Best Fantasy Football Rookie Landing Spots For Second and Third-Round Picks

April 30, 2025

John breaks down all the best fantasy football rookie landing spots for Day 2 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft. Who went to the best landing spots for fantasy football?

Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft was an exciting one. Even though this year's draft class was thinner than usual at wide receiver, which led to fewer fantasy-relevant players being selected in the second and third rounds, there were still a few players that landed on teams that should immediately help them become big fantasy football production machines.

Obviously, teams draft players they think will help them win football games. Fantasy football scoring is simply a byproduct of teams trying to win games (mostly). So we're at the mercy of offensive coaching staffs' whims, unfortunately, and that often leads to disappointing results.

But when players land on teams that don't have much of a choice but to feed them with plenty of targets, rushing volume, and the like, the results are often great for fantasy managers, and can mean the difference between your team making the playoffs or even winning the championship. Rookie league-winners are a thing, and have been for some time! So let's dive into the Day 2 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft with the best landing spots that you should target in fantasy football drafts.

For more good information on strategies for dynasty for the 2025 season, be sure to check out RotoBaller's Dynasty Fantasy Football Guide.

Tre Harris, WR, Los Angeles Chargers

The Los Angeles Chargers were a prime landing spot for running back, wide receiver, and tight end in this year's draft. Running back Omarion Hampton, who was chosen by the Chargers, would surely be on this list if he weren't selected in the first round. But wide receiver Tre Harris was selected with the 55th overall pick in Round 2, and it's hard to think of a better landing spot for a receiver this draft cycle.

Tre Harris Ranked 1st in the NATION in Receiving Yards Per Game (128.8)..

Before his injury Vs. LSU he was Averaging:

➖10.4 Targets (6th in CFB)
➖8.4 Receptions (2nd in CFB)
➖1.0 Receiving TD’s (3rd in CFB)

Dudes 6’2, 205 lbs and was ALSO 1st in Yards Per Route Run.. (5.12) pic.twitter.com/JKbPbDI6wT

— Austin Abbott (@AustinAbbottFF) March 21, 2025

There are a few concerns with Harris's game -- his high contested target rate suggests that he struggles to separate from defenders overall, and his hands aren't the best, as he has a few high-profile drops. A lot of those seem like concentration drops, though, because he makes some insane contested catches.

He also dealt with injuries last season, but that didn't deter L.A. from choosing WR Ladd McConkey in last year's draft, also in the second round. Harris was a late breakout -- he was a five-year college player who didn't truly bust onto the scene until his senior year.

Tre Harris lmao pic.twitter.com/ALWDb0mBdT

— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) April 15, 2025

At the end of the day, though, the landing spot was fantastic. I'm not sure I'd be super excited about drafting him at rookie drafts at his new cost, which will likely be in the first round, but unless he turns out to be an absolute bust like Quentin Johnston, and that's a very low bar, Harris should have plenty of upside for fantasy managers in the years to come.

Kyle Williams, WR, New England Patriots

There isn't a broad consensus on whether Williams is a great prospect or whether the Patriots are an ideal landing spot for a receiver, given how dismal their offense was last year and that Williams played at Washington State, often against inferior competition. Still, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye impressed in his rookie season despite a lack of weapons, and there isn't much target competition for Williams right now.

Newest #Patriots draft pick, Washington State WR Kyle Williams

2024 @ Wazzu:
• 70 catches
• 1198 yards
• 14 TDs
• 348 wide snaps - 119 slot snaps

4.40 40 and looks even faster on the field🔥🔥 #PatsDraft pic.twitter.com/GLtMss692V

— 🏆🥇 (@fsh733) April 26, 2025

Williams' college tape impressed -- and as many sharp fantasy analysts have pointed out, his biggest strengths are his release package, timing, speed, and his abilities after the catch. He was often used on screen passes and dump-offs, which isn't ideal, but when he was out in the formation and running traditional routes, his ability to shake coverage early was impressive.

He also ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash, and his play speed indicates that wasn't a fluke. Williams is a threat to gain massive yards after the catch on plays where he's given space. He has great curvilinear acceleration ability, which allows him to bend impressively while maintaining and even increasing his speed, and helps with his elusiveness in the open field or matched up one-on-one against a defensive back.

Kyle Williams baller pic.twitter.com/gByerj1cnJ

— Billy M (@BillyM_91) April 20, 2025

Williams' primary competition for targets will be a 31-year-old Stefon Diggs, who tore his ACL last season, and will turn 32 in November. It's easy to imagine that the rookie will quickly become the primary receiver for the team, and he should get a ton of playing time very quickly, considering that he'll be joining the worst WR room in the league.

At 5-foot-11 and 190 pounds, he's not the biggest WR, but he makes up for it with his athleticism and shows impressive strength at the catch point. He's a prime draft target in fantasy football. Don't be afraid to reach a bit for him -- most fantasy managers still don't believe in Maye.

RJ Harvey, RB, Denver Broncos

Choosing a 24-year-old running back in the second round of the NFL Draft is seen as a pretty wild thing for a team to do. But that's exactly what Sean Payton and the Broncos did with Harvey. I've highlighted Harvey in several of my articles, pre-emptively calling him an elite prospect and saying he was a potential league-winner.

MY BOY RJ HARVEY TO THE BRONCOS! LEAGUE WINNER

BOOK IT

— JohnJohn Analysis (@JohnJohnalytics) April 26, 2025

Now he gets one of the best possible landing spots in the NFL -- a team that has a severe lack of running back talent (basically zero) and a head coach who made Alvin Kamara into a fantasy football star. Given that Harvey is fantastic both as a rusher and a pass catcher, it's hard not to imagine that Payton got his "Joker"-the offensive player who can do basically everything.

R.J Harvey is a BIG winner.

Payton just hand picked his Joker. pic.twitter.com/2uvMmOdTTW

— AngeloFF (@angelo_fantasy) April 26, 2025

Harvey will immediately take a massive portion of the backfield carries. Jaleel McLaughlin, Audric Estime, and Tyler Badie all failed to impress with their workloads last season. Despite solid run-blocking from the Broncos' offensive line, none of them could elevate the rushing offense beyond what it was -- one of the worst in the league.

That should change pretty much instantly.

A lot of fantasy managers, especially those who haven't been reading into the offseason and rookie prospects (i.e., those not in dynasty fantasy football leagues), likely don't even know who Harvey is. Many in the community wrote him off because he's 24 and went to UCF. The NFL doesn't helmet-scout as much as the community does, though, and Payton knows what he's doing.

Sean Payton raved about Broncos second round pick RJ Harvey:

“When you look at the running skill set, it was — wow.” pic.twitter.com/GmBLLJFyBb

— DNVR Broncos (@DNVR_Broncos) April 26, 2025

I trust him more than I trust the community that essentially wrote off his massive production and elite film at UCF, because he went to UCF instead of a "bigger" school like Ohio State, and was 24 years old.

Harvey will likely be a late first/early second-round pick in dynasty rookie drafts, and is someone you should target in redraft if you want a league-winner in Year 1.

I have 100 percent confidence that he will win leagues and, barring injury, will finish as a top-12 running back in his first year in the league. I think a lot more people would be on board if he had just attended the University of Alabama instead of UCF. Still, it's a good thing for us that people are lower on him, because it means we have a better chance of getting him in as many drafts as possible.

The age factor is irrelevant because people regularly use early-round picks on 25-year-old running backs in dynasty startup drafts.

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