Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Waiver Wire Stashes for Week 2 Fantasy Football (2025)

We are just one week into the NFL regular season, and already some fantasy teams are dealing with the injury bug. The good news is that byes do not start for a couple of weeks! You should have most of your lineup available to you. For those who need to replace an injured player or […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the 2025 season. Every week of the fantasy football season, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers have to consider picking up weeks in advance.  Stashing the right defenses in advance could be […]

Week 2 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 season! Every week of the fantasy season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 until the end of the fantasy football season. This will […]

Week 2 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back to our fantasy football kicker streamers, starts and tiered rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 season. If you want to convince folks that kickers aren't boring, direct them to the opening week. Chris Boswell drilled a 60-yard field goal, the longest of his career. Matt Prater, just called up from the practice […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Watchlist for Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of our fantasy football waiver wire watchlist. It was a wild opening week, in which waiver wire players such as Dylan Sampson and Quentin Johnston emerged as key figures in their respective offenses. However, both Sampson and Johnston are rostered too much and no longer qualify for this article (all players […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups - Fantasy Football Free Agent Adds and Stashes (2025)

What an amazing start to the NFL season. Between the Chargers and Chiefs game on Friday, and that epic Sunday Night game with the Bills and the Ravens! As you watch highlights and coaches talk about week one, you'll often hear "it's a marathon, not a sprint." That same holds true for our fantasy season. […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 3 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Streaming defenses is one of the most effective strategies in fantasy football, especially early in the season when trends are still forming. Instead of sticking with a mediocre unit week after week, managers can target favorable matchups, taking advantage of struggling offenses, rookie quarterbacks, or teams with glaring weaknesses in protection. The first week of […]

NFL Rookies: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups and Stashes for Week 2

Time and time again, rookies prove to be absolutely pivotal to many fantasy football team's prospects throughout NFL seasons. First-year players that aren't drafted in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft tend to be overlooked, leading to the prospect of fantasy managers getting major value for picking them up. The "green flags", or […]

Dynasty League Cut List - Top Fantasy Football Drop Candidates for Week 2

Welcome to my dynasty fantasy football cut list for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. Dynasty fantasy leagues, more than anything else, are about timing: when to buy, when to sell, and when to cut your losses. Sure, it helps to have good fortune here and there, and perhaps a couple of impatient league […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to the fantasy football financial advisory column that looks to help you best manage your precious free agent funds! You may recall that last year turned into the Isaiah Likely sweepstakes after one week of ball, thanks to a thin pool of good candidates, but is 2025 running that dynamic back? Whatever your […]

Fantasy Football Week 2 Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE)

Welcome back to our deeper league fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2. There were plenty of fantasy standouts, disappointments, and learning opportunities in the opening week that we can build upon going forward. A lot of analysis focuses on leagues that have traditional formats (10 or 12 teams with a standard-sized lineup and […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Joshua Palmer, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Romeo Doubs, Kayshon Boutte

What an incredible Sunday of football we had, and the first week of fantasy football will officially be in the books once the Monday Night game is completed. No time to panic if you started the season (0-1). It's time to scour the waiver wire for players who help your teams this season. At RotoBaller […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 2

The opening week of NFL games is in the books, but it’s important we’re not too reactionary. Bad games happen. Flukey stuff happens, and when it occurs in the first week, it’s far more exaggerated, because we don’t have any other data to say, “yeah, but…”. So, as we look forward to this year’s first […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Fantasy Football WR Adds for Week 2 Include Hollywood Brown, Keenan Allen, Cedric Tillman, Troy Franklin

Welcome back to our fantasy football wide receiver waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 season. Did that feel as long for you as it did for me? Football is back (!), and opening week was not short of storylines. Everything we've planned for and adjusted to for the last seven months is […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 - Dylan Sampson, Quinshon Judkins, Trey Benson, Kyle Monangai, Kenneth Gainwell, more

Welcome back to our fantasy football running back waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 season! The framework for the creation of your rosters evolved as the offseason unfolded, through your diligent efforts in planning and constructing each team that was ultimately assembled to compete for league championships. The first installment of this […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 TE Options Include Zach Ertz, Brenton Strange, Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry, more

