IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 8. When I drafted my IDP fantasy football team in my home league, I picked a Lions player at DL (Aidan Hutchinson), LB (Jack Campbell), and DB (Brian Branch). Well, now they all go on bye in Week 8, and, with […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups - Luther Burden, Tyler Allgeier, Darnell Mooney Fantasy Football Outlooks

The Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears both won on Monday Night Football in Week 7. The Bears fought a back-and-forth battle against the Washington Commanders and came out on top, 25-24, while Luther Burden III led the team in receptions with four for 51 yards. The Falcons took an early lead over the favored Buffalo […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups - Kameron Johnson, Christian Watson, Zay Jones Fantasy Football Outlooks

Many wide receivers like Kameron Johnson and Zay Jones are experiencing increased production as they step up in the wake of injuries their teammates suffered. Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Kameron Johnson scored his first touchdown of his young career. The Arizona Cardinals' Zay Jones, meanwhile, had a season high in a game that went down […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 7 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 7. I hope you took my advice and added New England Patriots defensive back Marcus Jones to your IDP fantasy football team. Jones made a sack and five tackles as the Patriots beat the New Orleans Saints. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6. The craziness continued in Week 5 of the NFL season -- the two last remaining undefeated teams lost, making this the earliest point in the season with no undefeateds since 2014. Nik Bonitto (three sacks) led a ferocious Denver Broncos […]

When Will Jaylen Warren Return and Be Back? Fantasy Football Injury Update for Week 5 (2025)

Pittsburgh Steelers' running back Jaylen Warren has been a relatively efficient runner, and there was much excitement about what he might do as the Steelers' lead back going into 2025. With his effectiveness in the receiving game, Warren has averaged over 90 yards from scrimmage so far this season. Fantasy managers were surprised, however, to […]

Time to Drop Tre Tucker? Fantasy Football Week 5 Waiver Wire Outlook (2025)

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Tre Tucker blew up in Week 3, making eight catches for 145 yards and three touchdowns. He already has more touchdowns this season than he did in either of his first two seasons. But Tucker followed that massive week up with a dud. In Week 4, he hauled in just […]

When Will Aaron Jones Return and Be Back? Fantasy Football Injury Update for Week 5 (2025)

Aaron Jones Sr. rushed for a career-high 1,138 yards in his first season as a Minnesota Viking, setting up expectations that he could continue performing as a low-end RB2 in the 2025 season. Unfortunately, Jones suffered a hamstring injury in Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons. When will Jones return to action, and what is […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 5 Fantasy Football (2025)

New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart won his debut, 21-18, over the Los Angeles Chargers, but he didn’t have a comfortable time doing it. Dart was sacked six times, including four times by Tuli Tuipulotu, one of this week’s IDP waiver wire adds. Another IDP who dominated this week was Bears safety Kevin Byard […]

Is Jauan Jennings, Davante Adams, Ricky Pearsall Playing? Fantasy Football Injury Updates (Week 4)

Week 4 of fantasy football is upon us, and you need to make last-minute lineup choices. Today we're looking at a few players carrying injury designations throughout the week. We're one quarter of the way through the season, and our fantasy team rosters are marked in red with "Questionable," "Doubtful," and "Out." It's especially tough […]

Time to Drop Dylan Sampson? Fantasy Football Week 4 Waiver Wire Outlook (2025)

Cleveland Browns running back Dylan Sampson made a big impact in the first game of his career, as he touched the ball 20 times and gained 93 yards from scrimmage in the Browns' loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. But since then, he's been a non-factor. His production has declined in each subsequent week, and the […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 4 Fantasy Football (2025)

Welcome everyone to my fantasy football IDP waiver wire pickups and streamers for Week 4 of the 2025 season. Last week was a wild one thanks to blocked kicks, defensive touchdowns, and turnovers galore. That's what we like to see when we play fantasy football with individual defensive players (IDP)! Three teams blocked field goals […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 3 (2025)

Another AFC North star had to leave in Week 2 before accumulating many stats, hurting many fantasy teams in Week 2. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith, who had been averaging just over 0.6 sacks per game over the past three seasons, went down with a high ankle sprain in the first half after making […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football IDP waiver wire pickups and streamers for Week 2 of the 2025 season! Defensive players on new teams made big impacts in one of the most exciting Week 1 showcases of recent NFL seasons. Micah Parsons crashed down on Jared Goff in the fourth quarter, creating a "Welcome to […]

Is Tyjae Spears Out for the Season? Fantasy Football Outlook and Injury Update (2025)

Injuries have dogged Tennessee Titans’ running back Tyjae Spears for his entire career. He had already torn his ACL twice—in both high school and college—before entering the NFL. After a promising rookie season, Spears missed five games and saw his production decline while dealing with ankle sprains and hamstring pulls. As we enter Week 1, […]

6 Crowded Fantasy Football Backfields To Avoid: Potential Running Back Draft Busts (2025)

Acquiring a strong bellcow running back is one of the best ways to win your fantasy league. But in the modern NFL, workhorse RBs are few and far between. Most backfields are committees. Still, some teams, like the Detroit Lions, can produce two starting-caliber fantasy running backs. Many backfields are difficult to predict, however. While […]

