It’s that time again. Dynasty rookie draft fever SZN is here. The 2025 NFL Draft will be here before we know it, and rookie drafts will start flying daily. Before you dive head-first into our fantasy football mock draft simulator and run 3,000 rookie drafts in preparation, please read up on this talented prospect class as I roll through my quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end dynasty rookie draft positional primers. Below you can find snippets of my primers along with my dynasty rookie draft rankings and tiers.
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Primer
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Quarterbacks
Jaxson Dart is my QB2 for the 2025 NFL Draft class
— Derek Brown (@DBro_FFB) February 9, 2025
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 2nd
- Adjusted completion rate: 11th
- Yards per attempt: 1st
- Big-time throw rate: 8th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 26th
- Deep throw rate: 9th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 66th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 10th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 1st
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 9th
- Adjusted completion rate: 36th
- Yards per attempt: 8th
- Big-time throw rate: 39th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 50th
- Deep throw rate: 70th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 61st
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 35th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 9th
- 2022 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 44th
- Adjusted completion rate: 83rd
- Yards per attempt: 34th
- Big-time throw rate: 15th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 93rd
- Deep throw rate: 40th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 99th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 57th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 26th
Scouting Report:
- Jaxson Dart has the arm strength to make every NFL throw. He has a “strong enough arm” but doesn’t have a cannon. He relies upon ball placement with his throws, but he can zip it in the short/intermediate areas of the field. Dart made a living in 2024 by hitting his receivers with bucket shots on the perimeter on go balls and deep outs.
- Dart moves through progressions fairly well. He accesses the middle of the field plenty and can get to his tertiary options plenty. Dart also has no issues expecting his first read to win 50/50 balls and exhibiting that type of trust he’ll need in the NFL when his receivers are “NFL open” on plenty of plays.
- Dart flashes impressive ball placement on a ton of throws. He isn’t perfect, though, as the ball can sail on him when he reaches back for that extra oomph for his fastball. It’s not a consistent issue, though. Dart will also make anticipatory throws instead of waiting for his receivers to uncover.
- Dart is calm and collected in the pocket. He will boot when he feels pressure and navigating a muddy pocket isn’t viable. He will also hang in the pocket when needed to deliver an accurate pass. There are plenty of plays where he stands tall in the pocket and gets smacked at the end of the play. Dart will also utilize pump fakes and subtle movements to manipulate corners in coverage.
- Dart likely has 4.7 40-speed. I don’t see him as a quarterback who derives a lot of his value from his rushing ability in the NFL. Can he scramble successfully and create with his legs? Yes. Will he be a quarterback for whom an offensive coordinator draws up a handful of quarterback runs weekly? I doubt it, but he can still add value by scrambling and creating with his legs.
Player Comp: Geno Smith
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Quarterback Rankings
Dynasty Rookie Draft Running Backs
TreVeyon Henderson (RB – Ohio State)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 7th
- Breakaway rate: 10th
- PFF elusive rating: 30th
- PFF receiving grade: 22nd
- Yards per route run: 55th
- 2023 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 42nd
- Breakaway rate: 37th
- PFF elusive rating: 86th
- PFF receiving grade: 21st
- Yards per route run: 24th
- 2022 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 127th
- Breakaway rate: 112th
- PFF elusive rating: 153rd
- Only six targets* (0.26 Yards per route run)
- 2021 (minimum 100 carries & 20 targets)
- Yards after contact per attempt: 8th
- Breakaway rate: 18th
- PFF elusive rating: 14th
- PFF receiving grade: 52nd
- Yards per route run: 48th
- Career
- Multiple injuries
- 2021: missed the final two games of the season with a foot injury
- 2022: missed five games with a broken foot (required surgery)
- 2023: undisclosed injury (missed three games)
- Multiple injuries
Scouting Report:
- TreVeyon Henderson’s juice jumps out immediately as soon as you turn on the film. He consistently looks shot out of a cannon. Henderson, at times, will take a handoff and slow play the beginning of a rushing play as he casually inches toward the line before dropping the hammer into fourth gear and exploding upfield. The change-up can leave defenses on their heels.
- Henderson runs angry like a pissed-off Tasmanian devil. Despite his smaller muscular frame, Henderson runs with underrated power. While he’s not a player who will consistently punish defenses with his physicality, he can run through contact and deal out a mean, stiff arm.
