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Joey Pollizze's 5 early-round fantasy football wide receiver draft targets for 2025. His must-draft wide receivers include Nico Collins, Drake London, George Pickens and more.
Following an impressive first year with the Houston Texans, veteran defensive end Danielle Hunter surged up the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2025 list.
C.J. Stroud is essential to the Houston Texans success, and weapons like veteran wide receiver Christian Kirk will help maximize him.
Caley grew up in Canton, Ohio in a football-oriented household just three miles away from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He looked up to Thom McDaniels, a high school football legend in Ohio who’s the father of Josh McDaniels and Texans receivers coach and passing game coordinator Ben McDaniels.
DE Will Anderson Jr. was the next Texan to be unveiled at No. 46, making his debut on the list for the first time in his young career. In 2024, he had a career-high amount of sacks, totalling 4 more than his previous high, and proved himself as one of the most impactful players on the Texans' defense.
Nico Collins missed time last year, but could he break out to a star level as a fantasy football producer in 2025?
The Athletic fantasy football crew share their spiciest hot takes for the coming season, including multiple (and diverging) opinions on JSN.
The second round is one of the most important rounds of fantasy football drafts, and there are five players fantasy managers should be targeting.
Daniel Dopp calls Nico Collins the "alpha wide receiver" for the Texans, which makes him a solid WR1 for fantasy managers.