Winning your fantasy football league often comes down to the players you grab in the final rounds of your draft. While early-round stars set the foundation, it’s the late-round steals who can deliver league-winning upside at a bargain. Our 2025 list of Fantasy Football Late-Round Draft Steals comes straight from the trusted insights of our Featured Pros experts. These undervalued sleepers could turn into weekly starters — or even this year’s breakout stars — if you play your draft right. Let’s break down the late-round picks you can target to outsmart your league mates this season.
Late-Round Fantasy Football Draft Steals
Late-Round Running Back Steals
Which one RB outside the top 45 in half-PPR RB ADP do you plan to target in all drafts as a late-round steal and why?
Will Shipley (RB – PHI)
“Saquon Barkley is coming off a massive workload of nearly 500 touches, and history hasn’t been kind to these running backs in the following season. I think we could see Barkley either miss time or see a reduced workload to keep him upright for a full season. Both scenarios should give second-year back Will Shipley an expanded role in an ideal environment for fantasy scoring. The team moved on from Kenneth Gainwell, creating an opportunity for over 100 vacated touches in the Eagles’ offense.”
– Andrew Erickson (FantasyPros)
Kyle Monangai (RB – CHI)
“Kyle Monangai and his RB74 average draft position (ADP) is one of my favorite late-round picks. While D’Andre Swift should be the Bears’ lead running back this season, Monangai could push Roschon Johnson out of the No. 2 role in the backfield. The rookie had over 1,200 rushing yards and at least eight touchdowns in back-to-back years to end his college career at Rutgers, averaging 5.1 yards per attempt. Furthermore, his 66 missed tackles forced were the eighth-most in the draft class, totaling more than Bhayshul Tuten (62) and Quinshon Judkins (35). Monangai is a physical runner who could steal the David Montgomery role in this fantasy-friendly offense from Johnson, potentially scoring double-digit touchdowns as a rookie.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)
Jarquez Hunter (RB – LAR)
“Jarquez Hunter. We have seen the fantasy goodness a running back can have in a Sean McVay offense with Kyren Williams being the RB6 and RB7 the last two seasons, despite Williams being one of the least explosive backs in the NFL. Enter Jarquez Hunter, who had one of the best breakaway run rates in college football last year. McVay doesn’t rotate backs between plays; he does it for series, and when McVay sees a Hunter drive immediately followed by a Williams one, the difference will be clear. Hunter’s role can easily grow as the season goes along, and he can smash his ADP even without an injury.”
– Jay Wood (Daily Dynasties)
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