Second-Year Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates - Sophomores With Upside

The 2025 NFL regular season is quick approaching. Fantasy football leagues will be drafting daily, and managers will be starting their push for a fantasy championship with their draft prep. One of the best things you can do in a fantasy football draft is identify second-year players who are poised to take a developmental step. […]

11 Fantasy Football Breakout Running Backs - Florio's Mid-Round and Later-Round Picks

Breakouts are what win fantasy football championships. Those players that you get in the middle and late rounds of your drafts who turn into one of the best players at their position are what win leagues. It is why I believe you should be chasing players with that kind of upside with most of your […]

Overall WR1 Contenders for Fantasy Football - Potential League-Winners

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase finished the season as the dominant, clear WR1 overall last season. Powered by a horrible Bengals defense, elite quarterback play from QB Joe Burrow, and his own transcendent talent, Chase won the receiving Triple Crown. He caught 127 passes for 1,708 yards and 17 touchdowns, easily beating all other […]

11 Fantasy Football Later-Round Lotto Tickets: Nick Mariano's Favorite 2025 Draft Sleepers

We love to nail those early draft picks to set the tone for success, but there's nothing like turning those last couple of picks into a league-winner. The zero-to-hero dynamic is too alluring. And there's no point in clogging the end of our bench with a plodder who is just going to trickle in 4-7 […]

IDP Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates or Avoids: 6 Defensive Players to Target or Fade (2025)

One of the biggest knocks on IDP fantasy football is that it lacks uniformity. Every league has its own unique quirks, with some starting two linebackers and others starting five. Some treat a sack like a Black Friday flat screen, while others can barely be bothered to acknowledge the play. The result is a landscape […]

PPR Fantasy Football Sleepers List - Nick Mariano's Draft Values for RB, WR, TE (2025)

This premium article is part of our 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and a free sample of the expert analysis loaded up in RotoBaller's Draft Kit. Enjoy this premium article for free for a limited time. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Before we begin, let's all get on the […]

4 Fantasy Football Tight End Sleepers: Undervalued ADP Value Picks for 2025

Most agree there are three elite tight ends in fantasy football this season. Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, and George Kittle are all deserving of an early-round pick, but what happens after that? According to Yahoo's average draft position (ADP), only four tight ends go between picks 40 and 80. That's Sam LaPorta, T.J. Hockenson, Mark […]

$1 Fantasy Football Auction Draft Values - Cheap Sleepers with Upside (2025)

As we enter peak fantasy football draft season, funds get tight. One way to block out how much you have spent in fantasy drafts this offseason is to sign up for an auction draft and find some players in the bargain bin to fill out your roster. It's like a fantasy football Jedi mind trick. […]

Late-Round Fliers: Fantasy Football Upside Draft Picks for RB, WR, TE (2025)

This premium article is part of our 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and a free sample of the expert analysis loaded up in RotoBaller's Draft Kit. Enjoy this premium article for free for a limited time. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Fantasy football drafters rightfully pay the most attention […]

The Fantasy Football Running Back Handcuff Hedge - Mastering The Art of RB Handcuffs (2025)

It's been almost seven years since I last wrote this article, and my philosophy on the fantasy football running back "handcuff hedge" has only strengthened since then. We have learned over time that the running back position is, without question, the most volatile in fantasy football. This understanding is based on the percentage of injuries […]

Sophomore Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Busts: Draft Avoids (2025)

There are some second-year NFL receivers who are set to have massive 2025 seasons. I want Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas Jr. on as many of my rosters as possible. I want guys like Rome Odunze, Xavier Worthy, and Ricky Pearsall on some of my rosters, though their floor is lower. There […]

IDP Fantasy Football Breakouts, Sleepers, and Busts (2025)

We are so close to real football that you can smell it. That means peak fantasy draft time is upon us. Data shows that a vast number of fantasy leagues wait to select their teams until the final two weeks before kickoff. That means the next two weeks will be busy, and those in IDP […]

Matt Donnelly's Fantasy Football "All-Value" Team: 8 Must-Have Draft Targets (2025)

With the Hall of Fame Game now behind us, NFL football officially begins for the other 30 teams and the millions upon millions of fantasy football enthusiasts. As we enter peak draft season, it's crucial to identify and target some of the more underrated players, finding their values that others often overlook. Often, we see […]

