9 NFL free agency losers (2025 Fantasy Football)

NFL Free Agency always brings chaos, redesigned team service plans and shakes fantasy football values. Some players end up in ideal situations that are prepared to break out, while others see their stock due to new competition or unfavorable circumstances.

When we prepare for the 2025 fantasy season, Andrew Erickson, Pat Fitzmaurice and Derek Brown break up the biggest winners and losers from this year's free agency time to find out which players have won the most and who scored the biggest goals.

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NFL Free Agency Loser: Fantasy Football

Quarterback

Anthony Richardson (QB – Ind)

Chris Ballard, General Manager of Indianapolis Colts, said in February that Anthony Richardson would be confronted with an open competition for the start-quarters. Ballard did his word well by signing Daniel Jones to a one-year, $ 14 million deal-a amount that indicates that Jones has a very real chance of winning the job.

It must be done that things could have been worse for Richardson. The Colts could have signed Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson – Veteran Quarterbacks with far better trackrecords than Jones.

Nevertheless, it is difficult to see the silver strip when you hold Richardson in a Dynasty League. Even if he can beat Jones for the starting job, Richardson will probably be briefly on a short line in the regular season.

In other bad news for Richardson, the Colts lost two starting lights in the free agency – Guard Will Pommes and Center Ryan Kelly both signed at the Vikings.

– Pat Fitzmaurice

Sam Darnold (QB – Sea)

Sam Darnold was the Fantasy QB9 to 17 weeks on the back of great efficiency in Kevin O'Connell's quarterback-friendly offensive. Darnold scored career height across the board with the Vikings and took seventh place in Yards per pass test and sixth place in the final percentage of expectations (+3.2%).

But Darnold's transition to the Seattle Seahawks provides more challenges for fantasy managers than opportunities that they can take advantage of. For the beginning, the supporting line -up is a massive downgrade.

The Seahawks have experienced significant offensive changes, including trade with the star recipient DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers and the release of reliable widout Tyler Lockett.

This raises important questions about the quality of Darnold's reception options outside of Jaxon Smith-Njigba and may affect its fantasy production, which depends heavily on the handover efficiency without high-end passing volume.

They added Cooper Kupp, which is beautiful, but he has missed an average of six games in the last three seasons. And its production has taken a nasal dive and created doubts about how much it can actually help (even if it is based on the current state of the WR space).

Seattles Runtiges offensive system will also play a crucial role in Darnold's fantasy view, and it is difficult to say that it is anything but another factor that he has to overcome.

Klint Kubiak had his moments in New Orleans (the first two weeks), but injuries quickly disgust the saint's crime. To his honor, he brought innovation into the criminal offense of the saints when using movement and capacity. Marquez Valdes-Scantling (now also at the Seahawks) was a legitimate deep threat, although he was signed in the middle of the season. Derek Carr took fourth place in the final rate about the expectation and the 11th in the EPA (expected points added)/dropback – both are considering Darnold.

Darnold also has experience with Kubiak because they overlapped the 49s in 2023.

It is possible that if the Seahawks can strengthen their offensive line and offer adequate protection, Darnold can do at a high level. Carr had his moments in this crime last season.

But there are too many new/unknown reductions to point out that Darnold can repeat his 2024 efforts. The Vikings were the perfect place for a quarterback. The Seahawks … are not (even if it is not the worst).

– Andrew Erickson

Return

Joe Mixon (RB – Hou)

It is not the case that the Houston Texans have signed a return that could steal the wearing of mixon. It is the case that an already weak offensive line has become even weaker.

Houston's offensive line was one of the worst of the NFL last season, and it seemed inevitable that the Texans would revise this unit in the free agency and the design. The Texans signed the 33-year-old security guard Tomlinson. However, they also exchanged two starting telemons and sent Tackle Laremy Tunsil to the commanders and the security guard Kenyon Green to the Eagles.

Tunsil owe too many false punishments last year, but he was also the best offensive lineman far and away that the Texans had-and probably their only above-average lineman.

