1 Fantasy Football Fact for All 32 Teams

As the calendar turns to May, it’s time to start getting into the fantasy football mindset if you haven’t already. A lot has changed around the NFL over the last few months. Here’s one fact from every team with a brief discussion to get you thinking and prepping for another run at your league’s title in a few months.

One Fact for Fantasy Football from Each of the 32 NFL Teams

Arizona Cardinals

James Conner played a career-high 16 games in 2024

Prior to 2024, Conner had missed an average of 3.5 games per season since entering the league in 2017. That includes an average of 3.33 games missed per season in three years with the Arizona Cardinals. We certainly can’t predict injuries or time missed for any season, but Conner has shown he is more likely to do so than others. Furthermore, Conner turns 30 May 5 and has 1,663 total career touches.

Behind Conner on the Cardinals’ depth chart are Trey Benson, Emari Demercado and Michael Carter Despite speculation Arizona might add a rookie into the mix from the 2025 NFL Draft, they did not. That puts Benson in a great position for the 2025 fantasy football season. At worst, he’s Conner’s clear-cut backup who should be on benches everywhere. At best, he gets a chance to lead this backfield in just his second season. Benson averaged 4.6 yards per carry as a rookie, though on just 63 total attempts.

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Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons averaged 32.0 points per game in Michael Penix Jr.’s three starts at quarterback

An average of 32.0 points per game would have ranked first in the league in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and second in the league last season. The Falcons’ late-season success with Penix is obviously a small sample size, but it’s worth reminding everyone just how good Penix and the Falcons looked after finally benching Kirk Cousins.

According to FTN’s NFL Splits Tool, the Falcons averaged nearly double the number of touchdowns per game (3.3 to 1.9) with a Penix-led offense. Additionally, the Falcons averaged nearly three more pass attempts and five less rush attempts.

The biggest beneficiary of the quarterback change is undoubtedly wide receiver Drake London. He averaged 4.6 more targets, 51.7 more receiving yards and 7.1 more half-PPR points in Penix’s three starts. Penix has already been named the Falcons’ starting quarterback for the 2025 NFL season.

Baltimore Ravens

Derrick Henry averaged a career-high 5.9 yards per carry in 2024

Henry’s 5.9 yards per carry leads all running backs from the 2024 season. Mind you, Henry turned 31 in January. Henry also led the entire league in first downs (93) and was second in rush attempts (325) and yards (1,921) to only Saquon Barkley (345/2,005). It’s Henry’s second-best total yardage since rushing for 2,025 yards in 2020.

Until we see Henry decline, there’s no reason to believe he actually will. The 2025 season is the final year of Henry’s two-year deal with the Ravens. This could very well be his last ride so all the more reason to give him as many touches as possible. Behind Henry on the Baltimore depth chart are Justice Hill, Keaton Mitchell and Rasheen Ali. They have a combined 350 career carries.

Buffalo Bills

Dalton Kincaid had the lowest catch percentage of tight ends with 50 or more targets in 2024

There were 30 different tight ends to log over 50 targets during the 2024 season. Dalton Kincaid had 75 in just 13 games. However, of these 30 tight ends, Kincaid’s 58.7% catch rate is the lowest. There isn’t another tight end within these parameters with less than a 62% catch rate. There are just three, including Kincaid, below 65%.

Surprisingly enough, Kincaid’s 75 targets in 2024 are the second-most among all Buffalo Bills last season. Unfortunately, he finished third in receiving yards with just 448 total. The Bills still don’t have an obvious alpha pass catcher. Josh Allen managed to win last year’s MVP by spreading the ball around. That feeds whatever hope is left that Kincaid can still turn things around. At least in 2025, a high draft pick isn’t required to find out.

Carolina Panthers

Chuba Hubbard finished inside the top-five in team snap percentage played among running backs

According to the FTN StatsHub, Chuba Hubbard (65.3%) is behind only Kyren Williams (80.1%), Bijan Robinson (74.1%), Saquon Barkley (66.9%), and Breece Hall (66.4%) in percentage of team snaps played last season. Now consider the ADP of these five running backs from last summer.

Hubbard is one of the biggest values from the 2024 fantasy football season. All five of the above listed running backs finished as top-20 players at the position in PPR points per game. Hubbard notably slides in as the RB13.

