Fantasy Football Draft Cheat Sheet (2025)

There’s nothing more butthole clenching and brow sweat-inducing than sitting on the clock in a fantasy football draft and having a brain fart. You frantically scroll through names as you search through average draft position (ADP). The clock continues to tick down. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. This is how auto-draft picks are made.

Don’t allow this to happen to you in any draft this year. Always have my 2025 fantasy football cheat sheet saved. Ready to be deployed. To save the day for your fantasy football teams. Here’s my go-to list of players for all your fantasy football drafting needs this year.

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QB Sleepers

• J.J. McCarthy
• Dak Prescott
• Matthew Stafford
• C.J. Stroud
• Geno Smith
• Bryce Young

QB Busts

• Caleb Williams
• Jared Goff

RB Sleepers

• Kaleb Johnson
• Javonte Williams
• Tank Bigsby
• Bhayshul Tuten
• Cam Skattebo
• Jordan Mason
• Jarquez Hunter
• Brashard Smith

RB Busts

• Kyren Williams
• Aaron Jones
• Isiah Pacheco
• Tyrone Tracy
• Travis Etienne

WR Sleepers

• Travis Hunter
• George Pickens
• Tetairoa McMillan
• Jakobi Meyers
• Ricky Pearsall
• Stefon Diggs
• Josh Downs
• Christian Kirk
• Jayden Higgins
• Tre Harris
• Joshua Palmer

WR Busts

• Tyreek Hill
• Marvin Harrison Jr.
• Zay Flowers
• Xavier Worthy

TE Sleepers

• Tyler Higbee
• Mason Taylor
• Hunter Henry

TE Busts

• Kyle Pitts
• Tyler Warren
• Colston Loveland

Early-Round Value Picks (Rounds 1-4)

• Christian McCaffrey
• Brian Thomas Jr.
• Drake London
• Trey McBride
• Garrett Wilson
• Davante Adams
• Mike Evans
• Rashee Rice
• George Kittle
• Kenneth Walker

Middle-Round Value Picks (Rounds 5-8)

• RJ Harvey
• Tetairoa McMillan
• TreVeyon Henderson
• James Conner
• Jaylen Waddle
• George Pickens
• Jerry Jeudy
• Calvin Ridley
• Kaleb Johnson
• Tony Pollard
• Jakobi Meyers
• Ricky Pearsall
• Bo Nix
• Stefon Diggs
• Justin Fields

Late-Round Value Picks (Round 9 or Later)

• J.J. McCarthy
• Dak Prescott
• Brock Purdy
• C.J. Stroud
• Matthew Stafford
• Evan Engram
• Cam Skattebo
• Mark Andrews
• Jordan Mason
• Jayden Higgins
• Christian Kirk
• Darnell Mooney
• Tre Harris
• Bhayshul Tuten
• Tank Bigsby
• Joshua Palmer
• Mason Taylor
• Jarquez Hunter
• Brashard Smith

Deep-League Value Picks

• Brashard Smith
• Jarquez Hunter
• Mason Taylor
• Joshua Palmer
• Diontae Johnson
• Jaylin Noel
• Dont’e Thornton Jr.

Backup RBs to Target

• Najee Harris
• Jordan Mason
• Isaac Guerendo
• Zach Charbonnet
• MarShawn Lloyd
• Ray Davis
• Tyler Allgeier
• Jaylen Wright
• Jaydon Blue
• J.K. Dobbins
• Isaiah Davis

Backup RBs to Avoid

• Blake Corum
• Braelon Allen
• Raheem Mostert
• Woody Marks
• Kareem Hunt

Rookies to Target

QBs

• Jaxson Dart (Late in Superflex Drafts)

RBs

• Ashton Jeanty
• RJ Harvey
• TreVeyon Henderson
• Kaleb Johnson
• Bhayshul Tuten
• Jarquez Hunter
• Cam Skattebo
• Brashard Smith

WRs

• Tetairoa McMillan
• Travis Hunter
• Tre Harris
• Jayden Higgins
• Pat Bryant
• Dont’e Thornton Jr.

TEs

• Elijah Arroyo
• Mason Taylor

Rookies to Avoid

QBs

• Cam Ward
• Tyler Shough

RBs

• Omarion Hampton
• Quinshon Judkins

WRs

• Emeka Egbuka
• Matthew Golden
• Luther Burden
• Tai Felton

TEs

• Tyler Warren
• Colston Loveland

D/STs to Target

• Denver Broncos
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Minnesota Vikings
• Kansas City Chiefs
• Detroit Lions
• New England Patriots
• Houston Texans
• New York Giants
• New York Jets

D/STs to Avoid

• Miami Dolphins
• Atlanta Falcons
• Cincinnati Bengals

Five-Word Draft Tip: Screw ADP; get your guys.

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