We have a full slate of preseason games this week, and the heart of fantasy football draft season is just ahead. It’s time to roll up our sleeves and begin our draft prep in earnest.
FantasyPros analysts Derek Brown, Andrew Erickson and Pat Fitzmaurice continue a series of preseason roundtables by discussing fantasy football rankings questions.
You can find the first article in our roundtable series here.
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Fantasy Football Roundtable: Quetionable Rankings
Name a player you’re bullish on for 2025 but also harbor some doubts about. Who do you like that has you most concerned that you’re making the wrong call?
Malik Nabers (WR – NYG)
Pat Fitzmaurice: I’ve got Malik Nabers sitting atop Tier 2 at wide receiver — a tier that also includes Puka Nacua, Brian Thomas Jr., Amon-Ra St. Brown, Nico Collins and Drake London — and I’ve already taken Nabers in the first round of a couple of drafts.
But I’m nervous about Nabers’ lingering toe issue. Might the Giants shut him down early (right around the fantasy playoffs, perhaps) if their season is a lost cause? I’m also nervous that a midseason/late-season Jaxson Dart audition could bode ill for Nabers’ production.
Keon Coleman (WR – BUF)
Andrew Erickson: Keon Coleman has been stacking strong training camp practices and looks poised to make a leap in 2025. However, the Bills have a crowded receiver room and live or die by the mantra “everybody eats.”
I want to bet on Coleman’s profile — second-year wide receiver, attached to an elite quarterback, strong efficiency before the injury last season, red-zone upside — but I fully acknowledge it could be another Bills pass-catcher who breaks out (Khalil Shakir, Josh Palmer, Dalton Kincaid, Elijah Moore, etc.).
Kaleb Johnson (RB – PIT)
Derek Brown: Kaleb Johnson’s recent struggles in camp with pass protection have raised some worries for him down deep in my soul. I expected Pittsburgh to operate with a committee backfield, but I thought Johnson would get some run on passing downs as he gained the trust of Aaron Rodgers.
If Johnson continues to struggle in this area, he could be limited to early downs only and be much more game-script sensitive. With the Steelers’ strong defense, Johnson will still have plenty of opportunities to rack up volume, but it could make him more volatile week to week as an RB2/RB3 rather than a strong weekly RB2 option.
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