Some keeper league teams are so bad this season (Paul, Rishi, Tarek, Mike) they’re already out of the playoffs and wondering what their 2013 rookie picks will be worth. Keeping in mind it’s so early we don’t even know which juniors will declare yet, projecting the 2013 rookies can be useful for providing future rookie pick valuation guidance (for trades ahead of the deadline), as well as for providing something to think about all off-season.
Top-10 2013 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings
| Rank | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Keenan Allen | WR | California |
| 2 | Justin Hunter | WR | Tennessee |
| 3 | Giovani Bernard | RB | North Carolina |
| 4 | Geno Smith | QB | West Virginia |
| 5 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC |
| 6 | Robert Woods | WR | USC |
| 7 | Andre Ellington | RB | Clemson |
| 8 | Tavon Austin | WR | West Virginia |
| 9 | Terrance Williams | WR | Baylor |
| 10 | Cordarrelle Patterson | WR | Tennessee |
The big takeaway for me after I completed my ranking was the lack of any marquee RB, let alone RBs. But, there are seemingly a million quality WRs. I can’t remember a previous class where there wasn’t at least one obvious stud rookie RB. But, it’s early…
In September it looked like there would be a lot more stud RBs.
Predictions from September 2012 (reposted below)
Top 10 2013 Fantasy Football Rookies
| Rank | Player | Pos. | Hght | Wght | College |
| 1 | Marcus Lattimore | RB | 6-0 | 218 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Keenan Allen | WR | 6-3 | 210 | California |
| 3 | Robert Woods | WR | 6-1 | 190 | USC |
| 4 | Matt Barkley | QB | 6-2 | 230 | USC |
| 5 | Justin Hunter | WR | 6-4 | 200 | Tennessee |
| 6 | Knile Davis | RB | 6-0 | 226 | Arkansas |
| 7 | Tyler Wilson | QB | 6-3 | 220 | Arkansas |
| 8 | Montee Ball | RB | 5-11 | 212 | Wisconsin |
| 9 | Logan Thomas | QB | 6-6 | 260 | Virginia Tech |
| 10 | Giovani Bernard | RB | 5-10 | 205 | North Carolina |
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