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It can be difficult to read such a vast amount of content, which is why we’ve rounded up 25 of the most actionable, can’t-miss stat nuggets you absolutely need to know for the 2025 fantasy football season. In addition to our expert consensus rankings (ECR) and Real-Time ADP, you don’t have any excuses not to be prepared for your upcoming draft(s). Click on each author’s byline to read the entire article. Good luck this season.
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2025 Fantasy Football Stats to Know
Must-Know Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Stats
Jakobi Meyers (WR – LV)
Jakobi Meyers broke out in his second season with Las Vegas and year three in the NFL, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the first time in his career. Despite missing two games, he recorded 87 receptions on 129 targets for 1,027 yards and four touchdowns. His 21.6% target share when active tied Brock Bowers for first on the team. Myers led the Raiders in air yard share (32.8%), while averaging 5.8 receptions on 8.6 targets for 68.5 yards per game.
Without Davante Adams, Meyers took over as the clear No. 1 WR1, out-targeting Bowers 112 to 108 in 12 games together, seeing a team-high 23.6% target share and 34.8% air yard share, averaging 6.1 grabs on 9.3 targets for 72.9 yards from Week 4 on. Although Vegas added three receivers in Jack Bech (No. 26), Dont’e Thornton Jr. (No. 108) and Tommy Mellott (No. 213) in the 2025 NFL Draft, there’s little competition for targets outside of Meyers and Bowers, who should both benefit in an improved offense with stability under center.
Jaylen Waddle (WR – MIA)
Jaylen Waddle led the team in yards per target (1.74) and yards per reception (12.83); he simply needed the ball more often. Tua Tagovailoa ranked third in pass attempts per game (36.3) but missed five games in the regular season. Waddle averaged 4.79 more PPR points in games with Tagovailoa last year, and it’s not hard to imagine a bounce-back this year.
Calvin Ridley (WR – TEN)
Some believe Calvin Ridley will be this year’s Terry McLaurin – a veteran having a career season thanks to a massive upgrade at quarterback. Last season, Ridley was significantly better with Mason Rudolph starting than with Will Levis. He averaged more PPR fantasy points per game (14.8 vs. 10.5), a higher yards per route run (2.46 vs. 1.81), and nearly twice as many receiving yards per contest (84 vs. 49.8) with the veteran quarterback. Imagine how well Ridley will play with Cam Ward under center and no meaningful target competition.
DeVonta Smith (WR – PHI)
DeVonta Smith has finished as a top-24 receiver in half-PPR points per game in three consecutive seasons.
Smith has been among the league’s most effective pass-catchers since being drafted in 2021. Among wide receivers with a minimum of 80 targets in 2024, he ranked 12th in receiving grade, 17th in yards per route run and second in catch rate. With defenses locked in on the Eagles’ other stars, Smith often capitalizes on favorable matchups to maximize his efficiency on a per-touch basis. This will remain the case in 2025.
Despite often inheriting a secondary role for the Eagles, Smith has earned steady volume throughout his young career. Per StatMuse, he’s seen an average of seven targets per game across four professional seasons. Interestingly, Smith ran a career-high 54.7% of his routes from the slot in 2024. This slight shift in usage may be conducive to more high-percentage looks in the short areas of the field and a subsequent increase in fantasy football production.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR – SEA)
Last year, Jaxon Smith-Njigba replaced DK Metcalf as the Seahawks’ No. 1 wide receiver, ending the season as the WR9, averaging 14.9 PPR fantasy points per game.
However, he was the WR17 on a points per game (PPG) basis among wide receivers with nine games played. Furthermore, Smith-Njigba was the WR20 in PPG without the nine-game qualifier, averaging fewer fantasy points per outing than DeVonta Smith (15.3) and Stefon Diggs (15.2). Yet, the former Ohio State star was a heavily targeted player. He finished 12th in the NFL in targets (133), posting a 22.4% target share and a 23% target per route run rate last season.
Unfortunately, Smith-Njigba only had seven top-24 weekly finishes last year (43.8%). More importantly, the loss of Metcalf was negated by the addition of Cooper Kupp. Last season, Metcalf averaged 7.2 targets per game and a 21% target per route run rate. By comparison, Kupp averaged 8.1 targets per game and a 29% target per route run rate despite playing opposite Puka Nacua. Furthermore, there is a chance Sam Darnold turns back into a pumpkin after having success in 2024.
Brian Thomas Jr. (WR – JAX)
Overall, last year, Brian Thomas Jr. was a stud as the WR11 in fantasy points per game, ranking fifth in deep targets and 15th in red-zone targets. As good as those numbers are, they still underrate his upside in 2025 if he can continue what he did down the stretch last year.
In Weeks 13-18 last season, he was the WR2 in fantasy points per game. During that span, among 72 qualifying receivers, he was fourth in target share (31.6%), seventh in yards per route run (2.78), fifth in receiving yards per game (98.8) and 17th in first downs per route run (0.108), per Fantasy Points Data.
Thomas posted those numbers with Mac Jones tossing him passes. What do we think he’ll do in 2025 with Liam Coen at the controls and Trevor Lawrence back? It could be a magical season for Thomas.
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