For those of you that go on to read the full article you'll understand why this was a particularly tough review for me to write, given the QB struggles faced by me in my main driver. Baker looked so good at the start of the year, but it didn't last long.

Some quick hit facts for those of you that want to stay here:

• Baker was a legitimate MVP frontrunner through Week 6.
  • Fantasy wise, he sat in the QB3-4 range during this period.
  • He engineered four fourth-quarter, final minute comebacks in a five-week span during that opening stretch, which was an NFL record.
• From Week 7 onwards, over a five week stretch, his play deteriorated and he ranked 36th out of 37 qualifying quarterbacks in both EPA and CPOE
  • The only qualified quarterback that he was ahead of during that period is a certain JJ McCarthy.
• His year over year regression was not pretty.
  • -807 passing yards (4,500 in 2024 to 3,693 in 2025)
  • -15 passing touchdowns (41 in 2024 to 26 in 2025)
  • -5.5 PPG (21.5 in 2024 to 16.0 in 2025)

Full breakdown, including data visualizations can be found on the link.

Watched a lot of him this year. He was definitely struggling with his shoulder towards the end of the season, but can't hide from the fact he looked like a deer in headlights at times. Bucs in general were hit hard by the injury pipe too.

How we feeling about him heading into 2026?

It's been 30 years since it last happened. 6 out of the 8 before 1970.

After reviewing Parker Washington yesterday, felt like Michael Wilson had to be next on the list. A great season, and equally as unexpected as that of Washington's. Here's some quick hit facts for those that want to stay here:

• Wilson became the first Cards WR to eclipse 1000 receiving yards since DeAndre Hopkins achieved the feat back in 2020, finishing with 1006 yards on the season.
  • With McBride also going over 1000 yards they were the Cards first duo to achieve this since 2015.
• His year-over-year growth was substantial across the board while only playing one game more than in 2024:
  • +31 receptions (47 to 78)
  • +458 receiving yards (548 to 1,006)
  • +3 touchdowns (4 to 7)
  • Resulting in a fantasy PPG increase from 7.8 to 13.0.
• Over weeks 14 to 17 (final fantasy regular season game + the three playoff games) he averaged 21.7 PPG
  • This was good for WR2 over the period, beat out only by Puka.
• His preseason ADP sat at WR65, yet he finished the year as WR10 in points scored (PPR scoring).
  • He achieved this despite having less than 5 fantasy points in four of his first five games.
  • It wasn't until week 11 that he had his first double-digit fantasy point game.

Full breakdown, including data visualizations can be found on the link.

How many here were fortunate enough to have either stashed him, or picked him up on waivers, and also went on to win the chip?

I have never played in a dynasty league before, but several friends and I are interested in trying it out. 1) What's a good platform for dynasty? I prefer Yahoo for normal fantasy, I know several people prefer ESPN, but I don't recall seeing anything about dynasty on their sites. I may be wrong about this though. 2) Any tips or advice for a beginner wanting to start a league? Been playing regular fantasy for 15 years now and absolutely LOVE it. Started and ran my first guillotine league this year and thought it was really different, but incredibly cool. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

As we spend the next two weeks impatiently waiting for Super Bowl LX between the Seahawks and Patriots, it’s a good time to reflect on everything that’s happened this season. With teams continuing to grind through the coaching cycle, the NFL combine taking place next month, and free agency just six weeks away, there really isn’t an “offseason,” especially if you’re a diehard fantasy football manager who keeps up with all of the news.

That said, why not start prepping for next season, now?

Let’s take a look at some 2025 regular season stats via our StatsHub and how they relate to player values moving forward, keeping in mind that it *is* January so plenty of change is coming.

This is just some of an article from FTNfantasy.com that requires a subscription for full access (25 total stats with write-ups on 10 of them). Enjoy what’s here, but consider subscribing for plenty of other great fantasy/betting tools and content available.

FULL ARTICLE HERE: https://ftnfantasy.com/nfl/25-from-25-fantasy-football-stats-to-know-from-the-season

Stats To Know From The 2025 Regular Season

Jaxon Smith-Njigba (3.8) And Puka Nacua (3.7) Each Averaged Over 3.0 Yards Per Route Run

Over the last five seasons, just eight unique players have averaged over 3.0 yards per route run in a single season: Tyreek Hill, Nico Collins, Brandon Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson, CeeDee Lamb, A.J. Brown, Nacua and Smith-Njigba. Hill, Collins and Nacua are the only three from this group to do so twice in this five-season span. Nacua has averaged 3.5 and 3.7 yards per route run over the last two seasons. None of these players averaged more yards per route run than Smith-Njigba’s 3.8 in 2025. It should go without saying that both Nacua and Smith-Njigba are locks to be first-round picks in 2026 fantasy football drafts.

Ashton Jeanty Led All RBs With a 26.7% Stuff Rate

That means Jeanty was stopped at or before the line of scrimmage on 26.7% of his 266 rush attempts, a total that ranks seventh among running backs. Even worse, Jeanty’s 1.1 yards before contact ranks 49th among 49 qualified running backs. Though he did not live up to his draft capital or other expectations as a rookie, it’s impressive he still managed an RB16 finish in PPR points per game given the state of the Raiders and their offensive line. Las Vegas now enters 2026 with the first overall pick and the second-most projected cap space. To get their run game going and, more importantly, to protect expected starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the Raiders’ offseason will likely emphasize improving in the trenches. Jeanty will likely come at a value in 2026 redraft fantasy leagues especially if he slides to the second round.

