Imagine if you knew everything you know now about the 2025 NFL season, but could travel back to the day of your fantasy football draft (with standard settings, half-PPR scoring).

I gave four of our fantasy experts (Jess Bryant, Jake Ciely, Brandon Funston, Mike Hume) the opportunity to do that yesterday, and we redrafted the top 20 players. Yes, I happened to land the first pick. I also share my No. 1 waiver add for Week 11, so stick around.

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Redrafting 2025: Round 1

1. Jonathan Taylor. Going forward, his team’s schedule isn’t ideal, but the Colts superstar is on pace for 1,936 rushing yards and nearly 26 touchdowns. You never pass on that production. — Jacob

2. Christian McCaffrey. His rushing efficiency is down this year, but he has more receptions than any player outside Ja’Marr Chase. The 49ers are still in the race for the NFC West and will need to continue to lean on McCaffrey (averaging 21.4 half-PPR points per game). — Jess

3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba. JSN leads all WRs in total points and enjoys target volume that would thrill Spinal Tap. This season, he’s finished with fewer than 14 points in half-PPR leagues just once, combining steady production with 20-point upside. — Mike

4. De’Von Achane. If volume is Job 1A, consistency is Job 1B. At 19.2 touches per game, with 10 straight games of 11-plus half-PPR points, Achane provides both in spades. And the bonus? Miami faces one of the easiest remaining schedules for running backs. — Brandon

5. Puka Nacua. Despite missing a game and a half, I can’t pass on Nacua, whose “down” week included 14.9 points. Outside the game he left early, he’s averaging 20.3 FPPG. With Davante Adams a bit banged up and a mostly favorable Rams schedule, expect Nacua to get back to that level. — Jake

6. Ja’Marr Chase. I’d happily take him, whether or not Joe Burrow returns. Since Joe Flacco arrived in Cincinnati, Chase is averaging 19.8 FPPG with a crazy 50 targets in three games. — Jake

7. Amon-Ra St. Brown. The pick you make when you want to write 110 catches, 1,250 yards and 10 TDs into your lineup in pen, St. Brown has been no worse than WR17 in seven of his nine games. — Brandon

8. Jahmyr Gibbs. You probably can’t go wrong with Gibbs, Bijan Robinson or James Cook here, but the ceiling for Gibbs is unmatched. Twice he’s torn the roof off with 30-plus-point performances, and he’s still got three games left against the weak NFC East. — Mike

9. Josh Jacobs. Green Bay’s bell cow is averaging 18.1 points per game (eighth among RBs and WRs), and he’s had 37 red-zone touches, behind only Taylor, McCaffrey and Gibbs. He also has a favorable rest-of-season schedule. — Jess

10. Bijan Robinson. Is it too early for Rico Dowdle? Probably, which is why I’m going with Robinson, on track to catch 80-plus passes as a running back. — Jacob

Round 2

11. Trey McBride. I almost went with CeeDee Lamb, but McBride’s dominance at the tight end position offers such an advantage for fantasy teams that I couldn’t pass up. Since Jacoby Brissett took over in Week 6, McBride’s averaging 20-plus points per game, and would rank as the WR4. — Jacob

12. James Cook. Buffalo’s loss to Miami was bad and resulted in 8.2 points for Cook, but he’s averaged 17.04 points per game and scored 33.6 (his season-high) in Week 8 vs. Carolina. He has 29 red zone touches, the third-ranked EPA/rush higher (among RBs with 100 intended touches), and he leads the same group in yards before contact per rush (2.48) and percentage of rushes for zero or negative yards. — Jess

13. Drake London. We’re chasing ceiling here, as you could make a very good case for Davante Adams (more consistent, but less potential for high-20s) George Pickens (fallen from “amazing” to “very good” since CeeDee Lamb returned) and Emeka Egbuka (three blah weeks leading into the Bucs’ bye when he was hindered by a hammy). For as meh as Michael Penix has been, London has been spectacular of late, with 50-plus fantasy points since returning in Week 9 from his hip injury. Plus, his target volume — his 8 targets in Week 10 were the second-fewest he’s seen all season — establishes his floor somewhere around the roofdeck of a modern high-rise building. — Mike

14. Davante Adams. Adams may not have gaudy catches and yardage totals, regularly taking the end zone short cut to the fantasy WR1 class — his 14 targets inside the 10-yard line are at least twice as much as all but five other players. There’s not a better weekly TD bet at the WR position. — Brandon

15. Kyren Williams. There is a small concern with the recent workload split, but even so, Williams has scored 17.4 and 21.4 points and is still the goal line option. Williams has just two single-digit games this year, as he’s been one of the most consistent options and should continue to carry low-end RB1 value. — Jake

16. Jaylen Waddle. — How is this for a value change from the preseason. Waddle has three bad games … or one fewer than Drake London. No, Waddle doesn’t have London’s ceiling, but since Tyreek Hill’s injury, he’s averaging 13.6 FPPG, which is narrowly behind ASB at 13.9 and ahead of Egbuka, Nico Collins and more. — Jake

17. Emeka Egbuka — Outside a three-game slump from Weeks 6-8 that can be at least partially blamed on a hammy injury suffered in Week 6, Egbuka has been a slam dunk WR1, with double digit fantasy tallies in each of his other five games, including four top 7 WR finishes. With Mike Evans not expected back anytime soon, and TB facing one of the easier fantasy WR ROS schedules, Egbuka should continue his strong push towards Offensive ROY honors. — Brandon

18. Javonte Williams. Back in August I thought I was being sneaky by targeting a later-round RB on a potent offense that figured to dominate his team’s carries. Turns out, I should have been aiming for Williams instead of Isiah Pacheco. Oops. Williams has 129 carries on the season (no other Cowboys RB has more than 22) and six games with 17 or more fantasy points. The Cowboys are cooking and have some very “gettable” run defenses dotting their remaining schedule (Eagles, Vikings, Commanders). — Mike

19. Saquon Barkley. It hasn’t been Saquon’s best year, but coming off a heavy workload, he’s still averaging 14.16 points per game and 2.33 red zone touches per game (despite the tush push). He scored 31.4 points against the Giants in Week 8, and gets Dallas, Chicago, Las Vegas and Buffalo — run defenses that rank 22nd or below, according to PFF — in the final weeks. — Jess

20. CeeDee Lamb. I couldn’t pass on the rest of season upside for a WR who could finish top 5 in points per game, though Lamb has missed time already. It was Lamb or Rico Dowdle, and I might already regret this pick. Rico’s won games for both the Panthers and fantasy teams alike, but Lamb is the safer play. — Jacob

HEY WHAT ABOUT WAIVERS? I know, I know. Our No. 1 pickup last week, Alec Pierce, was Week 10’s WR14 (18.4 PPR points). Nice. Our No. 2, Colston Loveland (9.5, TE14), and No. 3, Parker Washington (17.9, WR15), also hit.

We’re tight for space, but here’s my top add for Week 11: Bears WR Luther Burden III. Among rookie receivers, only Emeka Egbuka and Tetairoa McMillan see more targets per route run. As for Burden’s teammates, Olamide Zaccheaus continues to drop crucial passes, while DJ Moore is hurt again.

Also, Burden’s excellent. His yards per route run leads all rookies, he’s caught 16 of his 18 targets and Ben Johnson has hinted at a playing-time increase. He could be the league-winning rookie receiver many of us have been waiting for.

For more: Read Ciely’s Week 11 Waiver Wire column.

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