FFT Express - Heath Cummings' 2025 fantasy football ALL-BUST team revealed: Do not waste early picks on these players

Summary

Fantasy Football Today Express (August 29, 2025)

Episode: Heath Cummings' 2025 Fantasy Football ALL-BUST Team Revealed

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Episode Overview

This rapid-fire edition of FFT Express, hosted by Heath Cummings, dives into the highly anticipated “All-Bust” team for the 2025 season. Heath, joined by analyst Jamie, highlights players whose current CBS Sports Average Draft Position (ADP) makes them risky picks too early in drafts. They identify quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends who are overvalued—offering listeners crucial advice on whom to avoid atop their fantasy football draft boards.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Quarterbacks: Who to Avoid Early ([02:02]–[03:58])

• Josh Allen
  • Jamie: “Josh Allen's being picked 16th overall as the number one quarterback in CBS drafts. We wouldn't draft any quarterback in the top 24 picks.” ([02:22])
  • Allen isn’t even Jamie’s top-ranked QB this year: “In his current offensive environment, [Allen's] not conducive to him putting up the 29-30 point seasons that we have seen from him in the past.” ([02:44])
• Lamar Jackson and Jaden Daniels
  • Jamie ranks Jaden Daniels as QB1, followed by Lamar Jackson and then Allen, all tightly grouped but not worth a pick before the mid-third round. ([03:01])
• Baker Mayfield
  • Mayfield is being drafted at QB7, 57th overall.
  • Jamie warns: “Touchdown regression. Probably both in terms of passing touchdowns and rush touchdowns.” ([03:38])
  • He's not worth drafting as a top-7 QB before round 7.

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Running Backs: Fading the Aging Stars ([03:58]–[05:47])

• Alvin Kamara
  • His ADP is late third round, but Jamie is wary: “I'm worried about the age, I'm worried about the injuries, I'm worried about the efficiency, and I'm worried about the fact that Kellen Moore has presided over a drop in targets [for his RBs].” ([04:00])
  • Kamara should only be considered at the 4th/5th round turn.
• James Conner
  • Drafted in round 4; Jamie is “fine with him in round 5.” Concerns over workload, injuries, and increased touches for Trey Benson ([04:35]).
  • The Cardinals' messaging signals a real threat to Conner's volume.
• Aaron Jones
  • Round 5 ADP, but may be losing ground to Jordan Mason: “I wouldn't be surprised if Jordan Mason leads this team in rush attempts.” ([04:48])
  • Jamie would never take Jones in round 5.
• Other Notables: Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey
  • Henry: “I would not take Derrick Henry in the first round.” ([05:22])
  • Slightly down on Barkley/McCaffrey vs. ADP, but not sufficient to call them busts.

Memorable Exchange:

• Heath: “We just never draft Aaron Jones, it seems. Let someone else do it.” ([05:47])
• Jamie: “I did [say Kamara should go at the four/five turn].” ([06:20])

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Wide Receivers: Overhyped and Overvalued ([06:58]–[11:08])

• Marvin Harrison Jr.
  • “I don't have Marvin Harrison Jr. as a top 24 wide receiver. He is going at least a round earlier than I think he should and sometimes goes at the end of round three. I wouldn't take Harrison until the end of round five.” ([07:02])
  • Main concerns are target share and role in the offense; best suited for non-PPR/best ball formats.
• Tyreek Hill
  • Jamie has him ranked close to ADP but is “very, very nervous about” him: injury history, age, and team chemistry issues on the Dolphins raise red flags ([07:51]).
• Michael Pittman
  • Now up to round 8 following a drastic ADP jump: “I do not understand why at all… If you're going through your draft and you get to Round 8 and you say, 'Oh, Michael Pittman, it's time for him to come off the board.' No, it's not. Don't do that.” ([08:44])
• Malik Nabers
  • Heath worries about Nabers' lingering toe injury and a brutal team schedule.
  • Jamie: “If Malik Nabers misses time with an injury, we will all say, well, we should have seen that coming. But if he's healthy, I don't really see much of a bust case.” ([10:26])

