#fantasy-football

#fantasy-football

Whom should you start? Whom should you sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting an offensive player who won't be in the lineup, we'll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their official inactives lists. Official Sunday inactives should begin coming in approximately 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff times: around 11:30 a.m. ET for the early games and 2:30 p.m. ET for the late-afternoon games. Refresh often for the latest information.

We're back for another season with this article series, which takes into account fantasy football scenarios and consequences. Each week we will highlight one player who was a standout in fantasy football and one player who was a disappointment. Because of average draft positioning, players who were drafted higher will be under more scrutiny as the expectations are higher for them - a running back taken early in fantasy drafts will not be under the same scrutiny as the last receiver on the depth chart.

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season and our weekly PPR fantasy football superflex rankings. We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, and these rankings account for that. It might look odd to see the lowest-ranked fantasy passers ahead of typical RB2 and WR2 options, but the potential scoring impact demands it. If your league is a standard flex, rankings without QBs appear toward the bottom. Regardless, good luck this week!

We have you covered with everything you need to know. Our NFL Nation reporters take you inside the locker room with the best thing they heard this week, and ESPN Research provides a key stat to know and a betting nugget for each contest. Plus, analytics writer Seth Walder makes a bold prediction for each matchup, and fantasy analyst Eric Moody shares fantasy football intel.

After scoring two touchdowns in the preseason, Henderson is becoming a popular pick in fantasy football drafts.

No one needs more stress in their lives. Strange as it may sound, among the more anxiety-inducing parts of the fantasy football experience centers around one's draft position. Whether it's fretting that your most desired player won't be there by the time you get to pick, the bother of not knowing your slot until an hour beforehand (as is the case in ESPN default leagues), or the fear that you'll pick the inevitable "first-rounder who is a bust" and be openly ridiculed by your counterparts, we collectively exhaust far too much energy sweating this particular topic.

Selecting Las Vegas Raiders rookie Ashton Jeanty at No. 5 overall was a mild surprise in a 12-team PPR fantasy football mock draft, where he typically ranks at pick 13.3.

Nix closed out 2024 as fantasy's overall QB7, averaging 18.7 fantasy points per effort, with significant contributions from both passing and rushing play.

ESPN Fantasy introduces Gridiron Gauntlet, a tournament designed to crown the best fantasy football manager for the season, offering a chance to make history.

I've played fantasy football since around 1998, with my first quarterback being Gus Frerotte. I've learned numerous strategies through various league formats over the years.

Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase will be the first player selected in many standard fantasy drafts, regardless of format, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Adobe's partnership with the Premier League signals a significant convergence of generative AI, creative software, and fan culture, empowering 1.8 billion football fans to remix and design.

Players switch teams, teams adjust schemes, some schemes just make for a better fit. Change is inevitable. And in fantasy football, change can provide an opportunity for managers to gain an edge.