Me? I love the silly season. 

This time right now, between the NFL Combine and the NFL Draft, is particularly invigorating. We get some real, actionable information as the new league year kicks off in mid-March, and the cascade of player movement upends our dynasty rosters in ways we see coming and in ways we don't.

But other than that? It's pure, wild, drunken, speculation time, Bubba. NFL mock drafts are rolling out daily, and until the real thing hits in April, we dynasty managers are left to speculate on other people's speculation. 

But it isn't all empty calories, my friends. Sure, the landing spots here are imaginary, and so is the impact on NFL and fantasy rosters, but the effect the speculation has on our abilities as dynasty players is real. 

Advantages can be had in dynasty leagues by managers who are most ready to react to real-life roster changes. You need experience to be prepared, and practice is the best way to gain that experience.

So why not feed our brains that mock draft candy and sharpen our dynasty skills at the same time? We'll pick a recent mock draft and examine its dynasty fallout each week.

This week, we are narrowing our focus to the NFL Draft's second round. Who will be the gems? Let's take a look at the most recent mock draft by Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports.

Fantasy Relevant Picks

2.01 - Cleveland Browns - QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss

I still think Dart makes his way into the first round, but in this exercise, he goes with the first pick in the second. If I need to rely on my dynasty quarterback to produce right away, I prefer them to be first-round picks, preferably in the top 10. I don’t believe Dart gets that high, but I also don’t think he will be made or broken based on whether he's picked 32nd or 33rd. Dart will need some development and some time to prove that he isn’t just a product of his college offense. I’d rather see him land on a good team in the back half of the first round than a bad team at the top of the second. The Browns organization has been able to ruin better quarterbacks. I don’t know why anyone would have a ton of faith in them being able to develop this one.

2.02 - New York Giants - RB Omarion Hampton, UNC

I love this spot for Hampton. I don’t even hate it that much for Tyrone Tracy Jr. The Giants need all the help they can get, including in the backfield, where they return the rookie Tracy and…well, not much else. Devin Singletary and Eric Gray are just ok. One or both will probably stick around as depth. But Hampton’s arrival, coinciding with what Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen better pray is competent quarterback play and Malik Nabers, could lead to an offense stable enough to support RB2-level production from Hampton and Tracy. Hampton could range from the workhorse to the lead back in a committee. Tracy showed a varied skill set and should still figure into the offense enough to put up numbers somewhere on a scale of low-end RB2 to high-end flex, but if he ends up without a consistent role in the offense, he becomes little more than a high-value insurance marker for Hampton.

2.07 - Chicago Bears - RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State

I suppose the good news here, for a Honolulu Blue Kool-Aid drinking degenerate like myself, is this likely means Ashton Jeanty did not go to the Bears in the first round. I have Judkins and Omarion Hampton in a dead heat behind Jeanty, and I won’t be surprised if  Judkins is my clear number two after the NFL Draft. His combination of size and speed should keep him on the field for all three downs. The Bears have invested in their offensive line and brought in a coach who knows how to get the best out of his backfield. This is going to make for some sleepless nights for dynasty managers who are rostering D'Andre Swift and Roschon Johnson, as Judkins is immediately the most talented back on the roster.

2.08 - New Orleans Saints - WR Luther Burden, Missouri

With only draft position and landing spot left unknown, I have Burden in a tier with Tet McMillan and Emeka Egbuka at the top of my wide receiver rankings. From a dynasty perspective, there isn’t much to separate them. I couldn’t argue with anyone ranking these three in just about any order. In this draft, McMillan went to the Raiders and Egbuka to the Packers in round 1, so I like that the Saints can grab one here in the second round when other teams had to use first-round capital. I like Burden landing in the Bayou because I think they’ll be playing from behind quite a bit. If Chris Olave can stay healthy, he and Burden could form a nice one-two receiving punch for Derek Carr. Burden pushes Rashid Shaheed down the pecking order, though he’ll still have to contend with touches distributed to Alvin Kamara. Even so, I think Burden has the talent to step in and become the top target on this team in relatively short order, especially if Olave has to deal with another concussion.

