Jordan Reed (TE, SF) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In Week 15 against the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers tight end Jordan Reed caught his fourth touchdown of the year and his second in his past three games. Reed has been utilized almost exclusively as a short-yardage option this year. He's averaging […]

Sony Michel (RB, NE) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: New England Patriots running back Sony Michel missed about a month of the season while dealing with a quadriceps injury. While he was gone, Damien Harris (ankle) took over the primary rushing duties for the team. However, this past week, with Harris sidelined […]

Cam Sims (WR, WAS) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Football Team wide receiver Cam Sims saw a season-high eight targets in the team's Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. He reeled in five catches, a sturdy total for PPR leagues, but only managed to gain 26 yards. With Dwayne Haskins […]

Kendrick Bourne (WR, SF) - Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With 30 seconds remaining in this past week's game against the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne reeled in a 49-yard touchdown heave from C.J. Beathard to propel him to his top fantasy performance of the season. Bourne finished this […]

Anthony Edwards - Fantasy Basketball Rookie Profile

The Minnesota Timberwolves selected shooting guard Anthony Edwards first overall in this year’s NBA Draft. Edwards was one of a few prospects who seemed like a logical choice at first overall this year, but there’s no question that he was the best fit with the Timberwolves amongst the top options. The Timberwolves’ primary nucleus going […]

Fantasy Impact: The Detroit Pistons Offseason Moves

No team has been more active this offseason than the Detroit Pistons. Their current roster – apart from Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin – is almost completely different from the one they had at the end of the 2019-20 season. Troy Weaver, who took over as the team’s general manager this past June after over […]

K.J. Hamler (WR, DEN) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A career day for Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock in Week 14 also led to a breakout game from rookie receiver K.J. Hamler, who caught two of his three targets for 86 yards and two touchdowns. The speedy 5'9" Hamler has shown flashes […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jeff Wilson Jr. is the clear No. 2 running back for the San Francisco 49ers and the gap between him and the team's No. 1 back Raheem Mostert is looking pretty slim right now. Over the past two weeks, Mostert has 23 carries […]

DeAndre Washington (RB, MIA) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 24% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins running back DeAndre Washington was the team's leading rusher in Week 14 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Washington carried the ball 13 times for 35 yards. He also caught two of his four targets for 17 yards. Washington's rushing average in […]

Gabriel Davis (WR, BUF) - Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With touchdowns in three straight games now, Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Gabriel Davis needs to be on fantasy radars in all leagues. Davis only managed 19 receiving yards in Week 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, which was a big drop-off after he'd […]

Lynn Bowden Jr. (RB, MIA) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Miami Dolphins were extremely short-handed at running back in Week 13 against the Cincinnati Bengals, which enabled versatile rookie running back Lynn Bowden Jr. to see the most opportunities of his young career thus far. Bowden only had one rush in […]

Denzel Mims (WR, ARI) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The New York Jets found themselves in a new, strange place this past weekend. They were actually involved in a close game; a game they nearly won before a last-second touchdown pass from Derek Carr to Henry Ruggs III. Because they weren't chasing […]

Josh Adams (RB, NYJ) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The New York Jets had to turn to their backup plan for their backfield early in Week 13 when Frank Gore (concussion) went into concussion protocol after just one carry. Gore didn't return in the game and the team leaned heavily on Ty […]

Cordarrelle Patterson (RB, CHI) - Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Chicago Bears running back Cordarrelle Patterson had his most effective game as a rusher so far this year in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions. Patterson rushed 10 times for 59 yards and a touchdown, good for 5.9 yards per carry. David Montgomery […]

Lions Ready to Roar Back Without Matt Patricia

The Detroit Lions’ experimental attempt to become the NFC’s version of the New England Patriots is officially over before it ever really started. Well, to be fair, it did technically start. After the Lions hired Bob Quinn as the team’s general manager in January 2016, he began stockpiling former Patriots - mostly defensive players who […]

Dalton Schultz (TE, DAL) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Anyone in need of tight end help down the stretch has to be intrigued by the usage of Dallas Cowboys tight end Dalton Schultz over the past month or so. Schultz has earned at least five targets in each of his past four games. […]

Jordan Wilkins (RB, IND) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Indianapolis Colts running back Jordan Wilkins has seen his workload fluctuate greatly over the course of the year. He had 31 carries over a two-week stretch in early November, but in his two games prior to that stretch, he had a total of just […]

Royce Freeman (RB, DEN) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Don't expect him to line up under center too much more going forward, but Denver Broncos running back Royce Freeman could be in position to close the season strong by working out of his primary position - running back. Phillip Lindsay (knee) suffered […]

Breshad Perriman (WR, NYJ) - Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It might seem scary to consider adding any member of the New York Jets offense after their three-point output this past week against the Miami Dolphins. However, despite the team's offensive struggles this past week - and all season - wide receiver Breshad […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor has quietly been emerging as one of the team's top play-makers on offense. He's led all Eagles wide receivers in receiving yards in each of the past two games, catching four passes for 52 yards in […]

LaMelo Ball’s Fit With The Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets certainly don’t have an encouraging track record with top-10 draft picks. Since drafting Kemba Walker ninth overall in 2011 – the franchise’s clear best draft pick ever – the team went on to select Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (2012, 2nd overall), Cody Zeller (2013, 4th overall), Noah Vonleh (2014, 9th overall) and Frank Kaminsky […]

Kerryon Johnson (RB, DET) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Detroit Lions running back Kerryon Johnson has been a bit of an afterthought this year with rookie D'Andre Swift (head) and veteran Adrian Peterson both outproducing and outworking him. However, now could be the time to jump on Johnson on the waiver wire […]

Keelan Cole Sr. (WR, JAX) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 28% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Keelan Cole Sr. is second on the team in both receptions (36) and receiving yards (453), trailing only D.J. Chark Jr. in both categories. Cole has earned at last five targets in all but two games so far this […]

Rashard Higgins (WR, CLE) - Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland Browns wide receiver Rashard Higgins appears to be the most likely Browns receiver to benefit from the absence of Odell Beckham Jr. (ACL), who is out for the season after suffering an ACL tear in Week 7. In the game where the […]

Year-in-Review: Shane Bieber

2020 AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber was just simply remarkable in every definition of the word this past season. He led the majors in a number of statistics such as ERA (1.63) and strikeouts (122) and tied for the major league lead in wins (8) and quality starts (10). The deeper you look into […]

Kalen Ballage (RB, LAC) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first game with the Los Angeles Chargers, running back Kalen Ballage saw a heavy workload, leading the team's backfield in their Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Ballage carried the ball 15 times for 69 yards and a touchdown. He […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 24% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first game back from Injured Reserve in Week 8, Philadelphia Eagles rookie wide receiver Jalen Reagor was a key component of the team's offense. He had six targets in the game, which was second on the team to only Travis Fulgham. […]

Cam Akers (RB, LAR) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you're looking for a potential running back flyer who could be a league-winner down the stretch, look no further than Los Angeles Rams rookie running back Cam Akers. It's been a disappointing year so far for the rookie second-round pick while Darrell […]

Travis Homer (RB, SEA) - Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 2% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks running back Travis Homer led all Seahawks running backs in total yards from scrimmage in Week 9 against the Buffalo Bills. He rushed the ball six times for 16 yards and caught all three of his targets for 64 yards. Rookie […]

Curtis Samuel (WR, CAR) - Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Throughout the season, the Carolina Panthers have continued to utilize wide receiver Curtis Samuel in a number of ways. He has had at least four targets in five of his six games and he's earned at least four carries on three occasions. […]