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 […]

5 Wide Receiver Sleepers for Fantasy Football: PPR Draft Targets (2025)

The 2025 NFL season is fast approaching, and fantasy football drafts are already taking place at a furious pace. Now is a great time to draft, especially while there are tons of undervalued players and sleepers available in the middle or late rounds. Once more game footage and training camp news emerge, some of these […]

Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers and Targets: 8 Undervalued Players (2025)

Get your head off your MyPillows (that you got at your local discount store)! The fantasy football season is around the bend, and there are plenty of NFL players you do not want to sleep on! It is easy to win fantasy football titles when Saquon Barkley and Bijan Robinson are your running backs, Justin […]

Quincy Milton's Fantasy Football League-Winners: 5 Must-Draft Players (2025)

Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner. With training camp in full swing and a slate of preseason games on the horizon, it's time to get serious about NFL football. This is an exciting time to be an NFL and fantasy football fan. The anticipation of the season and the research we conduct are […]

5 Sneaky Fantasy Football Bench Stashes: Later-Round Draft Values (2025)

There are seemingly a million different ways to describe the search for productive late-round draft picks in fantasy football every year. Whether you call them sleepers, stashes, league-winners, or diamonds in the rough, the premise is always the same. We are all looking for those players left over in the double-digit rounds that will end […]

Fantasy Football Best Ball Sleepers: 8 Must-Have Draft Targets After Round 10

All 32 teams have finally begun training camp, marking the official start of the 2025 NFL season. In less than two months, we will be sitting down to enjoy the first game of Week 1. Redraft leagues have never been closer. However, many have been spending the offseason enjoying best ball draft formats. In best […]

Fantasy Football TE1 Candidates: Top-6 Contenders to Dethrone Brock Bowers in 2025

When it comes to the tight-end position in fantasy football, there are typically only a few outliers who are capable of lapping the field when going head-to-head with your league mates. Having one of these outliers can be crucial in establishing a significant advantage, regardless of who you're going up against throughout the season and […]

Committee Running Back Draft Targets: 4 Crowded Backfields to Chase (2025)

Remember when the fantasy football running back committee was the bane of your draft board, something to actively dodge at all costs? Well, those days are long gone. In 2025, the NFL running back by committee isn't just a trend; it's the new normal. Unless you're lucky enough to snag one of the rare workhorse […]

16 Fantasy Football Draft Targets/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 […]

5 Fantasy Football Tight End Sleepers: Undervalued PPR Draft Targets

Tight end is always a challenging position for fantasy managers to figure out. Once you get past the top tier of players, things get dicey quickly. Identifying the right tight end value pick can be huge. For example, who thought Jonnu Smith and Zach Ertz would both finish top-10 in fantasy points at the position […]

Dave Ventresca's Fantasy Football League-Winners: 5 Must-Draft Players (2025)

NFL training camps are officially underway, and before we know it, the regular season will begin, too. As the start of another NFL season inches closer, it also means we are approaching the start of fantasy football draft season. For context, I love fantasy football. I play in upwards of 60 total fantasy football leagues […]

2025 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers List (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're not here to litigate the term "sleeper," […]

Backup Wide Receivers to Stash: 4 Fantasy Football Deep-League Sleepers and Handcuffs (2025)

The 2025 NFL season will be here before we know it, which means fantasy football is also right around the corner. Nowadays, more and more fantasy managers are playing in deep leagues consisting of 14 or more teams with extremely deep lineups and benches. As roster sizes gradually increase, stashing backups with upside is vital. […]

Andy Smith's Fantasy Football League-Winners: 6 Must-Draft Players (2025)

Hello RotoBallers! Training camp is underway, and the Hall of Fame Game is just around the corner, which means it is time to start digging deep into fantasy football. While it is crucial to hit on most of your draft picks, if you can identify specific players with elite upside, you can put yourself in […]

5 Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers For PPR Leagues

We are so close to hearing the Sunday NFL on Fox theme song playing on Sunday morning, and Carrie Underwood singing for Sunday Night Football as we wind down from the week and enjoy some delicious food. With a new season comes us, RotoBaller's, researching to try and find you the best players to target […]

8 Must-Draft Fantasy Football Running Backs: Dynasty Studs, Sleepers, and Value Picks (2025)

Training Camp is here, so it’s time to really start thinking about fantasy football. Although redraft leagues have typically been the most common, dynasty formats have surged in popularity. While both formats are enjoyable, dynasty leagues are more in-depth, requiring managers to think years in advance.   Heading into the season, there are a few […]

