Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

The bye weeks are finally here, so hitting the waiver wire may become a necessity for some who have managed to avoid it thus far. We also have another season-ending injury to a running back that now leads to an obvious target for those who've held onto their top waiver claim. Below, you will find... Read More

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

It was just a matter of time before the injuries to big-name players hit, especially at the running back position. Those who spent a top pick on Jonathan Taylor seem to have dodged a bullet while those invested in Javonte Williams must now move ahead without him. Let's see what the best options are. Below,... Read More

Deon Jackson (RB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's hard to imagine that Deon Jackson becomes the early-down option for the Colts as long as Jonathan Taylor is out, which is unknown as of now. He is the only other RB on the active roster with a carry other than... Read More

Week 4 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

If you thought the waiver wire outlook for running backs was bad last week, don't bother looking this week. There are plenty of intriguing options at wide receiver, however, and some help to be found for those looking to stream QB and TE. Below, you will find the top waiver wire options at each position... Read More

Jelani Woods (TE, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We've already gotten a great example earlier this season of why you don't overreact to a two-touchdown game with O.J. Howard after his opening-game performance. This is a little different though. Whereas Howard was recently released by another team and scooped up... Read More

K.J. Osborn (WR, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 4

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: There was plenty of preseason hype about Osborn in this new offense that was supposed to be more aggressive and utilize a third receiver more often. That's why he was one of my top draft sleepers. But the first two games made... Read More

Are the Dolphins and Tua Tagovailoa for Real?

The Miami Dolphins' victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season proved to be one for the record books, both on a team and individual level. The real headline was the record-setting performance by QB Tua Tagovailoa, who was nothing more than a deep sleeper in most fantasy drafts heading... Read More

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

We're two weeks into the season and the running back situation on waivers is already dire. You simply won't get much help there at the moment unless you play in shallower leagues or have inattentive league mates. The focus shifts to quarterback, where those who took a chance on Trey Lance now find themselves looking... Read More

Matt Ryan (QB, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 44% of Leagues ANALYSIS: We knew Michael Pittman Jr. was good. We didn't know he was the key to the entire Colts' passing offense. Without their top wideout, Matt Ryan looked lost. He barely completed 50% of his passes for 195 yards and threw three interceptions... Read More

Marcus Mariota (QB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: Add in 2QB/Superflex Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A former No. 2 pick, Marcus Mariota has never been the type to boom in fantasy. He is mostly an efficient but uninspiring game manager with some rushing upside. Mariota has played exactly that type of game over his first two games with... Read More

Down and Out in Dallas - Fantasy Outlook for the Cowboys Without Dak Prescott

The final minutes of the Sunday Night Football contest between Dallas and Tampa Bay was a quintessential example of injury being added to insult. The Cowboys were atrocious on offense all night, scoring all of three points, bringing the boo birds out even as quarterback Dak Prescott was jogging to the locker room before the... Read More

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

The time for overreaction is nigh. The first week of the NFL season, just like every other, was filled with surprises. It's too soon to say which standout performers are legit and can provide rest-of-season fantasy value. For now, we'll look at players who might be worth consideration on the waiver wire based on very... Read More

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups: After the Draft Free Agent Adds

Many fantasy football drafts have come and gone as the 2022 NFL season gets set to officially kick off. Smart fantasy managers know that once the draft is over, the real work begins. Leagues are often won through the waiver wire, not the draft. While there's no need to worry about byes or injuries yet,... Read More

Five Must-Have Mid-Round Picks in Fantasy Football Drafts

In the first few rounds of any fantasy football draft, ADP rules. It's rare that anybody deviates too far from the expected norms and if they do, it's to reach a round on a player that is already considered among the elite. As they say, the first pick you make won't win your league but... Read More

All-Bust Team for 2022 Fantasy Football - DK Metcalf, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Tom Brady, Diontae Johnson and more

If you've already read the 2022 All-Sleeper Team, prepare for the flip side. These players are top choices to disappoint at their current ADP. Busts aren't as fun to read about as sleepers but it's just as important to know who not to draft. It's a bit harder to define what constitutes a bust as opposed... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for BWS (Week 22)

Not long ago, Jordan Rosenblum analyzed a metric called BWS (Barrels, Walks, Strikeouts). As he stated, "A focus on just three metrics: barrels, walks, and strikeouts, cuts through the noise to get at a hitter’s true talent level." Of course, he went deeper and created his own weighted version using historical data to compare against... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xSLG Rolling Windows (Week 21)

