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Early 2023 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Pre-NFL Draft

Kenneth Walker III - Fantasy Football Rankings, Draft Sleepers, Waiver Wire Pickups

RotoBaller's top fantasy football best ball rankings for 2023 drafts. These early staff rankings are from before the NFL Draft and include QB, RB, WR, and TE.

There's no offseason here at RotoBaller! It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts. Below you'll see our team's early 2023 fantasy football best ball rankings for the top 340 fantasy football players as of April 22, 2023. Use these best ball rankings to draft winning best ball teams.

Three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts -- Phil Clark, Jackson Sparks, and Josh Constantinou -- have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2023 fantasy football season. Let's see where Rachaad White, Tyler Allgeier, Zach Charbonnet, Deebo Samuel, Calvin Ridley, Quentin Johnston, Josh Downs, Dalton Kincaid, and Chigoziem Okonkwo rank, among others.

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.

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

 

Best Ball Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)

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!

Be sure to also check out our 2023 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 2023 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

Tier Rank Player Name Pos
1 1 Justin Jefferson WR
1 2 Ja'Marr Chase WR
1 3 Christian McCaffrey RB
1 4 Cooper Kupp WR
1 5 Tyreek Hill WR
1 6 Austin Ekeler RB
1 7 Travis Kelce TE
1 8 A.J. Brown WR
1 9 Stefon Diggs WR
2 10 Saquon Barkley RB
2 11 CeeDee Lamb WR
2 12 Davante Adams WR
2 13 Jonathan Taylor RB
2 14 Amon-Ra St. Brown WR
2 15 Kenneth Walker III RB
2 16 Jaylen Waddle WR
2 17 Garrett Wilson WR
2 18 Josh Jacobs RB
2 19 Derrick Henry RB
3 20 Nick Chubb RB
3 21 Bijan Robinson RB
3 22 Breece Hall RB
3 23 Travis Etienne Jr. RB
3 24 Rhamondre Stevenson RB
3 25 Tony Pollard RB
3 26 Patrick Mahomes II QB
3 27 Jalen Hurts QB
3 28 DK Metcalf WR
4 29 Josh Allen QB
4 30 DeVonta Smith WR
4 31 Tee Higgins WR
4 32 Najee Harris RB
4 33 Mark Andrews TE
4 34 Chris Olave WR
4 35 Justin Fields QB
4 36 Aaron Jones RB
4 37 DeAndre Hopkins WR
4 38 Amari Cooper WR
4 39 Joe Burrow QB
4 40 T.J. Hockenson TE
4 41 Lamar Jackson QB
4 42 Dalvin Cook RB
4 43 George Kittle TE
4 44 Keenan Allen WR
4 45 Mike Williams WR
4 46 DJ Moore WR
4 47 J.K. Dobbins RB
4 48 Trevor Lawrence QB
4 49 Justin Herbert QB
5 50 Tyler Lockett WR
5 51 Michael Pittman Jr. WR
5 52 Calvin Ridley WR
5 53 Christian Watson WR
5 54 Deebo Samuel WR
5 55 Terry McLaurin WR
5 56 Jerry Jeudy WR
5 57 Mike Evans WR
6 58 Drake London WR
6 59 Jahmyr Gibbs RB
6 60 Chris Godwin WR
6 61 Dallas Goedert TE
6 62 Kyle Pitts TE
6 63 Marquise Brown WR
6 64 James Conner RB
6 65 Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR
6 66 Miles Sanders RB
6 67 D'Andre Swift RB
6 68 Darren Waller TE
6 69 Joe Mixon RB
6 70 Treylon Burks WR
6 71 Christian Kirk WR
6 72 David Montgomery RB
6 73 Tyler Allgeier RB
7 74 Dameon Pierce RB
7 75 Brandon Aiyuk WR
7 76 Jahan Dotson WR
7 77 Cam Akers RB
7 78 Deshaun Watson QB
7 79 Javonte Williams RB
7 80 Rashod Bateman WR
7 81 Dak Prescott QB
