Week 16 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Woof. What a week in the NFL. Between the COVID madness, a slew of injuries, and some stud players totally flopping, there was utter chaos in the fantasy landscape this weekend. That carried over to the defensive side of the ball too, where the number one defense in fantasy was the Saints, who played a […]

Tajae Sharpe Isn't Back On The Practice Field

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (foot) missed practice for the second straight day on Thursday. Sharpe was listed as day-to-day on Wednesday, but he's not on the right track to play in Week 16 against the Detroit Lions after he was injured in the Week 15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Even as […]

NFL DFS Lineup Anchors: RBs and WRs for Week 16 (Main Slate)

All other Week 16 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'll highlight two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as foundational building blocks […]

Week 16 Fantasy Football Rankings - Tyreek Hill, Aaron Jones, James Conner, D'Onte Foreman, Michael Pittman

Week 16 is here RotoBallers -- the fantasy football playoff semi-finals in most leagues. In this article you will see our early fantasy football rankings for Week 16. The Thursday Night Football matchup kicks things off tonight, so make sure to set your optimal lineups! There are once again many injuries and COVID issues to […]

Week 16 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

What a cluster Week 15 was. Not only did fantasy managers have to deal with countless Covid-19 cases, but three games were delayed adding even more intrigue.....or frustration. We haven't even gotten to the actual games yet. You know, the one where the Buccaneers were shut out and Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Leonard Fournette all left […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Christmas Edition and End-Of-Year Recap

Week 15 is finally in the books and for many, it's a sigh of relief. This past week may have been one of the most challenging fantasy weeks that I can remember. Week 7 when there were six teams on bye is another one that comes to mind, but between the number of injuries fantasy […]

Fantasy Football Champs and Chumps - Offensive Line Analysis for Week 16

Week 15 was a blood bath for fantasy football players with numerous high-profile players failing to show up. A combination of injuries and COVID outbreaks wreaked havoc across the NFL, causing one of the lower fantasy scoring weeks of the season. While some reliable players like Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, and Jonathan Taylor continued to […]

Week 16 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Jeff Wilson Jr., Justin Jackson, Craig Reynolds, Duke Johnson

Welcome back RotoBallers, we have reached Week 16 of the NFL season. Congrats to all of you who are still in it! Each week we put together a comprehensive list of fantasy football waiver wire articles, and this week is no different. We will be with you until the very end, hopefully helping you win […]

Tajae Sharpe Considered Day-To-Day

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Tajae Sharpe (foot) is considered day-to-day but will not practice on Wednesday. Sharpe left the Week 15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers and never returned to the contest. He was unable to haul in his only target before suffering the injury. The 26-year-old has been operating as the No. 2 […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 16

RotoBallers, I salute those of you still here with me in the pursuit of a championship. Week 15 was a wretched battlefield and even those with byes were likely nicked by injuries or COVID-19 along the way. We are here to persevere and seek reinforcements! As always, joining our famous waiver wire pickups list, and […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 15 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the 15th week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 15, we saw stat lines such as the Miami Dolphins running back room combining for 161 rushing yards, the Indianapolis Colts wide receiver room […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 16

Welcome to the fantasy football playoff semifinals! Congratulations to all of those that made it to the final four! Last week, we highlighted Amon-Ra St. Brown and Gabriel Davis as two of our favorite risers. Hopefully, you were able to add them to your roster and start them in Week 15. Both finished as WR1s […]

Top Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16: Russell Gage, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Gabriel Davis

It's fantasy playoff time and the NFL is a mess right now due to COVID. Are there any players left on the waiver wire wasteland? Let's find out. Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 16. Not all of these waiver wire […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 16 Lightning Round

Welcome to the home stretch, RotoBallers! Congratulations to those of you still in the fight and here reading, as this playoff environment has been chaos personified. Those of you with bills still in the FAAB wallet are in a key spot to add some running back help, even if it's just to block your opponents. […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

Things finally got serious. If you're here, it's only because of one of two reasons: 1) you have followed the series all along and want to keep reading just so you don't feel bad with yourself, or 2) you won your first round of the fantasy playoffs and are still on the lookout for the […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

Week 15 was a very frustrating week to start your fantasy football playoffs, especially at the quarterback position. Of the top-12 QB's on the week, six of them are owened in 33%-or-less of Yahoo leagues, including Tyler Huntley (4%), Cam Newton (22%), Jared Goff (7%), Mac Jones (33%), Justin Fields (26%) and Davis Mills (3%). […]

