Amari Cooper will eat up about half as the new veteran No. But Atlanta just cut last year's starting running back Mike Davis, and Allgeier has a legitimate chance to be a starter in Week 1. Treylon Burks is top-6 in speed score.It's George Pickens for life.Skyy Moore is learkingDavid Bell beats Wan'Dale Robinson and Jahan Dotson. He also has 4.4 speed with after-the-catch ability: The definition of Y.A.C Touchdown Broncos Skyy Moore. RB Travis Etienne (BEFORE THE INJURY) 10. Apr 29, 2023. At least we now have clarity on Ekeler's understudy. He was the clear top option coming into the draft, as both his college production and athleticism pointed to a future three-down back. Breece Hall's TCU tape is insaneThis might be my favorite play I've seen from him so far. For comparisons to rookie output this season, check out our Fantasy Football Rankings page for 2022 1. Were going to have you covered with our 2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Kit. But his arm strength and athletic traits may have been the best in this year's class, and no QB had put up missed-tackle numbers like Willis' since Lamar Jackson was at Louisville. He's clearly tied to a great offense, although he doesn't do anything as well as it's done by Austin Ekeler. Apr 30, 2022. No team has more vacated targets than the Titans with 351 available from last season. Serious talent. New York was a top-eight team in run play percentage with a lead, so if the Jets' young players play well, Hall will get plenty of opportunities. But as the team has disappointed with Zack Moss and wanted more of a receiving element and explosiveness to complement Singletary, Cook was more than a luxury addition. Bell could have a "Landry light" role sooner than expected. In his final three seasons, Badie averaged 38 receptions and was a receiving touchdown juggernaut. The Georgia product can be a dynamic, big playmaker with some of the qualities of a young JuJu Smith-Schuster. But if you have a dynasty roster with a glaring weakness at tight end, feel free to bump McBride up a full round. Not affiliated with the National Football League (NFL). pic.twitter.com/uJBUwr1dXn. 2, giving him prime insurance value behind Najee Harris. The 2022 NFL Draft class offered a plethora of talent that will help replenish dynasty fantasy football rosters. There remains just one running back we can feel relatively safe using in the 2022 season and thats Breece Hall, but that doesnt mean hes the de facto No. The Pittsburgh Steelers have a rich history of churning out productive wide receivers, and second-rounder George Pickens wasn't the only player they added at the position in this draft. He ran for 1,601 yards and 23 scores, adding 28 receptions for another 199 yards. In a game where buzzwords like "ceiling", "upside," "breakout," and "sleeper" are thrown around with reckless abandon, first-year players represent unknown quantities with fresh possibilities. He secured a 28.7% target share during his college career. Breece Hall, RB, Jets. PFFs Fantasy Strength of Schedule (SoS) metric provides a league-wide, season-long view of opponent matchups for each fantasy position. A breakout star last season for the University of Pittsburgh, Abanikanda erupted for 1,431 rushing yards and 20 TD runs, averaging 6. and he's headed for triple-digit targets. Being drafted as the backup to James Conner could be just the shot that Keaontay Ingram needs to realize the potential many of us saw in him after his rookie season in Texas. But he is talented, and if can get any run might be able to carve out a role on an offense that has made multiple running backs relevant, if only for several weeks at a time. Watson will play his rookie year at the advanced age of 23, his drop rate ranked 114th in CFB last year and his level of competition at FBS North Dakota State was poor. Leaning a bit on draft capital again, Danny Gray out of SMU was a third-round pick by the San Francisco 49ers. He also delivered a huge percentage of his total production in his final three games at Ohio State (27-371-6), elevating himself in the prospect hierarchy. He'll be the Jets' primary back, and he'll play on all three downs because of his ability to catch passes. The knocks on Dotson are his late college breakout age (20.5), minuscule yards per reception (13), not being an early declare, and his size 5'10" and 178 lbs. The Chiefs took a chance on Pacheco in the seventh round, and do have a