3 Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks to Target (2026 Fantasy Football)

After you get through the first half of most dynasty rookie drafts, questions start to pop up as to who to target. The 2026 NFL Draft class is not considered to be as deep as previous classes, so dynasty managers can struggler with who to select later in even the first round of dynasty rookie drafts. Here are a few players to target after the more obvious names come off the board. And use our dynasty rookie mock draft simulator to prepare for your dynasty rookie drafts!

Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks to Target

Jadarian Price (RB – Notre Dame)

Notre Dame has the two best running backs in the draft this year. While Jeremiyah Love is the top running back in the draft class, many scouts believe Jadarian Price is the clear-cut RB2 behind his former teammate.

Hopefully, fantasy players don’t make the same mistake as last year, drafting a Day 2 running back (Kaleb Johnson) over a first-round wide receiver (Emeka Egbuka). However, Price could get drafted with a first-round pick, pushing him ahead of several wide receivers in rookie drafts.

Zachariah Branch (WR – Georgia)

There is a wide range of opinion about Zachariah Branch as a prospect. Some believe he is a third-round talent who could spend most of his career as a special teams star. Others think the former Georgia star is the next Zay Flowers.

I believe Branch is somewhere in the middle but worthy of a late first-round dynasty rookie pick if he has top-50 draft capital. After two years at USC, Branch transferred to Georgia last season, posting career highs in receptions (81), receiving yards (811) and touchdowns (six).

Mike Washington Jr. (RB – Arkansas)

Everyone knew Mike Washington Jr. was fast. However, the former Arkansas star was outstanding during the NFL Scouting Combine. He ran a 4.33 40-yard dash, the eighth-fastest in Indianapolis, despite weighing in at 223 pounds.

Furthermore, Washington was one of 10 players to run the 40-yard dash in under 4.35 seconds and the only running back to hit that mark. More importantly, he is not just a burner. The former Arkansas star had at least eight rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons, while averaging 6.4 yards per attempt in 2025.