2022 Dynasty Startup Draft Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts

With the arrival of the 2022 NFL Draft, dynasty startup drafts are going to be in full swing very soon! We’ll have you covered throughout your dynasty drafting process with our Dynasty Draft Kit. Check out the latest consensus dynasty startup draft rankings from our community of experts.

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV
1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB1	1	3	1.3	0.6
2	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR1	2	5	3.2	1.3
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR2	1	7	3.4	1.9
4	Najee Harris	PIT	RB2	2	9	4.9	2.1
5	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB3	3	16	6.5	3.5
6	D’Andre Swift	DET	RB4	4	11	6.7	2
7	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB5	4	11	7.3	2.4
8	A.J. Brown	TEN	WR3	7	17	9.6	2.7
9	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE1	4	13	9.9	2.8
10	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR4	6	15	10.7	2.8
11	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR5	7	16	11.6	2.5
12	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB6	7	24	13.6	6.1
13	Davante Adams	LV	WR6	10	23	15.3	3.6
14	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB7	8	23	16.6	4.7
15	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR7	10	31	18.1	6.8
16	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE2	15	27	18.6	4.6
17	Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB8	16	27	20.2	3.8
18	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB9	12	33	20.6	6.4
19	Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR8	14	28	21.4	4.1
20	Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR9	17	26	21.6	2.8
21	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB10	15	30	22.3	5
22	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR10	12	39	22.6	8.2
23	Cam Akers	LAR	RB11	14	43	23.3	7.6
24	D.K. Metcalf	SEA	WR11	15	32	23.4	6.1
25	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR12	15	34	25	6.5
26	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB12	19	43	28.2	8.3
27	Josh Allen	BUF	QB1	24	46	28.8	6.4
28	DJ Moore	CAR	WR13	19	37	30.9	5.2
29	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR14	24	39	31.8	4.6
30	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB13	22	44	31.9	7.6
31	Chris Godwin	TB	WR15	26	37	33.4	3
32	George Kittle	SF	TE3	19	54	33.8	11.9
33	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB14	18	47	34.4	9.5
34	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR16	30	39	35	2.6
35	Elijah Moore	NYJ	WR17	25	61	37	9.5
36	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	RB15	23	72	39.3	14.9
37	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR18	33	55	39.7	5.6
38	Travis Kelce	KC	TE4	23	54	42.1	11.6
39	Mike Evans	TB	WR19	38	60	43.5	6.2
40	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	QB2	29	54	43.6	7.7
41	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR20	33	60	44.3	8.6
42	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB16	35	60	46.1	8.4
43	David Montgomery	CHI	RB17	36	66	47.1	7.9
44	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR21	39	58	47.1	6.9
45	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB3	40	54	47.8	4.1
46	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR22	37	79	50.3	11
47	Amari Cooper	CLE	WR23	40	63	50.4	7.7
48	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR24	33	75	50.6	12.1
49	Aaron Jones	GB	RB18	42	66	51.9	7.7
50	Josh Jacobs	LV	RB19	42	74	54.3	9.3
51	Elijah Mitchell	SF	RB20	43	73	56.5	9.9
52	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB4	39	70	57.4	9.4
53	Leonard Fournette	TB	RB21	48	67	59.2	4.5
54	AJ Dillon	GB	RB22	52	68	59.6	5.2
55	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR25	45	97	60.2	15.2
56	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR26	41	81	60.5	13.7
57	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB5	52	91	61.1	10.8