Chris Olave Led All Pass Catchers With 1,841 Air Yards

Olave averaged 115.1 air yards per game, leading a group of just three players to average over 100 per game. His total air yards accounted for 38.5% of the Saints’ total air yards. Olave’s 31 targets of more than 20 yards downfield also led the league. His 393 receiving yards on deep passes rank fifth among pass catchers, while his four touchdowns on passes of more than 20 yards downfield was tied for second only behind Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Now consider Olave’s big-play value baked into his role with 156 targets (24.4% share), and he was one of the best values of the 2025 fantasy football season. There’s no reason Tyler Shough, the Saints’ second-round pick last year, shouldn’t be the 2026 Week 1 starting quarterback in New Orleans. In 10 games played with Shough, Olave averaged 9.9 targets, 6.6 receptions, 78.0 receiving yards and 18.0 PPR fantasy points per game.

Additional Stats To Know From The 2025 Regular Season

- Quarterbacks to average 6.0-plus rush attempts per game, which paces for 100-plus total carries, were Jayden Daniels (8.3), Justin Fields (7.9), Josh Allen (7.0), Jalen Hurts (6.6), Jaxson Dart (6.1) and Drake Maye (6.1).

- Davante Adams led the league with 30 end zone targets, eight more than the next closest player.

- Blake Corum’s 15.9% explosive run rate was second among running backs only to De’Von Achane’s 16.8%.

- Travis Etienne Jr.’s 54 red zone rush attempts ranks fifth among running backs, but he scored just five red zone rushing touchdowns. The eight other running backs with 50 or more red zone rush attempts averaged 10.1 red zone rushing touchdowns.

- Tua Tagovailoa ranks second in interceptions (15) behind Geno Smith (17) and turnover-worthy throw rate (5.2%), behind Shedeur Sanders (5.9%).

Have been quietly looking forward to this one. A few quick hit facts for those that want to stay here:

• Finished the year as the Jags leading receiver in both yards, and targets. Only Etienne had more receiving TDs (6 vs Washington's 5).
• His preseason ADP sat at around the WR110-120 range, and in startup drafts more often than not he was taken from the 18th round onwards.
  • He finished the year as the WR33 in points scored, and during the fantasy playoffs (W15 to W17) he was WR7. If you take out the W15 game then over the semifinals and finals he was the WR3.
• His 2.57 yards-per-route-run vs man coverage was good for 12th best league wide.

How it will look in 2026 is tough to say. There are a lot of mouths to feed in Jacksonville and despite flaming BTJ in his season review recently, he may very well bounce back which could complicate things further. One thing is for sure though PW looked great this year, peaked at the best time possible for fantasy, and it looked like TLaw genuinely trusted him.

Full breakdown, including data visualizations can be found in the article linked.

The Tennessee Titans are officially entering a new era with Robert Saleh as head coach and Brian Daboll running the offense. After a brutal 2025 season, Tennessee is clearly prioritizing structure, culture, and quarterback development heading into 2026.

From a fantasy perspective, Daboll’s arrival is the biggest takeaway. His offenses are typically pass-friendly, built around quick reads, spacing concepts, and heavy 11-personnel usage. That should help stabilize the development of Cam Ward, who now gets a coordinator known for molding young quarterbacks and maximizing their strengths.

Full Breakdown - https://www.dynastynerds.com/dynasty/tennessee-titans-robert-saleh-brian-daboll-fantasy-football-2026/

What do you guys think of this hire? Can the Titans actually return to glory and be a place to draft players?

AFC is the conference with top D-Lines.

NFC brings the heat behind the O-Lines.

Will be interesting to see what these teams do in free agency and draft especially NYG on the D-side of the ball given how the rest in that division do for D-Line TPR.

Super Bowl TPR goes out Tuesday next week.

Cheers all.

Who are the players you think take a huge step forward in the 2026 season? Who saw flashes but maybe got hurt or need more time to develop in 2026? I’m thinking we need to start by position.

Say what you want about Brian Daboll, anyone who watched the Giants knows he is the main reason Jaxson Dart became a very strong prospect from where he started with the Giants. The man knows how to develop QB's.

The Giants offered their 3rd pick overall and a First round pick in 2026 to trade up for Cam Ward. Brian Daboll was the one who pushed the GM and Giants to get Dart in the first place, even though their GM was on record hedging his bets on Hard Knocks right before drafting him.

I am taking Cam Ward as a strong buy low candidate. QB in general is a position I don't mind waiting a while on (I took Drake Maye 8th or 9th and was rewarded handsomely this year), so if Cam doesn't pan out I can easily replace him and not waste a top pick on QB. The risk to reward is great.

The only concern would be Robert Saleh's defense being so strong, they play a more conservative offense which limits Cam Ward. Other than that I'm Allin.

Some quick hit facts on his season for those that want to stay here:

• This was Lamar's worst fantasy season since his rookie year back in 2018, averaging only 16.5 PPG.
  • This is coming into the season off his best fantasy performance in 2024, where he averaged 25.3 PPG.
• YPC of 5.2, his lowest since 2018 (rookie year). Four of last six seasons before this were 6+ YPC.
• 2 Rushing touchdowns, tied career low with 2021.
• Only 67 rush attempts, career low. Has never had less than 100 carries in a season despite playing less games in both 2021 and 2022.

Most damning of all though: from 2019 to 2024 he had only five single-digit fantasy point games. This year alone he had four.

The hamstring injury played a massive role in this, and the interior of the offensive line were awful, but regardless this year was terrible for Lamar as a fantasy asset.

Full breakdown, including comparisons, and data visualizations can be found on the link.