Monday Mocks: 2025 Rookie Mock Draft

Ryan McDowell Posted On February 19, 2024

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.

While the rest of the dynasty world is focused on the upcoming NFL Combine and the incoming rookie class, I decided now was the perfect time to look ahead to next year. The sentiment felt through the dynasty community every year is “wait until next year!” This year is a little different, both because of the strength of the 2024 rookie crop and the early concerns about next year’s group. This could mean those future picks you use to move up in drafts or acquire win-now veterans don’t hold as much value.

I gathered a few friends around the industry to help me mock it out. We drafted based on a superflex, PPR league, and here was the draft order:

Scott Connor, Dynasty Trades in Five
Cody Carpentier, Roster Watch
Shane Hallam, Dynasty League Football
Jeff Bell, Footballguys
Travis May, AtoZ Sports
Kevin Coleman, Footballguys
Ryan McDowell, Dynasty League Football
Nick Whalen, Devy Report
Felix Sharpe, Campus2Canton
Bruce Matson, Dynasty League Football
Curtis Patrick, Rotoviz
Rob Willette, Dynasty League Football

ROUND ONE:

1.01 Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado

Sanders, along with his father, owned the headlines early in the college football season before struggling down the stretch. Fanfare or not, Sanders did show significant improvement as a passer and overall playmaker, putting himself on the map as a legit NFL prospect. In what is already being viewed as a down quarterback class, expect dynasty managers to chase a player with the upside of Sanders. Connor expects Sanders to be “close to the consensus QB1” this time next year.

1.02 Quinn Ewers, QB Texas

Like Sanders, Ewers could have been part of the class of 2024 but instead chose to return to school. That was likely a surprise for the Longhorns, who remain loaded at the quarterback position with super recruit Arch Manning waiting in the wings. Carpentier noted that Ewers and the Longhorns lost multiple receiving weapons to the Draft, but also gained a five-star freshman receiver along with multiple college veterans through the transfer portal.

1.03 Luther Burden, WR Missouri

The first non-quarterback selected is Missouri’s Burden, the explosive playmaker, whom Hallam called his 1.01 in this rookie class, even in the superflex format. Burden was a top recruit a couple of years ago and has led a rapidly improving Tigers program during his time on campus. Burden took a huge step forward as a sophomore, catching 86 passes for over 1,200 yards and nine scores.

1.04 Evan Stewart, WR Oregon

The shakeup at Texas A&M following a coaching change led to multiple players entering the transfer portal and finding new homes for the 2024 college season. Perhaps the toughest loss for the Aggies was future star receiver Stewart, who landed with the Ducks of Oregon. Stewart’s speed should be a perfect match with the Oregon offense, assuming he can stay healthy, which was an issue at times over the past two seasons.

1.05 Tetairoa McMillan, WR Arizona

The next size/speed freak, McMillan has gone somewhat overlooked playing out west for the Arizona Wildcats. After a solid freshman year, McMillan exploded for 90 grabs and over 1,400 yards, along with ten scores. May notes that McMillan has the rare combination of ball skills and an impressive production profile, along with the size and speed.

1.06 TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State

Yet another player that dynasty managers expected to be drafting this year, not next is Henderson, who surprisingly went back to the Buckeyes. Henderson was already being valued as the RB1 in the 2024 class, but also battled health issues during his past two seasons in Columbus. Perhaps that, or unfinished business, is what led Henderson to return. He has failed to live up to his amazing true freshman numbers, which included over 1,500 total yards and 19 touchdowns.

1.07 Quinshon Judkins, RB Ohio State

It is rare to see a pair of running back teammates each valued so highly, but that is what we have with Henderson and new Buckeye Judkins, who transferred from Mississippi following the season. His arrival is yet another reason that Henderson’s return was such a shock. Regardless, the duo should feed off each other, forming the nation’s most talented backfield. Judkins has run through the SEC, scoring 17 touchdowns in each of the past two seasons. Henderson has the name value but I prefer Judkins as the back to end up being 2025’s rookie RB1.

1.08 Emeka Egbuka, WR Ohio State

The run on Ohio State stars continues with Egbuka, who joined Henderson as a surprise returnee, declining the option to enter this year’s NFL Draft. Egbuka took a step back this past season, failing to even come close to his sophomore numbers, which included more than 1,200 total yards and a dozen scores. Whalen mentioned that he expects a bounce-back year for Egbuka, but also noted the receiver does not have a high ceiling.

1.09 Isaiah Bond, WR Texas

Earlier in the draft, Carpentier mentioned new weapons for Ewers and the Longhorns and that includes Bond, who left Alabama after two seasons. Sharpe pointed out Bond’s speed should be huge for Texas and at the same time, help his long-term outlook as an NFL prospect. Bond had a quiet freshman season before greatly improving his numbers this past year, catching 48 passes for 668 yards and four scores.

1.10 Drew Allar, QB Penn State

In superflex leagues, sometimes you have to gamble on quarterbacks earlier than you might be comfortable. That comes with a risk-reward scenario, which is exactly what you get with Allar of Penn State. In his first season as the Nittany Lions starter, Allar had an up and down season. On paper, his 25 touchdown, two interception stat line is amazing, but there were times this offense just refused to throw the ball at all. We’re still not sure what Allar is or might become, but these are the investments that can pay huge dynasty dividends.

1.11 Antwane Wells, WR Mississippi

2023 was a difficult season for Wells, nicknamed “Juice,” who missed the majority of the year with a foot injury. After starting his career at James Madison, Wells broke out and put his name on the map with South Carolina as a junior in 2022. With nearly 1,000 yards from scrimmage and seven touchdowns, Wells looked like a future dynasty asset. He played just three games last year and will now finish his career with the high-powered Mississippi offense. This is good news, but Wells’ dynasty value could be impacted by his age and injury issues.

1.12 Carson Beck, QB Georgia

Again, dynasty managers are forced to take risks at the quarterback position, breaking ties in favor of the signal callers. Georgia’s Beck is the final player chosen in the first round. It is hard to argue with Beck’s production profile as he threw for nearly 4,000 yards in his first year as the full-time starter. Beck chose to return to school for a fifth season and could ultimately be the best of a weak quarterback class.

ROUND TWO:

2.01 Nicholas Singleton, RB Penn State
2.02 Ollie Gordon II, RB Oklahoma State
2.03 Omarion Hampton, RB North Carolina
2.04 Jordan James, RB Oregon
2.05 Jaxson Dart, QB Mississippi
2.06 Jaydn Ott, RB California
2.07 Trevor Etienne, RB Georgia
2.08 Devin Neal, RB Kansas
2.09 Travis Hunter, WR Colorado
2.10 Donovan Edwards, RB Michigan
2.11 Montrell Johnson, RB Florida
2.12 Jalen Milroe, QB Alabama

We’ll be back next week with another mock draft!

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Ryan McDowell

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In addition to his senior leadership role here at DLF, Ryan is also a husband, father of three and PE teacher. Ryan is the commissioner of multiple dynasty leagues, most notably the Kitchen Sink Dynasty Leagues. Here at DLF, Ryan’s focus is on identifying, monitoring and analyzing player value.