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Tight Ends: Avoid the Danger Zone ([11:08]–[12:11])

• Sam LaPorta
  • “It's got to be Sam LaPorta and it could be any tight end from that next tier… that is getting drafted in round five. But, LaPorta is the only one actually being drafted in round five.” ([11:10])
  • Jamie advocates for “great or late” at tight end, stressing not to burn a 5th round pick at this position.
• Other TEs (Bowers, McBride, Kittle)
  • Jamie and Heath touch on tier differences, emphasizing ADP can mislead depending on format (half PPR vs. full PPR).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jamie ([02:22]): “We wouldn't draft any quarterback in the top 24 picks.”
• Jamie ([04:00]): “It's the old guys for me. Alvin Kamara's ADP has fallen... I'm worried about the age, I'm worried about the injuries, I'm worried about the efficiency…”
• Jamie ([05:22]): “I would not take Derrick Henry in the first round.”
• Jamie ([07:02]): “I don't have Marvin Harrison Jr. as a top 24 wide receiver. He is going at least a round earlier than I think he should… I wouldn't take Harrison until the end of round five.”
• Jamie ([08:44]): “Michael Pittman... If you're going through your draft and you get to Round 8 and you say, 'Oh, Michael Pittman, it's time for him to come off the board.' No, it's not. Don't do that.”
• Jamie ([11:11]): “We don't really draft tight ends in that range. It's definitely a great or late strategy as Jamie came up with.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Quarterbacks: 02:02–03:58
• Running Backs: 03:58–05:47
• Wide Receivers: 06:58–11:08
• Tight Ends: 11:08–12:11

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Tone & Style

The discussion maintains the signature playful, matter-of-fact, and slightly irreverent tone that FFT fans love—peppered with knowledgeable banter, sharp opinions, and candid skepticism. Both Heath and Jamie reinforce their draft philosophies while acknowledging personal preferences and league variations.

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Summary Takeaways

• Quarterbacks: Avoid taking any before the mid-third round. Fade Allen, Mayfield at cost.
• Running Backs: Older, well-known names like Kamara, Conner, and Jones come with more risk than reward at their current prices.
• Wide Receivers: Harrison Jr. and Michael Pittman are both going earlier than Jamie would take them; Tyreek Hill has ominous vibes; Nabers is a red-flag injury risk.
• Tight Ends: Don't draft Sam LaPorta or any tier-two TE in round five—stick to “great or late” at this position.

Listeners hoping to dodge 2025’s biggest letdowns won’t want to miss—or ignore—these insights!

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Don't want to have too many of these players on your roster. It's Heath's All Bus team right now on FFT Express. Welcome everybody. All right, he's going to give us some players that are going too early. According to CBS Sports, average draft position. Let's start with the quarterbacks. Who's making the All Bus team?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I got a lot of hate for this last year, so I'll just do it again. We do it every year. Josh Allen's being picked 16th overall as the number one quarterback in CBS drafts. We wouldn't draft any quarterback in the top 24 picks. And so Lamar Jackson at 17 is also not a very good value. But Allen, specifically because we don't have him as the number one quarterback, is the one who makes the all bust team. It's nothing about him. He's incredible in his current offensive environment. It's not conducive to him putting up the 2930 point seasons that we have seen from in the past.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Josh Allen is not your number one quarterback as you said. Lamar Jackson is. And when do you have.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Jaden Daniels is my number one quarterback. I have Daniels, Lamar and Allen back to. Back to back and I have them all ranked right where Daniels is being picked. So right at, right at right around pick 30.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

How could I forget?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I don't know. We've talked about it like 17 times.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Anyone else on your all bus team.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

