All Access: The Legendary RIC FF Cheat Sheet

All Access Football founder Ric Serritella serves up his annual Fantasy Football Rankings. Plus, we place a first round pick under the microscope in our 'Rookie Spotlight,' with Bo Marchionte.

Aug 29, 2023

Fantasy Football is an annual tradition that dates back for me personally, to the 1980s. Back then, the commissioner had a full-time job manually keeping records with handwritten stat-keeping. Who remembers the days when you had to drop your starting lineup in the mail by Tuesday, in order to ensure that it arrives in time for that week’s kickoff?

It has been a pure blessing to work in this great game of football for more than half my life! Over time, more family and friends tend to reach out every August for my personal fantasy football rankings. We have been known to deliver on quite a few FF championships over the years, so without further ado, here is the official 2023 RIC FF Cheat Sheet…

QUARTERBACKS

1. Patrick Mahomes, KC

2. Josh Allen, BUF

3. Joe Burrow, CIN

4. Jalen Hurts, PHI

5. Trevor Lawrence, JAC

6. Lamar Jackson, BAL

7. Justin Fields, CHI

8. Justin Herbert, LAC

9. Geno Smith, SEA

10. Jared Goff, DET

11. Kirk Cousins, MIN

12. Dak Prescott, DAL

13. Kenny Pickett, PIT

14. Aaron Rodgers, NYJ

15. Deshaun Watson, CLE

16. Daniel Jones, NYG

17. Tua Tagovailoa, MIA

18. Russell Wilson, DEN

19. Derek Carr, NO

20. Brock Purdy, SF

21. Matthew Stafford, LAR

22. Anthony Richardson, IND

23. Jordan Love, GB

24. Jimmy Garoppolo, LVR

25. Mac Jones, NE

26. Sam Howell, WAS

27. Ryan Tannehill, TEN

28. Baker Mayfield, TB

29. Desmond Ridder, ATL

30. Bryce Young, CAR

31. CJ Stroud, HOU

32. Clayton Tune, ARZ

33. Kyler Murray, ARZ

34. Taylor Heinicke, ATL

35. Jacoby Brissett, WAS

RUNNING BACKS

1. Christian McCaffrey, SF

2. Austin Ekeler, LAC

3. Nick Chubb, CLE

4. Jahmyr Gibbs, DET

5. Saquon Barkley, NYG

6. Derrick Henry, TEN

7. Josh Jacobs, LVR

8. Bijan Robinson, ATL

9. Travis Etienne, JAC

10. Jonathan Taylor, IND

11. Aaron Jones, GB

12. Dameon Pierce, HOU

13. Rhamondre Stevenson, NE

14. Alexander Mattison, MIN

15. Tony Pollard, DAL

16. James Conner, ARZ

17. Kenneth Walker III, SEA

18. Najee Harris, PIT

19. Isiah Pacheco, KC

20. Joe Mixon, CIN

21. Javonte Williams, DEN

22. D’Andre Swift, PHI

23. D’Onta Foreman, CHI

24. Alvin Kamara, NO

25. Breece Hall, NYJ

26. Dalvin Cook, NYJ

27. James Cook, BUF

28. Miles Sanders, CAR

29. Jeff Wilson Jr., MIA

30. Rachaad White, TB

31. Brian Robinson, WAS

32. Deuce Vaughn, DAL

33. Khalil Herbert, CHI

34. Zach Charbonnet, SEA

35. JK Dobbins, BAL

36. Cam Akers, LAR

37. Zack Moss, IND

38. AJ Dillon, GB

39. Ezekiel Elliott, NE

40. Jamaal Williams, NO

41. David Montgomery, DET

42. Chuba Hubbard, CAR

43. Antonio Gibson, WAS

44. Jerick McKinnon, KC

45. Raheem Mostert, MIA

46. Chase Edmonds, TB

47. Zamir White, LVR

48. Tyson Allgeier, ATL

49. Devin Singletary, HOU

50. Damien Harris, BUF

51. Cordarrelle Patterson, ATL

52. Chase Brown, CIN

53. Kareem Hunt, FA

54. Zach Evans, LAR

55. Jaylen Warren, PIT

56. Kenneth Gainwell, PHI

57. Clyde Edwards-Helaire, KC

58. Leonard Fournette, FA

59. Rashaad Penny, PHI

60. Gus Edwards, BAL

WIDE RECEIVERS

1. Justin Jefferson, MIN

2. Ja’Marr Chase, CIN

3. Tyreek Hill, MIA

4. Cooper Kupp, LAR

5. Jaylen Waddle, MIA

6. Stefon Diggs, BUF

7. CeeDee Lamb, DAL

8. AJ Brown, PHI

9. Davante Adams, LVR

10. Garrett Wilson, NYJ

11. Amon-Ra St. Brown, DET

12. Deebo Samuel, SF

13. George Pickens, PIT

14. Chris Olave, NO

15. Keenan Allen, LAC

16. Calvin Ridley, JAC

17. DK Metcalf, SEA

18. Tee Higgins, CIN

19. DeVonta Smith, PHI

20. Christian Watson, GB

21. Amari Cooper, CLE

22. Christian Kirk, JAC

