WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy football season. After a long offseason, we're thrilled to be back and kick off the 2025 season! For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using […]

Fantasy Football DST Draft Avoids, Fades - Team Defenses With Tough Early Matchups

If we're targeting defenses, then there probably will be teams to fade. Take a look at my latest article if you're interested in reading about the team defenses to target as sleepers. We discussed how NFL teams break their season into quarters, and we'll do the same for targeting and starting defenses. It's rare to […]

Running Back Landmines to Avoid - Fantasy Football Bust Candidates

Everyone loves breakouts and sleepers. However, the players to avoid might be just as important as the breakouts and sleepers. We've discussed the dead zone at running back, which has evolved throughout the years. Typically, the market pushed up running backs who had projected volume to begin the season. However, drafters weren't thinking about how […]

5 Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Sleepers and Draft Values: WR3s With Upside (2025)

Most fantasy football leagues have flex positions, allowing players to choose from a running back, a wide receiver, and a tight end. In formats where players are rewarded for receptions and receiving points, we aim to secure the flex position, typically held by a receiver. Sometimes, receivers being priced as a WR3, meaning WR36 or […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Sleepers for ZeroRB Builds: 5 Later-Round Draft Values (2025)

Some drafters might be fading the ZeroRB approach because running backs were profitable in the early rounds over the past two seasons. With the juicy 2025 rookie class, many receivers and running backs landed in friendly spots, making them earlier picks in drafts. The basis for the ZeroRB draft strategy came from Shawn Siegele and […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver (WR) Matchups - Strength of Schedule Analysis (2025)

Like any projection, we're basing our information on a relatively small sample of the previous season or multiple seasons. NFL teams discuss dividing their seasons into quarters or sections, allowing them to make adjustments. Even within those quarters or chunks, those teams will evolve and look different at various points in time. The same process […]

Fantasy Football D/ST Draft Sleepers - Team Defenses With Strong Early-Season Matchups

We love hyping up sleepers and must-have targets at various positions. However, we sometimes forget about defenses. Sometimes those team defenses can provide spike weeks, helping fantasy managers win leagues. In redraft leagues, the playoffs matter, but we need to reach that point. One way to increase our odds of reaching the fantasy football playoffs […]

Toughest Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Matchups: Early-Season Strength of Schedule Losers (2025)

After examining the receiving data allowed by coverage, we projected a strength of schedule for receivers based on the first four weeks of games. This doesn’t mean we should sit all the receivers. However, we might want to downgrade or lower expectations given how the camp news and team situations shake out over the next […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target At Every Position - Corbin Young's Drafting Backward Strategy (2025)

In fantasy baseball, one strategy involves drafting backward or building your draft from the back. So what does that mean? Essentially, it's an attempt to find players who could provide similar production. Our goal is to find players with similar skills to those of a player who is selected earlier in drafts. Name value, recent successes […]

5 Fantasy Football Value Picks With Upside - Late-Round Best Ball Draft Targets (2025)

Best ball leagues have been taking over the world. Everyone loves drafting and then watching how the team shakes out. In a recent article, I examined the historical data for Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) formats. The data uncovers where drafters scooped up potential values to win best ball leagues. Using historical data and win […]

Crowded Fantasy Football Backfields to Chase: 8 Committee Running Back Draft Targets (2025)

There has been research on leaning into the uncertainty and examining crowded backfields. We discussed the Giants, Vikings, and Commanders in a previous article covering a few other backfields. We're looking at team running backs with an average draft position (ADP) difference at 75 picks or lower from their team's RB1 and RB2 in the […]

Who Should I Draft for Fantasy Football? Bo Nix, Justin Fields, Drake Maye Outlooks (2025)

When fantasy managers are on the clock, whether it’s a fast or slow draft, we have important decisions to make. Sometimes, the clock winding down can make us feel the pressure to make the correct pick. That’s especially true when there are a few different players at the same position having similar profiles. We’re in […]

Top Rebound Candidates - Fantasy Football Draft Targets With Upside (2025)

The process for identifying rebound candidates involved examining players who underperformed or were inefficient. It could be for various reasons, like an injury, the offensive environment, or small samples. These potential players that could rebound fit those molds. These players may not excite fantasy managers, but they could provide value by bouncing back and performing […]

