2025 Fantasy Football Breakouts: The Importance of the Middle Rounds Most fantasy football managers obsess over the first or final rounds of their fantasy football drafts. They pour endless research into their Round 1 picks, or into discovering the next great late-round sleepers (i.e. the next Puka Nacua or Kyren Williams). Yet, it’s actually the mid-round fantasy football breakouts that truly determine titles. …
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3 second-year running back breakouts
Braelon Allen’s short-yardage strength: The New York Jets running back demonstrated his ability to succeed in critical short-yardage situations last season, which is a role he should maintain in 2025. Data, tools and expert insights: Use code earlybird to save $20 on your PFF+ annual subscription. Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes The 2024 running draft class wasn’t expected to be strong. Bucky Irving …
Read More »Biggest breakouts on new Top 100 Prospects list 2025
MLB Pipeline unveiled our annual in-season rerank this week, and the Top 100 Prospects list looks significantly different. Forty-one players who weren’t on the preseason Top 100 are now on the list, including 12 from the 2025 Draft class. We have a brand-new top 10 and No. 1 prospect Konnor Griffin moved into the top spot only a few weeks …
Read More »Six strategies to find football breakouts every season, plus Jake Ciely’s must-draft players
Winning a fantasy football league is about more than prize money. Prove to your friends, colleagues and neighbors that you’re better than them at life. Inside: Fantasy strategies, players to target and a note from rankings guru Jake Ciely, who’ll join us as part of our fantasy coverage each Tuesday. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign …
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