Draft him as a RB2. With Russell Wilson in Denver and Drew Lock starting in Seattle the Seahawks' best (only?) Shane Manila is currently a writer for Dynasty League Football, co-host of the Dynasty Trades HQ podcast, Manic and Chill (DLF YouTube), and Dynasty Intervention. Cook averaged 10.9 yards per reception on 67 career receptions and any defense that covers him with a linebacker is asking for trouble, as you can see for yourself below (skip to 0:27 and 2:04). His collegiate production was modest (52-884-8 as a senior), but his athleticism is almost unrivaled. Burks is perhaps the only receiver likely to challenge London for the target lead among first-year wideouts. Dynasty Rankings. We can take from this class that there isnt a consensus RB1. Here are the top-50 Dynasty Rookie Rankings for skill-position players for dynasty enthusiasts to consider as the 2022 NFL and fantasy season is now open for business. He's a better bet than most to help us in his first season. 1.02) Drake London, Atlanta Falcons (WR1) London isn't just a size freak, he also dominated in college, had an early breakout age in college, and was an early declare while hitting every other performance metric you want to see from a wide receiver prospect. Draft him as a RB5. Sep 22, 2022 at 5:29 pm ET 1 min read USATSI. Prior to the ACL injury, Williams had rare speed and suddenness of a kind you won't see routinely even in the NFL. The Cleveland Browns selected Cincinnati running back Jerome Ford in the fifth round at 156 overall. He also delivered a huge percentage of his total production in his final three games at Ohio State (27-371-6), elevating himself in the prospect hierarchy. Even if Ford ends up buried on the depth chart in 2022, he could easily step into Hunt's role in 2023 and beyond. Breece Hall's TCU tape is insaneThis might be my favorite play I've seen from him so far. As such, here are my top-60 dynasty rookies heading into 2022 fantasy football. QB Trey Lance 3. The Seahawks used a high second-round pick on Walker, the former Michigan State star, because of his special overall skill set. He also has 4.39-speed and a 40-inch vertical at 217 pounds, so hes unreasonably athletic, too. No team has more vacated targets than the Titans with 351 available from last season. Sign up for FantasyData's newsletter and get awesome content sent to your inbox. With the injuries to others ahead of him camp, Doubs impressed in a hurry. That's a role Haskins thrived in last year for Michigan compiling 270 rushing attempts, 1,327 rushing yards, and even added 18 catches. Even without Henry the Titans stuck to their run-heavy scheme and fed another large running back D'Onta Foreman 20 plus carries in three of the final four weeks of the season. His NFL Combine testing was elite, just look how he filled up the left side of his spider chart. White has elite speed and burst, making him a threat to score anytime the ball is in his hands, as a runner, but especially as a receiver. 1 pick in rookie White had no receiving role at Georgia, for what it's worth. Create or join a fantasy football league now! Kenneth Walker is the epitome of a Yards Created standout. Scroll no further. But the most enticing aspect of White's game particularly in Tampa's offense is his elite receiving ability. Podcasts. His three-year average dominator ratingwas 30.7%, which was better than Treylon Burks, Chris Olave, Drake London, and Garrett Wilson. He is a banger and could take over the Jeff Wilson Jr. role either in 2022 or 2023. Robinson started camp ahead of Jaret Patterson and now Jonathan Williams and he's primed to take over the chunk of early-down duties from Gibson. Chris Olave is the next man up and what a man. Ingram ran for 708 yards and flashed receiving chops with 27 receptions in his freshman season. Breece Hall, RB, Jets 2. He's clearly tied to a great offense, although he doesn't do anything as well as it's done by Austin Ekeler. Draft him as a WR4. After a flashy camp but curbed preseason, Tolbert will work to emerge as a key target for Prescott behind Lamb and tight end Dalton Schultz. With Justin Jackson gone, this Texas A&M product is at worst a solid No. Below, you will find my fantasy football rankings for the top 80 rookies. Draft him as a handcuff. With the conclusion of the 2023 NFL Draft, here is the most recent version of my dynasty rankings for single-quarterback, PPR leagues.More information on redraft rankings can be found here, while more information on each rookie can be found in our draft guide.. More PFF draft content: Draft Grades | Mock Draft Simulator | 2023 NFL He caught 43 passes for 456 yards last season, and several receptions were of the highest quality: WHAT A CATCH BY RACHAAD WHITE. But there's a reason Pickens was the tenth wide receiver selected in the draft, at 52 overall to the Pittsburgh Steelers. My first UDFA of this class enters my ranks at 44 overall. Please don't ask me why or how we settled on May as the appropriate time to distribute all the incoming talent in our dynasty leagues, because that wasn't my call and it is definitely not my preference. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a little thin at the position, and Rob Gronkowski has to declare his intentions to return to the team in 2022. Jones at least has elite speed (4.31) and he's joining a team with minimal talent at receiver. Breece Hall is the consensus, if not unanimous 1.01 in rookie drafts in start one quarterback leagues. Brown, Diontae Johnson, and Josh Jacobs. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons, WR2 (3) 4. 