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RotoBaller's updated fantasy football rankings for standard (non-PPR) drafts in 2025. Our fantasy football standard rankings, tiers for RB, WR, TE, QB, DST, K.
Fantasy football draft season will be coming to a close soon as Week 1 kicks off on Thursday. After a long offseason, football is finally back! Today, you will find our updated 2025 standard league (non-PPR) fantasy football rankings for the top 415 players and all positions (QB, RB, WR, TE, DST, K).
At RotoBaller HQ, we have been pumping out fantasy football content nonstop and are back with more fantasy football rankings to help you crush your upcoming drafts. Most leagues count scoring for receptions, but there are still plenty of managers who play in standard (non-PPR) leagues. You'll want to make sure to understand the scoring differences, and target different types of players in standard leagues. In PPR leagues, players that get a lot of targets and receptions are more valuable -- they rack up points with each reception, even if they are short passes. But in standard (non-PPR) leagues, the players with the most touchdown upside will be prioritized. Workhorses who get a lot of touches/rushing yards, and a lot of air yards will also hold more value.
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Recent Fantasy Football News and Injury Updates
- Jalen Coker Placed on Injured Reserve
- Panthers Sign Hunter Renfrow to Active Roster
- Rome Odunze Taking on Leadership Role in Ben Johnson's Offense
- Commanders Blown Away by Deebo Samuel Sr.'s Level of Commitment
- Bo Nix "Capable" of Raising His Game
- Trevor Lawrence will Have More Control of the Jaguars' Offense?
- Kayshon Boutte: A Breakout Candidate in New England?
- Bengals Feel Joe Burrow had the Best Training Camp of His Career
- Texans Pleased with the New Squad "Charged" with Protecting C.J. Stroud
- Jaydon Blue Listed as No. 3 Back in Latest Unofficial Depth Chart
- Rachaad White Expected to Play in Week 1
- Patriots have a Strong Internal Belief in Drake Maye
- Javonte Williams Listed as RB1 on Cowboys Depth Chart
- De'Von Achane Should be Ready for Week 1
- Jalen Royals Unlikely to Play in Week 1
Standard (Non-PPR) Fantasy Football Rankings
Bookmark our PPR rankings, Half-PPR rankings, and standard (non-PPR) rankings
| Tier | Rank | Player Name | Pos |
| 1 | 1 | Saquon Barkley | RB |
| 1 | 2 | Bijan Robinson | RB |
| 1 | 3 | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB |
| 1 | 4 | Christian McCaffrey | RB |
| 1 | 5 | Derrick Henry | RB |
| 1 | 6 | Ja'Marr Chase | WR |
| 1 | 7 | CeeDee Lamb | WR |
| 1 | 8 | Justin Jefferson | WR |
| 1 | 9 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 10 | Nico Collins | WR |
| 2 | 11 | Ashton Jeanty | RB |
| 2 | 12 | Bucky Irving | RB |
| 2 | 13 | Chase Brown | RB |
| 2 | 14 | Malik Nabers | WR |
| 2 | 15 | Puka Nacua | WR |
| 2 | 16 | Brian Thomas Jr. | WR |
