Carson Palmer (QB, ARZ) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 52% of Fleaflicker Leagues ANALYSIS: It's surprising that the ownership for Carson Palmer wasn't significantly higher entering the year. Stocked with talent at nearly every surrounding position, Palmer will be throwing regularly this season to Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown, Michael Floyd (Limited in week 1), Andre Ellington, and David... Read More

Week 2 Waiver Wire Sleepers & Overview for Fantasy Football

Week 2 Waiver Wire for Fantasy Football Well that was an exciting first Sunday of NFL action. And the best part of it... we aren't done yet, with two more games on tonight's Monday Night Slate. Week 1 was filled with some star-studded fantasy performances, some disappointing performances from other elite players, some unfortunate injuries... Read More

Live Fantasy Football Week 1 Prep Q&A with Edward G (9/12)

Monday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Week 1 Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL Editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions and talking football every Saturday afternoon until the end of the NFL season. Tonight's chat is happening on Saturday September 12th at 3:00 PM EST.  Who to start, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions -- Ed has been studying... Read More

Week 1 Running Back Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 1 running back rankings, to help determine your RB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Lead fantasy football editor Edward Gorelik also highlights some RB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 1, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't,... Read More

Week 1 Tight End Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 1 tight end rankings, to help determine your TE starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Lead fantasy football editor Edward Gorelik also highlights some TE rankings and matchups analysis for Week 1, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and... Read More

Week 1 Quarterback Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 1 quarterback rankings, to help determine your QB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Lead fantasy football editor Edward Gorelik also highlights some QB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 1, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and most importantly... Read More

Week 1 Wide Receiver Rankings & Matchups Analysis

Below you will find our Week 1 wide receivers rankings, to help determine your WR starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Lead fantasy football editor Edward Gorelik also highlights some WR rankings and matchups analysis for Week 1, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, and... Read More

T.J. Yeldon (RB, JAC) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 5-7 Current ADP: 63 STD, 55 PPR ANALYSIS: Last season, the Jaguars had a rookie quarterback, a young, banged up receiving corps and a bad offensive line, so it is safe to say the offense should be much improved in 2015. They added tight end Julius Thomas, wide receiver Allen Robinson... Read More

Todd Gurley (RB, STL) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 4-6 Current ADP: 54 STD, 43 PPR ANALYSIS: Currently on track with recovery from his ACL injury, Todd Gurley should get back on the field Week 4. Tre Mason is expected to take the lead role, and Gurley will be eased into the offense over time. Don't expect him to reach... Read More

Melvin Gordon (RB, SD) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 3-4 Current ADP: 34 STD, 34 STD ANALYSIS: Of the rookie running backs, Melvin Gordon is the most certain to see immediate playing time-- he has run with the first team throughout preseason. San Diego finished in the bottom third of the league last year in rushing, so they traded... Read More

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Edward G (8/31)

Monday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL Editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions and talking football every Monday night until the end of the NFL season. Tonight's chat is happening Monday August 31st at 8:00 PM EST.  Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions -- Ed has been... Read More

Running Backs with 350+ Carries, the Myth Surrounding Them, and the Lies.

One of the ideas that's been in the minds of impressionable fantasy owners for who-knows-how-long is that running backs have a breaking point after a certain amount of carries. It's a tiring argument that stems from some very high profile cases including Terrell Davis, Clinton Portis, and Shaun Alexander, who all managed to hit the big 350+... Read More

Ameer Abdullah (RB, DET) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Rounds 4-6 Current ADP: 66 STD, 44 PPR ANALYSIS: Rookie Ameer Abdullah's versatility is unparalleled on this Lions team. Theo Riddick, Detroit's pass-catching back in 2014, has failed to lock down the role, and Joique Bell, the number one back on the roster, has been rather ineffective-- just 3.9 YPC last year--... Read More

Rookie RBs to Target & Avoid: Running Back Values & Tiered Rankings

Last year's rookie class was one of the worst rookie running back classes in years, shown most loudly by the highest drafted running back going at pick 54 (which would be Bishop Sankey). The 2014 RB bunch underwhelmed in immediate impact with only one player reaching the point where he could be safely started two weeks... Read More

Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice - Live Q&A Recap with Ed Gorelik

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last... Read More

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Edward G (8/24)

Monday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL Editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions and talking football every Monday night until the end of the NFL season. Tonight's chat is happening Monday August 24th at 8:00 PM EST.  Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions -- Ed has been... Read More

2015 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football: August Edition

