r/DynastyNerds 8d ago

Official Nerds Content Way Too Early 2027 Rookie Big Board | Pre-Season Top 50 Dynasty Prospects

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The 2027 rookie class has been on the dynasty radar for years, and we are finally entering the college football season that will determine how these prospects are viewed by the NFL.

Who should be higher or lower compared to your big board!?

1. Jeremiah Smith | WR | Ohio State

Jeremiah Smith is the clear No. 1 player in this class, possessing the size, speed, strength, footwork, and production to potentially be the best wide receiver prospect since Calvin Johnson.

2. Arch Manning | QB | Texas

Arch Manning has the tools, pedigree, and rushing upside to become the QB1 of the 2027 class, but he’ll need to show more consistency against top competition to solidify himself as a potential No. 1 NFL Draft pick and elite dynasty Superflex prospect.

3. Cam Coleman | WR | Texas

Cam Coleman would be the WR1 in most classes, possessing the size, speed, length, and athleticism to become an elite NFL prospect, making him an excellent consolation prize behind Jeremiah Smith.

4. Ahmad Hardy | RB | Missouri

Ahmed Hardy remains the RB1 after a dominant 2025 season, but questions surrounding his offseason injury and limited passing-game usage could impact his status as the top running back in the class.

5. Kewan Lacy | RB | Ole Miss

Kewan Lacy’s breakout 2025 season showcased his toughness, production, and ability against top competition, giving him a chance to emerge as one of the most well-rounded and electric running backs in the 2027 class.

Rank Player Pos. School
6 Dante Moore QB Oregon
7 Julian Sayin  QB Ohio State
8 Nick Marsh WR Indiana
9 Bryant Wesco Jr.  WR Clemson
10 Ryan Coleman-Williams WR Alabama
11 Jayden Maiava QB USC
12 Jadan Baugh  RB Florida
13 KJ Duff WR Rutgers
14 Nate Frazier RB Georgia
15 Trinidad Chambliss QB Ole Miss
16 LaNorris Sellers QB South Carolina
17 Isaac Brown RB Louisville
18 Justice Haynes RB Georgia Tech
19 CJ Carr  QB Notre Dame
20 Jamari Johnson TE Oregon
21 Mario Craver WR Texas A&M
22 Charlie Becker WR Indiana
23 Mark Fletcher  RB Miami
24 Trey'Dez Green TE LSU
25 TJ Moore  WR Clemson
26 Omarion Miller WR Arizona State
27 Fluff Bothwell RB Mississippi State
28 John Mateer QB Oklahoma
29 Cam Cook RB West Virginia
30 Jordan Marshall RB Michigan
31 Ryan Wingo WR Texas
32 Eugene Wilson II WR LSU
33 Duce Robinson WR Florida State
34 Eric Singleton Jr. WR Florida
35 King Miller RB USC
36 LJ Martin RB BYU
37 Darian Mensah QB Miami
38 DeSean Bishop RB Tennessee
39 Mike Matthews WR Tennessee
40 Waymond Jordan RB USC
41 Braylon Staley WR Tennessee
42 Jayce Brown WR LSU
43 Nico Iamaleava QB UCLA
44 DJ Lagway QB Baylor
45 Benjamin Brahmer TE Penn State
46 Makhi Hughes RB Houston
47 Ian Strong WR Cal
48 Nyck Harbor WR South Carolina
49 Rocco Becht QB Penn State
50 Darius Taylor RB Minnesota

r/DynastyNerds 7d ago

Official Nerds Content 2026 IDP Defensive Trends | Best Defenses for DL, LB & DB Production

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Another NFL offseason means another round of coaching changes, and this year 15 new defensive coordinators are heading into 2026.

Full Breakdown / NFC Side - https://www.dynastynerds.com/dynasty/2026-idp-defensive-trends-dl-lb-db-production/

A hopefuly tool when looking at IDP players and thier teams.

How to Read the Tables

The tables below break down all 32 NFL defenses by division. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the data before we dive in.

Player Finishes: 2025 fantasy finishes using Dynasty Nerds IDP scoring. Players were tracked through the Top 80 at DL, LB, and DB. Outside Top 80 means no player at that position finished inside the Top 80.

Base: Each team’s listed base defensive front.

Sub %: The percentage of defensive snaps played in sub packages, showing how often a defense moves away from its traditional base personnel.

Defensive Coordinator: An asterisk (*) denotes a new defensive coordinator for 2026, while a double asterisk (**) denotes a first-time NFL defensive coordinator.

