A team composed entirely of undrafted players in fantasy football leagues would be a stone-cold disaster and finish near or in the basement. The idea behind the all-undrafted team is to identify players at each position who warrant consideration in the last one or two rounds.
Furthermore, in leagues without strict move limits and no requirement to fill every position, gamers should draft the following players instead of kickers and defenses.
Injuries will happen in practice and during the preseason. It’s the nature of football. Having a potentially useful player at quarterback, running back, wide receiver or tight end stashed can pay more dividends than drafting a kicker or defense.
These two positions are viable streaming spots based on matchups and betting info. Without further ado, let’s look at the all-undrafted fantasy football team for the middle of August.
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Fantasy Football All-Undrafted Team
Note that the average draft position (ADP) of each player is pick 150 or later.
Quarterback
Daniel Jones (QB – IND) | ADP: 174.3 (QB27)
Frankly, there isn’t a truly exciting undrafted quarterback worth stashing. Daniel Jones is the most intriguing, break-glass-in-an-emergency pick among players selected after pick 150 if someone with one quarterback loses that player to an injury before the season.
Jones broke out last year in Shane Steichen’s offense, but his season began unraveling when he fractured his fibula, and it came to a close when he tore his right Achilles tendon in Week 14.
Danny Dimes got off to a blistering start to 2025, though.
According to the Fantasy Points Data Suite, among 37 quarterbacks with at least 100 dropbacks from Week 1 through Week 10, Jones was sixth in completion rate (69.9%), third in passing yards per game (265.9), fourth in yards per pass attempt (8.34), ninth in adjusted net yards per pass attempt (7.33 ANY/A) and tied for 13th in passing touchdowns (15). He also added 14.3 rushing yards per game and five rushing touchdowns in those 10 games.
As a result, Jones was the QB5 in total points (199.7) and the QB9 in points per game (20.0) through Week 10. Sure, Jones had meaningful rushing contributions, but his breakout was fueled by his excellent passing work.
The Colts have since traded Michael Pittman Jr., and Alec Pierce is banged up. Jones is coming back from an Achilles injury. Those are all viable marks against Jones, but there’s proof of concept of him playing as a QB1 in fantasy football for 10 weeks just last season.
Running Back
Chris Rodriguez (RB – JAX) | ADP: 157.3 (RB49)
According to Pro-Football-Reference, Chris Rodriguez Jr. has seven targets, six receptions and 54 scoreless receiving yards in 35 career games and seven starts. Per Pro Football Focus (PFF), Rodriguez has run 137 routes and tallied just 0.39 yards per route run (YPRR) in his career, too. Clearly, Rodriguez isn’t an impact player in the passing game.
Still, Rodriguez is competing for backfield touches with second-year pro Bhayshul Tuten, and Rodriguez could realistically pace the backfield in carries or at least carve out a fantasy-friendly role as a goal-line option.
Rodriguez is a bulldozer as a runner. According to the Fantasy Points Data Suite, among 55 running backs with at least 75 rush attempts last season, including the playoffs, Rodriguez was fourth in success rate (58.0%) and tied for 14th in stuff rate (42.0%).
Furthermore, per NFL Next Gen Stats, Rodriguez was tied for 16th among qualified running backs in rush yards over expected per attempt (0.60). Rodriguez certainly has the chops to handle short-yardage work. That doesn’t assure he’ll get that gig ahead of Tuten, but it makes rostering Rodriguez worthwhile to see how the roles shake out in Jacksonville’s backfield.
Jonah Coleman (RB – DEN) | ADP: 157.3 (RB50)
Denver’s backfield could be a fantasy nightmare. A three-running-back running-back-by-committee (RBBC) situation is possible, if not probable. RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins were a complementary backfield in 2025. Harvey was a quality receiver but an inefficient runner, while Dobbins was an efficient runner and a non-factor as a pass-catching weapon.
Coleman has arguably the best blend of rushing and receiving skills in Denver’s backfield. He suffered a PCL sprain against Wisconsin in his final collegiate season but had the following impressive, well-rounded numbers in his first eight games:
- 15.9 rush attempts per game
- 80.4 rushing yards per game
- 5.1 yards per carry
- 3.57 yards after contact per attempt
- 0.24 missed tackles forced per rush attempt
- 13 rushing touchdowns
- 3.6 targets per game
- 0.18 targets per route run (TPRR)
- 3.4 receptions per game
- 39.5 receiving yards per game
- 1.96 YPRR
- 2 receiving touchdowns
It might take time for Coleman to overtake Harvey, Dobbins or both on the depth chart, if he does at all. Yet, there’s still time for him to impress Sean Payton and offensive coordinator Davis Webb enough before the season to open the year with some role in the backfield.
In the first preseason game for the Broncos, Coleman played 14 snaps and had four rush attempts, 24 rushing yards, four routes and four pass-blocking snaps. He has an interesting skill set and warrants stashing on benches early in the season.
