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Dynamo Dynasty 2025 Rookie Draft Grades

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Another year and another rookie draft is in the books.  Thank you all for making this league so exciting and fun.  I’m grateful to be a part of it.  Now, let’s take a look at how I see each of you did.  I’ll be emptying most of my brain in these grades so you’ll know exactly how I feel about many of these rookies.  I’ve been open and honest about my usage of Establish the Run draft kit and Late Round QB Prospect Guide.  I don’t follow them, but I use them to help me be better informed to make my own decisions.  I take ownership of my decisions and I realize life isn’t that serious, so I try not to stress even if some of those decisions blow up in my face.  (Alexander Mattison in Round 5 of a startup draft, trading up in the 2nd for Blake Corum, etc.).  If you are offended by these words then ignore them.  It doesn’t matter what I think about YOUR team.  It’s YOURS.  I’ll be doing them in original draft order, so if picks look out of place that’s why.  I hope you enjoy. 

 

1.Dan 

   Dan traded his 1.01 pick and Chris Olave to Wesley for Justin Jefferson and Michael Penix.  Dan’s QBs are old so this is a great trade for him.  It also opened him up with the 2.01 pick to not need to take Cam Ward.  The trade wind up being Jeanty/Olave for JJ/Penix AND flexibility at 2.01.   

   With that 2.01 pick Dan selected… CAM SCATTEBO!  I think coaches are going to love this kid.  Grinder.  Doesn’t know when to quit-type of runner.  Carried two teams on his back.  Got better every year.  He was the 2nd running back in the 4th round taken and the 8th running back taken overall.  I like Scattebo.  People will knock his speed and I get that.  He doesn’t have that breakaway speed like some backs do.  But he is quick and fast around the line of scrimmage.  And that can be enough.  Him and Tracy will most likely be a duo together for the next couple years but if you are at the goal line you’re using Scattebo.  He’s got great hands too.  Late Round QB has a 79.8 prospect score on him with comps to Kareem Hunt, Zach Moss, and KeShawn Vaughn.  I will say this though.  I was surprised that Dan passed on Matthew Golden.  Golden was taken in the 1st round of the NFL draft by the Packers, a team that hadn’t drafted a WR in the first round since Javon Walker in 2002.  That’s a long ass time.  Scattebo was the 2nd RB taken in the 4th round.  A 4th round RB vs a 1st round WR.  I couldn’t pull that trigger.  But I get Dan wanting to secure a RB from this awesome draft class.  Plus Packers WRs are a clusterfuck and Dan is very strong at WR post-JJ trade.  Establish the Run has Matthew Golden as their #6 PLAYER in this entire draft class.  Over Egbuka, Over RJ Harvey, Over Kaleb Johnson, Over Judkins, and Over Both TE prospects.  They are extremely bullish on Golden.  I’m not that high on him, but it’s interesting to point out.     

   Dan also had 2.06.  He took Tre Harris.  I like Tre Harris a lot.  LRQB Prospect Score: 80.9 comps to Cedric Tillman, the WR Dan traded away last year in a package deal to Brad for Tee Higgins.  His main competition will be aging Mike Williams and Quentin Johnston entering his 3rd year.  QJ had a MUCH better Year 2 than Year 1.  Can he keep improving?  Can he have a third year breakout?  I like Harris’s chances to overcome Mike Williams.  If not Week 1 then at some point throughout the season.  Ladd McConkey is going to remain the WR1, but Harris should be able to take over WR3 duties and be an added handcuff if Williams and/or QJ goes down to injury.  Love the talent.  Great contested catch player.  Solid pick.   

   At 3.09 he took a flier on Jalen Milroe.  I like the pick.  Milroe was so talented and had flashes of greatness.  If he fixes his consistency and/or gets an opportunity in the event Darnold goes down to injury, look out.  Has that incredible rushing ability like Jalen Hurts.  I was expecting him to go Jarquez Hunter to get a potential Kyren backup but I don’t hate the pick due to the upside of Milroe.  

   Dans late picks included 4.6 Kyle Monangai, 4.8  Isaac TeSlaa. It’s crazy that a 3rd round WR fell to the back side of round 4 in our rookie draft.  TeSlaa has a prospect score of 72.1 which is great value at 4.08.  Amon-Ra is coming off surgery and Jameson Williams is eying a breakout.  He could carve out a role.  Monangai has a chance to compete with Swift for Chicago running shares unless they add a veteran like Nick Chubb or JK Dobbins.  Or trade for a RB as a few rumors have suggested could happen.   

 

Draft Grade:  A.  Acquiring JJ for 1.01 and Olave tips the scales on this one.  I do think 2.01 was not the right choice, but 2.06 made up for it in value.  If you take out the JJ trade and look at only picks it was more of a B- for me.  But JJ is JJ.   

 

2. Wesley 

   Wesley came in hot.  Trading away Kenny Walker and Justin Jefferson.  Acquiring 1.01 when he had 1.02.  With those picks he selects Omarion Hampton and Ashton Jeanty.  According to LateRoundQB Jeanty has a prospect score of 99.7.  The only RB in history to beat that score was CMC.  Hampton was no slouch either.  He came in at a 98.2 prospect score.  His model looks at Breakout score, best-season reception share, weight, speed score, teammate score, age, and draft capital.  He comps Jeanty to Mark Ingram, D’Andre Swift, and Jonathan Taylor.  He comps Hampton to Todd Gurley (my comp for him), Ezekiel Elliot, and Rashaad Penny (what might have been, le sigh).  Now according to Establish the Run there aren’t any running backs that correlate to Jeanty enough to be comped to him.  The closest was Bijan, Kenneth Walker, Javonte Williams, and Todd Gurley.  But let’s be real.  He’s the truth.  Raiders are going to give him so many touches he should be a Top 5 Fantasy RB in Year 1.  I’d be shocked if he wasn’t.  

   With Hampton, Establish the Run saw more correlated comps including Najee Harris and Breece Hall.  He’s probably somewhere in between.  But in the Greg Roman offense he should be a great fantasy asset.  But don’t be surprised if Najee gets a decent chunk of work because he is a professional running back.  Also, you need to mentally prepare yourself now for when Roman throws in Hassan Haskins for no reason whatsoever to dive over the pile from the 1 yard line.  But great pick and I like it even more for his Year 2.  Another thing I like about this pick is the strategy.  By going RB-RB you allowed yourself to take best player available at 2.02.   

   With that 2.02 Wesley went Jayden Higgins.  Stud drafted at the 2.02 in the NFL draft AND the 2.02 in the Dynamo Rookie Draft.  Crazy.  His top comp is Nico Collins.  Many call him a Nico Collins clone.  Well Nico Collins is a great WR, why isn’t Higgins higher on draft boards?  Because he happens to be on the same team as… Nico Collins.  He should start as the WR2 right away due to Diggs being gone and Tank Dell being dead.  Reports are coming out about Stroud struggling through a shoulder issue, but it’s early summer so no need to panic yet on that.   

   Wesley traded back into the 2nd.  Shipping Isaac Guerendo, 3.02, and a 2026 3rd for pick 2.08.  He used that pick to select Mason Taylor, LSU TE on the Jets.  I liked Taylor at LSU.  It just felt good when he caught the ball.  I think the price for him was pretty steep, but I understand you trying to go up and get your guy.  LRQB gave him a prospect score of 72.33, so they weren’t as bullish on him as other rankers.  ETR also didn’t have him high, instead ranking him as the TE6 of this draft class.  So I like the aggressiveness to get your guy, but don’t necessarily agree with your guy being your guy.  Fields likes TE’s, but the team will most likely be heavily run-first.  But hey, anything can happen.  He should be target #2 behind Garret Wilson, and that’s not nothing.  

   Wesley kept wheeling and dealing and wind up with Pat Bryant at 3.06, Konata Mumpfield at 5.02 and Jacory Croskey-Merritt at 5.11.  Bryant is graded out as a 73.2 prospect score with comps to Javon Baker, the hyped up NE WR that didn’t do jack shit last year.  Mumpfield is a throw away pick, but I liked the upside of Croskey-Merritt.  Brian Robinson is entering a contract year and Austin Ekeler is almost aged out.   

 

Draft Grade: B.  Trading away JJ is rough man.  It’s like trading away Randy Moss.  He’s had shitty QBs before and still smashed so I’m not worried about JJ McCarthy.  With that said.  Jeanty is a Top 5 Dynasty RB right from the gate.  He is a Top 5 RB this season if healthy.  Olave is still young and very talented.  #1 WR on a team that could be bad and need to throw a lot.  Kellen Moore offenses typically do well for #1 WRs.  The Kenneth Walker trade hurt me, but that had more to do with next years draft not this draft.  Jeanty-Hampton-Higgins-Taylor is a great haul from this draft class, so I can’t knock you too bad.   

 

3. Andy 

Andy has been talking about Quishon Judkins since last year.  He was his guy.  I don’t think landing spot mattered for Andy.  Judkins received a LTQB Prospect score of 93.4 with comps of Melvin Gordon.  He should plug in immediately into the Browns vacated Nick Chubb role.  A role of first and second down and red zone running back.  They may use Sampson or Ford in 2 minute drills and/or hurry up offenses, but Judkins will get first crack on most drives I’d imagine.  Performances in college that stood out to Andy were against LSU when he was at Ole Miss.  And other performances that highlighted his epic stiff arm ability.  One of his top comped players according to establish the run was Will Shipley believe it or not.  But also Breece Hall and Clyde Edwards-Helaire.  With that being said they also mentioned this stat: 

List of freshmen to run for 1,400 yards and 5.5 YPC in a Power 4 conference since 2000: 

Jonathan Taylor 

Adrian Peterson 

Samaje Perine 

Ryan Williams 

Nick Chubb 

LaMichael James 

Javion Hawkins 

Sean Tucker 

Tyreel Sutton 

JK Dobbins.   

Some huge hits there.  Andy did not have a 2nd round pick due to his trade with Adam last season to acquire Sam Darnold.   

   At 3.03 Andy selected DJ Giddens. JTs new handcuff.  His prospect score isn’t great at a 67.0 but his comps aren’t terrible.  Tevin Coleman, Cam Akers, Marlon Mack.  All these backs seemed to stay in the NFL longer than one would think.  Hell Andy still had Cam Akers rostered. He had a couple random RB2 finishes in random weeks last season.  JT has missed 16 games the last 3 seasons, worth stashing the handcuff in my opinion.  Giddens just needs to get past Khalil Herbert on the depth chart first.   

   At 4.03 Andy selected Tyler Shough.  Incredible value and love the fit for Andy.  Herbert and Darnold are starters but Shough gives Andy some breathing room knowing Darnold has Jalen Milroe breathing down his neck.  JO went Sanders a pick before, a QB that is 4th on the depth chart which allowed Andy to take Shough who might be QB1 to start the season.  Great, great value for my brother and he gets the potential Shough-Kamara stack.   

   Got Will Howard late since Rodgers is probably a one and done and Mason Rudolph isn’t a starter.   

 

Draft Grade: C.  I respect Andy getting his guy.  I had Judkins ranked behind the two wideouts and maybe Treyveon Henderson, but I respect you going to get your guy.  Andy did it with Gibbs in the startup draft.  Last season he took Marvin Harrison Jr. He’s building a very competitive team by getting a little better each year.  His main need heading into the draft was RB behind Kamara and depth at QB.  He solved both issues.  Solid.   

