Musings to consider as you start your annual draft prep
Summer has officially begun, and if your fantasy football draft prep hasn’t started along with it, what are you waiting for? Draft season for season-long redraft leagues is only two months away! Let’s get cracking.
Today I’m sharing 21 random thoughts for the upcoming season of fantasy football. Some are profound, and some are just hunches. Why 21? No real reason.
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21 Random Fantasy Football Thoughts for the 2025 Season, as of June 21, 2025:
- It’s been almost 20 years since a running back repeated as the RB1 (LaDanian Tomlinson, 2006-2007). Saquon Barkley is in an ideal situation to repeat, but a combination of his age (28), usage last season (almost 500 touches, including playoffs) and injury history suggests that someone else will be atop fantasy mountain in 2025.
- A not totally unrelated thought: I expect an over-correction regarding where running backs and receivers are drafted in 2025. 2024 was the year of the running back. Christian McCaffrey got hurt, but most of the other starting backs stayed remarkably healthy (and kept their starting jobs), while a lot of top wide receivers missed time with injuries (or their QBs did). There are going to be some very good wide receiver values throughout the first six or so rounds of drafts, while RBs fly off the board early.
- The Miami Dolphins might be 2025’s version of the 2024 Bengals: A team with excellent weapons paired with a terrible defense. That combo usually leads to lots of shootouts, and fantasy gold. If Tua Tagovailoa can stay healthy for at least 15 games, and that’s a BIG if, I expect the Dolphins’ key pieces to deliver value at their Average Draft Positions (ADP).
- Wait a second…The Cincinnati Bengals might actually be 2025’s best version of the 2024 Bengals. I don’t think they improved their defense all that much.
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Justin Jefferson has been an absolute monster since he came into the league. Very, VERY few WRs have piled up stats like he has through his first five seasons, and in four of those he’s played every game. Even better, he’s done it with multiple quarterbacks of varying quality. So why is J.J. McCarthy making me a tiny bit nervous about using a Top-6 pick on Jefferson?
- Along the same lines, I’m also hesitant to drop a Top-6 pick on Jahmyr Gibbs. He’s the most explosive back in the NFL and plays in a great offense. He led the league with 20 total TDs last season. I love watching him play. And yet,...
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