Our first 2027 SuperFlex dynasty rookie mock — 48 prospects in projected rookie-draft order, with comps, fall watch-points, and 12-year hit-rate context by round.
2027 rookie drafts are eleven months out. But the managers who’ll have the most success are already watching the right names this fall — this mock will get you ahead of your league mates, and get you on track to nailing the ultra-talented 2027 class.
So, this is our projection of what consensus will do in May. Not what we’d do — that’s a different article.
This is just version one. We’ll drop several more mock drafts between now and your actual rookie drafts next year — stay tuned.
The full board lives at 2027 draft board, the deep dives at 2027 prospect profiles, and the underlying model is the Rookie Hit Rate Study.
Context before you talk yourself into anyone below: across our 12-year SuperFlex study, this is how often picks in each round have actually returned a hit season. We’re a full college season out from these drafts — read it as a baseline for calibrating expectations, not a forecast. Mostly, it’s a reminder of how fast the air thins once you’re past Round 1.
There’s nothing to argue about here, and there won’t be in May. Smith is the 1.01 in every format, every league type, and the distance between him and the next name is wide enough that the only real question is which quarterback should go at 1.02. His true sophomore year — a top-two yards-per-route-run mark nationally, earned against constant bracket coverage — told us the freshman breakout was the real deal. Nothing this fall, barring a devastating injury, will change this slot. He’s an alpha X who wins short, intermediate, and deep, with the kind of size-speed-release blend that only shows up once or twice a decade. The comp is Julio Jones, and we don’t use that one lightly.
The first quarterback gone in Superflex, and the last name carries the projection as much as the tape does. A projected top-five NFL Draft range will keep Manning in the early-first conversation, as the community follows draft capital at the position closely. In 2025, while Manning started slow, he finished with 26 touchdowns to 7 picks with a legitimate rushing dimension — 10 scores on the ground — as a first-year starter. This fall, watch for improvement in anticipation and processing, the part that looked raw early last season. Now with Cam Coleman, Ryan Wingo, and Emmett Mosley V at his disposal, he has few excuses. We see a Daniel Jones baseline with a ceiling Jones never had if the mental side continues to progress.
The best pure passer in the class, and the second QB most of the community reaches for. Sayin rewrote Ohio State’s accuracy records as a redshirt freshman and married it to a decision-making profile almost nobody his age touches. He was composed under pressure, and the only real knock on him was that he failed to elevate Ohio State over Indiana when it mattered most. The two question marks are: the declare question — he’s a redshirt sophomore with a genuine path to playing into 2028 — and, two, whether he can answer the critics and lead OSU to a national championship. The one cap on his fantasy ceiling is the fact that he’s not much of a rushing threat. Get him into a Shanahan-style ecosystem and a Brock Purdy outcome is on the table.
The third quarterback off the board, who’s trended up each season of his career. Moore went 30 TDs-to-10 INTs with the best big-time-throw rate in the class, and the arc from a rattled true-freshman UCLA stint to Oregon’s star is the development curve drafters love to bet on. Two questions follow him into the fall: how the almost-entirely-shotgun tape translates under center, and whether his genuine playing height matches the listed number — it looks shorter on film. He’s a likely declare next year, as he was on the fence for the 2026 draft cycle. He’s a quick-trigger spread passer with real zip over the middle, in the mold of Bo Nix with slightly less athleticism, and projects inside the top dozen of the NFL Draft.
The first receiver after Smith, and perhaps the least proven track record of the players taken thus far. Coleman was the No. 1 player in the portal and chose Texas, swapping the worst quarterback play in the SEC for Arch Manning and Steve Sarkisian — about the biggest quarterback upgrade a receiver could hope for. This projection depends on his improved situation fully unlocking his physical tools. While he’s still somewhat unrefined as a route runner/separator, he’s a dominant big play threat with an explosive size/speed combo. He’s a 6-foot-3, 201-pound boundary X who lives at the catch point and owns the red zone, with a DK Metcalf ceiling and a Michael Pittman floor.
First back off the board and the class’s projected RB1 going into the season. Lacy went from forgotten Missouri freshman to a single-season Ole Miss touchdown record in one year — north of 1,500 yards and 24 scores as a true sophomore, behind one of the SEC’s worst run-blocking lines. What we’re tracking this fall is whether the workload and usage carry over cleanly under new head coach Pete Golding and a rebuilt staff, and whether the receiving role grows the way his high school tape suggests it can. Compact three-down hammer built on contact balance and breakaway speed — Aaron Jones is the comp, and the genuine RB1 outcome comes with it if the role holds.