Looking ahead at 2025, Hubbard should be a value yet again. There will be some fantasy managers concerned about the Panthers signing Rico Dowdle. He signed just a one-year, $2.75 million free agency deal with Carolina in March. Compare that to Hubbard’s four-year, $33.2 million extension he signed in November.

Dowdle will get some run, but likely as the backup when Hubbard needs a breather. Jonathon Brooks would have assumed that role and then some if he didn’t tear his ACL last season as a rookie. It’s his second tear since 2023 in the same knee.

Chicago Bears

The Bears have never had a quarterback throw for 30 touchdowns or 4,000 yards in a season

I have been recycling this stat every year. If you’ve heard it before, I’m sorry, but it’s not my fault! The Bears just continue to produce mediocrity in a generally pass-heavy league! Erik Kramer currently holds the Bears’ franchise record for most passing touchdowns (29) and yards (3,838) in a single season. Both records were set by Kramer in 1995. Caleb Williams, who was born in 2001, has as good of a chance as ever to break each record in 2025.

Jared Goff achieved three straight seasons of at least 29 touchdowns and 4,400 passing yards over the last three years with Ben Johnson as his offensive coordinator. In fact, Goff’s yardage and touchdown totals increased year after year. Johnson is now the Bears’ head coach.

Williams has DJ Moore, Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland as his primary pass catchers. More importantly, the Bears emphasized rebuilding their offensive line this off season. They traded for Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson and signed Drew Dalman all within days of each other. This is great news considering Williams was the most sacked (67) quarterback in 2024 according to the FTN StatsHub and in one of just four qualified quarterbacks to face pressure on 200 or more dropbacks.

Cincinnati Bengals

Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins both signed extensions this offseason

Ja’Marr Chase received a four-year, $161 million extension with $112 million guaranteed. Tee Higgins signed a four-year, $115 million contract with $40.9 million guaranteed. Higgins has guarantees spread out across his contract that actually gives the Bengals a realistic option to move on as soon as 2027. Locking in both receivers is great for both of them in 2025, as well as Joe Burrow.

Chase is no better or worse without Higgins on the field. He’s a stud either way. According to the FTN NFL Splits Tool, Chase has actually scored 0.1 half-PPR points less in 15 games without Higgins than the 54 games with him. That’s what makes him a such a safe option with plenty of upside to go first overall in fantasy drafts.

Meanwhile, Higgins has much higher upside when Chase isn’t on the field, though that’s only been for five total games since 2021 when Chase was drafted. Higgins averages just over one extra target and reception per game without Chase. More notably, in five games without Chase since 2021, Higgins has logged 34.92 more yards per game and 4.65 additional half-PPR points.

The bottom line here is that re-signing both receivers doesn’t negatively impact their fantasy value. Had Higgins gone somewhere else to be the top target, he may have seen a slight uptick, though.

Cleveland Browns

The Browns had the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game during the 2024 season

Some teams get a boost in this stats with mobile quarterbacks inflating numbers. It should come to no surprise that the Baltimore Ravens (187.6) and Philadelphia Eagles (179.3) lead the way. Just five teams had fewer than 100.0 rushing yards per game. The Browns (94.6) yards were one of them.

Jerome Ford led the Browns with just 104 carries in 14 games last season. Nick Chubb, who played in just eight games, ran the ball 102 times. No other player logged more than 75 carries.

Selecting rookie running back Quinshon Judkins at the top of the second round should help change that. Judkins boasts a career average of 5.1 yards per carry on 739 total attempts in college. That includes 5.5 yards per game on Ohio State last season. He’s a true three-down workhorse that should command a heavy workload from the start. Judkins is a rookie running back that deserves to be on the redraft radar but may deter some simply for being on the Browns.

Dallas Cowboys

There are 83% of last year’s rush attempts vacated in Dallas heading into 2025

Rico Dowdle’s 235 carries in 2024 account for 54.7% of the Cowboys’ 2024 rush attempts. Five other players, including Ezekiel Elliott, make up the other 25.3% of the vacated carries. The three key players Dallas is bringing in to handle the workload are Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders and rookie Jaydon Blue.

Williams logged just a 139/513/4 rushing line on the Broncos last season. It’s his worst season of the three he’s played in 16 or 17 games. Miles Sanders has eclipsed 200 carries just once in 2022. He had just 55 carries last season with the Panthers.

That leaves rookie Jaydon Blue who could be a high-upside, late-round dart throw for fantasy football as soon as this season. He doesn’t quite have the production, either, but sat behind Bijan Robinson then Jonathon Brooks during his first two seasons. Blue flashed 4.3-second 40 speed at the NFL Combine, which makes up for his lack of size.

