Players Experts Avoid: Terry McLaurin, Drake London, Quinshon Judkins

Draft day is all about finding value and avoiding costly mistakes – and Average Draft Position (ADP) is one of the best tools to help you do both. By comparing where players are being drafted to their projected production, fantasy football managers can spot potential steals and sidestep landmines. To give you a winning edge for 2025 drafts, we’ve gathered 30 players experts draft and avoid at ADP from our collection of Featured Pros experts. This list highlights the players our analysts are targeting at their current ADP, as well as the ones they’re avoiding, so you can make smarter picks and build a championship-ready roster.

Players Experts Avoid at ADP

Who is a player you’re AVOIDING in drafts based on his current ADP (top-150) and why?

Terry McLaurin (WR – WAS)

“Terry McLaurin requires a fourth-round commitment as WR18. That may be worth more than the Commanders are willing to invest. McLaurin has one Top 10 finish, one Top 15 finish, and has finished outside the WR20 in four other seasons. Jayden Daniels easily gives him the best quarterback play of his career, but the Commanders have drawn a hard line with McLaurin. There is too much talent on the board at McLaurin’s ADP to invest in the uncertainty.”
– Jeff Bell (Footballguys)

Drake London (WR – ATL)

“I’m risk-averse with early-round picks. A (albeit awesome) three-game sample of Drake London playing with Michael Penix isn’t enough for me to make the pick as WR9. We are yet to see what mid-season adjustments might look like against Penix and how that will affect the offense. I generally try to avoid the unknown in my first three rounds of fantasy drafts. That means passing on Drake London and taking known commodities like A.J. Brown, Trey McBride, or even grabbing a top-tier QB (all currently going after London in 1-QB).”
– Seth Miller (Crossroads Fantasy Football)

Quinshon Judkins (RB – CLE)

“I seriously don’t understand why Quinshon Judkins is going so high – he’s currently 86th in ADP. He hasn’t signed with the Browns and was arrested in July on a domestic violence charge. There are way too many red flags. Meanwhile, you can get Jerome Ford at 140th in ADP or Dylan Sampson at 157th. I’d be comfortable taking Ford anywhere after pick 105.”
– Brady Auer (BA Sports Podcast)