Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Buy/Sell Trade Targets for Week 8

We're officially about halfway through the fantasy football regular season and with seven games in the books, teams and players are pretty much who they are. We shouldn't be expecting any miracles from here on out, but that doesn't mean things can't change. It just means we need to be realistic in regard to our... Read More

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 7

This is the seventh week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 7, we saw stat lines such as the Baltimore Ravens tight end room combining for four targets, the Cincinnati Bengals wide... Read More

Week 8 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

I'm back for my second go around here and after many Reddit suggestions looking for some deeper options, I'm hoping we're going to be able to satisfy and help all different league sizes from 8-team leagues to 12 and 14-team leagues. As always, if you need any suggestions or advice with your waiver claims, you... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 8

Week 7 is officially in the books and we're now over a third of the way through the 2022 season. We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 8 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may... Read More

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 8)

What more can be said about the continued lack of explosive offense in the NFL during the 2022 season? Scoring (real and fantasy) is down across the board as offenses struggle to find their footing this year. That is also true for offensive line units across the league. Just 10 teams had a combined PFF... Read More

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 7 Includes Wan'Dale Robinson, Mac Jones, Justice Hill, Greg Dulcich

This week we head into another round of byes with the Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, and Buffalo Bills all on one. We are also now at a stretch of the schedule where stashing players is harder to do as you may not be afforded the luxury to just stash a guy as... Read More

Booms and Busts: Week 7 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds Including Romeo Doubs, Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery, T.J. Hockenson

It happens every year in fantasy when there comes a time when the injuries begin to mount, causing undervalued players to emerge. That was the case in Week 7 when you scrolled through the leaderboards at each position. Sitting atop the running back list for the week, we saw waiver wire wonder Deon Jackson take... Read More

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 7 Including Dameon Pierce, Kenny Pickett, Tyquan Thornton, Greg Dulcich

Rookie running backs had a great week last week. Breece Hall led the pack with 121 scrimmage yards and a touchdown to help the Jets earn a 27-10 victory over Green Bay. Kenneth Walker III put up 110 scrimmage yards and a score for Seattle in his first game as a starter. Moreover, Commanders rookie... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 7

Tight end is a dreadful, empty position and because of that, I understand – to some extent – the appeal and rush to get Taysom Hill on your fantasy rosters after his Week 5 explosion. However, as appealing as those boom weeks are, the reality is he’s simply not playing enough. We touched on that... Read More

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 6

This is the sixth week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 6, we saw stat lines such as the San Francisco 49ers running back room combining for 11 carries, the Indianapolis Colts'... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 7

Week 6 is officially in the books and we're now over a third of the way through the 2022 season. We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 7 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may... Read More

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 7)

Offensive scoring is down across the league and offensive lines continue to struggle across the board. Just seven teams finished with an average PFF grade above 65.0 across their entire offensive line in Week 6. Unfortunately, injuries continue to stack up along the offensive lines as well. Arizona lost starting left guard Justin Pugh to... Read More

NextGen Stats - Week 6: QB Breakdowns and Takeaways

It's been a month since the last time we took a look at our beloved quarterbacks. Numbers are numbers, and numbers don't lie. You can twist them, but looking at them objectively, numbers say that no matter what, rushing the ball is almost always a worse option than passing it in today's game. That's why... Read More

Week 7 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

Y'all have probably already figured it out, but this isn't Pierre Camus you're reading. I've had the pleasure of having Pierre read and edit my articles since I started at RotoBaller about two years ago and he's always been willing and able to help me out whenever I had a question. However, the real reason... Read More

Fact or Fiction: Fantasy Football Reactions From Week 6

Hello, RotoBallers. As we put Week 6 of the NFL season in the rearview, it certainly stands out as a unique one from a fantasy perspective. In this article, we'll tackle some of the week's biggest fantasy storylines with a game of "Fact or Fiction". Perspectives can swing wildly over the course of an NFL... Read More

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 6 Includes Isiah Pacheco, Mack Hollins, DeeJay Dallas, Wan'Dale Robinson

As we head into the first round of bye weeks, the waiver wire is getting a little more complicated across the fantasy landscape. If you are okay with planning for your byes one week ahead of time and rostering players or defenses with a good upcoming matchup, you won't be scrambling at the last minute... Read More

Booms and Busts: Week 6 Fantasy Football Starts and Sits

Hello, fantasy football friends! Ok, wow...that's a lot of F's. Instead of F's, let's focus on another letter in Week 6...the letter B. B as in Bye weeks. For the first time in 2022, we have teams on byes, as the Lions, Titans, Raiders, and Texans won't be available to fantasy managers this week. B... Read More

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 6 Including Breece Hall, Kenneth Walker III, Alec Pierce, Wan'Dale Robinson

Quite a few first-year players have already made strong impacts as professionals. Last week was strong evidence of that. Jets running back Breece Hall totaled 197 scrimmage yards and a score in a big win over Miami, and Houston's Dameon Pierce channeled his inner Marshawn Lynch on a jaw-dropping touchdown run. Brian Robinson has already left... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 6

What better way to define the tight end position than to say that a player who has more special team snaps than tight end snaps is currently the TE3 in half-PPR scoring. That is the landscape fantasy managers are being asked to muddle through at this maddening position and there doesn't seem to be any... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 6

Week 5 is officially in the books and we're now almost a third of the way through the 2022 season. Overreactions will undoubtedly continue to be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 6 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll... Read More

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 5

This is the fifth week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 5, we saw stat lines such as the Atlanta Falcons tight end room combining for 20 receiving yards, the Houston Texans'... Read More

Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions

The bye weeks are finally here, so hitting the waiver wire may become a necessity for some who have managed to avoid it thus far. We also have another season-ending injury to a running back that now leads to an obvious target for those who've held onto their top waiver claim. Below, you will find... Read More

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 6)

Six weeks are in the books and defenses continue to dominate to start the 2022 season. Nine games went under the opening projected scoring in Week 5. So far, at least eight games have gone under the opening scoring line every week of the season. There were once again some major injuries across offensive lines... Read More

NextGen Stats - Week 5: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary... Read More

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 5 Includes Isiah Pacheco, Khalil Shakir, Geno Smith, Robert Tonyan

Staying ahead of your league mates when it comes to spotting potential breakout players while saving your FAAB or waiver priority is an underrated skill. As we are four weeks into the regular season, some of the players we drafted are no longer going to be on our rosters due to their performance or injury.... Read More

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 5 Lineups - Kyler Murray, Logan Thomas, Rashaad Penny, Diontae Johnson

Week 4 in the NFL brought about a breath of fresh air as the running back position finally came to the forefront of fantasy production. With quarterbacks and receivers taking a large amount of the headlines to begin the year with lofty scoring, last week brought us four running backs to provide fantasy managers with... Read More

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 5 Including Kenny Pickett, Brian Robinson, Isiah Pacheco, Christian Watson

Quite a few first-year players have already made strong impacts as professionals. The wide receivers in particular have been impressive. New Orleans Saints wideout Chris Olave is ninth at his position in receiving yards through four weeks. Atlanta's Drake London has also produced at a high level, accumulating 18 catches for 231 yards and two... Read More

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 5

Holy T.J. Hockenson! With Amon-Ra St. Brown, D.J. Chark, and D'Andre Swift all out of the lineup, Hockenson was given 12 targets from quarterback, Jared Goff. He turned those targets into 8 receptions, 179 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Opportunity and volume continue to be king for this position. It's not something most tight ends are... Read More

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season is officially in the books. Overreactions will undoubtedly continue to be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 5 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be... Read More