I gave you my “Seven Sleepers” – players to target late in drafts whose upside could change your roster in a positive way. Something that is just as, if not more, important in a fantasy football league is avoiding those players earlier in drafts who can tank your rosters. To help you with that, we are bringing you our “Five Fades” series focusing on players I am fading based on where they are being drafted and concerns I have about their outlooks ::
1. Bo Nix, QB, DEN
It isn’t so much that I don’t like Nix, as I am actually quite high on the Broncos this season, but I do like several QBs being selected after him much more. Nix had an impressive QB7 finish in his rookie season of 2024, but deeper inspection shows that nearly all of his games of 20+ fantasy points came against some of the league’s worst defenses (LV, CAR, ATL, CIN, KC backups). After last year’s playoff run, Nix will have a tougher schedule to deal with in 2025 while being drafted at his ceiling.
