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The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 3
It has been some really ugly football through two weeks, not only with the overall product that's been on the field but with the amount of injuries we've seen. Between these two, fantasy managers have been put in tough situations early in the year. With many players underperforming, managers are left wondering if they should […]

Biggest Week 2 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for Trevor Lawrence, A.J. Brown, Joshua Kelley, Calvin Ridley
The second Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Fantasy Football Week 2 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Dak Prescott, Terry McLaurin, Joe Mixon, Jordan Love, more
Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season was far from pretty. In some games, it was downright ugly. For someone who writes a weekly busts column, it makes my life a little easier. But that's not at all fun for fantasy football, so let's go to bed and pray for more touchdowns and explosive plays […]

Fantasy Football Warning Signals for Week 2: Dak Prescott, Cam Akers, and Jerry Jeudy
Week 2 of the fantasy football season is underway and despite a limited set of data, it is okay to consider benching players with name value. We often hear the phrase "start your studs" and it is a tried and true method, especially earlier in the season, but when injuries, tough matchups, and/or questionable team […]

Fantasy Football Tight End Preparation For Week 2
Welcome back to the most depressing article series you’ll read all year. That’s because it’s here where we’ll be focusing on the fantasy football tight end position. Week 1 could not have been any uglier without Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, and a limited Darren Waller. The tight end landscape was brutal. Just two tight ends […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 2 Lineups
The excitement of the NFL season is in full swing as we enter Week 2 of the 2023 fantasy football season. After an exhilarating start in Week 1, fantasy football managers are eagerly looking for the best strategies to find players that will boom (or bust) in their lineups. This week's matchups bring both challenges […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 2
We made it! Week 1 is now officially in the books. We have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 2 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at fantasy football players whose arrows may be pointing up and players whose arrows may […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps- Fantasy Football Matchups to Target (Week 2)
Let’s ignore the fact that many of Week 1’s games were underwhelming and bask in the fact that the NFL is officially back. As expected, many offenses struggled to get things going early in the season, leading to many slow games. At least we did get some fireworks from the matchup between the Chargers and […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 2
Week 1 always has a tendency to throw us a few curves. That’s the nature of dealing with a sample size of one. You’re going to get some funky stuff. The thing to remember is to try not to overreact. Yes, it’s important to pivot and admit when we got something wrong, but it’s also […]

Biggest Week 1 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins, D'Andre Swift, Dallas Goedert, Skyy Moore
The opening Sunday of the 2023 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your matchup went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Fantasy Football Week 1 Busts? Players Who May Disappoint: Daniel Jones, Najee Harris, Breece Hall, Kyle Pitts, more
The gap between fantasy football drafts and opening night kickoff is similar to the time between Christmas and New Year's Eve. You're coming off of that holiday high but the next big event is just a handful of days away. Like any holiday, you'll need to make your plans in advance. That's where fantasy managers […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 1 Lineups
Welcome to the highly anticipated kickoff of the fantasy football season, where every draft pick and strategic move culminates in the excitement of Week 1. It's the moment we've all been waiting for, and now it's time to make those critical decisions about who to start and who to sit on your fantasy roster. In […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps- Fantasy Football Matchups to Target (Week 1)
The NFL season is finally upon us and a big matchup is on the horizon between the Chiefs and Lions on Thursday night football. Once again, I’ll be here at Rotoballer providing offensive line matchup analysis every week. Since it is the first week of the season, there won’t be any “champs” (teams that had […]

Overvalued Tight Ends - Three Potential Busts for Fantasy Football Including Dalton Kincaid, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Juwan Johnson
The 2023 NFL season starts on Thursday night, but plenty of fantasy football managers will be drafting the night before kickoff. For last-minute drafters like myself, it's important to get as much key information as you can before you're on the clock and ready to compete with your league mates. Tight ends are always difficult […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Green Bay Packers 2023 Outlook
The Green Bay Packers are in a state of flux for the first time in a long, long time. Some of the Packer faithful are choking on their provolone and cheddar sandwiches because Aaron Rodgers is no longer running the offense. The reins have been handed over to youngster Jordan Love, and the fantasy football […]

Overvalued Wide Receivers - Three Potential Busts for Fantasy Football Including Michael Pittman, Christian Watson, DK Metcalf
With NFL kickoff just around the corner and draft season being in full effect, it’s important to identify potential busts in fantasy football to avoid when on the clock. To be clear about what classifies a player as a fantasy football “bust,” it is not saying that they will have a bad season by any […]

