Chicago Bears Introduce Quarterback Caleb Williams And Wide Receiver Rome Odunze
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One of the most pressing questions in our first Dynasty start-up mock draft since the 2024 NFL Draft is: Where will the rookies be drafted. So we'll answer that question before we get to the full results below. This was a one-quarterback draft that rewards half a point per reception. Starting lineups also include two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight end, and two flexes. Here are the top 12 rookies, where they were drafted, and where I rank them overall.

1.05 Marvin Harrison Jr

This should be no surprise. Harrison is the rookie 1.01 in one-QB leagues and a first-round pick in most analyst's rankings. I have Harrison ranked eighth overall, but I also think this is a perfectly reasonable place to draft him.

2.07 Malik Nabers

I was surprised at the distance between Harrison and Nabers, even with Nabers' rookie season being nerfed by Daniel Jones. I rank Nabers as my No. 14 overall player.

2.10 Rome Odunze

Odunze is the WR3, but in 0.5 PPR, I prefer Jonathon Brooks to him. I also wouldn't draft Odunze until Round 4, he is my No. 46 player overall.

4.08 Brock Bowers

Here's the tier break I was expecting, just one player later. Bowers goes 44th overall, which is only six spots higher than I have him. I think I am slightly more concerned about a slow start for Bowers than most seem to be. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't get a top-five season out of him until Year 3.

4.11 Jonathon Brooks

I thought Brooks was the best rookie value yet. I would have taken him Round 3 if I hadn't taken Bijan Robinson in Round 1. Also, Ken Walker fell in this draft as well -- I have him one spot ahead of Brooks. Walker was my Round 4 pick.

5.03 Brian Thomas Jr

Thomas going before Worthy is notable, especially in light of the negative Rashee Rice news recently. I only have Thomas ranked five spots behind where he was taken, so I don't dislike the value, but I do prefer Worthy just slightly.

5.04 Caleb Williams

The first quarterback comes off the board as QB6 with the 52nd pick in the draft. I rank Williams as QB10, worthy of a pick at the six-seven turn in a one-QB league. For what it's worth, Dan Schneier also took Williams third overall in our one-QB rookie-only mock, so he's clearly higher than consensus on the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

5.11 Trey Benson

Another rookie in Round 5, but not Xavier Worthy. This makes Benson the No. 8 rookie picked in this draft, which is a couple of spots earlier than I have seen him go in rookie mocks. I like Benson more than Williams, but this is still about 20 spots higher than I would take him.

6.02 Xavier Worthy

I love the value of Worthy here, falling the pick 52, as the ninth rookie taken. I have him 49th overall and think that may be too low if Rashee Rice sees a lengthy suspension. It is possible you will have to be patient with Worthy early in the season, but his upside with Patrick Mahomes is out of this world.

6.06 Jayden Daniels

Daniels resumes the trend of the rookies going at least a round earlier than I have them, I have Daniels at 81 overall. Still, I like this value better on Daniels than Williams more than a round earlier. Daniels and Williams are separated by five spots in my overall rankings.

6.11 Ladd McConkey

I should clarify by saying this is an Adam Aizer pick and I love it. McConkey is my No. 60 overall player, almost a full higher than where he went in this draft. I had Matt Waldman on Fantasy Football Today Dynasty this week and he expects McConkey to be Justin Herbert's No. 1 wide receiver this season. Check it out:

7.11 Keon Coleman

Coleman rounds out the top 12 rookies in this class and I find him to be another good value by about a round. Waldman was also excited about Coleman with Josh Allen so I am going to overlook some of my pre-draft concerns for now. 

The analysts who participated in this mock are:

Aaron St. Denis, Dynasty League Football
Adam Aizer, CBS Fantasy
Alfredo Brown, Footballguys
Dan Schneier, CBS Fantasy
Dave Richard, CBS Fantasy
Heath Cummings, CBS Fantasy
Jamey Eisenberg, CBS Fantasy
Jay Felico, The Athletic
R.J. White, CBS Fantasy
Adam Pfeifer, FTN Fantasy
Joel Cox, CBS Sports
Bob Gilchrist, Fantasy Cares

Here are the full results:

