September 6, 2025
The Tennessee Titans have signed safety Amani Hooker on a three-year, $48.6 million extension, making him the ninth-highest-paid safety in the NFL on an annual basis. Hooker started 14 games in 2024 and was a playmaker in coverage, finishing sixth in the league with five interceptions. Hooker was the only Titans player to crack the top 10 at any position in the 2024 Pro Bowl voting, according to John Glennon of the Nashville Post. Now entering his seventh season, the former fourth-round pick is cemented as a cornerstone of a Titans secondary that quietly allowed the fewest passing yards in the NFL last year. With Hooker leading the back end and Tennessee's defense built to limit explosive plays, this unit could be a sneaky fantasy streaming option in 2025 matchups.
--Nathan HarveySource: Jeremy Fowler - ESPN
September 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints kicker
Blake Grupe earned a captaincy nod ahead of his third season in the Big Easy. Through his first two years, he's made 57 of 68 field goals (83.8%) and 71 of 73 extra points (97.3%). The Saints face the Cardinals in Week 1, who allowed the seventh-most points to kickers in 2024. With a potentially inconsistent offense, Grupe's upside is limited until the team can establish a rhythm. He ranks 30th of 32 starting kickers this week on RotoBaller.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: Pro Football Reference
September 6, 2025
Arizona Cardinals kicker
Chad Ryland finished in K2 territory (K18 overall) last season despite hitting 87.5% of his field goals. The Cardinals' offense stalled out in a handful of games, which hurt Ryland's overall production since he wasn't getting into field goal range all the time and wasn't bolstering his fantasy output with extra point attempts. According to RotoBaller's rankings, Ryland is projected to be the K15 and could even finish a bit higher if the offense can be more consistent this season. For Week 1, he's projected to get 8.1 fantasy points, but there are better options for teams in 12-team leagues.
--Alex Fischbein - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
September 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints tight end
Juwan Johnson opens the season as the top option at the position ahead of rookie
Moliki Matavao. Over six seasons with the team, he has averaged 11.1 yards per reception, 24.2 yards per game, and a 65.8% catch rate. With
Spencer Rattler under center, the Saints may lean on the run and feed star receivers
Chris Olave and
Rashid Shaheed, leaving limited targets for Johnson. He should be left on waivers for the foreseeable future.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: Pro Football Reference
September 6, 2025
New York Jets wide receiver
Josh Reynolds is slated to make his Jets debut this Sunday when they take on the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium. Reynolds will play for his third team in three seasons after a brief stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, operating as the Jets' de facto WR2 behind incumbent starter
Garrett Wilson. The 30-year-old doesn't offer much in terms of YAC and isn't a burner, but he's likely due for a solid share of targets. However, New York figures to establish the run and play sound defense under head coach Aaron Glenn, leaving Reynolds' prospective figure of looks uncertain. He's a reliable wide receiver, though, and his only real threat to targets outside of Wilson are running back
Breece Hall and rookie tight end
Mason Taylor. The veteran is nothing more than a DFS dart-throw for now, landing as RotoBaller's PPR WR80 ahead of Week 1.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
September 6, 2025
Arizona Cardinals tight end
Trey McBride has improved his numbers each year over the first three seasons of his career. Last season, he finished with 111 receptions for 1,146 yards and two touchdowns on 147 targets. He finished as the TE2, despite having the fewest touchdowns among the top 11 at his position. A positive regression seems to be plausible when it comes to that department, and given good health, he should be able to produce 100 catches and over a thousand yards yet again. In Week 1, RotoBaller has him projected to score 13.1 fantasy points, which would leave him second to only
Brock Bowers. As long as he's on the field, McBride is a must-start in all fantasy formats.
--Alex Fischbein - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
September 6, 2025
New York Jets tight end
Mason Taylor will make his Jets debut this Sunday when his team hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers at MetLife Stadium. The 21-year-old rookie was an ascending talent during his time with LSU, garnering the role of a three-year starter. Taylor set the Tigers' single-season tight end reception record in his final campaign (55) and will get an opportunity to impact the NFL field immediately. New York's passing game is lacking in strong options behind wide receiver
Garrett Wilson and running back
Breece Hall, leaving a significant portion of quarterback
Justin Fields' passing volume ripe for the taking. It remains to be seen how often the Jets will air it out, but Taylor is an above-average athlete and runs a diverse route tree. He's one to watch early on, even if it might take him a bit to get going. The first-year pro comes in at RotoBaller's PPR TE30 for his NFL debut.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
September 6, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Carolina Panthers in what should be a run-heavy game. That is good news for rookie running back
Bhaysul Tuten. Tuten was selected in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL draft, which is significant given Liam Coen took over as head coach this offseason. That means the athletic rookie has just as much of a chance to be the starter for the Jaguars down the line as veterans
Travis Etienne Jr. and
Tank Bigsby. For now, Tuten is nothing more than a speculative flex in what is a great Week 1 matchup due to seemingly being third place in a crowded backfield.
