The 2025 fantasy football season is over. Unless your league foolishly plays in Week 18, it’s time to look forward to next year. For redraft players, there isn’t much to do until training camp. However, dynasty players have already dived into the upcoming offseason, starting with free agency and the NFL Draft.
This year has had several surprise fantasy performances. Unfortunately, we also saw many star players struggle with injuries. However, learning from what happened this year is critical to improving as a fantasy player.
Every year, people make New Year’s resolutions. So, here are five fantasy football resolutions.
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Late-Round Quarterbacks are Back in Style
Unfortunately, several of the big-name quarterbacks were busts this year. Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels missed significant time because of injury. Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts failed to live up to their top-five draft ranking, as both had less of an impact on the ground than last season. Josh Allen was the only quarterback drafted in the top five who wasn’t a bust. Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford, Drake Maye, Trevor Lawrence, and Caleb Williams were late-round picks or undrafted in most 1QB leagues. Yet, all four had an outstanding year.
Buyer Beware with Rookie Running Backs
The 2025 rookie running back class was crowned one of the best in recent memory. While the class was productive, it fell short of expectations. Ashton Jeanty finished the fantasy season outside the top-12 running backs, scoring single-digit PPR fantasy points in three of the final four games. Meanwhile, Omarion Hampton got off to a slow start and missed seven games because of injury. While Quinshon Judkins, TreVeyon Henderson, RJ Harvey, Cam Skattebo, and Woody Marks had some bright moments, they were far from consistent contributors as rookies.
Not All Superstar Wide Receivers are Quarterback-Proof
Sometimes, a superstar wide receiver can succeed despite having a below-average quarterback. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for Justin Jefferson and Brian Thomas Jr. this season. Both were drafted in the top-20 picks after finishing last year as top-four wide receivers. Yet, neither lived up to their draft cost. Jefferson averaged 11.4 PPR fantasy points per game and had two receiving touchdowns, setting career lows in both categories. Meanwhile, Thomas severely regressed with Trevor Lawrence staying healthy, averaging 10.1 fantasy points per game, a lower average than Troy Franklin (11.1).
A Changing of the Guard at Tight End
Trey McBride was far and away the best tight end this season. While he, George Kittle, and Brock Bowers will be the top three tight ends off the board next year, the old guys are no longer appealing fantasy options. Tucker Kraft, Tyler Warren, Colston Loveland, Kyle Pitts, Sam LaPorta, and Harold Fannin Jr. should have gotten drafted ahead of Travis Kelce, David Njoku, T.J. Hockenson, and Mark Andrews. Fantasy players would be wise to prepare for a changing of the guard at the tight end position starting next season.
We Owe the New Orleans Saints’ Offense an Apology
No one wanted to draft any Saints players this year with Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough under center. However, Shough was the QB8 over the final five weeks of the fantasy season, averaging 259.2 passing yards and 19.5 fantasy points per game, a higher average than Jalen Hurts (14.6). More importantly, both young quarterbacks made Chris Olave (WR6, 16.8 PPR fantasy points per game) and Juwan Johnson (TE9, 10.8) weekly starting options. Furthermore, Devaughn Vele and Rashid Shaheed had multiple weeks as viable starting flex options for fantasy players.
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