Trautman was dominant at Dayton but will likely take some time to fully develop into his potential at the NFL level. We still like his age-adjusted production and there is alpha upside, but the floor is much lower than had he tested as a size-speed freak. It’s been so much fun digging into all of these prospects and writing about many of them as part of our 2020 Rookie Profiles series. Aiyuk’s long-term upside is as a WR3 or WR2 on a thin depth chart. I want someone I can feel good about plugging in my lineup and Ruggs is just not that guy. His late breakout and lack of a meaningful role in the USC offense until his junior and senior seasons is concerning. In full PPR, Edwards-Helaire is my no-doubt No. He does not have a big arm or out-of-pocket mobility, but he wins with intangibles and accuracy. What should we do with Hunter Henry? From a dynasty perspective, Lamb checks the most boxes in the class and should be the first wideout off the board in rookie drafts, regardless of landing spot. While Taylor is the clear 1.01 for me, there are many respected analysts, including YPF’s own Fantasy Football Big Cat, who have D’Andre Swift atop their draft boards. Draft capital will be important in determining his final rookie draft value. Who should be in your lineups? Falcons WR Julio Jones has yet to recover from a hamstring injury. Superflex and two-quarterback leagues will have quarterbacks go sooner. Stephen Sullivan didn’t produce much at LSU but he did enough to pique interest when you consider his size, speed, and burst. With that said, it will be a shock if Jeudy is still on the board after the first 20 picks on draft night and he may even be the first wide receiver to hear his name called. Akers ran for over 1,100 yards and 14 touchdowns in 2019 despite playing behind one of the nation’s worst offensive lines. His production profile is a concern, with just one year of quality production and an age-21.5 breakout. He impressed at the Combine running a 4.47 at 217-pounds which lands him in the 89th-percentile for Speed Score—the most predictive metric for running backs. Pick values have never been higher. The appeal of a guy like Michael Pittman in dynasty rookie drafts is that he is in position to be an immediate plug-and-play WR2/WR3 on an NFL depth chart. He was highly productive in the LSU offense even while battling emerging star Ja’Mar Chase for targets. He is a quarterback-friendly, big-bodied possession receiver with solid contested catch ability. If he is an NFL first-rounder he will undoubtedly be a top-12 pick in dynasty rookie drafts. There are things in Kelley’s profile (Speed Score and Market Share numbers) that suggest he could make an immediate impact at the NFL level, but he will need decent draft capital and a favorable landing spot/situation to see that come to fruition. ECR is short for expert consensus ranking. Akers was an immediate producer at Florida State with 1,025 rushing yards as a true freshman. I got some value here for two spots of movement, and I was still in range to get one of my guys. For my first rookie draft of the year, I watched a guy fully commit to taking Joe Burrow with the 1.01. • And so much more! Owners are generating rankings and making final decisions on prospects as they prepare for the biggest event of the offseason. He struggles to create consistent separation and could barely get on the field on offense until his junior season. According to a study by Jesse Reeves (@JesseReevesFF), since 2003, 131 wide receivers have entered the draft process without ever breaking out in college. Alex has been playing fantasy football since 2007. Fromm led the Bulldogs to a National Title Game appearance as a freshman but fell just short. The Cutback: Running Back Start/Sit Week 5. The latest NFL mock drafts have him comfortably inside the first round and, in some cases, inside the top-10. So far Vikings WR Justin Jefferson and the Buccaneers RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn have landed on the list. Of course, running backs are the quickest to pay dividends for dynasty leagues and much depends on your style of play in dynasty. The bottom line is he’s slow, and slow running backs with low speed scores don’t hit at the NFL level at a high rate. Ruggs is arguably the most polarizing prospect in this year’s draft class. Henry is Dillon’s absolute ceiling in a wide range of outcomes. Each of the four remaining early wide receivers drafted came off the board between picks #13 and #18 with both of the top quarterbacks landing in the middle of the second. Here's what to make of... Can you trust that Hayden Hurst is a start candidate? Jefferson should find draft capital in the late first or early second round and should be the fourth or fifth wide receiver off the board in dynasty rookie drafts. He has hands like snow shovels (in a good way) and possesses elite ball-tracking and sideline awareness. For Aiyuk to reach his full potential at the next level, he must become more physical on routes and improve his contested catch ability. He has weekly boom-bust written all over him. Reply on Twitter 1312807226504024066 Retweet on Twitter 1312807226504024066 1 Like on Twitter 1312807226504024066 2 Twitter 1312807226504024066. Bryan Edwards, Tee Higgins, and Brandon Aiyuk are my top options on the board. In rookie drafts, I always want to focus on getting as many picks as possible. But, in three seasons at Utah State, Love posted a 59.8 (11th-percentile) College QBR and 7.9 (41st-percentile) yards per attempt, numbers that just don’t matchup to successful starting quarterbacks in the NFL. It’s hard to get overly excited about a slow small school running back who was an inefficient compiler at Illinois State. Can you trust that Hayden Hurst is a start candidate? Thank you to all of these tremendous analysts for taking the time to participate. Copyright © 2006-2020 Fantasy Sports Enterprises. My primary goal was that I had to come out of my rookie draft with at least one starting running back that can contribute starting in the 2020-21 seasons. His yards after the catch ability, coupled with his explosiveness in the return game, will help Aiyuk have an immediate impact at the NFL level, even if it means he won’t be useful in fantasy. Long-term, Kelley projects as a short-yardage specialist that will share a backfield with one or two other more talented runners. By Chet Gresham @ChetGresham Updated Aug 31, 2020, 8:31am PDT One of them, Gandy-Golden is often still available into the late third and even fourth round, although like Vaughn in the first, he has some rabid believers who will reach to ensure they land him. I don’t value quarterbacks the same way as most people in Superflex leagues. I prefer to lean on WRs in dynasty while cycling through RBs. Hunter Bryant’s path to fantasy production is detached from the formation as a move tight end. From a route running and nuances of the position perspective, Antonio Gandy-Golden is still a work in progress. But, a strong case can still be made for Shenault as one of the better wide receivers in the 2020 draft class. In case that guy was lying, which he obviously ended up doing, I didn’t want to go back further than 1.05. Speaking of his undersized 5-11, 178-pound frame, Hamler will have to be an outlier to be a significant producer in the NFL. If I were to participate in a pre-NFL Draft rookie draft, this is the order I would select these players.