
We will assume all players who are eligible are entering the player pool. The Early Entry deadline hasn’t occurred yet so a few of these players have yet to declare for the NFL Draft. While the NFL Draft, and even the NFL Combine, is still a ways out, trading rookie picks and thinking about your dynasty roster construction are year-round events. All that said, just be excited about another talent infusion at the skill positions into the NFL. A few players have been hampered due to injury, including Journey Brown leaving football altogether, while the challenges of the 2020 season changed the growth trajectory for prospects as well, causing some shifts in player value just since July's rookie mock draft. There will be a heightened belief in immediate production from the group with a lower level of patience exhibited for development or potential roadblocks. While this year’s class is similarly exciting, expectations are perhaps inflated by the aforementioned success of the 2020 rookies. The wide receiver class was even more impactful early on with Chase Claypool, Justin Jefferson, Brandon Aiyuk and CeeDee Lamb already flirting with annual top-24 value-and that was without a pair of first-rounders in Jerry Jeudy and Henry Ruggs showing any level of consistency in year one. Multiple running backs look like foundational pieces for fantasy teams with several others still possessing additional upside and a pathway to more production.

Last year was an exceptional instance as it had been building for several seasons, and despite the exorbitant amount of hype, the class largely lived up to the billing. Much like Alabama winning a College Football National Championship, hyping up a rookie class for dynasty fantasy football purposes is pretty much an annual event.
