Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Brock Purdy, RJ Harvey, Travis Etienne Jr., Courtland Sutton, Travis Kelce

Most fantasy leagues don't play games in Week 18. However, fantasy managers who did have a matchup this past week likely endured plenty of stress when setting their lineups, evaluating potential rest scenarios, and adding players off the waiver wire. Oftentimes, the best advice is to just "start your studs." However, that doesn't always work […]

Week 18 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

For some teams, Week 18 is like the preseason. For others, it's win or go home. That's why most fantasy leagues end their season in Week 17. If you're still playing, however, we have you covered. Below, we sort through the stats and find 10 fantasy football busts, or players who may disappoint, for Week […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Tetairoa McMillan, Dalton Schultz

Week 17 is one of the most stressful weeks for fantasy football managers. The fantasy championships took place in most leagues this week, creating plenty of chaos, panic, and (hopefully) excitement. In a perfect world, you would win the championship in all of your leagues, fueled by your key players leading the way. However, that's […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 17 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The final week of the fantasy football season in most leagues has arrived. Only two teams remain, and one win stands between you and the fantasy football championship. It's never been more important to nail your lineup calls by finding under-the-radar sleepers and avoiding potential landmines. As always, we're here to assist! It's time for […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 17 Lineups (2025)

It all comes down to this. Championship weekend is here! It has been a long season, which has been complicated by a slew of injuries during the fantasy playoffs. Perhaps you've been lucky, and your team enters the finals fully healthy. If so, congratulations, because that might give you a massive advantage over your opponent […]

D/ST Fantasy Football Playoffs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Defenses With Easy/Tough Matchups (Week 17)

After a long and grueling 16 weeks of fantasy football, we are here at the championship. With a win-or-go-home matchup on the slate, managers must take an extra look at their lineup and find any possible edge to lead them to victory. Typically, the position to do this for is defense. Throughout the season, managers […]

Week 17 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

The hard part is over. Now, it's up to the fantasy football gods. The grind you underwent to clinch a spot in the fantasy championship proved to be well worth the time. One more week of managerial decisions could lead to a trophy, but a bit of bad luck could make it all for naught. […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 17

If you're reading this, you most likely made the fantasy football championship! Congratulations, now let's win a title. As we've done every week of the season, we'll take a look at whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling coming out of the previous week. Week 16 was riddled with injuries, explosive performances, and […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 17

Welcome to Championship Week. Since there are no more fantasy football games after this final week, the waiver wire rules are different from what they've been compared to the rest of the season. All those handcuffs that we've been holding just in case the starter got hurt, well, if the starter isn't hurt, those handcuffs […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Jaxson Dart, Josh Jacobs, Drake London, Wan'Dale Robinson, Dalton Kincaid

Week 16 is wrapping up, which means the fantasy championships are just a few days away in most leagues. Hopefully, your teams had a strong week and advanced to the final round, fueled by your key players leading the way. However, that's not always the case. Fantasy football performances can fluctuate every week, and the […]

Week 16 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

Welcome to the fantasy football semifinals! Congratulations on making it this far! Everything from here on out should be viewed through a one-week lens (except for a D/ST stash). If you are skittish about a matchup or an injury, don't be afraid to pivot. Below, we sort through the stats and find 10 fantasy football […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The semifinal round of the fantasy football playoffs has arrived, and start-sit calls have never been more consequential and nerve-wracking. Starting a player who flames out could cause you to fall short of a fantasy football championship, but starting an under-the-radar sleeper could propel your team to a win. As always, we're here to help. […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 16 Lineups (2025)

There are two weeks left in the fantasy football season. If you’re reading this column, hopefully you survived the injury bloodbath that was Week 15. We had numerous players go down, and those injuries certainly played a role in numerous quarterfinal showdowns. However, the season stops for no one, and the fantasy semi-finals are here. […]

D/ST Fantasy Football Playoffs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Defenses With Easy/Tough Matchups (Weeks 16-17)

The first week of the fantasy playoffs is in the books. Hopefully, you have lived to fight another day thanks to monster showings by Amon-Ra St. Brown and Trevor Lawrence. However, the job is not done, and we will have to navigate through the next two weeks of NFL action to secure the championship. In […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 16 (2025)

Two more wins. That's it. That's all that's left on the to-do list. That's how close we are. Can you taste it? It's right there in front of us. You can almost reach out and touch it, but the job isn't done yet. No, all the hard work you've put into the season can be […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

