Can the Giants Offense Be Salvaged?

The New York Giants made a major impact this off-season by signing free agent Kenny Golladay to a massive contract. The talented yet oft-injured Golladay was supposed to bring an alpha receiver into the mix in hopes Daniel Jones would take a step forward in his progression. So far, it has not worked out for... Read More

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 13

This has been a hard week for many fantasy players. A few days ago, we received news that Christian McCaffrey will be out for the season due to an ankle injury. That wasn’t the only news to float down the pipeline. We also caught wind that Dalvin Cook will be out a few weeks because... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

Week 12 is officially in the books. This week, the Cardinals and Chiefs are back in action, with the Titans, Packers, Browns, and Panthers all on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll look at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games.... Read More

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 13

After several weeks of defenses dominating offenses in the NFL, Week 12 provided a bit of a course correction. Nine teams were able to score at least 30 points last week, leading to elevated fantasy points among those squads. While there were some blowout victories (Buffalo, Cincinnati, and Miami), several games produced a shootout environment... Read More

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming. That turkey you stuffed your face with a few days ago? Real. Your weekly meeting with football on the telly this past Sunday? Also real. All of that together only meant one thing: the fantasy football regular season is almost over, and with just one/two more weeks... Read More

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 13?

It's Week 13 and the injuries are really starting to pile up now. It's been a trend all season, but now in the playoff push, some of these injuries and waiver wire adds are going to end up being league winners. And if not league winners, certainly guys who are going to help decide who... Read More

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Quarterback scoring was a little down in general in Week 12 with guys like Trevor Lawrence (228 yards and 2 TDs) and Joe Burrow (190 yards and 2 TDs) finishing in the top-12. Josh Allen led the way on Thanksgiving with four touchdowns while Aaron Rodgers threw for two and ran one in for a score with... Read More

Week 12 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint: A.J. Brown, Myles Gaskin, Jarvis Landry

Happy Thanksgiving RotoBallers! As we head into Week 12 of the NFL season, we are now in the midst of the playoff push as the NFL season is flying by. It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right players to put out your optimal lineups, as managers need... Read More

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 12 Lineups

First and foremost, I would like to start things off on the behalf of the team at Rotoballer by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! As the calendar rolls over to December, the 2021 fantasy season begins to draw to a close. Every season these are the most crucial weeks for fantasy managers. Depending on your... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

As fantasy football continues to grow in popularity there's a never-ending source of statistics and numbers to dissect a player's value. We often hear the moniker "knowledge is power", but it takes time to comb through all the data. Other positions' key stats are a bit easier and well-known. When it comes to tight ends,... Read More

Re-Ranking the 2021 Rookie WR Class

We have been blessed by a massive influx of talent at the wide receiver position in recent years, and 2021 has been no exception. Five receivers were drafted in the first round in the 2021 draft, with another 10 coming off the board on the second day of the draft. With that in mind, we... Read More

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 12

This is possibly one of the most fun weeks of the football season. We have the Thanksgiving Day slate where we get to watch three games, and of course obsess over our fantasy football lineups. In the early Thanksgiving game, we will get to observe Andy Dalton and the Chicago Bears take on the Detroit... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 12

Week 11 is officially in the books. This week, the Broncos and Rams are back in action, with the Cardinals and Chiefs on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll look at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games. We'll try not... Read More

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 12

Week 11 wasn’t fantastic on offense for numerous teams. A lot of those issues stemmed from subpar offensive line play. 10 of 30 teams finished last week with an overall blocking average under 60 according to PFF. By comparison, only five teams finished with an overall blocking average above 70. Throughout the season, defenses have... Read More

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war. We've completed 11 weeks and I can see the playoffs on the horizon already. And let me tell you something: nobody is pushing me out of them. If you too have a chance at making the playoffs at this point in... Read More

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 12?

In most leagues, there are only four games left before the playoffs, so it's time fantasy managers start thinking about Weeks 15–17 if they have that luxury. This is about the time of the season where I want to start to look at playoff matchups on the waiver wire and aim big. This applies towards... Read More

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Justin Herbert had a massive game against the Steelers on Sunday Night Football, throwing for three scores to finish as QB-1 on the week while Aaron Rodgers had four scores of his own coming in at QB-2. Jalen Hurts continues to improve with a top-five finish while Trevor Siemian, Cam Newton, Kirk Cousins, Taylor Heinicke, Colt McCoy,... Read More

Week 11 Busts? Players Who Could Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 11 of the NFL season, we are now into the second half of the season and the playoff push is underway It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right players to put out your optimal lineups, as we are getting... Read More

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 11 Lineups

Week 10 in the NFL continued the trend of wild and wacky scoring around the league that leads to fantasy managers playing the guessing game. With players like Trevor Siemian and Kendrick Bourne occupying spots inside their respective top 10, the narrative continues to hold that setting your starting lineups is more than just putting... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

We're officially to the playoff stretch! Hopefully if you've been following this series, it's helped you out with who to play at tight end, the worst position group in all of fantasy football. This series has touched on some of the bigger break-outs we've seen this year, including Dawson Knox who was fantastic prior to suffering... Read More

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 11

We now have ten weeks of football in the books, and the fantasy season will be over before we know it. If anything, this should be a reminder to slow down and enjoy the regular season. Once we are in the off-season, there’s no looking back. A lot happened last weekend. We saw some players... Read More

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 11

Trade deadlines in fantasy leagues are fast approaching, so it may be the last opportunity to improve your team without relying on waivers. Most teams have had their bye week but a few still remain, so a player's remaining schedule is a consideration that must be taken into account. This column intends to advise fantasy... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 11

Week 10 is officially in the books. This week, the Bears, Bengals, Texans, and Giants are back in action, with just the Broncos and Rams on Bye. In this weekly column, we'll look at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on the previous week's games.... Read More

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 11

Week 10 is in the books and the contenders in the NFL are starting to become more clear. Teams like Buffalo, Dallas, and Green Bay got back on track with convincing wins and strong performances on both sides of the ball. The Titans, Chiefs, and Patriots continued to win and put themselves in the playoff... Read More

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Week 11?

The playoff stretch has officially started. Most leagues are now just four weeks out from the start of the fantasy playoffs and fantasy managers are getting down to the nitty-gritty. Tough decisions have to be made as injuries continue to pile up and unfortunately there are still four weeks of bye weeks fantasy managers need... Read More

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

The quarterback position was much more predictable in Week 10 than Week 9 as Patrick Mahomes, Dak Prescott and Josh Allen finished as the top-three at the position. Jalen Hurts bounced back after a few poor performances to finish as QB-6 and Mac Jones threw for three touchdowns against the Browns to finish as QB-5.... Read More

Week 10 Busts? Players Who Could Disappoint

Welcome back RotoBallers! As we head into Week 10 of the NFL season, we are now into the second half of the season and the playoff push is starting to heat up. It's more critical than ever to make the right lineup decisions and start the right players to put out your optimal lineups, as... Read More

Booms and Busts - Starts and Sits for Week 10 Lineups

Throughout the 2021 season, we have seen some baffling player production every week. But in Week 9, we somehow landed in the Bizzaro world of fantasy football. Sure, there were your traditional names littered among the top of positional rankings. But overwhelmingly, we saw several players come from out of nowhere to produce starter-level statistics... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

Week 9 was almost the first week of the NFL season where everything in the fantasy world of tight ends was right until rookie Pat Freiermuth screwed everything up. Still, we saw George Kittle, Travis Kelce and Darren Waller finish No. 2, 3 and 4 respectively in half-PPR scoring. The rookie out of Penn State... Read More