Seahawks vs. Cardinals Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Thursday Night - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, Trey Benson, Kyler Murray, Trey McBride

You never know what you're going to get on any given Thursday Night Football game. Last week, the Bills were 12.5-point favorites against the Dolphins before kickoff, but the game stayed within one score for 59 minutes and 38 seconds. It wasn't until a Bills field goal with 22 seconds left that Buffalo put the […]

Wide Receiver (WR) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

If you had Tre Tucker as your WR1 for Week 3, you either need to get a lottery ticket or, my friend, you are a liar. Seriously, no one had a 40.9-point fantasy performance on their bingo card, or that Tucker would be averaging 19.7 fantasy points per game after three weeks. Tucker isn't alone […]

Tight End (TE) Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 (2025)

Well, butter my backside and call me a biscuit. In Week 3 of the fantasy football season, Hunter Henry, Dalton Kincaid, Brenton Strange, Chig Okonkwo, Jack Stoll, and Drew Sample produced more than 10 fantasy points and sat inside TE1 territory heading into Monday Night Football. With that all out of the way, here are […]

Week 4 IDP Rankings for Fantasy Football (2025) - Defense Positional Rankings for LB, DL, DB

There is growing buzz surrounding the “Travis Hunter Problem.” Nearly all offseason, the general opinion of fantasy analysts, including yours truly, was that Hunter is an “IDP cheat code” on apps like Sleeper and ESPN. Those providers allow the Heisman winner to accrue offensive and defensive stats while in your DB slot, which felt like […]

Must-Start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 4 Fantasy Football (2025)

The fantasy football season rolls into Week 4. Get these high-impact defenses on your roster now! RotoBaller analyst Matt Donnelly drops his fantasy football must-start defenses (D/ST) for Week 4 of the 2025 season. As we head to the end of September, the NFL season is in full swing. As a result, fantasy football decisions […]

Defenses (DEF) to Start in Week 4 (2025): Best Fantasy Football Streaming Options

Finding the right defense to stream each week can be just as important as nailing your skill-position starters. Fantasy defenses are highly matchup-dependent, and with several teams already showing weaknesses on offense, there are exploitable spots for managers to take advantage of in Week 4. This week’s streaming slate offers a mix of opportunistic defenses […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6) - Defense Streamers and Starts (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football D/ST streamers and starts for Weeks 3, 4, 5, and 6 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 the first two weeks, this article has […]

Lions vs. Ravens Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Monday Night - Jared Goff, Derrick Henry, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, Mark Andrews, DeAndre Hopkins, more

We couldn't ask for a more exciting matchup to conlude the Week 3 NFL slate, as two potential Super Bowl contenders will square off in primetime. The "real" NFL matchup is fantastic, and both teams are loaded with fantasy football contributors. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Jared Goff, Derrick […]

Chiefs vs. Giants Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Sunday Night Football - Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Isiah Pacheco, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Travis Kelce, Malik Nabers, Marquise Brown, Wan'Dale Robinson, more...

The NFL season continues to chug right along! We close out the Week 3 Sunday slate with a primetime matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Giants. Both of these squads will be hungry to get their first win of the season. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs travel to the Big Apple with […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 3 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 3 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. With some fantasy football managers entering […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 3 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Rhamondre Stevenson, Isiah Pacheco, Rome Odunze, and more

Welcome back to our Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 3 of the 2025 season. Scott Engel's Week 3 Lineup Spotlights column features key players to start or sit when faced with challenging lineup decisions. "The King" features players that may be causing fantasy anxiety for those who roster them. The fantasy football […]

Week 3 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

It's that time of the year again, when the season-long busts begin to separate themselves from the one-offs. You won't find the likes of Mark Andrews or Isiah Pacheco here. Their rest-of-season outlooks aren't looking very rosy. Instead, I'm here to crush your optimism about the good players on your fantasy roster. I do it […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 3 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 3 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 four or more weeks. We saw one-week samples flip in the opposite direction from Weeks 1 to 2 based on the matchup and […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 3 (2025) - Ja'Marr Chase, Nico Collins, Drake London, Jakobi Meyers, Calvin Ridley

Welcome to the Wide Receiver Matchups to Target column for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. We're now working with a small two-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. This column hit big on Ja'Marr Chase […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 3 Lineups (2025)

Week 3 is upon us already. We had a mixed bag of results here last week. Our Sonic Boom did not work out so well after Breece Hall totaled just 29 rushing yards on 10 carries. Things looked great after Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver was ruled out with an ankle injury, but so […]

Running Back Matchups to Target in Week 3 (2025) - Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, Javonte Williams, Travis Etienne Jr.

So far through the first two weeks, we've done a pretty good job of identifying the top matchups for running backs, but there are always a few big performances that come from matchups that we didn't identify, too. The reality is that every team is still establishing its identity in terms of how much they […]

Week 3 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our fantasy football defense streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 3 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 […]

Week 3 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back to our fantasy football kicker streamers, starts, and tiered rankings for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Kickers were on full display last week, showing they can be game changers for fantasy just as much as star wideouts or running backs. For instance, Brandon Aubrey put up a monster performance in Week […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 3) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests (2025)

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 3 of the 2025 NFL season. Two weeks are already down in the NFL season, and we can start to learn a lot about each team. The Indianapolis Colts, at least early on, look like one of the out-of-nowhere type teams that win more games […]

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 […]