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Thomason: 2015 Preseason Fantasy Football Positional Rankings

By Jack Thomason--

(CBS) Welcome back everyone! Football season is finally upon us. Training camp has started, which means fantasy football is right around the corner. You know what this means? It's time to start preparing for your drafts.

While this is an early look at positional ranks, it's a good idea to start getting involved in mock drafts to see where player values lie. The more you practice, the better advantage you're going to have over your league mates who show up with a cheat sheet. We all know so much will change between training camp, preseason games and the regular season, but proper preparation prevents poor performance.

Now let's get after it. Here are your 2015 preseason positional rankings. I'll be updating these throughout the preseason as well.

Quarterback
1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers (Week 7 bye)
2. Andrew Luck, Colts (Week 10 bye)
3. Russell Wilson, Seahawks (Week 9 bye)
4. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers (Week 11 bye)
5. Peyton Manning, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
6. Cam Newton, Panthers (Week 5 bye)
7. Drew Brees, Saints (Week 11 bye)
8. Matt Ryan, Falcons (Week 10 bye)
9. Tony Romo, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)
10. Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins (Week 5 bye)
11. Eli Manning, Giants (Week 11 bye)
12. Philip Rivers, Chargers (Week 11 bye)
13. Matt Stafford, Lions (Week 9 bye)
14. Tom Brady, Patriots (Week 4 bye)
15. Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings (Week 5 bye)
16. Colin Kaepernick, 49ers (Week 10 bye)
17. Jay Cutler, Bears (Week 7 bye)
18. Sam Bradford, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
19. Alex Smith, Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
20. Carson Palmer, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
21. Joe Flacco, Ravens (Week 9 bye)
22. Jameis Winston, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
23. Andy Dalton, Bengals (Week 7 bye)
24. Marcus Mariota, Titans (Week 4 bye)
25. Robert Griffin III, Redskins (Week 8 bye)

Running back
1. Le'Veon Bell, Steelers (Week 11 bye)
2. Adrian Peterson, Vikings (Week 5 bye)
3. Eddie Lacy, Packers (Week 7 bye)
4. Arian Foster, Texans (Week 9 bye)
5. C.J. Anderson, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
6. Jamaal Charles, Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
7. Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks (Week 9 bye)
8. Matt Forte, Bears (Week 7 bye)
9. DeMarco Murray, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
10. Jeremy Hill, Bengals (Week 7 bye)
11. Frank Gore, Colts (Week 10 bye)
12. Lamar Miller, Dolphins (Week 5 bye)
13. Justin Forsett, Ravens (Week 9 bye)
14. LeSean McCoy, Bills (Week 8 bye)
15. Mark Ingram, Saints (Week 11 bye)
16. Jonathan Stewart, Panthers (Week 5 bye)
17. Andre Ellington, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
18. Melvin Gordon, Chargers (Week 10 bye)
19. C.J. Spiller, Saints (Week 11 bye)
20. Joseph Randle, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)
21. Alfred Morris, Redskins (Week 8 bye)
22. T.J. Yeldon, Jaguars (Week 8 bye)
23. Carlos Hyde, 49ers (Week 10 bye)
24. Giovani Bernard, Bengals (Week 7 bye)
25. Rashad Jennings, Giants (Week 11 bye)
26. Ameer Abdullah, Lions (Week 9 bye)
27. LeGarrette Blount, Patriots (Week 4 bye)
28. Todd Gurley, Rams (Week 6 bye)
29. Latavius Murray, Raiders (Week 6 bye)
30. Isaiah Crowell, Browns (Week 11 bye)
31. Tevin Coleman, Falcons (Week 10 bye)
32. Joique Bell, Lions (Week 9 bye)
33. Doug Martin, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
34. Shane Vereen, Giants (Week 11 bye)
35. Chris Ivory, Jets (Week 5 bye)
36. Duke Johnson, Browns (Week 11 bye)
37. Tre Mason, Rams (Week 6 bye)
38. Bishop Sankey, Titans (Week 4 bye)
39. Danny Woodhead, Chargers (Week 10 bye)
40. Ryan Mathews, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
41. Reggie Bush, 49ers (Week 10 bye)
42. Roy Helu, Raiders (Week 6 bye)
43. Charles Sims, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
44. Darren McFadden, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)
45. David Johnson, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
46. David Cobb, Titans (Week 4 bye)
47. Knile Davis, Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
48. Montee Ball, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
49. Matt Jones, Redskins (Week 8 bye)
50. Darren Sproles, Eagles (Week 8 bye)

