3 Fantasy Football Draft Targets (2025)

Let’s look at players I’m targeting in PPR fantasy football leagues but fading in non-PPR leagues this year.

Players to Target in PPR Fantasy Football Leagues

Fantasy football players know that the type of scoring makes all the difference in which players they want to draft. In PPR leagues, fantasy players want to start wide receivers in their flex spots. Meanwhile, they want to start running backs in their flex spots in non-PPR leagues.

Furthermore, your league’s scoring type impacts which players you want to target in your fantasy football drafts. Some players are elite regardless of the scoring format, like Ja’Marr Chase, Bijan Robinson, and Saquon Barkley. However, other players can be outstanding in one format and average in another.

De’Von Achane (RB – MIA)

2024 PPR Finish – RB5 | 17.6 Fantasy Points Per Game
2024 Non-PPR Finish – RB9 | 13.1 Fantasy Points Per Game

The only Dolphin fantasy players could count on in 2024 was Achane. While his rushing yards per attempt dropped from 7.8 as a rookie to 4.5 last season, the star running back played in all 17 games and set career highs in rushing yards (907). Furthermore, Achane became the team’s best weapon in the passing game. He went from averaging 2.5 receptions on 3.4 targets for 17.9 receiving yards and 0.27 touchdowns per game as a rookie to 4.6-5.1-34.8-0.35 last year.

Furthermore, Achane was significantly more involved in the passing game with Tua Tagovailoa under center, averaging 6.1 receptions per game with the star quarterback compared to 1.8 per contest without him. More importantly, his development in the passing game provides fantasy players with a safe floor. Unfortunately, Miami has one of the worst offensive lines in the NFL. Therefore, Achane might struggle on the ground. Yet, his upside in the passing game makes him one of the top running backs in PPR scoring.

Alvin Kamara (RB – NO)

2024 PPR Finish – RB9 | 18.9 Fantasy Points Per Game
2024 Non-PPR Finish – RB15 | 14.1 Fantasy Points Per Game

De’Von Achane was the only running back in the NFL with more receptions (78) than Kamara (68) last year. Unfortunately, the veteran missed the final three games of the season with an injury. Yet, Kamara led all running backs in receptions per game (4.9). Fantasy players have loved the veteran running back in PPR scoring leagues because of his consistent role in the passing attack, totaling 68 or more receptions in six of eight years in the NFL.

While he will turn 30 years old before the start of the 2025 season, Kamara should see a career-high in receptions and targets this year. The Saints have the worst quarterback unit in the league after Derek Carr’s retirement. Furthermore, their receiving core struggled to stay healthy last season. While his days as an elite runner are over, Kamara’s role in the passing game should keep him in the top-15 running back conversation in PPR leagues despite playing on an awful offense.

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Puka Nacua (WR – LAR)

2024 PPR Finish – WR26 | 18.8 Fantasy Points Per Game
2024 Non-PPR Finish – WR33 | 11.6 Fantasy Points Per Game

Unfortunately, Nacua missed five games last season with a knee injury. Yet, the star wide receiver improved on his outstanding rookie year, seeing an increase in receptions (7.2), targets (9.6), and receiving yards (90) per game despite a decline in touchdown per reception rate (5.7% vs. 3.8%). While fantasy players should love drafting him in PPR or non-PPR leagues, Nacua finished as the WR3 on a points-per-game basis in PPR scoring and the WR8 in non-PPR last season.

More importantly, he would have had 122 receptions over a 17-game pace, only five fewer than Ja’Marr Chase for the league lead. While the swap of Cooper Kupp for Davante Adams is significant, it hurts the third-year star less in PPR than in non-PPR leagues because of his lack of touchdown production. Nacua has averaged 20.4 receptions per touchdown in his career. Yet, he has averaged 2.75 PPR fantasy points per reception in his career, a higher average than Amon-Ra St. Brown (2.66).