Offensive Line Analysis for Fantasy Football: 4 Potential Running Back Busts (2025)

In fantasy football, the success of running backs often hinges on factors beyond their individual talent, with offensive line play standing as a critical determinant of their production. A strong offensive line creates running lanes, protects against negative plays, and sustains drives, directly impacting a running back’s ability to accumulate yards and score touchdowns. Among […]

John Johnson's Fantasy Football Must-Avoid Draft Picks: 5 Overvalued Veteran Busts for 2025

There are players you just shouldn't draft every year. In hindsight, it seems obvious why, but before the season, it's important to understand that busts can be difficult to predict. And it's also crucial to recognize that busts are often players that fantasy managers really want to succeed and have big seasons. Unfortunately, that doesn't […]

Fantasy Football QB Busts: 6 NFL Quarterbacks Who Could Lose Their Starting Job in 2025

The quarterback position is widely regarded as "the most important position in all of sports" for good reason. A world-class striker in soccer can't do much without strong playmakers around them, and even an elite basketball point guard will struggle to win consistently if surrounded by subpar teammates. But a star QB can single-handedly keep […]

Last Year's Fantasy Football Busts to Trade For: 5 Dynasty Buy-Lows and Trade Targets

One of my favorite things in dynasty is buying low on players. Maybe it's because I'm eternally optimistic about my favorite players, but there's just something so rewarding about trading for a guy once everyone else has given up on him and then reaping the rewards. Jonnu Smith, for example, was a great buy-low option […]

Joey Pollizze's Must-Avoid Fantasy Football Players and Bust Candidates: 5 Overvalued Draft Picks

Every fantasy football manager tries to avoid drafting busts each year. Sometimes, though, you can't escape it. In 2024 fantasy football drafts, there were plenty of busts throughout the first few rounds. Christian McCaffrey, Marvin Harrison Jr., Travis Etienne Jr., and Isiah Pacheco were just a couple of players who fell short of expectations last […]

6 Fantasy Football Busts and Overvalued Draft Picks: Joey Pollizze's "Do Not Draft" List (2025)

The 2025 NFL Season is quickly approaching, meaning it's time to start getting into fantasy football mode. These next few months are a great time to start identifying which players could be value picks in the later rounds and which players will be off your draft board completely. In this article, we will look at […]

Early-Round Fantasy Football Landmines: 4 Running Back Busts to Avoid (2025)

Last offseason, I wrote about a few running backs to avoid in 2024. Unfortunately, that didn't pan out too well. However, like Aaliyah, I will "dust myself off and try again." We're back with the 2025 edition of early round running back busts to avoid. It's not that these guys aren't talented; they're just too […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Avoid in Redraft Leagues: 6 First-Year Busts (2025)

Sometimes, drafting the right rookie can be a major help for your fantasy football team. Rookies are usually the biggest unknowns in the league, so sometimes you can grab a guy at a nice value right before he blows up. However, it doesn't always work out that way. Often, fans and analysts get too excited […]

7 Fantasy Football Running Back Breakouts and Busts - Players to Target and Avoid in Drafts (2025)

With the steady increase of committees over the years, running back has become one of the most frustrating positions for fantasy football managers. However, running back remains one of the most important positions in fantasy football. Managers must always pay sharp attention to the position, and identifying potential sleepers and busts can be the difference […]

3 Fantasy Football Player Outlooks and Projections - Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Pat Freiermuth (2025)

After months of speculating where quarterback Aaron Rodgers would wind up, we finally know where the future Hall of Famer will play in 2025. Rodgers recently signed a one-year, $13.65 million deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is now set to be the team's starting quarterback for the 2025-2026 season.  In this article, we will […]

5 Veteran Fantasy Football Tight End Fallers: Overvalued TEs Set to Lose Targets (2025)

Tight end is probably the most polarizing position in fantasy football. Every year, there are only a few elite contributors at the position. That means that unless you land one of the top guys, it becomes a real pain to fill the position each week. This has led to many fantasy gamers lobbying to remove […]

Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers, Busts, and Value Picks - Draft Mistakes To Avoid (2025)

Fantasy football is a year-round game, even for fantasy players who only play in redraft leagues. The offseason is long and boring, but it provides fantasy players with ample time to prepare for the upcoming season. Furthermore, there are several ways fantasy players can prepare for the upcoming season, including examining early average draft position […]

4 League-Losing Fantasy Football Draft Picks: Early Round Bust Candidates to Avoid (2025)

Nothing's worse than picking a player in the early rounds of fantasy football drafts, only for them to become duds. Injuries aren't even the worst outcomes for these players -- when they produce much worse than expected, they're stuck on your roster. Players whom you don't think you can bench and who most aren't willing […]

5 Dynasty League Fantasy Football Veteran Sells - Players to Trade Away Before It's Too Late (2025)

The start of the 2025 NFL season is quickly approaching. Dynasty managers are aware of this and have been busy burning the midnight oil trying to find any edge they can over their league mates. One way dynasty managers can do so is by taking the time to identify aging assets on their rosters that […]

