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3 days ago
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Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 10-team Superflex (3 WRs) — here are the results
If you want to get better at something, it's all about putting in the reps. Phil Dunphy recognized this years ago. Dance until your feet hurt; sing until your lungs hurt; act until you're William Hurt. The fantasy football version of this — keep drafting, keep drafting, keep drafting. And know there's always a mock draft available, whenever you want it. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] I have some Superflex leagues coming later this month, and with an eye towards that, I dialed up a 10-team Superflex mock on the weekend. It's a half-point PPR format that requires 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, PK, 1 PK, 1 DEF and the glorious 1 Superflex, a player who can be a quarterback, running back, receiver or tight end. Basically, these wind up being two-quarterback leagues (since QBs score the most points), but you're allowed to pivot off a QB in that slot if injuries or bye weeks force you to. It's my favorite format, nothing's even close. I landed the No. 1 pick for this 10-team mock, done using the Yahoo Fantasy Plus Instant Mock Draft tool — let's see how it all went down. Round 1: WR Ja'Marr Chase, Bengals This would be a snap-call in a standard league, but there's some thought required given that we're doing Superflex today. There's a strong case for Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen in this spot. I decided, with the league being 10 managers, I could eschew QB for a bit and still feel strong in that area. Chase dominates at WR and we require three wideouts in this format, so that's how I break the tie. To no great surprise, the Big 4 quarterbacks were all gone by the time the draft returned to me. That's standard. In some Superflex leagues, the QB push might be even stronger. Round 2: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Lions Round 3: RB Ashton Jeanty, Raiders Because the league didn't steer completely into QBs, I'm going to play a little chicken and trust I can still be strong at that spot without tapping it here. It's a luxury to roster the Sun God as my WR2 — one of the most consistent scorers in fantasy, the perfect drumbeat — and it was fun to add a Jeanty share, something I haven't been able to do much this summer. The Raiders should have a concentrated usage tree, and although Chip Kelly had a checkered earlier run as an NFL head coach, I still trust him as an offensive play designer. If I had tapped into the quarterback market, Joe Burrow obviously would have been my choice. I also briefly considered tapping George Kittle as a vanity tight end. Round 4: RB Chase Brown, Bengals Round 5: QB Bo Nix, Broncos I originally thought I would double-tap the quarterback position here, but when Brown slipped, I felt obligated to take advantage. This is a reminder that every draft plan should be in pencil — so you can adapt to the flow of the draft and take advantage of opportunities that arise. The Bengals once again look like fantasy football's perfect Carnival team, an offense that will move the ball, and tied to a defense that won't stop many opponents. The Bengals also have a very tight concentration for their touch distribution. Nix and Baker Mayfield were the QBs I considered, with Nix getting the nod because he's younger and a better runner — that likely means a better floor. Round 6: WR Jaylen Waddle, Dolphins Round 7: QB Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers One of my fantasy concepts says that when you consider a player in one slot and then the room gives you that same option a round or two later, it's often the right pick. So although I have not been drafting Mayfield proactively this year, the value is too good to pass up. Miami's offense concerns me somewhat but Waddle looks like a safe play, five years younger than Tyreek Hill and still capable of a top 10 receiver season. Consider that Waddle was the WR7 just three years ago, and he's merely entering his age-27 season. Round 8: TE Tucker Kraft, Packers Round 9: RB David Montgomery, Lions I like the way these two picks mix together — Kraft is the upside grab, coming off a 14.1 YPC season and seven juicy touchdowns — while Montgomery is more of a boring veteran floor play, the No. 2 back in Detroit but still carrying a solid touch and touchdown floor. Round 10: WR Jauan Jennings, 49ers Round 11: QB Michael Penix Jr., Falcons At this point the focus is trying to find picks that excite you, locating players who have the ability to smash their ADP if things fall right. Jennings was dynamic when pushed into the starting lineup last year, and now he's tied to an offense that lost