2024 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (Fantasy Football)

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Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Rankings

RK	PLAYER NAME	POS	BEST	WORST	AVG.	STD.DEV
1	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR1	1	3	1.2	0.5
2	Malik Nabers	WR2	2	4	2.1	0.5
3	Rome Odunze	WR3	3	6	3.5	1
4	Brock Bowers	TE1	3	7	4.3	1
5	Caleb Williams	QB1	1	15	6.8	2.8
6	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR4	4	18	7.5	3.8
7	Troy Franklin	WR5	5	19	9.4	3.4
8	Xavier Worthy	WR6	6	17	10.4	3.9
9	Ladd McConkey	WR7	5	21	10.8	3.9
10	Jayden Daniels	QB2	4	18	11.3	4.4
11	Jonathon Brooks	RB1	8	21	12.8	3.5
12	Trey Benson	RB2	8	18	13	2.8
13	Adonai Mitchell	WR8	5	29	14	7
14	Drake Maye	QB3	4	26	14.2	5.9
15	Jaylen Wright	RB3	10	21	15.4	3.1
16	MarShawn Lloyd	RB4	10	23	16.9	3.8
17	Blake Corum	RB5	12	30	17.6	4.3
18	Keon Coleman	WR9	7	32	18.4	7.4
19	Ricky Pearsall	WR10	10	29	19.9	5.2
20	Roman Wilson	WR11	15	26	21.4	2.9
21	J.J. McCarthy	QB4	9	35	21.8	7.3
22	Braelon Allen	RB6	15	35	22.4	6.4
23	Xavier Legette	WR12	11	45	24.9	7.5
24	Michael Penix Jr.	QB5	16	41	28.4	7
25	Ja’Lynn Polk	WR13	12	44	28.8	8.1

Blake Corum (RB – Michigan)

Corum’s 2021 film and, to an extent, his 2022 film are worlds different than his 2023 game film. In his second season at Michigan, he was an explosive runner with juice for days. A downhill pinball that excelled with vision, strong leg drive, decisiveness, and creativity in the second level. Corum’s burst was solid, and he displayed the ability to jump cut at will, create broken tackles, and change the angles for incoming defenders. While his long speed has never been fantastic (numerous runs where he was caught from behind), his immediate burst and vision would propel him into the second level in the blink of an eye. This all takes us to 2023 when it has been rumored that he had dealt with injuries for much of the season. The decisiveness, immediate downhill running style, strong vision, and patience allowing his blocks to set up in front of him were all there. The problem is that his burst was compromised, and on many runs, he was simply getting what was blocked. Corum didn’t display the nibbles of a decent second gear that he had in 2021-2022. He still maximized his abilities with good footwork and vision, but the ability to create extra yards on his own was absent. In nine of his 15 games played in 2023, Corum failed to generate more than two missed tackles forced or at least 2.4 yards after contact per attempt. If he can regain more of his former burst, Corum could handle the early down role for a committee backfield in the NFL. Corum is a functional checkdown option in the passing game only. He should garner some passing down snaps in the NFL based on his pass-blocking ability, not so much his route-running chops. Corum didn’t allow any sacks at Michigan while giving up only three hurries in 111 pass-blocking snaps.
-Derek Brown

Jonathon Brooks (RB – Texas)

Workhorse back. In six of his ten full games played last season, he had at least 20 carries. Brooks has a muscular, thick frame to handle the 15-20 touches per game at the next level. Brooks is a tough assignment for defenders. He combines fluid movements with strong contact balance and can get skinny through the hole. If it’s him versus one defender in the second level, he’s likely making that person miss. Shoestring tackles aren’t going to bring him down. He bounces off defenders and keeps his legs driving with the ability to pick up 5-10 yards after first contact religiously. Brooks has the raw speed to hit dingers if he can get into the second level, but his second isn’t elite. He’ll probably run in the 4.5s in the 40-yard dash with strong short-area agility testing. His lateral movements at the line and in traffic are silky smooth, as he can teleport two feet sideways in a blink of an eye. Brooks was only tasked with being a check-down option in the passing game in 2023. He has soft hands but does have the occasional concentration drop. He transitions well, though, from receiver to rusher. His footwork in space and vision in traffic allows him to turn dump-offs into nice gains.
-Derek Brown

J.J McCarthy (QB – Michigan)

J.J. McCarthy posted the third-highest adjusted completion percentage in the nation (80%) in 2023. McCarthy’s throw air time below an expectation also ranked first in the class (-0.13). This is determined by throw distance and the quarterback’s footwork when throwing. Per Sports Info Solutions a lower number is better, because in that case throws of the same distance are taking less time to get to the target.

Given the analytics background of Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, I am not surprised that Minnesota has been connected to quarterbacks Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy, both of whom are 21 years old. Age-adjusted production stands out in an analytical analysis.
-Andrew Erickson