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Revised dynasty rankings

Wentz looks like top long-term quarterback

It’s been a notable week for quarterbacks, with Jimmy Garoppolo traded to San Francisco and Deshaun Watson out for the year with a torn ACL. With that in mind, it’s a good time to re-evaluate the quarterback position not for 2017 but for dynasty leagues.

Carson Wentz, as well as he’s been playing, looks like the top option. Maybe Aaron Rodgers is better, but Wentz is 9 years younger. I’m assuming in these rankings that once you’ve got a player, he’s yours for good. (I just wish I wasn’t posting these rankings today, because Wentz is facing a Denver defense that could give him trouble.)

Not much difference between Rodgers and Russell Wilson. Rodgers is probably better, while Wilson is 5 years younger (plus he’s playing right now).

As well as Watson was playing prior to his injury, he also seems to belong in that top tier. He’ll likely come back fine from his injury. But with his playing style, I have some concerns about his ability to stay healthy long-term. I also worry that defensive coordinator will study up and be much better prepared for him next time he’s on the field. Nobody who saw Cam Newton in 2015 would believe how poorly he’d play in 2016, and nobody who saw Matt Ryan last year would think he could play as poorly as he’s performing right now – it’s hard to keep it going.

Andrew Luck is also out for the year, but I’m confident he’ll come back strong; he’s the No. 7 quarterback on my list.

Garoppolo, I think, is intriguing. Not much of a body of work to go off, of course, and he’s landed with an 0-7 team. But Kyle Shanahan knows how to make a quarterback look good, and I’m sure they’ll add plenty of other players before the start of next year. I like him enough that I’m slotting him ahead of Tom Brady and Drew Brees (much better quarterbacks, but guys who are a combined 78 years old).

DYNASTY QUARTERBACK RANKINGS
RkTmPlayerAge
1.PHICarson Wentz24
2.GBAaron Rodgers33
3.SEARussell Wilson28
4.HOUDeshaun Watson22
5.TBJameis Winston23
6.DALDak Prescott24
7.INDAndrew Luck28
8.WASKirk Cousins29
9.OAKDerek Carr26
10.DETMatthew Stafford29
11.TENMarcus Mariota24
12.SFJimmy Garoppolo25
13.ATLMatt Ryan32
14.NETom Brady40
15.NODrew Brees38
16.KCPatrick Mahomes22
17.LARJared Goff23
18.CARCam Newton28
19.LACPhilip Rivers35
20.CHIMitchell Trubisky23
21.BUFTyrod Taylor28
22.CINAndy Dalton30
23.KCAlex Smith33
24.PITBen Roethlisberger35
25.NYGEli Manning36
26.MINTeddy Bridgewater24
27.JACBlake Bortles25
28.NYJJosh McCown38
29.MIARyan Tannehill29
30.MINSam Bradford29
31.DENTrevor Siemian25
32.CLEDeShone Kizer21
33.CINAJ McCarron27
34.MINCase Keenum29
35.BALJoe Flacco32
36.MIAJay Cutler34
37.GBBrett Hundley24
38.DENPaxton Lynch23
39.BUFNathan Peterman23
40.ARICarson Palmer37
41.HOUTom Savage27
42.INDJacoby Brissett24
43.UFAColin Kaepernick30
44.NEBrian Hoyer32
45.PITLandry Jones28
46.TBRyan Fitzpatrick34
47.NYJChristian Hackenberg23
48.WASColt McCoy31
49.DENBrock Osweiler26
50.SFC.J. Beathard24

—Ian Allan

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