2023 Fantasy Football Breakout Candidate: Brandon Aiyuk

We have advanced rapidly through the offseason while moving beyond free agency, the NFL Draft, OTAs, and mandatory mini-camps. The arrival of July signals an imminent launch of training camps, which will intensify interest in strategizing upcoming drafts and building rosters in redraft leagues, This will also supply an additional incentive for many of you […]

Stock Up, Stock Down: Fantasy Football Outlooks For Every NFL Quarterback

As we head into the 2023 NFL season, there are many questions about which quarterbacks will make a big jump, who is on the hot seat, and how old quarterbacks will look in new homes. The pressure is on Justin Fields and Lamar Jackson to show they can win games with their arms. Time is […]

NFL Free Agent Fallers for Fantasy Football - Old Faces, New Places

Free agency can be one of the most exciting times in the NFL. Whether your favorite team is spending big money to be competitive or accumulating draft picks in preparation for a rebuild, every roster move deserves attention and is one puzzle piece in a greater organizational strategy. With that said, NFL general managers and […]

Best Fantasy Football Dynasty Player For Each AFC Team

There is no secret to building an elite dynasty team in fantasy football. Sometimes you need a lucky break or two. However, identifying the top player on every NFL team is critical. Similarly, fantasy managers must know which players to trade away before their fantasy value tanks. Superflex leagues have become extremely popular over the […]

Early Fantasy Football Rankings for FFPC Leagues - Tight End Premium Scoring (2023)

When you join high-stakes fantasy football leagues, the competition is always intense. Those who participate in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) seasonal leagues also have the added challenge of an additional scoring twist: Tight End Premium Scoring. In FFPC leagues, tight ends are awarded 1.5 points per reception. Such a unique scoring format demands […]

RotoBaller Staff Best Ball Mock Draft - Fantasy Football Draft Review

The 2023 NFL season will be here before we know it, meaning it's time to grind out mock drafts and prepare for the upcoming fantasy football season. There are now countless scoring systems and league setups, but best ball fantasy football leagues have become one of the most popular formats in the fantasy football world. […]

Ranking The Best NFL Rookie QB Seasons Since 2000

The quarterback spot in the NFL is arguably the toughest position in all of sports, meaning first-year players often struggle mightily. Even some of the greatest players at the position were downright putrid or failed to see the field as rookies. Players like Peyton Manning and Matthew Stafford turned the ball over in bunches in […]

Tight End Fallers For Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis Before Training Camps

Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position in which a player is drafted across multiple fantasy football drafts. It can be considered the price you must pay to draft and secure a player for your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a player is […]

Nick Chubb Fantasy Football Outlook – Are You In or Out?

Fantasy managers often identify Nick Chubb as one of the best pure runners in the NFL, but he’s never viewed as an elite running back in fantasy football. His minimal receiving work and the presence of former teammate Kareem Hunt would constantly capp his ceiling. However, Hunt is now a free agent, and Chubb’s ADP […]

Examining Fantasy Football Rookie WR Impacts On Team Depth Charts

As fantasy football managers begin to draft their teams for the 2023 season, we look at the rookie wide receivers and consider who will make an impact in their first season. Rookies often make a big impact at the wide receiver position. In the past two years, Justin Jefferson, Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Garrett […]

NFL Free Agent Risers for Fantasy Football - Old Faces, New Places

Free agency can be one of the most exciting times in the NFL. Whether your favorite team is spending big money to be competitive or accumulating draft picks in preparation for a rebuild, every roster move deserves attention and is just one puzzle piece in a greater organizational strategy. NFL general managers obviously don't make […]

Tight End Risers For Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis Before Training Camps

Ah our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that […]

Aaron Jones 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook – Are You In Or Out?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past three months — and honestly, even if that’s the case — you’ve probably heard that Aaron Rodgers will not play quarterback for the Green Bay Packers next season. That duty falls to third-year player Jordan Love. For fantasy managers attempting to assess the value of […]

San Francisco Skirmish – Deebo Samuel vs. Brandon Aiyuk for Fantasy Football

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel had a poor 2022 season that was largely attributed to injuries. Meanwhile, teammate Brandon Aiyuk experienced a third-year breakout campaign. Now entering the 2023 season, there are questions as to who is the true No. 1 receiver in San Francisco. Is it still Samuel, or will Aiyuk overtake […]