| 2 | 17 | A.J. Brown | WR |
| 2 | 18 | De'Von Achane | RB |
| 2 | 19 | Josh Jacobs | RB |
| 2 | 20 | Jonathan Taylor | RB |
| 2 | 21 | Brock Bowers | TE |
| 2 | 22 | George Kittle | TE |
| 2 | 23 | Omarion Hampton | RB |
| 3 | 24 | Drake London | WR |
| 3 | 25 | Trey McBride | TE |
| 3 | 26 | Josh Allen | QB |
| 3 | 27 | Lamar Jackson | QB |
| 3 | 28 | James Cook | RB |
| 3 | 29 | Ladd McConkey | WR |
| 3 | 30 | Kyren Williams | RB |
| 3 | 31 | Tyreek Hill | WR |
| 3 | 32 | Tee Higgins | WR |
| 3 | 33 | Mike Evans | WR |
| 3 | 34 | Xavier Worthy | WR |
| 3 | 35 | Jalen Hurts | QB |
| 4 | 36 | Jayden Daniels | QB |
| 4 | 37 | TreVeyon Henderson | RB |
| 4 | 38 | Davante Adams | WR |
| 4 | 39 | Tetairoa McMillan | WR |
| 4 | 40 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR |
| 4 | 41 | Breece Hall | RB |
| 4 | 42 | Kenneth Walker III | RB |
| 4 | 43 | Terry McLaurin | WR |
| 4 | 44 | George Pickens | WR |
| 4 | 45 | Jameson Williams | WR |
| 4 | 46 | Chuba Hubbard | RB |
| 4 | 47 | Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR |
| 4 | 48 | DJ Moore | WR |
| 5 | 49 | Garrett Wilson | WR |
| 5 | 50 | James Conner | RB |
| 5 | 51 | Tony Pollard | RB |
| 5 | 52 | Calvin Ridley | WR |
| 5 | 53 | Courtland Sutton | WR |
| 5 | 54 | RJ Harvey | RB |
| 5 | 55 | DeVonta Smith | WR |
| 5 | 56 | Jaylen Waddle | WR |
| 5 | 57 | Alvin Kamara | RB |
| 5 | 58 | DK Metcalf | WR |
| 5 | 59 | David Montgomery | RB |
| 5 | 60 | Zay Flowers | WR |
| 5 | 61 | Travis Hunter | WR |
| 5 | 62 | Joe Burrow | QB |
| 6 | 63 | Emeka Egbuka | WR |
| 6 | 64 | Sam LaPorta | TE |
| 6 | 65 | Aaron Jones | RB |
| 6 | 66 | Deebo Samuel Sr. | WR |
| 6 | 67 | D'Andre Swift | RB |
| 6 | 68 | Rome Odunze | WR |
| 6 | 69 | Rashee Rice | WR |
| 6 | 70 | Chris Olave | WR |
| 6 | 71 | Jerry Jeudy | WR |
| 6 | 72 | Stefon Diggs | WR |
| 6 | 73 | Ricky Pearsall | WR |
| 6 | 74 | Isiah Pacheco | RB |
| 6 | 75 | Matthew Golden | WR |
| 6 | 76 | Jordan Mason | RB |
| 6 | 77 | T.J. Hockenson | TE |
| 6 | 78 | Jordan Addison | WR |
| 6 | 79 | Jakobi Meyers | WR |
| 6 | 80 | Mark Andrews | TE |
| 6 | 81 | Patrick Mahomes | QB |
| 6 | 82 | Jaylen Warren | RB |
| 7 | 83 | Josh Downs | WR |
| 7 | 84 | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB |
| 7 | 85 | Justin Fields | QB |
| 7 | 86 | Baker Mayfield | QB |
| 7 | 87 | Kaleb Johnson | RB |
| 7 | 88 | Khalil Shakir | WR |
| 7 | 89 | Travis Kelce | TE |
| 7 | 90 | Brock Purdy | QB |
| 7 | 91 | Travis Etienne Jr. | RB |
| 7 | 92 | Darnell Mooney | WR |
| 7 | 93 | Kyler Murray | QB |
| 8 | 94 | Zach Charbonnet | RB |
| 8 | 95 | Michael Pittman Jr. | WR |
| 8 | 96 | Jauan Jennings | WR |
| 8 | 97 | Bo Nix | QB |
| 8 | 98 | Keon Coleman | WR |
| 8 | 99 | Evan Engram | TE |
| 8 | 100 | Cooper Kupp | WR |
| 8 | 101 | J.K. Dobbins | RB |
| 8 | 102 | Tyler Warren | TE |
| 8 | 103 | Caleb Williams | QB |
| 8 | 104 | Tucker Kraft | TE |
| 8 | 105 | Colston Loveland | TE |
