The Daily Blitz: EDSFootball.com Updates for August 31, 2025

Earlier today, we updated fantasy football projections for multiple teams on EDSFootball.com.

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Philadelphia Eagles 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jalen Hurts	459.4	304.4	3537.4	20.9	8.96	140.2	588.8	11.92	337.58
Tanner McKee	42.7	28.4	303.2	1.71	0.85	8.4	8.4	0.08	18.59
QB Totals	502.1	332.8	3840.6	22.61	9.81	148.6	597.2	12	356.17

Jalen Hurts: In the same year that Saquon Barkley rushed for over 2,000 yards, Hurts set a career low as a full-time starter in pass attempts per game (24.1). In fact, that was a drop of 7.5 per game from his 2023 average (31.6). He finished 2024 throwing for only 2,903 yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Even with Barkley's rushing greatness last season, Hurts extended streaks of 150-plus carries (to three seasons), 600-plus rushing yards (four) and double-digit rushing scores (four). Over the past four years, Hurts has compiled 611/2,779/52 rushing in 62 games, equivalent to 9.51 fantasy points per game from rushing stats alone. In addition, only two players (both running backs) — Derrick Henry (51) and Josh Jacobs (42) — come within 10 rushing touchdowns of Hurts (52) during that span, per Stathead. (Josh Allen is tied for fourth (40) with Joe Mixon and Jonathan Taylor.)

More: Jalen Hurts 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

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San Francisco 49ers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the San Francisco 49ers.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Brock Purdy	499.1	335.4	4042.7	27.7	12.48	61.6	246.4	3.85	295.29
Mac Jones	37.6	24.8	267	1.47	1.05	9.5	30.4	0.19	18.64
QB Totals	536.7	360.2	4309.7	29.17	13.53	71.1	276.8	4.04	313.93

Brock Purdy: Purdy had a down year in 2024 but still finished as the QB10 on a points-per-game basis (18.6). Compared to career rates (in parenthesis), Purdy's 65.9% completion rate (67.5%), 4.4 TD% (6.0%), and 8.5 Y/A (8.9) were all lower in 2024. Yes, Deebo Samuel now plays for the Washington Commanders and Brandon Aiyuk, Jauan Jennings and nearly every other top receiver not named Ricky Pearsall seem to have injury designations (or a suspension), but Purdy is a value when comparing my projections/rankings to his current ADP.

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Minnesota Vikings 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Minnesota Vikings.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
J.J. McCarthy	540.1	351.1	3834.7	24.3	12.15	60	255	2.4	266.19
Carson Wentz	37.5	24	262.5	1.73	0.9	3.3	13.2	0.09	17.48
QB Totals	577.6	375.1	4097.2	26.03	13.05	63.3	268.2	2.49	283.67

J.J. McCarthy: With one of the league's best offensive instructures in place, McCarthy should hit the ground running (maybe literally, too) in his debut season after missing 2024 with a torn meniscus. Kevin O'Connell had Sam Darnold playing at an MVP-caliber level for much of the year, and the team has a good offensive line with a talented group of weapons (Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, Adam Thielen, T.J. Hockenson, etc.). Given his plus athleticism and environment, there is plenty of upside for a season similar to Bo Nix's rookie campaign (ADP of QB20+ with a top-10 finish).

MORE: Continue reading our Minnesota Vikings 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Buffalo Bills 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Buffalo Bills.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Josh Allen	519.2	330.7	3868	29.08	11.94	101	530.3	7.83	347.17
Mitchell Trubisky	33.1	21.3	225.1	1.32	0.83	14.8	48.1	0.59	20.97
QB Totals	552.3	352	4093.1	30.4	12.77	115.8	578.4	8.42	368.14

Josh Allen: Putting aside the debate over who should have won the NFL MVP award last season, it's clear that both Allen and Lamar Jackson had MVP-caliber seasons, especially as voters split their votes for MVP and the 2024 AP NFL All-Pro first team. Going into fantasy drafts this summer, Allen vs. Jackson will be the difficult (or easy) choice facing fantasy managers — and to be clear, the "easy" part is that you can't go wrong with either.

Allen posted five-year lows in several passing categories — attempts (483), yards (3,731) and touchdowns (28) — but his dual-threat skill set is what makes him so dangerous. Allen now has (at least) 12 rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons and 500-plus rushing yards in four consecutive seasons. He has finished as a top-two fantasy quarterback for five consecutive seasons.

