Sneaky RB1 Candidates In 2025 - Early Fantasy Football Outlook

There's plenty of change in the 12 players that finish the season as "RB1s" every season. It makes sense because running back is a position that depends heavily on factors out of the control of the back in question, such as offensive line play, being traded to other teams, injuries, and the like. The injury […]

Last Year's Fantasy Football Busts to Target in Early 2025 Best Ball Drafts

Sometimes it's not an NFL player's fault if they have a bad season. It's hard to blame them for getting injuries, and though some are more injury-prone than others, even stalwarts like Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry sometimes get hurt and have to miss serious time. There are other situations players can get in […]

Marcus Williams Expects To Be Released

Baltimore Ravens safety Marcus Williams is preparing for free agency with the full expectation that he will be released, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. A recent restructure of Williams' contract included a significant trigger that comes due on March 13, and Baltimore is expected to try and avoid that after he was benched in […]

2025 Fantasy Football Bounce-Back Players: Top Rebound Candidates to Target In Drafts

Some of the NFL's best athletes and fantasy superstars endure below-average seasons. Like a roller coaster, there are ups and downs in NFL careers. Before you know it, they're back at the top. Josh Jacobs, Drake London, and Ja'Marr Chase appeared in this article last offseason (as did a certain quarterback that we're rolling the […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rookies: Overvalued & Undervalued Prospects for Dynasty Leagues

This year's rookies include a ton of underrated players, which I have covered in depth so far this season. In dynasty fantasy football, that's important -- if many first-round ADP players are overrated and a lot of the later-round guys are slept on, you can leverage this to make decisions like trading back for picks. And that's […]

2025 Dynasty Fantasy Football Rankings: Who Are The Top Three Players At Each Position?

While the NFL season just ended, the dynasty fantasy football offseason is well underway. Many startup drafts occur during this time of year, and it’s important to know who the top options are at each position. Today, we will do just that and take a look at some of the top players for dynasty fantasy […]

2025 Fantasy Football Best Ball WR Rankings: Top Wide Receivers to Draft by Tier (Tiers 1-3)

We continue to progress through the initial weeks of the 2025 offseason as a rising number of fantasy football managers are building rosters in best ball drafts. Your participation in these leagues provides an enticing opportunity to become involved in the early 2025 draft process. The best ball format also supplies the benefit of finalizing […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Sleepers: Must-Target Second-Year Breakout Players to Buy Now (2025)

The 2023 NFL Draft class might be one of the best fantasy units in recent memory. Several players from the draft class have already become fantasy football superstars. Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs are most fantasy experts’ top two running backs in their dynasty rankings. De'Von Achane and Puka Nacua have been fantasy superstars when […]

2025 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Top 50 Players for Fantasy Football (Pre-Combine Analysis)

The 2025 NFL Draft is universally considered a "down year." However, casual fans and followers need to understand what this phrase means. When analysts consider this group a "down" or "disappointing" class, it has nothing to do with the group's depth. The depth is tremendous. What is "down" about this class is the top-end "blue […]

2025 NFL Draft Mock Draft Projections: Will Ashton Jeanty Be a First-Round Running Back Pick?

While running backs once literally ran the NFL, they have become far less valuable in the eyes of NFL teams in recent years. High-end running backs such as Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey make far less money than their peers at other skill positions, and many have begun to question their value in the NFL. […]

NFL Rookies That Flopped - Early Fantasy Football Outlooks for 2025

The NFL is a tough business. While it is always exciting to watch young rookies enter the league and succeed immediately, the reality is that most players require at least a year or two of development before they pan out and start producing for fantasy football. Some players seem like surefire successes and flop, while […]

Blockbuster NFL Trade Ideas That Could Shake Up Fantasy Football

The start of the 2025 NFL offseason is just around the corner. While free agency and the NFL Draft are the highlights of the offseason, the trade market can be the most exciting. NFL teams have become more aggressive in making trades over the past few years. Fans have seen some massive blockbuster trades over […]

Breakout Wide Receivers - Fantasy Football Outlooks for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jameson Williams, more

This series continues to roll on with Part 2 of our breakout receivers. First, we must define what a breakout is. For this series, there will be two criteria a player can meet to qualify for breakout status. The first is a player who solidly outplays their ADP and preseason expectations. This is that preseason […]

Ravens To Wait To Make Decision On Justin Tucker

Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said on Tuesday at the NFL Combine that he has met with kicker Justin Tucker and that the Ravens will allow the NFL to conduct its investigation before making any decisions. "The allegations are serious, concerning. The amount of allegations are serious and concerning. I think we're fortunate that […]

Ravens Standing Behind Mark Andrews

Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta pledged his support for tight end Mark Andrews at the NFL Combine on Tuesday, saying: "Mark is a great player…. Mark will be in a ring if honor someday. I love having him on the team. We'll figure out all the roster machinations in the coming weeks but nobody […]