Outside of Smith, no receiver in this class produced a more convincing efficiency profile, and we expect it to carry over this year. Wesco was tracking toward a 1,000-yard sophomore season before a frightening spinal injury ended his year against SMU. His fall storyline writes itself: the medical return. Clemson has him doing everything but live contact this spring and expects him full-go by camp, and evaluators want an early “that’s the same guy” stamp on the tape. As long as the health checks out, he’s a great bet to go in the first round next year — in both the NFL draft and rookie drafts. Long, twitchy boundary X with vertical juice and route polish well ahead of schedule for his age. Tee Higgins is the comp.
At 17, Williams was an All-SEC, freshman All-American (865 yards, 8 scores) before a bumpy sophomore year defined by drops. He’s the youngest player in the class with the longest runway in front of him, now listed as Ryan Coleman-Williams. Everything in 2026 comes back to the hands: the drops have to stop. Even still, the talent didn’t just disappear. He was miscast into a slot-first role last year, and early reports say he’s back on the outside, like he was as a freshman. He’s a quality route runner with rare run-after-catch ability — the upside is a Garrett Wilson outcome if the concentration cleans up. Watch for a bounce-back this fall.
The second back off the board, as the Ahmad Hardy shooting brings enough uncertainty to vault Frazier ahead of him, for now. Frazier pairs efficient sophomore production with 4.3 wheels at 210 pounds, and the per-touch numbers grade near the top of the class even on Georgia’s by-committee snaps. Consensus should lean on the speed and the program’s history of churning out NFL backs. We’ll be watching to see if Georgia finally hands him a true featured-back workload to validate the three-down projection. Regardless, he has legit speed, wiggle, and power, with sufficient receiving chops. The comp is Kenneth Walker — same explosive-back DNA, same path into the top half of round one (in rookie drafts) if the volume catches up to the talent.
The third Longhorn in the first round and the returning leader of the Texas room. Wingo, a five-star prospect coming out of high school, posted 834 yards as a true sophomore. With two years of chemistry built with Arch Manning, and eye-popping YAC ability for a receiver his size, he’s the 1B to Coleman’s 1A. The drop-rate and target split with Coleman are worth watching for in the fall. A 6-foot-2, 214-pound X who turns intermediate routes into chunk plays, we see a lot of Rome Odunze on film.
The fourth quarterback off the board, and the eligibility cloud is finally gone. Chambliss went from a Division II standout to the leader of a 13-2 Playoff semifinalist, finishing eighth in the Heisman race, and grading as a top-three quarterback on 2026 draft boards before a courtroom win sent him back to Oxford. Now the community can draft him without an asterisk. This fall has to answer two things: whether a second SEC season cements the small-school-to-power-conference leap, and how teams weigh his age and size — he’ll turn 24 as an NFL rookie, and is listed at only 6′1″ 200 lbs. Chambliss has elite ball security and legit production with his legs. Russell Wilson is the comp, and the rushing floor gives him sneaky fantasy upside.
The round-one closer and Clemson’s other returning stud WR. Moore broke out over two seasons as a dynamic possession X with the surest hands in this receiver tier, and Antonio Williams’s jump to the NFL leaves roughly 140 targets for him and Wesco to split. The only real high-end trait that he’s missing is elite breakaway speed. We’ll be watching whether he or Wesco establish themselves as the alpha of the room. Moore is a big-bodied catch-point winner who runs a polished tree and lives in the red zone. The comp pairs Rashod Bateman and Kenny Golladay — size, hands, and route feel, with the gas pedal capped.
The first quarterback of the second round, and the one the community keeps at arm’s length. Sellers is the best athlete at the position in this class — prototypical size, a cannon, and legs that produce rushing scores — but a rough sophomore year, with regression in nearly every passing category behind a leaky line, cooled the room on the trait-only profile. He’s back in Columbia for 2026 with Kendal Briles hired to rebuild the offense around him. The fantasy case was always the legs, and Briles finally dragging the passing operation up to meet the athletic ceiling is the swing factor this fall. Anthony Richardson is the comp, and he’s the biggest boom/bust QB of the class.
