The Top 250 Dynasty Football Rankings 3.0 – Week 1 Refresh

I’d like to remind readers right off the top that these #Dynasty250 rankings are focused on 2QB/superflex leagues, so if you’re in a league that starts one quarterback, fade the crap out of the QB ranks.

This is the final refresh before the start of the season, but I will be keeping these up to date frequently during the season to help give you a second opinion on trades. It’s good to pay mind to your preseason rankings rather than panic, but we all know that fantasy football is not like fantasy baseball where we can patiently “trust the back of the baseball card.” Dynasty football values can change lightning fast, so I will be nimble as new information comes in.

Rank	Name	Position	Comments
1	Odell Beckham	WR
2	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
3	Russell Wilson	QB
4	Aaron Rodgers	QB
5	Andrew Luck	QB
6	Allen Robinson	WR
7	Cam Newton	QB
8	Julio Jones	WR
9	Antonio Brown	WR	In my experience no one who owns the younger WR’s ahead of him are willing to give them up for AB.
10	Mike Evans	WR
11	Sammy Watkins	WR
12	Amari Cooper	WR
13	Rob Gronkowski	TE
14	Keenan Allen	WR
15	Brandin Cooks	WR
16	A.J. Green	WR
17	Dez Bryant	WR
18	Demaryius Thomas	WR
19	Alshon Jeffery	WR
20	Marcus Mariota	QB
21	Jameis Winston	QB
22	Todd Gurley	RB
23	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
24	Donte Moncrief	WR
25	Jarvis Landry	WR	Fade in standard leagues (non-PPR).
26	T.Y. Hilton	WR
27	Blake Bortles	QB
28	Derek Carr	QB
29	Ben Roethlisberger	QB
30	Tom Brady	QB
31	Kevin White	WR	Opportunity to buy may have come and gone; he looked great in the final preseason game.
32	DeVante Parker	WR	People are getting nervous. Risk is real as with any unproven player who struggles to stay on the field, but too much pedigree to panic.
33	Corey Coleman	WR
34	Josh Gordon	WR	Increasingly optimistic that he’ll be dominant. Hugely subjective rank given off the field risk.
35	Jordan Matthews	WR
36	Le’Veon Bell	RB	Damaged goods; trust me I get the tantalizing appeal, but I am staying away.
37	Randall Cobb	WR
38	David Johnson	RB	Go look back at dynasty rankings from two years back before you pay more than this ranking for DJ, Miller, Freeman, etc.
39	Lamar Miller	RB
40	Josh Doctson	WR	ADP has plummeted due to achilles ailment. Were people expecting massive rookie year production?
41	Tyler Lockett	WR
42	Allen Hurns	WR
43	Stefon Diggs	WR
44	Doug Baldwin	WR
45	Brandon Marshall	WR
46	Sterling Shepard	WR	There are other prospects I like more long term, but short term opportunity can’t be ignored.
47	Will Fuller	WR	Draft pedigree explains most of WR’s success, historically. Fuller was a first round pick, which bodes well for his chances.
48	Tyler Boyd	WR	Really impressive college production and draft position makes him arguably the most likely rookie WR to succeed.
49	Laquon Treadwell	WR
50	Jordan Reed	TE
51	John Brown	WR
52	Andy Dalton	QB	This QB tier’s appeal is largely about plugging the quarterback hole for many years so you can go focus resources elsewhere.
53	Philip Rivers	QB
54	Matthew Stafford	QB
55	Michael Floyd	WR
56	Eric Decker	WR
57	Devonta Freeman	RB
58	Doug Martin	RB
59	Jamaal Charles	RB
60	Kirk Cousins	QB
61	Matt Ryan	QB
62	Ryan Tannehill	QB
63	Drew Brees	QB	I just feel more comfortable with the younger guys ahead of him so that I can avoid the pricey rookie QB market longer.
64	Mark Ingram	RB	Looking increasingly likely that he could maintain a pass-catching role.
65	Eli Manning	QB
66	Carson Palmer	QB
67	Kelvin Benjamin	WR
68	Jordy Nelson	WR
69	Jeremy Maclin	WR
70	Travis Kelce	TE
71	Tyler Eifert	TE
72	Greg Olsen	TE
73	Adrian Peterson	RB	If you’re going to pay up for him, then don’t half ass it… load up on win-now pieces instead of hedging.
74	Duke Johnson	RB
75	Melvin Gordon	RB	Loved what I saw this preseason in terms of burst and breakaway speed.
76	C.J. Anderson	RB
77	Carlos Hyde	RB
78	Eddie Lacy	RB
79	LeSean McCoy	RB	Dominant redraft player is worth paying more for if you’re on the cusp of a championship.
80	Zach Ertz	TE	Really love the player, but relying on a rookie QB hurts in 2016.
81	Golden Tate	WR
82	Tyrod Taylor	QB
83	Jared Goff	QB	Still only 21, but there are some who believe that future busts reveal themselves early and the early returns are poor.
