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ADP Riser Jordan Mason is moving in Fantasy Football ADP!
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The Average Draft Position of players is subject to rumors, news, and more – read on for notes on a few players with ADP movement this week to keep in mind for your drafts.
For fantasy football, OTA positional updates are all the rage right now. New players in new places are getting a lot of attention (bad and good). How will they fit in? Will they be fantasy relevant?
There is so much information from NFL camps and NFL beat writers that we should find a quick way to process it. Keep reading, and I’ll touch on a few of the biggest movers for ADP (average draft position) this week.
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Fantasy Football ADP Updates (with consistency) – 6/2/2025 Fantasy Football: ADP
RB Jordan Mason MIN
Jordan Mason was on the radar last year when he filled in for Christian McCaffrey (injury) in San Francisco. Mason averaged 18.6 points per game during the opening four-game stretch to start the season. That number would have been good for RB6 during the 2024 season, just ahead of De’Von Achane.
Fast forward to 2025, and Mason is now in Minnesota playing in a backfield with Aaron Jones. Jones will turn 31 during the football season, so fantasy managers are eyeing Mason as a target. Last year, Mason averaged 5.2 yards per carry and 5.3 over his three years in the league. Jones saw 300 touches last season, and it’s not likely he’ll get that again this year.
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(ADP +1.6, pick 158.1, Rostered 39.4% on ESPN redraft/snake)
Smart fantasy football managers are making Mason part of their plans later in drafts (13th round ADP). This season, Mason could end up as the RB1 for Minnesota and, at worst, he’s already 1a/1b with Jones. Mason had six games in 2024 with over 13 touches, and three of those games were over 20. He’s built for a heavy workload.
Currently, Mason is ranked as RB42. That puts him around guys like Rico Dowdle and Rachaad White. That tier, with backups and handcuffs, is where Mason shines as a potential starter for 2025. Mason can be an RB2 if nothing changes, but when Jones finally breaks down, Mason has RB1 ceiling written all over him. I’ll have a lot of Mason shares as I expect his ADP to climb through preseason.
RB James Conner ARI Fantasy Football: ADP.
James Conner is a fantasy asset that continues to keep on giving. Last year, Conner finished as RB11 in fantasy. Right now, we see Conner being drafted as RB19. Most fantasy footballers are taking the Trey Benson route as a much cheaper option in the Cardinals’ backfield and passing on Conner earlier. I’ll take that discount every time!
Some people label Conner as injury-prone, but he’s played at least 13 games with 200+ touches for five straight seasons. At a position like running back, that’s pretty good. The Cardinals continue to show trust in Conner as they didn’t bring in any new competition this offseason for him. Benson appears set to be the change-of-pace running back just like last year, and Conner profiles as a workhorse.
(ADP +2.6, pick 57.1, Rostered 93.5% on ESPN redraft/snake)
Conner’s value as a bellcow can’t be ignored, that combined with his red zone usage makes him an RB1. Last year, Conner had 51 red zone rushing attempts. That number was good enough to be tied for 9th overall in the league. He’s had at least 8 touchdowns per season for the last four years, highlighted by his 18 in his first season in Arizona. He’s a lock for 8-10 touchdowns again this year in an offense that profiles to be better than last year (Marvin Harrison Jr. entering his 2nd year and signing Center, Evan Brown).
At RB19, several running backs are going around Conner who don’t have the upside. 100 times out of 100 times, I’d take Conner over Chuba Hubbard (RB18), Omarion Hampton (RB21), and Tony Pollard (RB23). Conner should bump out of this tier and settle right around RB13 (currently Kyren Williams). His ceiling is a top 12 running back. If he stays in the RB15-20 range, he’ll again be a huge value in fantasy football drafts.
WR/DB Travis Hunter Jr. JAX
This guy has been a hot topic in every fantasy football league since the NFL draft. Travis Hunter Jr. is polarizing; the one thing all fantasy footballers can agree on is that he’s a top prospect. They can’t agree on whether defense or offense is the priority. News keeps leaking out of Hunter playing wide receiver, but then of him “looking impressive” on defense.
Hunter was the 2nd overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, going to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Initial reports had new Head Coach, Liam Coen, stating that Hunter is a wide receiver, but now, we’re hearing praise on how good he looks on the defensive side of the ball. This doesn’t seem like a big deal, but fantasy players know that for Hunter to hit his ceiling on offense, he needs to focus on wide receiver. If that’s not happening, then the floor gets very shaky. There’s never been an example of a player who made a big impact on both sides of the ball. Apologies to Deion Sanders, who was amazing, but wasn’t a fantasy WR worth drafting early.
(ADP-4.0, pick 67.1, Rostered 92.9% on ESPN redraft/snake)
96 receptions, 1,256 yards receiving, and 15 touchdowns. Those are Hunter’s numbers from last season in college, good enough to help him earn a Heisman Trophy and the Fred Biletnikoff Award as college football’s best wide receiver. The upside is tantalizing for fantasy football managers as they envision Hunter slotting in beside last year’s phenom, Brian Thomas Jr., in Jacksonville’s 2-WR sets for this upcoming season.
