2025 MLB Power Rankings: Week 1

Updated: March 25, 2025

Throughout the 2025 MLB season, we will update our consensus MLB Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.

Below you will find a table of our MLB Power Rankings heading into Week 1, ranked by their average ranking.

Previous: 2024 MLB Power Rankings

Rank	Team	Rec.	Avg.	Chg.	MLB	USAT	CBS	ATH	ESPN
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	2-0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	Philadelphia Phillies	0-0	2.67	2	3	4	2	2	3
3	Atlanta Braves	0-0	2.83	3	2	2	3	5	2
4	Arizona Diamondbacks	0-0	4.83	6	5	3	5	4	6
5	New York Mets	0-0	5.17	4	4	5	6	7	5

MORE: Full Week 1 MLB Power Rankings

2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundups (By NFL Franchise)

Leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, we will round up NFL mock drafts by franchise for a more convenient way to view who's being mocked to a franchise.

Arizona Cardinals 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

Throughout the year and leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, we will update our Arizona Cardinals Mock Draft Roundup showing picks for the Arizona Cardinals from several prominent sites and draft analysts.

The following are picks from recent NFL mock drafts for the Cardinals:

NFL.com — Chad Reuter

No. 13 overall — Arizona Cardinals

PROJECTED TRADE WITH MIAMI DOLPHINS

The Cardinals ensure they beat the Colts to a premier offensive line prospect, moving up three slots in Round 1 by swapping their third-round pick for Miami's late fourth-round selection. Arizona traded up for a versatile lineman in Paris Johnson Jr. two years ago, and Banks could play inside or outside as a rookie. (He could also move to tackle in 2026 if Jonah Williams departs as a free agent.)

CBS Sports — Tom Fornelli

No. 16 overall — Arizona Cardinals

I've been pounding the table for Walter Nolen throughout this entire process, and will continue to do so. He's my DT2 in the class behind Graham, and he's my No. 9 overall player, so the Cardinals getting him here is a great pick in my eyes. Good job by me.

Yahoo! Sports — Tice/McDonald

No. 16 overall — Arizona Cardinals

Offensive tackle isn't the biggest need for Arizona, but the Cardinals can potentially get a huge boon pick here with Simmons. He is one of the more athletic OTs in the draft, but a patellar tendon injury may have him getting off to a slower start to his NFL career. Jonah Williams is likely going to start again at right tackle for the Cardinals, but Simmons gives them a long-term option to pair with Paris Johnson Jr..

Continue reading Arizona Cardinals 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup 3.0

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2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundups - By Prospect

Leading up to the 2025 NFL Draft, we will track where several top prospects appear in recent NFL mock drafts.

Abdul Carter 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup

Here are some of the latest mock drafts in which Carter has appeared:

NFL.com — Chad Reuter

No. 2 overall — Cleveland Browns

Trading for Kenny Pickett means the Browns could focus on taking the best player available at No. 2 before picking up another quarterback later in the draft. The extension of Myles Garrett does not mean Cleveland will pass on Carter, whose elite talent on the edge would only make the perennial All-Pro better.

CBS Sports — Tom Fornelli

No. 2 overall — Cleveland Browns

I don't know how good the Browns will be next season -- probably not very -- but combining Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett would guarantee the losses won't be on the defense. If Ward goes first, it wouldn't shock me to see Cleveland move down, either. It'll receive plenty of calls for Carter or possibly Shedeur Sanders.

Yahoo! Sports — Tice/McDonald

No. 7 overall — New York Jets

The Jets would be flying to the podium if this scenario were to unfold. Carter is the No. 2 overall player on my big board and has real game-wrecking potential as a pass rusher. He would inject some real juice into a front and unit that tapered off in 2024.

Continue reading our Abdul Carter 2025 NFL Mock Draft Roundup

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2024-25 NBA Power Rankings: Week 22

Updated: March 20, 2025

Throughout the 2024-25 NBA season, we will update our consensus NBA Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.

Below you will find a table of our NBA Power Rankings for Week 22, ranked by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites.

Previous: NBA Power Rankings: Week 21

Rank	Team	W-L	Avg.	Chg.	NBA	CBS	NBC	ESPN	ATH
1	Cleveland Cavaliers	56-13	1.4	+0.4	1	2	2	1	1
2	Oklahoma City Thunder	57-12	1.6	-0.4	2	1	1	2	2
3	Boston Celtics	50-19	3	0	3	3	3	3	3
4	Denver Nuggets	44-26	5.6	+0.6	7	6	4	5	6
4	Houston Rockets	45-25	5.6	-3.6	10	4	6	4	4

MORE: Full Week 22 NBA Power Rankings

Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Our Fantasy Football Projections will soon be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2025 fantasy football projections for the Detroit Lions.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jared Goff	542.9	363.7	4071.8	27.15	10.86	32.1	51.4	0.64	258.73
Hendon Hooker	28.6	18.6	197.3	1	0.64	4.9	14.7	0.05	12.38
QB Totals	571.5	382.3	4269.1	28.15	11.5	37	66.1	0.69	271.11

Jared Goff: The main concern with Goff is losing offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but new offensive coordinator John Morton was a senior offensive assistant when Johnson became OC in 2022. The Lions have an elite offensive line and talented pass catchers — Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs, etc. — for Goff to continue outperform his ADP. Goff has finished as fantasy's QB10, QB7, and QB6, respectively, over the past three seasons.