On tape, Hardy is a first-round running back — a punishing, efficient workhorse who finished second in the FBS in rushing as a true sophomore and pairs power with breakaway speed and legitimate pass protection. The reason he sits here instead of round one is availability: Hardy is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg suffered in May, and Missouri has been candid that there’s no timetable yet for the fall. You can’t price a healthy season until you see one. A full-strength fall vaults him back toward the top of round one; a lost year pushes the likely declare timeline to 2028. He’s one to keep an eye on. Nick Chubb is the comp — standard-scoring RB1, with a limited receiving role the one cap on the ceiling.
The second quarterback of the round, and the transfer is big for his value. Mensah transferred from Duke to Miami after leading the Blue Devils to an ACC title, stepping into the most productive quarterback factory in the sport — the Mario Cristobal pipeline that just turned Cam Ward into the No. 1 overall pick and helped Carson Beck rehab his draft value. He has two productive years on tape, totaling 56 TDs to 12 INTs. Whether Miami’s weapons lift him into the first-round NFL conversation — and whether he declares — are the fall storylines. Baker Mayfield is the comp: a live arm and gunslinger nerve, with a modest rushing profile that caps the fantasy upside a bit.
The first receiver of round two, and the move is the reason to buy. Marsh led Michigan State in receiving in back-to-back seasons on a profile capped by poor quarterback play, then transferred into the best story in college football — Curt Cignetti’s defending national champion Hoosiers. At 6′3″, 203, he wins on frame and athleticism more than separation right now, and Indiana’s system plus a quarterback upgrade is the runway to sharpen the route tree. If the technique catches up, the grade climbs; if it stalls, he’s a size-and-tools projection. Quentin Johnston is the comp — a big vertical X with red-zone juice and moderate bust risk depending on how much development he shows this fall.
The third quarterback off the board, and the steadiest of the second-round arms. Carr shattered Notre Dame’s single-season passer-rating record as a redshirt freshman and enters 2026 a returning starter with real Heisman buzz. The floor is the appeal: a pro-style processor who places the ball accurately and makes sound decisions is the kind of passer who sticks as an NFL starter for a decade. The question is the ceiling, not the floor — with the backfield gutted by the NFL, can Carr carry the offense this year? Regardless, he lacks much utility with his legs, and profiles as more of a floor than ceiling play. Kirk Cousins is the comp, and it captures Carr’s outlook: long, reliable starter, rarely a week-winner type.
Miami’s workhorse and the Cotton Bowl MVP. Fletcher carried a heavy 2025 load at better than five yards a pop with 17 touchdowns, then validated it on the sport’s biggest stage, taking MVP honors in the Cotton Bowl during the Hurricanes’ title run. The floor is solid: a 6′1″, 225-pound back who runs through contact, finishes at the goal line, and projects cleanly into an NFL early-down and short-yardage role. What caps the ceiling is the rest of the profile — modest top-end speed, an explosive-run rate that lags the burners in this tier, and a receiving game that’s functional rather than a weapon. David Montgomery is the comp — a dependable, touchdown-dependent RB2 whose spike weeks come at the goal line, not on 60-yard runs.
The home-run hitter of the second-round backs. Haynes posted the highest breakaway rate of any 2027 back before a foot injury ended his Michigan season, then transferred home to Georgia Tech and a featured role (not to mention a big $ NIL deal). The explosiveness and the opportunity are appealing. The medical was the question mark, and the early read is encouraging — Haynes has called himself fully healthy this spring, so the real test is whether that breakaway speed returns at full volume in the fall. Limited receiving and a smaller frame keep him out of true bell-cow territory. DeAngelo Williams is the comp — a speed-driven, big-play back who can take any carry the distance.
The first tight end off the board, and he’s a physical specimen. Green is a 6′7″ catch-radius matchup nightmare — a former LSU two-sport athlete who set the program’s single-season tight end touchdown record and wins above the rim the way almost no one his size can. The speed, athleticism, and ceiling are rare. However, he needs to add weight to handle in-line work, the blocking is a liability, and the route tree is raw. A skinnier Jimmy Graham is the comp, with flashes of Antonio Gates feel working the seam. Elite receiving upside; the floor rides entirely on the frame filling out.
A big-bodied burner with immense upside. Robinson is 6-foot-5-plus with strong hands and genuine deep speed — the rare oversized receiver who runs by people. He finally had true alpha usage last year at FSU after transferring from USC where he was underutilized (and began his career as a TE). The physical profile is about as projectable as it gets outside of Smith. It comes down to the routes: Robinson wins on tools more than technique right now, and next CFB season is the opportunity to round out the skillset. If he does, the NFL Draft stock could climb toward the top 15. Drake London and Mike Evans are the high-end comps — alpha-X size, contested-catch authority, vertical juice, and the boom-or-bust variance that hangs on the refinement.
