Fantasy football 2025: Seven riskiest players to draft

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When preparing for a fantasy football draft, it is important to determine which players you can count on — and which players you can’t .

Taking chances on players with high upside is, of course, part of the game. But going for too many risky players can ruin your fantasy team before the season even starts.

With that in mind, I’ve compiled the following list of the seven riskiest players to pick in 2025, based on average draft position (ADP) in 12-team PPR leagues, according to Fantasy Pros. (And be sure to check out my compilation of the seven safest players to scoop up after Round 4.)

It may seem odd to say that the RB1 in fantasy points from 2024 is a risk to select with an early first-round pick on year later, but there are multiple reasons to be wary of paying a high price for Gibbs. The majority of his high-scoring performances last season came when David Montgomery was sidelined with an injury in Weeks 15-18, as Gibbs averaged an absurd 31.5 points per game in that four-game span. Prior to Montgomery’s injury, Gibbs was averaging 18.2 points per game. Plus, there’s a good chance we can expect touchdown regression in 2025. Gibbs scored 20 times last season but, again, eight of them came in the four games Montgomery did not play. That said, I still fully expect Gibbs to be a great fantasy asset, but his hefty cost makes him a risky pick based on his past production when playing alongside a healthy Montgomery.

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