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Class 2023 · first three seasons finished · 2026-11-11

The 2023 dynasty rookie class: expectation vs reality

About 1 in 5 of this class became a hit, about the same as a typical class. Puka Nacua (WR) is the biggest riser.

Class 2023 means the players picked in the 2023 NFL draft. Hits and busts count their 2023-2025 seasons (all three are finished). "Two years later" means value in 2025.

So what: out of every 10 2023 rookies, 2 hit and 4 busted; Puka Nacua is the biggest riser.

Superflex

Hits, in-betweens and busts, by position

Grouped by position, all picks in the class together.

Class 2023

  • All
    • 2 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 4 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • QB
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

  • RB
    • 3 hit
    • 2 in between
    • 5 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • WR
    • 2 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 4 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • TE
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

By dynasty rookie-draft round

Grouped by dynasty rookie-draft round: where he went in a 12-team fantasy rookie draft. This is not where he went in the real NFL draft.

Rookie-draft round 1

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 2

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 3

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 4 and later

  • All
    • 1 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 5 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

Hit: a top-24 RB or WR season, or a top-12 QB or TE season, in his first three years.

Bust: never a top-36 season, and worth under a quarter of his draft-day value three years in.

In between: everyone else.

Every 2023 rookie: value now vs his slot expectation (Superflex)
0.1x0.3x1x3x10x30x01.011.122.123.124.12Rookie-draft slot (12-team)Value now ÷ slot expectationBijan Robinson (RB) · slot 1.01 · value now 9,353 vs 10,635 expected (Nov '26)Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) · slot 1.02 · value now 8,737 vs 4,908 expected (Nov '26)Anthony Richardson (QB) · slot 1.03 · value now 477 vs 4,060 expected (Nov '26)Bryce Young (QB) · slot 1.04 · value now 3,272 vs 3,700 expected (Nov '26)C.J. Stroud (QB) · slot 1.05 · value now 6,041 vs 3,755 expected (Nov '26)Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR) · slot 1.06 · value now 10,251 vs 3,717 expected (Nov '26)Jordan Addison (WR) · slot 1.07 · value now 1,084 vs 2,512 expected (Nov '26)Quentin Johnston (WR) · slot 1.08 · value now 450 vs 2,142 expected (Nov '26)Zay Flowers (WR) · slot 1.09 · value now 5,630 vs 1,375 expected (Nov '26)Zach Charbonnet (RB) · slot 1.10 · value now 348 vs 1,108 expected (Nov '26)Dalton Kincaid (TE) · slot 1.11 · value now 2,411 vs 1,074 expected (Nov '26)De'Von Achane (RB) · slot 1.12 · value now 4,051 vs 990 expected (Nov '26)Kendre Miller (RB) · slot 2.01 · value now 32 vs 915 expected (Nov '26)Will Levis (QB) · slot 2.02 · value now 3 vs 729 expected (Nov '26)Roschon Johnson (RB) · slot 2.03 · value now 13 vs 536 expected (Nov '26)Michael Mayer (TE) · slot 2.04 · value now 108 vs 457 expected (Nov '26)Marvin Mims (WR) · slot 2.05 · value now 28 vs 391 expected (Nov '26)Tank Bigsby (RB) · slot 2.06 · value now 70 vs 368 expected (Nov '26)Sam LaPorta (TE) · slot 2.07 · value now 3,389 vs 365 expected (Nov '26)Josh Downs (WR) · slot 2.08 · value now 857 vs 291 expected (Nov '26)Jayden Reed (WR) · slot 2.09 · value now 299 vs 283 expected (Nov '26)Tyjae Spears (RB) · slot 2.10 · value now 117 vs 254 expected (Nov '26)Jonathan Mingo (WR) · slot 2.11 · value now 1 vs 260 expected (Nov '26)Hendon Hooker (QB) · slot 2.12 · value now 0 vs 250 expected (Nov '26)Rashee Rice (WR) · slot 3.01 · value now 2,427 vs 241 expected (Nov '26)Jalin Hyatt (WR) · slot 3.02 · value now 1 vs 206 expected (Nov '26)Chase Brown (RB) · slot 3.03 · value now 2,580 vs 169 expected (Nov '26)Cedric Tillman (WR) · slot 3.04 · value now 20 vs 135 expected (Nov '26)Israel Abanikanda (RB) · slot 3.05 · value now 1 vs 124 expected (Nov '26)Zach Evans (RB) · slot 3.06 · value now 0 vs 126 expected (Nov '26)Luke Musgrave (TE) · slot 3.07 · value now 4 vs 113 expected (Nov '26)Tank Dell (WR) · slot 3.08 · value now 72 vs 82 expected (Nov '26)Evan Hull (RB) · slot 3.09 · value now 1 vs 70 expected (Nov '26)Michael Wilson (WR) · slot 3.10 · value now 1,421 vs 61 expected (Nov '26)Luke Schoonmaker (TE) · slot 3.11 · value now 3 vs 59 expected (Nov '26)Deuce Vaughn (RB) · slot 3.12 · value now 1 vs 50 expected (Nov '26)Kayshon Boutte (WR) · slot 4.01 · value now 155 vs 49 expected (Nov '26)DeWayne McBride (RB) · slot 4.02 · value now 0 vs 43 expected (Nov '26)Eric Gray (RB) · slot 4.03 · value now 1 vs 42 expected (Nov '26)Tucker Kraft (TE) · slot 4.04 · value now 2,456 vs 34 expected (Nov '26)Tyler Scott (WR) · slot 4.05 · value now 1 vs 31 expected (Nov '26)Puka Nacua (WR) · slot 4.06 · value now 8,474 vs 29 expected (Nov '26)Darnell Washington (TE) · slot 4.07 · value now 23 vs 26 expected (Nov '26)Xavier Hutchinson (WR) · slot 4.08 · value now 11 vs 24 expected (Nov '26)A.T. Perry (WR) · slot 4.09 · value now 0 vs 21 expected (Nov '26)Parker Washington (WR) · slot 4.10 · value now 3,478 vs 18 expected (Nov '26)Charlie Jones (WR) · slot 4.11 · value now 1 vs 15 expected (Nov '26)Stetson Bennett (QB) · slot 4.12 · value now 2 vs 13 expected (Nov '26)Jake Haener (QB) · slot 5.01 · value now 0 vs 12 expected (Nov '26)Kenny McIntosh (RB) · slot 5.02 · value now 1 vs 12 expected (Nov '26)Trey Palmer (WR) · slot 5.03 · value now 0 vs 12 expected (Nov '26)Chris Rodriguez (RB) · slot 5.04 · value now 133 vs 12 expected (Nov '26)Andrei Iosivas (WR) · slot 5.05 · value now 13 vs 10 expected (Nov '26)Dontayvion Wicks (WR) · slot 5.06 · value now 125 vs 10 expected (Nov '26)Brenton Strange (TE) · slot 5.07 · value now 724 vs 7 expected (Nov '26)Tre Tucker (WR) · slot 5.08 · value now 234 vs 7 expected (Nov '26)Clayton Tune (QB) · slot 5.09 · value now 0 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)DeMario Douglas (WR) · slot 5.10 · value now 59 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Zack Kuntz (TE) · slot 5.11 · value now 0 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Derius Davis (WR) · slot 5.12 · value now 1 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Lew Nichols (RB) · slot 6.01 · value now 0 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Justin Shorter (WR) · slot 6.02 · value now 0 vs 4 expected (Nov '26)Dorian Thompson-Robinson (QB) · slot 6.03 · value now 0 vs 4 expected (Nov '26)Cameron Latu (TE) · slot 6.04 · value now 0 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)Jaren Hall (QB) · slot 6.05 · value now 0 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)Ronnie Bell (WR) · slot 6.06 · value now 0 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)Will Mallory (TE) · slot 6.07 · value now 1 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)Grant DuBose (WR) · slot 6.08 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Aidan O'Connell (QB) · slot 6.09 · value now 2 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Davis Allen (TE) · slot 6.10 · value now 8 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Max Duggan (QB) · slot 6.11 · value now 0 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Payne Durham (TE) · slot 6.12 · value now 1 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Tanner McKee (QB) · slot 7.01 · value now 17 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Sean Clifford (QB) · slot 7.02 · value now 1 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)NacuaWashingtonStrangeKraft

