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Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Most fantasy owners who picked up Davis when Jordan Reed was concussed probably turned around and dumped Davis as soon as Reed got back on the field. But if you thought Reed’s reappearance would mean a reduction in fantasy value for Davis, you were more... Read More
Will Tye (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It seems that New York is using Tye a little more and veteran Larry Donnell a little less these days. If that is indeed the case, Tye’s matchup against the lowly Chicago Bears this week is intriguing after seeing how their defense allowed Tampa Bay’s... Read More
Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t look now, but Rodgers has 10 receptions over his last two games after catching just nine passes over his first seven contests. Aaron Rodgers must be mistaking him for Randall Cobb. With the Packers slated to play a Washington team that allowed 14 receptions... Read More
Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald was able to squeak out four receptions for 50 yards this past weekend versus the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the best at defending tight ends in 2016. It would be amazing if he could duplicate that feat this week against New England, another team... Read More
Week 11 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
This is probably not the week you need a tight end for your fantasy squad. San Diego’s Antonio Gates is the only valuable fantasy tight end with the week off, while three teams that have gotten very little from their tight ends this year (Atlanta, Denver and the New York Jets) are all on bye. ... Read More
Trade Deadline Tips: Players to Trade and Players to Trade For, Part 2
Welcome back, RotoBallers. Week 10 is just about wrapped up, and we are looking ahead to Week 11 and the playoffs. If your fantasy football league’s trade deadline has not already passed, it is about to. The fantasy waiver wire can only help you so much at the juncture of the season. Other than backup... Read More
Trade Deadline Tips: Players to Trade and Players to Trade For, Part 1
The NFL’s trade deadline came and went without much fanfare, but the trade deadline in your fantasy football league will probably not go by as quietly. The trade deadline in many fantasy leagues is around the corner, possibly as early as next week, so time is ticking if you are looking to make a blockbuster... Read More
Zach Ertz (TE, PHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I told you last column that Zach Ertz should be picked up, and while some of you probably listened, many probably did not judging by how many leagues he is owned in across the major fantasy websites. So now is your chance to right your wrong,... Read More
Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Green Bay’s second-best Richard Rodgers has not been a fantasy factor all season, but thanks to Green Bay’s myriad of injuries to running backs and receivers he caught six passes for 64 yards and was targeted 10 times in his last contest. Rodgers could post... Read More
Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Austin Hooper filled in for veteran Jacob Tamme last Thursday as well as Jay Leno used to fill in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Hooper had 46 yards and a touchdown reception and will be a solid play this week against Philadelphia’s slumping secondary... Read More
Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Many fantasy owners will see the season-high 12 targets and 90 yards Lance Kendricks racked up when they check the Rams boxscore from this past Sunday and think that he was awesome, but if they did not watch the game they will not realize he could have... Read More
Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald can only do so much when Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert are his quarterbacks. That terrible twosome has never been known for improving the fantasy values of their pass catchers. But McDonald is doing the best he can to prosper these days when the erratic Kaepernick... Read More
Dominique Jones (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dominique Jones only had a half-dozen career catches coming into last weekend, so his three receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown against the New York Jets caught fantasy owners totally by surprise. With Miami’s top two tight ends concussed, Jones and his bulky 270-pound frame could... Read More
Week 10 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds
Fantasy football’s top tight ends should all be playing this week. Hooray! Four teams are on bye this upcoming week, although none possess tight ends that have been dominant or even arguably helpful this year. Fantasy owners are not going to miss Buffalo’s Charles Clay or Oakland’s Clive Walford, that’s for sure. Only fantasy owners... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 9 Pickups & Adds
There will be a lot of fantasy owners looking for tight ends this week. A half-dozen NFL teams are on bye for the second week in a row, and the notable names at tight end that are off are startling. No Rob Gronkowski. No Jordan Reed. No Tyler Eifert. This means no fun for fantasy... Read More
Favorable Upcoming Schedules: Matt Asiata, Jay Cutler and the New York Jets Defense
