Rookie Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings (pre-draft)
- Kev Wheeler
- 2 days ago
- 5 min read
Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie rankings are pretty useless before the NFL draft, but if you're drafting rookies before the NFL does you could probably use some help. In reality you probably need help with your mental health, not with this silly nonsense. The reason we are mocking you is because nobody really knows what to expect from these guys before we know where they are playing. At least half of the equation for anyone ranking these players is dependent on draft capital and landing spot, most of what touts are doing at this point is guessing where and when they will go in the NFL draft.
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Rookie Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings
We are going to rank the rookies as if we are drafting for a superflex, tight-end premium (1.5ppr), dynasty fantasy football league. We are going by the SF, TEp, scoring set-up because it will be easier to adjust down than it would be to determine how far up we would want to boost either QB or TE. If you're in a non-SF league, just drop all QB's two full rounds. For Non-TEp leagues you will only drop most TE's by a few picks.
1. RB Jeremiyah Love
Love is a well-rounded and explosively athletic running back with a solid build, true game-breaking threat every time he touches the ball, and the skill set to play every down. He figures to make an immediate impact at the next level.Notre Dame’s balanced offense featured both zone and gap-run schemes. Love spent all 3 years of his collegiate career at Notre Dame and started 29 of the 41 games he played in over that time. He tweaked his left knee in the 2024 regular season finale, but still competed in the College Football Playoff. Love also competed in track and field in high school; he excelled at long jump and was the Missouri state champion in the 100m dash. https://nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com/players/3591
2. WR Jordyn Tyson
Tyson is expected to get selected in the top 10 pick in the NFL draft. Tyson graded better, in part because he had a higher target rate at Arizona State, as he had less competition for targets. Tyson has experience lined up at various spots in the offense. Tyson fits more nicely as a Z receiver.
Tyson initially injured his hamstring in mid-October, missing a month of action for ASU before returning for two games in late November. He caught just four passes in those two contests, making an early exit from the second game due to an aggravation of the hamstring injury. Tyson's college film and per-snap production are that of a top-10 pick, but a lengthy medical record could drop him somewhat lower. In addition to the lingering hamstring injury, he tore his ACL, MCL and PCL in 2022, and then fractured his clavicle in 2024.
The gap between Tate and Tyson is incredibly small at this point, landing spots will matter.
3. WR Carnell Tate
Tate is another wide receiver expected to be a top-10 pick in the NFL draft. Tate projects to be an X receiver, which fits nicely with several of the teams picking in the top 10. The Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns and New Orleans Saints could all use a true X receiver. All four of those teams had rookie quarterbacks starting last season, and it’s possible Tate becomes the favorite target for one of those quarterbacks.
4. WR Makai Lemon
Biletnikoff Trophy winner Makai Lemon is a unique receiver in that he spent most of his college career in the slot. There have been a few other wide receivers in recent drafts who were selected in the top 20 and also played significantly in the slot, including Drake London, Treylon Burks, Malik Nabers and Emeka Egbuka. All four were able to transition to playing more on the outside in the NFL, but they were also taller and larger than Lemon. The standout receiver remains frequently mocked as a top-15, if not a top-10 prospect for WR-needy teams.
5. QB Fernando Mendoza
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner is expected to be the top overall pick at this year's NFL Draft. He threw for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns, against only six interceptions, in leading Indiana to a 16-0 record and the program's first-ever National Championship.
6. WR Kevin Concepcion
Concepcion started his career as a slot receiver for NC State, but was more well-rounded in his alignment at Texas A&M. He’s another wide receiver expected to be selected near the end of the first round. Luckily, there are a few landing spots that would be great for a rookie wide receiver.
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7. TE Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq is the consensus top tight end prospect in the 2026 class, and his NFL Combine performance solidified it, even with competition from the TE2, Eli Stowers. Sadiq makes up for his smaller frame by posting game-breaking athleticism that featured the fastest 40-yard dash ever for a tight end at the Combine (4.39 seconds), the second-best vertical leap (43.5 inches), and the third-best broad jump (133 inches).
Sadiq spent three seasons at Oregon after earning a four-star recruit status coming out of
high school. In his junior (3rd) season Sadiq led the Ducks in receptions (51) and receiving touchdowns (8) and was second in yards (560). Even with not breaking out in his first two seasons the Breakout Score is still great (86th percentile).
