Fantasy Football Breakout Player of the Year (2025)

August has arrived, which means another glorious fantasy football season is upon us. FullTime Fantasy’s world-renowned Fantasy Football Draft Kit is loaded with exclusive content to help you crush your upcoming draft. Part of that includes naming the FullTime Fantasy staff Fantasy Football Breakout Player of the Year.

A breakout is a player who exceeds his ADP and posts the best numbers of his career. These players often are young, ascending talents on the verge of busting out. And our breakout picks have a STRONG record:

 2024 Breakout Player of the Year: Malik Nabers.✅

 2023 Breakout Player of the Year: Jahmyr Gibbs.✅

     2022 Breakout Player of the Year: Michael Pittman.✅

  2021 Breakout Player of the Year: CeeDee Lamb.✅

We’re on a hot streak and feel pretty good about this season’s pick. FullTime Fantasy’s 2025 Fantasy Football Breakout Player of the Year is….

WHO IS THE PLAYER CURRENTLY GOING IN ROUND4-5  WITH TOP-12 UPSIDE?

FIND OUT WHO IS FULLTIME FANTASY’S BREAKOUT PLAYER OF THE YEAR…

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2025 Fantasy Football Rankings with Tiers (Jody Smith)

FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK! That means  Jody Smith’s 2025 CHEATSHEET WITH TIERS is now ready to help you dominate draft day!

This is an exclusive sneak peek for FullTime Fantasy Members!

FullTime Fantasy has been synonymous with accurate fantasy football rankings for years. Our rankings have garnered numerous industry accolades, with several top-5 finishes in season-long, weekly, and sports betting accuracy.

Last season, Jody ranked No. 2 overall in the industry’s most prestigious fantasy football rankings contest from FantasyPros!.

Jody was also named Fantasy Pros’ Most Accurate Expert in 2012 and currently stands as a top-10 multi-year ranker. With over 30 years of overall experience and 15 as an analyst, Jody has one of the industry’s best and most reliable track records.

FullTime Fantasy Members get exclusive access to Jody Smith’s Fantasy Football Rankings with Tiers (2025) to help dominate your drafts this summer.

Rankings are continuously updated.

Jody’s 2025 Cheatsheet with Tiers (July 13)

 

2025 IDP Rankings (Jody Smith)

FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK! Fresh off the No. 2 overall ranking last season, Jody’s content is rolling in. Most importantly, the most accurate rankings, including his 2025 IDP rankings (Jody Smith).

This is an exclusive for FullTime Fantasy Members!

FullTime Fantasy has been synonymous with accurate fantasy football rankings for years. Our rankings have garnered numerous industry accolades, with several top-5 finishes in season-long, weekly, and sports betting accuracy. This is the home of 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings (Jody Smith).

Jody was named Fantasy Pros’ Most Accurate Expert in 2012 and currently stands as a top-10 multi-year ranker. With over 30 years of overall experience and 15 years as an analyst, Jody has one of the industry’s best and most reliable track records.

FullTime Fantasy Members get exclusive access to Jody Smith’s Fantasy Football Rankings (2024) to help dominate your drafts this summer.

These rankings will be continuously updated all summer.

2025 IDP Rankings (August 22)…

 

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They say the early bird gets the worm. I’m one of the earlier analysts to post my 2025 fantasy football rankings, but the value in those picks has eroded. I’m the only ranker who finished inside the top 4 last season that has posted rankings, so maybe it’s a correlation, or the market figuring it out. Regardless, I’ve been at it for months and have accumulated Jody Smith’s 2025 Draft Targets that I’m in on this season.

Most of the drafts I have done are analyst/expert drafts, which are different than home leagues. But, these draft targets are the players I want to walk away from every draft rostering. Even if it means I target them a round ahead of their current ADP.

These are ‘my guys’ that I’m currently higher on than their consensus rankings.

Quarterbacks 

Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers)

The 49ers fell off after an NFC Championship in 2023. However, looking at the preseason odds, Vegas thinks the Niners will rebound. Wtb 9.5 wins, San Francisco is projected to win the NFC West and has the 8th-highest Super Bowl odds. This team is projected to be good, and Brock Purdy is the perfect fit in Kyle Shanahan’s offense. I’ve had Purdy as high as my QB6, significantly higher than his QB11 ADP.

