October 25, 2025
New England Patriots kicker
Andy Borregales remains off the fantasy radar in most leagues ahead of Week 8 against the Cleveland Browns. Borregales underperformed to start the season, but he has come around lately with more attempts and more confidence from long range, both of which can be attributed to the rookie and his coaches. The Miami product is 9-for-10 on field goals and 18-for-20 on extra points so far, ranking as the overall K22 through seven weeks. Borregales' recent improvement is encouraging, but factors like a non-domed stadium and a matchup against a solid defense make him tough to trust. After all, the Browns have allowed the 13th-fewest fantasy points to kickers in 2025. Borregales is avoidable in most leagues, but he does have some low-end appeal in deeper formats.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
October 25, 2025
The New England Patriots D/ST continues to rank as a high-end fantasy option heading into another favorable matchup against the Cleveland Browns in Week 8. New England's defense has improved this year under Mike Vrabel, and they looked particularly strong against the Titans last week, tallying five sacks, two turnovers, and a touchdown. The Patriots capitalized on a favorable matchup against Tennessee's rookie quarterback,
Cameron Ward, and they could find similar success against the Browns, led by rookie
Dillon Gabriel. Cleveland has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to opposing D/ST units so far, putting New England in another favorable position for Week 8. RotoBaller's experts have the Patriots ranked as the #4 D/ST this week.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
October 25, 2025
New England Patriots quarterback
Drake Maye has emerged as a must-start quarterback in fantasy football. He continues to be matchup-proof heading into Sunday's Week 8 clash with the Cleveland Browns. Maye has been excellent in his second pro season, racking up 1,744 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, 200 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, and two interceptions en route to ranking as the overall QB5 so far. He has posted high fantasy finishes against some of the stingier defenses in the league, including the Steelers and Titans. He should continue to feast this week despite playing against the Browns. Cleveland has contained mobile quarterbacks quite well, allowing the second-fewest rushing yards and fewest rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks in 2025. They've ultimately surrendered the fifth-fewest passing yards and third-fewest fantasy points to the position. On a positive note, they've allowed the 11th-most passing touchdowns. Maye will still have to play at a high level Sunday, but he has shown time and time again that he's capable of doing so. He remains a mid-range QB1 for fantasy purposes.
--Andersen PickardSource: RotoBaller
October 25, 2025
Houston Texans tight end
Dalton Schultz (back, shoulder) has been removed from the final report after logging a full practice on Friday. He will play in Sunday's Week 8 contest against the San Francisco 49ers. Schultz has emerged as a top weapon for
C.J. Stroud in the Texans' offense, commanding 28 targets over his last four games, including 10 in Week 7. Over his last two games, he has 14 catches and 158 yards, moving him to the overall TE18 ranking in PPR leagues this year. Schultz continues to have top-12 tight end upside as long as he handles a significant target share every week. He should continue to impress in a negative game script this week against the 49ers, who have allowed the 13th-most receptions to opposing tight ends in 2025.
--Andersen PickardSource: Houston Texans PR
October 25, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons (personal) will rejoin the team in a few weeks, according to ESPN's Nate Taylor. Simmons has been away from the team since Week 6 while handing a "family situation." The first-round pick played nearly every snap before temporarily stepping away from football, and he should return to an every-snap role when his personal matter is resolved. Simmons won't play on Monday night against the Commanders, and it seems unlikely that he'll be available for Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills. With the Chiefs on bye in Week 10, we could be looking at Week 11 as a reasonable target for Simmons' return.
