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 […]

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 […]

Tight End Fantasy Football Draft Avoids - Overvalued TE Bust Candidates (2025)

Drafting the right tight end might not win you a fantasy football title, but drafting the wrong one could cost you one. Sure, tight ends are not as important as running backs, receivers, or quarterbacks in fantasy football. Never have been, never will, unless you are in a rare league that uses three tight ends […]

Fantasy Football Sophomore Wide Receiver Busts: 5 Second-Year WRs to Avoid (2025)

Every year in fantasy football, some second-year players hit a wall in their sophomore campaigns. Avoiding these landmines is crucial to drafting a winning fantasy team. In 2024, Tank Dell, Jayden Reed, and Zay Flowers were all prominent examples of second-year players at the wide receiver position who failed to live up to their draft-day […]

4 Undervalued Fantasy Football Running Backs: Adam's Must-Draft RB Sleepers

More and more, fantasy managers are utilizing the "zero-RB" strategy in their draft rooms. This can be an effective strategy, especially in PPR leagues. But it means we need to nail our later-round running backs. This article highlights four undervalued running backs to draft in 2025. Even if you're not using the "zero-RB" strategy, these […]

5 Fantasy Football Predictions for Wide Receivers in 2025: Terry McLaurin, George Pickens, Tetairoa McMillan, Chris Olave, Jerry Jeudy

It's the fifth round and you're on the clock. You've allocated several of your top picks to running backs and a quarterback or a tight end. Wide receiver is a massive need. But you look at the available list, and there are warts about every wide receiver. Who is getting the click? Let's sort through […]

Fantasy Football Early-Round Overvalued Draft Picks (QB, RB, WR, TE)

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. We love to write about MVPs, high scores, […]

Middle-Round Fantasy Football Targets and Avoids: 6 Players to Draft or Fade (2025)

Every fantasy manager walks into their draft with a plan, and if they're lucky, it won't start falling apart until the fourth or fifth round. Eventually, though, every drafter runs into that moment where the studs are long gone, your favorite sleeper went two rounds earlier than expected, and the clock is ticking as you […]

Fantasy Football All-Bust Team: 6 Overvalued Players to Avoid in 2025 Drafts

Selecting a bust in the early rounds of fantasy drafts is one of the worst feelings. These players are supposed to be the backbone of your team, yet they fail to exceed expectations for your fantasy roster. Those who drafted Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill, C.J. Stroud, and Travis Etienne last year know that exact feeling.  […]

Dynasty Sells: Fantasy Football Players to Trade Away for 2025

The 2025 fantasy football season is near, but dynasty managers and enthusiasts know the action has never stopped. One of, if not the best, aspects of playing in dynasty leagues is buying and selling players to and from your league mates' teams. Knowing when to sell a player high (or low) is key to cashing […]

Adam Koffler's Early-Round Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Landmines to Avoid (2025)

I love talking about all of my favorite draft day targets. But what I find even more enjoyable is helping people stay away from overvalued players each and every year. All of these wide receivers come with risk at their average draft position (ADP). Whether it's injury risk, quarterback risk, or offensive environment risk, there […]

Ranking Every NFL Offense for Fantasy Football (Part 2): Potential League-Winners or Busts (2025)

It's generally a great idea to take good players on good offenses in your fantasy football drafts. While it's possible for players on bad offenses to put up excellent fantasy numbers, it can be an uphill battle. Teams with poor offenses often struggle to sustain drives or create explosive plays. Additionally, lower overall passing volume […]

Ranking Every NFL Offense for Fantasy Football (Part 1): Potential League-Winners or Busts (2025)

The offensive environments players find themselves in are crucial to driving fantasy football production. A surplus of talent, married with a highly productive offensive system that can succeed even in the face of injuries to key players, is enormous for driving consistent, high-floor, and high-ceiling production. It's a bit like walking in a minefield, drafting […]

5 Fantasy Football Rookies to Avoid in Redraft Leagues: First-Year Draft Busts (2025)

Some players enter the NFL and make an immediate impact. For example, Las Vegas Raiders rookie running back Ashton Jeanty is being drafted at the end of the first round in fantasy drafts right now because everyone knows he's going to be a star right off the bat. Not every player is so lucky. Whether […]

6 Overvalued Fantasy Football Picks to Avoid - Dave's All-Bust Team (2025)

Every year, dedicated fantasy football managers spend hours trying to figure out which players they should select in their annual fantasy football draft. What’s equally important, but sometimes overlooked, is identifying which players you should actively avoid. Busts are not fun to discuss. It’s much more enjoyable to talk about the players you think will […]

Overvalued Dynasty Fantasy Football Assets: 5 Expensive Players to Avoid (2025)