● hit◆ bust● otherDots on the floor: no longer valued (value 0).

So what: Puka Nacua (4.06) is now worth +8,445 points over his slot; Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1.06) is now worth 2.8× his slot; Zay Flowers (1.09) is now worth 4.1× his slot; 31 of 74 are worth less than their slot predicted, and 16 are no longer listed.

Biggest overperformers

PlayerRookie-draft slotNFL draft pickSlot expectationValue nowSurplusBest season
Puka Nacua WRRookie slot 4.06 · NFL round 5, pick 177 · expected 294.06Round 5, #177298,474+8,445—
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WRRookie slot 1.06 · NFL round 1, pick 20 · expected 3,7171.06Round 1, #203,71710,251+6,534—
Zay Flowers WRRookie slot 1.09 · NFL round 1, pick 22 · expected 1,3751.09Round 1, #221,3755,630+4,255—
Jahmyr Gibbs RBRookie slot 1.02 · NFL round 1, pick 12 · expected 4,9081.02Round 1, #124,9088,737+3,829—
Parker Washington WRRookie slot 4.10 · NFL round 6, pick 185 · expected 184.10Round 6, #185183,478+3,460—
De'Von Achane RBRookie slot 1.12 · NFL round 3, pick 84 · expected 9901.12Round 3, #849904,051+3,061—
Sam LaPorta TERookie slot 2.07 · NFL round 2, pick 34 · expected 3652.07Round 2, #343653,389+3,024—
Tucker Kraft TERookie slot 4.04 · NFL round 3, pick 78 · expected 344.04Round 3, #78342,456+2,422—
Chase Brown RBRookie slot 3.03 · NFL round 5, pick 163 · expected 1693.03Round 5, #1631692,580+2,411—
C.J. Stroud QBRookie slot 1.05 · NFL round 1, pick 2 · expected 3,7551.05Round 1, #23,7556,041+2,286—

Biggest busts

PlayerRookie-draft slotNFL draft pickSlot expectationValue nowSurplusBest season
Kendre Miller RBRookie slot 2.01 · NFL round 3, pick 71 · expected 9152.01Round 3, #7191532−883—
Roschon Johnson RBRookie slot 2.03 · NFL round 4, pick 115 · expected 5362.03Round 4, #11553613−523—
Marvin Mims WRRookie slot 2.05 · NFL round 2, pick 63 · expected 3912.05Round 2, #6339128−363—
Jonathan Mingo WRRookie slot 2.11 · NFL round 2, pick 39 · expected 2602.11Round 2, #392601−259—
Hendon Hooker QBRookie slot 2.12 · NFL round 3, pick 68 · expected 2502.12Round 3, #682500−250—
Jalin Hyatt WRRookie slot 3.02 · NFL round 3, pick 73 · expected 2063.02Round 3, #732061−205—
Cedric Tillman WRRookie slot 3.04 · NFL round 3, pick 74 · expected 1353.04Round 3, #7413520−115—
Zach Evans RBRookie slot 3.06 · NFL round 6, pick 215 · expected 1263.06Round 6, #2151260−126—
Israel Abanikanda RBRookie slot 3.05 · NFL round 5, pick 143 · expected 1243.05Round 5, #1431241−123—
Evan Hull RBRookie slot 3.09 · NFL round 5, pick 176 · expected 703.09Round 5, #176701−69—

So what: About 4 in 10 of the 2023 rookies busted; the costliest by slot is Kendre Miller at 2.01.

