Should I Draft Jayden Higgins or Jaylin Noel? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

The Houston Texans drafted wide receiver Jayden Higgins in the second round, with the 34th overall pick, and wide receiver Jaylin Noel in the third round, with the 79th overall pick. It was a bit of a surprise seeing the two receivers, both from Iowa State, go to the same team. And immediately, for dynasty fantasy football […]

Is the Zero RB Strategy Viable in 2025? Expert Fantasy Football Draft Analysis

The Zero RB draft strategy in fantasy football, in which fantasy managers prioritize drafting multiple wide receivers before selecting a single running back in their drafts, has been very popular in recent years. It's regularly touted as the best strategy to build league-winning teams. This isn't some stroke of genius, though. It's obvious that when […]

Scott Fish Bowl 15 Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Guide: Expert Tips and Advice

With the first selection of the 2025 Scott Fish Bowl, the Texas State Fighting Armadillos select Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter. Perhaps 1.01 for Hunter is a bit of a stretch, but it’s not ridiculous. Dick Steele said it best, “Crazy is walking down the street with half a cantaloupe on your head, muttering, […]

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 […]

Brian Robinson Jr. vs. Austin Ekeler: Fantasy Football Outlooks for Washington Commanders RBs

Many speculated that the Commanders would add a running back this offseason, but they chose not to do so in either free agency or the draft. The team is putting its trust in Brian Robinson Jr. and Austin Ekeler, who will dominate the backfield for the second straight year. Each back's role is clear-cut: Robinson […]

Should I Draft TreVeyon Henderson or Kaleb Johnson? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson and Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson were selected in the second and third rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft by their respective teams. Both running backs put up impressive statistical production in their final seasons of college. Yet they are very, very different as prospects, and many […]

Should I Draft Woody Marks or Jarquez Hunter? 2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

Houston Texans running back Woody Marks, selected with pick No. 116 overall, and Los Angeles Rams running back Jarquez Hunter, chosen just one spot later at No. 117 overall, were both drafted in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. In dynasty fantasy football leagues, they're both targets in rookie drafts. However, it's not […]

3 Fantasy Football Player Outlooks and Projections - Aaron Rodgers, DK Metcalf, Pat Freiermuth (2025)

After months of speculating where quarterback Aaron Rodgers would wind up, we finally know where the future Hall of Famer will play in 2025. Rodgers recently signed a one-year, $13.65 million deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is now set to be the team's starting quarterback for the 2025-2026 season.  In this article, we will […]

Should I Draft Pat Bryant or Jalen Royals? 2025 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

We are less than three months away from the 2025-2026 NFL season kicking off. That means dynasty rookie drafts will now be in full swing over the next few months. While everyone is most excited about the early rounds, it's the later rounds that could really make a difference for your dynasty team.  Just look […]

Should I Draft RJ Harvey or Quinshon Judkins? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

Denver Broncos running back RJ Harvey and Cleveland Browns running back Quinshon Judkins are two rookie backs drafted in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Judkins was selected early, at 36th overall, in a move that some might consider a bit of a reach. Interestingly, the fantasy community was utterly blindsided by Harvey's […]

5 League-Winning Fantasy Football Breakouts: Second-Year Players to Target and Draft (2025)

While fantasy football managers used to avoid rookies like the plague, their approach towards them has softened in recent years. This is mainly due to the number of rookies recently entering the league and immediately producing like seasoned veterans. However, not all players hit the ground running in their rookie year. While some players excel […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Player Outlooks: Projecting All 32 NFL Week 1 Starters (2025)

For many teams, it's pretty obvious who their starting tight end will be in Week 1. No one's losing sleep at night, waking up in cold sweats, and panicking over who will be the Las Vegas Raiders starting TE when Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season rolls around. That will clearly be Brock Bowers, […]

Top 10 Fantasy Football Bust Candidates - Overvalued Players To Avoid In Drafts (2025)

While the 2025 NFL regular season is still a few months away, now is the time for fantasy players to prepare for their redraft leagues. Everyone wants to talk about sleepers and breakout candidates. However, today, we look at the bad side of fantasy football. Therefore, let’s dive into 10 potential fantasy football bust candidates […]

Top 4 Fantasy Football Running Back Committees to Target - Strong Team Backfields to Draft (2025)

"Running back committee" may be one of the scariest phrases in fantasy football, but if you approach the position correctly, there's no reason to panic. Fantasy football managers often avoid backfield committees, and for good reason. After all, they bring uncertainty. It's not the best idea to spend one of your prized draft picks on […]

Early-Round Fantasy Football Busts and Draft Avoids for 2025

Getting your picks right in the first few rounds of your fantasy football draft has never been more important in putting together a winning squad. Getting those first couple of picks wrong is a good way to plummet to the bottom of your league. Many of these picks are at the top for a reason: […]

