Finding 2025's top ADP risers
Feb 21 2024
Last week in this space, we looked at speculative recency bias rebounders based on the biggest drops in ADP compared to last year. Let's flip that concept around and take a look at the highest ADP risers:
| ADP | ||
| Player | 2023 | 2024 |
| De La Cruz, Elly | 431 | 28 |
| Harper, Bryce | 171 | 19 |
| Jones, Nolan | 481 | 56 |
| Lewis, Royce | 471 | 56 |
| Abrams, CJ | 226 | 41 |
| Lowe, Josh | 425 | 82 |
| Steer, Spencer | 395 | 114 |
| Bellinger, Cody | 187 | 61 |
It doesn't do us much good to speculate on these guys now—their breakout already happened and you're paying a premium—but what can we learn from this list to identify who might be on it next season? We'll dive into what drove the breakouts of the three names bolded above—CJ Abrams, Nolan Jones, and Cody Bellinger—and apply the findings to this year's player pool. Let's...
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