With the 2024 fantasy football season officially behind us, the dynasty community has begun to shift its focus to the incoming NFL Draft class as they prepare for upcoming rookie drafts. Dominating your dynasty rookie drafts is the most cost-effective way to increase roster value and create a contender with some real longevity. Here are a few of the top Wide Receivers in 2025 dynasty fantasy football rookie drafts.
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2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Picks: Wide Receivers
In this article, I’ll cover the top prospects who have a shot at being drafted in round one of the 2025 NFL Draft and should be valued highest in dynasty fantasy football leagues. Many prospects still have yet to decide whether they will declare for the draft or return to college football next season, so this list may look a bit different in the coming months.
For now, this should give you a good idea of who to target early in your rookie drafts, as well as where the strengths and weaknesses of this class lie.
Wide Receiver
Tetairoa McMillan (WR – Arizona)
Tetairoa McMillan is a true X receiver out of Arizona and my WR1 of the 2025 class. The Wildcats’ underwhelming passing attack capped McMillan’s ceiling to an extent, but he still managed to post some big-time numbers these past two seasons. The true junior is often compared to Drake London.
I think this is a reasonable median outcome for McMillan at the NFL level, but he has the ceiling to become a top-five dynasty receiver. McMillan’s combination of size, speed, ball skills and yards after the catch (YAC) ability should put him in the conversation for the 1.01 in dynasty Superflex rookie drafts.
Travis Hunter (WR/DB – Colorado)
It may not be worthwhile to dive deep into Travis Hunter’s prospect profile until we have confirmation he’ll be playing wide receiver at the NFL level. The Heisman Trophy winner stated publicly he plans to play on both sides of the ball, but we know Hunter isn’t making the final call here. Even if he does, we don’t know what kind of snap share he’ll see on offense.
Assuming Hunter sees a full-time role on offense, he should be an early first-round rookie pick. He’s improved drastically as a route runner and can consistently manipulate defenders at the break. Hunter’s ball skills and athleticism are undeniable; he could be a league winner in dynasty if things fall into place.
Emeka Egbuka (WR – Ohio State)
Emeka Egbuka has been overshadowed throughout his career at Ohio State, playing alongside receivers like Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr. and Jeremiah Smith. Don’t let his modest production fool you, though, Egbuka can play and should become a solid No. 2 WR for whatever NFL team takes a shot on him.
Egbuka is a high-IQ prospect with reliable hands and some impressive short-area quickness. I believe he’ll test better than most expect and has a chance to sneak into the late first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
Luther Burden III (WR – Missouri)
Few receivers had a more disappointing 2024 season than true junior Luther Burden out of Missouri. Burden followed up a 1,200-yard, nine-touchdown season in 2023 with just 676 yards and six touchdowns this year. Like McMillan, Burden dealt with some poor quarterback play at Mizzou.
Still, despite the drop in production, the tape looks fine. Burden is a powerful slot receiver with strong hands and is versatile enough to be used out wide and behind the line of scrimmage. I think he’ll likely fall out of the first round, but he has a shot to sneak into Day 1.
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