MORE: Continue reading our Buffalo Bills 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Carolina Panthers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Carolina Panthers.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Bryce Young	537.3	333.7	3626.8	21.76	11.28	45.7	262.8	2.86	252.99
Andy Dalton	37.4	24.1	261.8	1.65	1.01	4.3	13.3	0.18	17.46
QB Totals	574.7	357.8	3888.6	23.41	12.29	50	276.1	3.04	270.45

Bryce Young: Young was benched after a terrible start through the first two weeks last season (only 225 passing yards, 4.01 Y/A, no touchdowns and three interceptions). He didn't start again until Week 8, but he played much better, especially over the final three games (64.8%, 7.0 Y/A, seven touchdowns and no interceptions). After Carolina's Week 11 bye, Young was the QB8 in fantasy PPG (21.2) through the end of the season.

More: Bryce Young 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

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Chicago Bears 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Chicago Bears.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Caleb Williams	530.8	342.4	3768.7	22.56	9.55	82.7	413.5	2.07	275.66
Case Keenum	33.9	21.4	230.5	1.22	0.78	4.9	14.7	0.2	15.21
QB Totals	564.7	363.8	3999.2	23.78	10.33	87.6	428.2	2.27	290.87

Caleb Williams: Williams benefits from the trifecta of improvements in offensive coaching, protection and weapons. After completely revamping their interior offensive line in free agency, the Bears also used their first three draft picks on the offense — tight end Colston Loveland, wide receiver Luther Burden III, and offensive tackle Ozzy Trapilo. Williams is one of my favorite QB2 targets with upside when I don't draft a top-four option.

MORE: Continue reading our Chicago Bears 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Baltimore Ravens 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Baltimore Ravens.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Lamar Jackson	451.5	300.2	3521.7	29.35	7.22	133.1	811.9	4.33	351
Cooper Rush	36.6	22.3	234.2	1.35	0.66	5.4	5.4	0.05	14.29
QB Totals	488.1	322.5	3755.9	30.7	7.88	138.5	817.3	4.38	365.29

Lamar Jackson: What a year it was Jackson, who posted career highs in passing yards (4,172) and touchdowns (41) while leading the NFL in TD% (8.6%), yards per attempt (8.8) and passer rating (119.6)! It was the second time in his career that he has finished as fantasy's QB1. He posted a 9% TD% in his other overall QB1 season (2019), and then followed that up with a 6.9% rate in 2020. His career average is 6.4%. Long story short, he was absolutely phenomenal in 2024, but last year's ratios would be unsustainable for any quarterback including Jackson (even though he could repeat as fantasy's QB1). Although he has a max of five rushing touchdowns over the past four seasons, Jackson is the NFL's all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards, averaging a whopping 1,019 yards per 17 games over his career.

MORE: Continue reading our Baltimore Ravens 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Arizona Cardinals 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Arizona Cardinals.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Kyler Murray	512.4	348.4	3638	20.5	10.76	78.8	472.8	4.73	281.66
Jacoby Brissett	41.5	25.7	273.9	1.29	0.62	9.3	32.6	0.37	20.36
QB Totals	553.9	374.1	3911.9	21.79	11.38	88.1	505.4	5.1	302.02

Kyler Murray: While fantasy managers were hoping for more from Murray in 2024, his final numbers were still solid albeit not spectacular. Murray threw multiple touchdowns in only four games, but he had another four multi-score games when including rushing touchdowns. Even with more weekly inconsistency than you may like, Murray has upside as a back-end QB1, especially if Marvin Harrison Jr. and their connection take a step forward in year two.

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Seattle Seahawks 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Seattle Seahawks.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Sam Darnold	507.4	314.6	3551.8	21.31	12.18	48.5	164.9	2.43	234.02
Drew Lock	38.6	23.2	258.6	1.35	1.12	6.6	29.7	0.43	19.05
Jalen Milroe	5.5	3.4	39.1	0.2	0.17	8.8	50.6	0.62	10.8
QB Totals	551.5	341.2	3849.5	22.86	13.47	63.9	245.2	3.48	263.87

Sam Darnold: How close will the 2025 version of Darnold be to his breakout season last year? That's the obvious question, especially considering last year's environment (coaching and supporting cast) was about as ideal for a quarterback as possible. On a positive note, the former top-three pick is still only 28 years old despite entering his eighth NFL season. Darnold threw for 4,319 passing yards, 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season and finished as fantasy's QB9. It's definitely possible that the fantasy community (myself included) is discounting him too much in 2025.

MORE: Continue reading our Seattle Seahawks 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

The Daily Blitz: EDSFootball.com Updates for August 30, 2025

Earlier today, we updated fantasy football projections for multiple teams and Week 1 NFL implied totals on EDSFootball.com.

