Week 5 Superflex Rankings for Fantasy Football: Sam Howell, Joshua Dobbs, Jared Goff, Christian Watson, Jahmyr Gibbs, more

Welcome RotoBallers! Thursday Night Football is here, and we begin Week 5 with the Commanders taking on the Bears. It's also the beginning of bye weeks, as the Bucs, Seahawks, Chargers, and Browns are off in Week 5. Today, we will review our Week 5 fantasy football superflex rankings (2QB) for fantasy football as of October […]

The Fantasy Football Pie Shop, Week 5 (2023)

All successful businesses need to constantly reflect on how they can make their company better. Thankfully, Pie Shops are not different. After starting the year hot, I am forced to reconsider my approach to snap this cold streak.  For those of you who are new, welcome to the Pie Shop. I came across the term […]

Ranking the Top 5 Worst NFL Offenses

There have been some bad offensive performances in the NFL this season. There are 12 teams averaging under 20 points per game and 10 averaging under 300 total yards per game. There are a lot of ways to figure out who the worst offenses are, but for the purposes of this article, we're going with […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 5, RotoBallers! It is officially bye-week season, and the slates are getting smaller. With a Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, and a London game, we are left with only 10 matchups to fill our Week 5 main slate. The Kansas City-Minnesota […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Michael Wilson, Curtis Samuel, Joshua Dobbs, Jeff Wilson Jr.

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 fantasy football waiver wire rankings for the 2023 NFL season. Jameson Williams is slated to return, and are more rookies emerging as viable waiver wire pickups? Let's take at the fantasy football outlooks for names like Michael Wilson, Curtis Samuel, Joshua Dobbs, and Jeff Wilson Jr. Each week, […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 5

Week 4 likely isn't supplying you with a huge add to chase but that doesn't mean we can't move some chess pieces forward. FYI, we've added three tiers of bids to reflect how conservative or desperate you/your league might be. As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly fantasy football waiver wire […]

Is Roschon Johnson A Good Fantasy Football Pickup for Week 5? Waiver Wire Outlook

For the first three weeks of the season, it seemed as though the running back position for the Chicago Bears was one of a committee. This has largely been due to the emergence of rookie running back Roschon Johnson, who had been efficient with his opportunities. From weeks 1 to 3, Johnson saw his snap […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as building blocks, […]

NFL Week 5 Power Rankings: Where Do All 32 NFL Teams Stand?

As we head into the second month of the NFL season, we are starting to get a better sense of who these 32 teams are. Injuries, inefficiencies, and mega pop-star distractions have impacted NFL teams in different ways through the league's first four weeks. On the other hand, there have been some major positive surprises […]

Early Week 5 Half-PPR Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Luke Musgrave, Cole Kmet, Logan Thomas, Jonnu Smith, more

Hey, RotoBallers! Week 5 kicks off Thursday with the Commanders against the Bears. Also, the bye gauntlet officially begins this week with the Bucs, Seahawks, Browns, and Chargers off this week. Our goal, as always, is to help you set the most optimal lineup. Today, we will review our Week 5 half-PPR tight end rankings for […]

Jonnu Smith (TE, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: After being a multimillion-dollar flameout with the New England Patriots, Jonnu Smith is rebuilding his career and fantasy value in Atlanta. He came out of nowhere and caught six passes for 95 yards versus Jacksonville this past Sunday morning, which was one […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Fantasy Football Matchups to Target (Week 5)

The NFL season is flying by and we have officially hit the point where bye weeks are impacting fantasy lineups. Four teams (Cleveland, Seattle, Tampa Bay, and the LA Chargers) will have the week off in Week 5, leaving fantasy managers scrambling to identify players to help their team. Finding edges in unconventional places is […]

NFL DFS Positional Rankings for DraftKings and FanDuel - Week 5 Picks (Cash and GPP)

Week 5 is upon us, and that means that the byes are here. The Browns, Chargers, Seahawks, and Buccaneers are off this week. Couple that with an International game, and we are left with a modest 10-game slate. Unlike last week’s slate, the NFL has blessed us with four games in the late window and […]

Should I Drop Chigoziem Okonkwo In Week 5? Fantasy Football Outlook

Tennessee Titans tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo had an amazing breakout in the second half of his rookie season last year. From Week 9 of 2022 through Week 18, Okonkwo scored double-digit PPR points four times. Over that period, he finished as the overall TE10, and he finished as high as TE3 in Week 14. Okonkwo […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2023 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 fantasy football kicker rankings, streamers and starts. Another week is in the books, filled was plenty of action. Before we get to this week's rankings and picks, let’s see how last week’s streaming kickers performed for fantasy players. Cairo Santos and Chad Ryland were the two streaming kickers […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 5: Joshua Dobbs, Jaleel McLaughlin, Jeff Wilson Jr., Marvin Mims Jr., Allen Lazard, more

