Thanksgiving Thursday Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Jameson Williams, Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson, Zay Flowers, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dak Prescott, David Montgomery, Kareem Hunt, more

Happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to the RotoBaller Thanksgiving Thursday start 'em, sit 'em picks for Week 13! Many - including myself - believe Thanksgiving is the single best football day of the year, and 2025 gives us three compelling matchups (including five teams in playoff contention) to fill us up all day long. That is, […]

Panthers vs. 49ers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Tetairoa McMillan, Jauan Jennings, Ricky Pearsall, Rico Dowdle, Brock Purdy, Bryce Young, George Kittle

Don't look now, but the Carolina Panthers have quietly jumped out to a 6-5 record and are in NFC playoff contention. Carolina has been among the worst teams in the NFL over the last few years, but this gritty squad will get the chance to show out in primetime against the mighty San Francisco 49ers. […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 12, 13, 14, 15) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the 2025 season. Each week, we will go through the best defensive streaming options that fantasy managers should pick up for the next four weeks.  In this article, we will go through the defenses to pick up and […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Bhayshul Tuten, DK Metcalf, TreVeyon Henderson, Michael Wilson, Sean Tucker, Kayshon Boutte, Brock Wright

Welcome again to our Key Starters and Tough Calls feature for Week 12 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 12 Lineup Spotlights column focuses on key players to start or sit when faced with tight lineup decisions. "The King" showcases players who may be causing fantasy anxiety. The fantasy football players included in this […]

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

Welcome back to our updated Week 12 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 Brian Thomas Jr., Bucky Irving, and Rashod Bateman who have been ruled out due to injury. For anyone not familiar -- this weekly […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 12 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 12 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. There will be four teams on bye in this pivotal […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups (2025)

Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season is upon us. We continue to move ever closer to the start of the fantasy football playoffs. Lineup decisions do not get any easier this time of year. With so much at stake, and players missing games due to injuries/byes, fantasy gamers must pay close attention to each […]

Week 12 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

As we enter Week 12 of the NFL season, a quick reminder of the wide receivers we are missing this week: Ja'Marr Chase, Malik Nabers, Drake London, Mike Evans, Ladd McConkey, Terry McLaurin, Tyreek Hill, Marvin Harrison Jr., Courtland Sutton, Garrett Wilson, and Jaylen Waddle. That's 10 wide receivers (and Waddle) drafted in the first […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 12 of the 2025 fantasy football season. We're in the double-digit weeks of the season, 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 […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 12 (2025) - Amon-Ra St. Brown, Stefon Diggs, A.J. Brown, Zay Flowers, Luther Burden III

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season. We now have 11 games to work with, so we'll use individual performance, matchup grades, pace of play, and implied totals to pinpoint the best WRs to target in daily fantasy lineups. Week 11 was an up-and-down ride […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 12 (2025) - Jahmyr Gibbs, TreVeyon Henderson, Travis Etienne Jr., More

This is setting up for a really fantastic week of NFL DFS, and in weeks like this one, where we don't have someone like CMC in a smash spot soaking up a bunch of rostership, those who are willing to dig in a little deeper on matchups should be rewarded. My player pool for tournaments […]

Running Back Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of our weekend start 'em sit' em columns. With the fantasy football playoffs quickly approaching, it is more important now more than ever to hit on our lineup calls. This week, we will spotlight a No. 2 running back who is poised for a larger workload and a rookie […]

Wide Receiver Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 12 (2025)

I'm glad I wrote this column on Friday instead of Thursday, because I probably would have looked very wrong if I tried to predict wide receiver performances from Houston's Thursday night win over the Bills. Khalil Shakir had eight catches for 110 yards against one of the league's best defenses, while last week's breakout star, […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Kenneth Walker III, David Montgomery, Jalen Coker, Chimere Dike, Mason Taylor, T.J. Hockenson, more

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some common Week 12 fantasy football lineup decisions are regarding players like Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield, Kenneth Walker III, David Montgomery, Jalen Coker, Chimere Dike, Mason Taylor, and T.J. Hockenson. But not to worry, we are here to help make these decisions and build winning lineups in […]

