"The champion stays on top until he is knocked off his perch. NGB has a team that is young, full of talent and explosion and is looking to continue league dominance.
Daniels, Achane, Irving, Chase, McDonkey, and a couple of Vets in Jacobs and Evans to round it out. If you are going to win a week against the defending champions you have to bring your A+ game."
"All hail the great and mighty BOOOOOOOOOOOB. Assuming everyone on this roster stays healthy, it's really hard not to expect NGB to repeat this year. I mean, even at NGB's worst position, TE, Tucker Kraft is just waiting there to break out and become a menace for everyone. Fun fact, NGB does not have a single week where this team is projected to lose until week 12, and that's only because of byes for the starting roster."
"Personal bias aside, the Scumdogs always seem to be in contention but always seem to get in their own way during the season. Will this year be more of the same?
With Lamar Jackson leading the team the Scumdogs are always on the verge of going nuclear. The WR core is lead by JJ himself and then has great potential when healthy with Higgins and Hill (Is Hill over himself this year? Or is it all down himself from here on out?). Aging RBs who just keep producing in Connor and Jones with some help from all world Hall who could either be a top back or ranked in the 40s because his real life team lost faith in him.
This team has weird potential energy this year. Potentially great, potentially a rebuild."
"Here's the deal with the Scumdogs. Is this team on the older side of things? Yes, outside of a few starters that are young enough to be at the beginning or the early parts of their prime (COUGH Bowers, JJ, Higgins, Breece, and MAYBE Lamar COUGH). Does that matter? Probably not, as the older / towards the end of their prime projected starters on this team (COUGH Conner, Jones, Tyreek, Sutton, and Mixon COUGH) should be legit and should carry the Scumdogs to one last hurrah at the top of the league."
"Coming in at 5 only because I feel a couple of the starters have the biggest risk to bust and hold them back at some point is Dirty Mike & The Boys.
Mayfield could just be the real deal in the Tampa offense with his late career resurgence. Bijan is a bonified Stud and a WR core of Nico, London and Thomas are scary scary scary. Where my questions come into play is JK 2-Legs, Pacheco and Tracy. This team is tough but vulnerable - like an emotional prom date."
"Good lord, this team should be fun to watch this year. The core of this team, Bijan Robinson, Nico Collins, Drake London, and Brian Thomas Jr, is just so freaking good. That's potentially the #1 RB and the top 3 WRs right there. And on top of that, there's Judkins waiting in the darkness to start dominating (assuming Cleveland ever signs him). Depth might be an issue for this team, especially if Dobbins, Pacheco, and Tracy lose their jobs during the season, but then again, what team doesn't have some depth issues."
"I wanted to rank Shiva at 3, but I'm happy to fit them in at 4. This team has been sitting on potential for the last couple of years and is poised to take a HUGE leap. The Underdogs are my pick to make the most noise this year and turn the franchise around.
Bo Nix showed some capability last year and the Ageless Henry could run them to the promised land next to Williams. Lamb and Scary Terry lead the WR group with young studs Worthy and Egbuka. Shiva poised to Blast off this year - Don't let their history fool you."
"I will openly admit, ranks 4-8 for me where incredibly difficult to put in order as an argument could be made that any one of the next 5 teams could be placed in any order. With that being said, Shiva has done an incredible job rebuilding over the last few years, and this roster should easily be putting up over 120 points a week. Heck, this roster is so solid that I could see Shiva shocking the league and securing a bye week come playoff time."
"Coming in at Number 2 is the team who has constantly been putting up amazing numbers week in and week out since he entered the league and that is CodyCast. Last years rebuild on the fly when amazing and this team has EXPLOSION power. Burrow can go for 5k any year. CMC, Gibbs and JT could be 3 of the top 5 backs by the end of the year and no one would blink. A potential rookie breakout with Golden and the 190 target man himself in Wilson followed by DeeBo and Kupp round out what could be an amazing WR core. Mark Andrews at TE is a threat to score every single week."
"Speaking of incredible rebuilds (see Shiva's blurb), holy moly, Codycast put on a CLINIC for how to do an accelerated rebuild. Yes, there are a few risky starts / question marks on this roster (CMC, Deebo, Mark Andrews, and Cooper Kupp, for example), but if those risks pay off, this team is going to be fire this season. I mean, the combination of Burrow, CMC, JT, and Gibbs alone should be enough to keep this team out of the bottom 3rd of the league."