The most explosive per-touch back in this second round (and maybe the entire class). Brown is a sub-5′9″ home-run hitter built on elite speed and elusiveness, and he chose to run it back at Louisville after drawing heavy portal interest. His acceleration is rare — he gets from zero to sixty at a breakneck rate. Two things to watch in the fall: a full offseason to heal from a leg injury that nagged his 2025, and whether the frame and pass protection let him hold a three-down role at the next level. De’Von Achane is the comp, and it’s the dream version — an undersized space back who hit an RB1 ceiling in Miami once the scheme maximized the speed.
The most complete back in the second-round cluster. Baugh is a 6′1″, 231-pound three-down workhorse — power, elite contact balance, a genuine receiving role, and real pass protection — and his 1,170-yard 2025 was Florida’s first 1,000-yard rushing season in a decade. The well-rounded profile comes with a real PPR floor. The backdrop is new: Jon Sumrall and a fresh staff take over in Gainesville, so usage continuity is the thing to track, alongside a limited top speed that holds the ceiling back just a bit. Joe Mixon is the comp (although he might not be as fast as Mixon) — a bigger-framed featured back with goal-line authority and a receiving floor that keeps him fantasy-relevant even when the explosive runs don’t come.
The round-two closer, and the most complete tight end in the class. Johnson out-produced first-round teammate Kenyon Sadiq on a per-route basis in 2025, and is set to return to Oregon — where Sadiq’s departure hands him the full role with Dante Moore returning as well. The two-way readiness is the appeal: terrific hands, polished routes, real after-the-catch power, and the blocking chops to stay on the field for three downs, which is exactly what earns a tight end early snaps and fantasy relevance. The open question is the ceiling — difference-maker, or high-floor TE1/2? Dallas Goedert is the comp, with Pat Freiermuth as the grounded floor.
The fifth quarterback off the board. Leavitt’s upside revolves around his athleticism, quality arm talent, and recent transfer destination. He followed the hottest coaching name in the sport, transferring from Arizona State to Lane Kiffin’s LSU, where he’s the projected starter. The underrated rushing ability and Kiffin’s history of squeezing production out of quarterbacks are appealing. Two things, however, dampen the early enthusiasm: the Lisfranc foot injury that ended his 2025 — Kiffin expects him full-go by summer camp — and the passing polish, where the accuracy and decision-making have to take a step forward. Sam Darnold is the comp, although he has some work to do to catch up to the level of prospect Darnold was coming out.
The first receiver of round three, and coming off a breakout season worth chasing. Becker is a 6-foot-4 explosive athlete who spent his freshman year on special teams, then stepped in when Indiana’s WR room thinned during its national-title run and posted a top-ten yards-per-reception mark — including a 51-yard strike in the Big Ten title game, one of the only deep balls Ohio State surrendered all year. The selling point is that he outplayed two NFL-quality WR teammates (one of which went in the first round) down the stretch. What’s left is refinement: the release against press and the route tree are raw, and it’s still just one season of real production. Christian Watson is the comp — later-blooming, rare athletically, vertically dangerous, with the polish still to come. Could be a riser.
A proven burner who already broke out. Craver isn’t a projection — after transferring in from Mississippi State, he exploded in 2025, ranked among the national leaders in yards per route run and torched Notre Dame for 207 yds. With KC Concepcion off to the NFL, he returns as Marcel Reed’s clear No. 1 in College Station. The explosive, separating, after-the-catch profile is already on tape. The frame is the catch: at a sliver under 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, the contested-catch and red-zone work caps a slot/flex projection, and he has to prove he can carry an alpha target share rather than feast as the complement. Tank Dell is the comp — tiny, twitchy, explosive, dangerous the second the ball’s in his hands.
The first back of round three, and the receiving floor is the biggest sell. Taylor is the most polished pass-game back in the class outside the top tier — 99 career catches and a pass-protection grade near the top of the group — which is exactly the profile that survives the move to the NFL. He locked in a senior season at Minnesota, so the declare is set. The trend lines are the concern: his per-game rushing has slipped three years running, the injury history spans all three seasons, and the athletic ceiling is modest. The flip side is opportunity — Minnesota was the Big Ten’s worst rushing team last year, and when Taylor got real volume he cleared 100 every time. Rachaad White is the comp — a three-down PPR contributor whose value is the pass game, not the highlight run.