 

4. Ollie. 

I was shocked when Ollie selected Luther Burden.  I could have sworn he was going Tuten with this pick due to him already having Etienne and Tank Bigsby.  This would have locked down the Jacksonville backfield in a Liam Coen offense.  But I also understand that both were pretty much unusable last year.  So one way to break the cycle is to avoid the same situation this year.  Plus let’s be real.  Luther Burden was too good a value not to draft here.  Several pundits had him as their #1 WR in this draft class.  Over Tet and over Hunter.  I am not one of those pundits, but a slip to 2.04 is just silly.  Should take over the slot role for Ben Johnson.  Has a chance to be special and hopefully the drop into the 2nd round of the draft gives him motivation to prove others wrong. LRQB thinks you got a steal as they gave Burden a prospect score of 95.2.  (For perspective Tet was 96.0 and Egbuka was 95.8).  They comped him to DJ Moore, Brandon Aiyuk and Jarvis Landry.  That would be pretty sweet eh?  

   Ollie didn’t pick again until Round 4 where he selected Jalen Royals.  Then he snagged Xavier Restrepo in Round 5.  Royals had a draft prospect score of 56.9 and Restrepo was 17.3 mainly because he wasn’t drafted.  But he has rapport with Cam Ward already and with aging wideouts there he very well could make the team.  Royals top comp was… Rashee Rice.   

 

Draft Grade: A.  For only having three picks I thought Ollie maximized it.  He upgraded his WR room with one stud and two fliers that could work out.  Luther Burden at 2.04 could be an incredible steal.   

 

5. Colton 

   Colton was wheeling and dealing in 2024 and wind up with 3 1sts in 2025 and 2 1sts in 2026.  Rich with picks.  He selected Trevyeon Henderson at 1.05, stud RB out of Ohio State.  At this state of the draft he had the 5th pick, Mike B had the 6th pick, and then Colton had Picks 7 and 8.  So he had a choice to make.  Take Tet McMillian and let Mike Bellocq take Trevyeon Henderson and then have to choose between Harvey/Kaleb Johnson to pair with his TE OR take Trevyeon Henderson and let Mike Bellocq take Tet McMillian and then take Egbuka and a tight end.  He made his choice.  Colt took Henderson, Mike B took Tet.  Henderson received a prospect score of 94.1 with comps to David Wilson, James Cook, and JK Dobbins according to LRQB.  Everything I’ve heard is about how amazing he is in pass protection.  He should take 2 minute drills and hurry up offense right away and take over the backfield entirely by midseason.  There’s a chance Rhamondre takes the goal line work and eats in to some of the Vrabel ground and pound pie, but he’s a great player.  He would have been the top RB taken in 2024 but instead he went back to Ohio State and helped them win a championship.  He’ll be Drake Maye’s protector and dump off valve.  It’s a great pick for Colt.  I think he’s a bit safer than Tet and also secures a Top RB for Colt in this “RB Draft”.   

   With his next selection at 1.07 Colt took RJ Harvey.  An older rookie, but hand picked by Sean Payton.  Javonte is in Dallas.  Jaleel McLaughlin had a lil pop but isn’t going to handle a large workload. Estime is still a project.  LRQB has him with an 84.2 prospect score most likely lessened by his age.  Two of the three comps were unknowns but an intriguing one was Chase Brown.  A Chase Brown in a Sean Payton offense?  That’s sexy.  I had Kaleb ranked higher but I see the potential and respect the choice.   

   Colt then took Tyler Warren at 1.08. LOVE this pick.  I honestly considered him at 4 once I made my decision on Tet.  Hunter was just too tempting to pass up.  NFL.com has him ranked as a higher prospect than Bowers, which is insane.  LRQB has him as a 91.82 prospect score and had Loveland higher more likely due to age.   Establish The Run was also not happy with the landing spot, but they figured if the offense flounders this season a new regime will come in and possibly draft or sign a better QB situation.  Assuming Richardson and/or Daniel Jones doesn’t work out.   

   You should be excited about this selection Colt.  Just watch the play against Maryland at the 7:34 mark: 

Tyler Warren | 2024 Highlights 

Early in the 2nd Quarter Against Maryland.  The QB takes the snap.  Warren stays with his block, giving the Qb a chance to step up.  He runs behind QB.  QB tosses it back to Warren.   Snapped at the 48 yard line, by the time the QB pitches it back to Warren he catches it at the 40.  Then he stiff arms one defender at the 45, hurdles a defender at the 47. Breaks another tackle at the opposite 40.  Sprints down the sideline and gets tackled at the 21 yard line for an official 31 yard rush, that he ran for 39 yards.   Breaking 3 tackles after blocking the DE enough to give QB a chance to escape.  You drafted a Kittle.  A Manimal.  Let’s hope Colts can unleash his potential.  Dudes a BEAST.   

   Colt took Jordan James at 3.02.  CMC was hurt most of last year.  Guerendo was banged up.  Not a bad flier to have 3rd stringer for the Niners offense.  He’s a short back, a little Jaylen Warren to his game.  LRQB had a 61.4 grade on him.  But think Niners offense elevates that a bit.   

   Late rounds Colt took Tai Felton and Brashard Smith.  Smith was a 55.4 and Felton was a 66.4.  Felton will most likely be 4th target on Vikings and Smith will be a change of pace back behind Pacheco and Hunt in KC.   

 

Draft Grade: A.  I liked Tet over Henderson and Kaleb over Harvey, but to each their own.  You got Treyveon Henderson, RJ Harvey, Jordan James, and Brashard Smith.  Four running backs in an incredible RB class.  Epic.  KTC had you move from worst running back group in the league to 7th, up five spots.  Which is great.  You also got an amazing Tight End who I love and will be a matchup nightmare for.  Plug and play starter at TE.  Great job Colt.     

 

6. JO 

Justin Overman inherited a mess.  We should all be very appreciative he was willing to step into a difficult situation and take over a failed roster to try and turn it around.  JO is new to dynasty, but he showed the commitment required by making his picks even while participating in a 610 Stomper Bar Crawl in New Orleans.  Respect brother.  He started off strong with pick 1.11 getting Emeka Egbuka.  In my opinion this was the safest pick in the whole draft.  I LOVE Egbuka as a prospect and I love his fit in Tampa.  With Godwin coming back from a devastating injury that presents a lot of unknowns you get an Ohio State beast cut from the same cloths as Marvin Harrison Jr, Chris Olave, JSN, Garret Wilson, etc.  He is so freaking good too.  His LRQB prospect score was a 95.8!  Which was the 5th highest in the entire draft class.  His top comp was Chris Godwin.  Establish the Run has him as their 8th best rookie in this class with comps to Rashee Rice, Michael Thomas, and Brandon Auyik.  The only knock on him is that he is behind Evans and Godwin.  But they aren’t spring chickens.  And Tampa throws a lot.  Love this pick. 

   In the 2nd round JO was given a gift from the God’s.  Somehow Matthew Golden fell to him at 2.03.  That’s because the two picks before them were a 4th round running back and a 2nd round wide receiver.  Golden was taken by the Packers at pick #22, their first WR taken in the first round since 2002.  That WR room is wide open.  His prospect score was an 88.7 according to LRQB with comps to Ladd McConkey and Curtis Samuel.  Establish the Run LOVES this guy though.  They have him as their 6th highest player in the draft class.  Two first round WRs to upgrade your dynasty roster is a great start.   

   JO Made more good moves with Dylan Sampson with the 3.01 and Jaxson Dart with 3.04.  Sampson was my favorite running back prior to the draft and I was eyeing him for my pick 2.05.  But once he was drafted by the Browns after they had already selected Quinshon Judkins I dropped him down my rankings.  He’s got some Blake Corum and Devonta Freeman to his game.  Prospect score was a 69.9, dropping due to where he was taken in the draft.  Dart was a great pick.  Need a backup to Jayden Daniels.  He should take over at some point over Russ Wilson and Jameis Winston.     

   At 4.01 you took Trevor Etienne who joins a crowded Panthers backfield.  But his prospect score was actually higher than Sampsons at a 78.8!  Showing you got great value here.  He’ll compete with Chuba Hubbard and Rico Dowdle in Year 1.  The Sanders pick at 4.02 was a funny flier pick.  At 4.05 you traded the pick to me and got Jaleel McLaughlin.  JK Dobbins went to Denver for a visit, but he didn’t sign.  If Broncos stick with Harvey, Estime, and McLaughlin he could have some handcuff value and keep his change of pace role going.  He’s had some periods of pop.  Nice flier on Damien Martinez in the 5th round.  He got drafted by the Seahawks where Kenneth Walker is entering a contract year.   

 

Draft Grade: A.  You did great JO!  You did great!  Egbuka-Golden-Sampson-Etienne-Dart are some great building blocks to your new dynasty team!  I didn’t care of the Sanders pick, but loved all the other ones.  And who knows?  Maybe Sanders does work out after all that draft drama.  That would be sweet eh?    

 

7. Mike Dickinson 

   Dickinson pushed his chips all in last season and came up short in the playoffs.  This led to him only having a 2nd and a 3rd.  Then he traded away Stefon Diggs for 2.08.  With 2.07 he snagged Kyle Williams.  Not a bad dart throw.  Someone has to catch passes for New England.  It can’t continue to be Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper for God’s sake.  Williams had a prospect score of 76.6.  He’s been getting hyped up a lot, but I didn’t have him as high.  I remember last season when people were talking up Polk and Javon Baker only to have them both suck and not be able to pass up Demario Douglas.  Plus they are going to run the ball.  A lot.  I liked Bech more personally, but we’ll see what happens.   

   With 2.08 Dickinson got tremendous value, trading it away to Wesley for Isaac Guerendo, 2026 3rd and 3.02.  THEN he traded with me and shipped 3.02 for 3.07 and a 2026 4th.  So for 2.08 he got Guerendo, 3.07, 2026 3rd and 2026 4th.  According to KTC Trade Calculator he got 10,199 points of value while losing 6,406 points.  A 37% value in return.  Brilliant!  Then he used 3.07 to select Ollie Gordon.  Gordon has a prospect score of 63.4 but some nice comps like James Conner and Rhamondre Stevenson.  He is not a burner, but he adds an element the Dolphins don’t have.  A sledge hammer.  While all the fast Achanes, Wrights, Waddles and Tyreeks are running around they finally have someone they can just run up the middle to tire out the defense a little bit.  I like a few guys better here, but since he has Achane I don’t hate the pick for him.   

   Dickinson got Woody Marks at 3.12, which was great value.  Woody is a pass catching specialist who joins a beatable group of Running Backs other than starter Joe Mixon.  Mixon is getting older though, so having his handcuff is a valuable thing.  His prospect score was higher than Gordons with a 73.6. At 5.7 Dickinson chose Riley Leonard which I take as more of a trolling job towards me who has Anthony Richardson and not a legitimate dynasty stash.   

 

Draft Grade: B-.  He did great with trades, but not with picks in my mind.  But he was looking to upgrade his RB depth and I think he succeeded.  Isaac G, Ollie Gordon, and Woody Marks helps a lot.  Kyle Williams could workout but I’m doubtful.  Leonard is a throw away, but acquiring a 3rd and 4th for next year was nice, raising his grade a bit.   