2.10 - New York Jets - WR Jaylin Noel, Iowa State

It’s a strange year for rookie dynasty wide receivers. Everyone is talking about the depth of the running back class, for good reason, and the consensus seems to be that the wide receiver class is top-heavy. I agree that there is significant talent at the top of the class, but Noel is a good example of its depth. I have Noel in a third tier of rookie receivers before the NFL Draft. Second-round draft capital like this could move him up a tier. The Jets have Garrett Wilson and, well, nobody else to catch passes. I think a big shakeup is coming to the Jets. The Aaron Glenn regime will be a lot different than the Aaron Rodgers regime. Glenn is all about letting merit determine playing time. Noel has an opportunity to work himself into the wide receiver two for the Jets, and if he does, fantasy production should follow. The passing game will be low-volume overall, with Justin Fields running the show, but there will be opportunities for someone to step up opposite Wilson.

2.12 - Dallas Cowboys - WR Tre Harris, Ole Miss

Harris barely missed the mark for me for breakout age and forty time, or he would be firmly in the first tier of wide receivers in this class. I think this landing spot would prompt me to move him up into it anyway. He goes to a team that seems to lack a clear plan, but that also is starving for another wide receiver to step in and take some heat off of CeeDee Lamb. They’ve tried veteran re-treads and other teams' busts, but I think they will finally get it right with the rookie from Ole Miss. He’d get plenty of opportunities in Dallas, and I think this landing spot would put him firmly in the second round of rookie drafts. If Harris can put it all together, he has the talent to be the best receiver in the class. Dallas is often kind of a circus, but with Dak Prescott and Lamb there to help him, it could also be the perfect place for Harris to unlock his full potential.

2.13 - Indianapolis Colts - TE Mason Taylor, LSU

I went to the grocery store yesterday, and a guy there was mocking a tight end to the Colts. I went through the car wash, and the woman who took my money was mocking a tight end to the Colts. At dinner, the bartender said, “What can I get you, besides a tight end to the Colts?” And when I tucked my kids into bed, they pulled me close and whispered sweetly, “Tight end to the Colts.” People seem sure that a tight end will be going to the Colts. Most people are focused on Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland in the first round, but here we get Taylor, a favorite of my go-to film guru Matt Waldman, in the second round. He could fit in nicely among the other Colts skill players and provide a nice target for, well, whoever ends up playing quarterback there.

2.15 - Los Angeles Rams - Jack Bech - WR - TCU

It must be about the film with Bech because it isn’t about the analytics. He has good size but fails to hit most of the college production benchmarks I’d like to see from a prospect. A lot of analysts I respect are higher on Bech than I have been so far, which makes me think he’s a player whose film shines. I want receivers picked in rounds 1-3 of the NFL Draft, so if he gets this kind of draft capital, I will have to watch some tape. This landing spot, however, leaves me feeling kind of empty. He’d be firmly behind Puka Nacua, Davante Adams, and possibly even Jordan Whittington for targets from Matthew Stafford. Bech with the Rams is probably a patience play for dynasty managers rather than someone who will contribute to your teams immediately.

2.18  - Seattle Seahawks - Jayden Higgins - WR - Iowa State

It seems like the Seahawks will use Higgins to replace DK Metcalf on the outside. That’s probably true, but Higgins is capable of playing a big slot role as well. Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Cooper Kupp will be the lead dogs in the passing game, but Higgins should get an opportunity in Seattle, similar to what we saw from Jalen McMillan in Tampa Bay last year.

2.19 - Denver Broncos - TreVeyon Henderson - RB - Ohio State

I’m lower than most on Henderson, but I think it’s me, not him. We’ve gone on ad nauseam this spring over the depth of the running back class. One fallout from that can be that we undervalue players who, in a shallower class, we might be celebrating a bit more. I’m guilty of that here. It sounds bad to say, “Henderson is my RB4,” but in reality, he’s just a tick behind Judkins and Hampton and could easily be better than either one. In another class, Henderson could be the running back one or two. He would likely step right into the majority of the running back touches in Sean Payton’s offense. This could be an ideal meeting of talent, scheme, and opportunity.

2.23 - Miami Dolphins - Bhayshul Tuten - RB - Virginia Tech

I haven’t seen Tuten this high in many mock drafts, but his speed and acceleration make him an interesting fit in the Miami track meet. The draft capital and scheme in Miami would seem to be the good news. The bad news is that the Dolphins already have De'Von Achane and Jaylen Wright in the running back room. At a minimum, Tuten would have to beat out Wright for a chance at a role behind Achane. It’s an interesting fit but a long path to production.

Check back next week for another installment of Mock Draft Reactions. In the meantime, check out our 2025 player projections and our 2025 team projections.