Week 12 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 12 of the 2025 season! This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers for the entire season. With the fantasy football playoffs right around the corner, starting the correct defenses each week becomes that much more […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 12 Targets and Avoids

With seven short weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 12! 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, but we'll help get you there every week! Week […]

Start/Sit Chart - All Week 12 Fantasy Football Matchups and Player Ratings

Welcome to Week 12 of the NFL season, and to our fantasy football Week 12 start/sit recommendations chart for all player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some interesting Week 12 lineup decisions for players like Bam Knight, Parker Washington, Kyle Monangai, and Wan'Dale Robinson-- and how their matchups project for the week. […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 12) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season. There were multiple exciting games and performances from Week 11, including two of the top matchups coming down to the last play with field goal attempts, with the Broncos walking off the Chiefs 22-19, and the Seahawks coming up […]

Week 12 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

If you're in a league that utilizes kickers, you'll want to check out the fantasy football kicker streamers, rankings, and starts for Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season. It's been one of those seasons where kicker chaos happens every week, and it's annoying. You thought going into the season, it's the one position you […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 12 (2025)

After years of not scoring touchdowns, Trey McBride now seemingly cannot stop. He's absolutely running away from the other tight ends and is now the clear and undisputed TE1. Jake Ferguson is the TE6 on the season. Kyle Pitts Sr. is the TE21. Ferguson's half-PPR PPG average is closer to Pitts's than it is to […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 13 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Week 13 is here, and the fantasy playoffs are quickly approaching. Teams are jockeying for playoff positioning, and bye weeks are nearly finished.  Now is the time to build out your roster with an eye toward the future. For teams on the bubble, strong Week 13 matchups like the Jaguars against the Titans are vital. […]

Week 12 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

The grass is not always greener on the other side. This cliché is tired but true, especially in the world of sports. Just consider the Chargers when they replaced Drew Brees with Philip Rivers. Ultimately, that swap worked for all involved, but Brees is the one with a Super Bowl ring and the better resume, […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 12 Fantasy Football (2025)

The fantasy season keeps ticking away, and for those of you in the playoff hunt, every roster move is of the utmost importance. D/ST decisions can be tough, but RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly shares his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 12 of the 2025 season. We've got your back with top Week 12 […]

Bills vs. Texans Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Josh Allen, James Cook, Dalton Kincaid, Woody Marks, Nico Collins, Dalton Schultz

In the last five weeks of Thursday Night Football games, we have been treated to underwhelming teams such as the New York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and Minnesota Vikings (J.J. McCarthy? Yikes). Week 12 gives us a reprieve from those underwhelming teams as the Buffalo Bills, one of […]

Legit Breakouts or Flukes? Michael Wilson, Bryce Young, Tyrell Shavers Fantasy Football Outlooks

Week 11 of NFL action was full of surprises for fantasy football, just like most weeks in the NFL. In particular, the performances of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, and Buffalo Bills wideout Tyrell Shavers were much bigger than expected. Wilson was his team's WR2 for most of the […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2025)

Looking back on the week that was, we see some familiar faces at the top of the receiver pecking order in fantasy. Still, we also see Michael Wilson, Christian Watson, Xavier Legette, Greg Dortch, and Tyrell Shavers among the top 12-14 products in fantasy football. It's that diversity among the positions that leads us to […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2025)

It's Week 12, and there is a good chance you have lineup questions, with the tight end position likely occupying more of your thought process than one would care to admit. Three of the worst teams since Week 7 in defending against the tight end position head into their bye as matchups against Denver (18.3), […]

Quarterback (QB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2025)

In Week 11, all bets were off. Jacoby Brissett, Bryce Young, Davis Mills, and Justin Fields all topped 16 fantasy points while Drake Maye, Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Patrick Mahomes, and Matthew Stafford all fell short of the 16-point mark, just as we all predicted behind the safety of our screens. As we enter Week […]

Running Back (RB) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12 (2025)

With every Christian McCaffrey and James Cook, there's always going to be a Kenneth Gainwell and Sean Tucker among the top-12 fantasy running backs any given week. Last week, Breece Hall, RJ Harvey, Jaylen Warren, Quinshon Judkins, and Josh Jacobs put fantasy managers in enviable positions, positions fantasy managers are looking to avoid this week. […]