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[Dynasty] 2026 NFL Draft Prospects (1 Viewer)
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JohnnyU
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No one cares about defense……oh wait
miqws
Footballguy
DynastyNerds 6/03 2026 superflex rookie mock draft 1 round
https://www.dynastynerds.com/mock/early-1-round-2026-superflex-rookie-mock/
https://www.dynastynerds.com/mock/early-1-round-2026-superflex-rookie-mock/
miqws
Footballguy
Devyroyale (Kevin Coleman) superflex TEP top 36 rookie 2026
https://www.thedevyroyale.com/p/2026-dynasty-big-board-early-rookie?r=1p5rrp&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
https://www.thedevyroyale.com/p/2026-dynasty-big-board-early-rookie?r=1p5rrp&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true
Max Power
Footballguy
He loves some Darius Taylor for sure. I'm surprised to not see Kaytron Allen in his top 36.
Dawg Pound 69
Footballguy
Kevin puts out great devy content. But seems to be better at evaluating WR's than RB's. His website was very late to recognize Jeanty, he lasted until the 3rd round in their mock rookie draft heading into his final college season. Jeanty wasn't as hyped since he played as smaller school, but most of the experts were still onto him and taking him in the top half of the 1st of devy drafts.
socrates
Footballguy
I have enormous respect for Kevin Coleman. His content is always top notch. Rankings this early are very subjective and varied. It is important to note that there really is no right or wrong with summer rankings. It is largely an educated exercise in speculation. Kudos to him for putting forth such early rankings.
Like @Max Power , I was a bit surprised that Kaytron Allen was not within the top 36, especially considering there was only one TE in the rankings..
Making a draft board like this is a good exercise to determine how you really value players. Being on the board with a pick is a truth serum for how you truly feel about prospects.
Ask yourself this: if you are on the fantasy draft clock, would you rather draft Dylan Edwards or Kaytron Allen ? I am a huge fan of Edwards; he is one of the most dynamic and exciting RBs to watch in this class, but he is a dozen Quarter Pounders short of a buck seventy. The odds of Edwards being fantasy relevant are, sadly, as slim as his 167-pound frame. Contrast that with Kaytron Allen who is 5-11, 229 and rushed for 1,100+ yards last season despite sharing the backfield with Nicholas Singleton (more rushing yards than Singleton, in fact). Allen is certainly not a perfect fantasy prospect, but I will draft him over Edwards every single time.
At WR, I was surprised that Nic Anderson didn't make the top 36. I sorta get it; he has only one season of production. Anderson missed all but one game last season with a quad injury. Nonetheless, he is one of my favorite WR prospects in this class. Admittedly, it is a bit of a projection. Two seasons ago as a redshirt freshman at OU, Anderson put up nearly 800 yards and a team freshman-record 10 TDs. Both Nic Anderson and Barion Brown have transferred to LSU to catch passes from Nussmeier (who threw for over 4,000 yards last season). Barion Brown is a former 5-star recruit with a good combination of speed and height (6-1 with a wiry build). He had a breakout freshman season of sorts at Kentucky, but that seems like forever ago. He has slowly declined since, thanks in part to Kentucky's dreadful offensive output. Perhaps this transfer is precisely the shot-in-the-arm Brown needs. Brown will be competing for touches not only with Nic Anderson, but also the speedy Aaron Anderson (not to mention exciting freshman TaRon Francis), but there should be enough work to keep them all busy in the high-powered LSU offense. I really like Nic Anderson's ceiling here, but I certainly understand some trepidation.
Overall, I thought Kevin's rankings were fantastic!
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Max Power
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I do appreciate his content. I've only been playing in devy for a couple years, but he was one of the first guys I found while trying to conduct research. I think the downside is that a lot of devy owners also listen to his stuff, so creates a consensus value on players worth to some extent. I think I'm starting to see it reflected in the keeptradecut rankings as well. For example, he likes Taylor and downplays Allen and that starts to get reflected in the rankings.I have enormous respect for Kevin Coleman. His content is always top notch. Rankings this early are very subjective and varied. Kudos to him for putting forth such early rankings.
Like @Max Power , I was a bit surprised that Kaytron Allen was not within the top 36, especially when there was only one TE in the top 36..
Making a draft board like this is a good exercise to determine how you really value players.
Ask yourself this: would you rather draft Dylan Edwards or Kaytron Allen to your fantasy team? I am a huge fan of Edwards; he is one of the most dynamic and exciting RBs to watch in this class, but he is a dozen Quarter Pounders short of a buck seventy. The odds of Edwards being fantasy relevant are, sadly, as slim as his 167-pound frame. Contrast that with Kaytron Allen who is 5-11, 229 and rushed for 1,100+ yards last season despite sharing the backfield with Singleton. Allen is certainly not a perfect fantasy prospect, but I will draft him over Edwards every single time.
At WR, I was surprised that Nic Anderson was not in the top 36. I sorta get it, he has only one season of production; Anderson missed all but one game last season with a quad injury. Nonetheless, he is one of my favorite WRs in this class. Two seasons ago (at Oklahoma) as a redshirt freshman, Anderson put up nearly 800 yards and an OU freshman-record 10 TDs. Contrast Anderson with Barion Brown. Both have transferred to LSU to catch passes from Nussmeier (who threw for over 4,000 yards last season). Barion Brown had a breakout freshman season of sorts at Kentucky, but that seems like forever ago. He has slowly declined since. Perhaps this transfer is precisely the shot-in-the-arm Brown needs, but he lacks the high-end potential of Anderson, imo. I will go for Anderson's ceiling here.
