As the weather heats up, so does our excitement about the 2025 fantasy football draft season. Whether you play in a casual redraft league, an intense deep dynasty format or anything in between, we at ESPN Fantasy are here to help.

When your fantasy draft arrives—and it'll be here sooner than you think—you should be aiming to accomplish two things.

Having a great quarterback provides a boost to fantasy football teams. Here's a look at the top QBs to target in 2025 fantasy drafts.

The Playbook is a strategy piece for beginners and advanced players that shows you how I apply all that I've learned during my many years as a fantasy player and an offseason of research. I originally published a version of this series in 2021, but it is a living piece that I update substantially each year.

Believe it or not, the NFL is back this week. The preseason will begin on Thursday with the Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition matchup between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Chargers. That game should also mark the unofficial opening of fantasy draft season.

When prepping for a fantasy draft, you need to anticipate how the board will shift by the time your draft arrives—and what that means for your strategy.

The Madman and the Machine have teamed up to create the first cyborg version of the treasured Draft Value Quotient, or DVQ — the new Alpha on the fantasy scene. The DVQ Alpha is the newest, bestest, betterageous rating system — which shows where in the draft a player’s projected production meets draft-pick value.

That is less than ideal for an NFL team, but could be a huge opportunity for Dynasty Fantasy Football managers, particularly in Superflex leagues. There are no fewer than nine different quarterbacks who could be starting for these three teams in Week 1.

When prepping for a fantasy draft, you need to anticipate how the board will shift by the time your draft arrives—and what that means for your strategy.