- Henderson’s feet are electric. He’s a big play waiting to happen. He’s shifty, utilizing jump cuts and jab steps near the line and in the open field to find space in defenses to exploit.
- Henderson also has a wicked spin move he’ll use when defenders immediately penetrate the backfield and he has to evade a tackler immediately after receiving a handoff.
- His tenacity as a pass protector is evident. He has no issue launching himself at incoming rushers to keep his quarterback clean. He plays with fearlessness as a pass protector. Henderson anchors well for a back his size and has numerous reps where he puts defenders on their butts when they attempt to get near his quarterback.
- Henderson is a serviceable receiver. He operated out of the backfield with flat routes and swing passes on many plays. He has the short-area agility to grow as a route runner at the next level.
- Henderson’s size and lengthy injury history likely slot him in as the thunder component of a running back-by-committee situation, but that doesn’t mean he can’t handle 12-15 touches weekly and make the most out of his volume.
Player Comp: C.J. Spiller
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Wide Receivers
Stats:
- 2024 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 1st
- PFF receiving grade: 4th
- Yards per route run vs. man coverage (minimum 15 targets): 1st
- YAC per reception: 19th
- 2023 (FBS WRs, minimum 50 targets)
- Yards per route run: 9th
- PFF receiving grade: 6th
- Yards per route run vs. man coverage (minimum 15 targets): 18th
- Career
- A groin injury ended his 2024 season
Scouting Report:
- Tre Harris is a nasty route runner. He has a deep release package with pacing variations and a bevy of in-route nuance. Harris plays 4D chess while corners are still playing checkers. He invites indecision into corners’ heads every snap. He gears down well at the top of his stem and can drop his hips easily.
- Harris has numerous moments in his film where he will set up corners for a later move. He will threaten deep or burn them on a double move when the play isn’t designed to come his way. That rep made the defender guard against getting burned deep as Harris snapped off a hitch route with razor-sharp precision.
- Harris isn’t a burner. He likely has 4.5 40-yard dash speed. I worry if he has enough raw speed to stack corners on go routes consistently, but that doesn’t mean he is slow, nor that he can’t get free downfield with his requisite juice and route running. Harris is the “Postmaster General.” He excels at using his big frame, route running and speed to burn corners on posts deep.
- Harris offers YAC upside with his blend of speed and play strength. He has the necessary lower and upper body strength to run through tacklers, stiff-arm them or shed them easily when they aim high.
- The highlight reel catches from Harris where he skies above a defender or adjusts to a back shoulder ball are glorious. Harris is a ball-winner at the catch point with contested catch rates north of 60% in two of his last four collegiate seasons.
Player Comp: Allen Robinson
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Wide Receivers Rankings
Dynasty Rookie Draft Tight Ends
Colston Loveland (TE – Michigan)
Stats:
- 2024 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 5th
- PFF receiving grade: 3rd
- YAC: 17th
- 2023 (FBS TEs, minimum 20 targets)
- Yards per route run: 5th
- PFF receiving grade: 10th
- Career
- 56.2-68% slot/out wide snap rate over the last two years
Scouting Report:
- Colston Loveland is a high-cut runner. His movement skills more closely resemble those of a big wide receiver than those of a tight end. His quick feet and loose hips allow him to succeed as a route winner more than his raw speed or physicality. He can juke defenders at the top of his stem or uncover quickly by flipping his hips.
- Loveland has more build-up speed than explosion off the line, but he does have enough raw speed and juice to stretch the seam.
- Loveland is a strong route runner. He flashes a varied release package and can win on the perimeter. His play strength shows up best mid-route or off the line, as he can hold his own with physical linebackers or corners.
- Loveland isn’t a physical mauler or tackle-breaker. He managed only 5.4 yards after the catch per reception and eight total missed tackles in his collegiate career at Michigan. He can avoid some defenders with his footwork and quick acceleration at the catch, but he won’t bully defenders or stiff-arm them into another area code with the ball in his hands.
- He’s an adequate blocker in all phases. He has enough power and anchor to stand up a linebacker when blocking for a screen or setting the edge for a rushing play. Blocking won’t be his calling card in the NFL, but it also won’t deter a team from feeding him a 70%-plus snap rate immediately.
Player Comp: Dennis Pitta
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