It’s dynasty startup draft season. Time to get excited and slap the desk like Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers. I recently ran through a startup dynasty fantasy football mock using FantasyPros’ Draft Wizard tool and wanted to share the results in case you have some real drafts coming up soon.
I randomized the order and got the fourth spot. There’s no third-round reversal, which is becoming more standard in Superflex drafts nowadays, but the simulator is a helpful tool for working through what a draft out of this spot may look like. It’s not a perfect substitute for drafting against real managers, but it’s a pretty darn good one.
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The scoring for this format was full PPR with a starting lineup of 1-QB, 2-RB, 3-WR, 1-TE, 1-FLEX and 1-Superflex. I adjusted the quarterback value to “slightly low” and made it “slightly high” for rookies and tight ends to better simulate TE-Premium scoring, which many dynasty managers play now. Here’s how this one played out and the thought process behind each pick.
1.04: Bijan Robinson (RB – ATL)
This might seem early to draft a running back, but Bijan Robinson has gone No. 1 overall in a couple of startups I’ve been a part of this offseason. Coming off an RB2 overall season and now getting Kevin Stefanski as his head coach, Robinson is set up to smash heading into his fourth season as a pro.
Name the stat or metric, and Robinson was likely ranked in the top five among all running backs last season. He averaged 5.2 yards per carry, rushed for 1,478 yards and chipped in 79 receptions for 820 receiving yards. Even while dealing with pesky Tyler Allgeier siphoning away eight scores, Robinson still found paydirt 11 times himself. His 21.8 fantasy points per game were a career-best and trailed only the great Christian McCaffrey.
Robinson just turned 24 in January and is entering his prime. Locking him in and securing that top-flight production means I can worry less about the RB2 spot.
2.09: Amon-Ra St. Brown (WR – DET)
Fun fact: Amon-Ra St Brown has finished as the WR3 in total points and the WR4 in fantasy points per game in each of the past three seasons. If you look up “consistency” in the dictionary, you’ll likely see the St. Brown’s face next to the definition.
While the simulator went quarterback-heavy early on, I was ecstatic to scoop up St. Brown towards the tail end of round two. Coming off a season where he earned a career-high 172 targets, he’ll once again be the focal point in Detroit’s passing attack and should continue thriving for the next few years. Adding a player with at least 115 catches, 1,250 yards and double-digit touchdowns every season since 2023 as the WR1 on my squad was an easy choice.
3.04: Brock Purdy (QB – SF)
Last year was tough for Brock Purdy and his managers. He missed half the season due to turf toe, which limited him to nine games. But on a per-game basis, Purdy was better than ever. He put up 20.8 fantasy points per game (QB5).
Only 26 years old and tied to San Francisco and Kyle Shanahan for the next several years, Purdy is quietly the best QB1 production you can find for someone under the age of 30. With Mike Evans now in town, there might be another level to Purdy’s game that we haven’t seen yet. If I don’t have two signal-callers already, I’ll click his name all day long in round three.
4.09: Luther Burden III (WR – CHI)
With DJ Moore now in Buffalo, it’s wheels up for Luther Burden III going into his sophomore season. It took a little bit for the second-round pick to get going last year, but the flashes were glorious once he was up to full speed. Uber-efficient on limited opportunities, Burden was third among all receivers in yards per route run (2.79) and 12th in first downs per route run (0.0115).
After a hamstring injury limited him before the regular season, Burden should have a full offseason where he’s healthy and practicing as a starter in Ben Johnson‘s offense. His ceiling is very alluring, and he’s exactly the kind of high-upside young receiver to target with a stud like Amon-Ra St. Brown.
5.04: Carnell Tate (WR – Ohio State)
6.09: Jared Goff (QB – DET)
Jared Goff’s last three yearly finishes in total fantasy points scored are QB7, QB6 and QB8. Yet, he’s sitting at QB19 in FantasyPros’ dynasty expert consensus rankings (ECR) and QB21 on KeepTradeCut. The disrespect in the dynasty community needs to stop.
Goff’s not over the hill; he’s 31 years old. He’s the perfect QB2 to target if you’ve assembled a contender up to this point. With over 4,500 passing yards and at least 30 touchdowns in each of the last three seasons, I’d happily draft Goff if the market continues to fade him for being boring.
