6 Risers & Fallers: Dyansty Rookies (2026 Fantasy Football)

With the Super Bowl over, dynasty fantasy football rookie boards start moving fast. Not because we suddenly learn everything, but because the “process” (Senior Bowl, measurements, medical whispers, and early mock inertia) forces new priors onto the market. Let’s take a look at six dynasty rookie draft risers and fallers.

Fantasy Football Risers & Fallers: Dynasty Rookies

From this episode, six names clearly changed direction. Three prospects caught helium in a hurry. Three took hits that matter in both NFL Draft capital and dynasty rookie draft cost.

Garrett Nussmeier (QB – LSU) — Riser

Nussmeier’s week in Mobile did exactly what you want a mid-tier QB prospect to do: it reopened the Day 2 conversation. He won Senior Bowl MVP after looking healthy and functional in practice/game settings.

The dynasty takeaway is less about “QB2 overall” and more about range of outcomes. Derek Brown frames the key variable as medicals, especially the knee. If teams like the medical file, Nussmeier can sneak into the back of Round 2. If not, he can tumble into the fourth or fifth. That’s the kind of draft-capital spread that turns a late first rookie pick into a mid-second overnight.

Jadarian Price (RB – Notre Dame) — Riser

Price is the cleanest “film meets metrics” riser from the show. Brown comes out of his study calling him his RB2 in the class, emphasizing vision, yards after contact, and breakaway ability. That aligns with the broader community buzz that has Price climbing consensus boards.

The dynasty angle is simple: if Price gets Day 2 capital, he’s immediately in the Round 1 rookie draft mix in most formats because the position is so volume-driven. The only real pushback in the episode is uncertainty around the receiving resume. Brown’s counter is important: limited usage isn’t the same thing as inability, and he expects Price to show enough hands at the next stages of the process.

Carnell Tate (WR – Ohio State) — Riser

Tate’s rise feels like it’s happening in real time. Both hosts treat him as a legitimate WR1 in the class, with Brown saying the WR1 crown is Tate’s until someone takes it. And the “top 10 smoke” isn’t just talk-show bluster. Tate is showing up in early first-round mock conversations and team-focused trackers.

For dynasty, Tate is the kind of prospect who spikes in value before you ever get to rookie drafts. If the market starts treating him as a top-10 NFL pick, you’re no longer buying “nice prospect.” You’re paying for immediate opportunity and long-term insulation.

James Pearce Jr. (EDGE – ATL) — Faller (IDP impact)

This one is brutal and mostly off-field. Pearce was arrested on multiple felony charges, and the episode focuses on how it shakes up Atlanta’s roster-building and draft board, especially with limited premium picks available.

In standard (non-IDP) dynasty, this matters more indirectly. Atlanta’s defensive needs could limit luxury offensive additions, which is part of the show’s concern about pass-catcher upgrades. In IDP formats, Pearce’s value is simply unstable until legal and league discipline clarity arrives.

Diego Pavia (QB – Vanderbilt) — Faller

Pavia’s “short king” moment became real once the Senior Bowl measurement hit: 5’9 7/8. That’s not a small ding. That’s a different bucket of quarterback evaluation entirely.

Brown’s take is blunt: height limitations affect how an offense is built, and the confidence quotes don’t change how teams will grade him. For dynasty superflex, that usually means Day 3 capital or a long, fragile path to relevance. You can still root for the player. You just can’t pay like the market won’t punish the profile.

Nicholas Singleton (RB – Penn State) — Faller

Singleton breaking his foot at Senior Bowl week is the classic pre-draft gut punch, especially for a back whose selling point is top-end speed. The episode nails the compounding problem: missing combine work can cost you the “double-counted” athletic bump teams love, and it can also set back rookie-year readiness.

The dynasty move is to watch the fall and be honest about your risk tolerance. If he slides into the later parts of rookie drafts, some managers will pounce on talent. Others should simply pass and let someone else hold the injury timeline.