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With the fantasy football season behind us, a lot of lessons were learned along the way. Whether you rose to the occasion or cracked under pressure, there were players that happened to shape the past regular season. Here, we explore where players ranked prior to the season in comparison to where they finished.

Quarterbacks

Position Name Team Pre-Draft Rank Where They Ended Differential (+/-) QB Patrick Mahomes KC QB1 QB8 -7 QB Deshaun Watson HOU QB2 QB5 -3 QB Aaron Rodgers GB QB3 QB10 -7 QB Baker Mayfield CLE QB4 QB19 -15 QB Matt Ryan ATL QB5 QB11 -6 QB Carson Wentz PHI QB6 QB9 -3 QB Cam Newton CAR QB7 QB52 -45 QB Russell Wilson SEA QB8 QB4 +4 QB Jared Goff LAR QB9 QB13 -4 QB Jameis Winston TB QB10 QB3 +7 QB Drew Brees NO QB11 QB22 -11 QB Lamar Jackson BAL QB12 QB1 +11 QB Kyler Murray ARI QB13 QB7 +6 QB Ben Roethlisberger PIT QB14 QB53 -39 QB Dak Prescott DAL QB15 QB2 +13

Running Backs

RB Saquon Barkley NYG RB1 RB10 -9 RB Christian McCaffrey CAR RB2 RB1 +1 RB Alvin Kamara NO RB3 RB12 -9 RB Ezekiel Elliott DAL RB4 RB4 NONE RB David Johnson ARI RB5 RB38 -33 RB James Conner PIT RB6 RB33 -27 RB Le’Veon Bell NYJ RB7 RB17 -10 RB Nick Chubb CLE RB8 RB7 +1 RB Dalvin Cook MIN RB9 RB5 +4 RB Joe Mixon CIN RB10 RB13 -3 RB Todd Gurley LAR RB11 RB14 -3 RB Kerryon Johnson DET RB12 RB53 -41 RB Leonard Fournette JAX RB13 RB9 +4 RB Aaron Jones GB RB14 RB2 +12 RB Devonta Freeman ATL RB15 RB21 -6

Wide Receivers

WR DeAndre Hopkins HOU WR1 WR5 -4 WR Davante Adams GB WR2 WR24 -22 WR Julio Jones ATL WR3 WR3 NONE WR Odell Beckham Jr CLE WR4 WR26 -22 WR Michael Thomas NO WR5 WR1 +4 WR Juju Smith-Schuster PIT WR6 WR66 -60 WR Tyreek Hill KC WR7 WR30 -23 WR Mike Evans TB WR8 WR12 -4 WR Keenan Allen LAC WR9 WR8 +1 WR Adam Thielen MIN WR10 WR61 -51 WR Amari Cooper DAL WR11 WR9 +2 WR Stefon Diggs MIN WR12 WR21 -9 WR Brandin Cooks LAR WR13 WR62 -49 WR Robert Woods LAR WR14 WR17 -3 WR Julian Edelman NE WR15 WR10 +5

Tight Ends

TE Travis Kelce KC TE1 TE1 NONE TE George Kittle SF TE2 TE2 NONE TE Zach Ertz PHI TE3 TE5 -2 TE OJ Howard TB TE4 TE29 -25 TE Evan Engram NYG TE5 TE18 -13 TE Hunter Henry LAC TE6 TE9 -3 TE Jared Cook NO TE7 TE7 NONE TE Vance McDonald PIT TE8 TE32 -24 TE David Njoku CLE TE9 TE82 -71 TE Austin Hooper ATL TE10 TE6 +4 TE Delanie Walker TEN TE11 TE42 -31 TE Mark Andrews BAL TE12 TE4 +8 TE Eric Ebron IND TE13 TE27 -14 TE Trey Burton CHI TE14 TE75 -61 TE Greg Olsen CAR TE15 TE13 +2

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