Fantasy Football Breakouts? Snap Count Risers and Fallers Watch for Week 8

The best fantasy advice I can give is to stay proactive rather than reactive, and the easiest way to achieve that is by being first to identify changes in playing time. When the dust settles, regardless of format or flavor, touches, targets, and opportunities rule the day.   Talent mostly be darned (especially at a position […]

7 Running Back Committees With Upside: Key Fantasy Football Takeaways for Week 8

Each week, many teams in the NFL rotate their running backs in a committee setup to take advantage of the strengths of each running back and keep players fresh and rested to carry the load over the long haul. While the situation can be a great opportunity for fantasy football managers with more players involved, […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8 (2025)

The NFL is hardly a static entity. Players sometimes have breakouts, sure, but their streaks of good games can come to a screeching halt almost instantly and without warning. And it's of great consequence to fantasy teams. Must-start studs that look like they're on pace to finish top-10 at their position can inexplicably see huge […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Avoids: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 7 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

It feels like we have never seen injuries ravage the fantasy football landscape as much as this season, but nevertheless, managers must continue to piece together starting lineups in hopes of winning a fantasy championship at year's end. Our experts are here to help with those Week 7 lineup calls. It's time for the next […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 7

Week 6 taught us the importance of stashing high-upside players. Managers who got ahead of the curve and stashed Kimani Vidal likely secured a solid RB2 for the foreseeable future. In this piece, we will highlight several emerging rookies who have been climbing their depth charts and could become must-start players in the coming weeks. […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 7 (2025)

The NFL season is now one-third over, and what a season it has been so far. We are seeing offenses outperform their preseason expectations, while several defenses are falling short of the level at which they played in 2024. That combination of events is leading to exciting fantasy performances from several players. Week 7 will […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 7 Lineups (2025)

The fantasy football season continues to move at warp speed. Don't look now, but after this weekend, we will officially be halfway toward the fantasy football playoffs. If your team has gotten off to a strong start, that will be music to your ears. However, if your fantasy team has gone the other direction, then […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 7 (2025)

Week 7 should bring the return of George Kittle, which should be a major boost to many fantasy lineups that have been waiting for him. The tight-end position lacks elite options, so losing Kittle was surely a big blow. This week, fantasy managers will need to adjust to Dalton Kincaid being on a bye. Brock […]

Buy Low, Sell High - Week 7 Fantasy Football Trade Values and Avoids

We’re through the first third of the 2025 NFL regular season, and fantasy football has already been a roller coaster. Every week brings a new twist that reshapes how managers view their rosters and the league as a whole. From the New York Giants transforming from a bottom-tier offense to one of the most exciting […]

4 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions - John Laghezza's Week 7 Picks

When pitched the idea of a weekly bold prediction fantasy football column, I jumped out of my giant comfy office chair at the opportunity. After all, fortune crowns the bold before the worthy — am I right? In this day and age, everyone's exposed to the same milquetoast rankings and mean projections. However, when you […]

Targets, Air Yards, Snap Counts Analysis - Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers for Week 7 (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football targets, routes, and snap counts analysis for Week 7 of the 2025 NFL season. We'll be discussing almost every fantasy-relevant player in this article. Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning […]

High-Upside Late-Week Stash Targets: Sneaky Fantasy Football Pickups For Week 7

As the season progresses, more injuries begin to pile up, and young emerging players start to show their potential. That is why it is crucial to get ahead of your league and stash these players who could be league-winners over the final month. In this piece, we will look at two top handcuff running backs […]

High-Upside Waiver Wire Bench Stashes - Fantasy Football Pickups for Week 7

Stashing the right player can save you a significant amount of your FAAB budget. In Week 6, managers who stashed Kimani Vidal ahead of Sunday's contests were very rewarded as he appears as the team's RB1 for the foreseeable future. In Week 6, managers saw several high-end players suffer injuries, and many rookies began to […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Fantasy Football Roundtable

We're already headed toward Week 7 of the fantasy football season, and much has changed since the Week 1 kickoff between the Eagles and Cowboys. Injuries have come in bunches, and the Bills and Ravens being on a bye this weekend will impact a ton of fantasy teams. Pivoting when your players are injured, underperforming, […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts? Snap Count Risers and Fallers Watch for Week 7

