Kyle Shanahan Says Christian McCaffrey Would've Played In A High-Stakes Game

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) was somewhat of a surprising inactive during Monday's game against the New York Jets. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year was labeled as questionable with a calf and Achilles injury on Saturday's final injury report, but fantasy managers did not know he wouldn't play […]

Florio’s Football Show - Week 2 Waiver Wire Analysis for Isaiah Likely, J.K. Dobbins, more

Michael F. Florio is back and gives you everything you need to get your fantasy lineup ready for Week 2! Florio goes over the top waiver targets at each position, plus his favorite streamers of the week. He then goes over his starts and sits at every position. Get everything you need for the week, […]

Should I Pick Up Justice Hill? Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups For Fantasy Football

The Baltimore Ravens made several changes to their running back unit in the offseason. They moved on from J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards in free agency. Baltimore added Derrick Henry to replace them as the team’s early downs running back. Justice Hill is the only other running back on the active roster, with Keaton Mitchell […]

Ty Johnson To Be Limited On Tuesday

Buffalo Bills running back Ty Johnson (knee) will be a limited participant in the team's practice on Tuesday as they prepare for a short week in Week 2 with a Thursday night matchup against the division-rival Miami Dolphins. Johnson was injured in the season-opening win over the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and could be […]

Steelers Say That Jaylen Warren Is "Healthy Enough"

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that running back Jaylen Warren (hamstring) is "healthy enough," but that it would be a "slippery slope" to say that Warren is fully healthy heading into a Week 2 road tilt against the Denver Broncos. In the Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Najee Harris handled 56% […]

Rico Dowdle (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas displayed an ugly split between their two running backs in Week 1’s win over Cleveland, with Ezekiel Elliott rushing 10 times and Rico Dowdle toting the rock eight times. Neither running back was particularly efficient, meaning the two will likely split […]

Jaleel McLaughlin (RB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers should consider adding Jaleel McLaughlin off the waiver wire after his Week 1 performance, despite his stat line of 10 carries for 27 yards and six catches for just one yard. The key takeaway is that McLaughlin out-snapped the presumed starter, […]

J.K. Dobbins (RB, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 77% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first game since Week 1 last season, Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins shined in his new offense. Dobbins only had a 58% snap share and took 37% of the team’s carries, but he looked much more explosive than backfield […]

Should I Pick Up Tank Bigsby? Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football

"We talked about this as a staff and myself, making sure Tank [Bigsby] gets opportunities to get out there and take some of the pounding off of Travis [Etienne]." That's a quote from Doug Pederson during OTAs, a statement we were skeptical to believe. The Jaguars wanted to limit Travis Etienne's touches in 2023. He […]

Tank Bigsby - Week 2 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for 2024

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues as a Handcuff  ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers shouldn’t overreact to Tank Bigsby's Week 1 performance, where he recorded 12 carries for 73 yards. While those stats may appear encouraging, it’s important to remember that Travis Etienne remains the Jaguars' unquestioned starting running back. Bigsby's […]

Zach Charbonnet (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add as your RB3 or RB4 ROSTERED IN: 56% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle selected Zach Charbonnet in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, just a year after drafting Kenneth Walker in the second round of 2022. Charbonnet has shown glimpses of being capable of leading an NFL backfield, but he's been held […]

Samaje Perine (RB, KC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (Especially PPR) ROSTERED IN: 74% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kansas City Chiefs running back Samaje Perine signed with the team just before Thursday's game against the Ravens, and while he contributed minimally, he is worth an add. He could fill the Jerick McKinnon role, which was very productive in […]

Kyle Juszczyk Records Two Catches In Week 1

San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk hauled in two of his three targets for 40 yards in the team's Week 1 win over the Jets. Juszczyk was on the field for 40 snaps and ran 17 routes. The versatile back made the most of his three targets in the absence of Christian McCaffrey. However, he […]

Ty Chandler (RB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in Deep Leagues (14+ Teams) ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Minnesota Vikings running back Ty Chandler showed value in PPR, catching three passes from Sam Darnold in the 28-6 win over the New York Giants. With fellow Vikings RB Aaron Jones' injury history, Chandler could serve as a good handcuff or […]

Braelon Allen Sees Limited Action In Week 1

New York Jets backup running back Braelon Allen saw limited usage out of the Jets' backfield in the team's Week 1 loss at San Francisco. Allen carried one time for eight yards and caught his lone target for nine yards. All in all, Allen saw eight total snaps compared to 42 for starter Breece Hall. […]

Fantasy Football Injuries To Watch for Week 2 Lineups - Rome Odunze, Jake Ferguson, DeAndre Hopkins, Jordan Love, Jordan Addison, more

