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.

Pick 2.01: WR Luther Burden III, Bears

Burden poses a complicated value proposition. Alongside Hunter, he boasts the most raw talent in this WR class. His 2024 college season saw his draft stock drop from potential top-10 pick to out of the first round entirely, and then the Bears drafted him to their crowded situation. Similar to Rome Odunze, Burden will likely see his dynasty value fall during his rookie season, which makes drafting him complicated. But like Egbuka, he’s a good bet to have much clearer opportunity in 2026 and beyond. Bet on the talent here.

Pick 2.02: RB Kaleb Johnson, Steelers

Johnson had largely been considered the fifth of the top-five running backs in this class, and falling to the late-third round definitely saw him separate from the back of that pack. Still, the Steelers backfield offers him loads of potential as the natural Najee Harris replacement next to Jaylen Warren, who has just one year remaining on his rookie contract. The 14th pick might be too low to take Johnson, but late-third round draft capital gives me some pause.

Pick 2.03: RB R.J. Harvey, Broncos

NFL draft analysts preferred Harvey more than dynasty fantasy analysts did coming into the draft, and that bore itself out on draft day, when Harvey went a clear fifth at RB and got the sought-after spot atop the weak Denver backfield. I wouldn’t use a first-round rookie pick on Harvey, but the immediate role he’s likely to command dictates he’ll have fantasy value right away as a rookie.

Pick 2.04: WR Tre Harris, Chargers

The next few picks in this range are a similar group of second-round WRs who got great opportunity with their landing spots. The Chargers badly need an impactful WR opposite Ladd McConkey, and Harris has the talent to fill that role, if he can stay on the field and expand his route tree.

Pick 2.05: WR Jayden Higgins, Texans

I loved Higgins heading into draft day, and he got excellent early 2nd-round draft capital. He has a great opportunity as the defacto WR2 in Houston, but I’m moderately concerned about how he fits next to Nico Collins, who is essentially the ideal Higgins outcome. He’s easily worth a shot in this range of a rookie draft, though.

Pick 2.06: WR Jack Bech, Raiders

Bech was another favorite of mine whose landing spot absolutely backed up the love. Bech is a second-round pick who landed on a team that will surely improve on offense and has a wide open pass-catching group. He’s just flat out good and this is a great opportunity.

Pick 2.07: RB Cam Skattebo, Giants

Skattebo just dominates with his physical play style, but fourth-round draft capital isn’t usually good enough for a worthwhile bet on a rookie running back. Given his off-the-charts intangibles and his only real competition being Tyrone Tracy, who actually got significantly worse draft capital last year, I’d still lean toward Skattebo being worth the shot in the mid-to-late second round.

Pick 2.08: RB Bhayshul Tuten, Jaguars

Tuten and Skattebo were picked back-to-back at the beginning of round four, but Tuten lands in a much more crowded backfield, although one that could clear completely in 2026. Tuten had the best NFL combine testing of any RB in the 2025 class, and it seems like the Jaguars believe he could be a real factor for them. I’d similarly lean toward Tuten flipping the typical fourth-round RB script.

Pick 2.09: QB Jalen Milroe, Seahawks

Milroe probably is just a fourth-round flier in 1QB leagues, but in Superflex formats, especially ones with some sort of taxi squad or developmental list, his value as the fantasy superstar QB-in-waiting in Seattle is pretty significant as far as “players you know won’t play in 2025” go. The NFL sent the message that Milroe isn’t ready to play yet, but the Seahawks’ apparent plan to let Milroe develop over multiple years is the perfect one for unlocking the potential starting QB outcome for the Alabama QB. And mark my words: If he ever wins and keeps an NFL job, he will be an absolute must-own fantasy player in all formats because of his rushing upside.

Pick 2.10: WR Jaylin Noel, Texans

Noel and his college teammate Higgins going to the same teamm in back-to-back rounds was quite an unexpected curveball Friday. It naturally caps his upside a bit, but had a ton of supporters in the draft process, so he’s worth drafting in the late second as a wait-and-see.

Pick 2.11: WR Jalen Royals, Chiefs

It’s the annual mid-round Chiefs WR that gets picked decently high in rookie drafts because he’s a Chiefs WR! In all seriousness, there’s so much uncertainty again around Patrick Mahomes’ weapons heading into 2025, that it’s probably worth picking Royals with a mid-round rookie pick just in case he carves out a role from the jump. He was definitely a consensus top-10 receiver coming into the draft, so this isn’t totally a random Chiefs hype shot like Mecole Hardman or Skyy Moore.

Pick 2.12: QB Tyler Shough, Saints

I have no idea what to do with Shough. He’s almost 26, but it seems like he’s the odds-on Week 1 starter for the Saints, given the early-second round draft capital he got and the weirdness surrounding Derek Carr. It could be the least valuable “rookie you think will start Week 1” situation ever, but don’t you have to at least consider a projected starter at the most valuable position in Superflex formats? For 1QB, I’d say Shough is a fourth rounder.

Just missed the list: CLE QB Shedeur Sanders, CLE RB Dylan Sampson, DAL RB Jaydon Blue, TEN WR Elic Ayomanor, NYJ TE Mason Taylor, SEA TE Elijah Arroyo