Rookie Players: Potential and Projections

The season might be starting soon, but the questions surrounding the offseason continue into Week 1 of the fantasy football season! Join Ryan Wormeli, Derek Brown, and Pat Fitzmaurice as they break down the 10 biggest fantasy questions ahead of the 2025 season!

Which one player will define the fantasy season in the same way Ja'Marr Chase and Saquon Barkely did last year? Are we downplaying the potential for the Chiefs' offense to be as explosive as they used to be in the past?

Start the first week of NFL season with the Pros!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:04 - Q1 - Which offensive mastermind makes a bigger fantasy impact in Year 1: Ben Johnson in Chicago, or Liam Cohen in Jacksonville?
0:09:18 - Q2 - Who is one player that you feel like you personally have not really talked about on shows this draft season and want to weigh in on?
0:22:03 - DraftKings Read
0:22:49 - Disclaimer
0:23:21 - Q3 - Besides the Bengals, who is this year’s Bengals (high-octane offense, bad defense circus team for fantasy goodness)?
0:27:10 - Q4 - Who will be this year’s most disappointing NFL team for fantasy (non-injury reasons)?
0:32:55 - StitchFix
0:34:03 - Q5 - Pick one TE each outside Tier 1 who will finish with more fantasy points this season than at least one of Brock Bowers, Trey McBride or George Kittle.
0:38:22 - Q6 - Who is the single best value at any position in drafts this season?
0:42:00 - Fantrax
0:43:11 - Q7 - Which rookie are you LEAST interested in drafting at cost this season?
0:47:14 - Q8 - DBro’s favorite late QB is JJ McCarthy. Pat’s is Drake Maye. Worm’s is Jordan Love. Make the case for your guy.
0:53:41 - Draft Assistant
0:54:09 - Q9 - Are we downplaying too much the possibility that the Chiefs' offense looks closer to their past explosive selves?
0:58:32 - Q10 - Which one player will DEFINE the 2025 fantasy season the way Saquon Barkley and Ja’Marr Chase did last year?
1:00:16 - My Playbook Promo
1:00:52 - Outro

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