We're deep enough into the second half of the season that we can be a little pickier about our data sample sizes. Some hitters who came out of the All-Star break swinging a hot bat have started to cool down while others are just now picking up the pace. This week, I will look at... Read More

Zamir White (RB, LV) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~154 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~169 ANALYSIS:Out with the old, in with the new. That's the philosophy in Vegas as new coach Josh McDaniels takes over. In the same vein as his mentor, Bill Belichick, McDaniels views running backs as disposable. That's why they declined Josh Jacobs' fifth-year option, essentially making him... Read More

Rachaad White (RB, TB) - 2022 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~115 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~128 ANALYSIS: No Gronk, gimpy Godwin, dusty Julio, and three banged-up offensive linemen. That's the state of the Bucs' offense heading into 2022. Leonard Fournette seems to have gotten himself into shape, at least some sort of shape, but he won't take 100% of the team's touches.... Read More

All-Sleeper Team for Fantasy Football - Rachaad White, Nico Collins, Kyle Philips, and more

This isn't the All-Madden team. A sleeper isn't always going to hit but when they do, it can give you a huge advantage. What I have done for the third straight season is compile a team of sleepers consisting of players being drafted in the mid-to-late rounds, or not at all. All preseason long, the... Read More

Off-The-Radar Fantasy Football Sleepers Who Could Make Noise - Tyler Johnson, Hayden Hurst, Justin Watson, and more

The term "sleeper" has been overused and abused by the fantasy community. The fact is that almost anyone can be a sleeper if you frame it the right way. It's gotten to the point that we can identify several subcategories of sleepers. First, there's the non-sleeper: a player so obvious that it barely qualifies but... Read More

Pierre Camus' Bold Predictions for 2022 Fantasy Football

Welcome back RotoBallers to a tradition like no other - the bold predictions column. Each year several of RotoBaller's fantasy football analysts give you their bold predictions for the upcoming NFL season. I've previously laid out my Bold Predictions for Best Ball Drafts and I'm doubling down on one of them here. Check out the... Read More

Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Targets for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Many rookie drafts have taken place immediately after the NFL Draft. Others prefer to wait until training camp to get a better idea of how things will shake out for the coming season based on free agent moves, injuries, and other factors. For those... Read More

Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Avoids for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Rookies are reporting to NFL training camps and the exhibition season is set to begin. Some dynasty leagues have wisely chosen to hold off until now to hold their rookie drafts. That means it is time to reflect on what went down in the... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for Plate Discipline (Week 20)

Unless you play in a points league, you may not care enough about walks and strikeouts for hitters to dig into such metrics. I'm here to tell you that plate discipline is the foundation of a skilled hitter and it leads to fantasy baseball goodness. This week, we'll take a gander at the BB/K leaders... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for Barrel% (Week 19)

We're now three weeks removed from the All-Star break so there's enough data to glean something from one of the most prominent metrics that tells of power production - barrel rate. The usual suspects are represented on the leaderboard but more than half of the top 20 second-half barrel% leaders will make you do a... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xISO (Week 18)

You want power, or more specifically, you need power on your fantasy baseball team. If that is the case, you need to focus on a player who is capable of doing things that lead to extra-base hits, especially home runs. One of the sabermetrics that specifically focuses on pure power is ISO (Isolated Power). The... Read More

Two-Start Pitcher Streamers for Fantasy Baseball - Week 18

We've finally seen Brady Singer, Johnny Cueto, and Cole Irvin graduate from this list with rostered rates of just over 50%. That leaves many familiar faces and iffy options but also some pitchers who have made their way down to streaming status after being fantasy rotation pieces much of the season. Let's investigate further. This... Read More

Late-Round Fantasy Football Draft Targets for FFPC Leagues: Better in Best Ball

There are some players that you wish you had on your fantasy football rosters when they blow up because you just knew they had that kind of upside. But you are hesitant to pull the trigger on draft day because those same players might have 12 mediocre to bad games throughout the year among their... Read More

MLB Hitter Studs and Duds - Advanced Metrics Leaders for xwOBA (Week 17)

For this week's iteration of advanced metrics leaders, we're going to forego BaseballSavant and head straight to the best source for data - our own Jon Anderson (@JonPGH). Among many other things, he has created an MLB Tableau full of Statcast data that is available to the public. It's easy to filter and sort to... Read More