Dynasty Startup Draft Cheat Sheet: Rankings, Tiers, Strategy Advice (2022 Fantasy Football)

by FantasyPros Staff | @FantasyPros | Jun 11, 2022

Dynasty Startup Draft Cheat Sheet: Rankings, Tiers, Strategy Advice (2022 Fantasy Football)

It’s the time of year for dynasty startups and rookie drafts. We have you covered throughout the offseason. Check out our dynasty startup draft cheat sheet to get you through your drafts this weekend, including rankings, tiers, strategy advice, and more!

Players to Avoid in Dynasty Startup Drafts
Players to Target in Dynasty Startup Drafts

FantasyPros Staff Rankings

Derek Brown’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Andrew Erickson’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Matthew Freedman’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Pat Fitzmaurice’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Staff Consensus Dynasty Rankings
Staff Consensus Dynasty Rookie Rankings
Staff Consensus Dynasty Superflex Rookie Rankings (Premium)

Dynasty Startup Strategy

Win-Now Strategy
Hero RB Strategy
Zero RB Strategy
Dynasty Free Agency Winners & Losers
Dynasty Veterans To Target For 2022 Contenders
Re-Ranking the 2021 Rookie Wide Receiver Class
Dynasty Startup Players to Target
Dynasty Startup Players to Avoid
Galaxy Strategy
Superflex Strategy (Premium)
Win-in-Year-Two Strategy (Premium)
Late-Round QB Strategy (Premium)
Robust RB Strategy (Premium)
Productive Struggle Strategy (Premium)
Value Based Drafting (VBD) Strategy (Premium)
Anticipated Opportunity Strategy (Premium)
Player Age Strategy (Premium)

Check out the latest consensus dynasty startup draft rankings from our community of experts.

Players to Avoid in Dynasty Startup Drafts
Players to Target in Dynasty Startup Drafts

FantasyPros Staff Rankings

Derek Brown’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Andrew Erickson’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Matthew Freedman’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Pat Fitzmaurice’s Rankings: Dynasty | Rookie
Staff Consensus Dynasty Rankings
Staff Consensus Dynasty Rookie Rankings
Staff Consensus Dynasty Superflex Rookie Rankings (Premium)

Dynasty Startup Strategy

Win-Now Strategy
Hero RB Strategy
Zero RB Strategy
Dynasty Free Agency Winners & Losers
Dynasty Veterans To Target For 2022 Contenders
Re-Ranking the 2021 Rookie Wide Receiver Class
Dynasty Startup Players to Target
Dynasty Startup Players to Avoid
Galaxy Strategy
Superflex Strategy (Premium)
Win-in-Year-Two Strategy (Premium)
Late-Round QB Strategy (Premium)
Robust RB Strategy (Premium)
Productive Struggle Strategy (Premium)
Value Based Drafting (VBD) Strategy (Premium)
Anticipated Opportunity Strategy (Premium)
Player Age Strategy (Premium)

Check out the latest consensus dynasty startup draft rankings from our community of experts.

