is it better to draft a running back or wide receiver first in ppr scoring

Emmitt Smith has racked up the most career PPR fantasy points by a running back, with 3,727.7 points.

NAMEFPTS (PPR)PTSGPFPTSFPTS (Half PPR)RUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3,727.7
1,052
226
3,212.7
3,470.2
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
3,508.4
830
176
2,741.4
3,124.9
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
3LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
3,463.3
972
170
2,839.3
3,151.3
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
3,407.6
750
190
2,915.6
3,161.6
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,258.7
872
222
2,671.7
2,965.2
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
6Frank Gore
F. Gore
3,024.5
602
241
2,540.5
2,782.5
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
7Curtis Martin
C. Martin
2,836.4
606
168
2,352.4
2,594.4
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,824.4
654
153
2,472.4
2,648.4
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,744.2
758
184
2,439.2
2,591.7
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
10Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
2,653.2
528
182
2,181.2
2,417.2
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
11Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2,577.9
546
173
2,179.9
2,378.9
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
12Tiki Barber
T. Barber
2,545.2
416
154
1,959.2
2,252.2
10,449
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
13LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
2,528
540
170
2,010
2,269
11,102
2,457
4.5
65.3
73
3,898
518
665
7.5
22.9
16
14Edgerrin James
E. James
2,528
556
148
2,095
2,311.5
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
15Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
2,515.3
590
112
1,889.3
2,202.3
7,589
1,658
4.6
67.8
62
5,390
626
778
8.6
48.1
36
16Ricky Watters
R. Watters
2,508.1
548
144
2,041.1
2,274.6
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
17Matt Forte
M. Forte
2,430.8
462
146
1,876.8
2,153.8
9,796
2,356
4.2
67.1
54
4,672
554
724
8.4
32.0
21
18Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,428.4
766
153
2,239.4
2,333.9
13,018
2,662
4.9
85.1
122
1,801
189
245
9.5
11.8
5
19Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2,419.2
472
160
1,958.2
2,188.7
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
20Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
2,412.6
384
181
1,902.6
2,157.6
10,967
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
21Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,400.2
576
146
2,119.2
2,259.7
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
22Franco Harris
F. Harris
2,347.7
600
173
2,040.7
2,194.2
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
23Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
2,346.3
536
126
1,740.3
2,043.3
7,250
1,674
4.3
57.5
61
4,948
606
767
8.2
39.3
25
24Herschel Walker
H. Walker
2,324.9
504
187
1,812.9
2,068.9
8,225
1,954
4.2
44.0
61
4,859
512
9.5
26.0
21
25Roger Craig
R. Craig
2,314
438
165
1,748
2,031
8,189
1,991
4.1
49.6
56
4,911
566
8.7
29.8
17
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.441
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.235
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14
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.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
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.706
7
10
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.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
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.588
8
9
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.471
6
11
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.353
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12
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.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
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.765
12
5
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.706
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8
9
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3
14
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.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
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12
5
0
.706
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12
5
0
.706
3
14
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.176

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9/13
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