Wide Receiver
Khalil Shakir (WR – BUF) | ADP: 157.0 (WR57)
I highlighted Khalil Shakir as a deep-league draft target, and I’m even more bullish on his outlook after Buffalo’s first preseason contest. In the linked piece, I noted Shakir’s elite yards-after-catch (YAC) ability and stated he could be “used downfield a bit more this season.”
Per PFF, Shakir ran six routes against the Panthers in the preseason opener for the Bills, and he had two targets, two receptions, 41 receiving yards and a 15.5-yard average depth of target 9aDOT). He played seven passing snaps, running six routes, with three coming from the slot and four out wide. Both of Shakir’s targets were between 10 and 19 yards.
Erik Turner from Cover 1 did an excellent job of breaking down Shakir’s first target and deployment on the team’s first play of the preseason.
I’m doubling down on my suggestion of Shakir as an exciting player to leave in drafts, with more upside than meets the eye.
Jalen Coker (WR – CAR) | ADP: 165.0 (WR58)
Jalen Coker began last year on injured reserve (IR) with a quad injury and didn’t make his season debut until Week 7, when he was eased into action. Coker finished last year on a high note, playing well down the stretch.
Coker produced the following numbers in his final eight games from Week 11 through the Wild Card Round:
- 80% route participation rate
- 28.9% air yards share
- 17.3% target share
- 0.19 TPRR
- 4.4 receptions per game
- 57.8 receiving yards per game
- 2.03 YPRR
- 24.1% first-read rate
- 0.096 first downs per route run
- 3 end-zone targets
- 4 receiving touchdowns
- 11.1 half-PPR points per game
- 10.1 expected half-PPR points per game
Coker’s 11.1 half-PPR points per game would have ranked as the WR16 among wideouts with at least eight games played in 2025 if amassed over the entire regular season. Coker has demonstrable upside.
Tight End
Terrance Ferguson (TE – LAR) | ADP: 198.7 (TE26)
Gamers shouldn’t be searching for a late-round tight end who can finish in the TE8-TE12 range, because those tight ends are unlikely to perform meaningfully better than the pile-up of tight ends from the TE13-TE18 bucket.
Those tight ends will likely average 35-45 receiving yards per game, and the difference will come down to who splashes paydirt the most often. Basically, those players should be viewed as one large streaming bucket.
Instead of aiming for streaming-quality tight ends, gamers should be shooting higher. Terrance Ferguson is an ideal TE2 for gamers chasing the upside of a top-six season at the position.
Ferguson had only a 35.1% route participation rate in 15 games played as a rookie, giving the second-round pick from the 2025 NFL Draft ample room for an increase in playing time.
Ferguson also demonstrated downfield usage. Ferguson’s 17.9-yard aDOT was the deepest and the only one above 10.00 among 53 tight ends with at least 150 routes run in the regular season and postseason last year. Ferguson was also a favorite of Matthew Stafford‘s in the red zone, with eight end-zone targets. All three of his receiving touchdowns came in the end zone.
Ferguson also offers a YAC dimension he didn’t showcase in his rookie season. Among 70 FBS tight ends with at least 35 targets in 2024, Ferguson was first in YAC per reception (9.0).
The second-year pro is a well-rounded pass-catching weapon in a top-heavy pass-catching corps, with a path to being the team’s No. 3 passing-game option. He has contingent upside if Puka Nacua or Davante Adams miss any games.
Flex
MarShawn Lloyd (RB – GB) | ADP: 187.3 (RB68)
According to Pro-Football-Reference, MarShawn Lloyd has played a whopping 10 offensive snaps since the Packers picked him 88th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. Injuries completely derailed the first two years of Lloyd’s career. He spent the offseason getting to the bottom of his hamstring issues, and he’s presently healthy.
Lloyd rattled off the following numbers in 11 games in his final collegiate season at USC in 2023:
- 10.5 rush attempts per game
- 74.2 rushing yards per game
- 7.1 yards per carry
- 3.97 yards after contact per attempt (YCO/A)
- 9 rushing touchdowns
- 1.6 targets per game
- 0.09 TPRR
- 1.2 receptions per game
- 21.1 receiving yards per game
- 1.22 YPRR
Lloyd is a dynamic player when healthy and should be Josh Jacobs‘ primary backup running back.
Lloyd wouldn’t be the most interesting handcuff under normal circumstances. However, there’s still a chance Jacobs is suspended for his off-field conduct.
Potential discipline looms over a group of NFL players, including Rams WR Puka Nacua and Packers RB Josh Jacobs.
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Lloyd’s ADP would skyrocket the moment any Jacobs suspension were announced. He shouldn’t go undrafted, as he’s precisely the type of player gamers should stash instead of drafting a kicker or defense.
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