2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.

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Kansas City Chiefs 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Kansas City Chiefs.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Patrick Mahomes	566.5	381.3	4135.5	28.89	11.33	66.1	343.7	2.15	305.59
Gardner Minshew	36.2	23.3	253.4	1.45	0.72	4.4	12.1	0.13	16.49
QB Totals	602.7	404.6	4388.9	30.34	12.05	70.5	355.8	2.28	322.08

Patrick Mahomes: Outside of his one-game rookie season, Mahomes set or tied career lows in passing yards (3,928) and touchdowns (26). Like Joe Burrow, Mahomes has enough mobility to make and extend plays, but he doesn't use it to rack up significant rushing production (307-389 rushing yards in five consecutive seasons). After finishing as a top-four fantasy quarterback in four of his first five seasons as a starter, Mahomes has finished as the QB8 and QB12, respectively, over the past two seasons. The talented trio of Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Hollywood Brown (when healthy and active) provide hope for Mahomes to return to his previous levels of elite production.

MORE: Continue reading our Kansas City Chiefs 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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New York Jets 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the New York Jets.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Justin Fields	477.8	296.2	3368.5	19.83	12.66	121.4	685.9	5.77	291.95
Tyrod Taylor	30.5	19.8	213.5	1.19	0.52	9.9	54.5	0.46	20.47
QB Totals	508.3	316	3582	21.02	13.18	131.3	740.4	6.23	312.42

Justin Fields: The same year (2022) that Fields threw for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, he finished as fantasy's QB6 in points per game and overall. Of course, it was the elite rushing production (160/1143/8) that outweighed his anemic passing stats that year. Even before the Steelers benched him in favor of Russell Wilson in 2024, Fields was the QB6 in fantasy points per game through his six starts.

MORE: Continue reading our New York Jets 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Houston Texans 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Updated: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Houston Texans.

Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
C.J. Stroud	539.7	343.8	3993.8	23.48	8.64	40.9	180	1.35	262.49
Davis Mills	34.4	21.5	230.5	1.27	0.89	4.4	13.6	0.16	14.84
QB Totals	574.1	365.3	4224.3	24.75	9.53	45.3	193.6	1.51	277.33

C.J. Stroud: What a difference a year made, as Stroud finished his 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign as fantasy's QB8 in points per game and as the QB26 in 2024. The coaching staff did him no favors and Stefon Diggs and Tank Dell ended the year on IR with Nico Collins also missing five games in 2024. With the additions of Christian Kirk in free agency and Iowa State rookies Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel in the draft and a new offensive coaching staff in place, there is some optimism for Stroud to rebound in 2025 although the offensive line remains an issue.

MORE: Continue reading our Houston Texans 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Cincinnati Bengals 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Joe Burrow	575.6	395.7	4317	31.66	10.36	44.5	160.2	2.34	308.66
Jake Browning	36.7	25	262.4	1.52	0.92	4	17.2	0.32	18.38
QB Totals	612.3	420.7	4579.4	33.18	11.28	48.5	177.4	2.66	327.04

Joe Burrow: Burrow, now a two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year, had an MVP-caliber season in 2024. (Of course, so did Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.) In any event, Burrow led the NFL in both passing yards (4,918) and touchdowns (43). With Cincinnati doling out massive contracts to both Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins this offseason, it's all systems go for Burrow and the Bengals offense, who will often find themselves needing to keep up with their leaky defense.

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Fantasy Football: Week 1 NFL Implied Totals

While nobody is right 100% of the time, the Vegas sportsbooks are right more often than they are wrong.

A helpful tool to determine which players to roster or start (or at least to break a tie), especially in daily fantasy football leagues, is NFL implied totals (projected point totals for each team based on NFL odds).

Looking at the over-under alone is not enough. Although it's an obvious statement, the more points a team scores (or is expected to score), the more likely that fantasy points will follow.

NFL implied totals listed in the table below are calculated using NFL odds from FanDuel Sportsbook for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season and sorted from most to least projected points.

MORE: 2025 NFL Strength of Schedule

Rank	Team	Implied Total	Spread	O/U	Opponent
1	Philadelphia Eagles	27.5	-7.5	47.5	Dallas Cowboys
2	Buffalo Bills	27	-1.5	52.5	Baltimore Ravens
3	Cincinnati Bengals	26.5	-5.5	47.5	Cleveland Browns
4	Washington Commanders	26	-6.5	45.5	New York Giants
5	Baltimore Ravens	25.5	+1.5	52.5	Buffalo Bills

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The Daily Blitz: EDSFootball.com Updates for August 29, 2025

Earlier today, we updated fantasy football rankings, projections for multiple teams and posted a new fantasy football mock draft on EDSFootball.com.

