2026 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidates: Middle-Round Wide Receivers

It'll be quite a while longer before our beloved teams return to the gridiron, but those who stay ahead of the curve throughout the offseason will reap the rewards during fantasy football drafts. The rabid among us are already ripping 2026 best ball drafts, analyzing the preliminary default site ranks, as well as early average […]

2026 Rookie Fantasy Football Risers: Names to Watch After the Senior Bowl

The 2026 Senior Bowl just wrapped up in Mobile, Alabama, and what a spectacle it was—think of it as the ultimate talent showcase where college stars ditch the textbooks for one last gridiron hurrah before chasing NFL dreams. The American team edged out the National squad 17-9 in a tough, defense-heavy showdown that had scouts […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Rookie Sleepers: Late-Round Picks to Target in Rookie Drafts

It's never too early for dynasty fantasy football managers to start looking toward next year for good values late in their rookie drafts. While the first-round prospects are pretty well-known at this point, you can't build a team just off first-round picks, for the most part. Instead, finding good players after the first round is […]

5 Underdog Playoff Fantasy Football Sleepers for Best Ball Contests

The NFL playoffs have arrived, but that doesn't mean that the fun stops with fantasy football. You can join playoff best ball leagues at Underdog, where you draft a team in a large-field competition. These are 10-round snake drafts where you not only have to consider how well the player projects, but also whether their […]

Fantasy Football Busts of the Year - Biggest Disappointments of the 2025 Season

Every year, fantasy managers hit landmines in their draft. While this could be due to a number of factors, such as play-calling, poor offensive environments, or injuries, these picks can sometimes sink your chances of winning your league. In this piece, we will take a look at some of the top busts at each position […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 18 (2025)

While many fantasy championships are played in Week 17, we cannot overlook those who play fantasy football all the way through the final regular-season whistle. Luckily, the majority of NFL teams will not be resting anyone for the playoffs this week. There is a lot of seeding to play for, and only four divisions are […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 17 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The final week of the fantasy football season in most leagues has arrived. Only two teams remain, and one win stands between you and the fantasy football championship. It's never been more important to nail your lineup calls by finding under-the-radar sleepers and avoiding potential landmines. As always, we're here to assist! It's time for […]

High-Upside Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 17

With three games of the Week 17 slate already in the books, some managers might already be facing a major deficit in their championship matchup. If you were facing Dak Prescott, Jordan Addison, or RJ Harvey, your current math cup is likely not in your favor. However, there are still plenty of opportunities left to […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 17 Lineups (2025)

It all comes down to this. Championship weekend is here! It has been a long season, which has been complicated by a slew of injuries during the fantasy playoffs. Perhaps you've been lucky, and your team enters the finals fully healthy. If so, congratulations, because that might give you a massive advantage over your opponent […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 17 (2025)

Welcome to fantasy football championship week. Most leagues will end in Week 17, meaning that all the fantasy glory, or punishment, will finally come to a head in Week 16. Everything is on the table. It is on you as the fantasy manager to roll out your best possible lineup. All the research, headaches, and […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 17

If you're reading this, you most likely made the fantasy football championship! Congratulations, now let's win a title. As we've done every week of the season, we'll take a look at whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling coming out of the previous week. Week 16 was riddled with injuries, explosive performances, and […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Streamers: Start 'Em for Week 17 Playoffs

Last chance to bring home the fantasy bacon for most of us — time to get serious. Any teams still standing are more important to me than any Christmas gifts at the mall. It's funny because you'd think teams playing for the championship would imply stacked rosters on both sides, when it's far from the […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Fantasy Football Roundtable

The moment you have been working for is here! It's time to compete for a fantasy football championship, so these waiver wire suggestions are all geared toward helping your team in Week 17, or at least blocking your opponent from grabbing a key player. Although you likely have a star-studded team if your squad is […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The semifinal round of the fantasy football playoffs has arrived, and start-sit calls have never been more consequential and nerve-wracking. Starting a player who flames out could cause you to fall short of a fantasy football championship, but starting an under-the-radar sleeper could propel your team to a win. As always, we're here to help. […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 16 Lineups (2025)

There are two weeks left in the fantasy football season. If you’re reading this column, hopefully you survived the injury bloodbath that was Week 15. We had numerous players go down, and those injuries certainly played a role in numerous quarterfinal showdowns. However, the season stops for no one, and the fantasy semi-finals are here. […]

