Deebo Samuel - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Samuel has morphed into an alpha in the early stages of the season, putting up a 32.31% target share, which ranks 5th in the NFL. Samuel ranks 9th in expected fantasy points and 4th in fantasy points above expectation (PFF). This tells us that he's getting a fantastic workload while performing at an elite level. We […]

Week 5 Red Zone Alert - Risers and Fallers

It is time to start taking note of the stats. They say numbers don't lie, but that can be deceitful. For instance, a team could have a 100% red-zone scoring percentage, but that is because they have only had two or three red-zone attempts. We want our risers to be the teams and players who […]

Trey Lance - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Lance makes his first career start with Jimmy Garoppolo sidelined with a calf injury. Lance showed off his fantasy upside last week, totaling 20+ fantasy points in only one half of football. You have to love the fact that he rushed seven times for 41 yards in limited playing time. While the Cardinals defense has been great […]

Josh Jacobs - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jacobs returned to action against the Chargers last week, rushing 13 times for 40 yards while catching each of his five targets for 17 yards. Kenyan Drake only played 35% of the snaps, so this is encouraging usage for Jacobs. You love to see those five targets. If we start seeing Jacobs utilized more in the passing […]

Darren Waller - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

There's not much to say about Waller, as he's an every-week Top-2 tight end, no matter the matchup. He's coming off a solid game against the Chargers where he caught 4-of-7 targets for 50 yards and a touchdown. We haven't seen a spike week since Week 1, but there's always the chance that Waller goes […]

Justin Fields - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Many in the world of fantasy football are looking forward to the upside that Fields provides to a very boring Bears offense. There are pieces to work with in this offense, but the utilization has yet to click. The struggles of the play-calling show in advanced analytics as he ranks near the bottom in both […]

Damien Williams - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Williams takes over the Bears' backfield with David Montgomery sidelined, immediately vaulting into RB2 territory. Williams should dominate touches and make an impact in the passing game, potentially putting him as one of the top waiver wire adds of the year. He goes up against a Raiders defense that ranks 26th in fantasy points per game (PPR) […]

Justin Herbert - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Herbert takes on a tough Browns defense, but it's better to attack them through the air, as they rank 1st in rush DVOA but 13th in pass DVOA. The Chargers passing game ranks 11th in DVOA, so we could see them find some success through the air. They'll have to watch out for Myles Garrett, who […]

Baker Mayfield - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Mayfield could be in for another rough outing for fantasy managers against the Los Angeles Chargers pass defense that has given up the fifth-fewest passing yards through the first four weeks of the season. Considering how run-heavy the Cleveland offense is, we will likely be seeing a heavy dose of Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt to take advantage of […]

Austin Ekeler - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Ekeler has established himself as an elite fantasy running back, averaging 21.6 fantasy points per game (PPR), ranking as RB3 so far this season. Ekeler ranks 6th among running backs with 20 targets. He's already put up 12 red-zone carries in four games after posting only 17 in 10 games last season. We now have […]

Curtis Samuel - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Samuel returned to action in Week 4, playing 37.31% of the snaps while catching all four of his targets for 19 yards. He had a -1.3 average depth of target, which demonstrates that he'll be acting as the safety valve for Heinicke, soaking up the underneath targets and dump-offs. It's likely that we'll see an […]

Jameis Winston - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Winston continues to be an underwhelming fantasy quarterback, averaging only 21.5 pass attempts per game this season. However, this is the perfect matchup for head coach Sean Payton to let Winston loose, as Washington is giving up the most fantasy points per game to opposing quarterbacks. The Saints would be wise to attack this defense through […]

Taylor Heinicke - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Heinicke has been fantastic as a fantasy quarterback so far, finishing as QB12, QB10, and QB5 in his three starts. The problem here is that he's taking on a Saints defense that ranks 6th in pass DVOA. However, they just allowed Daniel Jones to complete 28-of-40 passes for 402 yards (10.1 Y/A) with two touchdowns and one […]

Terry McLaurin - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

McLaurin continues to see terrific usage, putting up a 31.4% target share (7th) and 46.1% air yard share (5th), establishing himself as an alpha in this offense. Washington's defense has been a massive disappointment, putting the team in pass-heavy game scripts which obviously favors McLaurin. He goes up against a Saints defense that ranks 25th […]

