SportsLine simulated the NFL season 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 Fantasy football breakouts for 2025 Fantasy football draft prep

Behold, the 2025 fantasy football player projections of The Athletic ’s senior fantasy writer, Jake Ciely. Scroll through the tables below to see how everyone compares against others at their position, complete with bye week information and recommended values for auction formats.

The tight end position has once again become a hot-button topic in fantasy football, after the rookie year breakout from Bowers in 2024. All Bowers did was lead all TEs in receiving yards, receptions, and targets last year, while averaging over 70 receiving yards per game and outpacing some elite wide receivers.

Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr, Emeka Egbuka.. the lists keeps going on. Two of their products being similarly drafted in fantasy football is Garrett Wilson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. They both enter this season with new coordinators and so it is worthwhile to unpack the baggage.

SportsLine simulated the new NFL season 10,000 times and revealed its 2025 Fantasy football QB, RB, WR, TE, kicker and defense rankings