"If I'm going to be honest, and I love me some Tots, this is the team I want to rank lower because I personally don't have faith in a consistent performance and output from some of the members. However, when looking at Josh Allen, Waddle, JSN, McBride and Kittle (Yes, the vaunted 2 TE offense) it's hard to knock them back too much.
Can Kamara give one more year of high level production? Can Javonte Williams high volume his way into putting up numbers on an otherwise explosive cowboys offense? Who is Kyle Williams and why is he starting?
This team could be a fun roller coaster."
"I really love what Michael Scott's Tots has been doing over the last few seasons with this roster. Running back is a little bit questionable outside of Kamara and (rookie) RJ Harvey, but this team is loaded at every other position.
For starters, Josh Allen is a lock for QB4 at worst. Then one could argue that BaileyOwen should start 3 TEs every week over other players in the flex, that's how good this TE room is.
Now for the fun part; you might not think the WR room is anything special, but let's play the what if game for a minute: JSN seems locked in for a top 10-16 season, and might even flirt with the top 6, but almost everyone else is a question mark even if the talent is there. If Waddle plays a full season with Tua, that feels like a WR2 with surprise WR1 upside. AJ Brown goes down to injury? Devonta Smith absolutely could thrive as a 1 and put up 110/1400/8 numbers. Caleb Williams is him? Boom, Odunze is suddenly a guaranteed top 24 WR with top 12 upside. Keon Coleman levels up? He could easily hit double digit touchdowns, plus the Allen/Coleman stack could be deadly. George should already feast with Dak behind center, but if something happens to CeeDee, oh boy, George will evolve to GEORGE. Then there are a few guys like Marvin Mims and Dont'e Thornton who absolutely could surprise everyone this season.
Long story short, this roster has the talent to absolutely explode even with a suspect RB room."
"The pre-season bubble team is the Delta Squad, but don't count them out because they have the talent to capitalize if anyone else slips. Barkley and Cook were both heroes last year but I have the Squad ranked a little lower because of questions about being able to repeat performances. Barkley carried the ball about 1800 times and Cook ran wild with 42 TDs. Are they poised to disappoint? The Sun God and the son of Peyton Manning's favorite target both have extreme potential as does the youngest TE in the league for at least the next 3 years in Kyle Pitts.
Another team running that 2 TE Set and there are just too many questions. For that reason, I'm out and they are my bubble team."
"Somehow it feels dirty and very disrespectful to put Delta Squad at #7 after the season this team had last year, but I believe there is some logic behind it. For starters, the stars at RB this team has (Barkley and Cook) are screaming for regression after a stellar 2024 season. Additionally, while this team has an extremely safe floor of 110 points per week, it almost feels like there's very little boom upside on this roster given the starters at onesie positions (especially when you take my first point into consideration). HOWEVER, there is absolutely a world where I'm proven wrong, and if that happens, it will be due to MHJ and Ricky Pearsall leveling up in their sophomore seasons as well as a surprise top 6 finish from Pitts/Ferguson and/or Lawrence/Love."
"A team on the cusp with immense talent and couple be this years spoiler and surprise.
Just running down the list of names, if you are playing this team you should be scared.
Hurts is at risk to run in 3 TDs every game. Jeanty is the new hotness who could get 350 touches and power his way into dominance. Henderson has already been given the keys to their offense and if they take a leap forward this kid could put up some monster weeks.
AJ Brown is that dude, DK Could be that Dude if the offense can score. Travis Hunter is two dudes in one but will dude 2 hinder dude 1?
Hollywood and White are question marks who used to have upside but that feels like forever ago."
"2024 was a season I bet ScotchnWhiskers could forget, but without the results that happened, this team would not have nabbed 3 of the best potential rookie picks possible in Jeanty, Henderson, and Hunter. Oh, and they somehow used a crystal ball and just knew to draft Bill in the early 5th round. This team absolutely should be more competitive this year, and has a very high chance to surprise."
"Ahhh, Lead by Patty McHomie and the KC Distractions. Once poised to be the greatest Fantasy QB to ever live, he is now just another guy who gives you good numbers and you're always wondering ""What if he becomes explosive again?""
Question Marks at the running game with Monty and Warren only because they will be in shared backfields where the other guy has all the buzz and. Can they put up enough points to be consistent backbones and let other positions go crazy to get those wins?
