Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE): Free Agent Adds Include Drake Maye, Jauan Jennings, Tua Tagovailoa, Romeo Doubs, Cedric Tillman, Ray Davis

Welcome to our Week 8 fantasy football waiver wire pickups article for the 2024 season. We have yet to have a really strong waiver wire week, and this one certainly won't qualify as such, either. Fantasy managers should get some relief in Week 8. For starters, there are no teams on bye this upcoming week. […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 8

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Outlooks and Trends For Week 7

The tight-end position finally got some life this past weekend! The return of Evan Engram and David Njoku gave the position some juice. The trade of Davante Adams also makes Brock Bowers more appealing for the rest of the season. Trey McBride's peripherals continue to look very strong. Fantasy managers should have some cautious optimism […]

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE): Free Agent Adds Include Tyrone Tracy, Christian Watson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Romeo Doubs, Isaac Guerendo

Welcome to our Week 7 fantasy football waiver wire pickups article for the 2024 season. Offenses are finally starting to find their stride, and it's certainly made for more entertaining football and less agonizing fantasy football. However, the injuries and bye weeks will not stop, and they show little signs of letting up. Being active […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 7

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Outlooks and Trends For Week 6

At the beginning of the season, it seemed like fantasy managers would finally see a youth takeover at the tight end position. Trey McBride, Sam LaPorta, and Dalton Kincaid were ready to take over. Ultimately, through five weeks, it looks like more of the same. George Kittle and Travis Kelce appear destined to finish in […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 6

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups (QB, RB, WR, TE): Free Agent Adds Include Tank Bigsby, Josh Downs, Jalen Tolbert, Ty Chandler, Jaylen Wright, Caleb Williams

NFL offenses finally woke up this past weekend! Most specifically, the passing offenses! It was about time because the passing yards and touchdowns had been unbelievably low through four weeks. Fantasy managers everywhere needed some of the performances we got this past weekend. Week 5 was the first week fantasy managers had to deal with […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Outlooks and Trends For Week 5

The tight-end position has always been bad. Fantasy football managers have never had many options. It’s always lacked depth. However, it’s never been this bad. This year, at least through four weeks, is the worst the position has ever been. Through four weeks, there are just two tight ends averaging more than 8.5 half-PPR points. […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 5

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Free Agent Adds Include Dontayvion Wicks, Tre Tucker, Josh Downs, Wan'Dale Robinson, Xavier Legette

Week 4 is in the books, and fantasy managers might finally have the first good waiver-wire week of the season. There have been minimal options on the waiver wire, certainly very few that caused much excitement. However, this week, several players will garner plenty of attention from fantasy managers, most of whom are receivers. If […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Outlooks and Trends For Week 4 - Reading Between The Lines for Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, Kyle Pitts, Cole Kmet, Dalton Kincaid

This article series typically focuses on the tight ends we, as fantasy managers, don't always know about. Last week, we discussed guys like Mike Gesicki, Hunter Henry, Pat Freiermuth, and Tyler Conklin. These guys aren't household names by any means. However, the biggest and most elite names have been the biggest disappointment this fantasy season. […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 4

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. It can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. For example, using a high draft pick on someone and cutting them so early […]

Week 4 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Free Agent Adds Include Geno Smith, Sam Darnold, Bucky Irving, Braelon Allen, Quentin Johnston, Josh Downs

The injuries continue to pile up. NFL passing games continue to falter. It's been an odd (and frustrating) start to the 2024 NFL season. Fantasy managers are likely already scouring the waiver wire for upgrades and injury placements, disappointed with what they're finding. Despite the number of injuries, we have yet to have a strong […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Trends For Week 3 - Reading Between The Lines

Going into the season, the tight end position looked deeper than ever. There was Travis Kelce, Sam LaPorta, Trey McBride, Dalton Kincaid, Kyle Pitts, George Kittle, Mark Andrews, and, oh boy! Only two of those players are averaging more than seven half-PPR PPG through two weeks. Four of them aren’t even averaging five half-PPR PPG. […]

The Cut List - Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 3

Each new week of NFL games gives us more information to make better, more informed decisions. That’s crucial when figuring out who to add and who to cut. When cutting a player, it can be difficult to admit we were wrong on a particular player. Or the worst is when we use a high draft […]

