Taylor Gabriel (WR, ATL) - Fantasy Football Draft Value

BALLER MOVE: Target ~150 CURRENT ADP: ~170 ANALYSIS: The Atlanta Falcons chose to re-sign Taylor Gabriel this last offseason without much hesitation. The former undrafted player from Abilene Christian, who completed his third NFL season, tied Julio Jones for the team lead in touchdown receptions with six. The 5’8, 167 lb receiver averaged 42.7 yards on his touchdown receptions, the […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - Fantasy Football Draft Value

BALLER MOVE: Target ~135 CURRENT ADP: ~160 ANALYSIS: The Atlanta Falcon operated with a committee approach for the tight end position in 2016, providing the rookie version of Austin Hooper with the needed time to transition to the demands of NFL competition. Overall, Falcons’ tight ends combined for 788 yards and 10 touchdowns while Jacob Tamme shared time with […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Cincinnati Bengals

This article continues our team outlook series where we will break down each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this off-season and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. Today we take a look at the Cincinnati Bengals. The Cincinnati Bengals […]

RotoBaller's Fantastic Four - 2017 Bold Predictions

Oh hot damn, RotoBaller's big dawgs are back for football season. You know you never get sick of bold predictions and hot taeks, and our taeks are the hottest around. Unplug your smoke detectors--here comes the fire. Our "Fantastic Four" is comprised of JB Branson (@RowdyRotoJB), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53), Max Petrie (@Max_Petrie) and Bill Dubiel (@Roto_Dubs). The […]

Five Deeper Wide Receiver Sleepers for 2017 Fantasy Football

In fantasy football, the wide receiver position has by and far the most depth of any player group. This is not to say that all wide receivers should be passed on in favor of quarterbacks or running backs on draft day, but it does mean that there are plenty of hidden gems lurking in the […]

Half-PPR Wide Receiver Rankings Analysis

Heading into 2016, wide receivers were considered the “safest” fantasy option, but that changed in a hurry. Running backs were three of the top five non-QB scorers according to ESPN scoring in 2016. Every team does need to fill in wide receiver positions, and this year there is certainly an amount of depth at the […]

Late-Round Tight Ends Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Positional scarcity at the running back and wide receiver positions makes spending an early draft pick on a tight end all but pointless in most scoring formats. For those of you who are choosing to wait until the later rounds of your draft to select a prosperous tight end, I have the perfect list for […]

Half-PPR Running Back Rankings Analysis

Playing in half-point per reception leagues are one of the more difficult things to do in fantasy. Owners need to weight which players not only will catch passes, but also have touchdown upside as well. Running backs that catch more passes should certainly have increased value over backs that are strictly running the football on […]

2017 Rankings Analysis - Quarterback

Hey Rotoballers! The start of the NFL season is right around the corner at this point. With several drafts likely scheduled for Labor Day weekend, or even next week leading up to next Thursday's New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs opener, the rankers here at Rotoballer have made some final tweaks to their rankings. That said, […]

The Running Back Handcuff Hedge - Who To Handcuff

We have learned over time that the running back position is without question the most volatile in fantasy football. This understanding is based upon the percentage of injuries versus the other skilled positions, NFL teams increasingly using split back committees, and also takes into account weekly fantasy scoring consistency. Along with this natural order of chaos, […]

2017 Running Back Depth Chart Analysis

Running backs are important--you can't win a fantasy league if you don't get at least solid production from the position. But with the increased usage of committees and the high risk of injuries at the position, picking out who to own from a team can feel like a crapshoot. Quality running backs tend to come […]

Later Round Gems - Deeper PPR Sleepers

What's up RotoBallers. The NFL and fantasy football seasons are right around the corner, and will be kicking off in just a few short days. At this point, you're getting ready for your final fantasy football drafts or anxiously awaiting your first. Today I will help you win. I'm here to discuss some PPR draft values […]

Late-Round Wide Receivers - ADP Draft Values

A general discussion of strategy seems like as good a preface as any for this topic. There’s something to be said for predictability in fantasy football. When you take a player in the early rounds, it makes you feel a little bit more warm and fuzzy to have some idea what that player is going […]

2017 PPR Rankings Analysis - Running Back

Hey there Rotoballers! The start of the NFL season is right around the corner at this point. With several drafts likely scheduled for Labor Day weekend, or even next week leading up to next Thursday's New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs opener, the experts here at Rotoballer have made some final tweaks to their rankings. With […]

Updated Standard Rankings and Tiers: Top 375

The preseason is roaring, injuries have hit, and position battles are being finalized. That means it's time for another round of rankings updates for your draft prep. Below are our staff's updated fantasy football standard (non-PPR) rankings, including rankings tiers and auction dollar values. Use these as your rankings guide to standard drafts, to know which players to draft and […]

