George Pickens - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Boom-or-bust WR3 ANALYSIS: George Pickens exploded for 35.5 fantasy points in Week 16. However, he was probably on many people's benches after averaging just nine fantasy points per game in four games since Matt Canada was let go as offensive coordinator. But Week 16 goes to show […]

Chuba Hubbard - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end RB2 ANALYSIS: Since Week 12, Chuba Hubbard has had a really solid role in the Panthers' offense. Despite the team's struggles, Hubbard has given fantasy managers a nice floor with some upside. He has scored double-digit fantasy points in each of his last five games and […]

Jayden Reed - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR3 with WR2 upside ANALYSIS: Jayden Reed will return in Week 17 against the Vikings after missing Week 16 due to toe and chest injuries. He gets a nice matchup indoors against a Minnesota team that has allowed the 3rd-most receptions and 9th-most receiving yards to […]

Nico Collins - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR2 with top-10 upside ANALYSIS: Nico Collins (calf) is completely off the injury report in Week 17. The Texans face off against a Titans team that has allowed the 5th-most receiving yards per game to opposing wide receivers (177.1) this season. Not only that, but Houston […]

Jonathan Taylor - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Top-10 RB with top-5 upside ANALYSIS: Zack Moss (forearm) has been ruled out once again. That means it's the Jonathan Taylor show again in Week 17. Week 16 was just average for JT, who was coming off his own injury. He missed three weeks with a thumb […]

Derrick Henry - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in shallow leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Low-end RB2 ANALYSIS: It feels weird recommending Derrick Henry as a sit, but here we are. If you're in a deeper league it might be more difficult to sit the king with many viable RBs on other rosters. But in shallower leagues, you may have some better […]

James Cook - Week 17 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end RB2 with low-end RB1 upside ANALYSIS: James Cook produced just seven fantasy points in Week 16 on 20 touches. That came a week after putting up a career-high 36.1 fantasy points in Week 15 vs. the Cowboys. We know the upside is there. Now, in Week […]

Terry McLaurin - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 10 and 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3 with limited upside ANALYSIS: It feels weird calling Tery McLaurin a WR3 with limited upside. But that's where we are in Week 16. He faces the New York Jets, who allow just 11.57 fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers this season. That's […]

Brandin Cooks - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 with WR3 upside ANALYSIS: It wasn't pretty for Brandin Cooks early in the season. Before the Cowboys' Bye in Week 7, Cooks averaged just 4.6 targets per game. He only had 52 air yards in one of those five games. In his last six games, Cooks […]

Isiah Pacheco - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Mid-range RB1 ANALYSIS: Isiah Pacheco returns after a two-game absence. He comes back to an incredible opportunity with Jerick McKinnon already ruled out for Week 16. In Weeks 12 and 13 without McKinnon, Pacheco averaged 21 opportunities per game. That included 4.5 targets per game with a […]

Josh Allen - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end QB1 ANALYSIS: Of course you're starting Josh Allen in Week 16 vs. the Chargers. They allow the most passing yards per game and the 3rd-most fantasy points to opposing tight ends. It's also being played in Los Angeles so there are no December weather concerns. The […]

Pat Freiermuth - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end TE2 with low-end TE1 upside ANALYSIS: Pat Freiermuth has disappointed fantasy managers the last three weeks. He's averaging just three receptions for 21 yards on 5.3 targets per game. However, his opportunity appears to be on the rise. In his last two games, his route participation […]

Jaylen Warren - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12 and 14-team PPR leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end RB3 with low-end RB2 upside ANALYSIS: Jaylen Warren isn't the flashiest play, but he does come with a decent floor and some good upside as your RB2/RB3 or flex in Week 16. Since Week 9, Warren has gotten an average of 14.4 opportunities […]

Dalton Kincaid - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 10 and 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end TE2 with low-end TE1 upside ANALYSIS: Kincaid gets a really good matchup in Week 16 vs. the Chargers (indoors in LA), but what will he do with it? In his last two games with Dawson Knox back, he's averaged just 2.5 receptions for 10.5 […]

Tyler Boyd - Week 16 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 10 and 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 in PPR leagues ANALYSIS: Tyler Boyd has been a known commodity in the fantasy football landscape for some time now. You know what you're going to get from the Bengals' slot receiver. However, in Week 16, Cincinnati will be without star wideout Ja'Marr Chase. […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

