Analysis: The end of the first round is a great spot to snag Addison as he is a popular choice as the classs No. In SuperFlex, though, unless Im loaded at QB and cant trade back, Id have to lean one of the top QBs here. Join @DynastyRich, @DynastyMatt, and @DynastyPrice as they do a SF TEP rookie mock draft to help prepare you for your rookie drafts! The worst pick was likely Taylor, who has minimal upside as a backup in San Francisco. I ended up going with London because I feel like he is the safest prospect of this group. Drake was a reach at No. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | SoundCloud | iHeartRadio. He missed almost the entirety of the 2022 season but dominated college football in 2021 with a 95-1606-9 receiving line. He is highly accurate and has the arm strength to make every NFL throw. . Yes. Much of this is dependent on the assumption that these four QBs are selected in the top-5 of the NFL Draft. Richardson may not have put up the passing numbers of those two, but if he can throw just well enough to stay on the field, hes a high-end fantasy QB1. Data from 2551 fantasy football mock drafts between May 25, 2016 and September 2, 2016. He put up the occasional big game. Johnston isnt as big or fast as DK Metcalf but is built in that same mold. Richardson is the most athletic QB prospect ever, literally. Scott Fish and Dave Richard joined me on Tuesday to break this draft down on YouTube. Some picks were based on small samples. 1.04- C.J. If that is the case, this is where he should come off the board. Stroud was the NCAAs passing efficiency leader and posted the most passing touchdowns in the class. I have seen a handful of analysts out there that have Kenneth Walker as the top overall pick, but in most circles thats extremely spicy. I will highlight the selections of each round, offer some general takeaways, points of strategy, and some of my favorite values and picks. The RB position is a contenders luxury due to its short shelf life and high injury volatility. And dont compare him to Maurice Jones-Drew. Desmond Ridder going off the board as QB2 in this draft was not much of a surprise, and then Dameon Pierce and Zamir White went back to back. He hasnt made it through a full season since 2019. Now that the NFL Draft is over, dynasty leagues are moving forward with their rookie-only drafts. While he didnt get much pub at Wake Forest, he did lead the team by a wide margin in both receiving yards and scores his final two seasons. Analysis: Wow! We can only hope those 15 pounds dont matter. I took Perkins with the first pick in the second round, and he has plenty of upside landing with the Giants. Some players were blocked in depth charts. He had nine TDs in six games in 2021 and then fractured his right ankle. If you want to take a flyer on an athlete at TE, Musgrave is fine. . Rationale: With a best comp of Sterling Shepard, Scott is a really nice late round pick with upside. He stood out at the NFL Combine and is the classs clear WR1. Is it fun every single time? 4.08- Chris Rodriguez, RB, Kentucky Prince was not involved in the pass game so we dont know what he might do given the chance. Analysis: Another of the undersized, fast WRs that are taking over the NFL. He was a big-play WR in college despite modest speed and well below-average athletic metrics and Catch Radius. Add a 66th-percentile College Target Share, and this is a guy that can carry the ball and catch passes. 1 overall. 2.03- Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah For more on some of these players, we talked on the new Fantasy Footballers Dynasty Podcast about the following: We also have our Rookie Profile series highlighting every top prospect leading into next weeks 2023 NFL Draft. The 2023 NFL Draft is in the rear view, and now it's time to get ready for your fantasy football drafts. Kenneth Walker III, Skyy Moore, Desmond Ridder, Isiah Pacheco, and Calvin Austin III makes for a pretty spectacular rookie draft. Others focussed on physical traits and upside. Analysis: A big, great athlete who never really popped but got a little better every year. His 157 targets, 96 catches and 1,355 receiving yards were all top-5 in the nation. Theres just no precedent for an RB of his size earning consistent snaps in the NFL. Though not particularly agile, the NFL team that selects him will work to find a way to utilize that speed. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Obviously, draft capital is a massive part of the equation we are waiting to add to our analysis but consistently participating in mock drafts is another task offering us a data point. Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee12. Flowers, rising up draft boards and coming off a 1,077-yard, 12 touchdown senior season at Boston College is not especially big or fast. Yes, he played almost exclusively in the slot at Ohio State. Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee11. With that in mind, we held a three-round mock draft for you to use as a guide. Ibrahim has the former so might be worth a flyer. Maybe an NFL team will throw him out wide to try to leverage his 4.38 40 speed but even thats a reach he maxed out at 27 catches. Rationale: Hes okay as a flyer, but his best comparable of Tyrell Williams paints a picture of a guy that could break out someday. Andy, Mike, and Jasons exclusive rookie rankings, recent long shot wager on his landing spot. Bigsbys got decent NFL starter size at 6-0, 210-pounds and a 74th-percentile Speed Score. His 2022 performance looked like someone who never owned those skills hed flashed. I will be giving a round by round recap, highlighting some of the more interesting picks. Your email address will not be published. Stroud falling to Dan Schneier at No. Capping off the first round is Boston College WR Zay Flowers. Best Pick: Devon Achane 2.10 7 overall pick. The most interesting, by far, is Richardson. Rookie Draft Season for a lot of leagues has come and gone, but I still have several leagues of my own that have not yet drafted. Rationale: With 80th-or-better athletic measurables, an 96th-percentile Catch Radius and near 80-percent Catch Rate, hes a decent gamble late in the 4th. Analysis: Mims, a speedster out of Oklahoma, is climbing up draft boards. Analysis: Thompson-Robinson is a decent athlete who posted decent passing numbers and won his share of games in his five-year career at UCLA. These factors result in RB not being the ideal position to allocate asset value during a rebuild. Richardson will outrun all of them. Rationale: If he can learn to catch passes in the pros, his NFL prospects improve. Nice pick here. Analysis: A really interesting upside pick from the Ole Miss wide receiver factory. A player thats just good at a number of things isnt worth selecting. Robinson is truly one of the best running back prospects to come out of college in a very long time, and he figures to be . Nice pick! Hell be a set-and-forget fantasy QB starter for years. In most superflex mock drafts, Kenny Pickett is the No. Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama6. Though his 60-percent catch rate was just middling, he is expected to be an early NFL pick and thus earn a steady role even if its just as a complement to an NFL teams WR1. Some had great output but smaller samples. In his first 21 games at ODU, he had one catch. Stroud is an incredibly productive college player, throwing for a combined 85 touchdowns over the past two seasons. Best Pick: Rashee Rice 3.03 1.10- Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU Analysis: Tillman, one of this years bigger wideouts at 6-3, 213 pounds, is an interesting study. Additionally, he produced a massive 34.1-percent (94th-percentile) College Dominator Rating and a 15.8 (86th-percentile) College YPR. Rationale: With a 73rd percentile College YPC and a nose for the end zone, Abanikanda could be a great fit in an outside zone scheme where hes asked to run to a hole and turn it upfield. Sure, Georgia had plenty of other options, but he should at least have been unstoppable in the red zone. If you need a quick dynasty fix, join the club. Thats two more than I did. Players fall through the cracks all the time (hello Chig Okonkwo!) At that size, his 4.64 40 is in the 96th percentile. My favorite pick of this round was obviously Skyy Moore at 2.01. Thats okay for the NFL. He maxed out at 22 catches and 304 yards in his junior season and basically produced half that as a senior. Id try something else here. Fantasy gamers will want to make sure their pick he has some specific trait, be it speed, size and/or pass catching, that could win him playing time. Jordan Addison, WR, USC9. 3rd of 103 sites Preseason IDP Rankings. My own pick at 3.03 of Zamir White really felt like a no-brainer. Not boasting extraordinary Agility metrics, he might be a best fit for an outside zone scheme where he can build up speed, turn and strike. He could also be maddeningly inconsistent, following up a six-catch, 163-yard outburst against Michigan with a 1-catch, 3-yard dud against Georgia. He's 6'3" and 200-pounds with good speed, and runs crisp routes. Ever. Four QBs in the first five picks is aggressive, to say the least. Best Fantasy Football Podcast. Move along. He was a very nice college football player. There is a lot to unpack here. For more on some of these players, we talked on the new Fantasy Footballers Dynasty Podcast about the following: Running Back Deep Dive @MattyKiwoom ended up with a nice squad as well as he drafted Breece Hall, Brian Robinson, Dameon Pierce, Tyquan Thornton, and Cade Otton. It's part of the one-of-a-kind Premium Membership! In that one season, hed put up monster numbers, doubling the targets, yardage, receptions, and scores that hed posted the rest of his college career combined. We have rookie landing spots! 3.03- Tyler Scott, WR, Cincinnati Let's take a look at the rankings for rookies like Jahmyr Gibbs, Zay Flowers, Jordan Addison, Dalton Kincaid and Zach Charbonnet. Next off the board is electric Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: nfl | pageType: stories | Thats what we want in the 3rd. The news cycle recently has soured on this notion. After Addison carried Kenny Pickett to a first-round NFL selection a year ago, he took his wares out west to USC to become Caleb Williams favorite target. to this spot but generally speaking, players get punted to this wasteland because the NFL dictates it. Just dont over-expect and you might be pleasantly surprised. It will be interesting to see where his ADP ends up at over the next several weeks. Charbonnet is a fine pick late in the first. His workout metrics are so impressive