 

8. Brad 

Brad shocked the free world.  He had Ollie’s pick from last years blockbuster where he sent Mahomes, Addison, and a 2nd to Ollie for Dak, JT, and a 1st.  Due to some terrible luck for Ollie (or luck for Brad) Ollie missed the playoffs and secured Brad with a Top 5 pick.  It happens.  With that pick Brad saw 3 straight RBs off the board.  Initially my pick was Tet McMillian.  Establish the Run has Tet as their #2 rookie over Omarion Hampton.  LateRoundQB has Hunter edging him out prospect score wise 97.1 to 96.0.  Both had higher scores than other players on the board and I felt like my roster allowed for me to draft Best Player Available (BPA).  So what made me decide Hunter over Tet?  Lots of things.  Tet McMillian’s comps were Tee Higgins, Courtland Sutton, Drake London, Mike Williams and even Marvin Harrison Jr.  But also DeVante Parker, JJ Arcega-Whiteside, Quentin Johnston, N’Keal Harry.  A few people comped him to Mike Evans, but Mike Evans has 38″ arms whereas the rest of that entire list is more like 31-34 inch arms.  Evans is a unicorn mixed with Mr. Fantastic and McMillian isn’t Evans.  So which one is it?   

   I began analyzing film and it was tough.  He was on a terrible team.  Arizona went 4-8 and his Qb sucked.  He also got double or triple covered a bunch after his blow up Week 1 game against a High School team where he went for 300 yards.  The 8 drops were concerning but debatable, because again some of the throws were very bad.  Establish the Run is convinced he is Drake London and will play the power slot role that elevated London to a Top 5 Fantasy WR in 2024.  I was not convinced.  Panthers have Tet, Jalen Coker, Adam Thielen, Hunter Renfrow, Jimmy Horn Jr. And Xavier Legette.  Theilen, Renfrow, and Horn’s are slot type WRs.  Legette is an outside WR.  Or at least that’s how they were forced to use him last year.  Tet was mainly an outside big bodied X receiver, but did play some slot and did well there in college.  Panthers also spread the ball around.  Now that could have been because they didn’t have a talent of Tet’s caliber on their roster.  Do they use Tet outside to free up Legette inside?  I don’t know. 

   For me he was more Courtland Sutton.  That was my comp.  Sutton has been in the league 7 seasons and has exactly 0 WR1 (Top 12) PPR Seasons.  His best one was last season after I traded him away and he finished as WR#15.  I traded away Tee Higgins and Courtland Sutton last season, am I really going to draft another one?  Well what is the alternative?  I started looking into Travis Hunter.   

   Now the first major concern would be: I already have BTJ, is drafting Travis Hunter retarded?  I did an analysis looking at WR1/WR2s on the same team.  I started looking at the big WR duos in the league: 

AJB/Devonta Smith 

JJ/Jordan Addison 

Chase/Tee Higgins 

Amon-Ra St. Brown/Jameson Williams 

Mike Evans/Chris Godwin 

DK Metcalf/JSN and then JSN/DK Metcalf 

Tyreek Hill/Jaylen Waddle 

Garret Wilson/Davante Adams 

   You get the picture.  My question was: does having two WRs on the same team limit my ceiling, the average, and/or the floor of the WR combo?  And the results were… interesting.  You would think it would impact ceiling the most.  But that isn’t what I found.  For example, would it have been better to have AJB/Devonta Smith stack versus AJB/Addison or AJB/JSN in 2024?    

   Out of the 17 weeks last year AJB and Smith were both healthy in 11 of them.  In those 11 weeks AJB/Smith were the best combination 3 times (outscoring AJB paired with another teams’ WR2).  They were the worst combo 4 times.  AJB/Addison was the best combination 1 time and the worst combination twice.  So is pairing AJB with Smith instead of Addison hurting the combination’s ceiling?  No.  But here is where we get into the subjective. 

Smith is better than Addison.  Okay.  Let’s look at another example.   

JJ/Addison vs. JJ/Smith? 

JJ/Smith averaged 1.332 more points per game than JJ/Addison.  Slightly better to have Smith. 

Out of the 17 weeks last year JJ and Addison were both healthy in 13 of them.  In those 13 weeks JJ/Addison were the best combination 3 times.  JJ/Smith were the best combination 3 times.  JJ/JSN were the best 4 times, but again you can argue JSN became the WR1 on the Seahawks midseason.  JJ/Addison were the worst duo 3 times.  JJ/Smith were the worst duo 4 times.  So the ceilings didn’t really get impacted.  The floor and the averages did.  Logically this makes sense.  If the team is shut out, both WR’s score low and you probably lose the week.  BUT.  If they are in a shootout.  Both WRs could pop off and win you the week.  So it introduces some volatility, but can actually raise the ceiling depending on the situation.  Successful example would be Chase/Higgins, but Chase is Chase, so he should be viewed as an outlier.  Tyreek/Waddle was a shitshow and represents the worst case scenario of having two WRs on the same team.  But if you look at the non outliers it isn’t all that bad.  Imagine having JJ and Addison in Week 14 last year when they combined for 71.5 points!  Or averages 43+ points per game like Chase/Higgins did last year!  I could live with the risk, but I had to look further.   

   Then I had to look at Liam Coen’s Offensive philosophy.  I had to look at Travis Hunter as a WR prospect.  (I ignored IDP TD for the most part).  Evans and Godwin were smashing for Tampa last year.   

   They both got hurt in Week 7.  But before that they combined for 31.9+ points in 5/6 games.  They even had 40+ in 2 games.  Coen moves WRs around.  BTJ will play some slot, Travis Hunter will play some slot.  And both of them are capable of making amazing plays.  Coen’s system is a good one.  And I’m convinced the Jaguars don’t trade 2 1sts and more to acquire a player and not play him on every single high value play in the football game.  Redzone, 2-minute drills, hurry-up offenses.  He’s BTJ level and they have a ton of vacated targets due to losing Gabe Davis(42), Christian Kirk(47), and Evan Engram(64).   

   In conclusion, I was good with WR1/WR2 on same team situation.  I was good on offensive system.  Only question that remained was… is Travis Hunter really that good?  The film was an resounding yes.  He wasn’t just the most athletic player, he was the most intelligent.  The final nail in the coffin was the same term I heard over and over again.  5 different profilers referred to him as “a unicorn”.  I could sleep knowing I missed on Tet McMillian if he turns into Drake London.  I couldn’t sleep knowing I passed on one of the potential greatest football players that has ever lived.  Because that is within Hunter’s range of outcomes.  Playing CB adds snaps which adds probabilities that he could be injured.  Other risk is if Tet becomes WR1 unlike Sutton and more like London.  I’m okay with that risk.  One more stat that stood out to me.  Average Yards of Separation Created.  Tet= 2.8 Yards (20th percentile).  Hunter= 5.9 Yards (91% percentile).  5.9 yards of separation!     

   Enough on my first pick.  At 2.05 I narrowly missed out on Luther Burden!  Who went to Ollie at 2.04 for an insane value.  Instead I decided to take a RB in this incredibly deep RB class.  Insert Bhaysul Tuten who went at pick 4.02 and one pick ahead of Cam Scattebo to the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Jaguars back to back?!?!  I’m not bullish on the Jags but I am bullish on Liam Coen.  He did some incredible work in Tampa.  It seems like everyone he coached elevated.  Tuten is a speedster.  My favorite play from him came against Miami.  Middle of the field, Miami loaded the box to stop a 3rd and short.  Big mistake.  Tuten breaks a tackle and takes it to the house 55 yards.  His prospect score came in at an 84.9 ahead of RJ Harvey.  But I’m realistic. The only reason was due to age. Tuten is 23 years old and Harvey is 24 years old.  One of Tuten’s top comps was Kenneth Walker.  Which obviously caught my attention.  Wasn’t planning on going all in on the Jaguars, but needed to slake my 2025 RB class lust.  

   In round 3 I traded up with Mike Dickinson.  Sending a 2026 4th to him to move up 5 spots and snag Terrance “Turd” Ferguson.  What can I say?  I like TE’s named Ferguson.  LRQB was very high on him and that’s why I moved up to get him.  His prospect score was an 88.1, but interesting enough he had him in the same tier as Warren and Loveland!  That I don’t believe, but I like the sound of it.  I don’t see him being relevant much this season with Higbee and Adams there, but 2026 and beyond he could be the TE1 I’ve been missing.  (One can only hope).  

   I traded back into round 4 by shipping Jaleel McLaughlin to JO for 4.05.  I selected Jarquez Hunter.  Mainly due to his last name, but also because Rams RBs are fantasy gold mines.  If Kyren gets hurt I have the handcuff secured by having both Corum and Hunter.  Or at least that’s the plan.   

 

Draft Grade: C-.  Drafting two Jags when I already have one.  Drafting two Rams when Stafford is almost retired.  Plus taking Travis Hunter (BIG RISK) with a Top 4 pick and Tuten, a third string RB.  This was a lot riskier draft than usual for myself.  It could work out great or it could blow up spectacularly in my face.  Can’t wait to find out which it is!      

 

9. Oscar 

Oscar’s beloved Tyler Warren was yanked by Colt one pick before Oscar was up, so he had to pivot.  With concerns at RB behind Josh Jacobs and Bucky Irving (Pacheco/Hunt situation, Najee sharing with Hampton, Estime having Harvey get drafted) he wanted to get that third option for the long season.  Insert Kaleb Johnson.  Carried the Iowa Hawkeyes on his back.  He came in as an 86.5 prospect score from LRQB with comps to… wait for it.. Le’Veon Bell and James Conner.  He wore black and yellow in college, it was like it was meant to be.  ETR has his top comp as Zach Charbonnet.  They have him ranked as RB16 in Dynasty right next to… Josh Jacobs.  An argument could be made for taking Loveland here, but I understand the allure of the sexy RBs in this draft. 

   At 2.09 Oscar took Devin Neal.  This was a bit of a reach for me.  You had Bech, Blue, Terrance Ferguson available.  Neal’s prospect score is a 65 with comps to Bishop Sankey.  Now he was productive as hell at Kansas and Kamara is getting up there in years.  But the Saints could be terrible.  Kamara’s contract locks him in for next two seasons with no out.  And Kendre Miller is still there.  Prospects with scores of 88.1 and 80 were still out there.  Didn’t care for this pick.   

   At 3.05 you selected Harold Fannin.  Love this pick.  Extremely productive Tight End enters a Browns team where David Njoku enters the last year of his contract.  Fannin had an 84.3 prospect score.  Higher than Mason Taylor.  Oscar then shipped out 3.06 to Wesley (after repeatedly denying me for the pick) and also shipped out 3.09 to Dan.   

   He also got great value late selecting Elijah Arroyo at 4.9 and Dillon Gabriel at 5.9.  Arroyo and Fannin give Oscar a couple young TEs to replace his aging starters.  Here’s what I’ll have to say about Gabriel.  Jeanty, Hunter, Gabriel, and Sanders were all at the Heisman Award Ceremony.  Sanders was there supporting Hunter, his teammate.  Gabriel was there because he was a finalist.  Take with that what you will.   

 

Draft Grade: B+.  Loved the pick of Kaleb Johnson and the trades in the third.  Loved the two TE’s which was a team need.  Only thing that knocked it down was selecting Devin Neal too early in my opinion.  Strong draft.   

