Calvin Ridley Absent From Practice Thursday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley (foot) missed practice Thursday as he attempts to be ready in time to take the field Sunday versus Denver. Ridley played in just 33 percent of the team's snaps last Thursday against the Panthers before sustaining a foot injury that has sidetracked his breakout campaign. After opening the year […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 9 (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 […]

Thursday Night Football Matchups Analysis - Week 9

Somehow we have made it halfway through the season. Many thought it wouldn’t be possible in a pandemic, and by no means has it been a smooth process, but the NFL has made it work. To add to the injuries and COVID tests, we have four teams on bye in week nine: Bengals, Browns, Rams, […]

The King's Week 9 Fantasy Football Lineup Rankings (Premium Content)

Welcome back, RotoBallers!  Below you will find my Week 9 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 powered by […]

NextGen Stats - Running Back Breakdowns and Takeaways

We're officially past mid-season and if that doesn't make you sad enough, how about the fact that even the trade deadline has passed us now? Eh? Was that what ultimately broke your hopes of football staying on forever? Too bad. The good news, as always, is that a new week full of games is ahead. […]

Is Josh Allen Still a Fantasy QB1?

From my apartment balcony, I can see the storm clouds on the horizon. I watch as they move closer towards me and, just before the storm reaches me, I walk inside, close the door, return to a place of safety. No matter how bad the weather gets out there, I'm inside. I'm away from it […]

FAB Bidding - Week 9 Waiver Wire Targets

The passing of Week 8 means we're halfway through traditional fantasy football seasons and waist-deep in bye-week chaos. With our famous waiver wire pickups list and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Budget (FAB). In case […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

We are officially in the second half of the fantasy season, so most of the waiver wire gems have been snatched up. The bye weeks continue and injuries keep mounting, though. This is a good time to plan for the playoffs by looking at high-end insurance policies and players who have favorable schedules down the […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

Fantasy GMs are to be commended for rising to the unique challenges that have unfolded during this regular season. Injuries to critical players is an unwelcome reality that occurs every year. This is also the case for backs that were expected to operate as RB1s, but have been relegated to committees. However, this season has […]

Frank Ammirante's Updated Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're now halfway through the NFL season, so it's a good chance to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. […]

Takkarist McKinley Voices Displeasure After Not Being Traded

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley made it known on Twitter that he wasn't happy about not being traded at Tuesday's deadline. "These @AtlantaFalcons turned down a second-round draft pick when I requested to get traded last year," McKinley wrote. "The same @AtlantaFalcons turned down a fifth- and sixth-round draft pick from multiple teams when […]

Russell Gage (WR, ATL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It is hard to imagine there being room for another wide receiver to find success in the Falcons lineup when Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley are putting up such monster numbers, but Russell Gage has found space for a nice season in his […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Week 8 brought an action-packed week with its own batch of chaos, but any week without COVID-19 postponements feels like a win. Key injuries included George Kittle (ankle), Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), T.Y. Hilton (groin), Kenny Golladay (hip), Tevin Coleman (knee), Darrell Henderson (thigh), Adam Humphries (concussion). Week 8 has these teams on bye: Bengals, Browns, Eagles, and Rams. […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 24% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Eagles pass-catcher corps have been so ravaged by injuries that no-name, waiver-wire-darling Travis Fulgham leads the team in PPR points... and is the WR6 on the season in fantasy points per game! Just imagine! With such room for opportunity, as many as […]

Jordan Wilkins (RB, IND) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you're going to come here to tell me that you knew this was about to happen, you're a liar. That's what you are, my friend. Indianapolis started the season featuring Marlon Mack heavily on both the passing and the rushing game... only […]

Gus Edwards (RB, BAL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Ravens backfield has been a three-headed monster, or a three-headed mess, whether you like the most. Mark Ingram II, Gus Edwards, and J.K. Dobbins have shared snaps all season long, and none has been able to separate from the pack either in […]

Corey Davis (WR, TEN) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Looking back at Corey Davis' career numbers, the concerns coming from fantasy GMs were understandable. Not anymore, I guess. Davis was meh as a rookie (6.3 PPG in 11 games), performed better in his second year (11.5 PPG in 16 games) but he came […]

Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's been ages since the first time I told you to add-and-stash Sterling Shepard to your fantasy teams when he went down injured all the way back in Week 2. It looks like fantasy GMs are finally accepting that they missed out big […]

Damien Harris (RB, NE) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Nobody loves New England's backfield, but at this point, we know perfectly how it usually works (committee) and what to expect (a heavily balanced share of snaps). Excluding Rex Burkhead (71%) in Week 2 and James White (93%) in Week 4, no Patriots' […]

Wayne Gallman (RB, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Giants lost stud RB Saquon Barkley just two games into the season, and their move was getting into the free-agent market to sign Devonta Freeman. That was expected, as was his usage and RB1 role while his health stayed up. As Brakley, […]

Denzel Mims (WR, NYJ) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Are you looking for extreme fantasy football experiences? Oh boy, then you should definitely roster and play some New York Jets during the rest of the season, am I right? The Jets are whatever comes after "worst". That's a bad thing. But […]

Week 8 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Windy conditions impacted several games this week, and as a result only Patrick Mahomes eclipsed 30 fantasy points as teams seemingly relied more on the run given the weather. In Week 8 only seven quarterbacks cracked 20 points, so scoring was down in general. At tight end Travis Kelce was one of only two tight […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

We are now at the midpoint of the season. This 2020 campaign certainly seems like a blur, but this is now the stretch where fantasy teams make that final push to get to the playoffs and win the title. This week unfortunately brought another serious injury, this time to 49ers tight end George Kittle, who […]

Pocket Aces: WR and TE Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Host Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down each position. Today he takes a look at some wide receivers and tight ends to consider adding off the waiver wire. Like and subscribe […]

Kendrick Bourne (WR, SF) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I think it'd take me less time to list San Francisco's available pass-catchers rather than those injured. That's where we're at with the 49ers, folks. Luckily for one out of 10 fantasy GMs, they have one of the still-warm bodies playing football […]

Jakobi Meyers (WR, NE) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Patriots are known for deploying a messy backfield, but due to multiple injuries this season their receiving corps has been pretty much on par with it. Edelman was the clear WR1 of the team until he wasn't (Week 3) and got then […]

Takkarist McKinley Says He Won't Be Traded

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley tweeted that he won't be traded at this year's deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and that the Falcons have declined multiple offers for him. The fourth-year defender has played in four games this season and has just one sack. He's currently dealing with a groin injury and may not […]

Darnell Mooney (WR, CHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: For some reason I will never get to comprehend, Darnell Mooney is still available in more than 9 of 10 Yahoo! fantasy leagues... I know, I know. Allen Robinson II is Chicago's no. 1 WR, he's averaging almost twice as many fantasy points […]

Anthony Miller (WR, CHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This Sunday marked the second time this season in which Anthony Miller got targeted 6+ times by the Bears quarterback, and the first in the post-Trubisky era (shout-out Nick Foles!). It took time for Nicky to trust Miller, but finally, he did. The […]

Mecole Hardman (WR, KC) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: At this point in time, you know how the Chiefs offense operates: Patrick Mahomes mans the team from the pocket, he demolishes defenses no matter what, and someone from the receiving corps eats. Always. The problem, of course, is knowing who's day is going […]