Dolphins Rookie RB Ollie Gordon has risen up my 2025 Fantasy Football Sleepers list faster than any other player. This is not only because Gordon looks like a monster– which he does. Even more important, Jaylen Wright has been horrendous:
As a result, Gordon appears primed and ready to take over as Miami’s RB2, behind the oft-injured De’Von Achane. Plus, Wright also suffered an injury in practice on Thursday (8/21).
With all this in mind, what is Ollie Gordon’s Fantasy Outlook in 2025?
Ollie Gordon: Rookie Prospect Profile
Ollie Gordon was a tricky prospect to evaluate.
After 2023, Gordon looked like a Top-3 RB amidst this impressive rookie class. During this sophomore season, Gordon compiled a 285-1,732-21 line as a runner with 39-330-1 receiving, and was particularly impressive during a midseason tear where he topped 280 YFS in three consecutive games (!) and hit 100 rushing yards in 8 of 9 games (averaging 25-163-2 on the ground over this stretch).
After such a tear, Gordon was given the Doak Walker Award Winner for the top RB of 2023.
Then… Gordon crashed. During his 2024 junior year, Gordon totaled almost half as many yards from scrimmage during his junior year while his efficiency took a nose dive. Gordon fought injuries throughout the year, while Oklahoma State was also horrendous. Still, the drop off was alarming, and largely difficult to discern.
So which Gordon will we get in 2025?
Ollie Gordon 2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ultimately, after his disappointing 2024 season, Gordon fell to the 6th round as the 16th RB off the board. With Raheem Mostert departing, the Dolphins were an intriguing spot, Miami had signed Alexander Mattison while also promising a Jaylen Wright breakout.
Since then, Wright has been horrendous, and Mattison suffered a neck injury that will require surgery, ending his 2025.
Gordon, meanwhile, is up to 131 YFS and 1 TD on his 21 touches so far. He’s converted key fourth-and-shorts, pounded it in from the goalline, and looked powerful and spry in both appearances. His vision is a solid leap ahead of Wright, and he certainly runs harder and with more physicality. I just LOVE his mindset:
“The NFL is very physical,” Gordon said after the game. “If you don’t lower that shoulder, somebody will lower it on you. You gotta be the one to assert that, put that out there.”
We’ll monitor the practice and preseason reps moving forward, but Gordon deserves to leap Wright as the No.2 RB and “Big Back” complement to De’Von Achane. This role would give Gordon insane “handcuff-with-benefits” upside.
As of Thursday, Gordon’s RB2 takeover became all the more likely:
Achane is expected back for Week 1, but these soft tissue injuries often linger. There’s a real chance Ollie Gordon is the Dolphins No.1 RB when Week 1 hits, making him an immediate fantasy football starter.
Even if he’s just in the complementary “Big Back” role, Gordon could thrive. Just two seasons ago, Mostert led the NFL with 18 rushing TDs and 21 total scores. Both Mostert (RB3) and Achane (RB4) finished Top-5 in FPPG in 2023, and McDaniels’ Shanahan-inspired run game looked like the most valuable in the game. The line has taken hits, but McDaniels’ offense is at it’s best when he has this run-game presence.
Ultimately, Gordon could easily peel ahead of Wright for the No.2 back here, and if Achane were to go down, Gordon might just have Top-12 Upside. He’s now one of my favorite last-round RB targets, and is up to 166 on my 2025 Fantasy Football Big Board (+100 ECR!)
