Avoid draft-day mistakes with RotoBaller’s top Fantasy Football Busts and player fade picks. Our experts spotlight overvalued players, risky ADPs, and bust candidates to help you draft smarter.
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 […]
Frank Ammirante's Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts: AFC/NFC West Edition (2025)
We're now in the thick of fantasy football draft season, so let's dive into my targets and avoids for the AFC West and NFC West for 2025. We'll review Underdog ADP as of July 21 to identify three targets and three avoids from each of these divisions. With that in mind, find out why players […]
5 Fantasy Football Rookies To Target In Dynasty, Avoid in 2025 Redraft Leagues
This is a tricky process because we typically want to build our redraft teams like dynasty ones. After all, rookies and young players impact fantasy squads. One way to filter through which players to examine involves looking at the differences between the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) Average Draft Position (ADP) in redraft and one-quarterback […]
5 NFL Rookies To Avoid Drafting for 2025 Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
Rookies play a crucial role in fantasy football. In dynasty leagues, they are the draft. In redraft leagues, they can be season-defining selections—whether as late-round gems or key waiver wire additions. Despite the abundance of content available, I still believe the fantasy football market tends to undervalue rookies in redraft formats. Many drafters are hesitant […]
Aging Fantasy Football Players: Should You Draft Aaron Rodgers, Adam Thielen, Travis Kelce, and more?
When it comes to fantasy football content in July, it's rare to find a topic that hasn't been covered by multiple analysts in the industry. But here at RotoBaller, we truly enjoy analyzing angles that you can't find from just any talking head on a sports blog or radio show. For the second year in […]
Dynasty Fantasy Football Buys and Sells: Third-Year Running Backs
The running back position is one of the difficult ones to navigate in dynasty leagues because things change so quickly. It was at this time one year ago that Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White was considered a top dynasty asset. He just finished as the RB4 in PPR formats and still had a […]
6 Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Undervalued/Overvalued NFC East Players
Since 2021, the NFC East has sent at least two teams to the playoffs every season, and this past season was no exception. Actually, it might have been the peak of the NFC East, as the Commanders made the Conference Championship Game and the Eagles won the Super Bowl in dominant fashion. This division is […]
Fantasy Football League-Losing Picks: 5 Early-Round Draft Avoids for 2025
With the 2025 NFL season around the corner, it's a great time to prep for fantasy football drafts. We'll take a closer look at fantasy football average draft position (ADP) to uncover players to avoid in the first five rounds of redraft formats. Remember, dodging landmines is just as important as landing on value when […]
Aging Alpha Wide Receivers: Fantasy Football Outlooks for Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams, Mike Evans, Calvin Ridley (2025)
Wide receivers are key in fantasy football, and one of the most surefire ways to build a title contender is to pick the right ones early in your draft. Of course, in Round 1, this is a fairly easy task. Superstars at the position like Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, and Amon-Ra St. Brown are almost […]
Fantasy Football Best Ball Cheat Sheet – Tiered Rankings, Sleepers & Strategy (2025)
Getting the best stacks in best ball is one of the easiest ways to make your team as competitive as possible. Every year, specific quarterback and receiver combinations produce multiple massive boom games that propel best ball teams to glory. Additionally, examining each team's schedule and identifying the teams they face can also give you […]
The RB Dead Zone In Fantasy Football: What Is It And Do You Need To Avoid It?
The running back dead zone examines players going in the early to middle rounds at the position. We'll use Rounds 4 through 8 as arbitrary markers for running backs going in Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) leagues. However, these running backs have been pushed up the draft board, and they might be riskier than anticipated. The […]
7 Dynasty Third-Year Wide Receivers to Buy or Sell: Fantasy Football WR Risers and Fallers (2025)
With rookies reporting to the Los Angeles Chargers camp last week, 2025 NFL training camps are officially underway. More teams are set to report the following week, and preseason football will soon begin, marking the start of the 2025 NFL season. While casual redraft players are just beginning to wake from their hibernation, dynasty fantasy […]
Analyzing Elusiveness to Find Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers and Busts in 2025
Elusiveness is one of the most underrated and most crucial skills a running back can have in the NFL. Gone are the days when big power backs were all every NFL team wanted. Constantly crashing into defenders at high speed is a great way to shorten a career. Additionally, there's more than one way to […]
Last Year's Fantasy Football Breakouts to Avoid in 2025: 4 Regression Candidates and Draft Fades
It seems that many fantasy managers simply expect players who have any kind of breakout season to continue playing very well until they reach the age of 32 or older. But that isn't always the case. Instead, players often have very inconsistent production throughout their careers. Sometimes, one-hit wonders do happen. It's not uncommon. Ignoring […]
10 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts: Draft Targets and Avoids for 2025
The 2025 fantasy football season is fast approaching. Experienced managers know that there is a significant amount of work ahead to adequately prepare their drafts. Whatever your approach is on draft day, it’s always important to remember one thing. You can’t win your league on draft day, but you sure can lose it. To that […]
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