RADIO
RotoBaller's top 120 fantasy football rookie rankings for 2020 NFL rookies. These early staff rankings are from before the NFL Draft and include RB, WR, TE, QB.
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's early 2020 fantasy football rookie rankings (top 120). These rankings are being released before the 2020 NFL Draft so things will of course change. Adjustments to these rookie rankings will be made all offseason long, so check back regularly for updates. You can also see Brandon Murchison's dynasty rookie rankings and analysis, released a few weeks ago. UPDATE: now that the NFL Draft has concluded, you can see our updated fantasy football rankings.
Four of our lead fantasy football analysts - Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Phil Clark - have analyzed last year's college football season, the NFL Combine and the NFL offseason moves - they are ready to rock. Below you will find their consensus staff rookies ranks for 2020 fantasy football, which will be updated regularly up until the season. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, or let them know how much you love or hate their rankings.
Be sure to also check out our 2020 fantasy football rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up with tons of other great rankings. In case you missed it, you can also see our early PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings, Best Ball rankings and Dynasty League rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.
Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:- 2025 fantasy football rankings (redraft)
- Dynasty fantasy football rankings
- 2025 NFL rookie fantasy football rankings
- Best ball fantasy football rankings
- Quarterback fantasy football rankings
- Running back fantasy football rankings
- Wide receiver fantasy football rankings
- Tight end fantasy football rankings
NFL Rookie Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)
You can see our updated fantasy football rookie rankings after the NFL Draft.
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos | Pierre | Brandon | Phil |
| 1 | 1 | Jonathan Taylor | RB | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 2 | D'Andre Swift | RB | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 4 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 5 | J.K. Dobbins | RB | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1 | 6 | Cam Akers | RB | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | 12 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | Henry Ruggs III | WR | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | Justin Jefferson | WR | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | Tee Higgins | WR | 16 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | Jalen Reagor | WR | 14 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | 12 | Joe Burrow | QB | 9 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | 13 | Laviska Shenault Jr. | WR | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 3 | 14 | Zack Moss | RB | 24 | 11 | 10 |
| 3 | 15 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | 8 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 | 16 | A.J. Dillon | RB | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| 3 | 17 | Justin Herbert | QB | 10 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | 18 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR | 19 | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | 19 | Denzel Mims | WR | 26 | 16 | 14 |
| 3 | 20 | Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 18 | 23 | 19 |
| 3 | 21 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | 22 | 22 | 16 |
| 3 | 22 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR | 21 | 19 | 23 |
| 3 | 23 | Bryan Edwards | WR | 20 | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | 24 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | 17 | 25 | 40 |
| 4 | 25 | KJ Hamler | WR | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| 4 | 26 | Tyler Johnson | WR | 27 | 32 | 24 |
| 4 | 27 | Antonio Gibson | RB | 33 | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | 28 | Anthony McFarland Jr. | RB | 25 | 28 | 32 |
| 4 | 29 | Jalen Hurts | QB | 23 | 29 | 35 |
| 4 | 30 | Chase Claypool | WR | 35 | 26 | 28 |
| 4 | 31 | Jordan Love | QB | 31 | 33 | 25 |
| 4 | 32 | Eno Benjamin | RB | 28 | 40 | 27 |
| 4 | 33 | Cole Kmet | TE | 32 | 31 | 36 |
| 4 | 34 | Harrison Bryant | TE | 37 | 36 | 33 |
| 4 | 35 | Brycen Hopkins | TE | 30 | 53 | 30 |
| 4 | 36 | Darrynton Evans | RB | 36 | 48 | 34 |
