Week 16 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 16 of the 2025 season! This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers for the entire season. With only four teams remaining in most fantasy football leagues, choosing the right defense could be the difference between […]

Week 16 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

If you've made it to the playoffs but are questioning your kicker decision, the fantasy football kicker streamers, rankings, and starts for Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season can help. Luckily, for managers needing a kicker this week, there are plenty of viable options who can put up decent points. The bad news is that there […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Kyle Pitts Sr., Kirk Cousins, Colby Parkinson Fantasy Football Outlooks

Week 15 has concluded, and despite being nearly done with the 2025 NFL season, we still saw players have surprise performances that made fantasy managers consider grabbing them off waivers and starting them in Week 16, even with potential elimination on the line. The fantasy playoffs, in most leagues, are single-game elimination contests. But as […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

Week 15 was an interesting one for fantasy managers. If you started Travis Etienne Jr (31.5), James Cook III (31.1), or TreVeyon Henderson (30.1), then you moved one more step closer to that elusive fantasy championship. The top 12 last week was a mixed bag with several returning running backs such as Bijan Robinson (29.5), […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

With the postseason kicking off in many leagues last week, the fantasy superstars came out to play. Amon-Ra St. Brown (41.4), Nico Collins (23.5), and Ja'Marr Chase (23.2) led the way among wide receivers, while Mike Evans, in his return from injury, dropped 19.2 fantasy points. It’s crunch time for fantasy championship hopefuls. Taking calculated […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

Congratulations if you made it this far; now business is about to pick up as the Fantasy Football Championship births are on the line. Each lineup decision carries a little more weight than the previous weeks. Each risky proposition is magnified just a little more. Last week, Trevor Lawrence led the way in fantasy with […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 16 Fantasy Football (2025)

The fantasy football playoffs are upon us, which means every decision can make or break your chances at a championship! RotoBaller's Matt Donnelly is here to help with his top Defense (D/ST) Must Starts for Week 16! We've got you covered with Week 16 D/ST streamer options to give you the tools needed to set […]

Week 16 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

If you’re reading this, odds are you advanced to the next round of your fantasy playoffs or are still competing in a long round. Either way, that is good news! Now for the bad news. The IDP world has lost several key contributors over the past three weeks. The biggest loss was Micah Parsons’ torn […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

It’s crunch time—let’s break down the numbers and matchups to maximize your fantasy football playoff chances. Every week, a new hero emerges from the fantasy wasteland. Last week, Colby Parkinson (24.5), Gunnar Helm (14.9), and Dawson Knox (18.7) likely produced while sitting on your bench. Let's dive into the top starts and sits at tight […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Rico Dowdle, Woody Marks, Justin Jefferson, Terry McLaurin, Breece Hall, Tyler Warren, Brock Purdy, Rashid Shaheed

Welcome to RotoBaller’s Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 15 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 15 Lineup Spotlights focus on notable players to start or sit when you are faced with challenging lineup calls in the first round of the fantasy playoffs. The fantasy football players included in this Week 15 […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 15 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 15 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks! If you are new here, this is our main weekly matchups column where we cover all games. We will offer an in-depth analysis of every player in every game. The fantasy football playoffs are finally here, which means the […]

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

Welcome back to our updated Week 15 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 Marvin Harrison Jr., Alvin Kamara, and Jayden Daniels who have been ruled out due to injury. For anyone not familiar -- this weekly […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 15 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 15 of the 2025 fantasy football season. The fantasy football playoffs are here, with a large sample of 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. […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target For Week 15 (2025) - Puka Nacua, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Nico Collins, Jakobi Meyers, Jauan Jennings

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season. We're nearing the end of the season, so we have all the data in the world at our disposal. We'll use individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups (2025)

The fantasy football playoffs are here! Congratulations are in order if you’ve made it this far. Now that you’ve made the dance, it’s a brand new season, and anything can happen. One player could go on a major heater, and that might be all you need to win a title. Speaking of players who could […]

Top Fantasy Football Playoffs D/ST Rankings (Weeks 15, 16, 17) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football playoffs D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 15, 16, and 17 of the 2025 season. Each week, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers should pick up for the coming weeks.  With the fantasy football playoffs finally here, this article will highlight the best defenses […]

