Leonard Fournette A Flex Against Cowboys

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette should be considered a flex option for Thursday's matchup against the Cowboys. Fournette didn't post splendid numbers during the regular season last year (367 rush yards, six rush touchdowns, 36 receptions, 233 yards), but thrived during the postseason which earned him the nickname "Playoff Lenny." Entering 2021 though, […]

Updated Half-PPR Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football Half-PPR rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. For those of you who are not familiar, PPR stands for Points Per Reception and means that you receive extra points for every reception that someone on […]

Updated Standard (Non-PPR) Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings. For those who are not familiar, standard scoring is still the default for some providers and means that fantasy football players do not receive any extra points for receptions. This is the opposite of PPR formats, where fantasy players can receive 0.5 […]

Can Chris Herndon Make Week 1 Impact?

Minnesota Vikings tight end Chris Herndon will make his Vikings debut Week 1 against the Bengals. Herndon was acquired from the Jets during preseason play after Irv Smith Jr, went down with a meniscus injury. Smith Jr. will be out months, possibly the whole season, making Herndon an easy candidate to become TE1. It is […]

Dede Westbrook Not Worth A Week 1 Play

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Dede Westbrook hopes to produce for his new team in Week 1 against the Bengals. Westbrook was a late addition to the team's offense and missed most of camp rehabbing a torn ACL. When healthy, Westbrook can be a very productive slot receiver. But fantasy teams need patience as the Vikings […]

Tom Brady A QB1 In Week 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is a fantastic start in Week 1 of the 2021 season as he goes up against a Cowboys team that fielded an abysmal defensive unit last season. Dallas allowed the 14th-most fantasy points to quarterbacks in 2020. Brady, though 44, has shown no signs of slowing down and finished […]

Adam Thielen Has High-End WR2 Status Against Bengals

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen will take on a Bengals defense in Week 1 that allowed the 17th fewest fantasy points to opposing receivers last season. Thielen's fantasy season in 2020 was polarizing; his targets-share was down and tallied only 925 yards. But Thielen maintained a WR1/2 status thanks to 14 touchdowns. With number […]

Can Justin Jefferson Repeat Success?

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson will try and replicate his historic rookie season when the team takes on the Bengals in Week 1. Jefferson smashed almost every rookie receiving record in the Vikings franchise history in 2020 and now is tasked with delivering more elite production. He will go up against a Bengals defense […]

Dalvin Cook Gets Juicy Week 1 Matchup

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook will have a favorable matchup in Week 1 against the Bengals. Cook was fantastic last season, posting 44 receptions, 361 receiving yards, 1,557 rushing yards and 17 total touchdowns through only 14 games. Cook can begin his encore this season with a matchup against a Bengals defense that allowed […]

Danny Amendola Inks One-Year Deal With The Texans

The Houston Texans have signed free agent wide receiver Danny Amendola to a one-year, $2.5 million contract on Tuesday. Several teams were reportedly interested in signing the free-agent wide receiver, but he ultimately waited for the right situation and signed with Houston. The 35-year-old hauled in 46 of his 69 targets for 602 yards and […]

Kirk Cousins Has A Lot To Prove Week 1

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins has plenty to prove in Week 1 against the Bengals. There have been rumblings about Cousins future in Minnesota at season's end and he missed the first two weeks of camp after being placed on the COVID list. It has been a bumpy training camp but now Cousins must produce […]

Robert Tonyan Ready To Roll Against Saints

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan will go up against a Saints defense that allowed the 14th most fantasy points to opposing tight end's last season. Tonyan is trying to replicate a monster fantasy season in 2020 when he caught 52 passes for 586 yards and a league-high 11 touchdowns among tight ends. The […]

Marquez Valdes-Scantling Has Chance To Step Up

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling will have a chance to parlay a strong training camp into a fast start to his season beginning Week 1 against the Saints. Valdes-Scantling has been a frustrating player in past seasons, someone who can explode within a game as a tall, dynamic playmaker and disappear the next […]

Can Allen Lazard Repeat Success Against Saints?

