2025 Fantasy Football TE Best Ball Rankings: Tight End Player Outlooks and Draft Strategy

While redraft fantasy football leagues are the most popular, best ball is quickly catching up. Casual players have come to love playing in best ball leagues, giving them a chance to scratch the offseason fantasy football itch. Much will change between today and the start of the regular season in six months. However, now is […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Best Ball Rankings For 2025 (Tiers 4-8)

The most dormant weeks of the offseason have concluded as we steadily advance toward the onset of free agency. Many of you have intensified your involvement in the best ball draft process which provides an opportunity for you to avoid in-season roster management. However, this enhances the importance of constructing rosters that will withstand the […]

2025 Fantasy Football QB Best Ball Rankings: Quarterback Player Outlooks and Draft Strategy

Fantasy football has become a year-round game. Dynasty fantasy players are preparing for their rookie drafts in a few months. Meanwhile, best ball players are getting an early start on their drafts. Much will change between today and the beginning of the regular season. However, let’s look at some of my early favorite quarterbacks to […]

Top Running Back Breakout Candidates for 2025 Fantasy Football Drafts: RB1 Projections and Outlooks

There's plenty of change in the 12 players that finish the season as "RB1s" every season. It makes sense because running back is a position that depends heavily on factors out of the control of the back in question, such as offensive line play, being traded to other teams, injuries, and the like. The injury […]

Top Fantasy Football Busts from Last Year to Target in Early 2025 Best Ball Drafts

Sometimes it's not an NFL player's fault if they have a bad season. It's hard to blame them for getting injuries, and though some are more injury-prone than others, even stalwarts like Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry sometimes get hurt and have to miss serious time. There are other situations players can get in […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball WR Rankings: Top Wide Receivers to Draft by Tier (Tiers 1-3)

We continue to progress through the initial weeks of the 2025 offseason as a rising number of fantasy football managers are building rosters in best ball drafts. Your participation in these leagues provides an enticing opportunity to become involved in the early 2025 draft process. The best ball format also supplies the benefit of finalizing […]

Rookies to Target in Early 2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts

Best ball fantasy football formats are all about hunting for as much upside as possible. Drafting players who can produce explosive scoring games, like those in the 20 PPR point range or more, is massively important, especially in the later rounds. The uncertainty surrounding most NFL rookies and the constant whiffs by consensus opinions of […]

Fantasy Football Running Backs Best Ball Rankings for 2025 (Tiers 4-8)

The renaissance of the running back position became a significant factor in the success that was attained by fantasy football managers in 2024. The numbers that were delivered by the league’s highly productive backs will also remain a factor as you formulate plans and assemble rosters during the 2025 draft process. Participation in best ball […]

Fantasy Football Running Backs Best Ball Rankings for 2025 (Tiers 1-3)

The resurgence of the running back position during 2024 was exemplified by the ability of six different veterans to flourish in new environments after operating for at least five seasons with their previous teams -- Saquon Barkley/Derrick Henry/Joe Mixon/Josh Jacobs/Tony Pollard/Aaron Jones. Their collective success after advancing through the process of free agency has provided […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball FLEX Rankings: Bucky Irving, Tyreek Hill, Tee Higgins, Drake London, James Cook, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Chris Godwin

Do you already miss fantasy football season? Well, the good news is you can start drafting best ball teams already, and we're here to help with our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball FLEX rankings. Use these early best ball rankings for Underdog, DraftKings, NFFC, FanDuel, and more. Be sure to check out all […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Running Back Rankings: Saquon Barkley, Jahmyr Gibbs, De'Von Achane, Ashton Jeanty, Christian McCaffrey, Bucky Irving

Running backs were the stars of the 2024 fantasy football season, and the trend could continue in 2025. With early best ball drafts already taking place, let's waste no time diving into our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball running back rankings. Nailing your picks at RB is critical for taking home a […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Quarterback Rankings: Jayden Daniels, Baker Mayfield, Joe Burrow, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, Drake Maye

Early best ball drafts are already taking place for the 2025 fantasy football season, and it's always difficult to know when to take a quarterback in these setups. If you need assistance at the QB spot, we're here to assist with our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball quarterback rankings. Use these early best […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Wide Receiver Rankings: Ja'Marr Chase, Puka Nacua, Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., Ladd McConkey, Tetairoa McMillan

The 2025 NFL season is several months away, but it's already time for early best ball drafts, and nailing your wide receiver picks will be key to a successful campaign. Wideout production was down overall in 2024, so let's see if next year presents a bounceback campaign. If you're already drafting best ball teams, our […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Tight End Rankings: Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews, Jonnu Smith, Travis Kelce, Tyler Warren

Sure, the 2024-25 fantasy football season has not been gone long, but it's already best ball draft season for many fantasy enthusiasts. As always, the tight end position presents difficult decisions and challenges, so we're here to help with our NFL team's early 2025 fantasy football best ball tight end rankings. Use these early best ball […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Rankings: Top 325 Players (Pre-NFL Draft)

