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Smith: 2022 Fantasy Football Dynasty Startup Rankings

Full position ranking for 2022 fantasy football dynasty startup leagues.

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.

RankQBAgeTeamRBAgeTeamWRAgeTeamTEAgeTeam
1Lamar Jackson25BALJonathan Taylor23INDJustin Jefferson23MINKyle Pitts21ATL
2Patrick Mahomes26KCNajee Harris24PITJa'Marr Chase22CINMark Andrews26BAL
3Josh Allen26BUFChristian McCaffrey26CARCeeDee Lamb23DALTravis Kelce32KC
4Justin Herbert24LACJavonte Williams22DENDeebo Samuel26SFDarren Waller29LV
5Kyler Murray25ARID'Andre Swift23DETA.J. Brown25PHIGeorge Kittle28SF
6Deshaun Watson26CLEAustin Ekeler27LACCooper Kupp29LART.J. Hockenson25DET
7Joe Burrow25CINNick Chubb26CLEJaylen Waddle23MIADalton Schultz26DAL
8Trey Lance22SFAlvin Kamara27NOTee Higgins23CINPat Freiermuth23PIT
9Trevor Lawrence22JAXDalvin Cook26MINTyreek Hill28MIADallas Goedert27PHI
10Dak Prescott29DALAaron Jones27GBStefon Diggs28BUFNoah Fant24SEA
11Jalen Hurts24PHIJoe Mixon26CINDavante Adams29LVRobert Tonyan28GB
12Russell Wilson33DENDerrick Henry28TENDK Metcalf24SEAMike Gesicki26MIA
13Aaron Rodgers38GBCam Akers23LARDeAndre Hopkins30ARIDawson Knox25BUF
14Matthew Stafford34LARJ.K. Dobbins23BALChris Godwin26TBHunter Henry27NE
15Justin Fields23CHIBreece Hall21NYJTerry McLaurin26WASIrv Smith Jr.23MIN
16Zach Wilson23NYJAntonio Gibson24WASRashod Bateman22BALCole Kmet23CHI
17Mac Jones23NESaquon Barkley25NYGElijah Moore22NYJAlbert Okwuegbunam24DEN
18Derek Carr31LVDavid Montgomery25CHIDrake London21ATLTrey McBride22ARI
19Tom Brady45TBJosh Jacobs24LVGarrett Wilson22NYJZach Ertz31ARI
20Tua Tagovailoa24MIATravis Etienne Jr.23JAXD.J. Moore25CARLogan Thomas31WAS
21Kenny Pickett24PITLeonard Fournette27TBMichael Pittman Jr.24INDDavid Njoku26CLE
22Daniel Jones25NYGJames Conner27ARIDiontae Johnson26PITEvan Engram27JAX
23Kirk Cousins33MINKen Walker III21SEATreylon Burks22TENGreg Dulcich22DEN
24Carson Wentz29WASElijah Mitchell24SFJameson Williams21DETJelani Woods23IND
25Ryan Tannehill34TENAJ Dillon24GBChris Olave22NOBrevin Jordan22HOU
26Matt Ryan37INDJames Cook22BUFAmon-Ra St. Brown22DETAdam Trautman25NO
27Desmond Ridder22ATLJames Robinson23JAXMike Evans28TBTyler Higbee29LAR
28Jameis Winston28NOMiles Sanders25PHIDeVonta Smith23PHIGerald Everett28LAC
29Baker Mayfield27CAREzekiel Elliott27DALBrandon Aiyuk24SFHarrison Bryant24CLE
30Davis Mills23HOUMelvin Gordon III29DENJerry Jeudy23DENCade Otton23TB
31Sam Darnold25CARRashaad Penny26SEAGeorge Pickens21PITCharlie Kolar23BAL
32Jared Goff27DETRhamondre Stevenson24NEMarquise Brown25ARIIsaiah LIkely22BAL
33Malik Willis23TENClyde Edwards-Helaire23KCJahan Dotson22WASAustin Hooper27TEN
34Matt Corral23CARDevin Singletary24BUFKeenan Allen30LACTommy Tremble22CAR
35Jimmy Garoppolo30SFMichael Carter23NYJDarnell Mooney24CHIHayden Hurst28CIN
36Marcus Mariota28ATLDamien Harris25NEMike Williams27LAC
37Mitch Trubisky27PITDarrell Henderson Jr.24LARCalvin Ridley27ATL
38Drew Lock25SEAChase Edmonds26MIABrandin Cooks28HOU
39Kareem Hunt27CLEAmari Cooper28CLE
40Tony Pollard25DALCourtland Sutton26DEN
41Chris Evans24CINKadarius Toney23NYG
42Isaiah Spiller20LACSkyy Moore21KC
43Dameon Pierce22HOUAllen Robinson II28LAR
44Tyrion Davis-Price21SFChristian Watson23GB
45Khalil Herbert24CHIMichael Thomas29NO
46Cordarrelle Patterson31ATLHunter Renfrow26LV
47Brian Robinson Jr.23WASJuJu Smith-Schuster25KC
48Ronald Jones II25KCGabriel Davis23BUF
49Rachaad White23TBAlec Pierce22IND
50Tyler Allgeier22ATLTyler Lockett29SEA
51Isiah Pacheco22KCChase Claypool24PIT
52Zamir White22LVJalen Tolbert23DAL
53Kenneth Gainwell23PHIChristian Kirk25JAX
54Zack Moss23BUFMichael Gallup26DAL
55Hassan Haskins22TENLaviska Shenault23JAX
56Pierre Strong Jr.23NEWan'Dale Robinson21NYG
57Alexander Mattison24MINJakobi Meyers25NE
58Raheem Mostert30MIARussell Gage26TB
59Marlon Mack26HOUJosh Palmer22LAC
60Nyheim Hines25INDRondale Moore22ARI
61J.D. McKissic28WASAdam Thielen31MIN
62Chuba Hubbard23CARTyquan Thornton21NE
63Gus Edwards27BALKenny Golladay28NYG
64Jamaal Williams27DETRobert Woods30TEN
65Ke'Shawn Vaughn25TBRomeo Doubs22GB
66Trey Sermon23SFDavid Bell21CLE
67James White30NEAllen Lazard26GB
68Eno Benjamin23ARICalvin Austin III23PIT
69Kenyan Drake28LVDanny Gray23SF
70Mark Ingram II32NOMecole Hardman24KC
71Kyren Williams21LARAnthony Schwartz21CLE
72Rex Burkhead32HOUNico Collins23HOU
73Damien Williams30ATLMarquez Valdes-Scantling27KC
74Terrace Marshall Jr.22CAR
75D.J. Chark Jr.25DET
76Tyler Boyd27CIN
77Curtis Samuel25WAS
78Jamison Crowder29BUF
79Marvin Jones Jr.32JAX
80Robbie Anderson29CAR
81DeVante Parker29NE
82Odell Beckham Jr.29FA
83Velus Jones25CHI
84John Metchie III22HOU
85Erik Ezukanma22MIA
86Justyn Ross22KC
87Donovan Peoples-Jones23CLE
88Van Jefferson26LAR
89K.J. Osborn25MIN
90Jarvis Landry29NO
91Amari Rodgers22GB
92Cedrick Wilson26MIA
93D'Wayne Eskridge25SEA
94K.J. Hamler23DEN
95Tim Patrick28DEN
96Will Fuller V27FA
97Corey Davis27NYJ
98Darius Slayton25NYG

 

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.

 

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