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Who should I draft for fantasy football in 2025? Fantasy football outlooks for Jerome Ford, Tony Pollard, Ricky Pearsall, Courtland Sutton, Isiah Pacheco, Calvin Ridley, Xavier Worthy, Emeka Egbuka, D'Andre Swift, George Pickens, Jerry Jeudy.
Who Should I Draft? Some common 2025 fantasy football draft decisions are regarding players like Jerome Ford, Tony Pollard, Ricky Pearsall, Courtland Sutton, Isiah Pacheco, Calvin Ridley, Xavier Worthy, Emeka Egbuka, D'Andre Swift, George Pickens, Jerry Jeudy. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning teams in 2025. Draft your optimal fantasy football teams for 2025. Our free Who Should I Draft? tool will help make your fantasy football draft decisions. Compare up to four NFL players, and we tell you who to draft... all free! Make the right decisions.
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Fantasy Football Draft Outlooks
Below are some fantasy football outlooks written by our NFL team here at RotoBaller, bringing you their fantasy football analysis and advice on which players to consider drafting in 2025:
Courtland Sutton, WR, Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos didn't use significant draft capital on, and didn't trade for, a wide receiver that is set to seriously challenge Sutton as the team's clear WR1. While they did sign tight end Evan Engram and did draft rookie WR Pat Bryant, both will likely be ancillary pieces, and serve the dual purpose of giving Nix secondary targets to throw to and draw away defensive coverage from Sutton.
These don't seem likely to affect his production much. Sutton caught 81 of his 135 targets in 2024 for 1,081 yards and eight scores. If he stays healthy for all 17 games, expecting similar production in 2025 is warranted. Sutton projects as a fringe WR1, as he finished as the WR15 last year. His big frame and physical play style allow him to thrive in the red zone and make circus catches down the field.
Being in a Sean Payton-coached offense and having quarterback Bo Nix, set to play in his second season after an excellent rookie year, doesn't hurt either. Sutton's WR22 ADP is pretty appropriate, as he finished as the WR26 in PPR points per game last season, but managed to play all 17 contests.
Isiah Pacheco, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
Isiah Pacheco's current ADPs in best ball leagues (84/RB31) and dynasty startups (92/RB28) represent a considerable decline when contrasted with his selection as an RB1 in both formats (ADP 27/RB11) and (ADP 40/RB10) during the 2024 draft season. This is the byproduct of Pacheco's disappointing numbers last season which failed to match the expectations that emerged after Pacheco had soared to seventh in rushing yards (912/70.2 per game), ninth in yards after contact (580), and 11th in points per game (15.7) from Weeks 2-17 during 2023.
He also secured the 11th highest grade among all backs from PFF (79.9). However, Pacheco sustained a fractured fibula in Week 2 of 2024 and was sidelined from Weeks 3-12. He operated in a rotation with Kareem Hunt following his return while trailing Hunt in snap share (40.3/37.0 percent). Pacheco also failed to perform effectively while averaging 9.8 attempts/35 rushing yards per game, and 3.6 yards per attempt from Weeks 13-17, and plummeted to 58th with an average of 5.0 points per game.
Pacheco could share touches with Hunt again after Hunt signed a one-year contract in March. Kansas City also signed former 49er Elijah Mitchell and selected Brashard Smith in Round 7 of the recent NFL Draft. Pacheco's uncertain workload and his recent history of injuries should incentivize you to avoid drafting him before his Round 8 ADPs in best ball leagues and dynasty startups.
Xavier Worthy, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs' second-year receiver Xavier Worthy made a statement in his NFL debut, scoring two touchdowns on the season-opening Thursday night win over Baltimore. His play from that moment on was fairly inconsistent until about Week 14 when he finally earned a full-time role in the offense despite Rashee Rice (knee) having been out of the lineup since Week 4.
In the final seven games of the season, including the playoffs, he averaged 8.3 targets per game, 74.0 receiving yards per game, and scored a total of six touchdowns. He had carved out a significant role in the Chiefs' offense, and will continue to hold that role down with Rice likely sidelined for the beginning of the season.
A sophomore breakout is certainly a possibility for the speedy receiver, but the dispersal of targets between himself and Rice will be interesting to monitor once the third-year receiver is fully back.
D'Andre Swift, RB, Chicago Bears
D'Andre Swift's prospects of avoiding formidable competition for touches within Chicago's backfield rotation had appeared tenuous entering the offseason. However, Swift is primed to operate as the Bears' lead back after the team failed to make any impactful additions at running back during free agency or the NFL Draft. Chicago made no changes to the backfield during free agency and did not address the position until they selected Kyle Monangai in Round 7 of April's NFL Draft (233rd overall).
Swift finished fourth among all backs in offensive snaps (703) during 2024, and was 10th with a career high 253 attempts (14.9 per game). He also accumulated a career best 632 yards after contact, and finished 18th in rushing yards (959/56.4 per game). Swift registered a career-low 3.8 yards per attempt, and was 47th in rush yards over expected per attempt (-0.69) according to NextGenStats, but he was also fifth in routes run (351), and 14th in targets (52/3.1 per game), and receptions (42/2.5 per game). Swift's lead back role should be preserved, as he is cemented atop a depth chart that contains Roschon Johnson and Monangai.
The Bears' offense should perform more proficiently under Ben Johnson, while Swift will benefit from offseason improvements to the offensive line. Those factors should propel Swift to production that surpasses the expectations of his ADPs in best ball leagues (87/RB30), and dynasty startup drafts (103/RB32).
George Pickens, WR, Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was traded from his old team to his new team ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Pickens will now slot in behind CeeDee Lamb as the team's WR2. Lamb is one of the NFL's best, and is exceedingly likely to lead Pickens in targets, but they serve different roles in the offense.
While Lamb is an elite route-runner with stellar short-area quickness and separation abilities, Pickens is a fantastic deep threat capable of making circus-level, acrobatic catches and winning down the field. Pickens could see career-high production, even if it's capped by Lamb's presence, because he's never had much to work with in Pittsburgh. He'll slot into a team that's had a highly productive passing offense in recent years.
Quarterback Dak Prescott is still capable of being a high-volume passer. Pickens finishing as a WR1 in PPR fantasy football leagues doesn't seem super likely, but at his ADP of WR37, he's a good value. A high-end WR3 season wouldn't be surprising for Pickens. If things go well in Dallas, he could reasonably finish as a WR2, making him a very solid value draft selection for fantasy football teams.
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