  

10. Mike Bellocq 

Mike’s been wheeling and dealing for months.  It all fell into place. He had the 6th pick.  Brad takes Hunter maybe somewhat unexpectedly.  Colt takes Henderson.  That left Tet McMillian to fall into Mikes lap.  I already went into detail about Tet in my portion.  But Establish the Run had him ranked above Omarion Hampton as their #2 overall rookie dynasty player.  They see him as an immediate alpha.  I didn’t see what they saw, but still an exceptionally highly producing prospect and guess what?  I’m wrong.  A LOT.  But even if he doesn’t become a London or Evans, Tee Higgins is a WR1 in FPPG, Sutton is on the up and finished WR15 last season once Bo Nix came in.  These big handed, tall, jump ball specialists tend to stay in the league for a long time due to their ability to stretch defenses and are consistently targeted in the red zone.  Mike will be hoping for Young to take the “F -IT T-Mac down there somewhere approach” to maximize his return on investment.   

   In the 2nd Round Mike had pick 2.10. He attempted to trade back but wind up staying put and selecting Bech.  I really like Bech as a prospect.  And the Raiders are on the up and up.  Geno Smith is an upgrade, Jeanty is going to smash, Bowers, Meyers.  I can see Bech carving out a role for himself immediately.  He plays with heart, he’s a former LSU Tiger, what’s not to love?  His prospect score came in at a 79.2 but I’m bullish and I love the pick.   

   Mike decides to go WR-WR in a “RB Draft”.  Mike is #1 in WR according to KeepTradeCut Dynasty League Power Rankings.  His decisions point to strengthening a strength via best player available draft strategy, but it was his trading with newcomer members Wes and JO that allowed him to lean into that strategy.  Prior to the draft shipping his 2026 1st and 3rd for Kenneth Walker and a 2026 2nd. (I’ve already said my piece).  And then sending Rhamondre Stevenson and a 4th to JO for Zach Charbonnet.   Locking down the Seahawks backfield.   I’ve stated previously that they brought in Kubiak as OC.  Signed two full backs.  Drafted a lineman in the first round and a tight end in the second round.  Spoiler alert.  THEY PLAN TO RUN THE ROCK.  It’s not what people say, it’s what people do.  Actions > Words.  

 

Draft Grade: B+. Not getting a RB in this draft class and my assessment of Tet lowers this grade from an A to a B, but make no mistake.  Mike’s team is in contender category.   

 

11. Adam Bellocq  

Adam traded with his brother in the offseason and acquired Heisman trophy winner Devonta Smith and Pick 1.10 for Zay Flowers and Pick 1.06.  Mike scored Tet McMillian, the 8th overall pick in the NFL draft.  Adam scored Colston Loveland, the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft.  So Devonta Smith and Colston Loveland for Zay Flowers and Tet McMillian.  There were also a late pick swap be that’s de minimus.  ETR takes the Mike side and says it’s not even close, but they are very high on McMillian.  LRQB has Loveland as a 94.3 prospect score.  He has a chance to be what everybody thought Dalton Kincaid would be.  He’s got comps to Pat Freiermuth, David Njoku, and Michael Mayer.  I think it’s a great pick for Adams team.  Hockenson has a new QB, Kincaid hasn’t lived up to his hype.  Great pick.  Loveland should take the LaPorta role for Ben Johnson’s offense.  Cole Kmet is there but they can run some 12 personnel and be alright.  Plus Loveland, DJ Moore, Luther Burden, and Rome Odunze allow the Bears to move people around.  Loveland lined up in line, then pops out and runs a route from the slot.  I can see the vision, just need to see what the target percentage and Caleb Williams play looks like to see if this pick smashes.  

   Adam didn’t pick again until 3.11.  As you might remember he shipped a lot of picks to Dom in the Breece Hall deal last season.  With the 3.11 he selected Tory Horton.  And I have to be honest.  This is a player that I was unaware existed until Adam selected him.  His prospect score is a 55.8. He has a comp to Josh Reynolds and Dyami Brown, which isn’t nothing.  Now Seattle shipped out DK Metcalf and added Cooper Kupp and MVS.  But those are aging vets.  I like the dart throw.  I probably would’ve gone TeSlaa here but that’s because I own Tesla stock and a Tesla Model 3 and the name is cool.   

   At 4.07 Adam took a flier on Quinn Ewers since Tua is always hurt.  Probably a throw away pick, but don’t hate it. 

 

Draft Grade: D+.  Zay Flowers is worth more than Devonta Smith in some dynasty circles.  Now of course this is most likely due to age.  Smith is WR2 to AJB on a team that was run heavy last season.  Flowers is WR1 on a run-first team as well.  Moving back 4 picks was the difference between Tet McMillian and Colston Loveland.  Nothing wrong with Loveland.  I liked Warren better, but he wasn’t there.  Loveland is more of the Kyle Pitts, Dalton Kincaid style Tight End.  Those worry me a bit.  But Top 10 pick, Ben Johnson’s first pick as a Head Coach, there’s a ton of potential there.  He’s also young.  These are draft grades, you wind up with Loveland, Horton and Ewers, three players I wasn’t targeting in the draft at all.     

12. Cuz  

Our beloved Champion.  Coming up the rear just like he likes it.  He gets to close out the first round and he surprised me a bit by selecting Cam Ward.  Cuz already has Joe Burrow and Drake Maye rostered, but he elects to select another QB in Ward.  Ward was the #1 Overall Pick.  His spiral is beautiful.  Qb values fluctuate in dynasty.  Sometimes there are 4 starters available as free agents/waivers and other times someone has to start Gardner Minshew or Joe Flacco for a week due to injuries and barren free agents available.  Cuz was able to sell high on Baker Mayfield to me last season once Dak got hurt and Richardson was benched.  He acquired a 2026 2nd and a 2025 3rd, which is great for an older vet.  I think this pick meant he sought dynasty value over roster need, which isn’t surprising coming off a championship run.  Roster was obviously good enough last year right? 

   At 2.11 Cuz took Jaydon Blue, rookie selected by the Cowboys.  His profile came in at a 74.5 with a top comp to Justice Hill.  The Cowboys backfield is one knee Javonte Williams, bust Miles Sanders, and Blue.  Absolutely worth a shot.  At very least he could be change of pace back with Williams or Sanders handling first and second downs. 

   At 2.12 Cuz took Jaylen Noel. Rookie taken by the Texans.  Texans are a bit of a mess eh?  Offensive line was completely rebuilt and I’m not sure if it was for the better or not.  Strouds shoulder is acting up.  They lost Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell.  Insert Christian Kirk, Jayden Higgins, and Noel. Noel has a prospect score of 76.8 with comps to Randall Cobb, Skyy Moore, and Duverny.  So slot guy.  With Kirk there he’ll most likely play behind Kirk and eventually take over the slot once they either move on from Kirk or if Kirk misses any time.  Not a bad pick at all.  

   In later picks Cuz took Elic Ayomanor at 3.08, Tahj Brooks at 4.10. Gunnar Helm at 5.01.   Solid selections.  

 

Draft Grade: B.  Solid draft.  I was a little surprised of Cam Ward pick.  Understand the dynasty player value angle, but with Tyreek, Hopkins, and Lockett entering their end of life in the NFL I think 1st round WR Matthew Golden should have been the pick here.  But hey.  If Ward turns into a Mahomes I’ll gladly admit I’m wrong and take my medicine.   

 

Here are the drafters in order of grade: 

Colt: A 

Ollie: A 

JO: A 

Dan: A 

Mike B: B+ 

Oscar: B+ 

Cuz: B 

Wesley: B 

Mike D: B- 

Andy: C 

Brad: C- 

Adam: D+ 

 

Overall nobody did terrible.  And I gave Adam a bad grade last season and then Bo Nix turned into Patrick Mahomes and I looked like a moron.  That’s all folks.  Looking to be another incredibly competitive season and I wish all of you the best of luck!  

 

-Fantasy Football Brad 

New Member Wesley Makes Head Scratching Trade, Makes Brad Rethink His Life

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Wesley, Who Art Thou?

Last week a blockbuster trade occurred in our Dynamo Dynasty League.  Yet in the group chat.  Silence?  Why?  I care to take a wager as to why.

Mike B trades Wesley 2026 1st, 2026 3rd.

Wesley trades Mike B Kenneth Walker III, 2026 2nd.

Seems simple enough.  Mike has been vying to get a stud RB to match his hellacious WR trio of Chase, Nico, and Puka.  He already has a Top 3 Fantasy QB in Lamar Jackson.  A Top 3 TE in Trey McBride.  His lone weakness has been RB1.  In comes a new member to the league and he trades Mike B an RB1.  But was it worth it?  Let’s dive in.

Mike B has been a contender in both Year 1 and Year 2.  Last season he won Points Leader.  His average draft position in rookie drafts is 1.09 (1.08+1.10/2).

Wesley took over for Ian.  The franchise hasn’t made the playoffs in either season.  Their average draft position in rookie drafts is 1.025 (1.03+1.02/2).  Kenneth Walker III was a prized possession for Ian.  Last year Ian was offered 2025 1st, 2026 1st and a young WR for Kenneth Walker and he DECLINED.  What did Ian see that Wesley did not?

Kenneth Walker III averaged 16.47 ppr points per game last season.  If he had played all season that would have been RB12 or an RB1 finish.  So RB1 in Points Per Game.  Now he did this behind one of the worst offensive lines in football.  Their starting center RETIRED midseason!  This offseason the Seahawks have been reimagining their identity.  They traded away DK Metcalf and Geno Smith.  They brought in Klint Kubiak as OC.  They signed Sam Darnold and drafted Jalen Milroe.  They acquired Cooper Kupp.  They also drafted Grey Zabel with the 18th overall pick.  They’ve also brought in Tight Ends, Fullbacks and a Tight End that is converting to Fullback.  They are sending a message by their actions that they are going to RUN THE ROCK.  Kubiak’s zone running scheme saw Alvin Kamara average 18.95 ppr points per game last season.

Now let’s dig deeper into the trade.  With Mike B’s average draft position being 1.09 and he just got better at RB1 and has Pick 1.06 still due to the Adam trade earlier this offseason.  There is no reason to think Mike will regress other than horrific luck/injuries.  For Wesley he has the average draft position of 1.02/1.03.  He just lost his RB1.  Montgomery is a solid RB2.  Javonte might win the Dallas RB job.  With 1.02 he could draft Omarion Hampton who looks to be a stud in the NFL.  But with Najee Harris there, uncertainty in Dallas, and Gibbs ascendence, KWIII was still Wesley’s RB1 heading into 2025.  Now in return for his RB1 he got back a 2026 1st from Mike B’s average draft position of 1.09.  And a 2026 3rd from Mike B’s average draft position of 3.09.  He also gave up his own average draft position 2.02/2.03 to Mike B.  Written another way the trade looks like this:

Wesley receives 2026 1.09, 2026 3.09

Mike B receives 2026 2.02 or 2.03, RB1 FPPG Kenneth Walker III

Now maybe I’m biased in my Kenneth Walker III assessment.  We are biased creatures after all.  So let’s take a look at some Dynasty Trade Calculators to see if my analysis of the trade is off.

Keep/Trade/Cut:

Kenneth Walker- 5705

2026 Mid 2nd– 3879

Value Adjustment- 1251

Total = 10,835

VS.

