Past/Present/Future Rookie Pick Value: 2024 Early 2nd

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 1-4 Picks

2023

• 2.01 - Zach Charbonnet, RB SEA
• 2.02 - Kendre Miller, RB NO
• 2.03 - Michael Mayer, TE LV
• 2.04 - Jonathan Mingo, WR CAR

2022

• 2.01 - Jahan Dotson, WR WAS
• 2.02 - David Bell, WR CLE
• 2.03 - Rachaad White, RB TB
• 2.04 - Malik Willis, QB TEN

2021

• 2.01 - Rashod Bateman, WR BAL
• 2.02 - Elijah Moore, WR NYJ (now CLE)
• 2.03 - Trey Sermon, RB SF (now IND)
• 2.04 - Terrace Marshall, WR CAR

2020

• 2.01 - Ke'Shawn Vaughn, RB TB
• 2.02 - Henry Ruggs, WR LV
• 2.03 - Denzel Mims, WR NYJ
• 2.04 - Tee Higgins, WR CIN

The early second round is traditionally my favorite spot to be drafting from! While it is tough to “win” your rookie draft in the first round, you can only really “lose” it. The second round is where you can really take your team a major step forward. Look back at some of the league-winning, team-changing picks from the second round in recent years. Last year, Josh Downs, Rashee Rice, Jayden Reed, Tyjae Spears and Sam LaPorta were all second-round picks in superflex dynasty drafts. The year before that, you had Rachaad White, Dameon Pierce and Trey McBride. There are plenty of treasures to be had in the second round of your rookie drafts, you just need to make sure you avoid the duds that end up on your waiver wire in less than a season.