Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings: Ashton Jeanty clearly tops the list

The upcoming Fantasy Football season for Dynasty leagues just hit a crucial point with the conclusion of the 2025 NFL Draft. Rookies have now landed with their new teams, and it's time to start analyzing their overall values. Their expected roles, combined with their general skillsets, both play major roles in their projections.

A player with more talent doesn't always have more value in fantasy football as their place on the depth chart and situation surrounding their offense heavily contribute to their potential production. Rookies with clear paths to starting roles or significant playing time are generally more attractive in Dynasty leagues than those buried behind established veterans.

The 2025 fantasy football season has a clear rookie leader at the top of the rankings in Ashton Jeanty. He was widely considered the best available running back prior to the draft, and he also landed in an ideal situation for his potential fantasy value. The Las Vegas Raiders were without a true starting running back, so Jeanty should immediately slide into that role.

First-overall pick this year, Cam Ward, is also the top-ranked rookie quarterback for Dynasty Fantasy Football this season. Of all the players drafted in his position, he's the only one with a clear path to the starting job right now. The Tennessee Titans may even elect to make him their starter for Week 1, but even if they don't, it won't be long before he gets his opportunity.

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Some potential sleepers this year include RJ Harvey and Jack Bech due to their situational outlooks. Both of them have a realistic opportunity to be day-one starters on teams that have major holes at their positions. Here's where they and the rest of this year's rookie class currently stand among the rookie rankings for Dynasty leagues this season.

Dynatsy Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings

Ashton Jeanty
Quinshon Judkins
Tetairoa McMillan
Omarion Hampton
Travis Hunter
Kaleb Johnson
Matthew Golden
RJ Harvey
Tyler Warren
TreVeyon Henderson
Cam Ward
Emeka Egbuka
Jack Bech
Tre Harris
Colston Loveland
Luther Burden III
Jaydon Blue
Jayden Higgins
Jaxson Dart
Pat Bryant
Elic Ayomanor
Mason Taylor
Jalen Royals
Shedeur Sanders
Terrance Ferguson
Kyle Williams
Bhayshul Tuten
Jaylin Noel
Elijah Arroyo
Tyler Shough
Cam Skattebo
Jalen Milroe
Devin Neal
Harold Fannin Jr.
Dylan Sampson
Will Howard
Tory Horton
Brashard Smith
Isaac TeSlaa
Arian Smith
Dillon Gabriel
Savion Williams
Tai Felton
DJ Giddens
Kyle Monangai
Dont'e Thornton
Chimere Dike
Gunnar Helm
Oronde Gadsen II
Jimmy Horn Jr.

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Adam Hulse is an NFL journalist at Sportskeeda with 4 years of experience. He is also the host of the podcast "Sports Talk with Adam Hulse."

Adam studied Communications at Villanova University and played American football at Pop Warner and as a high school Freshman. His favorite team are the Dallas Cowboys, and if Adam could lay his hands on a time machine, he would love to witness their glory years from the 1990s. The Cowboys' 27-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX is his favorite Super Bowl of all time.

Given his affinity for 'America's Team,' Adam's favorite players of all time include Emmitt Smith. Michael Irvin, Tony Romo and Dak Prescott.

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Edited by Adam Hulse