2025 Fantasy Football Startup Dynasty League Top 200 Rankings

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb will be one of the first 10 overall players selected in most 2025 dynasty startup leagues.
Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb will be one of the first 10 overall players selected in most 2025 dynasty startup leagues. / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

With May comes the start of dynasty league draft chatter. After all, the end of the NFL draft means we now have a very clear idea of how rosters will look, who could end up where on team depth charts and what a player’s value projects to be in 2025.

For those who are unaware, dynasty leagues are most like running a real NFL team … you build a roster with a one-time “all-players” draft, followed by yearly “rookies-only” drafts for as long as the league exists. If this seems like something you’d like to do in addition to your seasonal leagues, well, these dynasty startup league rank lists are perfect for you.  

The difference between these rankings and redraft rankings is primarily in examining the age of the players. You’ll notice that “older” veterans like Dak Prescott, Derrick Henry, Mike Evans and Travis Kelce, for example, are ranked much lower than in traditional formats.

With that said, here’s a look at my 2025 dynasty start-up league top 200 rankings.

2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty Top 200 Rankings

Rk

Player

Pos

TM

1

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

2

Justin Jefferson

WR

MIN

3

CeeDee Lamb

WR

DAL

4

Malik Nabers

WR

NYG

5

Bijan Robinson

RB

ATL

6

Amon-Ra St. Brown

WR

DET

7

Jahmyr Gibbs

RB

DET

8

Brock Bowers

TE

LV

9

Brian Thomas Jr.

WR

JAC

10

Ashton Jeanty

RB

LV

11

Puka Nacua

WR

LAR

12

De'Vone Achane

RB

MIA

13

Trey McBride

TE

ARI

14

Saquon Barkley

RB

PHI

15

Nico Collins

WR

HOU

16

Drake London

WR

ATL

17

Josh Allen

QB

BUF

18

Garrett Wilson

WR

NYJ

19

Lamar Jackson

QB

BAL

20

Jayden Daniels

QB

WAS

21

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR

SEA

22

Omarion Hampton

RB

LAC

23

Bucky Irving

RB

TB

24

Marvin Harrison Jr.

WR

ARI

25

A.J. Brown

WR

PHI

26

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

27

Tetairoa McMillan

WR

CAR

28

Breece Hall

RB

NYJ

29

Jonathan Taylor

RB

IND

30

James Cook

RB

BUF

31

Travis Hunter

WR

JAC

32

Kyren Williams

RB

LAR

33

Jalen Hurts

QB

PHI

34

Chase Brown

RB

CIN

35

Ladd McConkey

WR

LAC

36

Sam LaPorta

TE

DET

37

Rome Odunze

WR

CHI

38

Joe Burrow

QB

CIN

39

Devonta Smith

WR

PHI

40

Rashee Rice

WR

KC

41

Kenneth Walker

RB

SEA

42

Zay Flowers

WR

BAL

43

Chris Olave

WR

NO

44

Jordan Addison

WR

MIN

45

Josh Jacobs

RB

GB

46

Quinshon Judkins

RB

CLE

47

Xavier Worthy

WR

KC

48

Terry McLaurin

WR

WAS

49

Jaylen Waddle

WR

MIA

50

DK Metcalf

WR

PIT

51

TreVeyon Henderson

RB

NE

52

Patrick Mahomes

QB

KC

53

D.J. Moore

WR

CHI

54

Tyler Warren

TE

IND

55

Jameson Williams

WR

DET

56

Colston Loveland

TE

CHI

57

T.J. Hockenson

TE

MIN

58

Jerry Jeudy

WR

CLE

59

Derrick Henry

RB

BAL

60

Christian McCaffrey

RB

SF

61

Chuba Hubbard

RB

CAR

62

Alvin Kamara

RB

NO

63

RJ Harvey

RB

DEN

64

Tyreek Hill

WR

MIA

65

Emeka Egbuka

WR

TB

66

George Kittle

TE

SF

67

Mike Evans

WR

TB

68

Brandon Aiyuk

WR

SF

69

Kaleb Johnson

RB

PIT

70

Caleb Williams

QB

CHI

71

Joe Mixon

RB

HOU

72

Bo Nix

QB

DEN

73

George Pickens

WR

DAL

74

Jayden Reed

WR

GB

75

Chris Godwin

WR

TB

76

Matthew Golden

WR

GB

77

Justin Herbert

QB

LAC

78

David Montgomery

RB

DET

79

Isiah Pacheco

RB

KC

80

Kyler Murray

QB

ARI

81

D'Andre Swift

RB

CHI

82

C.J. Stroud

QB

HOU

83

Drake Maye

QB

NE

84

David Njoku

TE

CLE

85

Ricky Pearsall

WR

SF

86

Tyrone Tracy Jr.

RB

NYG

87

Davante Adams

WR

LAR

88

Tre Harris

WR

LAC

89

Tony Pollard

RB

TEN

90

Tucker Kraft

TE

GB

91

Travis Etienne

RB

JAC

92

James Conner

RB

ARI

93

Dalton Kincaid

TE

BUF

94

Josh Downs

WR

IND

95

Jayden Higgins

WR

HOU

96

Jordan Love

QB

GB

97

Brian Robinson Jr.

