THERE IS NO-OFFSEASON

The NFL decision makers are in Florida this week for the Annual League Meeting, the final major event on the league calendar before the NFL Draft. The major headlines coming out of that meeting are relatively minor for fantasy football managers. Rarely will a rule change alter the value of a player drastically enough to make an impact on the fantasy football world. 

Of course, an exception has emerged once again this season, with the debate around “tush push.” The legality of this play could have a major impact on the players on the Philadelphia Eagles, particularly Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley. Hurts ran for 14 rushing touchdowns last season, 11 of them coming from the one yard line on the “brotherly shove” play. He scored three more times in the playoffs on the same play. Hurts is an athletic freak, and the truth is that he probably would’ve scored on a large majority of those plays with a traditional QB sneak. Luckily, for Hurts managers, the tush push ban has been tabled for another owners’ meeting, and the discourse continues around the most controversial play in football. 

Mock Draft season is in full force, with the NFL Draft finally just three weeks away. The rumors are that the Titans value Cam Ward highly, and have raised the asking price in a trade for the number one pick. At this point, it seems very likely that Ward will play in Nashville this upcoming season, and the NFL Draft starts at pick two. The Browns have a massive need at quarterback, with owner Jimmy Haslam admitting this week that the Deshaun Watson trade was a “swing and miss.” But, do they believe Shedeur Sanders is worth the second overall pick in the draft? It’s tough to justify that pick when Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter are still on the board. It will come down to team need vs. BPA for the Browns

While the first pick in the NFL Draft is likely locked in, the first pick in one quarterback rookie drafts has been locked in for months. Ashton Jeanty is coming off of a season where he ran for 2,601 yards, 7.0 YPC, and 29 touchdowns for the Boise State Broncos. He was untouchable and had a serious chance to be the first running back Heisman Trophy winner since Derrick Henry. Jeanty could honestly go as high as a top five pick in the draft, but he’s more likely to slip into the late-single digits or the teens. The Raiders at six seem to be the first team that he’s getting mocked too often, but the Bears and Cowboys also make a ton of sense. Regardless of where he goes, he’ll be a dynasty fantasy football stud. Be sure to check out his full profile, written by the great Kevin White, and check out the rest of our rookie profiles ahead of the NFL Draft!

I recently adopted an orphan dynasty and had to immediately make cutdowns before next month’s rookie draft. One player on the team that piqued my interest was Steelers running back Jaylen Warren. I’ve never had Warren on a dynasty team before, so I wasn’t abreast of what his dynasty value was. The Steelers running back committee was always a situation I tried to avoid in my dynasty leagues, trading away my only share of Najee Harris after his rookie season. Now that Harris has moved on to Los Angeles, could Warren be the bellcow running back in this backfield? What effect has this move made on his dynasty fantasy value? 

Warren took a step back from his nice 2023 season, finishing 2024 as the RB39 in PPR. He ran 120 times for 511 yards, 4.26 YPC, and only one touchdown. Meanwhile, Harris got 263 attempts for 1,043 yards and six touchdowns. With Harris on the way out, there are 204.6 PPR points up for grabs for someone to claim. Pittsburgh did sign Kenneth Gainwell, but he’s never had more than 84 attempts in a season. It’s fair to assume that Warren will be the main benefactor of Harris’s available touches. Going into his fourth year in Pittsburgh, it’s safe to assume that 2025 could be his best one yet. 

Taking a look at recent trades involving Warren, he’s being valued as a mid-second round pick. DLF’s Trade Analyzer values him as a late second-round pick in one quarterback drafts. I’m excited for the potential upside of Jaylen Warren this season. The lack of backfield competition is encouraging, and should lead to an uptake in touches. The offense could be a major problem, with Mason Rudolph currently the QB1 on the roster. It seems likely that the Steelers will take a QB in the draft, and could also sign Aaron Rodgers. I’d honestly be shocked if Rudolph is the starting QB in week one, unless there is an injury to someone ahead of him in the depth chart. When the Steelers get their quarterback situation figured out, expect to see the value of their dynasty assets improve. This seems like a good time to buy in on Warren, especially for a late second-round pick. 

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2025 DYNASTY ROOKIE PROFILE:
ASHTON JEANTY, RB BOISE ST

The generational tag is thrown around too often in the dynasty community, where the expectation is set too high for excellent incoming rookies. In this article I’ll be reviewing Ashton Jeanty – a player with the generational label and massive expectations in dynasty, where I’ll be helping you understand what to expect based on his college career and his future outlook.

Will the expectations be too high or is he the next elite running back to anchor your dynasty roster for the next five years?

The Stats

Jeanty was an elite producer at Boise State, with 56 total touchdowns in just 40 games, and averaged over 140 all-purpose yards per game. With 830 total touches over his college career, averaging 20+ touches per game, Jeanty showed incredible durability and missed only two games in three seasons. He showcased his three-down skillset, with elite numbers as both a runner and receiver.

While Jeanty’s sophomore season was excellent, the pinnacle of his college career was undoubtedly his junior season – registering the second-most rushing yards in a college season of all-time (2,601), only behind Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders (2,628). In addition to this outstanding accomplishment, Jeanty’s 2024 rushing touchdown output (29) is joint seventh all-time.

Reviewing the advanced stats over at Pro Football Focus (PFF), Jeanty ranked first in the 2025 rookie class for offensive grade overall, rushing grade and a number of key stats such as yards after contact per attempt, breakaway runs and missed tackles forced. While his PFF grades were lower in receiving and pass blocking in 2024, Jeanty was excellent in 2023, which logically makes sense with the extreme rushing workload he managed this past season.