RotoBaller PPR Mock Draft Recap - Rounds 4-6

We continue our look at RotoBaller's recent PPR Mock Draft 2.0 with a recap of rounds 4-6. Earlier in August, we gathered 12 RotoBaller experts writers to conduct a week-long, email draft, MFL10-style, in order to evaluate ADP values and draft strategies in standard scoring fantasy football leagues. If you didn't catch it earlier, start […]

Running Backs You Must Own in 2017 - Mid-Round ADP Values

Hey RotoBallers! In this article, I'll be looking at running backs to target in the middle rounds (6th-10th in Fantasy Pros Consensus ADP), and I'll explain why these three backs are worth reaching for in hopes of a huge return on investment. I'll try to answer the question that everyone wants to know: who's that running back that […]

Updated PPR Rankings and Tiers: Top 375

The preseason is roaring, injuries have hit, and position battles are being finalized. That means it's time for another round of PPR rankings updates for your draft prep. Below are our staff's updated fantasy football PPR rankings, including rankings tiers and auction dollar values. Use these as your rankings guide to PPR drafts, to know which players to draft […]

Five Running Back Sleepers and Values for 2017 Drafts

Every fantasy owner and their grandmother has an opinion on who's a "sleeper." It's basically become more of a buzzword than an actual guideline at this point. Part of the problem with that is that everyone uses a different definition of what a "sleeper" even is. Is it someone you're willing to reach for? Someone you […]

To Handcuff, or Not To Handcuff in 2017?

In fantasy football, everyone needs a backup plan. It’s typically tough to predict how and when an injury will cause a player to miss time, making it essential to have some form of insurance policy to keep your lineup afloat. For the running back position, that can entail drafting your starter’s backup and ensuring that […]

Undervalued Running Backs - PPR Draft Targets

Every year, after the fantasy season has ended and players championship hopes have been dashed, we look back and say "How did we not realize player x would be so good?" Going into drafts we think we have it all figured out, then the chaos of the NFL screws everything up and we realize we […]

Four Bold Predictions for the 2017 Season

Now that the NFL season is nearly here, it's time to put away our spreadsheets and calculators, and let's rip a few bold predictions. I think that in order to be considered bold, a prediction has to be unlikely, so I'm not expecting a great success rate here. On the other hand, these aren't ridiculous […]

Daily Fantasy Football Lineup Picks (Preseason Week 3): NFL DFS Advice for DraftKings

It's never too early to start your NFL season with some daily fantasy football plays. No need to wait for the regular 2017 season to start, we've got you covered starting Week 3 of the NFL preseason! Here are some DFS picks at each position for DraftKings lineups that could pay off. With a limited […]

What it Takes to Succeed (or Fail) at QB, Part 3 - Success Standards

Quarterback is the most important position in football, and as the league turns more towards a dominant passing attack, the QB has risen up the list of priorities of fantasy managers as well. In part two of this series, I described what I called “death knell stats.” These are characteristics that if a quarterback fails […]

RotoBaller Standard Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 4-6

You're probably getting ready for your league's fantasy draft right now. What better way to prepare than by seeing what the experts here at Rotoballer did in their own standard league mock draft! Over the last couple of weeks, we've dug into each of these players, made tough choices, and tried to draft the best […]

RotoBaller Standard Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 2-3

We continue our look at RotoBaller's Standard Mock 2.0 with a recap of rounds 2-3. We recently gathered 12 RotoBaller experts writers to conduct a week-long, email draft, MFL10-style, in order to evaluate ADP values and draft strategies in standard scoring fantasy football leagues. If you didn't catch it earlier, start here with our first round […]

What it Takes to Succeed (or Fail) at QB, Part 2 - Death Knell Stats

Quarterback is the most important position in football, and as the league turns more towards a dominant passing attack, the QB has risen up the list of priorities of fantasy managers as well. In part one of this series, I described the reality of the growing prominence of the fantasy quarterback and explained the shell […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons came together perfectly last season. Everything seemed to be going their way, both on the actual gridiron and in fantasy football. After scoring the seventh-most points in league history, the Falcons made it to the Super Bowl, only to collapse at the last second thanks to everybody’s least favorite team, the New […]

Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings and Tiers (August Update)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Below is an updated look at the overall 2017 fantasy football Half-PPR rankings, including our rankings tiers and auction dollar values. It's officially the 2017 fantasy football draft season, and our top NFL guns are here to help with our updated 2017 fantasy football rankings for all scoring formats. In our Rankings Wizard you will find more in-depth […]

Fantasy Football Standard Rankings and Tiers (August Update)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Below is an updated look at the overall 2017 fantasy football standard (non-PPR) rankings, including our rankings tiers and auction dollar values. It's officially the 2017 fantasy football draft season, and our top NFL guns are here to help with our updated 2017 fantasy football rankings for all scoring formats. In our Rankings Wizard you will […]