Eric Karabell is a senior writer for fantasy baseball, football and basketball at ESPN. Eric is a charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame and author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments".
Each week, Eric Karabell ranks players by position based on their fantasy football value for the rest of the 2025 season. Use the information to optimize the players for their future potential and/or to gauge their value in trade. Eric's top 100 can be found below the positions in this column.
Quarterback
Rankings changes: The Jayden Daniels (elbow) injury overshadows much of the positive of the week. Daniels heads to the injured reserve list and it is possible/likely he will not play again this season. Backup Marcus Mariota is experienced (77 career starts) and he ranks ahead of numerous young, struggling starters for the rest of the season. Separately, we have a change at the top. Lamar Jackson is back. He tossed four touchdown passes in his return and moves back to No. 1. Justin Herbert slides up to No. 6, and Matthew Stafford is in the top 10, pushing Baker Mayfield aside and holding off Caleb Williams, at least for now.
Running back
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Can Kyle Monangai turn in another good fantasy game in Week 10?
Eric Karabell breaks down Kyle Monangai's nice fantasy game vs. the Bengals.
Rankings changes: There is change at the top at this position as well, with Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor gently swapping places. Don't worry, Taylor investors, all will be well. McCaffrey too had a rough Week 8, and he bounced back in Week 9. Jahmyr Gibbs, oddly and barely utilized as a receiver for more than a month, slides behind several players, while surprising Rico Dowdle rises to borderline RB1 territory. Dowdle ranked right after Derrick Henry and Saquon Barkley? Who saw that coming? Rookie Kyle Monangai is another big riser. Trying to guess what the Cardinals are doing is frustrating, but Emari Demercado is back! Trey Benson might push him aside soon.
Wide receiver
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Is Drake London a top-10 fantasy WR after 3-TD game?
Eric Karabell explains why he's not ready to declare Drake London a top-10 fantasy wide receiver after his big game vs. the Patriots.
Rankings changes: Continuing the theme of new players at the top, Jaxon Smith-Njigba rises to No. 1 here, edging past Ja'Marr Chase and Puka Nacua. It remains an awesome top tier, one that also includes with Amon-Ra St. Brown. There aren't many changes at WR this week. Drake London, after scoring three touchdowns in Week 9, heads back to borderline WR1 status, while Rome Odunze, scoreless on Sunday and underwhelming in three of his past four games, slides outside the top 20. Travis Hunter (knee) falls to the final ranked wide receiver slot.
Tight end
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Daniel Dopp has no idea what to do with Dalton Kincaid
Daniel Dopp breaks down Dalton Kincaid's inconsistent fantasy performance and cautions against his usage in Week 10.
Rankings changes: We certainly could have changed the top tight end as well, after Brock Bowers delivered the highest-scoring PPR performance of the season (regardless of position) on Sunday. Bowers settles in at No. 2, just behind Trey McBride, who just cannot stop scoring touchdowns. Who was No. 2 last week? It was Tucker Kraft (knee), but now his season is unfortunately over. In other tight end news, Dalton Kincaid earned his new top 10 spot, while rookie Colston Loveland may not be far behind.
