Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Drafts: A View from the 1.09

Tyler Justin Karp Posted On April 17, 2023

For many dynasty players, the highlight of the off-season is the annual rookie draft, and we are now mere days away from many of those drafts kicking off. Once our respective dynasty teams are eliminated from contention (and sometimes even before), we tend to turn our attention to the incoming rookie class, and delusions of grandeur take over. In fact, dynasty players spend nearly the entire off-season preparing for how they will use their draft picks or if they will use them at all.

In this twelve-part series, I’ll use the latest data available here at Dynasty League Football, namely our April superflex Rookie ADP and the Dynasty Trade Finder, to ensure you are as prepared as possible when your draft begins. Based on our most recent ADP data, I’ll suggest the player you could be soon adding to your team, and if you don’t like that, I’ll also include a potential pivot option. In addition, I’ll include options based on the updated 1QB rookie ADP for those who play in that format. Finally, using the Dynasty Trade Finder, I will examine some recent trades that have taken place with each specific draft pick.

We all know the first round of rookie drafts includes the players we’ve been hearing about for months if not years, but difference-makers can be found in the second round and beyond, as well. Because of that, I’ll also address the other picks that accompany each respective first-round draft slot.

ROOKIE SELECTION 1.09

THE PICK: QUENTIN JOHNSTON, WR TCU

I actually think Johnston is a slight value at the 1.09 spot, even in a superflex format. He had a strong college career at TCU, starting during the 2020 COVID-shortened season.

Chart courtesy of Sports Reference CFB

He instantly became a starting wide receiver as a true freshman in 2020, leading the team in receiving yards. Then in 2021, he repeated the same feat, scoring six touchdowns in eight games. Even more impressive, he still had the most receiving yards on TCU’s roster, even though he missed four games.