Steve Smith Sr. Highly Unlikely for Week 5

Steve Smith Sr. missed practice on Thursday and seems very doubtful to suit up for the Baltimore Ravens Week 5 matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Smith Sr. is currently dealing with four microfractures in his back. No timetable has ever been given for Smith Sr.'s return to the football field, but it seems highly likely […]

Colin Kaepernick Afraid to Throw the Football?

In order to be a great quarterback in the NFL, you have to have all of the obvious skills: a strong arm, an accurate arm, able to read defenses, etc. One skill that usually goes unmentioned is having a short-term memory. Even the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history made mistakes and threw the occasional interception, […]

Karlos Williams and LeSean McCoy Not Seen at Practice Thursday

Buffalo Bills running backs Karlos Williams and LeSean McCoy were not seen at practice on Thursday. McCoy was already considered highly doubtful for Week 5 due to a hamstring injury, but Williams (concussion) was thought to have an outside chance at playing against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday. Although there's still a chance Williams will […]

Patriots Lock Up Dion Lewis Through 2017

Dion Lewis has been a pleasant surprise for the New England Patriots and fantasy football owners. Rarely does Bill Belichick enter contract negotiations with players during the season, but he made an exception for Lewis. The Patriots and Lewis agreed to a two-year contract extension, worth $4.4 million, which will keep the running back in […]

Matt Hasselbeck to Start Tonight Against Texans

Indianapolis Colts QB Matt Hasselbeck is expected to get the start in Thursday night's game vs the Houston Texans.  The Colts were optimistic that starting QB Andrew Luck would be back in action tonight after missing last Sunday's game vs the Jaguars, but Luck's shoulder injury on a short week of rest will likely keep […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Risers, Fallers & Trade Candidates

We’re through the first quarter of the NFL season and things are starting to get tight in the fantasy world. As the temperature falls, the heat rises, and not just in the offices of daily fantasy CEOs. Rosters are a bit thinner now that byes are upon us and your fellow managers have had four […]

Thursday Night NFL Matchups Analysis: Week 5 Start/Sit for Fantasy Football

A lot of question marks are hoping to get answered during the Thursday Night Football prime time matchup between AFC South opponents. The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts have both experienced time without their star player and have both had less than stellar starts to begin the 2015 season. The big story here is that […]

Dorial Green-Beckham (WR, TEN) - Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ team leagues. OWNED IN: 18% of Fleaflicker leagues. ANALYSIS: At 6'5'' and 237 pounds, Dorial Green-Beckham is a big-body wide receiver whose potential and upside are almost as impressive as his vertical leap. Savvy fantasy football owners will notice that his performance has been trending up in every week. In Week 1, Beckham […]

Marshawn Lynch Will Be a Game-Time Decision ...Again

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll isn't going to make life easy for Marshawn Lynch's fantasy football owners. The running back will once again be a game-time decision. “We’re going day-to-day on this thing, and it will take us all the way to the end of the week before we know," Carroll said, according to […]

Andrew Luck Likely Out vs. Texans

Heading into Week 5 preparations, the Indianapolis Colts were optimistic that quarterback Andrew Luck would be able to play on tonight against the Houston Texans. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like he'll be able to go. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport is reporting that the team expects Luck to miss the game tonight. Luck still plans on […]

Chris Givens Expects Big Things With Joe Flacco

When the Baltimore Ravens acquired wide receiver Chris Givens from the St. Louis Rams, nobody was happier than Givens himself. Throughout his previous three seasons in the NFL, he has flashed signs of greatness, but this year he found himself at the bottom of a stacked receiver depth chart with the Rams. But the Ravens […]

Titans Do Not Have a Starting Running Back

If you plan on starting a Tennessee Titans running back in your fantasy football lineups for Week 5, good luck guessing which guy will get the bulk of the carries. And don't expect head coach Ken Whisenhunt to make things easy for you. He recently told ESPN that he "really don't care" which running back […]

Daily Fantasy College Football - DraftKings CFB DFS Picks for 10/8-10/9

Going into Week 6 in College Football, the line-up of usual under-the-radar games on Thursday and Friday's slates will be the most watched so far of games broadcasted at those times this season. While selecting the players you know the most about on Saturday seems the more appealing choice, there are many advantages to selecting […]

Week 5 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football

Week 4 is in the books and trends are starting to emerge in the NFL. The league's running back situation is surprising to say the least. Four of the top-10 fantasy RBs were assumed to be backups at the beginning of the year. Heck, some of them are still backups capitalizing on injuries in their […]

Boobie Dixon: Viable Injury / Bye Week Replacement in Week 5?

