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2025 Fantasy Football: Why Saquon Barkley shouldn't go No. 1 overall, but is still worth drafting in Round 1

It might be in your best interests to let someone else take Barkley with the first (or even the second or third) pick in drafts.

2025 Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule methodology: How to project the best and worst schedules

It's the Draft Day information you never even thought of

QBs to target/avoid in 2025 Fantasy Football drafts: Easy schedule ahead for Brock Purdy, Kyler Murray

Which quarterbacks can dominate for the full season based on matchup projections?

RBs to target/avoid in 2025 Fantasy Football drafts: Schedule favors Alvin Kamara, hurts Kyren Williams

If you're looking for a reason to take Chuba Hubbard and fade Chase Brown, you're in the right place

WRs to target/avoid in 2025 Fantasy Football drafts: Hope for Marvin Harrison Jr., worry for Terry McLaurin

Dave Richard's Fantasy Strength of Schedule research highlights wide receivers who have good (and bad) matchups

TEs to target/avoid in 2025 Fantasy Football drafts: Evan Engram has favorable schedules, TJ Hockenson doesn't

Dave Richard's Fantasy Strength of Schedule research highlights tight ends who have good (and bad) matchups

2025 Fantasy Football Busts 1.0 from Dave Richard: Be wary of Breece Hall, Terry McLaurin & two big Raiders

The cost on some of these Fantasy Football options is too steep

2025 Fantasy Football Sleepers 1.0 from Dave Richard: David Njoku, Tucker Kraft lead TE values plus RBs galore

Dave's Sleepers list is light on receivers, which might mean you may want to wait for a tight end on Draft Day

How to use NFL schedule to your Fantasy Football advantage: How to play bye weeks, Fantasy playoffs, more

What to know about how the NFL's schedule impacts your Fantasy strategy

Fantasy Football draft strategy and rankings: Post-draft takeaways to help you formulate winning strategies

Should you take advantage of the RB depth, or lean into the top-heavy WR group?

Jalen Royals NFL Draft 2025 profile: Full scouting report, pro comp, future outlook for Utah State WR

Royals is set to hear his name called on Day 3 of the 2025 NFL Draft

Dave Richard has spent nearly his entire career covering the National Football League. Beginning with NFL.com at the boom of the Internet, Richard was that site's first Fantasy Football writer before transitioning to CBS Sports in 2006. Since then he's crunched the numbers, studied the film, developed tiers and trade charts, previewed every NFL game, talked to the decision makers, spoken on the radio, appeared on live television, earned multiple honors and watched a lot of football. And he's done it with one goal in mind: to help you win your league.

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