2024 Rookie Strategy Guide

Welcome to the 2024 Rookie Strategy Guide - the only resource you need to dominate your dynasty rookie drafts. The first sections of the guide will be released the Sunday following the NFL draft (April 28th). The guide will be continuously updated throughout April and May with more resources.

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2024 Rookie Big Board

Rookie rankings below. Scroll down for different league formats.

Rankings are fluid, especially early in the process. Rankings below as of 5/4/24

12 Team Dynasty SF PPR 0.5 TEP

Player Position Rank Tier Position Rank Team Pick ADP Film Percentile Stats Percentile Total Percentile Total Perc. Pos Rank vs. Proj. ADP
Caleb Williams QB 1 1 QB1 CHI 1 1 100% 100% 100% QB1 0
Tier Break
Malik Nabers WR 2 2 WR1 NYG 6 3 99% 100% 100% WR1 1
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 3 2 WR2 ARI 4 2 98% 99% 98% WR2 -1
Tier Break
Brock Bowers TE 4 3 TE1 LV 13 8 98% 100% 98% TE1 4
J.J. McCarthy QB 5 3 QB2 MIN 10 7 75% 80% 82% QB2 2
Jayden Daniels QB 6 3 QB3 WAS 2 4 50% 93% 55% QB4 -2
Drake Maye QB 8 3 QB4 NE 3 6 58% 99% 64% QB3 -2
Rome Odunze WR 7 3 WR3 CHI 9 5 95% 91% 94% WR3 -2
Tier Break
Ladd McConkey WR 9 4 WR4 LAC 34 11 89% 67% 83% WR5 2
Xavier Worthy WR 10 4 WR5 KC 28 9 82% 87% 85% WR4 -1
Brian Thomas Jr. WR 11 4 WR6 JAC 23 10 73% 74% 68% WR9 -1
Tier Break
Jonathon Brooks RB 12 5 RB1 CAR 46 12 80% 67% 82% RB1 0
Bo Nix QB 13 5 QB5 DEN 12 13 42% 63% 36% QB5 0
Tier Break
Ricky Pearsall WR 14 6 WR7 SF 31 17 86% 60% 77% WR7 3
Michael Penix Jr. QB 15 6 QB6 ATL 8 16 25% 71% 27% QB6 1
Xavier Legette WR 16 6 WR8 CAR 32 19 83% 74% 79% WR6 3
Adonai Mitchell WR 17 6 WR9 IND 52 18 88% 44% 70% WR8 1
Trey Benson RB 18 6 RB2 ARI 66 15 64% 66% 66% RB5 -3
Keon Coleman WR 19 6 WR10 BUF 33 14 58% 71% 61% WR10 -5
Tier Break
Bucky Irving RB 20 7 RB3 TB 125 31 85% 54% 74% RB2 11
MarShawn Lloyd RB 21 7 RB4 GB 89 26 74% 58% 64% RB6 5
Jermaine Burton WR 22 7 WR11 CIN 80 29 77% 33% 55% WR11 7
Tier Break
Ja'lynn Polk WR 22 7 WR12 NE 37 22 59% 48% 49% WR13 0
Ben Sinnott TE 24 8 TE2 WAS 53 25 57% 89% 83% TE2 1
Blake Corum RB 25 8 RB5 LAR 83 20 76% 55% 57% RB7 -5
Jaylen Wright RB 26 8 RB6 MIA 120 24 72% 71% 72% RB3 -2
Tier Break
Javon Baker WR 27 9 WR13 NE 110 30 72% 23% 50% WR12 3
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 28 9 TE3 CAR 101 27 48% 79% 69% TE3 -1
Troy Franklin WR 29 9 WR14 DEN 102 21 41% 50% 44% WR14 -8
Tier Break
Roman Wilson WR 30 10 WR15 PIT 84 23 35% 41% 32% WR19 -7
Audric Estime RB 31 10 RB7 DEN 147 40 61% 74% 69% RB4 9
Kimani Vidal RB 32 10 RB8 LAC 181 37 47% 48% 45% RB10 5
Spencer Rattler QB 33 10 QB7 NO 150 33 17% 44% 18% QB7 0
Tier Break
Malachi Corley WR 34 11 WR16 NYJ 65 28 37% 58% 43% WR15 -6
Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 35 11 RB9 NYG 166 45 66% 8% 40% RB11 10
Ray Davis RB 36 11 RB10 BUF 128 34 51% 29% 38% RB12 -2
Jalen Mcmillan WR 37 11 WR17 ARI 92 32 49% 34% 38% WR16 -5
Tier Break
Isaac Guerendo RB 38 12 RB11 SF 129 43 50% 2% 10% RB13 5
Luke Mccaffrey WR 39 12 WR18 WAS 101 35 47% 37% 34% WR17 -4
Braelon Allen RB 40 12 RB12 NYJ 134 38 26% 74% 54% RB8 -2
Erick All TE 41 12 TE4 NE 231 47 45% 54% 47% TE4 6
Will Shipley RB 42 12 RB13 PHI 127 41 44% 64% 52% RB9 -1
Tier Break
Brenden Rice WR 43 13 WR19 LAC 225 36 38% 11% 17% WR22 -7
Johnny Wilson WR 44 13 WR20 PHI 185 50 44% 13% 22% WR21 6
Theo Johnson TE 45 13 TE5 NYG 107 42 35% 51% 29% TE5 -3
Devontez Walker WR 46 13 WR21 BAL 113 39 31% 34% 24% WR20 -7
Jacob Cowing WR 47 13 WR22 SF 135 48 28% 32% 17% WR23 1
Malik Washington WR 48 13 WR23 MIA 184 44 45% 23% 33% WR18 -4