Deebo Samuel Sr. and isn't sure when Brandon Aiyuk is coming back. Penix and the Falcons could be another Carnival offense, tied to a mostly-indoor schedule and perhaps pushed by a shaky defense. I didn't get Drake London in this draft, but he's also been a common target of mine. Round 12: RB Jaylen Warren, Steelers Round 13: WR Emeka Egbuka, Buccaneers Warren is the more versatile back in Pittsburgh, and we know OC Arthur Smith never met a running play he didn't like. Egbuka's plausible upside case gets stronger when you consider that Chris Godwin might miss several games to open the season. Round 14: PK Brandon Aubrey, Cowboys Round 15: D/ST Denver Broncos This is where it's fun to pick in tandem — if you have to fill at kicker and defense, why not get the presumed best at the position? Aubrey's range is the parking lot and he has a climate-controlled schedule. I would probably stream at the D/ST spot, but Denver has what I always want from my drafted defense, favorable matchups to start. The Broncos host rookie QB Cam Ward in Week 1, then travel to Indianapolis and attack either Anthony Richardson Sr. or Daniel Jones. Sounds good to me. Round 16: RB Braelon Allen, Jets Allen obviously has a fun upside if anything happens to Breece Hall (don't overlook the possibility of a trade), and even if the Jets keep all their backs, Allen has the potential to become the team's designated scorer at the goal line, their version of David Montgomery. Final Roster: QB: Nix, Mayfield, Penix RB: Jeanty, Brown, Montgomery, Warren, Allen WR: Chase, St. Brown, Waddle, Jennings, Egbuka TE: Kraft PK: Aubrey DST: Broncos Okay, I love this roster, but in a 10-teamer, you're supposed to. I eschewed a second tight end, feeling it was more important to get another bite at the RB apple, but in a league of this size, I could probably find a useful TE2 on the wire (19 were selected in all). I didn't go after QB super early, but still landed two candidates likely to finish in the top 10, along with the upside play of Penix. My starters at RB and WR look very strong, and that often correlates to fantasy success. I think even Phil Dunphy would sign off on this team.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Is Jayden Daniels a better dynasty pick than Josh Allen or Lamar?
Yahoo Sports fantasy analyst Matt Harmon and Underdog Fantasy Director of Content Josh Norris discuss whether Jayden Daniels should be consensus QB1 in starter drafts of dynasty leagues ahead of Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson. Hear the full conversation on the 'Yahoo Fantasy Forecast' podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript From a dynasty startup perspective, is there any quarterback, and obviously we're assuming Superflex here, is there any quarterback you'd rather have than Jayden Daniels if you're startup dynasty drafting today? I wouldn't argue with anyone that still wants to take Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, you know, both are still under 30 or under 29 years of age. There's longevity in it, you know, both have sustained top 5 scoring seasons again and again and again, but Jayden Daniels should easily be the at worst, third quarterback off the board, whether you're a regular dynasty league or a Superflex dynasty league. To me, I think I would still take Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen ahead of Jayden Daniels there, just because if you're viewing this more than three year windows in dynasty, to me, I think that's too much. Like, I get it, like you wanna default to the younger player, but dude, who the F knows what's gonna be going on three years from now for any of these guys, but I think I'll just take the proven, like elite year after year product. That's my view on it. Close
New York Times
21-05-2025
- Science
- New York Times
The Art Collective Superflex Wants to Change the World and Thinks You Can Too
If humans have any chance of saving themselves and life as we know it, we need to see the world in a whole new way — from the point of view of other species. It's a theory championed by the Copenhagen art collective Superflex, which builds on the philosophy that art and artists can and should play a role in the future of the world. In 2018, for example, the artists at Superflex began a collaboration to address the anticipated environmental crisis of rising seas. They led diving expeditions around a small Pacific island belonging to Tonga with a team of scientists, including marine biologists and fish behaviorists, and started developing building materials to welcome fish as seawater encroaches upon cities around the globe. To do so, they believed, they had to design with a fish's vision in mind. During a visit to their studio back then, I saw prototypes of their first bricks, later known as Superbricks. Built with cracks and curves that are a departure from traditional building blocks, they were lying on a table beside the artists' scuba suits, along with latex fish-face masks they had worn on a dive. Their purpose was 'to help see things from the fish's point of view,' explained Jakob Fenger, one of the founders, who was poker-faced even as he slipped a fish head over his own. That kind of thinking has placed Superflex among the innovative artists addressing the world's ills today. Key to their philosophy and others like them is the belief that people should consider the impact on other species and work not only with fellow artists, architects and other experts, but also with communities to address those ills. 