Running backs are a critical component and core building block for all fantasy football teams, so it’s important to stay on top of the running back situations and any depth chart changes throughout the NFL preseason and each week of the fantasy football season. We are here to help you plan your running backs draft strategy, and to... Read More

2015 NFL Rookie Rankings: Dynasty / Keeper League Draft Targets

While we already published our 2015 NFL rookie rankings for fantasy football in a few different segments, we thought it was time to revisit these rankings just a little bit as we are approaching the NFL season. This is not an knee jerk overreaction based on preseason news, just some basic accounting for injury news and the opportunities... Read More

Fantasy Football Draft Prep Advice - Live Q&A with Ed Gorelik

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) answers all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night through the NFL preseason, and all through the fantasy football season. Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Last... Read More

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Edward G (8/17)

Monday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL Editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) will be answering all of your fantasy football questions every Monday night until the end of the NFL season. Tonight's chat is happening Monday August 17th at 8:00 PM EST.  Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions, Ed has been studying tape all summer... Read More

2015 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings: 19-24

Every player is ranked based off traits of their college tape and while ceiling plays a big role, so does that players chance of just succeeding at any start-able level. Talent trumps things  like team situations and supporting casts, since owning a player for their career will more than likely involve the situation around them changing... Read More

The Case Against Drafting PIT QB Ben Roethlisberger and Why He Will Regress

The Evolution of Ben Roethlisberger Into a Yearly QB1 1,498 yards. At the end of the 2013 season, Antonio Brown finished the year with an astounding near 1500 yard season that came out almost entirely out of nowhere, finishing second to Josh Gordon's even more unanticipated year. It would come as the byproduct of the second best... Read More

Kendall Wright (WR, TEN) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Late Rounds as WR4 Current ADP: 145 STD, 115 PPR ANALYSIS: Kendall Wright is one year removed from a breakout 2013 campaign in which he collected 94 receptions, 1,079 yards and two touchdowns with Jake Locker and Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback. In 2014, he caught passes from Locker, Charlie Whitehurst and Zach Mettenberger, and... Read More

Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A with Edward G (8/12)

  Wednesday Evening – Live Fantasy Football Draft Prep Q&A RotoBaller writer and Lead NFL Editor Edward Gorelik  (@EdwardGorelik) will be answering all fantasy football questions tonight, Wednesday August 12th at 8:00 PM EST. Draft Prep, sleepers, rankings, dynasty questions, Ed has been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL Season and help you win your fantasy leagues! Come join... Read More

Steve Smith (WR, BAL) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Middle Rounds as WR3 Current ADP: 98 STD, 99 PPR ANALYSIS: Despite being 35, Steve Smith still possesses many of the high-quality skills that made him an elite wideout. At the end of 2014, the Ravens replaced offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak with the former Chicago Bears head coach Marc Trestman. Additionally, they allowed receivers... Read More

Three Overlooked Veteran Wide Receivers: Draft Values for 2015

People are quick to turn away from the stars of yesteryear in favor of the "huge upside" they see blooming out of the young receivers. Is that really the right thing to do? While other players in your league are making huge reaches on the likes of Brandin Cooks and Kelvin Benjamin, in hopes they... Read More

Who Will Take Over for Arian Foster in Houston?

Arian Foster's groin injury is going to force him to enter surgery and miss anywhere from 6-8 weeks of the regular season depending on whether the Texan's decide to put him on PUP or IR (as of writing this article, which of the two they'll go with is unclear). While Foster tumbles down the draft... Read More

Matt Jones (RB, WAS) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Very Late Rounds Current ADP: 234 STD, 172 PPR ANALYSIS: Matt Jones should be the immediate 3rd down back for the Redskins, given Alfred Morris' passing game issues-- he currently averages 12 receptions a year. Jones could potentially take on even more of a role, as many reports have him impressing during the non-contact portion of... Read More

Reggie Bush (RB, SF) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Round 10 Current ADP: 120 STD, 112 PPR ANALYSIS: Reggie Bush isn’t the same flashy name he has been in past years, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t talented enough to keep putting up numbers. Since 2011, Bush has only seen injury twice-- once in 2013 when, during a pre-game warmup, he hurt his calf,... Read More

2015 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings: 13-18

Every player is ranked based off traits of their college tape and ceiling plays a big role but so does that players chance of just succeeding at any start-able level. Things like team situations, supporting casts, injuries, and off-field concerns play no part in the rankings, since the fact of the matter is no one outside... Read More