Dynasty Rookie Tier 2018
As we pass several check points in the off-season, it’s time for me to put in a more concrete tier list of the rookies. Fantasy analysts across the industry has put in painstaking hours to analyze film, metrics, stats, projections, and mock drafts to provide us with an idea of the likelihood how these young men may or may not succeed on Sunday and for the rest of their professional careers.
It’s important to remember that the collective scouting being done at this point can only give us an EDUCATED GUESS whether these young players will be good or not. Some key piece of information that we do not have are how players respond to coaching, how players fit into the system they’ve never played in before, and, most importantly, if they even get an opportunity to play early and contribute.
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Through my #DynastyMind series on the FakePigskin YouTube Channel and frequent discussion with some of my most trusted dynasty sources, I’ve compiled my rookie tier list.
What I’m most surprised by is that there was little movement from January to now. Even with new info and combine workouts, there were only a handful of tier jumpers for me. I do not expect everyone to agree with my list, but I do ask that you begin a conversation rather with me why you disagree, instead of trying to fight me right off the bat.
| Top 10 Upside | Top 15 | Top 20-25 Upside | Outside 25 | Waiver Watch/Taxi Squad |
| Derrius Guice | Baker Mayfield | Auden Tate | Akrum Wadley | Adam Breneman |
| Josh Rosen | Courtland Sutton | Calvin Ridley | Anthony Miller | Braxton Berrios |
| Nick Chubb | DJ Moore | Christian Kirk | Antonio Callaway | Byron Pringle |
| SaQuon Barkley | Equan St. Brown | Darren Carrington | Cam Phillips | Dante Pettis |
| James Washington | Jaylen Samuels | Cedrick Wilson | Devonte Boyd | |
| Lamar Jackson | Kerryon Johnson | Chris Herndon | Durham Smythe | |
| Ronald Jones II | Mark Andrews | Dallas Goeddert | Jake Weineke | |
| Sony Michel | Mark Walton | Deashean Hamilton | Jarvion Franklin | |
| Michael Gallup | Deon Cain | Jeb Blazebich | ||
| Mike Gesicki | Hayden Hurst | J’Mon Moore | ||
| Rashaad Penny | John Kelley | Josh Adams | ||
| Royce Freeman | Jordan Lasley | Kyle Luelleta | ||
| Sam Darnold | Josh Allen | Larry Rose III | ||
| Simmie Cobb Jr | Justin Crawford | Mason Rudolph | ||
| Kallan Ballage | Mike White | |||
| Korey Robertson | Phillip Lindsay | |||
| Nyheim Hines | Ryan Yurachek | |||
| Richie James | Steve Ishmael | |||
| Tre’Quan Smith | Steven Dunbar | |||
| Keke Coutee | ||||
| Deontay Burnett |
Naturally, some names might be missing, but in standard 12 team leagues, these are the names that will grab most of my focus.
Feel free to contact me @ffdynasty101 and we can discuss our point of view of these players.
