Dynasty Fantasy Football: 2017 rookie-only draft including IDP

Heath Cummings breaks down the staff's recent rookie only draft, picking out his favorite values.

By Heath Cummings

May 5, 2017 at 4:56 pm ET • 5 min read

Immediately after the NFL Draft seemed like a perfect time for the rookie-only draft for our staff Dynasty league. Not only that, but this is also an IDP league, so this incorporated defensive rookies as well. With 14 teams and six rounds meant 84 rookies coming off the board.

While I know several drafters referenced my recently-published Top 40 Rookies for Dynasty, they certainly didn't follow my order exactly. Curtis Samuel, Josh Reynolds and Ardarius Stewart all fell much further than my rankings would suggest. That's partially due to the presence of IDP (five defensive players selected before any of them) and also because of the run on running backs.

Six of the eight offensive players taken between picks 8 and 21 were running backs. My favorite pick of the group is Samaje Perine, but I also like Jamey Eisenberg's selection of Jamaal Williams, who he traded up to take.

Before we get to the results, here are my favorite picks after Round 3 from this draft:

Chris Godwin 4.4
Takkarist McKinley 4.6
Aaron Jones 4.8
Deshone Kizer 5.11
Bucky Hodges 6.14

Round by Round
ROUND 1
PICK	PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	Luke Rodgers	Leonard Fournette, RB, JAC
2	Jamey Eisenberg	Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR
3	Heath Cummings	Corey Davis, WR, TEN
4	Matthew Coca	Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
5	Adam Silverstein	Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN
6	Jorge Andres	John Ross, WR, CIN
7	Scott Reilly	Mike Williams, WR, LAC
8	Nick Kostos	O.J. Howard, TE, TB
9	Dave Richard	Kareem Hunt, RB, KC
10	Will Brinson	Samaje Perine, RB, WAS
11	Jeff Tobin	David Njoku, TE, CLE
12	Chris Towers	Jamal Adams, DB, NYJ
13	Meron Berkson	Evan Engram, TE, NYG
14	R.J. White	Jarrad Davis, LB, DET
ROUND 2
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	Jamey Eisenberg	Jamaal Williams, RB, GB
2	Meron Berkson	Marlon Mack, RB, IND
3	Chris Towers	Reuben Foster, LB, SF
4	Jeff Tobin	Myles Garrett, DL, CLE
5	Will Brinson	Haason Reddick, LB, ARI
6	Dave Richard	D'Onta Foreman, RB, HOU
7	Nick Kostos	Alvin Kamara, RB, NO
8	Scott Reilly	Deshaun Watson, QB, HOU
9	Jorge Andres	Curtis Samuel, WR, CAR
10	Adam Silverstein	Zay Jones, WR, BUF
11	Matthew Coca	Jabrill Peppers, DB, CLE
12	Heath Cummings	Josh Reynolds, WR, LAR
13	R.J. White	Joe Williams, RB, SF
14	Luke Rodgers	Jake Butt, TE, DEN
ROUND 3
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	Luke Rodgers	JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, PIT
2	R.J. White	Gerald Everett, TE, LAR
3	Heath Cummings	Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC
4	Matthew Coca	Malik Hooker, DB, IND
5	Adam Silverstein	Marcus Maye, DB, NYJ
6	Jorge Andres	DJ Pumphrey, RB, PHI
7	Scott Reilly	Solomon Thomas, DL, SF
8	Nick Kostos	Zach Cunningham, LB, HOU
9	Dave Richard	Jonathan Allen, DL, WAS
10	Will Brinson	Matt Dayes, RB, CLE
11	Jeff Tobin	ArDarius Stewart, WR, NYJ
12	Chris Towers	Derek Barnett, DL, PHI
13	Meron Berkson	Carlos Henderson, WR, DEN
14	R.J. White	Taywan Taylor, WR, TEN
ROUND 4
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	Jamey Eisenberg	Wayne Gallman, RB, NYG
2	Meron Berkson	Adam Shaheen, TE, CHI
3	Chris Towers	Taco Charlton, DL, DAL
4	Jeff Tobin	Chris Godwin, WR, TB
5	Will Brinson	Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR
6	Dave Richard	Takkarist McKinley, DL, ATL
7	Nick Kostos	Obi Melifonwu, DB, OAK
8	Scott Reilly	Aaron Jones, RB, GB
9	Jorge Andres	Ryan Anderson, LB, WAS
10	Adam Silverstein	Jeremy McNichols, RB, TB
11	Matthew Coca	Josh Malone, WR, CIN
12	Heath Cummings	Justin Evans, DB, TB
13	Jamey Eisenberg	Charles Harris, DL, MIA
14	Luke Rodgers	Kevin King, DB, GB
ROUND 5
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	Luke Rodgers	Chad Hansen, WR, NYJ
2	Jamey Eisenberg	Mitchell Trubisky, QB, CHI
3	Heath Cummings	James Conner, RB, PIT
4	Matthew Coca	T.J. Watt, LB, PIT
5	Adam Silverstein	Raekwon McMillan, LB, MIA
6	Jorge Andres	Dede Westbrook, WR, JAC
7	Scott Reilly	Jordan Leggett, TE, NYJ
8	Nick Kostos	Tarik Cohen, RB, CHI
9	Dave Richard	Josh Jones, DB, GB
10	Will Brinson	Budda Baker, DB, ARI
11	Jeff Tobin	DeShone Kizer, QB, CLE
12	Chris Towers	Anthony Walker, LB, IND
13	Meron Berkson	Ryan Switzer, WR, DAL
14	R.J. White	Mack Hollins, WR, PHI
ROUND 6
PICK	TEAM	PLAYER
1	R.J. White	Chad Williams, WR, ARI
2	Meron Berkson	Amara Darboh, WR, SEA
3	Chris Towers	Carl Lawson, DL, CIN
4	Jeff Tobin	Duke Riley, LB, ATL
5	Will Brinson	Jordan Willis, DL, CIN
6	Dave Richard	Joshua Dobbs, QB, PIT
7	Nick Kostos	DeMarcus Walker, DL, DEN
8	Scott Reilly	Malachi Dupre, WR, GB
9	Jorge Andres	Malik McDowell, DL, SEA
10	Adam Silverstein	Jonnu Smith, TE, TEN
11	Matthew Coca	Derek Rivers, LB, NE
12	Heath Cummings	Chad Kelly, QB, DEN
13	Jamey Eisenberg	Kenny Golladay, WR, DET
14	Luke Rodgers	Bucky Hodges, TE, MIN

