6 players tend to up and down (2025 fantasy football)

The 2025 NFL design is in the rear view mirror. While everyone focuses on Dynasty rookie designs, we don't forget the veterans. Several experienced players saw their fantasy football value after the NFL draft rose or fell.

Let us immerse yourself in three experienced players whose fantasy value tends, and three whose trend is down.

Players tend up and down

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Drake Maye (QB – NE)

What difference a year for the patriots. New England added several offensive lentils and broad recipients in the free agency, including Morgan Moses and Stefon Diggs. However, this did not prevent her from aggressively improving Maye's supportive case during the NFL design. New England spent his first four picks on the offensive and chose Campbell and Jared Wilson to improve their offensive line. In addition, the patriots Treveyon Henderson and Kyle Williams added and gave Maye two explosive weapons in the passing game. The quarterback in the second year has top 10 up in 2025.

Chase Brown (RB – Cin)

The Bengals did their homework in the Running Back Class and made many believe that they were designed on the 2nd day. Instead, Cincinnati waited until the sixth round to add Tahj Brooks, which means that Brown's role as a captain is safe. In addition, the Bengals used a third of their draft picks to improve their offensive line, including Dylan Fairchild, who was supposed to start as a newcomer to the guard. Last year Brown was the RB6 from week 4 to week 17 with an average of 16.4 semi-point PPR fantasy points per game as a starter.

Calvin Ridley (Wr – ten)

Tennessee entered the NFL design with massive holes everywhere on the offensive. Before the draft, they added a trio of experienced wide horns, including Tyler Lockett. Nevertheless, none of them will challenge Ridley for goals. It is even more important that the titans with the top selection have chosen CAM Ward and gives the veteran inhibitor a massive upgrade in the quarterback. In addition, the team waited up to the fourth round to choose a passport. Last year Ridley took the 21st place in destinations (120). Don't be surprised if he ends up in the top 10 in the coming season.

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Najee Harris (RB – LAC)

Harris' Fantasy Value 2025 got up after signing Los Angeles in the Free Agency. He was on the right track to be due to Jim Harbaugh's offensive. Unfortunately, his prospects have changed drastically in the past few weeks. The chargers used their first round for Omarion Hampton. In addition, the team placed the rarely used Free Agent Day on JK Dobbins and improved his chances of returning to Los Angeles for the next season. Harris' best hope of a successful fantasy year is to be traded during the training camp.

DK Metcalf (WR – Grube)

I was against the elaboration of Metcalf in all fantasy formats in front of the NFL design. However, they could not pay me to design the experienced recipient near his ranking in the ECR (WR26, 56. Overall). Hopefully Aaron Rodgers will soon sign with the Steelers because the team was waiting to select a quarterback until the sixth round of the NFL design. In addition, Pittsburgh has contributed nothing to improve her offensive line in the draft after ignoring the position in the Free Agency, even though he had lost two important members from last year.

Cole Kmet (TE – Chi)

At the beginning of this post -season, many called many an early sleeper candidate after Chicago Ben Johnson hired as the new head coach. However, the bears spent their first two picks in the NFL design of 2025 for players who remove the veteran snapshots and destinations. Colston Loveland was the first tight end and fit to occupy the role of Sam Laporta in Johnson's offense. In addition, the elaboration of Luther Burden III in the second round will limit the number of two narrow end of Chicago.

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