NFL training camps are open for business. Your fantasy football team’s scouting department better be open, too. Fantasy football leagues are difficult enough to navigate and win. Then on top of it, if you are in a dynasty league, then not only are you worried about winning your league this year, you are worried about […]

7 Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers and Busts: Draft Targets, Avoids (2025)

The relentless pace of the offseason continues as we progress through August. News is emerging on a daily basis from all 32 training camps, while preseason matchups are underway. Those developments will continue to provide valuable information that can be utilized toward constructing your draft strategies. They also fuel the decisions that you make while […]

Adam Koffler's Fantasy Football League-Losing Picks: 5 Early-Round Draft Avoids for 2025

You can't win your fantasy leagues in the first few rounds, but you can certainly lose them. It's not always easy to be bold and go against the grain, but I'll try to do just that in this article. I've highlighted five players I believe are overvalued at their current average draft position (ADP). These […]

Early-Round Fantasy Football Avoids: Overvalued Draft Picks for Best Ball

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. Those in best ball drafts don't need their early-round picks to […]

5 One-Man Backfields to Avoid in 2025 Fantasy Football: Potential RB1 ADP Busts

Having a bell-cow running back in fantasy football is obviously a good plan. An RB with a steady stream of touches is, of course, a great building block for your starting lineup. Players like Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, Ashton Jeanty, and Jonathan Taylor are particularly coveted assets for this very reason. Unfortunately, the number of […]

Best Ball Fantasy Football League-Losing Picks: 3 Early-Round Draft Avoids for 2025

You want to nail your early-round picks in fantasy football drafts. That’s a given. Those picks are the backbone of your squad and where most of your team’s scoring will come from in a given week. Not hitting on those picks puts you squarely behind the eight ball when it comes to scoring fantasy points […]

Nicho Roessler's Fantasy Football League-Losing Picks: 4 Early-Round Draft Avoids for 2025

Hey, RotoBallers! Welcome to another edition of pre-season NFL content, where I will discuss early-round landmines to avoid in the first three rounds of your upcoming NFL draft, according to NFFC. For the sake of this article, I will assume 12-team leagues, meaning I will examine players with an ADP of 36.0 or lower. Keep […]

16 Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - AFC/NFC South Edition

When prepping for fantasy drafts, it’s helpful to take a look at each NFL team and evaluate how things have changed compared to the previous season. Whether due to player movement, coaching staff changes, or draft selections, no team will look the same year over year. Team-by-team analysis allows for a deeper dive into players […]

Workhorse Fantasy Football Running Back Bust Candidates: Overvalued RBs to Fade in Drafts (2025)

Running backs tend to be the most fragile position in fantasy football year after year, except for last season. It was an outlier year for running back health, as only three running backs in the consensus top-24 ADP missed more than three games from injury. It’s quite difficult to predict injury, and no one wants […]

Overvalued Fantasy Football Tight Ends to Avoid: 5 Potential ADP Busts (2025)

It can be tough to draft the right tight end in fantasy football. I mean, if you can get Brock Bowers, great! But once you get past the first five or six players in ADP, there are pros and cons for everyone. Even a guy like Travis Kelce doesn't feel nearly as safe as he […]

6 Crowded Fantasy Football Backfields To Avoid: Potential Running Back Draft Busts (2025)

Acquiring a strong bellcow running back is one of the best ways to win your fantasy league. But in the modern NFL, workhorse RBs are few and far between. Most backfields are committees. Still, some teams, like the Detroit Lions, can produce two starting-caliber fantasy running backs. Many backfields are difficult to predict, however. While […]

The Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Age Cliff - Player Outlooks and Draft Values of 3 Veteran WRs (2025)

33. That is the number of wide receivers in NFL history who managed to record at least 200 PPR points in their age-32 season. It's quite a steep decline from the number of wideouts who achieved this feat at the age of 31 (54) and 30 (66). However, here's an interesting observation: out of the […]

Overvalued Fantasy Football Quarterbacks Avoids: 5 Potential ADP Bust Candidates (2025)

Quarterback might not be the most important position in fantasy football leagues, but you still don't want to waste a valuable draft pick on one that's overvalued. Opening the season with the wrong QB can put your roster in an immediate hole, and while it's possible to dig your way back out, isn't it easier […]

4 Sneaky Fantasy Football Busts to Avoid: One Pick for Each Position (2025)

Every fantasy football manager loves a sleeper or breakout story, but what about the busts? Busts are players who are drafted to be a huge contributor to your team but fall on their face. They are the bane of a fantasy manager’s existence. Busts can ruin what you thought was an incredible roster coming out […]