Players Experts Won’t Draft: Kenneth Walker, Rhamondre Stevenson (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?

Kenneth Walker III (RB – SEA)

“Let’s be honest, as owners, for the right price, we will draft almost any running back… some make it harder than others to push the draft button, though. For me, that is Kenneth Walker. I love his talent and the opportunity he has as the starting running back in Seattle, but last year he almost single-handedly ruined many fantasy teams, mainly those who went Zero RB. He was ranking around RB15 and was a perfect candidate to help teams who waited on running back or wanted a solid RB2. Teams that had hope of a great year were highly disappointed as his year was marred by injuries (11 games) and sub-par production (573 yards & 3.7 yards per carry), finishing as the fantasy RB28 in half-PPR. This year, he is ranked in the same area as last year, but Seattle has more running back depth, and Zach Charbonnet proved his worth and earned carries in 2025. I am avoiding Walker unless the value is amazing.”
– Adam Dove (The Fantasy Couriers)

Rhamondre Stevenson (RB – NE)

“I have a few Rhamondre Stevenson scars after drafting him in a couple of leagues last year. There were some productive weeks early in the season, but Stevenson fumbled his way into the doghouse after coughing it up four times in his first four games. The drafting of the athletic and versatile TreVeyon Henderson slams the door on heavy-duty usage for Stevenson in 2025, and Antonio Gibson is in the mix, too. Maybe the Patriots use Stevenson as the goal-line hammer, but New England doesn’t figure to have a high-scoring offense. Even at a modest ADP of RB39, he has very little appeal.”
– Pat Fitzmaurice (FantasyPros)