2026 Late 1st– 5257

2026 Late 3rd– 2316

Total= 7,573

KeepTradeCut says Mike B received 30% MORE VALUE than Wesley in this trade.  Keep in mind this is with Kenneth Walker’s value being down 1100 points due to his recent injury/recency bias.  Which means this could be even MORE lopsided of a trade if KWIII regains that value.

But yeah.  KTC is open to anyone.  What about some other trade calculators?

I subscribe to Establish the Run.  I’ve purchased and used their Pro Draft Kit since their company’s founding.  One of the tools they provide as part of the kit is a Dynasty Trade Calculator.

Kenneth Walker- 306

2026 2nd Round Pick- 87

Total= 393

VS.

2026 1st Round Pick- 252

2026 3rd Round Pick- 55

Total= 307

ETR says Mike B received 21.91% MORE VALUE than Wesley in this trade.

I then looked up FantasyPros and took a gander at their Trade Value Chart in Dynasty.

They rated a 2026 1st anywhere from 48-34 points.  A 2026 2nd anywhere from 17-24 points.  And a 2026 3rd anywhere from 5-9 points.  Where did they value Kenneth Walker III?  51 Points.

So…

Kenneth Walker- 51

2026 2nd 17-24

Total= 68-75

VS.

2026 1st– 34-48 Points

2026 3rd– 5-9 Points

Total= 39-57

A difference of 42.6% on the high end or a difference between 24% on the low end.  That says Mike B received 24-42.6% MORE VALUE than Wesley in the trade.

So what’s the big deal?  Why write this?  Why the silence in the group chat?

The silence was either due to 2 things:

1. People didn’t see the trade.  It’s the offseason, things are slow.  We have league members on honey moons, preparing for babies, or grinding at work.  But its SLOW.  They are trying to hype every rookie catch, every running back drill, and they are trying to make the schedule release sound like the offseason Super Bowl.

OR.

2.  We don’t know Wesley.  We don’t know what he’s like in real life.  How long he’s been playing fantasy football.  We don’t want to offend him and call him retarded or stupid for making this trade.  We aren’t close to him.  He’s a new member.  We are a welcoming league.  We welcome people with open arms.  We don’t want to call them out.  But this move is a head scratcher.  Mike B holds pick 1.06.  He just locked down a RB1.  He doesn’t need to use 1.06 on a RB now.  Tet McMillian or Travis Hunter could fall to him.  Because of this trade he can pull the trigger.  It simply makes a great team, better.

But hey.  Maybe I’m wrong.  Maybe KWIII has lower body issues that are going to keep recurring.  Maybe Zach Charbonnet or 7th round rookie Damien Martinez starts to steal more snaps.  There are a lot of unknowns in fantasy football.  This could be a great trade for Wesley.  But on the surface it looks really bad to this Fantasy Football player of 25 years.  It looks like he traded his RB1 to move up a few picks (2.02 or 2.03 to 1.09) in a bad draft class (I believe Arch Manning will be a 2027 rookie not a 2026 rookie).

Thank you for letting me get this off of my chest.  As far as Draft Grades go, I give Mike an A+++ for trades and an F for Morals.  For Wesley I give him a V.  Because this shit probably should have been vetoed due to the head scratching inequity.  But we only veto in cases of obvious collusion.  And this is not obvious collusion, so my joke is just that.  A joke.  We’ll see what happens.

With this trade it did make me realize that I spend too much time worrying about fantasy football.  It’s a fun hobby, but it reminded me that on the course of life worrying about players that will never know our names playing a game we have little control over seems silly.  It’s supposed to be a fun hobby.  But sometimes our competitive nature takes over and we build up cortisol for no reason.  I want everyone in this league to succeed.  I’m genuinely happy for Cuz and Oscar for winning their titles.  But this trade made me realize I need to take a step back from this hobby.  I’ll continue to participate but perhaps not in the manner in which I have before.  This is a Bradley decision.  I’m sure it’ll look like we added a new member (that I don’t know) to the league who immediately made a terrible trade that made the league worst.  But that’s just my internalization of it.  That’s my cross to bear.  I hope we have a great 2025 season and I hope the Dynamo league continues to be a great league for many seasons to come.

-Fantasy Football Brad

Dynamo Dynasty League 2024 Rookie Draft Grades

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Great draft this past weekend league.  I appreciate everyone being ready to roll come draft time.  Here are my grades.  As always I stipulate these are my opinions.  I probably missed stuff about your beloved draft picks.  I hope I don’t ruin the honeymoon/delusions of grandeur phase of your picks.  Just some of my thoughts.  Enjoy!

  1. Andy

1.1: Marvin Harrison Jr.

2.1: Xavier Legette

3.1: Will Shipley

5.1: Erick All

   Andy started his draft with the first wide receiver taken in the NFL draft. Then he took the last wide receiver taken in the NFL’s first round.  Andy found the golden ticket last season when he won the consolation bracket.  His prize?  Marvin Harrison Jr.  He gets the best WR prospect we’ve seen in a long time.  Harrison has everything a team wants in an alpha wide out.  Going to the Cardinals who were in desperate need of an alpha was chef’s kiss.  Andy picked him in mere seconds after the draft began.  MHJ or Maserati Marv had a prospect score of 99.3 according to Late Round QB Draft Prospect (LRQB) Guide.  He was consensus #1 player in this year’s rookie draft and Establish the Run has him as the #3 overall Dynasty player behind only Justin Jefferson and Jamarr Chase.     

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   In the 2nd round Andy went with Xavier Legette.  I can’t understand a word he says, but I love that he can stay in Carolina where others might understand him.  Legette earned a prospect score of 86.2, but was deemed “High Risk” by LRQB.  His top comps were Jonathan Mingo and Hakeem Butler.  He’s teammates with Mingo and will compete for targets with Diontae Johnson and aging Adam Theilen.  Legette ran the 40 in 4.39 seconds at 221 pounds.  Panthers are rebuilding, Andy is hoping the draft capital used on Legette gets him some early production while they play from behind in games.  

   In the third Andy went with Will Shipley.  Shipley had a 67.8 prospect score according to LRQB and has comps to Tevin Coleman who was relevant for a few seasons for the Falcons.  The Eagles signed Saquon Barkley for two years guaranteed as they rebuilt their running back room.  Last season’s D’Andre Swift, Rashad Penny, and Boston Scott are all gone.  So Shipley’s only competition for backup/handcuff duties is Kenny Gainwell. 

   Andy didn’t have a 4th round pick as he shipped it to Brad to move up in the startup draft.  He did this to select Chase Brown, who he then dropped, who Brad then picked up.  Brad used it to take Javon Baker so if he hits Brad will never let Andy live this move down.  But at 5.1 he took Erick All.  A dart throw Tight End prospect on the Bengals.  He’ll play behind Mike Gesicki as he rehabs his injury from last season. 

Draft Grade: B+.  You got the best player in the draft and two first round wideouts.  That’s a solid draft.  Shipley and All are more dart throws than depth pieces but overall pretty good.

  1. Cuz

1.2 Malik Nabers

2.6 Drake Maye

2.11 MarShawn Lloyd

4.2 Tyrone Tracy

4.6 Brenden Rice

4.8 Theo Johnson

4.11 Spencer Rattler

5.2 Dylan Laube

   Cuz was wheeling and DEALING this draft.  He acquired quite a few picks as well as Cade Otton before and during the draft.  Overall he got a haul.  He started off with Malik Nabers, LRQB’s top prospect grade in the class at 99.5.  He’s on the Giants.  That sucks.  Daniel Jones or Drew Lock will be his QB.  That sucks.  Nabers…does not suck.  He’s going to demand a lot of targets.  If they can get him the ball, look out.  He’s a baller. 

   In the 2nd Cuz moved back four picks to acquire Cade Otton and took Drake Maye.  Maye is the talented Qb from North Carolina who has drawn some Josh Allen comps with his running ability.  He is more of a project on a rebuilding Patriots team, so I expect Jacoby Brissett to start the year as the starter and for Maye to learn behind him.  But Cuz suffered through Burrow’s injury last season and wanted to get some depth at the position.  He also took Marshawn Lloyd at 2.11.  He should be the top backup to new starter Josh Jacobs on an exciting, young Green Bay Packers team.  Lloyd had a respectable 74.6 prospect score and has a comp of Robert Turbin.  Let’s be real, he’s a handcuff, but the 2024 rookie draft was slim pickings at RB.  But he looks like a grown ass man who you don’t want to fuck with:

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   Cuz didn’t have a 3rd round pick, but had four 4th round picks.  I thought he did a great job in getting a QB, RB, WR, and TE.  Like a little mini roster all from the 4th round.  It’s cute.  Tracy should backup Devin Singletary.  His prospect score is 51.7, but one of his top comps was Tony Pollard.  He has the pass catching chops due to him being a wide receiver his first four years in college.  I say first four years, because he was in college for 6.  It makes sense his initials are TT because he’s been in college as long as Van Wilder who loved dem titties.  He could overcome Singletary, so he’ll be interesting to watch during the summer.  But he’s 24.5 years old.  For perspective, D’Andre Swift is 25.5 and has played 4 NFL seasons already.  Cuz also got son of a hall of famer Brenden Rice in a wide open receiver room for the new Harbaugh-led Chargers.  He also got Giants tight end 6’6″ 240lbs Theo Johnson.  We don’t know if Waller retires or not this offseason, but Giants were going to wait around and get caught unprepared.  The Rattlesnake was a great selection for another QB prospect to sit on or trade away to a desperate Saints fan. (Update before publication, Cuz dropped Spencer Rattler, shame).  

   In the 5th Cuz stole my 5th round darling in Dylan Laube.  Laube has a prospect score of 63.9 and was considered “Low Risk” due to his incredible pass catching ability.  One of his top comparable was James White.  Zamir White is a bruiser, so Laube could carve a role for himself on third downs.  An analyst I follow named Pat Thorman was high on Laube.  After watching his film he said he had a little Joseph Addai or Matt Forte to his game.  

Draft Grade: A.  Just solid.  Quantity doesn’t mean quality, but Cuz did a quality job in his selections.  

  1. Ian

1.3 Rome Odunze

1.8 Caleb Williams

3.7 Isaac Guerendo

3.10 Devontez Walker

4.3 Michael Penix 

5.3 Isaiah Davis

   Personally I think Ian crushed it.  Starting off with Odunze and Williams.  Getting that stack was a scenario I had in one of my mock drafts and it’s just brilliant.  They seem like best friends or perhaps… Step Brothers?

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All it cost was Tony Pollard’s backup in Tennessee and 2.3.  Not too bad.  

   In the 3rd round you selected Isaac Guerendo.  He was a priority add for me in all my dynasty leagues, but I only secured him in 1.  A 9.98 RAS is not something you ignore.  Being on the incredible run-minded coach in Kyle Shanahan is not something you ignore.  His prospect score was a 66.4 with his top comp being Isaiah Pacheco.  He will be the #2 back behind Christian McCaffrey.  I’m planting the flag and saying I GUARANTEE it.  If CMC goes down this season, Ian will be hard to beat.  

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   He also snagged Devontez Walker for the Ravens.  I didn’t like Walker too much.  His top comp is Jalen Tolbert who burned me in a different dynasty league.  Ravens have vacated targets with Odell and Duverney gone, but I don’t think he beats out Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman, or Nelson Agholor.  Mark Andrews is still there.  Not a bad dart throw, but I wouldn’t expect much.

