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Early 2022 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Pre-NFL Draft

Ja'Marr Chase - Fantasy Football Rankings, NFL Injury News, DFS and Betting Picks

RotoBaller's top fantasy football best ball rankings for 2022 drafts. These early staff rankings are from before the NFL Draft and include RB, WR, TE, QB.

Welcome RotoBallers, there is no off-season here! Below you'll see our team's early 2022 fantasy football best ball rankings for the top 340 fantasy football players. Use these best ball rankings to draft winning best ball teams.

For anyone who isn't very familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are essentially draft-only leagues with no moves during the season. Once a best ball draft is completed, nothing else happens -- no setting weekly lineups, no trading, no waiver wire moves. Every week of the season, the best combo of fantasy players on your team is automatically calculated and used to determine the highest possible scoring outcome. Best ball drafts always start earlier than regular drafts, and they are already in high gear!

Two of our RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts - Pierre Camus and Phil Clark - have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2022 fantasy football season.

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

Make sure to also follow our 24x7 news feed of fantasy football news and injuries. And more importantly, download our free fantasy sports mobile app to receive real-time alerts and push notifications on the latest NFL news. The app has just been updated, and has all of our articles too.

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Best Ball Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)

Be sure to also check out our 2022 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 rankingsDynasty League rankings and 2022 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Jonathan Taylor RB
1 2 Derrick Henry RB
1 3 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 4 Austin Ekeler RB
1 5 Najee Harris RB
1 6 Cooper Kupp WR
1 7 Justin Jefferson WR
1 8 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 9 Dalvin Cook RB
2 10 Joe Mixon RB
2 11 Javonte Williams RB
2 12 Deebo Samuel WR
2 13 Davante Adams WR
2 14 Travis Kelce TE
2 15 Tyreek Hill WR
2 16 D'Andre Swift RB
2 17 Stefon Diggs WR
2 18 A.J. Brown WR
2 19 Nick Chubb RB
3 20 CeeDee Lamb WR
3 21 Breece Hall RB
3 22 Mike Evans WR
3 23 Jaylen Waddle WR
3 24 Aaron Jones RB
3 25 Cam Akers RB
3 26 Alvin Kamara RB
3 27 Keenan Allen WR
3 28 Tee Higgins WR
4 29 Antonio Gibson RB
4 30 Amari Cooper WR
4 31 DeAndre Hopkins WR
4 32 Kyle Pitts TE
4 33 Mark Andrews TE
4 34 David Montgomery RB
4 35 Saquon Barkley RB
4 36 Leonard Fournette RB
4 37 George Kittle TE
4 38 Ezekiel Elliott RB
4 39 Elijah Mitchell RB
4 40 D.K. Metcalf WR
4 41 DJ Moore WR
4 42 Elijah Moore WR
4 43 Josh Jacobs RB
4 44 Terry McLaurin WR
4 45 Josh Allen QB
4 46 Patrick Mahomes II QB
4 47 Michael Carter RB
4 48 Allen Robinson II WR
4 49 Adam Thielen WR
5 50 J.K. Dobbins RB
5 51 DeVonta Smith WR
5 52 Diontae Johnson WR
5 53 Chris Godwin WR
5 54 Justin Herbert QB
5 55 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
5 56 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 57 Kenneth Walker RB
6 58 Damien Harris RB
6 59 Darren Waller TE
6 60 Joe Burrow QB
6 61 Mike Williams WR
6 62 Lamar Jackson QB
6 63 Dalton Schultz TE
6 64 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
6 65 James Conner RB
6 66 Darnell Mooney WR
6 67 Chase Edmonds RB
6 68 Brandin Cooks WR
6 69 Michael Thomas WR
6 70 Tyler Lockett WR
6 71 Kyler Murray QB
6 72 Courtland Sutton WR
6 73 Devin Singletary RB
7 74 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
7 75 T.J. Hockenson TE
7 76 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
7 77 Kareem Hunt RB
7 78 Tom Brady QB
7 79 Matthew Stafford QB
7 80 Russell Wilson QB
