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, 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
1.09 – Emeka Egbuka (WR – TB)
An NFL-ready slot receiver, Emeka Egbuka is an advanced route runner who gets into his routes quickly and makes sharp cuts. Egbuka isn’t really a burner, but he’s a shifty fellow who consistently makes yardage after the catch. Bonus: Egbuka was able to assert himself at OSU even though the Buckeyes had an abundance of WR talent throughout his time in Columbus, suggesting that he can be productive even on a team with other good pass catchers. The problem is that not only did Egbuka land on a team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, that has other good pass catchers, but he landed on a team with two other receivers who do their best work in the slot — Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan. It’s probably best not to expect a big rookie-year impact from Egbuka when he has to share targets with Godwin, McMillan and the great Mike Evans. But Egbuka is a solid long-term investment in dynasty leagues and a worthwhile depth piece in redraft.
– Pat Fitzmaurice
2.09 – Bhayshul Tuten (RB – JAC)
The Jaguars took Bhayshul Tuten with one of the first picks of Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Jacksonville is likely to have a messy RB committee this year with Travis Etienne, Tank Bigsby and Tuten, but Tuten’s role could expand in 2026 if the Jaguars let Etienne walk after his contract expires at the end of 2025. Tuten has game-breaking, sub-4.4. speed. If he gets to the edge, look out. But Tuten is also an effective inside runner who bursts through holes and doesn’t go down easily.
– Pat Fitzmaurice
3.09 – Pat Bryant (WR – DEN)
The Denver Broncos surprised everyone by selecting Pat Bryant in the third round of the NFL Draft. In the post-draft presser, Sean Payton compared Bryant’s game loosely to his former standout receiver, Michael Thomas. While I wasn’t head over heels in love with Bryant during the pre-draft process, this comparison and his surprising draft capital do raise the antenna. Bryant quietly checks the analytical boxes that we look for, ranking 18th in yards per route run and seventh in receiving grade in his final collegiate season (per PFF). He’s worth tossing a dart at beginning somewhere in the third round of rookie drafts.
– Derek Brown
4.09 – Woody Marks (RB – HOU)
A ready-made third-down back, Woody Marks had 261 receptions over five college seasons (the first four at Mississippi State). That figures to be Marks’ role with the Texans, who have Joe Mixon as their primary early-down back. Marks fared well as a runner for USC last year, with 1,133 rushing yards and nine TD runs. But he never had even 600 rushing yards in any of his four previous seasons. Marks should have a solid NFL career as a pass-catching RB, but there might not be much early-down upside.
– Pat Fitzmaurice
5.09 – Jacory Croskey-Merritt (RB – WAS)
Croskey-Merritt was a predraft love lister for me. Sadly, he dropped all the way to the seventh round of the NFL Draft before the Commanders picked up the phone. If Croskey-Merritt hadn’t had his 2024 season cut off by an eligibility issue, he would have gone much higher than this. His 2023 season was excellent. He ranked 19th in yards after contact per attempt and 12th in elusive rating (per PFF). He’s a no-nonsense runner who makes one cut and gets downhill. He’ll have his work cut out for him to climb up a crowded running back depth chart, but he has the talent to do so. Pick him up with your final rookie pick (late fourth round or fifth round) or as a priority waiver/taxi squad add.
– Derek Brown
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