Rookie Analysis

Bryce Young

2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Bryce Young to the Panthers

By Ike Dirrim | April 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Bryce Young was drafted by the Carolina Panthers, becoming the first Quarterback and first overall player in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Jordan Addison

2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Jordan Addison to the Vikings

By Michael Romero | April 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Jordan Addison was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings, becoming the fourth Wide Receiver and 23rd overall player in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Jaxon Smith-Njigba to the Seahawks

By Chris Miles | April 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Jaxon Smith-Njigba was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the first Wide Receiver and 20th overall player in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Dalton Kincaid to the Bills

By Chris Museezer | April 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Dalton Kincaid was drafted by the Buffalo Bills, becoming the first Tight End and 25th overall player in the 2023 NFL Draft.

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2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Jalen Carter to the Eagles

By Michael Romero | April 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Jalen Carter was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming the first Defensive Tackle and ninth overall player selected in the 2023 NFL Draft.

Quentin Johnston

2023 DFF Draft Coverage: Quentin Johnston to the Chargers

By Ben Winkler | April 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Quentin Johnston was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers, becoming the second wide receiver and 21st overall player in the 2022 NFL Draft.

C.J. Johnson

Dynasty Football Rookie WR Prospect KOP Rankings

By Crazy Kirt | April 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

The KOP rankings will help you understand why a person struggles in the NFL or why a particular player isn’t receiving more playing time. It will allow you to move off a specific player earlier than most people in the Dynasty Fantasy Football space. For example, while most managers hoped O.J. Howard would produce as a TE1 in his sophomore or third season; you have already traded him away.

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Cedric Tillman

Rookie Recoil

By Anthony Walesby II | April 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Today I’m highlighting some rookies from the 2023 NFL Draft class that I am out on for fantasy purposes. The landing spot doesn’t matter, the situation doesn’t matter, I’m out, no matter what.

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CJ Storud

CJ Stroud – The Real Life Bo Callahan?

By Anthony Walesby II | April 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

With the 2023 NFL Draft tonight, for some reason CJ Stroud’s name is being dragged through the mud, by either claims that are proven incorrect or just outright odd things. This is reminiscent of what happened to Bo Ridley Callahan in the movie Draft Day. In the words of Dick Moore, Wisconsin, and Bo Callahan’s college coach, “You kidding me with this?  You trying to tear this kid down our what?”

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DFF TV: Dynasty Rookie Mock Draft Review Pick From 1.02 | 12-Team Superflex TE Premium

By Anthony Walesby II | April 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

In this ~FREE~ edition of DFF TV, @DynastyPatrolHQ reviews selecting from the 1.02 in a 12-team Dynasty Football Superflex Rookie Mock Draft with TEP!

DFF TV: 4 Round 10-Team Superflex TE Premium Rookie Mock Draft 2.0

By Billy Beaman | April 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

In this ~FREE~ edition of DFF TV, @WillieBeamanDFF breaks down a 10-team Dynasty Football Superflex Rookie Mock Draft!

Josh Downs

The WR1 Rating: Dynasty Rookie WR Rankings Countdown (5-1)

By Chris Museezer | April 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Over the last few weeks, I revealed wide receivers 15-6 in my annual WR1 prospect model ratings to help prepare DFF readers for their dynasty rookie drafts. You can find 15-11 here and 10-6 here. This article covers the top five prospects before draft capital is figured in. I will publish a final version of the WR1 after the draft is complete so be on the lookout for that.

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The Enigma of Anthony Richardson

By Anthony Walesby II | April 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

Today I want to discuss one of the most polarizing Superflex prospects of the 2023 incoming rookie class – Anthony Richardson (QB-Florida). There appears to be no in-between with how the fantasy community views AR15, he’s either the best QB of this rookie class or will be a total bust. I have planted my flag on the latter side, and am here to explain why.

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DFF TV: Always Be Building – Anthony Richardson Vs Will Levis, 2023 Top Ranked QBs

By Andrew Pettiford | April 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

DFF TV presents “Always Be Building” featuring @bwinknfl and @puma_drew. This ~FREE~ edition expands the discussion to Will Levis vs. Anthony Richardson.

Tyler Scott

The WR1 Rating: Dynasty Rookie WR Rankings Countdown (10-6)

By Chris Museezer | April 21, 2023 | 0 Comments

For those new to the WR1 rating, this is a proprietary formula I developed to provide a data-driven forecast of future dynasty value for incoming rookie wide receivers. The WR1 model scores rookies on nine predictive metrics and then combines those individual metric scores into a total WR1 rating score. The goal is to provide a single easy-to-use score for those who don’t want to spend all the time dissecting different metrics.

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DFF TV: Always Be Building – CJ Stroud Vs Bryce Young, 2023 Top Ranked Rookie QBs

By Ben Winkler | April 15, 2023 | 0 Comments

DFF TV presents “Always Be Building” featuring @bwinknfl and @puma_drew. This ~FREE~ edition dives into the Bryce Young vs. CJ Stroud debate.