--Seth Quinn - RotoBaller
September 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints wide receiver
Brandin Cooks returns to the Big Easy after previously playing with the team from 2014-2016. Last year in Dallas, he caught 26 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns in 10 games. Cooks was named one of eight team captains ahead of Week 1 against the Cardinals and is listed as a starter. However, he'll have to compete with
Chris Olave,
Rashid Shaheed, and star running back
Alvin Kamara for targets while second-year quarterback
Spencer Rattler is under center. For fantasy purposes, Cooks should be off radars, with only slight appeal if any of the primary pass-catchers miss time.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: Pro Football Reference
September 6, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Zay Jones hasn't exactly been fantasy-relevant since his best season with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. Outside of that year, he's gone for more than 600 yards once, back in 2018 with the Buffalo Bills. Last year with the Cardinals, Jones appeared in 11 games and received 11 targets, which turned into eight receptions for 84 yards. He seems to be headed for more of the same this season, as the RotoBaller rankers slotted him in at WR113 for this season. For their Week 1 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, Jones is projected to get 2.3 fantasy points, which leaves him well off of the fantasy radar.
--Alex Fischbein - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
September 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints wide receiver
Rashid Shaheed is starting his first regular-season game since a season-ending meniscus tear in October 2024. Over his first three seasons, he's averaged 16.6 yards per reception but only 47.2 yards per game with a 62.7% catch rate. With second-year quarterback
Spencer Rattler under center, Shaheed remains volatile, though he's always one explosive play away from taking the top off a defense. Against the stingy Cardinals, he profiles as a boom-or-bust WR4 worth a flier in deeper leagues thanks to his 4.3 speed, but he's unreliable as a week-to-week starter.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: Pro Football Reference
September 6, 2025
New York Jets running back
Braelon Allen is set to work behind incumbent starter
Breece Hall in the team's opening matchup with the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers. The Wisconsin alum handled a modest workload during his rookie season, combining for 482 yards and three total touchdowns on 111 touches. 2025 will be a different story, though, as the second-year pro should see a sizable workload rotating in behind Hall. New York projects to funnel most of their offense through the rushing attack, though that will include quarterback
Justin Fields, and potentially third-string rushing option
Isaiah Davis. Allen doesn't figure to seize the starting role outright with Hall healthy, but head coach Aaron Glenn has made it clear that he plans to use multiple running backs in their offensive scheme. We don't yet know if the 21-year-old will garner standalone fantasy value, but he's currently one of the upper-echelon options as far as handcuffs go. He comes in at RotoBaller's PPR RB40 for Week 1.
--Alex CiullaSource: ESPN
September 6, 2025
New Orleans Saints wide receiver
Chris Olave enters the season as the clear No. 1 option in the passing game, but he remains difficult to trust as a weekly fantasy starter. Now in his fourth season, Olave has already suffered four concussions, including one that sidelined him for the final eight games in 2024. Before that, he topped 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. While he's likely to see a high target share,
Spencer Rattler under center makes it uncertain whether Olave can replicate the 72.7% catch rate he posted last year. Against the Cardinals, Olave profiles as a boom-or-bust WR3 in a sneaky difficult matchup.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: Pro Football Reference
September 6, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars take on the Carolina Panthers in Week 1, a team whose defense struggled to stop anyone last year. Under new head coach Liam Coen,
Tank Bigsby and the Jacksonville run game should start the season strong.
Travis Etienne Jr. seems like the favorite to start in the backfield, but until the season officially starts, it's unclear which running back between Etienne Jr., Bigsby, and rookie
Bhayshul Tuten will top the team in fantasy points. Bigsby looked better than Etienne Jr. last season in his first year with a significant workload, but things could change this year. Bigsby is an interesting flex option in Week 1 who may or may not get solid volume in what seem to be a three-headed backfield.
--Seth Quinn - RotoBaller
September 6, 2025
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver
Michael Wilson has been quite disappointing through the first two seasons of his career. He was healthier last season and suited up for three more games than his rookie year, yet he put up fewer yards and only one more touchdown with 13 more targets and nine more receptions. He's borderline third/fourth in the receiving pecking order if you include the backfield, after
James Conner saw 55 targets compared to Wilson's 71. In Week 1, Wilson is better left off of fantasy lineups, unless it's a very deep league. Currently, RotoBaller has him projected as WR67 with 6.3 fantasy points against a weaker defense in the New Orleans Saints.
--Alex Fischbein - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
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