Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Chargers vs Raiders

Week 3’s Monday night matchup turned into a bit of a clunker of a game that had significant fantasy implications for players with Ezekiel Elliott and Jalen Hurts. Dallas handled Philadelphia for a majority of the game and had the result in hand well before the final whistle. Thankfully, we have another shot at a […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 4

The unders struck again in Week 3 with 11 of 16 NFL games failing to hit their projected point total. Thankfully football fans were still treated to big plays thanks to a 109-yard kick return in the Jacksonville and Arizona game and a game-winning crossbar bank shot by Justin Tucker to fight off an upset […]

Taylor Heinicke (QB, WAS) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Taylor Heinicke has put together consecutive solid passing performances which firmly puts him on the radar of players to add at the quarterback position. Heinicke’s first start against the Giants' disappointing defense was one thing (336 yards and two touchdowns […]

Zach Wilson (QB, NYJ) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues, 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues OWNED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It has been ugly through three games for Zach Wilson and the Jets offense. New York hasn’t scored a touchdown in two weeks. During that time, Wilson is rocking a rough zero touchdowns and six interceptions. Things look disjointed on […]

Sam Darnold (QB, CAR) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It looks like Carolina’s Sam Darnold reclamation project is a raging success so far. Darnold has at least 275 passing yards in all three of his games with the Panthers. He’s also got three passing touchdowns, three rushing touchdowns, and just one […]

Derek Carr (QB, LV) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 53% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Raiders are a surprising undefeated team in the NFL at the moment and it is thanks to Derek Carr throwing up ridiculous numbers week in and week out. Carr has attempted at least 37 passes in each of the Raiders’ wins. […]

Trevor Lawrence (QB, JAX) - Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 61% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Trevor Lawrence has been a turnover machine through his first three starts, throwing seven interceptions compared to five touchdowns for Jacksonville. Lawrence hasn’t looked like the can’t miss prospect he was billed as, but Urban Meyer and the Jacksonville staff keep dialing […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups- Week 4

Another week of NFL football is almost in the books and once again scoring was held relatively in check. Only six teams were able to able to surpass 30 points scored across the league despite several matchups that should have had shootout conditions. Through three weeks, it would seem that defenses benefitted from the return […]

Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Cowboys vs Eagles

Through the first half of Week 2’s Monday Night Football matchup, it looked like we were set up for another exciting game with Detroit leading 17-14 over the Packers. Unfortunately, that was short-lived as the Packers rode Aaron Jones and his four touchdowns to a decisive 35-17 victory at home. Aaron Rodgers, Jones, Davante Adams, […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 3

In terms of fantasy production, Week 2 featured several games that were expected to have high point totals, but just fell flat. For every matchup like Arizona/Tennessee, there was a game like Chicago/Cincinnati that left a lot of points on the board. Thankfully, everything has a purpose when it comes to fantasy football, so we […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Week 2 of the NFL season featured a ton of great games, especially in the late part of the evening. Minnesota and Arizona and Tennessee and Seattle, and Tampa Bay and Atlanta all featured competitive games between teams moving the ball and putting up points. Beyond that, we had several stellar passing performances once again […]

Justin Fields (QB, CHI) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 51% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A knee injury forced Andy Dalton to the sideline against the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to Justin Fields playing most of the second half. Fields had a modest showing at quarterback, completing six of 13 passes for 60 yards and an interception while adding 10 carries for […]

Daniel Jones (QB, NYG) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues | 2QB/SuperFlex Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Even though the Giants offense hasn’t looked good through two games, Daniel Jones is throwing up great fantasy statistics. Jones completed 68% of his passes for 249 yards and a touchdown against a stellar Washington Football Team defense in […]

Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Lions vs Packers Matchups

Football fans were spoiled by a primetime game in Week 1 in a seemingly lopsided matchup between the Ravens and Raiders. On paper, it looked like the Ravens would run away with the game. What we got instead was a massive game from Darren Waller, clutch plays from Bryan Edwards in the final minute and […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 2

The NFL regular season is a marathon, but there are still a lot of things we can learn early on in the season. For one, we get to see how teams will utilize new free-agent acquisitions, rookies, and our favorite sleepers from the year before. Also, we can see which established veterans were able to […]

Tua Tagovailoa (QB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It wasn’t the best performance from Tua Tagovailoa in his first game of 2021, but he moved the ball effectively and was able to get a win in New England. The second-year quarterback completed 16 of 27 passes for 202 yards and a […]

