Early 2023 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Pre-NFL Draft

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There's no offseason here at RotoBaller! It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts. Below you'll see our team's early 2023 fantasy football best ball rankings for the top 340 fantasy football players as of April 22, 2023. Use these best ball rankings to draft winning best ball teams.

Three of RotoBaller's lead fantasy football analysts -- Phil Clark, Jackson Sparks, and Josh Constantinou -- have put together their consensus staff rankings, which will be updated regularly through the start of the 2023 fantasy football season. Let's see where Rachaad White, Tyler Allgeier, Zach Charbonnet, Deebo Samuel, Calvin Ridley, Quentin Johnston, Josh Downs, Dalton Kincaid, and Chigoziem Okonkwo rank, among others.

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Best Ball Rankings for Fantasy Football (Pre-Draft)

For anyone who isn't very familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are essentially draft-only leagues with no moves during the season. Once a best ball draft is completed, nothing else happens -- no setting weekly lineups, no trading, no waiver wire moves. Every week of the season, the best combo of fantasy players on your team is automatically calculated and used to determine the highest possible scoring outcome. Best ball drafts always start earlier than regular drafts, and they are already in high gear!

Be sure to also check out our 2023 fantasy football rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up with tons of other great rankings. In case you missed it, you can also see our early PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, Standard rankings, Dynasty League rankings, and 2023 NFL Rookie rankings. Bookmark that page, and prepare for all of your drafts.

