2019 Fantasy Football Quarterback Dynasty Rankings: Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold rising in the preseason

Heath Cummings says Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold have improved their status since his last rankings.

By Heath Cummings

Aug 22, 2019 at 11:46 am ET • 2 min read

Training camp and the preseason shouldn't have too much impact on your redraft rankings. They should have even less effect on your Dynasty rankings. That doesn't mean they should have no impact.

Two quarterbacks who have moved up since the last version of these rankings are Lamar Jackson and Sam Darnold. It really shouldn't be surprising that these rookies are looking better entering their second season; it's become the norm as of late. Carson Wentz, Mitchell Trubisky and Jared Goff all struggled as passers in their rookie years and made huge leaps in Year 2. Darnold and Jackson are showing signs they could do the same.

For now, there's still a significant gap between these two signal callers for one simple reason: what they do on the ground. Jackson was a borderline Fantasy starter as a rookie while providing almost no value through the air. Any improvement from him could make him a star. Darnold will need to make more substantial improvements, but the additions of Le'Veon Bell and Jamison Crowder should help.

Here is the final preseason update to my Dynasty Quarterback Rankings:

Rank	Player	Team	Age
1	Patrick Mahomes	KC	23
2	Deshaun Watson	HOU	23
3	Andrew Luck	IND	29
4	Baker Mayfield	CLE	24
5	Aaron Rodgers	GB	35
6	Cam Newton	CAR	30
7	Carson Wentz	PHI	26
8	Jared Goff	LAR	24
9	Jameis Winston	TB	25
10	Lamar Jackson	BAL	22
11	Russell Wilson	SEA	30
12	Mitch Trubisky	CHI	25
13	Kyler Murray	ARI	21
14	Dak Prescott	DAL	26
15	Matt Ryan	ATL	34
16	Josh Allen	BUF	23
17	Jimmy Garoppolo	SF	27
18	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	37
19	Phillip Rivers	LAC	37
20	Sam Darnold	NYJ	22
21	Dwayne Haskins	WAS	22
22	Tom Brady	NE	42
23	Drew Brees	NO	40
24	Kirk Cousins	MIN	31
25	Derek Carr	OAK	28
26	Marcus Mariota	TEN	25
27	Andy Dalton	CIN	31
28	Matthew Stafford	DET	31
29	Josh Rosen	MIA	22
30	Nick Foles	JAC	30
31	Daniel Jones	NYG	22
32	Drew Lock	DEN	22
33	Will Grier	CAR	24
34	Ryan Finley	CIN	24
35	Eli Manning	NYG	38
36	Ryan Fitzpatrick	MIA	36
37	Joe Flacco	DEN	34
38	Teddy Bridgewater	NO	26
39	Ryan Tannehill	TEN	31
40	Case Keenum	WAS	31