Denver Broncos

Bo Nix ranked fifth in rush attempts among QBs in 2024

As a rookie, Bo Nix’s 92 rush attempts fell just shy of being the fifth quarterback to log over 100 rush attempts. Ahead of him are Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen. All five of these quarterbacks, including Nix, finished as top-10 players at the position in points per game last season.

The Broncos should have a better run game in 2025 with rookie RJ Harvey, selected in the second round, replacing Javonte Williams in the backfield. Nix rushed five or more times in 11 of 17 regular season games last season. Even with an improved run game, his ability and willingness to do so shouldn’t decrease so much so that it impacts his floor value. Nix also threw for either three or four touchdowns in five of his last 10 regular season games.

Adding Evan Engram as a pass-catching weapon on offense should elevate everyone around him, including Nix. The second-year quarterback should maintain low-end, top-10 value next season as he remains in an all-around positive situation.

Detroit Lions

Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery both finished as top-16 RBs in PPG in 2024

Gibbs obviously broke out in a big way in 2024. He logged 302 total touches for 1,929 all-purpose yards and 20 total touchdowns on his way to an RB2 fantasy finish. Montgomery had a respectable year of his own as the RB16 in fantasy football, too. However, he logged a career-low 185 carries for 775 games in 14 games.

Montgomery has missed exactly three games in each of the last two seasons. Gibbs played in all 17 games last year giving us a clear idea of what his role looks like without Montgomery. Similar to the aforementioned Ja’Marr Chase/Tee Higgins, it’s important to look at the splits of one of the best backfields in the league in Detroit.

In three games with Montgomery in 2024, Gibbs’ rush attempts per game jumped up to 21.3 from 13.3 with him active. As far as production, Gibbs rushed for 44.87 more yards and logged 12.4 more receiving yards per game without Montgomery.

More importantly for fantasy football managers, Gibbs averaged a stunning 30.4 half-PPR points per game without Montgomery in 2024. When Montgomery is active, Gibbs still managed a strong 18.0 half-PPR points per game. That would still rank as a top-five fantasy running back in 2024 if accounted for over an entire 17-game span.

Green Bay Packers

Josh Jacobs has at least 262 touches in every season of his career

Since entering the league in 2019, Jacobs has missed just nine of a possible 100 regular season games. Not only has he logged 262 total touches in each season, but he’s surpassed 300 touches twice in six seasons. That includes his 337 touches last year in his first season with the Green Bay Packers.

Jacobs signed a four-year deal with the Packers last season. It’s really a one-year deal with three additional club options, though. Behind him on the depth chart are Emanuel Wilson, MarShawn Lloyd and Chris Brooks. Wilson ran well for 4.9 yards per carry on 103 attempts in 2024. Lloyd is last year’s third-round pick who dealt with hip, hamstring, ankle injuries and also had his appendix removed during his rookie season.

Regardless of who is behind Jacobs on the depth chart, he should be in line for another 300 or more touches in 2025. Only nine players did so last season. All but one of them finished as top-20 fantasy running backs on a per-game basis last season.

Houston Texans

Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell missed a combined 16 games last season

Nico Collins missed Weeks 6 through 10 with a hamstring injury suffered in Week 5. Stefon Diggs tore his ACL in Week 9 just before Collins’ return. Tank Dell then tore his ACL in Week 16. For those following along with this timeline, C.J. Stroud only had his top-three receivers all available to him for the first four games of the season.

The Texans fired offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik after the season. Slowik’s bland playcalling, inconsistent weapons and a brutal offensive line deserve the blame for Stroud’s down year than his own play. According to the FTN StatsHub, Stroud had the highest pressure rate (34.8%) among quarterbacks who played eight games or more in 2024.

Houston will have an entirely new offensive line in 2025 as well as new weapons in the passing game. The Texans traded for Christian Kirk and then drafted Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel with their second- and third-round picks. A healthy Collins should dominate the target share, but the others are all worth keeping an eye on in training camp.

Indianapolis Colts

Anthony Richardson Sr. has attempted 348 total passes in the NFL

This stat is a bit deceiving considering Richardson played in just four games as a rookie in 2023. His 348 attempts over 15 games played yields just a 23.2 attempts per game average, though. Going back even further, Richardson attempts just 393 passes in three seasons at college. He attempted 327 passes in his final year alone.

