NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming. That turkey you stuffed your face with a few days ago? Real. Your weekly meeting with football on the telly this past Sunday? Also real. All of that together only meant one thing: the fantasy football regular season is almost over, and with just one/two more weeks... Read More

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 13

We meet again, RotoBallers. With 12 weeks behind us, most of you still reading are either in win-at-all-costs mode or planning ahead for the playoffs. Let's deal with the immediate needs first, shall we? As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on... Read More

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13: Alexander Mattison, Matt Breida, Chuba Hubbard, Dontrell Hilliard

We are rapidly approaching the fantasy postseason and many of you have embraced the production that has been delivered by your running backs. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to runners that are contained on your rosters.  This certainly applies to anyone who has been depending on Christian McCaffrey... Read More

Top Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13: Kendrick Bourne, Russell Gage, DeSean Jackson, Van Jefferson

Another week of NFL action is behind us and the fantasy playoffs are fast approaching. Are there any players left on the waiver wire wasteland? Let's find out. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 13. Not all options are the same. Some players may... Read More

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13: Evan Engram, Jack Doyle, Cole Kmet, Logan Thomas

Welcome to Week 13 of the fantasy football season, and my weekly article taking a look at the top tight end waiver wire pickups that may be available in your leagues. The good news outweighs the bad this week at the tight end position. The bad news is that another four NFL teams are on... Read More

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 13: Taysom Hill, Taylor Heinicke, Tua Tagovailoa

Week 12 finally delivered a strong scoring output that fantasy managers have been craving. 12 teams scored at least four touchdowns on offense, including high-powered shootouts between the Raiders and Cowboys, Buccaneers and Colts, Vikings and 49ers, and the Packers and Rams. After several weeks of low-scoring outputs, offenses finally started to liven up and... Read More

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Quarterback scoring was a little down in general in Week 12 with guys like Trevor Lawrence (228 yards and 2 TDs) and Joe Burrow (190 yards and 2 TDs) finishing in the top-12. Josh Allen led the way on Thanksgiving with four touchdowns while Aaron Rodgers threw for two and ran one in for a score with... Read More

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 12

Week 12 turns up the heat on all fantasy managers battling for playoff seeding during the final three weeks of the regular season. Roster maintenance is critical this time of year, and knowing which waiver wire players improve your team separates winners and losers. We've seen many teams continue to dig into their depth chart... Read More

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups

First and foremost, I would like to start things off on the behalf of the team at Rotoballer by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! As the calendar rolls over to December, the 2021 fantasy season begins to draw to a close. Every season these are the most crucial weeks for fantasy managers. Depending on your... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

As fantasy football continues to grow in popularity there's a never-ending source of statistics and numbers to dissect a player's value. We often hear the moniker "knowledge is power", but it takes time to comb through all the data. Other positions' key stats are a bit easier and well-known. When it comes to tight ends,... Read More

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 12: Mac Jones, Javonte Williams, and more

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Oftentimes, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Week 11 featured several solid fantasy performances from rookies. The most impressive showing came from Jets receiver Elijah Moore, who posted eight receptions for 141 yards and... Read More

Re-Ranking the 2021 Rookie WR Class

We have been blessed by a massive influx of talent at the wide receiver position in recent years, and 2021 has been no exception. Five receivers were drafted in the first round in the 2021 draft, with another 10 coming off the board on the second day of the draft. With that in mind, we... Read More

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Ty Johnson, Alex Collins, Jaret Patterson, Rhamondre Stevenson

After 11 weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to... Read More

Last-Minute Trades To Guide You Through Fantasy Playoffs

It's officially time for Thanksgiving football, which means the fantasy playoffs are on the horizon! For some leagues, the trade deadline has already passed, meaning you're stuck with the team you have. For other leagues where that isn't the case, though, there are still opportunities to make reinforcements via trades. Today, we'll look at five... Read More

Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups - Top Adds for Fantasy Football

Each passing week brings more surprises and upsets in the NFL. In an ever-unpredictable league, it's important to stay one step ahead by anticipating who may be relevant in the coming weeks. In this column, we always identify as many noteworthy waiver wire targets as possible at every position with a brief explanation of each... Read More

