Fantasy Football Draft Values (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 players from the AFC West and their fantasy football outlook.

Fantasy Football Draft Values: AFC West

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Fantasy Football ADP Values

Ashton Jeanty (LV): ADP 9.8 | RB5

Dynasty fantasy players with the 1.01 rookie pick couldn’t have been happier this year. Jeanty was the clear-cut top pick after an all-time 2024 season at Boise State. While he fell short of breaking Barry Sanders’ rushing record, Jeanty had the second-most rushing yards ever, totaling 2,601 in 14 games. Furthermore, the superstar rookie was the hardest running back to tackle in college football. His 1,970 yards after contact were 258 more than any other running back’s total rushing yardage.

Yet, Jeanty isn’t just a contact runner but can make defenders miss. According to PFF, the former Boise State star had 163 missed tackles forced last year, 48 more than Cam Skattebo (115) and 51 more than Bijan Robinson’s best season in 2022 (112). More importantly, Jeanty has significant upside in the passing game. Last year, Boise State gave him every opportunity to break the rushing record, leading to a dip in passing game work.

Most total missed tackles forced by any FBS RB in any season in PFF College history (since 2014)

1. Ashton Jeanty, 2024 (163)
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2. Cam Skattebo, 2024 (115)
3. Bijan Robinson, 2022 (112)
4. David Montgomery, 2017 (109)
5. Ashton Jeanty, 2023 (106)

— Scott Barrett (@ScottBarrettDFB) February 4, 2025

However, Jeanty was outstanding in 2023. He caught 44 of his 48 targets for 578 receiving yards and five touchdowns, averaging 3.19 yards per route run. More importantly, the former Boise State star will be one of a few legitimate featured running backs this season. Jeanty will be the focal point of Peter Carroll and Chip Kelley’s offense, earning 20 touches per game. Don’t be surprised if he finishes as a top-three running back as a rookie.

Ladd McConkey (LAC): ADP 23.8 | WR11

McConkey started his NFL career with a strong fantasy performance, totaling 14.9 PPR fantasy points in Week 1 on seven targets. Unfortunately, he had a slow start outside of that one performance, averaging 9.5 fantasy points per game over the next six weeks despite seeing 6.4 targets per outing. However, once Justin Herbert was healthy, McConkey became an elite fantasy wide receiver. He was the WR8 from Week 8 through Week 18, averaging 17.8 fantasy points per game.

The former Georgia star averaged more fantasy points per game over those 11 weeks than several big-name wide receivers, including fellow rookies Brian Thomas Jr. (17.5) and Malik Nabers (17.4), despite having only two outings with double-digit targets. Furthermore, McConkey was consistent for fantasy players, scoring 11.4 or more in all but one of those games. More importantly, the superstar was one of the more productive wide receivers regardless of where he lined up.

Many label McConkey a slot receiver. However, the former Georgia star ranked fourth among qualifying wide receivers in yards per route (3.16) and fantasy points per route run (0.65) when lined up outside (per Fantasy Points Data). More importantly, the Chargers didn’t add a big-name wide receiver this offseason, opting to use their second-round NFL Draft pick on Tre Harris. Yet, the rookie is no threat to McConkey’s role as Herbert’s go-to wide receiver. He should have another top-12 finish in 2025.