2022 Dynasty Startup Draft Rankings From the Most Accurate Experts

RK	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	AGE	ECR VS. ADP
1	Jonathan Taylor	IND	RB1	23	1
2	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR1	22	-1
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR2	22	0
4	Najee Harris	PIT	RB2	24	0
5	D’Andre Swift	DET	RB3	23	2
6	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB4	26	-1
7	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB5	22	2
8	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR3	23	0
9	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR4	29	-3
10	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE1	21	0
11	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR5	24	3
12	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB6	25	4
13	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB7	27	-2
14	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB8	21	-1
15	Davante Adams	LV	WR6	29	0
16	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR7	26	-4
17	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB9	26	0
18	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR8	23	6
19	Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR9	28	1
20	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE2	26	6
21	DK Metcalf	SEA	WR10	24	1
22	Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR11	28	-4
23	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB10	26	0
24	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB11	26	1
25	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR12	23	-6
26	DJ Moore	CAR	WR13	25	9
27	Cam Akers	LAR	RB12	22	2
28	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB13	25	0
29	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR14	25	1
30	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB14	28	-9
31	Josh Allen	BUF	QB1	26	-4
32	Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB15	23	4
33	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	RB16	23	0
34	Chris Godwin	TB	WR15	26	12
35	Travis Kelce	KC	TE3	32	-3
36	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR16	26	2
37	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR17	24	7
38	Ken Walker III	SEA	RB17	21	-1
39	George Kittle	SF	TE4	28	2
40	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	QB2	26	-9
41	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB18	23	4
42	Elijah Moore	NYJ	WR18	22	23
43	David Montgomery	CHI	RB19	25	-3
44	Mike Evans	TB	WR19	28	3
45	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB3	24	-6
46	Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR20	22	16
47	Aaron Jones	GB	RB20	27	-5
48	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR21	23	12
49	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR22	23	7
50	Amari Cooper	CLE	WR23	27	3
51	Leonard Fournette	TB	RB21	27	-2
52	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB4	25	-2
53	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB5	25	-2
54	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR24	30	-2
55	Josh Jacobs	LV	RB22	24	-1
56	AJ Dillon	GB	RB23	24	13
57	Elijah Mitchell	SF	RB24	24	7
58	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB6	24	-3
59	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR25	22	-16
60	Darren Waller	LV	TE5	29	3
61	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB25	26	-4
62	Drake London	ATL	WR26	20	-28
63	James Conner	ARI	RB26	27	5
64	Marquise Brown	ARI	WR27	25	-6
65	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE6	24	-6
66	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR28	26	8
67	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR29	30	16
68	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR30	22	-2
69	Darnell Mooney	CHI	WR31	24	1
70	Deshaun Watson	CLE	QB7	26	12
71	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB8	28	2
72	Mike Williams	LAC	WR32	27	0
73	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE7	27	14
74	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB27	25	12
75	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR33	24	5
76	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR34	21	-28
77	Michael Thomas	NO	WR35	29	-6
78	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB28	23	-2
79	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE8	23	12
80	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB29	25	16
81	Dalton Schultz	DAL	TE9	25	4
82	James Cook	BUF	RB30	22	-4
83	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB31	26	15
84	Gabriel Davis	BUF	WR36	23	8
85	Allen Robinson II	LAR	WR37	28	-10
86	Damien Harris	NE	RB32	25	4
87	Jameson Williams	DET	WR38	21	-26
88	Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR39	28	-4
89	Russell Wilson	DEN	QB9	33	6
90	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR40	25	-9
91	Chase Claypool	PIT	WR41	23	2
92	Trey Lance	SF	QB10	22	9
93	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB11	23	-5
94	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR42	29	8
95	Chris Olave	NO	WR43	21	-28
96	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB12	22	28
97	Michael Carter	NYJ	RB33	23	12
98	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE10	25	1
99	Justin Fields	CHI	QB13	23	31
100	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB14	34	14
101	Hunter Renfrow	LV	WR44	26	-7
102	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB34	24	11
103	Chase Edmonds	MIA	RB35	26	8
104	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB36	24	8
105	Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE11	26	1
106	Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB15	38	11
107	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR45	26	-3
108	Kadarius Toney	NYG	WR46	23	-3
109	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB37	26	11
110	Noah Fant	SEA	TE12	24	13
111	Christian Kirk	JAC	WR47	25	-11
112	Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR48	27	–
113	James Robinson	JAC	RB38	23	-3
114	Derek Carr	LV	QB16	31	27
115	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB17	24	29
116	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE13	23	18
117	Skyy Moore	KC	WR49	21	-40
118	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB39	23	13
119	Rachaad White	TB	RB40	23	-12
120	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	RB41	20	-4
121	Melvin Gordon III	DEN	RB42	29	11
122	Mac Jones	NE	QB18	23	29
123	Rondale Moore	ARI	WR50	22	-2
124	Albert Okwuegbunam	DEN	TE14	24	14
125	Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	RB43	24	28
126	Hunter Henry	NE	TE15	27	19
127	Zach Wilson	NYJ	QB19	22	30
128	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR51	31	-25
129	Ronald Jones II	KC	RB44	24	14
130	Christian Watson	GB	WR52	23	-51
131	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR53	27	-6
132	Irv Smith Jr.	MIN	TE16	23	10
133	Robert Woods	TEN	WR54	30	-7
134	Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR55	22	-37
135	Khalil Herbert	CHI	RB45	24	20
136	Zach Ertz	ARI	TE17	31	1
137	George Pickens	PIT	WR56	21	-48
138	Odell Beckham Jr.	FA	WR57	29	26
139	David Njoku	CLE	TE18	25	15
140	Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB20	33	21
141	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	RB46	23	17
142	Kenny Golladay	NYG	WR58	28	10
143	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB47	23	3
144	Tom Brady	TB	QB21	44	-8
145	Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB48	22	-37
146	Jakobi Meyers	NE	WR59	25	2
147	Zamir White	LV	RB49	22	-14
148	DJ Chark Jr.	DET	WR60	25	-21
149	Trey McBride	ARI	TE19	22	-9
150	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	WR61	23	17

Check out the latest consensus dynasty rookie draft rankings and tiers from our community of experts.