Receiver
1. Demaryius Thomas, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
2. Antonio Brown, Steelers (Week 11 bye)
3. Julio Jones, Falcons (Week 10 bye)
4. Dez Bryant, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)
5. Calvin Johnson, Lions (Week 9 bye)
6. Odell Beckham Jr., Giants (Week 10 bye)
7. Jordy Nelson, Packers (Week 7 bye)
8. A.J. Green, Bengals (Week 7 bye)
9. Mike Evans, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
10. Alshon Jeffrey, Bears (Week 7 bye)
11. Randall Cobb, Packers (Week 7 bye)
12. T.Y. Hilton, Colts (Week 10 bye)
13. DeAndre Hopkins, Texans (Week 9 bye)
14. Jordan Matthews, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
15. Brandin Cooks, Saints (Week 11 bye)
16. Emmanuel Sanders, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
17. Keenan Allen, Chargers (Week 10 bye)
18. Kelvin Benjamin, Panthers (Week 5 bye)
19. Andre Johnson, Colts (Week 10 bye)
20. Brandon Marshall, Jets (Week 5 bye)
21. Julian Edelman, Patriots (Week 4 bye)
22. Amari Cooper, Raiders (Week 6 bye)
23. Golden Tate, Lions (Week 9 bye)
24. DeSean Jackson, Redskins (Week 8 bye)
25. Martavis Bryant, Steelers (Week 11 bye)
26. Anquan Boldin, 49ers (Week 10 bye)
27. Allen Robinson, Jaguars (Week 8 bye)
28. Jeremy Maclin, Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
29. Sammy Watkins, Bills (Week 8 bye)
30. Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
31. Jarvis Landry, Dolphins (Week 5 bye)
32. Eric Decker, Jets (Week 5 bye)
33. Roddy White, Falcons (Week 10 bye)
34. Vincent Jackson, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
35. Charles Johnson, Vikings (Week 5 bye)
36. Nelson Agholor, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
37. Brandon LaFell, Patriots (Week 4 bye)
38. Steve Smith, Ravens (Week 9 bye)
39. Mike Wallace, Vikings (Week 5 bye)
40. John Brown, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
41. Marques Colston, Saints (Week 11 bye)
42. Kendall Wright, Titans (Week 4 bye)
43. Michael Floyd, Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
44. Rueben Randle, Giants (Week 11 bye)
45. Kevin White, Bears (Week 7 bye)
46. Torrey Smith, 49ers (Week 10 bye)
47. Davante Adams, Packers (Week 7 bye)
48. Breshad Perriman, Ravens (Week 9 bye)
49. Pierre Garcon, Redskins (Week 8 bye)
50. Cole Beasley, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)

Tight end
1. Rob Gronkowski, Patriots (Week 4 bye)
2. Jimmy Graham, Seahawks (Week 9 bye)
3. Travis Kelce, Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
4. Martellus Bennett, Bears (Week 7 bye)
5. Greg Olsen, Panthers (Week 5 bye)
6. Jason Witten, Cowboys (Week 6 bye)
7. Julius Thomas, Jaguars (Week 8 bye)
8. Zach Ertz, Eagles (Week 8 bye)
9. Kyle Rudolph, Vikings (Week 5 bye)
10. Delanie Walker, Titans (Week 4 bye)
11. Josh Hill, Saints (Week 11 bye)
12. Dwayne Allen, Colts (Week 10 bye)
13. Tyler Eifert, Bengals (Week 7 bye)
14. Jordan Cameron, Dolphins (Week 5 bye)
15. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
16. Larry Donnell, Giants (Week 11 bye)
17. Heath Miller, Steelers (Week 11 bye)
18. Owen Daniels, Broncos (Week 7 bye)
19. Charles Clay, Bills (Week 8 bye)
20. Antonio Gates, Chargers (Week 10 bye)

Defense
1. Seattle Seahawks (Week 9 bye)
2. Buffalo Bills (Week 8 bye)
3. St. Louis Rams (Week 6 bye)
4. Houston Texans (Week 9 bye)
5. New York Jets (Week 5 bye)
6. Carolina Panthers (Week 6 bye)
7. Denver Broncos (Week 7 bye)
8. Philadelphia Eagles (Week 8 bye)
9. Arizona Cardinals (Week 9 bye)
10. Minnesota Vikings (Week 5 bye)
11. Green Bay Packers (Week 7 bye)
12. Cincinnati Bengals (Week 7 bye)
13. Miami Dolphins (Week 5 bye)
14. Cleveland Browns (Week 11 bye)
15. New England Patriots (Week 4 bye)
16. Baltimore Ravens (Week 9 bye)
17. Detroit Lions (Week 10 bye)
18. Kansas City Chiefs (Week 9 bye)
19. Tennessee Titans (Week 4 bye)
20. Indianapolis Colts (Week 10 bye)
21. San Francisco 49ers (Week 10 bye)
22. Jacksonville Jaguars (Week 8 bye)
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 6 bye)
24. Dallas Cowboys (Week 6 bye)

Jack Thomason is 670 The Score's fantasy footbal expert. Follow him on Twitter @jthomason77 and feel free to ask fantasy questions.

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