Will Brandon Aiyuk Play in Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (knee) tore both his ACL and MCL last season. It wasn't as widely reported, but he also damaged his meniscus substantially. More on that later. It was a brutal blow for a budding NFL star who could have had a monster season if he were simply targeted more. […]

Will Justin Jefferson Play in Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (hamstring) is currently dealing with a hamstring injury. Fantasy football managers who drafted the star wideout, who happens to be one of the best to ever play the game of football, are rightfully worried.  Jefferson, like many other WRs, has missed time in the past and even had a […]

Will Stefon Diggs Play in Week 1? Fantasy Football Injury Update

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (knee) signed a three-year, $63.5 million contract with his new team after the 2024 season. That might seem like an overpay, but wide receiver salaries have exploded in recent years because the position is so valuable. With the passing game being the most important component to consistently winning […]

Ranking Every NFL Offense for Fantasy Football (Part 1): Potential League-Winners or Busts (2025)

The offensive environments players find themselves in are crucial to driving fantasy football production. A surplus of talent, married with a highly productive offensive system that can succeed even in the face of injuries to key players, is enormous for driving consistent, high-floor, and high-ceiling production. It's a bit like walking in a minefield, drafting […]

Should I Draft Jacory Croskey-Merritt for Fantasy Football? Is Brian Robinson Still the Commanders' Starting RB1?

Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. has been the clear starting running back for his team for three seasons now. That's great, right? Well, not really. He's put up mediocre production in his time there, and while he's had some nice fantasy football weeks, he's not been a consistent force in the run game. […]

4 Fantasy Football Risers from New Offensive Schemes: NFL Coaching Changes Analysis (2025)

Changes in offensive schemes are one of the biggest ways in which players can exceed expectations and reset the fantasy football market for themselves. We've seen this happen numerous times. There are plenty of players who languish under the "guidance" of poor offensive coordinators and offensive-minded head coaches who hold back their ability to reach […]

Every Fantasy Football Running Back With a Potential Workhorse Role (2025)

Running backs with workhorse roles are absolutely crucial to fantasy football teams' success each season. A consistent and high-scoring player at the RB position can give you the edge you need to grind out tough, close wins during the regular season and make it to the playoffs. Almost invariably, the top-scoring running backs each season […]

8 Fantasy Football Sleepers: NFC East/NFC North Undervalued Draft Picks for 2025

The NFC East and NFC North have a plethora of fantasy-relevant football players that would be nice to target in fantasy football leagues. Of course, this isn't Pokemon -- you can't have them all, but you can help out your fantasy team quite a bit by targeting the undervalued players. There are always situations in […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Running Backs for Zero-RB Builds (2025)

The zero-RB strategy, despite its flaws, will never cease to be one of the most popular team-building strategies in existence for fantasy football managers. It makes sense because most leagues have Point Per Reception, or PPR, scoring systems, in which a catch counts for a full point, the equivalent of gaining 10 yards. This makes […]

Fantasy Football Best Ball Cheat Sheet – Tiered Rankings, Sleepers & Strategy (2025)

Getting the best stacks in best ball is one of the easiest ways to make your team as competitive as possible. Every year, specific quarterback and receiver combinations produce multiple massive boom games that propel best ball teams to glory. Additionally, examining each team's schedule and identifying the teams they face can also give you […]

Best Fantasy Football Targets for Every Round: Potential League-Winners in Rounds 9-16

Nailing your later-round draft picks is crucial to winning your leagues in fantasy football if your earlier-round picks don't hit. This is also true if they get injured. The truth is that picks after the first eighth round matter quite a bit. You need players to fill in for bye weeks, for injuries, and if […]

Updated Fantasy Football Outlooks for Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Darren Waller: Post-Jonnu Smith Trade (2025)

The Miami Dolphins have made a few big moves at pass-catcher this offseason. No, they haven't traded away their top receivers or top pass-catching running back, but they've shuffled a few things around, and thus, they deserve a new look from a fantasy football perspective. For the most part, the moves don't have a huge effect on […]

Best Fantasy Football Targets for Every Round: Potential League-Winners in Rounds 1-8

Every season, some players beat their ADPs. That's pretty obvious, of course. But breaking them down by rounds could help put yourself in a better position to maximize your draft value if you play in a league that allows pick trading. Even if you don't, there are clear undervalued players -- some of them obvious, […]

Analyzing Elusiveness to Find Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers and Busts in 2025

Elusiveness is one of the most underrated and most crucial skills a running back can have in the NFL. Gone are the days when big power backs were all every NFL team wanted. Constantly crashing into defenders at high speed is a great way to shorten a career. Additionally, there's more than one way to […]

Fantasy Football Quarterbacks With Underrated Rushing Upside: 3 Sneaky Dual-Threat QBs

Rushing production for quarterbacks is often hailed as the "X-Factor" for fantasy football. Nearly every season, most of the top-five quarterbacks in fantasy points per game scored get to where they are because of their legs. This is fundamentally obvious when looking at scoring rules. Rushing yards count for 2.5 times the value of passing […]

Last Year's Fantasy Football Breakouts to Avoid in 2025: 4 Regression Candidates and Draft Fades

