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Mock Draft, Rookie TEs, Best Bets & Dynasty Market Trends

The 2025 NFL Draft is finally here! It’s the best day of the offseason — fans celebrate as if their team just took the savior of their franchise, and fantasy managers everywhere get excited to overdraft whichever offensive weapon the Chiefs take.
Been too busy lately to learn about this year’s class? Lucky for you, there’s no better crash course than Brett Whitefield’s 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Guide, where you can quickly digest everything you need to know before the first pick, including rankings, player profiles and expert analysis.
Must-read Fantasy Points content this AM:
Mock Draft 🎯
Rookie TEs 📊
NFL Draft Props 💰
Dynasty Market Report 📈
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Mock Draft
Brett Whitefield's 2025 NFL Mock Draft 5.0
Draft expert Brett Whitefield completes his first three-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
Whitefield’s Mock Draft comes hot out of the gates, with the Giants selecting Ashton Jeanty 3rd overall. In his Prospect Guide, Whitefield has Jeanty as the 5th-highest RB he’s ever graded — right between Saquon Barkley and Jahmyr Gibbs. So maybe GM Joe Schoen can right his wrongs of last offseason by finding another generational running back?
Four 1st round QBs?! Yup… Cam Ward to Tennessee at #1 is chalk, but seeing Jaxson Dart to New Orleans at #9, Shedeur Sanders to the Steelers at #21, and the G-Men trading back into the first round to take Jalen Milroe at #26 is sure to turn heads.
Dart getting top-10 draft capital — combined with Derek Carr’s recent injury concerns — would definitely make him an intriguing fantasy prospect. Whitefield refers to him as a “Jalen Hurts clone” thanks to his big-time rushing upside, which ought to be music to fantasy managers’ ears.
Read the full article to see every pick in the first three rounds.
ICYMI: Rookie TE Rankings
Back in mid-February, Scott Barrett ranked the incoming 2025 NFL Draft rookie TE class for dynasty fantasy football using his proprietary analytical model.
Is Tyler Warren the next Brock Bowers? Not quite, but he comes close.
Warren’s 2024 season was arguably the greatest TE season in CFB history. His 1,451 yards from scrimmage is the most by any TE in Power Conference history and is +400 more than the next-closest mark this past decade (Brock Bowers in 2022).
It gets better…
Among all Power Conference TEs in PFF College history (2014-present), Warren’s 2024 season ranks 1st in:
Targets (135)
Receptions (104, most by +30)
Receiving yards (1,230, only TE over 975)
First downs (67)
Receiving yards after the catch (693, more than any other Power Conference player at any position in 2024)
First downs per route run (0.151)
Let’s pump the brakes, though, as this was just one season — Bowers put up similar numbers three years in a row, while doing so at a much younger age and with much tougher target competition. But if any TE prospect comes close to Bowers’ territory, it’s Warren.
Read the full article to learn about the other top TEs in this class — including Harrold Fannin Jr., who led all FBS players (regardless of position) in receptions (117) and receiving yards (1,555) last season.👀
2025 NFL Draft Props
Betting expert Tom Brolley dishes out his favorite prop wagers for the 2025 NFL Draft.
Emeka Egbuka Draft Position: Over 28.5 (+110, Caesars)
Egbuka finished as Ohio State’s career receptions leader with 205 despite competing for targets with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Marvin Harrison Jr, and Jeremiah Smith.
So what’s the problem? Egbuka was never considered his team’s top target during any of his four collegiate seasons and profiles as just a solid WR2 at the next level. Without that elite WR1 potential, it’s possible he slips out of the 1st round.
Position of first drafted player - Philadelphia Eagles: Tight End (+1200, BetMGM)
With trade rumors swirling around Dallas Goedert, NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah suggested that a player like LSU TE Mason Taylor could be in play for the Eagles at the 32nd overall pick. The Eagles notably conducted a formal interview with Taylor at the combine, and signed Harrison Bryant and Kylen Granson to beef up their TE room at the start of free agency.
The Eagles made Goedert their first selection in the 2018 draft at 49th overall, and they could select a TE with their first pick again here in 2025.
Read the full article for more last-minute wagers that’ll make your draft night even more exciting.
Dynasty Corner
2025 Pre-Draft Dynasty Market Report
Theo Gremminger breaks down the players whose dynasty fantasy football value could change significantly during the 2025 NFL Draft.
Potential Riser: Isaiah Likely
Mark Andrews appears to be on the trading block, which could create a clear path to a massive fantasy ceiling for Likely in 2025 and beyond. At just 25 years old, the Ravens’ backup TE has already proven himself in limited opportunities, scoring 18+ fantasy points in three of four games in 2023, while opening the 2024 season with 9 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City. He’s the best TE stash out there.
Potential Faller: Chase Brown
The 2023 5th round selection could be replaced, despite his strong 2024 season. Due to his late draft capital, the Bengals have almost no significant investment in him and could see him as a back on borrowed time.
And actions speak even louder than words: Cincinnati has brought in Ohio State standouts TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, as well as Iowa’s Kaleb Johnson, for Top-30 pre-draft visits. Brown managers should be prepared to sweat this weekend.
Read the full article to learn why you shouldn’t get too excited about Najee Harris signing with the Chargers.
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