| 8 | 106 | Dak Prescott | QB |
| 8 | 107 | Rashid Shaheed | WR |
| 8 | 108 | Drake Maye | QB |
| 8 | 109 | Christian Kirk | WR |
| 8 | 110 | Javonte Williams | RB |
| 8 | 111 | Jake Ferguson | TE |
| 8 | 112 | David Njoku | TE |
| 8 | 113 | Jayden Reed | WR |
| 8 | 114 | Cam Skattebo | RB |
| 8 | 115 | Justin Herbert | QB |
| 8 | 116 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB |
| 8 | 117 | Jacory Croskey-Merritt | RB |
| 8 | 118 | Dalton Kincaid | TE |
| 8 | 119 | Bhayshul Tuten | RB |
| 8 | 120 | Jared Goff | QB |
| 9 | 121 | Dallas Goedert | TE |
| 9 | 122 | J.J. McCarthy | QB |
| 9 | 123 | Braelon Allen | RB |
| 9 | 124 | Keenan Allen | WR |
| 9 | 125 | Trevor Lawrence | QB |
| 9 | 126 | Jordan Love | QB |
| 9 | 127 | Jaydon Blue | RB |
| 9 | 128 | Jayden Higgins | WR |
| 9 | 129 | C.J. Stroud | QB |
| 9 | 130 | Luther Burden III | WR |
| 9 | 131 | Chris Godwin | WR |
| 9 | 132 | Tyler Allgeier | RB |
| 9 | 133 | Marvin Mims Jr. | WR |
| 9 | 134 | Tank Bigsby | RB |
| 9 | 135 | Kyle Pitts | TE |
| 9 | 136 | Dylan Sampson | RB |
| 9 | 137 | Trey Benson | RB |
| 9 | 138 | Marquise Brown | WR |
| 9 | 139 | Austin Ekeler | RB |
| 9 | 140 | Rashod Bateman | WR |
| 9 | 141 | Joshua Palmer | WR |
| 9 | 142 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB |
| 9 | 143 | Cam Ward | QB |
| 9 | 144 | Romeo Doubs | WR |
| 9 | 145 | Denver Broncos | DST |
| 9 | 146 | Rachaad White | RB |
| 10 | 147 | Brandon Aubrey | K |
| 10 | 148 | Quinshon Judkins | RB |
| 10 | 149 | Michael Penix Jr. | QB |
| 10 | 150 | Zach Ertz | TE |
| 10 | 151 | Xavier Legette | WR |
| 10 | 152 | Ray Davis | RB |
| 10 | 153 | Ollie Gordon II | RB |
| 10 | 154 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR |
| 10 | 155 | Nick Chubb | RB |
| 10 | 156 | Cedric Tillman | WR |
| 10 | 157 | Kyle Williams | WR |
| 10 | 158 | Isaiah Likely | TE |
| 10 | 159 | Brenton Strange | TE |
| 10 | 160 | Bryce Young | QB |
| 10 | 161 | Geno Smith | QB |
| 10 | 162 | Hunter Henry | TE |
| 10 | 163 | Jonnu Smith | TE |
| 11 | 164 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST |
| 11 | 165 | Brian Robinson Jr. | RB |
| 11 | 166 | Will Shipley | RB |
| 11 | 167 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB |
| 11 | 168 | Wan'Dale Robinson | WR |
| 11 | 169 | Jerome Ford | RB |
| 11 | 170 | DeMario Douglas | WR |
| 11 | 171 | Baltimore Ravens | DST |
| 11 | 172 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST |
| 11 | 173 | Dyami Brown | WR |
| 11 | 174 | Tre Harris | WR |
| 11 | 175 | Jake Bates | K |
| 11 | 176 | Chig Okonkwo | TE |
| 11 | 177 | Najee Harris | RB |
| 11 | 178 | Keaton Mitchell | RB |
| 11 | 179 | Cade Otton | TE |
| 11 | 180 | Rico Dowdle | RB |
| 11 | 181 | Mike Gesicki | TE |
| 11 | 182 | Dont'e Thornton Jr. | WR |
| 11 | 183 | Adam Thielen | WR |
| 11 | 184 | Matthew Stafford | QB |
| 11 | 185 | Sam Darnold | QB |
| 11 | 186 | Woody Marks | RB |
| 11 | 187 | Blake Corum | RB |
