy points among WRs; was the No. 3 WR fantasy scorer in 2017; posted four top-15 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 10 in PPG among eligible WRs
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Bobby Sylvester (South) Region
(1) Rob Gronkowski
Years active: 2010-18
Total fantasy points: 1,783.3
• Ranked No. 2 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the highest PPR average among eligible TEs; was the No. 1 TE four times with six top-five finishes; finished 11th or better at the position every season with 11+ games played
(2) Jimmy Graham
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,873.6
• Ranked No. 1 in total fantasy points among TE; posted the No. 6 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted six top-four finishes at the position in VBD; finished in the top-30 overall in VBD four times
(3) Travis Kelce
Years active: 2013-19
Total fantasy points: 1,372.1
• Ranked No. 6 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 2 PPR average among eligible TEs; was the No. 1 TE three times w/six top-nine finishes; finished in the top-25 in VBD four times
(4) Jason Witten
Years active: 2010-17, 2019
Total fantasy points: 1,657.2
• Ranked No. 3 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 7 PPR average among eligible TEs; was the No. 1 TE in 2010; posted six top-10 finishes at the position in VBD
(5) Greg Olsen
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,513.7
• Ranked No. 4 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 9 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted five top-seven finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 4 in receiving yards at the position in VBD
(6) Zach Ertz
Years active: 2013-19
Total fantasy points: 1,303.3
• Ranked No. 8 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 5 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted five top-10 finishes at the position in VBD; finished in the top-25 overall in VBD three times
(7) Antonio Gates
Years active: 2010-18
Total fantasy points: 1,375.8
• Ranked No. 5 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 8 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted six top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; ranked No. 3 in receiving TDs at the position in VBD
(8) Stephen Gostkowski
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,304.0
• Ranked No. 7 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 1 PPR average among eligible Ks; posted five of the top 13 single-season totals among Ks; averaged 9+ PPG six times
(9) Tony Gonzalez
Years active: 2010-13
Total fantasy points: 834.0
• Ranked No. 33 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 3 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted four top-eight finishes at the position in VBD; finished 19th in receiving yards despite retiring in 2014
(10) Jordan Reed
Years active: 2013-18
Total fantasy points: 801.9
• Ranked No. 35 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 4 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted four top-20 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 13 player in VBD in 2015
(11) Heath Miller
Years active: 2010-15
Total fantasy points: 839.6
• Ranked No. 31 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 11 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted 5 top-24 finishes at the position in VBD; finished 16th in receiving yards + 15th in receiving TDs among TEs
(12) Julius Thomas
Years active: 2011-17
Total fantasy points: 682.6
• Ranked No. 43 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 10 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted three top-15 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 24 overall player in VBD in 2013
(13) Justin Tucker
Years active: 2012-19
Total fantasy points: 1,171.0
• Ranked No. 16 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 2 scoring average among eligible Ks; posted four of the top 24 single-season totals among Ks; posted the highest FG success rate among eligible Ks
(14) Delanie Walker
Years active: 2012-19
Total fantasy points: 1,171.0
• Ranked No. 14 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 16 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted five top-12 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 19 player in VBD in 2015
(15) Eric Ebron
Years active: 2014-19
Total fantasy points: 771.8
• Ranked No. 36 in total fantasy points among TE/K; posted the No. 13 PPR average among eligible TEs; posted four top-15 finishes at the position in VBD; was the No. 20 player in VBD in 2018
(16) Vernon Davis
Years active: 2010-19
Total fantasy points: 1,190.4
• Ranked No. 14 in total fantasy points among TE/K; led the position in VBD in 2013; posted five top-15 finishes at the position in VBD; finished seventh in receiving TDs
Here’s the updated 64-team bracket for your perusal (click to open in a new tab):