84	Carson Wentz	QB
85	Paxton Lynch	QB	Cecil Lammey sayshe has the “it” factor. #Analysis. But seriously, Cecil is a legend and knows Broncos beat well.
86	Tajae Sharpe	WR	Statheads’ favorite draft sleeper. His success would be a feather in the cap of collegiate production analysis.
87	Giovani Bernard	RB
88	Marvin Jones	WR
89	Willie Snead	WR
90	Alex Smith	QB
91	Joe Flacco	QB
92	Brock Osweiler	QB
93	Michael Crabtree	WR
94	Emmanuel Sanders	WR
95	Julian Edelman	WR
96	Larry Fitzgerald	WR
97	Devin Funchess	WR
98	Martavis Bryant	WR
99	T.J. Yeldon	RB
100	Jerick McKinnon	RB	Maybe it doesn’t happen this year, but McKinnon has RB1 skills if AP goes down or retires. He’ll be a free agent in 2018.
101	Charles Sims	RB	RB1 skills with the opportunity, but will it come?
102	Phillip Dorsett	WR
103	Derrick Henry	RB
104	Ryan Mathews	RB
105	Jeremy Hill	RB
106	Matt Forte	RB
107	DeMarco Murray	RB
108	Leonte Carroo	WR	A significant value play based on rookie draft ADP; excellent rebuilder’s buy due to poor opportunity.
109	Breshad Perriman	WR	A boom/bust prospect, Perriman has rare speed/size combination but can’t stay healthy.
110	Coby Fleener	TE
111	Latavius Murray	RB	Hear as a nod to his present starting spot, but I’d look to package with someone else for a cleaner upgrade.
112	Theo Riddick	RB	An elite pass-catcher, but enough buzz about Abdullah taking some of those reps to move Riddick down. It’s true that there was a perfect storm last year in Detroit in Riddick’s favor.
113	Kenneth Dixon	RB	Dixon is the only potential every down back on the roster, in my opinion.
114	Tavon Austin	WR
115	Ameer Abdullah	RB	Yes, Dwayne Washington would have me scared if I were an Abdullah owner.
116	Devontae Booker	RB
117	Michael Thomas	WR	Preseason week 2 dud doesn’t phase me, but I’m rethinking preference over Boyd and Fuller after additional research
118	Robert Griffin III	QB	4for4’s John Paulsen really liked what he saw in preseason and at minimum, he’s way better at spotting redraft value than I am, so let’s pay attention.
119	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Check in and see if the owner is both impatient and worried about the injury affecting Teddy long-term. I would buy.
120	Tony Romo	QB	I heard some dynasty podcaster suggest he’d never play again; go see if his owner agrees.
121	Dak Prescott	QB	I’m not among those that believe Romo is done, so after this first look he may require patience unless he lights it up. (I hope you listened to me and paired with Romo.)
122	Thomas Rawls	RB	I think he is a better early down back than Collins or Christine Michael, but too much risk to rank higher.
123	Delanie Walker	TE
124	Gary Barnidge	TE
125	DeSean Jackson	WR	Best ball stud.
126	Jeremy Langford	RB	Lucky for Langford, the roster is low on impact running back talent to take his job.
127	Matt Jones	RB	See Langford, Jeremy.
128	Markus Wheaton	WR
129	C.J. Prosise	RB
130	Jonathan Stewart	RB
131	Ryan Fitzpatrick	QB
132	Jay Cutler	QB
133	Sam Bradford	QB
134	Rishard Matthews	WR	Hat tip to WaPo’s Michael Salfino for alerting me to his stand out YPA last year.
135	Nelson Agholor	WR	Not writing his obituary yet, most seem to be.
136	Dorial Green-Beckham	WR
137	Eric Ebron	TE	Big year to show if he’s a young, differentiated talent or just another tight end to stream.
138	Arian Foster	RB
139	Torrey Smith	WR
140	DeAndre Washington	RB
141	Tevin Coleman	RB
142	Danny Woodhead	RB
143	Ladarius Green	TE	Another subjective ranking due to the lack of clarity around his injuries.
144	Jay Ajayi	RB	Losing confidence that he can be a starter long-term, but he should be next man up in the short-term.
145	Kamar Aiken	WR
146	Julius Thomas	TE
147	Isaiah Crowell	RB
148	Travis Benjamin	WR
149	Tyler Ervin	RB
150	Kenny Stills	WR	Nearly had a 1,000 yard season two years ago.
151	Jaelen Strong	WR
152	Braxton Miller	WR
153	Dwayne Allen	TE
154	Vincent Jackson	WR
155	Frank Gore	RB
156	Pharoh Cooper	WR	In the Tajae Sharpe mold as someone with excellent age-adjusted production in college.
157	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	I think he’ll start elsewhere when he’s a FA in 2018.
158	Antonio Gates	TE
159	Clive Walford	TE
160	Kenyan Drake	RB
161	Chris Ivory	RB
162	Javorius Allen	RB
