The steady advance toward the NFL regular season has accelerated as training camps and preseason matchups are now underway. Long-awaited positional battles are also ongoing, as you incorporate a continual flow of information and on-field performances into the planning process for your upcoming drafts. The depth charts for all 32 teams will now undergo varying […]

With rookie tight ends making a name for themselves and veteran tight ends proving to be productive members of our fantasy football society, the tight end position has never been deeper than it is today. However, every year there is a tight end or two who far surpasses expectations and their ADP. It is perfectly […]

Training camp's begun and there's definitely electricity in the air. Can you feel it? We're just a few weeks away from NFL football that counts -- and the start of the best fantasy game on the planet. Are you jacked up or what? Lock in. Back by popular demand, we're running back our RotoBaller Build-A-Breakout […]

There's a meme of a guy standing alone in the corner of a party thinking, "They don't know..." You know who knows? IDP managers. While most fantasy hobbyists are whooping it up over some pedestrian 80-yard touchdown strike, we’re in the corner smirking because one of our guys was closest to the scene when the […]

You can lose a draft in the first couple of rounds by selecting this year's Brian Thomas Jr. You can't win a draft with those early picks. The middle rounds are where you can win the draft. Hit on those picks, and you'll have a complete, championship-contending lineup. Miss, and you'll be scrambling to find […]

Finding gold at the running back position can result in championships in fantasy football. Given how shallow the running back position is, finding one or even two RB1s will give you every advantage on Sundays. Every season there are a handful of running backs who sneak into the RB1 range despite not being drafted there. […]

I drafted this article with the intention of highlighting 49ers rookie WR De'Zhaun Stribling, but after the team's first preseason game, he might not be a "sleeper" any longer. This article is meant to help you identify players that are being slept on by the fantasy football community at large. These guys are forgotten. I'm here […]

When it comes to success in most things, risk-taking seems to play a huge role. This is not to say that taking risks directly leads to success. A more accurate description of the correlation is that without taking risks, the chance of success is much lower. While not all risk-takers succeed, most people who succeed […]

Most fantasy football leagues have flex positions, allowing players to choose from a running back, a wide receiver, and a tight end. In formats where players are rewarded for receptions and receiving points, we aim to secure the flex position, typically held by a receiver. Sometimes, receivers being priced as a WR3 and beyond, meaning […]

If you're reading this, you are probably looking for actionable information you can use to make tough draft-day decisions at the running back position. Every year, I try to steer my analysis toward the data I focus on most when making those decisions myself. And I am not sure there are two more important data […]

This is the final entry into this three-part series. You can read the first entry here and the second entry here. One thing you'll notice if you've read them both is that we're continuing to move down the receiver rankings in terms of ADP. By doing so, your chances of finding a "league-winner" decrease. That's […]

Hey RotoBallers! Training camp is in full swing, and the Hall of Fame game is just around the corner, which means it's time to talk league-winners. The phrase "league-winners" has various meanings, as it could be striking gold on a breakout or finding a discounted veteran in the later rounds. Last season, we saw a […]

We have finally reached the month of August, which means the NFL preseason will be kicking off very soon. Before long, it will be time for the NFL regular season to get underway. It is a great time of year to be a RotoBaller member, as we are going to be putting out a ton […]

As we're less than two months away from the start of the 2026 NFL season, best ball drafts are starting to pick up steam. Training camp is finally underway, so we finally have something somewhat real to look forward to. Best ball is a complicated beast. There are seemingly a million different strategies to approach, […]

Just like that, the NFL's first preseason game of the 2026 season has concluded, and we're getting closer and closer to the start of the season. One of the things I, and presumably almost all fantasy football managers, have missed is the feeling of drafting an eventual league-winner in the final few rounds. If you're […]

Last week, I wrote about several running backs who could be ready for big seasons running behind improved offensive lines. A lot of folks read it, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of other analysts who are interested in breaking down offensive line stats and metrics, so I have decided to run it […]

Mid-round wide receivers are the backbone of many great fantasy football teams. Yes, they won't get as many points as your superstar RB or the WR1 you drafted in the first round, but fantasy leagues are often won and lost because of depth. If you draft a WR, RB, and QB in the first three […]

Fantasy managers should always be on the lookout for upside and potential. These are the players that we should be targeting endlessly. Now, will they all become "league-winners"? Well, now that is up to your definition of the term. The reality is league-winners are rare. However, these players provide fantasy managers with plenty of upside […]

The narrative around drafts this season has been against drafting with the ZeroRB strategy. Some drafters might be fading the ZeroRB approach because running backs were profitable in the early rounds over the past two seasons. When looking at running back win rates last season, many of the running backs from the first three rounds […]

The tight end position in fantasy football is always the hardest to navigate in drafts. Some will say taking one of the top tight ends early is a must in drafts. Others will say it's best to wait on one until the middle-to-late rounds. This position is so unpredictable every week that grabbing a consistent […]

Upside. League-winner. Ceiling. These terms, especially in June and July, are thrown around far too often. Once August rolls around, however, and the pads go on, the term shrinks in its use. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be on the lookout for any player with this kind of potential. Potential. That's another frequently used buzzword, […]

Even the best prospects in fantasy football have downsides, whether it's injury concerns, a below-average offense, or competition for playing time. The middle rounds are when the scale begins to tip in the risks' favor. The players with minimal risk are off the board, and it's time to select from the imperfect bunch. In this […]

Every fantasy manager wants to draft the new and exciting young players. It's why Marvin Harrison Jr. had a first-round ADP in his rookie season. It's why Ashton Jeanty had a first-round ADP in his rookie season last year. It's why Jeremiyah Love is being taken in the first two rounds of fantasy drafts this […]

Best ball leagues have drafters picking long before training camp and the NFL preseason. Everyone loves drafting and then watching how the team shakes out. In the past, I examined the historical data for Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) formats. The data uncovers where drafters scooped up potential values to win best ball leagues. Using […]

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Every NFL team has now reported to training camp, and the pads are coming on. As such, we're almost in the thick of fantasy football draft season. Who should you draft? Who should you avoid? Those are the biggest questions most drafters have heading into their fantasy […]

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This article is back for the third year in a row. Alvin Kamara and Javonte Williams were hits in the 2025 edition, while Joe Mixon and James Conner were not so much (but that was mostly due to injury). As always, with many of my articles, I won't highlight the obvious players who fit the […]

Every season, some players go so late in fantasy football drafts and eventually emerge as league winners. Players like Drake Maye, Javonte Williams, Alec Pierce, and Harold Fannin Jr. were some of the late-round steals in fantasy drafts last summer. This year, more late-round steals will emerge. In this article, we'll dive into the eight […]

July's coming to a close, which means the whole RotoBaller family is in full swing for fantasy football. Let's go! Some may say it's the most wonderful time of the year -- except, of course, when the influx of normies starts to destroy our favorite ADP values. The term sleeper has become a bit taboo […]