Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 6 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Finding the right defense to stream each week can often be the difference between pulling out a close fantasy win or falling just short. Matchups, injuries, and team trends all play a massive role in determining which units are worth plugging into lineups. Week 6 brings several intriguing options, with a handful of defenses drawing […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 5, 6, 7, 8) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 5, 6, 7, and 8 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 fantasy managers […]

Week 5 Start/Sit Chart - Updated Fantasy Football Matchup Ratings for All Players

Welcome back to our updated Week 5 fantasy football start/sit chart for all player matchups and all games this week. The start/sit chart has been updated for the weekend to account for injuries, players being ruled out, and other matchup factors that may have changed since the start of this week. For anyone not familiar […]

Who Should I Start? Sunday Fantasy Football Lineup Decisions for Week 5 (2025) - Jaylen Waddle, Jaxson Dart, Tony Pollard, Chase Brown, Jameson Williams, Chris Olave, DeVonta Smith, Kenneth Walker, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 5 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Jaylen Waddle, Jaxson Dart, Tony Pollard, Chase Brown, Jameson Williams, Chris Olave, DeVonta Smith, Kenneth Walker, David Montgomery. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 5 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Woody Marks, Rico Dowdle, Michael Carter, Ladd McConkey, more

Welcome to our Key Starters and Tough Calls rundown for Week 5 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 5 Lineup Spotlights column includes notable players to start or sit when faced with tough lineup situations. "The King" features players who could be causing fantasy uncertainty. The fantasy football players presented in this Week 5 […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 5 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 5 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 Jordan Love, […]

Vikings vs. Browns Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: London Game - Carson Wentz, Dillon Gabriel, Jordan Mason, Jerry Jeudy, Quinshon Judkins, David Njoku, TJ Hockenson

With the NFL season moving into Week 5, the league's International Series continues from London with the Vikings meeting the Browns on Sunday morning. Both of these squads enter in desperate need of a win. Carson Wentz will remain under center for Minnesota, while Cleveland will turn to rookie QB Dillon Gabriel in an effort […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 5 (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, Javonte Williams, Woody Marks, More

What goes into a big game for an NFL running back? When you fire up the highlight video, you are trained to admire the sick juke move that he put on a linebacker that led to a long run or the incredible stiff arm that he delivered to a poor cornerback attempting to tackle him. […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 5 (2025) - Amon-Ra St. Brown, George Pickens, Tetairoa McMillan, Keenan Allen, Michael Pittman Jr.

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season. With four games of data to work with, we can now lean on matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target in daily fantasy lineups. Last week, this piece nailed Puka […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Welcome back to the Week 5 edition of potential busts, players you'll want to give a second thought about before confirming them in your fantasy football starting lineup. Running-back roulette is in full force this week. Multiple backups, with great matchups no less, may be getting the starting nod. Could they bring more value to […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Week 5

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 5 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We have a decent sample of four weeks in the offensive and defensive advanced metrics. Injuries have taken a toll on the wide receiver and cornerback positions. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 5 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 […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 5 Lineups (2025)

October is here, and we have officially entered the second month of the fantasy football season. Much to the chagrin of fantasy gamers, that means bye weeks have also begun. The Bears, Packers, Falcons, and Steelers are all off this week. Fantasy managers will need lineup replacements for these players. If you’re missing a few […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 5 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 5 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 […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 5 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

As we mentioned in our IDP Rankings article this week, fantasy football has felt particularly punishing this year. For example, Joe Burrow's injury didn't just hurt his managers. It also tanked Tee Higgins' value and caused real problems for Ja'Marr Chase. The Jaguars aren't helping either, considering their refusal to feature Travis Hunter in any […]

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 […]