The dust has mostly settled on the free agency and trade drama associated with the new league year, but there are still some moves trickling through. The headliner of last week was the Jaylen Waddle trade. He’ll be going to Denver for a massive package of picks, going to Miami. On one hand, there’s more competition for targets for Waddle in Denver, but it’s a huge upgrade in offensive upside. The Dolphins are in full teardown mode, and their offense is going to struggle this year. In Denver, Waddle and Courtland Sutton will be one of the top WR duos in the league, giving Bo Nix even more weapons to target in the passing game. All in all, I think this is an upgrade for Waddle and Nix, and a downgrade for Sutton and Malik Willis back in Miami. 

Kyler Murray is heading north, signing a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. Murray made it clear early on in the process that Minnesota was his desired destination; the Cardinals just had to wait for the new league year to flip to make his release official. All signs point towards Murray being the starting quarterback for the Vikings in 2026, but it does sound like the team will let JJ McCarthy compete for his starting job back. It’s a major blow to McCarthy managers. Two years, and only 10 starts removed from being an early first-round pick, he now goes into the season as the presumed backup. 

That wasn’t the only move at the quarterback position this week. After the Jets traded for Geno Smith, they turned around and traded Justin Fields to the Kansas City Chiefs. Fields will get to spend plenty of time with the ones this summer, but how much actual playing time he’ll see depends on the health of Patrick Mahomes. Indications are that he is going to try to be ready for the start of the regular season, which would push Fields back down to the bench. If there’s any hope for a late-career resurgence from Fields, he’ll need to really impress in camp this summer with KC. 

That’s all for the major moves in the NFL this week. Dallas Goedert re-signed with the Eagles for another year. The Giants brought in Darnell Mooney to help replace the production of Wan’Dale Robinson. Aaron Jones will return to Minnesota on a revised contract. Finally, the Chargers brought back Trey Lance, and signed RB Keaton Mitchell to a deal. 

There are still some intriguing names available (such as Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs, and David Njoku), but usually we start to see the free agent frenzy cool down after the first week of the season. After the draft it will typically pick up again, since signings made after the draft do not count against your compensatory draft picks. So, NFL front offices are now laser-focused on NFL Draft prep, attending pro days, and filling out their big boards. It’s a slow time for news and for rumors, as information is being kept close to the chest, and any rumor could be more of a smoke screen than actual news. 

While the NFL is focusing on draft prep, you need to be focusing on your rookie draft prep! The best way to do that is to familiarize yourself with the players who are going to hear their names called on the big stage in Pittsburgh next month. Our pre-draft rookie profiles are being released daily in the lead-up to the Draft, so bookmark this page to find all of our profiles! DLF is the best spot to go for information and analysis catered exclusively for dynasty leagues. With all of these changes in the NFL landscape, it’s so critical to go to the DLF Expert Rankings page to see where your players stand once all the dust has settled. Once you know the holes you need to fill on your team, check out the DLF Rookie Rankings and our daily rookie profile series to find the players that fill those holes the most. If you can’t find a player that fits, check out the League Analyzer or the Trade Analyzer to make a move to improve your team. This is the best time of year to get your team ready for future championships, but you have to do the work!

Usually in the NFL, you hear about teams winning the off-season. Maybe they’re the team that adds the most in free agency, or hire a great head coach, or bring in talent on a blockbuster trade. Typically, we don’t say a player has won the off-season, but this year that is not the case. Kenneth Walker III has been the clear winner of the fantasy football off-season. He had an outstanding playoff run, capping it off with an MVP performance and a Super Bowl victory over the Patriots. Then he avoided the franchise tag, hitting the open market. Free to go wherever he wants, he chose to share a backfield with the best quarterback in the league, Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs. Now that he’s locked into that premium backfield spot, we need to take a look once again at his dynasty value.

Walker’s Dynasty ADP chart looks a bit like a roller coaster, with steep falls and climbs throughout his career. Right now, he’s in the middle of a steep rise that should be even steeper once March data is released. In February ADP, prior to the signing with Kansas City, Walker was the RB14, being selected 41st overall in one-quarterback startup drafts. Meanwhile, the DLF Expert Dynasty Rankings are updated more frequently, but Walker is still in a similar spot. He’s the RB15 in the rankings, 46th overall off the board. 

Walker has been a frustrating dynasty asset, but his value may not ever be this high again. The public loves adding Chiefs players to their teams, and right now it looks like Walker is by himself in that backfield. The Chiefs could absolutely add another piece to that backfield in the draft, or in a late free agency move, so his value could decrease after a move like that. If you are in the business of selling Walker, you should absolutely get the deal done before the NFL Draft. With that being said, I think he’s properly valued as a high-end RB2 for dynasty, and I wouldn’t be looking to sell him unless his value peeks into the RB1 range.

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2026 DYNASTY ROOKIE

RANKINGS PREVIEW

Well, that was fun. Another year in the books, and hopefully you were able to grab that dynasty league championship. While the games are thrilling and the results matter, this is the time of year I really look forward to. Yes, the off-season is my favorite part of fantasy football. I love diving into the NFL Draft, analyzing rookies, re-assessing the veteran dynasty landscape, and giving you all the info I can to help you get ready for the upcoming season.

This year, I’m continuing my series – My Dynasty Off-Season. This series is where I pull back the curtain a little to share what I’m doing in terms of team building, roster evaluation, player assessments, trade possibilities, value changes, and anything else that’s on my mind. I hope this series helps guide you through the off-season and positions you for success next year. Over the coming weeks, I’m going to share my positional rankings for the rookies in detail. Many of those have changed after the NFL Draft Combine. However, let’s just take a quick look at my top players at each position as a teaser today.

Quarterbacks

1.) Fernando Mendoza, Indiana

Mendoza isn’t a “can’t miss” prospect like Peyton Manning or Andrew Luck but what he did last season at Indiana really can’t be denied. After all, he threw for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns while throwing just six interceptions en route to leading the perennial doormat Hoosiers to the National Championship. Mendoza is going to be the top overall pick of the Las Vegas Raiders unless something really unusual happens. And honestly, it’s hard to even guess what that could even be after they traded away Geno Smith to make room for him. While his rushing ability (or inability) is a concern in terms of his dynasty ceiling, Mendoza looks like an accurate passer who has a pretty high floor. Clearly the QB1 this year, he’ll be a high pick in 2QB leagues and a fringe first rounder in conventional formats this Spring. There is a little bit of “buyer beware” here, though.  He’s being compared to Joe Burrow for his pocket precision, Matt Ryan for his playing style and Manning in terms of his high mental processing. I’m all for hype, but you’re talking about legends and comparing them to a player with really only one dominant season.

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