Last night, the NFL preseason came to a close. That means the 2018 NFL season has finally begun. With games that count starting in less than a week, it is time to release the top 240 fantasy football dynasty rankings. A few important notes on the rankings you are about to see. These rankings are for single QB, full PPR leagues.

You may ask: Superflex and 2QB are much better formats, why even bother ranking single QB? First, I completely agree, single QB leagues are dying out for a reason, and in a dynasty format the QB position needs to be elevated to be on par with the value of the other positions. However, it is much easier for me to rank single QB and then tell you to adjust as needed for your league. For example, there are so many different settings for 2QB and superflex and league size matters as well…

In a 14 team superflex league, there are probably multiple QBs that go in the first round of startups (and they should). In a ten team 2QB league, you might not see any in the first round. So the short answer is that it is easier for me to rank them as single QB (since many still use this setting) and then give specific advice for adjustments in the comments or on twitter if you are in a different style league. If there is a strong demand for a setting, I will release updated rankings for those as well (such as standard or superflex).

The dynasty football landscape is constantly changing. The deadline for rosters to be cut to 53 is tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. By then, some player values will have already changed. There will be constant movement on these rankings weekly, but remember not to overreact to weekly stats. Opportunity and roles will be the foundation for moving a player’s value. His stock may rise or fall in redraft much more than in dynasty, especially for stable assets under-performing with no true threat to playing time or flashes in the pan with no true threat to overtake those ahead of him on the depth chart. One week is no reason to overpay or undersell.

Remember when Mike Gillislee scored three touchdowns and JuJu Smith-Schuster, despite starting, finished with zero targets in the opening week last year? We know how those two players trended for the rest of the season. Beware of the recency bias and take advantage of those people who overreact to the week to week stat lines. I will come out with an update for these rankings each month. I will update this before week one begins to reflect the latest and greatest cuts, moves, and contract extensions.

