2010 Fantasy Football Dynasty QB Rankings

The only thing cheesy about Rodgers is that mustache

Dynasty and keeper leagues require a slightly different mindset than standard leagues. You're playing for keeps, long term. That said, it's important to consider how many players you actually get to keep each year when assessing a players value when it comes time to make a cut, or when draft day rolls around.

If you only keep a few players, trying to stack your line-up with the future Adrian Petersons and Peyton Mannings, will kill your team. Just ask the fools who took Darren Mcfadden in the second (or even first) round of many keeper leagues two seasons ago. Or those that jumped on Michael Crabtree waaayyy too early last year.

It's okay to hang on to older established players over those who offer promise...somewhere down the road. You want to win this season too, right?

The rankings below are based a combination of long term potential combined with current day value for the 2010 season. The differences between the dynasty rankings and redraft (or standard) rankings are relatively minor. As an example, Brett Favre (assuming he doesn't actually retire this year) ranks lower in a dynasty league. However, if you know for sure he has one more season left, that doesn't mean his value isn't greater than his rank. I'd take him over Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco as long as I have solid keeper depth elsewhere on my roster.

The key is balance.

The break between players at #7 denotes the prime cut-off for keeper picks. Unless you're in a two QB league, or you keep a large number of players, only the first seven are solid keepers.

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RANK	PLAYER	TEAM	AGE	ONE LINER
1	Aaron Rodgers	GBP	26	5 years younger than Brees, and he runs too
2	Drew Brees	NOS	31	No reason he shouldn't be in the top 2 again on '10
3	Matt Schaub	HOU	28	No running game, no Owen Daniels, no problem
4	Peyton Manning	IND	33	Expect a slight drop off from '09
5	Philip Rivers	SDG	28	He could end 2010 in the Top 3
6	Tom Brady	NEP	32	Expect a slight improvement in '10, or more...
7	Tony Romo	DAL	29	Better than Brady and Rivers last season
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8	Ben Roethlisberger	PIT	28	Big Ben throwing the ball, and eluding tackles
9	Eli Manning	NYG	29	Not flashy, but good young receivers mean points
10	Matt Ryan	ATL	24	Rough sophomore year, but should rebound
11	Joe Flacco	BAL	25	Needs weapons, but has the cannon
12	Alex Smith	SFO	25	Averaged 2 TDs a game as starter. Sleeper/keeper
13	Jay Cutler	CHI	26	A rebound season is in store with right team moves
14	Brett Favre	MIN	40	Will he or won't he? One great year left if he plays
15	Donovan McNabb	PHI	34	Not a 4000 yard thrower, but still a solid option
16	Matt Cassell	KCC	27	Expect a better & healthier season in 2010
17	Matthew Stafford	DET	22	If he can stay healthy, he can do big things in '10
18	Carson Palmer	CIN	30	He has to be better than last year...right?
19	Matt Hasselbeck	SEA	34	If only he could stay healthy...dream a little dream
20	Matt Lienhert	ARI	26	He has the tools, he has the skills, can they collide?
21	Matt Moore	CAR	25	High upside, Steve Smith, nice sleeper QB
22	Jason Campbell	WAS	28	Better things to come under Shanahan, if he stays
23	Kyle Orton	DEN	27	If he loses Brandon Marshall... Ouch
24	David Garrard	JAX	32	If he isn't pushed out he's a decent #2 QB option
25	Mark Sanchez	NYJ	23	Very raw, INT prone, on a run first team
26	Chad Henne	MIA	24	More poise than Sanchez, but fewer tools
27	Josh Freeman	TBB	22	If he keeps the job he could surprise on a bad team
28	Vince Young	TEN	26	He'll need more than 156 passing yards per game
29	Brady Quinn	CLE	25	Somewhere over the Cuyahoga promise lives...
30	Trent Edwards	BUF	26	Let's see what Chan Gailey does with him
31	Marc Bulger	STL	32	Will likely be gone by training camp
32	JaMarcus Russell	OAK	5	There is no team in I, says Russell, and the fans cry