The whole class

Rookie-draft slotPlayerNFL draft pickAgeExpected+1y+2y+3yNowBest (PPR)Result
1.01Bijan Robinson RBNFL round 1, pick 8 · expected 10,635 · a year later 8,655, two years 8,696, three years 8,881Round 1, #821.210,6358,6558,6968,8819,353—Hit
1.02Jahmyr Gibbs RBNFL round 1, pick 12 · expected 4,908 · a year later 7,587, two years 7,786, three years 8,009Round 1, #1221.14,9087,5877,7868,0098,737—Hit
1.03Anthony Richardson QBNFL round 1, pick 4 · expected 4,060 · a year later 8,180, two years 2,788, three years 1,027Round 1, #420.94,0608,1802,7881,027477——
1.04Bryce Young QBNFL round 1, pick 1 · expected 3,700 · a year later 2,069, two years 1,805, three years 1,311Round 1, #121.83,7002,0691,8051,3113,272——
1.05C.J. Stroud QBNFL round 1, pick 2 · expected 3,755 · a year later 10,494, two years 8,861, three years 4,924Round 1, #221.63,75510,4948,8614,9246,041—Hit
1.06Jaxon Smith-Njigba WRNFL round 1, pick 20 · expected 3,717 · a year later 2,398, two years 5,174, three years 9,309Round 1, #2021.23,7172,3985,1749,30910,251—Hit
1.07Jordan Addison WRNFL round 1, pick 23 · expected 2,512 · a year later 2,679, two years 2,775, three years 1,427Round 1, #2321.32,5122,6792,7751,4271,084—Hit
1.08Quentin Johnston WRNFL round 1, pick 21 · expected 2,142 · a year later 232, two years 198, three years 557Round 1, #2121.62,142232198557450——
1.09Zay Flowers WRNFL round 1, pick 22 · expected 1,375 · a year later 3,187, two years 3,211, three years 3,129Round 1, #2222.61,3753,1873,2113,1295,630—Hit
1.10Zach Charbonnet RBNFL round 2, pick 52 · expected 1,108 · a year later 715, two years 400, three years 590Round 2, #5222.31,108715400590348—Hit
1.11Dalton Kincaid TENFL round 1, pick 25 · expected 1,074 · a year later 3,241, two years 1,892, three years 1,568Round 1, #2523.51,0743,2411,8921,5682,411—Hit
1.12De'Von Achane RBNFL round 3, pick 84 · expected 990 · a year later 4,482, two years 5,065, three years 5,333Round 3, #8421.59904,4825,0655,3334,051—Hit
2.01Kendre Miller RBNFL round 3, pick 71 · expected 915 · a year later 402, two years 50, three years 20Round 3, #7120.9915402502032—Bust
2.02Will Levis QBNFL round 2, pick 33 · expected 729 · a year later 1,333, two years 123, three years 3Round 2, #3323.87291,33312333——
2.03Roschon Johnson RBNFL round 4, pick 115 · expected 536 · a year later 248, two years 61, three years 6Round 4, #11522.253624861613—Bust
2.04Michael Mayer TENFL round 2, pick 35 · expected 457 · a year later 247, two years 52, three years 37Round 2, #3521.84572475237108——
2.05Marvin Mims WRNFL round 2, pick 63 · expected 391 · a year later 235, two years 252, three years 48Round 2, #6321.13912352524828—Bust
2.06Tank Bigsby RBNFL round 3, pick 88 · expected 368 · a year later 81, two years 248, three years 65Round 3, #8820.7368812486570——
2.07Sam LaPorta TENFL round 2, pick 34 · expected 365 · a year later 6,302, two years 4,297, three years 3,405Round 2, #3422.33656,3024,2973,4053,389—Hit
2.08Josh Downs WRNFL round 3, pick 79 · expected 291 · a year later 551, two years 945, three years 697Round 3, #7921.7291551945697857——
2.09Jayden Reed WRNFL round 2, pick 50 · expected 283 · a year later 1,805, two years 1,056, three years 628Round 2, #5023.02831,8051,056628299——
2.10Tyjae Spears RBNFL round 3, pick 81 · expected 254 · a year later 1,102, two years 244, three years 124Round 3, #8121.92541,102244124117——
2.11Jonathan Mingo WRNFL round 2, pick 39 · expected 260 · a year later 88, two years 16, three years 3Round 2, #3922.0260881631—Bust
2.12Hendon Hooker QBNFL round 3, pick 68 · expected 250 · a year later 4, two years 7, three years 2Round 3, #6825.32504720—Bust
3.01Rashee Rice WRNFL round 2, pick 55 · expected 241 · a year later 2,526, two years 3,620, three years 4,023Round 2, #5523.02412,5263,6204,0232,427——
3.02Jalin Hyatt WRNFL round 3, pick 73 · expected 206 · a year later 108, two years 17, three years 7Round 3, #7321.62061081771—Bust
3.03Chase Brown RBNFL round 5, pick 163 · expected 169 · a year later 342, two years 3,151, three years 3,264Round 5, #16323.11693423,1513,2642,580—Hit
3.04Cedric Tillman WRNFL round 3, pick 74 · expected 135 · a year later 54, two years 250, three years 33Round 3, #7423.0135542503320—Bust
3.05Israel Abanikanda RBNFL round 5, pick 143 · expected 124 · a year later 32, two years 11, three years 1Round 5, #14320.6124321111—Bust
3.06Zach Evans RBNFL round 6, pick 215 · expected 126 · a year later 19, two years 2, three years 0Round 6, #21521.912619200—Bust
3.07Luke Musgrave TENFL round 2, pick 42 · expected 113 · a year later 339, two years 27, three years 7Round 2, #4222.71133392774——
3.08Tank Dell WRNFL round 3, pick 69 · expected 82 · a year later 2,862, two years 194, three years 91Round 3, #6923.5822,8621949172——
3.09Evan Hull RBNFL round 5, pick 176 · expected 70 · a year later 29, two years 3, three years 1Round 5, #17622.57029311—Bust
3.10Michael Wilson WRNFL round 3, pick 94 · expected 61 · a year later 168, two years 92, three years 1,094Round 3, #9423.261168921,0941,421—Hit
3.11Luke Schoonmaker TENFL round 2, pick 58 · expected 59 · a year later 23, two years 12, three years 4Round 2, #5824.659231243—Bust
