Starting up a fantasy football dynasty league from scratch can be an overwhelming task as you build a full roster—often larger than any normal redraft roster—and you have to put your best GM brain on to envision a future for this team. Because you’re not just drafting to win this year, you’re drafting for sustained success.
Veterans become less important and draft pedigree is a critical currency for dynasty managers, and these rankings will reflect those components of drafting. It’s why guys like Trevor Lawrence is rated as a top-10 dynasty QB, despite other more accomplished QBs still remaining on the board. But you already know all this.
Let’s get to the ranking.
Rank | QB | Age | Team | RB | Age | Team | WR | Age | Team | TE | Age | Team |
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1 | Lamar Jackson | 25 | BAL | Jonathan Taylor | 23 | IND | Justin Jefferson | 23 | MIN | Kyle Pitts | 21 | ATL |
2 | Patrick Mahomes | 26 | KC | Najee Harris | 24 | PIT | Ja'Marr Chase | 22 | CIN | Mark Andrews | 26 | BAL |
3 | Josh Allen | 26 | BUF | Christian McCaffrey | 26 | CAR | CeeDee Lamb | 23 | DAL | Travis Kelce | 32 | KC |
4 | Justin Herbert | 24 | LAC | Javonte Williams | 22 | DEN | Deebo Samuel | 26 | SF | Darren Waller | 29 | LV |
5 | Kyler Murray | 25 | ARI | D'Andre Swift | 23 | DET | A.J. Brown | 25 | PHI | George Kittle | 28 | SF |
6 | Deshaun Watson | 26 | CLE | Austin Ekeler | 27 | LAC | Cooper Kupp | 29 | LAR | T.J. Hockenson | 25 | DET |
7 | Joe Burrow | 25 | CIN | Nick Chubb | 26 | CLE | Jaylen Waddle | 23 | MIA | Dalton Schultz | 26 | DAL |
8 | Trey Lance | 22 | SF | Alvin Kamara | 27 | NO | Tee Higgins | 23 | CIN | Pat Freiermuth | 23 | PIT |
9 | Trevor Lawrence | 22 | JAX | Dalvin Cook | 26 | MIN | Tyreek Hill | 28 | MIA | Dallas Goedert | 27 | PHI |
10 | Dak Prescott | 29 | DAL | Aaron Jones | 27 | GB | Stefon Diggs | 28 | BUF | Noah Fant | 24 | SEA |
11 | Jalen Hurts | 24 | PHI | Joe Mixon | 26 | CIN | Davante Adams | 29 | LV | Robert Tonyan | 28 | GB |
12 | Russell Wilson | 33 | DEN | Derrick Henry | 28 | TEN | DK Metcalf | 24 | SEA | Mike Gesicki | 26 | MIA |
13 | Aaron Rodgers | 38 | GB | Cam Akers | 23 | LAR | DeAndre Hopkins | 30 | ARI | Dawson Knox | 25 | BUF |
14 | Matthew Stafford | 34 | LAR | J.K. Dobbins | 23 | BAL | Chris Godwin | 26 | TB | Hunter Henry | 27 | NE |
15 | Justin Fields | 23 | CHI | Breece Hall | 21 | NYJ | Terry McLaurin | 26 | WAS | Irv Smith Jr. | 23 | MIN |
16 | Zach Wilson | 23 | NYJ | Antonio Gibson | 24 | WAS | Rashod Bateman | 22 | BAL | Cole Kmet | 23 | CHI |
17 | Mac Jones | 23 | NE | Saquon Barkley | 25 | NYG | Elijah Moore | 22 | NYJ | Albert Okwuegbunam | 24 | DEN |
18 | Derek Carr | 31 | LV | David Montgomery | 25 | CHI | Drake London | 21 | ATL | Trey McBride | 22 | ARI |
19 | Tom Brady | 45 | TB | Josh Jacobs | 24 | LV | Garrett Wilson | 22 | NYJ | Zach Ertz | 31 | ARI |
20 | Tua Tagovailoa | 24 | MIA | Travis Etienne Jr. | 23 | JAX | D.J. Moore | 25 | CAR | Logan Thomas | 31 | WAS |
