2021 PPR Targets

One of the biggest myths in fantasy football is, “I went WR because it’s PPR”.

It’s a myth because all WRs in the league get the benefit of the point-per-reception. Doesn’t matter if each WR gets 100 points-per-reception, they all get the same boost. We only care about how WRs compare in the context of all other WRs. Same with 4-pt TDs and 6-pt TDs for QBs.

So, how can we use PPR to draft better? We can find players who – when compared to other players at their position – do benefit from PPR because they catch more passes than the average player at that position. This advantage is especially prevalent for, you guessed it, pass-catching RBs. But slot receivers and other high-volume receivers also receive a bump over WRs who may be more touchdown dependent.

So we can compare our PPR ranks to our standard ranks to see who stands out as a PPR target this year. When you’re picking between two players you can use this PPR boost as a tie-breaker. Or, when you’re looking for RBs in the late rounds, you can focus on pass-catching RBs to give you some scoring floor in a pinch, versus a backup RB who will never see the field.

So here’s the list… the player had to be ranked in the top-200 overall and then we compared ranks in the PPR Boost column.

For example, James White is ranked 39 spots higher in a PPR than in a standard league.

Are you excited to get Russell Gage? Probably not. But when you’re down to filling out your bench that PPR boost is a nice little bonus.

Waited to get a TE? Grab Noah Fant and get a nice PPR boost.

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Pos Rank	PPR Rank	PPR Boost
173	J.D. McKissic	WAS	RB	52	133	40
187	James White	NE	RB	54	148	39
111	Noah Fant	DEN	TE	13	84	27
196	Zach Ertz	PHI	TE	27	173	23
141	Nyheim Hines	IND	RB	46	121	20
189	Giovani Bernard	TB	RB	55	171	18
184	Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR	72	167	17
79	Robby Anderson	CAR	WR	35	67	12
124	Michael Pittman	IND	WR	53	112	12
142	Russell Gage	ATL	WR	60	130	12
165	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE	22	153	12
85	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR	40	74	11
128	Jamaal Williams	DET	RB	44	117	11
119	Kenyan Drake	LV	RB	41	109	10
133	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB	45	123	10
33	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR	11	24	9
63	Travis Etienne	JAC	RB	25	54	9
72	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR	30	63	9
109	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR	46	100	9
134	Darnell Mooney	CHI	WR	57	125	9
22	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR	8	14	8
42	Robert Woods	LAR	WR	17	34	8
52	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR	22	44	8
118	Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE	14	110	8
122	DeVante Parker	MIA	WR	52	114	8
127	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB	43	119	8
148	Elijah Moore	NYJ	WR	61	140	8
23	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB	13	16	7
35	D’Andre Swift	DET	RB	20	28	7
28	Darren Waller	LV	TE	3	22	6
51	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR	21	45	6
147	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB	47	141	6
155	Phillip Lindsay	HOU	RB	49	149	6
93	Logan Thomas	WAS	TE	8	88	5
112	Corey Davis	NYJ	WR	48	107	5
166	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB	51	161	5
182	Jamison Crowder	NYJ	WR	71	177	5
17	Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR	5	13	4
40	Amari Cooper	DAL	WR	15	36	4
60	Mike Davis	ATL	RB	23	56	4
61	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB	24	57	4
62	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR	27	58	4
82	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE	7	78	4
102	Trey Sermon	SF	RB	38	98	4
139	Cole Beasley	BUF	WR	59	135	4
160	Rondale Moore	ARI	WR	63	156	4
9	Davante Adams	GB	WR	2	6	3
29	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR	9	26	3
54	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE	5	51	3
69	Chase Edmonds	ARI	RB	27	66	3
80	Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR	36	77	3
88	Melvin Gordon	DEN	RB	32	85	3
92	Antonio Brown	TB	WR	43	89	3
96	Michael Thomas	NO	WR	44	93	3
97	Jarvis Landry	CLE	WR	45	94	3
123	Irv Smith Jr	MIN	TE	16	120	3
168	Jakobi Meyers	NE	WR	66	165	3
7	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB	6	5	2
11	Travis Kelce	KC	TE	1	9	2
32	Allen Robinson	CHI	WR	10	30	2
39	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR	14	37	2
48	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR	20	46	2
57	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE	6	55	2
74	James Robinson	JAC	RB	29	72	2
78	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR	34	76	2
83	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR	38	81	2
89	Laviska Shenault	JAC	WR	42	87	2
129	Evan Engram	NYG	TE	17	127	2
159	Tarik Cohen	CHI	RB	50	157	2
4	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB	4	3	1
34	Chris Carson	SEA	RB	19	33	1
43	Chris Godwin	TB	WR	18	42	1
53	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR	23	52	1
98	Zack Moss	BUF	RB	36	97	1
144	Adam Trautman	NO	TE	19	143	1
180	Gerald Everett	SEA	TE	25	179	1