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 NFC West and their fantasy football outlook.
- Fantasy Football Draft Kit
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- Fantasy Football ADP
- Fantasy Football Trade Tools
Fantasy Football Draft Values: NFC West
Fantasy Football ADP Values
Puka Nacua (LAR): ADP 9.7 | WR4
Nacua has been one of the top wide receivers in fantasy football since his breakout rookie season in 2023. The former BYU star was the WR4 as a rookie, averaging 17.6 PPR fantasy points per game, breaking two rookie records. Unfortunately, he missed five games last year with a knee injury. Yet, Nacua had a better season, finishing as the WR2 on a points-per-game basis among wide receivers with at least nine games played, averaging 18.8 fantasy points per contest.
Unfortunately, the superstar left the Week 1 game early because of the knee injury and got ejected from the Week 9 matchup. However, Nacua averaged 10.9 targets and 21.8 fantasy points per game in the other nine contests. Meanwhile, some are worried about Davante Adams’ impact on Nacua’s fantasy value. Yet, he averaged 9.6 targets and 18.8 fantasy points per game in the 11 contests with Cooper Kupp. By comparison, the veteran averaged 8.6 targets and 15.2 fantasy points per game in those outings.
Furthermore, the Rams have produced multiple top-15 wide receivers in the same season with Sean McVay on the sidelines. The only reason fantasy players should avoid drafting Nacua as a top-four wide receiver is Matthew Stafford’s health. Thankfully, the veteran is back at practice after missing time with a back injury. More importantly, Jimmy Garoppolo is a solid backup option who is good enough to keep Nacua and Adams in the weekly must-start category, especially in McVay’s offense.
If Jimmy Garoppolo started for the Rams in Week 1…
Would it actually be catastrophic for Puka Nacua and Davante Adams?
Across five full games in 2023, his top-2 WRs averaged:
[Davante Adams]
> 9.4 targets/g
> 17.2 FPG[Jakobi Meyers]
> 8.3 targets/g
> 17.0 FPGNot bad! pic.twitter.com/sT9fpFQHN1
— Fantasy Points Data (@FantasyPtsData) August 13, 2025
Trey McBride (ARI): ADP 27.3 | TE2
Last year, McBride was a popular breakout candidate despite his TE4 and 46.4 overall ADP. He finished the 2023 season on fire after Zach Ertz went down with an injury. More importantly, the former Colorado State star took his game to another level in 2024, finishing the year as the TE2, averaging 15.6 PPR fantasy points per game. While everyone was excited about Marvin Harrison Jr., McBride was Kyler Murray’s favorite weapon in the passing game, totaling 147 targets.
The superstar’s 147 targets were the second-most by a tight end and the eighth-most in the NFL. Furthermore, McBride’s 111 receptions were the fourth-most in a season by a tight end in league history. More importantly, he was outstanding despite the lack of touchdown production. The superstar had seven top-four tight end weekly finishes last year, second only to George Kittle (eight). However, Kittle had six more receiving touchdowns (eight vs. two) despite seeing 46 fewer targets than McBride (92 vs. 138).
More importantly, the former Colorado State star is due for positive touchdown regression. McBride had as many rushing and fumble recovery touchdowns as receiving scores last season (two). Yet, he finished 11th in the NFL and second among tight ends in red zone targets (20). Unfortunately, the superstar was tackled multiple times just short of the end zone. While Brock Bowers is my highest-ranked tight end, McBride should get drafted in the same range, as a mid-range second-round pick.
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