MORE: Continue reading our Detroit Lions 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

2025 Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions

Updated: Monday, March 17, 2025

Who will go on a six-game run and cut down the nets in San Antonio next month?

Or seven games?

Eight teams will need to win an extra game to win it all as they play on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of the First Four, the four play-in games to qualify as the 11th or 16th seed.

While no First Four team has ever won a championship, VCU advanced from the First Four to the Final Four back in 2011. A decade later, UCLA went on the same First Four to Final Four run in 2021.

Fairleigh Dickinson did not go from the First Four to the Final Four in 2023. After beating Texas Southern in their First Four matchup, they went on to stun Purdue in the second-ever 16-over-1 upset in tournament history.

Two First Four matchups will determine the 11th seed. In the South Region, San Diego State will play North Carolina, the last team in. In the Midwest Region, Texas, who has one of the best players (Tre Johnson) in the country, will play Xavier.

The other two matchups that will determine the 16th seed. American will face off against Mount St. Mary's in the East Region and St. Francis (PA) will face Alabama State in the South Region.

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Final Four Teams: East: Duke; South: Auburn; Midwest: Tennessee; West: Florida

First-Round upsets (12th seed or higher): UC San Diego, Colorado State, High Point

MORE: Continue reading our 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket Predictions

Baltimore Ravens 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Updated: Monday, March 17, 2025

Our Fantasy Football Projections will soon be viewable by both position and team.

Below you will find our 2025 fantasy football projections for the Baltimore Ravens.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Lamar Jackson	451.5	300.2	3521.7	29.8	6.77	134.1	818	4.36	354.49
Cooper Rush	34	20.7	217.6	1.26	0.61	5.5	5.5	0.06	13.43
QB Totals	485.5	320.9	3739.3	31.06	7.38	139.6	823.5	4.42	367.92

Lamar Jackson: What a year it was Jackson, who posted career highs in passing yards (4,172) and touchdowns (41) while leading the NFL in TD% (8.6%), yards per attempt (8.8) and passer rating (119.6). 2024 was the second time in his career that he has finished as fantasy's QB1. He posted a 9% TD% in his other overall QB1 (2019) season, and then followed that up with a 6.9% rate in 2020. His career average is 6.4%. Long story short, he was absolutely phenomenal in 2024, but last year's ratios would be unsustainable for any quarterback. Although he has a max of five rushing touchdowns over the past four seasons, Jackson is the NFL's all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards, averaging a whopping 1,019 yards per 17 games over his career.

MORE: Continue reading our Baltimore Ravens 2025 Fantasy Football Projections

Fantasy Football Profile: Saquon Barkley 2025 Outlook

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Saturday, March 15, 2025

Leading up to the start of the 2025 NFL season, we will post 2025 Fantasy Football Profiles for several fantasy-relevant players.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley made history in 2024 — both in terms of production and workload.

Barkley became only the ninth running back in league history to eclipse the 2,000-yard rushing milestone. While Barkley sat out Week 18 instead of chasing Eric Dickerson's single-season record set in 1984, he was only 100 yards shy of tying the record (2,105).

The Eagles rested many of their starters including Barkley in Week 18, but he led the NFL in rushing yards (2,005) and yards from scrimmage (2,283) last season. He also tied a previous career high (set in his rookie campaign) of 15 combined touchdowns.

Detroit's Jahmyr Gibbs had a monster Week 18 performance (43.5 fantasy points), but no running back scored more fantasy points in 2024 than Barkley, who averaged more fantasy points per game (21.2) than in any of his previous seasons except for his rookie campaign (21.3).

Barkley played only two games in 2020, but he averaged anywhere in between 9.2 (2021) and 16.8 (2019) fantasy points per game in his non-rookie seasons with the New York Giants.

MORE: Continue reading our Saquon Barkley 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

2025 NFL Draft Big Board

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Monday, March 3, 2025

Below is my ranking of the top 100 prospects in the NFL Draft and not a projection of the order in which these prospects will be drafted. For that, check out my latest 2025 NFL mock draft.

Rank	Prospect	Pos.	School	Hgt	Wgt
1	Travis Hunter	CB/WR	Colorado	6'0"	188
2	Abdul Carter	EDGE	Penn State	6'3"	250
3	Mason Graham	IDL	Michigan	6'3 1/2"	296
4	Ashton Jeanty	RB	Boise State	5'8 1/2"	211
5	Jalon Walker	EDGE/LB	Georgia	6'1"	243
6	Tyler Warren	TE	Penn State	6'5 1/2"	256
7	Will Campbell	OT	LSU	6'6"	319
8	Will Johnson	CB	Michigan	6'2"	194
9	Cam Ward	QB	Miami (FL)	6'2"	219
10	Armand Membou	OL	Missouri	6'4"	332

MORE: Continue reading our 2025 NFL Draft Big Board

2025 NFL Draft Combine Results

The 2025 NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up in Indianapolis on Monday, March 3rd with offensive linemen completing their bench press reps of 225 pounds.