As we head into Labor Day weekend and the busiest part of fantasy football draft season, I have updated my positional rankings and overall top 200 fantasy football cheat sheet.

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More rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Top 150

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2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Putting aside the debate over who should have won the NFL MVP award last season, it's clear that both Allen and Lamar Jackson had MVP-caliber seasons, especially as voters split their votes for MVP and the 2024 AP NFL All-Pro first team. Going into fantasy drafts this summer, Allen vs. Jackson will be the difficult (or easy) choice facing fantasy managers — and to be clear, the "easy" part is that you can't go wrong with either.

Allen posted five-year lows in several passing categories — attempts (483), yards (3,731) and touchdowns (28) — but his dual-threat skill set is what makes him so dangerous. Allen now has (at least) 12 rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons and 500-plus rushing yards in four consecutive seasons. He has finished as a top-two fantasy quarterback for five consecutive seasons.

2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

What a year it was Jackson, who posted career highs in passing yards (4,172) and touchdowns (41) while leading the NFL in TD% (8.6%), yards per attempt (8.8) and passer rating (119.6)! It was the second time in his career that he has finished as fantasy's QB1. He posted a 9% TD% in his other overall QB1 season (2019), and then followed that up with a 6.9% rate in 2020. His career average is 6.4%. Long story short, he was absolutely phenomenal in 2024, but last year's ratios would be unsustainable for any quarterback including Jackson (even though he could repeat as fantasy's QB1). Although he has a max of five rushing touchdowns over the past four seasons, Jackson is the NFL's all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards, averaging a whopping 1,019 yards per 17 games over his career.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings

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2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

1. Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

Robinson (not Saquon Barkley) should be the RB1 in 2025 fantasy football drafts, especially considering Barkley's historic 2024 volume (most combined regular-season and playoff touches in a decade). The 23-year-old running back racked up 1,887 scrimmage yards and scored 15 total touchdowns on 365 touches including 61 receptions. From Week 6 on, Robinson averaged more fantasy points per game (21.1) than all other running backs. During that 12-game span, he averaged 19.8/97.6 rushing, 3.6/23.3 receiving and scored 14 total touchdowns.

2. Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

Gibbs set or tied career highs across the board in rushing (250/1,412/16, 5.6 YPC) and receiving (52/517/4, 9.9 Y/R) in his second season. Gibbs was also top five among running backs with a minimum of 17 targets in yards per route run (1.67) and YAC per reception (11.5), per PFF. Gibbs was especially good when David Montgomery missed the final three regular-season games (RB1 overall), but he was also the RB3 (RB4 on a PPG basis) from Weeks 1 to 15 when Montgomery was also active.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

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2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings

1. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals

Posting career highs in his age-24 season, Chase led the NFL in receptions (127), yards (1,708) and touchdowns (17) in 2024 to become the fifth triple crown winner since the league merger. Chase had at least five catches and/or 50 yards in all but one game in 2024, but he also had several monster games. There were nine 35-point wide receiver performances league-wide in 2024, and Chase had three (one-third) of them. From Week 5 on, Chase had a 31.46% target share with a weekly minimum of 24.32%. He's the easy choice to select first overall in fantasy drafts this summer.

2. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Lamb played several weeks dealing with a shoulder injury before shutting it down with a couple of games to go. While his (and Dak Prescott's) injuries factor in, his numbers were down considerably from 2023. Lamb set career lows in yards per reception (11.8) and target (7.9) and his per game averages dropped from 7.9/102.9/0.7 (2023) to 6.7/79.6/0.4 (2024). When everything's clicking, however, Lamb is as productive as any receiver in the league.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings

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2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

1. Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

Bowers led all tight ends in receptions (112), targets (153) and receiving yards (1,194) despite being a rookie with sub-par quarterback play. Only George Kittle scored more fantasy points on a per-game basis, and Bowers led the position in overall points. While it may be difficult to outproduce his rookie numbers, few, if any, tight ends are the focal point of their passing offense the way Bowers is. Even though the Raiders will run the ball more often in 2025, Ashton Jeanty's presence will benefit the pass catchers indirectly by helping to sustain longer drives and Geno Smith will make the passing attack more efficient.

2. Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals

The good news is that McBride smashed previous career highs in targets (147), receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,146). Among all players (wide receivers included), he finished eighth, fourth, and 11th, respectively, in those categories. The bad news is that he had only two touchdowns and has a total of six through three NFL seasons. If there's a glimmer of hope, McBride finished top three in TE targets from inside the 20 (21, T-2nd), 15 (16, T-2nd), 10 (12, 1st) and 5 (seven, T-1st).

