There are a few injuries, no bye weeks, and it's Week 1. I hope for your sake you aren't reading this article with running back roster woes. One thing is for sure, however: your flex questions need answers, and this trio of running backs (Nick Chubb, Austin Ekeler, and Tyrone Tracy Jr.) may be in […]

"Hey, I recognize that name. He's been a fantasy football stalwart forever!" *Click* Please don't say those words to yourself on draft day. A big name doesn't always equal big performances. Avoid these big-name players, at least at cost, and you'll enjoy a successful fantasy football season. Here's why I'm fading Breece Hall, Joe Mixon, […]

Ja'Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, and CeeDee Lamb will lead their team in targets. They have high odds to lead the league in targets, something each has done once in the last three seasons. But they play with good, if not great, secondary options. Chase has Tee Higgins. Jefferson has former first-round pick Jordan Addison opposite […]

Hours of research. Dozens of player outlooks. Countless mock drafts. It's all led to this. With draft season in full swing, it's time to put my money where my words are and pick four players whom I'm targeting in every fantasy football draft this summer. There's no time to waste. Here are the reasons why […]

Just as he starts to get momentum as a backfield contributor, Tyjae Spears' body lets him down. That's been the story of Spears' young career. Initially tapped to be the 1B to 1A Tony Pollard, the 24-year-old missed time on three separate occasions during the 2024 season. The final injury (a second concussion) came in […]

Who needs a healthy hand when you play quarterback in the NFL? Well, a non-throwing hand, at least. That's the injury Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is managing as the regular season rapidly approaches. The fantasy success of not only Love, but the rest of his Packers teammates, rides on his left hand. Will […]

The top of a fantasy football draft isn't too difficult. Sure, we have our preferences, but the group of guys going in rounds one and two is there for a reason. It's hard to mess up. The middle rounds are where you can win and lose a league. Hit on those picks, and it seems […]

It's the fifth round and you're on the clock. You've allocated several of your top picks to running backs and a quarterback or a tight end. Wide receiver is a massive need. But you look at the available list, and there are warts about every wide receiver. Who is getting the click? Let's sort through […]

One offseason ago, Sam LaPorta was widely viewed as the TE1 for dynasty fantasy football leagues (He's going to be on my roster until he retires!). That didn't last long. Brock Bowers rewrote the record books in his rookie season and cemented himself atop the dynasty rankings. Now entering his second season, with an improved […]

There’s the elite tier and everybody else in the quarterback landscape this season. It’s not to say that there aren’t more tiers, and you should absolutely be drafting with that in mind. Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels, Joe Burrow, and Jalen Hurts are the consensus top group, and then cases can be made for […]

Injuries happen. Scan reports across the league and you'll find a dozen or so players on each team sitting out of practice. Rarely do we see the majority of one position room sidelined. That's the San Francisco 49ers this training camp. At various points in the preseason, five of the team's top six receivers on […]

Pour one out for Cleveland Browns fans. They're in for another dreadful season, marred by off-the-field situations. One of the team's more anticipated rookies still hasn't checked into training camp due to problems with the law. Fantasy managers have to look at the bigger picture for the on-the-field product while waiting for the legal process […]

How will snap counts shake out for one of the most crowded wide receiver depth charts in the NFL? That's just one of the questions the fantasy community is asking when analyzing the Green Bay Packers' pass catchers. Can Jayden Reed maintain a sizzling yards per target rate and do more with less? Can first-round […]

It's about that time in the offseason when we all make outlandish statements that we'll brag about if they come true. Football is an unpredictable game. More often than not, a division bottom-dweller adds a division title to their franchise history the very next year. Players come out of nowhere to become fantasy football league […]

Long before she was the biggest pop star in the world and Travis Kelce's girlfriend, a young Taylor Swift, with the help of pop-punk band Boys Like Girls, had a simple message for us: Two is better than one. The release of that track coincided with Randy Moss and Wes Welker dominating in New England […]

The ones are gone, the twos are off the board, and now the wide receiver board is looking thin. Don't fret, fantasy football managers. There's still talent to be tapped out of the WR3s. Selecting receivers on elite offenses or rookies with the ability to move up the depth chart are two smart strategies. Sometimes, […]