We have compiled weigh-ins, measurements and testing results by position as well as the top performances by event.

Results by event: 40-yard dash Vertical Jump Broad Jump Bench Press 3-Cone Short Shuttle

Results by position: QB RB WR TE OL DL LB DB

MORE: 2024 NFL Scouting Combine Results

2025 NFL Combine Results: 40-Yard Dash

Below are the top five 40-yard dash times.

Prospect	Pos.	School	Time
Maxwell Hairston	DB	Kentucky	4.28
Matthew Golden	WR	Texas	4.29
Dont'e Thornton Jr.	WR	Tennessee	4.30
Darien Porter	DB	Iowa State	4.30
Bhayshul Tuten	RB	Virginia Tech	4.32

MORE: Full Combine 40-yard dash results

Fantasy Football Profile: Jalen Hurts 2025 Outlook

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Leading up to the start of the 2025 NFL season, we will post 2025 Fantasy Football Profiles for several fantasy-relevant players.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been a high-end fantasy performer since becoming a full-time starter in 2021.

Despite missing exactly two games in three of the past four years, Hurts has yet to finish any lower than fantasy's QB6 on a points-per-game basis. In addition, he has a pair of top-two fantasy performances — QB2 in 2023 and QB1 in 2022, respectively.

Career low in pass attempts in 2024

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hurts threw a career-low 361 pass attempts as Philadelphia's starting quarterback in the same season that Saquon Barkley joined the 2,000-yard rushing club. On a per-game basis, Hurts threw 7.5 fewer pass attempts in 2024 (24.1) than 2023 (31.6). Moreover, that's nearly five attempts fewer than his low set in 2021 (28.8).

Yes, his overall counting numbers (2,903 passing yards and 18 touchdowns) were down, but the ratios were up. Hurts set or tied career highs in completion percentage (68.7%), TD% (5.0) and yards per pass attempt (8.0), and his 1.4 INT% was only a tad off his career best 1.3% mark.

Although the Eagles will enter 2025 with their fourth different offensive coordinator in as many seasons, there should be continuity as Kevin Patullo has been in Philadelphia since 2021, the year Hurts became the starter.

Hurts benefits from playing behind an elite offensive line and has a talented trio of pass catchers (A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert) and that remains unchanged going into 2025. But it's his dual-threat abilities that make him an elite fantasy quarterback.

MORE: Continue reading our Jalen Hurts 2025 Fantasy Football Outlook

2025 NFL Free Agency Rankings

Updated: February 24, 2025

We are a couple of weeks away from the start of NFL free agency. Teams can officially sign free agents starting on Wednesday, March 12th at 4 PM ET, when the next league year begins, but they can begin negotiating with agents during the legal tampering window that begins on Monday, March 10th.

Using free-agent rankings from a variety of sources, we have ranked the available free-agent pool using their consensus ranking score.

Here are some notes on how to interpret the table below:

Seven sources were used and the "total" column is the sum of those rankings.
The lower the score, the better. For example, Tee Higgins was the top-ranked free agent and his score was 8 (six rankings of 1 plus one ranking of 2).
Free agents unranked by an individual source get their next ("+1") ranking.

Example: ESPN ranked 50 free agents and every free agent not included in their rankings (e.g., DeMarcus Lawrence) received a score of 51.
While Higgins had the best score — only one above the best possible score — a free agent unranked by all seven sources would have a score of 733.
The cutoff to rank inside the top 100 was 617 (Nick Chubb). Chauncey Golston (619) had the highest score among the 76 that missed the cut but had a score lower than 733.

Only unrestricted free agents are included; restricted free agents are excluded.

Consensus Top 100 NFL Free Agent Rankings

Rank	Player	Pos.	2024 Team	Total	NFL	ATH	PFT	PFF	CBS	ESPN	33rd
1	Tee Higgins	WR	CIN	8	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
2	Trey Smith	G	KC	17	2	2	3	2	4	2	2
3	Ronnie Stanley	OT	BAL	36	4	3	6	8	5	3	7
4	Chris Godwin	WR	TB	43	9	5	5	4	12	5	3
5	Josh Sweat	EDGE	PHI	47	8	7	4	10	3	7	8
6	Sam Darnold	QB	MIN	50	6	8	2	9	1	6	18
7	D.J. Reed	CB	NYJ	55	12	13	7	6	8	4	5
8	Jevon Holland	S	MIA	75	17	22	8	3	9	12	4
9	Osa Odighizuwa	DT	DAL	79	7	15	10	15	11	11	10
10	Milton Williams	DT	PHI	82	3	4	30	16	6	8	15

More: Continue to full 2025 NFL Free Agency Rankings

Los Angeles Sparks 2025 WNBA Draft Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Leading up to the 2025 WNBA Draft, we will track which prospects are mocked to the Los Angeles Sparks.

