Ranking The Top-9 Strategies For 2025 Best Ball (Episode 866 with Adam Levitan, Justin Herzig, Mike Leone)

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Adam Levitan is joined by ETR's Best Ball experts in Justin Herzig and Mike Leone to talk through their rankings of the top nine NFL Best Ball strategies you can use for your 2025 NFL Best Ball drafts.

In this episode, we discuss:
- What strategy suits the 2025 NFL Fantasy situation best?

- Can last year's Fragile RB builds repeat their prosperity?

- Is there ever a time to draft FIVE Tight Ends?

- Is Zero RB still a viable strategy in NFL Best Ball?

- How likely are you to take down your league by drafting two elite QBs?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:05 - Hero RB

7:12 - Fragile RB

17:43 - Zero RB

24:25 - Three Late-Round QBs

29:25 - Elite QB

31:39 - Elite TE

40:17 - Double Elite QB

43:07 - Double Elite TE

46:45 - Single QB & Single TE

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