Breakout Wide Receivers - Fantasy Football Outlooks for Drake London, Brian Thomas, more

It's always fun to look back at the NFL regular season and find which players excelled. Who took their games to new heights? This series, which we started with two entries on running backs, will move forward looking at the wide receiver position. We'll identify six receivers across two articles who broke out this season. […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Targets and Avoids: Top 3 Wide Receivers to Buy or Sell (2025)

Wide receivers typically enjoy longer stretches of being productive than do running backs, so in Dynasty fantasy football, the windows in which it's valuable to hold them last longer. This applies to their trade values as well, so it's always important to keep that in mind. But this can be part of a collection of […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Buys, Trade Targets for Deeper Dynasty Leagues

When I say "deep dynasty leagues," I mean deep leagues, the kind where virtually every relevant player is already on a roster. Deep dynasty leagues are less about league size and more about bench size. Be it a 10, 12, or 14-team league, what matters is that the free agent pool is almost completely bereft […]

2025 Fantasy Football Rankings (Weekly Rankings)

Check out all of RotoBaller's fantasy football rankings. Staff rankings are updated regularly for all positions and include standard formats, PPR scoring, tiered rankings and dynasty leagues.

Mark Andrews A Potential Salary Cap Casualty?

ESPN's Dan Graziano writes that it's possible that Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews could be a salary cap casualty this offseason. The 29-year-old is scheduled to make $11 million in 2025 -- a $4 million roster bonus due on March 17 and $7 million in salary. Andrews' salary cap number is $16.9 million, and […]

2025 NFL Draft Predictions: Fantasy Football Sleepers to Target in Dynasty League Drafts

I'll keep this intro short. This year's draft has a ton of late-round steals that will be league-winners in redraft if they go to good situations and don't get injured. This is especially true in the running back position. It's a stacked RB class, and the position is valued less in the NFL than every […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Mock Draft: 12-Team, PPR, Superflex Dynasty Leagues (2025)

Are you looking to take part in a start-up Superflex dynasty fantasy football league? Know that quarterbacks are kings but those early selections push the best running backs and receivers down the board, allowing a wide variety of drafting strategies. Today, we're going to do a two-round mock draft. It's a 12-team, full PPR, Superflex, […]

Marcus Williams Expected To Be Cut

Baltimore Ravens safety Marcus Williams being cut this offseason is viewed as a formality after he was benched in 2024 and made a healthy scratch for the final seven games, according to The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec. The 28-year-old will likely be a post-June 1 cut. Williams restructured his deal last month to make it easier […]

2025 NFL Draft Quarterback Prospects: NFL Rookie QBs Resembling Veteran Fantasy Football Stars

It never hurts to compare the best college prospects at each position to pro players who are similar in many respects. Unfortunately, it might not be the most useful thing to do in a weak quarterback class, but I'll try my best either way. There is one gem that's being underrated, though, and he'll be […]

2025 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Prospects: NFL Rookies Resembling Veteran Fantasy Football Stars

While pro comparisons are difficult to make accurately, as we don't know how a prospect's career will go and how much they'll develop their skills at the next level, it can help frame more accurately what a player's ceiling and floor are in the NFL. Not every career path is linear in the NFL, and […]

Ravens Re-Sign Keith Kirkwood

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed veteran wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to the league's personnel notice. Kirkwood spent the entire 2024 season on Baltimore's practice squad and will now return to workout with the team this offseason and through training camp this summer. The 30-year-old pass-catcher made his NFL debut […]

Should I Draft Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders In Fantasy Football Rookie Drafts?

Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are expected to be selected as the first two quarterbacks off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft. The two players headline an otherwise lackluster crop of quarterbacks this year. As such, they are the only two worth considering for fantasy at this juncture. Sanders has long been considered the […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football RB, WR and TE Bust Candidates: Avoid These Players in 2025 Drafts

There are always players that are overvalued in Dynasty fantasy football, and if you happen to take them in a start-up draft, you can be in big trouble. It's not always easy to predict how players' careers will go, though. They can seemingly rise and fall in drafts without much warning. And owning a player […]

Early Quarterback Fantasy Football Values and Draft Sleepers for 2025

The Super Bowl has come and gone which means there is officially a wrap on the 2024 NFL season. All that means is that the 2025 fantasy football season has essentially begun. It is never too early to evaluate who we may be targeting during this fall's drafts. Quarterback has been an interesting position to […]

The Tight End Age Cliff: When Should You Fade Aging Fantasy Football Veterans?

In professional football, the "age cliff" of a player is the age at which their production takes a sharp downturn and never recovers. While plenty of players have down seasons and others suffer career-ending or career-altering injuries, these are different than simple declines due to their bodies not being able to handle NFL punishment or […]