Two running backs and two tight ends lead the list of fantasy players these hosts won’t draft in 2025, with cost and circumstance driving the caution. Bree Hall and Josh Jacobs sit at the top of the running back caution list, each flagged for concerns around offense and regression. On the tight end side, Tucker Craft and Mark Andrews get the cold shoulder, as the Packers’ usage and touchdown volatility temper their ceiling at ADP. The episode then shifts to sleepers and risk, including RJ Harvey as a boom-or-bust ride-or-die option behind a revamped Broncos backfield.

Context matters: Jets’ offense dysfunction clouds Hall’s upside, and Detroit’s offense figures to run through Gibbs with Montgomery. Jacobs’ heavy workload last year is hard to replicate, especially if TDs soften. The talk also flags the Packers’ shifting playbook, which could shrink Craft’s path to consistent big weeks while elevating Musgrave or other Green Bay pass-catchers. The vibe: patience and selective upside win fantasy leagues in 2025.

Travis 'Smitty' outlines a clear path for the Buccaneers as they inch toward Week 4. Tristan Wirfs returning will anchor the line, making the offense more efficient even with Godwin ramping up and Evans aging, suggesting Ibuka could inherit a substantial role early. Ibuka’s ceiling is elevated by Baker Mayfield’s distribution and the offense’s new rhythm; he’s framed as a potential top-12 rookie in 2025 if Week 8+ execution holds. Bijan and London represent a built-in ceiling for the Falcons, while Chase Brown adds volume in Cincinnati, and a healthy Bucky Irving unlocks Tampa’s ground game. The show emphasizes extrapolating rookie data to 17 games to project Ibuka’s impact and to monitor how early-season volume translates into late-season fantasy value.

Bucky Irving anchors Tampa Bay’s backfield with a bruising, high-workload profile, showing yards after contact and strong run-structure in the second half of last season. He’s viewed as capable of handling a heavy workload, with reports that Rashad White is banged up and the o-line is navigating injury. This sky-high workload potential elevates his fantasy floor, especially as the Buccaneers project to be a scoring-friendly unit in 2024.

The conversation also highlights Amarian Hampton with eye-popping receiving ability, projected as a versatile back who could handle third-down duties and potentially 35–40 receptions for the Chargers, depending on how Pittsburgh’s Najee Harris timing returns and how Greg Roman’s offense distributes targets and carries.

Chase Brown in Cincinnati is drawn as an early-down answer on a high-powered offense, following a late-season surge that produced multiple 17+ carry games and a six-game stretch of meaningful workload. Acknowledgment of the Bengals’ surrounding talent (Chase, Burrow, and Burrow’s pass-catch options) suggests a realistic path to steady fantasy production if he seizes the lead back role.

Najee Harris’s timetable looms large for fantasy rosters—his absence or limited snaps would thrust Amarian Hampton into more action, while Cincinnati’s backfield contends with top-end offense production. The episode ties these threads to draft strategy and weekly matchup play throughout late summer planning.

Two favorite fantasy backs and two trusted tight ends headline this 2025 strategy session, with a sharp eye on value and breakout potential. Omarion Hampton surfaces as a high-upside rookie who could seize the Chargers’ workload early, especially if he outpaces the passing-game limitations in their backfield. Bucky Irving of Tampa Bay makes the case for a true workhorse role, leveraging elite efficiency metrics and a coaching philosophy that emphasizes ground attack. On the TE side, Sam LaPorta anchors Lions plans as a bona fide top-four option, while Tyler Warren presents hidden upside for Colts in a seat where rookie tight ends can emerge quickly. Add in a dash of top-tier talent at the position with George Kittle spanning the conversation, and the episode stitches a narrative that combines established ceilings with rookie floor upside, all filtered through a fantasy lens focused on ADP, durability, and weekly upside.

The conversation pivots through cost versus payoff, debating whether Irving can sustain a lead role given Rashad White’s presence, or if Hampton’s rising cost is justified by a true three-down ceiling. The Lions’ pass-catching improvement and the Colts’ offensive setup provide context for LaPorta and Warren, respectively, shaping draft-day plans from late rounds to near the top of board in tight-end premium formats. The episode blends scouting nuance with concrete data points from preseason outputs, delivering a blueprint for bold bets and prudent risk in 2025 fantasy rosters.

Christian McCaffrey’s rushing line at 950.5 yards stands out as a clear mispricing once injury risk is priced in. The crew argues his upside still eclipses the line unless a severe, extended injury knocks him off the field, pointing to SF’s 2023 rushing workload and McCaffrey’s heavy involvement in the passing game as drivers of sustained fantasy value.

Bucky Irving in Tampa Bay is highlighted as a plug-and-play over candidate, opening at 1,000.5 rushing yards but with upside if the Buccaneers lean on the ground game and stay in positive game scripts. Wirfs’ absence is acknowledged, yet the offense’s overall dynamism could actually boost run production. The discussion also nods to Alvin Kamara as a high-upside name whose injury history is baked into other lines, while Rashard White’s role is noted as a potential obstacle for backfield volume in TB.