August 25, 2025
According to Sarah Barhop of ESPN, Los Angeles Rams quarterback
Matthew Stafford (back) was seen participating in 11-on-11s during Monday's practice session. This is an excellent sign as the veteran quarterback has been dealing with a lingering back injury throughout most of training camp. Seeing Stafford continue to participate in full during the team's practice sessions suggests the 37-year-old may not be in danger of missing time during the regular season. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status in case he faces a setback. Last season, Stafford had a bit of a down season, throwing for just 3,762 yards and 20 scores. If Stafford were to face a setback and miss time in the regular season,
Jimmy Garoppolo would slot in as the team's QB1.
--Andy SmithSource: Sarah Barshop
August 25, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback
Lamar Jackson (foot) returned to practice on Monday, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. A teammate stepped on Jackson's foot during training camp practice last Wednesday, and although the issue was never considered serious, the Ravens gave the 28-year-old two-time MVP a few days off to rest last week. Now that Jackson is officially back at practice, he'll have two full week of practice to prepare for the Week 1 regular-season opener versus the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Sept. 7. Only the Bills'
Josh Allen is ranked higher at the QB position at RotoBaller for fantasy going into the 2025 season, so managers are going to have to pay a pretty penny to secure Jackson as their starting signal-caller in upcoming drafts. The four-time Pro Bowler is as dangerous as they come with both his arm and legs after throwing for 4,172 yards and 41 TDs and running for 915 yards last year.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jeff Zrebiec
August 25, 2025
Kevin Clark of ESPN believes that Washington Commanders quarterback
Jayden Daniels is already in the elite tier of quarterbacks. "The sky is the limit there...I put Daniels on the tier with the
Lamar Jackson and
Josh Allen...The way I view it those guys prop up a championship window wherever they go," Clark said. Daniels lived up to his second overall draft slot immediately in his first year in the NFL, throwing for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 17 regular-season games and leading his team to an appearance in the NFC Championship. The 24-year-old signal-caller also ran for 891 yards and six touchdowns during the regular season to finish as the QB5 in fantasy. Daniels' scrambling ablility and creativity to make plays outside the pocket give him a high fantasy floor and ceiling, and RotoBaller has him ranked as the QB4 entering his sophomore campaign.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Kevin Clark
August
25,
2025
New
York
Jets
wide
receiver
Allen
Lazard
(shoulder)
is
on
track
to
be
available
for
Week
1
against
the
Pittsburgh
Steelers
on
Sunday,
Sept.
7,
according
to
head
coach
Aaron
Glenn.
Lazard
suffered
a
shoulder
injury
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August
25,
2025
The
New
Orleans
Saints
released
running
back
Cam
Akers
on
Monday,
according
to
Adam
Schefter
of
ESPN.
Akers
should
land
on
his
feet
somewhere
else
after
he
ran
for
444
yards
and
two
touchdown
on
104
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August 25, 2025
Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans declined to give an update on the health of injured running back
Joe Mixon (ankle, foot) on Monday, according to Will Kunkel. Mixon remains on the Non-Football Injury list with ankle and foot issue that have kept him from participating in the entire offseason program, training camp and the preseson. The fact that Mixon hasn't been able to practice at all makes him a major question mark to be ready for Week 1 of the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Los Angeles Rams and has negatively impacted his fantasy stock during draft season. The 29-year-old was a do-it-all back in his first year in Houston and racked up 1,325 scrimmage yards and 12 total touchdowns in 14 regular-season games. Mixon has five straight 1,000-yard seasons, but that streak is in serious jeopardy if he's unable to start the 2025 season on the active roster.
--Keith HernandezSource: Will Kunkel
August 25, 2025
The Athletic's Joseph Person projects rookie wide receiver
Jimmy Horn Jr. to be one of seven wide receivers who make the team's initial 53-man roster. A sixth-round pick out of Colorado, Horn Jr. recorded 37 catches for 441 yards and one touchdown in 11 games for the Buffaloes in 2024. The 22-year-old was targeted seven times in the preseason, hauling in six catches for 29 yards. Horn Jr. appears to be somewhat buried on the Panthers' wide receiver depth chart to begin the season, and he's unlikely to be fantasy-relevant in 2025. However, Horn Jr. could be a name to monitor in dynasty formats, as veterans like
Adam Thielen and
Hunter Renfrow currently block his path to playing time and don't project to be part of Carolina's long-term plans.
--Will BradySource: The Athletic - Joseph Person
August 25, 2025
The Washington Commanders have signed star wide receiver
Terry McLaurin to a three-year contract extension worth over $96 million, per Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports. McLaurin has been engaged in a highly publicized standoff with the team for the majority of the summer in search of a new deal, and it appears his wish has now been granted. The 29-year-old is coming off a career year in 2024, recording 82 catches for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns. He's played in all 17 games for Washington in four consecutive seasons and hasn't had fewer than 77 catches or 1,002 receiving yards in a season since his rookie year in 2019. Now that McLaurin is back, he's the undisputed top target for quarterback
Jayden Daniels in Washington. McLaurin profiles as a solid WR2 in fantasy, although it's possible his absence from training camp practices and preseason play affects his performance early in the regular season.
