Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft: Five Rounds, Middle Pick (2025 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

1.06 – TreVeyon Henderson (RB – NE)

The Patriots drafted TreVeyon Henderson in the second round of the NFL Draft to challenge Rhamondre Stevenson from the jump. Stevenson isn’t going anywhere, but Henderson will play a prominent role in 2025 as, at worst, the 1B in this backfield. As we move through the season, Henderson will eat into Stevenson’s workload, if not quickly supplant him as the backfield leader. Henderson has the talent to do so. In two of his last four seasons in college, Henderson ranked top ten in yards after contact per attempt (seventh, eighth) and top 20 in breakaway percentage (10th, 18th). He will operate behind an improved offensive line that added Garrett Bradbury, Will Campbell, and Morgan Moses in the offseason. Henderson should be the team’s passing down back immediately, which is great news for his floor and ceiling. Across his last two collegiate seasons, Henderson has ranked 21st & 22nd in receiving grade (per PFF). Josh McDaniels will feature him through the air. In McDaniels’ last five full seasons of directing NFL offenses, he has ranked inside the top ten in four of those years, with 20-36.2% of the passing attack flowing through the backfield. Henderson could be New England’s version of Jahmyr Gibbs.
– Derek Brown

2.06 – Cam Skattebo (RB – NYG)

The Giants added Cam Skattebo to the backfield via the fourth round of the NFL Draft. He should be considered the early favorite to be the team’s workhorse after Tyrone Tracy‘s inconsistent rookie season and the team shelving any thought of Devin Singletary as their leading back. Skattebo was a volume monster during his final season in college and a true three-down back. He ranked 21st in yards after contact per attempt and 11th in elusive rating while also sitting inside the top ten in receiving grade and yards per route run (per PFF). It could take some time for Skattebo to wrestle 60-65% of the snaps away from the other players in this backfield, but it does feel like the eventual reality. Skattebo is a strong RB3/flex who could easily vault into an every-week top 15 running back.
– Derek Brown

3.06 – Elijah Arroyo (TE – SEA)

Elijah Arroyo is among the better TE prospects in a deep and talented TE class. Arroyo’s draft stock soared after a superb showing at the Senior Bowl. His hands and route-running should translate nicely to the NFL level. A second-round pick of the Seahawks, Arroyo will be given every chance to replace perennial underachiever Noah Fant as Seattle’s top tight end.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

4.06 – Jarquez Hunter (RB – LAR)

There’s a chance Jarquez Hunter will get lost in the shuffle with the Rams, who already have Kyren Williams ensconced as the starter and have second-year man Blake Corum as a backup. But the Rams spent a fourth-round pick on Hunter, so clearly they see something in him. After backing up Tank Bigsby for a couple of years, Hunter was a two-year starter at Auburn, running for 1,201 yards (6.4 yards per carry) and eight touchdowns last fall. Hunter has noteworthy contact balance, along with good vision and quickness. The 5-10, 209-pound Hunter packs quite a punch for a smaller back; he does NOT want to go down.
– Pat Fitzmaurice

5.06 – 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