3.12Deuce Vaughn RBNFL round 6, pick 212 · expected 50 · a year later 21, two years 3, three years 1Round 6, #21221.55021311—Bust
4.01Kayshon Boutte WRNFL round 6, pick 187 · expected 49 · a year later 8, two years 50, three years 150Round 6, #18721.049850150155——
4.02DeWayne McBride RBNFL round 7, pick 222 · expected 43 · a year later 10, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #22221.84310100—Bust
4.03Eric Gray RBNFL round 5, pick 172 · expected 42 · a year later 19, two years 3, three years 2Round 5, #17223.54219321—Bust
4.04Tucker Kraft TENFL round 3, pick 78 · expected 34 · a year later 235, two years 1,199, three years 2,456Round 3, #7822.5342351,1992,4562,456—Hit
4.05Tyler Scott WRNFL round 4, pick 133 · expected 31 · a year later 20, two years 3, three years 2Round 4, #13321.53120321—Bust
4.06Puka Nacua WRNFL round 5, pick 177 · expected 29 · a year later 6,924, two years 7,429, three years 8,614Round 5, #17721.9296,9247,4298,6148,474—Hit
4.07Darnell Washington TENFL round 3, pick 93 · expected 26 · a year later 16, two years 12, three years 25Round 3, #9321.72616122523——
4.08Xavier Hutchinson WRNFL round 6, pick 205 · expected 24 · a year later 14, two years 4, three years 7Round 6, #20522.924144711—Bust
4.09A.T. Perry WRNFL round 6, pick 195 · expected 21 · a year later 34, two years 4, three years 2Round 6, #19523.52134420—Bust
4.10Parker Washington WRNFL round 6, pick 185 · expected 18 · a year later 20, two years 35, three years 646Round 6, #18521.11820356463,478——
4.11Charlie Jones WRNFL round 4, pick 131 · expected 15 · a year later 13, two years 2, three years 2Round 4, #13124.51513221—Bust
4.12Stetson Bennett QBNFL round 4, pick 128 · expected 13 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 2Round 4, #12825.5132222—Bust
5.01Jake Haener QBNFL round 4, pick 127 · expected 12 · a year later 3, two years 2, three years 0Round 4, #12724.1123200—Bust
5.02Kenny McIntosh RBNFL round 7, pick 237 · expected 12 · a year later 4, two years 3, three years 1Round 7, #23723.2124311—Bust
5.03Trey Palmer WRNFL round 6, pick 191 · expected 12 · a year later 45, two years 6, three years 3Round 6, #19122.11245630—Bust
5.04Chris Rodriguez RBNFL round 6, pick 193 · expected 12 · a year later 22, two years 12, three years 115Round 6, #19323.6122212115133——
5.05Andrei Iosivas WRNFL round 6, pick 206 · expected 10 · a year later 42, two years 71, three years 19Round 6, #20623.51042711913——
5.06Dontayvion Wicks WRNFL round 5, pick 159 · expected 10 · a year later 175, two years 134, three years 63Round 5, #15921.91017513463125——
5.07Brenton Strange TENFL round 2, pick 61 · expected 7 · a year later 4, two years 137, three years 566Round 2, #6122.374137566724——
5.08Tre Tucker WRNFL round 3, pick 100 · expected 7 · a year later 16, two years 21, three years 54Round 3, #10022.17162154234——
5.09Clayton Tune QBNFL round 5, pick 139 · expected 5 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 0Round 5, #13924.152200—Bust
5.10DeMario Douglas WRNFL round 6, pick 210 · expected 5 · a year later 147, two years 112, three years 31Round 6, #21022.451471123159——
5.11Zack Kuntz TENFL round 7, pick 220 · expected 5 · a year later 7, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #22023.957100—Bust
5.12Derius Davis WRNFL round 4, pick 125 · expected 5 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 1Round 4, #12522.652211—Bust
6.01Lew Nichols RBNFL round 7, pick 235 · expected 5 · a year later 1, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #23521.751100—Bust
6.02Justin Shorter WRNFL round 5, pick 150 · expected 4 · a year later 2, two years 1, three years 0Round 5, #15023.042100—Bust
6.03Dorian Thompson-Robinson QBNFL round 5, pick 140 · expected 4 · a year later 3, two years 2, three years 1Round 5, #14023.543210—Bust
6.04Cameron Latu TENFL round 3, pick 101 · expected 3 · a year later 6, two years 1, three years 0Round 3, #10123.236100—Bust
6.05Jaren Hall QBNFL round 5, pick 164 · expected 3 · a year later 3, two years 2, three years 0Round 5, #16425.133200—Bust
6.06Ronnie Bell WRNFL round 7, pick 253 · expected 3 · a year later 2, two years 1, three years 4Round 7, #25323.232140——
6.07Will Mallory TENFL round 5, pick 162 · expected 3 · a year later 7, two years 2, three years 2Round 5, #16223.937221——
6.08Grant DuBose WRNFL round 7, pick 256 · expected 2 · a year later 1, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #25621.921100—Bust
6.09Aidan O'Connell QBNFL round 4, pick 135 · expected 1 · a year later 163, two years 27, three years 3Round 4, #13524.711632732——
6.10Davis Allen TENFL round 5, pick 175 · expected 1 · a year later 6, two years 9, three years 3Round 5, #17522.216938——
6.11Max Duggan QBNFL round 7, pick 239 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 0, three years 0Round 7, #23922.112000—Bust
6.12Payne Durham TENFL round 5, pick 171 · expected 1 · a year later 4, two years 2, three years 2Round 5, #17122.914221——
7.01Tanner McKee QBNFL round 6, pick 188 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 62Round 6, #18823.01226217——
7.02Sean Clifford QBNFL round 5, pick 149 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 1Round 5, #14924.812211——