| 12 | 188 | Tory Horton | WR |
| 12 | 189 | Isaac TeSlaa | WR |
| 12 | 190 | Roschon Johnson | RB |
| 12 | 191 | Daniel Jones | QB |
| 12 | 192 | Cameron Dicker | K |
| 12 | 193 | Alec Pierce | WR |
| 12 | 194 | DJ Giddens | RB |
| 12 | 195 | Michael Wilson | WR |
| 12 | 196 | Ray-Ray McCloud III | WR |
| 12 | 197 | Jaylin Noel | WR |
| 12 | 198 | Kayshon Boutte | WR |
| 12 | 199 | Aaron Rodgers | QB |
| 12 | 200 | Darren Waller | TE |
| 12 | 201 | Chris Boswell | K |
| 12 | 202 | Jarquez Hunter | RB |
| 12 | 203 | Tyjae Spears | RB |
| 12 | 204 | Dalton Schultz | TE |
| 12 | 205 | Mason Taylor | TE |
| 12 | 206 | Jordan Whittington | WR |
| 12 | 207 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR |
| 12 | 208 | Troy Franklin | WR |
| 12 | 209 | Harrison Butker | K |
| 12 | 210 | Darius Slayton | WR |
| 12 | 211 | San Francisco 49ers | DST |
| 13 | 212 | Minnesota Vikings | DST |
| 13 | 213 | Olamide Zaccheaus | WR |
| 13 | 214 | Pat Bryant | WR |
| 13 | 215 | Tahj Brooks | RB |
| 13 | 216 | Miles Sanders | RB |
| 13 | 217 | Andrei Iosivas | WR |
| 13 | 218 | Pat Freiermuth | TE |
| 13 | 219 | Harold Fannin Jr. | TE |
| 13 | 220 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | K |
| 13 | 221 | Adonai Mitchell | WR |
| 13 | 222 | Elijah Arroyo | TE |
| 13 | 223 | Raheem Mostert | RB |
| 13 | 224 | KaVontae Turpin | WR |
| 13 | 225 | Tutu Atwell | WR |
| 14 | 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST |
| 14 | 227 | Jalen Coker | WR |
| 14 | 228 | Justice Hill | RB |
| 14 | 229 | Juwan Johnson | TE |
| 14 | 230 | Joe Flacco | QB |
| 14 | 231 | Joe Mixon | RB |
| 14 | 232 | Dameon Pierce | RB |
| 14 | 233 | Elijah Moore | WR |
| 14 | 234 | Matt Gay | K |
| 14 | 235 | Chase McLaughlin | K |
| 14 | 236 | Quentin Johnston | WR |
| 14 | 237 | Ja'Tavion Sanders | TE |
| 15 | 238 | Kyle Monangai | RB |
| 15 | 239 | Malik Washington | WR |
| 15 | 240 | Amari Cooper | WR |
| 15 | 241 | Elic Ayomanor | WR |
| 15 | 242 | Keandre Lambert-Smith | WR |
| 15 | 243 | Isaac Guerendo | RB |
| 15 | 244 | Sean Tucker | RB |
| 15 | 245 | Theo Johnson | TE |
| 15 | 246 | Noah Brown | WR |
| 15 | 247 | Kendre Miller | RB |
| 15 | 248 | Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | WR |
| 15 | 249 | Will Reichard | K |
| 15 | 250 | Tyler Lockett | WR |
| 15 | 251 | Calvin Austin III | WR |
| 15 | 252 | Devaughn Vele | WR |
| 15 | 253 | Jack Bech | WR |
| 15 | 254 | Jaylen Wright | RB |
| 15 | 255 | AJ Barner | TE |
| 15 | 256 | Noah Gray | TE |
| 15 | 257 | Evan McPherson | K |
| 15 | 258 | Jalen Tolbert | WR |
| 15 | 259 | Jake Elliott | K |
| 15 | 260 | Buffalo Bills | DST |
| 16 | 261 | Tyler Bass | K |
| 16 | 262 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST |
| 16 | 263 | Arizona Cardinals | DST |
| 16 | 264 | Josh Reynolds | WR |
| 16 | 265 | Russell Wilson | QB |
| 16 | 266 | Wil Lutz | K |
| 16 | 267 | Jaxson Dart | QB |
| 16 | 268 | Tyler Higbee | TE |