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard will try and get his season off on the right track Week 1 against the Saints. Lazard is hoping to hold off teammate Marquez Valdes-Scantling in securing the team's WR2 role on the team and gets a chance to prove that against the Saints. New Orleans surrendered the […]

Chase Edmonds Has A Favorable Week 1 Matchup

Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds has a favorable matchup in Week 1 against the Tennessee Titans. The Cardinals will head to Tennessee and face last season's fourth-worst rush defense in the league. The Titans allowed the seventh-most points to running backs last year. This is the first year in Edmonds' fourth season where he […]

Danielle Hunter Ready To Go

Minnesota Vikings defensive end Danielle Hunter (neck), who missed all of last season after suffering a cervical herniated disc in his neck during training camp, is back and ready to go for the 2021 season. Hunter will be needed for a Vikings defense that had a franchise-low 23 sacks in 2020. He should be rostered […]

Colby Parkinson Placed On Injured Reserve

The Seattle Seahawks placed tight end Colby Parkinson (foot), rookie cornerback Tre Brown and cornerback Nigel Warrior on Injured Reserve on Tuesday. Receiver Penny Hart and cornerback John Reid were promoted from the practice squad to the active roster. Head coach Pete Carroll said that neither Parkinson nor Brown are expected to be out for […]

Chris Herndon Listed As Third Tight End

Minnesota Vikings tight end Chris Herndon is listed as third on the team's tight end depth chart behind starter Tyler Conklin and backup Brandon Dillon as we inch closer to the Week 1 season opener. It's understandable for Herndon to be buried on the depth chart after he was just acquired from the New York […]

Seahawks, Duane Brown Reach Agreement On Reworked Contract

The Seattle Seahawks and offensive tackle Duane Brown reached an agreement on Tuesday on a reworked contract that maxes out at $12 million for this season, according to a source. The deal converts per-game bonuses to guaranteed money, while Brown will also receive an injury protection benefit for 2022. The 36-year-old left tackle sat out […]

Giants Restructure Logan Ryan's Contract

The New York Giants converted most of the base salary of defensive back Logan Ryan's contract into a signing bonus on Tuesday, creating more salary cap space heading into this season, according to a source. Ryan will spread his signing bonus over the remaining years of his contract for salary cap purposes. The 30-year-old safety […]

Noah Fant Expected To Be Ready For Opener

Denver Broncos tight end Noah Fant (leg) is expected to be ready for the Week 1 season opener on Sunday against the New York Giants. Fant took part in individual drills on Monday for the first time since before the team's preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks on Aug. 21. Fantasy managers will want to […]

Updated Best Ball Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated fantasy football best ball rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. For those of you who are not familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are draft-only leagues. Once the drafts are complete, there are no moves for […]

Trey Lance Still Not Throwing

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Trey Lance (finger) did not throw during Monday's practice. This is a negative development in the rookie's recovery, as head coach Kyle Shanahan said last week that the goal was for Lance to practice in full on Monday. Instead, he participated during individual drills but did not make throws. With […]

Updated Superflex Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football superflex rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. These fantasy football superflex rankings will continue to be updated until Week 1, so be sure check back regularly for updates. You can also see our ongoing rankings analysis articles discussing […]

Updated FFPC Rankings - Tight End Premium Scoring: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football FFPC rankings (top 300) for FFPC's tight-end premium formats. For those of you who are not familiar with FFPC leagues, they are some of the best paid fantasy football leagues in the industry hosted by our friends over at FFPC (Fantasy Football Players Championship). […]

Duke Johnson Could Make Game-Day Roster Soon

Newly signed Jacksonville Jaguars running back Duke Johnson could be promoted to the 53-man roster before long. SI's John Shipley believes that Johnson "should be on the game-day roster sooner than later based on his skill set." The Jaguars do appear to want another pass-catching back in the aftermath of Travis Etienne Jr.'s season-ending foot […]

Brandon Lowe Absent From Tuesday’s Lineup

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Brandon Lowe isn't starting Tuesday's game against the Boston Red Sox. He will sit for a second straight game with left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez on the mound Tuesday. The 27-year-old is hitting only .181 with a .617 OPS across 160 plate appearances against lefties this year. Joey Wendle will shift to the […]

Tom Brady Raves About Connection With Mike Evans

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady spoke fondly of veteran wide receiver Mike Evans on Tuesday. "I think we have a great connection and it's only going to get better," explained the veteran quarterback. Evans, a seven-year veteran and three-time Pro Bowler, caught 70 passes for 1,006 yards and 13 touchdowns last season. He exited […]

Kyle Lewis Out For Remainder Of The Season

Seattle Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis (knee) will miss the remainder of the 2021 season, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times reported Tuesday. The 2020 AL Rookie of the Year underwent knee surgery in June to repair a torn meniscus and is now suffering from a bone bruise in his injured right knee. It's a harsh […]