Deeper League Pickups for Week 2

Week 1 of the NFL did not disappoint. There were players shining with new teams, close matchups, lots of scoring, and the Browns being the Browns. As we continue with this series, I will continue to pick out a handful of deep sleepers who could provide some value for your fantasy team. Week 1 of […]

Sophomore Slump: Second-Year Players That Will Decline

For some NFL players, the rookie year is for adjustment and getting acclimated to the NFL system. Many rookies thus don’t perform that well in fantasy because their roles are still being carved or they are simply too small. Nevertheless, there are some rookies who outperform their expectations by having a huge role in their […]

Deeper League Free Agent Pickups - Week 1

Ah, the waiver wire. It can be what you make of it: a place where you pick up the biggest steals of the week or just a place where players of no value reside, but you can check on them anyway in case you need to. I like to think of the waiver wire as […]

Justin Jackson (RB, LAC) - Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Melvin Gordon now gone, Austin Ekeler and Justin Jackson will head this Chargers backfield. While Jackson has dealt with a toe injury recently, his status for the opener was cleared up as coach Anthony Lynn specified the RB should be good to […]

Deep Draft Sleepers: Tight End

Fantasy football can be unpredictable. In a position like tight end, there are several elite options to draft before the value of the players starts to fall off. Therefore, though it is integral to draft a great TE, some managers may look to stock up at other positions. While that may be an effective strategy, […]

Michael Pittman Jr. (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Rookie Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~150 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~163 ANALYSIS: The Indianapolis Colts needed a playmaking wide receiver entering 2020 so they went on and snatched big-man Michael Pittman Jr. in the second round of the draft. Pittman's size will make him a great red-zone presence for Philip Rivers and will allow him to use his […]

Marquise Brown (WR, BAL) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~60 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~75 ANALYSIS: It didn’t take long for Marquise Brown to acclimate to the NFL. In the Week 1 throttling of the Dolphins, the speedster smoked the Miami secondary all day, notching four receptions for 147 yards and two touchdowns. Due to the Ravens being a run-first team, Brown never […]

Target Regression Candidates: Tight End

In the NFL and fantasy football, things can change as easily as the snap of a finger from campaign to campaign. One season, somebody breaks a record, and the next, they are fighting for targets and struggling to produce. Based on game script, chemistry, and availability of weapons, targets can fluctuate for pass-catchers. In a […]

Rookie Roulette: Which First-Year RB Is the Best Value?  

When it comes to drafting rookies, many fantasy owners know the potential risks that come with drafting an unproven player in terms of NFL experience. No matter how prolific a player may have been in college, the NFL is a whole different animal and adjustment periods vary depending by player. For 2020, an impressive slate […]

Leonard Fournette to Buccaneers: Fantasy Fallout

It seems a now-rich team has just gotten richer this offseason. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team nobody had thought twice of before March, now have added former Jaguars RB and first-round pick Leonard Fournette to their offense on a one-year deal after getting QB Tom Brady and TE Rob Gronkowski this offseason. The Bucs […]

San Francisco 49ers Defense (D/ST, SF) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 16.3 (2nd D/ST) ANALYSIS: This pick should be no surprise, as it is the second-most-expensive among D/ST. But if you can get to the last rounds with the unit available you better get it. The 49ers rode a ball-hawking and dominant defense to the Super Bowl last year and it’s hard to point […]

New England Patriots Defense (D/ST, NE) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 22.3 (5th D/ST) ANALYSIS: The Patriots had a dominant defense in the first half of 2019 (partly due to them playing very weak opponents), but the unit still finished as the top-ranked fantasy defense at the end of the season. It’s best to temper expectations heading into this season though, as the Pats […]

Mike Gesicki (TE, MIA) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~108 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~126 ANALYSIS: 2018 pick Mike Gesicki improved during his sophomore season in 2019. The Penn State product was second on the team in receptions, targets, yards, and touchdowns, all behind DeVante Parker. No joke, considering the level Parker showcased once for all. He played 16 games in 2019, […]

Drew Lock (QB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~150 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~172 ANALYSIS: Drew Lock is the starter for the Broncos in 2020 although the second-year QB only started in five games at the end of the 2019 season in which he went 4-1. This featured wins over the Los Angeles Chargers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, and the Oakland Raiders. […]

New Orleans Saints Defense (D/ST, NO) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 19.4 (15th D/ST) ANALYSIS: The New Orleans Saints may have come up short of the Super Bowl the past few seasons, but their roster is one of the most complete on paper. Though Drew Brees and company get most of the credit for their wins, this defense is not to be undermined. NOLA […]