Yes, Brock Bowers deserves to be TE1 in fantasy drafts, but it's a 1A/1B (or 1A/1A) situation with Bowers and McBride. Even though I have Bowers ranked ahead of McBride, the former Colorado State tight end may offer a little more value nearly a round later.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

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Top 200 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

Rank	Player	Pos.	Team
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	Cincinnati Bengals
2	Bijan Robinson	RB	Atlanta Falcons
3	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Detroit Lions
4	CeeDee Lamb	WR	Dallas Cowboys
5	Justin Jefferson	WR	Minnesota Vikings
6	Saquon Barkley	RB	Philadelphia Eagles
7	Malik Nabers	WR	New York Giants
8	Derrick Henry	RB	Baltimore Ravens
9	Christian McCaffrey	RB	San Francisco 49ers
10	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Detroit Lions

> Continue reading our Top 200 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

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Cleveland Browns 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Cleveland Browns.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Joe Flacco	266.4	164.5	1891.4	11.32	6.39	24.7	56.8	1.01	119.9
Dillon Gabriel	177.6	112.8	1198.8	6.22	4.44	22.5	95.6	0.68	77.59
Shedeur Sanders	148	94.7	1006.4	5.33	4.07	20.2	75.8	0.71	65.28
QB Totals	592	372	4096.6	22.87	14.9	67.4	228.2	2.4	262.77

Joe Flacco: While Flacco will open the season as the starter, it's also very likely that the rookies will both make starts in 2025. In his first stint with the Browns (2023), Flacco won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. In five starts (four wins), Flacco threw for 1,616 yards (323.2 per game), 13 touchdowns (6.4%) and eight interceptions (3.9%). The more games Flacco starts, the more ideal it will be for the team's top pass catchers as well.

Dillon Gabriel: The current quarterback depth chart is 1) Flacco, 2) Gabriel, and 3) Shedeur Sanders. While Gabriel may be the first rookie to draw starts, it's likely that Sanders will get a chance as well.

Shedeur Sanders: With two first-round picks (and low expectations for 2025), Cleveland will likely be in prime position to draft one near the top of the 2026 NFL Draft and it would make sense for them to get as many evaluation data points for both Gabriel and Sanders as possible before then.

MORE: Continue reading our Cleveland Browns 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Baker Mayfield	538.3	364.7	3956.5	28.53	13.19	61.3	239.1	1.96	281.67
Teddy Bridgewater	34.4	22.8	249.4	1.34	0.79	4.6	17	0.14	16.3
QB Totals	572.7	387.5	4205.9	29.87	13.98	65.9	256.1	2.1	297.97

Baker Mayfield: Mayfield set career highs in passing yards (4,500) and touchdowns (41), although he also led the NFL in interceptions (16). That said, he finished as fantasy's QB4 in 2024 after finishing as the QB10 in his first season with the Bucs. Only Lamar Jackson (16) had more QB1 finishes last season than Mayfield (13). While he'll have his third offensive coordinator in as many seasons, new OC Josh Grizzard was the passing game coordinator for Liam Coen, who's now Jacksonville's head coach. First-round pick Emeka Egbuka should make a significant and immediate impact, but regression and injuries/rehabs for left tackle Tristan Wirfs and wide receivers Chris Godwin and Jalen McMillan to start the season could lead to a disappointing season compared to his fantasy ADP.

MORE: Continue reading our Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Indianapolis Colts 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Indianapolis Colts.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Daniel Jones	439.1	281	2985.9	14.49	10.1	69.6	365.4	2.61	209.4
Anthony Richardson	109.8	56	757.6	3.73	3.84	34.8	198.4	3.13	76.16
QB Totals	548.9	337	3743.5	18.22	13.94	104.4	563.8	5.74	285.56

Daniel Jones: Jones has been named "the starting quarterback for the season." While there may not be a "short leash," it's certainly possible that both Jones and Anthony Richardson make starts in 2025. Jones is an underrated rusher and he shouldn't tank the passing attack the way Richardson may have.

Anthony Richardson: While he's been terrible as a passer — 50.6% completion rate through 15 starts with more interceptions (13) thrown than touchdowns (11), Richardson will have enormous rushing upside if/when he starts. In fact, he has scored nearly as many rushing touchdowns (10) as he's thrown. As much as Jones has been named the starter "for the season," it's definitely possible that Richardson draws starts this season.

