Dynasty Fantasy Football: 2026 Rookie Class “My Guys”

Next week is the highly anticipated 2026 NFL Draft, which will have a heavy impact on the Dynasty Fantasy Football landscape. How do we value the prospects post-draft? Who has a negative impact from specific draft picks? Which current players are elevated due to certain draft picks? Tons of questions to ask and answer following every NFL Draft.

Landing spots greatly impact values in Dynasty Fantasy Football, but it is also important to evaluate prospects prior to them landing somewhere. Who can truly be a future Fantasy Football impact, and why? Who are the guys we are higher on than the market, before the draft? Today, I give you the “My Guys” from the 2026 NFL – aka the guys I am higher on than the market and/or will be targeting in all of my Dynasty Fantasy Football rookie drafts. I have nine players mentioned, with some obvious selections and some not as much. Let’s get it

Dynasty Fantasy Football: 2026 Rookie Class “My Guys”

Jeremiyah Love (RB, Notre Dame)

• 6’0 – 212 lbs
• 4.36 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.55 – 10-Yard Split
• 2024: 1,362 total yards and 19 total touchdowns
• 2025: 1,652 total yards and 21 total touchdowns

Everybody and their mother loves Jeremiyah Love, but I am emphasizing doing whatever it takes to get Love on your Dynasty Fantasy Football team. Love is a three-down back with dual-threat abilities, who averaged 6.9 yards per carry in each of his last two seasons. Love had major production while splitting work with Jadarian Price, who is looked at by many as the RB2 of this class. Love has elite speed and explosiveness, grinds for the extra yards, runs fiercely, and can force missed tackles. Love can run from the slot and is a receiving threat in general. He has agile cutting with burst, and re-accelerates after beating men.

Love has the potential to be the RB3 in Dynasty Fantasy Football formats, right after Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs. He is that talented. Love is a locked-in top-10 pick in this year’s NFL Draft, who could go within the top five picks. Love’s Fantasy Football impact should be immediate, regardless of where he lands.

Fernando Mendoza (QB, Indiana)

• 6’5 – 236 lbs
• 2024: 3,004 passing yards and 16 passing touchdowns
• 2025: 3,535 passing yards and 41 passing touchdowns

Is it a hot take to list the projected number one pick of this year’s NFL Draft on this “My Guys” list? Of course not. But I do feel Mendoza will be an overlooked Fantasy Football asset, who should be the second overall pick in Super Flex formats. Mendoza checked the best boxes possible in 2025, with him winning the Heisman, leading Indiana to a National Championship, and completing an undefeated season. Mendoza has a high football IQ, is a great leader, and has made significant developmental progress. Mendoza is a pocket passer with elite accuracy; he has sound mechanics and a quick release. Mendoza is composed, makes plays under pressure, attacks his reads, and is very competitive. The high efficiency in the red zone should not be overlooked, especially with that 2025 touchdown total.

Mendoza is not super flashy, but I feel he will be a solid QB2 in the future for Dynasty Fantasy Football formats. He will be especially valuable in Super Flex formats. I do not think Mendoza will necessarily win you leagues, but I do believe he will grow into being what Jared Goff has been for Fantasy Football through the years, who is my favorite comp for Mendoza as of today.

Makai Lemon (WR, USC)

• 5’11 – 192 lbs
• 2024: 52 receptions, 764 yards, three touchdowns
• 2025: 79 receptions, 1,156 yards, 11 touchdowns

Any of Makai Lemon, Carnell Tate (Ohio State), or Jordyn Tyson (Arizona) could end up being the WR1 of this class, but pre-draft, I have named Lemon my personal #1. Lemon is a volume-ready slot wide receiver who has elite ball skills and is effective at all three levels. Lemon has solid separation qualities, catch-timing and focus, and uses his hands through contact. Lemon is also a contested catch winner.

Lemon has been knocked for his draft interviews and demeanor, but I am sold on what he can bring to the field. The likes of guys like Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are his best-case scenario DNA, so if he amounts to anything close to those guys, he will be an elite Dynasty Fantasy Football asset. I love guys who demand heavy targets and can rack up the yards with the ball in their hands, and that is what Lemon can do. Lemon could be a top-15 pick and be a guy who instantly demands 120+ targets in his future NFL offense. To where guys like Tate and Tyson could be guys who make the bigger plays, I like Lemon as a guy who simply gets the ball in his hands more often than those two.

