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

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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	0
2	Ja’Marr Chase	CIN	WR1	22	0
3	Justin Jefferson	MIN	WR2	23	0
4	Najee Harris	PIT	RB2	24	0
5	D’Andre Swift	DET	RB3	23	1
6	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB4	26	-1
7	Javonte Williams	DEN	RB5	22	0
8	CeeDee Lamb	DAL	WR3	23	1
9	Cooper Kupp	LAR	WR4	29	-1
10	Kyle Pitts	ATL	TE1	21	0
11	A.J. Brown	PHI	WR5	24	1
12	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB6	25	3
13	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB7	27	-2
14	Davante Adams	LV	WR6	29	-1
15	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB8	21	-1
16	Deebo Samuel	SF	WR7	26	0
17	Tee Higgins	CIN	WR8	23	3
18	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB9	26	-1
19	Stefon Diggs	BUF	WR9	28	0
20	DK Metcalf	SEA	WR10	24	2
21	Jaylen Waddle	MIA	WR11	23	5
22	Tyreek Hill	MIA	WR12	28	1
23	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB10	26	-2
24	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB11	26	1
25	Diontae Johnson	PIT	WR13	25	6
26	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB12	25	2
27	DJ Moore	CAR	WR14	25	6
28	Cam Akers	LAR	RB13	23	2
29	Josh Allen	BUF	QB1	26	-2
30	Derrick Henry	TEN	RB14	28	-6
31	J.K. Dobbins	BAL	RB15	23	3
32	Chris Godwin	TB	WR15	26	12
33	Travis Kelce	KC	TE2	32	-1
34	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE3	26	-16
35	Michael Pittman Jr.	IND	WR16	24	3
36	Antonio Gibson	WAS	RB16	24	-1
37	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR17	26	3
38	George Kittle	SF	TE4	28	3
39	Ken Walker III	SEA	RB17	21	0
40	Travis Etienne Jr.	JAC	RB18	23	2
41	Patrick Mahomes II	KC	QB2	26	-12
42	Elijah Moore	NYJ	WR18	22	18
43	Mike Evans	TB	WR19	28	3
44	Rashod Bateman	BAL	WR20	22	9
45	Justin Herbert	LAC	QB3	24	-9
46	David Montgomery	CHI	RB19	25	-1
47	Aaron Jones	GB	RB20	27	-4
48	DeVonta Smith	PHI	WR21	23	9
49	Jerry Jeudy	DEN	WR22	23	0
50	Leonard Fournette	TB	RB21	27	4
51	Drake London	ATL	WR23	20	-14
52	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB4	25	0
53	Joe Burrow	CIN	QB5	25	-3
54	Amari Cooper	CLE	WR24	28	2
55	Keenan Allen	LAC	WR25	30	-4
56	Elijah Mitchell	SF	RB22	24	7
57	AJ Dillon	GB	RB23	24	8
58	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR26	22	-11
59	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB6	24	2
60	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB24	26	-5
61	Josh Jacobs	LV	RB25	24	-3
62	Darren Waller	LV	TE5	29	-3
63	James Conner	ARI	RB26	27	5
64	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR27	26	6
65	T.J. Hockenson	DET	TE6	24	-3
66	Darnell Mooney	CHI	WR28	24	5
67	Amon-Ra St. Brown	DET	WR29	22	5
68	Mike Williams	LAC	WR30	27	1
69	Dak Prescott	DAL	QB7	28	6
70	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR31	21	-22
71	DeAndre Hopkins	ARI	WR32	30	5
72	Marquise Brown	ARI	WR33	25	-8
73	Dallas Goedert	PHI	TE7	27	4
74	Deshaun Watson	CLE	QB8	26	9
75	Jameson Williams	DET	WR34	21	-9
76	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB27	25	2
77	Dalton Schultz	DAL	TE8	25	4
78	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	KC	RB28	23	-5
79	Pat Freiermuth	PIT	TE9	23	9
80	Michael Thomas	NO	WR35	29	2
81	Chris Olave	NO	WR36	22	-14
82	Tony Pollard	DAL	RB29	25	9
83	Allen Robinson II	LAR	WR37	28	4
84	Damien Harris	NE	RB30	25	5
85	Gabriel Davis	BUF	WR38	23	1
86	James Cook	BUF	RB31	22	-12
87	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB32	26	5
88	Russell Wilson	DEN	QB9	33	39
89	JuJu Smith-Schuster	KC	WR39	25	-10