Richardson’s 54% competition rate in college has somehow gotten worse at the pro level. After completing just 47.7% of his passes in 2024, he now has a career average of 50.6% since 2023.

It’s no wonder the Colts signed Daniel Jones this offseason. He isn’t a clear and obvious better option under center, but he might get the opportunity to prove it. He has far more experience than Richardson. It may actually be better for the fantasy football relevant players on Indianapolis’ offense if Jones starts the majority of games.

Jacksonville Jaguars

The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Liam Coen as head coach

In case you don’t remember, this hiring almost didn’t happen. Coen reportedly interviewed for the Jaguars’ vacant head coach position and initially did not accept. It was rumored that keeping Trent Baalke in place as general manager was a reason why. So, what did the Jaguars do? They fired Baalke, called Coen back, and ultimately convinced him to take the head coaching job.

Jacksonville took another big swing hiring James Gladstone as Baalke’s replacement. Gladstone is 34 years old. He spent the previous nine seasons in various roles with the Los Angeles Rams including director of scouting. Gladstone made an immediate splash trading up from the fifth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft to second overall and selecting WR/CB Travis Hunter.

Coen is the former offensive coordinator for the Buccaneers, who ranked fourth in points per game (29.5) last season. The Jaguars scored just 18.8 points per game, seventh fewest in the league. More importantly, in fantasy points per game, Baker Mayfield (QB5), Chris Godwin (WR2, 19.7 PPR points in 7 games), Mike Evans (WR10) and Bucky Irving (RB19) all finished as top-20 players respectively at their positions. The Jaguars’ 2025 offense could be a fantasy goldmine.

Kansas City Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes finished outside the top-10 QB on a PPG basis for the second straight season

For the second straight season, the Chiefs were without a 1,000-yard pass catcher as well. Patrick Mahomes continues to spread the ball out on the Kansas City offense. Injuries play a big role as to why, but Mahomes doesn’t have a clear alpha receiver like he did with Tyreek Hill.

The 2025 offense will look very similar to the 2024 offense. Rashee Rice is working to make a comeback from a season-ending knee injury and could be facing a suspension. Travis Kelce is returning for another season in which he will turn 36 in October. Xavier Worthy, Marquise Brown and rookie Jalen Royals are the next biggest names in Mahomes’ arsenal.

Mahomes has never reached 400 rushing yards in a single season. He rushed a career-low 58 times in 2024, as well. His modest rushing ability doesn’t compare to many of his peers that will go higher than him in fantasy football drafts. Mahomes is still a good bet to finish inside the top-10, but he’s not worth spending a high pick on with far more players with upside at the position available then or later.

Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders selected Ashton Jeanty with the sixth overall pick

This is the lamest fact from any team in this entire piece, but it’s always good to find a reason to talk about Ashton Jeanty. It’s not only a huge deal the Raiders spent significant draft capital to select Jeanty, but they didn’t add another running back in the draft. Behind Jeanty on the current Raiders’ depth chart are Raheem Mostert, Zamir White, Sincere McCormick and Dylan Laube.

Mostert is 33 years old and an 11-year veteran. He has a long list of injuries that have kept his total career carries to just 759 total heading into 2025. Zamir White averaged 2.8 yards per carry in 2024 after many expected a major breakout season. Sincere McCormick stepped in and stepped up for fantasy managers but has just 45 total career touches.

Jeanty just rushed 374 times in his final collegiate season. That’s after logging 220 carries the year prior. Given the depth behind him, it’s plausible that Jeanty pushes for 300 touches as a rookie. He is the clear 1.01 in any dynasty rookie draft and an expected first-round pick in redraft leagues.

Los Angeles Chargers

J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards account for 79.3% of the Chargers’ 2024 RB rush share

As of now, Edwards remains a free agent. Dobbins on the other hand had the unrestricted free agent tender applied to him by the Chargers earlier this week. The tender is worth $3.4 million. It also gives Los Angeles exclusive negotiating rights with Dobbins before training camp. If he signs elsewhere, the Chargers would receive a future compensatory pick.

The Chargers signed Najee Harris to a one-year, $5.25 million free agency deal. They also selected Omarion Hampton with the 22^nd overall pick with a contract valued at $17.7 million guaranteed.