NFL Rookie Avoids for 2023 Fantasy Football Dynasty Drafts - Quentin Johnston, Roschon Johnson, more
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 […]

Early-Round Overvalued Picks for 2023 Fantasy Football Drafts - Justin Herbert, Najee Harris, George Kittle, more
Writing about sleepers and positive outcomes is lovely, but it can't all be sunshine, rainbows, and the hype that was promised. All those picks are squandered if you crush yourself with overvalued players in the early rounds. We'll be looking at each position, identifying who I think will underperform their draft-day cost and fail to […]

Yahoo Undervalued, Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Picks - Lamar Jackson, Raheem Mostert, Rashid Shaheed, Skyy Moore, more
Many fantasy football seasons are won and lost on draft day. Fantasy football isn't just about knowing the best players; rather, it is about identifying value at each draft position. If you can draft the guy in the fifth round who will put up points equivalent to a third-round pick, you are well on your […]

ESPN Undervalued, Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Picks - Saquon Barkley, Breece Hall, DJ Moore, Cam Akers, more
The NFL regular season is still over a month away. However, training camp recently started, meaning the fantasy football season is almost here. The preseason is just around the corner, and that’s when thousands of fantasy football drafts will begin to happen. Some fantasy players like to draft early, while others prefer to wait until […]

Sleeper.com Undervalued, Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Picks - Breece Hall, Tony Pollard, Nico Collins, more
The NFL regular season is only a few weeks away. However, the preseason is in full swing, meaning thousands of fantasy football drafts will happen over the next few weeks. Some fantasy players like to draft early, while others prefer to wait until the last minute. Early drafters want to take advantage of the sleeper […]

Florio's Players To Fade for Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts Include Rachaad White, Najee Harris, Isiah Pacheco, Michael Pittman, more
Fantasy football best ball drafts and contests continue to grow and grow each year. There was a time when even fantasy analysts hadn’t heard of best ball leagues, and there was only one site you could play them on. Nowadays, you can’t log onto Twitter without seeing screenshots of teams and more talk about the […]

Three Overvalued Running Backs Who Could Bust in 2023 Fantasy Football
Fantasy football is all about maximizing value. If you drafted a player like Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs in the fifth or sixth round last year, chances are you made the playoffs and likely made the championship. Jacobs was the RB20 off the board in 2022 drafts. So when he finished as the […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Seattle Seahawks 2023 Outlook
The Seattle Seahawks are on the tips of the tongues of many football and fantasy football experts this preseason. Seattle has suddenly become one of the August darlings of pigskin pundits and prognosticators. Many people believe the Seahawks have more talent than any team in the NFC West, including the loaded San Francisco 49ers. The […]

Dynasty Players To Sell for 2023 Fantasy Football (Premium Content)
Buying players on the dynasty fantasy football trade block is one of the most enjoyable aspects of the formats, but knowing who to sell and when to sell them is key to staying competitive in your league. There are glaring "sells" like aging and declining veterans, but most of the managers in your league won't […]

Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - New York Giants 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook
As Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season quickly approaches, the fantasy football draft season is in full bloom. Here at RotoBaller, we've put together a series previewing some notable fantasy options for every NFL team. This article will be covering the New York Giants. The New York Giants put together a surprisingly strong effort […]

NFFC Undervalued, Overvalued Fantasy Football Draft Picks - Deshaun Watson, Isiah Pacheco, Davante Adams, more
The National Fantasy Football Championships are some of the highest-stakes leagues around. Entry fees for most NFFC contests range from the hundreds to the thousands. The NFFC Platinum League has a $20,000 entry fee and a $160,000 prize. Their ADP rankings are pretty sharp, but even those who compete in high-stakes leagues make mistakes. Here […]

3 Overvalued Quarterbacks - Potential Fantasy Football Bust Candidates
Draft season is in full swing, which means it's time for fantasy football gamers to determine the players they are targeting as well as those they are avoiding at cost. The key here is cost, as many players will be relevant fantasy assets, but not all will return value given their current ADP. In traditional […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Washington Commanders 2023 Outlook
With just a few weeks to go until the NFL's regular season begins, it's important to consider all options from all teams in upcoming fantasy drafts. Teams such as the Washington Commanders aren't flashy and don't get many fantasy managers excited, but there are a handful of players on this roster with real fantasy football […]