Here are the Los Angeles Sparks selections in some recent mock drafts:

For the Win — Meghan Hall

9. Shyanne Sellers, Maryland

The Los Angeles Sparks and Kelsey Plum want everyone to think she'll play point guard this season. DON'T BELIEVE THEM. While Plum is fully capable, she's best as a shooting guard who can play the point *if necessary*.

It wouldn't be shocking to see her slide over to the two-spot. So, when she does, L.A. will need help at point guard. For the love of all that is good, Sparks, please draft Maryland's Shyanne Sellers.

Even if you're sold on KP as your point, Sellers can also play shooting guard. IT'S PERFECT. She's BRILLIANT in open space, and she's a walking tool kit. She can rebound, defend well, dish the ball, and, of course, score from all over.

CBS Sports — Jack Maloney

9. Ajsa Sivka, Slovenia

New Sparks coach Lynne Roberts is bringing her 3-point heavy offense from Utah to Los Angeles, and Sivka is a perfect fit for that approach. The 19-year-old Slovenian is a big wing who can space the floor and offers a lot of positional flexibility. Sivka also makes sense here for the Sparks because they have a crowded depth chart already and she could be a draft-and-stash option.

Continue reading Los Angeles Sparks 2025 WNBA Draft Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

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Kiki Iriafen - WNBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

Leading up to the 2025 WNBA Draft, we will track where USC's Kiki Iriafen appears in the latest WNBA mock drafts.

Here are some of the latest mock drafts in which Kiki Iriafen has appeared:

For the Win — Meghan Hall

No. 2 overall — Seattle Storm

The Seattle Storm's recent free agency moves allow them to hold off on drafting a guard after Jewell Loyd's departure. That's where USC forward Kiki Iriafen comes in. Drafting Iriafen at No. 2. probably depends on how she does in the NCAA tournament, but we're PUSHING THE AGENDA.

If the team wants someone who could be inserted into the starting lineup if needed and provide immediate depth, Iriafen is a solid choice. Her ability to clean up on glass is an underrated quality in her game, and a lot of it can be attributed to her knack for blowing past and up and over opponents.

She excels at using her length and explosiveness to create opportunities. Moreover, Iriafen brings the BUCKETS. The USC forward is a top-tier option, whether at the rim, in the midrange game or even a sneaky good 3-pointer.

CBS Sports — Jack Maloney

No. 5 overall — Golden State Valkyries

Iriafen's slide down the board stops at No. 5 and the expansion Valkyries, who will offer the California native a chance to stay at home. While Iriafen hasn't been bad in her first season at USC, she hasn't shown the growth in key areas -- shooting, rim protection -- that many were hoping to see. Still, she's an efficient scorer, and her athleticism and motor will make her a good fit for the fast-paced style Natalie Nakase wants to implement.

Continue reading Kiki Iriafen - WNBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

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Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Football Projections 2025

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Below you will find our 2025 fantasy football projections for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Our Fantasy Football Projections will soon be viewable by both position and team.

MORE: Fantasy football projections for more NFL teams

QUARTERBACKS

Player	Att.	Comp.	Yards	TD	INT	Rush	Yards	TD	Points
Jalen Hurts	439.9	291.4	3387.2	20.02	8.58	140.9	591.8	11.98	329.47
Kenny Pickett	60	37.5	396	1.95	1.35	8.5	23.4	0.43	25.86
QB Totals	499.9	328.9	3783.2	21.97	9.93	149.4	615.2	12.41	355.33

Jalen Hurts: In the same year that Saquon Barkley rushed for over 2,000 yards, Hurts set a career low as a full-time starter in pass attempts per game (24.1) in 2024. In fact, that was a drop of 7.5 per game from his 2023 average (31.6). He finished the year throwing for only 2,903 yards, 18 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Even with Barkley's rushing greatness this season, Hurts extended his streak of 150-plus carries to three seasons, 600-plus rushing yards and double-digit rushing scores to four seasons. Over the past four years, Hurts has compiled 611/2,779/52 rushing in 62 games, equivalent to 9.51 fantasy points per game from rushing stats alone. In addition, only two players (both running backs) — Derrick Henry (51) and Josh Jacobs (42) — are within 10 rushing touchdowns of Hurts (52) during that span, per Stathead. (Josh Allen is tied for fourth (40) with Joe Mixon and Jonathan Taylor.)

MORE: Continue reading our Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Football Projections 2025

Way-Too-Early 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Tuesday, February 11th

With Super Bowl LIX now behind us, it's officially the offseason for all 32 NFL teams.

Player movement in free agency as well as the 2025 NFL Draft will impact these rankings, but this early look is the order in which I'd personally select players given what we currently know.

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More rankings: QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | Top 150

2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings

1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

Putting aside the debate over who should have won the NFL MVP award this season, it's clear that both Allen and Lamar Jackson had MVP-caliber seasons, especially as voters split their votes for MVP and 2024 AP NFL All-Pro first team. Going into fantasy drafts this summer, Allen vs. Jackson will be the difficult (or easy) choice facing fantasy managers — and to be clear, the "easy" part is that you can't go wrong with either.