--Andersen PickardSource: Nate Taylor
October 24, 2025
Tight end
Ja'Tavion Sanders has yet to become a factor in the Carolina passing game this season. This year, Sanders has no touchdowns and has only logged over two receptions and 50 receiving yards in one of his four games played. The second-year tight end was targeted twice, but had no receptions in last week's contest, which was his first since returning from an ankle injury that caused him to miss four games. Carolina will face the Buffalo Bills, who have allowed 5.6 fantasy points per game to tight ends, which is second-best in the league this season. Considering his underwhelming numbers, Sanders is unrosterable in any formats outside of Dynasty leagues until further notice.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: Pro-Football-Reference.com
October 24, 2025
The Eagles defense/special teams unit secured their third touchdown of the season last week against the Vikings, as Jalyx Hunt picked off quarterback
Carson Wentz for a 42-yard score. Philadelphia intercepted Wentz twice in Week 7 while adding on two sacks along the way. This week, Philly has a rematch against the Giants after suffering a 34-17 loss to New York two games ago. In that contest, the Eagles forced no turnovers and let rookies
Jaxson Dart and Cameron Skattebo run all over them for four scores. On Sunday, the Eagles will have home-field advantage and a thirst for revenge. While the Giants' offense has impressed lately, Philadelphia has shown it can turn defense into points at any moment. They're worth a fantasy start in Week 8.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles kicker
Jake Elliott had his first missed field goal of the season against the Vikings as a 42-yard attempt sailed wide right in the fourth quarter. He did, however, make all four of his extra points. As it stands, Elliott is already an unreliable fantasy kicker with his lack of attempts, and he's even more unappealing if he starts missing. The Eagles will host the Giants in Week 8, and New York allows 25.3 points per game-10th-most in the league. But even with a below-average defense, Elliott has not shown that he's start-worthy in fantasy.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles tight end
Dallas Goedert (calf) does not carry an injury designation on the Friday injury report. Goedert's touchdown streak finally came to an end last week after four straight games of scoring. It was an overall poor showing for Goedert, who had just three targets-his second-lowest in a game this season-amounting to three catches for 18 yards. However, on Sunday he's up against the Giants, who he torched in Week 6 for 110 yards on nine catches in his best performance yet. Now without
A.J. Brown, it's fair to assume Goedert is in for another heavy workload against New York. The G-Men give up the 12th-least amount of fantasy points to tight ends this year, but that should be offset by
Jalen Hurts' need to rely on a favorite weapon with another forced to the sidelines. Goedert is an enticing TE1 in Week 8.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver
DeVonta Smith went off for his best showing of the season last week, setting new highs in receptions (nine) and yards (183) while tacking on a touchdown. This Sunday, Smith faces off against the Giants without his counterpart in
A.J. Brown. The Eagles don't often utilize other WRs, so Smith as the main focus should see a target number in the double digits. His last time playing New York just two weeks ago, he underwhelmed with four catches for 49 yards in a game where the Eagles offense could not get it going. This time around, expect more involvement as he tries to string together his first strong set of back-to-back games against a defense allowing the third-most fantasy points to WRs this year. Smith is a promising WR2 in Week 8.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver
Jahan Dotson will likely step up as second-in-command at his position this week with
A.J. Brown sidelined. Typically,
Jalen Hurts only gives his top two WRs and
Dallas Goedert any notable amount of targets, so with
DeVonta Smith sliding into the definitive No.1 slot, there's an opening for some new blood. Dotson has been the third-most productive WR this season for Philly, tallying 111 yards and seven catches on 12 targets. He will line up against the New York Giants on Sunday, who give up the third-most fantasy points to WRs this season. While other offensive weapons will likely take precedent, Dotson is an option for deeper leagues as an emergency FLEX.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver
Darius Cooper (shoulder) is listed as questionable going into the weekend after being on injured reserve for the last four games. It could be perfect timing for Cooper, as star receiver
A.J. Brown will not play Sunday due to a hamstring injury. He has played just 20 snaps in the three games he was healthy for, so expectations should be set pretty low, especially coming off of an injury. He might get some more opportunities, but Cooper is too much of a long shot to be in fantasy lineups in Week 8, even if he's able to play.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles running back
Will Shipley saw the bulk of snaps among his team's backup RBs last week, with
A.J. Dillon being a surprising healthy scratch. While Dillon had been
Saquon Barkley's main understudy for weeks, Shipley took over duties against the Vikings and was on the field for 16% of offensive snaps.
Tank Bigsby was behind him with 8% of snaps. Still, Shipley only recorded a single catch for seven yards on his lone target and did not get any carries. He's currently listed above Dillon as the second RB on the depth chart, but he should only be rostered as a handcuff for now, if at all.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles running back
Saquon Barkley has had his two worst fantasy performances of the season in his last two appearances, having failed to find the end zone since Week 5. Barkley got back to his high-usage ways last week against the Vikings, but was stifled to just 42 total yards on 19 touches. This weekend the Giants visit Philly, and while he had trouble finding much momentum the last time these teams faced off in Week 6, that can partly be attributed to the Eagles having to play much of that game from behind. The Giants allow 125.1 rushing yards per game (11th-most in the league), and it feels unlikely for Barkley to have two busts in the same season against his former team. Despite his rough patch, he still gets more than enough looks to be considered a solid RB1 in Week 8.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
October 24, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback
Jalen Hurts is coming off of his strongest passing game of the 2025 campaign so far, throwing for three touchdowns and setting a new season-high with 326 yards. Two of those scores came from
A.J. Brown, who will miss Sunday's matchup against the Giants with a hamstring injury, but New York allows the sixth-most fantasy points to QBs. When these teams met just two weeks ago, Hurts managed two total touchdowns despite a Philly loss. Now, expect the Eagles to be fired up for revenge against their division rivals-this time with home-field advantage. Hurts should be considered a high-end QB1 in Week 8.
--Ricky Maloney - RotoBallerSource: RotoBaller
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