Round By Round
Round 1
Pos Team Player
1 Aaron St Denis C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 Adam Aizer J. Chase WR CIN
3 Alfredo Brown C. Lamb WR DAL
4 Dan Schneier J. Jefferson WR MIN
5 Dave Richard M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
6 Heath Cummings B. Robinson RB ATL
7 Jamey Eisenberg B. Hall RB NYJ
8 Jay Felicio G. Wilson WR NYJ
9 R.J. White A. St. Brown WR DET
10 AdamPfeifer J. Gibbs RB DET
11 Joel Cox J. Taylor RB IND
12 Bob Gilchrist S. LaPorta TE DET
Round 2
Pos Team Player
13 Bob Gilchrist D. Achane RB MIA
14 Joel Cox P. Nacua WR LAR
15 AdamPfeifer A. Brown WR PHI
16 R.J. White N. Collins WR HOU
17 Jay Felicio B. Aiyuk WR SF
18 Jamey Eisenberg C. Olave WR NO
19 Heath Cummings M. Nabers WR NYG
20 Dave Richard D. London WR ATL
21 Dan Schneier J. Waddle WR MIA
22 Alfredo Brown R. Odunze WR CHI
23 Adam Aizer T. Hill WR MIA
24 Aaron St Denis M. Pittman WR IND
Round 3
Pos Team Player
25 Aaron St Denis T. McBride TE ARI
26 Adam Aizer P. Mahomes QB KC
27 Alfredo Brown J. Allen QB BUF
28 Dan Schneier D. Moore WR CHI
29 Dave Richard D. Smith WR PHI
30 Heath Cummings Z. Flowers WR BAL
31 Jamey Eisenberg T. Etienne RB JAC
32 Jay Felicio D. Kincaid TE BUF
33 R.J. White K. Williams RB LAR
34 AdamPfeifer S. Barkley RB PHI
35 Joel Cox R. White RB TB
36 Bob Gilchrist I. Pacheco RB KC
Round 4
Pos Team Player
37 Bob Gilchrist T. Dell WR HOU
38 Joel Cox C. Stroud QB HOU
39 AdamPfeifer D. Metcalf WR SEA
40 R.J. White J. Hurts QB PHI
41 Jay Felicio T. Higgins WR CIN
42 Jamey Eisenberg J. Cook RB BUF
43 Heath Cummings K. Walker III RB SEA
44 Dave Richard B. Bowers TE LV
45 Dan Schneier J. Addison WR MIN
46 Alfredo Brown K. Pitts TE ATL
47 Adam Aizer J. Brooks RB CAR
48 Aaron St Denis L. Jackson QB BAL
Round 5
Pos Team Player
49 Aaron St Denis J. Jacobs RB GB
50 Adam Aizer G. Pickens WR PIT
51 Alfredo Brown B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
52 Dan Schneier C. Williams QB CHI
53 Dave Richard D. Adams WR LV
54 Heath Cummings J. Burrow QB CIN
55 Jamey Eisenberg M. Andrews TE BAL
56 Jay Felicio J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
57 R.J. White D. Samuel WR SF
58 AdamPfeifer J. Reed WR GB
59 Joel Cox T. Benson RB ARI
60 Bob Gilchrist C. Kupp WR LAR
Round 6
Pos Team Player
61 Bob Gilchrist S. Diggs WR HOU
62 Joel Cox X. Worthy WR KC
63 AdamPfeifer A. Richardson QB IND
64 R.J. White Z. White RB LV
65 Jay Felicio K. Murray QB ARI
66 Jamey Eisenberg J. Daniels QB WAS
67 Heath Cummings J. Williams RB DEN
68 Dave Richard D. Henry RB BAL
69 Dan Schneier T. Hockenson TE MIN
70 Alfredo Brown R. Rice WR KC
71 Adam Aizer L. McConkey WR LAC
72 Aaron St Denis J. Conner RB ARI
Round 7
Pos Team Player
73 Aaron St Denis M. Brown WR KC
74 Adam Aizer T. Kelce TE KC
75 Alfredo Brown R. Stevenson RB NE
76 Dan Schneier D. Swift RB CHI
77 Dave Richard J. Mixon RB HOU
78 Heath Cummings C. Godwin WR TB
79 Jamey Eisenberg T. McLaurin WR WAS
80 Jay Felicio D. Montgomery RB DET
