Fantasy Football News, Rankings, Waiver Wire, Sleepers

The unbridled euphoria that engulfs the fantasy football community on an annual basis has transpired once again with the arrival of highly anticipated regular-season matchups. This has provided the first opportunity to assess the players that you secured for your rosters during the draft process. Some of you should be thrilled with the numbers that your […]

After an exciting weekend of NFL action, it's time to hit the waiver wire to help find that player who can bolster your roster. At RotoBaller HQ, we have freshly updated our waiver wire rankings to account for the latest news and injuries with our fantasy football waiver wire rankings before Week 2 of 2026. Whether […]

Football is back! The 2026 NFL season kicked off this past week with a plethora of exciting primetime games, plus a stacked slate of Sunday contests. This week featured a bunch of big plays, fantasy football explosions, and exciting storylines. However, not all was sunshine and rainbows. A common trend in Week 1 was that […]

Welcome back, RotoBallers! We are full-go here at RotoBaller, as we have had a ton of NFL content pouring out of the seams. And to cap off Week 1, we have an AFC West showdown on Monday night as the Denver Broncos travel to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs, in what could be […]

Week 1 brought plenty of fireworks, surprises, and upsets, making for a funky initial waiver pool on the horizon. Whether you're cruising to a 1-0 record on the back of a beatdown, or ailing from injuries and duds at 0-1, we're here attempting to strike a balance between preseason priors and ingesting one game's worth […]

The first week of the 2026 NFL regular season closes with a Monday Night showdown between AFC West divisional rivals, as the Denver Broncos travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Below, read about the fantasy football outlooks for key players like Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix, Kenneth Walker III,  and more. […]

  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. […]

When you're in a tight matchup in fantasy football, nailing a D/ST streamer can put you over the top and turn a narrow loss into a close win. Planning ahead for upcoming weeks is another important part of this strategy. If you have an open spot on your roster, it's not a bad idea to […]

Hello everybody, and welcome to the Week 1 edition of Monday Night Football bets and props! The NFL season finally kicks off this week, and we here at RotoBaller could not be more thrilled to bring you some of the best content on the market. We are excited to bring betting content to all those […]

Welcome to our Monday Night Football start/sit chart for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Below you will find our start/sit matchup charts for all players in the MNF game between the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. With several superstars playing in this game, their fantasy matchup may come down to this. In […]

We are back! Welcome, RotoBallers, to another year of our weekly Start 'em and Sit 'em article! It's the inaugural 2026 article for our Week 1 matchups analysis and fantasy football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em picks, which will hopefully help you make winning lineup decisions every week of the fantasy season.  My name is Joey […]

Welcome to Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, and to our weekend fantasy football Week 1 start/sit recommendations chart for all remaining player matchups and all games. Today, we'll look at some tough Week 1 start/sit decisions like Parker Washington, Rico Dowdle, Isaiah Likely and more to see how their matchups project for the […]

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 1 of the 2026 fantasy football season. It's been an injury-filled offseason with several coaching and player changes. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. We're using a similar data-driven process […]

Welcome RotoBallers! The first main slate of the 2026 NFL season will kick off in a few hours! While most are setting their lineups, it is crucial to always scan the waiver wire for potential league winners. It is easy to do so with our updated weekend fantasy football waiver wire rankings before Week 1 […]

We are BACK! Last season, I had a weekly column on risers and fallers coming out of the previous week. This season, we're changing things up a bit, rolling with a weekly start/sit column for the week ahead. If you're looking for advice on whether to start DeVonta Smith or Luther Burden III, this article […]

The first big slate of the season is only one day away, and it's time to revisit one of our favorite pastimes - building NFL DFS lineups! I'm not usually the wide receiver matchup guy, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. All kidding aside, I did spend some time digging […]

Welcome to RotoBaller’s Key Starters and Tough Calls article for Week 1 of the 2026 season. It's time to kick off another year of fantasy football, where Frank Ammirante's Week 1 Lineup Spotlights highlight notable players to start or sit when you face tough lineup calls. The fantasy football players featured in this Week 1 […]

