Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Laghezza vs. Mariano Rankings Comparisons

Just like that, football season's upon us. Seriously, how did that happen so fast? Regardless of the answer, it's high time we get down to business. Drafting's great and all, but the dirty little secret is most players wind up hurt or dropped — and it's our in-season decision-making abilities that truly drive success. Couldn't […]

Must-Have Fantasy Football Sophomores: 5 Second-Year League-Winners to Draft in 2025

There is a popular theory in fantasy football circles that players in their second year make a huge leap up to the next level of production. Rookies take a while to get acclimated to the NFL, the pace of play, and the more physical game they were used to in college. With a year of […]

6 Cheap Fantasy Football Value Picks: Joey's Later-Round Draft Targets (2025)

Every fantasy manager is always focused on the first few rounds of drafts. These are the best players in the NFL, and these are the players that are going to help you beat your opponent each week. However, the later rounds of drafts are just as important as the first few rounds. If you can […]

5 Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers For PPR Leagues

We are so close to hearing the Sunday NFL on Fox theme song playing on Sunday morning, and Carrie Underwood singing for Sunday Night Football as we wind down from the week and enjoy some delicious food. With a new season comes us, RotoBaller's, researching to try and find you the best players to target […]

Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers and Potential League Winners: Standard Leagues (Non-PPR)

Standard (non-PPR) leagues follow the original fantasy football format -- players are not awarded points for receptions, only for scoring plays like touchdowns, two-point conversions, and gaining yards. While some fantasy managers play solely in full-PPR or half-PPR leagues, there are still plenty of standard leagues out there. They're ideal if you prefer an unforgiving […]

Later-Round Fantasy Football Sleepers and Draft Values to Outperform ADP

Hello RotoBallers! Fantasy football draft season is in full swing. While many managers put much of their attention on the opening rounds, the final rounds could be just as important. While you cannot lose your league with your final picks, you can win them. Just look at Bucky Irving and Jayden Daniels from last season. […]

Dark-Horses for Overall RB1 Finish: Fantasy Football Running Backs to Smash ADPs

It won't be easy for a running back this year to beat out Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley for the title of RB1 overall in PPR fantasy football leagues. Barkley is set to reprise his massive role from 2024, provided he stays healthy again, which should lead to huge fantasy scoring once again. Yet the […]

7 Later-Round Lotto Tickets - Fantasy Football Value Picks and Draft Gems

As of this writing, the Powerball jackpot sits just shy of one BILLION dollars. Who knows where it might be come Saturday. Why mention this in a fantasy football article? That’s because today I’m here to share with you my favorite late-round fliers (AKA lottery tickets, get it?) for the 2025 fantasy football season. I […]

Best and Worst Fantasy Football Picks for First 10 Rounds - Draft Targets and Avoids (2025)

I've written many articles this offseason, but I haven't broken down an entire fantasy football draft yet. That's what I'll do in this article. I'll provide you with my best and worst draft picks in each of the first 10 rounds, and a few extra picks after round 10. Of course, it's all subjective. These […]

Sneaky WR1s Who Cost Less - Fantasy Football Wide Receivers to Smash ADPs

2025 drafts feel a little different. At the onesie positions, the top-shelf talent is too good to ignore. We’ve got three locked-and-loaded tight ends who are actually worth early capital. There are four, maybe five, quarterbacks who check both the “league winner” and “safe floor” boxes. Layer in one of the strongest rookie running back […]

Cheap Wide Receivers With WR2 Upside - Fantasy Football Draft Values After Pick 100

Finding value in the late rounds of drafts is key to winning your fantasy league. Stacking a roster with safe, quality depth options can be a viable strategy, but placing a few bets on players with upside is a necessary component of roster-building. When searching for wide receivers with upside in the later rounds, there […]

PPR Fantasy Football Sleepers: 11 Later-Round Draft Targets (2025)

One of the most fun parts of fantasy football is hitting on a late-round player in your preseason draft. One of the least fun parts is taking a wild swing on someone, then cursing your past self 10 weeks later when you’re 4-6 and the running back you loved preseason has 11 total carries. So […]

Popular Fantasy Football Bust Candidates Who Will Exceed Expectations: 5 ADP Fallers to Draft

Every year, fantasy football managers and analysts throw around a scorching hot buzzword. Which word is that? Bust. In the offseason leading up to fantasy drafts and the regular season, it's important to be wary of potential busts. Identifying these potential landmines allows fantasy managers to prepare, adjust their draft strategy, and pursue other players […]

Upside Draft Fliers for the Final Picks - Fantasy Football Sleepers to Round Out Rosters

It is not hard to draft, buy or protect Saquon Barkley, Josh Allen, and/or Justin Jefferson and watch them lead you to a fantasy football title. You will not win the GM of the Year award in your fantasy league because you did that. What is difficult is finding the late-round sleepers that can round […]

6 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers - Later-Round Values With Upside (2025)

