Early 2021 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Pre-NFL Draft

You can also read our updated 2021 fantasy football rookie rankings: post-NFL Draft, which was released after the conclusion of the NFL Draft.

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's early 2021 fantasy football rookie rankings (top 80). These rankings are being released before the 2021 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 our other dynasty rookie rankings and analysis articles, including NFL Draft coverage and NFL rookie breakdowns.

Three of our lead fantasy football analysts - Pierre Camus, Brandon Murchison and Phil Clark - have analyzed last year's college football season and the NFL offseason moves - they are ready to rock. Below you will find their consensus staff rookies ranks for 2021 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 2021 fantasy football rankings dashboard. It will soon be loaded up with tons of other great rankings including 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.

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NFL Rookie Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)

You can also read our updated 2021 fantasy football rookie rankings: post-NFL Draft, which was released after the conclusion of the NFL Draft.

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Najee Harris	RB
1	2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
1	3	Kyle Pitts	TE
1	4	DeVonta Smith	WR
1	5	Trevor Lawrence	QB
1	6	Travis Etienne	RB
2	7	Jaylen Waddle	WR
2	8	Javonte Williams	RB
2	9	Rashod Bateman	WR
2	10	Rondale Moore	WR
2	11	Kenny Gainwell	RB
2	12	Michael Carter	RB
2	13	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
3	14	Elijah Moore	WR
3	15	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
3	16	Justin Fields	QB
3	17	Chuba Hubbard	RB
3	18	Zach Wilson	QB
3	19	Kadarius Toney	WR
3	20	Trey Sermon	RB
3	21	Trey Lance	QB
3	22	Tylan Wallace	WR
3	23	Pat Freiermuth	TE
4	24	Jermar Jefferson	RB
4	25	Kylin Hill	RB
4	26	Seth Williams	WR
4	27	Amari Rodgers	WR
4	28	Nico Collins	WR
4	29	Brevin Jordan	TE
4	30	Khalil Herbert	RB
4	31	Tamorrion Terry	WR
4	32	Dyami Brown	WR
4	33	Kyle Trask	QB
4	34	Mac Jones	QB
4	35	Jaret Patterson	RB
4	36	D'Wayne Eskridge	WR
5	37	Tutu Atwell	WR
5	38	Demetric Felton	WR
5	39	Shi Smith	WR
5	40	CJ Verdell	RB
5	41	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
5	42	Master Teague	RB
5	43	Javian Hawkins	RB
5	44	Sage Surratt	WR
5	45	Hunter Long	TE
6	46	Marquez Stevenson	WR
6	47	Elijah Mitchell	RB
6	48	Dazz Newsome	WR
6	49	Pooka Williams	RB
6	50	Rakeem Boyd	RB
6	51	Dez Fitzpatrick	WR
6	52	Anthony Schwartz	WR
6	53	Kellen Mond	QB
6	54	Marlon Williams	WR
6	55	Sam Ehlinger	QB
6	56	Trevon Grimes	WR
7	57	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	WR
7	58	Jamie Newman	QB
7	59	Damonte Coxie	WR
7	60	Josh Imatorbhebhe	WR
7	61	Jaelon Darden	WR
7	62	JaTarvious Whitlow	RB
7	63	Deon Jackson	RB
7	64	Johnathan Lovett	RB
8	65	Brady White	QB
8	66	Reggie Roberson Jr.	WR
8	67	Tanner Morgan	QB
8	68	T.J. Vasher	WR
8	69	Shakif Seymour	RB
8	70	JD Spielman	WR
8	71	K.J. Costello	QB
8	72	Feleipe Franks	QB
9	73	Whop Philyor	WR
9	74	Mekhi Sargent	RB
9	75	Eli Stove	WR
9	76	Zac Thomas	QB
9	77	Ian Book	QB
9	78	Zach Smith	QB
9	79	Brock Purdy	QB
9	80	Brennan Eagles	WR

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