Week 15 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

It's one of the toughest questions to answer in fantasy football: Do you stick with the players that got you into the playoffs, despite a difficult matchup, or pivot to a riskier bench player who has a less-resistant path to points? Now that it's win-or-go-home, the margin for error is slimmer, and that decision could […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Marcus Mariota, Jacoby Brissett, Woody Marks, Blake Corum, Justin Jefferson, DJ Moore, Isaiah Likely, Hunter Henry, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 15 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Marcus Mariota, Jacoby Brissett, Woody Marks, Blake Corum, Justin Jefferson, DJ Moore, Isaiah Likely, and Hunter Henry. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week […]

Running Back Matchups to Target for Week 15 (2025) - Derrick Henry, Saquon Barkley, Chris Rodriguez, More

It's Week 15 of the NFL season, and we have one of the biggest NFL DFS main slates of the year with 13 total games. That creates a bigger player pool and hopefully dilutes the chalk a bit, which is a great thing for tournament players and those willing to stray from the most popular […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 15 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 15! Just four weeks left until you're standing tall as a survivor pool champion! We've made it this far, so we have to keep our eyes on the prize. There are no more bye weeks left for the rest of the season, with Week 14 […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 15) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 15 of the 2025 NFL season. Week 14's results sparked a busy week of headlines around the league. The Colts not only lost control of the AFC South with yet another loss in Jacksonville, but the bigger blow was Daniel Jones going down for the […]

Fantasy Football Streamers, Starts for Week 15

Fantasy playoffs always remind me of that famous cockpit scene with all the turbulence from Airplane, "Just want you to know, we're all counting on you". Every single point is so crucial, it's only human nature to obsess incessantly over every lineup slot for the slightest edge. You want to start those studs, but at the same […]

Juicy Fantasy Football Playoffs Matchups: 5 Players With Upside Schedules (Weeks 15-17)

The fantasy football playoffs kick off this week, and we here at RotoBaller want to help you take down your league's championship by providing some fantasy players who have tremendous schedules down the stretch. Even the best fantasy studs have difficult matchups in come playoff time, which can really put a damper on a strong […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 15 (2025)

The fantasy football playoffs are here. Congratulations to those who made it. However, the job is not even close to being finished. We still have three more weeks to set our lineups and maneuver the waiver wire. In this week's edition, I will spotlight six running backs that are on the fringe of the RB2/FLEX […]

RB Fantasy Football Playoffs Strength of Schedule - Best/Worst Running Back Matchups

If you've made it this far in fantasy football and are still competing for a title, congratulations. The rest of the push is tougher. In many leagues, the playoffs start this week. Thankfully, the bye weeks are all finished. Unfortunately, injuries are piling up. Therefore, in my fantasy playoffs RB strength of schedule rankings, I […]

WR Fantasy Football Playoffs Strength of Schedule - Best/Worst Wide Receiver Matchups

Fantasy managers need two things to win a championship: Good players and the right matchups. It can be a real bummer to see your superstar wide receiver is going to be shadowed by an All-Pro cornerback in Week 17. It feels amazing to see your superstar wide receiver face a defense that allows the most […]

QB Fantasy Football Playoffs Strength of Schedule - Best/Worst Quarterback Matchups

We've already seen the Atlanta Falcons play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week. On Thursday Night Football, the Bucs shockingly collapsed, losing to Atlanta 28-29. If you started Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, you're probably very happy with his performance. He completed 30 of his 44 attempts for 373 yards and three touchdowns, with all his […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 16 (2025): Best Fantasy Playoffs Streaming Options

The best way to get ahead of the waiver wire rush is to target defense/special teams (DST) streamers a week in advance. These DSTs are almost always easy to get, since your leaguemates are focused on the current week. In this column, we'll dive into some of my favorite DST streamers for Week 16. If […]

TE Fantasy Football Playoffs Strength of Schedule - Best/Worst Tight End Matchups

The fantasy playoffs are here, and unless you were lucky enough to hitch your wagon to the Trey McBride Express, you’ve likely had to Frankenstein together the tight end position to earn your spot. The bad news is that unless somebody rage-quit your league and left McBride on waivers, you’re likely not done MacGyvering your […]