   Michael Penix at 4.3.  Didn’t know if this was a joke or not.  Penix is Ian’s 6th rostered QB and won’t be relevant unless Kirk Cousins goes down.  Meaning he’s a QB handcuff that you’d have to sit on for a few years before you can do anything with.  I assume this was to mess with Dom who has Cousins. (Update prior to publication Ian dropped Gardner Minshew and Daniel Jones, so he only has 4 QBs now)

   In the 5th he snagged Isaiah Davis for the Jets.  Jets also drafted Braelon Allen and have Breece Hall, so I’m going to list Davis as a Taxi dart throw/drop candidate.

Draft Grade: B+.  I LOVED the first three picks, but didn’t care for his last three picks. 

  1. Dan

1.4 Keon Coleman!

3.4 Malachi Corley

4.4 Jalen McMillan

5.4 Bub Means

   You can tell Dan’s draft strategy was Wide Receiver.  He shipped his 2.4 pick to Brad in the mega blockbuster from last season which landed him Zay Flowers, Kirk Cousins, and Sam LaPorta.  Of course he used Flowers in the deal to acquire Tank Dell and used Cousins in the deal to get D’Andre Swift.  He knew he had to make 1.4 count.  After unsuccessfully shopping 1.4 he decided to just get his guy.  Most draft pundits had Xavier Worthy and Brian Thomas ranked higher than Coleman.  But I understand the rational.  The best landing spot was the Bills due to Josh Allen and the vacated targets left from Diggs and Gabe Davis leaving (241 targets).  Opportunity is there.  No question.  His prospect score according to LRQB was an 86.4.  His top three comparable players were Breshad Perriman, Kevin White, and Courtland Sutton.  The Bills just kept signing dusty wideouts like Curtis Samuel, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and Mack Hollins.  Coleman should be the top receiver in targets but I don’t know if it’ll be plug and play for Diggs like Dan is expecting.  I’ll talk more about Xavier Worthy and Brian Thomas in my next two draft grades, but needless to say I had them ranked higher than Coleman.  Dan knows it.  But he got his guy and I respect that.  Some sick highlights:

   In the 3rd he took Malachi Corley.  This is an interesting pick.  As many of you know I use Establish the Run draft guides and Late Round QB prospect guides.  I’ve been pretty blunt about that.  They disagreed on Corley.  ETR had Corley as the 9th best wideout in this class over Ricky Pearsall, Xavier Legette, and Ja’Lynn Polk.  I’m talking their 13th best player in this rookie class.  LRQB was not impressed.  His prospect score was a 71.8 and was deemed “High Risk”.  The prospect guide is so low because he didn’t breakout in college.  Barely any production.  Most of his targets came from screen passes (44.3%).  What ETR is seeing is a Deebo Samuel comparable.  They think he can be a supercharged Randall Cobb for Aaron Rodgers.  All that to say.  He could be great or he could be terrible.  But it helps that his main target competition is Allen Lazard and Mike Williams behind the obvious Garret Wilson and Breece Hall.

   4.4 Jalen McMillan.  I’ll be completely honest.  I didn’t know who this was.  Completely off my radar, so I had to do research just to write about him here.  3rd rounder who played for the Huskies alongside Rome Odunze and Ja’Lynn Polk.  His prospect score was a 74.6, which should have had him higher than the 4th round in our rookie draft.  Tampa Bay has Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.  McMillan should compete for the third spot.    What caught my eye was his comps.  Kenny Stills and… Amon-Ra St. Brown!!!  I felt like a jackass for not knowing who he was.  Great dart throw.

   5.4 Bub Means.  This wins for best name that you’ve picked.  But the Saints WR room is wide open after Chris Olave.  I do think Shaheed is the true #2, but Mike Thomas is gone and anything can happen.  (Update: Dan already dropped him)

Draft Grade: C+  Coleman reach might bite him in the ass, but between Corley and McMillan Dan might make out like a bandit here.  

5. Colton

1.5 Xavier Worthy

2.5 JJ McCarthy

3.5 Luke McCaffrey

4.5 Braelon Allen

5.5 Cade Stover

   Colt went with the balanced build getting at least one from every position.  He started off going Xavier Worthy over Brian Thomas and Brock Bowers.  I had a really tough time ranking those three but when everything was said and done I finished my rankings with BTJ, Bowers, then Worthy.  I was prepared to take Worthy if the other two were gone, but he wasn’t my preference.  The exact moment when I changed my rankings was when I had an epiphany.  Worthy weighed in at 165 lbs.  I weigh 165 lbs.  Worthy weighs the same as me.  I would be murdered instantly in the NFL.  Dead.  That scared the shit out of me.  But like I said I still would have drafted him if he fell to me.  Why?  Guy can ball.  Like I mentioned in my mock drafts he plays fast and he was always open.  Reid will scheme for him.  Reid comped him to DeSean Jackson.  That’s high praise considering Jackson had over 11,000 yards in his career.  The NFL has changed with smaller, faster wideouts being able to ball out.  Excited to see what he does. 

   Here are all Xavier Worthy’s catches in 2023.  Pay attention to his separation on even the basic routes:

   Colt went JJ McCarthy over Drake Maye which was interesting.  I think McCarthy has the better chance to start this year, but don’t be surprised if he has to sit behind Sam Darnold.  I get it.  Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, TJ Hockenson.  It feels like we could play quarterback and be successful with those guys.  But Darnold has some experience now and beat out Trey Lance to win the backup job for the Niners last offseason.  It’s interesting to me that you had to pick between Worthy/Thomas and Maye/McCarthy.  I preferred Thomas and Maye, you preferred Worthy and McCarthy.  I’m interested to see how it works out.

   3.5 Luke McCaffrey.  CMC’s brother!  He should be the #3 wideout on the Commanders behind Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson.  But now that Heisman winner Jayden Daniels is in town look out.  His prospect score is a 69.5.  He played Quarterback for most of his college career before eventually switching to wideout at Rice.  Not a bad dart throw to see what happens.  We know he comes from a great football family. 

   4.5 Braelon Allen.  Allen was quick to declare for the NFL draft.  I remember I was pining for him when I saw his age!  Only 20!  But then things went downhill.  He didn’t do any of the tests.  Typically that happens when someone knows the results will only hurt them.  He’s slow.  But big.  It worked at Wisconsin.  But now he’s behind Breece Hall and they drafted another rookie RB.  It’s a shame.  Age helps his prospect score of a 72.3, but his top comp was Royce Freeman.  Another comp was James Conner though.  So not a bad taxi stash.   

   Cade Stover was a good dart throw tight end pick.  Prospect score was a 51.7, but he’s on the Texans who have Stroud.

Draft Grade: C.  There’s potential here, it’s just five players who I probably wouldn’t have taken if I was drafting in your shoes from those positions.  

  1. Brad  (It’s me!)

1.6 Brian Thomas Jr

2.2 Blake Corum

2.4 Ricky Pearsall

4.1 Javon Baker

5.6 Jacob Cowing

   Almost the perfect draft for me.  I was so fucking stoked that I landed this group of players.  Will it all work out?  Probably not, but it’s rare to set your rankings, prefer certain people and then get the guys you prefer to get.  That’s half the battle.  The next half is actually being right.  At 1.06 Brad went LSU stud Brian Thomas Jr. over Brock Bowers, Caleb Williams, and Johnathan Brooks.  While doing my film watching I saw an absolute stud.  Many people think he played second fiddle to Nabers and couldn’t do all the things that Nabers could do.  But man.  His jump balls for touchdowns, his jukes in the middle.  Dude can play.  Nabers/Thomas have a legit chance to replicate Chase/JJ.  I also saw this comparison and wet my pants:

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And then of course Establish the Run didn’t help either:

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Now I don’t truly think Thomas is going to be JJ.  JJ is in a tier by himself.  But I’ll take a sliver of a chance.  He takes Ridley’s WR18 role right away.  Ridley did that with a lot of close misses and with T Law banged up most of the year.  What can Thomas do with a healthy T-Law?

   At 2.2 Brad got his target. Blake Corum.  His prospect score is 79.1.  He is behind Kyren Williams.  He was a third round pick.  He isn’t that fast.  Why Corum?  I share my predraft notes with you here:

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He also helped end Saban’s Bama tenure, something this group especially should be thankful for:

   At 2.4 Brad had a rough time choosing between Ricky Pearsall and AD Mitchell.  The difference maker was draft capital and prospect score.  Pearsall came out as 89.7 compared to Mitchell’s 84.0.  If Auyik or Deebo get traded or hurt Pearsall has a clear path to targets on a very good Niners team. 

   Brad didn’t have a 3rd round pick since he sent 3.6 and Elijah Mitchell to Dickinson for Courtland Sutton last year.   But at 4.1 he had Javon Baker fall in his lap.  Baker was originally recruited at Alabama but as a freshman he couldn’t get past Devonta Smith, John Metchie, and Jameson Williams.  His prospect score is a 67.6, but in a wide open Patriots receiver room anything can happen.  Hype video Amon-Ra style raised his value a bit.  (He went 2.12 in another dynasty rookie draft I did a couple weeks ago)

   At 5.6 Brad went another WR in 5’8” Jacob Cowing.  One of his top comps was Tank Dell, so it’s a dart throw while monitoring the 49ers receiver situation. 

Draft Grade: B-  In my honeymoon/delusional phase I see this as an A+.  Most others probably see it as a C-.  Figured I’d split the difference.  BTJ should be a good NFL starter but there are a lot of mouths in Jacksonville (Christian Kirk, Gabe Davis, Evan Engram, Travis Etienne).  Corum is a handcuff unless we hear otherwise.  Brad now has 5 of those. 

7. Adam  

1.11 Trey Benson

2.7 Bo Nix

5.7 Rasheen Ali

   Adam is tied with his brother with the least amount of picks in this years draft with 3. But I have to take it with a grain of salt because he traded back in the 1st and acquired a second 1st rounder next year.  That value will be baked into these grades.  At 1.11 he gets James Conner’s heir and handcuff.  Benson wind up with an 84.1 prospect score and a top comp of Kenyan Drake.  Drake had double digit touchdowns for the Cardinals a few years back.  There’s a chance Conner plays out his contract this year and Adam needs to wait a year, but we’ll see how it works out.  Regardless he at least has Conner and now has his backup. 

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   At 2.7 Adam takes Bo Nix after McCarthy and Maye were off the board. Nix went to the Broncos at pick #12.  Payton is supposedly really high on him.  He’s accurate and was more slice and dice than big play guy.  Russel Wilson sucked at intermediate throws and that’s Bo Nix’s strength, so this could be an over correction on Payton’s part.  They also drafted his college teammate Troy Franklin which should help him transition to the NFL.  Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, and Troy Franklin isn’t the worst receiver room.   

   At 5.7 he went with dart throw Rasheen Ali.  Henry is the bellcow for the Ravens, but Gus Bus and Dobbins are gone.  Keaton Mitchell is coming back from injury.  His main competition for backup duties is Justice Hill.  62.5 prospect score, worth a dart throw to see what he does in OTAs. 

