2025 NFL Draft: Dynasty Superflex Rookie Mock
The fantasy football season has come to a close, which brings us to the magical time of year known as the ‘non-points-scoring season’. Dynasty managers switch their focus from winning a championship to finding the next stud rookie player and so begins the off-season. Some dynasty players focus on college players year-round, while some wait until NFL Draft season to dive in. While there’s no right or wrong way of doing it, I like to be able to plan around my draft picks early on, so I can make moves according to where I think players will be drafted. Taking that early aggressive approach can help you gain value which will be more difficult once rookie drafts begin.
Once I have my picks in order, I like to focus on drafting the best players, not the best values, so my mock draft will likely look different than your actual rookie drafts. I will be drafting players based on how I would draft them, not how I think they will be drafted. My hope is for the readers to get a sense of clear tier breaks within the position groups, and to keep those tiers in mind throughout the off-season. For today, we will focus on superflex leagues.
1.01 – Tetairoa McMillan, WR Arizona
My clear 1.01 in any format, McMillan has everything you want in a dynasty WR. At 6’5 and 212 lbs, “Tet” has ideal size for an X wide receiver, but has the route-running chops of a much smaller player. His 35% and 44% receiving yards market share in 2023 and 2024 respectively show his target-earning prowess and his 16.4 yards per reception gives us a peek into his big-play ability. Currently projected as a top-ten pick in the NFL Draft, I can’t come up with a safer pick at 1.01, while also having such tremendous upside.
1.02 – Ashton Jeanty, RB Boise State
Jeanty will likely be considered the 1.01 by most dynasty managers, and his college accolades make a strong case for that, but I still struggle with him being a “small school” player. Jeanty’s numbers are staggering to see, but when given the lower level of competition context, I wonder if he will truly dominate at the NFL level. His PPR points per touch and big-time run rate match up well with other recent top running backs, like Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and more, but those players all played in the Power-Five conferences. I want to be clear that I expect Jeanty to be a very solid RB for dynasty managers, but the question mark of competition is what drops him to 1.02 for me.
1.03 – Shedeur Sanders, QB Colorado
Our first QB being at 1.03 in an SF draft should be enough to show how underwhelming this quarterback class is, but Sanders has shown flashes of competency throughout his college career. Sanders brings accuracy and is generally safe with the ball, but his average depth of target of 8.3 leaves something to be desired. A lot of the production at Colorado came from quick passes near the line of scrimmage, relying on his receivers to do most of the work. My expectation for Sanders is to become a game-manager type QB in the NFL, and a solid QB2 in fantasy football.
1.04 – Omarion Hampton, RB North Carolina
I have to admit that I had skepticism about Hampton and whether he could be an NFL contributor, but he proved a lot in 2024. In what was supposed to be a down year after UNC lost their stud QB in Drake Maye, Hampton still managed to produce the best season of his three-year college career. Having ideal size, the biggest critique for Hampton has been his overall athleticism, but his 9.25% big-time run rate in 2024 calmed those concerns for me. Hampton is currently being projected as a mid-second-round pick in the NFL Draft, pushing him up to 1.04 in rookie drafts for me.
1.05 – Jaxson Dart, QB Ole Miss
This will probably be a big shock for people, but Dart is a top QB in this class, hitting all of the thresholds I look for in every statistical category. Normally, a player of his caliber would be considered the clear-cut 1.01 in an SF league, but there are some concerns about how Dart will transition from Ole Miss’ system to the NFL. Those concerns have him currently projected as a third-round pick in the NFL Draft, but I expect him to end up a late-first-round pick come April. Dart has accepted a Senior Bowl invitation, which should help propel him up boards, just like it did with Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr last season. Look for Jaxson Dart to be the biggest riser of the entire off-season.
1.06 – Cam Ward, QB Miami
I was completely out on Ward, before the 2024 season. After taking a step up in competition from FCS to the Pac-12, Ward seemed to plateau for the two years he was at Washington State. Transferring to Miami in the off-season was the best decision he’s made so far, and it paid off in a big way, crushing his previous seasons’ metrics in most important categories. Having just one impressive season is definitely a knock, but Ward has the potential to turn into a solid fantasy QB.