1QB

Hits, in-betweens and busts, by position

Grouped by position, all picks in the class together.

Class 2023

  • All
    • 2 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 4 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • QB
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

  • RB
    • 3 hit
    • 2 in between
    • 5 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • WR
    • 2 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 4 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

  • TE
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

By dynasty rookie-draft round

Grouped by dynasty rookie-draft round: where he went in a 12-team fantasy rookie draft. This is not where he went in the real NFL draft.

Rookie-draft round 1

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 2

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 3

  • All
    • – hit
    • – in between
    • – bust

    Too few to say

Rookie-draft round 4 and later

  • All
    • 1 hit
    • 4 in between
    • 5 bust

    out of every 10 rookies

Hit: a top-24 RB or WR season, or a top-12 QB or TE season, in his first three years.

Bust: never a top-36 season, and worth under a quarter of his draft-day value three years in.

In between: everyone else.

Every 2023 rookie: value now vs his slot expectation (1QB)
0.1x0.3x1x3x10x30x01.011.122.123.124.12Rookie-draft slot (12-team)Value now ÷ slot expectationBijan Robinson (RB) · slot 1.01 · value now 8,789 vs 9,457 expected (Nov '26)Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) · slot 1.02 · value now 8,544 vs 4,988 expected (Nov '26)Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR) · slot 1.03 · value now 9,320 vs 3,367 expected (Nov '26)Jordan Addison (WR) · slot 1.04 · value now 1,168 vs 2,397 expected (Nov '26)Quentin Johnston (WR) · slot 1.05 · value now 467 vs 2,077 expected (Nov '26)Zay Flowers (WR) · slot 1.06 · value now 4,965 vs 1,540 expected (Nov '26)Zach Charbonnet (RB) · slot 1.07 · value now 363 vs 1,143 expected (Nov '26)Dalton Kincaid (TE) · slot 1.08 · value now 2,535 vs 1,054 expected (Nov '26)De'Von Achane (RB) · slot 1.09 · value now 4,467 vs 923 expected (Nov '26)Kendre Miller (RB) · slot 1.10 · value now 21 vs 862 expected (Nov '26)Anthony Richardson (QB) · slot 1.11 · value now 147 vs 780 expected (Nov '26)Bryce Young (QB) · slot 1.12 · value now 675 vs 689 expected (Nov '26)C.J. Stroud (QB) · slot 2.01 · value now 2,062 vs 598 expected (Nov '26)Roschon Johnson (RB) · slot 2.02 · value now 6 vs 525 expected (Nov '26)Michael Mayer (TE) · slot 2.03 · value now 72 vs 437 expected (Nov '26)Marvin Mims (WR) · slot 2.04 · value now 21 vs 441 expected (Nov '26)Sam LaPorta (TE) · slot 2.05 · value now 3,481 vs 395 expected (Nov '26)Tank Bigsby (RB) · slot 2.06 · value now 67 vs 393 expected (Nov '26)Josh Downs (WR) · slot 2.07 · value now 900 vs 326 expected (Nov '26)Jayden Reed (WR) · slot 2.08 · value now 329 vs 294 expected (Nov '26)Tyjae Spears (RB) · slot 2.09 · value now 113 vs 283 expected (Nov '26)Jonathan Mingo (WR) · slot 2.10 · value now 1 vs 255 expected (Nov '26)Rashee Rice (WR) · slot 2.11 · value now 2,702 vs 243 expected (Nov '26)Jalin Hyatt (WR) · slot 2.12 · value now 1 vs 191 expected (Nov '26)Chase Brown (RB) · slot 3.01 · value now 2,872 vs 158 expected (Nov '26)Cedric Tillman (WR) · slot 3.02 · value now 13 vs 124 expected (Nov '26)Israel Abanikanda (RB) · slot 3.03 · value now 1 vs 113 expected (Nov '26)Zach Evans (RB) · slot 3.04 · value now 0 vs 113 expected (Nov '26)Luke Musgrave (TE) · slot 3.05 · value now 3 vs 93 expected (Nov '26)Tank Dell (WR) · slot 3.06 · value now 333 vs 59 expected (Nov '26)Will Levis (QB) · slot 3.07 · value now 3 vs 54 expected (Nov '26)Evan Hull (RB) · slot 3.08 · value now 1 vs 49 expected (Nov '26)Luke Schoonmaker (TE) · slot 3.09 · value now 2 vs 41 expected (Nov '26)Michael Wilson (WR) · slot 3.10 · value now 1,529 vs 40 expected (Nov '26)Deuce Vaughn (RB) · slot 3.11 · value now 1 vs 33 expected (Nov '26)DeWayne McBride (RB) · slot 3.12 · value now 0 vs 30 expected (Nov '26)Kayshon Boutte (WR) · slot 4.01 · value now 143 vs 28 expected (Nov '26)Eric Gray (RB) · slot 4.02 · value now 1 vs 25 expected (Nov '26)Tucker Kraft (TE) · slot 4.03 · value now 2,779 vs 22 expected (Nov '26)Tyler Scott (WR) · slot 4.04 · value now 1 vs 18 expected (Nov '26)Darnell Washington (TE) · slot 4.05 · value now 34 vs 16 expected (Nov '26)Puka Nacua (WR) · slot 4.06 · value now 8,114 vs 16 expected (Nov '26)Xavier Hutchinson (WR) · slot 4.07 · value now 5 vs 15 expected (Nov '26)A.T. Perry (WR) · slot 4.08 · value now 0 vs 12 expected (Nov '26)Parker Washington (WR) · slot 4.09 · value now 3,693 vs 10 expected (Nov '26)Charlie Jones (WR) · slot 4.10 · value now 1 vs 9 expected (Nov '26)Kenny McIntosh (RB) · slot 4.11 · value now 1 vs 7 expected (Nov '26)Trey Palmer (WR) · slot 4.12 · value now 0 vs 6 expected (Nov '26)Dorian Thompson-Robinson (QB) · slot 5.01 · value now 0 vs 6 expected (Nov '26)Chris Rodriguez (RB) · slot 5.02 · value now 115 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Hendon Hooker (QB) · slot 5.03 · value now 0 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Andrei Iosivas (WR) · slot 5.04 · value now 5 vs 5 expected (Nov '26)Dontayvion Wicks (WR) · slot 5.05 · value now 108 vs 4 expected (Nov '26)Brenton Strange (TE) · slot 5.06 · value now 754 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)DeMario Douglas (WR) · slot 5.07 · value now 55 vs 3 expected (Nov '26)Aidan O'Connell (QB) · slot 5.08 · value now 2 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Clayton Tune (QB) · slot 5.09 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Stetson Bennett (QB) · slot 5.10 · value now 2 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Derius Davis (WR) · slot 5.11 · value now 1 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Grant DuBose (WR) · slot 5.12 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Jake Haener (QB) · slot 6.01 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Lew Nichols (RB) · slot 6.02 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Tre Tucker (WR) · slot 6.03 · value now 264 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Zack Kuntz (TE) · slot 6.04 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Justin Shorter (WR) · slot 6.05 · value now 0 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Will Mallory (TE) · slot 6.06 · value now 1 vs 2 expected (Nov '26)Cameron Latu (TE) · slot 6.07 · value now 0 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Davis Allen (TE) · slot 6.08 · value now 2 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Jaren Hall (QB) · slot 6.09 · value now 0 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Payne Durham (TE) · slot 6.10 · value now 1 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Ronnie Bell (WR) · slot 6.11 · value now 0 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Max Duggan (QB) · slot 6.12 · value now 0 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Sean Clifford (QB) · slot 7.01 · value now 1 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)Tanner McKee (QB) · slot 7.02 · value now 6 vs 1 expected (Nov '26)NacuaWashingtonStrangeTucker

