Dynasty Football Rankings: Pre-Free Agency Update
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These dynasty football rankings are fluid and should be used as a general guide to value players. Many players’ values are dependent on whether a roster is ready to contend for a title or in the process of rebuilding. As such, certain veterans ranked below younger prospects in my rankings could still be worth acquiring in a trade straight up for a contender, and some high-upside prospects may make more sense for a rebuilding team even if ranked below some veteran producers at the position.
The coming influx of a talented 2021 rookie class will shake up superflex dynasty rankings quite a bit, but incoming rookies like Ja’Marr Chase and Najee Harris aren’t yet included in the rankings below. Taking into account team need and roster construction, here are my updated top-200 dynasty football rankings assuming a standard 1QB format with PPR scoring (you can find my superflex rankings here). Players are are still listed with their current teams but ranked accordingly based on the likelihood of them or teammates leaving in free agency as well as other potential status changes. And be sure to check back for updated dynasty rankings after free agency and again after the 2021 NFL Draft!
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Dynasty Football Rankings
Last updated on Wednesday, January 20th.
| Rank | Pos Rk | Player | Pos | Team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RB1 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR | |
| 2 | TE1 | George Kittle | TE | SF | |
| 3 | RB2 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | |
| 4 | WR1 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | |
| 5 | WR2 | Davante Adams | WR | GB | |
| 6 | WR3 | Justin Jefferson | WR | MIN | |
| 7 | WR4 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN | |
| 8 | WR5 | D.K. Metcalf | WR | SEA | |
| 9 | RB3 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN | |
| 10 | WR6 | Stefon Diggs | WR | BUF | |
| 11 | WR7 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | ARI | |
| 12 | WR8 | Michael Thomas | WR | NO | Ranking accounts for the potential retirement of Drew Brees |
| 13 | QB1 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC | |
| 14 | WR9 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL | |
| 15 | RB4 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | KC | |
| 16 | TE2 | Travis Kelce | TE | KC | |
| 18 | RB5 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | IND | |
| 17 | RB6 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL | |
| 19 | RB7 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO | Ranking accounts for the potential retirement of Drew Brees |
| 20 | WR10 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC | |
| 21 | WR11 | Mike Evans | WR | TB | Ranking accounts for the pending free agency status of Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown, and Rob Gronkowski |
| 22 | WR12 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves CHI |
| 23 | RB8 | Derrick Henry | RB | TEN | |
| 24 | RB9 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE | |
| 25 | RB10 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET | |
| 26 | RB11 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LVR | Suspension risk low due to charge changed from DUI to misdemeanor Duty of Driver to Decrease Speed Under Certain Circumstances |
| 27 | RB12 | Cam Akers | RB | LAR | |
| 28 | RB13 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | BAL | Ranking assumes that Mark Ingram is a pending cap casualty; BAL may or may not retain restricted free agent Gus Edwards |
| 29 | WR13 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS | |
| 30 | WR14 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL | |
| 31 | RB14 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS | |
| 32 | WR15 | D.J. Moore | WR | CAR | |
| 33 | WR16 | Chris Godwin | WR | TB | Pending free agent; TB could franchise tag Godwin but is unlikely to extend him long-term with Evans already under contract |
| 34 | WR17 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL | |
| 35 | QB2 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF | |
| 36 | QB3 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI | |
| 37 | QB4 | Deshaun Watson | QB | HOU | Potential offseason trade candidate, but Watson has a high floor and ceiling whether he stays in HOU or goes elsewhere |