'We believe that today art is, and should be, at the forefront of making infrastructure at every possible level,' said Bjornstjerne Christiansen, one of the founders of Superflex, speaking on a panel titled 'Worlds Imagined: Biodiversity and Tech' at the Art for Tomorrow conference in Milan last week. 'It's in the actual landscape-making where art has a crucial role to play.' The conference, begun in 2015, is organized by the Democracy and Culture Foundation with panels moderated by New York Times journalists and others. It brings together voices to explore urgent issues facing artists and institutions today. The panelists — Susanna Barla, founder and chief executive of Genesis 3.0 and Creators Fund; Beatriz Colomina, professor of architecture at Princeton University; Bettina Kames, co-founder and chief executive of the LAS Art Foundation in Berlin; and Christiansen — explored how other life-forms might inspire better ways of building. The session was moderated by Louis Jebb, managing editor of The Art Newspaper. The panelists agreed that the way to construct a viable future is to abandon a human-centric view and design habitats to benefit Earth's entire network of life. As examples, Kames described an artist-designed algorithm generating gardens for bees and other pollinators, rather than for humans. Barla explained how mycelium, the underground parts of a fungus, and other nature-based organizational models could teach museums and other art institutions how to develop more effective networks for cultural funding. Colomina called for buildings that support bacterial life. 'We have empathy now with bacteria,' Colomina said. 'They created the biosphere.' Yet traditionally, architecture has been 'all about separation — separation from other humans, separation from other species, separation from the soil,' she said. Christiansen added with a smile that at Superflex, 'We believe that the best idea might come from a fish.' Under the auspices of TBA21–Academy, the research arm of the art and advocacy foundation Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Superflex's diving missions around Tonga inspired the collective to invent the first of its building blocks adapted to marine life. Fish, they noted, are used to a seascape of curves and crevices. So while its blocks can create homes for humans, they may also suit the needs of fish displaced to urban spaces transformed by rising oceans. An installation at a Danish university campus employed these bricks to form wiggly pathways hospitable to marine life, which induce campus-goers to move in an undulating path and perhaps to think more like fish, said Christiansen in a video interview before the conference. The Superflex projects are designed to playfully challenge 'xenophobia,' said Christiansen, as well as 'people thinking they are powerless to confront climate change.' Alice Sharp, the founder and artistic director of the climate awareness organization Invisible Dust, said in a recent interview. 'Superflex has this intrinsic way of working between art and science, having collaborated with scientists for many years who are now pretty much part of their collective.' Invisible Dust has commissioned Superflex, along with six other artists, to create site-specific works for Climate Clock, a public art trail that opens next year in Oulu, Finland. Located within the Arctic region that's warming four times faster than Earth's average, Oulu will become Europe's 2026 Capital of Culture. Superflex was founded in 1993 by Christiansen, Jakob Fenger and Rasmus Rosengren Nielsen as a collective in which each person's ideas become the group's ideas. Working together, 'it was a natural evolution to the expanded collective — to involving all kinds of participants like scientists, architects, community members, children — and eventually other species,' Christiansen said. In practice, their works take many forms, including pleas for tolerance. ('Foreigners please don't leave us alone with the Danes!' read a well-known and widely distributed pro-immigration poster) and three-person swings designed for collaboration. In a broadly exhibited video from 2009 titled 'Flooded McDonald's,' water slowly inundated a life-size replica of a McDonald's, suggesting 'the role of large multinational corporations in the escalation of climate change,' as Superflex put it. Yet for Christiansen, Superflex is best embodied by a project that many don't even realize is art. 