Teddy Bridgewater (QB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Teddy Bridgewater made his first start in Denver and showed that he could run the offense well while beating the New York Giants on the road. Bridgewater completed 28 of 36 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions. Bridgewater also just […]

Kirk Cousins (QB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 65% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Here we are again. Another start of the year and another season where Kirk Cousins is undervalued by the fantasy community. Cousins scored 22.04 fantasy points against a rough Bengals secondary in Week 1, completing 36 of 49 passes for 351 yards and […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

Football is back and all is right in the world. We kicked off the week with nearly 800 yards of passing offense from the Cowboys and Buccaneers on Thursday night football and pushed through to some stellar performances (headlined by Kyler Murray) during Sunday’s slate of games. It is far too early to make any […]

Zach Wilson (QB, NYJ) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED: 18% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Zach Wilson started slowly in his NFL debut but found his stride by the end of the game. The rookie signal-caller finished his first start completing 20 of 37 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns with one interception while also rushing in a two-point […]

Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Raiders vs Ravens Matchups

The 2021 season is back and we are ready to rock. After the uncertainty of the 2020 offseason with COVID restrictions and a lack of preseason, we got back to a level of normalcy this year with how teams conducted training camps and preseason games. Unfortunately for one of the teams in this matchup, that […]

Must-Have Tight Ends

In fantasy football, understanding the importance of the tight end position can provide an enormous edge when it comes to fantasy scoring. Since 2018, there have been a total of 11 tight ends that have exceeded 200 fantasy points a year. Three of them belong to Travis Kelce. Two of them belong to Darren Waller, […]

Kenneth Gainwell (RB, PHI) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~140 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~177 ANALYSIS: The former Memphis Tiger will have his work cut out for him in Philadelphia, with an explosive incumbent starter (Miles Sanders) and plenty of NFL veterans with playing experience ahead of him (Boston Scott). A mobile quarterback (Jalen Hurts) and questionable offensive line further complicate the […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps for 2021

Since offensive linemen don’t generate fantasy points, a lot of fantasy gamers overlook their impact when it comes to drafts. However, knowing the talent at the offensive line can be crucial when you start making decisions between players at a certain tier or in a certain round. While talent on the offensive line is important, […]

NFL Rookie Spotlight - Kenneth Gainwell

After a stellar 2019 at Memphis, many football fans (fantasy or otherwise) got excited for the prospects of Kenneth Gainwell Jr. in the backfield. Gainwell Jr. was the lead rushing option for the Tigers, pushing future second-round pick Antonio Gibson to a role as a wide receiver in college. Heading into the 2020 offseason, it […]

Rashod Bateman (WR, BAL) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~155 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~178 ANALYSIS: Even with a limited selection of games his final season at Minnesota, Bateman was the fifth wide receiver selected in the 2021 NFL draft, going to the Baltimore Ravens with the 27th pick in the first round. Bateman has the size, speed, and ability to develop […]

NFL Rookie Spotlight - Rashod Bateman

For the second consecutive season, there will be an influx of extremely talented rookie wide receivers entering the NFL. One of them is undoubtedly Rashod Bateman. After three productive seasons at Minnesota, Rashod Bateman declared after his COVID-shortened junior season with the Golden Gophers. Bateman produced at an extremely high level at a non-traditional Big […]

NFL Rookie Spotlight - Justin Fields

Of all the quarterback prospects to enter the 2021 NFL Draft, Justin Fields has had the most unique route to get to his landing spot. Fields was named the Elite11 MVP heading into his senior year (over Trevor Lawrence) and was universally regarded as a five-star recruit by every major recruiting service. Fields was the […]

NFL Rookie Spotlight - Trevor Lawrence

Ever since he became the starting quarterback at Clemson four games into his true freshman season, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that Trevor Lawrence would be the first overall pick in the NFL draft as soon as he was eligible. That assumption became a reality during the 2021 NFL draft, with Lawrence getting […]

Daniel Jones Set Up for Success - Will It Work?

Given his status as a surprising top-10 pick in the 2019 NFL draft and a relatively successful rookie season, the 2020 season was seen as a make-or-break year for Daniel Jones for many NFL fans. Unfortunately, Jones (and the Giant’s offense as a whole) struggled to take the next step around the second-year signal-caller. The […]