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Todd Gurley named top Fantasy Football player of 2018

From Los Angeles Rams Twitter account

Credit: Ken Sugiura

Credit: Ken Sugiura

From Los Angeles Rams Twitter account
By Juliakate E Culpepper
July 24, 2018

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley is the top ranked Fantasy Football player of 2018, according to a ranking by NFL.com.

Gurley landed the top spot ahead of five other running backs including Pittsburgh Steelers’ Le’Veon Bell, Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott and Arizona Cardinals’ David Johnson.

The former Georgia running back is coming off his best season in the League so far which earned him the honor of Offensive Player of the Year in 2017.

Gurley rushed for career highs of 1,305 yards and 13 touchdowns last season with the Rams. He also received for more yards last season than he has in his professional career, accounting for 788 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns.

Click through the photos or see the list below to view the Top 10:

The full list of NFL.com’s Top 10 Fantasy players of 2018 can be read below:

  1. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams
  2. Le'Veon Bell, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
  3. Antonio Brown, WR, Pittsburgh Steelers
  4. Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
  5. David Johnson, RB, Arizona Cardinals
  6. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Houston Texans
  7. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
  8. Odell Beckham, Jr., WR, New York Giants
  9. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants
  10. Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints

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