A track-speed receiver at his third stop, Singleton flashed a genuine freshman ceiling at Georgia Tech before a quiet, inefficient 2025 at Auburn, and now he’s at Florida — reunited with his old Georgia Tech offensive coordinator, Buster Faulkner, in the cleanest schematic alignment of his career. The speed and the pedigree have never been the question; the production has. Whether the alpha breakout finally arrives hinges on Florida’s QB play and new offensive play caller. DJ Chark is the comp — a track-speed outside receiver with day 2 upside in the NFL Draft.
The Michigan bell-cow, and the path is finally clear. Marshall stepped up down the stretch last season and produced — better than six yards a carry, 10 touchdowns, second-team All-Big Ten — and with Justice Haynes gone to Georgia Tech, the full workload is his behind a proven Wolverines line. The locked role and the blue-chip pedigree give him the upside to ascend past this spot. The receiving profile is what caps him: Marshall caught just nine passes last year, and the pass-protection grade lags, which holds down the three-down and PPR projection. James Conner is the comp — vision, patience, and physicality, with a capped athletic ceiling.
The most decorated résumé in this RB tier. Martin was the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2025, has led BYU in rushing all three of his seasons, and turned down the NFL to return for his senior year. The production track record is real, and so is the three-down skill set — his pass protection grades near the top of the class, and the 36 catches are legit. What caps the ceiling: modest per-touch efficiency and athleticism, a Big 12 competition discount, and a shoulder that needed surgery and sidelined him this spring. Tyler Allgeier is the comp — same school, same build, same volume-driven workhorse profile that becomes a steady NFL contributor rather than a star.
Jordan arrived from junior college and was electric early — better than six yards a carry through six games — before an ankle injury ended his 2025. These are the reasons why we have him as low as we do, despite a promising talent profile: a six-game FBS sample, an age that puts him around 23 as a rookie, and the health. He does, however, have contact balance and elusiveness, one of the hardest backs in the class to bring down. Two things to track in the fall: the ankle (a spring cleanup, with USC expecting him full-go by summer) and the King Miller committee that clouds his workload. Chase Brown is the comp — a physical, elusive, quick back who grew into an every-down NFL role.
An under-the-radar 6-foot-6 catch-point monster. Duff led the entire FBS in contested catches and broke 1,000 yards as a true sophomore on a heavy downfield diet, and with Ian Strong transferred out, he’s the unquestioned alpha at Rutgers. The frame, the hands, and the red-zone and deep-ball production are the pros. The lack of separation ability and high-end speed are the cons — and the Rutgers quarterback job is an open battle. Mike Williams is the comp — a big-bodied boundary X who wins on contested grabs and the deep ball rather than separation, with a touchdown-dependent fantasy profile.
The sixth quarterback off the board, and the rushing floor is the primary appeal. Mateer looked like a Heisman contender through a 4-0 Oklahoma start before a broken throwing hand derailed everything; he rushed back, struggled, and never fully recovered the form. He’s back in Norman for 2026, healthy, and looked sharp in the spring game. The dual-threat profile is the bet — roughly 1,200 rushing yards and 23 scores across his last two seasons give him a fantasy floor pure pocket passers don’t have. The problem is, he won’t be a starter at the next level unless he shows significant improvement as a passer next year.
A talent-over-production bet with a clean catalyst. Brown’s Kansas State counting stats never matched his tape — bad quarterback play capped a receiver who posted the best per-route efficiency on our board — and now he’s at LSU in Kiffin’s offense, catching passes from fellow newcomer Sam Leavitt. The fast-twitch separation and field-stretching speed are the pros. If he can establish himself as the alpha option at LSU, over guys like Jackson Harris and Eugene Wilson, his stock could rise. Matthew Golden is the comp — undersized, fast, explosive, the kind of vertical separator who breaks out once the quarterback play finally matches the talent.
The round-three closer and the fourth tight end off the board. Carter is a converted quarterback who plays the position like an oversized running back — he forces missed tackles and racks up yards after the catch in a way few tight ends do, on a polished route feel that produced back-to-back all-conference seasons. The frame is what keeps him lower on boards: at 6-foot-2 he lacks the length of a prototypical NFL tight end, which threatens to cap both his red-zone role and his blocking projection, and makes his fantasy value scheme-dependent. Irv Smith Jr. is the comp (although he looks more like Rhamondre Stevenson playing TE) — a move-Y with real receiving ability whose ceiling was defined, and limited, by the same size profile.
