Inefficient Veteran RBs are in a Whole Lot of Trouble: 2025 Rookie RB Landing Spot Preview

Kevin Szafraniec
April 16, 2025

Anyone who is paying attention to the 2025 NFL Draft is surely aware by now of how strong of an incoming rookie running back class we have this year. A talented RB can create opportunities anywhere, but things get a little easier in a landing spot featuring backfield vacancies from the year prior. If the RB holdovers from the previous season do not present much of a threat to claim the vacated workload, even better. Just as we did with wide receivers earlier in the week, today we will be taking a look at which NFL teams represent the best landing spots for the 2025 rookie RB class based on available opportunities and the current talent on each roster.

Overall, there are 20 teams covered in this article, but only five feature both the need for a talent upgrade and enough available opportunities to classify them as premier landing spots for this year’s rookie RBs. More than half of the teams featured need to upgrade the talent level of their RB depth charts despite few personnel changes since the end of last season. This should put veteran RBs across the league on notice, as the incoming rookie class could push many ineffective holdovers out of jobs before the 2025 season even starts.

Landing spots are only part of the equation. Dive deeper into this year’s rookie class with Volume 2 of the RotoViz Rookie Draft Guide, on sale NOW! With 90-plus prospect profiles loaded with advanced stats for every player, it is the perfect resource to get ahead of the competition in best ball and dynasty leagues for the upcoming season!

For a limited time, purchasers of the Rookie Guide can take $29.99 off the first-year cost of a new 1-year RotoViz subscription!

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Please subscribe For Full Access to all RotoViz content and tools!

What’s included in your subscription??

Exclusive Access to RotoViz Study Hall
- A treasure trove of our most insightful articles that will teach you the metrics that matter, time-tested winning strategies, the approaches that will give you an edge, and teach you how to be an effective fantasy manager.
Revolutionary Tools
- Including the NFL Stat Explorer, Weekly GLSP Projections, NCAA Prospect Box Score Scout, Combine Explorer, Range of Outcomes App, DFS Lineup Optimizer, Best Ball Suite,and many, many, more.
Groundbreaking Articles
- RotoViz is home of the original Zero-RB article and continues to push fantasy gamers forward as the go-to destination for evidence-based analysis and strategic advantages.
Weekly Projections
- Built using RotoViz’s unique GLSP approach.
Expert Rankings
And a whole lot more…

Kevin Szafraniec

Full-time Cat Dad, Sneakerhead, Record Collector, LOTR Fanboy, and Jeopardy Enthusiast. Fantasy football writer and beatmaker in my free time. Follow me on X and Bluesky @thecatdadff

Week 10 WR Advanced Stats: Can Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison Survive the J.J. McCarthy Experience?

Kevin Szafraniec November 14, 2025

Kevin Szafraniec uses RotoViz’s Advanced Stats Explorer to uncover under-the-radar trends at the wide receiver position from the first 10 weeks of the 2025 NFL season. I tried. I really did. But as much as I wanted to believe that J.J. McCarthy could turn around his early-season struggles, he is a tough watch. After a breakout game in Week 10, Jalen Nailor definitely isn’t complaining. However,…...

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Week 11 Waivers: Is Tez Johnson Proving to the NFL That Size Really Doesn’t Matter?

Kevin Szafraniec November 11, 2025

Kevin Szafraniec highlights the best players available on waivers in 50% or more of ESPN and Yahoo leagues heading into Week 11. Tez Johnson has been on a bit of an emotional rollercoaster over the past year. He was one of the primary playmakers on an Oregon team that sat atop the college football standings for the majority of the year before falling in the…...

Membership Required

You must be a member to access this content.

View Membership Levels

Already a member? Log in here

Week 10 Monday Review: Dominant Running Back Performances Rule the Day

Kevin Szafraniec November 10, 2025

Kevin Szafraniec discusses the biggest storylines of Week 10 with the help of RotoViz’s industry-leading suite of tools, most notably the Monday Review Tool. One week after Brock Bowers’ 43.3 PPR points set the 2025 season high in fantasy scoring, we have a new king upon the throne. Jonathan Taylor absolutely dismantled the Falcons in Berlin, willing his team to victory with 49.6 PPR points…....