2024 Rookie Big Board

Rookie rankings below. Scroll down for different league formats.

Rankings are fluid, especially early in the process. Rankings below as of 5/4/24

12 Team Dynasty 1QB PPR 0.5 TEP

Player Position Rank Tier Position Rank Team Pick ADP Film Percentile Stats Percentile Total Percentile Total Perc. Pos Rank vs. Proj. ADP
Malik Nabers WR 1 1 WR6 NYG 6 2 99% 100% 100% WR1 1
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR 2 1 WR7 ARI 4 1 98% 99% 98% WR2 -1
Tier Break
Brock Bowers TE 3 2 TE5 LV 13 4 98% 100% 100% TE1 1
Rome Odunze WR 4 2 WR8 CHI 9 3 95% 91% 94% WR3 -1
Tier Break
Caleb Williams QB 5 3 QB1 CHI 1 5 100% 100% 100% QB1 0
Ladd McConkey WR 6 3 WR4 LAC 34 8 89% 67% 83% WR5 2
Jayden Daniels QB 7 3 QB2 WAS 2 10 50% 93% 55% QB4 3
Xavier Worthy WR 8 3 WR5 KC 28 6 82% 87% 85% WR4 -2
Brian Thomas Jr. WR 9 3 WR6 JAC 23 7 73% 74% 68% WR9 -2
Jonathon Brooks RB 10 3 RB1 CAR 46 9 80% 67% 82% RB1 -1
Tier Break
Ricky Pearsall WR 11 4 WR7 SF 31 13 86% 60% 77% WR7 2
Xavier Legette WR 12 4 WR8 CAR 32 16 83% 74% 79% WR6 4
Trey Benson RB 13 4 RB2 ARI 66 12 64% 66% 66% RB5 -1
Adonai Mitchell WR 14 4 WR9 IND 52 14 88% 44% 70% WR8 0
Keon Coleman WR 15 4 WR10 BUF 33 11 58% 71% 61% WR10 -4
Drake Maye QB 16 4 QB3 NE 3 15 58% 99% 64% QB3 -1
J.J. McCarthy QB 17 4 QB4 MIN 10 17 75% 80% 82% QB2 0
Tier Break
Bucky Irving RB 18 6 RB3 TB 125 31 85% 54% 74% RB2 13
MarShawn Lloyd RB 19 6 RB4 GB 89 26 75% 58% 64% RB6 7
Jermaine Burton WR 20 6 WR11 CIN 80 29 77% 35% 55% WR11 9
Tier Break
Ja'lynn Polk WR 21 7 WR12 NE 37 20 59% 48% 49% WR13 -1
Ben Sinnott TE 22 7 TE2 WAS 53 25 58% 89% 84% TE2 3
Blake Corum RB 23 7 RB5 LAR 83 18 77% 55% 57% RB7 -5
Jaylen Wright RB 24 7 RB6 MIA 120 24 73% 71% 72% RB3 0
Tier Break
Javon Baker WR 25 8 WR13 NE 110 30 72% 28% 50% WR12 5
Bo Nix QB 26 8 QB5 DEN 12 23 42% 63% 36% QB5 -3
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE 27 8 TE3 CAR 101 27 49% 79% 73% TE3 0
Troy Franklin WR 28 8 WR14 DEN 102 19 42% 56% 48% WR14 -9
Tier Break
Michael Penix Jr. QB 29 9 QB6 ATL 8 21 25% 71% 27% QB6 -8
Roman Wilson WR 30 9 WR15 PIT 84 22 35% 41% 32% WR19 -8
Audric Estime RB 31 9 RB7 DEN 147 39 61% 74% 69% RB4 8
Kimani Vidal RB 32 9 RB8 LAC 181 36 47% 48% 45% RB10 4
Tier Break
Malachi Corley WR 33 10 WR16 NYJ 65 28 37% 58% 43% WR15 -5
Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB 34 10 RB9 NYG 166 45 66% 8% 40% RB11 11
Ray Davis RB 35 10 RB10 BUF 128 33 51% 29% 38% RB12 -2
Jalen Mcmillan WR 36 10 WR17 ARI 92 32 49% 34% 38% WR16 -4
Tier Break
Isaac Guerendo RB 37 11 RB11 SF 129 42 50% 2% 10% RB13 5
Luke Mccaffrey WR 38 11 WR18 WAS 101 34 47% 37% 34% WR17 -4
Braelon Allen RB 39 11 RB12 NYJ 134 37 26% 74% 54% RB8 -2
Erick All TE 40 11 TE4 CIN 115 46 45% 54% 47% TE4 6
Will Shipley RB 41 11 RB13 PHI 127 40 44% 64% 52% RB9 -1
Tier Break
Brenden Rice WR 42 12 WR19 LAC 225 35 38% 11% 17% WR22 -7
Johnny Wilson WR 43 12 WR20 PHI 185 49 44% 13% 22% WR21 6
Theo Johnson TE 44 12 TE5 NYG 107 41 35% 51% 29% TE5 -3
Devontez Walker WR 45 12 WR21 BAL 113 38 31% 34% 24% WR20 -7
Spencer Rattler QB 46 12 QB7 NO 150 44 17% 44% 18% QB7 -2
Jacob Cowing WR 47 12 WR22 SF 135 47 28% 32% 17% WR23 0
Malik Washington WR 48 12 WR23 MIA 184 43 45% 23% 33% WR18 -5