7 82 Khalil Herbert RB
7 83 Quentin Johnston WR
7 84 George Pickens WR
7 85 Brandin Cooks WR
7 86 James Cook RB
8 87 Diontae Johnson WR
8 88 Daniel Jones QB
8 89 Tua Tagovailoa QB
8 90 Rachaad White RB
8 91 Jordan Addison WR
8 92 Pat Freiermuth TE
8 93 Alvin Kamara RB
8 94 Evan Engram TE
8 95 Isiah Pacheco RB
8 96 Brian Robinson Jr. RB
8 97 Gabe Davis WR
8 98 Zach Charbonnet RB
8 99 David Njoku TE
9 100 Kirk Cousins QB
9 101 AJ Dillon RB
9 102 Jamaal Williams RB
9 103 Kyler Murray QB
9 104 Zay Flowers WR
9 105 Chigoziem Okonkwo TE
9 106 Jared Goff QB
9 107 Geno Smith QB
9 108 Rashaad Penny RB
9 109 Courtland Sutton WR
9 110 Greg Dulcich TE
9 111 Jakobi Meyers WR
10 112 Kadarius Toney WR
10 113 Damien Harris RB
10 114 JuJu Smith-Schuster WR
10 115 Elijah Moore WR
10 116 Antonio Gibson RB
10 117 Cole Kmet TE
10 118 Russell Wilson QB
10 119 Dawson Knox TE
10 120 Michael Thomas WR
10 121 Alexander Mattison RB
10 122 Allen Lazard WR
10 123 Kenneth Gainwell RB
10 124 Tyler Boyd WR
10 125 Darnell Mooney WR
10 126 Jeff Wilson Jr. RB
10 127 Adam Thielen WR
10 128 Aaron Rodgers QB
10 129 Elijah Mitchell RB
10 130 Raheem Mostert RB
10 131 Matthew Stafford QB
10 132 Jameson Williams WR
10 133 Joshua Palmer WR
10 134 Derek Carr QB
11 135 Zay Jones WR
11 136 Tyler Higbee TE
11 137 K.J. Osborn WR
11 138 Skyy Moore WR
11 139 D'Onta Foreman RB
11 140 Jalin Hyatt WR
11 141 Devon Achane RB
11 142 Taysom Hill TE
11 143 Rondale Moore WR
11 144 Alec Pierce WR
11 145 DJ Chark Jr. WR
11 146 DeeJay Dallas RB
11 147 Josh Downs WR
12 148 Anthony Richardson QB
12 149 Romeo Doubs WR
12 150 Dalton Schultz TE
12 151 Trey Lance QB
12 152 Samaje Perine RB
12 153 Jaylen Warren RB
12 154 Jordan Love QB
12 155 Bryce Young QB
12 156 Nico Collins WR
12 157 C.J. Stroud QB
13 158 Odell Beckham Jr. WR
13 159 Devin Singletary RB
13 160 Gerald Everett TE
13 161 Rashid Shaheed WR
13 162 Jordan Mason RB
13 163 Kendre Miller RB
13 164 Cordarrelle Patterson RB
13 165 Chuba Hubbard RB
13 166 Kenny Pickett QB
13 167 Michael Mayer TE
13 168 Roschon Johnson RB
13 169 Ezekiel Elliott RB
13 170 Leonard Fournette RB
13 171 Juwan Johnson TE
13 172 Zach Ertz TE
13 173 Sean Tucker TE
13 174 Tyjae Spears RB
13 175 Hayden Hurst TE
13 176 Wan'Dale Robinson WR
13 177 Hunter Renfrow WR
14 178 Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR
14 179 Dalton Kincaid TE
14 180 Trey McBride TE
14 181 Mike Gesicki TE
14 182 Marvin Mims WR
14 183 Michael Gallup WR
14 184 Curtis Samuel WR
14 185 James Robinson RB
14 186 Isaiah Hodgins WR
14 187 Donovan Peoples-Jones WR
14 188 Noah Fant TE
14 189 Jerome Ford RB
14 190 Israel Abanikanda RB
14 191 Jimmy Garoppolo QB
14 192 Zach Evans RB
14 193 Isaiah Likely TE
14 194 Mac Jones QB
14 195 Gus Edwards RB
14 196 Boston Scott RB
14 197 Michael Carter RB
14 198 Tank Bigsby RB
14 199 Jerick McKinnon RB
14 200 Tim Patrick WR
14 201 Khalil Shakir WR
15 202 Jacoby Brissett QB
15 203 John Metchie III WR
15 204 Chris Evans RB
15 205 Marquise Goodwin WR
15 206 Kayshon Boutte WR
15 207 Kareem Hunt RB
15 208 Zamir White RB
15 209 Irv Smith Jr. TE
15 210 Rashee Rice WR
15 211 Chase Claypool WR
15 212 Mecole Hardman WR
15 213 Cade Otton TE
15 214 Ryan Tannehill QB
15 215 Jelani Woods TE
15 216 Deonte Harty WR
15 217 Darnell Washington TE
15 218 D'Ernest Johnson RB
