Past/Present/Future Rookie Pick Value: 2024 Late 1st

It’s almost that time of year again: rookie drafts are on the horizon. Rebuilders are full of glee as they hoard their picks, while contenders are scheming how they can pry some of those picks away, and dynasty players everywhere are champing at the bit to draft their favorite prospect.

In this series, the Dynasty League Football team will be taking a look at four pick sections of a dynasty rookie draft to give a comprehensive view of those picks by analyzing consensus picks of the past, the potential options for this year, and what the picks are worth on the trade market. For this series, we’ll be focusing on superflex formats.

Historical Consensus Picks 9-12

2023

• 1.09 - Dalton Kincaid, TE BUF
• 1.10 - Zay Flowers, WR BAL
• 1.11 - Will Levis, QB TEN
• 1.12 - De'Von Achane, RB MIA

2022

• 1.09 – Skyy Moore, WR KC
• 1.10 – Christian Watson, WR GB
• 1.11 – George Pickens, WR PIT
• 1.12 – James Cook, RB BUF

2021

• 1.09 – Javonte Williams , RB DEN
• 1.10 – DeVonta Smith, WR PHI
• 1.11 – Jaylen Waddle, WR MIA
• 1.12 – Mac Jones , QB NE

With hindsight, we can see that there is some stellar value to be had. If you jump back to 2020, you see a draft where Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, and Justin Herbert were great values for fantasy playoff teams. Then in 2021, DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle were great picks. Mac Jones had a strong start as a rookie but his value is in a perilous situation with a new head coach in New England and was benched often in 2023. James Cook helped plenty of teams in the fantasy playoffs and has done well to take over the top spot in Buffalo. Last year, rookie Zay Flowers looked strong and so did De'Von Achane when he was on the field.