Tier	Rank	Player Name	Pos
1	1	Justin Jefferson	WR
1	2	Ja'Marr Chase	WR
1	3	Christian McCaffrey	RB
1	4	Cooper Kupp	WR
1	5	Tyreek Hill	WR
1	6	Austin Ekeler	RB
1	7	Travis Kelce	TE
1	8	A.J. Brown	WR
1	9	Stefon Diggs	WR
2	10	Saquon Barkley	RB
2	11	CeeDee Lamb	WR
2	12	Davante Adams	WR
2	13	Jonathan Taylor	RB
2	14	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR
2	15	Kenneth Walker III	RB
2	16	Jaylen Waddle	WR
2	17	Garrett Wilson	WR
2	18	Josh Jacobs	RB
2	19	Derrick Henry	RB
3	20	Nick Chubb	RB
3	21	Bijan Robinson	RB
3	22	Breece Hall	RB
3	23	Travis Etienne Jr.	RB
3	24	Rhamondre Stevenson	RB
3	25	Tony Pollard	RB
3	26	Patrick Mahomes II	QB
3	27	Jalen Hurts	QB
3	28	DK Metcalf	WR
4	29	Josh Allen	QB
4	30	DeVonta Smith	WR
4	31	Tee Higgins	WR
4	32	Najee Harris	RB
4	33	Mark Andrews	TE
4	34	Chris Olave	WR
4	35	Justin Fields	QB
4	36	Aaron Jones	RB
4	37	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
4	38	Amari Cooper	WR
4	39	Joe Burrow	QB
4	40	T.J. Hockenson	TE
4	41	Lamar Jackson	QB
4	42	Dalvin Cook	RB
4	43	George Kittle	TE
4	44	Keenan Allen	WR
4	45	Mike Williams	WR
4	46	DJ Moore	WR
4	47	J.K. Dobbins	RB
4	48	Trevor Lawrence	QB
4	49	Justin Herbert	QB
5	50	Tyler Lockett	WR
5	51	Michael Pittman Jr.	WR
5	52	Calvin Ridley	WR
5	53	Christian Watson	WR
5	54	Deebo Samuel	WR
5	55	Terry McLaurin	WR
5	56	Jerry Jeudy	WR
5	57	Mike Evans	WR
6	58	Drake London	WR
6	59	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB
6	60	Chris Godwin	WR
6	61	Dallas Goedert	TE
6	62	Kyle Pitts	TE
6	63	Marquise Brown	WR
6	64	James Conner	RB
6	65	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR
6	66	Miles Sanders	RB
6	67	D'Andre Swift	RB
6	68	Darren Waller	TE
6	69	Joe Mixon	RB
6	70	Treylon Burks	WR
6	71	Christian Kirk	WR
6	72	David Montgomery	RB
6	73	Tyler Allgeier	RB
7	74	Dameon Pierce	RB
7	75	Brandon Aiyuk	WR
7	76	Jahan Dotson	WR
7	77	Cam Akers	RB
7	78	Deshaun Watson	QB
7	79	Javonte Williams	RB
7	80	Rashod Bateman	WR
7	81	Dak Prescott	QB
7	82	Khalil Herbert	RB
7	83	Quentin Johnston	WR
7	84	George Pickens	WR
7	85	Brandin Cooks	WR
7	86	James Cook	RB
8	87	Diontae Johnson	WR
8	88	Daniel Jones	QB
8	89	Tua Tagovailoa	QB
8	90	Rachaad White	RB
8	91	Jordan Addison	WR
8	92	Pat Freiermuth	TE
8	93	Alvin Kamara	RB
8	94	Evan Engram	TE
8	95	Isiah Pacheco	RB
8	96	Brian Robinson Jr.	RB
8	97	Gabe Davis	WR
8	98	Zach Charbonnet	RB
8	99	David Njoku	TE
9	100	Kirk Cousins	QB
9	101	AJ Dillon	RB
9	102	Jamaal Williams	RB
9	103	Kyler Murray	QB
9	104	Zay Flowers	WR
9	105	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE
9	106	Jared Goff	QB
9	107	Geno Smith	QB
9	108	Rashaad Penny	RB
9	109	Courtland Sutton	WR
9	110	Greg Dulcich	TE
9	111	Jakobi Meyers	WR
10	112	Kadarius Toney	WR
10	113	Damien Harris	RB
10	114	JuJu Smith-Schuster	WR
10	115	Elijah Moore	WR
10	116	Antonio Gibson	RB
10	117	Cole Kmet	TE
10	118	Russell Wilson	QB
10	119	Dawson Knox	TE
10	120	Michael Thomas	WR
10	121	Alexander Mattison	RB
10	122	Allen Lazard	WR
10	123	Kenneth Gainwell	RB
10	124	Tyler Boyd	WR
10	125	Darnell Mooney	WR
10	126	Jeff Wilson Jr.	RB
10	127	Adam Thielen	WR
10	128	Aaron Rodgers	QB
10	129	Elijah Mitchell	RB
10	130	Raheem Mostert	RB
10	131	Matthew Stafford	QB
10	132	Jameson Williams	WR
10	133	Joshua Palmer	WR
10	134	Derek Carr	QB
11	135	Zay Jones	WR
11	136	Tyler Higbee	TE
11	137	K.J. Osborn	WR
11	138	Skyy Moore	WR
11	139	D'Onta Foreman	RB
11	140	Jalin Hyatt	WR
11	141	Devon Achane	RB
11	142	Taysom Hill	TE
11	143	Rondale Moore	WR
11	144	Alec Pierce	WR
11	145	DJ Chark Jr.	WR
11	146	DeeJay Dallas	RB
11	147	Josh Downs	WR
12	148	Anthony Richardson	QB
12	149	Romeo Doubs	WR
12	150	Dalton Schultz	TE
12	151	Trey Lance	QB
12	152	Samaje Perine	RB
12	153	Jaylen Warren	RB
12	154	Jordan Love	QB
12	155	Bryce Young	QB
12	156	Nico Collins	WR
12	157	C.J. Stroud	QB
13	158	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR
13	159	Devin Singletary	RB
13	160	Gerald Everett	TE
13	161	Rashid Shaheed	WR
13	162	Jordan Mason	RB
13	163	Kendre Miller	RB
13	164	Cordarrelle Patterson	RB
13	165	Chuba Hubbard	RB
13	166	Kenny Pickett	QB
13	167	Michael Mayer	TE
13	168	Roschon Johnson	RB
13	169	Ezekiel Elliott	RB
13	170	Leonard Fournette	RB
13	171	Juwan Johnson	TE
13	172	Zach Ertz	TE
13	173	Sean Tucker	TE
13	174	Tyjae Spears	RB
13	175	Hayden Hurst	TE
13	176	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR
13	177	Hunter Renfrow	WR