| 38 | QB5 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he stays in DAL, but Prescott has a high floor and ceiling whether he stays or goes elsewhere |
| 39 | RB15 | Austin Ekeler | RB | LAC | |
| 40 | QB6 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL | |
| 41 | RB16 | James Robinson | RB | JAX | |
| 42 | RB17 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN | |
| 43 | WR18 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN | Ranking assumes that A.J. Green leaves in free agency |
| 44 | WR19 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN | |
| 45 | WR20 | D.J. Chark | WR | JAX | |
| 46 | RB18 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB | Pending unrestricted free agent |
| 47 | TE3 | T.J. Hockenson | TE | DET | Ranking assumes that one or both of Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones leaves in free agency |
| 48 | RB19 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI | |
| 49 | RB20 | Miles Sanders | RB | PHI | |
| 50 | TE4 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL | |
| 51 | TE5 | Darren Waller | TE | LVR | |
| 52 | WR21 | Jalen Reagor | WR | PHI | |
| 53 | WR22 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND | Ranking assumes that T.Y. Hilton leaves in free agency |
| 54 | WR23 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN | Ranking assumes that A.J. Green leaves in free agency |
| 55 | WR24 | Kenny Golladay | WR | DET | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves DET |
| 56 | WR25 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | DEN | |
| 57 | WR26 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves PIT |
| 58 | WR27 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF | |
| 59 | QB7 | Matthew Stafford | QB | DET | Potential offseason trade candidate |
| 60 | WR28 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN | |
| 61 | WR29 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR | |
| 62 | WR30 | Cooper Kupp | WR | LAR | |
| 63 | WR31 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL | |
| 64 | RB21 | A.J. Dillon | RB | GB | Ranking assumes that one or both of Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams leaves in free agency |
| 65 | QB8 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC | |
| 66 | QB9 | Joe Burrow | QB | CIN | |
| 67 | WR32 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT | Ranking assumes that JuJu Smith-Schuster leaves in free agency |
| 68 | WR33 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF | |
| 69 | WR34 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT | Ranking assumes that JuJu Smith-Schuster leaves in free agency |
| 70 | QB10 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN | |
| 71 | QB11 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA | |
| 72 | TE6 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA | |
| 73 | TE7 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN | |
| 74 | TE8 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI | |
| 75 | RB22 | Ronald Jones | RB | TB | Ranking assumes that both Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy leave in free agency |
| 76 | RB23 | Kareem Hunt | RB | CLE | |
| 77 | WR35 | Marquise Brown | WR | BAL | |
| 78 | WR36 | Robby Anderson | WR | CAR | Ranking assumes that Curtis Samuel leaves in free agency |
| 79 | WR37 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | CLE | |
| 80 | QB12 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA | |
| 81 | WR38 | Mecole Hardman | WR | KC | Ranking assumes that one or both of Sammy Watkins and Demarcus Robinson leaves in free agency |
| 82 | WR39 | Henry Ruggs | WR | LVR | |
| 83 | WR40 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA | |
| 84 | WR41 | Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI | Ranking assumes that Allen Robinson leaves in free agency |
| 85 | WR42 | Laviska Shenault | WR | JAX | |
| 86 | WR43 | Denzel Mims | WR | NYJ | |
| 87 | WR44 | Michael Gallup | WR | DAL | |
| 88 | RB24 | Myles Gaskin | RB | MIA | Ranking assumes that Matt Breida leaves in free agency, though there is some risk of MIA adding another RB for depth |
| 89 | RB25 | Melvin Gordon | RB | DEN | Pending 3-game suspension for DUI |
| 90 | RB26 | Raheem Mostert | RB | SF | Jeff Wilson Jr. is a restricted free agent, and Jerick McKinnon is an unrestricted free agent likely to leave in free agency |
