Christine Michael (RB, SEA) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~145 CURRENT ADP: 154.6 ANALYSIS: Christine Michael has been considered a late-round sleeper for just about forever, and has never amassed 200 yards on the ground in a single season.However, Thomas Rawls hasn’t played in the preseason as he continues to recover from last year’s fractured ankle. In his absence, Michael has […]

Tim Hightower (RB, NO) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~165 CURRENT ADP: 176.3 ANALYSIS: Tim Hightower may not be a sexy name, but he was a valuable midseason pickup last year after Mark Ingram went down. Hightower carried the rock 84 times for 327 yards and four touchdowns from Week 13 to Week 16, adding 129 receiving yards on 12 catches. […]

Jordan Howard (RB, CHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~175 CURRENT ADP: 186.3 ANALYSIS: Jordan Howard may not have a starting role in Chicago, but the fifth-round rookie out of Indiana also doesn’t have a ton standing in his way either. Jeremy Langford is firmly entrenched as the starter for now, but the other running backs on the team — Jacquizz […]

New York Jets (DEF, NYJ) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~160 CURRENT ADP: 166 ANALYSIS: The Jets allowed just 5,098 yards of total offense last year, the fourth fewest in football. They were particularly impermeable on the ground, as opposing teams ran the ball into the end zone just four times all year. In the off-season, New York extended Muhammad Wilkerson and […]

Fooled Me Once, Not Again - Sophomore Running Backs Set to Disappoint

Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me!  In fact, shame on me so much I should be kicked out of my fantasy league. Just like any human being, fantasy football owners do not like getting fooled twice. If a player burns them, and costs them the chance of winning their league […]

Three Sophomore Wide Receivers Who Will Surprise in 2016

Back in the medieval days of fantasy football (early 2000s), it was largely assumed that the third year of an NFL wide receiver's career was destined to be his breakout season. In fact, many magazines and websites ran articles on which receivers to tab simply due to to the number next to their Years of Experience column. […]

Late Round Quarterback Voltron - Streamers Who Can Make a QB1

Many savvy fantasy drafters have begun to wait until the middle rounds to take their starting quarterback. The rationale for this strategy is that the quarterback position is the most predictable of the fantasy positions and even a bad quarterback has a good shot at putting up good numbers against a poor pass defense. But […]

Boom or Bust Quarterbacks - Kirk Cousins, Andy Dalton, and Tyrod Taylor

The top tier of quarterbacks is easy to figure out. Telling you that Drew Brees might have a pretty good year won't help you out on draft day. With quarterbacks being drafted later and later each year, many fantasy owners are dipping below the top ten to find a starter or pairing up second and third tier […]

Green Bay Packers (DEF, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~175 CURRENT ADP: 187 ANALYSIS: In the 2015 NFL Draft, the Packers addressed the secondary, grabbing Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins in the first two rounds. As a result, they yielded the sixth fewest passing yards in football in the 2015 season. However, they were still vulnerable in the running game, allowing […]

Target Acquired - Who To Target In Rounds 8-15 Of Your Fantasy Draft

It’s officially draft season, which means it's time to have your big board ready. Here’s a list of players who represent good value at their ADP, broken down round by round for rounds 8-15. Where there’s a major difference between a player’s PPR performance vs. their standard performance, I’ve given an alternative pick in the same round. […]

Five Rookie Wide Receivers With Big Fantasy Football Potential

Over the last two seasons, wide receivers like Sammy Watkins, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham Jr., Kelvin Benjamin, Amari Cooper and Stefon Diggs have all made big fantasy impacts in their rookie seasons. This year’s draft class should continue that trend. Whether it’s the result of a perfect fit or an overwhelming bundle of talent, several […]

Mid-Round Draft Targets and Values for 2016 Fantasy Football

The first five rounds of a typical fantasy football draft hold few surprises, as the top tiers of running backs and receivers soon disappear. Many casual fantasy footballers show up to their draft with fantasy football magazine in-hand and can figure out how to assemble a solid starting lineup in the early rounds. However, often times, the biggest […]

Is Rookie Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Overvalued?

Ezekiel Elliott, the crop-top connoisseur and 4th overall pick of the Dallas Cowboys in April’s draft, has the weight of the fantasy world on his shoulders. In addition to having the honor of being the highest drafted running back since Trent Richardson in 2012 (3rd overall to the Browns, and we know how that turned […]

Philadelphia Eagles (DEF, PHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target in Last Round CURRENT ADP: 228 ANALYSIS: The Eagles’ defense is not considered to be a particularly appealing unit in fantasy football. It was incredibly permeable in 2015, yielding the fifth-most passing yards and the most rushing yards— third most yards of total offense. Linebacker Stephen Tulloch is the only notable addition […]