'Superkilen,' a wedge-shaped half-mile-long park spanning a diverse neighborhood of Copenhagen, was designed in 2012 in collaboration with the Danish firm Topotek 1 and BIG architects, together with local residents. The project was a direct challenge to 'the hierarchy of who gets to make public space,' Christiansen said, pointing one finger upward at the implicit establishment. Copenhagen's pluralist population — which has been threatened by a law designed to dismantle non-Western enclaves, found by an E.U. court to be discriminatory — became a source of strength for the park, he said, as residents from 50 different nationalities filled 'Superkilen' with emblems of their origin countries, like a hill of soil that two young Palestinian Danes, together with Superflex, transported from their grandmother's olive groves in their native land. 'People are riding their bicycles over this artwork,' Christiansen said of the park. ''Superkilen' might make people think, but possibly without them ever realizing artists were involved.' The artists' ongoing and most ambitious work spans the sea floor around Denmark: 'Super Reef,' a vision for 21 square miles of underwater architecture, restoring the foundations to sustain marine life previously devastated by centuries of fish trawling and the extraction of construction materials. The project brings together the Danish World Wildlife Fund, marine biologists and Denmark's residents. When artists design infrastructure — a park, a reef — the result, said Christiansen, is 'a different beginning point and a different output,' creating new ways of thinking and building. 'Humans are guided by narratives and ideas,' he said. 'And artists are attuned to generating new ones, which can galvanize people to act differently.' Superflex's projects have put the collective in partnership with governments and civic groups. 'When we go within the system,' Christiansen said, 'we recognize the power we have as artists to make changes.' And that is one of the messages the collective wants to convey. No matter where you work, 'what you say or do, or what you don't say or do, has meaning for that institution, and for the world,' said Christiansen, his hands shaping the planet in the air. 'Regardless of whether you're an activist, a politician, a banker, or anything else, you have the power to act, to participate, and to change things from within.'
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL Draft: Fantasy football dynasty league rookie rankings and tiers for 2025
At the precise moment Kobee Minor was announced as this year's Mr. Irrelevant — the 257th and final selection in the NFL draft — the dynasty calendar officially flipped. Your fantasy football league's 2025 season was officially and irrevocably underway. The annual email from your commish probably hit the inbox within hours. Subject line: "Scheduling the rookie draft." It's time, everyone. Rookie dynasty drafts are about to go down. For many of us, they happen this week. Recently, we engaged in a way-too-early sweep of the rookie class ahead of the draft, and today the mission is to revise and refine (and possibly repudiate) those unfortunate ranks. With landing spots known, we can now put a finer point on things. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] To be clear, the ranks below will still bomb spectacularly, but we feel pretty great about 'em at the moment. For our purposes today, assume the usual one-QB half-PPR format. If you're playing in a Superflex dynasty league, this year's rookie class is going to take you to some terrible places, early in the draft proceedings. 1. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas Raiders Jeanty has been a tier-of-his-own player in this draft class all along, and his status was solidified when he was selected by a team offering unlimited opportunities. As a rookie, he probably deserves to be the favorite to lead the NFL in touches. Jeanty is the clear and unchallenged top rookie pick this year, no question. 2. Travis Hunter, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars 3. Omarion Hampton, RB, Los Angeles Chargers 4. Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers We use the term "cheat code" in reference to lots of things in the NFL that are merely useful, but it's truly the only appropriate description for Hunter. Jacksonville is getting both an elite corner and a freakish offensive playmaker, and he's on a single rookie contract. Absolutely wild situation. The Jaguars are reportedly immersing him in Liam Coen's offense, fully intending to feature him as a rookie. For the foreseeable future, Hunter is clearly the non-QB most likely to win the league's MVP. Hampton won't actually be my second-ranked rookie back for redraft purposes, but his dynasty outlook is spectacular. The Chargers were a premium destination and the team isn't tied to Najee Harris beyond the current season. As a general rule, we shouldn't look too far down the road with dynasty running backs — no more than two seasons — but it's so easy to imagine Hampton eventually challenging for a rushing title in L.A. Tet McMillan could have a huge role on the Panthers 😳 — Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) April 25, 2025 5. Kaleb Johnson, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers 6. R.J. Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos 7. Quinshon Judkins, RB, Cleveland Browns 8. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots Entering the draft, the Steelers had a Kaleb Johnson-shaped hole on their backfield depth chart and they filled it with the actual Kaleb Johnson. He was a huge winner. It's simply a perfect fit, as discussed here and here and here. This tier is really where the strength and depth of this year's running back class becomes apparent. All four of these players were drafted into good-to-great situations in which they should immediately serve as heads of their respective backfield committees. To me, these guys are a very clear tier of four — closer to the group above than the group below. 9. Colston Loveland, TE, Chicago Bears 10. Matthew Golden, WR, Green Bay Packers 11. Luther Burden III, WR, Chicago Bears 12. Kyle Williams, WR, New England Patriots 13. Cam Skattebo, RB, New York Giants 14. Jaydon Blue, RB, Dallas Cowboys 15. Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars OK, this collection of names is going to contain two or three very right answers and a bunch of misfires. Here we find four high-ceiling pass-catchers with real opportunities to become either the No. 1 or 1A receiving options for their teams, possibly as soon as the current season. (When Ben Johnson discusses rebuilding Chicago's depth chart from scratch, purely through competition, we definitely should not assume it's coachspeak.) I've also stacked three fun running back prospects of very different types in this tier, each with a clear path to first-year touches. Rookie drafts this season have a locked-in top-eight players in my view — nine in Superflex, where I'd boost Cam Ward — and I wouldn't deviate from my ranks at the top of the board in those first three tiers. When we reach this fourth tier, however, I'd stop thinking best-player-available and instead address my known roster needs. That is, if I was sitting at the 10th pick and my dynasty squad had a glaring need at running back, I'd take Skattebo without hesitation, skipping over the receivers. Let's remember that prospect evaluation is highly subjective and — particularly as we move down the ranks — often hilariously imprecise. We can see our own roster weaknesses with much greater clarity than we can see future outcomes for the rookies in this range. Subscribe to on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. 16. Tre Harris, WR, Los Angeles Chargers 17. Jayden Higgins, WR, Houston Texans 18. Jack Bech, WR, Las Vegas Raiders 19. Cam Ward, QB, Tennessee Titans 20. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21. Terrance Ferguson, TE, Los Angeles Rams 22. Jaylin Noel, WR, Houston Texans 23. Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts 24. Jaylin Lane, WR, Washington Commanders 25. Pat Bryant, WR, Denver Broncos 26. Mason Taylor, TE, New York Jets 27. Dylan Sampson, RB, Cleveland Browns It nearly broke me to slot Egbuka and Warren down in this neighborhood, but they are each facing the stiffest possible fantasy headwinds as rookies, for different reasons. Egbuka is buried in Tampa Bay's receiving hierarchy behind two of the best receivers in the game, players who are likely to command 270 combined targets, assuming good health. Warren splashed down in an offense that has everything necessary to be highly functional, except competent, consistent quarterback play. His situation feels agonizingly hopeless in Year 1. Bryant was nowhere near the top of most pre-draft ranks at receiver, but it's not entirely surprising that the league itself was higher on him (third round) than the mock draft community seemed to be. He's a polished player who never drops a ball and his new head coach just tossed a Michael Thomas comp his way. 28. Isaac TeSlaa, WR, Detroit Lions 29. Jalen Milroe, QB, Seattle Seahawks 30. Jalen Royals, WR, Kansas City Chiefs 31. Woody Marks, RB, Houston Texans 32. Tahj Brooks, RB, Cincinnati Bengals 33. Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Cleveland Browns 34. Elijah Arroyo, TE, Seattle Seahawks 35. Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants 36. Trevor Etienne, RB, Carolina Panthers 37. Damien Martinez, RB, Seattle Seahawks 38. Jordan James, RB, San Francisco 49ers 39. Devin Neal, RB, New Orleans Saints 40. Elic Ayomanor, WR, Tennessee Titans This tier contains intriguing curiosities (notably TeSlaa and Milroe), pass-catchers who are at least a year away from relevance and running backs who would need several unlikely things to fall into place. It also contains Dart, whom I am ranking mostly as a courtesy to Giants fans, but also because he has a rushing element to his game. Just to be completely transparent, I don't think I'd draft him outside Superflex leagues. You can still fool me in a thousand different ways in fantasy, but, sorry, I will no longer be tricked by Lane Kiffin quarterbacks. If Dart manages to break out in 2026, he's gonna be someone else's success story. This truly feels like the wrong season to have an immediate need at quarterback in your dynasty league. Ward can clearly help, and Milroe's ceiling certainly might be worth the wait, but every other name on the board seems like a bad idea in its own unique way. As expected, running back is the position with the shiniest object and all the depth.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
NFL Draft: Fantasy football dynasty league rookie rankings and tiers for 2025
At the precise moment Kobee Minor was announced as this year's Mr. Irrelevant — the 257th and final selection in the NFL draft — the dynasty calendar officially flipped. Your fantasy football league's 2025 season was officially and irrevocably underway. The annual email from your commish probably hit the inbox within hours. Subject line: "Scheduling the rookie draft." Advertisement It's time, everyone. Rookie dynasty drafts are about to go down. For many of us, they happen this week. Recently, we engaged in a way-too-early sweep of the rookie class ahead of the draft, and today the mission is to revise and refine (and possibly repudiate) those unfortunate ranks. With landing spots known, we can now put a finer point on things. [Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2025 NFL season] To be clear, the ranks below will still bomb spectacularly, but we feel pretty great about 'em at the moment. For our purposes today, assume the usual one-QB half-PPR format. If you're playing in a Superflex dynasty league, this year's rookie class is going to take you to some terrible places, early in the draft proceedings. Tier 1 1. Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas Raiders Jeanty has been a tier-of-his-own player in this draft class all along, and his status was solidified when he was selected by a team offering unlimited opportunities. As a rookie, he probably deserves to be the favorite to lead the NFL in touches. Jeanty is the clear and unchallenged top rookie pick this year, no question. Tier 2 2. Travis Hunter, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars 3. Omarion Hampton, RB, Los Angeles Chargers 4. Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers We use the term "cheat code" in reference to lots of things in the NFL that are merely useful, but it's truly the only appropriate description for Hunter. Jacksonville is getting both an elite corner and a freakish offensive playmaker, and he's on a single rookie contract. Absolutely wild situation. The Jaguars are reportedly immersing him in Liam Coen's offense, fully intending to feature him as a rookie. For the foreseeable future, Hunter is clearly the non-QB most likely to win the league's MVP. Advertisement Hampton won't actually be my second-ranked rookie back for redraft purposes, but his dynasty outlook is spectacular. The Chargers were a premium destination and the team isn't tied to Najee Harris beyond the current season. As a general rule, we shouldn't look too far down the road with dynasty running backs — no more than two seasons — but it's so easy to imagine Hampton eventually challenging for a rushing title in L.A. Tier 3 5. Kaleb Johnson, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers 6. R.J. Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos 7. Quinshon Judkins, RB, Cleveland Browns 8. TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots Entering the draft, the Steelers had a Kaleb Johnson-shaped hole on their backfield depth chart and they filled it with the actual Kaleb Johnson. He was a huge winner. It's simply a perfect fit, as discussed here and here and here. Advertisement This tier is really where the strength and depth of this year's running back class becomes apparent. All four of these players were drafted into good-to-great situations in which they should immediately serve as heads of their respective backfield committees. To me, these guys are a very clear tier of four — closer to the group above than the group below. Tier 4 9. Colston Loveland, TE, Chicago Bears 10. Matthew Golden, WR, Green Bay Packers 11. Luther Burden III, WR, Chicago Bears 12. Kyle Williams, WR, New England Patriots 13. Cam Skattebo, RB, New York Giants 14. Jaydon Blue, RB, Dallas Cowboys 15. Bhayshul Tuten, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars OK, this collection of names is going to contain two or three very right answers and a bunch of misfires. Here we find four high-ceiling pass-catchers with real opportunities to become either the No. 1 or 1A receiving options for their teams, possibly as soon as the current season. (When Ben Johnson discusses rebuilding Chicago's depth chart from scratch, purely through competition, we definitely should not assume it's coachspeak.) I've also stacked three fun running back prospects of very different types in this tier, each with a clear path to first-year touches. Advertisement Rookie drafts this season have a locked-in top-eight players in my view — nine in Superflex, where I'd boost Cam Ward — and I wouldn't deviate from my ranks at the top of the board in those first three tiers. When we reach this fourth tier, however, I'd stop thinking best-player-available and instead address my known roster needs. That is, if I was sitting at the 10th pick and my dynasty squad had a glaring need at running back, I'd take Skattebo without hesitation, skipping over the receivers. Let's remember that prospect evaluation is highly subjective and — particularly as we move down the ranks — often hilariously imprecise. We can see our own roster weaknesses with much greater clarity than we can see future outcomes for the rookies in this range. Subscribe to Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. Tier 5 16. Tre Harris, WR, Los Angeles Chargers 17. Jayden Higgins, WR, Houston Texans 18. Jack Bech, WR, Las Vegas Raiders 19. Cam Ward, QB, Tennessee Titans 20. Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21. Terrance Ferguson, TE, Los Angeles Rams 22. Jaylin Noel, WR, Houston Texans 23. Tyler Warren, TE, Indianapolis Colts 24. Jaylin Lane, WR, Washington Commanders 25. Pat Bryant, WR, Denver Broncos 26. Mason Taylor, TE, New York Jets 27. Dylan Sampson, RB, Cleveland Browns It nearly broke me to slot Egbuka and Warren down in this neighborhood, but they are each facing the stiffest possible fantasy headwinds as rookies, for different reasons. Egbuka is buried in Tampa Bay's receiving hierarchy behind two of the best receivers in the game, players who are likely to command 270 combined targets, assuming good health. Warren splashed down in an offense that has everything necessary to be highly functional, except competent, consistent quarterback play. His situation feels agonizingly hopeless in Year 1. Advertisement Bryant was nowhere near the top of most pre-draft ranks at receiver, but it's not entirely surprising that the league itself was higher on him (third round) than the mock draft community seemed to be. He's a polished player who never drops a ball and his new head coach just tossed a Michael Thomas comp his way. Tier 6 28. Isaac TeSlaa, WR, Detroit Lions 29. Jalen Milroe, QB, Seattle Seahawks 30. Jalen Royals, WR, Kansas City Chiefs 31. Woody Marks, RB, Houston Texans 32. Tahj Brooks, RB, Cincinnati Bengals 33. Harold Fannin Jr., TE, Cleveland Browns 34. Elijah Arroyo, TE, Seattle Seahawks 35. Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants 36. Trevor Etienne, RB, Carolina Panthers 37. Damien Martinez, RB, Seattle Seahawks 38. Jordan James, RB, San Francisco 49ers 39. Devin Neal, RB, New Orleans Saints 40. Elic Ayomanor, WR, Tennessee Titans This tier contains intriguing curiosities (notably TeSlaa and Milroe), pass-catchers who are at least a year away from relevance and running backs who would need several unlikely things to fall into place. Advertisement It also contains Dart, whom I am ranking mostly as a courtesy to Giants fans, but also because he has a rushing element to his game. Just to be completely transparent, I don't think I'd draft him outside Superflex leagues. You can still fool me in a thousand different ways in fantasy, but, sorry, I will no longer be tricked by Lane Kiffin quarterbacks. If Dart manages to break out in 2026, he's gonna be someone else's success story. This truly feels like the wrong season to have an immediate need at quarterback in your dynasty league. Ward can clearly help, and Milroe's ceiling certainly might be worth the wait, but every other name on the board seems like a bad idea in its own unique way. As expected, running back is the position with the shiniest object and all the depth.
