Fantasy Football Player Notes
2025 PPR Draft Rankings
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23.
Trey McBride
TE - (at LAR)
Trey McBride followed his 2023 breakout with an even better season in 2024, with 111 catches for 1,146 yards and two touchdowns. Fears that rookie WR Marvin Harrison Jr. might put a dent in McBride's target total were unfounded, as McBride's 147 targets were second-most among tight ends and eighth-most among all pass catchers. A second-year leap for Harrison could nick McBride's target volume, but the Cardinals added no significant pass catchers in the offseason, and McBride still figures to be targeted heavily. Despite drawing 20 red-zone targets and 13 targets inside the 10-yard line last season, McBride scored only two touchdowns. He's now produced six TDs in 49 career games. If McBride can improve his touchdown luck, he could challenge for an overall TE1 finish in 2025.
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36.
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR - (at LAR)
Marvin Harrison Jr. is coming off a disappointing rookie season in which he had 62 catches for 885 yards and 8eight touchdowns. Those aren't bad numbers at all -- certainly not by rookie standards -- but was the No. 4 overall pick in last year's NFL Draft, and he's a prodigy, the son of former Colts great Marvin Harrison Sr. Harrison finished WWR30 in PPR fantasy scoring as a rookie, and he needed some pretty good touchdown luck to finish that high -- 12.9% of his catches and 6.9% of his targets resulted in TDs. With an averaged depth of target of 13.4 yards last season, MHJ seemed miscast as a purely vertical receiver. Harrison was excellent operating in the middle of the field at Ohio State, but Cardinals QB Kyler Murray doesn't do a lot of business in the middle of the field, possible because his smaller stature limits his vision. Will Harrison's usage change significantly? I'm not sure, which is why I'm reluctant to bet on substantially better numbers for MHJ in Year 2.
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56.
James Conner
RB - (at LAR)
If James Conner stays healthy, it's a good bet he's going to produce. Conner played a career-high 16 games last year and produced a career-high 1,508 yards from scrimmage, along with nine touchdowns, good for an RB11 finish in half-point PPR fantasy scoring. He's being drafted as a midrange RB2, so Conner could return a profit if he can stay relatively healthy again. It's just a matter of whether you're willing to bet on the 30-year-old Conner's health.
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82.
Kyler Murray
QB - (at LAR)
Remaining healthy all year and completing his first full season since 2020, Kyler Murray finished QB10 overall and QB12 in fantasy points per game (18.1) among quarterback who made multiple starts. It was a bumpy ride to get there, as Murray topped 25 fantasy points four times (three times if you exclude his big game in Week 18) and finished with 12 or fewer fantasy points five times. That's Murray in a nutshell. He can be wildly inconsistent from game to game - or even from half to half - but his rushing ability makes for a high ceiling. Murray ran for 572 yards and five touchdowns last season. Murray profiles as a boom/bust low-end QB1.
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134.
Trey Benson
RB - (at LAR)
Trey Benson didn't get a great deal of work in his rookie season with Cardinals RB James Conner playing 16 games, but when Benson finally got some meaningful work against in games against the Bears and Jets at midseason, he looked pretty good, showing off the combination of size and power that made him a Day 2 draft pick. Benson enters 2025 as a backup, but Conner has had injury issues throughout his career, so it's possible Benson will get some meaningful work in 2025.
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198.
Michael Wilson
WR - (at LAR)
Michael Wilson did meet expectations after an encouraging rookie season that ended on a high note. In Year 2, he fell to third in the target pecking order behind Trey McBride and Marvin Harrison Jr. The Cardinals' No. 2 WR finished 2024 as the WR59 in PPR - nearly identical to the previous season (albeit in three more games played). Likely needs an injury to be fantasy relevant.
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289.
Arizona Cardinals
DST - (at LAR)
The No.1 DST target that you have no excuse for missing out on in 2025. Arizona opens the schedule against the Saints, followed by Panthers, 49ers, Seahawks, Titans, Colts and Packers from Weeks 1-7. The team improved the defense by selecting exclusively defensive players in this year's draft, and they should get major contributions from guys like second-year player Darius Robinson and free agent acquisition Josh Sweat. Arizona has been one of the most injured defenses over the last two seasons.
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356.
Emari Demercado
RB - (at LAR)
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361.
Zay Jones
WR - (at LAR)
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372.
Chad Ryland
K - (at LAR)
Chad Ryland took a big step forward in his second NFL season. Last year, he was the K9 in fantasy points per game while ranking 14th in field goal attempts. His 87.5% percentage of field goals made was immensely better than his rookie season, where he hit only 64% of his kicks (ouch). There's some risk here, but there's also upside for more if Arizona can improve as an offense in 2025.
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373.
Greg Dortch
WR - (at LAR)
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424.
Elijah Higgins
TE - (at LAR)
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470.
Michael Carter
RB - (at LAR)
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477.
Jalen Brooks
WR - (at LAR)
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510.
Zonovan Knight
RB - (at LAR)
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514.
Trent Sherfield Sr.
WR - (at LAR)
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564.
Corey Kiner
RB - (at LAR)
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581.
Xavier Weaver
WR - (at LAR)
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605.
Jacoby Brissett
QB - (at LAR)
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