Bye weeks are set to begin in Week 5, so the Buccaneers, Browns, Chargers, and Seahawks are out of action. Now, the waiver wire process can be more geared toward identifying one-week streamers, rather than just picking up players who could help you at some point in the year. In deep leagues, the waiver wire […]

Should I Drop Kyle Pitts In Fantasy Football? Week 5 Waiver Wire Outlook

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts seems to have all the tools to be an impact player. Unfortunately, the third-year pro has been unable to produce in Falcons head coach Arthur Smith's run-heavy offensive scheme. The former first-round pick has recorded just 11 catches across the team's first four games of 2023. Will things get […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5: Top Free Agent Adds Include Cole Kmet, Jake Ferguson, Logan Thomas

The first week of bye weeks are here! If you are a fantasy football general manager, this is when you are put to the test. If a myriad of injuries did not already test the depth of talent on your fantasy roster, now throw in teams being on bye! Four teams are off in Week […]

Week 5 NFL Running Back Power Rankings: All 32 Starting NFL RBs

We are almost a quarter of the way through the 2023 NFL season, and we have some surprises at the running back position. Cardinals running back James Conner is tied with rookie sensation Bijan Robinson for No. 3 in rushing yards. There's another rookie who is within 10 yards of Bijan, but it's not the […]

Logan Thomas (TE, WAS) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Logan Thomas is the only Commanders pass catcher whose fantasy value has gone up with Sam Howell as the QB. He has nine receptions for 108 yards and a score in three games.   TE landscape in PPR fantasy point per game […]

Is Desmond Ridder The Falcons Starting Quarterback? Fantasy Football Outlook

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder was the 74th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Ridder had a productive college career, completing 62.1% of his pass attempts for 10,239 yards and 87 touchdowns in four years at Cincinnati. He also had 501 rushing attempts for 2,190 yards and 28 touchdowns in college. However, the former […]

Is Jake Ferguson A Good Fantasy Football Pickup For Week 5? Waiver Wire Outlook

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson was the 129th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Ferguson had a productive college career, totaling 145 receptions on 1,618 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns in four years at Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the former Badger had a quiet rookie season. Dalton Schultz was the starting tight end for the […]

Desmond Ridder Not Being Benched

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder struggled mightily in the loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. The second-year Cincinnati product completed 19 of his 31 passing attempts for 191 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Atlanta scored just one touchdown and lost the game 23-7. Many have speculated that Taylor Heinicke could be given the […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round Including Jameson Williams, C.J. Stroud, Samaje Perine, Tyler Boyd, Jake Ferguson

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome to an early look at the waiver landscape following Sunday's action. We serve as a rapid reaction to get key names on your radar with the week's early performances and injuries to big names such as Javonte Williams, Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, and more. October is already here, so let's stay […]

Top 10 Running Back Studs - Best Fantasy Football RB Performances Including Christian McCaffrey, David Montgomery, Bijan Robinson and more

We are now just about one month or a quarter of the way into the 2023 NFL season. NFL offenses have shown us their hand as to who they plan on giving the ball to each week. While the sample size is still too small to draw absolute conclusions for, we're at a point where […]

Kyle Pitts An Afterthought In Week 4

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts was coming off a season-high nine targets in Week 3, but saw his workload take a significant hit this week. The Falcons offense struggled heavily to move the ball during the Week 4 matchup against Jacksonville Jaguars. Pitts hauled in two of his four targets for 21 yards in […]

Jonnu Smith Surprises In Loss

Atlanta Falcons tight end Jonnu Smith was the leading receiver for this offense during Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Falcons continue to struggle to move the ball on offense, but have been able to get the ball to Smith. In Week 4, Smith hauled in all six of his targets for 95 yards […]

Drake London Scores Touchdown In Week 4

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London saw an uptick in targets during Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The second-year wideout has been fairly quiet this season, but it's not all his fault. The Falcons passing attack has been horrendous and is unlikely to get much better. Despite that, London was able to […]

Bijan Robinson Goes Over 100 Yards In Loss

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson was barely seen in the first half of Sunday's Week 4 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. It didn't help that the Falcons turned the ball over on back-to-back drives, which forced them to abandon the running game early on. Despite that, Robinson was still able to manage 105 yards […]

Desmond Ridder Looks Horrendous In Loss

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder was unable to find much success at all versus the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Ridder looked horrible as he threw interceptions on back-to-back plays. He took four sacks as the Falcons o-line continues to lack consistency. Ridder completed 19-of-31 passing attempts for 191 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions […]