2025 DYNASTY ROOKIE DRAFT RANKINGS [UPDATED]
SUPERFLEX PPR RANKINGS
For non-Superflex leagues, just subtract all the Quarterbacks as none are worth taking in early rounds.
There are three parts to the equation when ranking rookies for fantasy. The first is who you thought they were as prospects before the draft. The second is the draft capital, i.e. how valued they were to the team. The third is their scheme fit and opportunity. I weigh what I think of the prospect and their opportunity more highly than I do draft capital, but all three are taken in to account.
Click on the player names to get small write-ups of why
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This one is obvious. An elusive and powerful workhorse Running Back on a team that is establishing a new identity. Even in Superflex I would take an RB1 as good as Jeanty over a QB like Ward. Without hesitation.
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I don’t love Cam Ward, but the value is great for anyone in a two-QB league. The number one overall pick, he’s seasoned and calm and ready to step in and lead right away. A plug and play Superflex guy with some big play potential and rushing upside.
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If you look at my rankings you can see that Hampton is not one of my favorite backs. A Size/Speed monster who currently lacks feel for timing and vision. He’s a banger, a fly-against-window runner. But he’s also going to a great location to learn with the Chargers, and he will be run hard. This is a good place for high volume carries and some explosive outcomes.
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Why Tet over Hunter? Two reasons. One is that he becomes the Alpha target on the Panthers versus Hunter who is second to Brian Thomas Jr. The second is that Hunter will have his focus split whereas Tet can just form a bond with Bryce Young. Tetairoa compares favorably to other big successful receivers like Drake London and Michael Pittman, and I expect a similar production profile. Even better if the Panthers are still a below-average team, as they’ll be passing the ball to keep up.
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Undeniably talented, and in my opinion a better Wide Receiver than DB currently, Hunter gives the Jaguars a WR2 with Calvin Ridley ability. Fluid, quick, long and coordinated. The downside is his competition for targets and split focus. The upside is immense but for fantasy he could provide some flat weeks depending on how featured he is. If you have a need for a Running Back I wouldn’t mind passing on Hunter for a stronger floor.
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One of the best Running Backs in this class, Henderson brings an electric movement style with explosiveness getting to the edge and comfort in the passing game. He’s going to stick on the field for third down work and passing downs and get tons of PPR opportunity. An outlet for a young Quarterback lacking in good receivers, I could see Henderson accumulating receptions at a rapid pace. Even if he’s splitting work with Rhamondre Stevenson he’ll still be ripping off chunk gains. This is shaping up to be a less notable Montgomery and Gibbs situation.
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If you look at my rankings you’ll see I had Harvey as the RB3 of this class. His lateral movement, burst and elusiveness is paired with a stout and compact frame. He’s impossible to square up and a weapon every down. I’m hyped. This is an ideal landing spot for him in a new spread out offense with lots of opportunity. He might not get a ton of touches per-game but he’s going to maximize every one of them.
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It’s hard to like any offensive player on the Browns. There is a stink on that team that is extremely unappealing. But Judkins has draft capital on his side and the Browns are in need of any talent they can get. Judkins will have lots of opportunity but he’ll also be weighed down by an atrocious supporting cast. This is the part of the draft rankings where I’d implore you to weigh things yourself and decide if a Browns player is something you want to invest in.
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Did I love Golden like others did? Not really. Do I recognize the opportunity here? Yes. The Packers are starving for an Alpha Wide Receiver and Golden has the skillset to be one in a similar way to Antonio Brown in the Steelers era. A player that wins with quickness and attitude inside and out and turns DBs around in breaks. It’s going to take a lot to get there and he’s a risk to not live up to this draft status. But he’s going to have opportunity and that goes a long way in fantasy. You can’t accumulate points if you’re not featured.
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Another back I wasn’t as high on as others. But, he’s basically stepping in to a role vacated by Najee Harris, so you can transfer the carries and receptions Najee had to Kaleb and see what happens. He’s a straightforward linear power runner who can definitely succeed with what the Steelers want to accomplish. I think this is a Flex player in this landing spot, without a high PPR ceiling.
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Geno Smith gets a reliable receiver I compared to Eric Moulds to secure intermediate passes. I think this fit is excellent, with an evolving Raiders team that needed a dependable outlet receiver to take advantage of Brock Bowers stealing attention. I expect Bech to evolve in to a possession receiver with a constant high floor week to week by seasons end.
