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2021 Standard Targets

We recently looked at what players get a boost with PPR scoring and now it’s time to see which players excel in standard scoring – these are players who may not get a lot of volume but they get an outsized share of touchdowns or get a lot of yards after the catch.

To qualify, the player had to rank in the top-200 overall. The ‘Standard Boost’ column below shows how many spots higher the player is ranked in a standard league compared to a PPR league.

Knowing this information will help you find value during your draft. As others are attracted to popular names, you can target players whose styles fit your league settings instead. For example, whereas in a PPR league you may target pass-catching RBs in the late rounds, you may target goal-line backs here instead.

Your custom matrix cheat sheet will already account for your league settings, so you don’t need to take one of these players ahead of someone ranked higher, but it’s a nice tie-breaker as you move your way through the draft.

Rank	Player	Team	Pos	Pos Rank	PPR Rank	Standard Boost
164	O.J. Howard	TB	TE	21	220	56
199	Mark Ingram	HOU	RB	56	242	43
195	Nico Collins	HOU	WR	79	231	36
187	Van Jefferson	LAR	WR	77	221	34
149	Parris Campbell	IND	WR	61	182	33
171	John Brown	LV	WR	67	203	32
108	Rob Gronkowski	TB	TE	11	129	21
191	Malcolm Brown	MIA	RB	53	210	19
178	Tyrell Williams	DET	WR	69	195	17
198	Darrynton Evans	TEN	RB	55	215	17
84	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR	38	98	14
95	AJ Dillon	GB	RB	35	106	11
110	Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE	12	121	11
165	Zach Ertz	PHI	TE	22	176	11
77	Will Fuller	MIA	WR	34	87	10
130	T.Y. Hilton	IND	WR	55	140	10
30	Josh Jacobs	LV	RB	17	39	9
119	Henry Ruggs	LV	WR	52	128	9
121	Jonnu Smith	NE	TE	14	130	9
180	Breshad Perriman	DET	WR	71	189	9
107	Marquise Brown	BAL	WR	47	115	8
55	Chase Claypool	PIT	WR	24	62	7
89	Robert Tonyan	GB	TE	9	96	7
139	Nelson Agholor	NE	WR	60	146	7
16	Najee Harris	PIT	RB	11	22	6
25	David Montgomery	CHI	RB	15	31	6
26	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	RB	16	32	6
76	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR	33	82	6
79	D.J. Chark	JAC	WR	35	85	6
85	Ronald Jones	TB	RB	32	91	6
8	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB	6	13	5
45	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR	19	50	5
46	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE	4	51	5
56	Kenny Golladay	NYG	WR	25	61	5
58	Odell Beckham	CLE	WR	27	63	5
160	Tre’Quan Smith	NO	WR	64	165	5
13	DK Metcalf	SEA	WR	3	17	4
40	Darrell Henderson	LAR	RB	21	44	4
53	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR	23	57	4
128	Evan Engram	NYG	TE	17	132	4
158	Jared Cook	LAC	TE	20	162	4
15	Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB	10	18	3
67	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR	29	70	3
73	Raheem Mostert	SF	RB	29	76	3
80	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR	36	83	3
96	Mike Williams	LAC	WR	43	99	3
122	Hunter Henry	NE	TE	15	125	3
9	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB	7	11	2
17	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB	12	19	2
19	A.J. Brown	TEN	WR	6	21	2
35	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB	20	37	2
66	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB	26	68	2
98	Leonard Fournette	TB	RB	36	100	2
101	James Conner	ARI	RB	37	103	2
112	Marvin Jones	JAC	WR	49	114	2
196	A.J. Green	ARI	WR	80	198	2
3	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB	3	4	1
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB	4	5	1
6	Tyreek Hill	KC	WR	1	7	1
24	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB	14	25	1
37	Mike Evans	TB	WR	12	38	1
41	Julio Jones	TEN	WR	15	42	1
47	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE	5	48	1
72	James Robinson	JAC	RB	28	73	1
92	Curtis Samuel	WAS	WR	41	93	1
106	Michael Thomas	NO	WR	46	107	1
117	Gus Edwards	BAL	RB	40	118	1

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