RB

WAS

98

Zach Charbonnet

RB

SEA

99

Rhamondre Stevenson

RB

NE

100

Trey Benson

RB

ARI

101

Courtland Sutton

WR

DEN

102

Jakobi Meyers

WR

LV

103

Khalil Shakir

WR

BUF

104

Jauan Jennings

WR

SF

105

Mark Andrews

TE

BAL

106

Jaylen Warren

RB

PIT

107

Bhayshul Tuten

RB

JAC

108

Cam Skattebo

RB

NYG

109

Najee Harris

RB

LAC

110

Jordan Mason

RB

MIN

111

Brock Purdy

QB

SF

112

Baker Mayfield

QB

TB

113

Keon Coleman

WR

BUF

114

Michael Pittman Jr.

WR

IND

115

Calvin Ridley

WR

TEN

116

Luther Burden III

WR

CHI

117

J.K. Dobbins

RB

FA

118

Aaron Jones Sr.

RB

MIN

119

Deebo Samuel Sr.

WR

WAS

120

Jake Ferguson

TE

DAL

121

Justin Fields

QB

NYJ

122

Evan Engram

TE

DEN

123

Trevor Lawrence

QB

JAC

124

Rachaad White

RB

TB

125

Jalen McMillan

WR

TB

126

Jared Goff

QB

DET

127

Kyle Pitts

TE

ATL

128

Travis Kelce

TE

KC

129

Dak Prescott

QB

DAL

130

Jaydon Blue

RB

DAL

131

Tank Bigsby

RB

JAC

132

Jack Bech

WR

LV

133

Stefon Diggs

WR

NE

134

Tyjae Spears

RB

TEN

135

Jalen Royals

WR

KC

136

Christian Kirk

WR

HOU

137

Cam Ward

QB

TEN

138

Michael Penix Jr.

QB

ATL

139

J.J. McCarthy

QB

MIN

140

Rashid Shaheed

WR

NO

141

Isaac Guerendo

RB

SF

142

Tua Tagovailoa

QB

MIA

143

Mason Taylor

TE

NYJ

144

Bryce Young

QB

CAR

145

Jaxson Dart

QB

NYG

146

Anthony Richardson

QB

IND

147

Javonte Williams

RB

DAL

148

MarShawn Lloyd

RB

GB

149

Pat Bryant

WR

DEN

150

Jaylin Noel

WR

HOU

151

Darnell Mooney

WR

ATL

152

Blake Corum

RB

LAR

153

Cooper Kupp

WR

SEA

154

Sam Darnold

QB

SEA

155

Ray Davis

RB

BUF

156

Rashod Bateman

WR

BAL

157

Cedric Tillman

WR

CLE

158

Tyler Shough

QB

NO

159

Marvin Mims Jr.

WR

DEN

160

Kendre Miller

RB

NO

161

Isaiah Likely

TE

BAL

162

Braelon Allen

RB

NYJ

163

Jonnu Smith

TE

MIA

164

Tyler Allgeier

RB

ATL

165

Jaylen Wright

RB

MIA

166

Pat Freiermuth

TE

PIT

167

Terrance Ferguson

TE

LAR

168

Elijah Arroyo

TE

SEA

169

Hollywood Brown

WR

KC

170

Audric Estime

RB

DEN

171

Devin Neal

RB

NO

172

Rico Dowdle

RB

CAR

173

Adonai Mitchell

WR

IND

174

Tank Dell

WR

HOU

175

Harold Fannin Jr.

TE

CLE

176

Dylan Sampson

RB

CLE

177

Jordan James

RB

SF

178

DJ Giddens

RB

IND

179

Jonathon Brooks

RB

CAR

180

Kyle Williams

WR

NE

181

Tory Horton

WR

SEA

182

Elic Ayomanor

WR

TEN

183

Romeo Doubs

WR

GB

184

Wan'Dale Robinson

WR

NYG

185

Tai Felton

WR

MIN

186

Chimere Dike

WR

TEN

187

Savion Williams

WR

GB

188

Xavier Legette

WR

CAR

189

Quentin Johnston

WR

LAC

190

Jerome Ford

RB

CLE

191

Cade Otton

TE

TB

192

Josh Palmer

WR

BUF

193

Dallas Goedert

TE

PHI

194

Keenan Allen

WR

FA

195

Amari Cooper

WR

FA

196

Dontayvion Wicks

WR

GB

197

Jalen Coker

WR

CAR

198

Jaleel McLaughlin

RB

DEN

199

Woody Marks

RB

HOU

200

Nick Chubb

RB

FA


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Michael Fabiano
MICHAEL FABIANO

Michael Fabiano is a fantasy football analyst for Sports Illustrated. His weekly rankings and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em articles are must-reads for fantasy players. He is also the co-host of the Fantasy Dirt Podcast on SI. Before joining SI in August 2020, he worked for CBS Sports, NFL Network and SiriusXM. He also contributes to Westwood One Radio. Fabiano was the first fantasy analyst to appear on one of the four major TV networks and is a member of the Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame.