Fantasy football 2025: 10 overvalued/undervalued NFL players to know before you draft

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I don’t frequent fast food places as much anymore. This isn’t bragging. I’m not pretending to be some high and mighty food snob who wouldn’t dare darken the doorstep of a chain burger joint. After all, I mainline lunchmeat directly from the pack in the middle of the night. Who am I to look down my nose at others’ food choices?

That said, at least once or twice a summer I slide into a drive-thru to grab a bite when I’m short on time. And what happened to value meals? Way back in the late 1900s when I was still a college student, you could scrounge up enough change to grab a sack of burgers and fries that would get you through a late-night study session. It feels like that same meal nowadays comes in around the same price as a non-matinee ticket at your local cineplex. (Speaking of overpriced.)

But you know where you can still find value? That’s right, your nearest fantasy football draft board. There are always players whose hype trains never leave the station. Guys who fall through the draft day cracks. Maybe they’re overshadowed by bigger name teammates. Maybe they’re on offenses that previously underperformed. Whatever the reason, the rest of the people in your league aren’t looking their way. That’s when you can pounce.

Of course, there are still those guys who will cost you a metaphorical arm and a leg in drafts. And they might not even leave you as satisfied as that cheeseburger-fries-drink combo soaking through the bottom of a brown paper bag. Yeah, I have a few of them on this list, too.

Sit back, scroll away and figure out where you can make some hay this fantasy season. Oh, and I call dibs on the fries at the bottom of the bag.

NOTE: Average draft position is based on a 12-team format and FantasyPros consensus rankings.

When I proclaimed early in the spring on the NFL Fantasy Podcast that I wouldn’t be drafting Barkley at cost in 2025, I thought of it as a hot take. Now that we’ve moved into July, it seems to be an argument that has gained a lot of steam. I’d like to credit myself with starting a movement. I mean … I didn’t. But I’d still like to credit myself with it.

Call it Beware the Magical Season. Call it The Curse of 370. I like to call it The 2K Conundrum. Before Barkley’s blow-up 2024 season, eight players had rushed for 2,000 in a single season. The following year, those players averaged 966 fewer rushing yards. Only two of the eight reached 1,300 rushing yards the next season. A 1,200-rushing yard season from Barkley wouldn’t be a terrible thing. But it wouldn’t be worthy of a top-three fantasy pick.

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