81 R.J. White M. Evans WR TB
82 AdamPfeifer C. Kirk WR JAC
83 Joel Cox K. Coleman WR BUF
84 Bob Gilchrist C. Watson WR GB
Round 8
Pos Team Player
85 Bob Gilchrist J. Jeudy WR CLE
86 Joel Cox A. Cooper WR CLE
87 AdamPfeifer J. Warren RB PIT
88 R.J. White N. Harris RB PIT
89 Jay Felicio Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
90 Jamey Eisenberg R. Pearsall WR SF
91 Heath Cummings C. Ridley WR TEN
92 Dave Richard J. Wright RB MIA
93 Dan Schneier T. Spears RB TEN
94 Alfredo Brown A. Kamara RB NO
95 Adam Aizer Z. Moss RB CIN
96 Aaron St Denis A. Ekeler RB WAS
Round 9
Pos Team Player
97 Aaron St Denis A. Jones RB MIN
98 Adam Aizer T. Pollard RB TEN
99 Alfredo Brown D. Johnson WR CAR
100 Dan Schneier J. Polk WR NE
101 Dave Richard B. Corum RB LAR
102 Heath Cummings G. Kittle TE SF
103 Jamey Eisenberg J. Williams WR DET
104 Jay Felicio X. Legette WR CAR
105 R.J. White K. Shakir WR BUF
106 AdamPfeifer J. Ferguson TE DAL
107 Joel Cox E. Engram TE JAC
108 Bob Gilchrist K. Allen WR CHI
Round 10
Pos Team Player
109 Bob Gilchrist C. Brown RB CIN
110 Joel Cox M. Lloyd RB GB
111 AdamPfeifer A. Mitchell WR IND
112 R.J. White D. Njoku TE CLE
113 Jay Felicio K. Miller RB NO
114 Jamey Eisenberg T. Franklin WR DEN
115 Heath Cummings M. Corley WR NYJ
116 Dave Richard R. Wilson WR PIT
117 Dan Schneier D. Maye QB NE
118 Alfredo Brown B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
119 Adam Aizer J. McLaughlin RB DEN
120 Aaron St Denis G. Davis WR JAC
Round 11
Pos Team Player
121 Aaron St Denis J. Meyers WR LV
122 Adam Aizer R. Mostert RB MIA
123 Alfredo Brown J. Dotson WR WAS
124 Dan Schneier B. Sinnott TE WAS
125 Dave Richard J. Herbert QB LAC
126 Heath Cummings J. Ford RB CLE
127 Jamey Eisenberg D. Hopkins WR TEN
128 Jay Felicio D. Singletary RB NYG
129 R.J. White N. Chubb RB CLE
130 AdamPfeifer C. Sutton WR DEN
131 Joel Cox J. Downs WR IND
132 Bob Gilchrist D. Prescott QB DAL
Round 12
Pos Team Player
133 Bob Gilchrist K. Cousins QB ATL
134 Joel Cox J. Love QB GB
135 AdamPfeifer C. Samuel WR BUF
136 R.J. White B. Purdy QB SF
137 Jay Felicio T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
138 Jamey Eisenberg T. Lawrence QB JAC
139 Heath Cummings Q. Johnston WR LAC
140 Dave Richard J. McCarthy QB MIN
141 Dan Schneier M. Mims WR DEN
142 Alfredo Brown D. Wicks WR GB
143 Adam Aizer D. Watson QB CLE
144 Aaron St Denis P. Freiermuth TE PIT
Round 13
Pos Team Player
145 Aaron St Denis J. Dobbins RB LAC
146 Adam Aizer T. Johnson TE NYG
147 Alfredo Brown R. Davis RB BUF
148 Dan Schneier I. Guerendo RB SF
149 Dave Richard J. Burton WR CIN
150 Heath Cummings D. Goedert TE PHI
151 Jamey Eisenberg G. Edwards RB LAC
152 Jay Felicio D. Schultz TE HOU
153 R.J. White K. Mitchell RB BAL
154 AdamPfeifer A. Gibson RB NE
155 Joel Cox T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
156 Bob Gilchrist R. Doubs WR GB
Round 14
Pos Team Player
157 Bob Gilchrist C. Otton TE TB
158 Joel Cox I. Likely TE BAL
159 AdamPfeifer J. Goff QB DET