Wide Receiver Target Hogs - Upside Fantasy Football Picks for 2025

Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, and CeeDee Lamb will lead their team in targets. They have high odds to lead the league in targets, something each has done once in the last three seasons. But they play with good, if not great, secondary options. Chase has Tee Higgins. Jefferson has former first-round pick Jordan Addison opposite […]

Mid-Round Running Back League Winners for Fantasy Football (2025)

The early rounds of fantasy football drafts can often be quite predictable, with players being taken right around their ADP as managers look to secure safe production from top fantasy producers in previous seasons. The saying goes that you don't usually win your league in the first three rounds, but you can certainly lose it […]

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

A strong trend of taking two running backs in the first three rounds of fantasy football drafts has emerged this season. And while I'm not here to tell you that's the wrong way to do it (I sometimes find myself doing it), it's certainly not the only way to construct a winning team either. But […]

Fantasy Football League-Winners: Dave Ventresca's 6 Must-Draft Players (2025)

It’s hard to believe we are approaching the end of August. The start of another NFL season is upon us. That also means we will see many fantasy football drafts take place over the next several days before the new season begins. For context, I love fantasy football. It is a true passion of mine, […]

Best Early-Season D/ST Matchups - Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule Analysis (2025)

The summer has flown by once again, and the 2025 NFL season is upon us. For some, all drafts are complete, and we anxiously await the opening kickoff. For many others, there are some last remaining drafts between now and the start of the season. We are on the brink of the annual transition from […]

Rookie Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers - Late-Round Targets With Upside

With the NFL regular season around the corner, time is running out for fantasy football dynasty leagues to stage their rookie drafts. At this point, there is already a significant amount of information about where the rookies stand on their respective teams. Turning that information into sharp picks is the challenge. It does not take […]

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 […]

Adam Koffler's 5 Fantasy Football Deep Sleepers: Later-Round Breakout Candidates to Draft

In fantasy football, there are sleepers, and then there are deep sleepers. These guys typically come off the board in the later rounds of your drafts. This is where you can have a serious edge over your league mates. Hit on a couple of these guys and you'll be golden (hint, hint) this season. The five […]

Fantasy Football Breakout Tight Ends: Florio's Middle-Round and Later-Round Picks

I have said it in each part of this series: breakouts win championships. It is why you should be targeting high upside places in your drafts. If you want breakout quarterbacks, running backs, or wide receivers, I've got you covered. A breakout, though, is different at different positions, especially at tight end. Sure, everyone would […]

Andrew Ball's Fantasy Football League-Winners: 4 Must-Draft Players (2025)

Hours of research. Dozens of player outlooks. Countless mock drafts. It's all led to this. With draft season in full swing, it's time to put my money where my words are and pick four players whom I'm targeting in every fantasy football draft this summer. There's no time to waste. Here are the reasons why […]

CBS Fantasy Football Value Picks and Sleepers: Upside Draft Targets for CBS Leagues (2025)

As we enter the home stretch before the start of another NFL season, fantasy football leagues everywhere are hosting their annual draft. No matter how much experience you have, there can be a lot of pressure when you enter the war room. That’s why managers must enter their drafts fully prepared to handle whatever comes […]

5 Fantasy Football Lotto Tickets: Justin's Late-Round Picks with League-Winning Upside

Everyone talks about sleepers, but sometimes those normal kind of sleepers just won't cut it. You just hear the same names repeated over and over again. Like, do we really need to hear more about Jacory Croskey-Merritt? No offense to him, but I think the whole fantasy football community understands why he has upside. No, sometimes […]

5 Late-Round Fantasy Football Draft Values: High-Upside Sleepers to Target (2025)

Every season, managers debate and grind over the early portion of the draft. However, the late-round sleepers are what make champions. Players like Bucky Irving and Jameson Williams won leagues last season with their efforts despite being drafted outside of the first 120 picks. These five late-round sleepers will be the difference-makers for your fantasy […]

6 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates to Draft: John's Must-Have Sleepers (2025)

With only a couple of weeks left until the start of the NFL and fantasy football season, the preseason sleepers and breakout candidates are different from what they were two months ago. When the summer started and player analysis really kicked into high gear, that meant players labeled as breakout candidates at that time had […]

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 […]

"My Guys" For 2025 Fantasy Football - Thunder Dan's Favorite Draft Picks

The preseason is behind us, and now we play the waiting game as the first game of the regular season is only about a week away. Fantasy drafts are happening daily, and the anticipation for NFL Week 1 is mounting. This article will be another installment of the "My Guys" series here at RotoBaller, in […]