● hit◆ bust● otherDots on the floor: no longer valued (value 0).

So what: Puka Nacua (4.06) is now worth +8,098 points over his slot; Jaxon Smith-Njigba (1.03) is now worth 2.8× his slot; Parker Washington (4.09) is now worth +3,683 points over his slot; 28 of 74 are worth less than their slot predicted, and 16 are no longer listed.

Biggest overperformers

PlayerRookie-draft slotNFL draft pickSlot expectationValue nowSurplusBest season
Puka Nacua WRRookie slot 4.06 · NFL round 5, pick 177 · expected 164.06Round 5, #177168,114+8,098—
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WRRookie slot 1.03 · NFL round 1, pick 20 · expected 3,3671.03Round 1, #203,3679,320+5,953—
Parker Washington WRRookie slot 4.09 · NFL round 6, pick 185 · expected 104.09Round 6, #185103,693+3,683—
Jahmyr Gibbs RBRookie slot 1.02 · NFL round 1, pick 12 · expected 4,9881.02Round 1, #124,9888,544+3,556—
De'Von Achane RBRookie slot 1.09 · NFL round 3, pick 84 · expected 9231.09Round 3, #849234,467+3,544—
Zay Flowers WRRookie slot 1.06 · NFL round 1, pick 22 · expected 1,5401.06Round 1, #221,5404,965+3,425—
Sam LaPorta TERookie slot 2.05 · NFL round 2, pick 34 · expected 3952.05Round 2, #343953,481+3,086—
Tucker Kraft TERookie slot 4.03 · NFL round 3, pick 78 · expected 224.03Round 3, #78222,779+2,757—
Chase Brown RBRookie slot 3.01 · NFL round 5, pick 163 · expected 1583.01Round 5, #1631582,872+2,714—
Rashee Rice WRRookie slot 2.11 · NFL round 2, pick 55 · expected 2432.11Round 2, #552432,702+2,459—

Biggest busts

PlayerRookie-draft slotNFL draft pickSlot expectationValue nowSurplusBest season
Kendre Miller RBRookie slot 1.10 · NFL round 3, pick 71 · expected 8621.10Round 3, #7186221−841—
Roschon Johnson RBRookie slot 2.02 · NFL round 4, pick 115 · expected 5252.02Round 4, #1155256−519—
Marvin Mims WRRookie slot 2.04 · NFL round 2, pick 63 · expected 4412.04Round 2, #6344121−420—
Jonathan Mingo WRRookie slot 2.10 · NFL round 2, pick 39 · expected 2552.10Round 2, #392551−254—
Jalin Hyatt WRRookie slot 2.12 · NFL round 3, pick 73 · expected 1912.12Round 3, #731911−190—
Cedric Tillman WRRookie slot 3.02 · NFL round 3, pick 74 · expected 1243.02Round 3, #7412413−111—
Zach Evans RBRookie slot 3.04 · NFL round 6, pick 215 · expected 1133.04Round 6, #2151130−113—
Israel Abanikanda RBRookie slot 3.03 · NFL round 5, pick 143 · expected 1133.03Round 5, #1431131−112—
Evan Hull RBRookie slot 3.08 · NFL round 5, pick 176 · expected 493.08Round 5, #176491−48—
Luke Schoonmaker TERookie slot 3.09 · NFL round 2, pick 58 · expected 413.09Round 2, #58412−39—

So what: About 4 in 10 of the 2023 rookies busted; the costliest by slot is Kendre Miller at 1.10.