Round four opens with the more-hyped half of a Texas backfield experiment. Smothers was first-team All-ACC at NC State and the conference’s leading rusher per game before he flipped a late commitment from Alabama to join Steve Sarkisian’s rebuilt Longhorns. He’s tough to bring down, racks up missed tackles, and his three-down receiving chops should travel cleanly to the next level. The complication is that Texas paid up for Raleek Brown too, so this projects as a committee rather than a bell-cow job — and Smothers’ efficiency dipped against the better defenses on his slate. Win the early-down work outright and he climbs in a hurry. Bucky Irving is the comp — undersized and slippery, with a PPR floor built on wiggle and pass-catching rather than power.
A developmental flier on size and arm talent. Maiava climbed from a UNLV signee to USC’s starter and led the Big Ten in passing, and he returns as Lincoln Riley’s undisputed starter for 2026 with the prototypical 6-foot-4 frame, one of the strongest arms in the sport, and Riley’s quarterback-development pedigree behind him. What he hasn’t shown is consistent decision-making — more than half his interceptions came against ranked teams — and he has to prove the production travels now that Makai Lemon and Ja’Kobi Lane are off to the NFL. Cut down the giveaways against a brutal schedule and the draft stock follows. Jacoby Brissett is the comp: a big, physically capable pocket passer whose tools run ahead of his consistency.
This is a swing on what Baxter looked like before the injuries piled up. He arrived at Texas as the No. 1 running back in his class and flashed it as a true freshman, then a torn knee wiped out a year and a hamstring spoiled the comeback, and he’s transferred to Kentucky for a clean runway. The blue-chip pedigree and the bell-cow frame haven’t gone anywhere, and the timing works in his favor — Year 2 removed from a knee injury is usually when backs round back into form. It’s a binary outcome from here: either the burst returns and a former five-star takes off, or it doesn’t and he settles in as a committee piece. A healthy, productive fall would make him one of the bigger risers on this board. Kendre Miller is the comp — a talented early-down back whose pro outlook is defined by the injury risk.
The pedigree-and-opportunity case on Inniss is finally clearing. A five-star who spent three years buried behind a parade of Ohio State first-round receivers, he steps into the clear No. 2 role next to Jeremiah Smith now that Carnell Tate is off to the NFL. The recruiting billing, the sure hands, and the after-the-catch feel are all legit. Two things still hang over him: he profiles as a slot or movement Z rather than an outside winner, and incoming five-star Chris Henry Jr. is gunning for the same snaps. A big senior year with Smith pulling coverage away would put the questions to bed. Jakobi Meyers is the comp — a sure-handed zone-beater with real YAC juice whose value lives underneath rather than down the field.
The other half of the Texas backfield, and the more explosive one. Brown drew Reggie Bush comparisons as a recruit, got miscast as a receiver at USC, then broke out for more than 1,100 yards at Arizona State once he finally got the ball — elite change-of-direction, real burst, and a three-down receiving game to match. He projects behind Smothers for a stack of reasons: he’s an older fifth-year prospect, he’s smaller with shaky pass protection, and he’s penciled in as the No. 2 to open the timeshare. But explosiveness like his tends to force the issue, and if he flips the depth chart this ranking will look low fast. Tyjae Spears is the comp — an explosive, elusive, pass-catching scat back whose age and committee role cap the projection without dimming the playmaking.
A late-bloomer with one loud season of tape. Harris caught six passes in two years at Stanford, transferred to Hawaii, and erupted — nearly 1,000 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five straight 100-yard games to close the year — which earned him the honor of being Lane Kiffin’s first portal receiver at LSU. The physical 6-foot-3 frame, the downfield and red-zone production, and a scheme built to feature exactly that profile make him easy to like. The skepticism is about competition: the breakout came entirely against Mountain West defenses, and he now has to win an outside job in a rebuilt LSU room and build chemistry with Sam Leavitt. Hold up against SEC corners and he’s a steal at this slot. Romeo Doubs is the comp — a physical, late-blooming X with a real downfield and scoring game.
