• ShareCopied to clipboard

Dynasty Winners & Losers of 2025

January 5, 2026

Winners

Tyler Shough

We all knew he’d get his opportunity eventually. Spencer Rattler floundered, and sure enough, Shough took over and performed well. Shough went in the top of the 4th round in 1QB dynasty drafts and what a value he’s proving to be for those needy teams. The first few starts were rough but he’s been locked in since their bye week including back to back games of 300 yards passing while taking better care of the football. There’s some belief that he’s done enough to at least earn a shot at the starting role for 2026. Should that remain true, he’ll get the opportunity to perform while the organization continues to build a roster around him. At 26 years old, they needed him to immediately pay off, and for now, it seems like he has.

Travis Etienne

2024 was an awful season for Jacksonville. It wasn’t just Etienne who was thought to be moveable, but so were others like Trevor Lawrence. Liam Coen came in and immediately injected life into this offense. It took time to get going, but once it did, he came back in a big way and posted his third 1,000 yard rushing season in 4 seasons. He also improved his PPG from 8.7 in 2024 to 15.6. Etienne was operating under the 5th year option and is set to become a free agent this offseason. It’s hard to imagine the Jaguars will let him go but I wouldn’t have much concern about him not becoming the guy wherever he lands.

Javonte Williams

One of the best bounce backs of the 2025 season. You could have either sold or bought him for a mid to late 1st round pick and he would have made a great impact on your season. Unfortunately, he picked up a shoulder/neck injury late in the year and was knocked out of Championship week early, but not without delivering one more touchdown for the squad. He has almost certainly played himself into a payday while posting his first career 1,000 yard season. Dallas would be wise to keep him around if a deal can be worked out.

---

Losers

Jayden Daniels

The preseason QB3 finished as the QB33 but it felt kind of predictable that he’d regress going into this season. However, I’m not sure how anyone could how big of a step back he’d take. After posting 20.9 ppg last season, he came out and posted 16.3. His completion percentage was down 9 points and the injuries mounted. It didn’t help that the Commanders had a noisy offseason with his top weapon in Terry McLaurin. Say what you will, but those things have proven to be huge distractions and teams rarely avoid a negative impact when contract talks keeps players out of the lineup. Overall, I’m not TOO concerned, but I think Daniels was massively overhyped as far as value goes. He’s still a phenomenal player, but he’ll need to learn how to protect himself and fast.

Kenneth Walker

It’s wild because Walker is legitimately a human joy stick. He cuts like no one else, and can turn nearly anything run into a touchdown like only a handful of other backs can. The issue is both the health and talented runner behind him. Walker not only battled injury this season but also battled a Zach Charbonnet eating into his snap percentage. Charbs also received a majority of the meaningful carries as well which obviously limited the scoring potential and difference making days you needed from him. Walker was out snapped during the final three week stretch of the playoffs which may be the final time we’ll see him in a Seahawks uniform. He’ll be a free agent come March which could either make or break his value as a dynasty asset moving forward.

Marvin Harrison Jr

The chosen one delivered more disappointment in his sophomore season. This is why, no matter what, no prospect is bust proof. Managers were selling their futures to get a hold of him when Malik Nabers was there the whole time. Heck, you might even prefer Rome Odunze at this point to him. The final ruling on MHJ isn’t set just yet, but Michael Wilson stepping in and producing with a backup quarterback has to have folks wondering. He’s certainly worth a look if you can get him cheap-ish. I’m not sure I’d still ship a first out for him, maybe a no doubt late 26 1st. I still believe he has mid WR 2 talent and that he’ll get there eventually.

Keith, Author

Keith runs youth flag football leagues by day, and by night he hosts the podcast and writes articles with the confidence of a man who’s been rushing quarterbacks since dial-up. A longtime flag football DE and lifelong Falcons fan, he’s no stranger to heartbreak and enjoys watching the bears get slaughtered each week. Equal parts coach, critic, and chaos, Keith calls it like he sees it… even if it hurts.