Savvy fantasy owners win by digging for value rather than chasing loud rookies. The 2025 Fantasy Football Bible from SportsLine and CBS Sports promises a data-driven edge: top 150 rankings across non-, half-, and full-PPR, sleepers, breakouts, busts, and position-by-position guidance for snake and salary-cap drafts. It stresses scouting depth-chart movement and veteran fits as sources of hidden value, with Geno Smith in Las Vegas framed as a potential late-round steal if the offense aligns with Pete Carroll’s schematic instincts.

Kyle Pitts and Green Bay’s Matthew Golden are highlighted as sleepers who could outperform their ADP, while the piece also flags first-round busts to avoid, urging readers to study the full 2025 bible for a truly edge-enhanced draft plan. The guide is built by a team led by Gibbs, Cummings, Schneier, White, and Nagel, whose data-driven, track-record approach anchors the rankings and breakout recommendations.

Readers are invited to SportsLine to access the complete 2025 draft bible, with tips tailored to snake drafts, salary-cap formats, and other league styles. It’s a playbook-style resource designed to help fantasy managers construct flexible, value-driven rosters across dynamics expected in 2025.

Updated WR projections for 2025 shape fantasy drafts, led by Nick Mariano's latest outlooks. The piece spotlights top producers and situational sleepers across the league, including Ja'Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Justin Jefferson, Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Rashee Rice, Keenan Allen, Rome Odunze, Ladd McConkey, Matthew Golden, Jakobi Meyers, and Ricky Pearsall. Odunze is framed for a sizable second-year leap with Chicago’s offense, helped by a sturdier line and new pass-catchers around Caleb Williams’ targets. Injury news and rankings updates accompany the projections, with DFS and season-long usage in mind.

Adam Koffler unveils seven dark-horse league-winners for the 2025 fantasy season, all with ADP outside the top 90. The crew includes Ricky Pearsall, Matthew Golden, Emeka Egbuka, Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy, Rashid Shaheed, and Tyler Warren. These sleepers aren’t aiming for a weekly top-3 ceiling, but their paths to league-winning production are plausible if opportunity materializes and situations break their way in 2025.

Pearsall could inherit a sizable target share in San Francisco if Jauan Jennings and Brandon Aiyuk miss time, while Golden lands in a Packers WR room starved for playmakers and should see volume early. Egbuka steps into a Buccaneers attack that could lean on him with Godwin sidelined, and Maye’s dual-threat skills add a potent floor-ceiling mix in New England’s revamped offense. McCarthy’s rushing-boosted ceiling in Minnesota’s fast-paced system is intriguing, Shaheed’s fit in New Orleans’ more design-heavy pass game stands out, and Warren offers intriguing rookie TE upside in Indianapolis.

Updated 2025 fantasy football rookie WR rankings push Tetairoa McMillan, Travis Hunter, and Emeka Egbuka to the top tier after the 2025 NFL Draft with August updates. Matthew Golden sits among the clear early contributors for Green Bay, while Tre' Harris and Jayden Higgins show intriguing preseason flashes for the Chargers and Texans. Luther Burden III and Jaylin Noel also surface as versatile rookies with growing opportunities as depth-chart developments unfold. Health, camp buzz, and preseason results drive shifts, making the August cut a must-monitor for dynasty and redraft managers alike. Depth-chart movement and injury news remain pivotal as Week 1 projections evolve, and readers are urged to check back for continual updates on sleepers and busts across the rookie WR class.

Beyond the top tier, the article outlines sleeper candidates and mid-round targets, emphasizing how dynasty rosters can leverage early risers and late-round bets. It underscores that players’ roles can swing quickly with practice squad calls, PUP/IR status, and coaching changes, so savvy fantasy players should track health notes, first-team reps, and week-to-week usage as the season approaches. The piece also nudges readers toward other dynasty rankings and a dashboard that consolidates rookie profiles and breakout potential for 2025 drafts.

Jordan Love returned to Packers practice six days after left-thumb ligament surgery, taking part in everything except 11-on-11 drills. The team shielded the thumb with a wrap and a rain bag, and drill shapes were adjusted to keep contact low—snaps from a stool for under-center plays and ball-handling from shotgun to avoid thumb stress. In two added 7-on-7 periods, Love went 16 of 24, with two interceptions but a pinpoint corner-route TD to Matthew Golden, signaling only small-step progress despite the injury.

Malik Willis handled all starting quarterback reps in full-team sessions, while Love continues to be the focal point for the Sept. 9 opener vs. Detroit. The Packers have joint practice with Seattle on Thursday before a preseason finale with Seattle, and 16 players missed practice due to injuries, including Banks, Monk, Clark and Van Ness. Romeo Doubs returned from a back issue, and Golden’s connection with Love hints at depth options for fantasy managers as the season approaches.