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Another case of bad landing spot and bad opportunity, but undeniable ability and good draft capital. Burden was my WR1 this class because of his natural talent as a receiver combined with a powerful frame, loose body control and slippery YAC. This pick might not yield short-term returns but if you have the space to stash him it could really pay off when DJ Moore’s time is up. Burden is just too talented to hold down for long.
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Loveland, my TE1, has undeniable talent as a long and athletic receiving specialist Tight End. He’s fluid and fast and a threat to rip the seam with his long speed. Sadly he ends up on a team with a plethora of viable targets and is likely a lower-ceiling and more sporadic player over time. Still, his draft capital and talent says he should be invested in.
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When you talk about the importance of opportunity with a rookie, this is the perfect example of it gone bad. So long as Anthony Richardson is the Quarterback you run the risk of never seeing Warren get consistent accurate targets at a high volume, and that is where he would exceed. As a future stash though, this could be the easiest in-retrospect pick ever, as a future TE1 for a decade plus if things change.
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This is driven by draft capital, but also the Texans are not well built currently to dominate a game and not pass the ball. There will be targets and Higgins is athletically gifted enough to break open downfield for big gains while Collins and Noel/Kirk take attention away. Even if he’ll never be the number one, he will always have a role. This is a floor pick for sure, for fans of reliable and steady production.
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There are targets vacated by the loss of Josh Palmer, and there are targets available to take from Quinten Johnston. Harris is also paired with the incredible arm talent of Justin Herbert. There’s big opportunity here.
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I don’t love this pick, but there is room here. Mike Evans can’t go forever and neither can Chris Godwin. Both will have increasing injury concerns moving forward too. Volume will open up in this offense for Egbuka, but one of the problems is that Egbuka has such a neutral and complimentary skillset that doesn’t bode well for him taking over games.
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Honestly, if you need a QB2 in a Superflex league, you can’t go wrong with a player like Shough. His path to being the starter is mostly clear, he’s experienced and ready to step in, and one of his best traits is his ability to adjust on the fly and extend plays. He throws with good touch and has the IQ to change levels on his throws. A starting QB has a lot of value, even if this feels weird.
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My RB2, and easily the most explosive and shocking Running Back in the draft. Tuten is in a backfield that right now seems completely open for a 1A and 1B situation to emerge. I love Tuten, and I would happily invest the in the optimistic outcome available here. Bank on the talent.
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Just because it’s Superflex. I actually like Dart probably more than most, but there are two veterans ahead of him and likely a coaching change after this season becomes a flop. So huge buyer beware. This is a stash, basically, but QBs are valuable.
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If you’re in a TE Premium league you should be salivating here. Ferguson has all the traits in one package to be an every down receiving Tight End. And he has big time opportunity considering the roster.
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I don’t think this offense will laser focus on any one receiver, there will be a lot of spreading the ball around. But between Maye’s dynamic arm, Williams ability to stretch through intermediate zone coverage and compile YAC, and the Pats need for better wideout production I can see Williams having a lot of production on limited targets.
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Draft capital and opportunity are supreme here, and Taylor could take advantage of both quickly. I just don’t know what this offense is going to look like this year and moving forward.
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Skattebo had a best case scenario in this draft — he went to a team that has room for him, instead of a team where he’d have to beat better backs ahead of him. I don’t think he can overtake Tyrone Tracy who will provide far more efficiency, but he can be a Tyler Allgeier for the Giants to lean on as a 1B.
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Fluid, coordinated and fast, Arroyo is all ceiling. A bench stash to see how he develops, but he could consume a lot of volume down the line for a team that needs new targets.
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One of my top rated Wide Receivers in this class, I think this was an absolute gift. The receiver room is crowded there but Royals combines speed with compact power and route running chops, and he still has lots of technical growth ahead. There’s room here for him to win in ways Worthy/Brown can’t, and compliment Rice nicely. I think he has the ability to be a low end Tyreek Hill here in time.
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Love the player, don’t mind the fit. He’s going to have reduced volume but he’s also going to have less attention here, and he can parlay that in to big PPR weeks. A potential FLEX guy.
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This is tough. On the one hand I think Felton was quietly one of the best receivers in the class, like Nailor years before. But the draft capital is against him, and opportunity is against him, and the passing offense so far does not look like a high volume one with McCarthy under center. But I’m betting on Felton’s talent and ability to take over the WR2 role in time.