IDP Leagues - Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16

This past NFL weekend was one of the most frustrating in recent memory, especially considering it was a playoff matchup for most fantasy managers. The superstars who put up putrid numbers for playoff managers include the legendary Tom Brady, Michael Pittman Jr., Alvin Kamara, Taysom Hill, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Najee Harris, Micah Parsons, Derwin […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 15 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 15 matchup analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. We hope everyone is having a successful fantasy season so far! It's playoff time, so let's go win a championship! Let's take a look at this week's matchups. For those who are not familiar, each week I'll be […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 15: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! It's great to be back talking NFL DFS with you! I'm not big on taking victory laps, but you can call me Richard Petty at the moment. If you read last week's edition of Break The Slate, then you probably had a very profitable Sunday, […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 15 - Daily Fantasy Football

Without question, things are certainly a mess around the National Football League. In previous years, periodic injuries made things difficult. However, with COVID-19 still prevalent, things are even more challenging, even more so with an added game to each team's schedule. Undoubtedly, the number of absences heading into Sunday is troubling for fantasy managers, especially […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 15

The wide receiver matchups article from Week 14 did not play out very well other than Ja'Marr Chase (WR4) who exploded for two touchdowns. Many of the high-end receivers underwhelmed in great spots. CeeDee Lamb (WR35) was targeted 10 times, but Dak Prescott narrowly missed him on a few balls which would have changed Lamb's […]

Week 15 Red Zone Risers and Fallers

I was thinking, why are the red zone risers and fallers so important, and then I came across this article from Sharp Football Analysis, and suddenly it all made sense. "In the past decade, 74.1% of all offensive touchdowns have come from the red zone." And if you come across defenses that are stingy in […]

Updated Week 15 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: James Conner, Chase Edmonds, Myles Gaskin, Leonard Fournette

Below are RotoBaller's updated Week 15 fantasy football rankings for PPR leagues. In a wild week of injuries and COVID situations, where do Cooper Kupp, Dalvin Cook, Deebo Samuel, Alvin Kamara and Nick Chubb rank, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you follow the COVID news all weekend long […]

Updated Week 15 Flex Rankings for Fantasy Football: Van Jefferson, Chuba Hubbard, AJ Dillon, Julio Jones, Rashod Bateman

Welcome back RotoBallers. In this article you'll find our updated fantasy football Flex rankings for Week 15. In a crucial week that will determine many fantasy playoff births, where do Christian Kirk, Jordan Howard, Brandon Aiyuk, K.J Osborn and Michael Carter rank, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you […]

Updated Week 15 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Chase Edmonds, Saquon Barkley, Ezekiel Elliott, Rhamondre Stevenson

Welcome to the fantasy football playoffs. Below are our updated Week 15 fantasy football running back rankings. With so many moving pieces, where do Miles Sanders, Joe Mixon, Rashaad Penny, Myles Gaskin and Jeff Wilson Jr. rank, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you follow the COVID news all […]

Saturday NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - Patriots vs Colts Showdown

It's hard to accept that we are down to the final four weeks of the NFL season. The good thing, though, is we get some Saturday football. There are two games this Saturday. Two interesting games. The Raiders and Browns should be entertaining, especially with so many COVID cases running through the Browns locker room. […]

Updated Week 15 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: Odell Beckham Jr., Justin Jefferson, Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below are the updated Week 15 fantasy football wide receiver rankings. The fantasy playoffs have arrived, so let's see where do Tyler Lockett, Hunter Renfrow, Michael Pittman Jr., D.J. Moore and Terry McLaurin rank this week, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you follow the COVID […]

Updated Week 15 Tight End Rankings for Fantasy Football: Mark Andrews, Rob Gronkowski, Dawson Knox, George Kittle

Below you will find the updated Week 15 tight end rankings for fantasy football. With the fantasy playoffs kicking off, where do Mike Gesicki, Dalton Schultz, Pat Freiermuth, Noah Fant and Dallas Goedert rank, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you follow the COVID news all weekend long using […]

Updated Week 15 Quarterback Rankings for Fantasy Football: Jalen Hurts, Dak Prescott, Taysom Hill, Russell Wilson

Welcome RotoBallers. Below are the updated Week 15 quarterback rankings for fantasy football. In the first week of the fantasy playoffs, where do Kyler Murray, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford and Tua Tagovailoa rank, among others? There are no more teams on bye, but make sure you follow the COVID news all weekend long […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 15 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]