--Will BradySource: Fox Sports - Jordan Schultz
August 25, 2025
The Washington Commanders and wide receiver
Terry McLaurin "have been apart all offseason and continue to be apart" on the value of a potential new contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. On ESPN's Get Up this morning, Schefter said there "doesn't seem to be progress" in discussions between the two sides. Based on the latest reporting, it appears McLaurin's "hold-in" is set to continue. The 29-year-old projects as a WR2 in fantasy and would clearly be the top target-earner in Washington if he were on the field. However, he's obviously a risky pick for fantasy managers as long as his status for the start of the regular season is uncertain. If McLaurin were to miss time, Commanders wide receiver
Deebo Samuel Sr. could be looking at a heavy volume of targets and touches.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
August 25, 2025
ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime projects Houston Texans wide receiver
Xavier Hutchinson to open the season on the team's 53-man roster. A sixth-round pick in 2023, Hutchinson has recorded 20 catches for 207 yards and zero touchdowns across 32 career games for Houston. He's reportedly been rotating with second-round rookie
Jayden Higgins as an outside receiver alongside
Nico Collins and
Christian Kirk when the Texans line up in three-receiver formations. Hutchinson is unlikely to block Higgins from full playing time for the entire season, but Hutchinson could take snaps and targets away from the highly-touted rookie early in the year.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - DJ Bien-Aime
August 25, 2025
ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime projects Houston Texans running back
Dare Ogunbowale to be one of five backs who make the team's initial 53-man roster. Notably, Bien-Aime does not include
Joe Mixon (foot), writing that Mixon "can land on the non-football injury list to start the regular season." Without Mixon, the path to playing time in the backfield in Houston appears to be wide open. Veteran
Nick Chubb will likely get the first crack at early-down work, but Ogunbowale could have a role on passing downs. In 17 games with the Texans last year, Ogunbowale had just 30 rush attempts but was targeted 28 times, recording 19 catches for 198 yards and a touchdown.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - DJ Bien-Aime
August 25, 2025
After trading away veteran wide receiver
D.K. Metcalf and letting
Tyler Lockett walk in free agency, the Seattle Seahawks spent Day 3 draft picks on rookie receivers
Tory Horton and
Ricky White III. While Horton has all but assured himself of a meaningful spot on the team, White has had an uneventful summer, and he is not projected to make the team's initial 53-man roster. After garnering steam in the pre-draft process following a highly productive college career at Michigan State and UNLV, White fell to the 7th round. He appeared in all three of Seattle's preseason contests, making three catches for 40 yards and failing to register a stat on his 20 special teams snaps. If released, White is a potential practice squad candidate, either in Seattle or somewhere else, but those who drafted him early in dynasty leagues should feel free to move on if facing a crunch for bench spots.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Matthew Schmidt
August 25, 2025
After catching 12 passes and a touchdown in his two preseason appearances, Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie wide receiver
Tez Johnson has put himself in a good position to make the team's initial 53-man roster. If he does, he will make history as the lightest NFL player to have ever weighed in at the Combine. Officially listed at 165 pounds on the Buccaneers' website, he tipped the scales at only 154 pounds when he weighed in at the Combine in February. Johnson tested slower than expected, causing him to fall to the seventh round of the NFL draft. However, throughout training camp and into the preseason, he has displayed the lightning quickness that made him a matchup nightmare in college. He is listed as the team's 6th wide receiver in ESPN's latest projection, so his fantasy value will be limited at best even if he makes the team.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Tony Adame
August 25, 2025
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs (knee) has passed his physical and been moved from the team's PUP list to the active roster, signaling he has a chance to play in Week 1. The former All-Pro suffered a season-ending knee injury late in the year and has spent much of the offseason rehabbing. While the move to the active roster does not guarantee his availability to start the season, the hope is to soon get him back onto the practice field. Diggs is an interesting name in IDP leagues, as his 11-interception season in 2021 helped to win many a fantasy title. Unfortunately, he has never topped three interceptions in any of his other four years in the league and has never cracked 60 tackles in a season. Without a reliable tackle floor and his double-digit-interception campaign looking like a true outlier, he can remain off of IDP boards heading into drafts.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Tommy Yarrish
August 25, 2025
The Carolina Panthers spent a late fifth-round pick on Notre Dame tight end
Mitchell Evans, and he's believed to have shown enough through his first training camp to stick with the team in a depth role. While he caught only one pass in his two preseason appearances, he acquitted himself well enough as a blocker to potentially find himself on the right side of the roster bubble. With
Tommy Tremble only recently being activated from the PUP list, there could be an opportunity for Evans to see the field early in two-TE sets along with
Ja'Tavion Sanders. Evans was one of PFF's highest-rated tight ends in the country before the ACL injury that ended his 2023 season. While the recovery has been long, he has shown enough pass-catching prowess to make him an interesting dynasty stash in leagues with deep benches or taxi squads.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Schuyler Callihan
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