25 Fantasy Football Facts That’ll Change How You Draft

Sleepers, steals, and strategy tips you can’t afford to miss

Author

Joe Orrico
July 05, 2025

25 Quick-Hitting Fantasy Football Facts You Need to Know

  • The Cowboys have ranked Top 10 in total WR fantasy points in five of the last six seasons

  • George Pickens is entering his prime in the best offense of his career — 5th round is value

  • Mike Evans has 1,000+ yards in 11 straight seasons but is still going as WR25 in Round 4 — massive steal

  • Tyreek Hill played 2024 with a torn wrist and no Tua for 6 games — still had WR6-level usage

  • Davante Adams averaged 20.1 PPG and a 32% target share after Week 9 last year — WR3 overall

  • Calvin Ridley was WR8 in receiving yards from Weeks 8–17 last year — and now has a QB upgrade

  • Wan’Dale Robinson averaged nearly 10 targets per game with Daniel Jones last season

  • Josh Downs averaged 15.8 PPG on 8+ targets with a healthy QB — Daniel Jones will feed him

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  • Omarion Hampton racked up 3,100+ yards and 30 TDs in 25 games — true workhorse upside

  • Christian McCaffrey has finished RB2 or better in 4 of his last 5 healthy seasons — Round 2 is robbery

  • James Conner averaged 18+ opportunities/game last year and remains the lead RB in Arizona

  • Ashton Jeanty steps into 295 vacated touches — most of any team — with RB1 overall upside

  • Chase Brown averaged 20.6 PPR points and 85% snaps as Bengals RB1 late last season

  • Alvin Kamara led all RBs in receiving yards despite missing 3 games — ADP RB16 is wild

  • Isiah Pacheco averaged 21 opportunities/game before injury — and still the Chiefs' clear lead back

  • Quinshon Judkins is taking over a Browns backfield with 51% vacated RB volume and weak competition

  • D’Andre Swift averaged 18+ opportunities/game and 13.9 PPG over Weeks 4–18 in 2024

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  • Travis Etienne is set to play the Bucky Irving role — 19+ touches/game and RB2 upside in Cohen’s offense

  • Kaleb Johnson had more breakaway yards and a higher breakaway rate than Ashton Jeanty in 2024

  • Josh Jacobs was RB2 in points/game Weeks 5–15 last year — now locked in for 300+ touches again

  • Najee Harris ranked 3rd worst in YPC among RBs with 200+ carries — draft Omarion Hampton instead

  • Justin Fields has ranked QB12 or better in fantasy PPG every year as a starter — now has his best weapons

  • Travis Kelce has finished Top 5 among TEs for 9 straight seasons — now going in Round 7

  • Jake Ferguson was TE8 in 2023 with a healthy Dak — now going outside the Top 100 players

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