John Johnson's 5 breakout players and potential league-winning picks for 2025. His top breakout candidates include Drake Maye, Deebo Samuel Sr., Jaydon Blue, and more.

Winning your fantasy football leagues is tough. It's even tougher if you draft middling players that, despite getting plenty of hype before the season starts, end up faceplanting and languishing on fantasy benches all season. It's arguably even worse if that player puts up mediocre production.

Players who have solid numbers but lack upside are difficult to deal with in fantasy. It becomes tough to know when to start and when to sit them, and in the playoffs, they can lose you matchups and knock you out of championship contention with a poor performance.

Taking higher-upside players is key, but in the later rounds of your

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