Draft Grade: C.  The 2025 1st round pick is nice. If Dom’s team gets injured and Adam gets a Top 6 selection next year then this grade will be higher.  On the flip side if Dom does well and Adam does bad this year then there could be very little difference in the pick swap.  If Dom wins it all and Adam wins the consolation bracket it’s a difference of pick #12 and pick #13.  One spot.  Time will tell the value there.  The 2024 rookie class was supposedly stacked at wideout and weak at RB.  Adam left the draft with two RBs and a QB.  This was a D or F grade for me, but until I know the 2025 picks value I have to boost it up a notch.  Short and sweet.  

8. Mike B 

2.3 Ben Sinnott

2.8 Adonai Mitchell

3.3 Jaylen Wright

   I guess the Bellocq bros are bearish on the 2024 draft class.  Cuz had 3 more picks then them combined.  I have to factor in Mike’s acquisition of knee-less Tajae Spears since he traded 1.8 for Spears and 2.3.  At 2.3 he went with Ben Sinnott.  Sinnot has a prospect score of  83.9 according to LRQB.  The 6’4” 245 pound K State product went 53 overall to the Washington Commanders.  He provides an instant red zone target for Jayden Daniels.  Last year at K State he caught 82 passes and 10 touchdowns.  His only competition is aging Zach Ertz.   Establish the Run has him ranked as Dynasty’s 11th best tight end.

Here’s a flavor of what Mike’s getting:

   Later in the 2nd after a run of QBs AD Mitchell fell into Mikes lap.  His top comp was Alec Pierce who he has a chance to replace.  His prospect score was an 84 as he played second fiddle to Xavier Worthy at Texas.  He’ll compete for targets with Michael Pittman and Josh Downs for Anthony Richardson.  He has a lot of potential.  Establish the Run had him as the 8th best player in this draft class.  Not 8th best wideout, 8th best player.  We’ll see if he’s the Boom they are predicting.

   At 3.3 Mike traded up to snag Jaylen Wright.  His prospect score was a 70.7 but he’s fast and he’s on the Dolphins.  His top comps were Anthony McFarland, Ty Chandler and Demarco Murray.  He’ll be part of the three headed monster in Miami with Mostert and Achane who have injured riddled histories.  

Draft Grade: B.  He basically got 3 2nd round graded players and Tajae Spears to backup his Tony Pollard.  Of course if he had stayed put he could have had Brock Bowers.  It’s easy to look back and judge.  But you win some and you lose some and despite the way the Titans GM and Pollard’s agent fucked Mike over, he’ll still be competitive.  

9. Mike Dickinson 

1.9 Brock Bowers!

2.9 Roman Wilson

3.6 Ja’Tavion Sanders

4.9 Frank Gore Jr.

5.9 Joe Milton

   At 1.9 miraculously Brock Mfing Bowers falls to Dickinson.  Easily the best value pick of the first round.  99.3 Prospect Score equal to Marvin Harrison Jr.  Two time Mackey award winner. Two time national champion.  Dom and Ian traded up and took QBs.  Dan, Colt, and Brad all passed on Bowers for WRs.  He fell right into Mike D’s lap.  Last year he was plagued by the tight end position.  No more. 

7 people passed on Bowers.  One person passed on him twice.  Those 7 people might regret it:

   At 2.9 Mike took Michigan stud Roman Wilson.  His prospect score is 75.7 and his top comps were Randall Cobb and John Metchie.  Perceived as a slot specialist.  But landing on the Steelers who shipped out Diontae Johnson means he has a chance to get playing time right away.  Albeit on Arthur Smiths offense with Russell Wilson at QB.  God, I just threw up while writing that sentence. 

   At 3.6 I thought Mike D would take Isaac G, but like an idiot he instead took Ja’Tavion Sanders.  Panthers are rebuilding and Sanders had a prospect score of 67.8.  He got some hype this offseason with insane athleticism.  6’4” 243 lbs and was the 1st pick of the 4th round.  My only issue is Panthers offensive line stinks.  Typically tight ends in those situations need to stay in and block more than run routes.  Plus with the Bowers pick this one seemed irrelevant.  With all that being said I will point out that Dickinson was ranked dead last in the league 12/12 in terms of tight end dynasty value according to KeepTradeCut heading into the draft.  Now he is ranked 2/12 behind only Adam with his Kincaid and Hockenson duo.  That’s an impressive jump.   

   At 4.9 Mike D took Frank Gore Jr.  Love the name hate that the Bills also drafted Ray Davis.   Now it’s a camp battle to see who backs up James Cook.

   At 5.9 Dickinson took Joe Milton.  When the NFLPA rookie uniform video dropped my jaw dropped when I saw number 19 for the patriots.  I immediately looked up to see if it was a wide receiver like Polk that I had overlooked or something like that.  Nope it was 6’6” Joe Milton.  Who’s to say Maye is gonna win the starting job?  Just look at this unit in the front row:

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Draft Grade: A.  Turning a weakness into a strength in one rookie draft is money and a great way to stay competitive.  

10. Ollie 

1.10 Johnathan Brooks

2.10 Troy Franklin

4.10 Malik Washington

 5.8 Jordan Travis

 5.10 Jaheim Bell

   The rich get richer.  Ollie who has Johnathan Taylor, Travis Etienne, Derrick Henry, and Joe Mixon drafts a running back in the first round.  Johnathan Brooks was a stud at Texas until injuring his knee.  The draft capital used on him (46th overall pick) helped his prospect score (93.8). His top comps according to LRQB was Sony Michel.  ETR comped him to Javonte Williams, Mark Ingram, and Rashard Mendenhall amongst others:

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   Here’s what we know.  Panthers invested high capital on him.  The Panthers are bad.  The new head coach wants to run.  Brooks needs to heal from his injury.  This rb draft class sucked.  Ollie has RBs already.  This gives him ammunition to trade a couple players for a dynasty stud though.  I would recommend he reach out to Colton.

   In the 2nd he went Troy Franklin.  I liked Franklin when I was watching his film.  Good route runner.  Ate in the Ducks offense because of the slice and dice short throws from Bo Nix who he joins in Denver.  His prospect score was a 77.7 and his top comps were Jameson Williams and Jalin Hyatt.  Translation? He’s fast, but skinny.  He’ll be competing with Courtland Sutton and Marvin Mims for Broncos targets.  The connection with Nix should help there though. 

   In the 4th he took a flier on Malik Washington who was drafted by the Dolphins.    This is a great pick.  His prospect score is low, only 51.5.  His top comp is Devin Duverny who was more of a special teamer, but he has a legit chance to start in the slot for Miami.  Tyreek and Waddle are the alphas but they don’t exactly stay healthy all the time.  Good 4th round flier. 

   In the fifth he took Jordan Travis and tight end Jaheim Bell.  Loved these fliers.  Rodgers doesn’t have long left in his nfl career.  Travis would’ve been a much higher pick if he didn’t have his leg look like it broke off his body.  I don’t know much about Bell other than he had a higher prospect score than Ja’Tavion Sanders (68.6 vs. 67.8) and got drafted by the Patriots.  All that stands in his way is Hunter Henry?

Draft Grade: C+.  It’s a solid draft.  But taking Brooks when you’re already so stacked at running back is just greedy.  I’ll like this draft haul a lot better if you ship one of your RBs and one of your mid wideouts for an alpha.  Offer Derrick Henry and Diontae Johnson to Colton for AJ Brown and see what happens.  

11. Dom 

1.7 Jayden Daniels 

3.2 Jermaine Burton

3.9 Ray Davis

3.11 Kimani Vidal

 4.7 Louis Rees-Zammit

   Dom was Diddling like a mad man this draft.  He traded up with Adam sacrificing his 2025 1st to snag that kid Jayden.  It was the right move.  His QB situation was Justin Fields and Geno Smith.  Fields was shipped out from Chicago to Pittsburgh where he’s competing with Russ Wilson.  Sam Howell was traded to the Seahawks who have a whole new coaching staff, meaning the job isn’t safe for Geno either.  Dom addressed it by trading for Kirk Cousins, shipping D’Andre Swift to Dan.  But he needed a young signal caller and this was a great draft to do it.  Jayden won the Heisman and it was well deserved.  We all remember watching incredible play after incredible play last season.  He’s incredible.  6’4” 210 lbs. lightning speed. 40 touchdowns through the air, another 10 on the ground.    Nearly 4000 yards in the air, over 1100 yards rushing.  He goes from the bayou to the swamp.  Now he is a Commander.  It’s worth noting that Sam Howell was getting destroyed last season.  There are some obvious offensive line issues.  His weapons are great though.  Everyone talks about Caleb Williams weapons but people haven’t been hyping up Daniels.  Terry McLaurin, Jahan Dotson, Luke McCaffrey, Ben Sinnott, Austin Ekeler, and Brian Robinson.   If the offensive line can protect him I believe he’ll be a stud right away.  Some might dock Dom for going Daniels over Williams but they are both great prospects. 

Here’s 24 straight minutes of Jayden highlights to inject in your veins:

   At 3.2 Dom chooses Jermaine Burton.  A 76.9 prospect score but juicy with potential.  One of his top comps is Robert Woods.  There were character concerns and that’s why he dropped to the third round, but he found himself in the Bengals offense that just lost Tyler Boyd and who’s number two wideout Tee Higgins is currently franchise tagged.  You could easily plug and play Boyd’s production into the your Burton estimates for this season but if Higgins gets traded that could shoot up quick.  I think Higgins reports when necessary and plays on the tag, but he could still miss games when things are sore or tight because without a long term deal why risk it? That is opportunity for Burton.

   At 3.9 Dom went with Ray’Mahn Davis.  Bills drafted him and Frank Gore Jr to backup James Cook.  Dom has Cook so getting his potential handcuff was smart.  I wouldn’t expect much from Davis as a pro.  He’s 24.5 and has a prospect score of 69.8.  Could he become relevant with a Cook injury? Absolutely.

   At 3.11 he took Kimani Vidal.  Love this dart throw.  He was a workhorse at Troy and he lands on the Harbruagh Chargers.  Greg Roman brought in Gus Edwards and JK Dobbins who know his system to lead the backfield, but don’t be surprised when Vidal takes over.  Good depth piece and good potential pick here.

   4.7 Dom took someone that I had to google in Rees-Zammit.  Rugby player that Chiefs signed will probably be dropped before the season starts. 

Draft Grade: B.  Solid B.  Daniel’s over Williams was a plant your flag type of call.  The potential is there for his third round picks.  Fixing QB was the mission and he succeeded.  

12. Oscar  

1.12 Ladd McConkey

2.12 Ja’Lynn Polk

3.8 Bucky Irving

3.12 Jared Wiley

4.12 Audric Estime

5.11 Jase McClellan

5.12 Ryan Flournoy 

   When you’re the champ you pick last.  I spoke with Oscar a couple weeks prior to the draft to get a better understanding of what he was thinking.  His message was clear.  Vacated targets.  It makes sense he goes with McConkey in the 1st and Polk in the 2nd.   Let’s start with McConkey.  Keenan Allen had 150 targets in 13 games.  He’s gone.  Ekeler had 74 targets in 14 games.  He’s gone.  Gerald Everett had 70 targets in 15 games.  He’s gone.  Mike Williams had 26 targets in 3 games.  He’s gone.   320 targets.  Gone.  Insert Ladd McConkey.  The two time national champion from Georgia posts a respectable 87.5 prospect score according to LRQB.  He blew people away with his footwork during the combine and it earned him the 34th pick in the NFL draft. 