Buffalo Bills Defense (D/ST, BUF) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 17.5 (8th D/ST) ANALYSIS: Under coach Sean McDermott, the Bills have become a defensive stalwart. Finishing 12th among fantasy defenses last season may seem like the team isn’t that fantasy-relevant, but the unit has the talent and coaching to field a top fantasy defense in 2020. After all, Buffalo has DE Trent Murphy, […]

Pittsburgh Steelers Defense (D/ST, PIT) - 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

CURRENT ADP: Rd. 17.6 (3rd D/ST) ANALYSIS: The Steelers may have had a lot of QB issues last season after Big Ben Roethlisberger went down with an injury, but their defense was legitimate. Heading into 2020, Pitt is boasting a unit that features LB T.J. Watt, DE Cameron Heyward, LB Devin Bush, CB Joe Haden, S […]

Marquise Brown: 2020 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Many football fans know of the epic 2019 season the Baltimore Ravens had. Though it resulted in a bitter divisional-round exit at the hands of the Tennessee Titans, the Ravens return a young and highly-talented roster in 2020. After boasting a historic rushing attack last year, many have their eyes on Lamar Jackson and the […]

Stop That Hype Train! Miles Sanders

The Philadelphia Eagles offense has often been more banged-up than usual in the past couple of years. Last season, their wide receiver corp was unrecognizable towards the end of the campaign and a bunch of new guys were leading the charge. Heading into this season, the Eagles still have injuries on their wide receiver corp. […]

Michael Pittman Jr. - 2020 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The Indianapolis Colts needed a playmaking wide receiver, as T.Y. Hilton is now entering the wrong side of 30 and has recently been dealing with injuries. Aside from that, they don’t have any other proven receivers behind Hilton. Thus, Indy snatched former USC WR Michael Pittman Jr. in the second round of the draft. Pittman […]

Stop That Hype Train! Rob Gronkowski

For the first time in a long, long time, many of us are viewing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a legitimate threat in the NFC. Those are words that many of us would have never thought of saying before Tom Brady made the surprising decision to head down to Central Florida this offseason. Now, the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2020 Fantasy Outlook 

After a lengthy series detailing the fantasy values of countless players, we have reached the final team: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs have been irrelevant for as long as many can remember and for good reason, they haven’t made the postseason since after the 2007 season. Last season was memorable for Tampa, but not […]

Noah Fant - 2020 Fantasy Football Sleeper 

The Denver Broncos continued their downward spiral in 2019, making it the fourth consecutive season of no playoffs for the team after winning Super Bowl 50 in 2015. Denver did continue to improve its offense though as rookie QB Drew Lock out of Missouri started in five games at the end of the season and […]

Fool Me Once... Sophomore QBs Set to Bust Again

Just because QBs have one year of NFL experience under their belt does not mean natural progression will come sophomore year, unfortunately. In fact, many players, especially QBs, undergo growing pains for their first few years in the league before emerging as a true gunslinger. Look at what Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and Josh Rosen […]

Stop that Hype Train! Blake Jarwin

The Dallas Cowboys loaded up their offense through the draft, getting Oklahoma wideout CeeDee Lamb with the 17th pick. Now, Dallas has a great QB in Dak Prescott, a workhorse back in Ezekiel Elliott, and three great wideouts in Lamb, Amari Cooper, and Michael Gallup. Longtime tight end Jason Witten returned last season to Dallas […]

Denver Broncos 2020 Fantasy Outlook

The 2019 season was yet another turbulent year for a Denver Broncos team struggling to find its offensive identity and QB of the future. Longtime Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco joined the team and Denver struggled mightily in its first four games with him at the helm, going 0-4, and ending up 2-6 at the […]

Team Defense (DST) Top Draft Targets

Often times, the defense may be an underlooked component on owners’ fantasy teams. Due to the fluctuating strength of the competition, many defenses may not resemble weekly starters. Because of this, owners may become lax when it comes to drafting a solid defense. Nevertheless, several defenses in the NFL do represent quality starting options (in […]

Arizona Cardinals 2020 Fantasy Outlook 

The Arizona Cardinals cashed in the first pick in the 2019 draft for a franchise quarterback in former Oklahoma Sooner Kyler Murray. That didn’t pay off in a huge way immediately, as 2019 was a transition year for Arizona (5-10-1) under a rookie QB and new head coach in Kliff Kingsbury. In addition, the team […]

Key Players Opting Out of 2020: Fantasy Fallout

The NFL opt-out deadline for the 2020 season due to COVID-19 related concerns passed on Thursday, August 6th.  A total of 67 players have opted out, which means teams must make necessary adjustments to fix the positional holes caused by absences. Quite a few notable players have opted out of the 2020 season for their […]

New England Patriots 2020 Fantasy Outlook

For the first time in pretty much forever, the New England Patriots are not being looked upon as a robust AFC contender. This comes after an incredible offseason that saw longtime QB and six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady depart for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team was still competitive without much firepower on offense […]