Cynthia Frelund · Jul 22, 2025
Frelund presented her top-10 fantasy quarterback rankings for the season, headed by Josh Allen with Joe Burrow second, and added Jared Goff at No. 11. She also predicted 11 wins for the 49ers, that Burrow leads the league in passing touchdowns (possibly up to 50), and expects improvement/surprises from the Raiders and Patriots.
“This guy is number one last season, He'll be number one next season until he's not the rushing plus passing capabilities of Josh Allen.”
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- Fantasy RankingsJul 22, 2025
“At number ten, we've got Rock Purty... At number nine... It's Baker Mayfield... At number eight, we got our sophomore bow Nicks... At number seven, it's Kyler Murray... at number six, Patrick Mahomes... number five. Jayden Daniels... Lamar Jackson comes in at number four... At number three, Tush push still there... Jalen Hurts... So Joe Burrow... and at number one... Josh Allen... Jared Goff's eleven.”
Scored 55a naive guess scored 50+10 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- a coin-flip ordering scores 50
- skill:
- 10
- placed:
- 11
- season:
- 2025
- players:
- 11
- accuracy:
- 55
- baseline:
- 50
- by position:
- QB 11: 55
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- could not place:
- 0
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Player Season NumbersJul 22, 2025
“So it could get up to fifty this year.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 20.05-40.1 skillHow this was scored
- naive:
- 28.32
- skill:
- -40.1
- what happened:
- 17
- player:
- Joe Burrow
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 20.05
- predicted:
- 50
- statistic:
- passing_tds
- difficulty:
- 2
- last season:
- 43
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- position average:
- 13.64
- zero at percent out:
- 50
- Positional FinishesJul 22, 2025
“This is a guy who I project to lead the league in passing touchdowns and it's not even close.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Joe Burrow
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing tds
- difficulty:
- 2
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 1
- actual finish:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- predicted finish:
- 1
- Season Win TotalsJul 22, 2025
“I had the forty nine ers with at least double digit wins, probably eleven. That's the number.”
Scored 80a naive guess scored 5+150 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- SF
- naive:
- 7.25
- skill:
- 150
- what happened:
- 12
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 5
- predicted:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Surprise Team CallsJul 22, 2025
“I think we're going to see a Raiders team that is much, much, much improved, very quickly because of the impact of getting the right voices in there”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Surprise Team CallsJul 22, 2025
“I want to know who the Patriots are. I think that's a team that could really be a really big problem. I don't think they supplant the Bills, but there's other teams in that division that they could surprise and sneak up on.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.