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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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