2024 Prospect to NFL Player Comparisons

Player comps get a bad rap - and there’s a lot of good reasons why. But overall, if you don’t take yourself too seriously, player comps can be an effective way of distilling a player down into something we already know. Typically, the issue is that we only assign comps to very, very successful players, because those are the guys everyone knows. So, for this excercise, I assigned each player a “ceiling”, “median” and “floor” comp, which allows me to add a quality component to the comparisons - so yes, all of the comps are meant to be a comparison of both quality and playing style. This is an inexact science, so don’t take the “median” as “this is definitely what this player will be”, more that it’s the best player I could find who was a realistic outcome quality-wise, and (more important) a similar player stylistically, in body makeup, athletically, etc. Anyways, let’s have some fun.

Note that the comps below are NOT updated rankings. Refer to boards above.

Player Position Ceiling Median Floor
Caleb Williams QB Aaron Rodgers Steve Mcnair / Deshaun Watson Mobile Jay Cutler /   Jameis Winston
Malik Nabers WR Ja'Marr   Chase DJ   Moore Zay   Flowers
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR AJ Green / Michael Irvin Cris Carter Roy Williams
Brock Bowers TE Faster   Mark Andrews / George Kittle Sam   LaPorta / Aaron Hernandez Evan   Engram
J.J. McCarthy QB Drew Brees / Russell Wilson Brock Purdy Alex Smith
Jayden Daniels QB Lamar   Jackson Michael   Vick / Colin Kaepernick Justin   Fields / Robert Griffin III (Injury)
Drake Maye QB Justin Herbert / Dak Prescott Carson Wentz / Will Levis Jake Locker
Rome Odunze WR Marvin   Harrison Jr. / Deandre Hopkins Keenan   Allen / Mike Evans Chris   Godwin
Ladd McConkey WR Garrett Wilson / Chris Olave Deion Branch / Derrick Mason David Patten / Jerry Jeudy
Xavier Worthy WR Jaylen   Waddle / Santana Moss Marquise   Brown Tavon   Austin
Brian Thomas Jr. WR Josh Gordon / Javon Walker Mike Williams Donovan Peoples-Jones
Jonathon Brooks RB Dalvin   Cook / Melvin Gordon Joseph   Addai Kenyan   Drake
Bo Nix QB Tua Tagovailoa Derek Carr Sam Bradford / Mac Jones
Ricky Pearsall WR Chris   Olave / Brandon Aiyuk Emmanuel   Sanders / Tyler Lockett Khalil   Shakir
Michael Penix Jr. QB Jay Cutler Geno Smith Blake Bortles
Xavier Legette WR Deebo   Samuel / AJ Brown Dwayne   Bowe Treylon   Burks
Keon Coleman WR Nico Collins Courtland Sutton / Kenny Britt Michael Wilson