KC Concepcion (WR, Texas A&M)

• 6’0 – 196 lbs
• 2023 (North Carolina State): 71 receptions, 839 yards, 10 touchdowns
• 2024 (North Carolina State): 53 receptions, 460 yards, six touchdowns
• 2025 (Texas A&M): 61 receptions, 919 yards, nine receiving touchdowns
• Career 431 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns

KC Concepcion is a major handful in man-coverage, who has instant burst and quickness to separate. Concepcion is appealing because he is an easy quarterback outlet and a yards-after-catch specialist. KC has solid footwork, is elusive, and has great field vision with the ball in his hands. Drops have been a concern, but the skillset should overpower something he can progress beyond.

Concepcion should be a first-round selection this year, and with his pick potentially being later in the draft, it could mean landing in a more appealing home. KC could be an NFL quarterback’s best friend, and with his abilities racking up yards with the ball in his hands, that could turn into nothing but good things for Fantasy Football. While there is a “big three” at wide receiver in Lemon, Tate, and Tyson – I think KC is in a tier of his own as the WR4, but closer to tier 1 than not. Playmaking receivers with good draft capital translate well in the Fantasy Football world, and that is what will happen with Concepcion.

Omar Cooper Jr. (WR, Indiana)

• 4.42 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.55 – 10-Yard Split
• 37″ – Vertical Jump
• 2024: 28 receptions, 594 yards, seven touchdowns
• 2025: 69 receptions, 937 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns

Omar Cooper Jr. was part of the Indiana National Championship run as one of Mendoza’s go-tos in 2025. Cooper has big-play and yards-after-catch upside. Cooper’s heavy ball skills make him a true playmaker, and he forces missed tackles at a high rate. Cooper has alignment versatility, field awareness, and a high football IQ. Cooper has reliable hands and can make acrobatic catches.

Cooper seems to be one of the biggest offseason risers, pre-NFL Draft. What this guy does with the ball in his hands makes him extremely appealing to me in Fantasy Football. Talented playmakers are often highly important to NFL offenses and can draw major FLEX upside for Fantasy Football. Cooper has a shot to be drafted in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft, and his landing spot could mean being on a true contending team that can instantly factor him in.

Jonah Coleman (RB, Washington)

• 5’8 – 220 lbs
• 22 – Bench Press
• 2023 (Arizona): 871 rushing yards, five touchdowns
• 2024 (Washington): 1,053 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns
• 2025: 758 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns
• Career: 87 receptions, 838 receiving yards, three receiving touchdowns

Jonah Coleman is my current RB2 of this draft class, which at this point of the offseason looks like more of a non-consensus take. Coleman has a compact frame with balance to break tackles. Coleman boosts his yardage after contact, has great ball security, focus, and vision. Coleman is a red zone weapon with proven touchdown upside. Coleman is also a checkdown option, with solid receiving numbers through college. Powerful, physical, tough runner.

Coleman has the skillset to be a three-down back and could operate as a team’s RB1 on an RB-needy team. I love the hard-nosed, tough running as well as the potential to be used in the receiving game. Three years of decent production also pop as many prospects will have that one big season, and that’ll do it for the profiles.

Eli Stowers (TE, Vanderbilt)

• 6’4 – 239 lbs
• 4.51 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.59 – 10-Yard Split
• 45.5″ – Vertical Jump
• 11’3″ – Broad Jump
• 2024: 49 receptions, 638 yards, five touchdowns
• 2025: 62 receptions, 769 yards, four touchdowns

Eli Stowers is a former quarterback at New Mexico State, turned tight end, which speaks to his athleticism. This was more than evident at the NFL Combine. On top of Stowers’ athleticism, he has role versatility and can stretch the field. Stowers has major run-after-catch upside, a solid catch radius, sound hands, and can get up for jump balls.

Athletic, versatile, playmaking tight ends are tied to solid Fantasy Football production. Stowers is a guy who can truly be a weapon in his future NFL offense; it just comes down to whether that can be right away or down the road based on landing spot and depth charts. Stowers can thrive in the right situation, and with the Dynasty tight end landscape murky outside the top maybe seven guys, that is appealing.

