Jaleel McLaughlin
2025 Season Outlooks
McLaughlin has been helpful to the Broncos as a part-time, change-of-pace type of RB, but not helpful to Fantasy managers. He's played three games with 15-plus touches and three games with over 80 total yards in 33 career games. Not only did the Broncos add Audric Estime to their rushing corps last year, but they tacked on ballyhooed rookie R.J. Harvey with a second-round pick this year. It should mean McLaughlin will stay as a low-volume backup runner for the foreseeable future. He's not worth drafting unless with a very late-round pick.
McLaughlin is entering his third NFL season, having primarily played a rotational role during his first two seasons in Denver. The 2023 UDFA reached a career high with 137 touches in 2024, but he's yet to play more than 42% of the snaps in a single game. That's no surprise and unlikely to change considering his 5-foot-8, 187-pound frame. Denver did take a look at him in an expanded role during his final four games of 2024 (10-plus touches in all four, including a career-high 18 in Week 18), but he failed to reach double-digit fantasy points in any of them, nor did he clear 12.6 points in any of his 16 games last season. The 24-year-old has some juice, but he's likely to remain a depth back behind newcomers J.K. Dobbins and RJ Henry and has minimal fantasy value.
2025 Fantasy Football Rankings
Standard
#281
PPR
#318
Half-PPR
#274
Superflex
#295
2025 Fantasy Football Draft Projections
| Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | 163.4 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 65.6 | 0.3 |
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2025 Average Draft Position (ADP)
Standard
#268
Pick 23.04
PPR
#301
Pick 26.01
Half-PPR
#307
Pick 26.07
Superflex
#329
Pick 28.05
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