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        Video: Avoid These AFC West Draft Traps

        The AFC West is full of fantasy shakeups. We’re breaking down all four teams -- sleepers, busts, new faces, and what it means for your draft.
        By Matt Schauf | Updated on Tue, Aug 19 2025 5:17 PM UTC
        AFC West

        The AFC West kicks off with a Denver Broncos offense that delivered some surprising value last year ... and then added some potentially large contributors for 2025. The Kansas City Chiefs come off two down years for scoring that just might set up their key players as fantasy football draft values. The Las Vegas Raiders changed the most vs. last year. (And that's a good thing!) While the Los Angeles Chargers might bring more questions than answers from their first year under Jim Harbaugh. We're breaking down the entire division, hunting for fantasy football sleepers, busts to avoid, and more.

        TIMESTAMPS

        0:00 Intro

        0:46 Denver Broncos 2024 recap

        2:10 What’s new for the Broncos

        3:57 Is Evan Engram washed or a PPR target?

        7:15 How to treat Broncos RBs

        9:07 Any late-rounders worth targeting?

        10:40 Why Courtland Sutton and Bo Nix fail to excite

        13:44 Kansas City Chiefs 2024 recap

        15:05 What’s new for the Chiefs

        16:59 Isiah Pacheco leads Chiefs targets

        27:02 What to do with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce

        31:44 Target Marquise Brown … or worry about him?

        35:18 Kareem Hunt was “horrible” last year?

        36:02 Las Vegas Raiders 2024 recap

        37:10 What’s new for the Raiders

        38:55 Ashton Jeanty leads Raiders draft decisions

        40:52 Is Jakobi Meyers the new Tyler Lockett?

        44:00 What to do with Brock Bowers

        48:43 Los Angeles Chargers 2024 recap

        50:51 What’s new for the Chargers

        52:22 Why it’s difficult to target Chargers players

        54:43 Is Matt about to get Ladd McConkey wrong again?

        58:08 The case for -- and against -- Tre Harris

        1:00:51 Omarion Hampton might be too expensive

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        Matt Schauf, Editor
        Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.
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