Top 240 Dynasty Football Players

Rank Player Age FA Status Pos. Rank 1 Odell Beckham Jr. 25.9 *new contract WR1 2 Todd Gurley 24.1 *new contract RB1 3 DeAndre Hopkins 26.3 WR2 4 Ezekiel Elliott 23.1 RB2 5 Le'Veon Bell 26.1 UFA 2019 RB3 6 Mike Evans 25.1 WR3 7 Michael Thomas 25.6 UFA 2020 WR4 8 Saquon Barkley 21.6 RB4 9 Alvin Kamara 23.1 RB5 10 David Johnson 26.7 UFA 2019 RB6 11 Antonio Brown 30.2 WR5 12 Kareem Hunt 23.1 RB7 13 Keenan Allen 26.4 WR6 14 Julio Jones 29.6 WR7 15 Dalvin Cook 23.1 RB8 16 Amari Cooper 24.2 UFA 2020 WR8 17 Stefon Diggs 24.8 *new contract WR9 18 Christian McCaffrey 22.3 RB9 19 Leonard Fournette 23.6 RB10 20 Davante Adams 25.7 WR10 21 Travis Kelce 28.9 TE1 22 Melvin Gordon 25.4 UFA 2020 RB11 23 A.J. Green 30.1 UFA 2020 WR11 24 Allen Robinson 25.1 WR12 25 Devonta Freeman 26.5 RB12 26 Rob Gronkowski 29.3 UFA 2020 TE2 27 Zach Ertz 27.8 TE3 28 JuJu Smith-Schuster 21.8 WR13 29 Brandin Cooks 25 WR14 30 Joe Mixon 22.1 RB13 31 Doug Baldwin 30 WR15 32 Royce Freeman 22.5 RB14 33 Sammy Watkins 25.2 WR16 34 Tyreek Hill 24.5 UFA 2020 WR17 35 Jarvis Landry 25.8 WR18 36 Adam Thielen 28.1 WR19 37 Jordan Howard 23.9 UFA 2020 RB15 38 Corey Davis 23.7 WR20 39 Aaron Rodgers 34.8 *new contract QB1 40 Josh Gordon 27.4 RFA 2019 WR21 41 T.Y. Hilton 28.8 WR22 42 Russell Wilson 29.8 UFA 2020 QB2 43 Carson Wentz 25.7 QB3 44 Will Fuller 24.4 WR23 45 Cam Newton 29.3 QB4 46 Rashaad Penny 22.6 RB16 47 Alshon Jeffery 28.6 WR24 48 Kerryon Johnson 21.2 RB17 49 D.J. Moore 21.4 WR25 50 Demaryius Thomas 30.7 UFA 2020 WR26 51 Golden Tate 30.1 UFA 2019 WR27 52 Derrick Henry 24.2 UFA 2020 RB18 53 Nick Chubb 22.7 RB19 54 Jerick McKinnon 26.4 RB20 55 Sony Michel 23.6 RB21 56 Kenyan Drake 24.6 UFA 2020 RB22 57 Ronald Jones 21.1 RB23 58 LeSean McCoy 30.2 UFA 2020 RB24 59 DeShaun Watson 23 QB5 60 Devin Funchess 24.3 UFA 2019 WR28 61 Marvin Jones 28.5 WR29 62 Matthew Stafford 30.6 QB6 63 David Njoku 22.2 TE4 64 Derrius Guice 21.2 RB25 65 Tevin Coleman 25.4 UFA 2019 RB26 66 Jay Ajayi 25.2 UFA 2019 RB27 67 Aaron Jones 23.8 RB28 68 Mark Ingram 28.7 UFA 2019 RB29 69 Evan Engram 24 TE5 70 Chris Godwin 22.5 WR30 71 Jamison Crowder 25.2 WR31 72 Christian Kirk 21.8 UFA 2019 WR32 73 Robert Woods 26.4 WR33 74 Courtland Sutton 22.9 WR34 75 Calvin Ridley 23.7 WR35 76 Emmanuel Sanders 31.5 UFA 2020 WR36 77 Marquise Goodwin 27.8 WR37 78 Anthony Miller 23.9 WR38 79 Kirk Cousins 30.1 QB7 80 Andrew Luck 29 QB8 81 Kenny Golladay 24.9 WR39 82 Larry Fitzgerald 35 UFA 2019 WR40 83 Chris Hogan 29.9 UFA 2019 WR41 84 Cooper Kupp 25.2 WR42 85 Sterling Shepard 25.6 UFA 2020 WR43 86 Robby Anderson 25.3 RFA 2019 WR44 87 Tarik Cohen 23.1 RB30 88 Michael Gallup 22.5 WR45 89 Mike Williams 23.9 WR46 90 Dion Lewis 28 RB31 91 Duke Johnson 25 RB32 92 Marlon Mack 22.5 RB33 93 Kenny Stills 26.4 WR47 94 Michael Crabtree 31 WR48 95 DeVante Parker 25.6 UFA 2020 WR49 96 Chris Thompson 27.9 UFA 2020 RB34 97 Nyheim Hines 21.8 RB35 98 O.J. Howard 23.8 TE6 99 Nelson Agholor 25.3 UFA 2020 WR50 100 Marcus Mariota 24.9 UFA 2020 QB9 101 Kyle Rudolph 28.8 UFA 2020 TE8 102 Jimmy Garoppolo 26.9 QB10 103 Hunter Henry 23.8 UFA 2020 TE6 104 Alex Collins 24 RFA 2019 RB36 105 Tom Brady 41.1 UFA 2020 QB11 106 Drew Brees 39.7 UFA 2020 QB12 107 Jared Goff 23.9 QB13 108 Lamar Miller 27.4 UFA 2020 RB37 109 Jamaal Williams 23.4 RB38 110 Patrick Mahomes 23 QB14 111 D'Onta Foreman 22.4 RB39 112 Keelan Cole 25.4 RFA 2020 WR51 113 Jimmy Graham 31.8 TE9 114 Greg Olsen 33.5 TE10 115 Matt Ryan 33.3 QB15 116 Dak Prescott 25.1 UFA 2020 QB16 117 Carlos Hyde 27 RB40 118 Tyler Lockett 26 *new contract WR52 119 Randall Cobb 28.1 UFA 2019 WR53 120 Rex Burkhead 28.2 RB41 121 Josh Doctson 25.8 WR54 122 Jameis Winston 24.7 UFA 2020 QB17 123 Dez Bryant 29.9 WR55 124 Trey