It’s time for Busts 4.0, which is my final list of bust candidates for 2025. And I have a few qualifiers for this round of busts, which is based mostly on their average draft position on CBS Sports.
For starters, I hate the value for most of the quarterbacks, especially Josh Allen (ADP of 16.5) and Lamar Jackson (18.2). Those are my top two quarterbacks, but I would not draft them in Round 2. And if you’re going to reach for a quarterback, I’d recommend Jackson over Allen since Jackson (30.1 Fantasy points per game) was significantly better than Allen (25.6) last year.
I’d rather wait for those quarterbacks until Round 3 in a one-quarterback league. Otherwise, I’m going to draft a quarterback much later with guys like Dak Prescott (ADP of 82.4), Kyler Murray (84.1), Justin Fields (116.5) or Drake Maye (129.1), among others.
Are those guys as good as Jackson or Allen? No. But this is about value, and I want a wide receiver, running back or even a tight end (Brock Bowers or Trey McBride) where those quarterbacks are being drafted.
I’m also going to ignore the current ADP for some players in questionable situations like Joe Mixon (ADP of 79.7) and Quinshon Judkins (112.4). Mixon would clearly be a bust if drafted in this range, but he’s at best a late-round flier following the news that he’s out for the first four games of the season with a foot injury — if not longer. And we don’t know when Judkins will sign his rookie contract, so you also can’t draft him until well into the double digit rounds.
I’ve touched on several of these players already in the first three versions of busts, but we’ve added a few guys to the group and updated some outlooks. Again, this is based on the CBS ADP, but if these players fall on Draft Day then I’ll gladly draft them at a reduced price.
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