TNF Fantasy Football Rankings for Week 5 - Thursday Updates for Xavier Worthy, Amari Cooper, Diontae Johnson, Chuba Hubbard, Drake London

Whether your fantasy team is at the top or bottom of your league's standings, we're only a quarterway through the 2024 fantasy football season, so things can change in a hurry. It's critical to nail your start-or-sit decisions now that bye weeks are a factor, and we can help you set optimal lineups with our […]

TNF Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings (RB, WR, TE) - Week 5 Thursday Updates for Darnell Mooney, Trey Sermon, Kareem Hunt, Wan'Dale Robinson, Tank Dell

It's tough to know who to start when comparing several flex options at different positions, so our updated Week 5 TNF fantasy football FLEX rankings for 2024 can assist you in setting optimal lineups. With bye weeks beginning in Week 5, the pool of flex considerations becomes deeper. That said, let's dive into the rankings […]

TNF Wide Receiver Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Thursday WR Updates for Jaylen Waddle, Christian Kirk, Dontayvion Wicks, Rashid Shaheed

While many fantasy managers avoid early-round running backs due to the high injury rate at the position, wide receivers have been decimated by injuries more than any other position this year. Naturally, that has led to tougher start-or-sit decisions, so we're here to help with our NFL team's updated Week 5 TNF fantasy football wide […]

TNF Running Back Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Thursday RB Updates for Joe Mixon, Bucky Irving, De'Von Achane, Trey Sermon, Jerome Ford, more

With a month of the 2024 fantasy football season in the books, we now have enough data to help with key start-or-sit decisions. If one of your running backs is on a bye, or if you don't have obvious must-start ball carriers, we're here to assist with our NFL team's updated Week 5 TNF fantasy […]

TNF Tight End Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Thursday TE Updates for Trey McBride, Kyle Pitts, Tucker Kraft, Isaiah Likely, Cade Otton, Taysom Hill

It's no secret that some high-profile fantasy football tight ends have gotten out to putrid starts in 2024, but most fantasy managers must start a TE, so we have to keep trying to identify the top available option each week. To help your close start-sit calls, read our NFL team's updated Week 5 TNF fantasy […]

TNF Quarterback Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Thursday QB Updates for Kirk Cousins, Geno Smith, Baker Mayfield, Justin Fields, Sam Darnold, Bo Nix

Big-name quarterbacks like Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have been inconsistent in fantasy football this year, while later-round options have had plenty of booms through the first four weeks of the season. If you're struggling to know who to start at QB for the upcoming slate, our NFL team's updated Week 5 TNF fantasy football […]

TNF Kicker Fantasy Football Rankings - Week 5 Thursday Kicker Updates for Younghoe Koo, Chase McLaughlin, Chris Boswell, Blake Grupe, Jake Moody

It can be frustrating to navigate the kicker position in fantasy football, but they can be the deciding factor in whether you win or lose, so it's time to identify the top available option with our NFL team's updated Week 5 TNF fantasy football kicker rankings for 2024. Ahead of Week 5, let's see where […]

Video: Week 5 Must-Start Defense (D/ST) Streamers - 2024 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Analysis

Are you ready for Week 5? Check out our top 2024 fantasy football must-start Defenses (D/ST) and be prepared to dominate! LaQuan Jones discusses his top "Must Start" Defense (D/ST) streamers that have the potential to be game-changers in Week 5, as well as some defenses that you might want to AVOID in the week […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 5 (Thursday Updates): Joe Mixon, Malik Nabers, T.J. Hockenson, Davante Adams, Trey McBride, and more

With a month of NFL action in the books, there are naturally plenty of injuries that are affecting fantasy football start-or-sit decisions. Our injury updates and reports for Week 5 as of Thursday, October 3, 2024, will give you the latest updates on key guys. Some players on this list are at greater risk of […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Smash Starts for Week 5 Include Garrett Wilson, Dontayvion Wicks, Jayden Reed, Tee Higgins

Navigating the WR position this season has been like finding Waldo with the lights out. All season, WRs have been trailing the RB position for fantasy.  With passing numbers down across the league and injuries plaguing some of the big names (A.J. Brown, Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Rashee Rice, etc.), suddenly, the safest position for […]

High-Powered Offenses: Fantasy Football Players to Target in Week 5 Lineups Include Tee Higgins, Justice Hill, Tucker Kraft, Sam Darnold, Chase Brown, more

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to Week 5 of the High-Powered Offenses column. Week 4 scoring saw a significant increase overall with a handful of shootouts. Eight teams scored more than 30 points, including two over 40. There were still several disappointments for fantasy, but it improved from the previous week. We'll keep adjusting our expectations […]

Bijan Robinson Fantasy Football Outlook - What's Wrong With Bijan?

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson's hype rocket ship blasted off to the depths of outer space after the 2023 season. Analysts left and right, as well as the majority of the fantasy community, were united in excitement about what Bijan would do in the 2024 season, and as a result, he was a universal […]

Dontayvion Wicks Fantasy Football Outlook - Was His Big Game Legit or a Fluke?

One of fantasy football Twitter's favorite sleeper breakout candidates for 2024 finally broke out in a big way. Green Bay Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks had his biggest game of the season, catching five of 13 targets for 78 yards and two touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. Wicks had big games in […]

Breece Hall Fantasy Football Outlook for Week 5 - Cause For Concern?

