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Another week of the 2025 NFL season is just about in the books.
Here are the players you should be targeting in your fantasy football leagues, including targets in smaller leagues and deeper leagues, as well as players to avoid.
One change is the addition of league size and time frame.
“League size” indicates the number of teams in your fantasy league where the player is likely available and it makes sense to pick them up.
Leading the Denver Broncos’ receiver room is Troy Franklin, who could be the team’s best wide receiver for the remainder of the campaign.
Taking on a larger role: In Week 2, Bhayshul Tuten saw more snaps and touches after the Jacksonville Jaguars traded Tank Bigsby.
One more week of the 2025 NFL season is almost over. These are the players you should be focusing on in your fantasy football leagues, along with players to stay away from and targets for deeper and smaller leagues.
One modification is the inclusion of the league’s size and duration. “League size” tells you how many teams in your fantasy league are likely to have the player available and where it makes sense to sign them. A player listed for a 12-team league should be available in a 10-team league as well, but considering the roster size, it might not be as wise to add that player. The player will be listed in both 10- and 12-team leagues if joining them makes sense. For those seeking a temporary substitute or a player for the future, “time frame” provides information about how long the player might be useful.
Go to a position group.
QB, RB, WR, and TE.
A quarter-back.
Michael Penix, Atlanta Falcons (ranked in 28.0% of leagues on ESPN).
Number of Leagues: 10.
Time Frame: Long-term and Week 3.
In Week 2, Penix struggled against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football, despite being a top-10 fantasy quarterback in Week 1. Positively, the Vikings gave quarterbacks the fourth-fewest fantasy points last season, which caused problems for most quarterbacks.
Last season, the Falcons’ third-round matchup with the Carolina Panthers was fantastic for quarterbacks. In 2025, teams have gotten out to early, significant leads against Carolina, making the matchup less than ideal. The Panthers will probably play Atlanta a little closer, which will give Penix more volume than previous quarterbacks have against Carolina.
The Falcons’ next games are against the San Francisco 49ers, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Commanders; in all of those games, the offense will have to pass a lot. After a challenging three-game stretch, they have a fantastic schedule from Weeks 11–17. This excludes games against teams that finished in the top 12 in terms of stopping quarterbacks the previous season. Penix could be a top fantasy quarterback in the second half of the season if he can get some solid experience in the first half.
Jake Browning of the Cincinnati Bengals (0;1%).
Size of League: 10, 12, 2016.
Period: Short-Term.
Due to a toe injury, Joe Burrow was forced to leave Sunday’s game against the Jaguars. According to early reports, Burrow would probably need surgery to treat the injury, which would take three months, or most of the fantasy regular season, away from him. After assuming control, Browning completed 21 of 32 passes for 241 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, and a touchdown run of one yard.
In 2023, Browning filled in for Burrow for seven games, averaging 20 points per game in fantasy points. He finished 23rd out of 52 quarterbacks with at least 400 snaps in 2023–2024 with an overall PFF grade of 80 points. The Bengals’ skill players and offense should boost his fantasy output. Browning might be the best quarterback on this list if Cincinnati had to play the Falcons the rest of the season. Browning is ranked second among quarterback waiver-wire options, though, because the Bengals have a quarterback schedule that is below average.
