It’s almost mid-August, and you are scrambling to get your cheat sheet together for your fantasy football draft in a couple of weeks. If you land the number one pick, what should you do? Let’s look at who you should draft with the first overall pick in your fantasy football draft.
First Things First: Know Your Scoring Format
Before you can begin to decide to pick first, you have to understand your scoring format. Are you in a standard scoring league or a PPR league? In a standard scoring league, players earn points for yards and touchdowns. In a PPR league, players also earn a point for each reception. There are also half-PPR leagues where a player gets 0.5 points per reception.
Get 25% off using the promo code BLEACHERJa’Marr Chase – WR (Bengals)
(Chase is coming off a monster season. Photo: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)Ja’Marr Chase is the top-ranked player on tons of fantasy football rankings, and for good reason. He is coming off a monster season in which he led the NFL with 127 receptions, 1,708 receiving yards, and 17 touchdown receptions. He racked up an insane amount of fantasy points.
Chase is a fantastic choice for your first pick, as he and Joe Burrow are healthy, which means they will be looking to have another huge year. He’s projected to have 100+ receptions and 1,300+ yards. Also, he is projected to have 12+ touchdown receptions, which goes a long way to helping you rack up the points.
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Bijan Robinson – RB (Falcons)
(Robinson will be near the top of a lot of draft boards. Photo: Brett Davis-Imagn Images)Bijan Robinson is going to be getting plenty of buzz as a top pick in PPR leagues. The talented running back is a threat in the run and pass games. In 2024, Robinson had 1,456 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. He also had 61 receptions for 431 yards while catching a touchdown. Thanks to his ability to score touchdowns and be effective as a pass catcher, Robinson will be a popular number one overall pick in 2025.
Robinson is projected to have 1,100+ yards on the ground and 12 rushing touchdowns. He’s also projected to catch 45+ passes.
Derrick Henry or Saquon Barkley?
(Henry led the NFL in rushing touchdowns in 2024. Photo: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images)Wait a second. What about Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley? The top two rushers from last season are coming off huge seasons, including Barkley going for over 2,000 yards and Henry leading the league in rushing touchdowns. While they might dominate the run game, Barkley had just 33 receptions in 2024, and Henry had just 19.
Now, in a standard scoring league, they are definitely worth a look. Derrick Henry has rushed for 1,500+ yards four times in the last six seasons, and he has had double-digit touchdowns for seven straight years. In a standard league, he’s going to put up huge points. Saquon Barkley is coming off the best season of his career, and fantasy owners are wondering if he can reach that level again in 2025.
Should I Draft a Quarterback No. 1 Overall?
(Lamar Jackson is one of the top fantasy quarterbacks. Photo: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images)What about a quarterback? They always seem to go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft, so they should be my top pick in a fantasy draft, right? Sorry, but no. Quarterbacks usually go later in fantasy drafts because you get to start just one, while you get to start multiple running backs and wide receivers.
Also, the scoring systems don’t allow them to consistently put up as many points as a wide receiver or running back. This is especially true in a PPR league. For example, let’s compare a game from Patrick Mahomes and CeeDee Lamb.
Mahomes: 300 passing yards, 25 rushing yards, 3 passing touchdowns
Lamb: 8 receptions, 85 yards, 2 receiving touchdowns
In this scenario, Mahomes gets 12 points for his passing yards, 2.5 points for his rushing yards, and 12 points for his passing touchdowns. That’s a total of 26.5 points.
For Lamb, he gets 8 points for his receptions, 8.5 points for his receiving yards, and 12 points for his receiving touchdowns. That’s 28.5 points. Lamb didn’t even have a 100-yard game and had fewer touchdowns, but receiving TDs are worth more (6) than passing touchdowns (4). This is also why quarterbacks who rush for touchdowns are generally ranked higher than pocket passers.
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