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One-Man Backfields To Avoid In 2024 Fantasy Football Drafts
Bell-cow running backs in the NFL have become about as rare as having a positive interaction on social media. As a result, it's getting extremely difficult to find a workhorse back in fantasy football drafts. That makes our job as fantasy players trickier. While we typically want to target backfields with bell-cow rushers, there are […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Yardage Regression Candidates - 2024 NFL Sleepers and Busts
The 2023 NFL season featured some impressive performances by wide receivers, but not all of those performances feel sustainable heading into the future. Various factors should lead to various shifts in production. Today, we'll be looking at some wide receivers who had a lot of receiving yards in 2023 and discussing why their 2024 outlook […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets And Avoids - AFC East Breakdowns
Fantasy football draft season is right around the corner. What better way to start your preparation than by looking at some targets and avoids from around the league? That's exactly what we'll aim to do in this article Here, we'll take a look specifically at the AFC East. Which players should you be targeting in […]

NFL Rookie Avoids for 2024 Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
Rookies are extremely important in fantasy football. In dynasty leagues they ARE the draft and in re-draft leagues, they can be season-defining draft picks or waiver wire pick-ups. Even with all the content out there, I still think the fantasy football market generally underrates rookies in redraft fantasy football. Drafters don't like taking players they […]

Dynasty Players To Sell for 2024 Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
Dynasty fantasy football managers are used to being engaged in their leagues all year long, but it can be easy to get tunnel vision when a player succeeded for you last year or is trending up the following season. The offseason is all about knowing who to buy and who to sell before "the results" […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - AFC/NFC East
The fantasy season is just around the corner with NFL training camps just three weeks away. Plenty of teams were active in free agency and the draft, upgrading the talent on their roster. Understanding the new personnel (and coaching changes) can help fantasy managers start preparing for the season. Here at RotoBaller, we will be […]

Fantasy Football Players To Target And Avoid – NFC North
The 2024 NFL regular season is still a few months away. However, the Scott Fish Bowl is underway, meaning it’s officially redraft fantasy football season. While most redraft leagues won’t kick off until mid-August, it’s never too early to prepare. Fantasy players can build a winning roster in multiple ways. Your draft strategy could change […]

Worst Fantasy Football Picks At Each Position - Sneaky Bust Candidates for 2024
Every season, it is important to avoid drafting fantasy football busts in the early round of drafts. Sometimes, though, it is too hard to see it coming because outside factors play a part in that. In 2023, players like Austin Ekeler, Ja'Marr Chase, Garrett Wilson, and Tony Pollard all disappointed. All four of those players […]

Fantasy Football Players to Target and Avoid in 2024 - AFC West
Every year in fantasy football drafts, there are players we want to target and those we want to avoid. It’s one of the core strategies to winning your league. The Kansas City Chiefs have long dominated the AFC West, and they have been a fantasy gold mine for years in the process. However, it doesn’t […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - AFC/NFC South
The 2024 season is nearly upon us. We have seen plenty of player movement throughout free agency and the draft and have seen some of the rookies play with their new NFL teams through OTAs (granted, in shorts and helmets). Fantasy football managers will soon need to start preparing for their upcoming fantasy drafts, identifying […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - AFC/NFC West
The west coast is the best coast and there is a lot of fantasy fun to be had on west coast teams. The NFC West is especially loaded with high-end fantasy options and the AFC West has a few interesting sleepers. With players in the NFC West such as Puka Nacua, Cooper Kupp, Christian McCaffrey, […]

The Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Age Cliff: Should You Fade These Veterans?
We have all grown an emotional attachment to athletes over the years. It is especially easy to do so when that player goes off yearly and has led you to some great wins in fantasy football and some even better memories in real life. Maybe this player has even helped you win a title or […]

Crowded Fantasy Football Backfields To Avoid In 2024
Most NFL teams are moving away from giving their RB1 a workhorse role. Only a few running backs will enter the 2024 campaign with that type of role. Running backs like Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Saquon Barkley, and Breece Hall are the sole backs who should see the majority of their team's backfield touches. With […]

Three Fantasy Football Rookies To Avoid In 2024 FFPC Best Ball Drafts
While we aren't quite yet into the traditional draft season for fantasy football redraft leagues, June is almost over, which means fantasy best ball drafts are shifting into high gear. Rookies are always an exciting part of the best ball experience because of the blank slate that they bring. After all the hype the 2024 […]

