Quarterback Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 2 (2025)

Week 2 of the NFL season has arrived. Hopefully, you kicked off your fantasy football season with a victory last week. If things didn't go your way, try not to worry. There is still a long way to go before the fantasy playoffs begin. A lot will change from now to December, so there is […]

Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid for Week 2? Jaylen Warren, DeVonta Smith, Baker Mayfield, more

Week 1 is complete, and for some of you, it was a week of joy, while for others, it was a frustrating reminder of how quickly the game can humble you. Regardless of where you stand, the time for celebration or self-pity is over. The temptation is real: to overvalue a player who had an […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 2 (2025) - James Conner, Jahmyr Gibbs, Breece Hall, more

Certain running backs are what we call "game-script independent" - meaning they are likely to get their 15 to 20 touches regardless of how the game unfolds. If their team is leading and running the football, they will see plenty of rushes, while they can still pile up touches as a pass-catcher if their team […]

Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Laghezza vs. Mariano Rankings Comparisons

Welcome back to our Week 2 RotoBallers' Rankings Clash Of The Titans! They say if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best — so here goes nothing. Last week, Nick and I battled to a tie thanks to Ricky Pearsall, though I'm granting him an undisputed win for the epic […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 2 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 2 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! For anyone new here, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games (except Thursday, which is a separate article). Every week of the fantasy football season, we will offer in-depth analysis of every player in every game. […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 2 (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Cee'Dee Lamb, Ricky Pearsall, Chris Olave, Kayshon Boutte

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. We're now working with a tiny one-game sample size in 2025, so we'll factor that in while giving more weight to other factors like implied totals, projected pace, and Vegas lines. Week 1 wasn't pretty for a lot […]

Week 2 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Hey, the opening week of games was fun! There were very few injuries (*knock on wood*), and with bye weeks still to come, fantasy managers can still mostly start the lineup they drafted. However, there will be overreactions to last week's stinkers and risers. An opening week boom week turning into a dud season is […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 2

Hey RotoBallers! With the first week of football in the books (and the first game of Week 2), it is time to begin planning ahead on the waiver wire. Last week, several recommendations, like Michael Penix Jr., became highly sought-after assets on the wire. If you have stashed them before you, you likely saved some FAAB, which is […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Avoids: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 2 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

As always, the opening week of the fantasy football season brought plenty of surprise boom and bust performances. Several big-name receivers were silenced in the opening week of the NFL season, while players like Quentin Johnston and Daniel Jones delivered big-time performances. It's important not to overreact to Week 1, but we can take those […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 2 Rankings

  In-Season Weekly Rankings and Preparing for Fantasy Football Drafts Welcome to our updated fantasy football weekly rankings. To begin your fantasy football preparation during draft season, or weekly once the season starts, our rankings help you research the top players for developments, role changes, and other factors that can influence their updated season projections. […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 2 of the 2025 fantasy football season. Don't overreact to one week of fantasy football, but we'll have a decent sample of data after a few weeks. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected […]

Rest-of-Season Fantasy Football Rankings: Week 2 Updates for Top 200 (2025)

With one week in the books, it's already time to balance that first splash of data with our preseason priors with an updated rest-of-season rankings sheet! While many of you are only concerned with the current week, one should also consider all remaining games. That's our aim with the Week 2 fantasy football half-PPR rankings […]

5 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions - Frank Ammirante's Week 2 Picks (2025)

We're onto Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season, so it's a good time to use what we learned in Week 1 to help find our bold predictions. With that said, we have to balance this new information while trying not to overreact to what we saw. My Week 1 bold predictions worked out well, […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 2 (2025)

The opening week of NFL action did not bring much in the way of fantasy studs. Oh boy, were the duds plentiful. In a week in which hardly any games hit the over on their scoring line, fantasy managers paid with many fantasy teams failing to score 100 points in PPR formats. This is not […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Waiver Wire Stashes for Week 2 Fantasy Football (2025)

We are just one week into the NFL regular season, and already some fantasy teams are dealing with the injury bug. The good news is that byes do not start for a couple of weeks! You should have most of your lineup available to you. For those who need to replace an injured player or […]

Week 2 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 season! Every week of the fantasy season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 until the end of the fantasy football season. This will […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 2 Lineups (2025)

Well, Week 1 has come and gone. Hopefully, you started your fantasy football season with a victory. If not, don't worry. 0-1 is not a huge deal, and there is plenty of time to turn things around. That starts with making some good lineup calls for Week 2. We'll do our best to help you […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 2 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season! Football is back, and the options are endless -- there are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest […]

Targets, Air Yards, Snap Counts Analysis - Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers for Week 2 (2025)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers; they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 2) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests (2025)

Week 2 of the NFL season is here, and we're back with our NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks article for the 2025 season. We again begin with a marquee NFC clash to get the week started with the Washington Commanders traveling to Lambeau Field to meet the Green Bay Packers. There are multiple other matchups […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 2 - Kenneth Walker, James Conner, Josh Downs, more

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to another season of fantasy football! How did you finish in Week 1? Is your team already firing on all cylinders? Or did some of your stars stumble out of the starting blocks? Did you have one of the 12 top-25 wide receivers (per Yahoo ADP) who failed to reach […]