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 […]

Adam Koffler's Fantasy Football League-Winners: 5 Must-Draft Players (2025)

With training camps ramping up, football is officially BACK. And that means it's time to prepare for our fantasy football drafts. What better way to start than by having a list of five breakout players with league-winning upside? That's exactly what we have in this article. Five players with Yahoo! average draft positions (ADP) between […]

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 […]

Fantasy Football All-Value Team: 7 Draft Targets and Sleepers for 2025

Every season, there are value picks throughout fantasy football drafts. These players go under the radar for multiple reasons and wind up being consistent fantasy options. A few players who fell under that category in 2024 were Jayden Daniels, Chase Brown, Bucky Irving, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Jerry Jeudy.  With another fantasy season right around the […]

8 Fantasy Football Sleepers: NFC East/NFC North Undervalued Draft Picks for 2025

The NFC East and NFC North have a plethora of fantasy-relevant football players that would be nice to target in fantasy football leagues. Of course, this isn't Pokemon -- you can't have them all, but you can help out your fantasy team quite a bit by targeting the undervalued players. There are always situations in […]

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 […]

Best Ball Fantasy Football Dart Throws: Round 18 Underdog Targets and Sleepers to Draft

Finding late-round players that can enter your lineup throughout the season is key to building a strong best ball roster. Just two seasons ago, we saw the Best Ball Mania winner on Underdog take down the final week thanks to a massive week from their 18th-round running back, Kyren Williams. Drafting players in the final […]

Fantasy Football All-Bench RB Strategy: Round Out Your Draft With These Backup Running Backs (2025)

Every year, I write about the merits of an #AllBenchRB strategy during the season. It is a strategy employed in fantasy football leagues that can lead to success for fantasy players if implemented correctly. Then I had an epiphany when @RealTalkRaph said to me, “Brett, your All-Bench RB strategy would work for the draft!” Mind […]

5 Fantasy Football Late-Round WR1 Candidates: Wide Receiver Value Picks and Sleepers for 2025

Regardless of the size or skill level of your fantasy football league, there are core strategy elements that always remain the same. Finding quality wide receivers is one of them. This allows you to balance out your roster and thus focus on other areas of your team once the season begins. However, it’s equally important […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Running Backs for Zero-RB Builds (2025)

The zero-RB strategy, despite its flaws, will never cease to be one of the most popular team-building strategies in existence for fantasy football managers. It makes sense because most leagues have Point Per Reception, or PPR, scoring systems, in which a catch counts for a full point, the equivalent of gaining 10 yards. This makes […]

Early-Season Fantasy Football Sleepers and Values: 5 Running Backs to Target (2025)

Fantasy football is a marathon, not a sprint. Many players throughout the NFL will not help your team for the entirety of the season. Some players get off to a hot start before defensive coordinators figure them out. Other players do not have a breakout opportunity until the second half of the season. As such, […]