Fantasy football rankings 2025: Sleepers, busts, breakouts by an NFL model that called C.J. Stroud’s struggles

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Last year’s draft class made an instant impact within the Fantasy football rankings. Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Brian Thomas and Brock Bowers all finished among the top 10 at their respective position. When looking ahead to 2025 Fantasy football draft prep, which 2025 Fantasy football rookies can follow in their footsteps and produce right away as 2025 Fantasy football picks? Quarterbacks and receivers are now more pro-ready than ever before, which bodes well for the prospects of Cam Ward, Travis Hunter and Tetairoa McMillan in the 2025 Fantasy football QB rankings and Fantasy football WR rankings.

Your 2025 Fantasy football strategy also can’t forget about Ashton Jeanty since the running back is viewed as arguably the best offensive player in the entire draft. Before setting your 2025 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2025 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.

Last year, the model accurately predicted that Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud might take a step back in his second season. He finished as QB18 and anybody who avoided drafting him early dodged a major headache in their Fantasy football lineups. The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020, nailing Jonathan Taylor’s monstrous season in 2021 and calling Rachaad White’s breakout in 2023. Additionally, it has called past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Anybody who banked on players like those made a run at their league title.

The model is powered by the same people who generated projections for all three major Fantasy sites, and it beat human experts last season when there was a big difference in ranking. The 2025 Fantasy football PPR rankings and 2024 Fantasy football standard projections update multiple times daily, so you’re always getting the best Fantasy football advice.

Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest 2025 Fantasy football rankings, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them

Top 2025 Fantasy football sleepers

One of the 2025 Fantasy football sleepers the model is predicting: Saints running back Alvin Kamara. While his efficiency has dropped in the last four seasons compared to the first four seasons of his career, Kamara remains one of the league’s elite running backs. He has never registered a 1,000-yard campaign, but he finished with 1,493 yards from scrimmage and eight touchdowns last season.

Kamara can impact the game as a rusher and a receiver out of the backfield, and he has only fumbled once over the past two years. He has been one of the only consistent weapons for the New Orleans offense, and Derek Carr’s retirement should leave the Saints as a run-heavy offense. The model has Kamara listed as a top-five running back in its rankings, while he falls outside the first 10 running backs off the board in average Fantasy drafts. See more Fantasy football sleepers 2025 here.

Top 2025 Fantasy football breakouts

One of the 2025 Fantasy football breakouts the model is predicting: Broncos running back RJ Harvey. The Broncos selected Harvey with the 60th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Harvey landed in a perfect spot for him in terms of production after Denver struggled running the ball last year and also lost Javonte Williams, who signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

Harvey was effective at UCF over the past two seasons. He finished with at least 225 carries his last two seasons and ran for 16 and 22 touchdowns in those years, respectively. He averaged 131.4 rushing yards per game with the Knights last season and also scored three receiving touchdowns. With his three-down skill set and favorable situation, Harvey is poised to become one of the top 2025 Fantasy football rookies from Week 1. See more Fantasy football breakouts 2025 here.

Top 2025 Fantasy football busts

As for players to avoid, the model lists Saints receiver Chris Olave as one of its 2025 Fantasy football busts. After back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in his first two years in the NFL, Olave’s production plummeted in 2024, thanks to injuries. He suffered two concussions during the season, which limited him to 400 receiving yards across eight games. He also suffered a concussion in both his 2022 and 2023 seasons, so durability is a major concern for Olave.

Then, there’s the matter of New Orleans’ quarterback room, which no longer has Derek Carr. No matter who emerges with the starting job, it can’t be viewed as anything but a downgrade from the consistent Carr. New Orleans’ inexperience at the position may make it lean more on the ground game, which is new coach Kellen Moore’s preference, as the Eagles led the NFL in rush attempts while ranking last in pass attempts when he was the team’s OC in 2024. Olave ranked in the top 25 amongst wideouts in Fantasy points in each of his first two seasons, but the model slots him outside the top 40 Fantasy receivers for 2025. See more Fantasy football busts 2025 here.

How to find proven 2025 Fantasy football football rankings

SportsLine is also extremely high on a surprising wide receiver you aren’t even thinking about being taken in the early rounds of 2025 Fantasy football drafts. This wide receiver is listed as a shocking top-15 option ahead of stars like A.J. Brown and Tyreek Hill. You can only see who it is, and the 2025 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.

So which 2025 Fantasy Football sleepers, breakouts and busts should you target and fade, and which WR shocks the NFL with a top-15 performance? Visit SportsLine now to get 2025 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that called C.J. Stroud’s disappointing sophomore season in 2024, and find out.

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