Dynasty League Cut List - Top Fantasy Football Drop Candidates for Week 3

In dynasty fantasy football, roster spots are currency. Whether it’s a small league with real value still on the waiver wire or one with huge rosters in which any relevant player is liable to be on a roster already, managers have to reasonably predict the future. The key part of this format is maximizing a […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Fantasy Football WR Adds for Week 3 Include Wan'Dale Robinson, Romeo Doubs, Troy Franklin, Dyami Brown

Welcome RotoBallers to our fantasy football wide receiver waiver wire pickups for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Sunday was chock-full of massive performances and disappointments. It was nice to see Detroit rebound in their 52-21 mollywhopping of the Bears. On the other side of that coin, the Packers' defense looks legit. Not to […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Top QB Adds for Week 3 Include Jake Browning, Mac Jones, Geno Smith, Sam Darnold, more

There were some impressive performances by quarterbacks in Week 2. Six quarterbacks (as of Sunday night) threw for at least 300 yards, led by Russell Wilson's 450-yard performance against the Cowboys. Jared Goff threw for five touchdowns, and Lamar Jackson had four. Six other quarterbacks had three passing scores. Of course, it wasn’t all good. […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3 - Bhayshul Tuten, Trey Benson, Quinshon Judkins, Cam Skattebo, Kyle Monangai, more

The planning process for the construction of your rosters in Week 3 has now begun following the performances that were delivered by running backs during their Week 2 matchups. As each week unfolds, developments will emerge that alter the composition of various backfields while impacting the scoring potential for a percentage of backs. This can […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3 TE Options Include Juwan Johnson, Zach Ertz, Brenton Strange, Harold Fannin Jr., more

Welcome back to our fantasy football tight ends waiver wire pickups for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Let’s enjoy these no bye weeks while we still can, fantasy footballers! Everyone is playing again this week, except for the injured and the benched. That means there are plenty of prospects to pick up on […]

NFL Rookies: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups and Stashes for Week 3

With Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season approaching, we have just a bit more information on which rookies are getting usage for their teams and how much they're each being used. That's valuable data to have in a league where rookies often have big impacts for fantasy football. Players like running back Tyrone Tracy […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Cam Skattebo, Bhayshul Tuten, Elic Ayomanor, Blake Corum, Juwan Johnson, Zach Ertz

After an action-packed Sunday, it's already that time to hit the waiver wire for Week 3.  At RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more fantasy football advice and have updated our Week 3 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Nick Mariano has ranked the top 80 free agent […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 3 Lightning Round Including Cam Skattebo, Bhayshul Tuten, Romeo Doubs, Wan'Dale Robinson, Juwan Johnson, Daniel Jones, more

With much of Week 2 in the history books, let's start looking forward to next week's sweat and the season beyond it. Just as one can be overconfident in one week's worth of data, two weeks can also lead you into traps based on a perceived pattern. Let's walk that tightrope together with our fantasy […]

IDP Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 3 (2025)

Another AFC North star had to leave in Week 2 before accumulating many stats, hurting many fantasy teams in Week 2. Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Alex Highsmith, who had been averaging just over 0.6 sacks per game over the past three seasons, went down with a high ankle sprain in the first half after making […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups - Chris Rodriguez Jr., Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell Fantasy Football Outlooks

The waiver wire is a bit thin this week in terms of quality running backs. Outside of Austin Ekeler (Achilles), we haven't seen many injuries to starting running backs (knock on wood) so far this year. That makes options on waivers a bit limited. However, there are a few potentially intriguing targets available to gamers […]

Unexpected Boom Performances: Fantasy Football Risers Include Zach Ertz, Russell Wilson, Wan'Dale Robinson, Hunter Renfrow, Troy Franklin

Week 2 is not yet complete, but we can already say that it has been a great week of football. The Colts defeated the Broncos on a game-winning Spencer Shrader field goal in a thrilling finish, and the Bengals beat the Jaguars late despite losing their star QB Joe Burrow to a toe injury. The […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 3 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Streaming defenses is one of the most effective strategies in fantasy football, especially early in the season when trends are still forming. Instead of sticking with a mediocre unit week after week, managers can target favorable matchups, taking advantage of struggling offenses, rookie quarterbacks, or teams with glaring weaknesses in protection. The first week of […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the 2025 season. Every week of the fantasy football season, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers have to consider picking up weeks in advance.  Stashing the right defenses in advance could be […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 2

Hey RotoBallers! With the first week of football in the books (and the first game of Week 2), it is time to begin planning ahead on the waiver wire. Last week, several recommendations, like Michael Penix Jr., became highly sought-after assets on the wire. If you have stashed them before you, you likely saved some FAAB, which is […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Waiver Wire Stashes for Week 2 Fantasy Football (2025)