58	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB6	50	87	61.3	11.2
59	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB23	52	76	62.1	8.5
60	Darren Waller	LV	TE5	39	78	63.2	9.7
61	Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR27	49	82	63.5	10.1
62	Michael Carter	NYJ	RB24	52	81	64.5	9.7
63	Michael Thomas	NO	WR28	48	90	66.5	11.5
64	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE6	63	73	68.1	4.3
65	Mike Williams	LAC	WR29	56	84	70	7.7
66	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE7	64	92	73.1	8.4
67	Deshaun Watson	CLE	QB7	65	87	73.2	7
68	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR30	65	94	74.2	8.4
69	Darnell Mooney	CHI	WR31	62	93	74.3	11.2
70	James Conner	ARI	RB25	61	98	74.9	9.6
71	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB26	61	86	76.2	8.3
72	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB8	68	103	78.8	11.4
73	Marquise Brown	BAL	WR32	62	98	79.3	12.4
74	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB27	66	91	80.3	7.4
75	Breece Hall	FA	RB28	7	177	50	58.2
76	Damien Harris	NE	RB29	70	102	83.2	8.7
77	Allen Robinson II	LAR	WR33	55	124	83.3	20.1
78	Chase Claypool	PIT	WR34	69	101	85.2	12.2
79	Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR35	65	102	85.5	11.9
80	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB30	76	100	85.6	6.2
81	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE8	72	106	86.3	10.3
82	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB31	75	103	86.9	7.2
83	Russell Wilson	DEN	QB9	76	103	87.9	7.4
84	Dalton Schultz	DAL	TE9	72	106	88	11.7
85	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR36	74	107	88.2	11.7
86	Trey Lance	SF	QB10	67	117	88.6	14.2
87	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR37	65	138	92.4	20.8
88	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE10	86	115	94.8	7.2
89	Gabriel Davis	BUF	WR38	79	125	96.3	13.2
90	Hunter Renfrow	LV	WR39	82	116	96.8	11.9
91	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB32	85	119	97.3	10.6
92	Kenneth Walker III	FA	RB33	23	193	68.6	62.8
93	Justin Fields	CHI	QB11	80	131	99.4	13.6
94	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB34	85	127	99.9	11
95	Kadarius Toney	NYG	WR40	82	137	100.5	17
96	Chase Edmonds	MIA	RB35	82	120	103.7	14
97	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB12	84	117	103.8	10.9
98	Rondale Moore	ARI	WR41	81	144	104.5	15.6
99	Noah Fant	SEA	TE11	81	136	104.9	17.2
100	Christian Kirk	JAC	WR42	68	138	106	20.9
101	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB13	84	150	107	17.1
102	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB36	90	123	107.1	10.6
103	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB14	93	116	107.7	8.3
104	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR43	80	141	107.9	16.4
105	Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB15	103	117	110.9	5.3
106	Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE12	94	133	112.2	11.8
107	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB37	97	144	113.1	14.4
108	James Robinson	JAC	RB38	98	123	115	7.4
109	Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR44	96	229	117.1	36.8
110	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR45	81	155	120.2	23.8
111	Albert Okwuegbunam	DEN	TE13	95	173	121.7	19.7
112	Derek Carr	LV	QB16	116	154	123.6	11.4
113	Robert Woods	TEN	WR46	96	161	123.7	20.8
114	Melvin Gordon III	FA	RB39	92	159	123.8	18.3
115	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE14	108	139	124.6	10
116	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB17	112	150	125.6	12.2
117	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR47	90	151	127.6	18.2
118	Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	RB40	113	156	129.7	15
119	Odell Beckham Jr.	FA	WR48	107	183	130.6	25.1
120	Hunter Henry	NE	TE15	118	141	130.7	7.3
121	Zach Ertz	ARI	TE16	118	139	132.2	6.3
122	Mac Jones	NE	QB18	117	158	132.4	13.1
123	Ronald Jones II	KC	RB41	114	186	134.4	18.5