John Laghezza's Fantasy Football League Winners: 7 Must-Draft Players (2025)

The term league winner gets tossed around the fantasy streets pretty often these days, and despite probably being overused, that doesn't mean they don't exist. A lot of work has been done on the topic. The fact remains that not only will most draft picks return negative value, but only a small handful truly move […]

Must-Have Fantasy Football Sophomores: 5 Second-Year League-Winners to Draft in 2025

There is a popular theory in fantasy football circles that players in their second year make a huge leap up to the next level of production. Rookies take a while to get acclimated to the NFL, the pace of play, and the more physical game they were used to in college. With a year of […]

5 Late-Round Fantasy Football RB1 Candidates - Undervalued Running Backs to Draft (2025)

2024 was a landmark year for running backs in fantasy football. While early picks like Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, and Jahmyr Gibbs had amazing years, sleeper picks like James Conner, Chase Brown, and Bucky Irving also powered many fantasy teams to titles. The NFL may be a passing league, but running backs are still king […]

4 Fantasy Football Risers from New Offensive Schemes: NFL Coaching Changes Analysis (2025)

Changes in offensive schemes are one of the biggest ways in which players can exceed expectations and reset the fantasy football market for themselves. We've seen this happen numerous times. There are plenty of players who languish under the "guidance" of poor offensive coordinators and offensive-minded head coaches who hold back their ability to reach […]

Fantasy Football Auction Draft Strategy: Budget Builds, Targets & Nomination Tips (2025)

As we approach the end of July, we begin the homestretch toward the 2025 fantasy football season. Over the next few weeks, managers will work diligently to prepare for their league’s annual fantasy football draft. This is an extremely important step, especially if you play in an auction league. Like any fantasy football league, though, […]

7 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates and Sleepers: NFC East Edition (2025)

Winning a fantasy football championship requires drafters to strike a balance between picking the best players and uncovering the best gems in fantasy drafts. Being able to identify solid sleepers and breakouts helps fantasy teams survive through bye weeks and the injuries that occur throughout a season. Training camps are underway, and in a few […]

5 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Values: Standard League Targets to Fade in PPR (2025)

In recent years, more and more fantasy leagues have transitioned to point-per-reception scoring. Unlike standard-scoring leagues where running backs dominate the early rounds of drafts, PPR formats allow for a higher valuation of the wide receiver position. Since most wide receiver analysis uses a PPR-centric lens, those in standard leagues must remember that a player’s […]

10 QBs and TEs Who Could Put Up Video Game Numbers for 2025 Fantasy Football

Everyone wants that player who will put up video game numbers in fantasy football. For QBs, that means one who can run. Just look at Joe Burrow, who put up video game passing numbers last year. He finished as the QB3 in fantasy PPG, well behind the top two. It is possible that Burrow, or […]

Top NFL Training Camp News - 23 Fantasy Football Depth Chart Battles to Watch (2025)

We made it. The grueling, football-less summer is finally winding to a close. All 32 teams are in training camp, and real, tangible football news is flowing through the summer air. In a few more weeks, it will be full-blown football season. As a matter of fact, the first preseason game is under a week […]

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 […]

PPR Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers and Draft Values: Undervalued Pass-Catchers

Running backs run the ball, but they also catch the ball. Yes, I know that was probably the simplest opening statement ever in a fantasy football article, but sometimes you've just got to spell it out. Running backs are more than just runners. You can get an edge in PPR leagues by identifying backs whose […]

6 Fantasy Football Running Back Sleepers: Late-Round RBs to Draft in Superflex Leagues

Your involvement in a Superflex league automatically raises your incentive to secure quarterbacks early in the draft process. The opportunity to capitalize on the increased scoring potential that exists by promptly pursuing signal callers will ensure that quarterbacks will be selected at an accelerated pace during the initial rounds of each draft. That factor will […]

5 NFL Rookie Targets To Draft In 2025 Fantasy Football Leagues (Premium Content)

In this article, I will make cases for five rookie draft targets. While I expect these five players to be among my most highly rostered players this draft season, I will still be aggressively targeting many other rookies – and I suggest you do too. This includes Ashton Jeanty. I didn't feel the need to […]