With the 2026 NFL draft now (mercifully) behind us, we can begin to consider the landscape for both dynasty and redraft formats. Below, you will find a fresh set of ranks that I believe many of you will truly hate.
My general approach in dynasty is to focus only on the season ahead and perhaps one beyond. I'm certainly not gonna waste my time or energy on long-term planning where the NFL is concerned. It's a league ruled by chaos and injuries. Anyone who tells you they can accurately assess the 2030 player pool is a grifter.
If you happen to be particularly focused on the incoming rookie class, here's a quick back-of-the-envelope look at the way I'd rank the top-20 for dynasty (non-superflex):
TIER ONE
Jeremiyah Love, RB, Arizona
TIER TWO
Carnell Tate, WR, Tennessee
TIER THREE
Jordyn Tyson, WR, New Orleans
Makai Lemon, WR, Philadelphia
Jadarian Price, RB, Seattle
TIER FOUR
— empty —
TIER FIVE
KC Concepcion, WR, Cleveland
Eli Stowers, TE, Philadelphia
Kenyon Sadiq, TE, NY Jets
Fernando Mendoza, QB Las Vegas
TIER SIX
Denzel Boston, WR, Cleveland
Omar Cooper, WR, NY Jets
Antonio Williams, WR, Washington
Chris Bell, WR, Miami
TIER SEVEN
Skyler Bell, WR, Buffalo
Germie Bernard, WR, Pittsburgh
Jonah Coleman, RB, Denver
Emmett Johnson, RB, Kansas City
Malachai Fields, WR, NY Giants
Kaytron Allen, RB, Washington
Nicholas Singleton, RB, Tennessee
It's frankly not the most loaded list of name you are ever gonna see. In fact, at present I can see no reason for more than five members of this rookie class to be drafted in a typical 10 or 12-team non-dynasty one-QB league. Superflexers should of course consider Mendoza, but please remember that he has been apprenticed to Kirk Cousins. He's probably not a day-one starter. Alas.
Anyway, here are the dynasty ranks which I will disavow and/or dramatically alter next month...