Justin Crawford Has Six Touches Saturday

Atlanta Falcons running back Justin Crawford had six touches in the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. Crawford rushed the ball four times for 10 yards and added two receptions for 12 yards. The undrafted free agent is competing for the fourth running back spot on the Falcons roster. Crawford's big audition is likely […]

Malik Williams Has Three Carries Saturday

Atlanta Falcons running back Malik Williams had just three carries against the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday. Williams is in a competition for the fourth running back spot, if the Falcons decide to carry one. The third preseason game was always going to be tough for Williams, with Tevin Coleman seeing the majority of the work. Williams […]

Ito Smith Sees Limited Time Saturday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith carried the ball just twice against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday. Smith managed to rush for just eight yards in this contest, a week after proving relatively ineffective against the Kansas City Chiefs. Coming into training camp there was a chance Smith could have pushed Tevin Coleman for touches […]

Tevin Coleman Sees Most Of The Work Saturday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman carried the ball the most times among Falcons running backs on Saturday. Coleman had seven of the 18 carries rushing for 38 yards, with a longest rush of 22 yards. Coleman saw the most work in this game due to Devonta Freeman once again being inactive. Currently, it is […]

Kurt Benkert Fails To Impress Saturday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kurt Benkert once again struggled to make an impression in the third preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Coming off a tough outing against the Kansas City Chiefs, Benkert really need to have a good outing against the Jaguars. However, Benkert managed to go 6-of-14 with 89 yards passing. The fact that […]

Matt Schaub Solid Saturday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Schaub had a solid, if unimpressive, outing Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Schaub threw the least amount of passes of any of the Falcons QBs with just seven. He completed four of those passes for 65 yards and managed to avoid being sacked. Schaub's relative lack of game time is further […]

Matt Ryan Struggles Under Pressure

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had a tough time of it against the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday. Ryan finished 5-of-12 with 57 yards passing and one rush for three yards. Ryan was constantly under pressure from the Jaguars defensive line, being sacked three times for a loss of nine yards. The Falcons offense struggled to get […]

Matt Ryan Should Play Extended Time Saturday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan should play most of the first half of the preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday. Ryan has been limited in the first two preseason games but the Falcons will likely look to get him extended playing time in this game. However, the Jaguars have a very good pass rush […]

Sleeper Defenses for the 2018 Fantasy Football Season

Fantasy DST production is one of the most difficult things to predict on a yearly basis, with preseason favorites often not even registering in the top 12 come season's end. Remember the "juggernaut" Broncos last year? Didn't even finish in the top 15. While there is almost always some joker willing to pony up for […]

Offensive Line Power Rankings (Preseason)

The most basic aspects of football are blocking and tackling. Of course, the glory, girls, and in some instances paychecks go to the skill players, but the basis of a good offense in the NFL is the offensive line. Without a competent offensive line, an entire offense can crumble before your very eyes. Running backs […]

Why ZeroRB Didn't Work in 2017

For someone drafting 8th in a 10-man league last year, going Zero-RB could have potentially netted them a top-three round haul of Mike Evans, Jordy Nelson, and Demaryius Thomas. On draft day, this is an amazing stack of WR1s. By the end of the year, it's weekly middling to poor performances that the owners' highest draft […]

Matt Ryan (QB, ATL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~105 CURRENT ADP: ~110 ANALYSIS: Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had averaged 4,094 yards and 25 touchdowns heading into 2016, before he finished as the QB2 in fantasy points, while experiencing what was easily his most prolific season (4,944 yards/38-7 touchdown-to-interception ratio). While he was named NFL MVP after generating exceptional numbers in every major […]

Late-Round Fliers For Best Ball (MFL10s)

With each passing day, we advance closer to the rapidly approaching Week 1 kickoffs. Even though many owners will devote much of their remaining time toward becoming heavily involved in the construction of rosters for their redraft leagues, a massive number of you have also remained passionate about building lineups in the tremendously popular Best-Ball […]

Marvin Hall Ruled Out

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Marvin Hall has been ruled out of preseason action on Saturday with an undisclosed injury. Hall has been competing for one of the last couple of spots on the roster this preseason. Given that this injury is not seen as major, it is thought that Hall has already done enough to […]

King's Classic - Industry Expert Drafts Analysis

This weekend saw the fantasy football world converge on the football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, for the inaugural King’s Classic. Thanks to Bob Lung and Brad Evans (among many others), we had 24 sites represented between two divisions -- Brown and Blanda, named for the first two players taken in the first ever […]

