Past/Present/Future Rookie Pick Value: 2025 Late 3rd

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 chomping 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 selections by analyzing the consensus from 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

2024

• 3.09 - Will Shipley, RB PHI
• 3.10 - Ricky Pearsall, WR SF
• 3.11 - Jaylen Wright, RB MIA
• 3.12 - Brenden Rice, WR LAC

2023

• 3.09 - Eric Gray, RB NYG
• 3.10 - DeWayne McBride, RB MIN
• 3.11 - Chase Brown, RB CIN
• 3.12 - Xavier Hutchinson, WR HOU

2022

• 3.09 - Jalen Wydermyer, TE UDFA
• 3.10 - Tyler Badie, RB BAL
• 3.11 - Kennedy Brooks, RB UDFA
• 3.12 - Khalil Shakir, WR BUF

As we move into the third round we finally start to see some players that have turned into viable dynasty assets. These consensus picks are based on previous years’ ADP in February which explains someone like Ricky Pearsall being available at the 3.10 in 2024. Pearsall obviously would have been a massive value at that price after he went in the first round of the NFL Draft, but he’s not the only player to provide value on a late-third dart throw. Chase Brown crushed in the second half of 2024 while Khalil Shakir, Jaylen Wright, and even Xavier Hutchinson are worthwhile dynasty assets at this point.