Fantasy Football Player Notes
2025 PPR Draft Rankings
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21.
Derrick Henry
RB - (at PIT)
Henry was a monster in his first season in Baltimore, rushing for 1,921 yards and scoring 18 touchdowns in his age-30 season. Age and mileage suggest that Henry is a risky bet, but the man seems indestructible and impervious to age. He won't catch many passes, but Henry should once again compile big-time rushing numbers.
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27.
Lamar Jackson
QB - (at PIT)
Fueled by career highs in passing yards (4,172) and TD passes (41), Lamar Jackson finished QB1 in fantasy scoring in 2024, averaging 25.6 fantasy points per game. It was Jackson's highest fantasy scoring average since his only other QB1 finish in 2019, when he averaged 28.1 FPPG. Jackson was remarkably efficient as a passer last season, completing 66.7% of his throws and averaging a league-high 8.8 yards per pass attempt. And of course, Jackson provided plenty of the usual rushing goodness, with 915 rushing yards and four TD runs. Since becoming a full-time starter in 2019, Jackson has averaged 913 rushing yards a season. The Ravens had very little offseason turnover in their offensive personnel, and the addition of veteran WR DeAndre Hopkins could help. Jackson warrants consideration at the No. 1 quarterback in 2025 fantasy drafts.
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57.
Zay Flowers
WR - (at PIT)
Zay Flowers is very talented and worth the first-round pick the Ravens spent on him in 2023, but the nature of the Ravens' offense works makes Flowers an inconsistent fantasy performer. There were eight games last season in which Flowers had six or fewer targets. There were also eight games in which Flowers finished with fewer than 40 receiving yards.
The problem is that the Ravens ran the ball on 52.5% of their offensive snaps this year. Only the Eagles were run-heavier. That probably won't change much this year with Lamar Jackson at quarterback and Derrick Henry at running back for Baltimore, so we should probably expect more inconsistency from Flowers in his third NFL season. |
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87.
Mark Andrews
TE - (at PIT)
After getting off to an alarmingly slow start last year, Mark Andrews went on a touchdown spree that reaffirmed his status as a valuable fantasy tight end. Five games into the 2024 season, Andrews had 10 catches for 120 yards and zero TDs. He was TE32 in PPR fantasy points per game over that stretch. From Week 6 through the end of the regular season, Andrews scored 11 touchdowns in 12 games and averaged 3.8 catches and 46.1 yards per contest. Andrews turns 30 the day before the Ravens' 2025 season opener, and his 2024 downturn in target volume and yardage suggests that his days as an elite fantasy tight end may be over. But Andrews has been a reliable TD scorer and remains an important cog in the Baltimore offense. Consider him a midrange TE1 for fantasy.
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137.
Rashod Bateman
WR - (at PIT)
The oft-injured Rashod Bateman didn't miss a game last season for the first time in his four-year NFL career. Not surprisingly, he put up the best numbers of his career, finishing with 45-756-9. Bateman averaged only 4.2 targets per game but averaged 16.8 yards per catch and 10.5 yards per target. He had more than his fair share of big plays, with 11 catches of 20 or more yards, and four catches of 40 or more yards. It's hard to see Bateman significantly boosting his target share with Lamar Jackson spreading the ball around to multiple pass catchers, and with the Ravens so run-heavy. But Bateman's encouraging 2024 performance makes him a worthy bench stash.
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175.
Baltimore Ravens
DST - (at PIT)
Baltimore will again field a strong defense. Last year, they were the DST11 in fantasy points per game while ranking second in sacks. If Nate Wiggins can take another step and Jaire Alexander can stay healthy, they might have a top-five secondary.
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185.
DeAndre Hopkins
WR - (at PIT)
DeAndre Hopkins, at this stage of his career, offers more real-life veteran/locker-room appeal than fantasy production. Last year, he was a part-time player for both Tennessee and Kansas City, never eclipsing a 65% route share in any week. In ten games, he had less than a 55% route share, so we have to evaluate what he did from a per-route basis only instead of the raw counting or market share metrics. Among 112 qualifying receivers, he ranked 52nd in separation and 36th in route win rate (per Fantasy Points Data). Among that same sample, he was 47th in yards per route run and 32nd in target per route run rate. He'll have some random spike weeks because of the potency of Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore offense, but they'll likely be tough to predict and not consistent enough to make him anything more than a headache flex option.
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208.
Justice Hill
RB - (at PIT)
Justice Hill had a strong season last year as the RB38 in fantasy points per game. He'll reprise his role as the passing catching complement to Derrick Henry this season. Last year, he ranked seventh in target share and yards per route run while posting seven weeks as the RB36 or higher in weekly fantasy scoring. Hill will again be a viable weekly flex option in 2025, especially in PPR formats.
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209.
Isaiah Likely
TE - (at PIT)
Isaiah Likely's path to fantasy relevance has been blocked by fellow Ravens TE Mark Andrews for most of Likely's three NFL seasons. But Likely has had his moments, particularly when Andrews has been sidelined. In the nine games Andrews has missed over the last three years, Likely has averaged 3.4 catches, 50.3 yards and 0.7 touchdowns. Prorated, that would work out to 58 catches, 855 yards and 11 touchdowns over a full season. Likely and Andrews are both in the final years of their contracts with the Ravens. Likely has intriguing upside, but we might not get to see it until he and Andrews have been decoupled.
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239.
Keaton Mitchell
RB - (at PIT)
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269.
Tyler Loop
K - (at PIT)
The Ravens' rookie kicker should be among the top 12 fantasy kickers this season. Last year, Justin Tucker dipped to K16 in this offense, but his percentage of field goals made dipped to a ghastly 73.3%. Tucker still ranked third in extra point attempts. Baltimore led the NFL last year in red zone touchdown scoring rate with an insane 73.9%. That number will regress some offering Tyler Loop some more field goal opportunities in 2025.
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434.
Devontez Walker
WR - (at PIT)
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474.
Rasheen Ali
RB - (at PIT)
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501.
Patrick Ricard
RB - (at PIT)
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550.
Cooper Rush
QB - (at PIT)
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573.
Charlie Kolar
TE - (at PIT)
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574.
Tylan Wallace
WR - (at PIT)
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