It’s Dynasty Rookie Draft season. Rookie drafts are always unpredictable, but the best way to get prepared for your league’s draft is to fire up a mock draft with FantasyPros’ fantasy mock draft simulator.

The Draft Wizard allows you to set up a mock with your dynasty league’s exact roster construction and scoring settings. Today, I’m using that flexibility to do a Superflex, TE-Premium PPR mock draft. I was randomly assigned the sixth pick, which worked out nicely. Let’s get right into each selection I made in this mock.

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1.06: Tetairoa McMillan (WR – CAR)

In a non-TE-Premium league, I wouldn’t have to think twice about this pick. Tetairoa McMillan is part of a clear second tier in rookie drafts this year, which includes him, Travis Hunter, Omarion Hampton and Cam Ward (in Superflex formats). In TE-Premium, you can make an argument that the two first-round tight ends, Tyler Warren and Colston Loveland, also belong in this tier.

My automated opponents agreed, as Warren went off the board at the 1.05. This made my decision even tougher, as Loveland is my preference between the two top tight ends. This choice comes down to how heavy the TE-Premium setting you’re playing with is. I decided coming into the draft that this mock league was only a modest TE-Premium format, so I’m going with McMillan.

Compared to Loveland, McMillan got better draft capital and a more favorable landing spot, and receiver is a more predictable position than tight end. With that in mind, I only thought twice, not three times, before clicking the button on the eighth overall NFL Draft pick.

2.06: Tre Harris (WR – LAC)

This was another instance of my decision being more or less made for me, with Tre Harris the obvious pick. Fellow second-round wide receiver Jack Bech was also an option, and I do love Cam Skattebo. But Harris got a very nice landing spot in Los Angeles with the Chargers, plus solid draft capital as the 55th overall pick.

There are some red flags in the 23-year-old’s profile, but he posted a dominant 5.12 yards per route run in his final season at Ole Miss. Yes, that number is inflated by Lane Kiffin’s system, but it’s still an absurd outlier. No other receiver in this class with comparable volume broke even 3.50 yards per route, which is still an elite mark. Harris’ closet competition in terms of volume and efficiency was another player I briefly considered at this spot — tight end Harold Fannin Jr., who posted 3.77 yards per route run while serving as literally half of Bowling Green’s passing offense.

Given that this is a TE-Premium format, I did consider taking Fannin. But his third-round draft capital and iffy landing spot in Cleveland behind David Njoku were enough to scare me into the safer pick of Harris.

3.06: Jack Bech (WR – LV)

OK, now this was my easiest pick of the draft. Jack Bech was at least on my shortlist of potential options in the previous round, so I didn’t think twice about snapping him up here. As should be expected for a third-round rookie pick, Bech is not a perfect prospect. His college production numbers were nothing special, and he is a solidly below-average athlete.

Landing in Las Vegas also means his short-term path to targets is blocked by two quality players in Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers. But anyone who has done any sort of prospect modeling will tell you draft capital is easily the most important part of predicting NFL success. Any time you’re getting a player in a later round in your rookie draft than where they were selected in the real draft, it’s probably a good pick.

4.06: Jarquez Hunter (RB – LAR)

By round four of a dynasty rookie draft, we are firmly in dart-throw territory. And I always prefer to throw my darts at running backs, the most likely position to stumble into a week or three of fantasy usability. With that in mind, the top players I considered at this pick were all running backs: Carolina’s Trevor Etienne, Indianapolis’ DJ Giddens and the Rams’ Jarquez Hunter.

Of this group, I probably liked Giddens the most coming into the draft. But he got the worst draft capital, falling to the fifth while Etienne and Hunter went essentially back-to-back in the early fourth round. Still, all three of these backs are essentially handcuffs heading into their rookie seasons. But if you wanted to make an argument for one to emerge as their team’s lead back, Hunter is the obvious option.

Jonathan Taylor and Chuba Hubbard are effective backs who aren’t going anywhere. But Kyren Williams was inefficient for the Rams last year, while third-rounder Blake Corum hardly got a chance to see the ball. Hunter is more explosive than either of his new teammates, and he’s at least a capable receiver. To be clear, the most likely outcome is that Hunter isn’t fantasy-relevant as a rookie; he’s a fourth-round pick, after all. But even if that does happen, Williams is a free agent next year. I like taking a chance on the explosive player in an offense we know can create absolute fantasy studs.

5.06: Ollie Gordon II (RB – MIA)

Speaking of taking chances on backs in efficient offenses, we have Ollie Gordon II, who landed in Miami in the sixth round of the NFL Draft. We know this Dolphins offense can support two fantasy-relevant backs, and Gordon’s only competition to be the team’s No. 2 RB is Jaylen Wright, who certainly didn’t blow anyone away as a rookie.

If you want to believe in Gordon’s chances to win that battle, simply look back at his 2023 season. As a true sophomore, he racked up over 2,000 scrimmage yards and won the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in the country. His production and efficiency fell off a cliff in 2024, leading him to fall from being considered the top running back in this class to the sixth round. But if we believe Gordon can recapture that 2023 magic, he’s in a decent position to rack up points as the thunder to De’Von Achane‘s lightning.

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Ted Chmyz is a fantasy football contributor for FantasyPros.com. Find him on Twitter and Bluesky @Tchmyz for more fantasy content or to ask questions.