Believe it or not, the stretch run of the fantasy football regular season is upon us as Week 9 crashes against our rosters, so it's time for an updated rest-of-season rankings sheet. The NFL's trade deadline is fast approaching, and many of you are trying to pull off some key deals yourselves! Be it trade […]

Setting my fantasy football lineups often feels like an exercise in pessimism. As much as I hype myself up at the start of each new week, I can’t help but look for reasons why my players might hurt me. Every Thursday on RotoBaller, I share a handful of players who stand out as particularly worrisome […]

The weekend has arrived, and at RotoBaller HQ, we are back with more weekend rankings. Today, we focus on kickers, and with the Titans and Steelers on bye, fantasy managers have fewer options to stream in Week 9. Our Week 9 kicker rankings will help managers find a streaming kicker option. Below are our updated Week […]

With only the Titans and Steelers on the bye in Week 9, fantasy managers only have a small bye-week crunch to deal with. However, many fantasy teams are dealing with injuries that could make selecting the FLEX option in Week 9 trickier. At RotoBaller HQ, we updated our top 200 Week 9 fantasy football FLEX […]

Happy Saturday, RotoBallers! We have a packed nine-game slate tonight, with monster teams like Edmonton, Colorado, and Toronto all on the docket. Not all of those teams are ones we want exposure to tonight, but we aren’t fading all of them either. I’ll dive into which teams we want to grab down below. With those […]

Who Should I Pickup? Some of the most common Week 9 fantasy football waiver wire decisions involve players like Caleb Douglas, Efton Chism III, DeMario Douglas, Devin Singletary, Dylan Sampson, Malik Willis, Eli Raridon, Demarcus Robinson, and Seth McGowan. However, don't worry, we are here to help you make these waiver wire decisions and make […]

Welcome RotoBallers! After not having an early game last Sunday, the NFL is back with another international contest to kick off the Week 9 slate. On Sunday morning, the Bengals and Falcons will face off in Madrid in what could be a high-scoring affair. The Bengals enter this game with one of the league's top […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Keon Coleman, Kyren Williams, Chris Bell, Corey Kiner, Darius Cooper, Tank Dell, Cooper Kupp, Kimani Vidal, Jordan Watkins, and Quentin Johnston. 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 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Courtland Sutton, Marvin Harrison Jr., Jahan Dotson, Kevin Coleman Jr., Justin Jefferson, Javonte Williams, Demarcus Robinson, and Emanuel Wilson. 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 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Dallas Goedert, T.J. Hockenson, Dalton Kincaid, Hunter Henry, AJ Barner, George Kittle, Chig Okonkwo, Greg Dulcich, and Isaiah Likely. 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 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Kirk Cousins, Jayden Daniels, Gardner Minshew II, Malik Willis, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Bryce Young, Geno Smith, C.J. Stroud, and Shedeur Sanders. 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 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Khalil Shakir, Nico Collins, Austin Ekeler, Matthew Golden, Ryan Flournoy, Stefon Diggs, Malik Nabers, Kendre Miller, and James Cook III. 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 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Makai Lemon, Antonio Williams, Quinshon Judkins, Rhamondre Stevenson, Elijah Mitchell, Saquon Barkley, and Tetairoa McMillan. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and build winning lineups in Week […]

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Each night, we will bring you our award-winning NHL DFS Heat Map with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet: Blue means ELITE, Green means GO (good for the player), Yellow means value/supplemental play,... […]

The Steelers and the Titans are on a bye in Week 9, leaving fantasy managers with fewer options to stream a fantasy defense this week. Our Week 9 defense (D/ST) streamers, starts, and tiered rankings help you decide on which fantasy defense to stream or start this week. In this article, you will find where […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Denzel Boston, Efton Chism III, Jonah Coleman, Omar Cooper Jr., Jordan Addison, Chris Olave, Malachi Fields, Tre Tucker, and Jonathan Taylor. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions […]

Welcome back to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 9 of the 2026 NFL season! For anyone who isn't familiar, each week we give you our recommended Survivor Pool picks to target and also avoid for 2026 Survivor leagues. This week, I'm pinch-hitting on this feature for our friend Kevin Tompkins -- kind of […]

Who Should I Start? Who Should I Sit? Some of the most common Week 9 fantasy football lineup decisions involve players like Caleb Douglas, KC Concepcion Jr., Chase Brown, Josh Downs, Emmett Johnson, Rachaad White, Drake London, Kaelon Black, and Seth McGowan. However, don't worry; we are here to help you make these decisions and […]

Welcome back to our NFL Pick'em Pool Picks for Week 9 of the 2026 NFL season. We're just a few days away from the midpoint of the 2026 NFL season, and the power dynamic of the league is getting much clearer! As we get into Week 9, we're able to determine which teams are the […]

Week 9 has arrived, and some teams are switching starting quarterbacks because of struggles or injuries. The Eagles will turn to Joe Milton, while the Vikings will roll with Carson Wentz, as Kyler Murray is not expected to play. Shedeur Sanders will also start as Deshaun Watson is likely to miss Week 9 with a […]

Welcome to our Monday Night Football start/sit chart for Week 9 of the 2026 NFL season. Below you will find our start/sit matchup charts for all players in the MNF game between the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings. With several fantasy superstars playing in this game, matchups may come down to this. In addition to […]

The calendar has turned to November, which brings Week 9 (a modest two-team bye, thank goodness) to our doorsteps! Some of you will have to find a replacement for Chris Boswell, and others are moving on from Tyler Loop (injured) and Spencer Shrader (dismantled team), but most of you can be flexible, and perhaps even […]

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our Week 9 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 matchup analysis. This article will be your go-to stop for all defensive rankings and streamers. Last week, […]

It's not easy to let go of a player who's served you well this season in fantasy football. You may think players who have done well to this point will surely continue to score highly and should be started for the rest of the season. But we've seen numerous examples of players getting off to […]

The Baltimore Ravens had terrible injury luck on Sunday. On his first play back from an ankle sprain, star quarterback Lamar Jackson injured his thumb, landing him on injured reserve. Backup passer Tyler Huntley proceeded to exit with a reportedly season-ending toe issue, and third-string QB Joe Fagnano picked up an ankle injury. Although the […]

What appears like it may be a disappointing season for many players can instead quickly turn into a big second-half breakout that shouldn't be ignored in fantasy football leagues. Of course, it's not possible to predict with perfect accuracy which players might have great second halves of the season. But we should at least analyze […]

Looking back on Week 8, there were plenty of high-scoring NFL games, but it didn't feel like an explosive week for fantasy football. A handful of teams with multiple fantasy stars underperforming could explain why. For example, the Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, and Atlanta Falcons scored just 29 points combined. Needless to say, it was […]

We are back for the Week 9 NFL Props article! This week brings another opportunity to capitalize on emerging trends, identify favorable matchups, and find value before the betting market fully adjusts. The mission here is to uncover value on the top player props as the season unfolds. With three weeks in the books, we're... […]

While several games have totals of 51 or 50 points, I'm not looking at any of them this week. Just because they have super high totals doesn't mean we get good betting options. Those games have expectations for scoring, so the betting lines are adjusted to account for that. That often creates artificially juiced lines,... […]