Allen posted five-year lows in several passing categories — attempts (483), yards (3,731) and touchdowns (28) — but his dual-threat skill set is what makes him so dangerous. Allen now has (at least) 12 rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons and 500-plus rushing yards in four consecutive seasons. He has now finished as a top-two fantasy quarterback for five consecutive seasons.

2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

What a year it was Jackson, who posted career highs in passing yards (4,172) and touchdowns (41) while leading the NFL in TD% (8.6%), yards per attempt (8.8) and passer rating (119.6). 2024 was the second time in his career that he has finished as fantasy's QB1. He posted a 9% TD% in his other QB1 (2019) season, and then followed that up with a 6.9% rate in 2020. His career average is 6.4%. Long story short, he was absolutely phenomenal in 2024, but last year's ratios would be unsustainable for any quarterback. Although he has a max of five rushing touchdowns over the past four seasons, Jackson is the NFL's all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards, averaging a whopping 1,019 yards per 17 games.

MORE: 2025 NFL Strength of Schedule

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football QB Rankings

2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

1. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles

Joining the exclusive club of 2,000-yard rushers, Barkley racked up an additional 499 rushing yards in four playoff games. Yes, he set a career low in receptions (2.1) per game and Jalen Hurts (14) had more rushing touchdowns than Barkley (career-high 13). That said, he has an elite combination of speed and power, runs behind an elite offensive line and plays with talented wideouts, who help to keep opposing defenses honest.

2. Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons

You could argue that Robinson (not Barkley) should be the RB1 in 2025 fantasy football drafts. The 23-year-old running back racked up 1,887 scrimmage yards and scored 15 total touchdowns on 365 touches including 61 receptions.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football RB Rankings

2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings

1. Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals

Chase led the NFL in receptions (127), yards (1,708) and touchdowns (17) in 2024 to become the fifth triple crown winner since the league merger. There were nine 35-point wide receiver performances league-wide in 2024, and Chase had three (one-third) of them. From Week 5 on, Chase had a 31.46% target share with a weekly minimum of 24.32%. It's unclear whether impending free agent Tee Higgins will be back in 2025, but the only (minor) concern as he enters a contract year is the potential of the front office dragging their feet on an extension.

2. Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings

Sam Darnold created some modest concerns entering the season, but it was business as usual for Jefferson, who finished with 103 catches for 1,533 yards and a career-high 10 touchdowns on 154 targets. He was consistent throughout the season with 80-plus yards and/or a touchdown in 14 of 17 games. It's appears likely that Darnold will be playing home games outside of Minnesota in 2025, but Jefferson is essentially QB-proof in Minnesota's QB-friendly offense.

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football WR Rankings

2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

1. Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders

Bowers led all tight ends in receptions (112), targets (153) and receiving yards (1,194) despite being a rookie with sub-par quarterback play. Only George Kittle scored more fantasy points on a per-game basis, and Bowers led the position in overall points. While it may be difficult to outproduce his rookie numbers, few, if any, tight ends are the focal point of their offense the way Bowers is.

2. Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals

The good news is that McBride smashed previous career highs in targets (147), receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,146). Among all players (wide receivers included), he finished eighth, fourth, and 11th, respectively, in those categories. The bad news is that he had only two touchdowns and has a total of six through three NFL seasons. If there's a glimmer of hope, McBride finished top three in TE targets from inside the 20 (21, T-2nd), 15 (16, T-2nd), 10 (12, 1st) and 5 (seven, T-1st).

> Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football TE Rankings

Top 150 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

Rank	Player	Pos.	Team
1	Ja'Marr Chase	WR	Cincinnati Bengals
2	Saquon Barkley	RB	Philadelphia Eagles
3	Bijan Robinson	RB	Atlanta Falcons
4	Justin Jefferson	WR	Minnesota Vikings
5	Puka Nacua	WR	Los Angeles Rams
6	CeeDee Lamb	WR	Dallas Cowboys
7	Amon-Ra St. Brown	WR	Detroit Lions
8	Malik Nabers	WR	New York Giants
9	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Detroit Lions
10	Nico Collins	WR	Houston Texans
11	De'Von Achane	RB	Miami Dolphins
12	Brian Thomas Jr.	WR	Jacksonville Jaguars
13	A.J. Brown	WR	Philadelphia Eagles
14	Brock Bowers	TE	Las Vegas Raiders
15	Derrick Henry	RB	Baltimore Ravens
16	Jonathan Taylor	RB	Indianapolis Colts
17	Josh Jacobs	RB	Green Bay Packers
18	Ashton Jeanty	RB	Rookie
19	Drake London	WR	Atlanta Falcons
20	Trey McBride	TE	Arizona Cardinals

> Continue reading our Top 150 Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet

2025 Fantasy Football Mock Draft

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Thursday, February 6, 2025

We are a long way away from when fantasy managers will be drafting their fantasy football teams this summer, but it's never too early to look ahead at how things may play out.

Although I have ranked 200 total players (by position) in my 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings, here I take a look at the 12 players who will likely be first-round picks.

1. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

Chase led the NFL in receptions (127), yards (1,708) and touchdowns (17) in 2024 to become the fifth triple crown winner since the merger. There were nine 35-point wide receiver performances league-wide in 2024, and Chase had three (one-third) of them. From Week 5 on, Chase had a 31.46% target share with a weekly minimum of 24.32%. It's unclear whether impending free agent Tee Higgins will be back in 2025, but the only (minor) concern as he enters a contract year is the potential of the front office dragging their feet on an extension.

2. Saquon Barkley, RB, Philadelphia Eagles

Barkley became the ninth player in league history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards, and he has racked up an additional 442 yards through three playoff games. Yes, he set a career low in receptions (2.1) per game and Jalen Hurts (14) had more rushing touchdowns than Barkley (career-high 13). That said, he has an elite combination of speed and power, runs behind an elite offensive line and plays with talented wideouts, who keep opposing defenses honest.

Continue reading our 2025 Fantasy Football Mock Draft

2025 NFL Mock Draft

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Monday, January 27, 2025

Six of the first 12 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft were quarterbacks.

While quarterback is a team need for six of the first nine teams picking in 2025, this year's quarterback class is inferior to last (and next) year's group(s). Need could very well push up the top quarterbacks in this class, as it typically does.

That said, none of this year's quarterback prospects would have been selected before last year's top three — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye.

If a quarterback isn't selected first overall, the likely pick would either be Colorado's Travis Hunter or Penn State's Abdul Carter.

It hasn't been uncommon for an edge defender like Carter to be selected first overall, but we'd have to go pretty far back for the top overall pick to not be a either a quarterback, edge rusher or offensive tackle. The last was USC's Keyshawn Johnson, who was selected first overall by the New York Jets in 1996.

Note: Draft slots 31-32 will be finalized based on the results of Super Bowl LIX.

1. Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, QB, Miami (FL)

Whether via free agency and/or the draft, it's clear that the Titans will add to their quarterback room with only Will Levis currently under contract for 2025. The former second-round pick has started 21 games over the past two seasons, a span during which he has thrown 21 touchdowns to 16 interceptions and has been sacked 69 times (tied for ninth-most over that stretch).

A lightly recruited prospect who took a winding path through college football (Incarnate Word to Washington State to Miami), Ward progressed each year and is a natural thrower with the mobility to extend and make plays.

2. Cleveland Browns: Abdul Carter, EDGE, Penn State

It's unclear whether Deshaun Watson (Achilles, contract), the latest example in Cleveland's well-documented struggles to find a franchise quarterback, will even play in 2025 after reinjuring his Achilles and playing (mostly poorly) in 19 starts over the past three years. Will they use this pick on Shedeur Sanders (despite Deion not wanting his son to play there)? While they may not care about Deion's feelings, that could be shared to entice others (Giants, Raiders or another team) to trade up so the Browns can "maximize [this pick] in another way."

If it's not a quarterback, this pick will come down to Carter or Colorado's Travis Hunter. As unique and talented as college football's ironman may be, you could make the case that Carter is the top prospect regardless of position in this class. The explosive edge rusher finished with 12 sacks and 23.5 tackles for loss in his first season as a full-time edge defender after converting from off-ball linebacker. Pairing Carter with Myles Garrett will lead to many sleepless nights for opposing quarterbacks.

MORE: Continue reading our 2025 NFL Mock Draft

2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundups (By NBA Franchise)

Leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, we will round up NBA mock drafts by franchise for a more convenient way to view who's being mocked to a franchise.

Atlanta Hawks 2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

The following are recent mock draft picks for the Atlanta Hawks:

For the Win — Bryan Kalbrosky

13. Khaman Maluach, Duke

South Sudan's Khaman Maluach is having an excellent, efficient freshman campaign for Duke. He is raw but has a strong defensive presence as opponents are shooting just 50.4 percent at the rim with Maluach on the floor, per CBB Analytics, which ranks 98th percentile among all players. As a lob threat, per CBB Analytics, he leads all freshmen in alley-oops completed by nearly double any other player his class.

17. Nolan Traore, Saint-Quentin (France)

Based on his priors before this season, some team is likely to take a flier on Nolan Traore in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. But the reality is that the young French guard has simply not played very well so far this season and is likely not ready to make a positive impact in the NBA any time soon.

CBS Sports — Adam Finkelstein

14. Nolan Traore, Saint-Quentin (France)

Traore came into this draft cycle billed as a top-five pick but has not had a good season thus far in France. He's still a high-upside swing with solid size, very good speed, and real playmaking instincts for a lead guard. Defense, shooting and ball security are the swing skills that could impact his stock in the coming months.

21. Alex Karaban, Connecticut

Karaban is a smart and skilled forward who can provide some much-needed floor spacing for an Atlanta franchise that is gradually picking up some quality young assets.

MORE: Atlanta Hawks 2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

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2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundups - By Prospect

Leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, we will track where several top prospects appear in recent NBA mock drafts.

