He ended up with the Rams and second-round draft capital. Theres not much more analysis to this pick. I figured Pat may have been pinching himself at the reality of having Bateman available at the 1.11, and I was not wrong. Dynasty; About Author . 2021 Dynasty Superflex Rookie Mock Draft | First Round From 1.01 to the end of the fourth round, we will begin things in the same way the 2021 NFL Draft began. 2.02) T. Sermon RB SF Batemen is a precise route runner with prototypical size who could realistically outperform many of the receivers drafted before him in this class. Matt also had to love the opportunity to select Jaylen Waddle at the 1.12, another wide receiver with realistic potential as the fantasy WR1 in this excellent class. I was debating between Seth Williams (who went with the very next pick) and Jamie Newman here. but much of rookie ADP will be set in the next two weeks. Our ADP Consensus. Its a fair question in need of an answer, but that answer will largely depend on the format of your leagues. Player values fluctuated throughout March and April as Pro Day measurements and results trickled in. Book QB NO 4.10) L. Rountree RB LAC 5.01) T. Terry WR SEA ADP: Average Draft Position (ADP) is a list of NFL players ordered by their average position taken in fantasy football drafts. He then finished his college career in 2020 with 1,528 combined rushing/receiving yards, alongside 20 touchdowns, all while maintaining over 5.8 yards per attempt. It's looking more and more like the first three picks in the 2021 NFL will be quarterbacks. I know I said pick No. Paul: I have him as my QB1 on the board ahead of Lawrence. Quarterback scarcity is a far bigger concern in superflex formats, which changes how I have the incoming class of quarterbacks ranked between 1QB rookie rankings and superflex rookie rankings. If he can avoid landing in an excessively run-heavy offense (cough, cough, Baltimore), he's got Super-Saiyan upside. Unfortunately, that depth chart includes Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Van Jefferson and DeSean Jackson, so he'd need quite a bit to happen around him to see fantasy-worthy usage in 2021. (Rondale Moore at 2.01 and Dyami Brown at 3.01). Up to this point, this 2021 Superflex rookie mock draft has followed my rookie rankings. He could form a strong duo at the position alongside Mike Gesicki in Miami. 1.04) Z. Wilson QB NYJ The Heisman winner is a big-time playmaker and has as much upside as anyone in this draft. Jacksonville still doesn't appear to have an answer at either tackle spot, though, and Lawrence's receiving corps in Jacksonville isn't as deep as Lance's in San Francisco. With this years elite QB class forcing potential starters at RB and WR down the board, fantasy managers should be valuing their early second-round picks more than usual. Chatarius "Tutu" Atwell is not a large man by any measure approaching NFL prospect standards. However, Smith-Marsettes true fantasy value lies in his potential to replace Adam Thielen as the team's WR2 in 2023 or 2024. He should also end up with an impressive dominator rating and should easily outperform his third-round rookie fantasy draft capital. Brevin Jordan drops from pre-draft 2.03 to post-draft 3.08. Use this ADP data for free in your website or application with our REST API. For just $0.83/month, get an ad-free experience and access to RotoBaller's VIP Discord Chat Community, If you can't subscribe, please consider turning off your adblocker for RotoBaller.com, Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App, The Favorite To Win Once Again At Las Vegas, Should Be A Contender At Las Vegas Once Again On Sunday, Looking To Continue RCR Momentum At Las Vegas, Looking For Another Win At Las Vegas, Starts 11th on Sunday, Bubba Wallace Might Have Something To Show Sunday, Not Feeling Well Enough To Start Saturday, Struggles With Chevy On Saturday At Vegas, A.J. The current superflex startup Average Draft Position (ADP) available at Dynasty League Football includes 2021 rookie players, but a startup draft prior to the 2021 NFL Draft is highly. Print out a PDF of the user-friendly draft board view! 