Shuffle Up: How good is Melvin Gordon, really?

Melvin Gordon is scoring like a first-round pick (AP)

Shuffle Up season is here, my friends. Here’s the idea — how would we rank fantasy players if the season were starting right now?

A few caveats up front. The prices are unscientific in nature, merely used as a way to compare players within their position. I do not compare prices outside of position — a price of a quarterback is only meant to be considered within his positional class. I am generally far less expectant with injury-returning players, so don’t be surprised when I like them less than you do.

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Every Shuffle Up is done from scratch. I think it’s counterproductive to justify an old, dated list. I want my current opinions. I considered a modified PPR scoring system for the field players.

And of course, you’ll disagree with plenty on this list — that’s why we have a game in the first place.

I’ll do quarterbacks and wide receivers in the even weeks, running backs and tight ends for the odd weeks (like in Week 5, now). You can figure out kickers and defenses on your own (keep streaming, streamers; those positions are rarely worth holding for extended periods, and matchups are critical in those streaming decisions).

Comments will follow later in the day. For now, here are your prices. I reserve the right to edit this list as the day goes along; win the debate, you might win the rank.

Catch me on Twitter: @scott_pianowski.

Running Backs

$45 Le’Veon Bell

$43 David Johnson

$40 Ezekiel Elliott

$38 DeMarco Murray

$37 Lamar Miller

$37 C.J. Anderson

$36 LeSean McCoy

$35 Todd Gurley

$35 Devonta Freeman

$33 Mark Ingram

$31 Eddie Lacy

$30 Melvin Gordon

$30 Carlos Hyde

$28 Christine Michael

$25 Isaiah Crowell

$23 Jeremy Hill

$23 Matt Forte

$22 Jordan Howard

$20 Jamaal Charles

$17 Doug Martin

$16 Spencer Ware

$16 Jerick McKinnon

$15 Latavius Murray

$15 LeGarrette Blount

$15 Frank Gore

$14 Giovani Bernard

$13 Matt Jones

$13 Terrance West

$12 Tevin Coleman

$12 Theo Riddick

$11 T.J. Yeldon

$11 Duke Johnson

$10 Charles Sims

$10 Jonathan Stewart

$9 Kenneth Dixon

$9 Bilal Powell

$8 Ryan Mathews

$7 Wendell Smallwood

$7 DeAndre Washington

$6 Rashad Jennings

$6 Chris Ivory

$5 Dwayne Washington

$5 Fozzy Whittaker

$5 Orleans Darkwa

$5 Jeremy Langford

$4 Darren Sproles

$4 Chris Thompson

$4 DeAngelo Williams

$4 Thomas Rawls

$4 James White

$3 Arian Foster

$3 Devontae Booker

$3 Kenyan Drake

$3 Alfred Morris

$3 Bobby Rainey

$2 Matt Asiata

$2 Derrick Henry

$2 Robert Turbin

$2 James Starks

$2 Paul Perkins

$2 Tim Hightower

$2 Zach Zenner

$2 Alfred Blue

$2 Dexter McCluster

$2 Rob Kelley

$2 Chris Johnson

$1 Cameron Artis-Payne

$1 Josh Ferguson

$1 Jay Ajayi

$1 Shaun Draughn

$1 C.J. Spiller

$1 Joique Bell

$1 Kenneth Farrow

$1 Jonathan Williams

 Tight Ends

$31 Greg Olsen

$30 Jordan Reed

$29 Rob Gronkowski

$23 Jimmy Graham

$22 Travis Kelce

$20 Delanie Walker

$17 Tyler Eifert

$16 Kyle Rudolph

$15 Coby Fleener

$14 Eric Ebron

$12 Martellus Bennett

$12 Gary Barnidge

$12 Zach Miller

$11 Dennis Pitta

$11 Cameron Brate

$11 Zach Ertz

$10 Hunter Henry

$9 Jason Witten

$8 Jacob Tamme

$8 Dwayne Allen

$6 Clive Walford

$6 Virgil Green

$5 Charles Clay

$5 Julius Thomas

$5 Jesse James

$4 Jack Doyle

$4 Antonio Gates

$4 Will Tye

$3 Vance McDonald

$3 Richard Rodgers

$2 Jordan Cameron

$2 Lance Kendricks

$2 Jared Cook

$1 Larry Donnell

$1 C.J. Uzomah

$1 Ryan Griffin