SportsEthos 2026 Fantasy Football Draft Guide

2025 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Mock Draft

By Patrick Leary Published June 18, 2025 Updated July 14, 2026 5 min read

The dust has settled on the 2025 NFL Draft, and while the storylines were dominated by the dizzying fall of Shedeur Sanders, most of the other fantasy prospects had relatively predictable, solid weekends. With many rookie drafts starting right after the real-life draft, let’s dive in and take a look at the short- and long-term landscape for the 2025 rookies.

Note: This mock draft is conducted for Superflex formats, but in a weak QB class, it won’t be all that different for 1QB leagues. I’ll make a note on each QB on where I think they should go in single QB formats.

Pick 1.01: RB Ashton Jeanty, Raiders

The no-brainer 1.01 of all no-brainer 1.01s, Jeanty’s status was immediately affirmed by the Raiders using the 6th overall pick on him Thursday night. KeepTradeCut has him as the clear RB3 in dynasty and he’s the 15th overall player. He’s in a tier alone at the top.

Pick 1.02: RB Omarion Hampton, Chargers

The market is dictating that Hampton is the 1.02, but I’m personally a lot less certain than I should be to invest the 1.02 in a running back. Still, he got a great landing spot with the Chargers, and should be an extremely productive fantasy player on his first contract.

Pick 1.03: WR Tetairoa McMillan, Panthers

McMillan is the safest pick at the top of the draft after Jeanty. Top-10 WRs are perhaps the most bankable dynasty assets possible, and the Panthers offer the perfect blend of draft capital and immediate, high-volume opportunity. I’m actually quite optimistic about the potential of the Bryce Young-McMillan connection, both in the short and long term.

Pick 1.04: WR Travis Hunter, Jaguars

Hunter is going to play more offense than defense, it appears. He has the highest long-term fantasy ceiling of anyone in this class, and he’d be my 1.02 if my team was at least another year away. There’s much more unknown with him than players like Hampton and McMillan, and he’s behind a true WR1 on the depth chart, but you won’t find many more dynamic talents to bet on in dynasty.

Pick 1.05: RB Treyveon Henderson, Patriots

Henderson hits home runs as a runner, and he joins a Patriots offense where he is the most dynamic playmaker by orders of magnitude. The vision for him is a PPR monster capable of hitting a week-changing big play every game.

Pick 1.06: QB Cam Ward, Titans

If you badly need a QB, Ward’s worth taking higher than this. Context independent, Ward isn’t the typical fantasy difference maker you look for at the top of rookie drafts. The Titans have some of the worst weapons in the NFL and an offensive line that’s a work in progress, so Ward likely won’t be startable even in Superflex formats as a rookie. Still, highly-drafted QBs do tend to hold their value for the first year unless they truly bomb, which Ward shouldn’t. In 1QB formats, he’s on the 1st/2nd round borderline.

Pick 1.07: RB Quinshon Judkins, Browns

I’m quite high on Judkins as a prospect and feel validated that he got excellent draft capital, selected third among RBs in the early second round to a team where he’ll be the locked in, day one RB1. Cleveland has a bit too much chaos going on for me to feel amazing about this situation long term, but Judkins will likely be the fifth rookie off the board in redraft formats this fall, justifying a mid-first in rookie drafts.

Pick 1.08: WR Emeka Egbuka, Bucs

There’s definitely a tier drop from the group of Henderson, Ward and Judkins (or just the two RBs in 1QB) to the next spot. If I’m drafting purely for the best dynasty assets and not any particular roster need, give me Egbuka, who has the most obvioust fantasy football skillset of any WR in this class but unfortunately drew a rough short-term landing spot in Tampa Bay. From a three-year window perspective, this situation could clear up quite quickly for Egbuka, so drafters shouldn’t let it scare them away.

Pick 1.09: TE Tyler Warren, Colts

Despite Warren falling behind Colston Loveland on Thursday, he’s still my TE1 in the class. He’ll have plenty of different ways to score fantasy points, and it isn’t wise to judge him based on the current QB situation, where Anthony Richardson could easily be shown the door within the next 12 months. Warren should hold his top-five dynasty TE status for a long time.

Pick 1.10: WR Matthew Golden, Packers

Golden presents a controversial prospect profile, while far less than ideal college production but film scouts rave about. The Packers landing spot is subtly excellent, because while it’s crowded, there aren’t any great pass catchers present. If Golden is truly special, he’ll excel and emerge as the No. 1 target in a great offense. Even if he’s more of a healthier version of what Christian Watson has been, he’ll hold value and provide usable production for a while.

Pick 1.11: TE Colston Loveland, Bears

Loveland had great draft buzz as a true pass-catching tight end and ended up going top 10 as a result. Cole Kmet is rather solidly entrenched in Chicago, so that dynamic, which is much more initially problematic for a TE than a WR or RB (see Sinnott, Ben), could get rocky early on. This is a messy offensive situation that requires a lot of faith in Loveland to invest a mid-first. Still, he’s sitting as the TE5 on KeepTradeCut, which suggests he’s a worthy investment for now.

Pick 1.12: QB Jaxson Dart, Giants

Dart’s value is incredibly variable depending on your team and format. He likely won’t start until at least late 2025, with Russell Wilson slotted to start and Jameis Winston, fantasy football’s favorite backup QB, right behind him. The Giants offer Dart a path to first contract success, with Brian Daboll and Malik Nabers capable of elevating QBs. In 1QB formats, Dart is roughly an early-third round pick.

 

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