2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings & Tiers

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	BYE WEEK	AGE
1	1	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB1	10	21
2	1	Drake London	ATL	WR1	14	20
3	1	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR2	10	21
4	2	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR3	6	22
5	2	Jameson Williams	DET	WR4	6	21
6	2	Ken Walker III	SEA	RB2	11	21
7	2	Chris Olave	NO	WR5	14	21
8	2	Skyy Moore	KC	WR6	8	21
9	3	Christian Watson	GB	WR7	14	23
10	3	George Pickens	PIT	WR8	9	21
11	3	Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR9	14	22
12	3	James Cook	BUF	RB3	7	22
13	3	Rachaad White	TB	RB4	11	23
14	3	David Bell	CLE	WR10	9	21
15	3	Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB5	6	22
16	4	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	RB6	8	20
17	4	John Metchie III	HOU	WR11	6	21
18	4	Alec Pierce	IND	WR12	14	22
19	4	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR13	9	23
20	4	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	13	22
21	4	Kenny Pickett	PIT	QB1	9	24
22	4	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR14	9	21
23	4	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB7	14	23
24	4	Zamir White	LV	RB8	6	22
25	4	Malik Willis	TEN	QB2	6	23
26	4	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB9	14	22
27	5	Desmond Ridder	ATL	QB3	14	22
28	5	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR15	7	22
29	5	Matt Corral	CAR	QB4	13	23
30	5	Tyrion Davis-Price	SF	RB10	9	21
31	5	Jelani Woods	IND	TE2	14	23
32	5	Tyquan Thornton	NE	WR16	10	21
33	5	Hassan Haskins	TEN	RB11	6	22
34	5	Calvin Austin III	PIT	WR17	9	23
35	5	Greg Dulcich	DEN	TE3	9	22
36	5	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR18	14	22
37	5	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB12	7	21
38	6	Sam Howell	WAS	QB5	14	21
39	6	Jerome Ford	CLE	RB13	9	22
40	6	Justyn Ross	KC	WR19	8	22
41	6	Tyler Badie	BAL	RB14	10	22
42	6	Keaontay Ingram	ARI	RB15	13	22
43	6	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE4	10	21
44	6	Pierre Strong Jr.	NE	RB16	10	23
45	6	Danny Gray	SF	WR20	9	23
46	6	Ty Chandler	MIN	RB17	7	24
47	6	Velus Jones Jr.	CHI	WR21	14	25
48	6	Isaiah Likely	BAL	TE5	10	22
49	6	Carson Strong	PHI	QB6	7	22
50	7	Snoop Conner	JAC	RB18	11	22
51	7	Kennedy Brooks	PHI	RB19	7	23
52	7	Kyle Philips	TEN	WR22	6	22
53	7	Cade Otton	TB	TE6	11	23
54	7	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	TE7	9	21
55	7	Jerrion Ealy	KC	RB20	8	21
56	7	Charlie Kolar	BAL	TE8	10	23
57	7	Bo Melton	SEA	WR23	11	23
58	7	Isaih Pacheco	KC	RB21	8	23
59	7	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE9	9	23
60	7	Erik Ezukanma	MIA	WR24	11	22

FantasyPros Staff Consensus 2022 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Draft Rankings

Rank	Player	Pos	College	Age	Height	Weight	NFL Team
1	Drake London	WR	USC	20	6’3″	219	Falcons
2	Breece Hall	RB	Iowa State	20	5’11”	217	Jets
3	Jameson Williams	WR	Alabama	20	6’1″	179	Lions
4	Treylon Burks	WR	Arkansas	21	6’2″	225	Titans
5	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State	21	5’11”	183	Jets
6	Kenneth Walker III	RB	Michigan State	21	5’9″	211	Seahawks
7	Kenny Pickett	QB	Pittsburgh	23	6’3″	217	Steelers
8	Skyy Moore	WR	Western Michigan	21	5’9″	195	Chiefs
9	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio State	21	6’0″	187	Saints
10	Christian Watson	WR	North Dakota State	22	6’4″	208	Packers
11	James Cook	RB	Georgia	22	5’11”	181	Bills
12	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State	21	5’10”	178	Commanders
13	George Pickens	WR	Georgia	21	6’3″	195	Steelers
14	Dameon Pierce	RB	Florida	22	5’10”	216	Texans
15	Malik Willis	QB	Liberty	22	6’0″	219	Titans
16	Rachaad White	RB	Arizona State	23	6’2″	210	Buccaneers
17	David Bell	WR	Purdue	21	6’0″	212	Browns
18	Trey McBride	TE	Colorado State	22	6’3″	246	Cardinals
19	Desmond Ridder	QB	Cincinnati	22	6’3″	211	Falcons
20	Matt Corral	QB	Mississippi	23	6’1″	212	Panthers
21	Alec Pierce	WR	Cincinnati	21	6’3″	211	Colts
22	Isaiah Spiller	RB	Texas A&M	20	6’0″	217	Chargers
23	Jalen Tolbert	WR	South Alabama	23	6’1″	194	Cowboys
24	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB	Alabama	22	6’1″	228	Commanders

Check out our top-60 dynasty rookie superflex rankings here

2022 Dynasty Startup Mock Drafts

Dynasty Startup Mock Draft: 12-Team, Superflex
Dynasty Startup Superflex Mock Draft
Dynasty Startup Mock Draft: 12-Team, PPR
2QB Dynasty Startup Mock Draft

2022 Dynasty Rookie Mock Drafts

Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 11 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 10 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 9 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 8 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 7 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 6 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 5 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 4 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 3 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 2 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, No. 1 Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, Superflex, Late Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, 12-Team, Early Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five-Round, Superflex, Middle Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Four-Round, 12-Team, Middle Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Four-Round, Superflex, Middle Pick
Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Four-Round, Superflex, Early Pick

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