Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 4 (2025)

Week 3 saw the running back position get crushed with injuries. Najee Harris (Achilles) and James Conner (foot) are both out for the remainder of the season, which has opened the door for many young running backs to take a lead role. As a result, we will have some new faces enter the "fringe" lineup […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 4 (2025)

Wide receivers in fantasy football have a ton of volatility. As you'll see later in this article, the first player we mention is a perfect example of this. There are plenty of examples of why players can have such variance in their scoring, as we'll get into later, of course, and trying to find the […]

Tight End Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 4 (2025)

Being able to identify tight ends who have the potential to put up huge fantasy production is essential if you didn’t invest an early pick in your fantasy draft in the position. Finding those values can unlock the ceiling of your fantasy team without using a premium pick. Several tight end performances swung fantasy matchups […]

Quarterback Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 4 (2025)

We had a pretty decent showing in this column last week. Caleb Williams and Drake Maye were a few of our recommended starts. Williams threw for 298 passing yards, four touchdowns, and finished Week 3 as the overall QB1. Maye had a few turnovers but threw two passing touchdowns, ran for 45 rushing yards, and […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 4 Lineups (2025)

As we approach Week 4, we are preparing to flip the calendar to October. Feels just like yesterday that we were discussing breakouts, busts, and sleepers while sizzling in the sun. Now we are bracing for fall weather while loading up on Halloween candy. Time sure does fly once the NFL season begins! Last week’s […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 4 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to […]

Week 4 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

We're back with another look at fantasy football kickers: the streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 4 of the 2025 season. With three weeks in the books, kickers have been doing more than just chipping in a few points. Some of them are outscoring the position players we took early! Look at Spencer Shrader, […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 4 (2025)

With three weeks of data, we can begin to see some real trends at the tight end position. We can examine the data trends to determine which tight ends we should bet on and which ones we should steer clear of. The tight end position is always the most difficult to read. We'll be looking […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 4) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 4 of the 2025 NFL season. We have our first international game of the year this week, with the Steelers and Vikings playing the first NFL game in Ireland. Also, with three games down, we can start to think about winless and undefeated teams and […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

It's hard to believe we are already entering Week 4 of the NFL season. In just three months, we will be discussing which players to start for our fantasy playoffs, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves. You can't win it if you aren't in it. Last week, the big names at the […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

If you have questions, we have answers, especially if they involve who you should start at the quarterback position in Week 4. We all know Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are smash starts every week, so you won't find them on this list. We want to go deeper and dig into the matchups to find […]

Seahawks vs. Cardinals Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, Trey Benson, Kyler Murray, Trey McBride

You never know what you're going to get on any given Thursday Night Football game. Last week, the Bills were 12.5-point favorites against the Dolphins before kickoff, but the game stayed within one score for 59 minutes and 38 seconds. It wasn't until a Bills field goal with 22 seconds left that Buffalo put the […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

If you had Tre Tucker as your WR1 for Week 3, you either need to get a lottery ticket or, my friend, you are a liar. Seriously, no one had a 40.9-point fantasy performance on their bingo card, or that Tucker would be averaging 19.7 fantasy points per game after three weeks. Tucker isn't alone […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

Well, butter my backside and call me a biscuit. In Week 3 of the fantasy football season, Hunter Henry, Dalton Kincaid, Brenton Strange, Chig Okonkwo, Jack Stoll, and Drew Sample produced more than 10 fantasy points and sat inside TE1 territory heading into Monday Night Football. With that all out of the way, here are […]

Week 4 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

There is growing buzz surrounding the “Travis Hunter Problem.” Nearly all offseason, the general opinion of fantasy analysts, including yours truly, was that Hunter is an “IDP cheat code” on apps like Sleeper and ESPN. Those providers allow the Heisman winner to accrue offensive and defensive stats while in your DB slot, which felt like […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 4 Fantasy Football (2025)

The fantasy football season rolls into Week 4. Get these high-impact defenses on your roster now! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 4 of the 2025 season. As we head to the end of September, the NFL season is in full swing. As a result, fantasy football decisions […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 4 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Finding the right defense to stream each week can be just as important as nailing your skill-position starters. Fantasy defenses are highly matchup-dependent, and with several teams already showing weaknesses on offense, there are exploitable spots for managers to take advantage of in Week 4. This week’s streaming slate offers a mix of opportunistic defenses […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 3, 4, 5, and 6 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 the first two weeks, this article has […]

Lions vs. Ravens Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Jared Goff, Derrick Henry, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews, DeAndre Hopkins, more

We couldn't ask for a more exciting matchup to conlude the Week 3 NFL slate, as two potential Super Bowl contenders will square off in primetime. The "real" NFL matchup is fantastic, and both teams are loaded with fantasy football contributors. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Jared Goff, Derrick […]

Chiefs vs. Giants Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sunday Night Football - Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Isiah Pacheco, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Travis Kelce, Malik Nabers, Marquise Brown, Wan'Dale Robinson, more...

The NFL season continues to chug right along! We close out the Week 3 Sunday slate with a primetime matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants. Both of these squads will be hungry to get their first win of the season. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs travel to the Big Apple with […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 3 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 3 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. With some fantasy football managers entering […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 3 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Rhamondre Stevenson, Isiah Pacheco, Rome Odunze, and more

Welcome back to our Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 3 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 3 Lineup Spotlights column features key players to start or sit when faced with challenging lineup decisions. "The King" features players that may be causing fantasy anxiety for those who roster them. The fantasy football […]

Week 3 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

It's that time of the year again, when the season-long busts begin to separate themselves from the one-offs. You won't find the likes of Mark Andrews or Isiah Pacheco here. Their rest-of-season outlooks aren't looking very rosy. Instead, I'm here to crush your optimism about the good players on your fantasy roster. I do it […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 3 of the 2025 fantasy football season. Don't overreact to one week of fantasy football, but we'll have a decent sample of data after four or more weeks. We saw one-week samples flip in the opposite direction from Weeks 1 to 2 based on the matchup and […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 3 (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Nico Collins, Drake London, Jakobi Meyers, Calvin Ridley

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. We're now working with a small two-game sample size in 2025, so we'll factor that in while giving more weight to other factors like implied totals, projected pace, and Vegas lines. This column hit big on Ja'Marr Chase […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 3 Lineups (2025)

Week 3 is upon us already. We had a mixed bag of results here last week. Our Sonic Boom did not work out so well after Breece Hall totaled just 29 rushing yards on 10 carries. Things looked great after Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver was ruled out with an ankle injury, but so […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 3 (2025) - Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne Jr.

So far through the first two weeks, we've done a pretty good job of identifying the top matchups for running backs, but there are always a few big performances that come from matchups that we didn't identify, too. The reality is that every team is still establishing its identity in terms of how much they […]

Week 3 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 3 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 […]

Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back to our fantasy football kicker streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Kickers were on full display last week, showing they can be game changers for fantasy just as much as star wideouts or running backs. For instance, Brandon Aubrey put up a monster performance in Week […]