2025 1st Round Landing Spot Analysis

Emeka Egbuka to TB

His short-term prospects are dashed by the presence of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin for 2025, but his long-term outlook is extremely encouraging as he joins last year’s 4th-highest scoring offense that’s returning all of its key starters for 2025. Egbuka has a bulletproof profile as a productive slot receiver, got the first-round draft capital, and should be treated as a premium dynasty asset moving forward, given his combination of efficiency and landing spot.

Omarion Hampton to LAC

Najee Harris will be a thorn in the side of Hampton during his rookie season, but Harris is only under contract with the Chargers for the 2025 season. Landing in Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman’s run-first scheme is a nice fit for Hampton, and the added first-round draft capital gives his profile a nice boost. That being said, he’s still a distant RB2 to Jeanty in this class – and while his long-term ceiling does have multiple RB1 finishes in his range of outcomes, his ceiling in 2025 is likely in the RB2 range more than the top-12.

Colston Loveland to CHI

Loveland saw his draft stock surge strongly in the 12th hour before the draft and ultimately leapfrogged Tyler Warren as the first tight end off the board, landing in Chicago with former Lions OC and new Bears HC Ben Johnson. It seems like Johnson wants Loveland to be for him with the Bears what Sam LaPorta was for him with the Lions, but the outlook is still a bit murky with Cole Kmet still in the building and plenty of target competition in Rome Odunze and D.J. Moore. On an offense that’s destined to improve, though, and with a full rookie contract to ascend to the top spot on the depth chart, Loveland looks, sounds, and smells like a future fantasy TE1 with the potential to hit that mark as early as 2025.

Tyler Warren to IND

There’s no reason not to believe in Warren’s ability to finish as a fantasy TE1 in the next few years with the Colts, but it’ll take Indianapolis solving its QB problem for that to happen, especially with Josh Downs, Michael Pittman Jr., and company presenting significant target competition. Continue to bet on the talent despite the immediate uncertainty, but Warren looks more like a long-term investment at TE than a plug-and-play starter for 2025. Nab him at his newly-discounted price at the back of the first round of rookie drafts.