Players Experts Won’t Draft: Breece Hall, David Montgomery, Jonathan Taylor (Fantasy Football)

Tired of making the same draft-day mistakes in your fantasy football leagues? Our team of Featured Pros is here to help you avoid that trap in 2025. In this expert-driven article, our collection of top-ranked analysts has come together to highlight the players they’re completely out on for the upcoming fantasy football season. Whether it’s due to injury concerns, age, declining performance or inflated average draft positions (ADPs), these are the players our experts will never draft again, starting in 2025. Before you build your big board, make sure you know which names to cross off your list for good.

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Players Experts Will Never Draft Again

Running Backs

Which one RB burned you so badly that you can’t fathom taking him at or near his half-PPR ADP?

Breece Hall (RB – NYJ)

“I won’t draft Breece Hall at his current ADP (RB13 and 30.8 overall) after his disappointing 2023 season. He was drafted as a top-three running back but finished last year as the RB17, averaging 13.3 half-PPR fantasy points per game. Furthermore, Hall set career lows in several categories last season, including fantasy points per game, yards per rushing attempt (4.2) and fantasy points per touch (0.8). The one thing that gave him fantasy upside was his role in the passing game, averaging 5.1 targets per game in his career. Unfortunately, that likely won’t happen in 2025 with Justin Fields under center. I won’t be drafting Hall this year unless I can get him closer to the 20th running back off the board.”
– Mike Fanelli (FantasyPros)

David Montgomery (RB – DET)

“This running back didn’t burn me in the traditional sense because he did have a successful season, but David Montgomery wasn’t around for the playoffs. I don’t normally do the “I won’t draft this guy because of last year” trope because usually those guys fall back in ADP and can be a value play sometimes. However, on top of the late-season absence, I don’t think new offensive coordinator John Morton is going to maintain the same running back split as Ben Johnson did in Detroit. John Morton’s previous teams have typically leaned on a single lead back, and that’s Jahmyr Gibbs for the Lions.”
– Brandon ‘B_Don’ Myers (Razzball)

Jonathan Taylor (RB – IND)

“It’s not that he has wronged me in some unforgivable way, but I can’t see paying the price for Jonathan Taylor at ADP in 2025. The quarterback play for Indy is a worry with how often they could be in the red zone this year, as well as his lack of pass-game involvement. Last year, Taylor ranked sixth in red-zone touches. I don’t know if he comes close to that number this season, but I could easily be wrong. I don’t see more checkdown opportunities for Taylor this season with Daniel Jones or Anthony Richardson under center. It’s not like he’s demanding those looks either, with his per-route performance in 2024. Last year, among 45 qualifying backs, Taylor ranked 37th in target share (7.4%) and 43rd in yards per route run and first downs per route run. Taylor could pay off at his ADP, but I find myself consistently pushing the draft button for other players at his cost in 2025.”
– Derek Brown (FantasyPros)