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

2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings & Tiers

RK	TIERS	PLAYER NAME	TEAM	POS	AGE	ECR VS. ADP
1	1	Breece Hall	NYJ	RB1	21	0
2	1	Drake London	ATL	WR1	20	0
3	1	Garrett Wilson	NYJ	WR2	21	1
4	2	Treylon Burks	TEN	WR3	22	-1
5	2	Ken Walker III	SEA	RB2	21	0
6	2	Jameson Williams	DET	WR4	21	0
7	2	Chris Olave	NO	WR5	21	0
8	2	Skyy Moore	KC	WR6	21	0
9	3	Christian Watson	GB	WR7	23	0
10	3	George Pickens	PIT	WR8	21	0
11	3	James Cook	BUF	RB3	22	1
12	3	Jahan Dotson	WAS	WR9	22	-1
13	3	Rachaad White	TB	RB4	23	0
14	3	David Bell	CLE	WR10	21	0
15	4	Dameon Pierce	HOU	RB5	22	1
16	4	Isaiah Spiller	LAC	RB6	20	1
17	4	John Metchie III	HOU	WR11	21	-2
18	4	Alec Pierce	IND	WR12	22	0
19	4	Jalen Tolbert	DAL	WR13	23	1
20	4	Kenny Pickett	PIT	QB1	24	1
21	4	Trey McBride	ARI	TE1	22	-2
22	4	Wan’Dale Robinson	NYG	WR14	21	0
23	4	Brian Robinson Jr.	WAS	RB7	23	2
24	4	Zamir White	LV	RB8	22	-1
25	4	Malik Willis	TEN	QB2	23	1
26	4	Tyler Allgeier	ATL	RB9	22	-2
27	4	Desmond Ridder	ATL	QB3	22	7
28	5	Khalil Shakir	BUF	WR15	22	-1
29	5	Matt Corral	CAR	QB4	23	3
30	5	Jelani Woods	IND	TE2	23	-2
31	5	Tyrion Davis-Price	SF	RB10	21	-2
32	5	Tyquan Thornton	NE	WR16	21	-2
33	5	Hassan Haskins	TEN	RB11	22	3
34	5	Calvin Austin III	PIT	WR17	23	8
35	5	Romeo Doubs	GB	WR18	22	-2
36	5	Keaontay Ingram	ARI	RB12	22	3
37	5	Greg Dulcich	DEN	TE3	22	-2
38	5	Kyren Williams	LAR	RB13	21	3
39	5	Sam Howell	WAS	QB5	21	12
40	5	Justyn Ross	KC	WR19	22	3
41	5	Tyler Badie	BAL	RB14	22	-1
42	6	Jerome Ford	CLE	RB15	22	3
43	6	Jeremy Ruckert	NYJ	TE4	21	6
44	6	Pierre Strong Jr.	NE	RB16	23	-6
45	6	Ty Chandler	MIN	RB17	24	3
46	6	Danny Gray	SF	WR20	23	-2
47	6	Isaiah Likely	BAL	TE5	22	7
48	6	Velus Jones Jr.	CHI	WR21	25	-17
49	6	Snoop Conner	JAC	RB18	22	1
50	7	Carson Strong	PHI	QB6	22	–
51	7	Cade Otton	TB	TE6	23	-4
52	7	Daniel Bellinger	NYG	TE7	21	-6
53	7	Kyle Philips	TEN	WR22	23	–
54	7	Charlie Kolar	BAL	TE8	23	5
55	7	Bo Melton	SEA	WR23	23	0
56	7	Kennedy Brooks	PHI	RB19	23	–
57	7	Kevin Harris	NE	RB20	21	0
58	7	Jake Ferguson	DAL	TE9	23	-2
59	7	Jerrion Ealy	KC	RB21	21	–
60	7	D’Vonte Price	IND	RB22	23	–

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

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