RotoBaller's August update delivers the 2025 FLEX draft rankings for RBs, WRs, and TEs with tiered clarity to dominate drafts. The piece centers on standout early-value targets like Jeudy, Etienne, and Allen, while spotlighting sleepers such as Keon Coleman and Colston Loveland. It emphasizes how a high-volume pass attack or committee backfield can shift FLEX value and how injury news and roster changes will continually reshape picks through Week 1. A branded call to leverage multiple ranking portals and formats remains a theme, encouraging readers to bookmark the site for 14 different ranking types and various scoring settings.

Jerry Jeudy’s chemistry boost with Flacco in Cleveland adds a compelling high-floor floor floor argument for WR value, while Etienne Jr. in Jacksonville hints at a large workload even in a crowded backfield. Keenan Allen’s target-dense profile is framed as a reliable bye-week anchor in PPR formats, and Colston Loveland’s late-round TE upside in Chicago offers a dart-throw path in shallow or best-ball leagues. The FLEX ladder also nods to Keon Coleman and other wideouts, reinforcing the idea that roster construction in 2025 hinges on identifyingTiered gems at multiple positions rather than chasing a single position’s early stars.

Cleveland anticipates Joe Flacco’s first prominent action of the preseason as the Browns wind down exhibition play, aiming to lock in the starter role he earned over a quartet of challengers—Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel, Shedeur Sanders and Tyler Huntley. Flacco plans to take some snaps in the Aug. 23 finale against the Rams, using the appearance as a mental and strategic tune-up before Week 1 vs. Cincinnati. Injuries have kept the others limited in practice and games, with Sanders out due to an oblique issue, Gabriel hampered by a hamstring and Pickett dealing with a hamstring setback. The Browns hope this dress rehearsal helps the offense establish an identity, balance, and rhythm, particularly after Flacco’s prior Browns tenure and near-playoff push in 2023. A Week 2 trip to Baltimore looms, revisiting a franchise he spent 11 seasons with and that once yielded a Super Bowl MVP moment, a subplot that adds intrigue to Cleveland’s early-season trajectory.

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Week 1 stacks the NFC West and a marquee Kickoff matchup: 49ers at Seahawks headline the division duel, Rams sit as +200 NFC West odds, and Cardinals at +380 sit further down the pecking order. Cincinnati meets Cleveland in a season-opening clash, while Dallas hosts Philadelphia in the Kickoff Game. Those matchups shape early futures and fantasy angles, especially with Burrow leading CIN and a Browns club still evaluating QB options. The promo and schedule together set up a useful early-season bankroll-angle for savvy bettors and fantasy players alike.

Joe Flacco edged Kenny Pickett, Dillon Gabriel and Tyler Huntley to Cleveland's Week 1 starter job, becoming the second-oldest quarterback in the league this season behind Aaron Rodgers. The Browns paired a veteran presence with a room packed with youth, aiming to balance leadership with upside as they lean on a run-first offense and a ceiling-limited aerial attack. Flacco’s one-year, $4 million deal signals stability for a team intent on stabilization before young signal-callers come into their own.

Flacco’s eight-game pace last season—65.3% completions, 1,761 yards, 12 TDs, 7 INT—paints him as a floor play rather than a fantasy ceiling. In two-QB formats he’s a viable QB2 or streamer if Cleveland commits to protection and play-action, but his upside hinges on health and the offense around him. The QB room behind him remains dynamic, with Gabriel and the other contenders fighting for long-term impact. The Brady and Rodgers references in the chatter underline a broader NFL trend: veteran longevity exists, but fantasy upside is schedule-driven and often limited by age.