160 R.J. White J. Palmer WR LAC
161 Jay Felicio K. Vidal RB LAC
162 Jamey Eisenberg J. Baker WR NE
163 Heath Cummings M. Wilson WR ARI
164 Dave Richard A. Estime RB DEN
165 Dan Schneier L. McCaffrey WR WAS
166 Alfredo Brown D. Douglas WR NE
167 Adam Aizer B. Irving RB TB
168 Aaron St Denis B. Allen RB NYJ
Round 15
Pos Team Player
169 Aaron St Denis E. Elliott RB DAL
170 Adam Aizer J. Wiley TE KC
171 Alfredo Brown T. Lockett WR SEA
172 Dan Schneier W. Robinson WR NYG
173 Dave Richard R. Bateman WR BAL
174 Heath Cummings A. Rodgers QB NYJ
175 Jamey Eisenberg J. Sanders TE CAR
176 Jay Felicio T. Boyd WR TEN
177 R.J. White R. Dowdle RB DAL
178 AdamPfeifer J. McMillan WR TB
179 Joel Cox M. Williams WR NYJ
180 Bob Gilchrist J. Mingo WR CAR
Round 16
Pos Team Player
181 Bob Gilchrist T. Irwin WR CIN
182 Joel Cox T. Allgeier RB ATL
183 AdamPfeifer L. Musgrave TE GB
184 R.J. White R. Shaheed WR NO
185 Jay Felicio W. Shipley RB PHI
186 Jamey Eisenberg R. Johnson RB CHI
187 Heath Cummings B. Young QB CAR
188 Dave Richard W. Levis QB TEN
189 Dan Schneier D. Walker WR BAL
190 Alfredo Brown M. Washington WR MIA
191 Adam Aizer B. Cooks WR DAL
192 Aaron St Denis R. Ali RB BAL
Team by Team
Aaron St Denis
Rd Pk Player
1 1 C. McCaffrey RB SF
2 24 M. Pittman WR IND
3 25 T. McBride TE ARI
4 48 L. Jackson QB BAL
5 49 J. Jacobs RB GB
6 72 J. Conner RB ARI
7 73 M. Brown WR KC
8 96 A. Ekeler RB WAS
9 97 A. Jones RB MIN
10 120 G. Davis WR JAC
11 121 J. Meyers WR LV
12 144 P. Freiermuth TE PIT
13 145 J. Dobbins RB LAC
14 168 B. Allen RB NYJ
15 169 E. Elliott RB DAL
16 192 R. Ali RB BAL
Adam Aizer
Rd Pk Player
1 2 J. Chase WR CIN
2 23 T. Hill WR MIA
3 26 P. Mahomes QB KC
4 47 J. Brooks RB CAR
5 50 G. Pickens WR PIT
6 71 L. McConkey WR LAC
7 74 T. Kelce TE KC
8 95 Z. Moss RB CIN
9 98 T. Pollard RB TEN
10 119 J. McLaughlin RB DEN
11 122 R. Mostert RB MIA
12 143 D. Watson QB CLE
13 146 T. Johnson TE NYG
14 167 B. Irving RB TB
15 170 J. Wiley TE KC
16 191 B. Cooks WR DAL
Alfredo Brown
Rd Pk Player
1 3 C. Lamb WR DAL
2 22 R. Odunze WR CHI
3 27 J. Allen QB BUF
4 46 K. Pitts TE ATL
5 51 B. Thomas Jr. WR JAC
6 70 R. Rice WR KC
7 75 R. Stevenson RB NE
8 94 A. Kamara RB NO
9 99 D. Johnson WR CAR
10 118 B. Robinson Jr. RB WAS
11 123 J. Dotson WR WAS
12 142 D. Wicks WR GB
13 147 R. Davis RB BUF
14 166 D. Douglas WR NE
15 171 T. Lockett WR SEA
16 190 M. Washington WR MIA
Dan Schneier
Rd Pk Player
1 4 J. Jefferson WR MIN
2 21 J. Waddle WR MIA
3 28 D. Moore WR CHI
4 45 J. Addison WR MIN
5 52 C. Williams QB CHI
6 69 T. Hockenson TE MIN
7 76 D. Swift RB CHI
8 93 T. Spears RB TEN
9 100 J. Polk WR NE
10 117 D. Maye QB NE
11 124 B. Sinnott TE WAS
12 141 M. Mims WR DEN
13 148 I. Guerendo RB SF
14 165 L. McCaffrey WR WAS
15 172 W. Robinson WR NYG
16 189 D. Walker WR BAL
Dave Richard
Rd Pk Player
1 5 M. Harrison Jr. WR ARI
2 20 D. London WR ATL
3 29 D. Smith WR PHI
4 44 B. Bowers TE LV
5 53 D. Adams WR LV
6 68 D. Henry RB BAL
7 77 J. Mixon RB HOU
8 92 J. Wright RB MIA
