Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Where Do Jordyn Tyson And Other Rookies Rank?
Sam Wallace breaks down his latest dynasty fantasy football rankings update and highlights where he's slotting his top-five rookies in the 2026 class.
In my latest dynasty fantasy football rankings, check out where I have my five favorite incoming rookies tentatively slotted.
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Where The Rookies Land In My Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings
Jeremiyah Love, RB
Zone-cut Bugatti who turns creases into explosives.
It's hard not to get excited about top-end RB prospects. When they are both highly productive in college and are projected to come off the board early in Round 1, we can assume they are going to get a significant workload right away.
While other positions, namely WRs and TEs, can be a bit trickier to project Day 1 production, highly-drafted RBs tend to be a near-lock for more immediate, predictable production. In his latest Mock Draft, Matthew Freedman has Jeremiyah Love going to the Tennessee Titans with the 4th overall selection.
On our NFL Draft Big Board, here's what our analysts had to say about Love:
He's a ready-made modern feature back who ran a blistering 4.36-second 40-yard dash. His Speed Score was 117.3, placing him in the 82nd percentile since the 2017 class. He offers the prototypical size-speed combination NFL teams covet.
Say what you will about "RBs don't matter", but if a team is willing to take a shot on Love that early in the draft, they are going to use him extensively. The Titans certainly need all the help they can get if Cam Ward is going to take the next step in his progression as an NFL QB.
With everything lining up for a strong workload in Year 1, Love is currently my RB3.
Carnell Tate, WR
Classic Buckeye X with polish, questions and room.
Are we scouting the helmet or the player? Normally, you shouldn't scout the helmet because there's no guarantee a college team will keep pumping out quality players at the same position.
Even so, the list of Ohio State wideouts who have successfully transitioned to the NFL has gotten pretty lengthy at this point. Will Carnell Tate continue to trend or go the way of someone like Marvin Harrison Jr., who has been supremely disappointing relative to expectations?
Standing at 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Tate is the least productive of the recent Buckeyes drafted in the first round, and his speed, strength and YAC juice are more solid than elite. Even so, his long frame, ball skills, route IQ and production in an NFL-style system are more than enough to keep him high in both the NFL Draft and in dynasty rankings.
We'll have to wait and see how Tate performs as a presumptive Round 1 draft pick, but for now, he is currently my WR18.
Makai Lemon, WR
Slot centerpiece who plays like a running back.
Whenever I see our draft experts post their "Best Comparisons" for incoming rookies, I always take special notice. I know it's an incomplete exercise, and it has the potential to needlessly hype up certain players before they've even taken the field.
Even so, how about Makai Lemon and his best comp being Jaxon Smith-Njigba? I mean, I won't say no to that, especially for the most recent Biletnikoff Award winner.
Coming in at 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds likely means he'll never dominate as a true down-the-field threat, but he's essentially the same size as JSN. In the right offensive environment, Lemon has the potential to be a high-volume, explosive chain mover from Day 1.
Can you imagine him on an offense with a modern-day playcaller? The sky's the limit.
Lemon currently slots in as my WR20.
Jordyn Tyson, WR
Three-level alpha with big-play DNA and red flags.
What happens when you combine a 6-foot-2, 200-pound alpha with a lengthy injury history? That would be Jordyn Tyson. It's hard to ignore:
- Torn ACL, MCL, PCL
- Fractured clavicle
- Hamstring setbacks
In addition, Tyson has missed 17 of a possible 51 games (33%). That's … not great. Even so, it's hard to ignore how dominant he's been when healthy. Are you primed to start tossing around the "injury-prone" label before the kid even has a chance to suit up? His landing spot is going to be fascinating, and you already know his new team doctor is going to be sweating.
With the NFL Draft under a month away, Tyson is currently my WR23.
Kenyon Sadiq, TE
Modern mismatch F who already feels like WR3.
Are we slowly starting to see more TEs enter the league ready to contribute from Day 1? It's certainly possible we're moving beyond the days of needing young TEs to develop for a few years before they can produce. NFL teams need playmakers now, and Kenyon Sadiq is poised to be the next exciting prospect at a naturally scarce position.
Taking a peek at our Big Board, here's what the experts say:
His 129.8 Speed Score ranks No. 1 out of all TE prospects since the 2018 class, topping Kyle Pitts (126.1). The NFL cares about Speed Score at the TE position more than any other based on correlation to Draft Capital.
Do I have your attention now? Landing spot will certainly factor into whether or not he sees regular playing time and manufactured touches, but his ceiling is as high as any TE we've seen enter the league over the last few years.
Could Sadiq be a Year 1 impact player? He's currently my TE9 in early April.
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