At the quarterback position? I, I would say Baker Mayfield is the other one that's, that's definitely being drafted to him.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Baker Mayfield is QB7 and he is going 50 a seventh overall. Okay. Yeah. Why is Baker Mayfield on your list?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Touchdown regression. Probably both in terms of passing touchdowns and rush touchdowns. And he like I know he finished in that group of difference making quarterbacks. I think he's a very good starting quarterback, but you don't want to draft anyone that's going to be in that QB 7 through 12 range before round 7.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Running backs on the all bust team.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

It'S the old guys for me. Alvin Camara's ADP has fallen a little bit. He's all the way down to 29 in CBS drafts and that's half PPR and full PPR in full PPR. I'm still not taking him until the four or five turn. I'm worried about the age, I'm worried about the injuries, I'm worried about the efficiency and I'm worried about the fact that Kellen Moore has presided over a drop in targets for Austin Eckler, for Ezekiel Elliott and for Saquon Barkley. It wasn't all Kellen Moore, but it has happened every time he's taken over a team. I think we might see a small drop in targets for Alvin Kamara.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

I'm sorry Kev. Keep on going.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Yeah, the. The other two are two more old guys. James Connor has a round four adp. I'm fine with him in round five. But again, another older running back with injury history. And the Cardinals keep saying to a man, Trey Benson's going to get more work this year even when Conor's healthy. We might see a slightly Reduced workload for him. And then Aaron Jones has around five adp another team that's talking about Jordan Mason. I wouldn't be surprised if Jordan Mason leads this team in rush attempts. Jones will still be the pass catching back. He'll still have maybe 12 carries a game. But he's not around five picks.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

So you did not put Barkley, who's 28, he's not exactly old, but McCaffrey 29, Henry, what, 31. You didn't have the older first round running backs there. Did you give any thought to that?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I gave thought to Henry. Like I've, I'm the high guy at CBS on Saquon Barkley and I don't think I've drafted them on a real team yet. I have him fourth, he's going third. I, I'm not going to call that a bust. McCaffrey, I'm about four or five spots behind where he's being drafted. I'm almost around behind on Henry, who's going ahead of Christian McCaffrey and CBS ADP at pick seven. I would not take Derek Henry in the first round.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Okay. I would take a commercial break. So when we come back we will talk about wide receivers on the all bus team, tight ends on the all bus team. But so far, don't draft a quarterback in the second round. Draft them in the middle of the third round. If those elite three get there and try to avoid James Conner in the fourth round and avoid Aaron Jones, we never draft me, Heath, Dave, Jamie, we just never draft Aaron Jones, it seems. Let someone else do it. Alvin Camara. I didn't ask you when you would take Camara. I don't know if you said that.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I'm sorry, I did. I'd say it four or five turn.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Four or five turn. You did or you did not say it.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I did.

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[Host (Heath Cummings)]

All right, wide receivers on the all bus team for Heath, this is much.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

More difficult using CBS ADP because they're all going to lower. Not almost all going lower than where I have them. I don't have Marvin Harrison Jr. As a top 24 wide receiver. He is going at least around earlier than I think he should and sometimes he goes at the end of round three. I wouldn't take Harrison until the end of round five. I've not seen anything to suggest that his role or target share is going to increase. It seems that the passing game still functions through Trey McBride with Harrison making big plays downfield. He he's better in non PPR than he is in full ppr, but wide receivers are less valuable in that format. He's better in best ball, but I do not think that he's going to have what I was hoping for for most of the summer, like an increase in shorter, easier targets.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Okay, Marvin Harrison Jr. Anyone else?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I will just say that I don't have it ranked this way. Tyree Kills ADP is very close to where I have him ranked. But if you were talking about a guy who might get drafted in Round three that I am very, very nervous about, it's Tyree Kill. I'm nervous about the whole Dolphin situation. You have the TUA injury concerns. You have the fact that Hill as an older wide receiver was hurt last year and has been hurt throughout most of training camp, is currently working his way back towards Week one. And you have the fact that it seems like several people in the Dolphins organization don't really like Tyreek Hill. So that makes me a little bit nervous. But I understand why he's being drafted where he is because of the upside. The the wide receiver who's ADP is. I mean, he's being drafted later. Michael Pittman has now been steamed up to Round eight in CBS drafts and I do not understand why at all. He's up 17 spots over the last week. Somebody must have taken him in Round two or something. If you see if you're going through your draft and you get to Round eight and you say, oh, Michael Pittman, it's time for him to come off the board. No, it's not. Don't do that.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

