Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Ray Davis

The Buffalo Bills selected Kentucky running back Ray Davis with the 128th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. He became the eighth RB taken off the board behind Texas' Jonathon Brooks, Florida State’s Trey Benson, Michigan’s Blake Corum, USC’s MarShawn Lloyd, Tennessee’s Jaylen Wright, Oregon’s Bucky Irving, and Clemson’s Will Shipley. During the predraft […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: MarShawn Lloyd

The Green Bay Packers selected USC running back MarShawn Lloyd with the 88th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Lloyd was the fourth running back taken off the board behind Texas’ Jonathon Brooks, Florida State’s Trey Benson, and Michigan's Blake Corum. While there was no clear-cut first-round back in this draft class, it was […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Jermaine Burton

With the 80th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Alabama wide receiver Jermaine Burton. The surplus of receivers drafted early created a demand for the position, and the Bengals got their guy in Round 3. Burton was the 13th wide receiver taken off the board -- drafted ahead of guys […]

Fantasy Basketball Breakouts, Busts, And Locks: Minnesota Timberwolves 2023-2024 Outlook

With the NBA season right around the corner, it’s time to start breaking down NBA teams and determining what you should expect from individual players on the team this year. Today, I’ll be breaking down the Minnesota Timberwolves and giving their lock, bust, and breakout fantasy player heading into the 2023-24 season. The Minnesota Timberwolves […]

Fantasy Basketball Breakouts, Busts, And Locks: Houston Rockets 2023-2024 Outlook

With the NBA season right around the corner, it’s time to start breaking down NBA teams and determining what you should expect from individual players on the team this year. Today, I’ll be breaking down the Houston Rockets and giving their lock, bust, and breakout fantasy player heading into the 2023-24 season. The Houston Rockets […]

Week 6 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With five weeks of the NFL season in the books, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 6 and determine what fantasy defenses are best to play this week. Week 5 was another surprising one, as three out of the bottom-five fantasy defenses prior to the week finished with double-digit fantasy points. […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With Week 4 of the NFL season wrapped up, it is now time to focus our attention on Week 5 and determine what fantasy defenses are best to play this week. Week 4 was a very surprising one. Two out of the top-10 fantasy defenses before the week finished with single-digit fantasy points. This included […]

Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With three weeks of the NFL season now wrapped up, it is time to focus our attention on Week 4 and determine what defenses are best to play.  It was an unexpected week in terms of my Week 3 D/ST rankings, as two of our top-five ranked defenses performed awfully and ranked in the bottom […]

Week 3 Defense (DEF) Streamers, Starters & Rankings: 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With the first two weeks of the 2023 NFL season in the books, we now have a pretty good understanding of what teams are doing and can better predict what defenses to start based on the trends over their first couple of games played. There were some hits from our Week 2 D/ST rankings, along […]

Kansas City Chiefs Defense (D/ST) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 39% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Chicago Bears have been awful offensively through two games. Justin Fields has turned the ball over four times and has been sacked ten times, which is tied for the second-most in the league. The team's passing game still hasn't been able to get on […]

Jacksonville Jaguars Defense (D/ST) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 3

BALLER MOVE: 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Jacksonville has forced the second-most turnovers in the league -- behind only the Dallas Cowboys. They have six takeaways through the first two games. This defense has been a top-12 unit through two weeks, despite facing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. This […]

Week 2 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

With the first week of the 2023 NFL season officially in the books, it's time to focus on Week 2 and look at which fantasy football defenses (D/STs) you should be adding, streaming, and starting in your Week 2 fantasy football lineups. It was a very solid start to the season regarding our Week 1 […]

Cleveland Browns Defense (D/ST) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Cleveland’s defense looked elite in their Week 1 matchup against the Bengals. They allowed just three points to Cincinnati and held Joe Burrow to a Week 1 low 2.6 pass yards per attempt. Having a dominant pass rusher like Za'Darius Smith play alongside Myles […]

Week 1 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

The start of the 2023 NFL season is just around the corner and it is time to begin thinking about what fantasy football defense will be in your lineup for Week 1. If you are not spending an earlier draft pick on an elite fantasy football D/ST, then you should be looking at each team’s […]

Top NFL Team Defense (DST) Targets for Fantasy Football Drafts - 49ers, Eagles, Bills, Saints and more

