Looking Ahead: The Top 50 Fantasy Players Under 25

In dynasty and keeper league it is vital to look ahead and figure out which players have the potential to be the next big thing. But who are some younger players to watch out for? I decided to rank the top 50 fantasy assets under the age of 25. For the purposes of this list, we are basing it off of what age they will be on January 1st, 2020. Also for simplicity sake, no college prospects will be on this list until they are drafted (though if you are interested in some names to watch, check out the “Notes” section of the article). Without further ado, here are the top fantasy assets under the age of 25.

 

 

Overall Rank	Player	Team	Position Rank	Age (on 1/1/2020)
1	Christian McCaffrey	CAR	RB1	23
2	Saquon Barkley	NYG	RB2	22
3	Dalvin Cook	MIN	RB3	24
4	Ezekiel Elliott	DAL	RB4	24
5	Alvin Kamara	NO	RB5	24
6	Nick Chubb	CLE	RB6	24
7	Chris Godwin	TB	WR1	23
8	Leonard Fournette	JAX	RB7	24
9	Josh Jacobs	OAK	RB8	21
10	Lamar Jackson	BAL	QB1	22
11	Patrick Mahomes	KC	QB2	24
12	Joe Mixon	CIN	RB9	23
13	JuJu Smith-Schuster	PIT	WR2	23
14	James Conner	PIT	RB10	24
15	DeShaun Watson	HOU	QB3	24
16	Marlon Mack	IND	RB11	23
17	DJ Chark	JAX	WR3	23
18	Kareem Hunt	CLE	RB12	24
19	Austin Ekeler	LAC	RB13	24
20	DJ Moore	CAR	WR4	22
21	David Montgomery	CHI	RB14	22
22	Devin Singletary	BUF	RB15	22
23	Terry McLaurin	WAS	WR5	24
24	Mark Andrews	BAL	TE1	24
25	Christian Kirk	ARI	WR6	22
26	Courtland Sutton	DEN	WR7	24
27	Sony Michel	NE	RB16	24
28	Will Dissly	SEA	TE2	23
29	Derrius Guice	WAS	RB17	22
30	Ronald Jones	TB	RB18	22
31	Miles Sanders	PHI	RB19	22
32	Matt Breida	SF	RB20	24
33	Marquise “Hollywood” Brown	BAL	WR8	22
34	Curtis Samuel	CAR	WR9	23
35	Kyler Murray	ARI	QB4	22
36	Michael Gallup	DAL	WR10	23
37	Royce Freeman	DEN	RB21	23
38	DK Metcalf	SEA	WR11	22
39	TJ Hockenson	DET	TE3	22
40	Jamaal Williams	GB	RB22	24
41	Mecole Hardman	KC	WR12	21
42	Darrell Henderson	LAR	RB23	22
43	Corey Davis	TEN	WR13	24
44	Baker Mayfield	CLE	QB5	24
45	Alexander Mattison	MIN	RB24	21
46	Rashaad Penny	SEA	RB25	23
47	Andy Isabella	ARI	WR14	23
48	Chris Herndon	NYJ	TE4	23
49	John Ross	CIN	WR15	24
50	Noah Fant	DEN	TE5	22

 

Notes

 

• Aaron Jones (RB, Green Bay Packers), Amari Cooper (WR, Dallas Cowboys), Tyreek Hill (WR, Kansas City Chiefs), Chris Carson (RB, Seattle Seahawks), Todd Gurley (RB, Los Angeles Rams), Derrick Henry (RB, Tennessee Titans), Evan Engram (TE, New York Giants), Calvin Ridley (WR, Atlanta Falcons), Austin Hooper (TE, Atlanta Falcons), Tyler Boyd (WR, Cincinnati Bengals), Mike Williams (WR, Los Angeles Chargers), Phillip Lindsay (RB, Denver Broncos), Jordan Howard (RB, Philadelphia Eagles), Gerald Everett (TE, Los Angeles Rams), OJ Howard (TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (WR, Green Bay Packers), and Jared Goff (QB, Los Angeles Rams) narrowly missed the age requirement by less than one year.

 

• For the most part a lot of the players on this list are running backs due to less of a learning curve from college football to NFL ball. This makes non-RB superstars like Chris Godwin (WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), JuJu Smith-Schuster (WR, Pittsburgh Steelers), Lamar Jackson (QB, Baltimore Ravens), Patrick Mahomes (QB, Kansas City Chiefs), and DeShaun Watson (QB, Houston Texans) top 15 rankings all the more impressive.

 

• Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, and Deshaun Watson are the clear top young quarterbacks, but Kyler Murray could take a giant step forward next year and Baker Mayfield could bounce-back next year if his situation improves.

 

• Rookie TEs tend to struggle, but watch for potential breakouts from TJ Hockenson and Noah Fant next year. Also don’t forget about Seattle tight end Will Dissly who was balling out as a sophomore before suffering a season-ending injury.

 

• In terms of quarterbacks in college that could make this list, watch out for Joe Burrow (QB, LSU) and Tua Tagovailoa (QB, Alabama) if they declare for the 2020 NFL draft. Other names worth monitoring are Justin Herbert (QB, Oregon), Jake Fromm (QB, Georgia), Jordan Love (QB, Utah State), and Jacob Eason (QB, Washington).

 

• Some college running back prospects to keep an eye on that could make this list are: D’Andre Swift (RB, Georgia), Chubba Hubbard (RB, Oklahoma State), Jonathan Taylor (RB, Wisconsin), J.K. Dobbins (RB, Ohio State), Cam Akers (RB, Florida State), and Travis Etienne (RB, Clemson). Some other names worth monitoring that could end up on this list are Kylin Hill (RB, Mississippi State), Zack Moss (RB, Utah), Lamical Perine (RB, Florida), Ke’Shawn Vaughn (RB, Vanderbilt), Scottie Phillips (RB, Ole Miss), and Najee Harris (RB, Alabama).

 

• At the college level some pass catchers to watch out for are: Jerry Jeudy (WR, Alabama), CeeDee Lamb (WR, Oklahoma), Henry Ruggs (WR, Alabama), Laviska Shenault Jr. (WR, Colorado), Jalen Reagor (WR, TCU), Antonio Gandy-Golden (WR, Liberty), Tamorrion Terry (WR, Florida State), Gabriel Davis (WR, Central Florida), Justin Jefferson (WR, LSU), DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama), and Tee Higgins (WR, Clemson). This is a very deep WR draft class so there may be more names to keep an eye out for if they get drafted to the right situation.

 

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