Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings, Tiers & Advice (2025 Fantasy Football)

It’s that time again. Dynasty rookie fever SZN is here. The 2025 NFL Draft is in the rearview, and rookie drafts will start flying daily. Before you dive head-first into our fantasy football mock draft simulator and run 3,000 rookie drafts in preparation, please read up on this talented prospect class as I roll through my positional primers. You can find each of them in our 2025 Dynasty Draft Kit.

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Dynasty Rookie Quarterbacks

Cam Ward (TEN)

Cam Ward arrives in Tennessee and will be the face of the franchise moving forward. The Titans desperately need Ward to establish himself in 2025 and offer the team hope that they have the right player to lead them into the future. Ward’s game can be a highwire act down to down. There are plenty of high-end moments and special plays, but Ward also has plenty of misfires and can run through cold stretches in games. In his final collegiate season, he ranked fourth in yards per attempt and 12th in big-time throw rate, but he was also 22nd in pressure-adjusted completion rate and 32nd in clean pocket-adjusted completion rate (per PFF). Behind a questionable but hopefully ascending offensive line and a thin skill position depth chart, Ward could offer some spike week potential and streamable moments, but he’s likely only worth drafting this season in 2QB or Superflex redraft formats.

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Dynasty Rookie Draft Quarterback Rankings

Dynasty Rookie Running Backs

Kaleb Johnson (PIT)

The Steelers jettisoned Najee Harris and drafted his replacement as their lead back in the third round of the NFL Draft. Last year, Harris operated in an offense that was fourth in rushing attempts as Harris soaked up 299 touches (10th-most). Even if we lower those year-one expectations for Johnson, even 250 touches would have ranked 21st in the NFL. Johnson brings a big play ability that has been lacking over the last 2-3 years. Last year, not only did he rank fifth in breakaway percentage, but he was also eighth in yards after contact per attempt and 14th in elusive rating (per PFF). My love for Jaylen Warren hasn’t dissipated, but we have to listen to the Steelers with their move to acquire Johnson’s services. Warren will likely operate in his usual role while Johnson does the heavy lifting for Arthur Smith’s run-centric offense. Johnson is an RB2/3 who could be an RB1 down the stretch in 2025 if he can distance himself further from Warren better than Harris ever could.

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Dynasty Rookie Draft Running Backs Rankings

Dynasty Rookie Wide Receivers

Emeka Egbuka (TB)

Emeka Egbuka looks like this year’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba or Rome Odunze. The talented first-round selection in the NFL draft finds himself in a squeeze for target volume immediately with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. Yes, Godwin is coming off another major injury that could help boost Egbuka’s prospects, but Evans didn’t show any fall-off last year. I also haven’t mentioned Jalen McMillan, who broke out down the stretch last season. Last year, among 112 qualifying wideouts, Evans ranked second in separation score and route win rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Egbuka’s skillset also has some considerable overlap with Chris Godwin. All of these factors muddy the picture for Egbuka in 2025. While I’m worried about Egbuka, he remains a talented wide receiver with significant first-round NFL draft capital and a strong analytical profile. In two of Egbuka’s final three collegiate seasons, he ranked inside the top 40 FBS wide receivers in yards per route run (38th, 11th) and top 20 in receiving grade (19th, 12th) and yards after the catch (16th, 12th). Egbuka could outproduce his ADP if Evans and/or Godwin can’t stay healthy, so he’s worth taking a shot on in the middle/later rounds.

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Dynasty Rookie Tight Ends

Elijah Arroyo (SEA)

The runway for Elijah Arroyo has been cleared with the release of Noah Fant. Arroyo now has to contend with A.J. Barner and Eric Saubert for an every-down role for Seattle in 2025. His second-round NFL Draft capital speaks volumes about the team’s thoughts about him and his upside. Arroyo had a wonderful final season with Miami, where he was a mismatch nightmare for opposing collegiate defenses and a trusted weapon for Cam Ward. Arroyo ranked 23rd in yards per route run and second in yards after the catch per reception (per PFF). Arroyo could flirt with TE1 production in 2025 with only Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp above him in the target pecking order.

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Dynasty Rookie Draft Tight Ends Rankings