1. Seattle's selection of Walker was one of the more confounding picks on Day 2, because most of us assumed the team was set at running back after re-signing Rashaad Penny, fantasy playoff legend. The 2023 NFL Draft is in the rear view, and now its time to get ready for your fantasy football drafts. Bell wouldn't be the first sub-par athlete to hit a wide receiver, but his deficiencies cause him to drop in my rankings. Charlie Kolar joins a Raven offense that in the past has been known to run some two-tight end sets, even if largely to run block. If Dotson would have landed in Green Bay instead of Washington, he might be fifth overall on my board. Absolutely legendary stuff. His early college breakout, size and speed, and by landing in Pittsburgh, who have a history of 2nd round wide receiver hits, making Pickens an upside play, which is the type of shot I like to take at the bottom of the first rounds of rookie drafts. Devin Singletary has dominated the first-team work in camp to build off his strong finish as a semi-workhorse in 2021. Here's some help to sift through all the rookies, with the annual position lean toward runners and pass catchers while considering both redraft and dynasty leagues: Hall is a very talented runner who should be featured with the potential for 15 touches per game. Do I wish his collegiate production and combine measurements weren't so weirdly similar to Laquon Treadwell's? Im ranking the wide receivers who just completed their rookie season. Were going to have you covered with our 2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Kit. Despite that injury, Williams was still drafted as the fourth wide receiver, drafted at 12 overall. There's a potential flex-friendly role available for Cook in an elite offense. We rank the best rookies, including By Chet Gresham @ChetGresham Apr 30, 2022, 3:50am PDT Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2022 fantasy football season is Being a good athlete that has shown good hands when given the targets, Ruckert's third-round draft capital makes him worth adding to your roster late in your rookie drafts. There's a reason why rookies get hyped ahead of every fantasy football season. He secured a 28.7% target share during his college career. Leonard Fournette has been a versatile force for the Bucs, but there always seems to be some durability and conditioning concerns with him. Hall has an every-down, all-situation profile and should relegate Michael Carter to a rotational role. 1 in our rankings, Bijan Robinson. WR DeVonta Smith 8. There's a lot of content dropping tomorrow over on @PatriotsCLNS about a certain new #Patriots wide receiver. Brian Robinson Jr. had to wait his turn at Alabama, but once he was up he smashed. Dynasty Rankings. He quickly displaced them by wowing with his all-around skills in camp and got starter's treatment with his limited preseason usage after flashy first impressions. Serious talent. As noted when discussing Christian Watson, there are a lot of vacated targets that someone has to absorb on this offense, and outside of Watson not one other receiver has any pedigree to speak of. The Jets have 218 vacated targets, so this Ohio State rookie has room to produce well playing off borderline-WR2 Elijah Moore and nice-sized veteran Corey Davis. No reason you can't be informed and entertained at the same time. Being drafted as the backup to James Conner could be just the shot that Keaontay Ingram needs to realize the potential many of us saw in him after his rookie season in Texas. It wouldn't be a shock to see him develop into a receiver who Aaron Rodgers likes deep often. In the middle of the third round of rookie drafts, his speed is badly needed in New England and he could make some noise. Pickens opened some eyes when he worked in the 11-personnel first team as a complement to Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool during the Steelers wide-open QB competition. White is an elusive, shifty runner with prototypical featured-back size and he's coming off a 1,000-yard rushing season at Arizona State. Hall is simply elite in all facets. He's likely destined for a role in the slot, and best suited as the second or third option in an offense, as he was most of his time at Alabama, where he secured a respectable 27% target share despite playing with more heralded wide receivers. If you prefer your wide receivers to come in XL size then Drake London is your man. It actually would help if Pickens can get a rookie-rookie connection with Kenny Pickett, assuming the latter can win his QB competition with Mitchell Trubisky. Ken Walker, Seattle Seahawks, RB2 (4) 5. As a fantasy manager, however well, maybe it's better to see him attached to Patrick Mahomes for the foreseeable future. It's not difficult to imagine various scenarios that might lead to Ridder getting starts for Atlanta as a rookie, which is enough to give him a small edge over this next guy Willis tumbled to the third round of the draft, which of course means he's not guaranteed quarterback-of-the-future status for Tennessee, nor is he a lock to even see the field in his first year. 1 fantasy rookie this year. This pick was a throwback to the days when the Bears kept trying to build a receiving corps out of castoffs and kick returners. The Colts clearly view him as an inviting red-zone option. He's much more of a power/vision runner than someone who wins with speed and explosion, but it's tough to find fault with his production. WR JaMarr Chase 6. Unfortunately, the injury bug has bit him in the preseason and he might miss a few games early, leaving Travis Homer and Deejay Dallas behind Penny. Ronald Jones is on the bring of being cut as a bad veteran signing and Jerick McKinnon is just a guy at this point. First up is Trey McBride. Treylon Burks's profile was picked apart leading up to the NFL Draft. 2022 Dynasty Rookie Rankings Cheatsheet with IDPs By DS Staff 12:25pm EDT 5/3/22 Print Got a live rookie draft with IDPs and just want the list of names? RB Najee Harris 5. Bell could have a "Landry light" role sooner than expected. The Jets also further upgraded their offensive and have a good zone-rushing scheme under Mike LaFleur. Olave's path to targets in his first pro season isn't quite as wide open as London's (or that of the next guy in these ranks), but he's just so skilled. Updated 2022 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings (Fantasy Football) by FantasyPros Staff | @FantasyPros. He ran for 1,601 yards and 23 scores, adding 28 receptions for another 199 yards. Not that you asked, but Addison is currently my 2023 draft priority for Chicago. John Metchie is a player that isn't elite in any specific area, but good enough in every area to carver out a role in the NFL. This year was heavy at the wide receiver position, with just a couple of slam dunk options at running back, though a few more running backs had higher than expected draft capital and/or excellent landing spots that could lead to immediate fantasy relevancy in 2022. The Baltimore Ravens select Missouri RB Tyler Badie at No. Anything above 2.0 is considered elite. With rookie draft season already in full swing, it's time to dig into this year's class now that they all have landing spots and draft capital attached to their profiles.