As we coast into Week 12 of the NFL season, the fantasy playoffs are right around the corner. Fantasy managers will have critical decisions to make with their lineups, particularly at the wide receiver position. In this article, we will evaluate the outlooks of three wideouts with legitimate fantasy starter qualities: Ricky Pearsall, Michael Pittman […]

Week 12’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Houston Texans and Buffalo Bills continues a trend of underwhelming Thursday matchups. Still, there are plenty of players in this game who can be fantasy relevant. On one hand, the Bills have Josh Allen, who can push any of his pass catchers into a high-end fantasy outcome […]

Welcome back to another edition of Fact or Fiction, RotoBaller's weekly look at some of the most surprising performances from around the NFL. Were those surprising shows a Fact, i.e. something fantasy managers need to pay attention to, or were they simply Fiction. I've been doing this column all season, but this week honestly might be the weirdest […]

Week 11 is here, and the fantasy football playoffs are getting closer and closer. Fantasy managers will have to nail all of their start/sit decisions if they want to make the playoffs. Luckily for you, RotoBaller is here to help. Today, we will cover Tetairoa McMillan, DK Metcalf, and Jameson Williams. McMillan had a fine […]

For many, Week 14 is the final week of the fantasy football regular season. That means most leagues will have their playoff field set in just four games. Maximizing your fantasy lineup not only helps in the win/loss column but can also have major implications for potential tiebreakers. It goes without saying that the goal […]

We're already in Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season, and start/sit decisions are becoming more critical with the fantasy playoffs looming. The injuries to quarterbacks around the league have been one of the stories of the season, and they've had a clear ripple effect on how wide receivers are producing in fantasy. In this […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Tez Johnson, Denver Broncos wideout Courtland Sutton, and his fellow Broncos WR Troy Franklin are three NFL WRs who have gotten significant playing time this season. Each of them has had their stretches of good production in recent games, but that doesn't mean each should be a locked-in starter in […]

It's generally easier to find startable wide receivers in fantasy football in the later rounds of the drafts or on waivers. But it's a bit harder to predict how they'll play compared to a team's starting running back, which doesn't help. Looking to their matchups, how they've played recently, how their offense is doing as […]

Thursday night football has been a mixed bag for fantasy production. There have been several memorable performances, like Matthew Stafford’s 389-yard passing effort in Week 5 or Ja’Marr Chase’s 161-yard game in Week 7. There was also Week 10’s 10-7 defensive slugfest between the Raiders and Broncos. Week 11’s matchup is between one of the […]

Welcome back to Fact or Fiction, our weekly look at the NFL's most surprising performances. Except for this week, where there's no real point in looking at the biggest shock of Week 10. That shock was Houston Texans backup quarterback Davis Mills finishing as the overall QB1 after leading a furious fourth-quarter comeback over the […]

The NFL trade deadline has passed, and the second half of the season is firmly underway. Finding wide receiver depth at this stage of the season can be difficult, and those start-sit decisions become even more critical with playoffs lurking in the distance. In this article, we will evaluate the Week 10 outlooks for three […]

Trying to settle on receivers to start in fantasy football can be difficult. Week in and week out, different receivers will shine. Many teams have no clearly defined WR1. In this article, we will consider three wideouts who play for star-studded teams and have to share their volume with others. So, should fantasy managers start […]

Few positions in fantasy football have been as impacted by injuries this season as the wide receiver position. That has forced fantasy managers to lean on more volatile options to win their matchups. Depending on your scoring format, there are a few ways you can go. In PPR leagues, there are opportunities to try and […]

The fantasy football season makes the turn and heads for home in Week 10, and as we start the back nine of the regular season, every lineup decision is critical to setting your fantasy football team up for success. Running back is always a critical spot, and some veteran backs have had inconsistent seasons to […]

We've crossed the halfway point of the 2025 NFL season, and the playoff push is heating up for fantasy managers. In this article, we'll break down the Week 10 outlooks for three running backs: David Montgomery, Emari Demercado, and Quinshon Judkins. Each has operated in a split backfield this season, with Demercado's situation in Arizona […]

