Julio Jones Officially Inactive For Season Finale

As expected, Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) is inactive for the team's season finale against the Buccaneers. Calvin Ridley and Russell Gage are both strong fantasy options with Jones sidelined. Still an elite wideout when he plays, Jones will end the season having played just nine games and failed to reach 1,000 yards […]

Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 17 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: All Saints RBs Out (COVID), Ty Montgomery Elevated From Practice Squad Christian Kirk To Miss Week 17 (COVID) Latavius Murray Placed On Reserve/COVID-19 List Tyreek Hill And […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 17

Hi, y'all... Happy New Year to everyone! Congrats to everyone who has made it this far in their fantasy leagues. Sixteen weeks of NFL action are in the books, and while most fantasy championships have concluded, there's some leagues who fight to the bitter end and go to the final week. It's also a great […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 17

The Week 16 wide receiver matchups article did not yield the greatest returns. CeeDee Lamb was the bright spot scoring two touchdowns, one of which was on the ground and one out of the slot, finishing as WR-10 with 23.4 points. Cooper Kupp did alright, snagging eight balls for 66 yards, but other than that, nobody really hit. […]

Week 17 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 17 is here, so if you're reading this article, you either play in a league with a Week 17 championship (please try to change that for next season) or you're doing some research for DFS. Either way, it's important to treat these rankings as extra preliminary this early in the week. Most weeks of […]

Week 17 Kicker Streamers, Starters & Rankings 2020 Fantasy Tiers

We’ve made it to Week 17. The fantasy championships are here. For some of us, the run lasted just one, two or even three weeks. For the rest of us, this is it. The Coup de gras that our months of work will culminate in. Not that you care, but my two cents are that […]

Inside the Tent - Week 17 NFL Injury Insight

At RotoBaller, we can't stress enough the importance of keeping up with injuries and playing your best lineup week after week. Players are going to get injured, that's an unavoidable fact. What's avoidable though is making the wrong roster decisions based on the injuries surrounding your fantasy squad. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 16 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing fantasy championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to win your leagues in Week 16. If you are involved in a Week 17 matchup that will determine your league champion, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you […]

Week 17 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 17 of the NFL Season. If your league is still playing in Week 17, we are here to help you with some streamer selections to help get your team over the hump. Each week in this article, we will break down streamers for both shallower leagues of 8-10 teams (around 50% rostered […]

Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 17 (Updated)

Happy New Year RotoBallers! As 2020 sends us staggering into a brand-new year on the calendar, the NFL regular-season comes to a close this week. The NFL is ever-evolving week to week and that's especially the case in Week 17. Playoff implications and scenarios can be huge motivating factors for several teams, but can also […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Just like that, the NFL regular season will come to a close as Week 17 is here. Things may be trickier to navigate, nonetheless, as several teams will either be limiting or resting their top players. At the same time, other clubs will make one last effort to scratch and claw into playoff relevancy. In […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Sunday (1/3/21) - Monkey Knife Fight

It’s Week 17, the last week of the regular season and all of this week’s NFL action is on the schedule Sunday. There are plenty of ways for you to play and win on Monkey Knife Fight. It has been a fascinating season, not least of all because most games have been played in front […]

NFL Week 17: Drew Deen's NFL DFS Tiered Rankings (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy New Year and welcome to the last DFS rankings of the regular season.  This week 17 is a little different than years past because of the new playoff format and so many teams still playing for playoff seeding.  Still, this is a week […]

NFL DFS Expert Roundtable - Week 17 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Happy New Year, RotoBallers, and thanks for joining us for Week 17 of the NFL season! This is a new article that we're offering each week and we hope that you will find it useful. Be sure also to read all of our other top-notch […]

NFL Betting Picks For Week 17 (1/3/2021) - Moneylines, Totals, and Spreads

I missed out on getting any Week 16 plays out. No pity parties on my end, just too many other real-life issues getting in the way over the past few weeks that took priority. Things have slowed down on that front, so I figured I might as well try and close off the regular season […]