Cooper Flagg NBA Mock Draft Roundup

Here are some of the latest mock drafts in which Cooper Flagg has appeared:

For the Win — Bryan Kalbrosky

Round 1, Pick 1 — Washington Wizards

If there was any doubt about whether or not Cooper Flagg deserves the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, he silenced it. Flagg recently recorded 42 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds versus Notre Dame. He leads all Duke players in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals per game this season. Since 2009, the only freshmen with a higher box plus-minus are Zion Williamson and Anthony Davis.

CBS Sports — Adam Finkelstein

Round 1, Pick 1 — Washington Wizards

Flagg continues to get better with each passing month for Duke and seems to have gained some separation from the field in the last few weeks because of it. Flagg's versatility and the totality of his overall impact have been off the charts, and if the shooting and self-creation keep trending in the right direction, he could end up being the runaway favorite for the No. 1 pick.

MORE: Read full Cooper Flagg 2025 NBA Mock Draft Roundup 1.0

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Fantasy Football QB Strength of Schedule

A fantasy football strength of schedule (SOS) helps fantasy managers determine which teams and players have favorable (or unfavorable) schedules for the 2025 NFL season.

Based on each team's opponents for the 2025 NFL season, we have tallied the average fantasy points allowed by each of those opponents to the position.

Note: Bye weeks and the actual dates of games will be announced in May, so these numbers include all 17 games. Following the release of the full schedule, we will update these rankings to include only Weeks 1 through 17.

While strength of schedule should never be the sole factor in determining who to draft/add, it could help potentially break a tie between two players that you may otherwise view as comparable.

Rank	Team	Player	Fantasy SOS
1	Arizona Cardinals	Kyler Murray	19.566
2	New Orleans Saints	Derek Carr	19.228
3	Los Angeles Rams	Matthew Stafford	19.191
4	San Francisco 49ers	Brock Purdy	19.183
5	Houston Texans	C.J. Stroud	19.114

Note: Fantasy SOS = Average fantasy points per game allowed of each team's 2025 opponents.

MORE: Full Fantasy Football QB Strength of Schedule

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2025 NFL Strength of Schedule

Updated: January 6, 2025

While the 2024 NFL regular season has just concluded and we'll have to wait until May to know the timing/weeks of the 2025 NFL schedule, we now know all of the opponents each NFL team will face next season.

Which team has the most difficult 2025 NFL schedule? Or the easiest NFL schedule?

Using each NFL team's 2025 opponents, our NFL strength of schedule (SOS) tallies the win-loss records of each team's opponents and then uses that cumulative win-loss record to rank the difficulty or ease of each team's schedule.

2025 NFL Strength of Schedule Rankings

Rank	Team	Opp. Record	Opp. Win Pct.
1	New York Giants	166-123-0	0.574
2	Detroit Lions	165-124-0	0.571
2	Chicago Bears	165-124-0	0.571
4	Philadelphia Eagles	162-127-0	0.561

MORE: See where all 32 teams rank based on their 2025 NFL Strength of Schedule

College Football Playoff Bowl Games

With 12 teams making the College Football Playoff, there will be four first-round playoff games, four CFP Quarterfinal bowl games, two CFP Semifinal bowl games and then the national championship.

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Date	Bowl	Matchup
Dec. 20, 2024	CFP First Round Game	Notre Dame 27, Indiana 17
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round Game	Penn State 38, SMU 10
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round Game	Texas 38, Clemson 24
Dec. 21, 2024	CFP First Round Game	Ohio State 42, Tennessee 17
Dec. 31, 2024	Vrbo Fiesta Bowl	Penn State 31, Boise State 14
Jan. 1, 2025	Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl	Texas 39, Arizona State 31
Jan. 1, 2025	Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential	Ohio State 41, Oregon 21
Jan. 2, 2025	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame 23, Georgia 10
Jan. 9, 2025	Capital One Orange Bowl	Notre Dame 27, Penn State 24
Jan. 10, 2025	Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic	Ohio State 28, Texas 14
Jan. 20, 2025	College Football Playoff National Championship	Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 23

MORE: 2024-25 College Football Bowl Schedule

2024 NFL Power Rankings: Week 18 Rankings

Updated: December 31, 2024

Throughout the 2024 NFL season, we will update our consensus NFL Power Rankings from a variety of national sites.

Below you will find a table of our NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 18, sorted by their average ranking. The table also lists their respective rankings at various sites.

Change is difference from last ranking: + number = improvement, - number = decline.

Previous iteration: Week 17 NFL Power Rankings

Rank	Team	W-L	Avg.	Diff	ESPN	NFL	ATH	CBS	USAT	FOX	YAH	PFT
1	Kansas City Chiefs	15-1	1.63	+0.8	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	1
2	Buffalo Bills	13-3	1.88	0	3	2	1	2	1	1	3	2
3	Detroit Lions	14-2	3.38	-0.8	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4
4	Minnesota Vikings	14-2	3.63	+0.8	4	4	2	4	4	3	5	3
5	Philadelphia Eagles	13-3	4.5	-0.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	1	5

See full Week 18 NFL Power Rankings

2025 NBA Mock Draft

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: December 28, 2024

With six months to go until the 2025 NBA Draft, a lot can change — obviously! — from now until draft night.