7.04: Kyle Pitts (TE – ATL)
If I don’t get a chance to grab Brock Bowers or Trey McBride, then I’m targeting Kyle Pitts in this range. Patience paid off last year for Pitts truthers — like myself — when he delivered the best fantasy season of his up-and-down career. Pitts finished as the overall TE2 while reeling in 88 catches for 928 yards and five touchdowns.
Pitts now gets to play in Kevin Stefanski’s offense, which loves to feature the tight end. Last season, Harold Fannin Jr. broke out as a rookie, and before that, David Njoku had three straight top-eight fantasy points per game finishes under Stefanski. Clearly, the No. 2 option on the passing game behind Drake London, Pitts could flirt with top-five numbers again in 2026.
8.09: D’Andre Swift (RB – CHI)
Death. Taxes. D’Andre Swift producing RB2 fantasy seasons.
Reunited with Ben Johnson, Swift was the lead back in Chicago last season and enjoyed one of his best campaigns as a pro. The 27-year-old rushed for a career-high 1,087 yards on 223 carries (4.9 yards per carry) and tied a career-high mark in touchdowns with 10.
The Bears didn’t add anyone in free agency (yet), so unless they spend a high draft pick on a back, Swift looks like he’ll assume the 1A role once again in 2026. Bijan Robinson and Swift give me a rock-solid running back room.
9.04: Parker Washington (WR – JAX)
There was no hotter receiver down the stretch last season than Parker Washington. He ran white-hot in the final three games, averaging 21.7 fantasy points per game while playing only roughly 75% of the snaps.
There is some risk with Washington given the crowded receiver room in Jacksonville, but he’s only 24 years old and coming off a classic third-year breakout. There’s room to go up at his average draft position (ADP) cost, and even if he doesn’t, Washington should be a solid FLEX option in PPR formats.
10.09: Malik Willis (QB – MIA)
It was time to nab a third quarterback before they dried up. I’m not sure how long Malik Willis will be the starter in Miami, but he’s a solid bet to produce QB1 output thanks to his legs. In his lone start last year, Willis rushed for 60 yards and two scores. That helped him finish as the QB3 for the week.
Willis is the perfect upside signal-caller to pair with steady producers like Brock Purdy and Jared Goff. That’s a trio I feel safe rolling with.
11.04: Blake Corum (RB – LAR)
Blake Corum started to come into his own during the back end of his second season last year. He saw double-digit carries in four of the final regular-season contests and finished the year with 746 rushing yards on 145 carries (5.1 yards per carry).
If his role grows next year and he consistently sees 10+ touches per game, Corum will have FLEX appeal in Los Angeles’ explosive offense. And if Kyren Williams ever misses time for any reason, Corum would have RB1 upside as a starter.
12.09: Chuba Hubbard (RB – CAR)
Now that Rico Dowdle is out of town, 2026 is the year Chuba Hubbard tries to reclaim his lead role. He’ll only have to fend off Jonathon Brooks, who might not be the same after two ACL tears.
Only one year removed from an 1,195-rushing yard and 11-touchdown season, Hubbard is a great value in this range and can serve as your RB3 in any lineup.
13.04: Jalen Coker (WR – CAR)
Another Panther. In Week 18 and the Wild Card game, it was Jalen Coker — not Offensive Rookie of the Year winner Tetairoa McMillan — who was the leading target-earner and fantasy scorer in Carolina. The former undrafted free agent played so well down the stretch that head coach Dave Canales said Coker would be the team’s No. 2 WR next season.
In a full-time role, Coker has WR3 upside, and that makes him a bargain in this area of drafts.
14.09: Elijah Sarratt (WR – Indiana)
15.04: Chigoziem Okonkwo (TE – WSH)
With a chance to be the No. 2 option in Washington for Jayden Daniels, Chigoziem Okonkwo is a great TE2 to target in this range. He’s never missed a game and is coming off career highs in targets, catches, and receiving yards. There isn’t much competition for targets outside of Terry McLaurin, so Okonkwo has some sneaky upside going forward.
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Wolf Trelles-Heard is a fantasy football contributor for FantasyPros. Find him on X at @DynastyFFWolf.