14	178	Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
14	179	Dalton Kincaid	TE
14	180	Trey McBride	TE
14	181	Mike Gesicki	TE
14	182	Marvin Mims	WR
14	183	Michael Gallup	WR
14	184	Curtis Samuel	WR
14	185	James Robinson	RB
14	186	Isaiah Hodgins	WR
14	187	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR
14	188	Noah Fant	TE
14	189	Jerome Ford	RB
14	190	Israel Abanikanda	RB
14	191	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB
14	192	Zach Evans	RB
14	193	Isaiah Likely	TE
14	194	Mac Jones	QB
14	195	Gus Edwards	RB
14	196	Boston Scott	RB
14	197	Michael Carter	RB
14	198	Tank Bigsby	RB
14	199	Jerick McKinnon	RB
14	200	Tim Patrick	WR
14	201	Khalil Shakir	WR
15	202	Jacoby Brissett	QB
15	203	John Metchie III	WR
15	204	Chris Evans	RB
15	205	Marquise Goodwin	WR
15	206	Kayshon Boutte	WR
15	207	Kareem Hunt	RB
15	208	Zamir White	RB
15	209	Irv Smith Jr.	TE
15	210	Rashee Rice	WR
15	211	Chase Claypool	WR
15	212	Mecole Hardman	WR
15	213	Cade Otton	TE
15	214	Ryan Tannehill	QB
15	215	Jelani Woods	TE
15	216	Deonte Harty	WR
15	217	Darnell Washington	TE
15	218	D'Ernest Johnson	RB
15	219	Will Levis	QB
15	220	Joshua Kelley	RB
16	221	Russell Gage	WR
16	222	Desmond Ridder	QB
16	223	Tyrion Davis-Price	RB
16	224	JaMycal Hasty	RB
16	225	Trey Palmer	WR
16	226	Darius Slayton	WR
16	227	Kenny McIntosh	RB
16	228	Tyquan Thornton	WR
16	229	Hunter Henry	TE
16	230	Robert Woods	WR
16	231	Chase Edmonds	RB
16	232	Eric Gray	RB
16	233	David Bell	WR
16	234	Chase Brown	RB
16	235	Cedric Tillman	WR
16	236	Jake Ferguson	TE
16	237	Robert Tonyan	TE
16	238	Brock Purdy	QB
16	239	Tyler Conklin	TE
16	240	Sterling Shepard	WR
16	241	Parris Campbell	WR
16	242	Terrace Marshall Jr.	WR
16	243	C.J. Uzomah	TE
16	244	Austin Hooper	TE
16	245	Luke Musgrave	TE
16	246	DeVante Parker	WR
16	247	Tyler Scott	WR
17	248	Baker Mayfield	QB
17	249	Tyler Huntley	QB
17	250	Sam LaPorta	TE
17	251	Gardner Minshew	QB
17	252	Van Jefferson	WR
17	253	Sam Howell	QB
17	254	Allen Robinson II	WR
17	255	Hassan Haskins	RB
17	256	Dontrell Hilliard	RB
17	257	Mike White	QB
17	258	Craig Reynolds	RB
17	259	Zonovan Knight	RB
17	260	Raheem Blackshear	RB
17	261	Jauan Jennings	WR
18	262	Corey Davis	WR
18	263	DeWayne McBride	RB
18	264	Deon Jackson	RB
18	265	Richie James	WR
18	266	Caleb Huntley	RB
18	267	Sam Darnold	QB
18	268	Foster Moreau	TE
18	269	Isaiah McKenzie	WR
18	270	Evan Hull	RB
18	271	Nelson Agholor	WR
18	272	Kyren Williams	RB
18	273	Malik Davis	RB
18	274	Xavier Hutchinson	WR
18	275	Mack Hollins	WR
18	276	Mo Alie-Cox	TE
18	277	Greg Dortch	WR
18	278	Kalif Raymond	WR
18	279	Deuce Vaughn	RB
18	280	Pierre Strong Jr.	RB
18	281	Jonathan Mingo	WR
18	282	A.T. Perry	WR
18	283	Trent Sherfield	WR
18	284	Josh Reynolds	WR
18	285	Albert Okwuegbunam	TE
18	286	Quez Watkins	WR
18	287	Noah Brown	WR
18	288	Keaton Mitchell	RB
18	289	Zack Moss	RB
18	290	Laviska Shenault Jr.	WR
18	291	Justice Hill	RB
18	292	Kyle Philips	WR
18	293	Isaiah Spiller	RB
18	294	Trent Taylor	WR
18	295	Calvin Austin III	WR
18	296	Jameis Winston	QB
18	297	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB
18	298	Marcus Mariota	QB
18	299	Jonathan Williams	RB
18	300	Hendon Hooker	QB
19	301	Taylor Heinicke	QB
19	302	Robbie Anderson	WR
19	303	J.D. McKissic	RB
19	304	Nyheim Hines	RB
19	305	Jayden Reed	WR
19	306	Jalen Reagor	WR
19	307	Ben Skowronek	WR
19	308	Parker Washington	WR
19	309	Velus Jones Jr.	WR
19	310	Tutu Atwell	WR
19	311	Jody Fortson	TE
19	312	Jamal Agnew	WR
19	313	Brock Wright	TE
19	314	Devin Duvernay	WR
20	315	Josiah Deguara	TE
20	316	Shi Smith	WR
20	317	Nick Westbrook-Ikhine	WR
20	318	Noah Gray	TE
20	319	Kendrick Bourne	WR
20	320	Puka Nacua	WR
20	321	Nathaniel Dell	WR
20	322	Braxton Berrios	WR
20	323	Brevin Jordan	TE
20	324	Harrison Bryant	TE
20	325	Daniel Bellinger	TE
20	326	Carson Wentz	QB
20	327	Ameer Abdullah	RB
20	328	Kenyan Drake	RB
20	329	Mohamed Ibrahim	RB
20	330	Jarrett Stidham	QB
20	331	Eno Benjamin	RB
20	332	Andrei Iosivas	WR
20	333	Keaontay Ingram	RB
20	334	Kevin Harris	RB
20	335	Kene Nwangwu	RB
20	336	Peyton Hendershot	TE
20	337	Darrynton Evans	RB
20	338	Chris Rodriguez Jr.	RB
21	339	Ty Chandler	RB
21	340	Andy Dalton	QB
21	341	Snoop Conner	RB
21	342	Joshua Dobbs	QB
21	343	Demarcus Robinson	WR
21	344	Melvin Gordon III	RB
21	345	Malik Willis	QB
21	346	Mark Ingram II	RB

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