Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Chicago Bears 2022 Outlook

“The Monsters of the Midway” moniker has not fit the Chicago Bears in recent years, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Chicago has not finished with a winning record since 2018, and their offense has been ranked 29th, 26th, and 24th in the NFL during those three subpar seasons. The Bears have given […]

Wide Receiver Fallers for Fantasy Football Drafts: ADP Analysis for Russell Gage, Christian Watson, Garrett Wilson

Welcome back to another article in our fantasy football ADP draft risers and fallers – today we'll be looking at wide receiver risers. I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where […]

Draft Targets and Avoids from High-Stakes Fantasy Football Leagues - FFPC ADP Insights

We are grateful to every one of you who comes to RotoBaller for our advice. Fantasy football players always want to get other viewpoints on their draft targets, and also like to consult fantasy analysts who spend a lot of time uncovering guys to favor and fade. We are a source of confirmation for those […]

Sophomore Running Backs Set to Bust Again In Fantasy Football

Out of every NFL skill position, running back is the one that worries me the most when it comes to rookies who don't produce. Because of the short shelf life of NFL running backs, seeing a rookie do nothing is worrisome because most running backs don't have a lot of time ahead of them in […]

Tight End Fallers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts: ADP Analysis for Cameron Brate, Gerald Everett, Cole Kmet

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

Sophomore Quarterbacks Set to Bust Again in Fantasy Football

Not every NFL rookie will be good. Adjusting to the speed and physicality of the NFL is tough. Sometimes, it takes a player a little bit to adjust. Take Trevor Lawrence, for instance. Bad coaching and a bad supporting cast meant that Lawrence threw an NFL-worst 17 interceptions last season. But with an offseason of […]

Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing about sleepers and positive outcomes is lovely but it can't all be sunshine and rainbows. And those picks won't help much when you sandbag yourself with overvalued picks in the early round. Here we'll be looking at two players per position who I […]

NFL Players to Fade for Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts (Premium Content)

Best ball drafts continue to grow in popularity and there is no better time to fully submerge yourself in best ball goodness than right now! Just a few years ago there was one option to go and play best ball – now there are so many. You can jump in a draft with a quick […]

Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Avoids for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Rookies are reporting to NFL training camps and the exhibition season is set to begin. Some dynasty leagues have wisely chosen to hold off until now to hold their rookie drafts. That means it is time to reflect on what went down in the […]

Fantasy Football IDP Sleepers and Busts: Defensive Backs Edition

With the offseason finally slipping into our rearview mirror, we at Rotoballer want to give IDP managers an early look at how each defensive position is playing out in the fantasy realm. To do that, we will look at how IDP analysts and managers value players at every defensive position. Based on that, we will […]

Five Early-Round Fantasy Football Landmines to Avoid

Every fantasy manager has their own draft strategy. Making a clear plan before it's your turn to pick is essential and will go a long way in your pursuit of a championship. As much as it is important to identify players and positions that you want to target, you should also know which players you […]

Fantasy Football Stock Risers and Fallers After Preseason Week 1

NFL Preseason Week 1 is in the books. Fantasy managers started tackling the games' data to uncover hidden gems. While we enjoyed the fact that football is finally back, it's time to get to work. The noise surrounding NFL teams is deafening but let's look at the who's who after the first week of the […]

Is Rhamondre Stevenson Losing His Fantasy Football Sleeper Label?

“Sleeper” is a bit of a subjective term in fantasy football. Everyone has their idea of who is going at a value but once enough people join in on the parade, the “sleeper” distinction may begin to dissipate. A player may be considered a sleeper by the fantasy community, but when he’s drafted two rounds […]

Boom or Bust Wide Receivers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts

We’re here looking for the next Cooper Kupp and Allen Robinson. The kind of guys who will help win and lose fantasy football seasons this year. The reality is, we’re very unlikely to have any players who end up in the same stratosphere of season Kupp and Robinson had last year, but that doesn’t mean […]

3 Overvalued Running Backs for Fantasy Football: Potential Busts In 2022

I don't fade players, I fade average draft positions (ADPs). For one reason or another, whether it's past performance or injury history, some guys get drafted too high or too low. In this article, we'll take a look at three overvalued fantasy football running backs that are potential busts in 2022. Now, that doesn't mean […]

Overhyped Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts - Stop that Hype Train on Gabe Davis

Is there a player who has as much hype heading into this season as Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis? Davis has been talked up by pretty much everyone as a sleeper this year. That talk has gotten, IMO, out of hand. Davis has value this season, but the way he's been hyped up has gone […]

Overhyped Sleepers for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts - Stop that Hype Train on Rashaad Penny

Every season, there are players that are overhyped and underhyped based on public sentiment. In this article, I'll highlight one of those polarizing players that took the league by storm during the last few weeks of the 2021 season. That would be Rashaad Penny. Believe it or not, Penny ranked as the overall RB2 for […]

Competitive NFL Receiving Corps to Avoid in 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts

There is fantasy value on every NFL team. I can't name a single team where I would fade the whole team no matter what. But there are teams that are trickier than others to figure out. Maybe it's because there are too many cooks in the kitchen. Maybe it's because those cooks aren't very good […]

Five Fantasy Football Sleepers Who'll Stay Asleep in 2022

Every year you hear about a multitude of fantasy football sleepers. And every year a bunch of those guys go on to do virtually nothing. By Week 5, you're looking to the waiver wire. So today, we're going to be identifying five potential sleepers this season who are going to miss the mark. Guys who […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Detroit Lions 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Detroit Lions. After trading Matthew Stafford last year, the Lions are now in the second year of a rebuild. What kind of fantasy value can […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Washington Commanders 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Washington Commanders. With Carson Wentz under center, what will we see from this Commanders team this season? Can they be a surprise contender in the […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - New Orleans Saints 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the New Orleans Saints. With a new head coach for the first time in years and with a (presumably) healthy Jameis Winston under center, what can […]

Sophomore NFL Wide Receivers Set to Bust Again - Fooled Me Once, Not Again!

Adjusting to the speed and the rigors of the NFL can be tough, and not every player will do it effectively as a rookie. And that's okay! Plenty of players struggle in their first year but then breakout later. But not every player. Some struggle as rookies and then follow that up with more struggles. […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Atlanta Falcons 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Atlanta Falcons The Falcons will look a lot different this season, as they'll open the season with a new starting quarterback for the first time […]

Who Is The Starting Quarterback For The Seattle Seahawks? Geno Smith or Drew Lock

The Seattle Seahawks shocked the world this past off-season by dealing star quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos. Wilson and a fourth-round pick were traded to Denver in exchange for quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Noah Fant, defensive lineman Shelby Harris, and multiple early-round draft picks. Lock will compete with veteran Geno Smith for […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa was set to rebuild this year after Tom Brady retired, but then Brady went out and unretired, because of course Tom […]

IDP Draft Bargains and Busts for Fantasy Football - Linebackers Edition

With the offseason finally slipping into our rearview mirror, we at RotoBaller want to give IDP managers an early look at how each defensive position is playing out in the fantasy realm. To do that, we will look at how IDP analysts and managers value players at every defensive position. Based on that, we will […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Outlook

The Chiefs kept the offseason exciting by trading Tyreek Hill to Miami. In his wake, they added JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling and drafted Skyy Moore. Now, every fantasy football manager is spilling over stat sheets and film reels to try to figure out the proper play to profit off the new situation. Count me […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Green Bay Packers 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Green Bay Packers. The Packers were able to retain Aaron Rodgers this offseason despite all the rumors over the last few years that he wanted […]