Superflex Fantasy Football Draft Strategies: Is QB-QB Still the Best Start in Dynasty? (2025)

NFL OTAs are underway, which means the start of the 2025 NFL season is drawing near. While the beginning of the season is still a few months away, this is a very popular time of year for dynasty startup drafts. If you’ve never played dynasty football before, now is a great time to start. There […]

4 Dynasty Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers and Busts: 2nd Round Draft Targets or Avoids (2025)

The second round of rookie dynasty fantasy football drafts is historically filled with good talent. Of course, they weren't everyone's first preferences, but that doesn't matter. NFL evaluations of prospects are never perfect, and plenty of players slip through the cracks, if not just a little bit. In addition, there are often heavy biases against […]

6 Fantasy Football Outlooks for Second-Year Wide Receivers: Brian Thomas Jr., Malik Nabers, Ladd McConkey, Marvin Harrison Jr., and more

Last year's wide receiver class was touted as one of the best in the history of NFL drafts. For three receivers -- Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr., and Ladd McConkey -- it lived up to the billing. But the depth wasn't quite what it was claimed to be, as we saw in Year 1. Instead, […]

Fantasy Football Zero RB Strategy - 4 Running Back Sleepers to Target and Draft (2025)

Zero-RB was possibly the worst strategy you could have followed in fantasy football drafts last season. If you missed out on a few key players, like Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown, you likely would have regretted your choices greatly. This is primarily due to the rash of injuries that struck many of the league's […]

Superflex Fantasy Football Mock Draft: Expert Picks from the No. 8 Slot

The fantasy football world is knee-deep in its dynasty leagues. Whether they are focused on rookie or startup drafts, few fantasy players are thinking about redraft leagues at this point in the offseason. However, it’s never too early to prepare for your redraft leagues. The best way to prepare for your fantasy leagues is by […]

Should I Draft Tyler Warren or Colston Loveland? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

According to many analysts, the consensus No. 1 tight end prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft class was former Penn State TE Tyler Warren, whom the Indianapolis Colts drafted. He was often mocked as being a top-6 selected player. That didn't come to pass. Instead, former Michigan tight end Colston Loveland, who landed with the Chicago Bears […]

Should I Draft Dillon Gabriel or Shedeur Sanders? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

The Cleveland Browns now have the most interesting bad quarterback room in the NFL. After signing both QBs Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett to join their usual starter, Deshaun Watson, they drafted both Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL Draft. It was an interesting move, and it seems to signify that they […]

Overvalued Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Busts: 3 WRs to Avoid (2025)

With the NFL’s free agency and the NFL Draft now in the rear-view mirror, we can look at a few wide receivers whose situations may have changed. Whether it’s competition, quarterback issues, off-the-field issues, or whatever the case may be, many factors lead us to say to flat-out avoid these receivers for this season. I […]

Should I Draft Kyle Williams or Jack Bech? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

The 2025 NFL Draft has now come and gone. Those of us who like dynasty fantasy football, and especially those of us die-hards (or people who work in the industry) (don't worry, I followed it all year before I started working for RotoBaller), have already spent plenty of time pontificating who to select in rookie […]

Should I Draft Emeka Egbuka or Matthew Golden? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

It has been a couple of exciting weeks for dynasty managers. Those in dynasty leagues paid extra close attention to the 2025 NFL Draft last month. Seeing where Ashton Jeanty, Omarion Hampton, Tetairoa McMillan, and Quinshon Judkins would land could make or break their dynasty value in Year 1 and beyond. In this article, we will look closer at […]

How To Master NFL Survivor Pools: Top Strategies to Win Your Survivor Leagues

Key Takeaways Survivor Pool Basics: NFL Survivor Pools are elimination contests where participants pick one team to win each week, but can’t reuse teams throughout the season. A single loss eliminates your entry. Winning Strategies: Success in Survivor Leagues requires strategic planning, like mapping out picks weeks in advance, avoiding popular or "chalk" selections to […]

Tight End ADP Risers and Fallers For 2025 Fantasy Football

We may be past the NFL’s free agency period and the 2025 NFL Draft, but a lot has happened in the past couple of months to shape the average draft position in early drafts. As we head further into spring and summer, it’s a great idea to take a look at the tight end landscape […]

Quarterback ADP Risers and Fallers After The 2025 NFL Draft

We’re well past the NFL’s free agency period and a little ways after the NFL Draft, so it’s a good time to check in on some of the average draft position (ADP) risers at quarterback as we head into the late spring. Conversely, through some of the wheeling and dealing teams have done, some quarterback […]

Should I Draft TreVeyon Henderson or Quinshon Judkins? 2025 Dynasty Rookie Draft Analysis

The NFL draft has come and gone, and now we get to sit around and wait for training camps and preseason football before the 2025 NFL season. For dynasty football managers, this also signals one of the best times of the year - the time when all our rookie drafts will take place. This class […]