Should I Draft Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, RJ Harvey, or Kaleb Johnson? Fantasy Football Outlooks for Rookie RBs

There's no doubt that rookies can single-handedly win your fantasy football league. Those who took a chance on Brian Thomas Jr., Brock Bowers, and Jayden Daniels in the middle-to-late rounds last year were rewarded with a league winner. All three players finished top five at their respective positions in 2024.  As a result, fantasy managers should […]

Rob Lorge's League-Winning Fantasy Football Wide Receivers (Part II)

We all want league winners, but the reality is that there are only 15 or so players who qualify as such in any given year. Short of drafting legit league-winners, we want to be drafting guys with significant upside at their cost. In the first entry of this series, three receivers were identified that fantasy […]

Scott Engel's Fantasy Football Rankings and Analysis: The King's Favorite Draft Targets

It’s already a busy season for fantasy football analysts, as I have completed over six drafts to this point while regularly adjusting my fantasy football draft rankings. In addition to my updated rankings below, the Fantasy Football Season Pass on RotoBaller is overflowing with tremendous amounts of articles and analysis to prepare you for a […]

Instant Impact Rookies - Projecting Every Week 1 Starter for Fantasy Football: Ashton Jeanty, Cam Ward, Tyler Warren, Travis Hunter, and more

Each NFL draft provides all 32 teams with an equal opportunity to improve their roster. Drafting great players consistently can help teams reach Super Bowl contention in a remarkably short time. Just look at Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, the former No. 2 overall pick, who helped Washington, previously one of the league's worst teams, make […]

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 […]

Updated Fantasy Football Dynasty WR Rankings (August 2025): Rashee Rice, Rome Odunze, Marvin Harrison Jr., Matthew Golden, Ricky Pearsall, more

The wide receiver spot is the deepest in all formats, and it can be tough to split hairs among wideouts, especially in dynasty leagues. Our 2025 fantasy football dynasty wide receiver rankings to assist your draft-day or trading efforts. In these top 175 dynasty WR rankings below, you will see where key pass-catchers such as […]

Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football Rankings - Top 10 Team Defenses for 2025 Drafts

Training camps are heating up, and I've got my top-10 fantasy football defenses (D/ST) you should target for drafts and preparations for the 2025 fantasy football season. When looking at the top fantasy football defenses, fantasy managers need to find defensive squads that will create turnovers, create sacks, and produce on special teams. It also […]

Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule Rankings by Position - Easiest QB, RB, WR & TE Matchups (2025)

Every new fantasy football season means a thousand proposed ways to skin the cat without scratching its backside. We've all heard the time-tested adages before -- "Draft your guys," "Just pick good players on good teams," and my personal favorite, "ADP is comprised mostly by losers." While these macro strategies will generally set you on […]

Fantasy Football League-Winners: 6 Dark-Horse Overall WR1 Contenders

Everyone knows the big boys when it comes to the wide receiver position in fantasy football. Guys like Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, and Nico Collins all have a good shot to finish the 2025 season as the overall WR1. However, they're all smash first-round picks, and you can't draft them all in a […]

Matt Donnelly's 9 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions: Player Outlooks and Analysis (2025)

Sometimes, bold predictions are seen as "unrealistic predictions pulled out of one's backside," but if everything were predictable, where would the fun be in that? Fantasy football managers should have learned over the years to expect the unexpected. Year in and year out, one player exceeds expectations while another falls short of lofty goals. It's […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Target Hogs to Draft (2025)

Target hogs; we want them, especially in PPR formats. It should be a no-brainer that the best target-earning players are the ones who tend to score the most fantasy points each season. Part of the skill of a pass-catcher is to get on the field, then to run a route, get separation, and then finally, […]

Kevin Tompkins' Fantasy Football League-Winners: 5 Must-Draft Players (2025)

League winners. We all want them, and finding them in drafts is like unlocking treasure, but it's yours and all yours. The key is to use the league-winning player in combination with other players to build your superteam that steamrolls your competition. Easier said than done, but the goal today is to give you my […]

Top Defense (D/ST) Fantasy Football Rankings - Broncos D/ST, Bills D/ST, Steelers D/ST, Vikings D/ST, Texans D/ST, 49ers D/ST, Eagles D/ST, Chargers D/ST

Draft season is upon us. While selecting a Defense (D/ST) can be an afterthought for some, sharp fantasy managers know that planning ahead for Week 1 with a D/ST target can be the difference between opening the season with a win instead of a loss. RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his Top 10 Defense (D/ST) […]