history of rotating running backs, even less-heralded ones, as offensive weapons. We can assume he'll be limited to early down work initially. He's much more of a power/vision runner than someone who wins with speed and explosion, but it's tough to find fault with his production. Draft him as a RB2. Draft him as a handcuff. If not for his late college breakout age, and small school pedigree (South Alabama), Tolbert may have been a second-round pick as opposed to a third-rounder in the NFL draft. So here's a guy who cleared the Treadwell measurables threshold by a mile. John Metchie is a player that isn't elite in any specific area, but good enough in every area to carver out a role in the NFL. He secured a 28.7% target share during his college career. Ingram ran for 708 yards and flashed receiving chops with 27 receptions in his freshman season. With Justin Jackson gone, this Texas A&M product is at worst a solid No. In addition, it gave us A.J. Shane Manila is currently a writer for Dynasty League Football, co-host of the Dynasty Trades HQ podcast, Manic and Chill (DLF YouTube), and Dynasty Intervention. ESPN3 | https://t.co/9tgqfMw8IH#LetsRide pic.twitter.com/FT5GlH1kBc, Western Michigan Football (@WMU_Football) October 26, 2019. Second-round draft capital helps push him slightly up my board from a late to mid-second rounder in rookie drafts. Draft him as a handcuff. He'll be behind Zach Ertz, at least for 2022, and possibly in 2023 as well, but you don't draft tight ends for immediate production. He steps into a situation in which he can reasonably open the season as the No. 27) Uber productive receiving tight ends are some of my favorite bets in the second half of rookie drafts, and we find one here in Greg Dulcich. Impressive pass catcher, rushing not so much. pic.twitter.com/S5nn3TJCFg, Rachaad White RB, Arizona St.23 years old / 6'0 - 210 lbsVisionExplosivenessPass catching ability pic.twitter.com/OjnczHoTL7, (@DynastySons) February 10, 2022. Chris Carson's retirement tied leaves Rashaad Penny and his own durability issues as the veteran No. Garrett Wilson, WR, Jets 4. Skyy Moore, WR, Western Michigan (JR, 510, 195 pounds) Rookie draft ADP: 15, 2.03 My dynasty rookie ranking: WR9 55. Being a good athlete that has shown good hands when given the targets, Ruckert's third-round draft capital makes him worth adding to your roster late in your rookie drafts. In theory, Bell can simply slide right into Jarvis Landry's role in Cleveland, where he'll eventually catch passes from Deshaun Watson. In '21, while the marquee quarterbacks disappointed, there were some true standouts at running back and wide receiver. Cook will likely share early-down work with Devin Singletary, but his receiving acumen almost guarantees that he'll monopolize all passing-down work in one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL. For Moore, the key was displacing injured Mecole Hardman in the top three and pushing the latter into a primary special teams role. His three-year average dominator ratingwas 30.7%, which was better than Treylon Burks, Chris Olave, Drake London, and Garrett Wilson. Breece Hall leads the way due to a combination of talent and positional scarcity. and runs a 4.61 40 (94th percentile speed score). Walker wasnt just among the best running backs last season, hes also one of the highest performers that Graham Barfield has ever charted in his Yards Created metric. Wide receivers that fail to hit in their rookie season rarely go on to become fantasy superstars. My 17th-ranked player is based on draft capital and elite college production. Bell's physical testing was horrendous. Romeo Doubs: What You Need To Know Premier Deep Threat 62, 200+ lbs with big hands Can shake defenders off the LOSPackers WR room looking better and better pic.twitter.com/nWjNWYtAyw. Cook averaged 10.9 yards per reception on 67 career receptions and any defense that covers him with a linebacker is asking for trouble, as you can see for yourself below (skip to 0:27 and 2:04). Heisman Moment Biletnikoff MomentCOASTAL CLINCHING MOMENT@KennyPickett10 @Espn_Jordan #H2P #BeatUVA pic.twitter.com/ilNXDJ1EaZ, Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) November 21, 2021. Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings (2023) Last updated: April 28, 2023. Other fantasy rookies to watch: Falcons QB Desmond Ridder, Titans RB Hassan Haskins, Patriots RB Pierre Strong, Cardinals TE Trey McBride, Bills WR Khalil Shakir, Broncos TE Greg Dulcich, Vinnie Iyer is an NFL writer at The Sporting News. Pierce's college production was lacking, but his upside is appealing at this range of a draft. 