It's finally time for the full Sunday slate of Week 1, and you can never have enough resources to guide your start-sit calls. Below, check out RotoBaller's top 300 fantasy football projections for Week 1 to see how key players like MarShawn Lloyd, Parker Washington, Christian Watson, Bhayshul Tuten, Rico Dowdle, DJ Moore, and more […]

Week 1 running back decisions are always a little uncomfortable. We have depth charts, preseason usage, coach comments, and injury reports, but we still have not seen most of these backfields play a real game together. That is where this list comes in. Nobody needs to be told to start Bijan Robinson. These are the […]

We’ve finally made it! The first start/sit article, wide receiver edition, has arrived as fantasy managers gear up for their championship push. Making the right decisions for your Week 1 starting lineup is extremely difficult without knowing players' roles or how their matchups will play out. However, we have to move forward and keep doing […]

The wait is finally over. After months of draft preparation, training camp reports, preseason hype, and endless debates about Average Draft Position (ADP), fantasy football managers can finally set real lineups for games that count. Week 1 is always one of the most challenging weeks of the season because fantasy managers must balance offseason expectations […]

The tight end position can be one of the most frustrating spots in fantasy football. Every year, managers spend countless hours debating matchups, target shares, and touchdown upside, only to watch a random waiver-wire tight end outscore their starter. That's why elite options are so valuable. If you drafted Trey McBride or Colston Loveland, congratulations—you […]

The opening kickoff is on the horizon, so be sure your rosters are fine-tuned for success with all-around Week 1 fantasy football waiver-wire pickups and adds for the 2026 fantasy football season! Roster cuts have hit, those unofficial depth charts are in, and everyone is hanging on every piece of beat-writer speculation that we can […]

The 2026 NFL season hasn't fully started yet -- we've had two games so far, but the first full Sunday slate of contests is yet to come. While there isn't any room on your roster after the draft if you drafted healthy players, if you drafted any that are on IR, you immediately have extra spots to […]

Football is back. Finally, the long wait is over, and we were treated to two games before the main Week 1 slate. The Patriots failed to get their revenge on the Seahawks, while the 49ers shocked everyone by handing the juggernaut Rams a convincing defeat in Australia. But now, it's time for the rest of […]

After spending a good chunk of the late summer researching and writing about running backs for redraft leagues, it's finally time to focus on some key Week 1 matchups. Welcome back to my running backs to target feature, where I attempt to find the best possible spots for RBs to thrive each week. I'm breaking […]

RotoBaller writer Jamie Calandro shares his Week 1 fantasy football lineup rankings for RB, WR, TE, and QB. Last year, Jamie finished as the third-most accurate ranker in the industry among hundreds of other industry experts! This rankings article also includes rankings analysis that will hopefully help you make some tough decisions when it comes […]

Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is in full swing, and the vast majority of games have yet to be played! It's time once again for our RotoBaller staff start-or-sit calls. Four of the industry's best analysts are here to break down 18 potential sleepers and busts ahead of the remaining Week 1 games. […]

The 2026 NFL season is finally here, so it's time to kick off my weekly bold predictions column. This is where I'm trying to predict which players will hit their ceilings this week. I'll focus on players who are on the fringe of start-and-sit decisions so that it's more actionable for you. On this page, […]

Hey RotoBallers! The NFL season begins in one day, and there is no better time to examine your fantasy roster. While many are looking to perfect their Week 1 lineup, it is crucial to always scan the waiver wire for potential lottery tickets. Below, we will look at a few sneaky high-upside stash targets to […]

Even after just one 2026 NFL game, we were given the sobering reminder that any player can bust in a given fantasy football game. Those who rostered players like A.J. Brown, Rhamondre Stevenson, and Drake Maye now wear the lineup scars of playing their studs in the season's opening game. This year's weekly bust list […]

RotoBaller Senior Writer Scott "The King" Engel shares his Week 1 fantasy football lineup rankings for the 2026 season for PPR, half PPR, and standard scoring league formats. He also analyzes the rankings to help you make tough lineup decisions. Top starters are included to show that some of your best players have a good... […]