2025 Fantasy Football Top 50 Rookie Player Rankings Before the NFL Draft

Michael Fabiano | Apr 22, 2025

Travis Hunter is listed as a top-10 fantasy rookie, but his ultimate value will depend on his future position and team in the NFL. / Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The 2025 NFL Draft is the biggest event of the offseason, both in terms of real and fantasy football. Young players inject new excitement into the game … just ask anyone who roots for the Washington Commanders and/or drafted Jayden Daniels in fantasy last season!

This year will be no different.

High-end prospects like Miami quarterback Cam Ward, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, Arizona wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan and Penn State tight end Tyler Warren are all projected to be first-round picks in the draft, and all of them could make an immediate impact in fantasy leagues in Year 1.

Of course, in many cases, we won’t know a player’s true value until he’s ultimately selected in the draft and fits in (or doesn’t) on his team's depth chart.

With that said, here’s my initial look at the top 50 rookies based on their potential fantasy football value. This list focuses on talent and positional value and will be updated once the draft concludes, so be sure to check back for updates and dynasty/redraft values.

Positional Rookie Rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs

2025 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings

Rank	Player	Pos	Team
1	Ashton Jeanty	RB	Boise State
2	Omarion Hampton	RB	North Carolina
3	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	Arizona
4	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State
5	Tyler Warren	TE	Penn State
6	Travis Hunter	WR	Colorado
7	Matthew Golden	WR	Texas
8	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State
9	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio State
10	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Iowa
11	Luther Burden III	WR	Missouri
12	Colston Loveland	TE	Michigan
13	Cam Ward	QB	Miami
14	Jayden Higgins	WR	Iowa State
15	Shedeur Sanders	QB	Colorado
16	Tre Harris	WR	Mississippi
17	Cam Skattebo	RB	Arizona State
18	Dylan Sampson	RB	Tennessee
19	Elic Ayomanor	WR	Stanford
20	Jaxson Dart	QB	Ole Miss
21	Jalen Milroe	QB	Alabama
22	Jaylin Noel	WR	Iowa State
23	RJ Harvey	RB	Central Florida
24	Devin Neal	RB	Kansas
25	Isaiah Bond	WR	Texas
26	Damien Martinez	RB	Miami FL
27	Bhayshul Tuten	RB	Virginia Tech
28	Jalen Royals	WR	Utah State
29	Jack Bech	WR	TCU
30	Ollie Gordon II	RB	Oklahoma State
31	Elijah Arroyo	TE	Miami FL
32	Xavier Restrepo	WR	Miami FL
33	DJ Giddens	RB	Kansas State
34	Mason Taylor	TE	Orgeon
35	Savion Williams	WR	TCU
36	Tez Johnson	WR	Oregon
37	Harold Fannin Jr.	TE	Bowling Green
38	Jaydon Blue	RB	Texas
39	Jordan James	RB	Oregon
40	Trevor Etienne	RB	Georgia
41	Tory Horton	WR	Colorado State
42	Nick Nash	WR	San Jose State
43	Terrance Ferguson	TE	Oregon
44	Tai Felton	WR	Maryland
45	Quinn Ewers	QB	Texas
46	Brashard Smith	RB	SMU
47	Ricky White III	WR	UNLV
48	Kyle Williams	WR	Washington State
49	Jimmy Horn Jr.	WR	Colorado
50	Kyle McCord	QB	Syracuse