Defenses are not the main focus for most fantasy football players. However, having an elite defense can change the entire trajectory of your season. For example, the No. 1 defense in 2022 was the New England Patriots. They scored ~11 fantasy points per game, which was equivalent to the consensus 1st overall pick Jonathan Taylor's […]

Overvalued Wide Receivers - Three Potential Busts for Fantasy Football Including Michael Pittman, Christian Watson, DK Metcalf

With NFL kickoff just around the corner and draft season being in full effect, it’s important to identify potential busts in fantasy football to avoid when on the clock. To be clear about what classifies a player as a fantasy football “bust,” it is not saying that they will have a bad season by any […]

Khalil Herbert (RB, CHI): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~96 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~111 ANALYSIS: With the departure of David Montgomery, Herbert is expected to lead Chicagos’ backfield in front of D’Onta Foreman and rookie RB Roschon Johnson. Herbert has yet to get the opportunity to show that he’s a starting RB in the NFL, but has produced on an […]

10 Best Ball Running Back Sleepers - 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Targets Include James Cook, Samaje Perine, De'Von Achane, more

With the 2023 NFL season just over a month away from kicking off, it is time to get in your best ball drafts if you haven’t already done so. Each year, there are running backs in best ball drafts that are taken very late but end up changing the entire trajectory of teams. In 2022, […]

12 Best Ball Wide Receiver Sleepers - Fantasy Football Draft Targets Include Zay Flowers, Jordan Addison, Jahan Dotson, more

With the start of the 2023 NFL season just weeks away now, it is time to get your best ball drafts in if you haven’t already done so. Each year, there are wide receivers in best ball drafts that are not taken very highly but end up changing the entire trajectory of teams. In 2022, […]

NFL Betting Picks - 2023 NFL Awards To Attack In Betting Markets

With the 2023 NFL season just about three weeks away from kicking off, it is time to start placing your award bets if you have not done so already. For each award in this article, I will be explaining who I think is most likely to win the award, an honorable mention, as well as […]

Washington Commanders (D/ST): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~248 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~286 ANALYSIS:  The Washington Commanders may have the most underrated defense in all of football. They finished as a top-three run defense and a top-12 pass defense. They were also a top-three defense in total yards while allowing the eighth-fewest PPG. This sounds like a clear elite […]

New Orleans Saints (D/ST): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~224 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~251 ANALYSIS:  This is less of the Saints' defense being dominant and more of their schedule just being very soft. With the second easiest schedule in the entire league based on 2022 win totals, the Saints start their season against TEN, @CAR, @GB, TB, @NE, @HOU, JAX, […]

Buffalo Bills (D/ST): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~204 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~223 ANALYSIS:  Buffalo has been a top-four fantasy defense in each of the past two seasons, including allowing the second-lowest PPG in 2022. The fact that the Bills were still able to finish in the top four with the injuries they suffered is incredible.  Some of their […]

Team Defenses (D/ST) To Avoid for Fantasy Football Drafts - Buccaneers DST, Chiefs DST, Colts DST, more

After going through all of the defenses that you should be targeting in drafts for the 2023 season, I will now be highlighting some defenses that you should avoid when on the clock late in the late rounds.  This will not include any top defenses. Instead, I will be going through a few that you […]

Elijah Mitchell (RB, SF): 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~123 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~143 ANALYSIS: Mitchell will be the clear number two back in San Francisco. Despite being hurt for much of the 2022 season, Mitchell still averaged over 11 touches per game in the six games with Christian McCaffrey, including the playoffs.  While CMC will dominate the backfield touches, […]

Tony Pollard Will Play On The Franchise Tag, Where Do I Draft Pollard For Fantasy Football Leagues?

Dallas Cowboys Running Back Tony Pollard will play on the franchise tag in 2023, with Pollard and the team not agreeing to a long-term deal before Monday's 4 PM ET deadline. The 26-year-old back is set to make a fully guaranteed $10.091 million for this upcoming season and all signs point to him showing up […]

Who Is The No. 1 Overall Pick For 2023 Fantasy Football? Making The Case For Austin Ekeler

Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler has been a fantasy football machine over the past four seasons. The undrafted star out of Western Colorado has proven to be one of the NFL's most dominant and consistent RBs. Ekeler led the team in targets and catches in 2022 and has shown to be Justin Herbert's […]