Justin Herbert (Los Angeles Chargers) 

Herbert battled injuries throughout the 2024 season but still posted QB1 numbers. The additions of Tre’ Harris and Keenan Allen give Herbert an upgraded supporting cast, but the loss of Rashawn Slater will have a negative impact. Still, I think Herbert is a good value with a good shot at posting top-10 fantasy numbers. Additionally, the Chargers have a very favorable strength of schedule for Herbet to exploit.

Drake Maye (New England Patriots)

There is a lot of buzz about Maye, as the Patriots are moving in the right direction. That starts with coaching and playing for Josh McDaniels should be a boon for Maye’s dual-threat skill set. Maye is a dark horse to lead all quarterbacks in rushing. He also has top-10 upside…

 

WHO ELSE IS JODY HIGH ON THIS YEAR?

FIND OUT WHO HIS 2025 DRAFT TARGETS ARE

 

 

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2025 Fantasy Football Rankings (Jody Smith)

OTAs are underway…FOOTBALL SEASON IS BACK! Now that he’s emerged from the FFDiehards magazine dungeon, Jody’s content will be rolling in. Most importantly, a way too early look at the  2025 fantasy football rankings (Jody Smith).

This is an exclusive sneak peek for FullTime Fantasy Members!

FullTime Fantasy has been synonymous with accurate fantasy football rankings for years. Our rankings have garnered numerous industry accolades, with several top-5 finishes in season-long, weekly, and sports betting accuracy. This is the home of 2025 Fantasy Football Rankings (Jody Smith).

Jody was named Fantasy Pros’ Most Accurate Expert in 2012 and currently stands as a top-10 multi-year ranker. With over 30 years of overall experience and 15 as an analyst, Jody has one of the industry’s best and most reliable track records.

FullTime Fantasy Members get exclusive access to Jody Smith’s Fantasy Football Rankings (2024) to help dominate your drafts this summer.

These rankings will be continuously updated all summer.

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings (June 9)…

 

Fantasy Football Bust of the Year (2025)

Targeting the next sleeper or breakout is more popular. But avoiding the next player who has the potential to derail your entire draft is just as important. Avoiding this season’s bust can put your lineup in a better position to avoid those land mines and increase your playoff odds. There were several candidates we’re fading, but the FullTime Fantasy staff has nominated our Fantasy Football Bust of the Year (2025).

FullTime Fantasy’s world-famous Fantasy Football Draft Kit is loaded with exclusive content. This includes our unique Preseason Pro series that dives deep into the minds of some of the most successful high-stakes veterans and fantasy experts in the world. Part of the Preseason Pro includes players these insiders are avoiding in 2025.

FullTime’s Fantasy Football Bust of the Year is…

WHO IS THE EARLY-ROUND WIDE RECEIVER YOU SHOULD AVOID?

FIND OUT WHO IS FULLTIME FANTASY’S  BUST OF THE YEAR…

 

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The NFL preseason is underway. That means the fantasy football draft season has finally arrived! Our annual Flagship Feature is called Preseason Pro. This 2025 Preseason Pro: Ian Ritchie shows off the exclusive insight you can find only at FullTime Fantasy.

Here at FullTime Fantasy, we’ve assembled the very best high-stakes players in the world: 5 of the Top 10 World-Ranked players, and one of the top RANKERS in the country — to help you win your Fantasy Football league.

Nobody else in the industry can bring you this type of information. Additionally, we host the Fantasy Football World Championships, and these players are gracious enough to lend us a hand in promoting the very best content in the industry.

Each of them is putting their reputation on the line for all to see and is providing us with their:

ONE Top Sleeper, ONE Breakout, ONE Bust

ONE Comeback, and ONE late-round Stash & Cash.

to help you with your upcoming draft. However, it’s only one per category! They don’t know what anyone else has submitted, so you’re getting the genuine gut check from the best players in the world. High rollers have offered some of them hundreds of dollars for this kind of private advice. And that’s just one opinion. Here you’re getting no less than SEVEN, and Preseason Pro continues to be the elite product of the fantasy season.