2022 Dynasty Rookie Rankings for fantasy football Here's a look at my updated top-50 fantasy football rookie rankings from a dynasty perspective. Though he never reached the heights most of us saw him reaching, he did average over 22 receptions and 65 rushing yards per game during his four-year college career and can play on all three downs. Apr 29, 2023. Do I wish his collegiate production and combine measurements weren't so weirdly similar to Laquon Treadwell's? It doesn't hurt that DJ Moore and Christian McCaffrey will be two of Corral's primary receiving options, if or when he earns an opportunity. An FSWA member, Shane formerly contributed his redraft insights via FantasyPros.com. Kennedy Brooks has good size, and okay college production, though it was largely limited to rushing work, he did average over 1,000 rushing yards per season played at Oklahoma. I'll warn you ahead of time, I have watched less than an hour of film and have not looked at any stats. Your web browser appears to be outdated. Use or discard these ranks at your own risk. 1. Drake London with the absolutely relentless effort pic.twitter.com/l7qThhhURT, Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 13, 2020. The 2023 NFL Draft is in the rear view, and now its time to get ready for your fantasy football drafts. Willis has flashed well in the preseason for sure. White has a good blend of power running and receiving skills to consider as a plus handcuff with great upside. He is a banger and could take over the Jeff Wilson Jr. role either in 2022 or 2023. White is fully capable of carving out a serious role as a rookie. Shaky incumbent Antonio Gibson has had his share of durability and fumbling issues, and the No. Leaning on draft capital (second round, 53rd overall), and physical ability brings us to Alec Pierce. pic.twitter.com/ZHEXpdMhjm. Pierce was a job-share running back at Florida, averaging only 9.7 touches per game over the past two years, but there's a decent chance he'll see an uptick in work with the Texans. JT was (and is) a vastly superior talent. Stylistically he's been comped to Deebo Samuel and is one of those "mismatch" players that can be used in a variety of fashions in an offense. RB Javonte Williams Rookie Dynasty Rankings for 1QB Leagues: 2021 pic.twitter.com/EI1YHmtp05. @FF_Hulsey is here to make sure you take a level-headed approach to your rookie preparation so you do not miss out on the Team Profiles. For his career, he averaged 102 receiving yards per game, in a legit conference (the Big 10). James Cook is better known for his receiving prowess than rushing ability during his time at Georgia. McKissic. With the injuries to others ahead of him camp, Doubs impressed in a hurry. We all had jokes during the combine about Pickett's toddler hands, but it's a real concern. He still has a ton of upside in what figures to be a run-heavy attack. The Chiefs have 340 vacated targets, second only to the Titans. But that production was almost exclusively limited to his senior season at Missouri when he ran for 1,604 yards and added another 330 receiving yards on 54 receptions. I've rarely been so ready to hype a player. Cutting through the hype, however, there are limited rookies who deliver immediate impact with reliable production in a given season. [Set, hut, hike! Damien Williams is the new veteran swing backup, but he's also 30. Pacheco has been the best running back at times in camp, even to the point of putting some pressure on Clyde Edwards-Helaire. 1 pick in rookie Use the rankings and projections below to help you win your fantasy football draft. Draft him as a WR6. Watson is 6-foot-5 with 4.36 speed and a 38.5-inch vertical, placing him among the most impressive athletes at his position. Doubs has become the most notable Packers rookie wideout with a good combination of speed, hands, quickness, and route-running. The Seahawks used a high second-round pick on Walker, the former Michigan State star, because of his special overall skill set. Jeremy Ruckert to the Jets one of my favorite landing spots.Long Island guy coming back home in an offense that has opportunity and uses a TE.pic.twitter.com/UCX847vSSI. 2. Seattle's selection of Walker was one of the more confounding picks on Day 2, because most of us