21 | Kenny Pickett | 24 | PIT | Leonard Fournette | 27 | TB | Michael Pittman Jr. | 24 | IND | David Njoku | 26 | CLE |
22 | Daniel Jones | 25 | NYG | James Conner | 27 | ARI | Diontae Johnson | 26 | PIT | Evan Engram | 27 | JAX |
23 | Kirk Cousins | 33 | MIN | Ken Walker III | 21 | SEA | Treylon Burks | 22 | TEN | Greg Dulcich | 22 | DEN |
24 | Carson Wentz | 29 | WAS | Elijah Mitchell | 24 | SF | Jameson Williams | 21 | DET | Jelani Woods | 23 | IND |
25 | Ryan Tannehill | 34 | TEN | AJ Dillon | 24 | GB | Chris Olave | 22 | NO | Brevin Jordan | 22 | HOU |
26 | Matt Ryan | 37 | IND | James Cook | 22 | BUF | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 22 | DET | Adam Trautman | 25 | NO |
27 | Desmond Ridder | 22 | ATL | James Robinson | 23 | JAX | Mike Evans | 28 | TB | Tyler Higbee | 29 | LAR |
28 | Jameis Winston | 28 | NO | Miles Sanders | 25 | PHI | DeVonta Smith | 23 | PHI | Gerald Everett | 28 | LAC |
29 | Baker Mayfield | 27 | CAR | Ezekiel Elliott | 27 | DAL | Brandon Aiyuk | 24 | SF | Harrison Bryant | 24 | CLE |
30 | Davis Mills | 23 | HOU | Melvin Gordon III | 29 | DEN | Jerry Jeudy | 23 | DEN | Cade Otton | 23 | TB |
31 | Sam Darnold | 25 | CAR | Rashaad Penny | 26 | SEA | George Pickens | 21 | PIT | Charlie Kolar | 23 | BAL |
32 | Jared Goff | 27 | DET | Rhamondre Stevenson | 24 | NE | Marquise Brown | 25 | ARI | Isaiah LIkely | 22 | BAL |
33 | Malik Willis | 23 | TEN | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | 23 | KC | Jahan Dotson | 22 | WAS | Austin Hooper | 27 | TEN |
34 | Matt Corral | 23 | CAR | Devin Singletary | 24 | BUF | Keenan Allen | 30 | LAC | Tommy Tremble | 22 | CAR |
35 | Jimmy Garoppolo | 30 | SF | Michael Carter | 23 | NYJ | Darnell Mooney | 24 | CHI | Hayden Hurst | 28 | CIN |
36 | Marcus Mariota | 28 | ATL | Damien Harris | 25 | NE | Mike Williams | 27 | LAC | |||
37 | Mitch Trubisky | 27 | PIT | Darrell Henderson Jr. | 24 | LAR | Calvin Ridley | 27 | ATL | |||
38 | Drew Lock | 25 | SEA | Chase Edmonds | 26 | MIA | Brandin Cooks | 28 | HOU | |||
39 | Kareem Hunt | 27 | CLE | Amari Cooper | 28 | CLE | ||||||
40 | Tony Pollard | 25 | DAL | Courtland Sutton | 26 | DEN | ||||||
41 | Chris Evans | 24 | CIN | Kadarius Toney | 23 | NYG | ||||||
42 | Isaiah Spiller | 20 | LAC | Skyy Moore | 21 | KC | ||||||
43 | Dameon Pierce | 22 | HOU | Allen Robinson II | 28 | LAR | ||||||
44 | Tyrion Davis-Price | 21 | SF | Christian Watson | 23 | GB | ||||||
45 | Khalil Herbert | 24 | CHI | Michael Thomas | 29 | NO | ||||||
46 | Cordarrelle Patterson | 31 | ATL | Hunter Renfrow | 26 | LV | ||||||
47 | Brian Robinson Jr. | 23 | WAS | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 25 | KC | ||||||
48 | Ronald Jones II | 25 | KC | Gabriel Davis | 23 | BUF | ||||||
49 | Rachaad White | 23 | TB | Alec Pierce | 22 | IND | ||||||
50 | Tyler Allgeier | 22 | ATL | Tyler Lockett | 29 | SEA | ||||||
51 | Isiah Pacheco | 22 | KC | Chase Claypool | 24 | PIT | ||||||
52 | Zamir White | 22 | LV | Jalen Tolbert | 23 | DAL | ||||||
