{"id":636976,"date":"2026-04-29T19:38:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636976\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T19:38:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:38:09","slug":"2026-post-nfl-draft-dynasty-rookie-qb-rankings-ty-simpson-jumps-to-qb2-with-rams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636976\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Post-NFL Draft Dynasty Rookie QB Rankings: Ty Simpson jumps to QB2 with Rams"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the 2026 NFL Draft in the books, it\u2019s time for dynasty rankings, starting with quarterback. I have some notes on the class after the rankings. If you want a breakdown of each player, check out my pre-draft rankings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PlayerCollegeDraft PickTeamFernando MendozaIndiana1Las Vegas RaidersTy SimpsonAlabama13Los Angeles RamsDrew AllarPenn State76Pittsburgh SteelersCarson BeckMiami65Arizona CardinalsCole PaytonNorth Dakota State178Philadelphia EaglesTaylen GreenArkansas182Cleveland BrownsCade KlubnikClemson110New York Jets<\/p>\n

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A close look at how incoming rookies fit into their respective offenses and what that could mean for fantasy purposes.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Diego Pavia goes undrafted, Cade Klubnik lands in New York<\/p>\n

The big change here is that Diego Pavia is out and Cade Klubnik is in. Klubnik didn\u2019t check a lot of analytical boxes for me. He ranked outside the top 50 quarterbacks in EPA per dropback and PFF passing grade on deep throws in 2025. Klubnik was better as a deep thrower in 2024, ranking 13th in deep passing grade. His EPA per dropback was also slightly better, though a higher pressure-to-sack rate with more fumbles meant the difference was marginal. Still, PFF gave him an impressive 87.7 passing grade in 2024 compared to 77.4 in 2025. Most importantly (for fantasy), Klubnik ran for 588 yards and seven scores as a junior. That fell to 223 and four last year. The junior version of Klubnik is worth developing as a backup. If the Jets got that player, Klubnik could be a decent bet in Superflex leagues.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Rams stun everyone by drafting Ty Simpson<\/p>\n

Ty Simpson won\u2019t make any starts this year, but Matthew Stafford is 38 years old and under contract for exactly one more year. Simpson could be Sean McVay\u2019s starting quarterback in one year. That\u2019s enough to make him the QB2 in this class, even if players ranked below him will make more starts in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Simpson the quarterback of the future for Rams<\/p>\n

Matthew Berry, Jay Croucher and Lawrence Jackson react to the Los Angeles Rams drafting Alabama Quarterback Ty Simpson at thirteenth overall.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Day three dynasty rookie QB bets<\/p>\n

Drew Allar has a similar career arc as Klubnik, but with far better physical attributes. Now he\u2019s in Pittsburgh, where a path to starting several games as a rookie is on the table. That only happens if Aaron Rodgers retires and Mason Rudolph can\u2019t hold the job for long, but both of those scenarios are on the table.<\/p>\n

Cole Payton is in an extremely interesting position. The Eagles drafted Jalen Hurts one year after signing Carson Wentz to a four-year extension. The move was panned at the time, but Howie Roseman has since been vindicated. He was simply buying insurance on his current franchise quarterback a year or two early. Payton\u2019s draft capital is much lower than Hurts\u2019, but this is an even clearer contingent play than the last time around. Payton is an impressive runner who could even succeed Hurts as Philly\u2019s tush pusher. If Hurts doesn\u2019t turn things around this year, Payton might get a crack at the starting role soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the 2026 NFL Draft in the books, it\u2019s time for dynasty rankings, starting with quarterback. I have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[49,48,514,82],"class_list":["post-636976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}