Here are some players that I don’t like in 2025. Some could be busts, while others seem overvalued with their current price tag (consensus ranking being too high). Can we get a little background music please? Aha!

Jonnu Smith / Pat Freiermuth

(6/30) UPDATE- Jonnu Smith has been traded to the Steelers. This lowers his value and incumbent TE Freiermuth’s, too. So, my bust call probably won’t classify as a bust after the other analysts lower their rankings of him. Smith’s consensus ranking was at TE 7 before the trade. I expect his consensus ranking to drop into the high teens or twenties. Even though Steelers’ offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith, uses two TEs, Smith still had his best year in Miami. The Dolphins’ defense isn’t as good which forces Miami to pass more often. They dinked and dunked a lot of passes to Jonnu to keep Tua from getting hit. Bottom line- Jonnu Smith’s and Pat Freiermuth’s outlooks look bleak in 2025.

The fantasy football Gods are funny sometimes. For years, I had Jonnu Smith as one of my sleepers picks. He did nothing. And then the one damn year I don’t have him, like clockwork, he does great. I swear sometimes these players do this on purpose just to piss me off, haha. Because of that we asked JoBu to help Jonnu. However, someone took one of his offerings and he was traded to the Steelers, haha!

Note- how in the movie, “Major League”, Pitcher Eddie Ross, has JoBu next to him in the bullpen as he warms up at the end of the scene, haha!

Evan Engram POTENTIAL BUST
Evan Engram is a good player, but it’s hard for me to see him thriving in the Mile High City. The Broncos' defense is better than the Jaguars. The domino effect of a having good defense means they'll be less likely to pass, imo. Also, while Bo Nix is good, he's not elite. Also worth noting, Engram's best games came when the Jaguars' starting WRs went down with injuries. In addition, Engram’s hamstring issues could flare up more frequently in a cold weather city like Denver. Evan Engram is good enough to make me look foolish with this call, of course my readers would respond..."Ringo my man, that ship has sailed," haha!

David Njoku POTENTIAL BUST
Love his talent, but hate the situation. When a forty year old QB is the best QB on your team, a lot of the time, things are not good brother. And if the Browns’ season goes south, they could turn to one of their youngsters sooner rather than later. That’s usually a recipe for disaster.

The Browns have gone too far this time. Imagine an offense without a good, young QB. We (fantasy football drafters) should be provided a decent QB, not foraging for leftover fantasy point morsels, like some stranded Brazilian soccer team. I mean at least Bill from NewsRadio had sexy, redhead Beth (played by Vicki Lewis) to look at. We’ve got nothing. All I ask is that you all stand behind me when I march into Browns’ headquarters and demand better. I swear. I will not let you down. Now, if you’ll excuse me. I have a fantasy football article to do now. Haha!

Dalton Kincaid
Talk about me doing a 180. As recently as last week, I had Kincaid on my sleepers list. However, it sounds like Bills GM Brandon Beane wasn’t exactly pleased with how Kincaid’s 2024 season went. The former first round pick was banged up and his number suffered. I’m starting to think, he might not be built to handle a full season in the NFL. Even if he plays, the injuries clearly rook a toll on his performance.

Kincaid is good enough to make me look really stupid with this call, but unless he really slides in drafts (and that’s in a large league with deep rosters), I’m probably out on him this year.

Jake Ferguson
George Pickens joins CeeDee Lamb creating a very potent WR room. That’s good news for the Cowboys’ offense, but could be bad news for Jake Ferguson. Both Pickens are Lamb are red zone threats with their size. TE 12 seems a tad high, given the talented WRs Ferguson will have to compete with for targets. This could be the conversation drafters have with Jake after the season. This is the conversation Ringo always has with his readers after the season, haha!

Jake, you miserable slug. You think you can talk your way out this? You betrayed us.

It’s not my fault. Honest, I ran out of gas, I had a flat tire, I didn’t have enough money for cab fare, my tux didn’t come back from the cleaners, an old friend came in from out of town, someone stole my car, there was an earthquake, a terrible flood, locusts. It’s not my fault, I swear to God!!!