Gomez (Intercostal) Starting In Game 5, Batting 5th

Carlos Gomez will play through his intercostal injury again on Wednesday for Game 5 of the ALDS against the Kansas City Royals. After not starting in Game 1, the Houston Astros outfielder has been able to play in the last three games. Gomez is 3-for-9 with 1 HR and 2 RBI so far this postseason. […]

Fantasy Basketball Sleepers: NBA Players in New Roles in 2015-16

It is less than two weeks until the NBA season tips off in Chicago on October 27.  Leading up to then, thousands of hardcore fans will be drafting their yearly fantasy basketball teams and doing the research to help them crush daily fantasy leagues in 2015.  Rotoballer is excited too, as we continue our preseason […]

Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings: Standard and PPR Analysis

What's up RotoBallers. Week 5 is complete and we hope you managed to secure the win! To celebrate, today we are bringing you our Week 6 fantasy football rankings to help prepare you for your Week 6 matchups. Below you will find both PPR rankings and standard league rankings for Week 6, brought to you by […]

Zach Ertz Could be Turning a Corner

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 49% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Zach Ertz has still not scored a touchdown, and is averaging just three receptions and 32 yards per game. The Eagles finally righted their offense against New Orleans in Week 5, however, and Ertz posted five receptions for 60 yards. Those numbers still aren't […]

Beltre (Back) Starting At 3B, Batting 4th For Game 5

Adrian Beltre will start once again at third base for the Texas Rangers on Wednesday against the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 5. After starting Game 4 after missing Game 2 and 3, Beltre’s back responded well enough to the nine innings he played on Monday. The 36-year-old will bat cleanup behind Prince Fielder and […]

Matt Jones (RB, WAS) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers?

Matt Jones did get a touchdown in Week 5, but he averaged less than two yards per carry (11 carries for 20 yards) and did not come out of the game unscathed. Jones is reportedly dealing with a sprained big toe, with the severity of the injury yet to be determined. It seems we may […]

Jordan Matthews (WR, PHI) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers

He also responds to "Drops McGee". Reports yesterday say that Jordan Matthews and Nelson Agholor are working tirelessly on improving their hands, attacking the issue with the JUGS machine at 7 AM. Well, until the issue irons itself out, those JUGS machine catches aren't going to do any fantasy owners any good. Matthews should absolutely […]

Travis Kelce (TE, KC) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers

Owners who were expecting a true "mini-Gronk" from having Travis Kelce had their hype train going full speed ahead after a two touchdown effort in his first game, but ever since it's been nothing but disappointment. There is merit to the thought that now he is Kansas City's best red zone option given the Jamaal […]

C.J. Anderson (RB, DEN) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers

Last week I said his stock had to be at an all-time low, and I was wrong. He continues to plummet. Week 5 had him facing the Raiders, and in a game where Ronnie Hillman tweaked his hamstring and Juwan Thompson was dealing with a hammy issue of his own, Anderson failed to do anything. He […]

DeMarco Murray (RB, PHI) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Risers

Murray owners have to be ecstatic to see 20 carries for 83 yards and a touchdown, let alone seven receptions for 37 yards. Not only was he involved, but he performed. This bodes well for Murray, but it's also important for Chip Kelly and the Eagles' offensive line to show that they can put together […]

Andy Dalton (QB, CIN) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Risers

There's no denying it anymore: Andy Dalton is here. Just because he took a little longer than most young quarterbacks to develop doesn't mean that we should always hold his past performance against him. His weapons are present and healthy, and he is flourishing. He attacked Seattle through the air and won, with 30 completions on […]

Gary Barnidge (TE, CLE) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Risers

The guy literally laid a touchdown, and it was awesome. He continues to shine for the Browns and fantasy football owners, and he is absolutely in TE1 territory. At some point you just can't question things too much based on his past and accept that this guy is performing well. It's impossible to write this […]

Jacob Tamme Developing Chemistry with Matt Ryan

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 9% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jacob Tamme outperformed Julio Jones against the Redskins, by catching eight passes for 94 yards. Tamme had a 77-yard game two weeks ago against the Giants that included a sweet 41-yard reception, so this 94-yard effort did not come completely out of nowhere. Atlanta […]

Peyton Manning (QB, DEN) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers

Peyton Manning failed to break the ten point barrier in Fleaflicker scoring, ending with 22 completions on 35 attempts for 266 yards, but no touchdowns and two interceptions killed him. He has now put together back to back weeks of being very underwhelming. It isn't as though his receivers are missing, and it's actually the […]

Mike Evans (WR, TB) - Week 6 Fantasy Football Fallers

So in Week 4 he struggled against the Panthers, but people (myself included) were hoping for a bounceback game against the Jaguars secondary. As it turned out, both Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson did pretty badly. Evans has yet to really have a good game this year. He dropped what should have been a touchdown […]

Golden Tate (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Fallers

Tate was here last week as well, and quite frankly the whole Detroit Lions offense can be put here. Ameer Abdullah is officially out of the circle of trust, and he'll have to put a good game in before I feel comfortable inserting him into any of my lineups. Matthew Stafford was benched for Dan […]

Eddie Lacy (RB, GB) - Fantasy Football Fallers?