1.07 – Emeka Egbuka, WR Ohio State
Egbuka was one of my favorite receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft class but an injury cut his Junior season short, likely causing him to decide to stay in school for another season. Combine the injury with lackluster QB play from Ohio St the past two seasons, and Egbuka is being undervalued by quite a few analysts heading into the new year. Despite competing with Marvin Harrison Jr during the 2022 and 2023 seasons and then Jeremiah Smith (widely considered the top college WR overall) taking Harrison’s spot, Egbuka has still managed to earn a 30% market share 3.2 PPR points per touch.
1.08 – Travis Hunter, WR Colorado
Hunter will be one of the biggest talking points of the entire off-season. Playing on both sides of the ball, and nearly 100% of game snaps, Hunter has earned his projected top-five NFL Draft capital. That being said, I believe he is being overhyped when it comes to what he does as a WR. While he shows strong hands and contested catch ability, I worry about Hunter’s ability to separate and his route-running (or lack thereof). Hunter’s market share numbers are similar to Egbuka’s, but he was competing with day-three-level talents at Colorado, not top-tier players.
1.09 – Kaleb Johnson, RB Iowa
Johnson was a complete afterthought at the beginning of the 2024 college season but it didn’t take long for him to get back onto people’s radars. There were major concerns about Johnson’s athleticism, but something changed dramatically in his junior season. After breaking a big play on only 6% and 5% in his first two seasons respectively, Johnson nearly doubled that rate to 11.67% in 2024. Considering he rushed almost 250 times in the 2024 season, I find it hard to deny his athleticism any longer. I have slight concerns about his receiving abilities, but Johnson could be a workhorse back for a lot of RB-needy NFL teams.
1.10 – TreVeyon Henderson, RB Ohio State
Henderson had long been my RB1 in the 2024 draft class, but his decision to stay another year in school and his inability to fully seize a workhorse role at Ohio St has led to him dropping in my 2025 ranks. There are some durability concerns as well, but TreVeyon is the closest player we have to Jahmyr Gibbs in this class. If a team utilizes Henderson like the Lions do Gibbs, it could be magical for fantasy teams. Henderson’s current projected NFL Draft capital leaves something to be desired, but I could easily see him moving up by dominating the NFL Combine.
1.11 – Luther Burden III, WR Missouri
Burden is my odds-on favorite to be a bust out of every player listed so far, but he does offer elite athleticism and a solid sophomore season of production. His ADOT of 8.9 leads me to believe he will need to be scripted plays from his NFL team and causes me to question his route running abilities. People will point to QB play when making excuses for why Burden struggled in his junior season, but it seems like opponents were able to take him out of the game plan, or other players were getting open more often. Even with all of the negatives listed here, and probably a few more, Burden is still projected to be a mid-first-round pick in the NFL Draft. It’s difficult to push him down much further than this, if that ends up being the case.
1.12 – Tre Harris, WR Ole Miss
Harris is one of my favorite players in this entire draft class, but has struggled to stay healthy for full seasons, causing him to drop in my ranks. Harris is the only WR whose metrics are similar to Tet McMillan’s, even besting him in a few categories but the durability concerns, along with Harris being a fifth-year-senior, land him here at 1.12 for me. Currently projected to be drafted in the early second round of the NFL Draft, Harris is a player I will be keeping my eye on closely throughout the off-season.
Players to Keep an Eye On
Elic Ayomanor, WR Stanford
QB play hindered Ayomanor in 2024, but he still showed big play ability and earned a healthy target share
Nicholas Singleton, RB Penn State
Singleton has been a disappointment compared to people’s expectations but is easily one of the most athletic RBs in the class
Quinshon Judkins, RB Ohio State
Judkins has shown flashes of greatness but is also possibly a bit of a headcase. He really struggled down the stretch in 2024.
Harold Fannin Jr, TE Bowling Green
Fannin is the Ashton Jeanty of the TE position. I believe he will be the TE1 when it’s all said and done.
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