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 […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 12 Includes Trey McBride, Elijah Moore, Deon Jackson, Tristan Ebner

Here in Week 12, the good news is there are no NFL teams on a bye. We saw six teams play on Thanksgiving, but the remaining 26 will play on Sunday and Monday this weekend. Bye weeks will resume in Weeks 13 and 14. Even though defenses aren't mentioned in this article, if you have […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 12 Including Christian Watson, Treylon Burks, Kenny Pickett, Skyy Moore

Every year, players emerge late in the season and rise to major fantasy relevance. Two such players in 2021 were Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Seahawks running back Rashaad Penny. Both elevated their play to such an extent that they won many fantasy managers their leagues. Anyone who made the call to add them […]

Booms and Busts: Week 12 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds Including James Conner, Parris Campbell, Foster Moreau, Dalvin Cook, Ceedee Lamb, George Kittle

That's right, Ellis Johnson is back! And yes, this isn't the Thursday night Start 'Em Sit 'Em article once again. I must've done a good job last week because we are back for another round of Boom Bust plays for Week 12. Last week was a great way to start my contribution to this article. […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – 6 Burning Questions for Week 12

Tight end isn't an easy position and unfortunately, it doesn't always get easier as the season rolls along. As much as we want to follow the numbers, we can still end up with guys like Cole Kmet and Juwan Johnson who hit the touchdown jackpot over a few weeks whereas other guys like Pat Freiermuth […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 12

Hi RotoBallers, I'm Joe Nicely, and I'll be filling in for the great Adam Koffler this week. With Week 11 now officially in the books, we have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 12 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 11

This is the eleventh 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 11, we saw stat lines such as the Dallas Cowboys running back room combining for 271 scrimmage yards, the Minnesota Vikings […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 12)

Week 12 is officially here which means we get three different Thursday games. Additionally, fantasy football fans should rejoice at the first week without byes in quite some time. That will be fleeting once again starting in Week 13, but at least we have something to celebrate. Offensive football continues to struggle in 2022, especially […]

NextGen Stats - Week 11: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

Folks, it's time to put on your battle armor and get ready for war. We've completed 11 weeks and I can see the playoffs on the horizon already. And let me tell you something: nobody is pushing me out of them. If you too have a chance at making the playoffs at this point in […]

Week 12 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

While there's nothing we can do about the injuries, the bye weeks will finally get a pause this upcoming week. There is not a single team on bye in Week 12, so fantasy managers will have more options at their disposal than they've had in recent weeks. Now that bye weeks are almost done, fantasy […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 11 Includes Treylon Burks, Jaylen Warren, Ben Skowronek, Isaiah Likely

Here in Week 11 the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Seattle Seahawks, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are all on a bye. Week 12 won't feature any teams on bye (Thanksgiving weekend), but bye weeks will resume in Weeks 13 and 14. Even though defenses aren't mentioned in this article, if you have already clinched your fantasy […]

Booms and Busts: Week 11 Fantasy Football Studs and Duds Including David Montgomery, Kirk Cousins, Joshua Palmer, A.J. Brown

Hello everyone! My name is Ellis Johnson, and yes, this isn't the Thursday night Start 'Em Sit 'Em article. For the last three years, I have been writing the RotoBaller Thursday night preview, along with original articles. So why am I here? Well, I am now picking up this article as well for the rest […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 11 Including Isaiah Likely, Kyren Williams, Isaiah Spiller, James Cook

This year's rookie class has already had a great start to Week 11. Green Bay Packers first-year wideout Christian Watson in particular had another strong performance on Thursday. After posting a four-catch, 107-yard, three-touchdown stat line in Week 10, he gathered four catches for 48 yards and two scores this week versus Tennessee. The Titans […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Injury Impact Across the Tight End Position

Injuries are a part of football. There's no escaping them. No way around them. We've seen plenty of injuries to the running back and wide receiver positions, but the injury bug finally made its way to the tight end position. As if fantasy managers needed this dreaded position made even more difficult, but here we […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 10

This is the tenth 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 10, we saw stat lines such as the Washington Commanders' running back room getting 40 carries, the New Orleans Saints running […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 11

Week 10 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 11 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 […]

Week 11 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

Heading into Week 11, there will be plenty of injuries fantasy managers will be tracking, starting with Cooper Kupp. We'll also be dealing with bye weeks for the Buccaneers, Seahawks, Dolphins, and Jaguars. At this stage, if you're lucky enough to not be struggling with injuries, and your starting lineup is in a good spot, […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups To Target, Avoid (Week 11)

Week 10 is in the books and the bye weeks keep on coming. Fantasy managers have been forced to not only navigate a consistent stream of bye weeks, but also significant injuries amongst different skill players. In general, offenses continue to struggle throughout the 2022 NFL season. We did get seven 30-point performances in the […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 10 Includes Isaiah Spiller, Mack Hollins, Cade Otton, Jaylen Warren, Deshaun Watson

This week, the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, and New York Jets are all on a bye during Week 10. This may make things difficult as far as stashing players if you've been hit hard by injuries or have a fair number of players on a bye this week as you may be […]

NFL Rookies to Watch for Fantasy Football Week 10 Including Jaylen Warren, Rachaad White, Treylon Burks, Isiah Pacheco

The 2022 rookie class has been huge for fantasy football. Texans rookie running back Dameon Pierce has been among the top performers. With 139 rushing yards last Thursday, Pierce had his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. Kenneth Walker III, a fellow rookie on the Seahawks, matched that feat by surpassing 100 yards against […]