23. DJ Moore, CHI

24. Mike Evans, TB

25. Tyler Lockett, SEA

26. Brandon Aiyuk, SF

27. Jerry Jeudy, DEN

28. Zay Flowers, BAL

29. Terry McLaurin, WAS

30. Drake London, ATL

31. Odell Beckham Jr., BAL

32. Mike Williams, LAC

33. Jordan Addison, MIN

34. DeAndre Hopkins, TEN

35. Diontae Johnson, PIT

36. Courtland Sutton, DEN

37. Romeo Doubsm GB

38. Michael Pittman, IND

39. JuJu Smith-Schuster, NE

40. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, SEA

41. Treylon Burks, TEN

42. Jalin Hyatt, NYG

43. Elijah Moore, CLE

44. Michael Thomas, NO

45. Chris Godwin, TB

46. Jahan Dotson, WAS

47. Isaiah Hodgins, NYG

48. Allen Robinson, CHI

49. Tank Dell, HOU

50. Gregory Dortch, ARZ

51. Jakobi Meyers, LVR

52. Allen Lazard, NYJ

53. Rashid Shaheed, NO

54. Darius Slayton, NYG

55. Cedric Tillman, CLE

56. Darnell Mooney, CHI

57. Michael Gallup, DAL

58. Marquez Valdes-Scantling, KC

59. Rashod Bateman, BAL

60. Skyy Moore, KC

61. Sterling Sheppard, NYG

62. Alec Pierce, IND

63. Nico Collins, HOU

64. Mecole Hardman Jr., NYJ

65. Donovan Peoples-Jones, CLE

66. Zay Jones, JAC

67. Quentin Johnston, LAC

68. Jameson Williams, DET

69. Brandin Cooks, DAL

70. Tyler Boyd, CIN

71. Van Jefferson, LAR

72. Hollywood Brown, ARZ

73. Gabe Davis, BUF

74. Kayshon Boutte, NE

75. Trey Palmer, TB

TIGHT ENDS

1. Travis Kelce, KC

2. George Kittle, SF

3. Darren Waller, NYG

4. Mark Andrews, BAL

5. TJ Hockensen, MIN

6. Dallas Goedert, PHI

7. Kyle Pitts, ATL

8. Juwan Johnson, NO

9. Evan Engram, JAC

10. Jalen Woods, IND

11. Dalton Schultz, DAL

12. Cole Kmet, CHI

13. Pat Freiermuth, PIT

14. David Njokwu, CLE

15. Logan Thomas, WAS

16. Tyler Higbee, LAR

17. Michael Mayer, LVR

18. Chigoziem Okworono, TEN

19. Dalton Kincaid, BUF

20. Dalton Knox, BUF

21. Gerald Everett, LAC

22. Greg Dulcich, DEN

23. Hunter Henry, NE

24. Zach Ertz, ARZ

25. Taysom Hill, NO

26. Hayden Hurst, CAR

27. Luke Musgrave, GB

28. Sam LaPorta, DET

29. Jordan Akins, CLE

30. Irv Smith, CIN

31. Darnell Washington, PIT

32. Tyler Conklin, NYJ

33. Noah Fant, SEA

34. Will Dissly, SEA

35. Austin Hooper, LVR

KICKERS

1. Justin Tucker, BAL

2. Evan McPherson, CIN

3. Harrison Butker, KC

4. Youunghoe Koo, ATL

5. Tyler Bass, BUF

6. Jake Elliott, PHI

7. Daniel Carlson, LVR

8. Brandon McManus, DEN

9. Jason Sanders, MIA

10. Greg Joseph, MIN

11. Brett Maher, DEN

12. Graham Gano, NYG

13. Jake Moody, SF

14. Riley Patterson, DET

15. Jason Myers, SEA

16. Will Lutz, NO

17. Greg Zuerlein, NYJ

18. Chris Boswell, PIT

19. Nick Folk, NE

20. Cairo Santos, CHI

21. Eddie Pineiro, CAR

22. Matt Gay, IND

23. Ka’imi Fairbarin, HOU

24. Matt Prater, ARZ

25. Anders Carlson, GB

TEAM DEFENSE

1. San Francisco 49ers

2. Philadelphia Eagles

3. Baltimore Ravens

4. New York Jets

5. Pittsburgh Steelers

6. Detroit Lions

7. Buffalo Bills

8. Seattle Seahawks

9. Dallas Cowboys

10. Denver Broncos

11. New Orleans Saints

12. Jacksonville Jaguars

13. Kansas City Chiefs

14. New York Giants

15. New England Patriots

16. Cincinnati Bengals

17. Los Angeles Rams

18. Miami Dolphins

19. Washington Commanders

20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

21. Chicago Bears

22. Los Angeles Chargers

23. Green Bay Packers

24. Cleveland Browns

25. Houston Texans

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Rookie Spotlight: First Round Pick Fights To Find His Footing

By Bo Marchionte, Special Guest Contributor

PITTSBURGH, PA — The Steelers first-round pick Broderick Jones hasn’t cemented himself as the starting left tackle or right tackle at this point of his rookie season but gradually he is becoming more acclimated to the speed and nuances of playing in the National Football League.