DFF TV: 4 Round 10-Team Superflex TE Premium Rookie Mock Draft

By Billy Beaman | April 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

In this ~FREE~ edition of DFF TV, @WillieBeamanDFF breaks down a 10-team Dynasty Football Superflex Rookie Mock Draft!

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Dynasty Football Rookie Quarterback Prospect KOP Rankings

By Crazy Kirt | April 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

I’ve either played or coached football for over 20 years, and my experience enters how I evaluate NFL Draft prospects. What can I trust him to do? In general, the number one thing a coach values the most in a person/player is trust. It isn’t athleticism or size. The KOP rankings will help you understand why a person struggles in the NFL or why a particular player isn’t receiving more playing time. It will allow you to move off a specific player earlier than most people in the Dynasty Fantasy Football space. For example, while most managers hoped for O.J. Howard to produce as a TE1 in his sophomore or third season; you have already traded him away.

The WR1 Wide Receiver Prospect Model Ratings

By Chris Museezer | April 13, 2023 | 0 Comments

For those new to the WR1 rating, this is a highly accurate proprietary forecasting formula I developed to provide a data-driven forecast of future dynasty value for incoming rookie wide receivers. The WR1 model scores rookies on nine predictive metrics and then combines those individual metric scores into a single WR1 rating. The goal is to provide a single easy-to-use score for those who don’t want to spend all the time dissecting different metrics. 

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Tank Bigsby

Tank Bigsby: 2023 Rookie RB Profile

By Jim Moorman | April 4, 2023 | 0 Comments

We’ve all heard the analysis and comps on Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Zach Charbonnet. The consensus in the Dynasty community is that these guys should be the first three running backs off the board in rookie drafts. But where do we go from here? First, the landing spot and draft capital will drastically influence where these prospects should fall in our rankings. But there are still plenty of resources and data points at our disposal now that we can use to determine rookie value: college tape, analytics, NFL Combine results, and plenty more. So, let’s dig into one of my favorite “mid-tier” prospects in this year’s draft, Tank Bigsby.

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Will Levis

Best Rookie Landing Spots

By Doug Harrelson | March 31, 2023 | 0 Comments

Can’t you feel the excitement as we get closer to the draft? With free agency winding down, we now start to see the core of what each of these NFL teams will look like when we get into the fall. There is still one more piece to the puzzle though and if you play dynasty then it is probably amongst your favorite NFL events of the year—the NFL Draft. While I have learned not to take too much from the landing spot, I think many of us are still hurting from Clyde Edwards-Helaire in 2020. It does have an impact though and we would be foolish to ignore it. I find the best practice is to have everyone divided into tiers before the NFL Draft, then move players within a tier instead of jumping them an entire tier based on landing spot. We also have draft capital to consider but that is beyond the scope of what we will be discussing today. Let’s dig in!

Quentin Johnston 2021 Devy Profile

Projecting the NFL Draft’s First Round for Dynasty Fantasy Football

By Anthony Walesby II | March 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

Hello again! Today, I want to project where I think some offensive skill position players are going to land in the first round of The NFL Draft. Some may be wishful thinking but I’m trying to stay objective.

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Marvin Mims

23 Rookie Wide Receiver Analytics Spotlight Series: Marvin “Meh”ms

By Chris Museezer | March 20, 2023 | 0 Comments

Marvin Mims burst onto the scene as a freshman at Oklahoma with a stellar season of 610 yards and nine touchdowns. This put him squarely into the conversation as one of the top wide receivers in the 2023 draft class. Mims is a big play threat. His 20.1 yards per reception were the third most in the country for 2023. For PPR formats, he is not the most desirable archetype of a wide receiver. His reception totals are relatively low and this can lead to inconsistency in his game-to-game performance. In dynasty best ball formats he is of more interest.

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Roschon Johnson

Introducing Dynasty Rookie Draft Average Draft Position

By Chris Museezer | March 14, 2023 | 0 Comments

At DFF our motto is #AlwaysBeBuilding. While that pertains to dynasty it also pertains to offering our members more benefits for their subscription.  With that, I introduce you to DFF’s rookie draft Average Draft Position (ADP) resource. This will be available as a quick reference under the resources drop-down menu. You can directly link to it here.

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Dynasty Prospect Combine Winners

By Chris Museezer | March 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

It’s combine week! Time for all of our favorite prospects to compete in the underwear olympics. If you talk to different people, you will get different answers on just how meaningful the combine is. NFL scouts look for traits and this helps them determine that on a comparable scale. Here are the biggest winners from this week in Indianapolis and how it effects your preparation for dynasty rookie drafts.

Throughout this article you will see a tool called the Relative Athletic Score. This is a wonderful tool created by Kent Lee Platte to provide an overall size adjusted athleticism score utilizing inputs from combine results. It runs on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest. Give him a follow on Twitter @mathbomb.

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