The Texans could still sign one or two leftists in the free agency. You could also strengthen your offensive line through the design. Nevertheless, it is alarming that the Houston offensive line has become worse so far this low season.

A weak offensive line is sick for Mixon's chances to trace a top fantasy. It will also make it difficult for the Texan Quarterback CJ Stroud to recover from a disappointing season in 2024, in which he was exposed to the highest pressure rate of a quarterback in the league.

– Pat Fitzmaurice

Rico Dowdle (RB – Auto)

This is a nightmare landing site for Rico Dowdle, with the permanently anchored starter Chuba Hubbard still available for Carolina's Ground game in 2025. Last year, after week 11, Dowdle became Workhorse after Dallas Cowboys (60% or higher games in every game).

Dowdle does not see near this role in 2025. He is now entering the high-end handicraft discussion this season.

– DBRO

Wide receiver

George Pickens (WR – Grube)

Some headwinds held George Pickens from reaching his fantasy potential last season. The Steelers had the fifth-Runiest offensive of the NFL in 2024. With Justin Fields and Russell Wilson on the quarterback, the Steelers took 26th place in the term and 20th place in the final share. But at least Pickens was Pittsburgh's undisputed recipient No. 1.

That is no longer the case.

The Steelers acquired DK Metcalf in a trade in the Seahawks. Metcalf had three seasons of 1,000 yards and has never completed less than 900 yards in one of his six NFL campaigns.

Pickens was not the mature at the beginning of his NFL career. It will be interesting to see how he reacts in games, in which Metcalf achieves significantly more goals. In this matter, Metcalf occasionally expressed displeasure when he felt that he didn't get enough goals. It will be interesting to see whether these two – by the way, both jerseys No. 14 – have been able to play well together. (It was announced that Metcalf Trikot No. 4 would carry with the Steelers)

Pittsburgh also did not solve his quarterback situation. Fields and Wilson became both freelance agents. Fields signed Jets at New York. Wilson does not remain signed, but has met with the Cleveland Browns and should meet with the New York Giants.

With an additional target competition and an unsafe quarterback situation, picke 'fantasy shares fell.

– Pat Fitzmaurice

Jalen McMillan (WR – TB)

There was a chance that Jalen McMillan would enter the 2025 season when the undisputed number 2 WR on the offensive of the Buccaners. Unfortunately, try, like the patriots Chris Godwin from Florida, apart from the illustration of Florida, they were unsuccessful (despite an offer of almost 20 million dollars more).

Godwin signed a contract extension of three years by $ 66 million, with Tampa Bay being guaranteed.

This makes McMillans away a much steeper hill for climbing, although this does not remain unnoticed by his dip from Fantasy Football ADP 2025. The former Washington Huskies Wideout was not a big factor to start the season when Godwin had an absolute tear.

But I don't hate the idea of ​​buying the dip of a talented young recipient like McMillan. Mike Evans is 32 years old this season. McMillan can play in/outside and Godwin has a serious ankle injury.

– Andrew Erickson

Praise:

Rashod Bateman (WR – BAL)

Tight ends

Ben sensott (te – was)

I was hoping that Ben Sinnott, after squeezing his rookie season from Zach Ertz, was able to go to the Trey McBride Breakout Sophomore season campaign. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be in Sinnott's cards, returning Ertz as a trustworthy weapon for Jayden Daniel.

I will keep the light for Sinnott in the dynasty because he remains a young and very talented player, but for his retrapping value of 2025 (provided that Ertz stays healthy), this was a worst case that was realized.

– DBRO

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)

If the newly acquired Deandre Hopkins plays an important role in the Baltimore Ravens in 2025, I would imagine that it is in the red zone. This would be bad news for Mark Andrews if you consider how touchdown-dependent he was last season.

Andrews scored as often (11) as his last two seasons combined. There are many red flags for the 29-year-old who enters the last year of his contract. Isaiah probably breathes the neck for destinations in the narrow end room and Andrews was strongly rumored as a potential salary.

– Andrew Erickson