2025 NFL QB Fantasy Draft Guide: Sleepers, Breakouts & Busts You Need to Know

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BA Sports Podcast
2025 NFL QB Fantasy Draft Guide: Sleepers, Breakouts & Busts You Need to Know
Aug 05, 2025 Season 4 Episode 1

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Episode Description:
In this episode, we’re breaking down the entire QB landscape for your 2025 fantasy football draft. Whether you're going early for elite talent or finding value late, we've got the blueprint. From draft strategy and tiers to deep sleepers and ADP landmines — this is the QB episode you can't afford to miss.


(1:18-7:47)  QB Draft Strategy
• 4-pt vs 6-pt TD leagues — how it changes QB value
• Draft Strategy: Great or Late
• Why Dak Prescott is the post-Round 8 steal

(7:47-24:17) Top 20 QB Rankings Breakdown
• BA's FantasyPros tiers explained
• Allen to Mahomes — the elite 6
• Value plays: Fields, Dak, Maye
• Late-round upside: Cam Ward, Caleb Williams

(24:17-28:39) QB Sleepers
• CJ Stroud — new weapons, big leap incoming
• Dak Prescott — going WAY too late for elite production

(28:39-33:18) QB Breakouts
• Drake Maye — weapons, rushing, Year 2 leap potential
• Cam Ward — late-round gem with rushing + weapons
• Caleb Williams — big upside if the system clicks

(33:18-43:31) QB Busts
• Baker Mayfield — overpriced at QB7
• Jared Goff — safe floor, but no ceiling

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Intro Music:
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Outro Music:
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Performed by: Joey Sounds

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