Week 3 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups - Free Agent Adds Include Derek Carr, Bucky Irving, Carson Steele, Cam Akers, Quentin Johnston, Hunter Henry

Over the past almost two weeks of football, offenses seem to be really struggling, and this is negatively affecting fantasy football scoring. Injuries are already starting to mount, and they've affected some big names. Fantasy football is always chaos, but between the lackluster passing numbers and the injuries, fantasy managers have already been put on […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Trends For Week 2 - Reading Between The Lines

The tight-end position always gives fantasy managers headaches. Going into the 2024 season, there was hope that this position was the strongest and deepest it had been in years. Then, Week 1 happened. Almost all of the top-tier tight ends flopped, causing many fantasy managers to question, “Is it worth paying up for a tight […]

Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football - Free Agent Adds For RB, WR, TE, QB (2024)

Week 1 never disappoints in terms of providing outcomes we never saw coming. So, in that sense, Week 1 always disappoints. Amon-Ra St. Brown was invisible. Jameson Williams broke out. All of the elite tight ends failed to do anything. Isaiah Likely scored over 21 points. There's fluky stuff that happens every week, from Week […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 2

While we all spend an absurd time preparing for our fantasy football, the championships are won on the waiver wire. Even the greatest of drafters have far more misses than they have hits. It's because we're attempting to predict the future. However, once the season starts and we start making waiver claims, we no longer […]

Week 1 Waiver Wire Pickups - After The Draft Free Agent Adds for RB, WR, TE, QB (2024)

Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen! It’s officially NFL season. Sure, no games have been officially played yet, but fantasy football drafts are (almost) all in the rear-view window, and now, we are all patiently waiting for the season to get officially underway. All the preseason games are done. The rosters are at 53 men. This […]

'My Guys' For 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts - RotoBaller Staff's Favorite Picks

The preseason has started, and fantasy football drafts are officially underway. Sure, we've all been hammering Best Ball drafts for months, but our home league drafts are coming into focus. It is time to finalize your prep and get those draft boards ready. Often, fantasy managers identify which players to target and avoid at their […]

Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks

Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. This new 32-part series will dissect each NFL team through a fantasy football lens. We'll look at each of the four primary positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end -- and identify each […]

Baltimore Ravens Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks

Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Baltimore Ravens as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. This new 32-part series will dissect each NFL team through a fantasy football lens. We'll look at each of the four primary positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end -- and identify […]

Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks

Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Cincinnati Bengals as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. This new 32-part series will dissect each NFL team through a fantasy football lens. We'll look at each of the four primary positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end -- and identify each […]

Tight Ends to Avoid in 2024 Fantasy Football Redraft Leagues

This may be the year when tight ends are finally cool again. The position seems deeper than it's been in years, which is especially true at the top of the position where there are four to six players fantasy managers can argue for being the TE1 this season. We haven't had that kind of upper-tier […]

Quarterbacks to Avoid in 2024 Fantasy Football Redraft Leagues

In recent years, quarterbacks have become increasingly popular in fantasy football. This position has continued to climb up draft boards as they have continued to put up video game numbers. Like anything, as something becomes more popular, the prices go up. In this article, we'll be focusing on four quarterbacks whose prices are too high, […]

Cheap Fantasy Football Workhorse Running Backs (Part 3) - Javonte Williams, Devin Singletary, Ezekiel Elliott

This will be the third and final entry to this series, looking at some cheap workhorse running backs with the potential to exceed, meet, or flirt with 250 touches. If you've followed along with each new entry, the ADPs keep getting later and later. Because of that, the options are beginning to feel more and […]

Cleveland Browns Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks

Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Cleveland Browns as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. This new 32-part series will dissect each NFL team through a fantasy football lens. We'll look at each of the four primary positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end -- and identify each […]

Tight Ends to Target in 2024 Fantasy Football Redraft Leagues - Part II

The tight end position has been a wasteland for the past few years. We had our top-three guys and then it seemed as though everyone else was the same. TE6 was the same as TE18. While that's not entirely true, in terms of impacting the wins and loss column, it's probably not much of an […]