| 16 | 269 | Brashard Smith | RB |
| 16 | 270 | Houston Texans | DST |
| 16 | 271 | Dontayvion Wicks | WR |
| 16 | 272 | Kareem Hunt | RB |
| 16 | 273 | Brandin Cooks | WR |
| 16 | 274 | Roman Wilson | WR |
| 16 | 275 | Anthony Richardson Sr. | QB |
| 16 | 276 | AJ Dillon | RB |
| 16 | 277 | Spencer Rattler | QB |
| 16 | 278 | Chimere Dike | WR |
| 16 | 279 | Sterling Shepard | WR |
| 16 | 280 | Terrance Ferguson | TE |
| 16 | 281 | Devin Neal | RB |
| 17 | 282 | Trevor Etienne | RB |
| 17 | 283 | Parker Washington | WR |
| 17 | 284 | Will Dissly | TE |
| 17 | 285 | Jaylin Lane | WR |
| 17 | 286 | Cole Kmet | TE |
| 17 | 287 | Detroit Lions | DST |
| 17 | 288 | Tre Tucker | WR |
| 17 | 289 | Younghoe Koo | K |
| 17 | 290 | Dallas Cowboys | DST |
| 17 | 291 | Elijah Mitchell | RB |
| 17 | 292 | Chad Ryland | K |
| 17 | 293 | MarShawn Lloyd | RB |
| 17 | 294 | Jalen Royals | WR |
| 17 | 295 | Greg Dortch | WR |
| 17 | 296 | New York Giants | DST |
| 17 | 297 | Emanuel Wilson | RB |
| 17 | 298 | Seattle Seahawks | DST |
| 17 | 299 | Ty Johnson | RB |
| 17 | 300 | Samaje Perine | RB |
| 17 | 301 | Tyler Shough | QB |
| 17 | 302 | Khalil Herbert | RB |
| 17 | 303 | New York Jets | DST |
| 17 | 304 | Oronde Gadsden II | TE |
| 17 | 305 | Jordan James | RB |
| 17 | 306 | Jalen Nailor | WR |
| 18 | 307 | Jaleel McLaughlin | RB |
| 18 | 308 | Kimani Vidal | RB |
| 18 | 309 | Zay Jones | WR |
| 18 | 310 | John Metchie III | WR |
| 18 | 311 | Brandon McManus | K |
| 18 | 312 | Devin Singletary | RB |
| 18 | 313 | Tim Patrick | WR |
| 18 | 314 | Ben Sinnott | TE |
| 18 | 315 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB |
| 18 | 316 | Jacob Cowing | WR |
| 18 | 317 | Jason Sanders | K |
| 18 | 318 | Curtis Samuel | WR |
| 18 | 319 | Cleveland Browns | DST |
| 18 | 320 | Joshua Karty | K |
| 18 | 321 | Los Angeles Rams | DST |
| 18 | 322 | Tyler Loop | K |
| 18 | 323 | Cam Little | K |
| 18 | 324 | Tez Johnson | WR |
| 18 | 325 | Jake Moody | K |
| 18 | 326 | Christian Watson | WR |
| 18 | 327 | Spencer Shrader | K |
| 18 | 328 | Isaiah Davis | RB |
| 18 | 329 | Luke McCaffrey | WR |
| 18 | 330 | Demarcus Robinson | WR |
| 18 | 331 | Savion Williams | WR |
| 18 | 332 | New England Patriots | DST |
| 18 | 333 | Jason Myers | K |
| 18 | 334 | Tyler Conklin | TE |
| 18 | 335 | Van Jefferson | WR |
| 18 | 336 | Jalen McMillan | WR |
| 18 | 337 | Jalen Milroe | QB |
| 18 | 338 | Ryan Fitzgerald | K |
| 18 | 339 | Kalif Raymond | WR |
| 18 | 340 | Gunnar Helm | TE |
| 18 | 341 | Allen Lazard | WR |
| 18 | 342 | Jermaine Burton | WR |
| 18 | 343 | Xavier Hutchinson | WR |
| 18 | 344 | Tai Felton | WR |
| 18 | 345 | Mack Hollins | WR |
| 18 | 346 | Noah Fant | TE |
| 18 | 347 | Austin Hooper | TE |
| 18 | 348 | Tyquan Thornton | WR |
| 19 | 349 | Daniel Carlson | K |
| 19 | 350 | Dawson Knox | TE |
| 19 | 351 | Michael Mayer | TE |
| 19 | 352 | Chicago Bears | DST |
| 19 | 353 | Green Bay Packers | DST |
