Week 3 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Week 3 was a wild one in the NFL with several key players going down with injuries and a few shootouts going down. The quarterback position was fairly stable with Russell Wilson, Josh Allen and Dak Prescott finishing as the top-three producers at the position. Tight end on the other hand was an absolute disaster […]

Completed Air Yards Over Expectation - Fantasy Football Risers, Fallers

If you play fantasy football, you know your great deal of statistics and metrics. At the end of the day, we need some way to measure production. While the basic numbers (targets, receptions, yards,...) are often enough to give us a solid idea of what we're dealing with, the truth is that the deeper we […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 3

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Often times, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Last week, we saw Jonathan Taylor pile up yards in his first game as a lead back, and we witnessed Joshua Kelley tally over 100 scrimmage […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 2

This series carries over from last week, where I dived into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. After much research, I've developed a broad knowledge of how each team's play-caller historically operates and compiled data to help make informed decisions throughout the […]

Woos and Boos - Starts and Sits for Week 3 Lineups

Through two weeks of fantasy football, it has quickly become apparent that success in 2020 may be about avoiding the massive injury bug as much as having a potent roster. Players seem to be going down at a rapid rate as we have lost some of the superstars in the game early on. With Saquon […]

Week 3 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 3 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship […]

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts - Week 3

Fantasy football players have learned a lot through two weeks of the 2020 NFL season. The most important lesson is that you better be prepared if your fantasy squad suffers a string of torn ACLs, hamstring pulls and concussions. New York’s Saquon Barkley is out for the season with a torn ACL, while Carolina’s Christian […]

Week 3 IDP Rankings, Streamers, and Fades

Well… this past week was something, wasn't it? As you obviously know, a series of unfortunate events befell pretty much all of us at once! I mean first, Best Buy ran out of pre-orders for the Playstation 5, and then Andre Braugher lost at the Emmys! It’s practically all the fantasy football community can talk […]

Making Lemonade: Players Who Will Benefit from Injuries

The NFL has taken many precautions to protect its players and coaches from COVID-19. The league has now gone two consecutive weeks without seeing a single positive test, suggesting that these measures have been successful. Sadly, the NFL has not been able to shield its athletes from the injury bug. This past slate of games […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 3

Congratulations everyone, we have made it through what should be the toughest injury week of the season *viciously knocks on wood*. Last week hurt many fantasy teams, however, we are only two weeks into the season and the end is nowhere in sight. So with that, there are 14 weeks of football left to go. […]

Fantasy Football Buy or Sell - Week 3

The fantasy stonks market is always a fun one to evaluate. Buy/Sell articles like this are essentially glorified "Who's Hot and Who's Not" but the tables are turned to where sometimes, you want to buy those that are cold and sell the hot. Buy-low, sell-high is the motto but also, sometimes it is ok to […]

Evaluating Early Air Yard Data - Week 3

Air yards are becoming a more commonly used statistic for fantasy football purposes. Popularized by Josh Hermsmeyer, who developed metrics like RACR (receiver air conversion ratio) and WOPR (weighted opportunity rating), it is a useful way to dig deeper into receiver performance beyond just targets, receptions, and yards gained. Statistics like Mike Clay's aDoT (average […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

The season is officially in full swing. Two weeks are gone, and 32 games are already on the books providing some tasty information and data to crunch. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary to understand how to apply the advanced statistics being used in sports nowadays. Back in the […]

Corey Davis's Fantasy Value Is Here To Stay

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Corey Davis is finally enjoying some semblance of a breakout and it has been long overdue. The former fifth-overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft has had a tumultuous start to his career with injuries, a lack of targets, and generally disappointing performances marring his real-life and fantasy value. Davis's fifth-year […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 3

Whether due to their own play, the play of others, or injuries, players' stock increases and decreases on a weekly basis. Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. […]

Devonta Freeman Is Back! Fantasy Outlook in N.Y.

We are only two weeks into the 2020 NFL season and we've already seen some of the biggest studs in the game go down to injury. Michael Thomas went down with an injured ankle in Week 1 and in Week 2, the consensus top-two picks in fantasy drafts, Christian McCaffrey and Saquon Barkley both went […]

FAB Bidding - Week 3 Waiver Wire Targets

Along with our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In case you were not aware, several fantasy sports platforms are switching from FAAB to FAB in 2020, and […]

Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

After an abbreviated preseason with no games and irregular training routines, many expected to see a slew of injuries in the first week of action. Instead, it was Week 2 that inflicted devastating news to several NFL players and franchises, particularly running backs. In the fantasy world, the impact will be felt drastically for those […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire Pickups For Week 3  

Man, that was a brutal week of injuries across the NFL. Unfortunately, many notifications popped up Monday morning about many players slated to miss the entire season due to setbacks. It seems that fantasy managers will now have to scramble to replace valuable guys like Saquon Barkley and Courtland Sutton, along with Christian McCaffrey (for […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Whew, that was a rough day of football. It seemed like we just watched an endless parade of injuries all day. It wasn't quite as rough for wide receivers as it was for other positions. But while your No. 1 waiver claim this week might not end up being a wide receiver, that doesn't mean […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Two weeks down, two tight ends down! The pickings are not slim at the tight end position in most fantasy leagues this early in the season. There are still plenty of grizzled veterans and up-and-coming youngsters to choose from for fantasy football managers. That is good news for those who might need a fill-in with […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups- Week 3

How quickly things can change. After hoping and waiting for football, Week 2 of the NFL season was an absolute bloodbath on the injury front. A bunch of players missed snaps during the game for a myriad of injuries while major names like Saquon Barkley find them looking to 2021. The quarterback position, while relatively […]

Week 2 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

In Week 2, the quarterback position was fairly predictable as Dak Prescott, Cam Newton, Josh Allen, Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray finished in the top-five with Matt Ryan and Patrick Mahomes finishing as QB-6 and QB-7, respectively. The main surprise from Week 2 was Lamar Jackson's modest performance, barely finishing inside the top-20 as the […]

Monday Night Football Starts and Sits: Week 2 Matchup Analysis

Week 1 has come and gone and now our sights look toward week 2. This week's Monday night football game has both the Saints and Raiders as 1-0 teams with significant injuries. The Saints will be without Michael Thomas on Monday night while the Raiders offense will have a potentially limited Henry Ruggs III (knee) […]

Woos and Boos - Starts and Sits for Week 2 Lineups

The first week of the 2020 NFL season was definitely a wild ride to begin the season. Things seemed to fall off the rails rather early in the week with player injuries and continued to be a guessing game from that point forward. With upper-echelon fantasy players like Miles Sanders and Kenny Golladay being out […]

Week 2 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 2 of the NFL season. We here at Rotoballer are set to kick off another season of sound fantasy football advice. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as […]

Under-The-Radar Booms and Busts - Week 2

The opening week of fantasy football gave us surprises like O.J. Howard being the top Tampa Bay tight end instead of Rob Gronkowski, and it gave us things we expected such as DeAndre Hopkins catching every pass in sight and Philip Rivers and Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing multiple interceptions. Now that fantasy managers have a week […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 1

In fantasy football, we try to take as much data into account before making a conclusion on players. That includes means looking at things like game tape, snap counts, the team's offensive line, or their primary play-callers historical tendencies to utilize a certain position. After much research, I've developed a broad knowledge of how each […]

Fantasy Football Rookies to Watch in Week 2

Every week, this column will spotlight the first-year players who are ripe for a breakout performance. Often times, rookies can provide some of the most value as under-the-radar options. Last week, we saw Clyde Edwards-Helaire dominate the season opener and Joe Burrow come close to leading a comeback. Neither performance should come as a great […]