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. […]

The fantasy football draft season is upon us, and at RotoBaller HQ, we are back with some players to target in the middle rounds. We published mid-round RBs and now focus on wideouts with our middle-round fantasy wide receiver (WR) sleepers and draft values for the 2026 season. We take a look at some wide […]

Welcome back to our annual middle-round fantasy football running back (RB) sleepers and draft values for the 2026 season. We take a look at some potential running backs who could smash value at their current ADP in the middle rounds of upcoming fantasy football drafts. Today we'll be taking a look at Jonathon Brooks, RJ […]

The opening kickoff is on the horizon, so be sure your rosters are fine-tuned for success with all-around Week 1 fantasy football waiver-wire pickups and adds for the 2026 fantasy football season! Roster cuts have hit, those unofficial depth charts are in, and everyone is hanging on every piece of beat-writer speculation that we can […]

The obvious priority for fantasy football players after drafting is to always seek acquisitions that will improve their rosters or fill holes. The main routes to accomplishing the consistent goal of bettering a fantasy team are to be aggressive on the waiver wire and execute good trades in leagues where they are allowed. Sometimes, though, […]

We're down to the stretch run of fantasy football drafts, so I figured I'd give you five additional bold predictions for the 2026 NFL season. My first bold predictions column included Caleb Williams, Ashton Jeanty, DeVonta Smith, Chris Olave, and Brock Bowers. This time around, I'm going with Jordan Love, David Montgomery, Bhayshul Tuten, Marvin […]

Week 1 running back decisions can be some of the toughest calls of the season because workload, offensive roles, and game plans are still projections rather than established trends. However, there are a couple of players you don't need to overthink. If you drafted Jahmyr Gibbs or Bijan Robinson, these are set-and-forget running backs who […]

Week 1 wide receiver decisions can be tricky because matchups, target competition, and offensive roles can change from season to season. However, there are a few players you don't need to overthink. If you drafted Ja'Marr Chase, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Puka Nacua, or Jaxon Smith-Njigba, these are set-and-forget wide receivers who belong in your lineup […]

The tight end position can be one of the most frustrating spots in fantasy football. Every year managers spend countless hours debating matchups, target shares, and touchdown upside, only to watch a random waiver-wire tight end outscore their starter. That's why elite options are so valuable. If you drafted Trey McBride or Brock Bowers, congratulations—you […]

The wait is finally over. After months of draft preparation, training camp reports, preseason hype, and endless debates about Average Draft Position (ADP), fantasy football managers can finally set real lineups for games that count. Week 1 is always one of the most challenging weeks of the season because fantasy managers must balance offseason expectations […]

In my last article of the "must-haves" series, I bring to you my favorite late-round targets. These will be guys going in Rounds 9-12. Check out my early-round targets and mid-round targets for a good overview of the players I want to build my fantasy football teams around this season. You'll notice there are no […]

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 […]

It is never too early to start looking at the waiver wire. Even if you just collected the top five players on the board as part of some vast conspiracy against the rest of your league, you will need waivers at some point. Flawed rosters and impeccable drafts alike all need waivers… likely sooner than […]

Hey RotoBallers! The 2026 NFL season begins in just a few days, which means it's time to set our first lineups of the season. Below, you will find our updated Week 1 kicker rankings for the first set of matchups for the 2026 campaign. In our Week 1 kicker rankings for fantasy football below, you'll […]

As we close in on the first week of NFL games, fantasy football drafts are ramping up around the nation. Even if you're already done with your Best-Ball drafts or other early drafts, there's still a pretty good chance that you have some leagues drafting this weekend. Everyone has their favorite way to approach drafts, […]

Who Should I Pickup? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire decisions involve players like Kaelon Black, Jalen Coker, Tre Tucker, Tyler Allgeier, Dontayvion Wicks, Tank Bigsby, Kaleb Johnson, Ryan Flournoy, and Keaton Mitchell. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these waiver wire decisions and make winning […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Jadarian Price, Rhamondre Stevenson, TreVeyon Henderson, Romeo Doubs, Rashid Shaheed, A.J. Brown, Drake Maye, Hunter Henry, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Sam Darnold, Cooper Kupp, and George Holani. However, don't worry, we are here to help […]

The first few rounds of a fantasy hockey draft usually aren't where people think leagues are won. Everybody knows the names. Nobody is finding sleepers in the early rounds. The difference is finding players who can give you more than what you paid for, even when the price is already steep. For this list, I […]

Hey RotoBallers! Fantasy hockey continues to grow in popularity, and RotoBaller will have you covered this season for all your in-season fantasy hockey needs! Below, I give you my updated top-250 rankings for standard Yahoo rotisserie leagues with tiers. This format utilizes six skater categories (Goals, Assists, Power-Play Points, +/-, Shots on Goal, and Blocked […]

Happy Labor Day, everyone. I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend. Let's jump-start everyone's day off with some day baseball. We have an awesome six-game slate this afternoon to welcome the holiday. Let's dig in. If you have not had a chance to check out my model, I will refer to it throughout this... […]

The finish line is in sight, so let's make every start count with this next edition of our Starting Pitcher Starts and Sits column for the week ahead - Monday, September 7 through Sunday, September 13. Our article will cover who is pitching, their opponent, and a confidence/startability score based on our tools. This article […]

Hello RotoBallers! It's time to set those lineups, and we're here to guide you with our fantasy baseball hitter start/sit recommendations chart for the week ahead (September 7 - September 13). Today, we'll look at some lineup decisions for players like Joshua Baez, Christian Yelich, Kazuma Okamoto, and more -- and how their matchups project […]

Saves are an important component for many fantasy baseball leagues. Closers are one of the most volatile positions in fantasy baseball and one of the highest turnover positions in MLB. Each year, closers drop like flies, and many MLB teams make in-season changes due to injuries or poor performance. Relief pitchers are becoming increasingly important […]

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR3/FLEX ANALYSIS: After 12 spectacular seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, veteran wide receiver Mike Evans found a new home with the San Francisco 49ers this past offseason. Evans inked a three-year, $42.4 million contract that will presumably keep him atop the Niners' depth chart […]

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ team leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: High-end WR3 ANALYSIS: The Buffalo Bills made a splash this past offseason, acquiring veteran wide receiver DJ Moore from the Chicago Bears. Moore had been a top-24 fantasy receiver for all six years from 2019 through 2024, but he dropped to WR35 last year. After the […]

Welcome RotoBallers to our first fantasy football defense rankings article of the 2026 season -- our Week 1 defense (D/ST) streamers, starts and tiered rankings. Each week of the fantasy football season, we will rank every defense from No. 1 to No. 32 and break them into tiers along with matchups analysis. This weekly article […]

Each year, many fantasy gamers make the mistake of largely ignoring the later rounds of their drafts. They wrongfully assume these picks are meaningless and don't put much effort into making them. What these managers fail to realize is that there are still a plethora of players in the latter stages of drafts who could […]

The NFL season is about to kick off. With that being said, let's take a look at the state of the running back position. Below, we will look to power-rank all 32 projected starters ahead of the opening game of the season. Let's dive in!   No. 32: Chuba Hubbard - Carolina Panthers The Panthers' […]

Every year, each NFL team has several busts. Whether it be a position as notable as a quarterback, or a position as obscure as a kicker, at least one player is not going to deliver on the promise they may have displayed heading into the season. As much as we fans want everything to go […]