7 81 Treylon Burks WR
7 82 Robert Woods WR
7 83 AJ Dillon RB
7 84 Marquise Brown WR
7 85 Isaiah Spiller RB
7 86 Brandon Aiyuk WR
8 87 Deshaun Watson QB
8 88 Rashaad Penny RB
8 89 Gabriel Davis WR
8 90 Hunter Renfrow WR
8 91 Dallas Goedert TE
8 92 Jarvis Landry WR
8 93 Dak Prescott QB
8 94 Garrett Wilson WR
8 95 Miles Sanders RB
8 96 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
8 97 Pat Freiermuth TE
8 98 Aaron Rodgers QB
8 99 Rashod Bateman WR
9 100 Chris Carson RB
9 101 Chase Claypool WR
9 102 Jalen Hurts QB
9 103 Mike Gesicki TE
9 104 Melvin Gordon III RB
9 105 Dawson Knox TE
9 106 Trey Lance QB
9 107 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
9 108 Rob Gronkowski TE
9 109 Tyler Boyd WR
9 110 Zach Ertz TE
9 111 Drake London WR
10 112 Tony Pollard RB
10 113 Justin Fields QB
10 114 Christian Kirk WR
10 115 Zamir White RB
10 116 Tua Tagovailoa QB
10 117 Darrell Henderson Jr. RB
10 118 Russell Gage WR
10 119 Cordarrelle Patterson WR
10 120 Kirk Cousins QB
10 121 Derek Carr QB
10 122 Noah Fant TE
10 123 Tim Patrick WR
10 124 D.J. Chark Jr. WR
10 125 Cole Kmet TE
10 126 Kenny Golladay WR
10 127 Chris Olave WR
10 128 Corey Davis WR
10 129 Kadarius Toney WR
10 130 Ryan Tannehill QB
10 131 Alexander Mattison RB
10 132 Van Jefferson WR
10 133 Mecole Hardman WR
10 134 Ronald Jones II RB
11 135 Michael Gallup WR
11 136 Trevor Lawrence QB
11 137 Jakobi Meyers WR
11 138 Irv Smith Jr. TE
11 139 Hunter Henry TE
11 140 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
11 141 DeVante Parker WR
11 142 Jameson Williams WR
11 143 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
11 144 Matt Ryan QB
11 145 J.D. McKissic RB
11 146 Rondale Moore WR
11 147 Brevin Jordan TE
12 148 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
12 149 D'Onta Foreman RB
12 150 Zach Wilson QB
12 151 Rachaad White RB
12 152 David Njoku TE
12 153 Curtis Samuel WR
12 154 Raheem Mostert RB
12 155 Robby Anderson WR
12 156 Logan Thomas TE
12 157 Gus Edwards RB
13 158 Sony Michel RB
13 159 Kenyan Drake RB
13 160 Nico Collins WR
13 161 Jameis Winston QB
13 162 Evan Engram TE
13 163 George Pickens WR
13 164 Joshua Palmer WR
13 165 Jamaal Williams RB
13 166 Ke'Shawn Vaughn RB
13 167 James Cook RB
13 168 Darrel Williams RB
13 169 Kenneth Gainwell RB
13 170 Allen Lazard WR
13 171 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
13 172 Baker Mayfield QB
13 173 Jared Goff QB
13 174 Malik Willis QB
13 175 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
13 176 Braxton Berrios WR
13 177 Tyler Higbee TE
14 178 James White RB
14 179 Sterling Shepard WR
14 180 Khalil Herbert RB
14 181 Dameon Pierce RB
14 182 Nyheim Hines RB
14 183 Carson Wentz QB
14 184 Jamison Crowder WR
14 185 Marquez Callaway WR
14 186 Kendrick Bourne WR
14 187 Gerald Everett TE
14 188 Cameron Brate TE
14 189 Zay Jones WR
14 190 Cole Beasley WR
14 191 Justin Jackson RB
14 192 Cedrick Wilson Jr. WR
14 193 Chuba Hubbard RB
14 194 Davis Mills QB
14 195 Mitchell Trubisky QB
14 196 Jahan Dotson WR
14 197 Tyler Allgeier RB
14 198 Marvin Jones Jr. WR
14 199 Jerick McKinnon RB
14 200 Mac Jones QB
14 201 K.J. Osborn WR
15 202 Skyy Moore WR
15 203 James Robinson RB
15 204 Marlon Mack RB
15 205 Julio Jones WR
15 206 D'Ernest Johnson RB
15 207 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
15 208 Hayden Hurst TE
15 209 Christian Watson WR
15 210 Foster Moreau TE
15 211 Duke Johnson Jr. RB
15 212 Trey Sermon RB
15 213 Marcus Mariota QB
15 214 Boston Scott RB
15 215 Isaiah Likely TE
15 216 A.J. Green WR
15 217 Nelson Agholor WR
15 218 Austin Hooper TE
15 219 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
15 220 Samaje Perine RB
16 221 Mike Davis RB
16 222 Isaiah McKenzie WR
16 223 Will Fuller V WR
16 224 Josh Reynolds WR
16 225 Josh Gordon WR
16 226 Mark Ingram II RB
16 227 C.J. Uzomah TE
16 228 Damien Williams RB
16 229 David Johnson RB
16 230 Ricky Seals-Jones TE
16 231 Myles Gaskin RB
16 232 Kyren Williams RB
16 233 Rex Burkhead RB