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My soon to be most owned player in fantasy. Marks is outsanding as a receiver and has the type of small back running style that is patient, deceptive and hard to square up. There’s a Kyren Williams outcome here at best. As is, I think he can become Stroud’s James White.
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Far and away one of the trickiest evaluations. Extremely athletic and powerful, great gadget player who can create yards from anywhere, and bad hands and mediocre coordination as a receiver. Williams can either develop in to a big play receiver or remain as a Cordarrelle Patterson gadget guy.
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They need pass-catchers and talent, and Horton is a slept on talent who suffered from tons of prospect fatigue. He’s long, coordinated, athletic and experienced. He might not have a crazy ceiling but he could produce admirably from day one.
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Stash and see what happens!
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Not the Cowboys RB we wanted. But Blue is dynamic and can be a situational 1B at best. Or nothing really.
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Chuba and Dowdle ahead of him limit his opportunity, and he fits the Panthers mold of acquiring Running Backs that aren’t special, just cromulent. JAGs. But stockpiling depth RBs is never a bad thing.
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Former receiver turned Tight End, going to a team that needs a Tight End to emerge. There’s a good ceiling here to at least become what Donald Parham was.
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Stout, stocky, athletic and perfectly average doing receiver things. This is a Khalil Shakir type player who could fight there way to relevance.
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Don’t understand it, don’t agree with it, but insane draft capital means he needs to be up here somewhere.
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Recreating the Ohio State Judkins/Henderson combo but with a downgrade. Sampson is like Kenyan Drake, linear and fast with some good go through lanes. But I don’t know if there’s anything special here and now he’s fighting a dawg for touches.
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Maybe the absolute worst outcome for Sanders. This is a stash that probably becomes a regrettable Rosen.
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Draft capital I guess. I don’t even know.
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Good athletic testing player who didn’t run to match it. A steady, somewhat passive back who has the ability but nothing jumps out. There have been back-up RB opportunities for the Colts in the past and if Giddens develops and jumps up to RB2 this could be a great bench stash.
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A player I was hoping would get to the Cowboys, James is just sneaky good with three-down potential. But now he’s in a crowded room with lots of talent, and we know the 49ers will add more competition in future years.
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I guess this is a Courtland Sutton replacement down the line? I don’t get it, he was one of the most mid and uninspiring receivers I watched, and seems way over-drafted. Draft capital is the only thing holding him up for me, but I’d rather take one of “my guys”.
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I just can’t get behind Browns offensive players, or investing in them. Bad offenses usually don’t produce good outcomes.
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A Madden player you move up the depth chart because he was 34 Awareness but 99/99 Speed/Acceleration. Total wild-card, but why not bet on the athletic traits and see what happens?
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Helm is the perfect tough outlet Tight End, and maybe he can become a safety blanket for Cam Ward in time.
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The Rams love stacking compact backs with attitude. In a world where Kyren Williams isn’t extended, Hunter and Corum could be a 1A/1B tandem. Or Hunter is just depth and special teams.
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One of my favorite RBs, I think he did wrong by bulking up and trying to shape himself as a three-down workhorse. He was at his best as a James Cook weapon in seasons prior. The Saints will need backs to help their inexperienced QBs and Neal could be just that in time.
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Need some steady thump and reliability behind Chase Brown? Here it is. The bad news? He has to get past two of his clones to ascend in Zack Moss and Samaje Perine. Longshot to have meaningful impact but there is a path.
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Another Madden star, Smith is pure downfield demon with the skillset to become a good all around player, but also possesses bad hands and coordination. Hello, Taxi Squad.
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Maybe there is a simple path here to volume considering he only has to surpass Alexander Mattison to being the physical back on the roster. The downside is Achance is electric and I think Jaylen Wright breaks out in a big way as the RB2.
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Dike is reminding me of guys like Quez Watkins and Tyquan Thornton, who you hope put things together and learn nuance but are more likely to be field stretchers and limited. But, a deep threat for a big play-making QB? Maybe there is a path here.
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I’m not surprised the league didn’t think very highly of Ayomanor, he doesn’t exactly feel like a natural receiver and that is usually a warning sign. But he could become a possession target for Ward on a team starving for emerging talent.
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In Superflex, it doesn’t hurt to stash Quarterbacks who have paths to starting games, and I think Howard does with how things are shaping up. And even though he’s not the most inspiring, he finds ways to get it done.
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A slot player with good vertical push could be really dangerous with Jayden Daniels Quarterbacking. But I also didn’t see him as a meaningful contributor and that room is crowded.
