5 Fantasy Football Auction Values to Draft: $1 Undervalued Sleepers

2025 fantasy football drafts are already underway. While most prefer a traditional snake draft, many fantasy managers prefer to play in auction leagues. If you’ve never joined an auction league (sometimes referred to as salary cap leagues), I highly suggest doing so. It’s a unique fantasy football experience and is a great alternative to traditional […]

Updated Fantasy Football QB Draft Rankings - Joe Burrow, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Fields, Caleb Williams, Bo Nix, Drake Maye, Trevor Lawrence

It's fantasy football season, as countless drafts are taking place every day, all the way up until the Thursday night kickoff between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. We're here to help you crush your drafts with our updated 2025 fantasy football quarterback draft rankings. Dig into our fresh cut of QB rankings below to […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Tight End Rankings (August Updates): Tyler Warren, Elijah Arroyo, Harold Fannin, Colston Loveland, Mason Taylor, Gunnar Helm

Identifying impact rookies is key to winning fantasy football leagues, and we've seen several Year-1 tight ends become must-start studs over the last few seasons. Ahead of your redraft or rookie drafts, we're back with our updated 2025 fantasy football rookie tight end rankings. Below, check out the rookie TE pecking order to see where […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver (WR) Matchups - Strength of Schedule Analysis (2025)

Like any projection, we're basing our information on a relatively small sample of the previous season or multiple seasons. NFL teams discuss dividing their seasons into quarters or sections, allowing them to make adjustments. Even within those quarters or chunks, those teams will evolve and look different at various points in time. The same process […]

Mid-Round Wide Receiver League Winners for Fantasy Football (2025)

What is emerging as a very popular way to start fantasy drafts this season is going with two running backs with your first two picks. The "zero RB" strategy had a nice run there for a few years, but thanks to dominant seasons from Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry, paired with the emergence of young […]

2025 Fantasy Football: Must-Have Late-Round Sleeper Picks

The late rounds of fantasy drafts provide us with gems every year. While nailing early picks creates a high floor for your team, hitting a late-round pick that turns into a weekly contributor to your team is what can take you to the next level. While other managers who haven't done their homework rely on […]

Top Wide Receiver Rebound Candidates - Fantasy Football Draft Targets With Upside (2025)

Every fantasy football season, you draft your team and feel good about it. Then, disaster strikes. Your top wide receiver ends up with five points per week, and your championship dreams fly right out the window. Here's the thing... bad seasons are inevitable. Injuries, coaching changes, team dynamics, and bad luck can turn your big […]

Fantasy Football D/ST Draft Sleepers - Team Defenses With Strong Early-Season Matchups

We love hyping up sleepers and must-have targets at various positions. However, we sometimes forget about defenses. Sometimes those team defenses can provide spike weeks, helping fantasy managers win leagues. In redraft leagues, the playoffs matter, but we need to reach that point. One way to increase our odds of reaching the fantasy football playoffs […]

5 Auction League Draft Targets for Fantasy Football: Sleepers for $10 or Less (2025)

The NFL preseason is in the books. The next time we see NFL action, it will be when the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys square off on Thursday, September 4th, to begin Week 1. With the start of the season almost here, fantasy football drafts are in full swing. While most gamers join traditional snake […]

Fantasy Football Offensive Line Rankings: OL Sleepers and Busts Analysis (2025)

More often than not, the play of the offensive line is a forgotten art form in fantasy football. A bad offensive line can make or break a fantasy asset, whether it’s a quarterback not having time to throw or a running back who is often met behind the line of scrimmage. There is a very […]

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 […]

Late-Round Lotto Tickets - Fantasy Football Draft Picks That Could Pay Off Big in 2025

If you showed up 15 minutes late to your draft and the autodraft feature picked your first four picks for you, would you still be in a decent position to compete in your league? As long as you didn't get stuck with an injured player or something wonky, I think you would! The first 30 […]

5 Fantasy Football Later-Round Lotto Tickets: Joe Nicely's Favorite 2025 Draft Sleepers

There are different levels of satisfaction we can get from fantasy football drafts. Hitting on a first- or second-round pick is always nice, but at the end of the day, those are guys we're supposed to get right. The middle rounds are where the rubber meets the road in fantasy football, as it's where we […]

DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings: 2025 Best Ball

Hello and welcome to RotoBaller's DraftKings Fantasy Football Rankings for 2025 Best Ball leagues on DraftKings. A reminder that on the DraftKings Fantasy platform, NFL best ball leagues only have four potential positions: Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR), and Tight End (TE). You will see these four positions in the rankings below, […]

Underdog Fantasy Football Rankings: 2025 Best Ball

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Underdog Fantasy Football Rankings for 2025 Best Ball leagues on Underdog Fantasy. Keep in mind that on the Underdog Fantasy platform, NFL best ball leagues only have four positions: Quarterback (QB), Running Back (RB), Wide Receiver (WR), and Tight End (TE). You will see these four positions reflected in the rankings […]

Toughest Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Matchups: Early-Season Strength of Schedule Losers (2025)

