Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Quarterbacks (2026 Fantasy Football)

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2026 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Quarterbacks

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Derek Brown shares his outlook for a few dynasty rookies.

Carson Beck’s experience shows up consistently. With five years of collegiate starting experience under his belt, he is strong moving through progressions. He can quickly move from his first to second read and beyond, and flips to his checkdown quickly when necessary. Beck is a rhythm passer with the arm strength to access all three levels of the field. He’s at his best when he’s peppering the short and intermediate with accurate darts. He can layer a second-level throw quite well. Beck’s deep ball can be variable, with some lacking arch for receivers to run under or being short-armed, and receivers are left waiting on it. Beck has a quick release and easy, repeatable mechanics. When he’s locked in, Beck can toss some nice throws downfield, though. He needs to improve the consistency of his deep ball. The biggest worry with Beck is his moxy. He has no fear of ripping some questionable throws into tight windows. At times, these throws can be worrisome considering his arm talent, but I appreciate his willingness to push the envelope. He’ll have to recalibrate this aggression once in the NFL and relearn what he can get away with. Beck’s aggressive nature as a passer will also leave him willing to make some throws that can put his receivers in harm’s way. Beck will thread the needle at times into congested areas of the field with multiple defenders bearing down, only for his receiver to be led into traffic, absorbing a big hit. He’s a pocket passer that won’t add much with his legs to an NFL offense. Beck finished college without surpassing 200 rushing yards in any collegiate season. Dynasty Outlook: Carson Beck lands with the Arizona Cardinals and is vaulted into a wide-open depth chart. His only competition to starting in 2026 is Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. I don’t foresee a long starting career for Beck. At this juncture, he’s a known commodity as a passer. Beck is at his best when he’s getting the ball out on time and peppering the second-level with throws. His deep ball accuracy can be spotty. Beck is worth a dice roll in dynasty rookie drafts, but only as a possible sell candidate to a team in your league if he gets a cup of coffee as the starter in 2026. I don’t foresee him getting a long runway under center for Arizona over multiple years. This is a team that should still firmly be in the market for a quarterback in the 2027 draft class.

Cade Klubnik can make plays with his legs. The speed and rushing ability show up immediately. Klubnik has a good feel for setting up defenders in the open field and following his blocks. If he can secure a starting job in the NFL, I wouldn’t be shocked if he churns out 400-500 rushing yards yearly. He has an easy delivery with compact mechanics, a quick release, the ability to throw from multiple arm angles, and the arm strength to make every NFL throw. When Klubnik is dialed in, he can put some pretty throws on film. He can layer the ball nicely to the second-level. His deep ball is quite good, but at times, he needs to put some more air under it to allow his receivers to adjust and run under these deep targets. Klubnik has plenty of reps as an anticipatory passer, especially with sideline comeback routes. Klubnik will attempt some ill-advised throws at times with multiple defenders in the vicinity of his target, but he has the arm talent to pull them off. Yes, the results could be disastrous, but he has the arm talent to pull it out with nice touch, layering, and sick ball placement. This could easily burn him in the NFL until he has a good grasp on the aggressiveness knob. From 2024 to 2025, Clemson put more on his plate. In 2024, Klubnik operated with a heavy diet of first read, checkdown, or utilize your legs play designs. In 2025, he was tasked with half and full field reads, and the results were uneven. At times, Klubnik would operate with good pace and move from his first to second read and so forth, but there were also plenty of plays where he would lock on his first read for too long or move off it too quickly. His trigger is inconsistent. His field vision can be erratic at times, where he’s simply not seeing options running wide open. There are plenty of plays in 2025 where he operates at a high level to think that he can eventually even this all out, but it’s a projection, and there’s uncertainty with this part of his game, especially when transitioning to the NFL, where things will be faster and more complex on a number of levels. Klubnik has solid pocket presence. He’ll stand tall versus the rush and deliver accurate passes. Klubnik can be cool and collected, delivering accurate passes from collapsing pockets. There are also a number of times where he’ll hold the ball for too long as he’s big play hunting or locked onto one option, but he also has some nice off-script moments. His accuracy doesn’t suffer much from throwing on the move. If Klubnik can put it all together, he has the raw talent to develop into a league-average or above-average starter. Dynasty Outlook: Cade Klubnik is headed to the Jets via the fourth round of the NFL Draft. From Day 1, he should compete with Brady Cook for the backup spot on the depth chart behind Geno Smith. Klubnik flashed upside in the 2024 season only to falter in 2025 as Clemson put more of the offense on his back. If Klubnik slips in your rookie draft, I don’t mind taking a shot on him for a taxi squad spot or final round pick. He’s a decent draft and trade candidate in Superflex formats if he gets any starts in 2026 (I doubt he will if Geno Smith is healthy all year). Outside of that, I don’t have much interest in Klubnik. The Jets are a team that should be in the market for a quarterback in next year’s draft, and they could have an entirely new coaching staff next year. A quarterback with Day 3 capital that could get easily replaced in 2027 doesn’t really get me excited.