This year’s Preseason Pro picks are included FREE with your FullTime Fantasy Membership!

What makes their opinion so worthy? Simple. They win. Year in and year out, they’re winners. While some may ask, “Why would they help me?”, there is no question that when their pride and integrity are on the line, they step up and make bold calls to help others. When we have questions on Sunday, this is who we call. We’re essentially bringing our high-stakes connections to FullTime Fantasy.

When your league is on the line, who do you trust? A magazine that contains out-of-date news? No. Those days are over. Not all experts are considered equal. 

WHO IS IAN RITCHIE?  Ian Ritchie (Seattle, WA) is the former No. 1-ranked fantasy football player in the world. He also boasted the highest winning percentage in the entire high-stakes industry at one time and had four top-15 tournament finishes! These accomplishments are unheard of.

Ian was forced into an early retirement upon founding the Fantasy Football World Championship, but Ian can still dispense some of the best advice out there.

Last year, Ian correctly projected a James Cook breakout in this series. Now, it’s time to pull out the crystal ball for the 2025 Preseason Pro: Ian Ritchie.

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WHO WILL BE IAN’S SLEEPER, BUST, COMEBACK, AND LATE-ROUND STATSH FOR THE UPCOMING FANTASY FOOTBALL SEASON?

 

To finish reading Ian Ritchie’s Preseason Pro picks for Sleeper, Bust, Breakout, Comeback, and Stash & Cash for 2025…

 

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The NFL preseason is underway. That means the fantasy football draft season has finally arrived! Our annual Flagship Feature is called Preseason Pro. This 2025 Preseason Pro: Evangelos Lilas shows off the exclusive insight you can find only at FullTime Fantasy.

Here at FullTime Fantasy, we’ve assembled the very best high-stakes players in the world: 5 of the Top 10 World-Ranked players, and one of the top RANKERS in the country — to help you win your Fantasy Football league.

Nobody else in the industry can bring you this type of information. Additionally, we host the Fantasy Football World Championships, and these players are gracious enough to lend us a hand in promoting the very best content in the industry.

Each of them is putting their reputation on the line for all to see and is providing us with their:

ONE Top Sleeper, ONE Breakout, ONE Bust

ONE Comeback, and ONE late-round Stash & Cash.

to help you with your upcoming draft. However, it’s only one per category! They don’t know what anyone else has submitted, so you’re getting the genuine gut check from the best players in the world. High rollers have offered some of them hundreds of dollars for this kind of private advice. And that’s just one opinion. Here you’re getting no less than SEVEN, and Preseason Pro continues to be the elite product of the fantasy season.

This year’s Preseason Pro picks are included FREE with your FullTime Fantasy Membership!

What makes their opinion so worthy? Simple. They win. Year in and year out, they’re winners. While some may ask, “Why would they help me?”, there is no question that when their pride and integrity are on the line, they step up and make bold calls to help others. When we have questions on Sunday, this is who we call. We’re essentially bringing our high-stakes connections to FullTime Fantasy.

When your league is on the line, who do you trust? A magazine that contains out-of-date news? No. Those days are over. Not all experts are considered equal. 

WHO IS EVANGELOS LIlAS?  In short, one of the top-ranked and most consistent high-stakes players in the world today. He’s a  Fantasy Football World Championship veteran who boasts multiple top-10 finishes nationally. Lilas has also come away with over six figures in fantasy winnings in the past two seasons!

Lilas has taken a break from the Circa Las Vegas Fantasy Championship draft lobby to share his thoughts and insights on the 2025 fantasy football season. Now, he shares that exclusively with FullTime Fantasy members!

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WHO WILL BE EVANGELO’S SLEEPER, BUST, COMEBACK, AND LATE-ROUND STATSH FOR THE UPCOMING FANTASY FOOTBALL SEASON?

 

To finish reading Evangelo Lilas’ Preseason Pro picks for Sleeper, Bust, Breakout, Comeback, and Stash & Cash for 2025…

 

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