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Dynasty quarterbacks

Carson Wentz looks like the real deal

What do we make of Carson Wentz? He’s just a rookie and played only seven games last year at North Dakota State, but he looks really good. How much more do we have to see before we’re willing to move ahead of quarterbacks like Marcus Mariota and Andy Dalton in the NFL hierarchy.

I spent some time coming over the NFL’s current quarterbacks, trying to put them in the order I would select them in a dynasty-style draft. That is, not just this year (where Wentz wouldn’t be my the top 15) but in a fantasy league where once you get a player, you’ve got him forever.

If you’re in a 2016-only draft, then guys like Tom Brady and Drew Brees go in the top 5. But if you’re also giving some consideration to 2024 and 2028, youngsters like Wentz and Jameis Winston start looking a lot more favorable.

Here’s my stab at a top 40.

DYNASTY LEAGUE QUARTERBACKS
RkTeamPlayerAge
1.CARCam Newton27
2.INDAndrew Luck27
3.GBAaron Rodgers32
4.SEARussell Wilson27
5.PHI• Carson Wentz23
6.TBJameis Winston22
7.DETMatthew Stafford28
8.ATLMatt Ryan31
9.JACBlake Bortles24
10.WASKirk Cousins28
11.OAKDerek Carr25
12.PITBen Roethlisberger34
13.NETom Brady39
14.SDPhilip Rivers34
15.NODrew Brees37
16.DAL• Dak Prescott23
17.MIARyan Tannehill28
18.NYGEli Manning35
19.CINAndy Dalton28
20.TENMarcus Mariota22
21.BALJoe Flacco31
22.BUFTyrod Taylor27
23.DEN• Paxton Lynch22
24.HOUBrock Osweiler25
25.NYJRyan Fitzpatrick33
26.ARICarson Palmer36
27.MINSam Bradford28
28.LA• Jared Goff21
29.DENTrevor Siemian24
30.KCAlex Smith32
31.NEJimmy Garoppolo24
32.MINTeddy Bridgewater23
33.DALTony Romo36
34.LACase Keenum28
35.CLERobert Griffin III26
36.CHIJay Cutler33
37.NYJ• Christian Hackenberg22
38.CLE• Cody Kessler23
39.CHIBrian Hoyer30
40.NE• Jacoby Brissett23

—Ian Allan

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