The arrival of August means football — both real and fantasy. Unless you’re the most diehard fantasy YouTuber, chances are your draft(s) will take place within the next 4-5 weeks before Week 1.
Some New York Jets fans lean toward drafting their favorite players, while others run in the opposite direction. Most fans, though, likely set their draft board (on their own or with the help of one of the countless fantasy tools out there) based on a player’s average draft position or ranking.
So where do the New York Jets land? Which of their players might have fantasy relevance in 2025, and to what degree?
QB Justin Fields
For some fantasy players, Justin Fields is one of the most tantalizing quarterback options out there. Past the top four consensus quarterbacks (Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, Jayden Daniels), who present dual threats, Fields likely has the most potential as a pure runner.
In 2022, Fields rushed for 1,143 yards and 8 touchdowns in 15 games, the second-most single-season rushing yards ever posted by a quarterback. In his last three seasons, when he has started, he has finished as the QB7, QB9, and QB5 in fantasy points per game. That should have him firmly in the conversation as a QB1.
However, Fields is currently going as the QB15 in standard leagues, per Fantasy Pros. At an ADP of 117, he’s going in the 10th round. That should make him one of the best value picks in the league, especially considering that he has put up those fantasy performances in the past with equally poor passing production.
However, the one issue that should give Jets fans pause is how much better Tyrod Taylor has looked in training camp thus far. Fields has had his moments, but overall, Taylor looks like the better player.
As much as the Jets have promised the starting job to Fields, his deal is essentially a one-year contract with a team option in Year 2 (albeit with the post-June 1 game involved). If they find themselves at 1-6 through the first seven games, would Aaron Glenn not pull the trigger and make a change?
Fields’ ceiling as a rusher is immense in this offense. The Jets have an offensive line with a solid floor and a dominant ceiling, particularly in the run game. The early reports on Tanner Engstrand’s run scheme are universally positive.
The single biggest question with Fields as a fantasy quarterback is whether he will be able to remain on the field — due to performance and injury. However, in two-QB or SuperFlex leagues, Fields might be the best QB2 option out there.
Even in one-QB formats, if you want to bypass the top four quarterbacks, Fields might be a far better option than reaching for a pocket passer without the rushing upside. Surprisingly, there aren’t that many of those available this year.
There’s a reason Fields’ expert consensus ranking (ECR) on Fantasy Pros is QB10. The market hasn’t caught up to his upside yet.
RB Breece Hall
Breece Hall went as a top-five pick in fantasy last year, and he burned fantasy owners at that spot. Even in PPR leagues, where his ceiling was supposed to be the highest due to his upside as a receiver, Hall finished as the RB16 in total points and the RB17 in points per game.
Hall’s ADP is currently at No. 29 overall and RB13 off the board. It seems like fantasy owners believe in a slight rebound from last season but not anywhere near the heights he reached in 2023, when he finished as the PPR RB2.
Given Hall’s obvious talent, that should seem like a decent bet. However, there are several obstacles in his path.
Most importantly, Aaron Glenn has made it clear that he intends to utilize a committee approach in the Jets’ backfield. While Hall is the clear No. 1, he will likely cede a chunk of his carries to Braelon Allen, and even some to Isaiah Davis. How many remains to be seen.
The Jets clearly intend to utilize Hall a lot in the passing game, which is a plus. Fields is known to check the ball down at a very high rate, which would increase Hall’s fantasy upside. However, Hall already had the third-most targets among running backs in 2025 (75), which means his upside as a receiver compared to in 2024 likely is not enough to move the needle significantly.
Furthermore, Hall now has back-to-back seasons of film showcasing that he struggles in short-yardage situations. That deficit was even more magnified by the fact that Allen converted 11-of-12 opportunities in 3rd or 4th-and-1 situations, while Hall was just 4-for-8. That means Allen is far more likely to receive the goal line carries, limiting Hall’s touchdown upside.
(To be fair, Hall only scored five rushing touchdowns in 2023, and only one was from inside the five-yard line.)
Most importantly, Fields will likely take away a good chunk of rushing opportunities even when Hall is in the backfield. The Jets clearly plan to feature their quarterback’s legs. It is not only possible, but even likely that Fields will be the Jets’ leading rusher if he stays healthy and remains the starter. That will cap Hall’s upside even further.
