Quarterback Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5 (2025)

We have reached Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. That means bye weeks have begun, and it's time for fantasy managers to start planning accordingly. As we approach the heart of the fantasy football season, gamers will need to stay on top of their lineups as each decision gets magnified the closer we get […]

Tight End Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5 (2025)

2025 has been another rough season for the tight end position. Just one player with a minimum of three games played is averaging more than 15.0 fantasy points per game (Jake Ferguson). Just 12 tight ends are averaging double-digit points. Being able to identify good streaming options is once again a viable way to navigate […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5 (2025)

The running back position has been hit hard by injuries over the past two weeks. In Week 3, managers watched as James Conner (foot) and Najee Harris (Achilles) suffered season-ending injuries. Earlier this week, Trey Benson (knee) hit the IR, and Bucky Irving (foot) is in danger of not only missing Week 5 but potentially […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 5 (2025)

The wide receiver position is a bit more forgiving than it is for running backs. Typically, there are multiple WRs outside a team's top-2 at the position that are valuable fantasy assets for at least a few weeks a year. This doesn't mean it's easy to find which games you should start for them. But […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2025)

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who are the fairest running backs of them all? If you look at Week 4 of the NFL season, those backs were Ashton Jeanty, Josh Jacobs, and Kenneth Gainwell, who all posted 30-point fantasy performances. Justice Hill, not Derrick Henry, was right behind the pack with 28.7 fantasy points. Every […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 5 (2025)

The tight-end position is filled with dismay and sorrow every year. There are weekly disappointments consistently, and while four weeks is far too early to be calling anyone a bust, there are several tight ends who have yet to live up to their draft capital. Brock Bowers, Trey McBride, Travis Kelce, and Mark Andrews have […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2025)

By now, fantasy managers should know what they are dealing with when it comes to their rosters; however, even if you are 0-4 or 1-3, there is still time for you to turn things around, but now more than ever, in-season roster management is imperative. Star and sit decisions begin to magnify every week, while […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 5) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. The first wave of bye weeks is here, which will knock us down to 14 matchups this week. We have another international game again with the Vikings as they travel to London to face the Cleveland Browns, where rookie […]

Week 5 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Many of us spend the first few weeks of every NFL season thinking the same thing: "This season is really weird. I've never seen anything like this.” Sometimes that comes in the form of the entire league pivoting from historic passing numbers to a run-centric formula; other years, it’s a rash of early injuries or […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Bye weeks are here, which means Chris Boswell, Brandon McManus, Parker Romo, and Cairo Santos are off in Week 5. For those who love to set it and forget it, you'll have to put in a bit more work this week. If your kicker has a bye, you're probably searching the waiver wire for streaming […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2025)

Remember when the best receivers in the game were the most productive in fantasy? That hasn't been the case this season regarding Rome Odunze, Quentin Johnston, George Pickens, Keenan Allen, Emeka Egbuka, and Tre Tucker. Nobody had any of those six receivers as top 12 options before the season began. Luckily, each week is a […]

Start/Sit Chart - All Week 5 Fantasy Football Matchups and Player Ratings

Welcome to Week 5 of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games. This weekly column provides readers with a chart of every player matchup, the opponent, our start/sit recommendation and the matchup rating projection confidence/startability score based on an array of metrics. Start/sit decisions will […]

49ers vs. Rams Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Davante Adams

If you didn't get your fill of NFC West football last Thursday night, I've got some good news for you! In Week 5, we get the other two teams in the division as the San Francisco 49ers travel to face the Los Angeles Rams. For fantasy football, some of the game's elite performers are suiting […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2025)

It's bad enough trying to navigate the tight end position on a regular week. Now, as we enter Week 5, fantasy managers must begin to navigate the bye weeks for the most volatile fantasy position. With two of the top five generous defenses against the tight end position on bye this week, you may have […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 5 Fantasy Football (2025)