It's one of the most common talking points in sports media: Who do you go to when you need a big play? On the football field, it's the top wide receiver, and those are the guys fantasy managers love to target early in drafts. But there's a handful of No. 2 receivers (Tee Higgins, Davante […]

Summer is chock-full of timeless experiences: Extended vacations, relaxing by the pool, and deep-diving into player profiles to prepare for your fantasy football draft. If you're reading this, you can spend more time with fewer worries. I've already analyzed the data and handpicked must-have players for drafts this season. Make sure you’re following RotoBaller on […]

If at first you don't succeed, there's always Year 2. If you don't succeed in Year 2, well, the NFL may not be for you. In the early 2000s, a breakout in the third year was the target for young players, especially wide receivers. It's not the case anymore. If players don't break out by […]

It's one of the worst phrases in the fantasy football world: Running back committee. Head coaches laugh in the face of fantasy managers and utilize multiple runners to keep their backs fresh to win football games. But as much as it hurts in the moment, history has proved they're correct. Running backs who carry the […]

A deep and talented running back class may not be as fruitful as we'd once hoped, at least in Year 1. While Omarion Hampton, TreVeyon Henderson, and Kaleb Johnson are projected to take control of their respective depth charts eventually, proven veterans stand in their way of securing full-time roles in their rookie campaigns. Najee […]

Quarterbacks who rack up rushing yards have a built-in advantage over their pocket-passing counterparts. Look at the top of the rankings: Josh Allen (531 rushing yards), Lamar Jackson (915), Jayden Daniels (891), and Jalen Hurts (632) are the consensus top four in the rankings for next season. That group was responsible for four of the […]

A breakthrough rookie and one of the most unique prospects in NFL history are forming a top-10 wide receiver duo in the NFL. Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter enter the league with different stories. Others (Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Rome Odunze) originally overshadowed Thomas in his class. Nobody is outshining Hunter as […]

There's (almost) always one. From Bucky Irving to Chase Brown to Kyren Williams to Rhamondre Stevenson to Tony Pollard (we can go back further if you like), at least one Day 3 running back becomes a fantasy football asset (2020 being the lone exception in recent history). The dopamine hit when fantasy managers strike gold […]

Being a backup quarterback may be the best job in the NFL. The fans love them and call their name when the starter struggles. They don't take devastating sacks from fearsome edge rushers. The backup running back is fantasy football's equivalent. Managers stash several players, waiting and hoping for the golden opportunity for the backup […]

A relatively weak rookie and free-agent class at wide receiver made the list of offseason losers short. Quarterback upgrades and vacated snaps make the winners stand out. Below, we look at offseason winners at the wide receiver position, who at least maintained their long-term value following replacement concerns. Calvin Ridley, WR, Tennessee Titans Tennessee's wide […]

A deep and talented rookie running back class had dynasty fantasy football managers sweating through April. Some had every right to be nervous. Omarion Hampton should overtake Najee Harris in Los Angeles. TreVeyon Henderson is more talented than Rhamondre Stevenson. Kaleb Johnson is forming a new tandem with Jaylen Warren in Pittsburgh. But some came […]

The NBA postseason is underway, and the NFL Draft is in the rearview. Still, it's never too early to look ahead to the 2025 fantasy football season. While it's more fun to be optimistic about player outlooks, somebody has to be the bearer of bad news. Not every player will succeed in the new year. […]

The sequel isn't as good as the original, just as the second wave of free agency isn't as good as the first. Still, veteran wideouts remain on the market for receiver-needy teams. Now that the 2025 NFL Draft has wrapped, franchises refocus on free agents, especially when a rookie did not fill a position of […]

There's been little variance atop fantasy football tight-end scoring since the turn of the decade. Travis Kelce has been a top-5 tight end every season since 2020. George Kittle has finished outside that group once. Mark Andrews is routinely in the top six. T.J. Hockenson frequently finishes as a TE1. Toss in young stars Brock […]