9 101 B. Corum RB LAR
10 116 R. Wilson WR PIT
11 125 J. Herbert QB LAC
12 140 J. McCarthy QB MIN
13 149 J. Burton WR CIN
14 164 A. Estime RB DEN
15 173 R. Bateman WR BAL
16 188 W. Levis QB TEN
Heath Cummings
Rd Pk Player
1 6 B. Robinson RB ATL
2 19 M. Nabers WR NYG
3 30 Z. Flowers WR BAL
4 43 K. Walker III RB SEA
5 54 J. Burrow QB CIN
6 67 J. Williams RB DEN
7 78 C. Godwin WR TB
8 91 C. Ridley WR TEN
9 102 G. Kittle TE SF
10 115 M. Corley WR NYJ
11 126 J. Ford RB CLE
12 139 Q. Johnston WR LAC
13 150 D. Goedert TE PHI
14 163 M. Wilson WR ARI
15 174 A. Rodgers QB NYJ
16 187 B. Young QB CAR
Jamey Eisenberg
Rd Pk Player
1 7 B. Hall RB NYJ
2 18 C. Olave WR NO
3 31 T. Etienne RB JAC
4 42 J. Cook RB BUF
5 55 M. Andrews TE BAL
6 66 J. Daniels QB WAS
7 79 T. McLaurin WR WAS
8 90 R. Pearsall WR SF
9 103 J. Williams WR DET
10 114 T. Franklin WR DEN
11 127 D. Hopkins WR TEN
12 138 T. Lawrence QB JAC
13 151 G. Edwards RB LAC
14 162 J. Baker WR NE
15 175 J. Sanders TE CAR
16 186 R. Johnson RB CHI
Jay Felicio
Rd Pk Player
1 8 G. Wilson WR NYJ
2 17 B. Aiyuk WR SF
3 32 D. Kincaid TE BUF
4 41 T. Higgins WR CIN
5 56 J. Smith-Njigba WR SEA
6 65 K. Murray QB ARI
7 80 D. Montgomery RB DET
8 89 Z. Charbonnet RB SEA
9 104 X. Legette WR CAR
10 113 K. Miller RB NO
11 128 D. Singletary RB NYG
12 137 T. Tagovailoa QB MIA
13 152 D. Schultz TE HOU
14 161 K. Vidal RB LAC
15 176 T. Boyd WR TEN
16 185 W. Shipley RB PHI
R.J. White
Rd Pk Player
1 9 A. St. Brown WR DET
2 16 N. Collins WR HOU
3 33 K. Williams RB LAR
4 40 J. Hurts QB PHI
5 57 D. Samuel WR SF
6 64 Z. White RB LV
7 81 M. Evans WR TB
8 88 N. Harris RB PIT
9 105 K. Shakir WR BUF
10 112 D. Njoku TE CLE
11 129 N. Chubb RB CLE
12 136 B. Purdy QB SF
13 153 K. Mitchell RB BAL
14 160 J. Palmer WR LAC
15 177 R. Dowdle RB DAL
16 184 R. Shaheed WR NO
AdamPfeifer
Rd Pk Player
1 10 J. Gibbs RB DET
2 15 A. Brown WR PHI
3 34 S. Barkley RB PHI
4 39 D. Metcalf WR SEA
5 58 J. Reed WR GB
6 63 A. Richardson QB IND
7 82 C. Kirk WR JAC
8 87 J. Warren RB PIT
9 106 J. Ferguson TE DAL
10 111 A. Mitchell WR IND
11 130 C. Sutton WR DEN
12 135 C. Samuel WR BUF
13 154 A. Gibson RB NE
14 159 J. Goff QB DET
15 178 J. McMillan WR TB
16 183 L. Musgrave TE GB
Joel Cox
Rd Pk Player
1 11 J. Taylor RB IND
2 14 P. Nacua WR LAR
3 35 R. White RB TB
4 38 C. Stroud QB HOU
5 59 T. Benson RB ARI
6 62 X. Worthy WR KC
7 83 K. Coleman WR BUF
8 86 A. Cooper WR CLE
9 107 E. Engram TE JAC
10 110 M. Lloyd RB GB
11 131 J. Downs WR IND
12 134 J. Love QB GB
13 155 T. Tracy Jr. RB NYG
14 158 I. Likely TE BAL
15 179 M. Williams WR NYJ
16 182 T. Allgeier RB ATL
Bob Gilchrist
Rd Pk Player
1 12 S. LaPorta TE DET
2 13 D. Achane RB MIA
3 36 I. Pacheco RB KC
4 37 T. Dell WR HOU
5 60 C. Kupp WR LAR
6 61 S. Diggs WR HOU
7 84 C. Watson WR GB
8 85 J. Jeudy WR CLE
9 108 K. Allen WR CHI
10 109 C. Brown RB CIN
11 132 D. Prescott QB DAL
12 133 K. Cousins QB ATL
13 156 R. Doubs WR GB
14 157 C. Otton TE TB
15 180 J. Mingo WR CAR
16 181 T. Irwin WR CIN