Even if Dobbins returns, there is a lot of work to be had out of the Chargers’ backfield. They ranked 10^th in rush play percentage (45.53%) and 11^th in points per game (23.6) last season. Los Angeles also had one of the best offensive lines in football and added Mekhi Becton and Bradley Bozeman into the mix this offseason. Hampton should lead the way in 2025, but it’s a training camp storyline worth heavily monitoring.

Los Angeles Rams

Kyren Williams led the league with 70 red zone rush attempts in 2024

According to the FTN StatsHub, Williams’ 80.1% of team snaps played is the most of any running back from the 2024 season. Bijan Robinson (74.1%) and Saquon Barkley (66.9%) were the next highest. Kyren Williams’ constant presence on the field led to a contract presence In the red zone, as well. The Rams ranked ninth in red zone rush attempts (94) from last season. Williams handled 74.4% of them.

The Rams selected Blake Corum in the third round a year ago and then selected Jarquez Hunter in the fourth round this year. It’s yet to be seen if either of these players are a legitimate threat to Williams’ role this season. Corum had fewer total rush attempts (58) than Williams had red zone rush attempts (70) last season.

Williams finished as the RB10 in half PPR fantasy formatting last year. The Rams scored 21.6 points per game, 20^th in the league. Matthew Stafford is returning at quarterback, they selected tight end Terrance Ferguson in the draft, and they signed Davante Adams in free agency. Williams should maintain his fantasy value assuming he is the lead back yet again in 2025.

Miami Dolphins

De’Von Achane led all running backs with 78 receptions in 2024

It doesn’t seem like many fantasy football managers are talking about De’Von Achane. He finished as the RB11 in half-PPR points per game and is one of the best receiving running backs to target. Only Alvin Kamara (89) had more targets than Achane (87) among running backs in 2024. Bucky Irving (90.4%) is the only running back who had a better catch rate than Achane (89.7%) among running backs with 50 or more targets last season.

A big factor in Achane’s success is whether quarterback Tua Tagovailoa plays. In the six games Tua missed last year, Achane logged 4.3 less targets and nearly 36 less receiving yards per game. If Tua were to miss time in 2025, Zach Wilson and rookie Quinn Ewers are the backup options who hopefully can sustain Achane’s receiving upside.

Minnesota Vikings

Aaron Jones Sr. finished as the RB19 on a half-PPR per-game basis

Jones turned 30 in December but hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. From the 2024 season, Jones ranks ninth in snaps played (659), rush attempts (255), and rushing yards (1,138) among running backs. According to the FTN StatsHub, Jones is one of 19 qualified running backs to average 4.5 or more yards per carry last season.

Jones is returning to the Vikings on a two-year, $20 million deal with $13 million guaranteed. For reference, the running back franchise tag, which is a one-year deal, was valued at $13.6 million for the 2025 season. This could be Jones’ last season in Minnesota, and a busy one at that.

The Vikings signed Ryan Kelly and Will Fries in free agency to retool their offensive line. J.J. McCarthy is also expected to be the Week 1 starter so a trustworthy veteran running back like Jones should be very involved, especially early on. Jordan Mason is the clear handcuff for Jones but could establish some flex value. The Vikings sent a 2026 sixth-round picks and swapped Day 3 2025 draft picks to land Mason this offseason.

New England Patriots

Julian Edelman’s 1,117 in 2019 is the last time the Patriots had a player log 1,000 yards

Looking at the 2025 roster, Stefon Diggs is the most likely to break this streak. Even that’s a shaky bet considering Diggs is 31 and returning from a mid-season ACL injury. Outside of Diggs, it’s rookie Kyle Williams, tight end Hunter Henry and running back TreVeyon Henderson that should command the bulk of targets from Drake Maye.

DeMario Douglas, Ja’Lynn Polk, Mack Hollins, Kayshon Boutte and Javon Baker are the other notable names in the 2025 wide receiver room. Neither of these players presents as a true WR1, but those who do make the team are at least a good supporting cast for Maye in the passing game. Regardless, this team may establish a run-heavy identity with new head coach Mike Vrabel. His last head coaching job was with the Tennessee Titans during Derrick Henry’s prime years.

New Orleans Saints

Derek Carr could miss some, if not all, of 2025 with a shoulder injury

The divorce between Derek Carr and the Saints is going to be messy, but the groundwork is already laid out. Releasing Carr as a post-June 1 designation in 2026 spreads a $59.67 million dead cap hit across 2026 ($19.2M) and 2027 ($40.6M) while saving $50 million in 2026 cap space. Carr’s career in New Orleans is all but finished as reported surfaced over the last few weeks that he has a shoulder injury that could force him to miss significant time in 2025.

