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Early 2020 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Pre-NFL Draft

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 rankingsBest Ball rankings and Dynasty League rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

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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

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