Fantasy football content can be found everywhere nowadays, but how do you know if you can fully trust it when you need to make key decisions regarding your fantasy rosters?
Here at Pro Football Network, we do the research so you can walk into your fantasy football drafts prepared to dominate your league this season! With that in mind, here are the PFN fantasy football staff’s consensus half-PPR rankings for 2023.
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These rankings are a consensus from our Fantasy Football Director Kyle Yates, and Fantasy Analysts Jason Katz, Kyle Soppe, and Derek Tate. If you want to ask the analysts questions about why they ranked the players the way they did, be sure to join the free PFN Discord Server.
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Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | The Broncos held Jacobs in check last week, and we have a mini-trend to keep tabs on: Jacobs hasn’t had a run gain more than 12 yards in four straight games, nor has he broken a run of over 20 yards since that memorable 86-yard walk-off in Seattle last November.
Like I said, I have my eyebrow raised. Jacobs still received 19 of 20 RB touches for Vegas last week with three targets. The usage is nothing short of elite, and I generally trust this offense, so he’s still a top-10 play for me, but I wouldn’t mind seeing an explosive run sooner than later.
Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
Analysis by Kyle Soppe | You’re just going to have to trust the process here. I don’t think there’s anything I can tell you to make you feel better about the zero-point, eight-target performance against the Browns. Higgins also struggled in his two games against Baltimore last season (44 yards on 13 targets), so I understand wanting to explore other options, but I’m hanging in there and have Higgins as a viable WR2.
I lied. I can make you feel better.
Higgins saw just two targets in last season’s opener, and guess what? Everything was fine. He saw 10 targets the next week, totaling 71 yards and found the end zone. Better times are ahead for everyone attached to this offense, and Higgins is no exception.
Which Sites Use Half-PPR Scoring as a Standard?
The only major site that uses half-PPR scoring as a standard is Yahoo. However, they also offer commissioners the opportunity to adjust that setting, so be sure to check that your Yahoo league is set to the standard scoring.
Additionally, while the other major sites all either default to PPR or non-PPR scoring, their settings can also be adjusted. Making sure you know which scoring system your site uses can make a huge difference on draft day.
How Does Half-PPR Scoring Differ From Other Scoring Settings?
Half-PPR scoring means that you get a bonus of 0.5 fantasy points for every reception from your fantasy player on top of the points they get for receiving yards and touchdowns. In half-PPR, a 10-yard reception rewards managers with 1.5 fantasy points as opposed to the one point you would get in a non-PPR scoring system.
Over the course of a season, these extra 0.5 points can make a difference. Two receivers that each have 1,000 receiving yards would get 100 fantasy points in non-PPR and be of equal value. But the one that does it with 150 receptions, compared to the one that does it with 75, will earn 35.5 more fantasy points in half-PPR.