“I feel like the game was solid,” Jones said after the Steeler 27-15 preseason win over the Buffalo Bills. “Both weeks just to play at the next level is amazing. So, just trying to take every rep as seriously as possible to better myself. Even though it’s the preseason for me it’s still like a real game and I try to treat it as such.”

Against the Bills, his second preseason game, Jones accounted for 44 snaps (by our count) at left tackle after starter Dan Moore Jr. was rested midway through the first quarter. In early parts of the game against a perceived higher class of defenders, Jones looked like the part of a first-round pick in a good way.

According to PFF, Jones had 933 total offensive snaps at Georgie during his final season with the Bulldogs. Within the framework of 470 pass block snaps, he allowed zero sacks, two hits and seven hurries to go along with 463 run block snaps.

Jones wasn’t playing alongside the team’s first offensive line unit but that didn’t regulate the hostile competition the rookie faced from the Bills. The first player he had to defend was a former first round selection from the 2016 NFL Draft, pass-rush extraordinaire Leonard Floyd, who has recorded 39 sacks over his last three NFL seasons.

For a rookie, Jones played with adequate pad level and foot quickness to stymie Floyd at the point of attack. It was a solid couple of reps against one of the league’s premier pass-rushers, eager to exploit a youngster like Jones and give him a proper welcome to the NFL.

“I’m just trying to get a feel for everything for the most part,” Jones said. “That’s all it really is. Being able to feel out who you’re playing against and what their tendencies are. Just play to the best of your ability at the end of the day.”

After some work against the likes of Floyd, Jones had faced off against safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde on different occasions. Re-watching Jones’ specific snaps early in the game he seldom got off balance, reset quickly and provided a stonewall backside for Mitchell Trubisky.

As the game wore on, it appeared that Jones also wore down.

While Jones stamina aided in souring a solid outing throughout his first couple of dozen snaps, it appeared Jones’ endurance wasn’t up to snuff in the later stages of the game. The solid reps he was stacking early on looked to be compromised with a sluggish residue.

Jones might strongly disagree, the coaches breaking down game tape may bring up assignments made or missed that contradict my observations. In a nutshell, his play was simply better at the beginning than the end.

In the third quarter, Bills defensive end Kingsley Jonathan got the jump on Jones, tied up his feet and propelled past him to sack Mason Rudolph. He had 470 snaps in his final year of college at Georgia without allowing a sack. Yet, here was Jones just 26 snaps into his second preseason game, committing the dirty deed of allowing his quarterback to hit the ground.

The Bills rushed four players collectively on this play and collapsed the pocket entirely, as Jones saw his opponent run around the edge on his way to sacking Rudolph. If it wasn’t Jonathan on the sack, it might have been Steelers center Kendrick Green being the first to hit Rudolph after being bull rushed backwards. Jones’ man did get the sack but Rudolph’s fate was sealed by any of the four Bills pass-rushers on the play.

On a botched shotgun snap to Rudolph in the third quarter, Jonathan was three yards deep on Jones before he realized the situation. That obviously could have been a result to the cadence and possible confusion of snap count, which led to the delayed reaction. Jonathan was diving for the football simultaneously with Rudolph in hopes of recovering the fumble.

In the fourth quarter, Jones did play to the whistle and then some. It was great to see him drive his man as far away from the play as possible in dominating fashion, which was very pleasing to the eye.

“There are always things to work on and things you can improve on,” Jones said. “It’s just time to get back in the lab and just continue to correct those little mistakes.”

Jones handled himself nicely against some quality opponents. He faced Lawson the most, Floyd a few times, a second-round pick in A.J. Epenesa, plus two safeties in Poyer and Hyde. Not exactly chump change for a rookie to restrain. The endurance and speed of getting to the second level is something that should come with time.

“I like to have the most reps,” Jones said. “A rookie coming in always must prove themselves and I feel the more reps I get the better I’ll have a chance to do that.”

In a prize fight setting, Jones was winning the rounds but as the fight entered the later rounds, the tides were changing. The reps decreased the rookie’s ability to dominate. In the early stage he was in a groove and later in the game, a sluggish sorts of player was emerging.

Pittsburgh moved up from number 17 overall to the 14th pick in the 2023 NFL Draft to select Jones in a trade with the New England Patriots. In a perfect world he would have stepped in immediately and captured the starting left tackle gig. Absent of an injury, Moore Jr. is likely to remain the team’s top option to protect Kenny Pickett’s backside.

However, Jones has flashed on film that he can replicate the dominance that led him to being the 14th pick of the draft. Capturing that consistency is the fast track to finding himself running with the starters. Just like a world class fighter, Jones will need more time sparring until he’s ready for the prized stage.

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