NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 3 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 3 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 3 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

Considering this article is all about streaming and sitting defenders in fantasy, it seems relevant to talk about the King of IDP in the 2020s: T.J. Watt. While we warned you that Watt's advanced metrics and production were dipping last year, he remained the top defender on most IDP boards entering the season, including ours. […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

Choosing who to start and sit, outside of your elite players, is often a difficult task. But it's something you just have to do -- no fair league has one team stacked with clearly elite players from Week 1. It's rare to have a lineup full of must-starts at every position, and even players that […]

Tight End Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

There were plenty of impressive tight end performances in Week 2. We had our first 20-point scorer of the year (Tucker Kraft), along with 10 other players who logged double-digit fantasy points. The tight end position is still one of the most difficult places to find consistent fantasy points, so it is essential to understand […]

Quarterback Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

We’re only three weeks into the 2025 season, and quarterback injuries are already piling up. Joe Burrow and J.J. McCarthy are looking at extended absences due to toe and ankle injuries. Washington Commanders’ QB1 Jayden Daniels suffered a knee injury and is trending toward missing this weekend’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. McCarthy mostly […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

With Week 2 behind us, it's time to set our lineups for Week 3. Last week, we curshed our picks, including sitting TreVeyon Henderson and Tyrone Tracy Jr. while starting Jaylen Warren and J.K. Dobbins. Now that we have two games of data, backfield roles are beginning to take shape, which will make it clearer […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 3 (2025)

The tight end position can be one of the most challenging and frustrating for fantasy managers to figure out. There are often not many good options, and the differences between players can be incredibly small. And they don't often show up where we'd like to think they would. When it comes to other positions, more […]

Dolphins vs. Bills Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, De'Von Achane, Joshua Palmer, Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Dalton Kincaid

This week's matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins has a very high implied total. Will that matter? Over the years, we have seen a lot of different variations of Thursday Night Football. Some games are mind-numbing punt-fests while others are offensive explosions. But the one thing you never want to see, especially for […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 3 (2025)

The current running back landscape isn't exactly what we expected. While the usual suspects such as Christian McCaffrey, James Cook, Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, and Jonathan Taylor remain staples inside the top 12, we also have some interesting backs in Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne Jr., and Jaylen Warren making some early-season noise. It's only Week […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 3 (2025)

How are you holding up? The first two weeks of the NFL season are behind us, and we are onto Week 3. Some surprise pass catchers lurking in the top 20 for fantasy purposes, including Troy Franklin (11th), coming off a 24-point Week 2 performance, and Hunter Renfrow, who posted a 23.8-point performance against the […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 3 (2025)

It's not time to panic yet, but there have been some alarming fantasy trends that fantasy managers need to be aware of heading into Week 3 of the NFL season. While some names at the top of the leader board have changed, it is still packed with fantasy royalty, at least for now. We also […]

Week 3 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

Through two weeks of the NFL season, no one would blame casual fans for wondering, "Does this year's rookie class stink?" After all, training camp stars like Matthew Golden are barely being used, while many top backs in the class have disappointed. Kaleb Johnson is a special teamer… and not a good one, while TreVeyon […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 3 Fantasy Football (2025)

The fantasy football season continues to heat up! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 3 of the 2025 season. These high-upside defenses belong on your roster this week! The 2025 NFL season is underway, which means fantasy football decisions are coming at you hot and heavy! We are […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 3 (2025)

If you think you know what's happening at the tight end position, think again. Inside the top 12, we have names like Harold Fannin Jr., Juwan Johnson, and Dalton Kincaid. That shouldn't surprise us, considering how volatile the tight end position has been historically in fantasy. Every year, a top-10 player emerges at this position […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 3 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Streaming defenses is one of the most effective strategies in fantasy football, especially early in the season when trends are still forming. Instead of sticking with a mediocre unit week after week, managers can target favorable matchups, taking advantage of struggling offenses, rookie quarterbacks, or teams with glaring weaknesses in protection. The first week of […]

Chargers vs. Raiders Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Justin Herbert, Omarion Hampton, Ashton Jeanty, Ladd McConkey, Keenan Allen, Jakobi Meyers

The last game of the Week 2 NFL slate is a fun one between AFC West rivals, and two of fantasy football's most exciting rookies, Ashton Jeanty and Omarion Hampton, will square off. With several fantasy-relevant players featured here, this game will decide a ton of matchups. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for […]

Buccaneers vs. Texans Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Nico Collins, Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Nick Chubb, Jayden Higgins, Baker Mayfield, C.J. Stroud

Week 2 of the fantasy football season has arrived, and the Buccaneers and Texans will kick off the first of two Monday night games. With two MNF contests loaded with fantasy-relevant players on tap, tons of matchups will likely go down to the wire, and it's important to nail those lineup decisions. Below, read about […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 2, 3, 4, 5) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 2, 3, 4, and 5 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.  Stashing the right defenses in advance could be […]

Falcons vs. Vikings Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sunday Night Football - J.J. McCarthy, Bijan Robinson, Aaron Jones, Drake London, Kyle Pitts, Jordan Mason, Jalen Nailor

NFL football is officially back! We close out an exciting Week 2 Sunday slate of games with an interesting NFC battle between the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. Minnesota will look to move to 2-o with new quarterback J.J. McCarthy, while Atlanta attempts to rebound from a heartbreaking Week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. Both […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 2 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Zach Charbonnet, A.J. Brown, Keon Coleman

Welcome back to our Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 2 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 2 Lineup Spotlights column features key players to start or sit when faced with challenging lineup decisions. "The King" highlights players that may be causing some close start/sit calls for you this week. The fantasy […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 2 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 2 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 (except Thursday, which is a separate article). Every week of the fantasy football season, we will offer in-depth analysis of every player in every game. […]

Week 2 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Hey, the opening week of games was fun! There were very few injuries (*knock on wood*), and with bye weeks still to come, fantasy managers can still mostly start the lineup they drafted. However, there will be overreactions to last week's stinkers and risers. An opening week boom week turning into a dud season is […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 2 (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Cee'Dee Lamb, Ricky Pearsall, Chris Olave, Kayshon Boutte

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season. We're now working with a tiny one-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. Week 1 wasn't pretty for a lot […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 2 (2025) - James Conner, Jahmyr Gibbs, Breece Hall, more

Certain running backs are what we call "game-script independent" - meaning they are likely to get their 15 to 20 touches regardless of how the game unfolds. If their team is leading and running the football, they will see plenty of rushes, while they can still pile up touches as a pass-catcher if their team […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 2 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 2 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 a few weeks. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 2 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season! Football is back, and the options are endless -- 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 […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 2) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Week 2 of the NFL season is here, and we're back with our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks article for the 2025 season. We again begin with a marquee NFC clash to get the week started, with the Washington Commanders traveling to Lambeau Field to meet the Green Bay Packers. There are multiple other matchups with […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 2 (2025)

In the opening week, fantasy managers saw several high-level running backs post mediocre performances. In addition, several fringe running backs made a strong claim to take over their backfield, one of which we will highlight in this piece. Even though we are early in the season, it is essential to take all the data we […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 2 (2025)

Choosing the right wide receivers to start can make or break your fantasy football teams on a weekly basis, o rin the long term. It's important to make sure you don't start players that will drop duds. It's hard to predict when this will happen, but it's also difficult to ascertain which receivers are on […]