OwnersBox NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Happy New Year RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox, you can participate in snake drafts […]

NFL DFS Value Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 17 DFS Cash Games

We have made it to Week 17 of the NFL season, and what a season it has been. As usual in Week 17, there are many questions about playing time, which will usually unlock a lot of value. The Chiefs, Bills, and Steelers appear to be playing a lot of backups. Some of the teams […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Most fantasy GMs are already celebrating or lamenting their success or failure at fantasy football for the 2020 season. With the average, usual 16-week leagues already over, there are folks out there (most-probably you're one if you're reading this) still fighting for the cheap in the mighty, unpredictable, crazy 17-week games that will wrap-up the […]

The King's Week 17 Fantasy Football Lineup Rankings and DFS Nuggets (Premium Content)

Welcome to Week 17, RotoBallers! Below you will find my Week 16 fantasy football lineup rankings. The ranks are available in PPR, Half PPR and Standard formats. They will be updated as needed, so make sure to check back for the latest versions. Skill Position analysis is primarily based on the PPR ranks. The rankings are […]

Younghoe Koo A Great Play In Week 17

Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo will take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 17. Koo made both field-goal attempts and all three extra points in his first meeting with Tampa Bay two weeks ago, an affair that saw 58 points scored between the two teams. Atlanta may need to keep pace with a Bucs […]

Hayden Hurst A Starting Option

Atlanta Falcons tight end Hayden Hurst has been on a roll lately, with two touchdown receptions in each of his last two games. Hurst gets a matchup with a Buccaneers Defense that has allowed the 11th-most touchdown catches in the league to tight ends. In fact, Hurst himself caught one against them two weeks ago. […]

Russell Gage A WR3 In Week 17

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage will likely see a prominent role in the offense again, with Julio Jones (hamstring) trending towards missing Week 17 against the Buccaneers. Gage has produced at least 50 yards receiving in three of his last four games, including a 5-68-1 line against this Tampa Bay defense two weeks ago. […]

Calvin Ridley A Top Play Against Buccaneers

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley is on fire to end the 2020 season heading into a Week 17 matchup with the Buccaneers. Ridley has at least five catches and 100 receiving yards in each of his last four games, with two touchdowns in that span. He's seen an elite target share without the presence […]

Ito Smith A Dicey Play If Active

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith (ribs) was a limited practice participant on Wednesday ahead of the Week 17 contest with the Buccaneers. As long as Smith remains limited the rest of the week, he should be in line to lead the Falcons' backfield yet again. The 25-year-old has averaged 11.2 touches per game over […]

Matt Ryan In The Low-End QB1 Range Against Tampa Bay

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will take on the Buccaneers for the second time in the last three weeks. Ryan comes into the season finale having thrown for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns in each of his last two games- as he prepares to face the league's 22nd-ranked pass defense. Tampa Bay's defense […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 17 (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 (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Julio Jones Unable To Practice Wednesday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones (hamstring) was unable to practice on Wednesday. Jones has missed the last three games with a nagging hamstring injury and has been unable to practice since the sessions leading up to Week 13. A report came out indicating that Jones would like to suit up again this season, though […]

Coaching Matters: Offenses That Will Improve From Week 16

This series continues into its sixteenth and final edition for the NFL regular season 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 16, we saw performances such as the San Francisco 49ers wide receivers combine for two receptions against the Arizona Cardinals, […]

Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Most fantasy leagues have been decided after 16 grueling weeks of gridiron action but there are always exceptions. Many will berate the idea of playing through Week 17 when many teams rest their starters but I applaud it. A real fantasy championship should be earned even in the toughest situations. Since 2020 has been an […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 17

Winning a fantasy championship has been your goal since you began preparing for your draft. It has also remained the driving force behind every roster decision that you have made throughout the regular season. You have also maintained a new level of flexibility while adjusting to the COVID- 19-related postponements and the ongoing potential for […]