FantasyPros - Top 12 Draft Tips to DOMINATE Your 2025 Fantasy Football League (Ep. 1612)

Jul 11, 2025

Join fantasy football experts Jake Ciely from The Athletic and Tom Strachan from Across the Pond as they share essential tips for dominating your league in 2025. They discuss the importance of ignoring last year's stats, evaluating player value, and understanding draft strategies across different league types. The duo emphasizes leveraging tiers and average draft position while also addressing the dangers of groupthink and risky picks. Plus, they remind listeners to have fun during the drafting process!

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ADVICE

Draft Sets Foundation, Not Championship

The draft sets a solid floor but doesn’t guarantee championships.
Immediately turn focus to roster evaluation, weaknesses, and potential trades after draft day.

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Hold Players For Their Upside

Hold drafted players for their upside despite early season setbacks.
Avoid dropping backups prematurely just because starters are healthy initially.

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Adjust Redraft Strategy From Best Ball

Adjust redraft league strategy away from best ball mindset focusing on finals weeks.
Avoid over-stacking or drafting multiple teammates in redraft unlike in best ball.

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Join Ryan Wormeli, Jake Ciely, and Tom Strachan as they highlight the top 12 draft tips that are going to help you win your fantasy football league in 2025!

Should we be ignoring last year's results? How important is positional value? How much risk should you absorb onto your roster? Is it essential to use tiers when drafting? Do your opponents factor into your decision making process?

The pros break it all down here!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00

The draft isn’t where championships are won - 0:03:39

Remember WHY you drafted a player - 0:07:07

Adjust from the Best Ball market - 0:11:40

FantasyPros Draft Kit - 0:15:47

Top tier QB and TE, or wait - 0:16:10

Don’t draft with only last year’s results in mind - 0:21:48

Remember positional value - 0:25:18

DraftKings Sportsbook - 0:28:14

Be mindful of your opponents - 0:29:28

Don’t buy all the risk - 0:34:20

Use your last picks to get ahead of waivers - 0:37:15

FantasyPros Draft Assistant Promo - 0:40:20

Use tiers - 0:41:01

Leverage ADP via Expert Consensus Rankings - 0:45:21

Don’t waste your bench - 0:50:40

Final Quick Tips - 0:56:15

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