The Dolphins desperately need to get off to a good start. They really need some good vibes. They have a pretty favorable schedule in their first five games. I seriously doubt they're going four in one. Well, actually, do you know if they're favored in Week one at Indianapolis?

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I would say they've almost surely are.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Yeah. I don't know. People really hate the Dolphins, but I could see them being favored in four of their first five games at Indianapolis, New England, at Buffalo jets at Carolina, they've got a chance to at least get off to a good start and they really, really need it because yeah, it's. It's like a house of cards there. Let me throw out one more name.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

The Dolphins are one and a half point underdogs in Week one.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Yeah, exactly. But I mean, that's telling you something, right? Ethicals. But anyway, the. The Malik Neighbors. So he's had three injuries. He appears healthy now, but he's got this lingering toe injury that they haven't ruled out. Surgery at some point. The back, he said was just preventative, precautionary rather the shoulder, I guess. Not a big deal. They've got the hardest schedule in football, so that to me seems to say that there's a good chance they're going to lose some games and go to Jackson Dart at some point. I don't know that Malik Neighbors would be wide receiver four if Jackson Dart were the starting quarterback in week one. Russell Wilson has not really been that good for wide receivers. I mean, Jerry Judy was better last year than he was with with Russell Wilson. Cortland Sutton was better last year than he was with Russell Wilson. So I don't, I look at that, I get a little nervous about Neighbors at four.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Yeah. At wide receiver four, wide receiver four.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

But not much far. Not much far off from four overall.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Yeah.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

I don't know.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

I think it's interesting to think about where he would be if Jackson Dart was the starting quarterback because I think what we've seen from Dart in the preseason, we would all think that Dart's still a big upgrade over what Malik Neighbors had last year. And on a per game basis he was what, wide receiver seven last year. We've got the puka injury Chris Godwin was having last year. We're not drafting him ahead of him. T. Higgins was ahead of him last year. We're not drafting him ahead of him. So I think like I, if, if Malik Neighbors misses time with an injury, we will all say, well, we should have seen that coming. But if he's healthy, I don't really see much of a bust case.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Who's on the all bust team at.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Tight end, it's got to be Sam laporta and it could be any tight end from that next tier that Sam Laporta is in for me, with Najoku, with Kelsey, with Hawkinson that is getting drafted in round five. But, but laporta is the only one actually being drafted in round five. So as you talked about, we don't really draft tight ends in that range. It's definitely a great or late strategy as Jamie came up with. And so I, I don't want to use a round five pick on Laporta. He would be the all bus tight end boy.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

I really hope that the CBS ADP is accurate for, for Bowers and McBride. So I've just been nervous about taking them, but if I could really get bowers at the 2, 3, at the 2, 3 turn and McBride at the 3, 4 turn, oh my gosh, there would be just such layups. I hope that works out for people, but I don't think it will necessarily. But you know, look, ADP is, is more indicative.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

ADP is adp.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

It is adp. It's just. It's not. It hit their ADP is not the same on different sites and I do.

[Co-host/Analyst (Jamie)]

Think, like I mentioned, that the half PPR factors into that. It's anywhere where catches count for anything. So I think in half PPR Kittle's much closer to McBride and both Bowers and McBride take a little hit in that format.

[Host (Heath Cummings)]

Thank you, Heath Cummings. We will be back tomorrow with another edition of Fantasy Football Today Express. See you later, everyone.