Currently, Hunter is going in the mid-5th, and that’s too high for some, as he’s dropped 4 spots in ADP this week. This could go either way, depending on what kind of news continues to come in. Where he’s at, I am against Hunter as a WR1/WR2 type. Where you’re currently drafting him, he’s being drafted ahead of wide receivers George Pickens, Tetairoa McMillan, and Rome Odunze. I prefer all 3 wide receivers on top of several others in that range, I’ll let someone else lose sleep at night on Hunter’s WR4 floor.
WR Stefon Diggs NE Fantasy Football: ADP
Here’s another ADP faller where things are starting to stack up against him this season. Stefon Diggs will be 32 years old in November and is changing teams this season. Both of those are tough to overcome as a fantasy wide receiver. Add to that his injury last season, where he tore his ACL in October and cost him the remainder of last season (as well as projected to miss some time this upcoming season).
Along with Tyreek Hill and Puka Nacua, Diggs has been one of the most successful 5th round wide receivers in NFL history. The New England Patriots will be his fourth team in 11 seasons in the NFL. Before going down with his ACL injury, Diggs had five weeks of WR2 or better finishes (one WR1). He finished as a WR4 in the 3 other games he played in.
(ADP -2.3, pick 99.1, Rostered 84.8% on ESPN redraft/snake)
Unfortunately for Diggs, he continues to be in the news with questionable decisions. Recently, he appeared on a boat with some scantily clad women holding “pink powder”. Who knows what that’s all about? Head Coach Mike Vrabel addressed it by saying he expects his players to be held accountable for their actions. Despite those distractions, Diggs is a proven WR1. Before last season, he had at least 154 targets for four straight seasons.
I’ve waffled a little on Diggs, but if he’s healthy enough to play, he easily slots in as the WR1 in New England (he averaged over 16 points per game in his last full season). He’ll be paired with the upcoming quarterback Drake Maye, who looks like a fantasy stud for the 2025 season. Getting a WR1 in the 8th round is a steal, and savvy fantasy players should buy in on the falling ADP.
QB J.J. McCarthy MIN Fantasy Football ADP
J.J. McCarthy took a red shirt in his rookie season with the Minnesota Vikings. He was the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft and looks to live up to the hype this season. Sam Darnold moved on to the Seattle Seahawks this offseason, the reins are now McCarthy’s.
Kevin O’Connell (the QB whisperer) is the Head Coach in Minnesota. If he puts his stamp of approval on McCarthy, then we, as fantasy players, should too. O’Connell turned the retread, Sam Darnold, into a top 10 fantasy quarterback last season. The previous season, he got QB1 games out of Kirk Cousins, Nick Mullens, and Joshua Dobbs.
(ADP +1.5, pick 147.4, Rostered 50.8% on ESPN redraft/snake)
Let’s not get confused here. Minnesota is a prime spot for quarterback play, not just for the O’Connell effect. Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, T.J. Hockenson, Aaron Jones, rookie Tai Felton, and Jordan Mason are a top-notch group of skill players. Darnold had nine QB1 finishes last year, and he only finished worse than QB2 twice all year. McCarthy carries a similar ceiling.
Coming off the board in the 12th round is too late for McCarthy. His draft capital (1st rounder), team situation (projected top 5), and his skillset (accurate with a decent rushing floor) should have him squarely on the QB1 level with upside. Fantasy players have ranked immobile QBs Matthew Stafford and Tua Tagovailoa ahead of McCarthy. There’s a good cluster there, but I prefer McCarthy over both as a justified QB1 for the 2025 season (18+ fantasy points per game).
TE Kyle Pitts ATL Fantasy Football ADP
Kyle Pitts has been a point of frustration for many fantasy players. He had one of the greatest all-time fantasy tight end seasons (TE6 overall in 2021), yet continues to disappoint since. Whether it be system (we all hate Arthur Smith, right?), splitting time, or just not focusing, his upside has been capped.
Amazingly, Pitts is still only 24 years old. He’s a former 4th overall pick in the NFL draft. Fantasy players have continued to be in on him the past few seasons, but we’re starting to see the dip. He’s now going in the 13th round of drafts alongside other dart throws at tight end (Zach Ertz, Mike Gesicki, and Cade Otton).
(ADP -1.7, pick 160.5, Rostered 32.8% on ESPN redraft/snake)
We know he’s moving this week as a faller in ADP, but is he moving in real life too? Pitts has been in the news lately as a potential trade candidate. The Atlanta Falcons would undoubtedly ask for a haul, and they may get it. Oddly enough, though, Head Coach Raheem Morris for the Falcons mentioned, “being extremely cautious” with Pitts during OTAs. A smokescreen while they work out a trade? Is Pitts genuinely hurt? Not a lot of, if any, news on an injury before the trade rumors.
Despite not living up to his potential, Pitts has averaged around 8 points per game over the past few seasons. That routinely puts him in the top 15 at the tight end position. That’s where you’re drafting him right now. If you pull the trigger, it’s not destroying your team value-wise. The big thing here is his potential. We’ve seen it before in 2021, where he averaged 10+ points per game. A trade will go a long way in establishing his value, I’m in on him either way at his current price.
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