In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by New Era:
Similar to the infamously dreaded “meat sweats,” the “Draft Sweats” are just as intimidating.
While NFL fans are glued to the TV during the draft for the sake of their team’s future as a whole, there are key players who have their future job security riding on the line.
Every. Pick. Matters.
This Thursday, palms will be sweaty, knees weak, and arms heavy.
These Players Will Have The NFL Draft Sweats!
Nick Chubb
While Nick Chubb has been vocal and confident about his ability to return to form in 2025, he’s still only shouting about his progress from the deep, dark abyss of free agency.
Will the Browns re-sign him? Perhaps. But with an RB class as deep and talented as this one, Chubb might want to keep a few extra towels lying around. It’s gonna get super sweaty. Because with every fresh-legged RB who goes off the board, it’s one less team in need of an aging veteran coming off of injury.
It’s not a great year to come back (but that sounds like the perfect recipe for a comeback).
Stefon Diggs
It’s highly unlikely that a unicorn like Travis Hunter falls to the Patriots at 1.04. But hey, this isn’t the 1987 adventure comedy The Princess Bride. This is the NFL, baby! Nothing is inconceivable!
With the Patriots ranked dead last in passing yards in 2024 (2,994), it’s clear that they need to prioritize adding more weapons for Drake Maye.
So if Hunter is everything that everyone says he is, he’s going to be a threat to Diggs’ spotlight right out of the gate. And … well … we know how that story ends.
Bryce Young
If Carolina decides to pass on its first-round chance at boosting its WR corps, Bryce Young and his sweat glands are going to get drippy. Who would be the Panthers’ WR1 in 2025? A guy with an injury history who, at kickoff, will be old enough to run for president.
Uh … Happy early birthday, Adam Thielen? Panthers, let’s get Young some younger help.
Russell Wilson
Sike! This dude doesn’t worry about a thing.
You’d think rumors of Shedeur Sanders being the long-term QB solution for New York might be a good reason to drip beads from your brow. But if Wilson’s 2023 public humiliation ritual (Broncos Country, Let’s Ride!) didn’t break him—nothing will.
While it’s doubtful New York reaches for Sanders at 1.03, the rumor mill says they’re still in the market to trade up and snag Sanders with a second first-rounder. Regardless of how hard the Giants decide to push for a young QB this week, you know Russ will be cool as a cucumber. Let’s Ride!!
COULD NO. 4 GIVE GEORGE KITTLE DRAFT SWEATS?
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NFL Draft Rumors: Shedeur Sanders Free Fall?
Deciphering rumors in the runup to the NFL Draft is similar to determining the bluffs in a game of liar’s poker. Yet here we are, with just days until teams tell us the “truth” behind the smoke signals they’ve been giving off, along with draft experts figuring out team needs.
Early on, Shedeur Sanders looked like a toss-up for the No. 1 pick along with Cam Ward, yet Deion’s son may now fall down the draft board? Just who is the top offensive lineman to be taken in the draft? Lastly, where is Ashton Jeanty going to land? Matthew Freedman cuts through everything in the NFL Draft rumor mill.👇🏼
COULD THE RAIDERS PASS ON ASHTON JEANTY AT NO. 6?
Bold Predictions: The Browns Got Some Dawg In Their Picks
OK, so we’ve talked some rumors. When Thursday rolls around, what fans are really going to remember are the NFL Draft cognoscenti who stuck their necks out and predicted something that would happen. Like Michael Penix Jr. to the Falcons last year. Well, that one may have been too far out.
Thor Nystrom, Matthew Freedman, and Gene Clemons teamed up to deliver their favorite bold predictions going into the draft. The Browns will get their guy behind center while other teams will show restraint. Running backs will fly off the board. Check out what islands our experts are inhabiting. 👇🏼
THIS HAS HAPPENED JUST SIX TIMES SINCE 1980
Here’s some NFL news to sift through while you’re resting on the couch. You’ve earned it:
👀 ICYMI: The Thor 500 is nearly twice the number of players who will be selected in the NFL Draft.
📈 These WR rankings got an update. A fast riser breaks the top 12.
💪 The rookie Tight Ends also got another look, though the top 2 are head and shoulders above the rest.
🐠 There’s something fishy about cooterdoodle’s prediction for Travis Hunter’s landing spot.
🤝 A year after he was the shocking pick in the NFL Draft, it’s time to trade for Michael Penix Jr.
🤯 In what rounds are the most productive rookies drafted?
