Welcome back RotoBallers! The 2022 NFL Draft is just around the corner, and below you'll find our team's updated 2022 fantasy football rookie rankings -- the pre-NFL Draft edition. Since these rookie rankings are being published before the 2022 NFL Draft, be sure to check back often as we lead up to the 2022 NFL season. Based on the actual draft, these 2022 rookie rankings will of course change.
For those who are not yet familiar, four of our lead NFL analysts - Pierre Camus , Andrew Lalama, Brandon Murchison and Phil Clark - have been updating their rankings for fantasy football rookies all offseason long. In addition to these rookie rankings below, make sure you read our other dynasty rookie rankings and analysis articles, including detailed coverage of the NFL Draft, top rookie landing spots, and various in-depth NFL rookie profiles with film clips and analysis.
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Updated NFL Rookie Rankings (Pre-NFL Draft)
Fantasy football rookie rankings updated as of April 27th, 2022:
Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
1 | 1 | Breece Hall | RB |
1 | 2 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
1 | 3 | Jameson Williams | WR |
1 | 4 | Drake London | WR |
1 | 5 | Treylon Burks | WR |
1 | 6 | Kenneth Walker | RB |
2 | 7 | Chris Olave | WR |
2 | 8 | Isaiah Spiller | RB |
2 | 9 | Skyy Moore | WR |
2 | 10 | George Pickens | WR |
2 | 11 | Jahan Dotson | WR |
3 | 12 | Malik Willis | QB |
3 | 13 | Christian Watson | WR |
3 | 14 | John Metchie | WR |
3 | 15 | Rachaad White | RB |
3 | 16 | Zamir White | RB |
3 | 17 | James Cook | RB |
4 | 18 | Justyn Ross | WR |
4 | 19 | Trey McBride | TE |
4 | 20 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
4 | 21 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
4 | 22 | Alec Pierce | WR |
4 | 23 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
4 | 24 | David Bell | WR |
4 | 25 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
4 | 26 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
4 | 27 | Matt Corral | QB |
4 | 28 | Pierre Strong Jr. | RB |
4 | 29 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
4 | 30 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
4 | 31 | Sam Howell | QB |
4 | 32 | Desmond Ridder | QB |
4 | 33 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
4 | 34 | Tyler Badie | RB |
5 | 35 | Jerome Ford | RB |
5 | 36 | Tyquan Thornton | WR |
5 | 37 | Ty Chandler | RB |
5 | 38 | Velus Jones Jr. | WR |
5 | 39 | Kyren Williams | RB |
5 | 40 | Carson Strong | QB |
5 | 41 | Charlie Kolar | TE |
6 | 42 | Jeremy Ruckert | TE |
6 | 43 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
6 | 44 | Greg Dulcich | TE |
6 | 45 | Jelani Woods | TE |
6 | 46 | Hassan Haskins | RB |
6 | 47 | Jalen Wydermyer | TE |
6 | 48 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
6 | 49 | Jerrion Ealy | RB |
6 | 50 | D'Vonte Price | RB |
6 | 51 | Danny Gray | WR |
6 | 52 | Zonovan Knight | RB |
6 | 53 | Bo Melton | WR |
6 | 54 | Jaivon Heiligh | WR |
7 | 55 | Jalen Nailor | WR |
7 | 56 | Kennedy Brooks | RB |
7 | 57 | Isaih Pacheco | RB |
7 | 58 | Daniel Bellinger | TE |
7 | 59 | Keaontay Ingram | RB |
7 | 60 | Charleston Rambo | WR |
7 | 61 | Josh Johnson | QB |
7 | 62 | Kevin Austin | WR |
7 | 63 | Reggie Roberson | WR |
7 | 64 | Tre Turner | WR |
7 | 65 | Tyler Goodson | RB |
7 | 66 | James Mitchell | TE |
7 | 67 | Dai'Jean Dixon | WR |
7 | 68 | Erik Ezukanma | WR |
8 | 69 | Sincere McCormick | RB |
8 | 70 | Cole Turner | TE |
8 | 71 | Ty Davis-Price | RB |
8 | 72 | CJ Verdell | RB |
8 | 73 | T.J. Pledger | RB |
8 | 74 | Leddie Brown | RB |
9 | 75 | Max Borghi | RB |
9 | 76 | Chigoziem Okonkwo | TE |
9 | 77 | Dontario Drummond | WR |
9 | 78 | Jashaun Corbin | RB |
9 | 79 | Ty Fryfogle | WR |
9 | 80 | Kyle Philips | WR |
9 | 81 | Grant Calcaterra | TE |
9 | 82 | Makai Polk | WR |
9 | 83 | Jaylon Robinson | WR |
9 | 84 | Snoop Conner | RB |
9 | 85 | Devon Williams | WR |
9 | 86 | Trey Knox | WR |
9 | 87 | Kevin Harris | RB |
9 | 88 | Master Teague | RB |
9 | 89 | Jake Ferguson | TE |
9 | 90 | Zay Flowers | WR |
9 | 91 | Cade Otton | TE |
9 | 92 | Abram Smith | RB |
9 | 93 | Jack Coan | QB |
9 | 94 | Trey Sanders | RB |
9 | 95 | Taj Harris | WR |
9 | 96 | Brock Purdy | QB |
9 | 97 | Tyrion Davis-Price | RB |
9 | 98 | Trestan Ebner | RB |
9 | 99 | Elijah Collins | RB |
9 | 100 | Jaquarii Roberson | WR |
10 | 101 | Tanner Morgan | QB |
10 | 102 | Bailey Zappe | QB |
10 | 103 | Mike Harley | WR |
10 | 104 | Anthony Russo | QB |
10 | 105 | Isaiah Weston | WR |
10 | 106 | Emeka Emezie | WR |
10 | 107 | Jayden Daniels | QB |
10 | 108 | Cam'Ron Harris | RB |
10 | 109 | Bo Nix | QB |
10 | 110 | McKenzie Milton | QB |
10 | 111 | Dante Wright | WR |
10 | 112 | D'Eriq King | QB |
10 | 113 | Ronnie Bell | WR |
10 | 114 | Zakhari Franklin | WR |
10 | 115 | Charles Williams | RB |
10 | 116 | Jeremiah Hall | TE |
10 | 117 | Hudson Henry | TE |
10 | 118 | Jayden Reed | WR |
10 | 119 | Milton Wright | WR |
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