As the college football season nears an end, we gathered our League Winners staff for an early 2022 dynasty rookie mock draft. A good time to get accustomed to some of the names you will be hearing more and more of in the offseason leading up to your dynasty rookie drafts.
For the purpose of this exercise, our staff drafted based on SuperFlex tight end premium settings.
Let’s take a look at our round one results!
1.01 Breece Hall RB Iowa State (Hunter Greene)
I know what you’re thinking: Why would you take a running back first overall in a Superflex league? Well, this class doesn’t have a sure-fire QB1. Breece Hall is a special player. In both 2020 and 2021, Hall has over 1200 rushing yards on under 300 attempts. Hall has added 20 touchdowns or more each of the past two seasons. This isn’t against small schools either. Breece Hall is an elite talent at running back.
1.02 Malik Willis QB Liberty (Mikey Cannavo)
Everyone is going to write off Malik Willis just like they did Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts. Willis is raw. A team like the Carolina Panthers would be a great landing spot where Willis can learn how to be a true dual-threat QB under Cam Newton. Malik Willis is an intriguing talent with a high-end fantasy ceiling.
1.03 Treylon Burks WR Arkansas (Jesse Moeller)
I was thrilled to get Treylon Burks at 1.03, as he is my top-ranked fantasy player in the class. Burks is a size /speed specimen and someone the dynasty community will be drooling over once he posts his Pro Day numbers. Watch the tape on Burks. The speed will jump out at you against SEC competition; and to be able to do it as his size blows me away. Players like Burks do not come around every year. He will stand out once he walks onto the NFL field.
1.04 Matt Corral QB Ole Miss (Zach Haugen)
Matt Corral has the makeup and play style NFL teams are looking for in a modern quarterback, and is living up to the hype he had coming into the year. He isn’t a perfect prospect but seems poised to be a high NFL pick with a nice fantasy ceiling.
1.05 Sam Howell QB UNC (Thomas Christopher)
As a UNC fan I was ecstatic to see Howell fall to me here. People forget that this UNC team is decimated compared to previous years. Howell’s shown in the past that he has the football IQ to go through multiple reads. This season, he’s showing athleticism that wasn’t expected by the casual viewer. Howell will be a starting quarterback in the NFL for multiple years. In a Superflex I think this is a steal, as Howell is my QB1 for the 2022 draft class.
1.06 Kenneth Walker RB MSU (Michael Improta)
With the quarterbacks I love all gone, there are very few players in this class I love more than Kenneth Walker. Right now he is 2nd in rushing yards, Top-10 in yards per carry, and in a 3-way tie for 4th in rushing touchdowns with the first overall pick in this mock draft, Breece Hall. A lot has been made about the lack of top-end athleticism. However, watching his tape I just love how he finds so many ways to be productive. I’m following the love here. I suspect barring some draft surprises, I will have a lot of shares of Kenneth Walker in 2022.
1.07 Kenny Pickett QB Pittsburgh (Brian Craighead)
When doing a SuperFlex mock draft, you always want to leave it with a viable quarterback if possible. The latest CBS mock draft has Pickett going to the Steelers in the first round. Completing 67.7 percent of his passes for 4066 yards and 40 touchdowns sounds like a QB with upside to me. I’m happy to take Kenny Pickett at the 1.07 spot in this exercise.
1.08 Garrett Wilson WR Ohio State (Brandon Haye)
I think in this draft class, the value is in the back half of the first round; and boy did I get value. Garrett Wilson is arguably WR1 of this class and to get him at pick 1.08 is a steal. I think he can win at all three levels against zone and man-to-man. Wilson could step in immediately and be solid fantasy producer.
1.09 Isaiah Spiller RB Texas A&M (Jesse Moeller)
Isaiah Spiller is my top-ranked running back in the 22 class. To see him fall to the 1.09 had me double-checking the spreadsheet, wondering how he was still available. Spiller has the size to be a bell cow at the NFL level, along with plus ability in the receiving game to be a difference-maker in fantasy as a rookie. Getting a player who can have a high-end impact in the late first is a huge win.
1.10 David Bell WR Purdue (Joe O’Leary)
David Bell might be the boring name, but all he does is produce. At the end of the day, Bell will have the most production and arguably the best overall profile of any wide receiver in the 2022 class. David Bell is a safe bet for your dynasty rosters this spring.
Thanks for checking out our round 1 results. Keep your eye out for round 2 of our mock draft, coming soon!
