Fantasy Football Keeper League Cheat Sheet from The King
Written by Scott Engel: Director of Content for WinDailySports.com
Here is our 2019 Fantasy Football Keeper Cheat Sheet. We highlight players who we believe are the best keepers to target in different tiers and with rounds attached to them. If you have more keeper questions simply hit us up in the comments section and we will answer them, or tweet us @windailydfs.
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All selections are primarily PPR based with four points for a TD pass for QBs. Players are listed in order of preference.
Fantasy Football Keeper Essentials: Level One Keepers
You have to keep these guys no matter what round is attached to them. Keeper decisions are not strictly about who is the best value. Ultimately, you want to end up with the best players. Mining for values is more important as a DFS fundamental.
RBs: Barkley, McCaffrey, Kamara, Bell, David Johnson, Ezekiel Elliott, Conner
WRs: Adams, Thomas, Julio Jones, Hopkins
TE: Kelce
Fantasy Football Keeper Choices: Level Two
These are guys who are definitely worth second and third round sacrifices, and would be choices over all other players in straight up keeper decisions except the ones listed above. If you do not have any the above players you can also consider some of these as first rounders, unless you can throw them back and try for them again. It all ultimately depends on who else is being kept.
RBs: Mixon, Dalvin Cook, Gordon
WRs: Tyreek Hill, Odell Beckham, JuJu Smith-Schuster, T.Y. Hilton, Adam Thielen, Stefon Diggs, Mike Evans, Antonio Brown
TEs; Kittle, Ertz
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Fantasy Football Keeper Choices: Level Three
These players are worth anywhere as high as a third or fourth round designation or so. They often make for good second keepers if you also have one of the players from the first two tiers. Or they can be your primary keepers if you have none of the players from the first two groups.
Running Backs: Mack, Kerryon Johnson, Damien Williams, Aaron Jones, Gurley
Wide Receivers: Keenan Allen, Cooks, Woods, Calvin Ridley
Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes (fourth round designation only)
Fantasy Football Keeper Choices: Level Four
These players are worthy of fifth to sixth round consideration and are quality second and third keepers in decisions where you can keep multiple players. Obviously, if they have lower than fifth or sixth round designations you should certainly keep these guys.
Running Backs: Sony Michel, Fournette, Ingram, Derrick Henry.
Wide Receivers: Golladay, Lockett, Edelman, Tyler Boyd, D.J. Moore, Godwin, Kupp
Tight Ends: Henry, Engram, O.J. Howard
Quarterbacks: DeShaun Watson, Andrew Luck
Fantasy Football Keeper Choices: Mid to Late Round Values
If you get a chance to keep these players anywhere from the seventh round on, you are getting a good value. These players are also underrated or rising third keeper types in straight up decisions.
Running Back: James White
Wide Receivers: Allen Robinson, Dante Pettis
Tight End: Jared Cook
Quarterbacks: Ryan, Mayfield, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Wentz
Fantasy Football Keeper Choices: The Gems and Sleepers
These are the players who will give you serious promise for a later-round designation, or are just darn undervalued. In straight up keeper decisions you should consider holding onto them if you lack other top choices.
Running Backs: Rashaad Penny,Kalen Ballage, Ronald Jones
Wide Receivers: Geronimo Allison, Christian Kirk, Michael Gallup, Tyrell Williams, Anthony Miller
Tight Ends: David Njoku, Trey Burton, Mark Andrews
Quarterbacks: Roethlisberger, Goff, Cousins, Rivers, Brees, Lamar Jackson, Trubisky
Didn’t find your guy here? Well, there is likely a reason I kept him off. Feel free to ask follow ups @windailydfs or in the comments section below.
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