Is it just me, or is fantasy football even more fun when chaos is the norm? It's all about being proactive, and the best way to stay ahead of the curve is by being the first to identify changes in playing time. When the dust settles, regardless of format or flavor, touches, targets, and opportunities […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7 (2025)

Each week of NFL action feels like a roller coaster as a fantasy football manager. Players breaking out, seemingly breaking out but really just having fluky games, falling off a cliff to irrelevancy, or just having down weeks can be hard to keep up with. Digging into the context of each situation can be helpful, […]

6 Running Back Committees With Upside: Key Fantasy Football Takeaways for Week 7

Across the NFL, several teams are using more than one running back in a rotation, dividing the work and production. The situation can be a great opportunity for fantasy football managers since more players are involved every week, but it can also be very unpredictable and rapidly changing from week to week. To help you […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Avoids: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 6 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

All of a sudden, we're already onto Week 6 of the fantasy football season, and the flurry of injuries is surely requiring many fantasy managers to identify sleepers and streaming options to put together viable starting lineups. Our experts are here to help with those Week 6 lineup calls. It's time for the next edition […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 6

Injuries have been the storyline of the 2025 campaign. Managers have seen many high-end players, such as Lamar Jackson (hamstring), Omarion Hampton (ankle), and James Conner (foot), miss time, which has caused many to look to the waiver wire. However, a key to winning fantasy football is getting ahead of your league. Stashing the potential […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 6 (2025)

We are finally at a point in the NFL season where we have a solid idea of matchup difficulty. We now have five weeks' worth of data on offenses and defenses around the league that will allow us to make sound decisions in fantasy. Several offenses around the league look like good bets to continue […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 6 Lineups (2025)

The fantasy football season marches on, and we are already barrelling toward the middle of October. We had a few good calls in this space last weekend. We correctly labeled C.J. Stroud and Mason Taylor as boom calls. Stroud lit up the Baltimore Ravens defense and finished as the overall QB1, while Taylor caught nine […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 6 (2025)

Fantasy managers will get Tucker Kraft and Kyle Pitts Sr. back from their bye, but it sounds like they'll need to wait another week for George Kittle to return. Only the Texans and Vikings are on bye this week, so fantasy managers won't be tasked with dealing with too many bye weeks. Only T.J. Hockenson […]

Buy Low, Sell High - Week 6 Fantasy Football Trade Values and Avoids

Five weeks down, and the terrain for the 2025 fantasy football landscape has been established. However, things can change in an instant, as we see players break out much like Jacory Croskey-Merritt did in Week 5. Whether your fantasy team is at the top of the standings or all hope seems lost, keep grinding, as […]

Targets, Air Yards, Snap Counts Analysis - Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers for Week 6 (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football targets, routes, and snap counts analysis for Week 6 of the 2025 NFL season. Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6 (2025)

We're back with another edition of Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers. It's crazy to think we're already over a quarter of the way through the season! As we head into Week 6, there's a lot of good data to dissect. Some players have stepped up in the wake of injuries, and others have seen increased […]

7 Running Back Committees With Upside: Key Fantasy Football Takeaways for Week 6

Love them or hate them, running back committees are a way of life in the modern NFL. While there are still a few every-down backs, more and more teams are working with multiple options as part of their solution in the backfield. With bye weeks stretching rosters thin, the good news of the running back […]

Running Back Snap Count Risers and Fallers - Fantasy Football Breakout Watch for Week 6

Without fail, both real-life and fantasy teams know it gets late early every football season. Sadly, those plans of patience go right out the window the instant injuries meet bye weeks -- don't sweat it, it's human nature. The best way to stay ahead of the curve and keep those teams afloat in tumultuous times? […]

High-Upside Waiver Wire Bench Stashes - Fantasy Football Pickups for Week 6

Throughout the opening month of the NFL season, fantasy managers have likely seen many of their high-end players suffer an injury. This past week, the Chargers placed star running back Omarion Hampton (ankle) on the IR, and now Tampa Bay running back Bucky Irving (shoulder/foot) is slated to miss another week of action. As a […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Fantasy Football Roundtable

Five weeks into the 2025 NFL season, there are tons of injuries to navigate, and bye weeks are making lineup calls even trickier. We must find potential startable options on the waiver wire, and some of the best waiver options have already been picked up as we continue to move into the second month of […]