The Green Bay Packers are 5-0, and yet it feels like Lacy has barely done anything. He hasn't scored since Week 1, and has yet to have a 100 yard rushing game. At least Week 4 had him get close with a 90 yard effort though, as this past Sunday he put up a putrid […]

Todd Gurley (RB, STL) - Fantasy Football Risers

Last week we talked about how the Rams offensive line has been learning a zone blocking scheme, and while one might have to question whether the recent success of the rushing attack is more because of Gurley or their own chemistry as a unit coming together, you can't question the results. Gurley has looked great, […]

Andre Johnson (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Risers

If they played on Sunday I could have made a Walking Dead premiere joke work, but I think it's a stretch now. You get the point though, zombie coming back to life, blah blah. Maybe this was entirely "narrative street", with Johnson coming back to face his old team and going off. Maybe Matt Hasselbeck […]

Eli Manning (QB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Risers

There's nothing quite like a primetime two minute drill with Eli Manning sometimes. Seriously though, Eli put up the second highest quarterback score of the week (behind Josh McCown, naturally) with 41 completions on 54 attempts for 441 yards, three touchdowns, and one interception. What makes this rather special though, aside from nearing 450 yards, is […]

Allen Robinson (WR, JAX) - Fantasy Football Risers

Just as Blake Bortles could be listed here, Allen Robinson had a great week to reward owners who have stuck with him. While he hasn't done poorly, he may not have been providing his owners with the kind of numbers that they envisioned from someone who was touted as a reception magnet. Allen Robinson turned […]

Doug Martin (RB, TB) - Fantasy Football Risers

Well, I did not see that coming. On top of a game that had the second lowest projected point total from Vegas, the Bucs were actually without one of the only decent linemen they have in Logan Mankins. The Jaguars have a good run defense, although they were missing their tackling machine of a middle […]

Marvin Jones Could Light up the Bills' Secondary

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 48% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: After a strong start to the season, Marvin Jones laid an egg in Week 4, catching just one pass for four yards. In Week 5, however, he had another solid showing, catching five balls for 61 yards. He has shown a lot of […]

Mohamed Sanu's Role May Be Growing

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 17% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Mohamed Sanu finally seems to have gotten the ball rolling after a slow start to the season. Through the first three weeks, he caught just five balls for 77 yards, but followed that up with a huge two-week stretch. In Weeks 4 and […]

Take Advantage of Marquess Wilson's Playing Time

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Marquess Wilson has been one of the offensive leaders for the Bears over their two-game winning streak. With both Alshon Jeffery and Eddie Royal dealing with injuries, Wilson has gotten a chance to prove himself. The third-year receiver from Washington State has caught 12 balls […]

The Texans Need Cecil Shorts, and So Do You

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Cecil Shorts could be back in Week 6, and is only owned in 14% of leagues. What makes Houston's number two wide receiver an interesting waiver wire target is how much Houston struggled without him in their loss to the Colts. DeAndre Hopkins […]

Allen Hurns (WR, JAC) - Fantasy Football Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 62% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Despite yet another big week, Allen Hurns is still available in a ton of leagues. Just a week after catching 11 balls for 116 yards and a touchdown against the Colts, Hurns dispayed his home run-hitting ability in his Week 5 game against the Buccaneers, in […]

DeSean Jackson Practices in Full Pads

DeSean Jackson may find his way back onto the football field in Week 6 against the New York Jets. The speedster has been out of action since Week 1 with a hamstring injury, but on Wednesday he finally returned to practice in full pads. Jackson has always been a boom or bust wide receiver who […]

Andrew Luck Goes Through Complete Practice

It looks like quarterback Andrew Luck is on track to play against the New England Patriots on Sunday Night Football. According to reports he practiced in full on Wednesday and threw the ball without a problem. Although Luck was likely drafted as your starting quarterback, he is too risky to start in Week 6 against […]

Can You Rely on Drew Brees and Brandin Cooks for the Remainder of the Season?

Many fantasy owners, drafted New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Brandin Cooks in hopes that the duo would put up huge numbers this year.  With Jimmy Graham gone to Seattle, Drew Brees had to have a go-to guy, right?  The logical choice was Brandin Cooks, who looked promising in his rookie season […]