After examining the receiving data allowed by coverage, we projected a strength of schedule for receivers based on the first four weeks of games. This doesn’t mean we should sit all the receivers. However, we might want to downgrade or lower expectations given how the camp news and team situations shake out over the next […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Wide Receiver Rankings (August Updates): Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden, Matthew Golden, Dont'e Thornton, Kyle Williams

It's go time for fantasy football, and redraft, dynasty, and rookie drafts are all in full swing. To find the top sleepers and must-have first-year players, check out our updated 2025 fantasy football rookie wide receiver rankings. Below, you will find out where key first-year pass-catchers such as Emeka Egbuka, Luther Burden III, Matthew Golden, […]

Rob Lorge's League-Winning Fantasy Football Wide Receivers: 3 Must-Have Draft Picks (Part I)

In fantasy football, we're always chasing upside. We want league winners, guys who can be difference-makers. The reality is, there are only about 15 of these players in any given year. This series will focus on nine receivers - three in this edition and the remaining six in the final two editions - who are […]

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

As we approach the end of August, we begin the homestretch toward the 2025 fantasy football season. Over the next few days, managers will diligently 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, it’s not […]

Should I Draft Brashard Smith, Ollie Gordon II, or Trevor Etienne? Fantasy Football Outlooks for Rookie RBs (2025)

As rookies have proven to be fantastic options for fantasy football teams in recent seasons, fantasy managers have naturally started paying more attention to first-year players in the NFL so far in 2025. It makes perfect sense, considering what recent history has shown us. In 2023, rookie wideouts Puka Nacua and Rashee Rice both had […]

Updated Fantasy Football DEF Rankings for Drafts - Team Defense (DST) Updates for 49ers DEF, Jets DEF, Vikings DEF, Chargers DEF, Steelers DEF, Ravens DEF

The time has come, and fantasy football drafts are in full swing. If you have played fantasy football in the past, you know defenses, which are often overlooked, can be the difference between winning and losing your matchups. We're here as always to help you crush you drafts, and today we're looking at our NFL […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Running Back Rankings (August Updates): TreVeyon Henderson, RJ Harvey, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Woody Marks

The fantasy football season is so close to kicking off, but thousands more drafts will take place between now and the season-opening game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. To get you prepped on new faces at running back, we're back with our updated 2025 fantasy football rookie running back rankings. Navigate these freshly […]

Chuba Hubbard, Rico Dowdle, Trevor Etienne - Fantasy Football Outlook For Carolina Panthers RBs In 2025

The Carolina Panthers enter the 2025 season optimistic for a breakout year in their second season with head coach Dave Canales. After an incredibly slow start to the 2024 season, quarterback Bryce Young and the offense found their groove after the week 11 bye, averaging nearly 25 points per game, which was on pace to […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target At Every Position - Corbin Young's Drafting Backward Strategy (2025)

In fantasy baseball, one strategy involves drafting backward or building your draft from the back. So what does that mean? Essentially, it's an attempt to find players who could provide similar production. Our goal is to find players with similar skills to those of a player who is selected earlier in drafts. Name value, recent successes […]

Expensive Dynasty Fantasy Football Buys Worth Paying Up For (2025)

For dynasty football managers, roster construction is similar to managing a stock market portfolio. Savvy managers want to buy low on an asset and maximize their return on investment whenever possible. While that is still a sound strategy, it's okay to do something for yourself and spend a little extra occasionally. With that in mind, […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings - Emeka Egbuka, Tyreek Hill, Travis Hunter, Tre Harris, Jayden Higgins, Kyle Williams, DK Matcalf, DJ Moore

We're getting very close to the start of the NFL's regular season, so it's no better time for our updated Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2025 to help you set winning lineups. Below, you will see the freshly-updated pecking order at WR for the opening week of the new NFL season, and the […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings - J.K. Dobbins, Nick Chubb, Omarion Hampton, Ashton Jeanty, Bhayshul Tuten, Tetairoa McMillan, RJ Harvey

It's almost go time for fantasy football, as the season is just around the corner. To help you with your first lineups of the year, we're back with our updated Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings for 2025. In the opening-week rankings below, check out where key ball carriers such as J.K. Dobbins, Nick Chubb, […]

PPR Fantasy Football FLEX (RB, WR, TE) Rankings for Drafts - Cam Skattebo, Jayden Higgins, Austin Ekeler, Keenan Allen, Luther Burden, Braelon Allen, more

The 2025 fantasy football draft season is here, and it's go time folks! At RotoBaller HQ, we have freshly updated our rankings for fantasy managers to crush their upcoming drafts -- and once the top ~75 players are off the board, it's time to start thinking who might be at the FLEX position in your […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings (Top 400) - Omarion Hampton, Rashee Rice, Emeka Egbuka, Tyler Warren, RJ Harvey, Travis Etienne

Fantasy football redraft leagues are here, but there are also dynasty start-up drafts taking place, and it's a good time to make moves if you're already in a long-running league. We're here to help with our 2025 fantasy football dynasty rankings for the top 400 players. In the rankings below, find out where key players […]