Dynasty rookie board

The same career-value model that runs the big board, pointed at the only question a dynasty GM ever has: which rookies return fantasy production, and for how long. Quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends only — nobody starts a left tackle.

The 2026 class has been drafted — this board is the model’s pre-draft read, useful as a receipt against how the rookies actually landed.

1QB starts one quarterback, so even good QB prospects slide — QBs carry a 0.80 multiplier. Superflex starts two, which makes the position the scarcest asset in the format — QBs carry 1.30 instead. Nothing else changes between the two boards.

#PlayerPosCollegeDynasty scoreHow it's builtBustTierConsensus
1Carnell TateWROhio St.95.286.6 × 1.100%
class average
Elite5
2Jordyn TysonWRArizona St.91.583.2 × 1.107%Elite11
3Omar Cooper Jr.WRIndiana90.382.0 × 1.100%
class average
Elite19
4Makai LemonWRUSC81.474.0 × 1.103%Elite9
5KC ConcepcionWRTexas A&M81.273.8 × 1.100%
class average
Elite17
6Germie BernardWRAlabama78.771.6 × 1.1010%Starter45
7Jeremiyah LoveRBNotre Dame78.492.2 × 0.85 × 1.0011%Elite1
8Kenyon SadiqTEOregon77.681.6 × 0.956%Elite12
9Chris BellWRLouisville74.567.8 × 1.101%Starter52
10Antonio WilliamsWRClemson73.566.8 × 1.1020%Starter61
11Denzel BostonWRWashington70.664.2 × 1.106%Starter25
12Fernando MendozaQBIndiana70.488.0 × 0.805%Elite3
13Zachariah BranchWRGeorgia67.060.9 × 1.100%
class average
Starter66
14Bryce LanceWRNorth Dakota St.65.459.4 × 1.1019%Starter116
15Ted HurstWRGeorgia St.63.958.1 × 1.1024%Starter100
16Eli StowersTEVanderbilt62.866.1 × 0.9520%Starter46
17Elijah SarrattWRIndiana61.656.0 × 1.100%
class average
Starter74
18Skyler BellWRConnecticut61.355.7 × 1.1021%Starter103
19Chris Brazzell IIWRTennessee57.352.1 × 1.101%Starter57
20Malachi FieldsWRNotre Dame55.550.5 × 1.1022%Starter77
21Mike Washington Jr.RBArkansas55.565.2 × 0.85*15%Starter72
22Jadarian PriceRBNotre Dame52.863.8 × 0.85 × 0.9715%Starter43
23Caleb DouglasWRTexas Tech50.145.5 × 1.1025%Starter
24Jonah ColemanRBWashington48.659.2 × 0.85 × 0.9720%Starter131
25Max KlareTEOhio St.47.550.0 × 0.9521%Starter78
26Brenen ThompsonWRMississippi St.46.542.2 × 1.1027%Starter114
27Kevin Coleman Jr.WRMissouri46.442.2 × 1.1019%Starter112
28Ty SimpsonQBAlabama44.655.7 × 0.8027%Starter33
29Cole PaytonQBNorth Dakota St.43.354.1 × 0.8021%Starter86
30Justin JolyTENorth Carolina St.41.844.0 × 0.9523%Starter139
31Emmett JohnsonRBNebraska41.650.3 × 0.85 × 0.9728%Starter87
32Sam RoushTEStanford40.442.5 × 0.9529%Starter69
33Jack EndriesTETexas38.840.9 × 0.9518%Starter99
34Barion BrownWRLSU38.735.2 × 1.1022%Starter
35Kaytron AllenRBPenn St.37.547.2 × 0.85 × 0.9427%Starter123
36CJ DanielsWRMiami (FL)37.534.1 × 1.1024%Starter58
37Ja'Kobi LaneWRUSC37.233.8 × 1.1017%Starter136
38Taylen GreenQBArkansas37.046.3 × 0.8028%Starter140
39Drew AllarQBPenn St.35.944.9 × 0.8033%Starter113
40Kendrick LawWRKentucky35.232.0 × 1.1025%Starter
41Will KacmarekTEOhio St.32.834.5 × 0.9514%Starter