Team by Team
Adam Silverstein
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.5	Dalvin Cook, RB, MIN
2.1	Zay Jones, WR, BUF
3.5	Marcus Maye, DB, NYJ
4.1	Jeremy McNichols, RB, TB
5.5	Raekwon McMillan, LB, MIA
6.1	Jonnu Smith, TE, TEN
Chris Towers
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.12	Jamal Adams, DB, NYJ
2.3	Reuben Foster, LB, SF
3.12	Derek Barnett, DL, PHI
4.3	Taco Charlton, DL, DAL
5.12	Anthony Walker, LB, IND
6.3	Carl Lawson, DL, CIN
Dave Richard
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.9	Kareem Hunt, RB, KC
2.6	D'Onta Foreman, RB, HOU
3.9	Jonathan Allen, DL, WAS
4.6	Takkarist McKinley, DL, ATL
5.9	Josh Jones, DB, GB
6.6	Joshua Dobbs, QB, PIT
Heath Cummings
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.3	Corey Davis, WR, TEN
2.12	Josh Reynolds, WR, LAR
3.3	Patrick Mahomes, QB, KC
4.12	Justin Evans, DB, TB
5.3	James Conner, RB, PIT
6.12	Chad Kelly, QB, DEN
Jamey Eisenberg
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.2	Christian McCaffrey, RB, CAR
2.1	Jamaal Williams, RB, GB
4.1	Wayne Gallman, RB, NYG
4.13	Charles Harris, DL, MIA
5.2	Mitchell Trubisky, QB, CHI
6.13	Kenny Golladay, WR, DET
Jeff Tobin
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.11	David Njoku, TE, CLE
2.4	Myles Garrett, DL, CLE
3.11	ArDarius Stewart, WR, NYJ
4.4	Chris Godwin, WR, TB
5.11	DeShone Kizer, QB, CLE
6.4	Duke Riley, LB, ATL
Jorge Andres
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.6	John Ross, WR, CIN
2.9	Curtis Samuel, WR, CAR
3.6	DJ Pumphrey, RB, PHI
4.9	Ryan Anderson, LB, WAS
5.6	Dede Westbrook, WR, JAC
6.9	Malik McDowell, DL, SEA
Luke Rodgers
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.1	Leonard Fournette, RB, JAC
2.14	Jake Butt, TE, DEN
3.1	JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, PIT
4.14	Kevin King, DB, GB
5.1	Chad Hansen, WR, NYJ
6.14	Bucky Hodges, TE, MIN
Matthew Coca
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.4	Joe Mixon, RB, CIN
2.11	Jabrill Peppers, DB, CLE
3.4	Malik Hooker, DB, IND
4.11	Josh Malone, WR, CIN
5.4	T.J. Watt, LB, PIT
6.11	Derek Rivers, LB, NE
Meron Berkson
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.13	Evan Engram, TE, NYG
2.2	Marlon Mack, RB, IND
3.13	Carlos Henderson, WR, DEN
4.2	Adam Shaheen, TE, CHI
5.13	Ryan Switzer, WR, DAL
6.2	Amara Darboh, WR, SEA
Nick Kostos
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.8	O.J. Howard, TE, TB
2.7	Alvin Kamara, RB, NO
3.8	Zach Cunningham, LB, HOU
4.7	Obi Melifonwu, DB, OAK
5.8	Tarik Cohen, RB, CHI
6.7	DeMarcus Walker, DL, DEN
R.J. White
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.14	Jarrad Davis, LB, DET
2.13	Joe Williams, RB, SF
3.2	Gerald Everett, TE, LAR
3.14	Taywan Taylor, WR, TEN
5.14	Mack Hollins, WR, PHI
6.1	Chad Williams, WR, ARI
Scott Reilly
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.7	Mike Williams, WR, LAC
2.8	Deshaun Watson, QB, HOU
3.7	Solomon Thomas, DL, SF
4.8	Aaron Jones, RB, GB
5.7	Jordan Leggett, TE, NYJ
6.8	Malachi Dupre, WR, GB
Will Brinson
RD.PK	PLAYER
1.1	Samaje Perine, RB, WAS
2.5	Haason Reddick, LB, ARI
3.1	Matt Dayes, RB, CLE
4.5	Cooper Kupp, WR, LAR
5.1	Budda Baker, DB, ARI
6.5	Jordan Willis, DL, CIN