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30 Worst Draft Picks Experts Avoid (2025 Fantasy Football) Avoid costly draft mistakes in 2025 fantasy football. Our Featured Pros highlight the worst value picks by ADP.

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❌ Travis Kelce (TE5, ADP 89)

He’s 35. Slower. Declining metrics.

Mahomes has new weapons, and Kelce’s role is shrinking.

– @thewonkypenguin.bsky.social & @jfryedp.bsky.social

❌ Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR16, ADP 31)

New QB, new scheme, and minimal big-play upside.

Too many unknowns for a WR2 price tag.

– Joe Pepe & Mark Ringo

❌ Nico Collins (WR7, ADP 12)

Breakout before injury, but faded after.

WR7 is rich for a player with durability questions and added competition.

– @andrewhallff.bsky.social HallFF

❌ Kyren Williams (RB12, ADP 33)

One of the most inefficient backs in the NFL last year.

Heavy volume masked major flaws. Don’t pay RB1 prices again.

– @dbroffb.bsky.social & @andrew-erickson.bsky.social

❌ Christian McCaffrey (RB4, ADP 11)

Still elite when healthy — but that’s a big “if.”

Achilles concerns + age = massive risk at the Round 1 price tag.

– @thewonkypenguin.bsky.social & Ed Birdsall

❌ Jahmyr Gibbs (RB3, ADP 6)

Explosive, yes. But the Lions still love David Montgomery.

Gibbs could lose TDs and goal-line work in a split backfield.

– Joe Pepe

❌ Baker Mayfield (QB7, ADP 57)

Massive outlier season in 2024, but he’s due for major regression.

New OC, line issues, and inflated stats across the board.

– @fitz-ff.bsky.social & Ed Birdsall

❌ Patrick Mahomes (QB6, ADP 54)

He hasn’t finished top-6 in fantasy points per game since 2022.

Declining accuracy, weaker weapons, and regression as a deep passer = low-end QB1 upside.

– @dbroffb.bsky.social & @thewonkypenguin.bsky.social

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Jawaan Taylor (knee) active for Week 17 https://buff.ly/3ZVnXwi via @ChrisSchommer1 #ChiefsKingdom

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Benton Whitley signs to Cardinals active roster Whitley will add depth to the linebacker room for Arizona to close the season.

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Nelson Agholor (concussion) ruled out for Week 17 Agholor was unable to clear the concussion protocol. He will remain sidelined for the Ravens.

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