Overall, I thought Kevin's rankings were fantastic, however.
End of the day, the guy does it better than I could hope to. I'll never be the guy to point at someone elses rankings and say they are wrong when I know I couldn't do it any better.
As for Allen, I'm invested in him and I'm holding out hope he's a better Pro back than college. I was listening to a Penn St insider discuss the RB room (I was mainly looking for reports on Quinton Martin at the time) but this guy was raving about Allen and Allen's role. Basically selling him as the guy who wears down the Defenses, takes the punishment up the middle that allows for Singleton to be explosive. That Kaytron Allen role will for sure translate to the NFL as an early down back.
socrates
Footballguy
In fairness, Darius Taylor is easy to get enamored with. He struggled with a hamstring injury two seasons ago (and missed the opening game last season with the same hammy), but the rushing numbers he put up in 2023 as a true freshman were ridiculous!I do appreciate his content. I've only been playing in devy for a couple years, but he was one of the first guys I found while trying to conduct research. I think the downside is that a lot of devy owners also listen to his stuff, so creates a consensus value on players worth to some extent. I think I'm starting to see it reflected in the keeptradecut rankings as well. For example, he likes Taylor and downplays Allen and that starts to get reflected in the rankings.I have enormous respect for Kevin Coleman. His content is always top notch. Rankings this early are very subjective and varied. Kudos to him for putting forth such early rankings.
Like @Max Power , I was a bit surprised that Kaytron Allen was not within the top 36, especially when there was only one TE in the top 36..
Making a draft board like this is a good exercise to determine how you really value players.
Ask yourself this: would you rather draft Dylan Edwards or Kaytron Allen to your fantasy team? I am a huge fan of Edwards; he is one of the most dynamic and exciting RBs to watch in this class, but he is a dozen Quarter Pounders short of a buck seventy. The odds of Edwards being fantasy relevant are, sadly, as slim as his 167-pound frame. Contrast that with Kaytron Allen who is 5-11, 229 and rushed for 1,100+ yards last season despite sharing the backfield with Singleton. Allen is certainly not a perfect fantasy prospect, but I will draft him over Edwards every single time.
At WR, I was surprised that Nic Anderson was not in the top 36. I sorta get it, he has only one season of production; Anderson missed all but one game last season with a quad injury. Nonetheless, he is one of my favorite WRs in this class. Two seasons ago (at Oklahoma) as a redshirt freshman, Anderson put up nearly 800 yards and an OU freshman-record 10 TDs. Contrast Anderson with Barion Brown. Both have transferred to LSU to catch passes from Nussmeier (who threw for over 4,000 yards last season). Barion Brown had a breakout freshman season of sorts at Kentucky, but that seems like forever ago. He has slowly declined since. Perhaps this transfer is precisely the shot-in-the-arm Brown needs, but he lacks the high-end potential of Anderson, imo. I will go for Anderson's ceiling here.
Overall, I thought Kevin's rankings were fantastic, however.
End of the day, the guy does it better than I could hope to. I'll never be the guy to point at someone elses rankings and say they are wrong when I know I couldn't do it any better.
As for Allen, I'm invested in him and I'm holding out hope he's a better Pro back than college. I was listening to a Penn St insider discuss the RB room (I was mainly looking for reports on Quinton Martin at the time) but this guy was raving about Allen and Allen's role. Basically selling him as the guy who wears down the Defenses, takes the punishment up the middle that allows for Singleton to be explosive. That Kaytron Allen role will for sure translate to the NFL as an early down back.
In h.s., Taylor alternated between RB and slot receiver, and that receiving background shows up in his usage out of the backfield (54 receptions for 350 yards and 2 TDs receiving in 2024). He also wrestled, so it is no surprise that Taylor runs strong for his size. He was a 3-star recruit.
He is not going to wow you with his burst or speed, but Taylor runs with adequate vision, excellent footwork, and he consistently wins at the point of contact.
His film was uninspiring and left me wanting to see more out of him, and I suspect his testing numbers will not be especially impressive.
If you like early breakouts or you're a big stats guy, however, you'll love Taylor. Check out Taylor's starts as a true freshman:
Wk 2 vs. E. Michigan: 193 yards rushing/1TD
Wk 3 @ N. Carolina: 138 yards rushing/1 TD
Wk. 4 @ Northwestern: 198 yards rushing/2TDs
missed the Louisiana and Michigan games with an injury
Wk. 7 @ Iowa: 59 yards/0 TDs (tried returning from injury, only to shut it down and further recover)
Quick Lane Bowl vs. Bowling Green: 208 yards rushing/1TD
Those are some insane numbers, and he did that as a true freshman in a Power 4 Conference!
Darius Taylor may be poised for a big season. He appeared to get stronger as the 2024 season progressed, rushing for over 100 yards in 3 of the last 5 games, so I am excited to see if he can get back to the elite production he flashed as a freshman. (Also, in Taylor’s defense, Minnesota didn’t have many other weapons.). A healthy Taylor runs for 1,000+, adds another 300+ in the receiving game, and scores double digit TDs.
Hopefully Taylor's game will translate to the pros better than Zach Evans or Rachaad White, but I see some concerning similarities to those two (with a little less burst and wiggle). I currently have Taylor as my RB11 in this class. That may seem low, but he is stuck behind some really good backs (immediately behind Kaytron Allen).
I really want to like Taylor more, but I just don’t see many NFL-starter attributes to his game.
If Taylor regains some of the punchiness he had his freshman season, his value may spike up, but once spring testing rolls around, I suspect his value would probably drop back down.
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