MORE: Continue reading our Indianapolis Colts 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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2025 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team Half-PPR Mock (7th Pick)

The best way to become good at something is to practice. So, what should you do if you want to draft a better fantasy football team?

Practice, of course!

Leading up to the start of the 2025 NFL season, we will use the fantasy football mock draft simulator to complete fantasy football mock drafts. And we will do so using a variety of scoring formats — point per reception (PPR), half-PPR, standard scoring and even 2-QB leagues — and league sizes. The goal is to provide you with a good representation of the team that you may be able to draft given your league settings while also providing the rationale of why we made the picks we did.

> Our 2025 mocks will be centralized here: Fantasy Football Mock Drafts.

That said, nothing beats practicing yourself so (check out the simulator) and complete a mock in a matter of minutes.

Half-PPR Mock Draft: 12 Teams, 7th Pick

Starting positions: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, 1 DST; Bench spots: 6

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1.07 - Malik Nabers, WR, New York Giants

Maybe Jaxson Dart will develop into a franchise quarterback, but New York's 2025 quarterback situation (Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston and Dart) is an upgrade over what they had last year no matter who is starting. Despite missing a couple of games and the state of the team's quarterback play, Nabers finished his rookie campaign as fantasy's WR7. With a league-high 10 games with double-digit targets and more targets than all receivers not named Ja'Marr Chase, Nabers never finished with fewer than four catches, seven targets or 41 yards in any game in 2024.

2.06 - Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Like with Derrick Henry, a concern with Taylor is the lack of receiving volume. That said, he should get more targets (and fewer rushing touchdowns vultured) from Daniel Jones than Anthony Richardson. Taylor, who missed Weeks 5-7, had only 12/59/1 receiving on 21 targets over the final 10 games of the season. But his rushing numbers over that span were elite — 231 carries for 1,082 yards, both of which were second to only Saquon Barkley, and seven touchdowns.

3.07 - Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

While he would be a WR1 elsewhere, Higgins will continue to benefit from being the 1B to Ja'Marr Chase. While he has missed exactly five games in back-to-back seasons, Higgins finished second (behind Chase) among all wide receivers in fantasy points per game in 2024.

4.06 - Davante Adams, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Adams, who was traded midseason from the Raiders to the Jets, still managed to extend his streak of 1,000-yard, eight-TD seasons to five. Even though he turns 33 on Christmas Eve and won't dominate targets the way he had at previous stops, he should have (or come close to having) another 1,000/8 season with good health from Matthew Stafford (back).

MORE: 2025 Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Football Projections

MORE: Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team Half-PPR Mock (7th Pick)

The Daily Blitz: EDSFootball.com Updates for August 27, 2025

Earlier today, we updated fantasy football projections for multiple teams and posted a new fantasy football mock draft on EDSFootball.com.

2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

Green Bay Packers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Green Bay Packers.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jordan Love	513.5	325.6	3851.3	28.76	12.32	37.6	150.4	2.07	271.91
Malik Willis	32.8	20.7	246	1.15	0.82	11.8	64.9	0.47	22.11
QB Totals	546.3	346.3	4097.3	29.91	13.14	49.4	215.3	2.54	294.02

Jordan Love: Love, who missed Weeks 2 and 3, finished 2024 with 3,389 passing yards, 25 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Not only was he a non-factor as a rusher (25/83/1), but his splits, as a passer, were also rough last season:

• Weeks 1-7: 15 PaTDs (3 TDs/G); 1,351 PaYD (270.2/G); 22.2 Fantasy PPG
• Weeks 8-18: 10 PaTDs (1 TD/G); 2,038 PaYD (203.8/G); 13.4 Fantasy PPG

Slowed as he battled injuries in 2024, Love is poised to run more often (although nobody will confuse him for Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels), and he has a chance to rebound in 2025. (He was fantasy's QB5 in 2023.)

MORE: Continue reading our Green Bay Packers 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Detroit Lions.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jared Goff	542.9	363.7	4071.8	27.15	10.86	32.1	51.4	0.64	258.73
Kyle Allen	28.6	18.2	197.3	1.06	0.86	4.9	11	0.12	12.23
QB Totals	571.5	381.9	4269.1	28.21	11.72	37	62.4	0.76	270.96

Jared Goff: The main concern with Goff is losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but new offensive coordinator John Morton was a senior offensive assistant when Johnson became OC in 2022. Another concern is the loss of center Frank Ragnow (retirement) and Kevin Zeitler (free agency), but the Lions have a very talented group of pass catchers — Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, etc.. Goff has finished as fantasy's QB10, QB7, and QB6, respectively, over the past three seasons.