The whole class

Rookie-draft slotPlayerNFL draft pickAgeExpected+1y+2y+3yNowBest (PPR)Result
1.01Bijan Robinson RBNFL round 1, pick 8 · expected 9,457 · a year later 8,544, two years 8,645, three years 8,747Round 1, #821.29,4578,5448,6458,7478,789—Hit
1.02Jahmyr Gibbs RBNFL round 1, pick 12 · expected 4,988 · a year later 7,833, two years 8,132, three years 8,268Round 1, #1221.14,9887,8338,1328,2688,544—Hit
1.03Jaxon Smith-Njigba WRNFL round 1, pick 20 · expected 3,367 · a year later 2,658, two years 5,784, three years 8,955Round 1, #2021.23,3672,6585,7848,9559,320—Hit
1.04Jordan Addison WRNFL round 1, pick 23 · expected 2,397 · a year later 3,074, two years 3,140, three years 1,570Round 1, #2321.32,3973,0743,1401,5701,168—Hit
1.05Quentin Johnston WRNFL round 1, pick 21 · expected 2,077 · a year later 221, two years 187, three years 615Round 1, #2121.62,077221187615467——
1.06Zay Flowers WRNFL round 1, pick 22 · expected 1,540 · a year later 3,449, two years 3,658, three years 3,615Round 1, #2222.61,5403,4493,6583,6154,965—Hit
1.07Zach Charbonnet RBNFL round 2, pick 52 · expected 1,143 · a year later 811, two years 408, three years 647Round 2, #5222.31,143811408647363—Hit
1.08Dalton Kincaid TENFL round 1, pick 25 · expected 1,054 · a year later 3,490, two years 2,019, three years 1,668Round 1, #2523.51,0543,4902,0191,6682,535—Hit
1.09De'Von Achane RBNFL round 3, pick 84 · expected 923 · a year later 5,035, two years 5,531, three years 5,758Round 3, #8421.59235,0355,5315,7584,467—Hit
1.10Kendre Miller RBNFL round 3, pick 71 · expected 862 · a year later 432, two years 37, three years 11Round 3, #7120.9862432371121—Bust
1.11Anthony Richardson QBNFL round 1, pick 4 · expected 780 · a year later 3,096, two years 779, three years 274Round 1, #420.97803,096779274147——
1.12Bryce Young QBNFL round 1, pick 1 · expected 689 · a year later 353, two years 340, three years 289Round 1, #121.8689353340289675——
2.01C.J. Stroud QBNFL round 1, pick 2 · expected 598 · a year later 4,509, two years 3,393, three years 1,460Round 1, #221.65984,5093,3931,4602,062—Hit
2.02Roschon Johnson RBNFL round 4, pick 115 · expected 525 · a year later 255, two years 45, three years 3Round 4, #11522.25252554536—Bust
2.03Michael Mayer TENFL round 2, pick 35 · expected 437 · a year later 251, two years 38, three years 27Round 2, #3521.8437251382772——
2.04Marvin Mims WRNFL round 2, pick 63 · expected 441 · a year later 232, two years 253, three years 40Round 2, #6321.14412322534021—Bust
2.05Sam LaPorta TENFL round 2, pick 34 · expected 395 · a year later 6,803, two years 4,583, three years 3,531Round 2, #3422.33956,8034,5833,5313,481—Hit
2.06Tank Bigsby RBNFL round 3, pick 88 · expected 393 · a year later 60, two years 242, three years 57Round 3, #8820.7393602425767——
2.07Josh Downs WRNFL round 3, pick 79 · expected 326 · a year later 615, two years 1,065, three years 763Round 3, #7921.73266151,065763900——
2.08Jayden Reed WRNFL round 2, pick 50 · expected 294 · a year later 2,024, two years 1,187, three years 685Round 2, #5023.02942,0241,187685329——
2.09Tyjae Spears RBNFL round 3, pick 81 · expected 283 · a year later 1,270, two years 236, three years 115Round 3, #8121.92831,270236115113——
2.10Jonathan Mingo WRNFL round 2, pick 39 · expected 255 · a year later 68, two years 6, three years 2Round 2, #3922.025568621—Bust
2.11Rashee Rice WRNFL round 2, pick 55 · expected 243 · a year later 2,799, two years 3,999, three years 4,638Round 2, #5523.02432,7993,9994,6382,702——
2.12Jalin Hyatt WRNFL round 3, pick 73 · expected 191 · a year later 91, two years 9, three years 6Round 3, #7321.619191961—Bust
3.01Chase Brown RBNFL round 5, pick 163 · expected 158 · a year later 366, two years 3,466, three years 3,728Round 5, #16323.11583663,4663,7282,872—Hit
3.02Cedric Tillman WRNFL round 3, pick 74 · expected 124 · a year later 36, two years 246, three years 25Round 3, #7423.0124362462513—Bust
3.03Israel Abanikanda RBNFL round 5, pick 143 · expected 113 · a year later 16, two years 5, three years 1Round 5, #14320.611316511—Bust
3.04Zach Evans RBNFL round 6, pick 215 · expected 113 · a year later 8, two years 1, three years 0Round 6, #21521.91138100—Bust
3.05Luke Musgrave TENFL round 2, pick 42 · expected 93 · a year later 353, two years 16, three years 4Round 2, #4222.7933531643——
3.06Tank Dell WRNFL round 3, pick 69 · expected 59 · a year later 3,111, two years 598, three years 389Round 3, #6923.5593,111598389333——
3.07Will Levis QBNFL round 2, pick 33 · expected 54 · a year later 231, two years 21, three years 7Round 2, #3323.8542312173——
3.08Evan Hull RBNFL round 5, pick 176 · expected 49 · a year later 14, two years 2, three years 1Round 5, #17622.54914211—Bust
3.09Luke Schoonmaker TENFL round 2, pick 58 · expected 41 · a year later 11, two years 5, three years 4Round 2, #5824.64111542—Bust
3.10Michael Wilson WRNFL round 3, pick 94 · expected 40 · a year later 150, two years 79, three years 1,238Round 3, #9423.240150791,2381,529—Hit
3.11Deuce Vaughn RBNFL round 6, pick 212 · expected 33 · a year later 10, two years 2, three years 1Round 6, #21221.53310211—Bust
3.12DeWayne McBride RBNFL round 7, pick 222 · expected 30 · a year later 3, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #22221.8303100—Bust
4.01Kayshon Boutte WRNFL round 6, pick 187 · expected 28 · a year later 3, two years 38, three years 142Round 6, #18721.028338142143——