One week down, three tight ends down. It did not take long for the injury bug to bite some tight ends on the backside. San Francisco’s George Kittle, Denver’s Evan Engram, and Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers all got banged up. Now, fantasy football managers are scrambling like Justin Fields to find tight ends. That is […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Top QB Adds for Week 2 Include Trevor Lawrence, Geno Smith, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, more

As usual, defenses were ahead of offenses in Week 1 of the NFL season. Just three teams scored 30 or more points. Conversely, 10 teams failed to score more than 15 points. It wasn’t the greatest week of fantasy production, but we did still get some excellent performances from quarterbacks. Nine different quarterbacks scored at […]

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 […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Quentin Johnston, Keenan Allen, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, Calvin Austin III

The NFL regular season is finally here. Starting with a tense opener between Dallas and Philadelphia, Week 1 gave audiences some exciting finishes. It also gave fantasy managers a lot of action to sate their appetites. With the highs, lows, and everything in between, fantasy football is officially back. The two big stars of Sunday […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round Including Quentin Johnston, Marquise Brown, Trey Benson, Quinshon Judkins, Harold Fannin Jr., more

It's already time to look ahead with our rapid waiver piece that puts every relevant player on your roadmap. This is a delicate time, as we'll balance all of our pre-draft evaluation with a one-week sample size. Balance your immediate needs with a capacity for long-term stashes as we navigate our fantasy football waiver wire […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 2 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Projecting fantasy football defenses early in the season is always a challenge. NFL parity ensures that even the league’s worst teams can close the gap quickly, while offseason roster turnover reshuffles depth charts on both sides of the ball. A defense that looked vulnerable last year may suddenly become competent, and an offense that struggled […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the 2025 season -- looking at the first four weeks and identifying the best D/ST matchups. Some leagues have gone away from carrying a defense position. The reasoning has to do with the overall inconsistency of starting a […]

Waiver Wire Planning A Week Ahead: High-Upside Bench Stashes Before Fantasy Football Week 1

Hey RotoBallers! It's time to look ahead, and plan for waiver wire stashes who may emerge in Week 1 games. Even though we have only had two games so far in Week 1, it is never too early to begin to look at the top options on the waiver wire. It is crucial to get […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 1 Including Quinshon Judkins, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Ollie Gordon II, Dont'e Thornton Jr., Jayden Higgins, more

Welcome back to our first 2025 installment of the quick-hitting waiver piece that aims to put buzzy players on your radar! Soon enough, we'll be in the thick of the season, but most players have a blank canvas yet to be painted. Let's start the year on the right foot with our fantasy football waiver […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our first weekly defensive rankings article. Every week of the fantasy football season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 every week until the end of the fantasy football season. This will be your go-to stop for all defensive […]

Updated Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings Fantasy Football - Bhayshul Tuten, Jerome Ford, Ollie Gordon, Dont'e Thornton, Quinshon Judkins, Elic Ayomanor

The fantasy football draft season is coming to an end, and Week 1 is finally here! With most fantasy football drafts completed by now, it's time to scour the waiver wire for players who help your team in 2025. Today we're back with our updated Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings before Week 1 […]

Week 1 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

I'm currently in Alaska, and we got to do one of the coolest excursions today. We took a helicopter to the Meade Glacier, walked around, and had the opportunity to drink clean water straight from the source. (If you ever get the chance to do this, do not pass it up!) I knew I was […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Watchlist for Week 1

Welcome to Week 1 and our fantasy football waiver wire watchlist article for the 2025 season! While a good draft is key to winning your fantasy league, making smart moves on the waiver wire can be a sneaky-good way to make up for a bad draft or strengthen a good one. Young and/or unproven players […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Top QB Adds for Week 1 Include Trevor Lawrence, Michael Penix Jr., Geno Smith, more

Week 1 of the NFL season is finally here. After spending months strategizing and preparing for the season, it is now time to start the journey towards winning a fantasy championship. The 2025 season hasn’t even started yet, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t scour the waiver wire to try and find ways to […]