Burton 26.9 TE11 125 Kelvin Benjamin 27.6 UFA 2019 WR56 126 Dede Westbrook 24.8 WR57 127 Ty Montgomery 25.6 UFA 2019 RB42 128 Julian Edelman 32.3 UFA 2020 WR58 129 Allen Hurns 26.8 UFA 2020 WR59 130 C.J. Anderson 27.6 UFA 2019 RB43 131 Pierre Garcon 32.1 WR60 132 Giovani Bernard 26.8 UFA 2020 RB44 133 Chris Carson 24 RB45 134 Geronimo Allison 24.5 WR61 135 Cameron Meredith 26 UFA 2020 WR62 136 John Ross 23.8 WR63 137 Matt Breida 23.5 RFA 2020 RB46 138 Paul Richardson 26.4 WR64 139 Jordan Reed 28.2 TE12 140 Jordy Nelson 33.3 UFA 2020 WR65 141 Delanie Walker 34.1 UFA 2019 TE13 142 Tyler Eifert 28 UFA 2019 TE14 143 Philip Rivers 36.8 UFA 2020 QB18 144 Eric Ebron 25.4 UFA 2020 TE15 145 Corey Coleman 24.2 WR66 146 Donte Moncrief 25.1 UFA 2019 WR67 147 Mike Gesicki 22.9 TE16 148 Mohamed Sanu 29.1 WR68 149 George Kittle 24.9 TE17 150 Dante Pettis 22.9 WR69 151 Baker Mayfield 23.4 QB19 152 Mitchell Trubisky 24.1 QB20 153 Ben Roethlisberger 36.5 UFA 2020 QB21 154 Gerald Everett 24.2 TE18 155 Martavis Bryant 26.7 UFA 2019 WR70 156 James Washington 22.4 WR71 157 Rishard Matthews 28.9 UFA 2019 WR72 158 Austin Ekeler 23.3 RFA 2020 RB47 159 Corey Clement 23.9 RFA 2020 RB48 160 Isaiah Crowell 25.7 RB49 161 Kenneth Dixon 24.6 UFA 2020 RB50 162 Devontae Booker 26.3 UFA 2020 RB51 163 Jordan Wilkins 24.2 RB52 164 Derek Carr 27.5 QB22 165 Josh Rosen 21.6 QB23 166 Sam Darnold 21.3 QB24 167 Tre'Quan Smith 22.7 WR73 168 Antonio Callaway 21.7 WR74 169 Zay Jones 23.5 WR75 170 Taywan Taylor 23.5 WR76 171 Andy Dalton 30.9 QB25 172 Marshawn Lynch 32.4 UFA 2019 RB53 173 Tyrell Williams 26.6 UFA 2019 WR77 174 Jordan Matthews 26.2 UFA 2019 WR78 175 Quincy Enunwa 26.3 UFA 2019 WR79 176 Jack Doyle 28.4 UFA 2020 TE19 177 Jonnu Smith 23.1 TE20 178 Austin Seferian-Jenkins 26 UFA 2020 TE21 179 James White 26.6 RB54 180 Peyton Barber 24.2 RFA 2019 RB55 181 Kalen Ballage 22.7 RB56 182 Latavius Murray 28.7 UFA 2019 RB57 183 T.J. Yeldon 24.9 UFA 2019 RB58 184 Theo Riddick 27.4 UFA 2020 RB59 185 Bilal Powell 29.9 UFA 2019 RB60 186 John Kelly 21.9 RB61 187 Chase Edmonds 22.4 RB62 188 Ito Smith 23 RB63 189 Dallas Goedert 23.7 TE22 190 Charles Clay 29.6 UFA 2020 TE23 191 Cameron Brate 27.2 TE24 192 Austin Hooper 23.9 UFA 2020 TE25 193 Vance McDonald 28.3 TE26 194 Javorius Allen 27 UFA 2019 RB64 195 Alex Smith 34.4 QB26 196 Lamar Jackson 21.6 QB27 197 Blake Bortles 26.7 QB28 198 Terrelle Pryor 29.2 UFA 2019 WR80 199 Keke Coutee 21.7 WR81 200 Case Keenum 30.6 UFA 2020 QB29 201 D.J. Chark 22 WR82 202 Curtis Samuel 22.1 WR83 203 John Brown 28.4 UFA 2019 WR84 204 DeSean Jackson 31.8 UFA 2020 WR85 205 Jared Cook 31.4 UFA 2019 TE27 206 C.J. Prosise 24.3 UFA 2020 RB65 207 Spencer Ware 26.8 UFA 2019 RB66 208 Samaje Perine 23 RB67 209 Doug Martin 29.7 UFA 2019 RB68 210 Brandon Marshall 34.5 WR86 211 J'Mon Moore 23.3 WR87 212 Ryan Tannehill 30.1 QB30 213 Justin Jackson 22.4 RB69 214 Mark Andrews 23 TE28 215 Jake Butt 23.2 TE29 216 Ted Ginn Jr. 33.4 WR88 217 James Conner 23.4 RB70 218 Jaylen Samuels 23.1 RB71 219 DaeSean Hamilton 23.5 WR89 220 Albert Wilson 26.2 WR90 221 Willie Snead 25.9 UFA 2020 WR91 222 Trent Taylor 24.3 WR92 223 Tyler Boyd 23.8 UFA 2020 WR93 224 Equanimeous St. Brown 22 WR94 225 Marquez Valdes-Scantling 23.9 WR95 226 Marqise Lee 26.8 WR96 227 Elijah McGuire 24.3 RB72 228 Chris Ivory 30.5 UFA 2020 RB73 229 Ameer Abdullah 25.2 UFA 2019 RB74 230 Rod Smith 26.7 UFA 2019 RB75 231 Joe Williams 25 RB76 232 Josh Allen 22.3 QB31 233 Ryan Grant 27.8 WR97 234 Tyrod Taylor 29.1 UFA 2019 QB32 235 Eli Manning 37.7 UFA 2020 QB33 236 Adam Shaheen 23.9 TE30 237 Tyler Kroft 25.9 UFA 2019 TE31 238 Hayden Hurst 25.1 TE32 239 Daurice Fountain 22.7 WR98 240 Ian Thomas 22.3 TE33

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