If you look at the other running backs drafted near Hall, the questions become even more acute. Somehow, James Cook (33), Omarion Hampton (36), Alvin Kamara (37), Kenneth Walker III (44), Chuba Hubbard (45), and James Conner (48) are all going after him. There is an argument to be made that every one of those backs is better situated to finish ahead of Hall in fantasy.
Therefore, I would fade Hall at his current ADP. It looks like there might even be better fourth-round options available. He’s not my favorite pick this year.
Hall’s ECR is No. 40 overall, which is far more palatable. However, even in those rankings, he’s still going ahead of the likes of Kamara, Walker, and Cook. That just seems asinine to me.
RB Braelon Allen
As mentioned, Allen could end up taking the goal-line carries, which would raise his touchdown upside. He will also take more carries this season.
However, this is not an offense that projects to score many touchdowns, to begin with. When not on the goal line, Hall is by far the more talented and explosive back. Isaiah Davis is more consistent than Allen, as well, which means that Allen will be fending off competition from both ends.
I would view Allen as nothing more than a handcuff. His ECR and ADP are 156 and 154, respectively. I’m not sure I’d even bother drafting him.
WR Garrett Wilson
Like Hall, Garrett Wilson went as a first-round pick last year. And, like Hall, he disappointed owners, finishing as the WR10 in PPR leagues and WR16 in standard formats.
The pro for Wilson is that he will never lack for receiving volume. He has finished in the top-five in the NFL in receiver targets in each of the past two seasons, and there’s no one in the receiver room who will even remotely challenge him.
However, there is a risk that Fields’ rushing and the Jets’ general emphasis on the run game will result in a slight tick down in Wilson’s targets. Therefore, I would project him with closer to the 139-target mark he hit in his rookie season than the 163 or 152 he posted in the following two.
More importantly, Wilson simply has never shown the kind of efficiency on his targets to propel him to the top of the leaderboard as a fantasy receiver. Whether it’s yards per route run or yards per target, his metrics lag significantly behind the league’s best.
Additionally, while Wilson set a career high with seven receiving touchdowns in 2024, that came in a high-volume passing offense, including (and perhaps especially) near the goal line. That will not be the case in 2025.
On the flip side, you can point to the season D.J. Moore put up with Fields in 2023 as a blueprint for a monster season for Wilson. Moore finished as the PPR WR6 that year. But even so, that would set a ceiling of WR6 for Wilson, as this Jets offense does not project to be much better than that Bears one was, barring a leap from Fields as a passer.
Wilson’s ADP is at No. 32 overall, three spots behind Breece Hall and the WR14 overall. I think that’s a fair slot for him as far as receiver ranking, and I’d argue that his floor is a lot higher than Hall’s. I think the third round is a fair value for him, although if you can get Jaxon Smith-Njigba one spot ahead at No. 31, I think that’s a far better pick.
I still think I’d lean Wilson over Tee Higgins (No. 34). Some of the receivers who come after him have more question marks, including Marvin Harrison Jr. (No. 38), Terry McLaurin (No. 39, mainly due to expected touchdown regression), Davante Adams (No. 40), and Mike Evans (No. 43).
Wilson’s ECR is No. 22 overall, which is generally too rich for my blood. However, I prefer him over most, if not all of the receivers who come after him, so I wouldn’t be totally averse to taking him there.
Major sleeper alert: TE Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor’s current ADP is No. 172 overall. In other words, people are treating him as a dart throw.
And this is a dart throw you shouldn’t miss.
Cole Kmet finished as the PPR TE8 in 2022 and 2023 with Fields throwing him the football. Although Taylor is a rookie, he shows tremendous upside as a receiver, particularly as a security blanket for Fields.
Furthermore, Sam LaPorta, a second-round rookie in 2023, finished as the PPR TE1 in his first season with Detroit when Engstrand was the passing game coordinator. Although LaPorta fell to TE8 in 2024 with the emergence of Jameson Williams, TE8 would still be an incredible outcome for a 15th-round pick.
Tight end is always a difficult position to project. Instead of paying up for Brock Bowers or Trey McBride, it might be more worthwhile to pair a second- or third-tier tight end with a sleeper like Taylor.
Jets fans might hesitate when seeing Taylor listed as the No. 2 tight end on the Jets’ first unofficial depth chart. That’s not much of a concern given Taylor’s performance in training camp and his vastly superior receiving skills compared to Jeremy Ruckert.
Draft prognosticators might be more excited about the first-round tight ends, Colston Loveland and Tyler Warren. In Year 1, though, Taylor has the clearest path to targets and could just end up as the best fantasy player of the bunch.