Heading into Week 15, we highlighted Evan Engram, Rashee Rice, David Njoku, and Isaiah Likely as Risers. Engram was the only one that had a "bad" game. Rice, Njoku, and Likely all "likely" helped fantasy managers advance to the next round of the playoffs. Are you still alive? In this weekly column, we'll be looking […]

Derrick Henry - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Mid-range RB1 ANALYSIS: The 2023 Texans are not the Texans from years past. In prior seasons, fantasy managers would circle the Texans on Derrick Henry's schedule because he always put up video game numbers against them. Things have changed this season, as the Texans allow the 8th-fewest […]

Kareem Hunt - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 10 and 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TD-dependent RB3/4 ANALYSIS: At this point, we know exactly what we're getting with Kareem Hunt. Since Week 6, he's gotten between 10 and 14 carries in eight of nine games and has one or zero targets in seven of those nine games. He's playing about […]

Mike Evans - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start In All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR2 with WR1 upside ANALYSIS: Mike Evans put up a dud in Week 14, catching just one pass for eight yards on six targets. It's the first time in the last three seasons he's caught just one ball on a full complement of snaps. Speaking of […]

Tony Pollard - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE:  Top-10 RB with top-5 upside ANALYSIS: Somehow, someway, Tony Pollard is still a low-end RB1 this season. But it hasn't been pretty. After a solid start, he recorded single-digit fantasy points in five of six games between Weeks 4 and 10. However, he's turned it on of […]

Jake Ferguson - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE:  Mid-range TE1 with top-5 upside ANALYSIS: Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson is 2nd on the team in target share (20%) the past two weeks. He's turned his opportunities into 11 catches for 149 yards and a touchdown. He looks like George Kittle right here with his yards after […]

Gabe Davis - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Sit in 10 and 12-team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE:  Boom or bust WR5 ANALYSIS: Gabe Davis has been a boom-or-bust option all season long. Of his 13 games played, he has four games with over 85 yards and a touchdown. However, he has seven games with 35 yards or fewer. That includes three games […]

David Njoku - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE:  Top-10 TE with top-5 upside ANALYSIS: Joe Flacco has been fantastic for Cleveland Brown pass-catchers the last two weeks. The Browns have attempted 89 passes in the last two games with Flacco under center. David Njoku has only been a recipient of 14 of them but […]

Evan Engram - Week 15 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in all leagues POSITIONAL VALUE:  Top-5 TE with overall TE1 upside ANALYSIS: Evan Engram has been cookin' of late. In his last two games without Christian Kirk, he's caught 20 balls for 177 yards and three touchdowns on 21 targets. Per PlayerProfiler, he's had two of his highest route participation rates of […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

Week 14 is in the books, which means the fantasy football playoffs are upon us! In this weekly column, we'll be looking at fantasy football players whose arrows may be pointing up and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games. We'll try not to overreact, but instead use relevant […]

From Worst to First: The 2023 Orlando Magic

Through 23 games last season, the Orlando Magic were just 5-18. At one point, they had lost nine straight. Oh, how the tides have turned in just one year. This season, the Magic are 16-7 through 23 games and own the third-best record in the Eastern Conference. They even turned that nine-game losing streak from […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 14

Week 13 has come and gone. The fantasy football playoffs are starting for some and just around the corner for others. In the coming weeks, fantasy managers will have some tough decisions to make. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at fantasy football players whose arrows may be pointing up and players whose arrows […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

12 weeks down, just a couple more weeks to go until the fantasy football playoffs. Your league's trade deadline may have passed, but it's still important to understand key risers and fallers to see who you may want to start and sit in the coming weeks based on new information. In this weekly column, we'll […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9

Last week is officially in the books and we're looking on to Week 9 -- believe it or not, we're almost halfway through the regular season already. And with all of that, we have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 9 and beyond. In […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Thanks to my good friend Joe Nicely for filling the last two weeks. I'm back in action for Week 8, and looking forward to breaking down my fantasy football risers and fallers as always. Let's get right back to it! We're now seven weeks in with 11 more to go. Week 7 is now officially […]