It would be nice to have a trio of wide receivers like CeeDee Lamb, Rashee Rice, and Tee Higgins on your fantasy football teams. That way you'd hardly have to worry about who to start and just roll the three out each week. Well... until bye weeks come! Those three are all on bye and […]

We're about to start Week 10 of the 2025 NFL season -- well, the main slate of games at least. Thursday's game already happened, and it was an abysmal low-scoring affair between the Denver Broncos and Las Vegas Raiders. Hopefully you didn't start any pass-catcher other than Denver Broncos wide receiver Troy Franklin in that […]

Rookie tight ends can be a big boost for your fantasy team, and this year's class has already delivered good performances and exciting production. Heading into Week 10, several rookie tight ends can be strong options to start. Rookie Tyler Warren of the Colts has become a weekly no-brainer, but right behind him, a few […]

Week 9 is finally behind us, and so is the 2025 NFL trade deadline. Now, we're in the second half of the season, and start/sit decisions will be more crucial than ever for fantasy football managers. Luckily for you, RotoBaller is here to help. Today, we will cover Alec Pierce, Parker Washington, and Jameson Williams. […]

Welcome to this week’s Smash Spots at the wide receiver position, where we’ve got several intriguing options who carry massive upside. We just saw multiple receivers erupt in favorable matchups, like Tee Higgins torching the Bears and Marvin Harrison Jr. carving up the Cowboys' secondary. With the Bengals and Cowboys defenses on bye, some of […]

As running backs get ground down taking hit after hit, injuries are piling up. Many teams are down to their second or third running backs. Some backup RBs have been putting up good fantasy numbers. In this article, we will see if Kimani Vidal, Kyle Monangai, or Devin Singletary should be started in fantasy in […]

Four of the five players in this week's Fact or Fiction column played in the same football game this week. That game? The thrilling 47-42 contest between the Bengals and Bears. But that wasn't just a high-scoring game. It was a high-scoring game where the best performances came from unexpected places. Backup running backs. No. 3 […]

As we hit the halfway point of the 2025 NFL season, several backup running backs have emerged, some stepping in due to injury and others simply proving to be the more dynamic option. In this article, we'll look at three running backs in different situations. Los Angeles Chargers RB Kimani Vidal has filled in admirably […]

The midway point of the 2025 NFL season is upon us. Four more teams are on bye in Week 9, and more unexpected wide receiver injuries can throw things for a loop in fantasy. In this article, we will evaluate three fringe starters at wide receiver:  Khalil Shakir, Parker Washington, and Troy Franklin. Both Shakir […]

If you drafted Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore, Cincinnati Bengals WR Tee Higgins, or Las Vegas Raiders wideout Jakobi Meyers in fantasy football this season, you probably aren't very thrilled with their output to this point. But that doesn't make them useless in fantasy football. Quite the opposite -- each clearly has upside that's […]

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Rashid Shaheed, Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams, and Las Vegas Raiders wideout Tre Tucker have all been in the range of WR2s/WR3s this season. Each at least deserves some consideration for starting lineups. In deeper leagues, players like this are very important -- and it's especially important to try to […]

Week 9 is another difficult week for fantasy managers trying to find a running back. Once again, the position is ravaged by injuries and teams on bye. That means that fantasy managers will need to get creative on the waiver wire or lean on running backs that have struggled to provide consistent production in 2025. […]

Washington Commanders RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt, New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson, and Pittsburgh Steelers tailback Jaylen Warren are three players that are heavily rostered in fantasy football leagues this year. Obviously. That doesn't mean they're set-and-forget players, though. They've all had good and bad games, and when that happens, it's important to dive into […]

Week 9 continues a busy part of the season for bye weeks, and multiple key wide receiver injuries have also stretched the position even thinner. While some every-week superstars should still be started in every format regardless of matchups, many times the ultimate deciding factors of winning or losing a fantasy matchup are found on […]