As we start to look ahead to the 2025 NFL season and a brand new fantasy football season, it is dynasty season. Let’s examine some rookies you should be targeting this offseason for your dynasty league.
Which Rookies Should You Draft In Dynasty Fantasy Football?
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Ashton Jeanty is expected to be taken in the top half of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft and perhaps even as high as the top 10 or top five. With that capital, it is extremely unlikely that Jeanty will not be installed as a starter immediately for whoever drafts him.
The opportunity to draft a rookie running back who is set to be a sure-fire starter for his team is rare. We have seen just a handful of such backs over the past five drafts. The opportunity upside of those players is huge, and when the talent matches in the way we have seen from Jeanty, the potential to change your team’s fortunes at a position is tantalizing.
Jeanty heads to the NFL on the back of a season in which he rushed for 2,601 yards and 29 touchdowns. His receiving numbers are not at the same other-worldly level, but he has still shown the ability to be a receiving threat, with 66 receptions for 707 yards and six touchdowns over the past two years.
Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona
The NFL Combine has seen the gap close a little in terms of potential draft capital, but Teiteroa McMillan still projects to be the first receiver off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft. He possesses very good size and overall athleticism for the position.
McMillan is a versatile receiver who can line up outside, in the slot, and even attached to the hip of the tight end, so he can maximize mismatches against nickel corners and linebackers. He is a big-bodied pass catcher with an outstanding catch radius and hands. McMillan has rare ball skills and is an outstanding contested catch and red-zone threat, but he has the athleticism of a receiver who is smaller in stature and can make plays with the ball in his hands.
The beauty of McMillan is that he can be a contributor to your fantasy teams in a number of ways. Sometimes we see rookie wide receivers who have a very specific skill, and while they are very good at it, their upside becomes limited in terms of being a fantasy asset. McMillan is not one of those, and that should make him a relatively safe pick for your fantasy team.
Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)
Cam Ward is the ultimate quarterback playmaker, boasting elite arm talent, effortless velocity, and dynamic athleticism. His confidence and creativity set him apart, but his tendency for risky throws and inconsistent footwork can lead to trouble.
Ward is the ultimate upside quarterback selection in this class. He is capable enough with his legs to provide an upper-echelon ceiling but also good enough when throwing the ball not to be a liability. His ceiling is a reliable QB1 in a Superflex league. That is why he is worth a selection in the top half of the first round in those leagues.
In 1QB leagues, Ward becomes a risk-reward play. He has the skills to develop into a top-five fantasy quarterback, but there is likely to be a development curve. In those 1QB formats, Ward is closer to being a back-end of the first-round type selection than a top-five pick in rookie drafts.
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.