Dynasty Blueprint: 5 Takeaways From Week Four

Editor's Note: Ryan debuted the Dynasty Blueprint term all the way back in 2014, focusing on his personal dynasty strategy and philosophy. He introduced ideas like punting running backs and the now-common productive struggle. This series expands on the original, providing an in-depth look inside his dynasty mind. 

This is my personal weekly Dynasty Blueprint. This article and all of the content on DLF is for you, the reader. The goal is to make you a better dynasty player and bring home some titles. Hopefully, this will help you reach that goal.

DYNASTY FIVE

Here are the five dynasty related stories that have my attention coming off another week of NFL action.

Jayden Daniels, QB1?

One of the best parts about the early part of a new NFL season is learning exactly how the new crop of rookies will perform. Some become major disappointments, while others turn into the next superstars of the league. The latter is what we are witnessing with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels. Through four games, Daniels has already produced three top-five weekly fantasy finishes, showing improvement as a passer each week. Along with leading the league is completion percentage, Daniels also has the same number of rushing touchdowns as Saquon Barkley or Jonathan Taylor.

Daniels began the week as the QB10 in our DLF Dynasty Rankings and the QB11 in our September ADP data but he is sure to be one of the top risers in every form of dynasty rankings. In my superflex rankings, I recently moved Daniels up to my QB2 spot. Some would suggest this is too reactionary, based on just four weeks of information, but Daniels’ ascension is as much about the other struggling quarterbacks as it is the Commanders’ impressive start.

So many of the top-ranked dynasty quarterbacks, including Anthony Richardson, Patrick Mahomes, and fellow rookie Caleb Williams have started poorly and are losing value. Speaking of Mahomes, I recently polled my Twitter followers, comparing Daniels to the veteran. The results speak volumes…