Monday Mocks: Pre-Combine Rookie Mock Draft
Welcome to Monday Mocks, where I’ll bring you… you guessed it, a new mock draft every Monday during the off-season. In my opinion, drafting is the best part of fantasy football, so I do as much of that as I can. This series will be filled with all types of mocks. We’ll draft startups, rookies, devys and more.
Welcome to Combine Week! Beginning today, NFL coaches, general managers, scouts, players, agents and media will converge in Indianapolis this week. As the first important event of the NFL off-season, dynasty managers should be paying close attention to all that is going on at this week’s combine. Here’s a look at the schedule of events.
Each year, the incoming rookie class is in the spotlight throughout the off-season. It is easy to break down the long seven-month window without real NFL games into segments and the end of the first phase, “pre-combine,” is nearly complete. During this stretch, dynasty managers have learned the identity of the official 2023 draft class as some players opted to stay in school. Time has been spent analyzing breakout ages and dominator ratings, but the next real dose of information comes this week. Not only will the athletic numbers be important, but the players’ measurables are just as crucial for some.
With this first segment of the off-season concluding, it is a good time to share a final “pre-Combine” dynasty rookie mock draft. This one will feel a bit different. At DLF, we have already done a great deal of work on this rookie class, with much more to come as we continue to learn more about these prospects. Also, as part of this final mock, I want to refer back to some of the content and tools we’ve been working on since the off-season began.
For each player listed, I’ll include their current rank based on our 2023 Dynasty Rookie Rankings, rookie and startup ADP, as well as links to our recent rookie profiles. This will be all the information you need to get you ready for this week’s combine!
Here’s your final 1QB, PPR mock draft before the NFL Combine fully begins later today.
ROUND ONE
1.01 Bijan Robinson, RB TEXAS
Rookie Rank- 1/RB1
Rookie ADP- 1/RB1
Startup ADP- 5/RB1
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1.02 Jahmyr Gibbs, RB ALABAMA
Rookie Rank- 2/RB2
Rookie ADP- 3/RB2
Startup ADP- 37/RB12
1.03 Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR OHIO STATE
Rookie Rank- 3/WR1
Rookie ADP- 2/WR1
Startup ADP- 32/WR18
1.04 Jordan Addison, WR USC
Rookie Rank- 4/WR2
Rookie ADP- 4/WR2
Startup ADP- 46/WR25
1.05 Quentin Johnstone, WR TCU
Rookie Rank- 5/WR3
Rookie ADP- 5/WR3
Startup ADP- 47/WR26
1.06 Jalin Hyatt, WR TENNESSEE
Rookie Rank- 13/WR7
Rookie ADP- 8/WR4
Startup ADP- 104/WR51
1.07 Zach Charbonnet, RB UCLA
Rookie Rank- 11/RB5
Rookie ADP- 7/RB3
Startup ADP- 80/RB26
1.08 Zay Flowers, WR BOSTON COLLEGE
Rookie Rank- 8/WR4
Rookie ADP- 10/WR5
Startup ADP- 101/WR49
1.09 Josh Downs, WR NORTH CAROLINA
Rookie Rank- 10/WR5
Rookie ADP- 16/WR7
Startup ADP- 103/WR50
1.10 Devon Achane, RB TEXAS A&M
Rookie Rank- 9/RB4
Rookie ADP- 12/RB5
Startup ADP- 112/RB37
1.11 Zach Evans, RB MISSISSIPPI
Rookie Rank- 7/RB3
Rookie ADP- 11/RB4
Startup ADP- 86/RB28
1.12 Michael Mayer, TE NOTRE DAME
Rookie Rank- 6/TE1
Rookie ADP- 15/TE1
Startup ADP- 117/TE13
ROUND TWO
2.01 Kayshon Boutte, WR LSU
Rookie Rank- 12/WR6
Rookie ADP- 13/WR6
Startup ADP- 88/WR42
2.02 Bryce Young, QB ALABAMA
Rookie Rank- 16/QB1
Rookie ADP- 6/QB1
Startup ADP- 138/QB15
2.03 Kendre Miller, RB TCU
Rookie Rank- 15/RB7
Rookie ADP- 19/RB8
Startup ADP- 120/RB41
2.04 Dalton Kincaid, TE UTAH
Rookie Rank- 24/TE2
Rookie ADP- 20/TE2
Startup ADP- 150/TE17
2.05 CJ Stroud, QB OHIO STATE
Rookie Rank- 19/QB2
Rookie ADP- 9/QB2
Startup ADP- 132/QB13
2.06 Sean Tucker, RB SYRACUSE
Rookie Rank- 14/RB6
Rookie ADP- 14/RB6
Startup ADP- 114/RB38
2.07 Rashee Rice, WR SMU
Rookie Rank- 17/WR8
Rookie ADP- 23/WR8
Startup ADP- 146/WR67
2.08 Marvin Mims, WR OKLAHOMA
Rookie Rank- 27/WR10
Rookie ADP- 26/WR9
Startup ADP- 149/WR68
2.09 Anthony Richardson, QB FLORIDA
Rookie Rank- 28/QB4
Rookie ADP- 18/QB3
Startup ADP- 148/QB16
2.10 Tank Bigsby, RB AUBURN
Rookie Rank- 18/RB8
Rookie ADP- 17/RB7
Startup ADP- 121/RB42
2.11 Roschon Johnson, RB TEXAS
Rookie Rank- 22/RB10
Rookie ADP- 22/RB10
Startup ADP- 140/RB48
2.12 Israel Abanikanda, RB PITTSBURGH
Rookie Rank- 21/RB9
Rookie ADP- 25/RB11
Startup ADP- 152/RB51
As you are tracking the combine data and continuing to conduct your own analysis of this incoming rookie class, make sure you are using the excellent tools we have to offer.
1. HISTORICAL COMBINE DATA APP
This app helps to track combine performances dating back to 2000, offering a perspective on past and current rookies. This app will be updated with 2023 performances soon after the conclusion of the combine later this week.
2. NFL Draft prospect videos
Not everyone can attend the combine in Indianapolis but another easy way to catch up on this class of incoming rookies is to spend some time in our NFL Draft Prospect Videos archive. Here, we’ve collected over 1,500 total videos, including over 200 from the class of 2023 alone.
3. 1qb and superflex Rookie adp
Along with our monthly dynasty startup ADP, we also collect and provide monthly rookie ADP. We’ve recently posted our first set of ADP for this year’s class.
1QB
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