Alvin Kamara - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Kamara continues to see limited usage in the passing game, coming off a game where he did not even receive a target against the Giants. This is the perfect opportunity for Sean Payton to get Kamara going in the passing game, as Washington's strength is in run defense (11th in rush DVOA). Perhaps the Saints can […]

Jared Goff - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Goff had a decent fantasy day against the Bears despite the fact that the Lions only scored 14 points, completing 24-of-38 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns. He's averaging 40.25 pass attempts per game, so the high volume keeps him firmly on the streaming radar. This is a good spot against a Vikings defense […]

Justin Jefferson - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jefferson continues to produce, coming off a game where he caught 6-of-7 targets for 84 yards and a touchdown. The second-year wideout has now scored a touchdown in three consecutive games. He's in a smash spot against a Lions defense allowing 10.55 yards per target (29th) to opposing wideouts. We could see Jefferson hit his […]

Kirk Cousins - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Cousins laid an egg against the Browns, limited to a 52.6% completion rate and 5.3 yards per attempt. He has a great chance to bounce back against a Lions defense allowing 10.25 yards per attempt to opposing quarterbacks. This is a smash spot for Cousins, especially if Cook is limited again and the Vikings are […]

T.J. Hockenson - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Hockenson has had a pair of duds in his last two games, combining for only six catches for 52 yards, but he should get back on track in this projected high-scoring affair. The Vikings are giving up 10.09 yards per attempt, so the Lions passing game should be able to get back on track in […]

D'Andre Swift - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Swift is coming off a dud game against the Bears where he was limited to only 16 yards on eight carries while catching 4-of-6 targets for 33 yards, but the usage was promising. Swift out-snapped Jamaal Williams 73.24% to 29.58%, demonstrating that the dynamic second-year back has a growing role in this offense. Williams will continue to […]

Aaron Jones - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Jones ceded more touches to A.J. Dillon last week, as the second-year back rushed 15 times for 81 yards while catching his one target for 16 yards. If this continues, it would really cap Jones' weekly ceiling. The good news is that Jones continues to be used in the passing game, averaging 3.25 targets per game, which […]

Davante Adams - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Adams had a slow game against the Steelers, but he's still second in the NFL with a 36% target share. If the Bengals are able to keep pace with this high-octane Packers offense, we could see a spike week from Adams as the two teams go shot for shot. I could definitely see this happening, […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Sleepers, Start 'Em and Value Plays: The King and Pocket Aces

In this episode of The King and Pockets Aces, RotoBaller's Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano share their highly charged Fantasy insights. They look at the latest and upcoming NFL player moves, NFL player rankings and lineup strategy to best prepare you for each week of the 2021 fantasy football season. Scott […]

Damien Harris - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Harris has become somewhat of a forgotten man coming off the heels of two stinkers against some of the top defenses in the league. With only 10 carries combined over the last two weeks, his advanced analytics have taken a beating. He's fallen outside the top 20 across all major categories and will be looking […]

FanDuel MLB Lineup Picks (10/9/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

Just two games tonight as the American League will take the day off. Atlanta will look to even the series with Milwaukee after the Brew Crew narrowly escaped with a 2-1 win in Game 1, while the Giants hold a 1-0 series lead over the Dodgers after Logan Webb's incredible playoff debut. It's Fried-Woodruff and […]

Saquon Barkley - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Barkley is still working his way back from a season-ending knee injury from the 2020 campaign. While he hasn't missed a game, he isn't the same player who was once considered a top-three option in fantasy drafts. Fortunately, he appears to be trending in the right direction and continues to ramp up his activities. The […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily Fantasy College Football (10/9/21 Early)

Our big slate on Saturday has 12 games that DraftKings picked out for us. We've got some big ones on here. We start off with the biggest, the Red River Shootout at the Texas State Fair. It's a bucket list thing for me. One of these years, I will get to that game. South Carolina […]

DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily Fantasy College Football (10/9/21 Primetime)

We are back up to eight games for our Saturday prime time college football slate on DraftKings. We start off with some MACtion with Buffalo heading down to Ohio to take on Kent. TCU heads west to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech. Wyoming heads down I-25 to Colorado Springs. A half-hour later, LSU will […]

Odell Beckham Jr. - Week 5 Outlook for Fantasy Football

Since his return to the lineup, Beckham has been consistently involved in the passing game (16 targets) as the Browns lack options. The downside is that the production has yet to take hold as Baker Mayfield has struggled with consistency. In his two games back, he already ranks inside the top 10 in deep targets (7), but […]