It’s time for another dynasty rookie mock draft. A few days ago, I finished a mock draft from the fourth-overall pick. Today, we slide down the draft boards to the eighth-overall pick. While I prefer having at least a top-five pick in Superflex rookie drafts this season, there are still plenty of exciting players who fall into the late first and second rounds. A difference of a few picks matters much less later in the draft.
Let’s see who my computerized opponents in the Draft Wizard let fall this time — as always, I’m taking advantage of the custom settings to simulate a half-PPR, 12-team, Superflex league. Here we go.
- Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Kit
- Dynasty Rookie Draft Simulator
- DBro’s Dynasty Rookie Draft Primers
- Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings
Superflex Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft
1.08: TreVeyon Henderson (RB – NE)
This was a very easy choice, as I have TreVeyon Henderson ranked as the sixth-best rookie in this class. Along with the consensus top five picks, both Quinshon Judkins and Jaxson Dart were off the board at this point. Judkins versus Henderson is a matter of preference, but that’s a little high on Dart for my liking, even in Superflex. Still, let’s not look a gift horse in the mouth.
Henderson is explosive, has pass-catching chops and received early second-round draft capital. He joins a potentially ascending offense with Drake Maye at the helm and not too much competition from Rhamondre Stevenson. I will happily take him in the back half of the first round every single time.
2.08: Jack Bech (WR – LV)
I debated between three players at this pick: Jack Bech, Texans wide receiver Jaylin Noel and Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten. In the end, I went with Bech for one simple reason: Draft capital. The Raiders selected Bech with the 58th overall pick in the second round, while Noel went off the board 20 picks later. We can’t make as clean a comparison for Tuten, as running back draft capital is generally lower across the board, but he wasn’t selected until the fourth round.
Early reports for Bech haven’t been too encouraging, as he is reportedly running with the Raiders’ second-team offense while fellow rookie Dont’e Thornton Jr. plays with the starters. But draft capital is simply much more important than June practice reports. Bech isn’t a must-pick in this spot, but he is the smart option.
3.08: Dylan Sampson (RB – CLE)
Despite easily being a top-100 pick in consensus fantasy football mock drafts, Dylan Sampson fell all the way to pick 126 in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Making matters even worse, he was the second rookie running back selected by the Browns, who selected the aforementioned Judkins in the second round. That means, at least to start, Sampson is essentially guaranteed to be, at best, the No. 2 RB in Cleveland’s backfield.
But things change fast in the NFL. Maybe Sampson simply outplays his higher-drafted counterpart. Maybe Judkins suffers an injury. Or maybe the Browns have an elite offense, capable of supporting more than one relevant running back (OK, this one’s not very likely). At the end of the day, Sampson has decent draft capital and some encouraging metrics on his side — he ranked fourth in this class in Pro Football Focus’ offense grade in 2024 (two slots ahead of Judkins). He’s a solid dart throw in the third round of rookie drafts.
4.08: Jarquez Hunter (RB – LAR)
I always recommend throwing your late-round rookie draft dart picks at running backs, so let’s go with another back selected in the fourth round of this year’s NFL Draft. Hunter is by no means a perfect prospect, but he brings explosiveness that the Rams’ backfield currently lacks. He ranked 10th in this class in both yards after contact per attempt and breakaway run rate in 2024.
Meanwhile, Kyren Williams‘ efficiency trended in the wrong direction last season while Blake Corum barely made an impact. Chances are, Hunter is just a change-of-pace back (at best) to start his career. But Sean McVay has a long history of getting the most out of late-round, undersized backs, and Hunter has more athleticism than the Rams’ current starter. There’s real upside here if things break right, which is all we want in a fourth-round pick.
5.08: Dont’e Thornton Jr. (WR – LV)
Normally, I don’t recommend buying into offseason hype trains until later in the summer, when we are close to at least the preseason. But this late in drafts, we should take any shred of hope we can find. The fact that Thornton is (as already mentioned) reportedly on track to be one of the Raiders’ starting receivers in Week 1 is exactly that.
Of course, Thornton is probably going to be used as a sacrificial X receiver, as 4.30 speed is easily the best part of his profile. Field-stretcher isn’t normally a role that leads to much fantasy success, which is predicated on reliable volume. But in the fifth round, we’re allowed to dream. Thornton was an early breakout. He’s 6-foot-5 and has elite speed. Maybe this mini-camp hype is the start of his journey to becoming the next Puka Nacua.
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