90	Trey Lance	SF	QB10	22	3
91	Brandon Aiyuk	SF	WR40	24	-7
92	Chase Claypool	PIT	WR41	23	34
93	Jalen Hurts	PHI	QB11	23	-3
94	Brandin Cooks	HOU	WR42	28	-9
95	Tyler Lockett	SEA	WR43	29	3
96	Justin Fields	CHI	QB12	23	46
97	Dawson Knox	BUF	TE10	25	0
98	Matthew Stafford	LAR	QB13	34	4
99	Trevor Lawrence	JAC	QB14	22	37
100	Hunter Renfrow	LV	WR44	26	-5
101	Mike Gesicki	MIA	TE11	26	2
102	Chase Edmonds	MIA	RB33	26	-3
103	Aaron Rodgers	GB	QB15	38	4
104	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB34	24	27
105	Kadarius Toney	NYG	WR45	23	-4
106	Cole Kmet	CHI	TE12	23	8
107	Michael Carter	NYJ	RB35	23	-1
108	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR46	26	22
109	Rhamondre Stevenson	NE	RB36	24	-4
110	Noah Fant	SEA	TE13	24	0
111	Tua Tagovailoa	MIA	QB16	24	43
112	James Robinson	JAC	RB37	23	-4
113	Derek Carr	LV	QB17	31	2
114	Rachaad White	TB	RB38	23	-10
115	Skyy Moore	KC	WR47	21	-35
116	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB39	26	16
117	Christian Watson	GB	WR48	23	6
118	Christian Kirk	JAC	WR49	25	10
119	Rondale Moore	ARI	WR50	22	-7
120	Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR51	22	-24
121	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB40	24	19
122	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	RB41	20	-13
123	Hunter Henry	NE	TE14	27	30
124	Calvin Ridley	ATL	WR52	27	–
125	Zach Wilson	NYJ	QB18	22	37
126	Albert Okwuegbunam	DEN	TE15	24	-9
127	Ronald Jones II	KC	RB42	24	22
128	Melvin Gordon III	DEN	RB43	29	15
129	Irv Smith Jr.	MIN	TE16	23	23
130	Zach Ertz	ARI	TE17	31	9
131	Kirk Cousins	MIN	QB19	33	30
132	Mac Jones	NE	QB20	23	-7
133	Adam Thielen	MIN	WR53	31	-33
134	Robert Woods	TEN	WR54	30	-23
135	Darrell Henderson Jr.	LAR	RB44	24	16
136	David Njoku	CLE	TE18	25	11
137	George Pickens	PIT	WR55	21	-43
138	Odell Beckham Jr.	FA	WR56	29	25
139	Kenneth Gainwell	PHI	RB45	23	17
140	Tyler Boyd	CIN	WR57	27	5
141	Khalil Herbert	CHI	RB46	24	18
142	Zamir White	LV	RB47	22	-22
143	Tom Brady	TB	QB21	44	-30
144	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB48	23	-26
145	DJ Chark Jr.	DET	WR58	25	5
146	Kenny Golladay	NYG	WR59	28	14
147	Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB49	22	-18
148	Russell Gage	TB	WR60	26	-27
149	Trey McBride	ARI	TE19	22	-33
150	Jakobi Meyers	NE	WR61	25	-31
151	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	QB22	33	70
152	Kenny Pickett	PIT	QB23	24	15
153	Allen Lazard	GB	WR62	26	-15
154	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB50	22	-13
155	Evan Engram	JAC	TE20	27	31
156	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	RB51	31	-22
157	Corey Davis	NYJ	WR63	27	25
158	David Bell	CLE	WR64	21	-25
159	Tyler Higbee	LAR	TE21	29	34
160	Logan Thomas	WAS	TE22	31	-3
161	Gerald Everett	LAC	TE23	28	38
162	Davis Mills	HOU	QB24	23	51
163	Laviska Shenault Jr.	JAC	WR65	23	12
164	Nyheim Hines	IND	RB52	25	-40
165	Robert Tonyan	GB	TE24	28	16
166	Matt Ryan	IND	QB25	37	38
167	Jarvis Landry	NO	WR66	29	-19
168	J.D. McKissic	WAS	RB53	28	3
169	Jameis Winston	NO	QB26	28	26
170	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR67	23	-24
171	Brevin Jordan	HOU	TE25	21	29
172	Chuba Hubbard	CAR	RB54	23	-3
173	DeVante Parker	NE	WR68	29	-5
174	Gus Edwards	BAL	RB55	27	18
175	Jamaal Williams	DET	RB56	27	15
176	Sony Michel	MIA	RB57	27	33
177	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	KC	WR69	27	-55
178	Van Jefferson	LAR	WR70	25	-6
179	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR71	21	-35
180	Trey Sermon	SF	RB58	23	32
181	Tim Patrick	DEN	WR72	28	-1
182	Alec Pierce	IND	WR73	22	-45