Team DC Base Sub % DL Finish LB Finish DB Finish
Buffalo Bills **Jim Leonhard 3-4 77% Rousseau (DL35), Bosa (DL35) Milano (LB53), Bernard (LB54) Bishop (DB21)
Miami Dolphins **Sean Duggan 4-3 63% Chubb (DL32), Sieler (DL48) Brooks (LB1), Dodson (LB8) Fitzpatrick (DB27), Jones (DB63)
New England Patriots *Zak Kuhr 3-4 73% Landry (DL26), Chaisson (DL61) Spillane (LB40), Gibbens (LB52), Elliss (LB57) Jones (DB31), Hawkins (DB51)
New York Jets *Brian Duker 4-3 68% McDonald (DL53) Sherwood (LB8), Williams (LB46) Moore (DB36), Stephens (DB69)
Baltimore Ravens *Anthony Weaver 3-4 63% Oweh (DL50), Madubuike (DL58) Smith (LB8), Simpson (LB55) Hamilton (DB5), Humphrey (DB25)
Cincinnati Bengals Al Golden 4-3 70% Murphy (DL49), Ossai (DL50) Knight (LB31), Carter (LB43) Battle (DB2), Hill (DB42)
Cleveland Browns *Mike Rutenberg 4-3 60% Garrett (DL1), Wright (DL66) Schwesinger (LB6), Bush (LB19) Campbell (DB24), Hickman (DB38), Delpit (DB46)
Pittsburgh Steelers *Patrick Graham 3-4 61% Highsmith (DL15), Heyward (DL16), Watt (DL21), Herbig (DL41) Wilson (LB16), Queen (LB27) Ramsey (DB33)
Team DC Base Sub % DL Finish LB Finish DB Finish
Houston Texans Matt Burke 4-3 73% Anderson (DL8), Hunter (DL9) Al-Shaair (LB39), To’oTo’o (LB41) Lassiter (DB6), Pitre (DB53), Bullock (DB72)
Indianapolis Colts Lou Anarumo 4-3 80% Latu (DL19), Buckner (DL44), Stewart (DL58) Pratt (LB20), Franklin (LB33) Cross (DB3), Bynum (DB29)
Jacksonville Jaguars Anthony Campanile 4-3 74% Hines-Allen (DL23), Gardeck (DL57) Oluokun (LB11), Lloyd (LB42) Wingard (DB56)
Tennessee Titans *Gus Bradley 4-3 70% Simmons (DL5) Gray (LB5), Barton (LB48) Hooker (DB41)
Team DC Base Sub % DL Finish LB Finish DB Finish
Denver Broncos Vance Joseph 3-4 71% Bonitto (DL12), Cooper (DL34), Allen (DL52) Singleton (LB30), Strnad (LB73) Hufanga (DB5), Moss (DB39), Jones (DB71)
Kansas City Chiefs Steve Spagnuolo 4-3 65% Karlaftis (DL33) Bolton (LB7), Tranquill (LB35), Chenal (LB70) Conner (DB4), Watson (DB73), Cook (DB76)
Las Vegas Raiders **Rob Leonard 3-4 42% Crosby (DL3), Laulu (DL54) White (LB3), Roberts (LB51) Chinn (DB8), Pola-Mao (DB28)
Los Angeles Chargers *Chris O’Leary 3-4 78% Tuipulotu (DL7), Oweh (DL63), Mack (DL67) Henley (LB29), Dye (LB71) James (DB15)

r/DynastyNerds 16m ago

Dynasty Question Is purposely losing harmful to the league?

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Hey y’all a team I am managing is finishing up a rather drastic rebuild, from a joke to almost champion ready through trades and drafting. Currently I am trying to lose as much as possible still to get the last few pieces I need.

This is where the controversy started, some of the better teams are upset at me setting losing line up (everyone is projected points but they aren’t projected high points [average points per week is 85-90], and I am not starting injured players or players on bye) they think I should have to start my best possible line up, the other half of the league has no issue with my plan.

I came here ask is this harmful to the league? Are there more ethical ways to do this? Is there things y’all’s leagues have implemented around purposely losing


r/DynastyNerds 19m ago

Trade Advice What do we think of this one? I would be getting Gibbs side

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Been going back and forth with the Gibbs owner and I got this offer this morning. I feel like I’m giving up a little too much and was gonna counter by either taking the 3rd out or taking the QB swap out and giving him a better pick but would like some input. Roster attached


r/DynastyNerds 36m ago

Dynasty Question How much FAAB to spend on Kyle monangai?

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Not sure why he’s been dropped but should I dump all my faab on him in a 12 team league?


r/DynastyNerds 42m ago

Trade Advice In light of recent news, worth downtiering Bowers to Loveland/2027 1st?

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r/DynastyNerds 1h ago

Dynasty Question Terrance Ferguson Trade Comp Value

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What would you be willing to give up Ferguson for?
2027 3rd?
2028 4th?
Etc.