What happened to Breece Hall? Last week was a complete shock as the Broncos held him to four yards on 10 carries and two receptions for fourteen yards. That was his lowest yardage total by far in any full game he has played in his career. It’s times like these that we need to keep […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Over/Under Props for Buccaneers vs. Falcons Thursday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome to our PrizePicks NFL DFS prop picks for Week 5 Thursday Night Football -- Buccaneers vs. Falcons! The 2024 NFL season is finally underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. Our partners at PrizePicks offer some […]

Fantasy Football Dynasty Watch: Top College Fantasy Football Players Week 5 (2024)

Welcome back to another season of Fantasy Football Dynasty Watch, where I highlight the best and brightest performances from the college football week that was. We had some good games on the college circuit in Week 5, including James Madison dumping upward of 60 points again. Which players really stood out? We will introduce you […]

2025 NFL Mock Draft Predictions: Still-Too-Early Edition

Hey, fantasy football fans and draft junkies! We're already a month into the 2024 NFL season and you’re here because, like me, you can't get enough of mock drafts. And even though we're months away from locking in a final draft order and nailing down player rankings, it’s the perfect time to get a leg […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports for Tight Ends - Updates for Evan Engram, Trey McBride, George Kittle, Cole Kmet

Week 5 will mean time off for the Lions, Chargers, Eagles, and Titans. With these teams at their bye week, fantasy managers will be without Sam LaPorta and Dallas Goedert. But it’s business as usual for other clubs, with tight ends around the National Football League in danger of sitting. Being up-to-date on NFL injury […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 5 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

  "It was so close!" A phrase well-known to sports fans and the fantasy community. It means the inches between a run becoming touchdown or a fumble. It’s the penalty that undoes a game-breaking throw or tackle. It is the 0.01 points that separate your fantasy team from victory or defeat. Sometimes, the close misses […]

Key Fantasy Football Strategies to Gain an Edge for the Rest of Season

Welcome! Whether you're 4-0, 0-4, or something in between, we all need some sound strategies to settle us down in the early going of the fantasy football season. If you’re looking for your 36th start/sit article since last night, you’ve come to the wrong place. But, if you want to level up, turn off autopilot, […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Bucky Irving, Dontayvion Wicks, Xavier Legette, Trey Sermon, Tre Tucker, Josh Downs

After an exciting NFL action for Week 4, we are back with another edition of waiver wire rankings. Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving has carved out a role in Tampa Bay's backfield and was impressive in Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles. There were some critical injuries to monitor in heading into Week […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Week 4 of the 2024 season is in the books. That means another week of cold, hard data to analyze. We’ll try not to overreact, but instead, use logic and reasoning as the foundation for our decision-making in the weeks ahead. Each week, we’ll take a look back at the previous week to see if […]

Rashee Rice Post-Mortem: What Do We Do With the Chiefs?

We’re just under 48 hours removed from the knee injury of Kansas City Chiefs wideout Rashee Rice, and while we have yet to receive the official diagnosis, we know that Rice is expected to miss an extended amount of time. With that in mind, what should we do with the rest of the Chiefs’ offense? Kansas City […]

Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 5) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps

Injuries continue to plague offensive lines across the NFL. 17 NFL teams had at least one backup offensive lineman take snaps in Week 4. Seven teams had at least two new starters. That led to a continuing trend of offensive lines struggling to get movement in the trenches. Only six teams finished with an average […]

Fact or Fiction: Surprising Fantasy Football Performances From Justin Fields, Chase Brown, Dontayvion Wicks, and More

Week 4 of the NFL is behind us, and it's time to look ahead to next week's action. There were some surprising performances in the fourth week of the season, but were those surprising performances a sign of things to come for players? Every week, I'll be looking at five NFL players whose numbers from […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - October 2024 Market Report

As we enter October, it is time again to examine which players' stock has gone up and which players' stock has lost some of its value from a dynasty perspective. In other words, it's the Dynasty Monthly Report, Trick or Trick edition. Luckily, our team of RotoBaller experts, which includes Brandon Murchison (@RotoSuperstar), Jorden Hill […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Position Battles After Week 4 - Chase Brown, David Montgomery, Bucky Irving, and more

As Week 5 approaches, we're starting to get a sense of how certain backfields are shaping up. Some of these are backfields that carried major question marks in the preseason while others have shifted as the 2024 season has gone along. What do the position battles look like now? For these four teams, that battle […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 5 Updates for Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, Nick Chubb, Jonathon Brooks

Below is our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 5, as of October 2. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 5, including Bijan Robinson, Jonathan Taylor, Nick Chubb, and Jonathon Brooks. As the fantasy football season continues, every decision, transaction, and lineup change […]

Fantasy Football WR Injury Reports: Week 5 Updates For Rashee Rice, Malik Nabers, Christian Watson, more

Status ambiguity for some big-name wide receivers as we arrive at the first bye weeks of the 2024 season. The time off couldn't have come at a better time for Philadelphia, which has been missing its star wideouts with ailments. To keep close tabs on all of the news across the NFL, make sure to […]