Running Back Strategy 2025: Targets, Sleepers, Busts, and Where To Draft Them (Episode 902 with Evan Silva, Adam Levitan, Mike Leone)
28 August 2025

Running Back Strategy 2025: Targets, Sleepers, Busts, and Where To Draft Them (Episode 902 with Evan Silva, Adam Levitan, Mike Leone)

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Adam Levitan, Evan Silva and Mike Leone take one last look at 2025 NFL Fantasy Football Drafts, previewing and providing all their analysis to give you everything you need to crush your draft and RB drafting strategy this year


In this episode, we discuss:


- Is drafting three RBs in your first three picks a viable strategy?

- How should you pivot if you miss out on the elite RBs?

- Who are the mid-round RBs that could save your draft?

- Which Round Two RBs stand out above the rest?

- Our experts' thoughts on Handcuffing, and whether you should do it


Timestamps:


0:00 - Intro 

2:10 - How 2025 Running Back Strategy Shapes Up

6:28 - Drafting Without Two Elite RBs

10:18 - Backing At the End of the First Round

14:57 - Round Two Running Backs

21:12 - Drafting RB-RB-RB

25:25 - Favorite Mid-Round Targets

31:56 - RB Busts to Avoid

43:17 - Late-Round Strategy & Sleepers

49:11 - Handcuffing Strategy


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