The 2025 fantasy bust list leans veterans who carry elevated risk after career peaks. Mayfield’s TB resurgence looks more like an outlier than a blueprint, with coaching changes and touchdown rate regression looming. Barkley enters a season after a 2,000-yard sprint, but history shows it’s tough to replicate after a heavy workload and injury history. Conner’s age and potential role splits in Arizona add risk. Sutton faces a shaken target market in Denver as Engram and Harvey chip away at looks, while Evans ages into his 30s with hamstring concerns and new personnel around him. Njoku lands in a Browns offense mired by injuries and a rookie tight end, Harold Fannin Jr., pushing his path to volume. Fade these names and reallocate drafting risk toward cleaner offensive contexts and cheaper offensive options for steadier fantasy floors.

Each fade is grounded in context: regression signals, workload clues, and the surrounding talent that can siphon targets. The piece emphasizes planful risk management—targeting safer offenses, late-round upside, and leveraging coaching changes to read the tea leaves for 2025 rosters. It’s a blueprint for executives who want to avoid costly busts and instead build resilient, week-to-week fantasy teams.