It’s fast approaching a month since the largest 2025 fantasy football best ball drafts have opened, and after the initial couple of days when average draft position (ADP) data is all over the place, things start to settle down and become more consistent. That’s not to say we haven’t seen sizeable shifts because of coachspeak, trades or other factors. If we look back since the start of May, below are the biggest fantasy football risers and fallers in Underdog ADP. Let’s look at a few fantasy football draft value risers.
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Roschon Johnson (RB – CHI) | ADP: 170 (+31.5)
Part of Roschon Johnson’s rise in ADP is due to the pre-draft assumption that the Bears would aggressively target a running back. Now that we’re on this side of the draft and the Bears are left with a running back room of Johnson and D’Andre Swift, people can’t help but dream of a Ben Johnson-led offense benefiting Johnson this year.
Johnson failed to score more than 14.5 PPR points in any game last year, but at pick 170, it’s a fair price for an RB2.
Is it officially Roschon Johnson szn? pic.twitter.com/OPD4doGdXW
— Joseph Herff (@JosephHerffNFL) April 28, 2025
Pat Bryant (WR – DEN) | ADP: 176 (+28.3)
Even among the dynasty and best ball degens pre-draft, Pat Bryant wasn’t a name many people were talking about, particularly after he ran a 4.61 40-yard dash, but getting picked 74th overall will get you on people’s radars, especially with Sean Payton talking all offseason about the need for a weapon.
Bryant, though, might face an uphill battle not to go the same way as Marvin Mims Jr. and Troy Franklin did in their rookie years.
Jaydon Blue (RB – DAL) | ADP: 130 (+47.8)
This ADP is only going to keep climbing with people assuming Jaydon Blue has a clear runway to noteworthy touches in the Cowboys’ backfield. Dallas seems intent on going forward with Javonte Williams, Miles Sanders and then the fifth-round rookie.
At 196 pounds, Blue doesn’t have a typical lead-back build, but he has so little competition that if the Cowboys don’t add anyone, maybe he ends up being the steal of draft season.
George Pickens (WR – DAL) | ADP: 56.6 (+19.6)
To say drafters were pleased George Pickens got out of Pittsburgh would be an understatement, with Pickens climbing almost two rounds very quickly once landing in Dallas.
The trade for Pickens also saw Dak Prescott‘s ADP climb 13 spots to 118th overall — a price that still feels fair. Pickens might never be a consistent player in fantasy football, but in best ball, this feels like a fair price for a player with nine games over 16 PPR points in the last two years.
George Pickens first impression of Dak, “He’s very smart.” He says being in Dallas is refreshing in reference to having a fresh start. @CBSSportsTexas @CBSNewsTexas pic.twitter.com/6BVCbng4Ev
— Briana Aldridge (@BreeAldridge) May 20, 2025
Michael Wilson (WR – ARI) | ADP: 174 (+18)
The Cardinals focused their draft attention elsewhere, leaving Michael Wilson as the team’s No. 2 WR behind Marvin Harrison Jr. for the second straight season.
Wilson didn’t sparkle last year, but neither did Harrison. A bet on either of these players is a bet on Kyler Murray continuing to improve in this offense and all of them taking a step forward.
Pat Freiermuth (TE – PIT) | ADP: 166 (+13.9)
With Pickens out of town, Pat Freiermuth now has the opportunity to become the second pass-catcher on the team behind DK Metcalf.
The Steelers’ quarterback situation is still suppressing Freiermuth’s ADP, and even if it ends up being old-man Aaron Rodgers under center, Freiermuth’s ADP will still likely climb before the end of drafting season.
Brian Robinson Jr. (RB – WSH) | ADP: 88.5 (+13.6)
Another player rising because of inactivity beyond all else, Brian Robinson Jr., was a popular sleeper pick in 2024 but has no momentum this year. Robinson finished between RB11 and 24 on nine occasions last year, but the lack of ceiling games has kept drafters from getting too carried away this year, even if he is on the rise.
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