42Reggie VirgilWRTexas Tech32.729.7 × 1.1023%Starter144
43Nate BoerkircherTETexas A&M32.334.0 × 0.9532%Starter118
44Demond ClaiborneRBWake Forest32.038.7 × 0.85 × 0.9734%Starter
45Tanner KoziolTEHouston31.933.6 × 0.9512%Starter
46Zavion ThomasWRLSU31.728.9 × 1.1017%Starter
47Malik BensonWROregon31.128.3 × 1.1021%Starter
48Cyrus AllenWRCincinnati30.427.6 × 1.1036%Starter91
49Garrett NussmeierQBLSU30.037.5 × 0.8027%Starter128
50Jam MillerRBAlabama27.932.8 × 0.85*66%Starter126
51Josh CameronWRBaylor27.825.2 × 1.1026%Starter68
52Adam RandallRBClemson26.931.6 × 0.85 × 1.0034%Starter
53Riley NowakowskiTEIndiana26.227.5 × 0.9528%Starter
54Kaden WetjenWRIowa26.223.8 × 1.1023%Starter
55Jaren KanakTEOklahoma25.927.3 × 0.9533%Starter
56Josh CuevasTEAlabama25.727.0 × 0.9535%Starter
57Marlin KleinTEMichigan25.627.0 × 0.9535%Starter137
58Matthew HibnerTESMU25.426.8 × 0.9532%Starter
59Cade KlubnikQBClemson24.030.0 × 0.8037%
60Anthony SmithWREast Carolina23.521.4 × 1.1026%Starter
61Athan KaliakmanisQBRutgers22.828.4 × 0.8047%
62Bauer SharpTELSU22.423.6 × 0.9515%Starter
63Seth McGowanRBKentucky22.029.6 × 0.85 × 0.8819%Starter
64Seydou TraoreTEMississippi St.22.023.1 × 0.9521%Elite
65Lewis BondWRBoston Col.21.519.5 × 1.1026%Starter130
66Eli RaridonTENotre Dame21.422.5 × 0.9521%Starter62
67Emmanuel Henderson Jr.WRKansas21.319.4 × 1.1040%Starter
68CJ WilliamsWRStanford21.219.3 × 1.1026%Starter
69Max BredesonTEMichigan20.721.8 × 0.9525%Starter
70Dallen BentleyTEUtah19.520.5 × 0.9536%Starter
71Carsen RyanTEBYU17.518.4 × 0.9521%Starter
72Behren MortonQBTexas Tech15.018.7 × 0.8040%
73Kaelon BlackRBIndiana11.515.5 × 0.85 × 0.8715%Starter

* Age not on file yet for this back, so the RB age adjustment is skipped (multiplier ×1.00) until it lands.

How this differs from the big board

Built from the same models as the big board — here's exactly how the lens differs. The base is the served career-value model score, untouched. On top of it sit three documented adjustments, all shown per player in the table:

Dynasty score = model score × position multiplier (1QB) × RB age multiplier

  • Position: QB ×0.80, RB ×0.85, WR ×1.10, TE ×0.95 — QB scarcity by format, the RB career-length discount, the WR longevity premium, the TE slow-onboarding haircut.
  • RB age cliff: RB only: 1.00 at age 22 or younger at draft, minus 0.05 per year older, floor 0.85. When we don't have a player's age on file, no adjustment is applied and the row says so.
  • Tier reads: shown only where the tier model itself stands behind them; when it isn't confident, you get a dash, not a guess.

The multipliers are round numbers encoding dynasty-market convention (QB scarcity by format, the RB age cliff, WR longevity, the TE year-3 breakout) — convention, not Draftanomics research. The model signal is entirely in the base. College production volume (target and workload share) is already inside the base score as model features — it isn't double-counted here. See methodology for how the career-value model is fit and validated.