Rankings are as of July 30, 2014.

The 2014 crop of QBs in the NFL Draft is much better than last year’s group — with upwards of seven QBs who may end up starting for NFL teams, and several more who will bounce around on practice squads.

At the top, we have what I consider — outside of Andrew Luck and MAYBE Cam Newton — to be the best QB prospect I’ve seen since I started seriously paying attention six years ago: Teddy Bridgewater. He, along with Manziel and Bortles, are all worth picking in the first two rounds of your dynasty rookie drafts.

The second tier of QBs includes Jimmy Garoppolo and Derek Carr. Most are putting Carr ahead of Garoppolo but I’m less excited by Carr than I am by Garoppolo’s potential. Garoppolo is the most highly thought-of QB prospect to come out the FCS Division of college football since Joe Flacco. Not that he’s on Flacco’s level… yet. But he IS on the Patriots at the tail-end of Tom Brady’s career.

The next tier (I think the last of this group you need to consider in dynasty leagues right now) go from Aaron Murray through Tom Savage. These are the guys who could end up starting for their teams at some point. Expect varying levels of NFL success from them, with some getting starting opportunities and most being able to hold onto backup jobs.

In that third tier are two QBs you need to remember, for sure: Logan Thomas and Tom Savage. Even though I absolutely don’t think they’ll ever be worthy starting QBs in this league, it seems like their teams are a lot higher on them than I am — so they’ll get a chance to start in the next year.

The rest of the QBs on the list are guys you probably shouldn’t draft in dynasty leagues unless you’re in super-deep leagues or have taken over a bone-dry team. They’re worth keeping an eye on, but not worth wasting a draft pick on.

Good luck!

Here are my current rankings (and probably the last time I’ll rank the 2014 draft class).

1. Teddy Bridgewater, Vikings
2. Johnny Manziel, Browns
3. Blake Bortles, Jaguars
4. Jimmy Garoppolo, Patriots
5. Derek Carr, Raiders
6. Aaron Murray, Chiefs
7. Logan Thomas, Cardinals
8. AJ McCarron, Bengals
9. Zach Mettenberger, Titans
10. Garrett Gilbert, Rams
11. Tom Savage, Texans
12. Bryn Renner, Broncos
13. Keith Wenning, Ravens
14. Tajh Boyd, Jets
15. Connor Shaw, Browns
16. David Fales, Bears
17. Stephen Morris, Jaguars
18. Jeff Mathews, Falcons
19. James Franklin, Lions
20. Brock Jensen, Dolphins
21. Brendon Kay, Steelers
22. Dustin Vaughan, Cowboys

Here are my rankings from after the draft. Not much has changed:

1. Teddy Bridgewater
2. Johnny Manziel
3. Blake Bortles
4. Jimmy Garoppolo
5. Derek Carr
6. Aaron Murray
7. Logan Thomas
8. AJ McCarron
9. Zach Mettenberger
10. Garrett Gilbert
11. Tom Savage
12. Bryn Renner
13. Keith Wenning
14. Tajh Boyd
15. Connor Shaw
16. Brett Smith
17. David Fales
18. Stephen Morris
19. Jeff Mathews
20. James Franklin
21. Brock Jensen
22. Brendon Kay
23. Dustin Vaughan
24. Taylor Martinez
25. Kolton Browning

For the record, these were my quarterback rankings just before the draft:

1. Teddy Bridgewater
2. Johnny Manziel
3. Blake Bortles
4. Jimmy Garoppolo
5. Derek Carr
6. AJ McCarron
7. Tajh Boyd
8. Aaron Murray
9. Stephen Morris
10. Connor Shaw
11. Zach Mettenberger
12. Keith Wenning
13. Bryn Renner
14. David Fales
15. Jeff Mathews
16. James Franklin
17. Jordan Lynch
18. Brock Jensen
19. Garrett Gilbert
20. Logan Thomas
21. Nathan Scheelhaase
22. Brendon Kay
23. Sean Schroeder
24. Taylor Martinez
25. Tyler Tettleton
26. Kenny Guiton
27. Tommy Rees
28. Dustin Vaughan
29. Kolton Browning
30. Joe Clancy
31. Caleb Herring
32. Keith Price