   The new regime in Los Angeles is making it well known their intentions.  They are going to run the ball.  McConkey will be the slice and dice, move the sticks guy.  Valuable in PPR formats.  He’s a little on the smaller size, 5’11” 209 but not too bad.  I like the pick. 

   In the 2nd Ja’Lynn Polk fell to you.  I thought this was a huge steal.  Polk has a prospect score of 86.5 almost as high as McConkey.   The Patriots wide receiver room is wide open.  Polk played alongside Rome Odunze and still balled out.  Great value and I like what Oscar did to get some younger wideouts for his aging core. 

   In the third Oscar had his picks from the Brad Betrayal that took place before the league even began.  Famously trading back in the first of the startup handing Mike Jamar Chase and Dickinson CMC but earning Oscar 2 additional 3rds and Jalen Hurts.  It worked out for Oscar as he is the inaugural champion but the other two are cursed by the fantasy Gods for all eternity.  Oscar traded away one of them for a 2025 3rd, which is smart.  Roster sizes are limited and now he has 2 3rds in 2024 and 2025.   Spread the wealth.  In this draft he took Bucky Irving.  Low prospect score with a 51.0.  One of his comps was Tyjae Spears, which is pretty good.  Good receiver.  Don’t know if he’s an upgrade of Chase Edmonds who is backing up Rachaad White in Tampa and that’s saying something.  He then took Jared Wiley.  Another player I needed to google.  He’s a dart throw tight end that could eventually replace Kelce.  Is he worth a roster spot for a few years while you find out?  I thought taking him over Javon Baker and Dyan Laube was egregious. 

   In the 4th you took Audric Estime.  Decent pick.  Javonte Williams is on the last year of his rookie deal and hasn’t looked the same after the devastating knee injury.  Perine could get cut to save money.  The running back room might be more wide open then people think.  Plus Estime is a bruiser.  A Mark Ingram type.  We know Sean Payton loves to thunder and lightning people with his running backs.  Estime’s top comparable was Alfred Morris.  

   Oscar had the last two picks in the draft and took Jase McClellan and Ryan *checks notes* Flournoy.  McClellan is on the Falcons and comps to DeeJay Dallas type.  Prospect score for a 5th round pick isn’t too bad with a 58.2.  Obviously Bijan is the truth, but he’ll compete with Tyler Allgeier for primary backup duties.  I have no fucking idea who Ryan Flournoy is.  

Draft Grade: B.  Loved the first two picks.  Liked Estime pick.  The rest are garbage.   

Thanks for reading league!  

Assistant to the Commissioner,

Fantasy Football Brad

Dynamo Dynasty Mock Draft #1 (Pre NFL Draft)

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  1. Andy- Marvin Harrison Jr., Wide Receiver, Ohio State, 6’4″ 205 lbs, Age: 21.7

As close to a slam dunk prospect as you can imagine.   Andy won the lottery last year by winning the consolation bracket thanks to CeeDee Lambs explosion to end the 2023 season.   CeeDee Lamb is skipping voluntary OTAs wanting a new contract so Andy gets someone who is comped between AJ Green and CeeDee Lamb.  Only way Andy doesn’t go Harrison is if Nabers goes to Chargers and Andy might get the Herbert-Nabers stack.  Son of a hall of famer is so confident in his abilities he didn’t waste time training to run a 40 yard dash or running around cones.  He’s been working on his route running and preparing for his first NFL season.

2. Cuz- Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver, LSU, 6’0″ 200 lbs, Age: 20.7

Many argue Nabers was robbed for the 2023 Biletnikoff as he had the better statistical season than Harrison.  (89, 1569, 14) vs (67, 1211, 14).  I’m sure people rationalized it by saying LSU had more offensive opportunities because our defense was Swiss cheese.  Nabers has been comped to Jamarr Chase.    But it’s going to be fun to watch which of these two wideouts wind up the better pro.  Slam dunk pick.  Cuz was offered a franchise altering trade offer from Fantasy Football Brad including multiple 1sts for this spot to which Cuz denied.  And I don’t blame him.

3. Ian- Brock Bowers, Tight End, Georgia, 6’4″ 240 lbs, Age: 21.4

If Ian actually exists he has two first round picks in a deep wide receiver class.  That makes me lean Bowers here.  The two time Mackey award winner is a hybrid between George Kittle, Rob Gronkowski, and Travis Kelce.  Meaning he’s just Brock Bowers.  The concern would be if he winds up with the injury history of a Kittle or Gronk as he played through an ankle injury in his last college season.  He also didn’t do athletic testing which historically has been a key predictor of tight end NFL success.  I think the film speaks for itself.

4. Dan- Rome Odunze, Wide Receiver, Washington, 6’3″ 216 lbs, Age: 21.9

In conversations with Dan this pick could go way differently depending on how the first three shake out.  He’ll have his choice to a player that is comped with Mike Evans, Larry Fitz, and Davante Adams or the pick of Top QB or LSUs Brian Thomas.   I’ll go conservative here and say he takes best wideout available in Odunze.  A lot of mocks have him going to Chicago at 9 which would severely limit his rookie season production potential seeing as the Bears added Keenan Allen to a receiver group led by DJ Moore.  Dan is a bit of a wildcard at pick #4 so I wouldn’t be surprised if he shakes up the draft here, but for now I’m going to say he drafts based on talent and takes Odunze who can seemingly do it all.

5. Colton- Brian Thomas Jr., Wide Receiver, LSU, 6’3″ 205 lbs, Age: 21.5

Colton couldn’t have had worse luck last season.  Every running back busted.   Players got hurt.  Young potential studs busted. It was borderline a nightmare.  The bright spots were Jordan Love, AJ Brown, and David Njoku.  Now that a lot of his running backs have switched teams it allows him to continue to build the team by drafting best player available.  I think Thomas is the 4th best wideout in this draft class.  It’s hard to comp Thomas.  There haven’t been many with his athletic testing and production COMBINED with playing second fiddle to a stud like Nabers on LSUs potent offense.  It was glorious watching him catch long balls for touchdowns last season.  (17).  Some were beautiful catches too.  His stock could shoot up or down depending on landing spot but you can’t argue against the talent.

6. Brad- Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC, 6’1″ 216 lbs, Age: 21.4

You have got to be kidding me?  Is this asshole really going to roll with Mahomes-Richardson-Williams on a dynasty roster for a 1 QB league?  Look.  I draft best player available.  Period.  Williams can fall into success with Allen, Moore, and potentially another stud wide receiver weapon added via the draft.  There was scarcity at QB last season.  Scarcity means leverage.  Brad is #1 in QB category according to KTC and this would ensure that won’t be changing for the next decade.

7. Adam– Adonai Mitchell, Wide Receiver, Texas, 6’2″ 205 lbs, Age: 21.5

This is a tough choice but looking at Adam’s roster and how he traded away Tank Dell last season I could see him taking the bigger td threat versus Worthy.  Adam has Josh Allen and Amon-Ra St Brown.  Adam Schefter reported in a podcast with Establish the Run cofounder Adam Levitan that scouts and mock drafters are too low on AD Mitchell and he thinks he goes in the middle of the first round.   So basically an Adam spoke to an Adam about an Adonai that gets picked by an Adam.  Say that five times fast.

8. Ian (via Mike B)– Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, LSU, 6’4″ 181 lbs, Age: 23.4

Ian traded away Tajae Spears and Pick 2.03 to move up.  I think he takes that kid Jayden.  The Heisman winner falling to 8th pick would be a gift from the Fantasy Gods for Ian.  With Murray out for most of the year last year Ian had Daniel Jones who busted then he scooped up Gardner Minshew and Bryce Young.  But he doesn’t want to keep playing that game.  Drafting Jayden would allow him to drop or trade away Daniel Jones, Gardner Minshew, and Bryce Young to acquire more draft capital or roster space to take some fliers later in the draft.  If he comes away with a Daniels-Bowers stack to partner with his JJ-Adams-Deebo trio at wide receiver he’d be a contender category FOR SURE.  He also has 2 picks in the third to try and take swings at potential stars.

9. Mike D– Xavier Worthy, Wide Receiver, Texas, 6’1″ 165 lbs, Age: 21.0

Achane.  Waddle.  Why not add another speedster?  If Dickinson has a type it’s SPEED.  Scouts are worried that Worthy is too small at 165 lbs and that he is John Ross 2.0.  That’s a lazy comparison.  Worthy did set the record for the 40 yard dash with a 4.21.  But if you watch his film.  He played fast.  There’s a reason he caught 20 more balls than AD Mitchell last season.  Every curl route he was wide open.  Corners couldn’t hang with his speed.  And his production profile was much better than John Ross or previous undersized speedsters who failed.  Plus the NFL is different now.  Devonta Smith (170), Jordan Addison (175), and Tank Dell (165) have proven it could work if schemed correctly.  Depending on landing spot Worthy has a wide range of Dynamo rookie draft outcomes.

10. Ollie- Troy Franklin, Wide Receiver, Oregon, 6’3″ 187 lbs, Age: 21.2

Franklin is tough to comp like Thomas.  There’s a flavor of Jameson Williams, but what we do know is he is fast.  Oregons offense didn’t throw it deep, like at all.  Bo Nix threw it short, a ton.  But Franklin did a great job getting separation and was a reliable target for Nix.  He has the height 6’3” and the college production profile.  He’s just a little skinny like the wideouts mentioned in previous pick (175).  But a lot of mocks have him going to Chiefs or Bills at the end of Round 1, but there are teams drafting QBs at the beginning of Round 1 that might take him at the beginning of Round 2 and that could be a good situation for him.  Ollie could be tempted to take the top RB of the class but let’s be real.  Ollie needs wideouts not more RBs.

11. Dom- Ladd McConkey, Wide Receiver, Georgia, 6’0″ 185 lbs, Age: 22.5

Another tough choice for me, so I know it will be for Dom.  He could elect Brooks who is comped as a potential Jamaal Charles.  But Brooks tore an ACL in November and will have a slow start.  Dom is in win-now mode having shipped Tyreek away for Breece Hall and then Warren away for Pittman.  He is getting a bit younger but the competitor in Dom takes over.  I think he denies delayed gratification and goes with the craziest footwork wide receiver in the draft.  McConkey didn’t produce much, but he is a phenom in the middle of the field.  Depending on landing spot he could be a Top 5 wideout in this draft class.  And let’s be real.  Dom is driven by envy of Mike B.  Knowing Mike B landed Puka a late round flier turned Top 10 dynasty asset we all know Dom wants to beat Mike by getting someone with Cooper Kupp level footwork.

12. Oscar- Jonathan Brooks, Running Back, Texas, 6’0″ 207 lbs, Age: 20.8

The champion built his roster on young/in their prime RBs and older wideouts.  Why stop now?  Because he has Jacobs-Pacheco-Mostert-Najee-Ford he can A-fford to wait on Brooks and draft based on potential.  Brooks will be slow to start but will probably get going around the time Chubb comes back and starts taking away Fords playing time.  This just feels like an Oscar type move.  He could elect to go wide out, but what’s better the 9th best wide out or the #1 best running back prospect?

Thanks for reading guys.  I know these are mostly wrong, but why not have a little fun in our offseason?!

-Fantasy Football Brad