assumed the team was set at running back after re-signing Rashaad Penny, fantasy playoff legend. As concerning as the lack of receiving work Ken Walker accrued in college his rushing yards make me feel much better, especially in PPC leagues or in 0.5 PPR leagues pic.twitter.com/3QFXB8GsdR. He also proved his chops in the passing game. As a fantasy manager, however well, maybe it's better to see him attached to Patrick Mahomes for the foreseeable future. Olave blazed a 4.39 at the combine this year. Um, well yeah. Moore and his 4.41 speed are a perfect compliment to the Chiefs' other main receiving options, Juju Smith-Schuster and Travis Kelce, as they can work the short and intermediate sections of the field while Moore stresses the safeties. But there's a reason Pickens was the tenth wide receiver selected in the draft, at 52 overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But keep in mind this is a run-heavy, defensive-minded, Jonathan Taylor-centric offense with Matt Ryan's fading arm doing the passing. But he was a productive four-year player at Boise State who put a few wildly impressive catches on tape. But as one Carson Wentz's secondary options um ick. If Kevin Harris's sophomore season, when he ran for 1,138 yards on 6.3 YPC and added another 21 receptions were his final college season there's a great chance that he would have been drafted before the sixth round in the NFL Draft. If you prefer your wide receivers to come in XL size then Drake London is your man. Landing on the Houston Texans roster, that boasts Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead at the top of the depth chart almost guaranteed that Pierce will have a chance to make an immediate impact in his rookie season. But the most enticing aspect of White's game particularly in Tampa's offense is his elite receiving ability. Even without Henry the Titans stuck to their run-heavy scheme and fed another large running back D'Onta Foreman 20 plus carries in three of the final four weeks of the season. Brown, traded to the Eagles, had a team-leading 105 of those. Here are the top-50 Dynasty Rookie Rankings for skill-position players for dynasty enthusiasts to consider as the 2022 NFL and fantasy season is now open for business. Though he's going to initially compete with Damien Harris, James White, Kevin Harris, and Rhamondre Stevenson, Strong is versatile, athletic, and talented enough to siphon off work as a receiver or runner and will find a role. 1 in our rankings, Bijan Robinson. Pacheco ran a 4.37 at the NFL Combine, tied for the fastest for all running backs in the 2022 class. In the fourth round, they selected late breakout Calvin Austin III out of Memphis. Chandler has excellent size and speed and boasts an elite speed score of 110.9 and could make a little noise if given an opportunity in 2022, but more likely is a stash for the 2023 season. Breece Hall, New York Jets (RB1) Breece Hall did everything at Iowa State. Cook has been comped to Alvin Kamara as a pass catcher and should make an instant impact in his rookie season. There will be great players in the 2022 draft class! 2022 STANDARD RANKINGS: They envision Robinson joining 2021 first-rounder Kadarius Toney in raising the big-play quotient, but it's unclear how they plan to use him in the mix with Toney, Kenny Golladay and oft-injured Sterling Shepard. (A torn ACL prematurely ended Halls rookie season in 2022.) His college production wasn't much to speak of but with fourth-round draft capital and athleticism, he's another tight end to stash on your taxi squad. Betting on rookie tight ends is never a slam dunk proposition, but if you have to bet on them then bet on athleticism, and NFL draft capital (third-round), of which Woods has both. The Raiders just declined the fifth-year option on Josh Jacobs which could allow White an opportunity to prove himself in 2022 as the Raiders look to 2023 and beyond without Jacobs on the roster. There are flags. Drake London, WR, Falcons 3. 