We’ll have you covered with our dynasty rookie draft rankings and advice to help you dominate your leagues. Here’s a look at a superflex dynasty rookie mock draft using our free draft simulator. We dive into a few of the picks below.
Superflex Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft
Here’s a five-round, superflex dynasty rookie mock draft. Here is the full draft board, and we dive into the dynasty rookie draft pick selection below.
Full Dynasty Rookie Draft Board
Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks
Derek Brown breaks down some of the picks from our recent superflex dynasty rookie mock draft.
1.10 – Kenyon Sadiq (TE – Oregon)
Kenyon Sadiq should be a full-time starter for an NFL team from the jump. Not only does he deliver upside as a receiver, but Sadiq is a difference maker as a blocker. Sadiq can hold his area of grass with a strong anchor and high motor. Sadiq was also utilized as an edge-setting blocker and lead option with the running game for the backs and quarterback-designed runs. Sadiq has fluid hips that allow him to uncover at the top of his stems quickly. He has to improve his route running with the footwork at the top of his stems and his salesmanship during his routes. That isn’t to say that Sadiq is a bad route runner. That’s definitely not the case. He has the raw speed to easily pull away from corners during routes and up the seam. He flashes good ball tracking with downfield seam routes and impressive body control in the air. He has the play strength and above-the-rim skills that play well at the catch point and in the red zone. Sadiq’s catch radius is massive, with the skills to adjust to targets thrown low and behind him. He can operate as a dump-and-run option for an NFL passing attack with the ability to create yards after the catch. Sadiq can break tackles in the open field with strong contact balance and a thick lower half, which is great because he isn’t the twitchiest player with the ball in his hands. Sadiq can snap off a decent whip route, but it won’t blow you out of your shoes. The lack of suddenness in some of his change of direction and route running can improve as he hones his skills as a technician. He has the raw athleticism to improve.
2.10 – Chris Bell (WR – Louisville)
3.10 – Seth McGowan (RB – Kentucky)
4.10 – Diego Pavia (QB – Vanderbilt)
Pavia’s rushing ability is immediately evident when watching his film, with quick twitch ability and 4.6 speed. He’s not a burner, but he has solid short-area agility with the ability to stop on a dime. He averaged 178 rushing attempts, 862 rushing yards, and 8.3 rushing touchdowns over his final three collegiate seasons. It’s not crazy to worry about his health in the NFL at his size if he continues to run as frequently as he did in college. With Pavia’s short stature, there are drawbacks to his field vision, like many other height-challenged quarterbacks. The Vandy passing attack was based around quick hitters, screens, and getting Pavia on the move to facilitate his field vision. If he’s forced to play from the pocket in the NFL, it could constrict what you’re able to do with him, playcalling-wise. Pavia is forced to attempt jump passes at times, and he frequently has passes batted down at the line of scrimmage. Over the last three seasons, he had 26 passes batted down. Pavia embraces off-script chaos. Some of this is likely due to his height and field vision, but some of this is just his inherent play style. He’ll flee workable pockets at times where pressure doesn’t exist to get outside of the pocket and make something happen with his arm and/or legs. Pavia will drift in the pocket at times instead of stepping up. Pavia has decent touch and zip on short and intermediate throws. He has issues with layering throws at times to the second-level and will sail some second-level throws. His arm strength limitations show up when he’s throwing downfield, especially downfield when on the move. Pavia is a max effort thrower. He has the arm strength to make most NFL throws, but his ball placement on deep throws can suffer as a max effort thrower to that area of the field where Pavia is just trying to muster the necessary torque to get it to his receiver. His ball placement suffers on these plays. Pavia can lock onto his first read at times. There are moments where he does operate pure progression concepts and will get to his third or fourth option, but there are more moments in his game film where he’ll stick on his first read at times to his detriment.
5.10 – Brenen Thompson (WR – Mississippi State)
Elite speed. Thompson can hit the gas and run by corners. He has electric acceleration and regains top speed effortlessly as a double move demon. Thompson has crisp footwork and route running, but if physical corners can run with him and get their hands on him, it’s not tough to press him into oblivion. Thompson has a quick gear down on comebacks with the added advantage of an extra cushion. Corners will play off him more as they protect against his speed and getting burned downfield. Thompson can track deep balls with the best of them. I don’t foresee him being a high-volume receiver in the NFL because of his size, but he can easily be a situational deep threat with some manufactured touch usage. Last year, 29.9% of his target volume came via deep targets, and 45.3% of his receiving yardage was from deep passing (five of his six touchdowns). Thompson can break a defense with his speed and vision in the open field, but he won’t offer much YAC if a defender can get their hands on him. He is brought down easily once contacted. With his size, he absorbs some massive hits.
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