We are just one week into the NFL regular season, and already some fantasy teams are dealing with the injury bug. The good news is that byes do not start for a couple of weeks! You should have most of your lineup available to you. For those who need to replace an injured player or […]

Week 2 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 season! Every week of the fantasy season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 until the end of the fantasy football season. This will […]

Week 2 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back to our fantasy football kicker streamers, starts and tiered rankings for Week 2 of the 2025 season. If you want to convince folks that kickers aren't boring, direct them to the opening week. Chris Boswell drilled a 60-yard field goal, the longest of his career. Matt Prater, just called up from the practice […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Watchlist for Week 2

Welcome to Week 2 of our fantasy football waiver wire watchlist. It was a wild opening week, in which waiver wire players such as Dylan Sampson and Quentin Johnston emerged as key figures in their respective offenses. However, both Sampson and Johnston are rostered too much and no longer qualify for this article (all players […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups - Fantasy Football Free Agent Adds and Stashes (2025)

What an amazing start to the NFL season. Between the Chargers and Chiefs game on Friday, and that epic Sunday Night game with the Bills and the Ravens! As you watch highlights and coaches talk about week one, you'll often hear "it's a marathon, not a sprint." That same holds true for our fantasy season. […]

NFL Rookies: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups and Stashes for Week 2

Time and time again, rookies prove to be absolutely pivotal to many fantasy football team's prospects throughout NFL seasons. First-year players that aren't drafted in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft tend to be overlooked, leading to the prospect of fantasy managers getting major value for picking them up. The "green flags", or […]

Dynasty League Cut List - Top Fantasy Football Drop Candidates for Week 2

Welcome to my dynasty fantasy football cut list for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. Dynasty fantasy leagues, more than anything else, are about timing: when to buy, when to sell, and when to cut your losses. Sure, it helps to have good fortune here and there, and perhaps a couple of impatient league […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to the fantasy football financial advisory column that looks to help you best manage your precious free agent funds! You may recall that last year turned into the Isaiah Likely sweepstakes after one week of ball, thanks to a thin pool of good candidates, but is 2025 running that dynamic back? Whatever your […]

Fantasy Football Week 2 Waiver Wire: Deeper League Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE)

Welcome back to our deeper league fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 2. There were plenty of fantasy standouts, disappointments, and learning opportunities in the opening week that we can build upon going forward. A lot of analysis focuses on leagues that have traditional formats (10 or 12 teams with a standard-sized lineup and […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Joshua Palmer, Quinshon Judkins, Dylan Sampson, Romeo Doubs, Kayshon Boutte

What an incredible Sunday of football we had, and the first week of fantasy football will officially be in the books once the Monday Night game is completed. No time to panic if you started the season (0-1). It's time to scour the waiver wire for players who help your teams this season. At RotoBaller […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 2

The opening week of NFL games is in the books, but it’s important we’re not too reactionary. Bad games happen. Flukey stuff happens, and when it occurs in the first week, it’s far more exaggerated, because we don’t have any other data to say, “yeah, but…”. So, as we look forward to this year’s first […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Fantasy Football WR Adds for Week 2 Include Hollywood Brown, Keenan Allen, Cedric Tillman, Troy Franklin

Welcome back to our fantasy football wide receiver waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 season. Did that feel as long for you as it did for me? Football is back (!), and opening week was not short of storylines. Everything we've planned for and adjusted to for the last seven months is […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2 - Dylan Sampson, Quinshon Judkins, Trey Benson, Kyle Monangai, Kenneth Gainwell, more

Welcome back to our fantasy football running back waiver wire pickups for Week 2 of the 2025 season! The framework for the creation of your rosters evolved as the offseason unfolded, through your diligent efforts in planning and constructing each team that was ultimately assembled to compete for league championships. The first installment of this […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2 TE Options Include Zach Ertz, Brenton Strange, Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry, more

One week down, three tight ends down. It did not take long for the injury bug to bite some tight ends on the backside. San Francisco’s George Kittle, Denver’s Evan Engram, and Las Vegas’ Brock Bowers all got banged up. Now, fantasy football managers are scrambling like Justin Fields to find tight ends. That is […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Top QB Adds for Week 2 Include Trevor Lawrence, Geno Smith, Daniel Jones, Aaron Rodgers, more

As usual, defenses were ahead of offenses in Week 1 of the NFL season. Just three teams scored 30 or more points. Conversely, 10 teams failed to score more than 15 points. It wasn’t the greatest week of fantasy production, but we did still get some excellent performances from quarterbacks. Nine different quarterbacks scored at […]