Every year it seems that there is about four or five rookies that come in and take the league by storm, in 2012 it was Andrew Luck, RGIII, and Russell Wilson, in 2013 it was Eddie Lacy, Le’Veon Bell, and Keenan Allen. All of these guys not only help their teams in real life, but they also helped out a lot of fantasy owners over the past couple of years, and this draft class is going to provide more of the same. It’s a very hard transition to make, college football to NFL, but some guys do it better than others. It’s always going to be hard to predict what guys can do before the draft, but there are also certain guys that you know are going to tear it up just from what they’ve done in college and at their pre draft workouts.

This list is subject to change, people are going to get drafted by teams that aren’t going to give them the best ability to help out the fantasy world, it’s sad, but it happens. Hopefully everyone prospers with the team they are drafted by, even though I know that won’t happen.

1. Sammy Watkins- Hands down the best playmaker in this years draft class, the dude is a freak of nature. He is so explosive, it looks like he is floating when he is out running corner backs, and he does that a lot. Watkins had a couple of issues in 2012 but he has proven that those are behind him and that he is a changed man. Last year at Clemson he had a very impressive stat line, 101 catches, 1464 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns, if that doesn’t make you believe in his talents then I don’t know what will. Watkins is going to fit into just about every team in the NFL, I really love the thought of him going to Cleveland and teaming up with Josh Gordon, but then the question would be, who is going to throw him a pass worth catching?

2. Carlos Hyde- Hyde isn’t the biggest guy in the NFL draft, but he runs with such passion and heart that it doesn’t matter. Hyde reminds me of a young MJD, short, quick to the hole, and powerful. If he can go to a team that is in need of a power back then I think he’ll put up big numbers in the NFL. He had 208 carries, 1,521 yards, and 15 rushing TD’s, one less than the number of TD’s he had in 2012. Hyde is very versatile, he can do a little bit of everything, he had 3 touchdown catches in 2013 too. A team like the Texans would be a good fit, Arian Foster is getting old and he seems to always be hurt, it would be a great chance for Hyde to learn while also getting some playing time.

3. Mike Evans- Evans is a big wide out, not the fastest of guys, but a dude that really reminds me of Vincent Jacksons, he is going to kill teams in the redzone. Evans and Manziel were a great duo in college, and they seemed to always make the highlight reel. Even though he isn’t fast he can still make a lot of plays just from breaking arm tackles from smaller defensive backs. In his two seasons at A&M Evans had back to back years with over 1,000 yards receiving, and he also had 17 TD grabs, 12 of which came last season. He keeps growing as a player and he has a lot of potential to really hurt defenses, even with a 4.53 40 time. I like the fits of Dallas, St. Louis, and the New York Jets.

4. Johnny Manziel- Nobody knows how Manziel is going to preform at the next level, but he is a winner, and he is a guy that can get out of any ugly situation just from his athleticism. If he can get his teammates to buy into him and his abilities I think that he will be fine. Honestly, Manziel reminds me of Tim TeBow, a guy that doesn’t fit the normal role of an NFL QB, but a guy that can succeed at the highest level. He was the first Freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy and his stats were even better in his second season. He threw for 4,114 yards and 37 TD’s off of 429 attempts, but he also threw for 13 INT’s. There is going to be a learning curve for Manziel, but he is still going to throw and run for good yardage even once he straps up in the NFL. Jacksonville would actually be a good fit for him, a power running back so they could do some read option and a couple of good wide outs in Blackmon and Shorts.

5. Teddy Bridgewater- Bridgewater really hasn’t impressed me this offseason. He decided that it wasn’t best for him to throw at the NFL combine, which is perfectly fine, but then he did horrible about his pro day. Sure, these are things that would alarm me if I was a GM with a high pick that needed a QB, but his numbers in 2013 show that he is much better than a couple of throws in practice. Bridgewater had 31 passing TD’s and only 4 INT’s in 2013, that is fantastic! He has a lively arm and he really can light it up down field. He is going to need to go into a vertical offense, so the Oakland Raiders would be a really good fit for him, even though they have a terrible supporting case, I also like the thought of him going to Minnesota.