We have just one week of preseason football left. The next two weekends are the height of fantasy football draft season. It’s go time. FantasyPros analysts Mike Maher, Derek Brown, Andrew Erickson and Pat Fitzmaurice continue a series of preseason roundtables. You can find the first three articles in our roundtable series here, here, and here.
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Offenses to Target
Through all of the early drafts you’ve done, which offense are you most heavily invested in, and why?
Mike Maher: I didn’t know the answer to this question until, well, I looked it up because of this question. But it makes sense. I’m bullish on J.J. McCarthy as a QB, and I think Minnesota HC Kevin O’Connell is one of the better offensive coaches in football. That means I have been taking Justin Jefferson (who is kind of a weird value at fifth overall right now?), Aaron Jones, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, and even a few sprinkles of Jordan Mason.
The best part is, I don’t feel like I am going out of my way to grab any of these players. They all feel like value picks at their respective ADPs in my drafts.
Pat Fitzmaurice: Weirdly, it’s probably the Seahawks, mostly because I’m trying to get either Kenneth Walker or Zach Charbonnet in every draft.
New Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and run-game coordinator Rick Dennison are going to pump life into the Seattle ground game, with help from a pair of rookies — first-round pick Grey Zabel, an exceptional run blocker, and fifth-round pick Robbie Ouzts, a fullback who weighs 274 pounds. I can’t emphasize this enough: Draft Seahawks RBs.
I’m also slightly above the FantasyPros ECR on WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who ranked 12th among wide receivers in targets last year with 137 and has less target competition now than he did in 2024.
Andrew Erickson: From top to bottom, I am happy to draft the Packers at every single skill position: Josh Jacobs, Tucker Kraft, Jordan Love, and Matthew Golden (as the remaining healthy Packers WR).
I’ve cooled off on WR Jayden Reed due to his foot injury, but I still feel strong about this Packers offense overall. Love’s thumb injury is non-throwing, and he’s basically free in drafts. These playmakers are severely discounted across the board.
Derek Brown: The offensive play volume through the air will be there. We know that.
George Pickens is in a contract year and in a wonderful spot to produce career-best numbers. Dak Prescott‘s floor is priced into his ADP, but his ceiling isn’t. Javonte Williams, with another offseason away from his horrible injury, could flash more of his former juice in 2025. The passing attack is also extremely consolidated, which makes Jake Ferguson a strong value at tight end.
All signs point to me continuing to draft a ton of Cowboys.
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