The Big Board takes into consideration past returns, current situation/performance and expected future gains in determining who should be included among the Top 100 fantasy football players. Essentially, the Big Board is a cheat sheet designed for a GM who is planning to participate in a draft today. Half-point PPR scoring for a 1QB league format is used as the baseline for the Big Board.
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Among WRs who were age 24 or under, only Odell Beckham Jr. (2014) and CeeDee Lamb (2023) posted higher PPR PPG tallies than Chase’s 2024 mark of 23.7. And Isaac Bruce (1995) and Davante Adams (2020) are the only other WRs in the Super Bowl era to match Chase’s three games of 40+ PPR PTS.
There’s no reason to think Barkley won’t be great again in 2025. He’s in great physical shape; his age isn’t too concerning (28); and his team environment should continue to help enhance his skills. There’s also definitely untapped upside for Barkley as a receiver — his 3.8 receiving PPR PPG was more than a full point lower than his previous career low.
Finally given the bell-cow treatment the fantasy community was craving, Bijan responded with a NFL-high 10 games of 20+ PPR points and 17 games of 10+ PPR points (tied with Jahmyr Gibbs).
Despite seven DNPs in 2023, Jefferson has still scored more PPR points through the first five seasons of his career than any other WR in NFL history.
Backfield touches split were nearly evenly split between Gibbs and David Montgomery before Montgomery was lost to injury. It’ll be very hard to justify Montgomery returning as anything more than a premium backup (think Atlanta’s Tyler Allgeier) after Gibbs averaged 29.3 PPR points in the four games following Montgomery’s injury.
His environment took a nose-dive in 2024 as he went from a league-high 17 red zone catches in 2023 to just 9 in 2024. But he’ll only be 26 next season and Dallas is likely to look for help this offseason for an offense that saw its scoring average drop by 10 points last season.
He’s proving to be a master of owning the turf on which he stands — only Odell Beckham Jr. (191) had more catches than Nukua (184) through a player’s first 28 NFL regular-season games.
St. Brown joined Davante Adams and Antonio Brown as the only players in NFL history to reach thresholds of 115 catches, 1,250 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in back-to-back seasons.
Achane was the NFL’s premier receiving back, as he won the RB receiving triple crown — most catches (78, 10 more than any other RB), receiving yards (592) and TD receptions (6).
Rookie Nabers averaged 7.3 catches per game en route to setting a Giants record for most receptions in a season (109).
Despite C.J. Stroud’s second-year slump and the presence of Stefon Diggs for half a season, Collins actually improved his PPR PPG mark from his breakout 2023 campaign (from 17.2 to 17.6.)
Thomas vaulted into 2025 first-round consideration thanks to a 22.9 PPR mark over the final six games of his rookie campaign — only Ja’Marr Chase was better at WR from Weeks 13-18.
Occupying a bell-cow role in a Lamar Jackson-led offense is truly the catbird seat for RBs. Henry, who led the league with a 6.0 YPC mark, posted the fourth-most PPR points in NFL history by an RB in his 30s.
Only Jahmyr Gibbs posted more fantasy points at RB over the final three weeks of 2024 than Taylor. Only Saquon Barkley (11) and Derrick Henry (9) had more than his total of eight 100-yard rushing efforts.
Brown logged his first four DNPs as an Eagle in 2024 but still posted his third straight season with at least 16.5 PPR PPG. In that span, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb and Amon-Ra St. Brown are the only WRs who have matched that.
Blake Corum’s arrival was much ado about nothing. Kyren has topped 13 PPR PTS 22 times (in 28 total games) over the past two seasons, trailing only Derrick Henry (25) and Bijan Robinson (23) among RBs.
Jacobs’ first season in Green Bay resulted in his second RB Top 5 finish in his past three seasons, but as the only RB to have at least 260 touches in each of the past six seasons, mileage concerns have to be in the back of your mind.
Bowers set rookie TE records for targets (153), receptions (112) and receiving yards (1,194), and he did all that despite catching passes from a QB trio of Minshew, O’Connell and Ridder.
The first three games of Michael Penix’s NFL career portends big things to come for London. He led the NFL in receiving yards (352) and was fourth in receptions (22) in the span of Weeks 16-18.
Jackson finished as the No. 1 fantasy QB for the second time in his career, and it follows a Top 4 finish in 2023. In 1QB leagues, he’s among a very select few who deserve early-round consideration.
Despite battling injuries and his team’s offensive ineptness, Hall managed to average more than 16 PPR PPG through his first three seasons, something only 15 other RBs have managed since 2000, the past three being Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara.
McBride’s TDs didn’t come until the final two games of 2024, but he made up for the end zone drought with massive volume. He had three 12-catch games, the most by a TE in a season in NFL history and was the only player at any position in 2024 with more than one such game.
In addition to his massive TD spike in 2024 (18 TDs), Cook has now averaged 4.9 YPC and 9.1 YPR over his first three NFL seasons. The last four NFL RBs to average at least those thresholds through the first three seasons (min. 300 carries, 45 receptions) were Jamaal Charles, Adrian Peterson, Larry Johnson and Barry Sanders.
Irving’s 5.4 YPC is third-highest mark among rookie RBs (min. 200 carries) in NFL history, trailing only Adrian Peterson (5.6 – 2007) and Clinton Portis (5.5 – 2002)
Mixon’s first season in Houston looked a lot like his previous seasons in Cincy. He’s the only RB to play at least 14 games and average at least 15 PPR PPG in each of the past four seasons.
