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Frank Ammirante here, author of this article. Read why I'm buying low on Eury Perez, Aaron Nola, and Reid Detmers, while selling high on Freddy Peralta, Michael King, and Connelly Early.

The Chiefs 5th-round pick out of Nebraska, RB Emmett Johnson, looks like the real deal.

Big 10 players to post 1,400+ rushing yards and 350+ receiving yards in a single season over the last 20 years:

— Saquon Barkley
— Emmett Johnson

The Chiefs' Vice President of Player Personnel, Ryne Nutt, even said himself that Kansas City's draft room was shocked he fell so far in the 2026 NFL Draft and that's exactly why GM Brett Veach traded up to get him.

Where does everyone rank Emmett Johnson amongst the RBs in this class? What's the highest / lowest you've seen him go in Dynasty Rookie Drafts? Can he still produce with Kenneth Walker firmly ahead of him on the depth chart?

After a rough 2026 class, the 2027 rookie class looks generational. You've got Jeremiah Smith and several difference-makers at receiver, up to five first-round-worthy quarterbacks, and a backfield littered with multiple dynamic weapons. The "next class" is always the best class, but in this case, we've been waiting for 2027 for a while.

Who am I too high on? Too low on? Full write-ups and analysis in the article!

TLDR — 1.01 to 1.12:
1.01 — Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State
1.02 — Arch Manning, QB, Texas
1.03 — Dante Moore, QB, Oregon
1.04 — Cam Coleman, WR, Texas
1.05 — Ahmad Hardy, RB, Missouri ⚠️
1.06 — Kewan Lacy, RB, Ole Miss
1.07 — CJ Carr, QB, Notre Dame
1.08 — Ryan Coleman-Williams, WR, Alabama
1.09 — Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State
1.10 — Nate Frazier, RB, Georgia
1.11 — Nick Marsh, WR, Indiana
1.12 — Isaac Brown, RB, Louisville

Just missed the first round: QB Jayden Maiava (USC), RB Jadan Baugh (Florida), and WR Charlie Becker (Indiana)

Eli Stowers hopes to carry on the legacy of Philadelphia’s phenomenal track record of drafting tight ends in Round 2, following in the footsteps of Dallas Goedert & Zach Ertz

LIGHT OVERVIEW:

ATHLETICISM
— 4.51 forty (97th percentile) with a 94th percentile speed score
— 100th percentile burst score & 99th percentile catch radius with both an 100th percentile vertical & broad jump.
— 7th most athletic TE all-time & the most athletic TE in the 2026 NFL Draft Class per Player Profiler
— 9.46 RAS beat out Kenyon Sadiq (9.43 RAS)

PRODUCTION
— 11 touchdowns & 1,774 receiving yards (88th percentile) on 148 receptions (92nd percentile)
— 5th-highest single-season yards per route run (2.70) amongst R1-3 TEs since 2020 just ahead of Colston Loveland
— 5th-highest yards per route run excluding screens amongst previous & potential R1 Tight Ends since 2015 with 2.22 YPRR, Loveland was just ahead here with 2.33 YPRR
— Led the entire 2026 TE class in receiving yards per team pass attempt (RYPTPA) in his best season with 2.11, while Sadiq had 1.35 receiving yards per team pass attempt in his best season

Who is your TE1 of the 2026 TE Class? Kenyon Sadiq? Eli Stowers? Where do we rank Stowers amongst all dynasty TEs? He might be a top 10-12 TE overall in dynasty right now.

TE Tanner Koziol is flying completely under the radar in the late-third & fourth rounds of most dynasty rookie drafts.

Light Overview:
The Jaguars took Nate Boerkircher in the second round of the 2026 NFL Draft, but he carries extremely limited receiving upside, and will likely be primarily used as a run-blocking tight end.

Brenton Strange is currently the starter for the Jaguars, but his production has not really lived up to the hype of the second-round draft capital he got back in 2023.

— 9.72 RAS was better than both Sadiq (9.43 RAS) and Stowers (9.46 RAS)
— Absurd production: 2234 receiving yards, 237 receptions, and 24 touchdowns all ranked in the 98th+ percentile for TEs
— Accounted for 27.1% of his teams’ total receiving yards and touchdowns (97th percentile)
— 3rd-most non-screen receptions by any TE in a single season since 2014 with 74 (2024) followed by the 6th-most non-screen receptions by any TE in a single season with 70 (2025)

Koziol is on waivers in a many leagues. Similar to Oronde Gadsden last year.

How high is too high to rank him? Where has everyone seen Tanner Koziol go in there drafts?

Before moving on to what everyone's really raving about — the way-too-early 2027 NFL Mock Drafts — it's important to solidify the 2026 Dynasty Rookie Rankings after they landed with their new teams

• Eli Stowers is still TE1
• Emmett Johnson remains RB2
• KC Concepcion jumps to WR3

Who is higher or lower than you expected? What players' rankings seems crazy to you? Don't hold back, there's zero consensus in this class