Blockbuster Trade Ideas Before Week 1 of the 2025 NFL Season: Terry McLaurin, Jauan Jennings, Kirk Cousins, Micah Parsons, Kyle Pitts

August has arrived, which means teams must trim their rosters down to 53 players this month. To reach the 53-man threshold, all 32 teams will make a series of signings, cuts, reserve list placements, and, last but not least, trades. While the early stage of free agency in March is typically the hottest time for […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel: Preseason Hall of Fame Game (7/31/25)

The long, lonely journey is over. We have finally reached the start of the 2025 NFL season. Tonight marks the first of 49 preseason games over the next four weeks, leading up to the beginning of the regular season on Thursday, September 4, and I plan to be here with you every step of the […]

2025 NFL Schedule Winners and Losers

What was once an event with little fanfare is still an event with little fanfare. But thanks to the constant obsession of corporations with increasing their profits and squeezing revenue out of everything possible, now we have the schedule release becoming some big event. We're at the peak of boredom in the offseason, at the […]

Worst Draft Picks In The First Round of the 2025 NFL Draft

The 2025 NFL Draft is behind us, and now, we get months of silence in the NFL world prior to OTAs starting up later in the summer. The Hall of Fame Game will kick off on July 31, but prior to that, it is full-blown speculation season. Criticism occurs frequently in the NFL. There is […]

Best Seventh-Round NFL Draft Picks Of All Time: 10 Late-Round Studs

The 2025 NFL Draft is moving on to Round 3. It’s always an exciting time of year as the next generation of potential superstars gets to hear their names called in front of millions of fans worldwide. While that is the case for many players, the reality is that many NFL hopefuls won’t be selected […]

6 Bold Predictions For Round 2 Of The 2025 NFL Draft

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft is in the books. While the first night was full of surprises, the second round could have even more. Last night, several big-name players, including Shedeur Sanders, Mike Green, and Will Johnson, weren't drafted. Will all three get drafted early in the second round later tonight? Let’s […]

6 NFL Draft Fallers And Prospects Who Could Slip Out of Round 1 For 2025

The 2025 NFL Draft is nearly here. The rumor mill is on fire, and we’ve reached the point of the draft cycle where reports suggest 60 players will go in the first round. However, math tells us that only 32 players will get picked on the first night of the NFL Draft. While everyone wants […]

2025 NFL Draft First-Round Team Needs: Picks 1-16

Having an early pick in the NFL Draft and nailing the selection is the best way to pick up a cornerstone of a franchise for many years to come. Whether it's a franchise quarterback, an elite wide receiver, a highly disruptive pass-rusher, or a highly skilled offensive lineman, talented players are coming out of college […]

Underrated NFL Draft Prospects: 5 Sneaky Rookie Studs For 2025

It shouldn't come as any surprise to fantasy football managers that, like them, actual NFL teams are looking to find as many steals as possible in the 2025 NFL Draft, as they do every season. Finding players that vastly outperform what's expected of the average player at their position and draft spot has an immediate […]

Worst NFL Free Agency Signings: Impact and Outlooks For Fantasy Football (2025)

The bulk of NFL free agency is behind us, though it sounds like certain quarterback decisions could still drag on. When Aaron Rodgers signs somewhere, that move will almost certainly make the list of the worst moves in free agency. Future Rodgers signing aside, what are the worst moves that have been made so far […]

Team Risers and Fallers Ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft

The biggest portion of NFL free-agency is now over. Most players who will find new landing spots have already done so, and while there remains a variety of big-name free agents left, like Amari Cooper, their signings will be less impactful than those that have already happened. After the dust cleared from the signing frenzies, quite […]

NFL Contract Rankings: Top 10 Highest-Paid Non-Quarterbacks In 2025

When you think of the highest-paid players in the NFL, your mind probably immediately goes to the quarterback position. That’s understandable, as quarterback is, without a doubt, the most important position in football. However, other players besides quarterbacks are highly valued by their teams. Have you ever wondered who some of the highest-paid non-quarterbacks in […]

2025 NFL Offseason Team Needs: Bengals, Browns, Ravens, Steelers

The AFC North, comprised of the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers, sent two teams to the playoffs in 2024 and had one on the cusp of a playoff berth. The Ravens have the best roster of the four teams by a long shot. The Steelers have a solid defensive group, and […]

2025 NFL Draft Rankings: Top 10 Fantasy Football Edge Rusher Prospects

Edge rusher is the most important, most coveted, and most highly-paid position on defense in the NFL. It stands to reason that the most important position in the entire game being quarterback, and by a wide margin, means the most important position on defense are the players that are tasked with disrupting opposing QBs as […]

Worst NFL Contracts: Seven Overpaid, Overvalued Players For 2025

Free agency is in full swing, and teams are handing out big contracts left, right, and center. Myles Garrett became the highest-paid non-QB just a few weeks ago, and Ja'Marr Chase broke that record almost instantly! But big contracts aren't always a success; just ask these teams. These teams had high hopes when they spent […]

