Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Alec Pierce, Kyle Monangai, Kareem Hunt, TreVeyon Henderson, Bam Knight, Tory Horton, Parker Washington, Jared Goff, more

Welcome back to our Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 9 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 9 Lineup Spotlights column features key players to start or sit when faced with challenging lineup decisions. "The King" features players who may be causing fantasy anxiety for those who roster them. The fantasy football […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 9 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 9 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! If you are new to this series, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games. Every week, we will offer in-depth analysis of every player in every game. There will be four teams on bye […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings and Start/Sit Picks for All Players

Welcome back to our updated Week 9 fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games this week. The start/sit chart has been updated for the weekend for players like Travis Hunter, Isiah Pacheco, and Calvin Ridley, who have been ruled out due to injury, and players like Nico Collins, who have been cleared to return. For anyone not […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 9 (2025) - Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey, Kimani Vidal, More

As we move into the second half of the schedule, the best rushing offenses and worst rushing defenses are becoming a bit more obvious, making some of the best matchups easier to recognize. However, I'm committed to digging through the stats to make sure we are loading up the absolute best spots for our main […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 9 (2025) - Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rome Odunze, Ladd McConkey, Wan'Dale Robinson

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season. With eight games of data to work with, we can now lean on individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target in daily fantasy lineups. Week 8 was mostly […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Bam Knight, Chuba Hubbard, DK Metcalf, Romeo Doubs, Josh Downs, Chase Brown, Kayshon Boutte, Tre Tucker, Travis Kelce, Kyle Pitts, Dalton Kincaid, Dalton Schultz, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 9 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Tyler Shough, Chase Brown, Chuba Hubbard, Josh Downs, Troy Franklin, Kyle Pitts Sr., and Travis Kelce. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week 9. […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 9 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 9 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We have a decent sample of eight weeks in the offensive and defensive advanced metrics. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 9 Lineups (2025)

It may seem hard to believe, but we have reached the halfway mark of the 2025 season. Time sure does fly when you’re having fun. Or in our case, time flies when you obsess over your fantasy football team every minute of the day. Last week’s sonic boom, J.K. Dobbins, had a solid but unspectacular […]

Week 9 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Welcome back to our Week 9 fantasy football busts, for players who may disappoint. It may be a tougher week than normal to determine lineup busts. Las Vegas oddsmakers predict a high-scoring slate, with five games with an over/under of 50 points. Toss in four teams on bye this week, and the pickings are slim. […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 9 (2025)

We've reached Week 9 of the NFL season, which is the final week before the NFL trade deadline. I don't know if that matters too much for the purposes of this column about wide receivers because there likely aren't a ton of receivers who'll be on the move, so it's not like we'll see any players […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 9 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of our weekend start 'em sit' em columns. Last weekend, we stayed hot as all three of our bust picks (Rico Dowdle, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Jacory Croskey-Merritt) fell way short of expectations, and our top boom pick, J.K. Dobbins, racked up 111 yards on the ground. In this week's […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 9 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

Sometimes IDP managers must read between the lines more than the average fantasy fan. When an NFL team acquires a new quarterback in trade, it is typically clear whether that is a depth move or if the starter is in trouble. Likewise, when a team adds a running back, the picture is often clear. Only […]

Ravens vs. Dolphins Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers, Jaylen Waddle, De'Von Achane

As the 2025 NFL season moves along, we might expect to get a primetime game or two from time to time against teams with 2-5 and 2-6 records, but the Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins are not your average also-ran teams. Baltimore is favored to win their division in many sportsbooks, while the Dolphins just […]

Start/Sit Chart - All Week 9 Fantasy Football Matchups and Player Ratings

Welcome to Week 9 of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 9 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 9 lineup decisions for players like Jordan Addison,  Jauan Jennings, Kayshon Boutte, and Keenan Allen-- and how their matchups project for the week. […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 9 Targets and Avoids

After sorting through the annual NFL season minefield known as "BYE-mageddon" in Week 8 of the NFL regular season, welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 9! Congratulations if you're still alive in your Survivor Pool, as there's still a lot of work left to do to be the last entrant standing, […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 9) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season. Week 8 was one of the least competitive weeks of football in recent memory, with 12 of the 13 games being decided by double-digits. Favorites went 11-2, with each covering the spread by at least seven points. The dominance […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 9 (2025)

We are entering the second half of the NFL season, and the tight-end position has once again become a cluster. There are about four good ones. Maybe George Kittle or Oronde Gadsden II will ascend into that elite tier. The latter is certainly playing like it. However, this position has become a large group of […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 9, 10, 11, 12) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the 2025 season. Every week, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers should pick up for the coming weeks.  This article has featured the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in […]

Week 9 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The hits keep on coming in 2025, as an already injury-plagued, bye-ridden Week 8 gave us a slew of new significant injuries to real IDP contributors. To make matters worse, it is becoming increasingly difficult to trust injury reports and the coach speak surrounding whether a player is actually healthy or will be ready to […]

Week 9 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 9 of the 2025 season! This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers for the entire season. Picking the right defenses each week could sometimes be the difference between a win and a loss. Those fantasy […]

Week 9 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Back at it again with our fantasy football kicker streamers, rankings, and starts for Week 9 of the 2025 NFL season. You're probably frustrated with these brutal bye weeks. Putting together decent lineups when half of your roster is on bye (and the other half is injured) can feel like a struggle at this point […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 9 (2025)

The big dogs came to eat last week as Jonathan Taylor, James Cook III, Saquon Barkley, and Breece Hall hit them fantasy streets up for 30-plus fantasy points apiece. Hall even had a better fantasy performance as a quarterback than Baker Mayfield. All in all, 20 running backs finished with 10 or more fantasy points […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 9 (2025)

Looking at the top 12 fantasy receivers from Week 8 has resulted in plenty of head-scratching. Troy Franklin (26.9), Khalil Shakir (20.8), Xavier Hutchinson (17.9), and Roman Wilson (17.4) clearly were not the top receiving options as they are unlikely to have started in more than 50% of leagues. Even Chimere Dike, who finished with […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 9 (2025)

Once again, the tight end position played out in Week 8 just as we all predicted. Oronde Gadsden dropped 18.7 fantasy points, and Gunnar Helm produced a career-high 10.3 fantasy points. Meanwhile, Jake Ferguson was held without a catch and saw just one target. For the record, we had him on the "Sit List" last […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 9 (2025)

Apologies in advance if you sat Drake Maye or Tua Tagovailoa last week. Despite tough matchups, both quarterbacks dropped 27.3 and 24.2 fantasy points, respectively, against two of the top defenses in Cleveland and Atlanta, and propelled themselves to top-10 finishes in Week 8. Meanwhile, Tyler Huntley, Dillon Gabriel, and Cam Ward outperformed Dak Prescott […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 9 Fantasy Football (2025)

We were forced to navigate Bye-mageddon in Week 8, and while the Week 9 slate isn't as brutal, we still have four NFL squads on byes. Trying to optimize your fantasy football roster? You've come to the right place! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 9 of the […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Samaje Perine, Chimere Dike, Roman Wilson Fantasy Football Outlooks

There's almost never a week of action in the NFL that doesn't come with surprises. Players that weren't even on the fantasy radar having big games out of nowhere, or breaking a streak of poor production with a big outing, aren't uncommon. We should pay attention to these breakouts, as sometimes, they can be indicative […]

Commanders vs. Chiefs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Rashee Rice, Terry McLaurin, Deebo Samuel Sr., Zach Ertz, Isiah Pacheco, Xavier Worthy, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Marcus Mariota, Kareem Hunt

The Week 8 NFL slate concludes with what is supposed to be a lopsided matchup thanks to the absence of Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, but you never know what to expect, and fantasy matchups will be decided by this one. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Rashee Rice, Terry McLaurin, […]

Updated Start/Sit Chart - Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings and Start/Sit Picks for All Players

Welcome back to our updated Week 8 fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games this week. The start/sit chart has been updated for the weekend for players like Garrett Wilson, A.J. Brown, and Calvin Ridley, who have been ruled out due to injury, and players like Darius Slayton who have been […]