he even bests Kyle Pitts. Gibbs will be knocked by some for being undersized, weighing in just under 200 pounds, but his athleticism makes him a home run threat every time he touches the ball. C.J. The size/speed combination that Johnston provides is a rare combo, which will have fantasy managers elated to pursue that ceiling. Id look elsewhere. He blew up in 2021 with 73 catches for 692 yards but then fell back in an injury-shortened 2022, with just 12 catches in five games. Prosise, RB, SEA. Rationale: While not all NFL top tight ends were top college producers see George Kittle, for example, its all projection here. There are no 5-8, 179-pound NFL RBs. This will allow you to still draft a high-end asset at a position with more value longevity while adding additional value elsewhere. Addison is small but is an absolute WR technician and is athletic enough to create on his own. He was just a guy in 2022, posting 40 catches for 471 yards, three scores and a 61.5-percent catch rate. He caught 71.7-percent of his passes, both split wide and in the slot, and scored in every game until a Week 6 ankle injury ended his season. Join millions of players today onSLEEPER, the #1 fantasy football platform. His 4.43 40-yard dash at 244 pounds at the NFL Combine wowed the masses, and he even shined in the throwing portion, showcasing his massive arm. section: | slug: 2023-dynasty-fantasy-football-superflex-rookie-only-mock-draft | sport: football | route: article_single_fantasy | 12 and took Boyd, and I like his upside landing in Cincinnati. 3.04- Israel Abanikanda, RB, Pittsburgh Analysis: We go back to the TE well. On April 12, PlayerProfilers Mock Draft Live team conducted a five round 2023 Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft SuperFlex/Tight End Premium on Sleeper. His 4.43 40-yard dash at 244 pounds at the NFL Combine wowed the masses, and he even shined in the throwing portion, showcasing his massive arm. It doesnt matter. Rationale: His closest comp is Steve Johnson, who, as some of you might remember, had a few interesting years a decade ago. Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas2. If size werent a concern, he would be the top option at the position. And, yes, hes garnered a massive 96th-percentile College Target Share. Hes worth trying this late. Mingo produced just four 100-yard games out of 34 played. Stroud 1.06 First, some of the particulars. Remember, folks, this is fantasy football, not the NFL. The New York Giants and Chicago Bears both feel like teams that may be destined to trade for or pick up a discarded running back to fill into that slot behind Saquon Barkley and David Montgomery. Those three were the next quarterbacks selected after the first three in the NFL draft. You can find him later on the waiver wire. Superflex Rookie Mock Draft 6.0 - Round 3 3.01 Cedric Tillman, WR, 6'3 213 Tennessee While there are not many WRs with size in this class, Tennessee's Cedric Tillman is one of the class' best. However, Id have taken an upside RB. This QB class currently looks very underwhelming, and that is evidenced by only one quarterback going in the first 24 picks of a superflex draft. Hes an okay pick if you want WR help. View current ADP data. Most teams picking 1.01 are probably not a Bijan away from contending; there is a reason they are picking 1.01. Rationale: Though already 23 years old, he did enough at Illinois and the combine to get a shot in the NFL. 1 QB in Fantasy in a given year. He has also put some good things on tape at training camp so far, and I feel the best about his prospects here. Even the players who rise to the top usually dont have longevity, Todd Gurley and LeVeon Bell being recent examples. The RBs in this range is a complete guessing game. Pierce somehow slid all the way to Round 3 and Davis-Price slid to 2.12. If he were bigger, folks would be talking up his impressive speed and his 647 rushing yards. Hes showing that he can get open out of the slot at will so far during training camp. Only the greatest remaining projections will get my interest at this point. Do Not Sell My Personal Information. You dont want a guy whos middling at everything. Rice brings diversity to Chiefs' WR corps. Id pass here. Bigsby is big enough and contributes in all phases of the game. Rationale: His athletic measurables are strong across the board and he has requisite size to play in the NFL, making for a good flyer if you want to get into this TE class. His College Dominator was in the 16th-percentile. At 1.03, Alabamas Bryce Young comes off the board. 1.01- Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas Analysis: Not a great athlete and never got downfield. John Metchie Advanced Stats & Metrics Profile. Analysis: Drafting Vaughn here is too much. I agree to receive the "Fantasy Football Today Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Analysis: Gibbs is often compared to Alvin Kamara for good reasons. Analysis: This pick is a bit surprising in a SuperFlex with both Stroud and Young still on the board. But, hey, taking a guy that you might be able to start in the late second is fine. What has NFL teams excited about Levis is his remarkable physique and rocket arm. Rationale: Since hell likely get limited touches, hell be a great play in best ball but tough to project week-to-week in seasonal leagues.