A major injury bust in three of the past five seasons, McCaffrey’s shaping up to be the ultimate lottery ticket in 2025. There are serious questions about how much mileage he has left, but if he has glowing health reports leading up to your draft, you can guarantee he’s going to be steamed up. Drafting his handcuff (Guerendo?) will be a must.
Week 4 was his first game with 10+ touches in 2024, and he didn’t hit single-digit volume again the rest of the way. Brown was RB6 in the 13-game span from Weeks 4-17, with a 18.3 PPR PPG mark.
JSN is one of the biggest breakout stars of 2024 and was sixth in PPR PTS at WR from Weeks 2-16. The next step will be for him to smooth out the rollercoaster ride a bit (five games of under 7.0 PPR PTS).
Over the past six seasons, Allen has averaged 31 passing TDs, 4,060 passing yards and 9.5 rushing TDs; he has finished in the QB Top 3 in each of the past five seasons.
Wilson heads into offseason with his future as a Jet cloudy, but he’s coming off his first Top 10 finish among WRs in PPR PTS and is now among elite company (Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Michael Thomas, Odell Beckham Jr.) as one of just five WRs in NFL history with 80+ catches, 1,000+ receiving yards in each of their first three NFL seasons.
Conner posted a career-high in games played (16) and total yards (1,508) and was a metrics darling, be they advanced or otherwise – ARI gave him with a well-deserved two-year contract extension in November.
I wouldn’t get too drastic in dropping Hill down your 2025 rankings list. He dealt with a wrist injury all year, he’s only a season removed from being the No. 2 fantasy WR, and if he forces a move out of Miami, he’ll likely find a nice landing spot with a contender.
Adams finished as the WR4 over the final 10 weeks of the season (Weeks 9-18), but whether he ends up running it back with bosom buddy Aaron Rodgers in New York in 2025 remains to be seen.
Despite five games with 22 receiving yards or less, McLaurin still managed to ride his alpha role in Washington to his first WR Top 10 finish (No. 7 in PPR PTS); he had four games with 2 TDs.
McConkey took his game to another level over the final 10 weeks of 2024 (Weeks 8-18), clocking in as the No. 8 WR in PPR PPG in that 10-game span, outpacing fellow standout rookies Brian Thomas Jr. and Malik Nabers.
Despite fighting team environment headwinds most of his career, Moore has managed to deliver consistent, luxury-class WR2 returns. Here are his fantasy finishes in PPR PTS counting backwards from 2024 to 2019: 14, 6, 25, 17, 25, 15.
In his 10 games played from Weeks 4-17, only teammate Ja’Marr Chase averaged more PPR PPG than Higgins’ 20.6 mark. The Bengals are going to have a tough time bringing the free agent back at just age 26 and after coming off his finest season yet.
For the first time in his career, Kittle finished first in PPR PPG at TE in 2024, though he’s been knocking on that door most of his career. His fantasy finishes at TE in PPR PPG for the past seven seasons looks like this: 1, 6, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3.
Finished fifth in PPR PPG at RB, but three DNPs in 2024 gives Kamara a total of 13 over the past four seasons, and he’ll be playing in his age 30 season in 2025. You gotta wonder if we’ve hit the borrowed-time portion of his career.
When your QB is getting you 600-700 rushing yards and has more TDs scored than any other player save Derrick Henry (53 to 52) over the past four seasons, you can live with the somewhat modest passing production.
Daniels posted the second-most fantasy points by a rookie QB behind Cam Newton (2011), and his 891 rushing yards were the most by a rookie QB in NFL history. Expect Washington to add some more receiving weapons in the offseason to help him out.
Hubbard saw only six touches in Week 1, but was leaned on as the Carolina bell cow from Week 2 through Week 16 (missed final two games with injury), and he was RB9 in that 14-game span.
Strong TD (8) and reception (46) tallies helped keep his name in the RB1 mix, but Walker’s efficiency was down, and he missed six games. With backup Zach Charbonnet’s strong relief work, this backfield could move to more of a platoon look.
Burrow bested all fantasy QBs save Lamar Jackson in 2024. A healthy Burrow equals a Top 5 fantasy QB. In the three seasons he’s managed to play 16+ games, he’s averaged 4,668 passing yards, 37 passing TDs and 3 rushing TDs.
Evans getting over 1,000 yards for the 11th straight season on his final catch of the 2024 regular season was the feel-good story of Week 18. Just like you had to stop betting against Mariano Rivera getting 30+ saves, at this point you just have to assume another 1,000-yard season lies ahead for Evans in 2025.
After being slow-played for the first month of his NFL career (no more than 7 carries in any of his first four games), the former collegiate WR took over the Giants backfield lead and placed RB16 in the 13-game span from Weeks 5-18.
Addison has finished just shy of 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first two seasons, but he’s reached 10 TDs in each campaign. The last two WRs to score 10 TDs in each of their first two NFL seasons were Odell Beckham Jr. and Randy Moss.
Injury and inconsistency (see: drops) prevented Pickens from taking another step forward toward true alpha status, but his physical talent remains palpable.
Sutton finished Top 15 in PPR PTS at WR for the first time in his career. Has thrived in the red zone under Sean Payton, as only Mark Andrews (17) has scored more TDs than Sutton (14) from inside the 20 the past two seasons.
Montgomery is likely to lose some more of the backfield share to Gibbs in 2025, but he’s been elite in PPR PTS per touch with the Lions (0.99 in 2024; 0.88 in 2023), so he’ll still have a good shot at Top 20 RB status if he keeps up that efficiency level.
(Top photo of Ja’Marr Chase: Katie Stratman / Imagn Images)
