The #1 Overall Tight End for 2026 Fantasy Football - Six Candidates for TE1

The tight end position is often the most divisive among the fantasy football community. Some believe in the "early-round tight end" and have selected Travis Kelce near the 1-2 turn for the better part of the past half-decade. Others wait until the double-digit rounds and hope to strike gold with a high-floor veteran, or to […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers From the NFL Playoffs

With the NFL Playoffs officially in the books and the Lombardi Trophy heading to Seattle, dynasty managers can begin to turn their focus to the upcoming rookie class. However, even though the "fantasy season" was over in Week 17, the dynasty market has shifted quite substantially following a wild postseason that saw a budding rookie […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football: Top Wide Receiver (WR) Sleepers For 2026

We are living in the wide receiver era in the NFL, and they are in high demand in dynasty fantasy football leagues. They fly off draft boards, are often hard to acquire in trades, and everyone has “their guy” that they can’t stop talking about or their sleeper they keep quiet to themselves. With more […]

5 Fantasy Football Sleepers To Target In Dynasty Rookie Drafts (2026)

Now that the Super Bowl is over, we can fully shift our attention to the 2026 offseason. Things move quickly in the NFL when it comes to the offseason. Major showcase events like the Senior Bowl have already taken place, and the NFL Combine is two weeks away. Some dynasty managers are already preparing for […]

The #1 Overall Wide Receiver for 2026 Fantasy Football - Six Candidates for WR1

With the 2025 NFL season officially in the books with the conclusion of Super Bowl LX, it's time to put our eyes toward 2026. This season, the wide receiver position was not as consistent as it has been in years past, but it still featured some of the league's top assets. The overall WR1 in […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Values: Underrated Players To Buy (2026)

With the Super Bowl behind us, we have officially started the NFL offseason. While redraft managers are heading into fantasy football hibernation, dynasty managers know that it is time to get to work. We are hostages to our rosters during the regular season, but we become the solution to our rosters during the offseason. The […]

Five Running Backs To Buy In Dynasty Fantasy Football Leagues (2026)

The running back position has experienced a revival in recent seasons. The ratio of run to pass plays per game has risen from 0.76 in 2020 to 0.83 in 2025, and with the continued rise of zone defenses, the NFL is slowly becoming a run-first league again. It's an exciting time to start buying running […]

7 Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Injured Players To Buy Low For 2026

With the NFL regular season in the books, and dynasty fantasy football managers are eagerly anticipating the start of the 2026 offseason. While the 2026 NFL Draft is the highlight, managers could also look to be active in the trade market and acquire players at a discount following a disappointing season. While some players struggled […]

Five Wide Receivers To Buy In Dynasty Fantasy Football Leagues

The Super Bowl has come and gone, and the NFL season is officially over. The dynasty fantasy football season, though, is just getting started. The NFL Combine is quickly approaching, and dynasty gamers are working hard to learn about the incoming rookie class. While that's at the forefront of managers' minds, it's important to keep […]

The #1 Overall Running Back for 2026 Fantasy Football - Sneaky Candidates for RB1

If the fantasy football season taught us anything, it taught us to stop discounting running backs in drafts. This season, we saw Christian McCaffrey, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs, and De'Von Achane all live up to other Round 1 price tags and provided significantly more value than most early-round WRs such as Justin Jefferson, Brian Thomas […]

Top RB Fantasy Football Breakouts: 2026 Must-Draft Running Backs

The state of the running back position remains far from settled, with the 2025 season seeing even the most established superstars produce letdowns while others soared into prominence. Fantasy managers had another strong group of rookie rushers to speculate about, but we know that anything can happen once the whistle blows. We're here to discuss […]

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 […]