Who will top dynasty minds rank as the top-12 wide receivers in dynasty in early 2021? Curtis Patrick invited Rich Hribar and Ryan McDowell to participate in his Wide Receiver Dynasty Crystal Ball Rankings Summit to answer that very question.
Crystal Ball Dynasty Rankings
I think it’s really important to source redraft rankings when considering dynasty player value.
Let me explain.
We can look at dynasty rankings and dynasty ADP and appreciate what a player is worth to an analyst or the community at this point in time, but when we add in the situational analysis connected to projections for player performance in the season to come, we can actually peer into the future and form rational takes about a player’s projected value down the timeline. It was with this idea in mind that I invited Rich Hribar (Sharp Football) and Ryan McDowell (Dynasty League Football) to participate in my first annual Wide Receiver Crystal Ball Dynasty Rankings Summit.
For about three hours on a recent Dynasty Command Center Podcast, we placed ourselves in the time machine and fast-forwarded to 2021. It was an abstract exercise, but if you like the idea of listening to a few friends “figure it out” together while dropping research nuggets along the way, it might be up your alley. What do we think happened in the 2020 season? How should that affect our player rankings? We analyzed, debated, and adjusted our individual player rankings while in this frame of mind and ended the podcast with our composite 2021 top-12 dynasty wide receiver rankings, or, 2021 Wide Receiver Crystal Ball Dynasty Rankings. Here’s what that looks like:
