NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 16 Including George Pickens, Malik Willis, Daniel Bellinger, Jaylen Warren

As we progress through the fantasy playoffs, several rookies have achieved impressive stat lines. Last week, Falcons rookie running back Tyler Allgeier carried the ball 17 times for 139 yards and earned 22.6 PPR points. Commanders first-year wideout Jahan Dotson also played well, catching four passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Other top rookie […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 15

This is the fifteenth 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 15, we saw stat lines such as the Carolina Panthers' running back room combining for 19 rushing yards, the Philadelphia Eagles […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

Week 15, or what many consider "the first round of the fantasy football playoffs," is now officially in the books. We have a lot of good (and new) information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 16, "the semifinals" and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

What a start to the fantasy football playoff season! The two games between the Colts vs Vikings and Bills vs Dolphins were two of the most exciting games we've had all season. Not only that, but they provided plenty of fantasy goodness. Or maybe not, if you had to go up against Josh Allen or […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 16)

If you’re reading this, congratulations on winning your first fantasy playoff game (or the bye week you secured). The fantasy playoffs are heating up and fantasy managers are needing to pull out all the stops to continue their ascent to the fantasy championships. There were some fairly significant offensive line injuries in Week 15. Buffalo’s […]

NextGen Stats - Week 15: QB Breakdowns and Takeaways

Things finally got serious. If you're here, it's only because of one of two reasons: 1) you have followed the series all along and want to keep reading just so you don't feel bad about yourself, or 2) you won your first round of the fantasy playoffs and are still on the lookout for the […]

Booms and Busts: Week 15 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds, Including: Trevor Lawrence, Miles Sanders, Josh Jacobs, Chris Olave

We’re flying through the season here. For the third straight article, I’m going to emphasize the importance of making correct lineup decisions over this stretch. Which, on that note, I hope you didn’t listen to my RB advice last week! Hey, we all get stuff wrong, but if you can’t laugh at yourself, you’re doing […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 15 Including Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Brian Robinson, Jahan Dotson

Last week, several rookies who were not fantasy contributors to start the season had impressive performances. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy finished as the QB8 in his first week as a starter in the NFL. Titans tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo was the week's TE3 thanks to his 18.5 PPR points. The Patriots' Pierre Strong Jr. was […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 15

Week 14 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 15 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on […]

Coaching Matters: Analyzing Offensive Outliers for Fantasy Football Including Dalvin Cook, Evan Engram, J.K. Dobbins

This is the fourteenth 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 14, we saw stat lines such as the Minnesota Vikings' running back room totaling 22 rushing yards, the Jacksonville Jaguars' tight […]

Week 15 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

The fantasy football playoffs will officially be underway this Thursday evening when the Seattle Seahawks play host to the San Franciso 49ers. Hopefully, our site here at RotoBaller has helped you make your way into your league's playoffs. If you're lucky enough to have secured a first-round bye, be sure to start checking out your […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 15)

Week 15 signals both the end of bye weeks, and for many, the start of the fantasy playoffs. Fantasy managers who were able to secure a spot for the playoffs should be gearing up to pull out all of the stops in their quest for a championship. Week 14 was a rough one for offensive […]

NextGen Stats - Week 14: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming: the fantasy football regular season is over (in most leagues and for our purposes at least), and it's time to gear up for that deep playoff run toward the championship. It's just three more weeks and fantasy contests for most GMs out there, so if you're still […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 14 Includes Tyler Huntley, Travis Homer, Trey McBride, Chuba Hubbard

In most fantasy formats, we are just one week away from the start of the playoffs! Even though most playoff teams in fantasy should ride the wave of the guys who got them there, there are always exceptions. Injuries are still a factor even this late in the season and we should be mindful of […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 14 Including James Cook, Greg Dulcich, Brock Purdy, Isaiah Likely

Last week, quite a few rookies put forth excellent performances for fantasy managers. Christian Watson, a rookie wideout for the Packers, made three catches for 48 yards and a touchdown through the air while also adding a 46-yard touchdown on the ground. Not far behind Watson was the Jets' rookie WR Garrett Wilson, who totaled […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 14

Week 13 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 14 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on […]

Booms and Busts: Week 14 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds, Including: D'Andre Swift, Garrett Wilson, Najee Harris, Stefon Diggs, Dak Prescott

Last week was full of big swings and unfortunate misses. From my Boom players of Jimmy Garoppolo and Aaron Jones both getting injured to my bust picks of Saquon Barkley and Justin Jefferson saving their sub 3.5 yards per carry and sub-50-yard performance with touchdowns. It was just one of those weeks. Either way, we […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Playoff Edition

Heading into Week 14, at this stage of the game, fantasy managers know who and what they’re getting from the players at the tight end position. We know who and what Travis Kelce provides. We know who and what T.J. Hockenson provides. We also know who Robert Tonyan, Greg Dulcich, and Gerald Everett are. There […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 13

This is the thirteenth 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 13, we saw stat lines such as the Jacksonville Jaguars' running back room totaling 14 carries, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver […]

Week 14 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

With most fantasy leagues down to the last week of the regular season, fantasy managers still looking to get into the playoffs will need to make whatever moves they need to make in order to give their team the best chance at winning. Forget lottery picks, you may need wins now. Those different scenarios will […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 14)

Week 14 is here and many fantasy leagues are on the cusp of the playoffs. Whether you’re already in, working for a playoff spot, or out of contention, there are only a few opportunities left to play this game we love. Unfortunately, this week also happens to have six teams on bye. It was a […]

Booms and Busts: Week 13 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds Including Jimmy Garoppolo, Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Jefferson, Tee Higgins, Aaron Jones, Saquon Barkley

Week 12 was the ultimate boom-or-bust week. This is partly because Josh Jacobs had a historical day, totaling over 300 yards and two scores. However, we also had booms such as Zay Jones, JaMycal Hasty, and Jelani Woods. And yes, CeeDee Lamb also had a great week, a player that I foolishly claimed to be […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 13 Including Zonovan Knight, Isiah Pacheco, George Pickens, Jelani Woods

Last week, quite a few rookies put forth excellent performances for fantasy managers. Jets rookie wideout Garrett Wilson scored 26.4 PPR points by putting up five catches for 95 yards and two touchdowns en route to a WR5 finish. The Packers had a rookie WR go off as well, as Christian Watson made four catches […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – 3 Burning Questions for Week 13

Last week's article of six burning questions received a lot of traction and seemed to be something a lot of readers enjoyed, so we're back for round two this week. Heading into Week 13, we'll be looking into three questions fantasy managers might be asking themselves. We all know that fantasy football production tends to […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 13

Week 12 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 13 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be pointing up, and players whose arrows may be pointing down based on […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 12

This is the twelfth 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 12, we saw stat lines such as the New Orleans Saints running back room combining for 23 rushing yards, the Jacksonville […]

Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

For most fantasy football leagues, there are just two weeks left in the regular season. We're all in the race for the last playoff spot or trying to improve our playoff seeding. In order to do that, we need to stay active on the waiver wire. With the playoffs right around the corner, it appears […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 13)

Football fans were not only blessed with the customary three games on Thanksgiving Thursday but also got a one-week reprieve from bye weeks. Unfortunately, there are still eight teams left who haven't had a bye, including two this week (Arizona and Carolina). Unfortunately, a full slate of games opened us up to the likelihood of […]

NextGen Stats - Week 12: QB Breakdowns and Takeaways

You won't believe it, but you weren't dreaming. That turkey you stuffed your face with a few days ago? Real. Your weekly meeting with football on the telly this past Sunday? Also real. All of that together only meant one thing: the fantasy football regular season is almost over, and with just one/two more weeks […]