124	Kenny Golladay	NYG	WR49	99	175	138.7	24.6
125	D.J. Chark Jr.	DET	WR50	95	189	139.6	27.9
126	Irv Smith Jr.	MIN	TE17	107	209	142.1	29.9
127	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	RB42	112	185	142.3	23.6
128	Isaiah Spiller	FA	RB43	76	237	117.8	60.3
129	Zach Wilson	NYJ	QB19	118	158	144	13.6
130	Garrett Wilson	FA	WR51	35	228	88.2	75.3
131	Khalil Herbert	CHI	RB44	110	244	146	36.8
132	Jakobi Meyers	NE	WR52	124	174	146.1	18.1
133	Corey Davis	NYJ	WR53	124	174	147.3	16
134	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	WR54	111	196	148.7	24.9
135	Sony Michel	LAR	RB45	123	193	149.8	20
136	Drake London	FA	WR55	38	239	94.3	76.5
137	Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB20	123	174	151.9	15.9
138	Logan Thomas	WAS	TE18	135	236	152.3	27.9
139	Russell Gage	TB	WR56	124	202	153.4	25.5
140	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	RB46	121	198	153.9	23.9
141	Trey Sermon	SF	RB47	132	216	154.7	24.6
142	Treylon Burks	FA	WR57	44	260	102.3	82.4
143	Evan Engram	JAC	TE19	133	236	158.4	29.3
144	Jameson Williams	FA	WR58	40	285	111.2	94.6
145	Gus Edwards	BAL	RB48	143	186	165	15.5
146	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB49	123	234	166.8	31.9
147	Van Jefferson	LAR	WR59	128	223	167.4	29.2
148	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	QB21	151	241	168.8	26.1
149	David Njoku	CLE	TE20	101	267	171.4	59
150	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	DST1	140	205	149.6	19.5
151	Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE21	139	244	173.3	31
152	Rob Gronkowski	FA	TE22	136	246	173.9	37.3
153	Jarvis Landry	FA	WR60	137	226	176.2	35.5
154	Curtis Samuel	WAS	WR61	129	269	177.3	36.3
155	William Fuller V	FA	WR62	128	219	177.9	35.2
156	Rachaad White	FA	RB50	95	306	158.1	75.9
157	J.D. McKissic	WAS	RB51	122	257	180.3	43.4
158	Ke’Shawn Vaughn	TB	RB52	143	234	180.4	30.4
159	DeVante Parker	NE	WR63	148	228	181.3	30.6
160	Jamaal Williams	DET	RB53	134	237	182.6	32.3
161	Chris Carson	SEA	RB54	126	285	183.4	49.7
162	Nico Collins	HOU	WR64	141	233	184	32
163	Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB55	132	271	185.9	38
164	Nyheim Hines	IND	RB56	144	256	187.6	31.7
165	Matt Ryan	IND	QB22	158	275	188.6	38.3
166	Julio Jones	FA	WR65	160	212	191.6	17.1
167	Tim Patrick	DEN	WR66	129	239	191.7	28.7
168	New England Patriots	NE	DST2	145	210	172.4	25.5
169	Buffalo Bills	BUF	DST3	145	202	173.3	22.8
170	Terrace Marshall Jr.	CAR	WR67	140	246	195	36
171	Allen Lazard	GB	WR68	120	247	196.4	39.8
172	Joshua Palmer	LAC	WR69	155	241	196.7	26.7
173	Tom Brady	TB	QB23	118	241	176.6	40.4
174	D’Onta Foreman	CAR	RB57	147	273	197.8	36.7
175	Baltimore Ravens	BAL	DST4	145	225	177.6	29.9
176	Zamir White	FA	RB58	100	272	178.6	63.3
177	Gerald Everett	LAC	TE23	156	260	199.3	40.9
178	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	KC	WR70	127	262	199.4	52
179	Adam Trautman	NO	TE24	153	276	201.4	36.6
180	Chris Olave	FA	WR71	51	295	126.4	98.3
181	Jaret Patterson	WAS	RB59	137	269	201.8	38.5
182	San Francisco 49ers	SF	DST5	163	229	184.5	25.2
183	Mecole Hardman	KC	WR72	167	255	206.4	27.5
184	Brevin Jordan	HOU	TE25	142	340	207.4	59.4
185	Justin Tucker	BAL	K1	171	218	188.6	21.7
186	Myles Gaskin	MIA	RB60	143	280	210.6	48.9
187	Darrel Williams	KC	RB61	170	283	211.3	35.7
188	Donovan Peoples-Jones	CLE	WR73	160	271	212.7	30
189	Dameon Pierce	FA	RB62	115	330	196	71.4
190	Robert Tonyan	GB	TE26	190	260	215.4	22.1
191	Jameis Winston	NO	QB24	171	284	216.2	42.5
192	Kenyan Drake	LV	RB63	164	380	216.3	58.5
193	Harrison Butker	KC	K2	179	232	199.1	22.5
194	Arizona Cardinals	ARI	DST6	145	314	217.7	54.9
195	Jonnu Smith	NE	TE27	160	280	218.3	37.1
196	D’Ernest Johnson	CLE	RB64	134	325	219.7	67.6
197	Robby Anderson	CAR	WR74	157	290	220.6	41.5
198	Davis Mills	HOU	QB25	162	332	203.5	51.1
199	Sterling Shepard	NYG	WR75	191	251	222	18.1
200	Daniel Jones	NYG	QB26	167	318	222.4	53.1

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