High-Upside Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks: Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Streamers for Week 16

Congratulations to those who have made it to the fantasy semifinals. However, to those who have already dug themselves a hole after Thursday night's game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, don't worry, we have a solution. In this piece, we will spotlight four high-risk, high-upside options, one from each position, to give […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 16

The fantasy season is almost complete. With a major portion of the Week 16 slate behind us, managers should begin looking for some sneaky options to hold on their bench for the final Week 17 slate. Unlike previous entries in this series, we will no longer look in the long term, as we only have […]

4 Potential Fantasy Football League-Winners: Breakout Picks for the Fantasy Playoffs

Locking in on a league-winner can help you secure a fantasy football championship. For this article, we'll define a league-winner as a player who was widely available coming into the playoffs but became a hot pickup for Weeks 16 and 17. In this article,  I'll spotlight four potential league-winners for Weeks 16 and 17. Each […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 16 (2025)

Congratulations to everyone who moved on in their fantasy playoffs this week. Hopefully, you rostered players such as TreVeyon Henderson or Puka Nacua. The week-winning performances of Week 15 were exciting and exactly what you want to see in the fantasy playoffs. As we head into Week 16, the stakes will only continue to get […]

5 Fantasy Football Bold Predictions - Adam Koffler's Week 16 Picks

There are a ton of moving pieces as we head into the fantasy football semifinals week. Injuries are piling up, creating chaos for fantasy managers fighting to make it to championship weekend. This weekly article aims to make some bold yet informed calls. While not a start/sit column, hopefully my five bold predictions for Week […]

Tight Ends Start 'Em, Sit 'Em and Fantasy Football Trends for Week 16 (2025)

Two more wins. That's it. That's all that's left on the to-do list. That's how close we are. Can you taste it? It's right there in front of us. You can almost reach out and touch it, but the job isn't done yet. No, all the hard work you've put into the season can be […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

You made it to the fantasy football semifinals (most likely)! Congratulations, you're one step closer to being crowned a champion. As we do each week, we'll take a look at whose stock is rising and whose stock is falling coming out of the previous week. There were a lot of injuries coming out of Week […]

Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Streamers: Start 'Em for Week 16 Playoffs

'Tis the season to be jolly here at RotoBaller -- and nothing puts me in a better mood than decking the fantasy halls with a big, juicy playoff win. No time to speculate, it's do or die. Cut the fat from those rosters, add anyone with a pulse who could help you, or your opponent, […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups - RotoBaller Staff Fantasy Football Roundtable

If you're still alive and heading into the fantasy football playoff semifinals, congratulations! You must have a solid team, but you should still be looking at the waiver wire to improve your depth, find a one-week fill-in, or at least block your opponents from adding potential boosts to their rosters. There's never a time to […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Sneaky Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Adds Before Week 15

The first full slate of the fantasy playoffs is just hours away. Hopefully, you got off to a strong start on Thursday evening thanks to a Kyle Pitts Sr. three-touchdown performance. Even though we are in the final month of the fantasy season, there are still some high-upside players to target on the waiver wire. […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 15 Lineups (2025)

The fantasy football playoffs are here! Congratulations are in order if you’ve made it this far. Now that you’ve made the dance, it’s a brand new season, and anything can happen. One player could go on a major heater, and that might be all you need to win a title. Speaking of players who could […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 (2025)

For most leagues, the fantasy football playoffs have finally arrived. This exciting period in the fantasy football season is just in time for the stretch run of the real NFL season. NFL teams are making their final stand as the playoffs approach. This is the time of year when, as fantasy managers, we can find […]

Fantasy Football Sleepers, Busts: Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 15 - RotoBaller Staff Roundtable

The fantasy football playoffs are finally here, and we aren't here for a first-round exit! If you have made it this far, you likely have a strong team, but with no teams on a bye, nailing your start-sit calls against other playoff-worthy rosters is key. We're here to help you chase that fantasy football championship! […]

Fantasy Football Streamers, Starts for Week 15

Fantasy playoffs always remind me of that famous cockpit scene with all the turbulence from Airplane, "Just want you to know, we're all counting on you". Every single point is so crucial, it's only human nature to obsess incessantly over every lineup slot for the slightest edge. You want to start those studs, but at the same […]