There’s no rush for Carr to return given his pending release next offseason. In fact, Saints new head coach Kellen Moore reportedly knew about Carr’s injury before taking the job. New Orleans then drafted 25-year-old quarterback Tyler Shough with the 40^th pick in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Shough is a sneaky pick later in dynasty rookie drafts for teams that need an immediate starter at quarterback. He should be the Week 1 starter if Carr’s injury is as severe as reported. At full strength, Shough could do a lot worse than throwing to Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks and Alvin Kamara.

New York Giants

Russell Wilson is in line to start Week 1

It’s good news that rookie first-round pick Jaxson Dart should get to sit for at least a year before taking the field. He should be behind Wilson and Jameis Winston on the 2025 Giants’ depth chart. Assuming Wilson does earn the Week 1 starting job, Malik Nabers could have an overall WR1 campaign during the 2025 season.

Nabers is far and away the best pass catcher on the Giants as is. He drew 170 targets as a rookie for a team-high 30.6% target share. He should sustain his role in 2025 with Wilson under center. Nabers’ ceiling could be that much higher because of Wilson’s history of throwing deep, especially along the sidelines.

StatsHub defines a deep throw as a pass attempt that travels at least 20 yards through the air. Since 2021, Wilson has ranked first (19.0%), second (16.6%), fifth (14.5%) and ninth (13.4%) in percentage of pass attempts that were considered deep throws. Wilson did so on three different teams. If he keeps up this mini trend in 2025 on a fourth team, Nabers would be the biggest beneficiary.

New York Jets

Davante Adams and Tyler Conklin leave a combined 31% target share from 2024

It’s an entire new regime in New York as the Jets do somewhat of a hard reset of their franchise. Former Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn takes over as head coach. Offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand is the former Lions passing game coordinator.

After the failed Aaron Rodgers experiment, Justin Fields is now the starting quarterback of the Jets. His top receiver is former Ohio State teammate Garrett Wilson Allen Lazard, Josh Reynolds, Malachi Corley and others sit behind Wilson on the depth chart.

The target share left behind by Adams and Conklin isn’t too relevant to a team with a new coaching staff and quarterback. It is important to realize the lack of firepower alongside Wilson in the passing game, though. This could open up opportunities for second round pick, rookie tight end Mason Taylor. He’s a natural pass catcher who moves well and could draw a ton of targets from Fields in mismatch situations this season.

Philadelphia Eagles

Saquon Barkley logged 24% of his career touches just in the 2024 season

Barkley’s seventh NFL season is by far his busiest to date. He surpassed 2,000 rushing yards on 345 carries during the regular season. Perhaps more impressively, Saquon Barkley added another 104 total touches in four playoff games including 22.75 carries per game.

Heading into the 2025 season, Barkley has 1,996 total touches. He recorded an eye-opening 482 of them last season alone. Last season is also the longest season of Barkley’s career playing into mid-February and ultimately winning the Super Bowl.

This stat isn’t meant to deter anyone from drafting Barkley. Assuming he is healthy, Barkley will remain the focal point of the Eagles’ offense and could have an even more important role if the league bans the Tush Push. Behind Barkley on the dept chart are A.J. Dillon and Will Shipley, two names to keep in mind as late-round bench stashes in fantasy football just in case.

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers traded their 2025 second-round pick for DK Metcalf

After trading for Metcalf, Pittsburgh then signed him to a four-year, $132 million extension. It’s an extremely notable move considering George Pickens, the team’s 2022 second-round pick, is entering the final year of his deal. Though he was the subject of recent trade rumors, he still remains on the roster.

According to the FTN StatsHub, Pickens (13.7) and Metcalf (13.2) are two of just eight receivers with 100 or more targets and an average depth of target of 12.0 or more yards during the 2024 season. They are also two of just 13 receivers with over 1,400 air yards last season, as well. It’s not the most seamless pairing if both are on the roster in 2025, but it could, and has been, far worse.

The elephant in the room is who will be throwing to Metcalf and the Steelers. It’s wild that the 2025 NFL Draft has come and gone with Mason Rudolph at the top of the depth chart. There’s still a chance that Aaron Rodgers signs. He’s definitely an upgrade for the Steelers but still 41 years old with far less mobility and ability to extend plays.