| 5 | 37 | DeeJay Dallas | RB | 38 | 46 | 37 |
| 5 | 38 | Adam Trautman | TE | 48 | 38 | 38 |
| 5 | 39 | Thaddeus Moss | TE | 34 | 42 | 51 |
| 5 | 40 | Devin Duvernay | WR | 61 | 41 | 29 |
| 5 | 41 | Hunter Bryant | TE | 60 | 34 | 39 |
| 5 | 42 | Jake Fromm | QB | 41 | 49 | 44 |
| 5 | 43 | Albert Okwuegbunam | TE | 50 | 39 | 46 |
| 5 | 44 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR | 44 | 35 | 58 |
| 5 | 45 | Lamical Perine | RB | 59 | 37 | 43 |
| 6 | 46 | Darius Anderson | RB | 52 | 43 | 55 |
| 6 | 47 | Joshua Kelley | RB | 64 | 30 | 57 |
| 6 | 48 | Van Jefferson | WR | 47 | 58 | 47 |
| 6 | 49 | Rico Dowdle | RB | 39 | 45 | 69 |
| 6 | 50 | Collin Johnson | WR | 40 | 60 | 53 |
| 6 | 51 | K.J. Hill | WR | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| 6 | 52 | Lynn Bowden Jr. | WR | 42 | 62 | #N/A |
| 6 | 53 | Michael Warren II | RB | 65 | 47 | 45 |
| 6 | 54 | Scottie Phillips | RB | 62 | 44 | #N/A |
| 6 | 55 | J.J. Taylor | RB | 51 | 64 | 48 |
| 6 | 56 | Jauan Jennings | WR | #N/A | 50 | 59 |
| 7 | 57 | Jared Pinkney | TE | 58 | 52 | #N/A |
| 7 | 58 | Anthony Gordon | QB | 43 | 68 | #N/A |
| 7 | 59 | Patrick Taylor Jr. | RB | #N/A | 56 | #N/A |
| 7 | 60 | Raymond Calais | RB | 45 | #N/A | 67 |
| 7 | 61 | John Hightower | WR | 53 | 55 | 61 |
| 7 | 62 | Gabriel Davis | WR | #N/A | 59 | 56 |
| 7 | 63 | Tony Jones Jr. | RB | 54 | 63 | #N/A |
| 7 | 64 | JaMycal Hasty | RB | 67 | 57 | 52 |
| 8 | 65 | Jacob Eason | QB | 57 | 54 | 74 |
| 8 | 66 | Quintez Cephus | WR | 66 | 65 | 54 |
| 8 | 67 | Salvon Ahmed | RB | 68 | 61 | 63 |
| 8 | 68 | Quez Watkins | WR | #N/A | 69 | 62 |
| 8 | 69 | Quartney Davis | WR | #N/A | 66 | 66 |
| 8 | 70 | Calen Holt | RB | #N/A | 67 | #N/A |
| 8 | 71 | Cole McDonald | QB | 46 | 97 | 60 |
| 8 | 72 | Lawrence Cager | WR | 49 | 89 | #N/A |
| 9 | 73 | Benny Lemay | RB | #N/A | 70 | #N/A |
| 9 | 74 | Travon McMillian | RB | 69 | 71 | #N/A |
| 9 | 75 | Javon Leake | RB | #N/A | 99 | 42 |
| 9 | 76 | Omar Bayless | WR | 70 | 73 | #N/A |
| 9 | 77 | James Robinson | RB | #N/A | 78 | 65 |
| 9 | 78 | Jacques Patrick | RB | #N/A | 72 | #N/A |
| 9 | 79 | Stephen Sullivan | TE | #N/A | #N/A | 73 |
| 9 | 80 | Anthony Johnson | WR | #N/A | 74 | #N/A |
| 9 | 81 | James Williams | RB | #N/A | 75 | #N/A |
| 9 | 82 | Pete Guerriero | RB | #N/A | 76 | #N/A |
| 9 | 83 | Juwan Johnson | WR | #N/A | 77 | #N/A |
| 9 | 84 | Colby Parkinson | TE | #N/A | 83 | 73 |
| 9 | 85 | Cheyenne O'Grady | TE | #N/A | 106 | 50 |
| 9 | 86 | Jeff Thomas | WR | 55 | 115 | 64 |
| 9 | 87 | Marquez Callaway | WR | #N/A | 79 | #N/A |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Colburn | RB | #N/A | 80 | #N/A |
| 10 | 89 | Kalija Lipscomb | WR | #N/A | 90 | 71 |
| 10 | 90 | Tavien Feaster | RB | #N/A | 81 | #N/A |
| 10 | 91 | Reggie Corbin | RB | #N/A | 82 | #N/A |
| 10 | 92 | James Proche | WR | #N/A | 117 | 49 |
| 10 | 93 | Ronald Cleveland | WR | #N/A | 84 | #N/A |
| 10 | 94 | Nate Stanley | QB | 56 | 112 | #N/A |
| 10 | 95 | Jacob Breeland | TE | #N/A | 94 | 75 |
| 10 | 96 | Rodney Smith | RB | #N/A | 85 | #N/A |
| 10 | 97 | Sewo Olonilua | RB | #N/A | 100 | 70 |
| 10 | 98 | Shun Brown | WR | #N/A | 86 | #N/A |
| 10 | 99 | Isaiah Wright | WR | #N/A | 87 | #N/A |
| 10 | 100 | Adrian Killins Jr. | RB | #N/A | 88 | #N/A |
| 10 | 101 | Devin Asiasi | TE | #N/A | 111 | 68 |
| 10 | 102 | Moe Neal | RB | #N/A | 91 | #N/A |
| 10 | 103 | DeShawn McClease | RB | #N/A | 92 | #N/A |
| 10 | 104 | Josiah Deguara | TE | #N/A | 113 | 72 |
| 10 | 105 | Freddie Swain | WR | #N/A | 93 | #N/A |
| 10 | 106 | Brody Oliver | WR | #N/A | 95 | #N/A |
| 10 | 107 | Kendrick Rogers | WR | #N/A | 96 | #N/A |
| 10 | 108 | Brian Lewerke | QB | #N/A | 98 | #N/A |
| 10 | 109 | Jake Luton | QB | #N/A | 101 | #N/A |
| 10 | 110 | Richie Worship | RB | #N/A | 102 | #N/A |
| 10 | 111 | Bryce Perkins | QB | #N/A | 103 | #N/A |
| 10 | 112 | Levante Bellamy | RB | #N/A | 104 | #N/A |
| 10 | 113 | Trey Sermon | RB | #N/A | 105 | #N/A |
| 10 | 114 | Ty'Son Williams | RB | #N/A | 107 | #N/A |
| 10 | 115 | Tanner Mangum | QB | #N/A | 108 | #N/A |
| 10 | 116 | Kennedy McKoy | RB | #N/A | 109 | #N/A |
| 10 | 117 | Trevon Brown | WR | #N/A | 110 | #N/A |
| 10 | 118 | Nyqwan Murray | WR | #N/A | 114 | #N/A |
| 10 | 119 | Jacob Dolegala | QB | #N/A | 116 | #N/A |
| 10 | 120 | Aaron Fuller | WR | #N/A | 118 | #N/A |
| 10 | 121 | Dorian Baker | WR | #N/A | 119 | #N/A |
| 10 | 122 | Damion Jeanpiere Jr. | WR | #N/A | 120 | #N/A |
More Fantasy Football Analysis
Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.