8 Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target in Drafts - Breakout Candidates at WR, RB, QB (2025)

Last season at this time, Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown was drafted in the eighth round or later in most fantasy drafts. He ended up gaining 1,350 yards from scrimmage while scoring 11 touchdowns, finishing as the RB10. We’re all looking for the next sleeper to help us win our leagues this year. Will […]

8 Fantasy Football Second-Year Breakouts: Sophomore Risers at WR, RB, and QB for 2025

Identifying breakout players is key to winning your fantasy football league. Every year, some unexpected players pop up and deliver spectacular results that help win leagues. Last season, Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba nearly doubled his yardage from 628 yards to 1,130. Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young had a breakout during the second half […]

First-Round Fantasy Football Draft Picks to Avoid: 3 Overvalued Players (2025)

Fantasy football drafts are underway, and the mistakes you make now will haunt you for the rest of the year. At this time in 2024, people drafted Christian McCaffrey No. 1 overall in most drafts. After getting four mediocre games out of CMC, 97% of those who rostered him in ESPN fantasy leagues missed the […]

5 Rookie Running Back Sleepers: Undervalued RBs to Target and Draft

Sleeper running backs can make a big impact in fantasy football even if they lack draft capital. Last season, fourth-round pick Bucky Irving and fifth-rounder Tyrone Tracy Jr. both finished as top-26 running backs. Twenty-five running backs were drafted in this year’s extremely strong draft class. While the big names are getting the most attention, […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Mock Draft For Dynasty Leagues: 12 Team, Single-QB (Post-NFL Draft)

As the 2025 NFL Draft ended, fantasy football managers are getting started jumping into mock drafts and rookie drafts in their dynasty leagues. There’s a clear consensus at No. 1. Everyone is taking Ashton Jeanty. The top four picks are all pretty much a consensus: Omarion Hampton, Tetairoa McMillan, and Travis Hunter in this order, […]

2025 NFL Draft Winners - 13 Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers at All Positions

The NFL Draft sends shockwaves through the dynasty fantasy football landscape. If too much new competition for targets and carries comes in, the value of your players could tank. But if a better supporting cast steps up alongside your guy, they could rise significantly. In this year's NFL Draft, we saw a little bit of […]

Wide Receiver Free Agency Risers, Fallers: Fantasy Football Outlooks (2025)

The 2025 NFL free-agent receiver market looked like the 2021 fantasy football leaderboard. Former triple crown winner Cooper Kupp, perennial top-5 finisher Davante Adams, and playmakers Stefon Diggs and DeAndre Hopkins all changed teams. Seattle’s longtime duo of DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett are both gone. The one star receiver still in his prime who […]

Fantasy Football Dynasty Price Check - Brian Robinson Jr. 2025 Outlook

As a rookie, Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was one of the inspiring stories of the 2022 NFL season. Despite being shot twice in the lower body during a robbery, Robinson recovered to make his debut in Week 5 and rushed for nearly 800 yards. Robinson's fantasy ceiling was limited as a rookie […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 17 (2024)

In Week 16, Kenny Moore made two interceptions, Taron Johnson and Marlon Humphrey both had a pick-six, and Joseph Ossai, one of my waiver-wire picks, was one of four Bengals to make a sack against the Cleveland Browns. In Week 17, I have more players who are sure to sack Browns QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson on […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 16 (2024)

If you faced Josh Allen (362 yards, four totals touchdowns) or Jared Goff (494 yards, five touchdowns) this week, or worse, both, then you might not be interested in reading this column, as you probably don’t have anything to play for in Week 16. That is unless you started Derek Stingley (two interceptions), T.J. Watt […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 15 (2024)

There’ll be scary ghost stories haunting Chiefs opponents. And Jameis Winston making angels out in the snow. And tales of the glories of fantasy playoffs long, long ago. It’s the most wonderful time of the year -- no more byes. There are four weeks to decide NFL playoff berths and fantasy championships. To help you […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 14 (2024)

In Week 13, we saw a revenge game for Seattle’s Leonard Williams against the New York Jets; Chargers rookie Tarheeb Still humiliating an old man in Atlanta, as he accounted for two of Kirk Cousins’ four interceptions; and T.J. Watt doing his part to help the Steelers defeat the Bengals, with two sacks and a […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13 (2024)

Are you one of the fantasy managers who plays in a league whose playoffs begin in Week 13 or Week 14? Did you complain to your manager that teams are on bye in Week 14? Don’t complain. Read this column instead. In Week 12, I had to suffer through sack leader Trey Hendrickson sitting on […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 12 (2024)

Kwity Paye came up big in the Indianapolis Colts’ comeback win over the New York Jets in Week 11, making seven tackles, two sacks, and forcing a fumble. With their second straight loss, the Jets fell to 3-8, tied for last place in the AFC East and in position to draft a QB. Alas, there […]