San Francisco 49ers

Christian McCaffrey has 2,013 career touches

Coupling his career touches with a horrific 13 games missed last season will surely have fantasy football managers soured on Christian McCaffrey for the 2025 season. In the grand scheme of things, McCaffrey has missed 37 career regular season games, though 36 of them in three of his eight seasons.

More specifically, McCaffrey has had two seasons, including playoffs, of 400 or more touches in his career. The following season after logging over 400 touches, McCaffrey has missed exactly 13 games each time. This obviously includes the 2024 season after reaching the Super Bowl in 2023-24 with a career-high 417 touches.

Given the souring on McCaffrey, he could come at a value in 2025 drafts. He turns 29 in June and is returning from a knee sprain and Achilles tendinitis, the latter of which he returned from midseason. Compare this all to Saquon Barkley, who just turned 28 in February, has 1,996 career touches and just logged a career-high 482 last season all the way through the Super Bowl. I’m not suggesting you select McCaffrey over Barkley, but don’t write off McCaffrey so quickly. McCaffrey has finished as the RB1 or RB2 in fantasy in four of his last seven seasons.

Seattle Seahawks

Geno Smith ranked 10^th in pass attempts and 7^th in sacks in 2024

Smith is obviously no longer with the Seahawks after they traded to the Raiders. These numbers are more potentially applicable for Sam Darnold. As the starting quarterback of the Minnesota Vikings in 2024, Darnold attempted two less passes and was sacked five more times than Smith.

The big issue in Seattle is the offensive line. They selected Grey Zabel with their first-round pick, but that doesn’t resolve much. The other four projected starters were all on the team last year. Just one of them, left tackle Charles Cross, played more than 53% of the team snaps in 2024.

Darnold has far less to work with in Seattle than Smith did, too. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are no longer with the team. Even with Metcalf missing two games, he and Lockett still account for 31.9% of last year’s target share. Their replacements in 2025 are Cooper Kupp, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and rookies Tory Horton and Elijah Arroyo. Even though these players will be cost effective options in fantasy drafts, the problems up front on the line and massive turnover are hard to overlook.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bucky Irving has more 1,000-yard rushing seasons than Rachaad White

Despite having a two-year head start, Rachaad White is still looking to rush for 1,000 or more yards in a single season. It will probably take an injury to Bucky Irving for White to accomplish that this year.

White recorded a career-high 272 carries in 2023 but garnered just 990 yards. His usage plummeted last season to just 144 carries. Irving didn’t have his first game of double-digit carries until Week 4. He then did so in eight of his last nine games played in 2024, including the playoffs. Irving eventually yielded three games of over 100 rushing yards. White has three such games across three seasons. He failed to rush for 100 yards in any game of his 2024 campaign.

Tennessee Titans

Calvin Ridley led the league in air yards last season

At cost, Ridley could be one of the best values for 2025 fantasy football season. After finishing eight in air yards (1,792) in 2023 on the Jaguars, Ridley claimed the top spot in the league last year with 1,883 air yards. This is significant because Nick Holz, the passing game coordinator for the Jaguars in 2023, was hired as the Titans offensive coordinator for the 2024 season. He still holds that role in 2025.

Ridley leads the wide receiver group of Tyler Lockett, Treylon Burks, Van Jefferson and rookies Chimere Dike, Elic Ayomanor and Xavier Restrepo. It’s an underwhelming bunch on paper but could be considered underrated if rookie quarterback Cameron Ward gets off to a hot start to his career. His deep ball plus Ridley’s role and ability to get downfield will go together well. Ridley is a top candidate for wide receiver drafted a few rounds outside of the first one that could finish as a top-12 fantasy wide receiver.

Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels’ 148 rush attempts as a rookie are the third most by a QB since 2021

There’s no reason to believe Jayden Daniels can’t rush 148 or more times in 2025. One of the second-year quarterback’s best attributes is his ability to float across the field and rack up yardage as a runner. Every quarterback with 90 or more rush attempts in 2024 finished as a top-10 quarterback. Those that achieved 130 or more finished inside the top-six, Daniels included.

The Commanders’ backfield consists of Brian Robinson Jr., Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols and Chris Rodriguez Jr. Only Robinson (187) topped even 80 rush attempts last season. That makes Daniels a necessary and effective playmaker on the ground for Washington.

The Commanders traded for left tackle Laremy Tunsil and wide receiver Deebo Samuel. It’s not out of the question to select Jayden Daniels as the QB1 in 2025 fantasy drafts.