Week 1 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rankings: Justin Fields, Bo Nix, Baker Mayfield, Patrick Mahomes, Drake Maye, J.J. McCarthy, more

It's time for the first fantasy football start 'em, sit 'em call at quarterback if you did not land a must-start stud like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, or Jayden Daniels in your preseason draft. If you are looking for the best available option at QB, you have come to the right place. Check these Week […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Tight End Rankings for Half-PPR: Mark Andrews, T.J. Hockenson, Dallas Goedert, Jake Ferguson, Tyler Warren, Kyle Pitts, Zach Ertz

Tight ends are always the trickiest position to navigate and analyze for fantasy football, so we're here to help with our Week 1 fantasy football tight end rankings for 2025. To help you set your Week 1 lineups at TE, check the rankings below to see the opening-week pecking order and where key pass-catchers like […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rankings for Half-PPR: DK Metcalf, Terry McLaurin, Stefon Diggs, Tetairoa McMillan, Emeka Egbuka, Calvin Ridley

It's time to win some fantasy football matchups, and starting your championship run with a Week 1 win is always fun. We're here to help with our Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings for 2025. Ahead of your all-important start-sit calls for wideouts, check the rankings below to see where pass-catchers like DK Metcalf, […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings for Half-PPR: Chase Brown, Jauan Jennings, Tyreek Hill, Breece Hall, Tyrone Tracy, RJ Harvey, Travis Kelce, more

The 2025 fantasy football season is finally here, and it's time to solidify your opening-week lineups. We're back with our Week 1 fantasy football rankings to help you start the season off right with a win. Navigate the rankings below to see where key Week 1 fantasy assets such as Chase Brown, Jauan Jennings, Tyreek […]

Cowboys vs. Eagles TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, George Pickens, Dallas Goedert, Jake Ferguson, Javonte Williams, Jaydon Blue, Jalen Hurts

The 2025 NFL season and the fantasy football season kick off on Thursday night when the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys. As the Eagles receive their rings and unveil the Super Bowl banner, this normally elite matchup will have some extra spice on opening night. Two of the best offenses in […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Running Back Rankings for Half-PPR: James Conner, Omarion Hampton, Tony Pollard, TreVeyon Henderson, Javonte Williams

It's finally "go" time for fantasy football, and kicking off the season with a victory sets your team up for success moving forward. Having a stable of productive running backs will help, so we're finally here with our Week 1 fantasy football running back rankings for 2025. Ahead of your first start/sit calls of the […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 1 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 […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 1 Lineups (2025)

Week 1 of the 2025 season is finally here, and so is our fantasy football Booms and Busts article for Week 1! The 2025 NFL season has officially started. It feels just like yesterday we were watching the Philadelphia Eagles hoist their second Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 1 Matchups Analysis (2025)

Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly start 'em and sit 'em article! It's finally time to welcome you back -- it's the inaugural 2025 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions in Week 1 of the […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 1 (2025)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 1 of the 2025 fantasy football season. After a long offseason, we're thrilled to be back and kick off the 2025 season! For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 1 (2025)

The fantasy football season is just about set to begin. With the regular season Week 1 finally upon us, we can stop dealing with hypothetical questions and begin formulating opinions based on reality. The many months of research and draft hype are set to pay off (or not). Rejoice, for the NFL has returned. Now […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks For FanDuel, DraftKings - Eagles vs. Cowboys TNF Showdown (Week 1)

Welcome back, RotoBallers! It is finally that time of the year when we can put full focus back on the NFL again! I'm so excited for the upcoming season, as it should be a great one. We get a banger of a matchup to start the season off with an NFC East Showdown between the […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays, and Waiver Wire Stashes for Week 1 Fantasy Football (2025)

We are officially back with our sneaky starts, pivot plays and waiver wire pickups for Week 1 of the 2025 season! Every week, you can get sneaky starts and pivot options for your fantasy football starting lineups right here. The one caveat for this week is that you should not have to dive too deeply. […]

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 […]

Chiefs vs. Chargers Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Friday Night - Patrick Mahomes, Ladd McConkey, Isiah Pacheco, Xavier Worthy, Omarion Hampton, Keenan Allen

Fantasy managers will have to make some tough decisions as it pertains to their lineup to begin the season. That's because there are two divisional games to kick off the 2025-2026 NFL season. The Dallas Cowboys will travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles in Thursday's season opener, and the Kansas City Chiefs and […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 1 Targets and Avoids

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season! Football is back, and the options are endless -- there are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest […]

Updated Week 1 Waiver Wire Rankings Fantasy Football - Bhayshul Tuten, Jerome Ford, Ollie Gordon, Dont'e Thornton, Quinshon Judkins, Elic Ayomanor

The fantasy football draft season is coming to an end, and Week 1 is finally here! With most fantasy football drafts completed by now, it's time to scour the waiver wire for players who help your team in 2025. Today we're back with our updated Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings before Week 1 […]

NFL Pick 'Em Pool Picks (Week 1) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pickem Contests (2025)

It's time for football RotoBallers! The Week 1 slate of the 2025 NFL season brings some big-time matchups, such as the Cowboys visiting the Eagles. The anticipation is building for that game in particular, with the Micah Parsons bombshell trade to the Packers a week before the season opener. What surprises will the Week 1 […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups and Stashes - After The Draft (2025)

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen to our Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire pickups and stashes for 2025! It’s officially NFL season. Sure, no games have been officially played yet, but fantasy football drafts are (almost) all in the rear-view window, and now, we are all patiently waiting for the season to get officially underway. […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 1 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

Welcome back to our fantasy football  IDP Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks for Week 1 of the 2025 season! As was made clear in our Week 1 IDP fantasy football rankings column earlier this week, putting too much weight into early season matchups can lead to disaster in fantasy football. Certainly, there are many trends, […]