2025 Fantasy Football Top Values

Calvin Ridley had the most unrealized air yards last year. Basically, his terrible quarterbacks would throw deep passes to them, and they’d fall incomplete. Ridley is an exceptional talent who will thrive with a major upgrade at quarterback. And by the way, the receiver with the most unrealized air yards in 2023 was Terry McLaurin, and we saw what he did in 2024.

People refuse to acknowledge this for some reason, but the Panthers have some of the best blocking in the NFL. And unlike last year, Chuba Hubbard is the undisputed No. 1 running back. Jonathon Brooks is injured again, while Rico Dowdle was signed just for depth.

I’ve found myself drafting DeVonta Smith more often this season. A.J. Brown is dealing with a hamstring injury, and Nick Sirianni said that Brown is “dealing with some things,” which doesn’t sound great. Smith has massive games when Brown is sidelined.

The Buccaneers appear to have a crowded receiver room. However, that’s not really the case. Chris Godwin sound like he’ll land on the PUP list, and I’m convinced that he won’t be 100 percent all year. Jalen McMillan is injured and won’t be available until November. And Mike Evans turns 32 in August. Egbuka is an incredibly talented receiver and could easily have a monster rookie campaign.

I love both San Francisco receivers as long as Jauan Jennings is healthy. Ricky Pearsall was my top sleeper last year until he got shot. He missed a portion of the season, but then returned and did well at the end of the year. With Jennings hobbled, Pearsall is the No. 1 receiver in an explosive offense that will be dealing with the easiest schedule in the NFL.

Travis Hunter is a dynamic player and has too much upside to ignore in the sixth round. The narrative is that his defensive duties will take away from his receiver work, but that looks like nonsense right now. In Hunter’s lone preseason game, he played all but one snap on offense, and he didn’t see any defensive snaps on the ensuing drive. Hunter looks like a sub-package cornerback at best right now.

I’ve seen so many busts lists with Deebo Samuel on them. People who hate Samuel this year will point to 2024 and his lack of production in the second half of the season. Well, he had something called pneumonia. Think that impacted his season!? From all accounts, Samuel looks like the Samuel of old in training camp, and he could be the No. 1 receiver on the team if Terry McLaurin pulls a LeVeon Bell and holds out into the regular season.

It seems as though everyone remembers the decrepit Isiah Pacheco from a year ago. Pacheco, of course, suffered an injury early in the season and then returned late in the year. Pacheco looked terrible, but he was not healthy. With a full offseason to recover, Pacheco will be back to 100 percent. He’ll most likely return to his former self, which means he should be drafted in the fourth or fifth round; not the seventh round!

Matthew Golden has terrific, downfield game-breaking ability. He has also enjoyed a great training camp, earning the praise of “No Cookie” Jordan Love. It shouldn’t take too long before he’s Love’s No. 1 receiver. Love’s injury throws a wrench into the equation, but it’s not like he’ll be sidelined for too long.

Tyler Warren could be the next in the line of Sam LaPorta and Brock Bowers. He has elite athleticism for a tight end and figures to be the top receiving option in Indianapolis’ offense. As a bonus, Warren ran the Tush Push at Penn State, so he could sneak in some rushing touchdowns.

I know what you’re thinking. What about Cam Skattebo? I wouldn’t be concerned. First of all, Skattebo is hurt. Second, Skattebo hasn’t received too many first-team reps. And third, accurate team reporter Jordan Raanan was adamant that Tracy is set to receive the bulk of the touches this year.