Fantasy Football Losers of the NFL Draft

Running Backs

Najee Harris

The Chargers selection of Omarion Hampton in Round 1 killed pretty much any hope we had for a Najee Harris boom in 2025. Hampton is a significantly more explosive player at this point. Given the draft capital invested, he could potentially be a bell cow in the Chargers run-heavy scheme.

Blake Corum

Blake Corum's fantasy upside has evaporated with the Ram’s selection of Jarquez Hunter in the 4th round (Pick 117). Even if Kyren Williams were to go down, Corum would still have to compete with Hunter as well as Ronnie Rivers for volume.

Kendre Miller

Miller is likely worse than incoming rookie Devin Neal, pushing him further down the depth chart and away from fantasy relevance. Neal's superior all-around skill set makes Miller a distant third option in the Saints' backfield behind Alvin Kamara.

Travis Etienne & Tank Bigsby

The Jaguars' selection of Bhayshul Tuten (Pick 104) adds serious competition to the backfield. Tuten brings elite athleticism with a 4.32 40-yard dash (100th percentile) and a 118.3 speed score (98th percentile). Tuten is more explosive than both Etienne and Bigsby and is also a capable pass catcher. It will be very hard to trust the two incumbent RBs to maintain significant volume.

Tyrone Tracy

Tracy's fantasy stock takes a hit with the arrival of Cam Skattebo (Pick 105). Skattebo is likely already better than Tracy as an early down/goal line back and is also a capable receiver. He was the first player since Christian McCaffrey to record 1,500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a season, and will have significantly more PPR upside.

Wide Receivers and Tight Ends

Green Bay Packers Wide Receivers

The Packers selected Matthew Golden (Pick 23) and Savion Williams (Pick 87), putting all incumbent receivers on notice. This room will be extremely difficult to trust. LaFleur has already demonstrated a frustrating tendency to rotate WRs and these additions should only compound the problem for a unit that already has Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, and Romeo Doubs. We are projecting Christian Watson to return from injury in Week 10 as well, so any early patterns established may still be at risk as the season goes on.

George Pickens & DK Metcalf

Both talented receivers now face a horrible quarterback situation in Pittsburgh heading into the season. The Steelers' quarterback room has only Mason Rudolph, Skylar Thompson, and rookie Will Howard currently rostered. The team notably passed on several QB prospects in the draft despite this. The best case scenario right now is…Aaron Rodgers? Kirk Cousins? Not great…

Tyler Higbee

Higbee may not be fantasy relevant at all since the Rams selected TE Terrance Ferguson (Pick 46). Ferguson has a blend of consistent production and elite athleticism, with a 108.3 speed score (86th percentile). He is a younger, more explosive option who could quickly outperform Higbee.

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