MORE: Continue reading our Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Washington Commanders 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Washington Commanders.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jayden Daniels	499.5	339.7	3696.3	26.47	9.24	128.2	743.6	5.13	340.39
Marcus Mariota	34.7	22.6	249.8	1.56	0.87	10.3	51.5	0.49	22.58
QB Totals	534.2	362.3	3946.1	28.03	10.11	138.5	795.1	5.62	362.97

Jayden Daniels: For good reason, Daniels was a favorite of many as a late-round target in fantasy drafts, and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year delivered for those who rostered him in 2024. Daniels' ADP was QB12 (or a little later, depending on the site), and the dual-threat quarterback finished his rookie season as a top-five fantasy quarterback. Along with Lamar Jackson (2023 and 2024) and Kyler Murray (2020), Daniels became only the third quarterback in NFL history to throw and run for at least 3,500 and 800 yards, respectively, in the same season. The front office's offseason moves support his continued development as he enters year two.

MORE: Continue reading our Washington Commanders 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Los Angeles Rams 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Los Angeles Rams.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Matthew Stafford	520.1	338.1	3822.7	23.92	11.96	25.8	64.5	0.26	232.68
Jimmy Garoppolo	45.2	30.3	330	2.03	1.22	5.9	14.8	0.06	20.72
QB Totals	565.3	368.4	4152.7	25.95	13.18	31.7	79.3	0.32	253.4

Matthew Stafford: The duo of Puka Nacua and Davante Adams arguably form the most talented wide receiver duo in the league west of Cincinnati (Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins). That said, Stafford has averaged only 12.9, 16.9, and 13.9 fantasy points per game over the past three seasons, respectively. Stafford's back issues shouldn't keep him from starting in Week 1, but fantasy managers who roster Nacua and/or Adams will collectively hold their breathes following every quarterback hit.

MORE: Continue reading our Los Angeles Rams 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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2025 Fantasy Football Mock Drafts

The best way to become good at something is to practice. So, what should you do if you want to draft a better fantasy football team?

Practice, of course!

Leading up to the start of the 2025 NFL season, we will use the fantasy football mock draft simulator to complete fantasy football mock drafts. And we will do so using a variety of scoring formats — point per reception (PPR), half-PPR, standard scoring and even 2-QB leagues — and league sizes. The goal is to provide you with a good representation of the team that you may be able to draft given your league settings while also providing the rationale of why we made the picks we did.

That said, nothing beats practicing yourself so (check out the simulator) and complete a mock in a matter of minutes.

Half-PPR Mock Draft: 12 Teams, 4th Pick

Starting positions: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), 1 K, 1 DST; Bench spots: 6

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1.04 - Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Detroit Lions

It was tough to pass up CeeDee Lamb and Justin Jefferson at 1.04, but I loaded up on wide receiver and really love the value I got with my WR4/WR5. Gibbs set or tied career highs across the board in rushing (250/1,412/16, 5.6 YPC) and receiving (52/517/4, 9.9 Y/R) in his second season. Gibbs was also top five among running backs with a minimum of 17 targets in yards per route run (1.67) and YAC per reception (11.5), per PFF. Gibbs was especially good when David Montgomery missed the final three regular-season games (RB1 overall), but he was also the RB3 (RB4 on a PPG basis) from Weeks 1 to 15 when Montgomery was also active.

2.09 - A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles

AJB missed four games in 2024 but channeled his inner excellence to finish with 67 receptions for 1,079 yards and seven touchdowns. While there were some quiet games, Brown's 2024 per-game averages of receptions (5.2) and yards (83.0) weren't that much lower than his career averages (5.7/86.8). Big days from Saquon Barkley could lead to low pass volume in any given week, but I expect more passing overall from Jalen Hurts (24.1 attempts/G in 2024) in 2025. As a comparison, Hurts averaged 30.4 pass attempts per game from 2021-2023 with a minimum of 28.8 per game in each of those three seasons.

MORE: Jalen Hurts 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

3.04 - Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

While he would be a WR1 elsewhere, Higgins will continue to benefit from being the 1B to Ja'Marr Chase. While he has missed exactly five games in back-to-back seasons, Higgins finished second (behind Chase) among all wide receivers in fantasy points per game in 2024.

4.09 - Terry McLaurin, WR, Washington Commanders

McLaurin, who recently agreed to a three-year extension, has eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in five consecutive seasons, and he's been remarkably consistent — 77-87 catches and 1,002-1,191 yards in each of the past five seasons. Likely touchdown regression following last year's spike (13, nearly double his previous career high) and a slow start following his hold-in are potential concerns. Beyond that, however, McLaurin is the top weapon in one of the league's best offenses (seventh in yardage and fifth in scoring in 2024) and Jayden Daniels should be even better in year two.

