2025 NFL Draft: Live Fantasy Tracker (Rounds 2-3)
The second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft will be held today (beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET), while the remainder of the draft will finish up on Saturday (12 p.m. ET).
I'll update this page with player evaluation from the Rookie Draft Profiles produced by our partners over at Dynasty League Football. I'll also add evaluation from Matt Harmon (Reception Perception) and Derrick Klassen (The Athletic). Finally, I'll add my own fantasy spin based on the player's opportunity, draft capital, landing spot, and athletic comparables (from Player Profiler or Mockdraftable).
Be sure to check out Round 1 here.
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2.02 - Texans - WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
DLF Dynasty Profile: After transferring to Iowa State from Eastern Kentucky, Higgins quickly hit the radar. This past season, he posted 87 catches for 1,183 yards and nine scores, joining Jaylin Noel to form one of the country's best receiving duos. Higgins has the size, ball skills and competitiveness to last at the next level. While he may not have elite-level after-the-catch tools, his 6'7" wingspan can't exactly be taught and he looks the part of a future WR2 at worst. Higgins should be a solid target in the second round of rookie drafts.
Harmon: “Overall, I feel very similarly about Jayden Higgins as I did with Keon Coleman last season. The 2024 prospect was just better. Higgins, like Coleman was as a rookie, can be a usable player if he just lines up at X-receiver but he won’t be maximized without a little role catering. That’s going to take the right staff with the correct vision to get Higgins into the right spots.”
Athletic Comparable: Allen Robinson, Nico Collins
Opportunity: B
Paulsen’s Fantasy Analysis: Stefon Diggs has moved on, while Tank Dell is recovering from a serious knee injury. The Texans acquired Christian Kirk, so Jayden Higgins will compete for WR3 snaps. Nico Collins is a star and Kirk is solid, so Higgins' role may be limited to start the season. We'll have to wait and see if he's capable of overtaking Kirk to become a viable fantasy starter as the team's WR2. Higgins did not fare well in Harmon's charting at Reception Perception.
2.04 - Browns - RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
DLF Dynasty Profile: The former Ole Miss Runnin’ Rebel showed up in Columbus this season with high expectations. In the end, those were clearly met as he posted more than 1,000 rushing yards and 16 total touchdowns, leading Ohio State to the National Championship. His talent was on full display in the title game, where he scored three times and almost single-handedly beat Notre Dame. On the plus side, he wasn’t given a ridiculous amount of work as he shared backfield duties with TreVeyon Henderson, perhaps saving some tire tread in the process. We’ve seen Judkins produce in the SEC before and after posting a sub-4.5 40, some NFL scouts believe he could be a first round prospect. While he currently sits behind Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton in terms of rankings, running back is a strength in this draft and Judkins looks like a solid NFL starter in the making.
Athletic Comparable: Nick Chubb, Bijan Robinson
Opportunity: A
Paulsen’s Fantasy Analysis: Nick Chubb has been released, so the strong and athletic Judkins will compete with Jerome Ford for RB1 duties and shouldn't have a problem winning the starting job. Assuming he has a strong summer, he'll be ranked as a fantasy RB2 with RB1 upside.