It seems that many fantasy managers simply expect players who have any kind of breakout season to continue playing very well until they reach the age of 32 or older. But that isn't always the case. Instead, players often have very inconsistent production throughout their careers. Sometimes, one-hit wonders do happen. It's not uncommon. Ignoring […]

Dynasty Start-Up Draft Targets: 5 Rookies and Sophomores to Chase in Fantasy Football

It's crucial to draft the right players in your dynasty fantasy football startup leagues, and certain players can be had for massively cheap. Those are generally the players you should target, though it's important to try to chase value in every round. Taking a holistic view of the player and their situation can help you […]

Travis Etienne Jr. vs Bhayshul Tuten: Fantasy Football Outlook for Jaguars RBs in 2025

The backfield of the Jacksonville Jaguars is confusing many fantasy managers right now. The clear top-4 candidates for the positions of RB1 and RB2 are likely Travis Etienne Jr., Tank Bigsby, Bhayshul Tuten, and LeQuint Allen Jr., so at least we know that. Etienne is a veteran entering his fourth season, while Bigsby was drafted […]

John Johnson's Top Best Ball Draft Targets: 5 Must-Have Fantasy Football Players for 2025

As most of you likely already know, best ball is a fantasy football format in which you draft a team and never have to worry about setting your starting lineup. Your end-of-week lineup will automatically become the optimized lineup -- the one that, together, scored the most points. For these reasons, there are a few […]

Updated Fantasy Football Outlooks for Jonnu Smith, DK Metcalf, and Pat Freiermuth: Post Steelers-Dolphins Trade

New Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jonnu Smith was just traded to his new team from the Miami Dolphins in a multi-player deal that included cornerback Jalen Ramsey, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, and some draft selections. Smith will now rejoin his old offensive coach, Arthur Smith. This trade will certainly have meaningful impacts on fantasy football for […]

5 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates or League-Winners: Late-Round Draft Targets for 2025

In the later rounds, which can be anything after the fifth round in redraft fantasy football leagues, it becomes much, much harder to find serious talent. Nearly all the players that most fantasy managers agree will have nice seasons are taken in the first four rounds. In the fifth round, things start to dry up, […]

NFL WR Power Rankings: Top 10 Wide Receiver Corps for the 2025 Season: Bengals, Eagles, and more

It's incredibly difficult to succeed as an NFL team without a good group of wide receivers. Even teams that have good quarterbacks, good defenses, and a solid running game will often falter in the playoffs if their wideouts can't get the job done. On the flip side, teams that have good WR groups tend to […]

John Johnson's Fantasy Football Must-Avoid Draft Picks: 5 Overvalued Veteran Busts for 2025

There are players you just shouldn't draft every year. In hindsight, it seems obvious why, but before the season, it's important to understand that busts can be difficult to predict. And it's also crucial to recognize that busts are often players that fantasy managers really want to succeed and have big seasons. Unfortunately, that doesn't […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft: 12-Teams, Single-QB (Expert Picks and Analysis)

I hope you're not getting tired of checking out new rookie mock drafts and analysis for dynasty fantasy football leagues. We're not getting tired of writing them... yet. With so much action in the rankings and ADPs, and players falling in and out of favor constantly, though, there's never a dull moment in analyzing player […]

6 Must-Have Fantasy Football Draft Picks for Standard-League Scoring (2025)

Over the years, standard fantasy football leagues, which don't award players any additional points for receptions, have waned in popularity. But they were the original way in which scoring was handled. It makes sense, too -- receptions aren't inherently more valuable in the NFL. While some fantasy managers might think so, they're just not. A […]

Should I Draft Jayden Higgins or Jaylin Noel? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

The Houston Texans drafted wide receiver Jayden Higgins in the second round, with the 34th overall pick, and wide receiver Jaylin Noel in the third round, with the 79th overall pick. It was a bit of a surprise seeing the two receivers, both from Iowa State, go to the same team. And immediately, for dynasty fantasy football […]

Is the Zero RB Strategy Viable in 2025? Expert Fantasy Football Draft Analysis

The Zero RB draft strategy in fantasy football, in which fantasy managers prioritize drafting multiple wide receivers before selecting a single running back in their drafts, has been very popular in recent years. It's regularly touted as the best strategy to build league-winning teams. This isn't some stroke of genius, though. It's obvious that when […]

Top 5 Dynasty Fantasy Football Wide Receivers to Stash: WR Sleepers and Draft Targets (2025)

It's a pretty fantastic feeling to draft a backup wide receiver in dynasty fantasy football, stash him on your bench for whatever time needed, and see him break out and eventually have a great career in the NFL. It's not always easy to get players like this on your roster, though. It's even better when […]

Should I Draft Emeka Egbuka or Tre Harris? 2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Tre Harris, both rookies selected in the 2025 NFL Draft, are two players commonly being selected in the first two rounds of dynasty fantasy football rookie drafts ahead of the 2025 NFL season. Both are set to head into offenses that were […]

Nick Chubb Fantasy Football Outlook with the Houston Texans: Should You Draft Chubb in 2025?

The Houston Texans signed running back Nick Chubb on June 9, ending his time as a free agent and landing him on a playoff team in 2024. Chubb will now share a backfield with running back Joe Mixon, and presumably step into the RB2 spot behind him. This signing is an interesting one. While Chubb […]