MORE: Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team Half-PPR Mock (4th Pick)

EDSFootball.com Updates for August 26, 2025

Earlier today, we updated fantasy football projections for several teams on EDSFootball.com.

2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Projected fantasy points are based on half-PPR scoring.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

Denver Broncos 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Denver Broncos.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Bo Nix	513.9	344.3	3545.9	24.92	10.28	85.2	383.4	3.62	281.02
Jarrett Stidham	32.8	20.3	232.9	1.34	1.23	4.6	11.5	0.05	13.67
QB Totals	546.7	364.6	3778.8	26.26	11.51	89.8	394.9	3.67	294.69

Bo Nix: Nix started slowly (didn't throw first touchdown until Week 4), but he was one of the most productive fantasy quarterbacks from Week 5 through the end of the season. During that span, he completed 68.3% of his pass attempts for 3,115 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions while rushing 69 times for 320 yards and two scores. He was fantasy's QB5 (QB6 on per-game basis) from Week 5-18. The Broncos added Evan Engram in free agency and used a pair of top-75 picks on playmakers — R.J. Harvey (No. 60) and Pat Bryant (No. 74) — in the 2025 NFL Draft. Denver's defense is arguably the best in the NFL, however, which could potentially limit the ceiling of the offense (i.e., fewer shootouts needed).

MORE: Continue reading our Denver Broncos 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Detroit Lions.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jared Goff	542.9	363.7	4071.8	27.15	10.86	32.1	51.4	0.64	258.73
Kyle Allen	28.6	18.2	197.3	1.06	0.86	4.9	11	0.12	12.23
QB Totals	571.5	381.9	4269.1	28.21	11.72	37	62.4	0.76	270.96

Jared Goff: The main concern with Goff is losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but new offensive coordinator John Morton was a senior offensive assistant when Johnson became OC in 2022. Another concern is the loss of center Frank Ragnow (retirement) and Kevin Zeitler (free agency), but the Lions have a very talented group of pass catchers — Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, etc.. Goff has finished as fantasy's QB10, QB7, and QB6, respectively, over the past three seasons.

MORE: Continue reading our Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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Las Vegas Raiders 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the Las Vegas Raiders.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Geno Smith	545.4	373.6	3981.4	22.63	12.82	48.1	226.1	1.83	257.73
Aidan O'Connell	23.2	14.6	155.4	0.81	0.44	3.1	6.2	0.09	9.74
Kenny Pickett	11.6	7.2	76.6	0.35	0.23	2.1	5.3	0.06	4.89
QB Totals	580.2	395.4	4213.4	23.79	13.49	53.3	237.6	1.98	272.36

Geno Smith: It's obvious that Smith is an upgrade over the trio of Aidan O'Connell, Gardner Minshew and Desmond Ridder, all of whom made starts in 2024, and a more competent passing attack with benefit Brock Bowers, Jakobi Meyers, and the team's pass catchers. While Smith's best fantasy season (2022, QB5 — eighth on a PPG basis) was his first in Seattle with Pete Carroll, he's been a mid-tier QB2 (or worse) the past two seasons. Less useful in single-QB redraft formats, Smith has upside in two-QB or super flex and best ball formats.

MORE: Continue reading our Las Vegas Raiders 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

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New Orleans Saints 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Our 2025 fantasy football projections below are for the New Orleans Saints.

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QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Spencer Rattler	344.8	210.3	2379.1	12.76	7.24	38.2	191	1.53	160
Tyler Shough	229.8	142.5	1597.1	8.73	5.17	30.4	121.6	1.22	107.94
QB Totals	574.6	352.8	3976.2	21.49	12.41	68.6	312.6	2.75	267.94

Spencer Rattler: Kellen Moore has named Rattler the starter for Week 1. It's unlikely that he maintains that role for the full season, especially given that the Saints used a top-40 pick on Tyler Shough and will likely be in the mix for one of the top quarterbacks in 2026. (In fact, I have them drafting one early in my 2026 NFL Mock Draft.) Rattler is only relevant in 2-QB and Super Flex formats (as are all starting quarterbacks).

Tyler Shough: As noted with Rattler, Shough will start the year as the backup and should have an opportunity to make starts, but both quarterbacks are off the fantasy radar in standard single-QB leagues.

MORE: Continue reading our New Orleans Saints 2025 Fantasy Football Projections