Dynasty Rookie Draft Advice: Ashton Jeanty & Tetairoa McMillan (2025)

The NFL Draft is arguably the most exciting part of the offseason for fantasy football enthusiasts. Dynasty managers will anxiously await the landing spots of many highly-touted prospects, hoping they don’t interfere with the usage/deployment of their coveted assets. Redraft managers will eagerly await the selection of these offensive talents and assess how these draft-day decisions will impact the fantasy football landscape.

Certain teams are better positioned to facilitate immediate fantasy football production for these incoming rookies. As a general rule, we hope these players head into thin depth charts where they can compete for volume from the opening kick-off. This increases the draftee’s potential and preserves the value of veterans with established roles.

Perfect NFL Draft Landing Spots

Heading into the 2024 draft, the wide receiver position was a glaring need for the New York Giants. Many pinpointed the Giants as an ideal landing spot for exciting receiver prospect Malik Nabers. He produced at a stellar rate during his first season in New York, finishing as the overall WR7 in half-PPR formats.

In what follows, we’ll highlight landing spots that would be the most conducive to fantasy football production for some of the most enticing prospects in the upcoming draft.

Ashton Jeanty (RB – Boise State)

To say Ashton Jeanty had an incredible 2024 season would be a severe understatement. Pro Football Focus (PFF) metrics suggest he put together one of the most impressive rushing campaigns in FBS history. He led all running backs with a minimum of 100 carries in PFF rushing grade, yards after contact per carry, missed tackles forced and PFF elusive rating.

Ashton Jeanty was 131 rushing yards away from the ALL TIME FBS rushing record set by Barry Sanders.

Reminder that Ashton Jeanty was benched 8 full quarters because Boise State was dominating their opponents.

Y’all better believe he would’ve shattered that record man.. pic.twitter.com/gYL2bEkSg7

— Austin Abbott (@AustinAbbottFF) December 9, 2024

While his pass-catching prowess wasn’t utilized very much in 2024, Jeanty has shown to be a weapon through the air as well. In 2023, he accumulated an impressive 546 yards and five touchdowns as a pass-catcher.

With this in mind, Jeanty has a true three-down skillset and will be a workhorse back in the NFL. Given his projected high-to-mid first-round draft capital, I’ve identified the Dallas Cowboys as an ideal landing spot for Jeanty.

Dallas is coming off a calamitous 7-10 season during which their offense struggled mightily. While much of this can be attributed to a season-ending injury to franchise quarterback Dak Prescott, it became clear the team is bereft of weapons outside of CeeDee Lamb. The team ranked 31st in PFF run grade and struggled to replace the production of former starting running back Tony Pollard. The running back position is a glaring need for the Cowboys.

Ashton Jeanty would be the ideal fix for a team looking to change their fortunes as quickly as possible. He’d provide some much-needed balance for this offense that has leaned heavily on the passing game as of late. This move would immediately vault Jeanty into RB1 consideration in regards to fantasy football rankings and the entire Dallas offense would receive a boost in fantasy football value.

Tetairoa McMillan (WR – Arizona)

Tetairoa McMillan enjoyed an extremely productive collegiate career, accumulating an impressive 3,254 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns across three seasons at Arizona. He was particularly efficient during his final season as a Wildcat, averaging 2.87 yards per route run and 5.1 yards after catch per reception, per PFF. Given his combination of size, athleticism and sure-handedness, he’d provide an instant impact to any receiving corps in need of reliable options.

Tetairoa McMillan is either WR1 or WR2 on most draft boards. At 6’5”, 210 lbs, he’s incredibly fluid with an elite catch radius that helps erase QB inaccuracy. The Mike Evans comparison makes a lot of sense. #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/nXXZtUDPwd

— Football Scout 365 (@DraftAnalyst365) February 12, 2025

The Carolina Panthers showed great improvements under head coach Dave Canales in 2024. In particular, sophomore signal-caller Bryce Young started to deliver on the promise that made him the first-overall draft selection two years prior. Young displayed significant improvements across the board, setting career highs in PFF passing grade, PFF big-time throw percentage and NFL passer rating. He managed to do so despite boasting a mediocre group of pass-catching weapons. While Xavier Legette and Jalen Coker are both interesting pieces, neither were able to produce consistently throughout their rookie season. Veteran Adam Thielen‘s best days are behind him.

McMillan would immediately usurp the aforementioned receivers on this depth chart and become Young’s go-to option. For Young to continue his development, the Panthers will need to surround him with play-makers. For McMillan, the limited competition for targets will result in an elite level of volume that will inevitably translate to fantasy football success. This union would be mutually beneficial for both parties involved.