183	Nico Collins	HOU	WR74	23	8
184	William Fuller V	FA	WR75	28	44
185	Terrace Marshall Jr.	CAR	WR76	22	25
186	John Metchie III	HOU	WR77	21	-51
187	Carson Wentz	WAS	QB27	29	59
188	Raheem Mostert	MIA	RB59	30	17
189	D’Onta Foreman	CAR	RB60	26	27
190	Los Angeles Rams	LAR	DST1	–	-12
191	D’Ernest Johnson	CLE	RB61	26	35
192	Curtis Samuel	WAS	WR78	25	2
193	Donovan Peoples-Jones	CLE	WR79	23	-27
194	Mecole Hardman	KC	WR80	24	-36
195	Austin Hooper	TEN	TE26	27	37
196	Tyrion Davis-Price	SF	RB62	21	-41
197	Kenyan Drake	LV	RB63	28	38
198	Marlon Mack	HOU	RB64	26	-19
199	Jonnu Smith	NE	TE27	26	91
200	Adam Trautman	NO	TE28	25	41

2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings & Tiers

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	AGE
1	1	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB1	21
2	1	Drake London	ATL	WR1	20
3	1	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR2	21
4	2	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR3	22
5	2	Ken Walker III	SEA	RB2	21
6	2	Jameson Williams	DET	WR4	21
7	2	Chris Olave	NO	WR5	22
8	2	Skyy Moore	KC	WR6	21
9	3	Christian Watson	GB	WR7	23
10	3	Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR8	22
11	3	George Pickens	PIT	WR9	21
12	3	James Cook	BUF	RB3	22
13	3	Rachaad White	TB	RB4	23
14	3	David Bell	CLE	WR10	21
15	4	Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB5	22
16	4	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	RB6	20
17	4	John Metchie III	HOU	WR11	21
18	4	Kenny Pickett	PIT	QB1	24
19	4	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	22
20	4	Alec Pierce	IND	WR12	22
21	4	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR13	23
22	4	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR14	21
23	4	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB7	23
24	4	Malik Willis	TEN	QB2	23
25	4	Zamir White	LV	RB8	22
26	4	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB9	22
27	4	Desmond Ridder	ATL	QB3	22
28	5	Matt Corral	CAR	QB4	23
29	5	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR15	22
30	5	Tyrion Davis-Price	SF	RB10	21
31	5	Jelani Woods	IND	TE2	23
32	5	Tyquan Thornton	NE	WR16	21
33	5	Hassan Haskins	TEN	RB11	22
34	5	Greg Dulcich	DEN	TE3	22
35	5	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR17	22
36	5	Keaontay Ingram	ARI	RB12	22
37	5	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB13	21
38	5	Calvin Austin III	PIT	WR18	23
39	5	Sam Howell	WAS	QB5	21
40	5	Tyler Badie	BAL	RB14	22
41	6	Jerome Ford	CLE	RB15	22
42	6	Pierre Strong Jr.	NE	RB16	23
43	6	Justyn Ross	KC	WR19	22
44	6	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE4	21
45	6	Velus Jones Jr.	CHI	WR20	25
46	6	Danny Gray	SF	WR21	23
47	6	Ty Chandler	MIN	RB17	24
48	6	Isaiah Likely	BAL	TE5	22
49	6	Snoop Conner	JAC	RB18	22
50	7	Carson Strong	PHI	QB6	22
51	7	Kyle Philips	TEN	WR22	23
52	7	Cade Otton	TB	TE6	23
53	7	Charlie Kolar	BAL	TE7	23
54	7	Bo Melton	SEA	WR23	23
55	7	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	TE8	21
56	7	Isaih Pacheco	KC	RB19	23
57	7	Kevin Harris	NE	RB20	21
58	7	Kennedy Brooks	PHI	RB21	23
59	7	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE9	23
60	7	D’Vonte Price	IND	RB22	23
61	7	Erik Ezukanma	MIA	WR24	22
62	7	Jerrion Ealy	KC	RB23	21
63	7	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TEN	TE10	22
64	7	Abram Smith	NO	RB24	–
65	7	Zonovan Knight	NYJ	RB25	–
66	7	Jalen Wydermyer	BUF	TE11	21
67	7	Cole Turner	WAS	TE12	–
68	7	Tyler Goodson	GB	RB26	21
69	7	Sincere McCormick	LV	RB27	21
70	7	Bailey Zappe	NE	QB7	23

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