Last week, the NBC Sports/Rotoworld staff unveiled some of their favorite sleeper picks for 2025 fantasy football drafts, so now it’s time to focus on the other end of the spectrum with our draft day “fades” for this season.

What’s a “fade,” exactly? Well, it can have multiple meanings to fantasy managers and analysts. Maybe it’s a flag plant on a player you expect to fit the more traditional “bust” label. In a more nuanced way, it could simply be a player who is unlikely to perform up to the level of their current ADP (average draft position).

With the caveat that these players are ALL draftable depending on how far they fall, here’s a look at our staff “fades” for 2025.

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