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Top Rebound Candidates - Fantasy Football Draft Targets With Upside (2025)
The process for identifying rebound candidates involved examining players who underperformed or were inefficient. It could be for various reasons, like an injury, the offensive environment, or small samples. These potential players that could rebound fit those molds. These players may not excite fantasy managers, but they could provide value by bouncing back and performing […]

Updated Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings (Top 400) - Omarion Hampton, Rashee Rice, Emeka Egbuka, Tyler Warren, RJ Harvey, Travis Etienne
Fantasy football redraft leagues are here, but there are also dynasty start-up drafts taking place, and it's a good time to make moves if you're already in a long-running league. We're here to help with our 2025 fantasy football dynasty rankings for the top 400 players. In the rankings below, find out where key players […]

7 Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Targets, Buy Candidates for Rebuilding Teams (2025)
If you’ve ever played dynasty football, then you’re familiar with the general dynamics of a dynasty league. A handful of owners go into win-now mode to compete for the title, while others decide to rebuild and stock up for the future. Trading is essential if you decide to go the rebuild route. There are several […]

'My Guys' For 2025 Fantasy Football Drafts - RotoBaller Staff's Favorite Picks
The preseason has concluded, and fantasy football drafts are officially underway. Sure, we've all been hammering Best Ball drafts for months, but our home league drafts are coming into focus. It is time to finalize your prep and get those draft boards ready. Often, fantasy managers identify which players to target and avoid at their […]

Expensive Dynasty Fantasy Football Buys Worth Paying Up For (2025)
For dynasty football managers, roster construction is similar to managing a stock market portfolio. Savvy managers want to buy low on an asset and maximize their return on investment whenever possible. While that is still a sound strategy, it's okay to do something for yourself and spend a little extra occasionally. With that in mind, […]

The Fantasy Football Running Back Handcuff Hedge - Mastering The Art of RB Handcuffs (2025)
It's been almost seven years since I last wrote this article, and my philosophy on the fantasy football running back "handcuff hedge" has only strengthened since then. We have learned over time that the running back position is, without question, the most volatile in fantasy football. This understanding is based on the percentage of injuries […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Sleepers and Breakouts: Vacated Air Yards and Targets (2025)
We are all hunting for breakouts every season. Which players can outperform their previous seasons and produce value at their ADP as a result? It's easier said than done. For every player who does "break out" in 2025, another player will fail to meet expectations. We simply want to hit on more of these players […]

6 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates to Draft: John's Must-Have Sleepers (2025)
With only a couple of weeks left until the start of the NFL and fantasy football season, the preseason sleepers and breakout candidates are different from what they were two months ago. When the summer started and player analysis really kicked into high gear, that meant players labeled as breakout candidates at that time had […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Draft Rankings
Preparing for Fantasy Football Drafts To begin your fantasy football preparation, start by researching the top players for developments, role changes, and other factors that can influence their updated season projections. It's never a better idea to review last season's performance along with offseason news to identify potential early-round targets that will serve as […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2025 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings
Welcome, RotoBallers, to our first weekly defensive rankings article. Every week of the fantasy football season, this article will contain the best and worst defensive options. Each defense will be ranked No. 1 through No. 32 every week until the end of the fantasy football season. This will be your go-to stop for all defensive […]

High-Upside Fantasy Football RB Value Picks - Draft Targets for Middle Rounds (2025)
One of the best feelings for fantasy managers is finding a gem at the running back position in the middle-to-late rounds of drafts. We saw plenty of that last year, as Chase Brown, Bucky Irving, and Chuba Hubbard all finished as top-14 fantasy running backs after going outside the top 100 picks in most drafts. […]

IDP Rankings for 2025 Fantasy Football Drafts (Individual Defensive Players) - Travis Hunter, Micah Parsons, Jessie Bates, Zaire Franklin, Jared Verse
It officially feels like fantasy football season, and at RotoBaller, we cover all formats. Today, we will review our NFL team's updated 2025 fantasy football IDP rankings (top 150) for IDP formats. For anyone unfamiliar with fantasy football IDP leagues, this type of league format requires you to start individual defensive players (IDP) such as […]

Running Back Fantasy Football League-Winners: 5 Must-Have RBs for PPR Leagues (2025)
If you're lucky enough to have a top-4 pick in your 2025 Fantasy Football draft, congratulations. You're in a prime position to secure a top-tier player like Ja'Marr Chase or one of the elite running backs: Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, or Saquon Barkley. These three are the cream of the crop, and any of them […]

PPR Fantasy Football Sleepers List - Nick Mariano's Draft Values for RB, WR, TE (2025)
This premium article is part of our 2025 Fantasy Football Draft Kit and a free sample of the expert analysis loaded up in RotoBaller's Draft Kit. Enjoy this premium article for free for a limited time. All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Before we begin, let's all get on the […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings (2025) - Ollie Gordon, Joshua Palmer, Romeo Doubs, Woody Marks, Luther Burden, Chris Rodriguez, Dont'e Thornton, more
The 2025 fantasy football season is almost here RotoBallers! It's an exciting time, and after your drafts are completed it's always time to check the waiver wire for pickups. Below you'll find our first waiver wire article of the season -- our Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for 2025 to help guide you […]

Fantasy Football League-Winners: 6 Dark-Horse Overall RB1 Contenders
Yes, you should draft Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs this season. However, unless you're playing in a league with an auction draft, you won't be able to do that. So instead, target these more affordable running backs with varying average draft positions who have the potential to finish the year as the overall RB1. All […]

Late-Round Lotto Tickets - Fantasy Football Draft Picks That Could Pay Off Big in 2025
If you showed up 15 minutes late to your draft and the autodraft feature picked your first four picks for you, would you still be in a decent position to compete in your league? As long as you didn't get stuck with an injured player or something wonky, I think you would! The first 30 […]

Rob Lorge's League-Winning Fantasy Football Wide Receivers: 3 Must-Have Draft Picks (Part I)
In fantasy football, we're always chasing upside. We want league winners, guys who can be difference-makers. The reality is, there are only about 15 of these players in any given year. This series will focus on nine receivers - three in this edition and the remaining six in the final two editions - who are […]

The 8 Biggest Mistakes Fantasy Football Players Make: Kasey's Expert Advice and Analysis (2025)
What makes fantasy football so much fun is the lessons you learn as you play. Sure, you can do all the research and suffer from carpal tunnel from all the mock drafts you've participated in, but nothing compares to "learning on the job". Every season, we deal with our fair share of "never again" moments. […]

Should I Draft TreVeyon Henderson, RJ Harvey, or Kaleb Johnson? Fantasy Football Outlooks for Rookie RBs
Three rookie running backs, New England Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson, Denver Broncos RB RJ Harvey, and Pittsburgh Steelers tailback Kaleb Johnson, have all been looked at by fantasy managers at some point before the 2025 season as great running back prospects. Though Johnson's ADP has fallen drastically, especially in redraft leagues, both Henderson and Harvey […]