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. […]

NFL training camps are one of the best opportunities fantasy football managers have to dissect information and news that can help lead to a better understanding of a player's outlook before the season begins. Preseason game statistics can sometimes be misleading, so information from camp, like usage, personnel patterns, and what unit they are practicing […]

There have been years when I've chased the top tier of elite "Konami code" quarterbacks in the early rounds. This is not going to be one of those years. The quarterback position is pretty deep this year, and I'm comfortable letting my leaguemates spend an early round pick on Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson, while […]

Targeting rookie wide receivers can provide your fantasy team with a high-upside lottery ticket. Over the past few seasons, many high-end rookie wideouts have quickly made an impact in the league and become league-winners like Brian Thomas Jr. in 2024 and even Emeka Egbuka for the first half of the 2025 season. However, in this […]

Finding a league-winner in the middle or late rounds of your fantasy draft can provide your team with a massive boost. In this piece, we will spotlight some of the top "league-winners" you can find within these parts of the draft from members of our RotoBaller fantasy football staff, including Adam Koffler, Nick Mariano, Andy […]

As we inch closer to the start of another NFL season, now is a good time to ramp up preparations for your annual fantasy football draft. Ideally, you would have started preparing months ago by doing mock drafts and checking out rankings/articles here on RotoBaller. But hey, if you’re the type that likes to cram […]

Draft season is in full swing, yet our fantasy football player valuations are constantly in flux as injuries and position battles unfold in training camps. Below you'll find Jamie Calandro's updated 2026 fantasy football draft rankings. Jamie finished as the #3 most accurate ranker last season, among the most accurate in the industry—and he's here today […]

The NFL season is rapidly approaching, and the excitement that comes with it is palpable. You're likely doing some fantasy football prep, drafting teams, or just getting far too excited about your team by reading all the glowing reports that are coming out of training camp. At RotoBaller, we continue to develop our tools and […]

Draft season is in full swing. With the preseason already quickly approaching Week 3 and the regular season now in reach, let's take a break from the hard-hitting data-centered analysis and make some bold predictions. While these bold predictions may seem unlikely, they are backed by statistics and advanced metrics, so, on closer look, they […]

There is always some value to find at the running back position in the middle rounds. Whether you are looking for a high-upside running back or a serviceable RB2 after the first few rounds, there are always running backs who emerge as sleepers. Last year, Javonte Williams, Jaylen Warren, Quinshon Judkins, and Travis Etienne Jr. […]

Fantasy football is easy when you draft the right players, right? Of course, especially in the first few rounds of your drafts. These 3-4 players lay the foundation for your team's success. However, not all players in those first few rounds are "good" picks. As I always say, it's not that these players are bad; […]

It's wonderful to smash your early fantasy football picks, but little else compares to finding a league-winner in the rubble of those final rounds. The following 25 players tend to be available later on, with more included to cater to both shallow and deeper formats alike. While reliable depth and a steady floor can come […]

Deciding between two wide receivers with similar outlooks and fantasy point projections is often one of the toughest start-sit calls every week, and with all 32 teams in action in Week 1, there is no shortage of options to choose from. We're here to help with our updated Week 1 fantasy football wide receiver rankings […]

Week 1 fantasy football lineup decisions will be here before you know it, and whether you have already drafted your team or are just looking ahead to who could produce a spike week to open the year, we have you covered. Below, check out our complete updated Week 1 fantasy football quarterback rankings for 2026. If […]

Fantasy football season is nearing, and many dynasty leagues wait until the late stages of August to complete their rookie drafts. If you're in that boat, we're here to help you crush your picks. And if you just want a look at rookies for redraft leagues, these superflex rookie fantasy football rankings for 2026 can help […]

We're in the late stages of August, and as always, that means fantasy football draft season is in full swing. As injuries and role-change reports continue to roll in, we are constantly updating our rankings to keep fantasy managers up to date at the time of their drafts. If you're set to take part in […]

You have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Some rookie receivers hit right away, and some fantasy managers must learn how to be patient as new opportunities become available as the league calendar flips from one month to another. It’s easy to go on a limb and say Carnell […]

We're now done with the third week of preseason, and the regular season is getting even closer. Some teams, such as the Cleveland Browns and Las Vegas Raiders, haven't named their starting quarterback yet, but it feels like there aren't as many QB1 battles as usual this year. This means that the backup QB landscape […]

There has been a lot of debate about whether fantasy football leagues should utilize the kicker position. Traditional leagues tend to use the position, while recent league setups replace it with either a FLEX or Superflex. At RotoBaller HQ, we know many fantasy leagues still use kickers and have updated our kicker fantasy football rankings […]

A few days ago, I wrote about six players I'm aggressively targeting in the early rounds of fantasy football drafts this season. Try to get at least a couple of these cornerstone guys on your teams in 2026. This article takes us into the middle rounds of fantasy drafts, generally rounds 5-8. These guys come […]

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 […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another edition of late-round sleepers. Recently, we published five late-round running backs and wide receivers, and now we have tight ends fantasy managers should be targeting with our five late-round tight end fantasy football draft values and sleepers for the 2026 season. Tight end can be a volatile position, but the […]

This year's rookie running back class was, unfortunately, not anywhere close to that of 2025 in terms of talent. But that doesn't mean that none of them could be productive for fantasy football this season. Though they are very much the exception rather than the rule, late-round picks at any position can surprise and be […]

Unlike this year's rookie running back class, the group of WRs coming out of college and into the NFL is quite interesting, even in redraft fantasy football. Three prospects were rated higher than the rest, and all were selected in the first round. A fourth WR was selected in the first round as well. We'll […]

If you have played fantasy football long enough, you know spike weeks from defenses can win or lose matchups, and ignoring the position can be a critical mistake. We're here to help with our defense fantasy football draft rankings for 2026. In the complete team defense rankings below, see where the Houston Texans, Los Angeles […]

As a data-focused person, my bold predictions might be more medium spice than five-star picks. That said, these bold predictions for the 2026 fantasy football season have low-to-medium hit rates. For some of these players, there will be targets and avoids based on price and going against the grain.  Fantasy football is a game of […]

Let's start this article with an immediate peek behind the curtain. My must-draft, my guys, league-winners, whatever vernacular you use, have changed again and again. Rough draft after rough draft. And it's not because of indecisiveness. The rash of preseason injuries -- from Emeka Egbuka's toe to Luther Burden III's groin to Tucker Kraft's snap […]

Earlier this week, I wrote about wide receivers who stand to benefit this season as a result of roster turnover in the offseason. Now, it's time to look at the tight ends and running backs who could also see an uptick in usage in 2026. We tend to focus on targets and air yards for […]

You can lose your fantasy draft in the first round, but you can't win it. That requires diving outside the top 24 at an individual position and finding hidden gems like Jaxon Smith-Njigba a year ago. Finding the formula is actually quite simple. First, we want target share -- and the higher, the better. Smith-Njigba's […]

It's almost fantasy football time, but we know some of you have already completed your preseason drafts! You're probably already in the process of watching the waiver wire for potential hidden gems, so we're here to assist! Our early Week 1 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for 2026 will help guide you through the waiver […]

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, Kyle […]

Who doesn't love a confident "this is my dude" kind of statement? Every year, there are a handful of players everyone just happens to fall in love with, and what's beautiful about this made-up game is how many different opinions are out there. This article is all about puffing your chest out, digging your heels […]