25 Must-Know Fantasy Football Facts Before You Draft

Your edge for 2025 drafts starts right here- facts, stats, and player insights that actually win leagues

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Joe Orrico
June 21, 2025

1. Jahmyr Gibbs will attempt to become the first back-to-back PPR RB1 in nearly 20 years
2. Marshall Faulk and Priest Holmes were the last RBs to repeat as PPR RB1 — early 2000s
3. Only 2 of the last 12 RB touch leaders finished Top 12 the next season (Saquon Barkley was one in 2024)

4. De’Von Achane has led all RBs in fantasy points per touch two years in a row
5. Achane averaged 1.07 fantasy points/touch on 290 touches in 2024 — elite efficiency
6. Ashton Jeanty is stepping into 295 vacated touches — most of any team in 2025

7. Kaleb Johnson posted 1,700+ yards and 23 TDs in just 12 games last year — now inherits Najee’s role
8. Johnson’s 56.1% breakaway run rate was higher than Jeanty’s last season
9. Jonathan Taylor has finished Top 12 in points per game in 4 of his last 5 seasons

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10. Taylor was a Top 12 RB in 50% of his last 12 games — RB1 output when healthy

11. Chuba Hubbard ranked Top 6 among RBs in high-value touches, green zone touches, snaps, and catches in 2024
12. Alvin Kamara led all RBs in targets in 2024 despite only playing 14 games
13. Kamara has never finished lower than RB15 (PPG) in any of his 8 seasons — being drafted as RB16 right now

14. Jakobi Meyers averaged 9+ targets/game from Weeks 3–18 — 9 of 13 WRs who did that were Top 12
15. Tee Higgins averaged 21.5 PPG from Weeks 5–17 — only Ja’Marr Chase was better
16. Malik Nabers averaged more targets/game as a rookie than Jefferson, Lamb, Chase, and Nacua

17. Puka Nacua posted 19.8 PPG across his final 10 games in 2024 — WR2 pace post-injury

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18. Ja’Marr Chase was the only WR in 2024 with 400+ fantasy points, 1700+ yards, and 17 TDs
19. Travis Kelce has been a Top 5 TE every season since 2016 — still the anchor in KC

20. TreVeyon Henderson has 0 fumbles lost on over 650 career touches
21. Henderson is the only rookie last year with 1,000+ rush yards, 200+ receiving yards, and 7.0+ YPC
22. Jordan Mason was a Top 10 fantasy RB filling in for CMC — now projects for 10+ touches/game in MIN

23. Kyler Murray has never finished outside the Top 10 QBs when healthy — currently drafted as QB11
24. Peak fantasy production age is 24–27 for WRs, 21–24 for RBs — draft accordingly
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