The first Sunday Night Football matchup of the 2026 NFL season pits two longtime rivals, the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys, against each other. With several viable fantasy stars in this matchup, let's lock in your lineups with our Week 1 SNF start-sit chart. In addition to our start/sit recommendation and matchup ratings […]

The first big slate of the season is only one day away, and it's time to revisit one of our favorite pastimes - building NFL DFS lineups! I'm not usually the wide receiver matchup guy, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. All kidding aside, I did spend some time digging […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Saquon Barkley, Keenan Allen, Malachi Fields, Jauan Jennings, Jonah Coleman, Calvin Ridley, Adonai Mitchell, Alvin Kamara, and Dylan Sampson. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and build […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Kayshon Boutte, Derrick Henry, Ja'Kobi Lane, Denzel Boston, Jalen Nailor, Jerry Jeudy, Jalen McMillan, Keaton Mitchell, and Justice Hill. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and build […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like T.J. Hockenson, Colston Loveland, Pat Freiermuth, Trey McBride, Darren Waller, Kenyon Sadiq, Gunnar Helm, David Njoku, and Oronde Gadsden II. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Rashee Rice, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Omarion Hampton, Nico Collins, Chris Olave, James Cook, Malik Washington, Chris Brooks, and Caleb Douglas. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and build […]

Week 1 running back decisions are always a little uncomfortable. We have depth charts, preseason usage, coach comments, and injury reports, but we still have not seen most of these backfields play a real game together. That is where this list comes in. Nobody needs to be told to start Bijan Robinson. These are the […]

Football is back. Finally, the long wait is over, and we were treated to two games before the main Week 1 slate. The Patriots failed to get their revenge on the Seahawks, while the 49ers shocked everyone by handing the juggernaut Rams a convincing defeat in Australia. But now, it's time for the rest of […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Ladd McConkey, Matthew Golden, Breece Hall, Ashton Jeanty, Tetairoa McMillan, Khalil Shakir, Kenneth Walker III, Kyle Monangai, and Devaughn Vele. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Sam LaPorta, Kyle Pitts Sr., Harold Fannin Jr., Tyler Warren, Brenton Strange, Dalton Schultz, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich, and Cade Otton. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Jordan Love, Jayden Daniels, Caleb Williams, Patrick Mahomes II, C.J. Stroud, Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Daniel Jones, Cam Ward, and Jacoby Brissett. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Zay Flowers, Garrett Wilson, Jakobi Meyers, Rachaad White, Chris Rodriguez Jr., Chase Brown, Drake London, Tyjae Spears, and Woody Marks. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

  In-Season Weekly Rankings and Preparing for Fantasy Football Drafts Welcome to our updated fantasy football weekly rankings. To begin your fantasy football preparation during draft season, or weekly once the season starts, our rankings help you research the top players for developments, role changes, and other factors that can influence their updated season projections. […]

When you're in a tight matchup in fantasy football, nailing a D/ST streamer can put you over the top and turn a narrow loss into a close win. Planning ahead for upcoming weeks is another important part of this strategy. If you have an open spot on your roster, it's not a bad idea to […]

Who is ready for another fun week of college football? Everyone! Ahead of the second CFB slate, which features more power conference matchups, we're here to help you with your tough start 'em, sit 'em calls. Below, check out these Week 2 college fantasy football rankings for the top 300 players. RotoBaller's Week 2 CFB […]

We are BACK! Last season, I had a weekly column on risers and fallers coming out of the previous week. This season, we're changing things up a bit, rolling with a weekly start/sit column for the week ahead. If you're looking for advice on whether to start DeVonta Smith or Luther Burden III, this article […]

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our weekend fantasy football Week 1 start/sit recommendations chart for all remaining player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some tough Week 1 start/sit decisions like Parker Washington, Rico Dowdle, Isaiah Likely and more to see how their matchups project for the […]

The 2026 NFL season is finally here, so it's time to kick off my weekly bold predictions column. This is where I'm trying to predict which players will hit their ceilings this week. I'll focus on players who are on the fringe of start-and-sit decisions so that it's more actionable for you. On this page, […]

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 1 of the 2026 fantasy football season. It's been an injury-filled offseason with several coaching and player changes. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using a similar data-driven process […]

We are back! Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! It's the inaugural 2026 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  My name is Joey […]

After spending a good chunk of the late summer researching and writing about running backs for redraft leagues, it's finally time to focus on some key Week 1 matchups. Welcome back to my running backs to target feature, where I attempt to find the best possible spots for RBs to thrive each week. I'm breaking […]

RotoBaller writer Jamie Calandro shares his Week 1 fantasy football lineup rankings for RB, WR, TE, and QB. Last year, Jamie finished as the third-most accurate ranker in the industry among hundreds of other industry experts! This rankings article also includes rankings analysis that will hopefully help you make some tough decisions when it comes […]

Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is in full swing, and the vast majority of games have yet to be played! It's time once again for our RotoBaller staff start-or-sit calls. Four of the industry's best analysts are here to break down 18 potential sleepers and busts ahead of the remaining Week 1 games. […]

Even after just one 2026 NFL game, we were given the sobering reminder that any player can bust in a given fantasy football game. Those who rostered players like A.J. Brown, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Drake Maye now wear the lineup scars of playing their studs in the season's opening game. This year's weekly bust list […]

We are back! In an ideal world, you would start your starting lineup exactly as you drafted it. There are probably many cases that are doing exactly that. However, not all of us are that lucky. If you drafted Brock Bowers, TreVeyon Henderson, or anyone else who may potentially miss time, you know you need […]

Week 1 of fantasy football is finally upon us. Months of buildup, research, and agonizing over draft decisions will play out from Wednesday to Monday. These first few weeks in fantasy football are important. Getting a fast start can mean the difference between playing catch-up or coasting to the playoffs. While important, these first few […]

Hey RotoBallers! Welcome to the second edition of our High-Upside Bench Stashes series. Our first edition was a "post-draft" edition, but with the NFL season underway (albeit just two games in), let's take another scan of the waiver wire ahead of the first full slate of the season. For this weekly column, we will spotlight […]

Early-week openers remind us that fantasy football doesn’t care who you thought was starting. Sam Darnold lasted one drive, Drew Lock came in, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba still put up 11 targets, 122 yards, and a 45-yard touchdown. That’s not a fluke—that’s volume showing up in real time. The Rams and 49ers travel to Melbourne in […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our Weekend Cut List Rankings for fantasy football Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. With two NFL games behind us and a busy Sunday slate ahead, let's check our rosters and cut ties with any injured or underperforming players. In this "Pre-Week 1 edition, we will spotlight some major injuries […]