Fantasy Football 2023: Dynasty Cheatsheet, Rankings for Redraft Leagues

If you only digest a single piece of fantasy football advice ahead of the upcoming 2023 NFL season, this is it: Know. Your. League. Settings.

Those settings matter more than anything you'll find in your search. In fact, the settings are how you make sense of all you found, since your league particulars—league size, scoring format, position requirements, fantasy schedule—will go a long way toward shaping which players you should target and when.

For instance, if you play in a dynasty league, you'll want to prioritize youth wherever you can, since a valuable like good contributor could spend the better part of a decade on your roster. If you're in a redraft league, though, nothing carries beyond this season, so all that matters is 2023 production.

To help highlight the differences, we'll lay out rankings for both formats, then highlight our top dynasty league sleepers.

Dynasty Top 30 Rankings

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1. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

2. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

3. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

4. Breece Hall, RB, New York Jets

5. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

6. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

7. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

8. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

9. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

10. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

11. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

12. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

13. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

14. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

15. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

16. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

17. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

18. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

19. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

20. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

21. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

22. Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

23. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

24. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

25. Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons

26. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

27. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

28. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

29. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

30. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Redraft Top 30 PPR Rankings

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1. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings

2. Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

3. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

4. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins

5. Cooper Kupp, RB, Los Angeles Rams

6. Austin Ekeler, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

7. Travis Kelce, TE, Kansas City Chiefs

8. Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons

9. Saquon Barkley, RB, New York Giants

10. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys

11. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills

12. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, Detroit Lions

13. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

14. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders

15. Tony Pollard, RB, Dallas Cowboys

16. Garrett Wilson, WR, New York Jets

17. Derrick Henry, RB, Tennessee Titans

18. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns

19. Josh Jacobs, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

20. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Miami Dolphins

21. Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints

22. Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

23. Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, New England Patriots

24. DeVonta Smith, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

25. Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

26. Travis Etienne Jr., RB, Jacksonville Jaguars

27. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Kansas City Chiefs

28. Keenan Allen, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

29. DK Metcalf, WR, Seattle Seahawks

30. Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

Dynasty Sleepers

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Skyy Moore, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Moore, a 2022 second-rounder, didn't dent the stat sheet much as a rookie, managing just 22 receptions for 250 yards and failing to find the end zone. That's fine. JuJu Smith-Schuster's subtraction opened a ton of opportunities in this passing game, and Moore has as good a chance as anyone to pick up the slack.

The Chiefs have high hopes for him, and he could be positioned to become a favorite of Patrick Mahomes. It's hard to think of more favorable setups for a fantasy wideout.

Isaiah Spiller, RB, Los Angeles Chargers

If you're playing the long game in fantasy, then consider making Spiller a part of your long-term plan. His 2023 outlook is murky—he seems likely to start the season third on the depth chart behind Austin Ekeler and Joshua Kelley—but Spiller will have chances to exponentially expand his role in this offense going forward.

Ekeler is 28 and doesn't have the cleanest injury history. Kelley is solid but probably not spectacular. Spiller, who just turned 22, has the upside to carve a niche this season and grow into more down the road. He has vision to find holes and the quickness and elusiveness to scoot through them and into the second level. His ceiling is high—he's only five months older than Bijan Robinson—and he could spend this season taking a big step toward it.

Jaylen Warren, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers

Warren is exactly the kind of player you should be targeting in dynasty leagues. He'll contribute to your team right now, and he could dramatically increase his output in the (near) future.

He already made himself noted as a rookie in 2022, averaging 5.6 yards per touch and generally flashing more explosion than Najee Harris. The Steelers still leaned heavily on Harris and may continue to do so, but if he can't up his career 3.9 yards per carry, that can't last much longer. Not when Warren so obviously brings more electricity to this ground game.

There is enough volume in this rushing attack to allow Harris and Warren to both be fantasy-relevant this season, but if (when?) the scales ever tip toward Warren, he could have league-winning potential.