| 91 | TE9 | Hunter Henry | TE | LAC | |
| 92 | TE10 | Logan Thomas | TE | WAS | |
| 93 | TE11 | Irv Smith | TE | MIN | |
| 94 | WR45 | Curtis Samuel | WR | CAR | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves CAR |
| 95 | WR46 | Gabriel Davis | WR | BUF | |
| 96 | QB13 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB | |
| 97 | WR47 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE | |
| 98 | WR48 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU | Potential cap casualty |
| 99 | TE12 | Jonnu Smith | TE | TEN | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves TEN |
| 100 | WR49 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA | |
| 101 | RB27 | Tony Pollard | RB | DAL | |
| 102 | QB14 | Baker Mayfield | QB | CLE | |
| 103 | TE13 | Austin Hooper | TE | CLE | |
| 104 | TE14 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG | |
| 105 | TE15 | Hayden Hurst | TE | ATL | |
| 106 | RB28 | Zack Moss | RB | BUF | |
| 107 | WR50 | Will Fuller | WR | HOU | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves HOU |
| 108 | RB29 | Damien Harris | RB | NE | Ranking assumes that one or both of Sony Michel and James White leaves in free agency |
| 109 | RB30 | Alexander Mattison | RB | MIN | |
| 110 | RB31 | Chris Carson | RB | SEA | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves SEA |
| 111 | RB32 | James Conner | RB | PIT | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves PIT |
| 112 | WR51 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC | |
| 113 | WR52 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN | Pending unrestricted free agent |
| 114 | WR53 | Antonio Brown | WR | TB | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves TB and will face a potential suspension |
| 115 | RB33 | Kenyan Drake | RB | ARI | |
| 116 | QB15 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN | |
| 117 | WR54 | Marvin Jones | WR | DET | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves DET |
| 118 | WR55 | Parris Campbell | WR | IND | Ranking assumes that T.Y. Hilton leaves in free agency |
| 119 | QB16 | Taysom Hill | QB | NO | Ranking accounts for the potential retirement of Drew Brees |
| 120 | QB17 | Jalen Hurts | QB | PHI | |
| 121 | QB18 | Tom Brady | QB | TB | |
| 122 | RB34 | Rashaad Penny | RB | SEA | Ranking assumes that Chris Carson leaves in free agency |
| 123 | WR56 | Sterling Shepard | WR | NYG | |
| 124 | RB35 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND | |
| 125 | RB36 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | TB | Ranking assumes that Leonard Fournette and LeSean McCoy both leave in free agency |
| 126 | TE16 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI | |
| 127 | TE17 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI | Jimmy Graham is a potential cap casualty |
| 128 | RB37 | J.D. McKissic | RB | WAS | |
| 129 | RB38 | Latavius Murray | RB | NO | |
| 130 | RB39 | Chase Edmonds | RB | ARI | |
| 131 | WR57 | Jakobi Meyers | WR | NE | |
| 132 | QB19 | Alex Smith | QB | WAS | |
| 133 | WR58 | Darius Slayton | WR | NYG | |
| 134 | WR59 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI | |
| 135 | RB40 | Benny Snell | RB | PIT | |
| 136 | QB20 | Drew Lock | QB | DEN | |
| 137 | QB21 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL | |
| 138 | QB22 | Jared Goff | QB | LAR | |
| 139 | QB23 | Derek Carr | QB | LVR | |
| 140 | QB24 | Cam Newton | QB | NE | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves NE |
| 141 | QB25 | Daniel Jones | QB | NYG | |
| 142 | TE18 | Robert Tonyan | TE | GB | Pending restricted free agent |
| 143 | TE19 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF | |
| 144 | TE20 | Eric Ebron | TE | PIT | |
| 145 | QB26 | Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | SF | |
| 146 | QB27 | Carson Wentz | QB | PHI | Potential offseason trade candidate |
| 147 | WR60 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves IND |
| 148 | WR61 | A.J. Green | WR | CIN | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves CIN |
| 149 | WR62 | Quintez Cephus | WR | DET | Ranking assumes that one or both of Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones leaves in free agency |
| 150 | RB41 | Devin Singletary | RB | BUF | |
| 151 | TE21 | O.J. Howard | TE | TB | Pending unrestricted free agent |
| 152 | RB42 | Leonard Fournette | RB | TB | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves TB |
