Five Possible Surprise Dynasty RB1s for 2025

We are all trying to find the next Chase Brown. At this time last year, Brown was a relatively well-respected player with acknowledged upside yet was still affordable in startups or via trade. He started 2024 with viable flex value and exploded following Zack Moss’ injury, becoming a set-and-forget RB1 in short order.

You can, of course, work yourself into knots attempting to find the “next” whatever. Seldom does football work in such a straightforward manner. We can, however, identify a collection of runners who have a pathway to RB1 numbers in 2025. Five such candidates are outlined below.

Tank Bigsby, JAC

After looking completely overmatched as a rookie, Tank Bigsby has made a huge leap in year two, pacing a discombobulated Jaguars offense in rushing and routinely outplaying the far more ballyhooed Travis Etienne. He has the look of a back who was a third-round selection only 20 months ago and could now find himself in a feature role come 2025.