Dynasty: Eli Willits. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Willits ahead, Willits #56 and Jenkins #76, but the expert consensus has Jenkins ahead (#73 to #129). The community disagrees, leaning Jenkins, FRV 66.0 to 58.5.
JD on Eli Willits (Nov 2, 2026): I was down on Eli Willits for so long and was probably too late to adjust to the performance he was putting up in the minors this year. After seeing what he did in 2026, I think the Nationals have a budding star on their hands. Willits hadn't even had his 18th birthday yet when the Nationals took him first overall in 2025 and handed him $8.2 million. However, the slot value for this pick was $11 million, meaning he took a nearly $3 million haircut. I think that poisoned my mind into thinking he was a budget pick that didn't necessarily have the ceiling of other guys in his draft like Ethan Holliday, Kade Anderson, or Seth Hernandez. Rather than looking like Tim Beckham 2.0, Willits has more or less exploded onto the scene, hitting for much more power than I originally expected and being a lot more physical than he was projected to be coming into the draft. Even discounting the 62 stolen bases in 2026, as minor league stolen bases don't tell me anything about a prospect other than how aggressive they are in the minors, he still ran a 17.7% walk rate with only a 21% K rate and slugged 14 home runs as an 18-year-old across three levels. He has an outside chance of hitting the big league roster in 2027, but more than likely will need another year of development, where we should see his power continue to blossom with him knocking down the door of the big leagues in 2028 as one of the most hyped prospects in the minors.
JD on Walker Jenkins (Nov 2, 2026): For anyone that has watched Silicon Valley on HBO, do you remember the legendary clip where Russ Hanneman describes why you never want to start bringing in revenue as a startup? Clip here (https://youtu.be/BzAdXyPYKQo?si=Y2wLb6ifSkxbjvJ6) Here is the dynasty fantasy baseball version of this clip: "If you get called up to the big leagues people will ask how is he performing and it will never be enough...but if you're a highly touted prospect and you can say you're Pre-MLB you're a potential Pure Play. It's not about how well you perform in the big leagues it's about what you're worth as a prospect and who's worth the most? Prospects that haven't been called up yet. I kid you not, this is the exact thing I think every time a prospect comes up and doesn't immediately dominate at the big league level. All of the shine and excitement that a player had on him before he came to the big leagues seems to immediately go away as soon as they put up a slash line that doesn't look out of this world. Are people still enthusiastic? Sure there's still some hope, but managers will offer you a fraction of what they would before he got called up. All this to say, Walker Jenkins is still an elite prospect, if he didn't come up at the end of 2026 a lot of people would feel a lot differently about his prospects heading into 2027. I still see Astros-era Kyle Tucker with more of a motor in his profile, and am excited to see what he does in his first full big league season.
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Eli Willits | Walker Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| Team | WAS | MIN |
| Position | SS | OF |
| Age | 18 | 21 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #56 | #76 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #129 | #73 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | - | #251 |
| Prospect Consensus Rank | #5 | #13 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 58.5 | 66.0 |
| Expert Sources | 28 | 31 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #43–#269 | #52–#142 |
| 2027 Projected Value | -$24.7 | -$8.6 |
| 2026 $ Earned | - | -$2.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #1810 | #731 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Down 26 spots | Down 2 spots |
| Stat | Eli Willits | Walker Jenkins |
|---|---|---|
| PA | - | 93 |
| HR | - | 4 |
| R | - | 14 |
| RBI | - | 10 |
| SB | - | 1 |
| AVG | - | .226 |
| OBP | - | .293 |
| SLG | - | .393 |
| OPS | - | .686 |
| wOBA | - | .303 |
| xwOBA | - | .310 |
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