Sometimes a football player’s fantasy value can skyrocket due to his team’s schedule. Fantasy football owners like to take things one week at a time, which is understandable with all of the injuries, depth chart changes and soap opera storylines that happen during the course of the NFL season. But when acquiring players in trades... Read More
Eric Ebron (TE, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 55% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Look who we have here! Nice of you to join us, Mr. Eric Ebron! The third-year tight end was dropped in many fantasy leagues after missing three weeks due to another injury, but he is back on the fantasy map after catching seven passes for... Read More
Antonio Gates (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues against the Titans OWNED IN: 64% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Father Time is taking his toll on old man Antonio Gates. The grizzled and gutsy veteran is limping along to a yards per catch average of an embarrassing 7.2, and he has young upstart Hunter Henry ready to dig him a grave so... Read More
Zach Ertz (TE, PHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues against the Giants OWNED IN: 68% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Zach Ertz’s stock is falling faster than Johnny Depp’s. He has not scored a touchdown yet. He has not had a 60-yard game yet. He missed a couple games with a serious rib injury. Quarterback phenom Carson Wentz ignores him. The fantasy football... Read More
C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: C.J. Fiedorowicz is becoming a weekly staple in the “other options” section of this column. He now has three touchdowns catches over last five games and is averaging approximately five receptions and 50 yards per game over that span. The reasons he is featured... Read More
Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 58% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jacob Tamme is normally a better play when he is at the Georgia Dome than on the road, but in his last three games against upcoming opponent Tampa Bay he caught 19 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. There are many worse options... Read More
Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues if Jacob Tamme is unable to play OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If Jacob Tamme cannot go on Thursday night due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Green Bay, Austin Hooper is a dark horse play as he had five receptions for 41 yards after subbing for Tamme. ... Read More
Virgil Green (TE, DEN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 17% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Virgil Green is still a block-first, catch-second tight end, so if he catches three or four passes a fantasy owner would be ecstatic. If there is a Sunday for Green to stumble into a two-yard touchdown reception, it would be this weekend against San Diego’s banged-up... Read More
Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 54% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Julio Jones gets 100 targets to Jacob Tamme three every week. That said, Tamme does historically better at the Georgia Dome than he does in road games, and with Atlanta hosting Green Bay this week, Tamme’s chances at snagging a TD pass skyrocket. Check out RotoBaller's famous... Read More
Erik Swoope (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Erik Swoope is one of the more unlikely fantasy football stories in 2016. With starting tight end Dwayne Allen out with an ankle injury, and with Indianapolis’ No. 2 and No. 3 wide receivers also sidelined with injuries, this undrafted former basketball player has suddenly emerged as... Read More
Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues until Jordan Reed returns OWNED IN: 20% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If you believed Vernon Davis was just a one-week wonder when he filled in for the concussed Jordan Reed two weeks ago and caught a touchdown pass, then consider yourself the Dan Quinn of your fantasy league. Davis showed he was no fantasy fluke this... Read More
C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 19% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Who would have thought that DeAndre Hopkins would end up playing second fiddle to C.J. Fiedorowicz? The Texans’ top tight end has a favorable matchup against Detroit’s below-average pass defense, so six receptions for 55 yards and a score is not unreasonable. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football draft... Read More
Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know Lance Kendricks is on bye this week, and I know that his name has been mentioned in this column two times over the past month. All that aside, Kendricks remains one of the best options at tight end on many league waiver wires because of... Read More
Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 8 Pickups & Adds
Three fewer games equals six fewer tight ends for fantasy football owners to use this week. A half-dozen teams are on bye this upcoming week, so you would think the tight ends ranks would be decimated. Luckily for fantasy owners, most of the tight ends that will be off have medium-to-no fantasy value. The best... Read More
Matthew Stafford: The Good News and the Bad News
Matthew Stafford has never been an easy guy to figure out for fantasy football owners. Fantasy owners were not sure what to expect out of Stafford this season, his first without Calvin “Megatron” Johnson as his favorite target. Many fantasy experts, including yours truly, thought Stafford would struggle without having Johnson around to bail him out... Read More