Emmett Johnson (RB, Nebraska)

• 5’10 – 202 lbs
• 4.56 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.59 – 10-Yard Split
• 35.5″ – Vertical Jump
• 10’0″ – Broad Jump
• 7.32 – 3-Cone Drill
• 4.29 – 20-Yard Shuttle
• 16 – Bench Press
• 2025: 1,451 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns
• Career: 92 receptions, 702 yards, five touchdowns

Johnson is a true passing game weapon, which was evident by his 46 receptions specifically in 2025. Johnson has solid vision, patience, and reads lanes well. Johnson is agile with his cutting and makes guys miss. Johnson has an explosive initial burst, is powerful for his size, and had a workhorse workload in 2025.

Running backs who are big factors in the passing game are Fantasy Football cheat-codes in the NFL. So even if Johnson does not end up as a team’s RB1, he could certainly be Fantasy relevant as the pass-catching weapon. Landing spot and scheme will be important for Johnson, but his Fantasy potential stands out to me.

Kaytron Allen (RB, Penn State)

• 5’11 – 216 lbs
• 2022: 867 rushing yards, 10 touchdowns
• 2023: 902 rushing yards, six touchdowns
• 2024: 1,108 rushing yards, eight touchdowns
• 2025: 1,303 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns
• Career: 70 receptions, 490 yards, four touchdowns

For a guy splitting backfield reps at Penn State with fellow 2026 Class prospect, Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen had a major production profile through four seasons. Consistent production pops, along with him averaging 5.0+ yards per carry in each of his four seasons. Allen has solid size and balance through contact, with great vision and patience. Allen plays physically and grinds for the short yards.

Running back prospects can be difficult to evaluate sometimes due to so many important factors to consider, but Allen’s production in each of his seasons truly pops for me. It is unlikely that Allen lands somewhere and becomes a workhorse, but he has proven to be able to operate with both efficiency and upside while in a committee.

Malachi Fields (WR, Notre Dame)

• 6’4 – 218 lbs
• 4.61 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.63 – 10-Yard Split
• 38″ – Vertical Jump
• 10’4″ – Broad Jump
• 6.98 – 3-Cone Drill
• 4.35 – 20-Yard Shuttle
• 2023 (Virginia): 58 receptions, 811 yards, five touchdowns
• 2024 (Virginia): 55 receptions, 808 yards, five touchdowns
• 2025 (Notre Dame): 36 receptions, 630 yards, five touchdowns

Malachi Fields has had consistent volume, despite volume limits, especially in 2025 with a run-heavy Notre Dame offense. Fields has great size, plays physically, and is a big-time contested catch winner. Fields will make the difficult catches and is physical with his run-after-catch upside. Fields puts in solid efforts in blocking as well.

There is nothing flashy about Fields, and he did not have a great NFL Combine, but I feel he is being completely overlooked. Fields is a guy who can get on the field sooner than later due to his size, physical presence, and willingness to block. 17.5 yards per catch in 2025 showed he could make the most of his opportunities for big plays, and he is a guy who could battle his way up the depth chart wherever he lands in the NFL.

Antonio Williams (WR, Clemson)

• 5’11 – 187 lbs
• 4.41 – 40-Yard Dash
• 1.55 – 10-Yard Split
• 39.5″ – Vertical Jump
• 10’4″ – Broad Jump
• 7 – 3-Cone Drill
• 10 – Bench Press
• 2022: 56 receptions, 604 yards, four touchdowns
• 2024: 75 receptions, 904 yards, 11 touchdowns
• 2025: 55 receptions, 604 yards, four touchdowns
• Career: 187 rushing yards, two touchdowns

Antonio Williams was consistently productive when healthy as a prospect. Williams has great run-after-catch abilities, is a crafty route-runner, and has solid vision with the ball in his hands. Williams has plus body control in the air, is creative, and has a versatile skillset.

I am a big fan of guys who show consistent college production over just one single productive year. I am also a big fan of players who are versatile and are playmakers with the ball in their hands. Insert Williams into these buckets. I am not sure where he will be drafted in terms of what round, but I do believe an NFL team could utilize Williams’ skillset, and he can eventually have some Fantasy Football FLEX potential down the road.