RotoBaller's 2025 NFL Pick'em Pool Challenge - Free Football Pick'em Contest on ESPN

We are happy to announce our third annual RotoBaller NFL Pick'em Challenge! 🍾 Just pick the correct winners for each NFL team each week and beat out all the others. Simple, right? Well, not so fast - be sure to read our NFL Pick'em Pools strategies and tips to get set for the season ahead […]

Fantasy Football RB Projections - Updated Running Backs Include Ashton Jeanty, Christian McCaffrey, Chase Brown, J.K. Dobbins, Jordan Mason, more

The 2025 NFL campaign will begin before you know it, which can only mean fantasy football season is almost here! Most fantasy gamers use rankings and cheat sheets to aid their draft-day efforts, but use our fantasy football running back (RB) projections to get an idea of how the rankings are determined. In the table […]

Fantasy Football WR Projections - Updated Wide Receivers Include Tyreek Hill, Drake London, Rashee Rice, Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, Travis Hunter

Digging into fantasy football rankings is a staple of draft preparation, but also be sure to check out these fantasy football wide receiver (WR) projections to see how rankings are determined. In the wide receiver projections below, you will find out how key pass-catchers such as Nico Collins, Drake London, Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, DJ […]

Identifying Quarterback Fantasy Football Breakouts: Build-A-Breakout Workshop

Welcome to my quarterback fantasy football breakouts article, looking at undervalued QBs to target in 2025 fantasy drafts. With the summer coming to an end, we have another football season on the horizon, which means plenty of well-defined fantasy lines in the sand between spreadsheet quants, tape bros, and ball-knowers alike. Sure, consensus may agree […]

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 […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rookie TE Rankings (August Updates): Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, Elijah Arroyo, Terrance Ferguson, Gunnar Helm, more

The 2025 NFL season kicks off in just about a month, and it's time to start dominating your fantasy football drafts, including rookie, redraft, dynasty, and more. We're here to help with our 2025 fantasy football rookie tight end rankings. Below, you will see where key first-year TEs like Colston Loveland, Tyler Warren, Elijah Arroyo, Terrance […]

Aidin Ebrahimi's Fantasy Football/NFL Bold Predictions for 2025

Time flies. It feels like yesterday when I wrote my bold predictions article last year. In that article, I had some great predictions (such as Sam LaPorta's sophomore slump, the Saints going 5-8 through 14 weeks and starting Spencer Rattler, and Josh Allen's continued rushing dominance) and some truly terrible ones (like Kirk Cousins winning […]

Updated Fantasy Football Dynasty Running Back Rankings (August 2025): Kenneth Walker, Omarion Hampton, J.K. Dobbins, Tyrone Tracy, Jaydon Blue

Fantasy football season is just around the corner, but those who play in dynasty leagues have never stopped making moves or keeping up with the latest news. Our NFL team just dropped its updated 2025 fantasy football dynasty running back rankings to assist your draft-day or trading efforts. In these top 147 dynasty RB rankings […]

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 […]

Late-Round Targets for 2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts

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. Fantasy football championships are often celebrated through the superstars taken in […]

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 […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rookie QB Rankings (August Updates): Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, Jalen Milroe, more

The 2025 NFL season is right around the corner, and dynasty/rookie drafts are in full swing. We're here to help with our 2025 fantasy football rookie quarterback rankings. Below, you will see where key first-year QBs like Cam Ward, Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough, Shedeur Sanders, Dillon Gabriel, and Jalen Milroe stand among all rookie signal-callers. […]

6 Fantasy Football Draft Targets, Sleepers for Deep Leagues (2025)

The 2025 Hall of Fame Game is in the books. That means the preseason has begun and football is officially back. As NFL fans prepare for the start of another season, fantasy football players are preparing for their annual fantasy football draft. Any experienced gamer knows that if you want to crush your competition, you […]

10 Quick Fantasy Football Takeaways from the Thursday and Friday Preseason Games

Preseason games aren't the end-all, be-all, but they're not nothing either. There is information that we can take away from the games that take place, despite the limited snap counts for starters. It is important not to overreact - positively or negatively - to any singular piece of information. The other thing we need to […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel: Preseason Week 1 (Sunday, 8/10/25)

Yesterday saw a massive six-game slate, but today we calm down with only two games on the docket. The Dolphins head to Chicago to take on the Bears in the early game, while the Chargers host the Saints in the later window. This is the first game for all but the Chargers, who played last […]