2022 FANTASY DRAFT STRATEGY: Here's an early look at a strong class, topped by a clear No. Damien Harris is a free agent after this season, so Strong has a clear shot at a significant role in 2023 and beyond. Ronald Jones is on the bring of being cut as a bad veteran signing and Jerick McKinnon is just a guy at this point. White is an elusive, shifty runner with prototypical featured-back size and he's coming off a 1,000-yard rushing season at Arizona State. Tolbert finished his college career off with consecutive 42% dominator ratings. However, he did happen to land with a team that has a glaring, desperate need at quarterback. Don't let all the dynasty talk fool you though, Shane loves redraft (almost) as much as he does dynasty football. Jones is turning 25 in a few days, which is a strange thing to write about a player who was recently drafted. Grew on me the second time through his tape. 2022 Fantasy Football Rankings powered by FantasyPros ECR Expert Consensus Rankings . Then Pickens tore his ACL prior during spring practices entering the 2021 season and played in four games accounting for just five receptions and 107 yards, though one of those catches was a pretty impressive 52-yarder in the College National Championship game. Looking for a potential backup running back next up is Ty Chandler. Physically he comps to Tyler Higbee and Pat Freiremuth, and though he wasn't targeted much at Ohio State, when he was he always produced. May 1, 2023. The Giants have plans to make their downfield passing game more dynamic to help Daniel Jones in the new offense under Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka. The fact that Wiliams had to transfer from Ohio State to Alabama to escape Olave, and Wilson. chance at winning football games next year is to lean on their running backs. Preparing for your 2023 rookie drafts is an important aspect of dynasty fantasy football. Michael Thomas seemed to be on board with the pick, for what it's worth. First up is Trey McBride. Dulcich will need to germinate a couple of years on the Broncos roster, sitting behind Albert O., but again most tight ends need a couple of years to develop anyway. Check out the latest rookie rankings for the dynasty fantasy football leagues heading into the 2022 NFL season Fantasy Football: Updated rookie rankings for dynasty leagues Teams Ford was quiet as a church mouse his first three seasons at Cincinnati but exploded for 1,529 total yards and a 29% dominator rating in his junior season. With rookie draft season already in full swing, it's time to dig into this year's class now that they all have landing spots and draft capital attached to their profiles. Im ranking the wide receivers who just completed their rookie season. The talent and pedigree is there; now it's about the opportunity under Josh McDaniels, who is known to be rather unpredictable about his running back usage from his Patriots days. Ranking Watson this high is projecting that he'll be able to harness his raw physical ability and refine his game enough to become a fantasy-relevant player. It's part of the Premium Membership which starts at $2.99 per month. After being lightly recruited out of high school he started his college career at Division II Nebraska-Kearney, and spent another season at Mt. Kyren Williams was getting second-day draft buzz before bombing the NFL Combine. James Cook, RB, Bills. So how could such a physical marvel fall to the Packers in the second round of the NFL Draft? Wow pic.twitter.com/KdBw1pUDES. Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson 2. Here's hoping Chicago can maximize the one or two years remaining in Jones' peak. Damien Harris: Slated to work alongside Cook, Gardner Minshew: Richardson seen starting early, Latavius Murray: Inks one-year deal with Bills, Donta Foreman: Competition added to roster, Matt Breida: Sees rookie added to RB room, Jamaal Williams: Draws added competition for touches, Kenneth Walker III: Joined by Day 2 rookie. Still, it's difficult to imagine him making any fantasy noise in Year 1 at a position so loaded with options. He's been comped to both David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell as a player, two high-end fantasy assets during their respective heydays, but he only had one year of elite college production, so there's some concern. While this is not a highly touted class, there are guys who could turn into weekly starters. Fantasy Rankings 2022: Top 30 rookies for redraft, dynasty leagues. If you have the 1.01, lock up a future three-down back for the next half-decade. WebMy 2022 Rookie Rankings These are my too early 2022 rookie draft rankings. Sometimes you just have to look at draft capital, and landing spot and just hit the "draft player" button. Apr 29, 2023. I'd temper my expectations though as he's most likely a back-end QB2, but you have to start them too sometimes because of bye weeks and injuries.