| 19 | 354 | Arian Smith | WR |
| 19 | 355 | Indianapolis Colts | DST |
| 19 | 356 | Grant Calcaterra | TE |
| 19 | 357 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST |
| 19 | 358 | KhaDarel Hodge | WR |
| 19 | 359 | Isaiah Bond | WR |
| 19 | 360 | Blake Grupe | K |
| 19 | 361 | Cade Stover | TE |
| 19 | 362 | Audric Estime | RB |
| 19 | 363 | Tyler Goodson | RB |
| 19 | 364 | Luke Schoonmaker | TE |
| 19 | 365 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR |
| 19 | 366 | Cam Akers | RB |
| 19 | 367 | Raheim Sanders | RB |
| 19 | 368 | Cairo Santos | K |
| 19 | 369 | Gabe Davis | WR |
| 19 | 370 | Sincere McCormick | RB |
| 19 | 371 | Antonio Gibson | RB |
| 19 | 372 | Dillon Gabriel | QB |
| 19 | 373 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB |
| 19 | 374 | Atlanta Falcons | DST |
| 19 | 375 | Parker Romo | K |
| 20 | 376 | Taysom Hill | TE |
| 20 | 377 | Nick Nash | WR |
| 20 | 378 | Chris Brooks | RB |
| 20 | 379 | Ty Chandler | RB |
| 20 | 380 | Gus Edwards | RB |
| 20 | 381 | Efton Chism III | WR |
| 20 | 382 | Washington Commanders | DST |
| 20 | 383 | Elijah Higgins | TE |
| 20 | 384 | Jeremy McNichols | RB |
| 20 | 385 | Joey Slye | K |
| 20 | 386 | Zamir White | RB |
| 20 | 387 | Foster Moreau | TE |
| 20 | 388 | Nick Folk | K |
| 20 | 389 | Carolina Panthers | DST |
| 20 | 390 | Trey Sermon | RB |
| 20 | 391 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST |
| 20 | 392 | Graham Gano | K |
| 20 | 393 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST |
| 20 | 394 | Devontez Walker | WR |
| 20 | 395 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST |
| 20 | 396 | Andre Szmyt | K |
| 20 | 397 | Luke Musgrave | TE |
| 20 | 398 | New Orleans Saints | DST |
| 20 | 399 | Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR |
| 20 | 400 | Kendrick Bourne | WR |
| 20 | 401 | Rasheen Ali | RB |
| 20 | 402 | Jalin Hyatt | WR |
| 20 | 403 | Jake Bobo | WR |
| 20 | 404 | Miami Dolphins | DST |
| 20 | 405 | Ricky White III | WR |
| 20 | 406 | Emari Demercado | RB |
| 20 | 407 | Tennessee Titans | DST |
| 20 | 408 | Kenny Pickett | QB |
| 20 | 409 | Jalin Conyers | TE |
| 20 | 410 | Shedeur Sanders | QB |
| 20 | 411 | Craig Reynolds | RB |
| 20 | 412 | Tyler Boyd | WR |
| 20 | 413 | Phil Mafah | RB |
| 20 | 414 | Michael Carter | RB |
| 20 | 415 | Dylan Laube | RB |
Fantasy Football Rankings Outlooks
Ollie Gordon II, Miami Dolphins
NFL.com's Bucky Brooks believes the Miami Dolphins might have grabbed a hidden gem in rookie running back Ollie Gordon II when they took him in the sixth round back in April's NFL draft. Gordon is an old-school RB1, Brooks writes, and ran for 43 yards on eight carries as the starter in the team's preseason finale. He has been praised by head coach Mike McDaniel for his rugged running style between the tackles, but the Oklahoma State product has also showcased soft hands on the perimeter this summer at training camp.