2025 NFL First-Round Mock Draft (Featuring Trades)

The 2025 NFL Draft is less than six weeks away. Every NFL team has different needs than they did two weeks ago because of free agency. There are still a few big-name players available on the open market. However, let’s dive into my first mock draft of the year for RotoBaller. This mock draft is […]

2025 NFL Draft Fantasy Football Prospect Rankings: Post-Combine Top 32 Players and Sleeper Picks

The 2025 NFL Combine is officially complete, and all eyes are now on the NFL Draft, which begins on April 24. While some prospects like Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders did not test at the Combine, we will get the opportunity to see them at their colleges' Pro Days. We now have a better idea of […]

Fantasy Football IDP League Sleepers and Draft Targets: Early 2025 IDP Rankings

As any manager in an IDP league can tell you, adding defensive players to a fantasy draft changes the math. IDP formats not only require wider knowledge of league-wide rosters, it asks managers to create value systems like the real NFL Draft.  Managers having wildly different value systems are often part of the fun. Is […]

2025 Fantasy Football IDP Rookie Rankings (Pre-NFL Draft) -Abdul Carter, Jalon Walker, Mykel Williams, and more

We are only a few days removed from the Super Bowl, but rookie drafts are already underway, and the fantasy football landscape is, once again, being reshaped. As we get closer to the NFL Draft in Green Bay, understand that the market will change several times. It'll change after the combine, during free agency, and […]

Early 2025 NFL Draft Rankings - Top Player At Each Position

The 2025 NFL Draft really isn't that far away. For fans of historically terrible teams, the draft is the best time of the year, as it instills hope that things might change. And for Dynasty fantasy managers or those extremely dialed-in who play only redraft, it's an interesting time as well. Knowing which players go […]

Grading The Six Players Taken Ahead Of Josh Allen In The 2018 NFL Draft

Fresh off his first NFL MVP award, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is putting together a legendary career as one of the best QBs in the league and certainly will be the best his team has ever seen once his career is over. However, NFL scouting whiffs on great players all the time. It's not […]

Comparing The Chiefs and Eagles At Every Position: Sizing Up Super Bowl LIX (2025)

With the dust settled on an 18-week regular season and three rounds of the NFL playoffs, just two teams remain standing. The AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs are set to square off against the NFC-winning Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. The Super Bowl returns to New Orleans this year and is set to be […]

2024 Fantasy Football Awards - RotoBaller Writers Picks

Greetings and welcome to the official 2024 Fantasy Football Awards Show, presented by RotoBaller. These awards are voted on by RotoBaller's NFL writers, with some goofy ones thrown in alongside the expected. We are here to celebrate the good, the bad, and the downright frustrating. Once again, I'm your host, Nick Mariano. We won't have […]

Updated NFL Playoff League Team Defense Rankings for Fantasy Football: Chiefs D/ST, Eagles D/ST, Bills D/ST, Ravens D/ST, Steelers D/ST, Broncos D/ST

Unfortunately, traditional regular-season fantasy football leagues have come to an end. However, the good news is that NFL playoff leagues are starting up at the FFPC. We are here to guide you on selecting the right defense for your playoff league rosters with our updated 2025 fantasy football playoff league team defense (D/ST) rankings. Below, you will […]

Video: 2025 FFPC Playoff Challenge - Best Roster Building Strategies for Fantasy Football Playoff Leagues

Fantasy football championships have already been decided in traditional season-long leagues. However, the fun and action doesn't have to stop with the end of the NFL regular season, as the 2025 FFPC Challenge gives entrants a shot at up to $500k in prize money! LaQuan Jones discusses his best roster-building strategies for the 2025 FFPC […]

NFL Playoff League Team Defense Rankings for Fantasy Football: Chiefs D/ST, Lions D/ST, Bills D/ST, Ravens D/ST, Chargers D/ST, Buccaneers D/ST, more

On one hand, the fantasy football regular season is unfortunately over. However, it's time to take part in NFL playoff fantasy football challenges! We are here to guide you on selecting the right defense for your playoff league rosters with our 2025 fantasy football playoff league team defense (D/ST) rankings. Below, you will see where defenses such […]

Video: Week 18 Must-Start Defense (D/ST) Streamers - 2024 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Analysis

The vast majority of fantasy championships have already been decided. However, if you are the type of brave soul who has a title game to play in Week 18... we got you! You can also utilize this week's recommendations in DFS. Check out our top 2024 fantasy football must-start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 18 and […]

Week 18 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 18 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, I'll go through the best and worst fantasy defenses to start in your lineups. If you play in a Week 18 fantasy football championship, you have come to the right place. This article will look at the […]

Week 17 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Week 17 fantasy football defense streamers and D/ST rankings for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, I'll go through the best and worst fantasy defenses to start in your lineups. Since Week 17 is the fantasy football championship in most leagues, starting the right defense this week could be the difference between […]

Video: Week 17 Must-Start Defense (D/ST) Streamers - 2024 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Analysis

It's championship week in the vast majority of fantasy leagues, which means if you are reading this, you are still in the fight. Congratulations and good luck! Check out our top 2024 fantasy football must-start Defenses (D/ST) for Week 17 and be prepared to dominate your playoff matchup! LaQuan Jones discusses his top "Must Start" […]