16 234 Emmanuel Sanders WR
16 235 KJ Hamler WR
16 236 Trey McBride TE
16 237 Bryan Edwards WR
16 238 Daniel Jones QB
16 239 Tyler Badie RB
16 240 Jerome Ford RB
16 241 Darius Slayton WR
16 242 Zack Moss RB
16 243 John Metchie WR
16 244 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
16 245 David Bell WR
16 246 Justyn Ross WR
16 247 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
17 248 Byron Pringle WR
17 249 Adam Trautman TE
17 250 Chris Evans RB
17 251 Carlos Hyde RB
17 252 Donald Parham Jr. TE
17 253 T.Y. Hilton WR
17 254 Jauan Jennings WR
17 255 Taysom Hill QB
17 256 Jamal Agnew WR
17 257 Devonta Freeman RB
17 258 Kenny Pickett QB
17 259 Latavius Murray RB
17 260 Jonnu Smith TE
17 261 Calvin Austin III WR
18 262 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
18 263 Sammy Watkins WR
18 264 John Bates TE
18 265 Quez Watkins WR
18 266 Mike Boone RB
18 267 D'Wayne Eskridge WR
18 268 Phillip Lindsay RB
18 269 Jaret Patterson RB
18 270 Cam Newton QB
18 271 Giovani Bernard RB
18 272 Matt Corral QB
18 273 Parris Campbell WR
18 274 Quintez Cephus WR
18 275 Olamide Zaccheaus WR
18 276 Dyami Brown WR
18 277 Sam Howell QB
18 278 Randall Cobb WR
18 279 James Washington WR
18 280 Dan Arnold TE
18 281 DeeJay Dallas RB
18 282 Salvon Ahmed RB
18 283 JaMycal Hasty RB
18 284 Ryan Fitzpatrick QB
18 285 Laquon Treadwell WR
18 286 Robert Tonyan TE
18 287 Joshua Kelley RB
18 288 Blake Jarwin TE
18 289 Ty Johnson RB
18 290 Jared Cook TE
18 291 Gardner Minshew II QB
18 292 Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR
18 293 Abram Smith RB
18 294 Sincere McCormick RB
18 295 Matt Breida RB
18 296 Jerrion Ealy RB
18 297 Tommy Tremble TE
18 298 Devontae Booker RB
18 299 Anthony Schwartz WR
18 300 Kyle Rudolph TE
19 301 CJ Verdell RB
19 302 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
19 303 Rashard Higgins WR
19 304 Tevin Coleman RB
19 305 Harrison Bryant TE
19 306 Devin Duvernay WR
19 307 Tyler Johnson WR
19 308 Tyler Conklin TE
19 309 Kylen Granson TE
19 310 Jalen Reagor WR
19 311 Sam Darnold QB
19 312 Jalen Richard RB
19 313 Teddy Bridgewater QB
19 314 O.J. Howard TE
19 315 Kalen Ballage RB
19 316 Alec Pierce WR
19 317 Tre'Quan Smith WR
19 318 DeSean Jackson WR
19 319 Kendall Blanton TE
19 320 Jordan Akins TE
19 321 Hassan Haskins RB
19 322 N'Keal Harry WR
19 323 Drew Lock QB
19 324 Khalil Shakir WR
19 325 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
19 326 Scotty Miller WR
19 327 Jordan Howard RB
19 328 Darrynton Evans RB
19 329 Tarik Cohen RB
19 330 Jalen Tolbert WR
19 331 Jermar Jefferson RB
19 332 Breshad Perriman WR
19 333 Mo Alie-Cox TE
19 334 Jalen Wydermyer TE
19 335 Demarcus Robinson WR
19 336 Josiah Deguara TE
19 337 Amari Rodgers WR
19 338 Tutu Atwell WR
19 339 Jalen Guyton WR
19 340 Greg Dulcich TE
19 341 Kalif Raymond WR
19 342 Desmond Ridder QB
19 343 Deonte Harris WR


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Dennis Schroder Sidelined Again on Monday
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PGA

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Carter Hart

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John Carlson

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Jordan Kyrou

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Matt Duchene

Set to Return Against Penguins
Pyotr Kochetkov

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CFB

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Draymond Green

Remains on the Shelf Versus Chicago
Jimmy Butler III

Expected to Return on Sunday
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Now Probable Versus Boston
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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Joel Embiid

Upgraded to Probable Against Lakers
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Kendal Briles a Candidate for South Carolina Offensive Coordinator Job
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