You made it to the fantasy football semifinals (most likely)! Congratulations, you're one step closer to being crowned a champion. As we do each week, we'll take a look at whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling coming out of the previous week. There were a lot of injuries coming out of Week […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 16

There are only two weeks left of the fantasy football season. Most leagues are in the semi-finals of their playoffs, playing for a berth in the championship. While some fantasy managers consider making what some call "grenade drops", defined as dropping players who are widely viewed as talented but who have been highly disappointing, I've […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Joe Burrow, Quinshon Judkins, Justin Jefferson, Jake Ferguson

The fantasy football playoffs got underway in most leagues this week. Ideally, the strongest teams will win their matchups and move on. However, fantasy football performances can fluctuate every week, and the "best" team on paper doesn't always win. Often, this is a result of big-name players underperforming. A common trend in Week 15 was […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups (2025)

The fantasy football playoffs are here! Congratulations are in order if you’ve made it this far. Now that you’ve made the dance, it’s a brand new season, and anything can happen. One player could go on a major heater, and that might be all you need to win a title. Speaking of players who could […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The fantasy football playoffs are finally here, and we aren't here for a first-round exit! If you have made it this far, you likely have a strong team, but with no teams on a bye, nailing your start-sit calls against other playoff-worthy rosters is key. We're here to help you chase that fantasy football championship! […]

Week 15 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

It's one of the toughest questions to answer in fantasy football: Do you stick with the players that got you into the playoffs, despite a difficult matchup, or pivot to a riskier bench player who has a less-resistant path to points? Now that it's win-or-go-home, the margin for error is slimmer, and that decision could […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 15 (2025)

We're officially in the first round of the fantasy playoffs—every decision matters. Every point matters. Tight end can be a difficult position to get right week-to-week for fantasy managers. We'll check in on Harold Fannin Jr.'s breakout and talk about Dalton Kincaid's elite efficiency season. How worried should fantasy managers be with Brock Bowers and […]

D/ST Fantasy Football Playoffs Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Defenses With Easy/Tough Matchups

With the fantasy playoffs now underway, many managers will search the waiver wire weekly for defenses that have the best matchups. However, some managers may have consistently relied on one unit throughout the entire season and will look to ride out the final stretch with their go-to option. During the regular season, top-defensive units like […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

If you're reading this, you're likely in the fantasy football playoffs. Congratulations! You're one step closer to being crowned a champion. As we do each week, let's take a look at whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling coming out of the previous week. Three of the four risers heading into Week 14 […]

The Cut List - Time to Let Go? Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 15

Welcome to the first round of the fantasy football playoffs! Hopefully, if you're reading this, you've made it to the dance. Ideally, you may even have a first-round bye. Now that we're officially down to one-week seasons. It's win-or-go-home, so every decision matters. The margin of error is now minimal. When you're cutting a player […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts of the Week - Fantasy Outlooks for Ashton Jeanty, Davante Adams, DJ Moore, Justin Jefferson, Tyler Warren

Fantasy managers were trying to make the final push into the fantasy playoffs during Week 14 of the NFL season. Managers across leagues were looking for every point they could get this week, maximizing upside throughout their lineup. Some of these players were successful; others will not. Most of the Week 14 fantasy football stress […]

Fantasy Football Playoffs Busts? Players Who May Disappoint in Weeks 15, 16, 17

Fantasy football playoff time is here. Not every league starts the playoffs in Week 15, but almost all leagues will host their playoffs over the next three weekends of NFL action, whether that be a three-week playoff starting in Week 15 or a two-week one starting in Week 16. If you're in some weird league […]

5 Tough Fantasy Football Playoff Schedules: Big-Name Players With Difficult Matchups (Weeks 15-17)

It is hard to imagine that the fantasy football playoffs are already slowly creeping up on us. It felt like yesterday we were all drafting our fantasy squads with the one goal of bringing home a fantasy football championship. With the playoffs right around the corner, we will dive into five fantasy football superstars that […]

Week 14 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint (2025)

It's crunch time - and not the kind that Cap'n Horatio promotes. For the majority of fantasy football leagues, Week 14 marks the final week of the regular season. Suppose you've already been eliminated. Well, hey, thanks for sticking around and reading. For everyone else, roster decisions could be the difference between a playoff spot […]