With the regular fantasy season coming to an end, dynasty fantasy football is now starting to take off. Here are some rookies you can look to acquire in dynasty leagues that might impress for years to come.
Which Rookies Should You Draft In Dynasty Fantasy Football?
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Those arguing Ashton Jeanty should have won the Heisman certainly have a strong case to make. What Jeanty did this season was otherworldly. The Boise State product ran the ball 344 times for 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns. He led the nation in attempts and yards for the second consecutive year.
There were no running backs selected in the first round of last year’s NFL Draft, but we could very well see Jeanty get first-round draft capital in 2025. Wherever he lands, it will likely be an RB-needy team ready to install him as their starter.
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
We’ll see what the NFL Combine brings, but Teairoa McMillan sure looks like the best wide receiver prospect of this class. His talent was evident the moment he stepped foot on Arizona’s campus. As a true freshman, McMillan led the Pac-12 in yards per reception (18.0). Sure enough, he took a huge leap forward as a sophomore, catching 90 balls for 1,402 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior, he led the Big 12 in receiving yards with 1,319, which included five games with 100+ yards receiving.
At 6’5”, McMillan has all the makings of a classic X receiver. But he’s not just a “go up and get it” guy; he’s a polished route runner who should be able to win right away at the NFL level. It would be a major surprise if McMillan didn’t start in Week 1 as a rookie.
Luther Burden III, WR, Missouri
There are some who may ding Luther Burden III for the significant drop in production from his sophomore to junior years. In 2023, he had six 100-yard receiving games, yet he had only one this season.
However, it’s not entirely Burden’s fault. In fact, it may not be at all. Missouri experienced injuries at the quarterback position, which played a huge role in Burden’s lack of gaudy numbers. As a reminder, he caught 86 passes for 1,212 yards and nine touchdowns in 2023. Landing spot will be paramount for Burden. As a primary slot receiver, he’ll need the right offense and the right quarterback to maximize his potential.
What Is A Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer?
Whether that be a dynasty or redraft league, 1QB, or a Superflex format, the trade analyzer will calculate the merits of the trade across three standard scoring formats and tell you whether we would recommend making that deal or not.
Our fantasy experts have over 35 years of fantasy experience. We regularly review our redraft and dynasty rankings to ensure they are up to date with the latest news and context from around the NFL.
How To Use PFN's Fantasy Football Trade Analyzer
Our fantasy football trade analyzer is extremely simple to navigate for managers. Simply select whether you are playing in a redraft or dynasty league, your scoring system, and whether the league is a 1QB or Superflex format. The user inputs players on both sides of the potential trade before pressing the “Analyze Trade” button. The system will then convert each side of the trade into a relative value and recommend whether the user should or should not make the trade.
If you are playing in a dynasty league, our fantasy trade analyzer also allows users to see how future draft picks are valued compared to current assets. To include future draft picks, simply select "+Add Future Draft Pick" and find the relevant pick from the drop-down menu.
FAQs
What Is the Difference Between Dynasty and Redraft Leagues?
In a dynasty league, users carry their roster across multiple seasons, making adjustments throughout, and supplementing the players with yearly rookie drafts. It’s feasible in a dynasty league to have a player on your roster from their first snap in the league through until they retire. That makes this the ultimate strategy game of balancing short-term and long-term value for players.
In contrast, redraft leagues are all about the current season. Each season, every fantasy manager drafts a new roster for that year. At the end of the season, all the players go back into the draft pool to be drafted all over again the following year. Managers can make changes to their roster throughout the season, but regardless of how good or how bad the team is, the next year brings a brand new look to that roster.
Make sure to also check out our dynasty trade value charts if you need help making a decision.
How to Sync Your Fantasy Leagues With PFN’s Trade Analyzer
The ability to sync your leagues with PFN’s Trade Analyzer makes analyzing and finding trades incredibly easy. Rather than searching through your leagues to find the names, just simply click the button and they will be added to the analysis. Our trade values will then quickly tell you whether the trade makes sense and help you find a way to balance the trade.
You can sync multiple leagues and are able to go team-by-team to ty and find the best trades to improve your squad.
How Are the Trade Calculator’s Rankings Decided?
The trade calculator values are determined using a consensus ranking from our panel of experts at PFN. Each analyst ranks all of the players individually, and then we take an average. From there, each player is given a value based on where they fall in the consensus ranking. The further down the rankings you go, the closer together the trade values become.
For dynasty leagues, fantasy managers can also see how rookie picks in the upcoming draft are valued in comparison to current players. The value of these picks is set based on how our experts value the incoming rookie classes in their overall dynasty picture.
Once the rookies are added to the player pool, the value of each pick is determined based on the trade value of the equivalent rookie. For example, if Marvin Harrison Jr. carries a trade value of 90 as the top rookie in the 2024 NFL Draft class, that will also be the value of the No. 1 overall pick.