Trey Benson RB Kenneth   Walker Darren   Mcfadden / Tony Pollard Zach   Evans
Adonai Mitchell WR Braylon Edwards / Demaryius Thomas George Pickens Denzel Mims
Bucky Irving RB Brian   Westbrook James   Cook Michael   Carter
MarShawn Lloyd RB Aaron Jones / Lesean McCoy D'Andre Swift Sean Tucker / Chase Brown
Jermaine Burton WR Terry   Mclaurin / Jordan Addison Jerry   Jeudy Laveranues   Coles
Ja'lynn Polk WR Kenny Golladay / Devante Parker Gabe Davis JJ Arcega-Whiteside
Ben Sinnott TE Hunter   Henry / Trey Mcbride Austin   Hooper / Tucker Kraft Dalton   Keene
Blake Corum RB Ray Rice / Doug Martin Kyren Williams / Mark Ingram Bilal Powell
Jaylen Wright RB Tony   Pollard Raheem   Mostert / Tevin Coleman Izzy   Abanikanda / Elijah Mitchell
Javon Baker WR Chris Godwin / Mike Wallace Romeo Doubs KJ Osborn
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE Julius   Thomas / David Njoku Mike   Gesicki / Dawson Knox Christian   Fauria
Troy Franklin WR TY Hilton / Brandin Cooks Christian Watson Tyquan Thornton / Jalin Hyatt
Kimani Vidal RB Zack   Moss / James Robinson Duke   Johnson Keaontay   Ingram
Malachi Corley WR Budget Deebo Samuel / Golden Tate Kadarius Toney Laviska Shenault
Spencer Rattler QB Baker   Mayfield / Case Keenum Gardner   Minshew Troy   Smith
Audric Estime RB Leonard Fournette Mike Davis / Khalil Herbert Eno Benjamin
Roman Wilson WR Tyler   Lockett / Jayden Reed Van   Jefferson KJ   Hamler
Theo Johnson TE Evan Engram Noah Fant Luke Schoonmaker
Jalen Mcmillan WR Christian   Kirk Kendrick   Bourne Parris   Campbell
Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB (Much worse) David Johnson Cordarelle Patterson Chase Edmonds
Ray Davis RB Deangelo   Williams / Tiki Barber Jaylen   Warren / Semaje Perine Kenneth   Dixon
Isaac Guerendo RB D'onta Foreman / Latavius Murray Marlon Mack Justin Fargas / Pierre Strong
Luke Mccaffrey WR Romeo   Doubs / Jakobi Meyers Josh   Palmer Chris   Conley
Braelon Allen RB Najee Harris AJ Dillon Qadree Ollison
Will Shipley RB Lamar   Miller Duke   Johnson Ty   Johnson
Jacob Cowing WR Jamison Crowder Elijah Moore / Wandale Robinson Keke Coutee
Malik Washington WR Randall   Cobb / Golden Tate Sterling   Shepard Parker   Washington
Brenden Rice WR Eric Decker Austin Pettis Justin Watson
Jaheim Bell TE Jonnu   Smith / Irv Smith Jr. Trey   Burton Mycole   Pruitt
Johnny Wilson WR Mike Evans / Vincent Jackson Darren Waller / Malcolm Floyd Chase Claypool
Devontez Walker WR Michael Gallup Marquez   Valdes-Scantling Alec Pierce