Top 5 Fantasy Football Veterans: Undervalued Sleepers to Target in Drafts (2025)

June 5, 2025

Frank Ammirante's top 5 undervalued fantasy football veterans and sleepers to draft in 2025. His draft targets include Chris Godwin, D.J. Moore, James Connor, Najee Harris, and Mark Andrews.

We're in the dog days of the NFL offseason, making it a great time to prep for 2025 fantasy football drafts. We'll take a look at fantasy football average draft position (ADP) to find which veterans are underpriced for 2025 redraft leagues. These are players who could provide you with significant profit at their current price.

In this article, we'll dive into Underdog Fantasy ADP as of May 30th, since this is one of the most active platforms where hundreds of drafts are happening as we speak. The criteria for veterans will be any player aged 27 years or older.

Keep reading to learn why I view D.J. Moore, Chris Godwin, James Conner, Mark Andrews, and Najee Harris as my top five undervalued veterans in 2025 fantasy football.

D.J. Moore - WR, Chicago Bears

Underdog ADP: 40.7 (WR23)

DJ Moore could FEAST in a Ben Johnson offense 🍽️ pic.twitter.com/W4TOE9WEGz

— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) May 22, 2025

D.J. Moore is coming off a down year where he caught 98-of-140 targets for 966 yards and six touchdowns, finishing as WR32 in fantasy PPG in half-PPR formats. But that was in a broken offense with Shane Waldron and Thomas Brown as playcallers. Now, Moore will be in an elite offense schemed by Ben Johnson, who is considered one of the best offensive coordinators in the NFL.

Let's remember that Moore is only one year removed from a season in which he caught 96 passes for 1,364 yards and eight touchdowns. This is a 28-year-old wideout who has hauled in 90+ receptions in three of the last four seasons.

Now I know what you're thinking: this is a crowded room with top-10 picks in wideout Rome Odunze and tight end Colston Loveland, along with a second-rounder in receiver Luther Burden III. However, just because a team invested premium draft capital, it doesn't mean that these rookies will take over right away.

Just look at Johnson's old team, the Detroit Lions. David Montgomery still had a significant role even though they drafted Jahmyr Gibbs. It also took Jameson Williams a couple of years to make an impact.

Moore is a proven producer who is still in the prime of his career, now in the best situation he's ever had. While your competition gets excited about flashy new toys like Odunze, Loveland, and Burden, go with the player with the established track record.

Chris Godwin - WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Underdog ADP: 63.7 (WR35)

CHRIS GODWIN COMEBACK SZN 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/XUYcdnJ5Qj

— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) May 28, 2025

Chris Godwin was in the middle of a career year before it was cut short by a dislocated ankle, putting up 50 catches for 576 yards and five touchdowns in only seven games. This was good for WR3 in half-PPR points per game. While offensive coordinator Liam Coen has left to become head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, in-house replacement Josh Grizzard should provide continuity in play-calling.

That bodes well for a veteran who was thriving in this scheme last year. Godwin now has 80+ catches in four of the last six seasons. Here we have a 29-year-old wideout playing a prominent role in an elite passing game.

The risk with Godwin is that he's coming off a significant injury, but it's better that it was an ankle issue rather than a torn ACL. Given how well Godwin produced last year (WR3 in PPG), you could argue that the injury risk has been overly baked into his current price (WR35).

While the Bucs used a first-rounder on a potential stud wideout in Emeka Egbuka, that doesn't mean that Godwin will just be cast aside in this offense. Just look at Jaxon Smith-Njigba in his rookie season while competing for targets with DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett.

Even if Godwin takes some time to get back into form, you're getting a potential top-15 producer outside of the top-30 receivers, one who likely will have his best production at the end of the season, when it matters most as you contend for a fantasy football championship.

James Conner - RB, Arizona Cardinals

Underdog ADP: 66.4 (RB22)

James Conner In For Another Big Workload

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon said RB James Conner is "getting himself ready to carry the load for us." pic.twitter.com/Vggd8qLZo9

— Draft Sharks (@DraftSharks) May 30, 2025

James Conner continues to be an annual value in fantasy football leagues. After Conner was underpriced last year, all he did was turn in another productive season where he put up 1,508 total yards and nine touchdowns. This was good for 14.4 fantasy PPG, which ranked as RB14 on the season.

Even though the Cardinals drafted a touted running back prospect in Trey Benson in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft, there's no reason to believe that the former Florida State standout will see an enhanced role this season.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon has already stated that Conner is getting ready to carry the load for this offense once again.

The risk here is that Conner is now entering his age-30 season, so the wheels could fall off at any time. But he's shown no signs of decline, as highlighted by a 4.6 yards per carry last year.

The other factor to consider is injury, as Conner has missed three games in two of four seasons as a Cardinal. But even with these concerns, this is still a value at RB22 cost, considering he finished eight spots above that last year.

If you went WR-heavy in the first couple of rounds, Conner makes a lot of sense for projected volume.

Mark Andrews - TE, Baltimore Ravens

Underdog ADP: 106.5 (TE8)

Mark Andrews still has it pic.twitter.com/xr13jt0n6j

— Remember The Tight Ends (@RememberTheTE) May 22, 2025

Mark Andrews is coming off a disappointing season, during which he hauled in 55 of his 69 targets for 673 yards and 11 touchdowns. But there is one key factor worth noting here.

These overall numbers look worse because of a slow start where Andrews was held to six catches for 66 yards in his first four games, including back-to-back games with zero receptions from Weeks 3-4. There's a chance that Andrews took some time to get going because he had to recover from a car accident in late August.

The numbers back up that statement, as from Weeks 5 through 18, Andrews averaged 11.7 fantasy PPG, which ranked as TE5 among players with at least six games. During this stretch, Andrews caught all 11 of his touchdowns.

While Andrews has been rumored to be on the trade block, the draft came and went with no trade, so we can project him to stay on the Ravens all year. That means that he'll be in an elite offense all year long with a chance at another double-digit touchdown season.

When drafting Andrews, you have to accept that this is a boom-or-bust option with a low weekly floor but a high ceiling, since it's a run-heavy offense that also has another stud tight end in Isaiah Likely.

Najee Harris - RB, Los Angeles Chargers

Underdog ADP: 111.4 (RB35)

Idk if opposing defenses are gonna enjoy bringing Najee and Omarion down…. Particularly at the end of games, when the fatigue sets in. 💪🏈👀 #BoltUp pic.twitter.com/UOi6srfU2Y

— BoltzGalaxy⚡️🪐 (@boltzgalaxy) May 28, 2025

Najee Harris signed a one-year, $5.3 million deal with the Chargers this offseason, but after the team used their first-round pick to take another running back in Omarion Hampton, fantasy football players are shying away from the veteran.

This situation reminds me of the Lions, when they took Gibbs in the first round after signing Montgomery in free agency that year. Despite the high draft capital invested in Gibbs, Montgomery still had a heavy role.

I expect the same will happen with Najee, who has a chance to score double-digit touchdowns this season, which would definitely provide a nice profit on his current RB35 cost.

The Chargers have an elite running game that helped J.K. Dobbins show minimal ill effects of a torn Achilles.

Not only is the running scheme good with Greg Roman calling plays, but this team has invested premium draft picks into the offensive line, highlighted by 2024 first-rounder Joe Alt.

Expect the Chargers to continue to play smash-mouth football, with Harris forming a prolific one-two punch with Hampton.

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