Puka and Nabers are going to rip faces off all year long and opponents will be hoping they have just average games.
But, the real 'what if' portion of the roster that has them sitting behind the playoff teams but still ahead of the cellar.
How good can Tyler Warren truly be? Is Hockenson ready to be the dominant guy he was (what seems like 4 years ago at this point)? Was Tillman a break out before Injury or was it a fluke? And is Sampson ready to run away with the backfield while the other runs away with legal troubles?
This team will be fun to watch but frustrating to manage I assume."
"Fuzzy Logic is an enigma. On one hand, the core of Nabers + Puka has the potential to be week winning by themselves, but the rest of the roster just doesn't feel like it has it this year. Yeah, there are some good pieces there, and a few pieces that have the upside to grow into something special, and some pieces that have the potential come back to form after a disappointing 2024, but this roster just lacks a lot of depth and solid starters to really do anything special. A few mid season trades + a solid 2026 draft could push this team higher, but it's hard to see anything crazy happening in 2025."
"When your QB could be the new (old) Baker Mayfield as a huge first round bust then the talk surrounding the team is never great and could be a distraction. This team is full of questions that, if answered correctly, could be a real noise making team.
Can Jordan Mason displace Jones and be the teams main back? Is Chace Brown the real deal? Was DJ Moore really a one hit wonder in that magical year with fields? Can Jameson Williams find enough explosive targets to make a difference? Will the real Engram please stand up? Is Shaheed the teams alpha? Can Legette show signs that he was actually drafted in the 1st round? And was Jerry Jeudy a fluke?
Every player has a question mark with the potential to turn into an exclamation point."
"I'm going to be frank here, Prestige Worldwide does not have a bad team. The only reason they're so low in my rankings is this team just isn't built to win THIS YEAR, mainly due to the suspensions on arguably their 2 best WR options. Plus, with 2 firsts and 2 seconds in the 2026 draft, it's obvious lwinman is playing to be a top dog in the 2026-2028+ seasons. The rest of the roster isn't bad, it just lacks the explosive upside that Rice + Addison bring to the table. A stretch goal for the 2025 season for this team has to be show promise in the second half of the season, maybe even win a few surprise games and push for a wild card spot."
"Get Out! What has been said to every player on this team at one point for 1,000?
Captian Concussion could be great if his head was on straight. One of the Etienne brothers broke out but then was caged back up - What is the real story with that guy? Stevenson is the pre-season bust of the year having already lost a job he performed well at to a rookie. and Kincaid had all of the hype but none of the performance.
The backbone of this team is Olave, Adams, Ridley and two of those guys should just be traded because Age ain't nothing but a Cliff in this world."
"Oh how the mighty have fallen. Get Out has a roster that would have seemed unstoppable in 2022-2023, but now it feels like every single starter could fall off a cliff and be out of the league by the end of the year. I really like the talent that Get Out acquired in the 2025 draft, and all those pieces project to be solid starters by as soon as next season. I foresee this year being a change of the guard for this team and the young talent will force an upset or two at the end of this season, plus there is a very good chance that with a good offseason, Get Out could be scary in 2026."
"This team is here until they Prove It. Last year had them showing some signs of life but there is a consistent struggle with this team. Much like NGB who stays at the top until they are knocked off, this team stays at the bottom until that EKG machine kicks in.
Goff is serviceable and won't win you games but also won't cost you games. Hampton could be the best rookie RB this season and put up big numbers, but Pierce will probably hamper that production weekly.
Downs, Meyers and Jennings could all be top 24 guys. Chig could be poised for a breakout with a new QB.
This team feels like it should have some Buzz, but everyone is waiting to see if they are going to make some noise or if it's just a passing fart in the wind."
"The unfortunate truth is the 2024 rookie draft class for 1-Putt really pushed this rebuild back dramatically. If 1-Putt wants to be competitive this season, they really have to hope some of these dart throws on their roster really step up and become solid starters. As much as I like these pieces individually, a core of Goff, Hampton, Downs, Meyers, Jennings, Coker, and Loveland just isn't inspiring for the 2025 season. On the plus side, 1-Putt should have another top 3 pick in 2026, so there is hope for a rebuild."
Editor's note: In the event that rankers' averages are the same between teams, the following tie breakers are used in the following order to determine position in the rankings: Win/Loss ratio, total points scored, total potential points, total points against