6 Committee Running Back Fantasy Football Draft Targets - Crowded Backfields to Chase (2025)

We have 11 teams with one running back drafted in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Average Draft Position (ADP) within the first 150 picks. They include the Ravens, Panthers, Bengals, Browns, Packers, Texans, Colts, Chiefs, Raiders, Saints, and Eagles. Meanwhile, 65.6 percent of the team backfields have two more running backs drafted inside the […]

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes for Week 19: Pitch Mix, Velocity, Movement (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another column that's part of my "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 19 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We're diving deep into the arsenals of one veteran remaking himself and a young arm coming around. Today's article will discuss two starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, such as […]

5 Fantasy Football Rookies To Target In Dynasty, Avoid in 2025 Redraft Leagues

This is a tricky process because we typically want to build our redraft teams like dynasty ones. After all, rookies and young players impact fantasy squads. One way to filter through which players to examine involves looking at the differences between the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Average Draft Position (ADP) in redraft and one-quarterback […]

The RB Dead Zone In Fantasy Football: What Is It And Do You Need To Avoid It?

The running back dead zone examines players going in the early to middle rounds at the position. We'll use Rounds 4 through 8 as arbitrary markers for running backs going in Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) leagues. However, these running backs have been pushed up the draft board, and they might be riskier than anticipated. The […]

Must-Have Fantasy Football Slot Wide Receivers: 2025 Draft Targets and Value Picks

Last offseason, we wrote about notable slot receivers, including Jayden Reed and Chris Godwin. We're back here again, examining slot receivers heading into the 2025 season. There's value in researching team-level trends before deep-diving into the player data. The teams that targeted the slot at the highest rate include the Panthers, Seahawks, Cowboys, Bills, and […]

Boom-or-Bust Fantasy Football Running Backs to Trade for: 5 Dynasty Buys

We've seen the running backs don't matter narrative thrown around, especially when you're a ZeroRB person like myself, especially in dynasty leagues. Fantasy managers need running backs to thrive in winning dynasty leagues, but the shelf life can be shortened since they're replaceable commodities. Like any risk-taking in life, we need to evaluate our risk […]

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes for Week 16: Pitch Mix, Velocity, Movement (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 16 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 33 starting pitchers, with three more in this column, including two young arms with upside. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, such as a release point […]

Fantasy Baseball Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes for Week 15: Pitch Mix, Velocity, Movement (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 15 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 33 starting pitchers, with three more in this column, including one veteran, a former top prospect, and a post-hype sleeper. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 14)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 14 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers, with three more in this column, including one veteran and two young arms with small samples. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, such […]

5 Dynasty Fantasy Football Start-Up Busts: Overvalued Players to Avoid (2025)

Like any product with market value, having a process for finding undervalued and overvalued items is essential. In the age of never-ending data sources, we can research potential values based on the market. One quick way to do that involves comparing rankings to the average draft position (ADP). Like any list and filter, it provides […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 13)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 13 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers, with three more in this column, including deep league streamers that caught our eye. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a release […]

Fantasy Baseball League Winners: Unlikely Aces Worth A Roster Spot? (Week 12)

Welcome back to Unlikely Aces. We're heading into late June, with students heading into summer break, meaning the heart of the fantasy baseball season. It's fun to stream starting pitchers and find success. However, sometimes streaming pitchers can destroy the ratios. We should have a process for any waiver wire move, start/sit decision, or player […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 12)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, including two surgers and one faller. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a release […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 11)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 11 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 30 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom were consistent veterans with ace-like outcomes. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, […]

Swing Path and Attack Angle Research - Notable Fantasy Baseball Risers and Fallers

About a month ago, we heard much about torpedo bats, particularly bat speed and bat tracking, as a hot topic. I researched the bat tracking data, finding that some of it can be noisy, although it's helpful to identify what matters. Mike Petriello of MLB.com covered the new swing path and attack angle metrics available, sparking […]

3 Fantasy Football Rookie Wide Receivers to Draft: WR Breakout Candidates to Target (2025)

Draft capital matters for players. That's especially based on research for wide receivers going on Day 3 or undrafted. The hits have been low when attempting to find Day 3 prospects breaking out in Year 1. We're chasing outliers like Puka Nacua and Amon-Ra St. Brown since 2021. That tells us it might be better […]

Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes - Pitch Mix Analysis for Fantasy Baseball (Week 10)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly "Starting Pitcher Arsenal Changes" article series for Week 10 of the 2025 fantasy baseball season. We researched 27 starting pitchers so far, with three more in this column, all of whom flashed were top prospects. Today's article will discuss a few starting pitchers who made actionable adjustments, like a […]