How To Do A Dynasty Fantasy Football Auction Draft: Strategies, Tips, Overview

Now that we are in the downtime of the NFL offseason schedule, dynasty startups are happening all around us. What if I told you that instead of being subjected to the mercy of the football gods when it comes to your league's startup draft order you could have any player out there in the startup? […]

Free USFL Betting Picks - Best Bets, Odds, Predictions for the Division Championships

The 2023 USFL season is officially upon us! Sportsbooks are now available on that device in your pocket all over the world, and so this is going to be a Spring Football season like no other. I'll be here every week providing sports betting advice for USFL action, so join me here and pay homage […]

Quarterback Fantasy Football Rankings - The King's Draft Rankings and Analysis

In the past, the usual recommended approach to drafting fantasy football quarterbacks was to avoid them until at least the middle rounds while loading up at other skill positions. The QB position does remain deep enough for those who still want to be patient before taking their starter in a one-QB league format. There is […]

2023 NFL Fantasy Football WR Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Wide Receiver Duos

The wide receiver position has never been more important in the NFL, as the modern wide-open passing offenses have placed extra importance on high-level pass-catchers. Teams can rarely get away with having mediocre wide receiver rooms and in many cases, a team needs at least two good-to-great players at the position to rank among the […]

Michael Pittman Jr. 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook – Are You In or Out?

Michael Pittman Jr.'s career thus far has been anything but easy. He missed time due to a calf strain and a concussion during his rookie season in 2020. Since then, he has been forced to catch passes from aging quarterbacks who are well past their prime. The Indianapolis Colts have attempted to stay relevant each […]

Target Hogs Who Could See Reduced Volume In 2023 Fantasy Football

A target hog is crucial to any fantasy football team whether playing in a standard or PPR league. In PPR, target hogs equal extra points. In standard leagues, they present more opportunities. However, the movement of players and coaches from year to year poses a problem. How can the target hogs from last year be […]

Overvalued Fantasy Football Running Backs - Backup RBs Getting Too Expensive

While more and more NFL teams are embracing a running back-by-committee (RBBC) strategy, fantasy football managers know there are still some workhorses out there who get the bulk of the carries in their respective backfields. While these bell cow backs come at a steep price, having them on your fantasy team gives you a competitive […]

Wide Receiver Risers and Fallers for Fantasy Football - Analyzing Under-the-Radar Signings

NFL free agency has mostly ended, though players will continue to trickle onto new teams as the summer rolls along. The wide receiver position saw some big names on the move this offseason. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Adam Thielen, Odell Beckham Jr., and Allen Lazard all found new homes. But those guys have been discussed plenty already. […]

2023 Rookie QB Predictions - Fantasy Football Dynasty League Projections

After a weak 2022 NFL Draft that left a bitter taste in the mouths of QB-needy Superflex teams last year, rookie quarterbacks are back on the radar of Superflex managers. Heading into fantasy football drafts last year, Kenny Pickett’s ceiling was always likely to be a mid-tier QB2. Malik Willis and Desmond Ridder had interesting […]

Running Back Fallers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis before Training Camps

Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a […]

DJ Moore 2023 Fantasy Football Outlook – Are You In Or Out?

D.J. Moore’s trade to Chicago has elicited many vastly different opinions on what his fantasy football value is for the 2023 NFL season. There are questions about the team passing volume and if Justin Fields can throw the ball consistently. On the other hand, Fields showed a lot of potential last season — albeit a […]

Top 5 Rebound Candidates for 2023 Fantasy Football

Sometimes, good football players have bad seasons. Sometimes, it's a sign that they've plateaued and are heading toward the end of their career, but that's not always the case. Sometimes, they just had a bad year. For example, Randall Cunningham was a star in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the Eagles, but he […]

Running Back Risers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis for Alexander Mattison, Tank Bigsby, Joe Mixon

Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a […]

RotoBaller Staff Early Superflex Mock Draft Review for 2023 Fantasy Football

We are officially less than two months away from preseason football, which, to fantasy football players, means we are just weeks away from draft season. Surely, we will all be keeping up with training camp hype videos and adjusting our rankings accordingly, but the best and most practical way to ensure preparation for fantasy football […]

Fact or Fiction? Testing Zero RB Draft Strategy Using "Teams In A Vacuum" Concept

There are basic rules to fantasy football drafting -- “Draft a running back first,” “Don’t draft a quarterback until after the third round,” “Balance your roster,” “Only draft players from your favorite team because those guys are winners,” etc. But what if you are a contrarian? What if you embrace the randomness of fantasy football […]