RB1 Overall Contenders for Fantasy Football 2025

2025 Fantasy Football DRAFT GUIDE: RB1 Overall Contenders

Drafting the RB1 Overall is the Easiest Way to WIN Your League…

Here Are the Top Candidates:

🔥 Obvious RB1 Overall Contenders

• Christian McCaffrey

• Saquon Barkley

• Bijan Robinson

• Jahmyr Gibbs

Important Notes:

• Only 2 of the last 12 RB touch leaders finished Top 12 the following season.

• No RB has repeated as PPR RB1 in ~20 years.

1. De’Von Achane

2024 RB PPR Points/Game (with Tua):

• Achane: 22.6

• Barkley: 22.2

• Gibbs: 19.8

• Bijan: 19.4

• Kamara: 19.0

Fantasy Points/Touch:

• 2024: 1.07 (290 opps)

• 2023: 1.47 (140 opps)

No RB in the league is more efficient.
If Tua stays healthy, Achane could break fantasy football.

2. Ashton Jeanty

Hasn’t played an NFL snap…
Neither had:

• Saquon in 2018 (RB1)

• Zeke in 2016 (RB2)

• Najee in 2021 (RB3)

Jeanty’s Setup:

• 295 vacated opportunities in LV

• Run-heavy coaching

• No backfield competition

NFL-ready profile with 300+ touches incoming.

Closest (Production-Based) NFL Player Comps:

3. Josh Jacobs

Weeks 5–15 (2024):

• 20.7 PPG — Only Barkley was better

Now in Green Bay:

• 350+ touches likely

• No backfield competition

• Elite RB1 usage incoming again

4. Jonathan Taylor

Fantasy PPG by Year:

• 2020: RB10

• 2021: RB2

• 2022: RB18

• 2023: RB12

• 2024: RB7

Playoff Hero in 2024:

• Week 16: 39.8

• Week 17: 27.6

• Week 18: 25.0

When healthy, he’s elite.
Only needs one full season to finish RB1 again.

💤 Dark Horse RB1 Contenders

Kenneth Walker

• RB2 Overall Weeks 1–7 in 2024

• Health is the only question

Quinshon Judkins

• Path to 300+ touches

• Browns offense has upside

Travis Etienne

• Liam Cohen offense is a cheat code for RBs

• Already finished as RB2 Overall once