163	Davante Adams	WR	I hope he was hurt last year, as poorly as he played. Was probably always a bit overrated as a prospect, regardless.
164	Malcolm Mitchell	WR	Could shoot up these rankings in a year; nice cheap target for rebuilders.
165	Jamison Crowder	WR
166	Zach Miller	TE
167	Shane Vereen	RB
168	Rashad Jennings	RB
169	Martellus Bennett	TE
170	Jimmy Graham	TE
171	Chris Conley	WR
172	Sammie Coates	WR
173	Paul Perkins	RB
174	James White	RB
175	Hunter Henry	TE
176	Maxx Williams	TE
177	Tyler Higbee	TE
178	Christine Michael	RB	He’s lost RB1 competitions his entire career, doubt that stops now.
179	Rashard Higgins	WR
180	Mike Glennon	QB	I think he’ll start somewhere next year and be a cheap good-enough QB. Great pickup for a rebuilding team.
181	Jordan Howard	RB
182	Bilal Powell	RB
183	Mike Wallace	WR
184	Darren Sproles	RB
185	Pierre Garcon	WR
186	Mohamed Sanu	WR	Let him put up some points early, then trade him. Only here due to opportunity in ATL.
187	Steve Smith	WR
188	Jared Cook	TE
189	Spencer Ware	RB
190	Austin Hooper	TE
191	LeGarrette Blount	RB
192	Cameron Artis-Payne	RB
193	Shaun Draughn	RB
194	Dwayne Washington	RB	Lots of speculation required here, but he’s very big and very fast. Exciting RB prospect.
195	Brett Hundley	QB
196	DeAngelo Williams	RB
197	Dion Lewis	RB
198	Blaine Gabbert	QB
199	Trevor Siemian	QB
200	Chris Thompson	RB
201	Alex Collins	RB	Plenty still prefer him to “C-Mike.”
202	Wendell Smallwood	RB
203	Jermaine Kearse	WR
204	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	If you’re a risk taker Seferian-Jenkins still has elite physical tools, but he’s equal parts warts both on and off the field.
205	Vance McDonald	TE
206	Virgil Green	TE
207	Jason Witten	TE
208	Charles Clay	TE
209	Charles Johnson	WR
210	Terrance Williams	WR
211	Justin Forsett	RB
212	Rob Kelley	RB
213	Keith Marshall	RB
214	Jeff Janis	WR
215	Case Keenum
216	Terrance West	RB	I think he’ll be useful in September, then become a pumpkin.
217	Paul Richardson	WR
218	Chris Hogan	WR
219	Jared Abbrederis	WR
220	Alfred Morris	RB	If Zeke goes down, Morris could light up the NFL again behind that O-line.
221	Andre Ellington	RB
222	Crockett Gillmore	TE
223	Robert Woods	WR
224	Justin Hardy	WR
225	Lance Dunbar	RB
226	Ted Ginn Jr.	WR	Another good best ball player due to his “home run” hitting pedigree as a deep threat.
227	James Starks	RB
228	Jordan Cameron	TE
229	Jonathan Williams	RB
230	Mike Gillislee	RB
231	Karlos Williams	RB	Could parachute in to a nice situation or balloon (D+ weight gain joke) out of the league.
232	Terrelle Pryor	WR
233	Josh Ferguson	RB
234	Zach Zenner	RB
235	Kyle Rudolph	TE
236	Kapri Bibbs	RB	The Broncos have always said they liked the guy, this year he finally made the 53 man roster.
237	Malcolm Brown	RB
238	Charcandrick West	RB
239	Chris Johnson	RB	Acceptable #ZeroRB for one more year.
240	Colin Kaepernick	QB
241	Cardale Jones	QB
242	Daniel Lasco	RB	Not much talent in the backfield after Ingram.
243	Kenjon Barner	WR	Second straight impressive preseason looks to have put him in position to be Eagles’ No. 2 RB.
244	Larry Donnell	TE
245	Will Tye	TE
246	Jesse James	TE
247	Darren McFadden	RB	Weird reports on his arm injury.
248	Devin Smith	WR	2015 2nd round pick is worth a stash at the end of your roster in deep leagues.
249	Tyrell Williams	WR
250	Mike Thomas	WR	(Rams.) Another highly productive collegiate wide receiver, but not doing the things this summer that you want to see from a late draft pick to surprise.

3 Comments

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September 8, 2016 at 10:19 am

[…] 2016 Fantasy Football Rankings: In advance of 2016 kickoff, TheDynastyGuru.com updates their rankings of the top 250 overall players for dynasty/keeper leagues. […]
josh

September 8, 2016 at 9:54 pm

Dont under the bell analysis. Are you just assuming he’ll get injured again because he got injured last year from a dirty hit or because he missed a drug test?
- Tom Trudeau
  
  September 8, 2016 at 9:59 pm
  
  It’s health related risk, but you’ll notice I am just generally lower on RB’s than consensus. If you want to get into the nitty gritty on Bell’s health outlook I recommend this: https://www.playerprofiler.com/article/leveon-bell-mcl-pcl-knee-injury-risk-profile-fantasy-football/