High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series High-Value Touches and Opportunities for Week 5 of the 2024 fantasy football season. Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Week 4 of the 2024 season is in the books. That means another week of cold, hard data to analyze. We’ll try not to overreact, but instead, use logic and reasoning as the foundation for our decision-making in the weeks ahead. Each week, we’ll take a look back at the previous week to see if […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 5) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps

Injuries continue to plague offensive lines across the NFL. 17 NFL teams had at least one backup offensive lineman take snaps in Week 4. Seven teams had at least two new starters. That led to a continuing trend of offensive lines struggling to get movement in the trenches. Only six teams finished with an average […]

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 […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Post-Waiver Wire Adds for Week 4 Include Isaac Guerendo, Roman Wilson, Drake Maye, and more

Mastering the waiver wire is a crucial skill that can lead you to a fantasy football championship. It's not just about strategically placing your FAAB budget on specific players but also about knowing when to stash players. This dual strategy keeps you engaged and focused on your ultimate goal of winning a fantasy championship. As […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 4 Lineups (2024)

Week 3 brought us a mixed bag of results. We nailed our boom call on Diontae Johnson. He popped for 8-122-1 on 14 targets and finished as the WR6 on the week. It’s amazing what a competent quarterback can do for a talented receiver. Zack Moss was also a nice boom pick as he finished […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 4)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series High-Value Touches and Opportunities for Week 4 of the 2024 fantasy football season. Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 4

Week 3 of the 2024 season is in the books. That means another week of cold, hard data to analyze. We’ll try not to overreact, but instead, use logic and reasoning as the foundation for our decision-making in the weeks ahead. Each week, we’ll take a look back at the previous week to see if […]

AFC Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis For Week 4 (2024)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers: they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to […]

NFC Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis For Week 4 (2024)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers: they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to […]

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. […]

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 Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 4) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps

Week 3 was a bloodbath for offensive lines across the NFL. 13 teams lost at least one starter in the trenches in Week 3. Several starters will be out for the rest of the season. That’s bad news for a position group struggling to start the season. Despite the injuries, we did see a slight […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups List

Welcome RotoBallers to the 2024 NFL season, and our famous Fantasy Football Sleepers and Waiver Wire Pickups List. Use our other fantasy football lineup tools as well and win big! This is your cheat sheet during drafts or the regular season, for quickly finding mid-to-late round draft values or waiver wire pickups. This waiver wire list compliments […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Post-Waiver Wire Adds for Week 3 Include Ray Davis, Noah Brown, Tucker Kraft, and more

Mastering the waiver wire is a crucial skill that can lead you to a fantasy football championship. It's not just about strategically placing your FAAB budget on specific players but also about knowing when to stash players. This dual strategy keeps you engaged and focused on your ultimate goal of winning a fantasy championship. As […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 3 Lineups (2024)

What a wild and wacky Week 2. We saw a few big upsets, blown leads, and had a slew of injuries. The ups and downs are all part of the roller-coaster ride that is the NFL season. We had some pretty good results with last week’s boom/bust calls. Malik Nabers exploded for a career day, […]

Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis For Week 3 (2024)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers: they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense to […]

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. […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperfomers (Week 3)

Welcome back RotoBallers to my weekly series High-Value Touches and Opportunities for Week 3 of the 2024 fantasy football season. Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3

Week 2 of the 2024 season is in the books. That means another week of cold, hard data to analyze. We’ll try not to overreact, but instead use logic and reasoning as the foundation for our decision-making in the weeks ahead. Each week, we’ll take a look back at the previous week to see if […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 3) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps

Offenses continued to struggle across the NFL in Week 2. While some of that can be tied to the increased use of two-high coverages from defenses, there has certainly been a wide range of subpar offensive line play this year. Just 12 of 32 teams had their collective offensive lines average a PFF grade of […]

Has Sam Darnold Arrived in Minnesota? 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold has been maligned nearly his entire career in the NFL. He was drafted by the New York Jets with the 3rd overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, and had three miserable years with the Jets, followed by two awful years with the Panthers and one as purely a backup […]

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 […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Post-Waiver Wire Adds for Week 2 Include Jalen McMillan, Luke McCaffrey, Derek Carr, Miles Sanders, Colby Parkinson, more

Mastering the waiver wire is a crucial skill that can lead you to a fantasy football championship. It's not just about strategically placing your FAAB budget on specific players but also about knowing when to stash players. This dual strategy keeps you engaged and focused on your ultimate goal of winning a fantasy championship. As […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Depth Charts - Handcuffs, Backups, Waiver Wire Stashes

With wide receivers continuing to be pushed up fantasy football draft boards as a "Zero-RB" approach is growing in popularity, identifying potential backup or "handcuff" running backs to stash is a great way to stack upside on your roster. Many fantasy gamers are used to handcuffing their running backs, while others opt to only grab […]

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 […]

Wide Receiver Sleepers, Risers, Fantasy Football Breakouts - Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends Analysis for Week 2 (2024)

Targets are paramount when it comes to evaluating pass-catchers for fantasy football. There are no air yards, receiving yards, receptions, or touchdowns without first earning a target. There’s a reason the biggest and most consistent target-earners are among the top fantasy point scorers as they can be relied on by not just their team’s offense […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 2 Lineups (2024)

Week 1 is in the books. Hopefully, your season got off to a good start with a victory and your first round of waivers went well. But it’s time to turn the page and start planning for Week 2. We had a good start to the season here last week. Rashid Shaheed and Aaron Jones […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperfomers (Week 2)

Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over and underperformers. A quick example would be Jamaal Williams with the Lions in 2022 when he led the league in […]