Spotting Horrific Fantasy Football Running Back-Offensive Line Pairings
With the calendar flipping to July, we are now only a handful of weeks away from the beginning of NFL training camps. Fantasy football season is here! We all know how important a stud running back is to a fantasy football championship. But how do you decide which backs to draft? Or more importantly, which […]

Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Avoids - AFC/NFC North
Fantasy football drafts are just around the corner, which means it is time to start breaking down the offenses that can provide excellent fantasy value in 2024. Every team in football has players that we should target and avoid in fantasy drafts. Over the next few weeks at RotoBaller, we will be breaking down the […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receivers to Prioritize in PPR, But Fade in Standard Leagues
With the NFL Draft behind us, team depth charts are beginning to take shape. Now, we can identify which receiving rooms have a lead alpha that will carry large target shares. This can be very valuable when identifying which wide receivers will provide more fantasy points in points-per-reception (PPR) leagues compared to standard leagues. In […]

Denver Broncos Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks
Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Denver Broncos as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. We're officially onto the AFC West. This division is starting to look more and more like the AFC East when Tom Brady dominated it with the Patriots. The Broncos released former starting quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason, ensuring […]

San Francisco 49ers Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks
Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the San Francisco 49ers as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. They are one of the best teams in the NFL and have one of the most talented offenses in the entire league. The question is if there are enough footballs to go around. The 49ers […]

2024 Fantasy Football Deep Sleepers: Tight End
I know we say it every year, but this year, tight end is deep. I mean, Kyle Pitts is TE6, and George Kittle is TE7. Either one of those guys can finish as the overall TE1 this season. Then you’ve got guys like Evan Engram, Jake Ferguson, and Brock Bowers just behind them. The position […]

Fantasy Football RB Stat Busts/Sleepers - Missed Tackles Forced Per Attempt
With the steady increase of committees over the years, running back has become one of the most frustrating positions for fantasy football managers. The days of endless bell-cow backs are gone. Despite the rise of committees, running back remains one of the most important positions in fantasy football. Gamers still need to pay sharp attention […]

Fantasy Football Targets and Fades - FFPC Main Event Contest
Even though the calendar still shows it's the first half of June, fantasy football drafts are back in full swing in many best ball leagues, tournaments, and high-stakes contests. These early drafts can help all fantasy football managers get a feel for how the market perceives players and where they will end up in drafts […]

Five Fantasy Football Rookies That Will Fail To Make An Instant Impact In 2024
In recent years, we have seen more rookies than ever before provide immediate fantasy football results. Just last year, we watched Puka Nacua and C.J. Stroud have impressive debut seasons. However, not every rookie can make an immediate impact. Whether it’s due to circumstances or lack of experience, there are times when first-year players disappoint. […]

Evaluating Ambiguous Fantasy Football Backfields (2024) - Part III
This is the third and final entry in a series about ambiguous backfields and how fantasy football managers should value and target these respective running backs this season. In the first two series, the ambiguous backfields of the Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Tennessee Titans, and Cincinnati Bengals were evaluated, and a preferred fantasy football target […]

Evaluating Ambiguous Fantasy Football Backfields (2024) - Part II
Fantasy football managers often find plenty of fantasy value with ambiguous backfields. Since we don't exactly know how the touch distribution will be dispersed, prices are often reduced due to that uncertainty. If you're one to wait on the running-back position, targeting these backfields can provide much fantasy value if you draft the right one. […]

Evaluating Ambiguous Fantasy Football Backfields (2024) - Part I
Ambiguous means uncertain or unclear. These backfields do not have a true No. 1 running back. Sometimes, this could mean a wide-open competition from the top to the bottom of the depth chart. Other times, it may mean that there is likely a committee approach with no defined leader. The final possibility is that we […]

Fantasy Football Veteran Quarterback Fallers - Post-NFL Draft 2024
The 2024 NFL Draft saw plenty of quarterbacks taken, including six within the first round. These quarterbacks will provide hope and optimism to their fan bases for several years to come, and there's a general buzz around the league that many of the top names can become franchise cornerstones very soon. However, the addition of […]

Overvalued, Undervalued Fantasy Football Rookies in 2024 Best Ball Drafts
Rookie fever is in full force. Although fantasy football drafts still have a few months to go, best ball is well on its way. Two things are common this time of year. Rookies are undervalued, as less information is known about key players who have yet to step on the field. Fantasy players are skeptical […]

Fantasy Football Overvalued Players In FFPC Best Ball Drafts
While we aren't yet close to the traditional draft season for fantasy football redraft leagues, June is here, which means best ball drafts are shifting into high gear. Several fantasy football sites have already released their flagship contests, including one of the most popular sites in the game: Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC). If you […]