We don’t need to go too heavy here as Taylor will enter next season 23 years old, has elite pedigree in collegiate production and athleticism, while his team is built around him being the catalyst for the offense. Taylor ran a pass route on 50.8% of the Indy dropbacks this season, which was fifth in the league among running backs. Taylor also tacked on 40 receptions (averaging 9.0 yards per catch), giving him 76 catches through two NFL seasons after 42 receptions in college. Jonathan Taylor paced the position in scoring in 2021, accruing 2,171 yards and 20 touchdowns, both of which led the league. Running backs largely shine their brightest early in their careers while wide receiver takes more of a runway to takeoff and sustained flight. While we are due to have that tested by a number of very good backs approaching the apex age for backs, it also highlights the fragility at the position from a longevity stance. The last time a back over the age of 27 was the highest-scoring running back came back in 2007. When looking at the pantheon of the position each year, there have been just 14 running backs over age 27 to turn in a top-three scoring fantasy campaign in a given season, with the last time coming in 2015. That has skewed younger over the past decade, with 70.8% of the RB1 scoring seasons over the past 10 years coming from those younger backs. Over the past 30 years, 66.1% of all RB1 scoring seasons have come from backs 26 years old and younger. We are kicking things off with our top options still on their rookie contracts and well in the prime apex years for scoring at the position. A veteran starter that can accrue points immediately based on where a current roster is and other times chasing more youth and upside for the future. The purpose of tiers not being a carbon copy of player rankings is to spot a potential arbitrage situation and shop in different buckets based on how you are constructing your team in startups and looking for trade opportunities. There should be tier movement for some players here based on how free agency and the draft plays out, so check back in as news develops this offseason. There is some overlap to actual player rankings, but these tiers do not specifically follow the rankings, rather those archetypes. If you are new to how I do tiers, I make my dynasty tiers based on a blend of age, fantasy performance, career arc, team situation, and fantasy archetype. We are going to lay out the positional tiers with a short synopsis of those tiers and then at the end of the week, top-200 and top-300 rankings will come out for all formats as a cross-reference for gamers. You can also find full dynasty rankings here. You can find the quarterbacks, wide receivers, and tight ends with those respective links. Laying some player groundwork for 2022, we are continuing our Dynasty Tiers for this offseason.