Brandin Cooks - Buy Now in Dynasty

Brandin Cooks, former first-round pick out of Oregon State, will be playing for his third NFL team in 2018. Although he's already heading into his fifth season in the league, he is just 24 years old and will turn 25 in September. Cooks spent his first three seasons with Drew Brees down in New Orleans, where […]

Fantasy Football Pop Quiz - AFC North

Mrs. Clinton (my wife, not the politician) is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan, so when she tells you that the players she wants on her team for her second fantasy season are among the many Lambeau Leapers, you might just smile politely and roll your eyes. But she'll also happily tell you about how […]

Matt Bryant To Practice Wednesday

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant will kick again in Wednesday's practice. Bryant has an undisclosed injury and has not played in either of the first two preseason games. He did kick 15 balls last week, but that was not enough to convince the Falcons to activate him for the second preseason game. How Bryant fairs […]

Devonta Freeman Will Miss Third Preseason Game

Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman will once again be inactive for the third preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Freeman has not yet seen a single minute of preseason action, and it now looks increasingly likely that he will not suit up at all this preseason. Freeman not playing in the preseason is not […]

Julio Jones Will Not Play Against Jacksonville

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones will not suit up against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Falcons third preseason game. Given that the third game is often the one where the starters play the most time, it is now looking as if Jones is not going to suit up for any preseason games. This should […]

Mohamed Sanu (WR, ATL) - 2018 Fantasy Football Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~170 CURRENT ADP: ~180 ANALYSIS:The Atlanta Falcons offense is one of the premier offenses in the league for fantasy purposes, much due to the number of weapons that quarterback Matt Ryan has at his disposal. You have elite options at both the wide receiver position (Julio Jones) and running back position (Devonta Freeman), and the new […]

Under-the-Radar Route Runners To Target Late

Often times, what draws spectators and fantasy enthusiasts to a wide receiver is their size, their speed, their ability to reach over defenders and snatch balls out of the air, and their ability to score touchdowns. That’s all well and good, but rarely do we look at what makes a wide receiver truly special – […]

Ben Garland Likely Out This Week

Atlanta Falcons offensive guard Ben Garland has an undisclosed strain and is likely to be out this week. It doesn't sound like this is a significant injury, so Garland should be fine heading into the regular season opener. He's been one of the more successful offensive guards in the NFL.

Calvin Ridley Set To Have Significant Role This Season

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said wide receiver Calvin Ridley is “definitely going to have a significant role on offense” this season. This was already apparent in the Falcons second preseason game, where Ridley led the team with six targets. The rookie wide receiver has tremendous speed and Quinn said Ridley's job is “to […]

Wide Receiver Standard Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

The expert rankers at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with the analysis that you need to formulate a plan as you proceed through your drafts - regardless of whether you are participating in Dynasty, Redraft, or Best-Ball leagues. Our rankings also include tiers, in order to supply a more detailed breakdown on which players […]

Defense Tiered Rankings and Draft Analysis

Defense is a position in fantasy leagues that is often wildly over-drafted. Even the best scoring and most consistent defenses do not differentiate themselves enough to the others to make them worth the price that they often go at. Last year the Jacksonville Jaguars defense lit up fantasy leagues, scoring among the top-10 defenses more […]

Eric Saubert Gets A Reception Friday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Eric Saubert registered a single reception for 24 yards in the Falcons preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs Friday. On one hand Saubert saw more targets and got more receptions than Logan Paulsen, who currently owns second place on the tight end depth chart. On the other hand it was […]

Logan Paulsen Does Not Register A Reception Friday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Logan Paulsen did not register a reception in the game Friday. Paulsen entered the game second on the depth chart, but he is a in a battle with Eric Saubert for that spot. While it may be concerning that Paulsen did not register any receptions or targets, his role in this […]

Austin Hooper Catches Touchdown Friday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper caught a touchdown from Matt Ryan in the preseason game Friday. Hooper had two receptions for 33 yards, including the four-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Hooper is locked in as the number one tight end entering the season, and it is good to see him and Ryan […]

Ito Smith Struggles Friday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith failed to make an impact in the Falcons' second preseason game on Friday. Smith had the most carries among Falcons running backs with 13 rushes for a total of 34 yards. In addition, Smith failed to pull in his one target in the receiving game. Smith's struggles Friday were […]