5 Must-Draft Fantasy Football Players for 2025 (Including a Deep Sleeper!)

These 5 Player Must be drafted!

Fantasy football season is heating up, and knowing which players to target in your draft is critical. Whether you’re prepping for redraft, Dynasty, or best ball, this article will give you a breakdown of five must-draft fantasy football players for 2025, including one massive sleeper you can still steal in the double-digit rounds.

These picks are based on talent, opportunity, team situation, and, most importantly — value. Let’s dive in.

🔥 1. Ashton Jeanty (RB – Las Vegas Raiders)

ADP: Round 1
Height/Weight: 5’9″, 215 lbs
Speed: 4.4 40-yard dash
2023 College Stats:

• 370+ touches

• 1,262 rushing yards

• 14 rushing TDs

• 7.0 YPC

📌 Why He’s a Must-Draft

Jeanty is everything you want in a fantasy RB1. He’s explosive, physical, fast, and now lands in an offense that is clearly built around him. The Raiders let go of ineffective runners like Zamir White and now insert Jeanty into a workhorse role.

Despite concerns about Vegas’s offense, this unit has been upgraded across the board — new QB, revamped offensive line, and young receiving talent like Jack Bech.

Fantasy Outlook:
Jeanty is an elite, plug-and-play RB1 who could rival Bijan Robinson for fantasy supremacy in 2025. Don’t overthink it — he belongs in your first round.

🚀 2. Josh Allen (QB – Buffalo Bills)

ADP: Late Round 2 – Early Round 3
2024 Fantasy Points: 395.6 (QB1)
Career Highs:

• 4,544 passing yards

• 42 total TDs

• 350+ fantasy points in 4 straight seasons

📌 Why He’s a Must-Draft

You don’t want to mess around at quarterback in 2025. Allen offers elite rushing upside, red zone dominance, and unmatched consistency. While others risk it on trendy breakout QBs, you’ll anchor your roster with top-tier stability and ceiling.

Avoid the hype of unproven or inconsistent QBs like Jayden Daniels or Justin Fields. Allen is proven, and with minimal help around him, he continues to carry the Bills (and your fantasy team).

Fantasy Outlook:
He’s worth the third-round capital, especially if you fade riskier WRs like T. Higgins or Garrett Wilson in that range. Anchor your team — Josh Allen is the safest elite QB pick.

💰 3. Courtland Sutton (WR – Denver Broncos)

ADP: Rounds 4–5
2024 Stats:

• 135 targets

• 89 receptions

• 1,122 yards

• 9 TDs

📌 Why He’s a Must-Draft

This is one of the best value picks at wide receiver. Sutton enters a contract year and now has rookie QB Bo Nix slinging the rock — a big upgrade over past situations.

With Jerry Jeudy gone and limited WR competition, Sutton is the clear WR1 in Denver. He’s also being drafted 2–3 rounds after T. Higgins, despite seeing more volume and red zone work.

Fantasy Outlook:
If you go RB-heavy early (which you should), Sutton is the perfect WR anchor. Safe floor, contract motivation, and target share = WR2 upside at a WR3 price.

🐃 4. Kaleb Johnson (RB – Pittsburgh Steelers)

ADP: Rounds 5–6 (rising fast)
Height/Weight: 6’1″, 224 lbs
40 Time: 4.57
2023 College Stats:

• 1,350+ total yards

• 12 TDs

• 250+ carries

📌 Why He’s a Must-Draft

Najee Harris is gone and Jaylen Warren hasn’t shown enough to be a full-time workhorse. The Steelers drafted Caleb Johnson early because they view him as their next bellcow.

Mike Tomlin has historically leaned on a feature back, and Johnson has the traits — vision, power, red zone efficiency, and hands — to be a three-down back.

His current ADP will rise, so the time to draft him is now.

Fantasy Outlook:
You’re getting a potential RB1 workload in round 6. Fade the David Montgomerys and committee guys — aim high on depth charts, and draft Johnson with confidence.

💎 5. Jack Bech (WR – Las Vegas Raiders)

ADP: Rounds 12–14
Height/Weight: 6’1″, 214 lbs
Speed: 4.55
College Production: 1,000+ yards, 8 TDs in 2023

📌 Why He’s a Must-Draft Sleeper

Jack Bech might be the best late-round WR pick in all of fantasy. Drafted in the second round by the Raiders, he already looks like the WR1 in camp — and you can get him in the 12th round.

He’s not the fastest guy, but he’s ultra physical, has elite hands, and is dangerous after the catch. The Raiders lack a true WR1, and Bech is already building chemistry with Geno Smith.

Think Tank Dell or Puka Nacua from 2023 — that’s the kind of upside you’re getting.

Fantasy Outlook:
Bech is free in drafts. You’re spending nothing for a WR1 candidate in a fresh offense. Don’t wait until it’s too late — make him your final-round steal.

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