For many dynasty players, the highlight of the off-season is the annual rookie draft and we are now just mere hours away from many of those drafts kicking off. Once our respective dynasty teams are eliminated from contention, and sometimes even before, we tend to turn our attention to the incoming rookie class and delusions of grandeur take over. In fact, dynasty players spend nearly the entire off-season preparing for how they will use their draft picks, or if they will use them at all.
In this twelve-part series, we’ll use the latest data available here at Dynasty League Football, namely our April Superflex Rookie ADP and the Dynasty Trade Finder, to ensure you are as prepared as possible when your draft begins. Based on our most recent ADP data, I’ll suggest the player you could be soon adding to your team, and if you don’t like that, I’ll also include a potential pivot option.
Also, I’ll include options based on the updated 1QB rookie ADP for those who play in that format. Finally, using the Dynasty Trade Finder, I will examine some recent trades that have taken place with each specific draft pick. Each trade is based on 12 team PPR, one QB leagues.
We all know the first round of rookie drafts includes the players we’ve been hearing about for months, if not years, but difference makers can be found in the second round and beyond, as well. Because of that, I’ll also address the other picks that accompany each respective first-round draft slot.
Rookie Selection 1.01
In superflex leagues, the quarterback is usually king. But in this year’s rookie class, the running backs reign supreme. This loaded running back class starts at the top, with one of the best prospects we’ve ever seen enter the NFL Draft, Ashton Jeanty. He was absolutely unstoppable in 2024, rushing for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns on 374 carries. The only thing keeping him from an historic Heisman Trophy was Travis Hunter’s unicorn season playing both sides of the ball. There’s no doubt about it, Jeanty is a sure-fire, easy pick at 1.01 in this draft, even in superflex leagues.