The 21-year-old finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy race back in 2023 and could easily become a dominant force in the NFL. He's still young, but with both De'Von Achane (calf) and Jaylen Wright (leg) banged up at the start of the 2025 season, Gordon is worth a peek as a late-round RB flier in most fantasy formats this weekend.
Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions
NFL.com's Bucky Brooks thinks that Detroit Lions rookie wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa will be "a valuable weapon for Jared Goff as a chain-mover with mismatch potential in the red zone" in his first year in the NFL. TeSlaa torched defenders in the preseason with 10 catches for 146 yards and three touchdowns and is a polished route-runner with great speed (4.43-second 40-yard dash).
The Arkansas product also has nice length at 6-foot-4 and 214 pounds with 31 1/8-inch arms. The third-round pick's (70th overall) strong performance in training camp and the preseason was the prime reason the team traded Tim Patrick to the Jaguars. TeSlaa is now competing with Kalif Raymond for the WR3 in Detroit behind Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams. While he could have growing pains in Year 1, TeSlaa is worth a look as a late-round flier in deeper fantasy formats.
De'Von Achane, Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane (calf) should be ready to go for the Week 1 regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, versus the Indianapolis Colts, barring any setbacks, according to David Furones of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. General manager Chris Grier said on Wednesday that he expects Achane to be ready next weekend, although Furones doesn't sound as confident here.
The 23-year-old lead back has not practiced with the team in over a week as he deals with a nagging calf injury that has put his availability ahead of the Week 1 opener in question. Fantasy managers should have a much better idea of Achane's status for Week 1 when Miami begins official practices next week. Achane's status is of even more importance with Jaylen Wright (leg) expected to miss a couple of weeks after having leg surgery. Their injuries have made rookie Ollie Gordon II an intriguing late-round flier in fantasy drafts.
Jauan Jennings, San Francisco 49ers
Tim Kawakami of The San Francisco Standard says that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings (calf) is looking for more than $20 million annually on a contract extension, and the team "appears unwilling to meet those demands." "If you ask me what the dollars are, I would tell you, just from my opinion, that it's not close. It's not even close," Kawakami added. Jennings does hold some leverage due to the team's injury-depleted receiving group, with Brandon Aiyuk (knee) set to miss at least the first four games of the year.
However, his leverage is diminishing with each passing day, and the possibility of him missing regular-season games further complicates matters. Jennings has been out for most of training camp with a calf injury, but his contract dispute may be influencing his lack of practice participation. General manager John Lynch confirmed that Jennings has requested a trade, but the Niners have no intentions of moving him.
Jalen Royals, Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Jalen Royals (knee) is unlikely to suit up for Week 1 as he works his way back from injury. The fourth-round pick from Utah State entered camp competing with Marquise Brown and others for a role in one of the league's deepest receiver groups.
Royals' strengths lie in his route savvy, body control, and ability to fight through contact, making him a tough cover when healthy. While his short-term redraft outlook is limited, he remains an intriguing dynasty stash given Kansas City's long-term need for young playmakers to emerge around Patrick Mahomes.
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