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Williams RB DEN Allmendinger Has Work To Do Sunday At Vegas. A couple of months have passed since I recapped a pre-NFL Draft Superflex dynasty rookie mock draft. If his struggles were more related to playing through injury and performance issues around him than individual struggles, Brandon could be landing an absolute steal at 2.08. Zach Wilson captivated the NFL with his play at BYU and secured his No. 4.12) Q. Morris TE BUF, Round 5 Matt: "This is tremendous value for the sticky-handed speedster out of Alabama. This is a great value for Justin at 1.10. I love his versatility, and in Superflex leagues, Id be happy to land him in a strong QB draft.". It's certainly possible Aaron Rodgers forces a trade out of Green Bay or sits out his age-37 season, but count me among those who believe he'll be starting for the Packers come September 12th. Honestly, if Pat drafted him, you should probably put him higher on your sleeper radar and thank me later for identifying people smarter than me. I haven't looked into Kellen Mond's production enough to feel like I have something definitive to say about his prospects, but his rushing production is notable, and you can do far worse in Superflex rookie drafts than targeting quarterbacks with rushing upside. The Superflex format effectively adds four additional high-caliber rookies to your draft pool thanks to an increased demand for the services of Trey Lance, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, and Mac Jones. Detailed information on these average draft position calculations can be found here. I was joined by 4for4's Brandon Niles, George Kritikos, Justin Redwards, Kevin Zatloukal and Sal Stefanile for both drafts. He may lack the explosiveness to expand his game too far. 4for4 Fantasy Football. Here we will attack a Superflex Rookie Draft class with four rounds of projections. The next step on the fantasy football calendar is seeing where the 2021 dynasty rookies land in drafts. We will still get Pro Day timings and measurements for these players, our confidence grows that the dim glow ahead of us may actually be the light at the end of the tunnel of this pandemic, and you're reading an article about dynasty fantasy football. After an incredible rookie season as a UDFA, the question is how will both RBs split the carries. It's potentially dangerous to fade an outlier in the size category with this much talent and production against SEC opponents. Pat: "Is he a running back or a wide receiver? Lance going third overall to San Francisco was a dream scenario for him. First Round QBs Should Push Down Talent & Increase Value of Second Round Picks: If you play in a Non-Superflex format, youll find that there arent very many exciting players left once the second round begins. Join the Best Live Fantasy Chat Community! Both, This is the easiest pick of the entire draft. Like Sage Surratt, Jamie Newman had the pleasure of being on my roster in the only college football fantasy league I've ever played in during the 2019 season. In my mind, this part of the draft is truly the inflection point for 2021 Superflex, where drafters need to either plant a flag on their QB3 behind Lawrence and Fields, or make the decision to grab one of the top-three running backs or wide receivers. Copyright 2019-2023. 33.6. Just look at any standard PPR ADP list and limit it to rookies. NFL rumors and mock drafts gave us some idea about where in the draft these prospects were likely to be selected. Participants for this mock: George Kritikos, Salvatore Stefanile, Chris Allen, Brandon Niles, Justin Edwards, and myself representing 4for4, plus dynasty analysts/friends/brethren Pat Fitzmaurice, Matt Hicks, Aaron Schill, Danny Mackey, Paul Williams and Casey McGrath. 4.06) A. Schwartz WR CLE 1.08) T. Etienne RB JAX 2.05) K. Gainwell RB PHI Nwangwu's eye-popping athleticism is intriguing and may have been enough for the Vikings to de-emphasize the fact he had just 143 total carries at Iowa State across four seasons, but his draft capital combined with his measurables justifies a shot here. He was an anti-sports punk-rock-listening skateboarding nerd until he left his hometown in 1995, and then took a hard left turn into sports fandom borne from a need to represent his home state after moving to New York. It isn't strictly a 2QB league, as you can substitute any offensive skill position for the superflex spot, but that would be suboptimal for your team and is only an emergency measure. At 6-foot-4, 222 pounds, Collins is absolutely worth a bullet at the end of the fourth round. Pro Football Network, LLC. His route running is fantastic, hes very shifty, and he is great after the catch. While most fantasy managers are going with Chase right now, Pitts positional value makes him the better pick. 5.10) S. Fehoko WR DAL Fantasy Football Calculator, Dynasty League Football, Copyright 2010- FantasyPros.com But how will the team fair around him? That is the approximate order they will come off the board, just understand that rookie QBs will have slightly more value. He's an actor and writer who first started playing fantasy football in 2001. The fine folks over at FantasyPros invited me and 11 other fantasy writers to join a superflex dynasty league a few years back. Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App There's an avenue for him as the Thunder in a Thunder-and-Lightning backfield scenario. 5.05) I. Smith-Marsette WR MIN 4.05) C. Powell WR KC If I had a do-over, I would probably go with Elijah Moore or Michael Carter here. However, Williams situation in Denver isnt as bad as it seems. Jones is a better QB than most give him credit for, and now he can prove it was not just the talent of Alabama that made him into the player that he was on film. I responded to one of your posts that was months ago today lol. Demetric Felton has the ability to excel as a receiver out of the backfield and in slot receiving formations. If your team has a glaring hole at quarterback, you draft Trevor LawrenceSomeone who has a first-round ADP in Superflex Startup drafts. 3.09) D. Mills QB HOU The next step on the, 1) Trevor Lawrence (QB1 Jacksonville Jaguars), 2) Trey Lance (QB2 San Francisco 49ers), Honestly, all 2021 rookie drafts begin here at pick No. Andrew: "Herbert probably wont be much of a pass-catching threat in the NFL, but he's a legit athlete with speed likely to test out in the low-4.4s, and after a 2020 season at Virginia Tech in which he rushed for 1,182 yards and eight touchdowns, he's an easy target here. 1.03) J. The Curious Case of Javonte Williams: People are understandably concerned when a talented runner like Javonte Williams joins a team with an iffy offensive line and an established running back (Melvin Gordon). If not for Superflex, he is the clear and easy 1.01 selection. Fields might be the most talented QB to play for the Bears in, well, ever. Hes one of the safer options at the tight end positionand in this rookie class.". There is one quarterback who is being slightly overvalued in this fantasy draft class, however. Shawn Siegele profiles three intriguing 2023 rookie prospects who could emerge as league-winning selections for drafters who don't have an early first-round pick. For the post-NFL Draft mock, Jack Miller and Pete Davidson joined the party, while Pat Fitzmaurice and Paul Williams graciously returned, and John Hogue and Pat Thorman took the bait to fill out the draft room. Sam Wallace and I are in a pitched battle for dynasty supremacy in our Dynasty Draft-Off.We each get six teams, and it's brutal trying to grab values in all of them with Sam vacuuming up good players in between all of my picks. Feltons skill set is a bit like Ty Montgomerys. 9) Jaylen Waddle (WR5 - Miami Dolphins) Jaylen Waddle only played 242 snaps in six games last season. He creates yardage with his electric agility and speed but needs an NFL offense to manufacture touches for him.". Absolutely no surprise here. We would appreciate your support by either turning off your adblocker or signing up for our ad-free subscription tier.Thanks for being a reader! 12 in the NFL Draft, 9) Travis Etienne (RB2 Jacksonville Jaguars), Heading into the NFL Draft, it was a coin flip between, 10) Mac Jones (QB5 New England Patriots). 3.07) J. Palmer WR LAC 49ers Backs Have Value: Regardless of the format, Ill keep pushing the value of Elijah Mitchell in these Rookie Drafts. Computer selections are filtered out, and only human selections are considered. George: "I dont envision Jones falling this far in Superflex drafts after the NFL Draft but Im happy to scoop him up here. Gainwell may be destined for more of a complementary role in the NFL, but the same could be said for Michael Carter to some extentand he doesn't have Hubbard's senior year stat-depression. Sal channeled my feelings here like a telepath with mercifully benevolent intentions. I ran a post-NFL Draft Superflex dynasty rookie mock draft where I'll be looking at the changing values from that first Superflex mock in March compared to the more recent mock in May. Atwell rose a bit less than the trio around him, but still a significant eight spots. Choosing weapons over protection, they selected. Justin: "Carter is unlikely to ever find a bell-cow role at the professional level but depending on landing spot, his receiving skills and elusiveness could be exploited for very useful fantasy outputs.". All rights reserved. It was an old thread but it was about Scott fish bowl scoring. Smith forms an incredibly explosive tandem with 2020 first-round pick Jalen Reagor.