The DFF Army banded together for another 12-team full PPR Superflex Rookie Mock Draft! This time we are post-Combine and Pro Day, but pre-NFL Draft. Check out every fourth-round selection below and each writer’s reasoning behind their pick. We’ve made it to the end! 

4.01 – Kyren Williams, RB Notre Dame

JC – @JCJDynasty

Kyren Williams before March was being touted as a back end of the first round of rookie mocks. He was garnering comparisons to Austin Ekeler and was as high as the RB2 on most people’s big boards. Williams then crashed back down to earth at the NFL combine running a 4.65 40 yard dash. You would’ve thought for all intents and purposes that Kyren Williams died on that turf in Indianapolis. Now was he ever going to be Austin Ekeler lite? I’m not sure. Ekeler’s nickname across the NFL is PFP which stands for “pound for pound”. He’s widely regarded among his peers as the strongest man in the NFL. We’re talking about a very rare player in Austin Ekeler.

I’ve also seen comparisons of Dion Lewis to Kyren Williams. I don’t believe that’s warranted either. He’s simply a better player than that. Williams ran his pro day this week and increased his reported 40 time to a 4.54. He also weighed in at 199 lbs. I had Kyren Williams as my RB3 before the Combine. Is he the third-best back in this class? No, he’s not. I think he will play himself into a third-down role in the NFL because he is the best pass protector in this class among the RB position.

That will get him time on the field. He is a very good route runner as well and has put that on tape for teams. At the 4.01 which is essentially a dart throw, I think Kyren Williams is a lot better than recent public opinion.

4.02 – Jelani Woods, TE Virginia

Chris Miles – @ChrisMiles1017

Jelani Woods is a 6’7” 252 lbs. beast of a man. He ran a 4.61 40-yard dash at the NFL combine which earned him a 94th percentile speed score. He also performed well in the other events and earned a 95th percentile burst score. I normally do not draft TE in rookie drafts, but since this was for a TE premium format and Jelani hits amazing thresholds, he is well worth a shot at this price. If it was a standard PPR draft, I would have taken Ty Chandler or Sincere McCormick here. As I continue the trend of going almost exclusively RB in rookie drafts post round two and I recommend the same to all of you.  

4.03 – Alec Pierce, WR Cincinnati

MG – @AlwaysBBuilding

In the fourth round of your rookie drafts, it’s all about “getting YOUR guy”! This is likely the last opportunity you will have to protect a “player of interest” before they go through your post draft waiver wire process. You can choose to play it safe, and simply snag the BPA, draft a position of need, or you can be a gambler, and roll the dice on a player you scouted and fell in love with, but knew you couldn’t waste greater draft capital on. Personally, I love the fourth round. This is where I go digging for diamonds.

Enter Alec Pierce. Why you ask?

Combine darling, prototypical receiver, solid route runner, good hands, aggressive at the catch point, can separate, football IQ. physical mismatch.

If this kid gets taken on Day 2 then watch out. He’s gonna get some runs in 2022. As with any rookie, landing spot will say a lot about his year 1 prospects, but make no mistake, he’s a name to keep an eye on. Should AP NOT get selected in your draft, and hit your waiver wire, in my humble opinion, he needs to be a priority add.

4.04 – Isaiah Likely, TE Coastal Carolina

Chris Museezer – @force_fantasy

This was another good value pick, especially considering this was a tight end premium mock draft. Receiving yards per team pass attempt is a highly predictive metric to forecast future fantasy success. Likely posted a 2.83 RYPTPA which was a top ten score since 2004.

Likely was a major cog in leading Coastal Carolina to 22 wins the last two years. His testing wasn’t elite which “likely” dropped him a few spots lower for those in this mock draft. He projects as a “move” tight end in the NFL which makes his fantasy value more important than tight ends of similar draft capital.

Here are some of his highlights from the 2021 season.

4.05 – Jalen Wydermyer, TE Texas A&M

Jared Hines – @Ship_Chaser

6’4” 255 lbs. Birthday: 12/20/2000

40-yard dash: 5.03 seconds from Pro Day

He comes into the NFL draft with the most receiving yards among SEC tight ends since 2019, but he did not participate in the Combine and bombed with his forty time at his Pro Day. It is even possible he goes undrafted, though I think that is doubtful considering his production among SEC competition. This is another upside boom or bust pick and I will likely revisit my evaluation of him moving forward. That is another way of saying I would probably regret this pick if it were not a mock. I think he has good open-field ability in this highlight reel.