The 2025 fantasy football season is heading into Week 5, which means the introduction of bye weeks for the first time. Looking for help at the D/ST spot? Get these high-impact defenses on your roster now! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 5 of the 2025 season. With […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 4, 5, 6, and 7 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.  In last week's article, we recommended picking up […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 5 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Finding the right defense to stream each week can make all the difference in fantasy football. While top-tier units like the Vikings and Seahawks are usually locked into starting lineups, sharp managers know that matchups are king. Targeting defenses facing turnover-prone quarterbacks, shaky offensive lines, or teams struggling to move the ball consistently can often […]

Who Should I Start? Sunday Fantasy Football Lineup Decisions for Week 4 (2025) - Omarion Hampton, DK Metcalf, Ashton Jeanty, Nick Chubb, Woody Marks, Brock Purdy, Quinshon Judkins, Javonte Williams

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 4 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Omarion Hampton, DK Metcalf, Ashton Jeanty, Nick Chubb, Woody Marks, Brock Purdy, Quinshon Judkins and Javonte Williams. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 4 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Drake London, Quentin Johnston, Harold Fannin, Romeo Doubs

Welcome again to our Key Starters and Tough Calls feature for Week 4 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 4 Lineup Spotlights column showcases significant players to start or sit when faced with tough lineup choices. "The King" focuses on starting options that could be causing fantasy anxiety. The fantasy football players included in […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 4 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 4 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! For anyone new here, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games. Every week of the fantasy season, we will offer in-depth analysis of every player in every game. Last week, players like Caleb Williams, […]

Week 4 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Welcome back to our fantasy football bust candidates for Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. Three weeks of data is just the beginning, but enough to form conjectures. There are some statistical outliers. Seattle is giving up the second-most receptions to running backs, but they've played against some of the league's best backfield pass-catchers […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 4 (2025) - Puka Nacua, Nico Collins, Ladd McConkey, Rome Odunze, Jakobi Meyers

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. We now have a decent three-game sample size in 2025, so we'll factor that in while giving more weight to other factors, such as implied totals, projected pace, and Vegas lines. This article hit on Nico Collins in […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 4 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 4 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We have a decent sample of three weeks in the offensive and defensive advanced metrics. The narratives have somewhat shifted over the past few weeks. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus […]

Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 4 of the 2025 season! Every week of the 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 be […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 4 (2025) - James Cook, Kyren Williams, Bucky Irving, More

If you're looking for some confirmation bias as to why you should deploy matchup-proof running backs like Christian McCaffrey or Bijan Robinson this week, then look elsewhere, friends! I'm breaking down DVOA data, offensive line matchups and ratings, and various other metrics in an attempt to validate some of those matchups that pop at first […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 4 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

As is the case every year, impactful injuries in fantasy football are beginning to add up already. We are only three weeks into the season, yet injuries have already robbed us of multiple starting quarterbacks and defensive star Nick Bosa. Worse, injuries are already hobbling players who remain on the field, seemingly turning players like […]

Jets vs. Dolphins Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Justin Fields, Tyreek Hill, Breece Hall, Jaylen Waddle, Garrett Wilson, De'Von Achane, Tua Tagovailoa

Week 4 of the NFL season brings another Monday Night Football double-header, meaning tons of fantasy matchups will go down to the wire and be decided on the final day of the slate. It's important to nail those start-sit calls, and we're here to help with this AFC East clash. Below, read about the fantasy […]

Bengals vs. Broncos Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Ja'Marr Chase, Courtland Sutton, Chase Brown, J.K. Dobbins, Tee Higgins, Bo Nix, Evan Engram

The final game of the Week 4 NFL slate looked like an incredible matchup on paper before the season began, but the Broncos' early-season struggles and the injury to Joe Burrow have negatively affected the fantasy upside of this AFC clash. That said, this game will decide plenty of fantasy matchups, and we're here to […]

Packers vs. Cowboys Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sunday Night Football - Jordan Love, Dak Prescott, Josh Jacobs, Javonte Williams, Tucker Kraft, George Pickens

We close out the Week 4 Sunday slate with a primetime matchup between to of the league's most prominent franchises in what some are calling "The Micah Parsons Bowl". The Packers and Cowboys pulled off the stunning blockbuster trade for Parsons just before the season started, and will now square off in Week 4. We […]