53 | Kenneth Gainwell | 23 | PHI | Christian Kirk | 25 | JAX | ||||||
54 | Zack Moss | 23 | BUF | Michael Gallup | 26 | DAL | ||||||
55 | Hassan Haskins | 22 | TEN | Laviska Shenault | 23 | JAX | ||||||
56 | Pierre Strong Jr. | 23 | NE | Wan'Dale Robinson | 21 | NYG | ||||||
57 | Alexander Mattison | 24 | MIN | Jakobi Meyers | 25 | NE | ||||||
58 | Raheem Mostert | 30 | MIA | Russell Gage | 26 | TB | ||||||
59 | Marlon Mack | 26 | HOU | Josh Palmer | 22 | LAC | ||||||
60 | Nyheim Hines | 25 | IND | Rondale Moore | 22 | ARI | ||||||
61 | J.D. McKissic | 28 | WAS | Adam Thielen | 31 | MIN | ||||||
62 | Chuba Hubbard | 23 | CAR | Tyquan Thornton | 21 | NE | ||||||
63 | Gus Edwards | 27 | BAL | Kenny Golladay | 28 | NYG | ||||||
64 | Jamaal Williams | 27 | DET | Robert Woods | 30 | TEN | ||||||
65 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | 25 | TB | Romeo Doubs | 22 | GB | ||||||
66 | Trey Sermon | 23 | SF | David Bell | 21 | CLE | ||||||
67 | James White | 30 | NE | Allen Lazard | 26 | GB | ||||||
68 | Eno Benjamin | 23 | ARI | Calvin Austin III | 23 | PIT | ||||||
69 | Kenyan Drake | 28 | LV | Danny Gray | 23 | SF | ||||||
70 | Mark Ingram II | 32 | NO | Mecole Hardman | 24 | KC | ||||||
71 | Kyren Williams | 21 | LAR | Anthony Schwartz | 21 | CLE | ||||||
72 | Rex Burkhead | 32 | HOU | Nico Collins | 23 | HOU | ||||||
73 | Damien Williams | 30 | ATL | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | 27 | KC | ||||||
74 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | 22 | CAR | |||||||||
75 | D.J. Chark Jr. | 25 | DET | |||||||||
76 | Tyler Boyd | 27 | CIN | |||||||||
77 | Curtis Samuel | 25 | WAS | |||||||||
78 | Jamison Crowder | 29 | BUF | |||||||||
79 | Marvin Jones Jr. | 32 | JAX | |||||||||
80 | Robbie Anderson | 29 | CAR | |||||||||
81 | DeVante Parker | 29 | NE | |||||||||
82 | Odell Beckham Jr. | 29 | FA | |||||||||
83 | Velus Jones | 25 | CHI | |||||||||
84 | John Metchie III | 22 | HOU | |||||||||
85 | Erik Ezukanma | 22 | MIA | |||||||||
86 | Justyn Ross | 22 | KC | |||||||||
87 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | 23 | CLE | |||||||||
88 | Van Jefferson | 26 | LAR | |||||||||
89 | K.J. Osborn | 25 | MIN | |||||||||
90 | Jarvis Landry | 29 | NO | |||||||||
91 | Amari Rodgers | 22 | GB | |||||||||
92 | Cedrick Wilson | 26 | MIA | |||||||||
93 | D'Wayne Eskridge | 25 | SEA | |||||||||
94 | K.J. Hamler | 23 | DEN | |||||||||
95 | Tim Patrick | 28 | DEN | |||||||||
96 | Will Fuller V | 27 | FA | |||||||||
97 | Corey Davis | 27 | NYJ | |||||||||
98 | Darius Slayton | 25 | NYG |
It’s good to have a list of rankings for each position, so one can determine where to target a player or who may be left to choose from. More important than ranking, however, is to tier these prospects so you can make a decisive selection when you’re on the clock.
Report back to NerdBallff.com over the coming weeks to see definitive tiers for each position as you being your startup drafts.