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The 2025 dynasty fantasy football offseason has arrived, and if your team needs running backs, the 2025 NFL Draft class is here to bring in a fresh group of talented ball carriers. After a weak group of 2024 rookie running backs, this is much needed.
Kansas' Devin Neal, Tennessee's Dylan Sampson, and UCF's RJ Harvey are not consensus top-five backs in the class, but they could be major steals after Round 1. All three ball carriers have traits that can translate to the next level, but draft capital will be key.
Below, let's dive into the dynasty fantasy football rookie draft outlooks for Neal, Sampson, and Harvey.
Devin Neal Dynasty Fantasy Football Outlook
Neal is a solid pick in the middle of Round 2. He was extremely productive in college. His top speed isn't special, so he won't be hitting many home runs unless the defense gets way out of position, but he routinely sets up defenders to fail and makes great cuts to get them out of position.
His style is beautifully crafted, and his lateral agility is seriously impressive. This is extremely important at the next level. With time, he should be able to carve out a consistent role. He should settle into an RB2 role, at the very least, toward the end of the season. Beyond that, his landing spot will be very important.
Dylan Sampson Dynasty Fantasy Football Outlook
There is absolutely no reason Sampson should be available in the third round of rookie drafts, but consensus is consensus. What could possibly make people want to draft unathletic receivers in a weak class over an astounding athlete like Sampson is just mind-boggling.
The Colts need someone like Dylan Sampson (preferably Sampson himself) really, really badly pic.twitter.com/XLW9JZEVm1
— John (@colts_report) January 30, 2025
He is a league-winner in redraft and Dynasty. He broke school rushing records this season and was first-team All-SEC. WHY is a dark horse Heisman candidate SEC running back who is likely to run a 4.3 40-yard dash and had elite production being rated IN THE THIRD ROUND by consensus? What is happening? Sampson is a steal and worth a first-round pick, though the risk is him not being taken before Round 4 in the "real" NFL Draft.
RJ Harvey Dynasty Fantasy Football Outlook
Harvey is an elite running back who's averaged over 6.0 yards per carry for three seasons in a row. He ran for 1,416 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2023 and improved to 1,577 yards and 22 rushing scores in 2024.
The best RB in his school's history is an elite prospect and is criminally underrated. He's risen a bit recently, but he's still way too low. And he's an elite athlete. The preseason ratings of players sometimes drag them down, and they can't recover when they're overshadowed by a guy like Jeanty.
All-American RJ Harvey 2024 Highlights pic.twitter.com/0QY29H5mhy
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) December 16, 2024
Elite athleticism should command your curiosity, and when combined with elite production, the two should command your attention. Harvey is a top-4 back in this class. He could be a monster steal in the third round of rookie drafts.
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