With often dazzling displays of body control and ability, but inconsistent production, George Pickens has been one of the most frustrating players in Fantasy football over the years. He’ll have dominant games that force him into your Fantasy football lineups and then disappear for weeks at a time. However, an offseason trade sent Pickens from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Dallas Cowboys and now there’s at least some hope that Pickens can reach his full potential in the Dallas offense.
Dak Prescott will certainly be the most established quarterback that Pickens has ever played with, but is there still cause for concern that Pickens could be among 2025 Fantasy football busts? A reliable set of 2025 Fantasy football rankings can help you figure out how a change of scenery might impact a player like Pickens, or even generally identify players to avoid. Before finalizing your 2025 Fantasy football draft strategy, be sure to check out the 2025 Fantasy football rankings and cheat sheets from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Last year, the model accurately predicted that Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert would fall well short of his ADP (RB23). The result: A season after rushing for over 1,000 yards and scoring 21 total touchdowns despite sharing time with De’Von Achane, Mostert fell out of favor in Miami and finished as RB60 after managing only 439 scrimmage yards and two touchdowns.
The same model has a proven track record providing Fantasy football tips, identifying A.J. Brown as a sleeper in 2020, nailing Jonathan Taylor’s monstrous season in 2021 and correctly predicting C.J. Stroud would take a step back in 2024. Additionally, it’s called past Fantasy football sleepers like Derrick Henry in 2019, Christian McCaffrey and Alvin Kamara in 2018, and Davante Adams in 2017. Anybody who banked on players like those made a run at their league title.
The model is powered by the same people who generated projections for all three major Fantasy Football sites, and it beat human experts last season when there was a big difference in ranking. The 2025 Fantasy football PPR rankings and 2025 Fantasy football standard rankings update multiple times daily, so you’re always getting the best Fantasy football advice.
Now, SportsLine has simulated the entire NFL season 10,000 times and released its latest Fantasy football rankings 2025, along with plenty of sleepers, breakouts and busts. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
Top 2025 Fantasy football busts
One of the 2025 Fantasy football busts the model is predicting: Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir. Despite missing a couple of games in 2024, Shakir set new career-highs in receptions (76), receiving yards (821) and touchdowns (4) last season. He was targeted 100 times in 15 games, which was 25 more times than any other player on the roster.
However, the Bills did add veterans Joshua Palmer and Elijah Moore this offseason, and there’s hope that Keon Coleman will take a step forward in his sophomore season. Those developments all stand to cut into Shakir’s target share and the running game still figures to be the focal point of Buffalo’s offense. Shakir has been the 38th wide receiver off the board on average in early 2025 Fantasy football drafts, but the model ranks him outside its top 45 at the position.
Another bust that SportsLine’s Fantasy football rankings 2025 have identified: Jets running back Breece Hall, who has an ADP of 30. Entering his fourth season, Hall has been very productive for New York, but he’s yet to have a 1,000-yard rushing season or reach 10 total touchdowns in a year. In 2024, the Jets added Braelon Allen to the backfield, and the then-20-year-old took some touches away from Hall, and one should expect that to also be the case going forward.
The Jets’ new offensive coordinator, Tanner Engstrand, was with Detroit last year, where the timeshare of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs worked wonders, so he could bring that philosophy with him to New York. Additionally, Justin Fields now being New York’s quarterback means the QB position will siphon carries from all Jets running backs, which further reduces Hall’s opportunities. While still in the RB1 range, the model has Hall outside the top 10 running backs in its Fantasy football rankings, potentially making him a Fantasy football bust if you’re expecting more from him. See which other Fantasy football busts 2025 to pick here.
How to find proven 2025 Fantasy football rankings
SportsLine is also fading one of the first five running backs off the board in early 2025 Fantasy football drafts. The model ranks this player falling outside the top 10 entirely and failing to live up to his first-round price tag. You can only see who it is, and the 2025 Fantasy football rankings for every player, at SportsLine.
So which 2025 Fantasy Football busts should you be steering clear of? And which first-round RB shockingly falls out of the top 10 of the positional rankings? Visit SportsLine now to get 2025 Fantasy Football cheat sheets for every single position, all from the model that helped managers avoid a disastrous Raheem Mostert season in 2024.
2025 Fantasy football ADP
(PPR, via CBS)
1. Ja’Marr Chase (1.88)
2. Bijan Robinson (3.00)
3. Jahmyr Gibbs (5.62)
4. Justin Jefferson (6.12)
5. CeeDee Lamb (6.12)
6. Saquon Barkley (6.75)
7. Malik Nabers (8.00)
8. Amon-Ra St. Brown (10.00)
9. Puka Nacua (10.88)
10. Ashton Jeanty (11.38)