Offensive Outliers From Week 11 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the 11th week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 11, we saw stat lines such as the Indianapolis Colts running backs combining for 42 carries, the Washington Football Team tight end room combining... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 12

Week 11 is officially in the books. This week, the Broncos and Rams are back in action, with the Cardinals and Chiefs on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll look at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games. We'll try not... Read More

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 12

Week 11 wasn’t fantastic on offense for numerous teams. A lot of those issues stemmed from subpar offensive line play. 10 of 30 teams finished last week with an overall blocking average under 60 according to PFF. By comparison, only five teams finished with an overall blocking average above 70. Throughout the season, defenses have... Read More

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war. We've completed 11 weeks and I can see the playoffs on the horizon already. And let me tell you something: nobody is pushing me out of them. If you too have a chance at making the playoffs at this point in... Read More

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 12

Welcome back RotoBallers. We've logged 11 weeks of fantasy football action and I know visions of playoff seed charts are running through your minds. As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in... Read More

Michael Florio's Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 12: Rex Burkhead, Tevin Coleman, Matt Breida, Juwan Johnson

It’s Thanksgiving week which only means one thing - it’s fantasy football crunch time! Okay, maybe it means more than that, but there is no denying that it's the final stretch of the fantasy regular season. In most leagues the trade deadline is coming up and there are just three regular season weeks left. If... Read More

Top Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Elijah Moore, Darnell Mooney, Rondale Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

Another week of NFL action is behind us and the fantasy playoffs are fast approaching. Are there any players left on the waiver wire wasteland? Let's find out. Below, you'll find some wideouts that you should be targeting on the waiver wire ahead of Week 12. Not all options are the same. Some players may... Read More

Top Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Pat Freiermuth, Evan Engram, Tyler Conklin, Dan Arnold, Austin Hooper

This is not the week to have a turkey at the tight end position in your fantasy football lineup. Thanksgiving week is not just about the turkey, the stuffing, the mashed potatoes, the sweet potatoes, and the mashed sweet potatoes. It is a huge week for football and fantasy football as the games become more... Read More

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 12: Cam Newton, Jimmy Garoppolo, Taylor Heinicke, Tyrod Taylor

Week 11 wasn’t an offensive explosion by any stretch of the imagination, but it was one of the better fantasy weeks we have gotten recently. Unfortunately, fantasy managers were once again let down by offenses that we rely on for explosive fantasy performances. Buffalo, Dallas, Kansas City, and Seattle all failed to surpass 20 points... Read More

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Justin Herbert had a massive game against the Steelers on Sunday Night Football, throwing for three scores to finish as QB-1 on the week while Aaron Rodgers had four scores of his own coming in at QB-2. Jalen Hurts continues to improve with a top-five finish while Trevor Siemian, Cam Newton, Kirk Cousins, Taylor Heinicke, Colt McCoy,... Read More

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 11 Lineups

Week 10 in the NFL continued the trend of wild and wacky scoring around the league that leads to fantasy managers playing the guessing game. With players like Trevor Siemian and Kendrick Bourne occupying spots inside their respective top 10, the narrative continues to hold that setting your starting lineups is more than just putting... Read More

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 11

Now is the time to strengthen roster depth in the final four weeks of the regular fantasy season. Week 11 will see nearly every team, except for Denver and the Los Angeles Rams, compete and attempt to establish winning momentum entering the final half of the 18-game season. There are still plenty of high-upside players... Read More

Bold Predictions for Week 11

Bold predictions are always meant to be taken with a grain of salt, but ideally, they are not a bunch of takes thrown like you-know-what at a wall with the hope of sticking. These predictions come with backing to make them somewhat substantiated with the obvious caveat that it's playing into a range of outcomes... Read More

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 11: Najee Harris, Michael Carter, and more

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Oftentimes, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Through 10 weeks, Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase has been the most impressive rookie in fantasy. The LSU product has 44 receptions, 835 yards, and seven touchdowns in... Read More