Finding a sleeper who significantly exceeds expectations is a great way to strengthen your position as a contender for the fantasy football championship. In this article today, I'll analyze a few fantasy football players available outside of the top-150 picks who can put you over the top this season. These are my later-round fantasy football […]

Fantasy Football League-Winners: John Johnson's 5 Must-Draft Players (2025)

Winning your fantasy football leagues is tough. It's even tougher if you draft middling players that, despite getting plenty of hype before the season starts, end up faceplanting and languishing on fantasy benches all season. It's arguably even worse if that player puts up mediocre production. Players who have solid numbers but lack upside are […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 1

Football time is here! We are in the heat of draft weekend, and the regular season begins tonight. You can feel it in the air, and it is a wonderful time to be a fan of this great sport. With drafts in full swing, many managers have likely already begun to peek at the waiver […]

Sneaky Fantasy Football RB1 Candidates - Running Back Values With Upside (2025)

You can feel the electricity of fantasy draft season in the air... It's awesome. Months of preparation boil down to a small handful of drafts you really care about, and it's my job to get your running back plan in perfect working order. Especially in wild home league drafts where you need to expect the […]

Zero RB Fantasy Football Sleepers - Later Round Running Back Draft Targets

Zero RB is a draft strategy where you wait until the ~sixth round to select your first running back. The idea here is to stack your wide receiver room, perhaps adding an elite quarterback and/or tight end before taking the most volatile position in fantasy football. From there, you mix in some floor picks with […]

Later-Round Steals for Auction Drafts - Fantasy Football Upside Picks for $1

At this point in draft season, most of us seasoned fantasy degenerates already have our top-150 memorized with no need for a laptop. Sure, the order's a little different every time, but all in all, the top dozen rounds or so contain all the same names. That said, once starters are all rostered, all ADP-related […]

Later-Round Fantasy Football RB, WR Sleepers: Ryan's Must-Have Picks With Upside

We are officially deep into draft season with the NFL kickoff ~1 week away. While the first two weeks of March Madness will always be untouchable for me, the end of August -> early September span is somewhere in the top five. It's really hard to beat non-stop fantasy draft action. Undoubtedly one of the […]

Later-Round Wide Receivers: Fantasy Football Value Picks With Upside (2025)

We are a week away from the first game of the 2025 NFL season. For many, that means it is time to finally start drafting teams in redraft formats. However, there is also still time left to keep attacking best ball drafts. At this point in the summer, we have all the information we can […]

Fantasy Football Quarterback Sleepers: Middle-Round QB Draft Values (2025)

At RotoBaller HQ, we wrap up our middle-round value article series with the quarterback position. Once the elite options, such as Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, and Jalen Hurts, are off the board, the tiers in quarterback rankings can drop. However, there is plenty of value at quarterback, as we provide a few options […]

Sneaky Fantasy Football Bench Sleepers and Stashes: Late-Round Dart Throws (2025)

There are a variety of strategies you can deploy in your 2025 fantasy football draft. From Zero RB to late-round quarterback, there’s much debate regarding which approach is best to build a championship-caliber team. One strategy that’s not up for debate, though, is using your last few picks to select bench players with upside. It's […]

High-Upside Fantasy Football RB Value Picks - Draft Targets for Middle Rounds (2025)

One of the best feelings for fantasy managers is finding a gem at the running back position in the middle-to-late rounds of drafts. We saw plenty of that last year, as Chase Brown, Bucky Irving, and Chuba Hubbard all finished as top-14 fantasy running backs after going outside the top 100 picks in most drafts. […]

9 Fantasy Football Breakout Wide Receivers: Florio's Mid-Round and Later-Round Picks

You may have heard that breakouts win championships! It is why I am a big believer in taking upside shots in the middle and later rounds of your fantasy football drafts rather than going after safe floor plays. If you can build a safe core in the early rounds, a breakout player or two elevates […]

Identifying Running Back Fantasy Football Breakouts: Build-A-Breakout Workshop

Another football season on the horizon means plenty of well-defined fantasy lines drawn in the sand between spreadsheet quants, tape bros, and ball-knowers alike. Sure, a short list of the most elite players in the game draws consensus, but fantasy football's won on the margins. Anyone can auto-draft a fantasy squad through a half dozen […]

Fantasy Football League Winners: Dark-Horse Overall QB1 Contenders

Obviously, guys like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Jayden Daniels have shown us what they can do in the NFL -- put up huge numbers both as passers and rushers. They're on the short list of quarterbacks who could reasonably finish as the overall QB1 this season. But everyone knows that, so all three of […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers and Breakouts: Vacated Air Yards and Targets (2025)

We are all hunting for breakouts every season. Which players can outperform their previous seasons and produce value at their ADP as a result? It's easier said than done. For every player who does "break out" in 2025, another player will fail to meet expectations. We simply want to hit on more of these players […]