The most experienced passer in the round, and he landed in the best possible system to fix him. Hoover enters 2026 as college football’s leading returning passer after three years and 9,600-plus yards at TCU, now in Curt Cignetti’s Indiana — the program that just turned a Cal transfer into the Heisman winner. The production, the starting reps, and the landing spot all line up. Everything hinges on the turnovers: 33 career interceptions, 13 last year alone, and whether this staff can scrub out what TCU never could. If the giveaways drop in Cignetti’s offense, the Mendoza blueprint is sitting right there. Andy Dalton is the comp almost to the letter — same TCU roots, same build, same competent-pocket-passer outcome with a turnover problem to manage.
A possession receiver walking into a vacated No. 1 role. Miller broke out at Colorado for 808 yards and eight scores, then transferred to Arizona State as the highest-rated portal addition in program history, inheriting the targets that first-round-bound Jordyn Tyson left behind. There’s plenty to like in the size, the hands, and the wide-open opportunity. The ceiling is the question — Miller wins with frame and ball skills more than speed or separation, the breakout is only one year old, and ASU is breaking in a new quarterback. The target volume alone could carry a big season if that passer cooperates. Joshua Palmer is the comp — a reliable big-bodied boundary X who settles into a steady pro role rather than a star turn.
The freak of the class, and the question is whether the receiver ever catches up to the athlete. Harbor is 6-foot-5 and 242 pounds with sub-4.3 speed — Calvin Johnson’s measurables almost to the pound — back at South Carolina for his senior year with LaNorris Sellers throwing. The testing profile is generational, and the combine alone will manufacture first-round buzz. The technique is nowhere close yet: he still body-catches, underuses his frame in contested situations, and runs a bare route tree. But tools this rare don’t need much polish to send a stock flying, and even modest refinement this fall could do it. DK Metcalf is the comp — a raw freak who needed pro coaching to become a star, with the upside that justifies the swing.
A former blue-chip getting one last swing after the injuries. Stewart was the No. 1 receiver in his recruiting class, with electric speed and elite quickness, until a torn patellar tendon cost him all of 2025. He’s back at Oregon as the WR2 behind rising sophomore Dakorien Moore, and the pedigree and the burst still carry the profile. The worry is the knee paired with the frame — speed-driven receivers are the archetype most vulnerable after a patellar repair, he’s slight at 173 pounds, and he’s never put together a true alpha season. Flash the old juice early and the draft community will forgive the rest. Kyle Williams is the comp — a speed-and-quickness slot/Z whose value rides on the athleticism holding up.
A slot bounce-back hoping Kiffin’s offense unlocks what Florida couldn’t. Wilson was a Freshman All-American with 4.43 speed and a flair for big games against Georgia, then two injury-shortened seasons sent his stock sliding before he followed the portal to LSU. The speed, the hands, and the slot role Kiffin has historically fed keep him on the radar. Working against him: he’s a primary-slot receiver without the frame or release tools to win outside, the last two years were lost to injury, and LSU’s rebuilt room is crowded with Jayce Brown and Jackson Harris. A healthy season as Leavitt’s security blanket underneath gets him back on the map. Jacob Cowing is the comp — a quick, sure-handed slot with a capped ceiling but a real PPR floor if the role and the health line up.
The board closes on a tight end with a five-star past and a quiet college résumé. Reynolds was the No. 1 tight end in his recruiting class but went underused across two years at Penn State, and he followed his position coach Ty Howle — now Virginia Tech’s offensive coordinator — and head coach James Franklin to Blacksburg, into an offense built around the position. He sits here for the thin production and the murky timeline: he has two years of eligibility plus a redshirt, so a slow start sends him back rather than into the draft. What could move him is the setup itself — Howle developed Tyler Warren, Theo Johnson, and Pat Freiermuth, and Reynolds finally has the role to himself. If the production catches up to the recruiting billing, he’s a name to circle early. TJ Hockenson is the comp — a complete two-way Y with the athleticism and blocking to earn early NFL snaps.
That’s 48 names, four rounds, and one snapshot of where the dynasty community is likely to land next May. None of it is locked. Mock 1.0 is a starting point built on projected roles, returning production, and situations as they stand this summer — and the entire point is that the fall rewrites it. The breakout that vaults a Round 3 flier into the first, the committee that swallows a projected bell-cow, the freshman who takes a veteran’s job: those stories are being written right now. The managers who win next year’s rookie drafts are already watching. We’ll track every move on our live 2027 board and prospect profiles, update the grades as the tape comes in, and tie all of it back to the Rookie Hit Rate Study that anchors how we value every slot.
