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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