Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Middle Pick (Fantasy Football)

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.

Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft

Here’s a five-round, 1QB dynasty rookie mock draft. Here is the full draft board, and we dive into the dynasty rookie draft pick selection below.

Full Dynasty Rookie Draft Board

Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks

1.05 – TreVeyon Henderson (RB – Ohio State)

TreVeyon Henderson probably isn’t cut out to be an NFL workhorse. He never had more than 183 carries in any of his three seasons at OSU. He split work with Quinshon Judkins as a senior and didn’t have more than 12 carries in any game last fall. But let’s face it: There aren’t many true workhorses in the NFL, anyway. Henderson is a sensational playmaker capable of making hay on 12-15 touches a game a la James Cook. Henderson has big-time speed, sports car acceleration and quick feet. He changes direction with minimal loss of speed, and his cutbacks are jaw-dropping. He’s useful in the passing game (11.1 yards per catch over his college career) and deadly on screens.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

2.05 – Jayden Higgins (WR – Iowa State)

Physical X wide receiver. Higgins’ play strength shows up in his routes and against press. He has no issues playing through contact and dealing with physical corners. It shows up consistently at the catch point, as he had a 2.2% drop rate or lower in each of the last three seasons and a 55.6% contested catch rate in college. Higgins excels in the short/intermediate areas of the field with surprisingly nimble footwork for his size. He gets open at will on slants and out routes where his footwork shines, and he can use his size to box out corners. I wouldn’t be surprised if he were to transition to big slot in the NFL. If Sean Payton drafts him don’t be surprised if his turns him into Michael Thomas 2.0. Higgins has a decent second gear, but I question his long speed. I wonder in the NFL if he has the raw speed to stack corners on the perimeter downfield consistently. Higgins has plenty of route nuance in the short and intermediate routes, but he has to continue to add tricks to the bag as a downfield receiver. He struggles to get separation on go routes, but he wasn’t asked to run them much at Iowa State. Higgins also needs to sell the vertical push on comebacks and curls consistently. He’ll get lax here at times, and it leaves corners glued to him after his route break. He has nice body control in the air and some nice back-shoulder grabs, especially in the red zone. His strong hands and ability above the rim should help him on the perimeter and in the red zone in the NFL. Higgins isn’t a dynamic YAC threat. He looks more like an athletic tight end after the catch. He can provide some YAC, though, with his physicality with tackle-breaking.
– Derek Brown

3.05 – Devin Neal (RB – Kansas)

Devin Neal had more than 1,000 rushing yards and 20-plus catches in each of his last three college seasons, averaging 6.0 yards per carry over that span. He had 16 TD runs in each of the last two years. Although his top-end speed isn’t great, Neal has terrific lateral agility and is a dangerous cutback runner. He can stop on a dime and then quickly re-accelerate. Neal also has good vision and patience. In other years, Neal might be a top-five RB prospect. That he’s not a unanimous top-10 RB prospect speaks volumes about how loaded this RB class is.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

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