6 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Bust Candidates - Risky Players to Avoid Drafting (2025)

We’ve got a lot to talk about over the next few months in the NFL’s lull period before training camp, so we can look at a few wide receiver options that are just not appealing to draft. There could be several factors that lead us to not draft them, like target competition, quarterback issues, off-the-field […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Bust Candidates - Overvalued Players To Avoid In Drafts (2025)

While the 2025 NFL regular season is still a few months away, now is the time for fantasy players to prepare for their redraft leagues. Everyone wants to talk about sleepers and breakout candidates. However, today, we look at the bad side of fantasy football. Therefore, let’s dive into 10 potential fantasy football bust candidates […]

Early-Round Fantasy Football Busts and Draft Avoids for 2025

Getting your picks right in the first few rounds of your fantasy football draft has never been more important in putting together a winning squad. Getting those first couple of picks wrong is a good way to plummet to the bottom of your league. Many of these picks are at the top for a reason: […]

Early-Round Fantasy Football Running Back Busts: Top 5 Players to Avoid Drafting (2025)

2024 was a resurgent year for the running back position. Three backs (Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Bijan Robinson) all averaged over 20 fantasy points per game. Another two (Derrick Henry and Alvin Kamara) averaged over 19. In total, 17 running backs averaged 15.0 fantasy points per game. Since 2013, there have been just two […]

5 Fantasy Football Veterans to Avoid in Drafts: Overvalued Bust Candidates (2025)

It's a slow news time of the NFL offseason, making it an ideal time to prep for 2025 fantasy football drafts. We'll dive into fantasy football average draft position (ADP) to find which veterans you must avoid for 2025 redraft leagues. These are players who could provide you with a low upside at their current […]

4 Fantasy Football Wide Receivers to Avoid in Drafts: Injury-Prone Bust Candidates (2025)

Sometimes, star players suffer serious injuries that sideline them for extended periods. They then return to play, and after getting re-acclimated to NFL competition and shaking off some rust, they go right back to their winning ways and make us all feel stupid about writing them off for fantasy football that season. It would be […]

Kaleb Johnson, Tetairoa McMillan, Matthew Golden - Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Draft Busts

Perhaps the worst feeling you can get as a dynasty fantasy football manager that doesn't relate directly to losing matchups is when you invest a premium pick in a rookie draft in a player that ends up being a bust. Much of your offseason research should be dedicated to really scrutinizing players and their situations. Of […]

Chase Brown, Breece Hall, James Cook - Who Should I Draft in 2025 Fantasy Football?

The running back position is great, isn't it? It can be extremely difficult to predict the seasons that many backs will have. It's a mercurial position, with a lot of players breaking out early in their careers and without much forewarning, only for them to lose their jobs quickly. It's also a brutal position to […]

Tyreek Hill, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr. - Who Should I Draft in 2025 Fantasy Football?

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. are three WRs that are regularly being drafted in the second and third rounds of PPR redraft leagues. They're also not without significant risks, as are many players drafted in that range. It's not as […]

Dynasty Start-Up Draft Busts: 5 Overvalued Fantasy Football Picks for 2025

The startup draft for dynasty fantasy football leagues is unequivocally the most important single event in any league for fantasy managers. So obviously, busting on your picks can be pretty catastrophic. However, with ADP largely dictating who players draft, many unwittingly fall into traps. There are landmines in every year's drafts, yet many fantasy managers […]

4 Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers and Busts: 2nd Round Draft Targets or Avoids (2025)

The second round of rookie dynasty fantasy football drafts is historically filled with good talent. Of course, they weren't everyone's first preferences, but that doesn't matter. NFL evaluations of prospects are never perfect, and plenty of players slip through the cracks, if not just a little bit. In addition, there are often heavy biases against […]

5 Fantasy Football Dynasty League Players to Trade Away: Injured Sell Candidates (2025)

Dynasty leagues are the best form of fantasy football. Not only is it a year-round game, but it also allows fantasy players to feel like NFL general managers. However, dynasty leagues also have their drawbacks. Sometimes, you end up with a roster full of injured players that it’s best to trade away, despite selling them […]

Overvalued Second-Round Picks in 2025 Fantasy Football Drafts

Since we are still a few months away from fantasy drafts, average draft positions will certainly change from now until August. Players going in the second round right now might be going in the third round by the time most leagues kick off their drafts. However, analyzing where certain players are going now could help […]

Big-Name Fantasy Football Players to Avoid in 2025: 4 Overvalued "Stars"

Most people hate hearing that their favorite players will be busts in the upcoming fantasy football season. But turning a blind eye to the massive red flags that a lot of big-name players are waving in front of our faces is a great way to lose your fantasy football leagues. It's not like all of […]

Fantasy Football Veteran WRs Set to Lose Targets: 8 Wide Receiver Fallers

New, young wide receivers enter the NFL every year, and their targets don't materialize out of thin air. Instead, they come at the expense of veteran players. Who are some of those veteran players in 2025? Names like Kendrick Bourne and Sterling Shepard headline the list of veteran wideouts who simply won't see as much […]