The 2025 fantasy football season is almost here RotoBallers! It's an exciting time, and after your drafts are completed it's always time to check the waiver wire for pickups. Below you'll find our first waiver wire article of the season -- our Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for 2025 to help guide you through the waiver wire and make sure you pickup the right players.There are several players who still have low ownership percentages, and could make immediate fantasy impacts in 2025....

Finding a league-winning running back in the final rounds of your draft can put your fantasy team at a significant advantage. Any managers who took a chance on Chase Brown and Bucky Irving late in the 2024 draft will likely secure a league-winner.In this piece, we will take a look at two rookie running backs who have made headlines in the preseason and a second-year option poised for a breakout campaign.Be sure to check our fantasy football rankings that will help you crush your leagues in 2025....

Houston Texans running back Woody Marks entered the final preseason game after Dameon Pierce got the start, but Marks scored Houston's first touchdown of the day on their way to a 26-7 win over the Lions. Marks finished the day with 19 rushing yards on six carries and three catches on three targets for 20 more yards through the air. He finished the preseason with 63 rushing yards and a touchdown on 16 carries, along with four catches for 20 yards. Marks could have a role early in the season if...

The Houston Texans have a trio of running backs -- Joe Mixon (foot/ankle), Nick Chubb, and Woody Marks -- who many fantasy football managers have their eyes on heading into the 2025 NFL season. Due to a variety of factors, this team's running back situation is pretty ambiguous right now.Though Mixon was the clear lead back last season, he's currently dealing with injury issues that don't seem to be set to go away anytime soon. Chubb, meanwhile, is in his first season with the team after spending...

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans likes what he is seeing from the running back room with Joe Mixon (ankle, foot) still on the Non-Footbal Injury list during training camp. Ryans specifically praised veteran Nick Chubb and rookie Woody Marks on Saturday in the second preseason game against the Carolina Panthers. Marks had seven carries for a team-high 40 rushing yards on Saturday in the 20-3 win, and his fantasy stock is rising now that it's looking like Mixon could miss the first four ...

Houston Texans running back Woody Marks totaled 40 rushing yards on seven carries on Saturday against Carolina, leading the team in both carries and rushing yards. The fourth-round rookie had the longest rush of the day with a 12-yard carry, but he worked with the second unit after Nick Chubb took the reps with starting quarterback C.J. Stroud. Demeon Pierce did not play, either, so it's still not clear exactly where Marks lands on the team's depth chart. At USC, Marks racked up 1,133 yards ...

Finding a breakout running back in the final rounds of your draft can put your team at a significant advantage. Last season, fantasy managers who took a shot on rookie Bucky Irving were likely sitting comfortable in the championship game.In this piece, we will take a look at two intriguing late-round rookie running backs and a veteran who could be in store for the largest workload of his career.Be sure to check our fantasy football rankings that will help you crush your leagues in 2025. Which ...

The Houston Texans are set to be without starting running back Joe Mixon for at least a little bit with a foot injury. At the moment, it's unclear exactly when we'll see him back on the field, making the backup running back position in Houston a very important one.But who is that backup running back? Is it Nick Chubb, whom the team signed this offseason? Is it Woody Marks, whom the team drafted in April? And what about guys like Dameon Pierce, Dare Ogunbowale, and Jawhar Jordan?Let's try to make...

In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Premier National Sports, keep tabs on these 3 RBs, training camp news impacts ADP, drafting from the 1.03.

Houston Texans running back Woody Marks, selected with pick No. 116 overall, and Los Angeles Rams running back Jarquez Hunter, chosen just one spot later at No. 117 overall, were both drafted in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. In dynasty fantasy football leagues, they're both targets in rookie drafts.However, it's not always easy to pick the right player. Even players drafted so closely in NFL Drafts, both to offenses that are projected to be solid, can have wildly different careers, and...