| 153 | WR63 | Tim Patrick | WR | DEN | |
| 154 | RB43 | Phillip Lindsay | RB | DEN | Pending restricted free agent |
| 155 | TE22 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | TB | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he signs a one-year deal to stay in TB, but he's a potential retirement candidate |
| 156 | WR64 | Jamison Crowder | WR | NYJ | |
| 157 | RB44 | David Johnson | RB | HOU | |
| 158 | WR65 | Bryan Edwards | WR | LVR | Ranking assumes that Nelson Agholor leaves in free agency |
| 159 | RB45 | Darrell Henderson | RB | LAR | |
| 160 | RB46 | Damien Williams | RB | KC | |
| 161 | WR66 | John Brown | WR | BUF | |
| 162 | TE23 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND | Pending restricted free agent; ranking assumes that Alie-Cox stays but that Trey Burton leaves |
| 163 | TE24 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR | Ranking assumes that Gerald Everett leaves in free agency |
| 164 | RB47 | Gus Edwards | RB | BAL | Pending restricted free agent |
| 165 | TE25 | Blake Jarwin | TE | DAL | |
| 166 | WR67 | Tyler Johnson | WR | TB | Ranking assumes that Antonio Brown leaves in free agency, and potentially one or both of Chris Godwin and Rob Gronkowski as well |
| 167 | WR68 | Van Jefferson | WR | LAR | |
| 168 | WR69 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | CLE | |
| 169 | QB28 | Drew Brees | QB | NO | Potential retirement candidate |
| 170 | RB48 | Todd Gurley | RB | ATL | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves ATL |
| 171 | WR70 | Nelson Agholor | WR | LVR | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves LVR |
| 172 | WR71 | Cole Beasley | WR | BUF | |
| 173 | WR72 | Russell Gage | WR | ATL | |
| 174 | WR73 | K.J. Hamler | WR | DEN | |
| 175 | WR74 | Preston Williams | WR | MIA | |
| 176 | TE26 | Anthony Firkser | TE | TEN | Pending restricted free agent; current assumption is that Firkser stays but that Jonnu Smith leaves |
| 177 | WR75 | James Washington | WR | PIT | Ranking assumes that JuJu Smith-Schuster leaves in free agency |
| 178 | RB49 | Anthony McFarland | RB | PIT | Ranking assumes that James Conner leaves in free agency |
| 179 | RB50 | Lamical Perine | RB | NYJ | Ranking assumes that Frank Gore leaves in free agency or retires |
| 180 | TE27 | Chris Herndon | TE | NYJ | |
| 181 | QB29 | Sam Darnold | QB | NYJ | Potential offseason trade candidate with NYJ holding the 2nd overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft |
| 182 | QB30 | Teddy Bridgewater | QB | CAR | |
| 183 | WR76 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | WR | MIA | |
| 184 | RB51 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI | |
| 185 | RB52 | Jeff Wilson Jr. | RB | SF | Pending restricted free agent |
| 186 | TE28 | Adam Trautman | TE | NO | Jared Cook is a potential cap casualty |
| 187 | TE29 | Jordan Akins | TE | HOU | Darren Fells is a potential cap casualty |
| 188 | TE30 | Gerald Everett | TE | LAR | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves LAR |
| 189 | TE31 | Jace Sternberger | TE | GB | GB may or may not retain Robert Tonyan in free agency |
| 190 | QB31 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT | Ranking assumes that Roethlisberger will play out his contract |
| 191 | QB32 | Philip Rivers | QB | IND | Pending restricted free agent |
| 192 | RB53 | Giovani Bernard | RB | CIN | |
| 193 | RB54 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | SF | SF may or may not retain Jeff Wilson Jr. in free agency |
| 194 | RB55 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | TEN | Pending unrestricted free agent |
| 195 | RB56 | Darrynton Evans | RB | TEN | |
| 196 | RB57 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | MIA | Ranking assumes that Matt Breida leaves in free agency |
| 197 | WR77 | Scotty Miller | WR | TB | Ranking assumes that Antonio Brown leaves in free agency, and potentially one or both of Chris Godwin and Rob Gronkowski as well |
| 198 | WR78 | Auden Tate | WR | CIN | Pending unrestricted free agent; current assumption is that he leaves CIN |
| 199 | RB58 | Ito Smith | RB | ATL | Ranking assumes that Todd Gurley leaves in free agency |
| 200 | WR79 | Randall Cobb | WR | HOU | Ranking assumes that Will Fuller leaves in free agency; Brandin Cooks is a potential cap casualty as well |
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