It’s that time again!
It’s time to over-analyse each individual player again and again and again until you’re confident you know exactly how you’re going to draft your players that will carry to your 2020/21 league title.
To save you the agony, we have decided to share our own personal ranks over a series of articles, ranking defenders, midfielders and attackers before compiling them into an overall top 150!
Check out our forwards rankings right here!
| 1 | Mo Salah | 21 | Mason Greenwood |
| 2 | Sadio Mane | 22 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 3 | Raheem Sterling | 23 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 4 | Son Heung Min | 24 | Sebastian Haller |
| 5 | Raul Jimenez | 25 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin |
| 6 | Adama Traore | 26 | Christian Benteke |
| 7 | Marcus Rashford | 27 | Chris Wood |
| 8 | Timo Werner | 28 | Diogo Jota |
| 9 | Riyad Mahrez | 29 | Jordan Ayew |
| 10 | Pierre Emerick Aubameyang | 30 | Steven Bergwijn |
| 11 | Harry Kane | 31 | Rodrigo |
| 12 | Jamie Vardy | 32 | Tammy Abraham |
| 13 | Roberto Firmino | 33 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 14 | Gabriel Jesus | 34 | Jay Rodriguez |
| 15 | Willian | 35 | Che Adams |
| 16 | Anthony Martial | 36 | Neal Maupay |
| 17 | Sergio Aguero | 37 | Joelinton |
| 18 | Danny Ings | 38 | Helder Costa |
| 19 | Richarlison | 39 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
| 20 | Nicolas Pepe | 40 | Ashley Barnes |
The Elite
Mo Salah tops the pile in my forward rankings, followed very, very closely by team mate Sadio Mane. As their scores last season suggest, there’s very little (if anything) between them.
Due to my own draft strategy and my theory on forward and where they will go in drafts this season, Salah is my number two overall pick behind KDB and ahead of Bruno Fernandes, largely because if you’re in the second drafting slot, it’s likely that the best forward remaining on the board at round 2 is going to be someone like Roberto Firmino (who I’m higher on than most), Sergio Aguero or Danny Ings. All are great options but you don’t want them as your FWD1 if you can help it.
Raheem Sterling is next in the elite crowd, only behind the Liverpool duo because of the constant threat of Pep Roulette.
Forwards such as Timo Werner, Raul Jimenez, Adam Traore, Son Heung Min, Marcus Rashford and Riyad Mahrez all look certain to leave the board in the first round with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Harry Kane being taken around the turn in most mock drafts.
Of the 24 picks over the first two rounds, 17 of them could easily be forwards. Get them in quick!
Ones to watch
The middle of the pack is extremely cluttered so we’re wading through them and going straight for the ones to watch! Nicolas Pepe has fallen far in numerous mock drafts I have observed this season (see below tweet). He showed flashes of brilliance over last season and if he can make them a more regular occurrence he has everything needed to be an elite Fantrax forward. I’m taking him if he falls to round four.
Aleksandar Mitrovic is back again and he won’t be quiet. One way or another, the Serb will grab the headlines for Fulham and following a 26 goal Championship campaign last season, I’m more than happy to draft a couple of elite midfielders is round two and three to get Mitro as my second forward.
The drop off from he elite forwards to the rest is huge but Oli McBurnie will represent good value later on in drafts. The restart saw his value shoot right up due largely to the ghost points he racked up from aerials. The Blades forward is the perfect FWD3 and I’d look to get him anywhere from the 6th round onwards.
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