4.02Eric Gray RBNFL round 5, pick 172 · expected 25 · a year later 7, two years 3, three years 2Round 5, #17223.5257321—Bust
4.03Tucker Kraft TENFL round 3, pick 78 · expected 22 · a year later 237, two years 1,307, three years 2,759Round 3, #7822.5222371,3072,7592,779—Hit
4.04Tyler Scott WRNFL round 4, pick 133 · expected 18 · a year later 9, two years 3, three years 1Round 4, #13321.5189311—Bust
4.05Darnell Washington TENFL round 3, pick 93 · expected 16 · a year later 5, two years 5, three years 17Round 3, #9321.716551734——
4.06Puka Nacua WRNFL round 5, pick 177 · expected 16 · a year later 7,282, two years 7,668, three years 8,385Round 5, #17721.9167,2827,6688,3858,114—Hit
4.07Xavier Hutchinson WRNFL round 6, pick 205 · expected 15 · a year later 5, two years 4, three years 4Round 6, #20522.9155445—Bust
4.08A.T. Perry WRNFL round 6, pick 195 · expected 12 · a year later 19, two years 4, three years 1Round 6, #19523.51219410—Bust
4.09Parker Washington WRNFL round 6, pick 185 · expected 10 · a year later 8, two years 23, three years 695Round 6, #18521.1108236953,693——
4.10Charlie Jones WRNFL round 4, pick 131 · expected 9 · a year later 5, two years 2, three years 2Round 4, #13124.595221—Bust
4.11Kenny McIntosh RBNFL round 7, pick 237 · expected 7 · a year later 3, two years 2, three years 1Round 7, #23723.273211—Bust
4.12Trey Palmer WRNFL round 6, pick 191 · expected 6 · a year later 30, two years 5, three years 2Round 6, #19122.1630520—Bust
5.01Dorian Thompson-Robinson QBNFL round 5, pick 140 · expected 6 · a year later 3, two years 3, three years 2Round 5, #14023.563320—Bust
5.02Chris Rodriguez RBNFL round 6, pick 193 · expected 5 · a year later 9, two years 5, three years 106Round 6, #19323.6595106115——
5.03Hendon Hooker QBNFL round 3, pick 68 · expected 5 · a year later 14, two years 5, three years 2Round 3, #6825.3514520—Bust
5.04Andrei Iosivas WRNFL round 6, pick 206 · expected 5 · a year later 25, two years 59, three years 12Round 6, #20623.552559125——
5.05Dontayvion Wicks WRNFL round 5, pick 159 · expected 4 · a year later 166, two years 117, three years 59Round 5, #15921.9416611759108——
5.06Brenton Strange TENFL round 2, pick 61 · expected 3 · a year later 6, two years 113, three years 596Round 2, #6122.336113596754——
5.07DeMario Douglas WRNFL round 6, pick 210 · expected 3 · a year later 139, two years 99, three years 22Round 6, #21022.43139992255——
5.08Aidan O'Connell QBNFL round 4, pick 135 · expected 2 · a year later 12, two years 7, three years 4Round 4, #13524.7212742——
5.09Clayton Tune QBNFL round 5, pick 139 · expected 2 · a year later 2, two years 3, three years 0Round 5, #13924.122300—Bust
5.10Stetson Bennett QBNFL round 4, pick 128 · expected 2 · a year later 2, two years 3, three years 2Round 4, #12825.522322——
5.11Derius Davis WRNFL round 4, pick 125 · expected 2 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 1Round 4, #12522.622211—Bust
5.12Grant DuBose WRNFL round 7, pick 256 · expected 2 · a year later 0, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #25621.920100—Bust
6.01Jake Haener QBNFL round 4, pick 127 · expected 2 · a year later 3, two years 3, three years 0Round 4, #12724.123300—Bust
6.02Lew Nichols RBNFL round 7, pick 235 · expected 2 · a year later 1, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #23521.721100—Bust
6.03Tre Tucker WRNFL round 3, pick 100 · expected 2 · a year later 6, two years 11, three years 46Round 3, #10022.1261146264——
6.04Zack Kuntz TENFL round 7, pick 220 · expected 2 · a year later 5, two years 1, three years 0Round 7, #22023.925100—Bust
6.05Justin Shorter WRNFL round 5, pick 150 · expected 2 · a year later 1, two years 1, three years 0Round 5, #15023.021100—Bust
6.06Will Mallory TENFL round 5, pick 162 · expected 2 · a year later 7, two years 2, three years 2Round 5, #16223.927221——
6.07Cameron Latu TENFL round 3, pick 101 · expected 1 · a year later 5, two years 1, three years 0Round 3, #10123.215100—Bust
6.08Davis Allen TENFL round 5, pick 175 · expected 1 · a year later 5, two years 4, three years 3Round 5, #17522.215432——
6.09Jaren Hall QBNFL round 5, pick 164 · expected 1 · a year later 3, two years 2, three years 0Round 5, #16425.113200—Bust
6.10Payne Durham TENFL round 5, pick 171 · expected 1 · a year later 4, two years 2, three years 2Round 5, #17122.914221——
6.11Ronnie Bell WRNFL round 7, pick 253 · expected 1 · a year later 1, two years 1, three years 3Round 7, #25323.211130——
6.12Max Duggan QBNFL round 7, pick 239 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 0, three years 0Round 7, #23922.112000—Bust
7.01Sean Clifford QBNFL round 5, pick 149 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 2, three years 1Round 5, #14924.812211——
7.02Tanner McKee QBNFL round 6, pick 188 · expected 1 · a year later 2, two years 3, three years 7Round 6, #18823.012376——

About these numbers

We compare what the market expected from each rookie on rookie-draft day with how he did over his first three NFL seasons. A hit is a top-end season, a bust never had one and lost most of his value, and everyone else is in between. Only classes whose three seasons are over count in the headline numbers. The full method is in our public notes. A dash in a later-year column means that date has not arrived yet, and 0 means he is no longer valued.

Values come from the market, Sleeper season totals and nflverse draft capital.