The 2025 offseason is upon us. While redraft fantasy football is months away, dynasty never stops! And the new dynasty season tends to start with dynasty rookie drafts. We’ll have you covered with our dynasty rookie draft rankings and advice to help you dominate your leagues. Here’s a look at a dynasty rookie mock draft using our free draft simulator. We dive into a few of the picks below.
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Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft
Here’s a five-round, superflex dynasty rookie mock draft. Here is the full draft board, and we dive into the dynasty rookie draft pick selection below.
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Derek Brown provides his dynasty rookie outlook for the following dynasty rookie draft selections.
Hampton is a north/south, upright, and linear runner. Hampton has quick acceleration as he gets to top gear quickly. He doesn’t have a high-level second gear or elite long speed. He’ll get caught from behind on long runs, but that doesn’t mean that he can’t be a chunk play artist in the NFL. He has only one year in college where his breakaway percentage eclipsed 40%. Hampton isn’t the most fluid runner when changing direction in the open field. He’ll utilize jump cuts at the line to get to a free lane, but in the open field, he is a straight-line runner. His footsteps get choppy, and he loses speed in the second level when attempting to change course. His hips look stiff at times. Hampton is a volume-gobbling machine. In his final collegiate season, he had 20 or more carries in 67% of his games. His physical running style can wear down a defense throughout a game. Hampton will lower the boom plenty throughout the course of a game. It serves as a tone-setter. This physical running style doesn’t do much in the realm of gaining him extra yards as he doesn’t fall forward many times when lowering his shoulder and instead gets stood up, but the physicality still isn’t something that defenders want to deal with 20-25 times during a game. He can soften up a defense with these repeated body blows. Hampton’s upright running style can get him into trouble at times. His lower half is strong enough to run through weak wraps and defenders diving at his ankles, but if a defender can wrap him up decently, he can get chopped down. Hampton is a check-down option only in the passing game. He is reliable in this realm, with only two drops and a 90% catch rate in college, but I don’t see him growing into a pass-game weapon in the NFL. His stiff hips, short-area agility, and raw speed limitations will limit his route-running upside. He isn’t a skilled pass protector at this juncture. Hampton has a decent punch but doesn’t engage or anchor in pass protection well right now. He can chip and slow defenders down, but his pass-pro technique is lacking. He drops his eyes and lunges at defenders too often.
Ayomanor adds many of the little details to his routes that you look for with strong route runners. He has some variance in his release packages. He has good pacing and bend in his routes against zone coverage. He has a quick first step off the line and at the top of his stem with comebacks and curls. He still has some areas in his route running that he can improve upon with leverage and timing. Ayomanor will telegraph his breaks at the top of his stem at times. He can also create more late separation with corners by selling his vertical push better or utilizing leverage better with in and out-breaking routes. Overall, he has a solid down-to-down attack plan against secondaries. The little nuances added to his game could help take it to the next level. Ayomanor isn’t a dynamic YAC threat. He can produce some YAC with his physicality and quick feet, but it won’t be a hallmark of his game in the NFL. He has solid hands despite an 8.7% drop rate over the last two seasons. Ayomanor does lose some balls in 50/50 situations or after physical hits from corners. With his play strength flashing in other areas of his game, this is something he can improve upon in the NFL. Ayomanor separates well late against zone coverage overall. He sinks his hips well and gears down quickly for a receiver of his size. Ayomanor also will flash the occasional special play as he adjusts to targets outside of his frame with some one-handed snags or back shoulder grabs.
Cam Skattebo (RB – Arizona State)
Skattebo runs like a dancing rhino with anger management issues. He’s a volume-vacuuming tone-setter who can be a workhorse for a run-heavy offense. Unless a team is absolutely smitten with him during the draft process, he is likely better viewed as a committee back at the next level. His vision at the line and in the second level allows him to weave through traffic and make the most of his physical abilities. He’s not a twitchy player, but he can deploy jump cuts with success and has the lateral agility to make people miss in a phone booth. Skattebo has an underrated quick first step and is decisive with his runs. The run scheme he operates in the NFL will be key. I’d love for him to land with a team that utilizes duo and inside zone. I have no clue what Arizona State was thinking when featuring Skattebo with some tosses and stretch zone plays. Get this tank moving downhill and allow his quickness in short areas to work to his advantage. Skattebo isn’t a home run hitter. While he can rip off some long runs with well-blocked plays, that likely won’t be a hallmark of his game in the NFL. He’s a physical/tough runner with strong contact balance and leg drive that fights for every blade of grass. He quickly gets up to top speed, but that also means that he is pretty much a one-speed runner who lacks the second and third gear to outrun speedy corners in the open field. He gets caught from behind plenty. He has soft hands and can be a trusted check-down weapon in the passing game. His athleticism will limit what all you can do with him in the passing game, but he has the attributes to operate as a dump-off option with the occasional wheel or angle route. His underrated short-area agility works to his advantage on angle routes.
Other dynasty rookie draft picks:
- Elijah Arroyo (TE – Miami)
- Brashard Smith (WR – SMU)
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