Over the past two months, I’ve covered over 60 college players that dynasty fantasy football players should be aware of as we approach the 2018 season in my devy spotlight pieces for the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac 12, SEC, and non-Power-5 schools. Many (but not all) of those players happened to be 2019 NFL draft-eligible because the focus was on players who will be producing this season.
I wanted to conclude this summer’s Devy Spotlight series with a piece that had my true top 60 (enough to cover five rounds in a deep startup devy draft) for the 2019, 2020, and 2021 classes. These are players who are worth grabbing at least a year in advance of their rookie-eligible season because of their elite pedigree, recruiting profiles, production or metrics. These tiers are based on 1-QB leagues.
Tier 1
| Player | Position | School | Draft Eligible |
| N'Keal Harry | WR | Arizona State | 2019 |
| Cam Akers | RB | Florida State | 2020 |
| Kelvin Harmon | WR | North Carolina State | 2019 |
| David Montgomery | RB | Iowa State | 2019 |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | Georgia | 2020 |
| Jonathan Taylor | RB | Wisconsin | 2020 |
| A.J. Brown | WR | Ole Miss | 2019 |
| J.K. Dobbins | RB | Ohio State | 2020 |
| Bryan Edwards | WR | South Carolina | 2019 |
Tier 2
| Player | Position | School | Draft Eligible |
| Ahmmon Richards | WR | Miami (FL) | 2019 |
| Dekaylin Metcalf | WR | Ole Miss | 2019 |
| Stephen Carr | RB | Southern Cal | 2020 |
| Devin Singletary | RB | Florida Atlantic | 2019 |
| Noah Fant | TE | Iowa | 2019 |
| Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson | 2020 |
| Jhamon Ausbon | WR | Texas A&M | 2020 |
| CeeDee Lamb | WR | Oklahoma | 2020 |
| Rodney Anderson | RB | Oklahoma | 2019 |
| Bryce Love | RB | Stanford | 2019 |
| Tee Higgins | WR | Clemson | 2020 |
Tier 3
| Player | Position | School | Draft Eligible | |
| Anthony Johnson | WR | Buffalo | 2019 | |
| Damien Harris | RB | Alabama | 2019 | |
| Trayveon Williams | RB | Texas A&M | 2019 | |
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | Alabama | 2020 | |
| A.J. Dillon | RB | Boston College | 2020 | |
| Tarik Black | WR | Michigan | 2020 | |
| Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | Michigan | 2020 | |
| Justice Hill | RB | Oklahoma State | 2019 | |
| Collin Johnson | WR | Texas | 2019 | |
| Najee Harris | RB | Alabama | 2020 | |
| Trey Sermon | RB | Oklahoma | 2020 | |
| Juwan Johnson | WR | Penn State | 2019 | |
| Tyler Vaughns | WR | Southern Cal | 2019 | |
Tier 4
| Player | Position | School | Draft Eligible |
| Zamir White | RB | Georgia | 2021 |
| Justin Shorter | WR | Penn State | 2021 |
| Lorenzo Lingard | RB | Miami (FL) | 2021 |
| Master Teague | RB | Ohio State | 2021 |
| Jaylen Smith | WR | Louisville | 2019 |
| Myles Gaskin | RB | Washington | 2019 |
| Deebo Samuel | WR | South Carolina | 2019 |
| Jalen Reagor | WR | Texas Christian | 2020 |
| Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | Southern Cal | 2021 |
| Demetris Robertson | WR | Georgia | TBD due to transfer |
Tier 5
| Player | Position | School | Draft Eligible |
| Greg Dortch | WR | Wake Forest | 2019 |
| Caleb Wilson | TE | UCLA | 2019 |
| David Sills | WR | West Virginia | 2019 |
| Tyrie Cleveland | WR | Florida | 2019 |
| Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Alabama | 2020 |
| Justin Herbert | QB | Oregon | 2019 |
| Jake Fromm | QB | Georgia | 2020 |
| Drew Lock | QB | Missouri | 2019 |
| Will Grier | QB | West Virginia | 2019 |
| Hakeem Butler | WR | Iowa State | 2019 |
| Michael Pittman | WR | USC | 2019 |
| Ricky Slade | RB | Penn State | 2021 |
| Parris Campbell | WR | Ohio State | 2019 |
| Ryan Finley | QB | North Carolina State | 2019 |
| Denzel Mims | WR | Baylor | 2019 |
| Miles Sanders | RB | Penn State | 2019 |
| Terrace Marshall | WR | Louisiana State | 2021 |
| Derion Kendrick | WR | Clemson | 2021 |
| Benny Snell | RB | Kentucky | 2019 |
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