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Fresh off the 2025 NFL Draft, you can start to prepare for your fantasy football drafts. Whether you are in redraft or dynasty league formats, knowing the landing spots of the top NFL rookies will help you plan your draft strategies.
Let’s take a look at a few landing spots for rookies from each offensive position, analyzing the potential for a first-year impact and any competition they may face right out of the gate.
Las Vegas Raiders
The top offensive skill player in the 2025 NFL Draft, Ashton Jeanty was selected sixth overall by the Las Vegas Raiders. Continuing their offensive overhaul, Jeanty joins a revamped offense headlined by second-year tight end Brock Bowers and offseason trade acquisition Geno Smith.
Under Pete Carroll, the offense should actually look like an NFL offense should, even if they still struggle. Having a running game will help elevate the passing game, but offensive line concerns still remain. Overall, this is a solid spot for Jeanty to land, one that he won’t have any important competition to worry about.
Grade: A
Los Angeles Chargers
The other big domino to fall at the RB position was Omarion Hampton, who joined the Los Angeles Chargers in the first round. Hampton was most frequently seen as the second-best back in the 2025 NFL Draft, as his skill set and game film paints a very efficient picture.
Hampton will face competition in his first season with the Bolts, as offseason signee Najee Harris will be a thorn in Hampton’s side all season. Harris’ durability will likely mean that he is will be the starter and eventually transition to the 1B option for the Chargers, potentially cloudying the rookie-season impact for Hampton. However, with JK Dobbins likely not returning, the backfield is wide open, which presents Hampton with a great chance to make an immediate impact, even if he will fight Harris for touches. This is a great landing spot for Hampton for his career, but his first season may be a bit up and down.
Grade: B+
New England Patriots
While running back wasn’t necessarily seen as the biggest area of improvement on offense for the New England Patriots (that’s receiver), adding TreVeyon Henderson in the second round makes this backfield extremely interesting.
With Rhamondre Stevenson entering the second season of his four-year deal and Antonio Gibson holding the passing-game role, the RB pecking order will look vastly different for the Patriots. Expect Henderson to have a bit of a slower start to his first season in the league, but he will eventually get a chance to show why New England selected him. Stevenson is the biggest threat to Henderson’s workload, especially in the passing game, but look for Henderson to make a sizable impact in his rookie campaign, giving you the green light to draft him in your fantasy football drafts.
Grade: B+
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