All statistics courtesy of Pro Football Focus. Note: To create overall rankings regardless of position, I utilized xADP, which is introduced in the redraft rankings. Without further adieu, let’s get right into it! We’ll start with the top-400 rankings, before taking a deeper look into each position- we’ll try to identify where the value is. Thus, as opposed to redraft leagues, which remain more popular, there are much more ways to gain an edge in dynasty leagues, especially with player evaluation playing a much greater role in the process. Meanwhile, consistent volume is less of a future guarantee, meaning that the quality of the player matters much more- this is another benefit of participating in dynasty leagues.
With us trying to forecast production beyond this year, age/time in the league obviously plays a major role. With that, I am excited to publish my 2021 fantasy football top-400 dynasty rankings! We’ve already looked at the top-300 players in redraft formats, yet there are clear difference when it comes to the rankings. Should you go all-in on a championship and trade future draft picks? When to get younger? How do you make sure you maintain enough depth at critical positions? Can you create a clear window/path to contention? All of this is pivotal when it comes to building a successful dynasty team, which is why it is my personal favorite format. In this format, the players on your roster remain with you for as long as you please- it can be for their entire career! Think of this similarly to how NFL front offices run their teams you are forced to make tough decisions that you might not have to make in redraft league. However, the #1 method to create a more complex fantasy football format is to run a dynasty league. Do you play PPR, half-PPR, or with multiple quarterbacks? Auction drafts, snake drafts, or linear drafts? What other scoring and roster setting quirks does your league have? There are so many intricacies when it comes to playing fantasy football that make it so exciting to participate in. However, for hardcore enthusiasts, this is not the case. Wilson’s upside is as high as any quarterback in this class, but he lacks Lance’s game-changing running ability and Lawrence/Fields’ overall body of work.Ī Derek Carr in an era of Josh Allens, Jones is this year’s only first-rounder who could find real life success without it translating to fantasy dynamism.To the average person, asking someone if they play fantasy football may be expected to induce a binary “yes or no” answer. Wilson’s biggest red flag is his destination, but the Jets finally seem to be operating as a competent organization. Fields is the kind of creator of instant offense you want to bet on long term.ĭrew Lock without the interceptions and Johnny Manziel without the baggage, Wilson is an off-schedule play-maker who needs to shore things up in the pocket. Fields is a big-play hunter as both a passer and runner, one who does not have to rely on scheme to change games.
Like Lawrence, Fields does not beat you over the head with his dual-threat ability, but it’s always there. Hand-picked by Kyle Shanahan, “annual X-factor” is the upside for someone with Lance’s tools in this system.
The 49ers believe Lance was the smartest quarterback in this year’s class, but it’s his rushing ability that makes him intriguing right off the bat in Dynasty.
Lance never faced an FBS team, but he was literally perfect in his only full season for North Dakota State, going 16-0 as he threw 28 touchdowns without getting intercepted. The Luck-ian passing prospect picks his spots well enough as a runner to rate comfortably ahead of the rest of his quarterback class. Lawrence is not the overt dual threat we typically seek out in rookie drafts, but he’s a top-shelf athlete who contributed 17 rushing touchdowns his final two seasons at Clemson. (Real life draft position in parenthesis) In a year where teams were guessing more than ever due to truncated fall seasons and the lack of a combine, fantasy players will be projecting more than ever. That number was 11 in 2020.Īt receiver, there were 11 top-50 selections in 2020. Just four running backs came off the board in the first 100 picks. One of the thinnest skill classes of all time will have you dipping deep into Day 3 by the second round of Dynasty drafts.