15 219 Will Levis QB
15 220 Joshua Kelley RB
16 221 Russell Gage WR
16 222 Desmond Ridder QB
16 223 Tyrion Davis-Price RB
16 224 JaMycal Hasty RB
16 225 Trey Palmer WR
16 226 Darius Slayton WR
16 227 Kenny McIntosh RB
16 228 Tyquan Thornton WR
16 229 Hunter Henry TE
16 230 Robert Woods WR
16 231 Chase Edmonds RB
16 232 Eric Gray RB
16 233 David Bell WR
16 234 Chase Brown RB
16 235 Cedric Tillman WR
16 236 Jake Ferguson TE
16 237 Robert Tonyan TE
16 238 Brock Purdy QB
16 239 Tyler Conklin TE
16 240 Sterling Shepard WR
16 241 Parris Campbell WR
16 242 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR
16 243 C.J. Uzomah TE
16 244 Austin Hooper TE
16 245 Luke Musgrave TE
16 246 DeVante Parker WR
16 247 Tyler Scott WR
17 248 Baker Mayfield QB
17 249 Tyler Huntley QB
17 250 Sam LaPorta TE
17 251 Gardner Minshew QB
17 252 Van Jefferson WR
17 253 Sam Howell QB
17 254 Allen Robinson II WR
17 255 Hassan Haskins RB
17 256 Dontrell Hilliard RB
17 257 Mike White QB
17 258 Craig Reynolds RB
17 259 Zonovan Knight RB
17 260 Raheem Blackshear RB
17 261 Jauan Jennings WR
18 262 Corey Davis WR
18 263 DeWayne McBride RB
18 264 Deon Jackson RB
18 265 Richie James WR
18 266 Caleb Huntley RB
18 267 Sam Darnold QB
18 268 Foster Moreau TE
18 269 Isaiah McKenzie WR
18 270 Evan Hull RB
18 271 Nelson Agholor WR
18 272 Kyren Williams RB
18 273 Malik Davis RB
18 274 Xavier Hutchinson WR
18 275 Mack Hollins WR
18 276 Mo Alie-Cox TE
18 277 Greg Dortch WR
18 278 Kalif Raymond WR
18 279 Deuce Vaughn RB
18 280 Pierre Strong Jr. RB
18 281 Jonathan Mingo WR
18 282 A.T. Perry WR
18 283 Trent Sherfield WR
18 284 Josh Reynolds WR
18 285 Albert Okwuegbunam TE
18 286 Quez Watkins WR
18 287 Noah Brown WR
18 288 Keaton Mitchell RB
18 289 Zack Moss RB
18 290 Laviska Shenault Jr. WR
18 291 Justice Hill RB
18 292 Kyle Philips WR
18 293 Isaiah Spiller RB
18 294 Trent Taylor WR
18 295 Calvin Austin III WR
18 296 Jameis Winston QB
18 297 Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB
18 298 Marcus Mariota QB
18 299 Jonathan Williams RB
18 300 Hendon Hooker QB
19 301 Taylor Heinicke QB
19 302 Robbie Anderson WR
19 303 J.D. McKissic RB
19 304 Nyheim Hines RB
19 305 Jayden Reed WR
19 306 Jalen Reagor WR
19 307 Ben Skowronek WR
19 308 Parker Washington WR
19 309 Velus Jones Jr. WR
19 310 Tutu Atwell WR
19 311 Jody Fortson TE
19 312 Jamal Agnew WR
19 313 Brock Wright TE
19 314 Devin Duvernay WR
20 315 Josiah Deguara TE
20 316 Shi Smith WR
20 317 Nick Westbrook-Ikhine WR
20 318 Noah Gray TE
20 319 Kendrick Bourne WR
20 320 Puka Nacua WR
20 321 Nathaniel Dell WR
20 322 Braxton Berrios WR
20 323 Brevin Jordan TE
20 324 Harrison Bryant TE
20 325 Daniel Bellinger TE
20 326 Carson Wentz QB
20 327 Ameer Abdullah RB
20 328 Kenyan Drake RB
20 329 Mohamed Ibrahim RB
20 330 Jarrett Stidham QB
20 331 Eno Benjamin RB
20 332 Andrei Iosivas WR
20 333 Keaontay Ingram RB
20 334 Kevin Harris RB
20 335 Kene Nwangwu RB
20 336 Peyton Hendershot TE
20 337 Darrynton Evans RB
20 338 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB
21 339 Ty Chandler RB
21 340 Andy Dalton QB
21 341 Snoop Conner RB
21 342 Joshua Dobbs QB
21 343 Demarcus Robinson WR
21 344 Melvin Gordon III RB
21 345 Malik Willis QB
21 346 Mark Ingram II RB


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