What do we make of Aaron Rodgers in a dynasty league? He’s 35 years old. Does is make more sense at this point to go with one of the seemingly emerging quarterbacks who’s about 10 years younger?
At this point we don’t know who’ll be coaching the Packers, and what kind of offense they’ll be running. They need to add some talent to their roster, and that’s harder with Rodgers taking up the most cap room of any player in the league.
So if I’m walking into a dynasty league, I would slot Rodgers behind some of the younger players at that position. Carson Wentz, Deshaun Watson and Jared Goff aren’t as good as Rodgers right now, but they’re all about 10 years younger and they all have better casts around them.
Patrick Mahomes is the No. 1 quarterback on the board, I think most would agree. And with how the combo of Andrew Luck and Frank Reich has been performing, I think Luck looks pretty firm at No. 2.
When you get to the bottom of the top 10, you must decide whether Baker Mayfield has shown enough to say with some conviction that he’s for real. Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees and Tom Brady are better than Mayfield today, but they’re all nearing the ends of their careers. I think Mayfield has shown enough that to earn the No. 10 spot on my board.
My top 50 at the position, using standard scoring. List assumes that when you select a player, you have him for as long as you want to keep him.
DYNASTY RANKINGS, QUARTERBACKS | |||
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Rk | Team | Player | Age |
1. | KC | Patrick Mahomes | 23 |
2. | IND | Andrew Luck | 29 |
3. | PHI | Carson Wentz | 25 |
4. | HOU | Deshaun Watson | 23 |
5. | LAR | Jared Goff | 24 |
6. | GB | Aaron Rodgers | 35 |
7. | SEA | Russell Wilson | 30 |
8. | CAR | Cam Newton | 29 |
9. | MIN | Kirk Cousins | 30 |
10. | CLE | • Baker Mayfield | 23 |
11. | LAC | Philip Rivers | 37 |
12. | NO | Drew Brees | 39 |
13. | PIT | Ben Roethlisberger | 36 |
14. | ATL | Matt Ryan | 33 |
15. | SF | Jimmy Garoppolo | 27 |
16. | NE | Tom Brady | 41 |
17. | CHI | Mitchell Trubisky | 24 |
18. | ARI | • Josh Rosen | 21 |
19. | DET | Matthew Stafford | 30 |
20. | NYJ | • Sam Darnold | 21 |
21. | TB | Jameis Winston | 24 |
22. | BAL | • Lamar Jackson | 21 |
23. | DAL | Dak Prescott | 25 |
24. | TEN | Marcus Mariota | 25 |
25. | BUF | • Josh Allen | 22 |
26. | CIN | Andy Dalton | 31 |
27. | OAK | Derek Carr | 27 |
28. | NO | Teddy Bridgewater | 26 |
29. | MIA | Ryan Tannehill | 30 |
30. | BAL | Joe Flacco | 33 |
31. | DEN | Case Keenum | 30 |
32. | WAS | Alex Smith | 34 |
33. | CLE | Tyrod Taylor | 29 |
34. | NYG | Eli Manning | 37 |
35. | TB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 36 |
36. | IND | Jacoby Brissett | 25 |
37. | PHI | Nick Foles | 29 |
38. | PIT | Joshua Dobbs | 23 |
39. | SF | Nick Mullens | 23 |
40. | GB | DeShone Kizer | 22 |
41. | MIA | Brock Osweiler | 28 |
42. | JAC | Blake Bortles | 26 |
43. | PIT | • Mason Rudolph | 23 |
44. | SEA | Brett Hundley | 25 |
45. | NYG | • Kyle Lauletta | 23 |
46. | NO | Taysom Hill | 28 |
47. | OAK | AJ McCarron | 28 |
48. | JAC | Cody Kessler | 25 |
49. | WAS | Colt McCoy | 32 |
50. | MIN | Trevor Siemian | 26 |
Next week: running backs.
—Ian Allan