That said, here are a few notes from my initial 2025 NBA mock draft:

Rutgers hasn't had an NBA draft pick since 2010 (Hamady N'Diaye, 56th overall), and there is a (strong) chance that they will have two top-three picks next summer. In addition, they have had only three first-round picks — James Bailey (1979, 6th), Roy Hinson (1983, 20th) and Quincy Douby (2006, 19th), so they could have their two highest draft picks ever in 2025.
Duke has three lottery picks including the number one pick overall. The last school to have three lottery picks in the same draft was Duke (in 2019) with Zion Williamson (1st), RJ Barrett (3rd) and Cam Reddish (10th).
Excluding foreign-born players on college basketball teams, there are a total of six prospects in my mock currently playing basketball outside the USA.

Note: The draft order used is based on Tankathon (as of 12/28/24).

Pick	Team	Prospect
1	New Orleans Pelicans	Cooper Flagg, Duke
2	Washington Wizards	Dylan Harper, Rutgers
3	Toronto Raptors	Ace Bailey, Rutgers
4	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Johnson, Texas
5	Utah Jazz	Egor Demin, BYU

MORE: Full 2025 NBA mock draft

Fantasy Football Start'Em, Sit'Em: Week 17

BY KEVIN HANSON (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Tuesday, December 24th

Most fantasy football leagues declare their champions in Week 17, so if you're reading this, congratulations on reaching your league's championship round and good luck in the upcoming week.

Below you will find some players that could be starts or sits in your league, but my fantasy football rankings will better help you determine if I would start Player X over Player Y.

Week 17 Fantasy Football Start'em

Sam Darnold, QB, Minnesota Vikings (vs. GB)

It may not be a great matchup against the Packers, who have allowed the second-fewest fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks, but Darnold is the QB8 heading into the fantasy finale and scored 21.5 fantasy points (QB9) against them in Week 4. Darnold has been extremely consistent with at least 19 fantasy points in five of his past six games and only two quarterbacks — Joe Burrow and Jared Goff — have more games with 300-plus yards and two-plus touchdowns this season.

Bo Nix, QB, Denver Broncos (at CIN)

Like Darnold, Nix has vastly exceeded preseason expectations (low-end QB2 ADP). Interestly enough, Darnold (QB8) and Nix (QB9) rank just ahead of Patrick Mahomes (QB10) and Kyler Murray (QB11) in scoring. While Nix hasn't run as much recently (three or fewer rush attempts in five of his last six games), he ranks ninth among QBs in rushing yards (352) this season. His Championship Week matchup is favorable as the Bengals have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks this season.

Bucky Irving, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (vs. CAR)

The Buccaneers are big favorites (-8.5) and currently have the largest implied total of the week. While injuries limited him to 10 snaps in Week 14, he has 16-plus touches in his other five most recent outings. In those games, he has finished as fantasy's RB6, RB3, RB1, RB17, and RB16, respectively, and the RB1 performance was against the Panthers. In that matchup, he finished with 25 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown along with three catches for 33 yards.

Continue reading our Week 17 Fantasy Football Start'Em, Sit'Em

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: Week 17

By Kevin Hanson (@EDSFootball)
Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2024

If you're reading this, chances are that you're one step away from a championship!

To maximize the potential that these players are available in your league(s), only players available in 50% or more of Yahoo! leagues are considered. In several cases, there are injury dependencies for these players that could make them more or less valuable in Week 17.

Where possible, it makes sense to drop players that you (or your opponent) won't consider starting and add players that have upside based on players in front of them who may be dealing with injuries.

Week 17 Fantasy Football RB Waiver-Wire Rankings

Below are my running back waiver-wire rankings heading into Week 17:

Rank	Player	Team	Roster %
1	Gus Edwards	Los Angeles Chargers	48%
2	Kendre Miller	New Orleans Saints	45%
3	Alexander Mattison	Las Vegas Raiders	48%
4	Ameer Abdullah	Las Vegas Raiders	23%

MORE: Full Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Rankings

2024 NFL Draft Grades

Updated: April 28, 2024

The 2024 NFL Draft is now in the rearview mirror, and soon we will turn our attention to the 2025 NFL Draft.

Before that point, however, it's time for an initial reaction to what happened this past weekend. Who were the winners and losers of the 2024 NFL Draft?

While we believe that the best measurement of the success of a draft class is done after a few years, we've compiled draft grades from a variety of sites and used their grades to arrive a consensus GPA for all teams.

Rank	Team	GPA	NFL	ESPN	RING	USAT	FOX	CBS	PFF	SN	SI	TW
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	3.97	A	A-	A	A+	A+	A	A+	A+	A+	A+
2	Philadelphia Eagles	3.87	A-	A	A+	A	A-	B+	A+	A	A	A
3	Washington Commanders	3.84	A-	A-	A	A-	B+	A+	A	A	A+	A+
4	Los Angeles Chargers	3.77	A-	B+	A	A	A-	B+	A	A	A	A-
5	Chicago Bears	3.64	A-	B	A+	A+	A-	B	A	A-	A+	B+

MORE: Full consensus 2024 NFL Draft Grades