After months of waiting, we finally got to see the first week of the 2024 NFL season, and it was worth the wait. We saw some great action, and although some fans complained about the lack of passing touchdowns, it was a fun opening week overall. Unfortunately, as is the case in every week of […]

Breece Hall Finds The End Zone In Week 1

New York Jets running back Breece Hall carried the ball 16 times for 54 yards and a touchdown while hauling in five of his six targets for 39 yards in a 32-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 1. Hall scored the first touchdown of the game on a three-yard run with 3:57 […]

Biggest Fantasy Football Busts Of The Week - Fantasy Outlooks For Joe Burrow, Raheem Mostert, Marvin Harrison Jr., Mark Andrews

The opening Sunday of the 2024 NFL season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your first matchup of the year went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of […]

Jordan Mason Shines In Starting Opportunity

San Francisco 49ers running back Jordan Mason had a standout performance in place of the injured Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) during Monday night's game against the New York Jets. With McCaffrey ruled out before the game, Mason seized the opportunity, rushing 28 times for 147 yards and one touchdown. Although Mason entered the game with […]

Bucky Irving - Week 2 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for 2024

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 20% of Leagues ANALYSIS: From an insurance running back to maybe much more. Bucky Irving, a late-round rookie target in fantasy drafts, showed he may be the most efficient runner in the Tampa Bay backfield. The fourth-round pick totaled 76 yards on 11 touches, averaging 6.9 […]

Bills vs. Dolphins TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Dalton Kincaid, James Cook, De'Von Achane, Jeff Wilson, Jaylen Wright, Khalil Shakir, Tua Tagovailoa, more

In Week 2 of the fantasy football season, we are still being treated to the premier matchups on "Thursday Night Football." After a plethora of fantasy options were available in the Ravens-Chiefs matchup last week, we might see just as many here between the Buffalo Bills and the Miami Dolphins. This AFC East matchup is […]

NFL DFS: Bills vs. Dolphins DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Picks - TNF Showdown Slate (Week 2)

We are back again, RotoBallers! The first week of the NFL season was a solid one filled with lots of games coming down to the wire, including the Ravens-Chiefs game that ended by a toe! Travis Kelce was a bit of a dud, but we hit on a couple of other plays like Lamar Jackson, […]

Kyle Shanahan Clears Up Christian McCaffrey’s Injury Timeline

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan clarified that running back Christian McCaffrey's (calf) injury did not involve a setback but was simply too bothersome for him to play effectively on Sunday. Despite practicing all week, McCaffrey's calf issue has been intermittent and proved too troublesome for this game. During the ESPN postgame interview, Jordan […]

Justice Hill (RB, BAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in PPR leagues (12-team leagues and higher) ROSTERED IN: 4% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Baltimore began the 2024-25 campaign with a Thursday night meeting with the Chiefs. Going against the defending champs is difficult for any team. But the Ravens still put up a good fight, dropping the season-opener by only seven points. […]

Rico Dowdle Quiet In Season Opener

Dallas Cowboys running back Rico Dowdle didn't have the best start to his 2024 season. The 26-year-old was expected to split up the touches with veteran Ezekiel Elliott during Sunday's season opener. The two of them did split up the carries, but Dowdle failed to do much with them. He rushed eight times for 26 […]

Kenneth Walker III Considered Day-To-Day

Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III (abdomen) looked good on the field during the season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Walker rushed for over 100 yards, but also picked up an injury in the fourth quarter. This doesn't sound like an injury that is going to sideline Walker for a lengthy amount […]

Israel Abanikanda A Healthy Scratch Against 49ers

New York Jets running back Israel Abanikanda is a healthy scratch for the team's Week 1 regular-season opener at Levi's Stadium on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. Abanikanda enters the 2024 season as the team's RB4 behind starter and bell-cow Breece Hall and rookies Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis. As such, the 21-year-old […]

Is Christian McCaffrey Playing or Injured? Should I Start Jordan Mason?

With the news of San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey's injuries, his owners are rightfully wondering if he will play against the Jets in week 1 on Monday night. McCaffrey was the RB1 in 2023 by a wide margin, outscoring RB2 Breece Hall by over 70 PPR points. He is fantasy dynamite when healthy. McCaffrey […]

Jordan Mason To Start In Backfield For 49ers

With the San Francisco 49ers surprisingly ruling running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) out for Monday night's showdown against the New York Jets, backup Jordan Mason will now get the start in the backfield. Patrick Taylor Jr. and rookie Isaac Guerendo will also be active and available as depth, with Guerendo likely returning kicks on […]

Christian McCaffrey Inactive On Monday Night

In a big surprise, San Francisco 49ers All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles), the reigning Offensive Player of the Year in 2023, is inactive for the team's Week 1 regular-season opener on Monday night against the visiting New York Jets, according to sources. McCaffrey practiced on a limited basis with the team last week […]