Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers (2025)

Thankfully, the 2025 fantasy football season is just around the corner. Each year, fantasy players want to construct their team with a proper mix of good-value players and upside sleepers while avoiding players with high bust potential. Here are notable fantasy football player outlooks for the AFC South.

Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers: AFC South

ADP via FantasyPros

Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target

Tyler Warren (IND): ADP 117.2 | TE10

Last year, Brock Bowers was the TE11 in ADP despite being an elite rookie prospect and a top-15 pick in the NFL Draft. Many were worried he would struggle as a rookie because of poor quarterback production and a crowded receiving corps. Yet, Bowers finished his rookie season as the TE1, averaging 15.5 PPR fantasy points per game, totaling the fifth-most targets in the league (153). Hopefully, the fantasy community doesn’t make the same mistake with Warren in 2025.

The Colts barely used their tight ends last year. Indianapolis threw 75 passes to their tight ends for a 15.3% target share, ranking as the fourth-lowest in the NFL in both categories. However, they were 16th in tight end targets (119) and 15th in tight end target share (21.8%) in Shane Steichen’s first season as the head coach, despite Kylen Granson being their top option. Meanwhile, Warren is a dynamic weapon in the passing game, especially after the catch.

According to PFF, the former Penn State star had 33 screen pass targets last year, the most among tight ends and the eighth-most in college football. Warren averaged 10.1 yards after the catch per screen reception. The Colts have two inaccurate quarterbacks, which should lead to an uptick in designed targets and screen passes in the offense. While he won’t be the fantasy TE1 as a rookie like Bowers, don’t be surprised if Warren leads Indianapolis in targets.

Trevor Lawrence (JAC): ADP 162.3 | QB20

Unfortunately, Lawrence hasn’t lived up to the draft hype that came along with being the first overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He has fallen well short of expectations. However, the former Clemson star has played for multiple dysfunctional Jaguars teams, including last season. Last year, Lawrence finished as the QB27, averaging 1.1 passing touchdowns and 14.5 fantasy points per game, missing seven contests because of multiple injuries, including a season-ending concussion in Week 13.

Lawrence is one of my favorite bounce-back candidates and QB2 targets in superflex drafts this year despite coming off an awful season. Jacksonville hired Liam Coen as their head coach after he played a massive role in Baker Mayfield having a career year in 2024. The veteran finished as the QB4, averaging 2.4 passing touchdowns and 21.5 fantasy points per game despite Mike Evans and Chris Godwin missing 13 combined contests because of injury.

Furthermore, Mayfield averaged 0.59 fantasy points per dropback last season with Coen on the sidelines, ranking fifth out of 31 quarterbacks with at least 300 dropbacks (per Fantasy Points Data). Meanwhile, the Jaguars have set Lawrence up to succeed this year after improving the offensive line in free agency and trading up in the NFL Draft for Travis Hunter. Don’t be surprised if the former Clemson star finally lives up to his draft hype this season.