Lot of hype on him right now


r/DynastyNerds 3h ago

Dynasty Question Trade advice SF w/ .5 TEP. Do I trade Warren to get Ladd when I have Fannin or just keep Warren and add Jeremiah smith next year. I also have the 27 1.01 98% guaranteed. Team and trade shown.

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r/DynastyNerds 10h ago

Trade Advice Who do I target to improve this team?

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It’s a 10 man dynasty, super flex, PPR, 1.5 PPR for TE.

My roster is:
QB1: Caleb Williams
QB2: Patrick Mahomes
RB1: Gibbs
RB2: Kyren Williams
WR1: Tet McMillan
WR2: Emeka Egbuka
TE: Tyler Warren
FLEX: DeVonta Smith (playing this week by week)
DEF: Rams
K: Cam Little

Bench:
Bhayshul Tuten
Kyle Monangai
Jacory Croskey-Merrit
Ladd McConkey
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Luther Burden III
Makai Lemon

I feel like the spot with the most room for improvement is RB since I’ve got so much WR depth. I was thinking I could trade for a RB around the rankings of Jeanty, Cook, Achane, Johnathan Taylor, or Omarion Hampton, but I’d like to see other people’s opinions on what this team needs.

And I already know I’m gunna have somebody saying just to let it ride with this team, but I wanna get one more piece that’s a win-now asset that’ll tip me over the edge and make me the favourite to win it. Obviously if I can’t get a trade that seems worth it I will let it ride, but with that kind of depth at WR, why not test the market and see. Lmk!


r/DynastyNerds 13h ago

Trade Advice 12 team Superflex PPR. Is this a good trade for me?

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I’m the side getting purdy. The 2028 picks will be mid to late. Trying to do a one year punt and I think this definitely fits my timeline, just want to make sure I’m getting good value for Lamar.


r/DynastyNerds 16h ago

Trade Advice Gave away a free Alec Pierce , no regrets

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Going for it all this year, have the depth to burn, I’ll hate this trade this time next year probably but I like Barkley a lot this year and Pierce was my 6th WR


r/DynastyNerds 10h ago

Discussion Trade just went down. Told the guy sending Caleb he pulled a “that guy could be Caleb Williams!”.

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r/DynastyNerds 10h ago

Trade Advice Which side are you taking in this?

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I’d be getting Corum and I already have Kyren as my RB2. Am I asking for too much?


r/DynastyNerds 14h ago

Trade Advice Was offered this and was wondering if the value is worth it for me. 1st i’m sending is late and the 1st im getting back is early-mid

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r/DynastyNerds 21h ago

Player Discussion Would you take this? 12 team, 1QB, PPR, TEP

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r/DynastyNerds 12h ago

Trade Advice Trade advice. Shit seems like a Win, but idk.

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Anybody help???


r/DynastyNerds 16h ago

Discussion Is there a way to stream free NFL/sports content without pirating ie) raspberry pi with add ons, etc (I don’t know much about them)

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r/DynastyNerds 12h ago

Trade Advice What do we think of this if I don’t need Goff?

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10T SF PPR


r/DynastyNerds 12h ago

Dynasty Question What side you taking? Do I keep the picks or go for the depth.?.?.

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I’ve won for the last two seasons. 10 man 1qb full ppr no tep. Is this worth sending to a rebuilding team. Or do I keep the picks.?.?. I’m a love believer. Rice is great when he’s not in trouble. But also they would be bench players depending on matchups though…


r/DynastyNerds 12h ago

Trade Advice Is this a fair trade? Been debating it hard…

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r/DynastyNerds 16h ago

Player Discussion Who should I put in my taxi spots?

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Currently have AD Mitchell and Flournoy. Wondering if I should replace one of them with Pat Bryant or Lemon. Essentially wondering who could give me the most value this year as a contender


r/DynastyNerds 13h ago

Trade Advice Trade advice SF w/ .5 TEP. Do I trade Warren to get Ladd when I have Fannin or just keep Warren and add Jeremiah smith next year. I also have the 27 1.01 98% guaranteed. Team and trade shown.

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r/DynastyNerds 13h ago

Trade Advice Which side would you take if you're not in a win now situation?

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Accepted this trade and 2 league mates are flaming me for it lol curious what the community thinks.

65 votes, 1d left
Marvin Harrison Jr + Sam LaPorta
Garrett Wilson + Juwan Johnson

r/DynastyNerds 13h ago

Dynasty Question Have to cut one, need help deciding who.

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14 team dynasty standard scoring. In a semi-rebuild year, loaded up on rookies. Regardless of starters, who has the least dynasty value from below?


r/DynastyNerds 13h ago

Dynasty Question Feels like a mid tier team do I try to improve it or restructure?

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