With week five a few days away, the Buffalo Bills find themselves in a situation where healthy running backs are hard to come by. Lead back LeSean Mccoy is doubtful for Sunday's contest against the Tenessee Titans because of a nagging hamstring injury that kept him out of last week's game against the Giants. Second […]

Devonta Freeman is a Top RB1 as Long as Tevin Coleman is Out

Devonta Freeman of the Atlanta Falcons has busted out in a huge way. The first two weeks of the season, Freeman split carries with rookie running back Tevin Coleman and only managed 22 carries for 43 yards for an abysmal 1.95 yards per carry. Following Coleman's rib injury that has sidelined him for the past […]

Willie Snead and Stefon Diggs: Deep Sleeper WRs to Target

As week five slowly approaches, the waiver wire and free agency becomes a major way to deepen your bench with players potentially ready to bust out. With bye weeks and injuries cramping your style, look into these two players to add and potentially use as the weeks move on: Willie Snead, WR New Orleans Saints - […]

RotoBaller Radio Podcast: NFL Week 5 DFS Preview & Matchup Sleepers

RotoBaller is very excited about the launch of our very own radio station. You can now find our new shows on BlogTalkRadio live or on demand, and on iTunes under podcasts. Every Wednesday night, RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph (@RealTalkRaph) will be talking all things DFS and fantasy football to give you an edge on sites like […]

NCAA College Football Heisman Trophy Watch: Week 5

  2015 Heisman Watch: Week 5 Check out all of RotoBaller's NCAA College Football articles, including top 40 team rankings and NFL draft rankings. Rank, Player, Position, School Stats *Number in parenthesis indicates position on chart last week. 1. Leonard Fournette(1) RB LSU 99-864-11 TD Yards per carry are usually going down for the top […]

DeSean Jackson Participating in Individual Drills

DeSean Jackson's fantasy football owners will be happy to hear that the speedy receiver participated in individual drill on Wednesday. Jackson has been out of action since Week 1 after suffering a hamstring injury. Jackson's status for the Redskins' Week 5 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons is still very much in the air. Since Jackson […]

Julio Jones Limited in Practice: Can He Stay Healthy All Season?

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has given fantasy football owners everything they could have hoped for heading into the season and then some. Through the first four games of the season, Jones has hauled in 38 passes for 478 yards and four touchdowns. But everyone who owns him has been keeping their fingers crossed […]

Julius Thomas Catching Passes At Practice

Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Julius Thomas has been spotted catching passes in practice. He is officially being listed as a limited participant, but it's a good sign that he's catching passes after missing the first quarter of the season with a hand injury. Thomas has yet to be cleared for the Jaguars Week 5 contest […]

Cecil Shorts and Nate Washington Both Officially Ruled Out

The Houston Texans will be without both Nate Washington and Cecil Shorts when they take the field against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football. Washington (hamstring injury) and Shorts (shoulder injury) have both already been ruled out for the game. Rookie wide receivers Jaelen Strong and Keith Mumphery should both see an increase in […]

Brandin Cooks, Matt Jones - Fantasy Football Fallers

Brandin Cooks - WR, New Orleans Saints This guy was taken early in most drafts, and boy has he stunk. He had eight targets this week, but only turned that into four receptions for 25 yards, turning in his worst PFF grade of the year with a -2.3 rating (he has been negative in three out of […]

Jimmy Graham (TE, SEA) - Fantasy Football Fallers

I guess he needs to have some more unconfirmed reports of discontent. The Seahawks offense is tied with the horrid 49ers for the league's lowest offensive touchdown total (five), so it isn't as if there's a ton of production going around that Graham isn't a part of. All the same, consider what @JacsonBevens tweeted last night in […]

Mike Evans (WR, TB) - Fantasy Football Fallers

In Week 4, he went against young stud cornerback Josh Norman, and he was shut down pretty effectively. While Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers continue to show growing pains, it is clear that Winston can't support both Evans and Vincent Jackson, although each week there should be enough volume for one of them to turn in some […]

Golden Tate (WR, DET) - Fantasy Football Fallers

He continues to be underutilized in an offense that is sputtering. Yes, the Lions got screwed on a bad call in Week 4, but overall it doesn't take away from the fact that Matthew Stafford is really looking awful, and the rest of the team is following suit. The running game is a bust (Ameer […]

Dorial Green-Beckham Holds Strong Long-Term Fantasy Value

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues, Keeper/Dynasty Leagues OWNERSHIP: 41% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dorial Green-Beckham has seen his role grow on a weekly basis. He has already scored two touchdowns on just three receptions, so he has definitely demonstrated his explosiveness. DGB is worth a flyer in deep leagues, especially as he develops a connection […]

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

His stock has to be at an all-time low, and if I can scoop him up anywhere for desperately cheap, I am. The Broncos schedule is about to get really tasty, and even if Anderson is just a 1B to Hillman's 1A in a worst case scenario, he may produce enough for a flex role. With a […]

Joe Flacco (QB, BAL) - Fantasy Football Fallers

Going against one of the worst secondaries in the league, Flacco should have been able to produce a decent game, but instead he churned out 20 completions on 33 attempts for 189 yards, throwing one touchdown and one interception. It would be one thing if that was the worst of it, but in addition to […]