The final big draft weekend ahead of the 2025 NFL season is here. If you are drafting this weekend, this article will give you the roster and injury news, recent ADP trends, and the high-level insights you need to dominate your drafts. The goal is simple: provide a clear, round-by-round roadmap of the best values and biggest traps so you can leave every draft with a roster you love. Whether it's jumping a round early on a breakout candidate, fading a name brand with red flags, or scooping up rookies before your league mates even scroll down far enough to see them, this article will help you make the right calls when you are on the clock.
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Before getting into the round-by-round ADP analysis, I want to explain what each column in the tables below means and how to use the information to your advantage. This season, Footballguys has partnered with the NFFC, which hosts several high-stakes contests, including a $350 entry contest that pays $250,000 to the first-place winner. As part of that partnership, I have real-time access to the results of their drafts, which has been tremendously valuable. The "Pick" column shows where each player is being drafted in these high-stakes drafts over the past seven days. This is not ADP from mock drafts, from months-old drafts, or from free leagues that people may have barely prepared for. This is real ADP from drafts where managers invested significant resources and preparation time. This NFFC ADP serves as a great baseline for where players should be selected in your drafts this weekend. For the final weekend of draft season, I wanted to include my own personal rankings on each table. If I would target the player earlier than his NFFC ADP, this column is shaded green. If I would pass on the player at his current ADP, this column is shaded red.
I have included some key player notes in the tables and will also highlight the most important considerations for each round below each table. Let's dive in!
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No notes on the top seven in ADP. Each is an excellent first-round pick. My rankings differ slightly, with CeeDee Lamb ahead of Jahmyr Gibbs, but the gap between these players is minimal.
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In the back half of the first round, I like targeting an elite young wide receiver. My three favorites are Drake London, Malik Nabers, and Nico Collins. They are essentially tied in my rankings. I give a slight edge to London because I prefer Michael Penix Jr. to the Giants' quarterbacks, and London has a cleaner injury history than Collins.
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In the early part of Round 2, my primary targets are London and Chase Brown. If either falls to the back half of the round, they are easy selections. I rank Brown ahead of Derrick Henry because I expect him to catch three to four more passes per game, which should offset any touchdown gap. When two running backs are this close, I lean toward youth. I project similar reception numbers for Brown and De'Von Achane, but Brown is a much safer bet for goal-line work and plays in a better offense.
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In the late part of Round 2, I have been gravitating toward the talent and expected heavy workloads of Josh Jacobs and Jonathan Taylor. Also, I have been breaking ties in favor of the running backs in this part of the draft because of how strong the wide receiver options are in the next few rounds.