Handcuff or Running Back by Committee? Analyzing Backfields For Fantasy Football

Workhorse Backs Are Now A Rare Breed The days of the workhorse running back in the NFL are gone. Long, long gone. Blasphemy, you say? Let's consult the raw numbers on this one. From 2006-2013, at least 22 running backs carried the ball 200 or more times in each season except 2011, when the total […]

2016 Fantasy Football ADP Analysis - Larry Fitzgerald vs. Michael Floyd vs. John Brown

It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts, and RotoBaller is here to help. In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the preseason and it may impact where […]

Davante Adams (WR, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 249 ANALYSIS: Davante Adams flashed serious potential as a rookie in 2014, totaling 38 receptions on 66 targets for 446 yards and three touchdowns. He also added 117 yards and a touchdown in a playoff win over the Cowboys. When Jordy Nelson went down in the 2015 preseason, Adams […]

Five NFL Veterans Who Won The 2016 NFL Draft

Every year during the NFL draft, there are veterans who lose their starting jobs to incoming rookies and see a loss in value and subsequently drop in fantasy drafts. There are also players whose value receives a boost in value due to a lack of competition coming in, or a player coming into an offense […]

Ryan Tannehill (QB, MIA) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~160 CURRENT ADP: 172.4 ANALYSIS: Ryan Tannehill ranked top-five in completion percentage with over 4,000 yards passing in 2014, and many fantasy owners and analysts predicted that he, equipped with a better team, would be a slam dunk fantasy contributor in 2015. However, he began the 2015 campaign with seven touchdowns and […]

Will Zero RB Work in 2016 - Fantasy Football Strategy & Analysis

As fantasy football draft season approaches, many fantasy analysts have begun writing about their thoughts on the best draft strategy for the 2016 fantasy football season. Every fantasy draft can go a number of different ways, important things to factor are your league-mates, when your draft will take place, as well as many other variables. One […]

Tony Romo (QB, DAL) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~100 CURRENT ADP: 110.5 ANALYSIS: According to FantasyFootballCalculator.com ADP, Romo is being taken off the board in the 10th round, making him the 13th QB off the board. However, his draft-day value trumps that of Eli Manning, Andy Dalton and Matt Ryan. The Cowboys boast an elite offensive line, a top-five draft pick in running back Ezekiel […]

Tyrod Taylor (QB, BUF) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 CURRENT ADP: 138.8 ANALYSIS: Tyrod Taylor attempted 365 passes last season— 239 outside the numbers (61%) and 126 up the middle (76%). He held a 7:3 TD to INT ratio on the year, which ranked seventh in the league. Taylor also proved last season that even when passing lanes break down, […]

Jace Amaro (TE, NYJ) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 254 ANALYSIS: Jace Amaro is a tight end who can go from sleeper to keeper this year. A second-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft. He had one of the best seasons for a tight end in college football history, catching 106 passes for 1,352 yards for Texas Tech […]

Michael Thomas (WR, NO) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~135 CURRENT ADP: 148 ANALYSIS: Michael Thomas, a former Ohio State standout, was taken in the second round of this year's draft by the Saints. In 2015, he led the Buckeyes in receptions and racked up a team-high 781 receiving yards. At 6’3” and 212 lbs, Thomas has the perfect size for […]

Chris Hogan (WR, NE) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: 178.3 ANALYSIS: After three years in Buffalo, the quality of Chris Hogan's quarterback play will vastly increase with Tom Brady throwing the football for most of the year. The Patriots have Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, both of whom have a strong comfort level with Brady. Plus, the Patriots […]

Kevin White (WR, CHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: 89.8 ANALYSIS: Kevin White has been compared physically to Andre Johnson, which is lofty praise for a player yet to take a snap in an NFL game. The 6'3" receiver from West Virginia posted a 4.35 40-yard-dash time and has the size/speed combo that scouts dream about. White totaled […]

Nelson Agholor (WR, PHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 213 ANALYSIS: Nelson Agholor was a first-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, but missed three games during his rookie campaign due to an ankle injury and was not heavily utilized by the struggling Eagles offense. He had just 23 catches on 44 targets for 283 yards and a touchdown. However, […]

Sammie Coates (WR, PIT) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~150 CURRENT ADP: 161.7 ANALYSIS: Sammie Coates was drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Auburn University. He was notorious for not finishing his routes on deep passes in college, as well as relying too heavily on his natural physical ability to make plays. His route […]

Pierre Garcon (WR, WAS) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~175 CURRENT ADP: 190.8 ANALYSIS: Last season, running mostly short and intermediate routes, Pierre Garçon recorded 72 catches on 110 targets with just one drop. He is a precise route runner with 1,529 yards, 140 receptions and only one drop over the last two seasons. While rookie Josh Doctson was a highly-touted […]

Bilal Powell (RB, NYJ) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP: 135.3 ANALYSIS: Bilal Powell is solid at all facets of what it takes to be a decent NFL running back. He gets four yards a carry when he is handed the ball, he makes things happen in the passing game with his gluey hands and he picks up blitzes when […]