4.06 – Greg Dulcich, TE UCLA

Matt Ward – @PsychWardFF

Surprising to see tight end value fall so far in a TEP rookie draft. After Trey McBride was selected in the late second round, tight end value would not level out until the early fourth round. I am ecstatic to pick my TE3 off the board valued at TE5. Greg Dulcich is a dynamic and versatile tight end with a herculean build and prodigious receiving abilities. He has legitimate TE1 upside in his career range of outcomes and is a premier target for managers to close out their rookie drafts, especially in TEP leagues.

4.07 – Grant Calcaterra, TE SMU

Carl – @RookieWhisper

With the run at TE going strong, I decided to go ahead and take “My Guy” at the TE, Grant Calcaterra. The Grant Calcaterra story starts back in 2018 at Oklahoma when the sophomore flashed plenty of potential catching 26 passes for 396 yards and six touchdowns while sharing the field with CeeDee Lamb and Marquise Brown. He had the Devy community excited after a productive sophomore year in the explosive Oklahoma offense. However, in November of 2019 Calcaterra announced he was retiring from football due to multiple concussions. After a year away from football, Calcaterra decided he wanted to return to football and on January 13th, 2021 he committed to SMU:

I liked Calcaterra back at Oklahoma so I was excited to see what he could do in his first year back. The 6’4” 241 lbs. TE was solid in 2021/22 catching 38 passes for 465 yards and four touchdowns. Calcaterra is a smooth athlete with enough speed (4.62 40) to stretch the field, running up the seam. He displays strong hands and body control and the versatility to play in-line, in the slot, and out wide. I feel that Calcaterra is slept on at this point, but that could change after the draft.

4.08 – Zaquandre White, RB South Carolina

Paul Patterson – @fantasyfreezer

At this point, all of the options are gross. I stuck with the RB position again, taking Zaquandre White from South Carolina. White isn’t an incredible athlete, nor was he a dominant producer in college. However, he has the requisite size to carve out a role in the league, and he was a quality pass-catcher, commanding a 76th-percentile target share. Meanwhile, his lack of production can be attributed to a split backfield with another talented back in Kevin Harris. 

4.09 – Zonovan Knight, RB North Carolina State

Julio – @mistermartinez9

The NC State RB is another player who has flown under the radar for the duration of his collegiate career. Knight is an athletic back who has prototypical NFL size at 5’11” 210 lbs. He is capable of running in the interior, off-tackle, or to the edges. He has exceptional contact balance, and always absorbs contact and continues runs, frequently falling forward when he is tackled. Though he was seldom used in the passing game, he is a competent receiver out of the backfield. Had Knight played for a better school, he would be better known and probably rank higher on most analysts’ (and even NFL teams’) lists. He excels as a kick returner and should be drafted on Day 3.

The biggest knocks on Knight is that he has never put up monster numbers or dominated at the collegiate level and he offers a “meh” athletic profile. A lot of his production failures can be attributed to his supporting cast, but still, it is nice to see future NFL stars elevate themselves from their competition in college.

4.10 – Makai Polk, WR Mississippi State

Charles – @Heady_Football

I was legitimately shocked to find him here in the fourth round. He has the size and speed that most NFL teams desire but he only had one solid season and has issues at times with securing the catch over the middle. BUT. Anytime one can snag a WR that had significant production at the highest level of college play (SEC, SEC, SEC!) and has a top 15 dominator rating, he is worthy of a late-round flier. NFL Scouts have also taken notice as they are now projecting him as a Day 2 draft selectee. 

4.11 – Kyle Phillips, WR UCLA

Billy Beaman – @WillieBeamanDFF

Much like my Kevin Harris selection, please keep letting him fall to the fourth and I’ll gladly snatch him up. Phillips is this year’s “Julian Edelman” but truthfully he’s got some juice in his game and isn’t a former quarterback in need of major development. He contributed in the return game at a high level at UCLA which bodes well for getting him on the field early and often. In the right situation, Phillips could be a weekly flex as time goes on. 

4.12 – Jeremy Ruckert, TE Ohio State

DocFFFN – @DocFFFN 

When you can get your TE2 of the draft as the seventh TE off the board and with the final pick in a four-round draft, it is a good day. This being a TE premium league your author was not leaving the draft without at least one TE. Like the previous three picks before, we let the value fall to us and take the best player available with the most upside. 

One of the only true-Y and dual-use TEs in this draft, Ruckert can be relied on to block and catch passes. This will keep him on the field for more snaps. 

The former four-star recruit doesn’t have impressive numbers. However, keep in mind he played in an offense with two first-round picks at WR in this draft and most likely another who is a first-round pick in 2023. Add in TreVeyon Henderson as a potential target and you can see why Ruckert’s stats don’t jump off the page. As a prospect, Ruckert has soft, reliable hands and is a smoother runner in and out of breaks. He also possesses a strong football IQ and can easily find the openings against zone coverage. 

Ruckert rounds out an excellent draft class from the 1.12 slot. 

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