The NFL regular season may be over, but it's never too early to start preparing for 2025 fantasy football drafts. Fantasy managers are gearing up for next season and are already drafting best ball teams for 2025. At RotoBaller HQ, we are here to help you get a jump start on best ball with our […]

2025 Underdog Fantasy Football Best Ball Mock Draft - Predicting the First Two Rounds

How will the NFL landscape look seven months from now regarding fantasy football drafts? Today, we are recapping an annual series that predicts the first rounds of Underdog drafts for the following season. Who will this year's surprise breakout player be, and how much will free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft impact the fantasy […]

Fantasy Football RB Sleepers: Later-Round Running Back Draft Targets for 2024

Even with camps clearing up NFL team depth charts, there are still many running back draft values and fantasy football draft sleepers that can be found. In this article, I have selected four running backs who are currently being drafted outside of the top 32 at the position, and are later-round draft values to target. […]

Three Second-Year Bust Candidates in FFPC Best Ball Drafts

The second year for skill position players is often thought to be the breakout year for many NFL careers. After spending a year getting acclimated to the league, developing rapport with teammates, and adjusting to game speed, second-year players tend to leap. Those players who leap are gold in fantasy football's best ball drafts. Often […]

Fantasy Football League Winners - Best Ball Draft Targets (2024)

Fantasy football best ball drafts continue to build momentum as an entertaining way to play fantasy football. As the hype around drafting teams grows throughout the preseason, the appetite for more BB contests continues to grow without putting more in-season management on drafters' plates. Best ball is a format where you draft a team and […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers - Four Late-Round WR Draft Targets (2024)

As the season draws near, best ball drafts continue to dominate the fantasy football community. Although these drafts have been going on for months, people are now using them to help prep for their redraft leagues. I know I have personally entered a few “Sit and Go” leagues that have drafted substantially different from the […]

Fantasy Football Fades and Avoids for Best Ball Drafts (2024)

Fantasy football best ball drafts and contests continue to grow and grow each year. The number of tournaments and strategies deployed surrounding the format is exploding, which means we must stay sharp! Social media is filled with best ball builds and screenshots of different approaches. It's everywhere! But before you can win these leagues, you […]

Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers: Who to Target After Round 10 (2024)

The frenetic activity and continual updates emerging from all 32 NFL training camps have been a welcome development -- with the exception of news regarding unwanted injuries. Preseason matchups have also been easy to embrace as anticipation is building for the long-awaited launch of the regular season. These factors have also provided additional incentives for […]

Team Defense (D/ST) Draft Targets and Fantasy Football Sleepers (2024)

We're in the thick of the fantasy football draft season, so it's time to start doing homework on the top fantasy defenses. The focus of most best ball drafts should be on the quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end positions. However, with the defense/special teams position still required in many leagues, let’s give […]

Drafting Backwards: Finding Cheaper Fantasy Football Alternatives at QB, RB, WR, TE

The ADP market has become more efficient over the years, making it somewhat challenging to find potential value selections. There's a concept called drafting backward, meaning looking at what we can identify toward the end of the draft that might be similar to something earlier. The most challenging part of fantasy football involves projecting forward […]

Five Wide Receivers To Avoid In Fantasy Football Drafts (2024)

The wide receiver position is loaded with great options. There are currently eight wide receivers that have an ADP on Sleeper that would put them in the first round of 12-team leagues. CeeDee Lamb and Tyreek Hill are two of those wide receivers, and they both have an ADP inside the first four picks on […]

Fantasy Football Late-Round Draft Targets - Florio's Favorite Best Ball Values

Last year I had the best late-round run of my fantasy playing career. In one league, I drafted Rashee Rice, Raheem Mostert, Sam LaPorta, and Puka Nacua all in a row, from rounds 13 through 16. Don’t believe me? I have the picture to prove it!  I understand I may never have a run that […]

Fantasy Football Drafts Targets - Florio's Favorite Picks for Best Ball

Fantasy football best ball drafts are becoming more and more popular every single year. Whether you are an experienced player or a first-timer, it is important to go into these drafts with a strategy. I wrote about my best ball strategy here.  But the strategy is only the first part. It is very important, but […]

Fantasy Football Running Backs To Target for 2024 Best Ball Drafts

Crafting best ball teams is a bit different than selecting a normal redraft squad. Rosters are usually much deeper in best ball formats and there is usually no roster management throughout the season. Draft your team, sit back, and relax as the system will put the players with the best stats each week into your […]

DraftKings Best Ball Rankings Fantasy Football (2024)

Hello and welcome to RotoBaller's DraftKings Best Ball Fantasy Football Rankings for 2024 Best Ball leagues on DraftKings. A reminder that on the DraftKings Fantasy platform, NFL best ball leagues only have four potential positions -- Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR), and Tight End (TE). You will see these four positions in […]