Damien Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson Both Three-Down Backs?

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said that running backs Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson are "looking at all three downs" and that the team "has to plan accordingly for that." It's a notable change from the team's second preseason game, and it's a contrast to the "third-down backs" the Patriots have traditionally employed. […]

Will Travis Kelce Be The Overall TE1? Where To Draft Kelce for 2022 Fantasy Football

After five consecutive years of finishing as the overall TE1 in fantasy football, Mark Andrews overtook Travis Kelce as the top scorer at the position during the 2021 season. As we head into the 2022 campaign, an interesting topic of conversation has come up at the tight end position as to who will be the […]

Wide Receiver PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tiers and Draft Analysis Including Mike Evans, Michael Pittman, Robert Woods

Week 1 of the NFL season is right around the corner, which means we are entering primetime for fantasy football drafts! Today we are back with our PPR wide receiver fantasy football rankings, specific to PPR scoring formats where players receive points for each catch they make. Running backs are always a hot commodity in […]

Fantasy Football Injury Report for NFL WRs: Preseason Updates For Week 2

Below you will find our latest fantasy football injuries report for wide receivers throughout the third week of August. As the NFL preseason continues, the injury statuses remain murky for various NFL receivers, including Mecole Hardman, Treylon Burks, Christian Watson, KJ Hamler, and Tyquan Thornton. With peak fantasy football draft season soon approaching, these are […]

College Fantasy Football Sleepers - Top 10 Impact RB Transfers

The transfer portal had 2,069 entrants for the 2022 season, which was nearly a 25 percent increase from 2021. It wasn't just the quantity, it was the quality as well. Nearly 20% of all FBS players have entered the transfer portal at some time in the last 12 months. College football free agency is much […]

Isaiah Wynn On The Trade Block?

The New England Patriots have talked to other teams about offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn, the team's first-round pick from 2018. Wynn is on a $10.4 million fifth-year option and he's still seen as a tackle/guard tweener. The Patriots are really tight to the salary cap, and SI.com's Albert Breer's sense is they'd like to use […]

Updated Superflex Rankings for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts: Deshaun Watson, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Trevor Lawrence, Baker Mayfield

Welcome RotoBallers to another fantasy football draft rankings article in our ongoing series. Today we're here with our updated 2022 fantasy football superflex rankings as of August 19th for your 2022 superflex drafts, including recent rankings movers such as Deshaun Watson, Trey Lance, Zach Wilson, Trevor Lawrence and Baker Mayfield. These consensus superflex staff rankings […]

Sophomore Quarterbacks Set to Bust Again in Fantasy Football

Not every NFL rookie will be good. Adjusting to the speed and physicality of the NFL is tough. Sometimes, it takes a player a little bit to adjust. Take Trevor Lawrence, for instance. Bad coaching and a bad supporting cast meant that Lawrence threw an NFL-worst 17 interceptions last season. But with an offseason of […]

Must-Have Players for Fantasy Football - Standard Leagues (Non-PPR)

Does anyone play in standard leagues anymore? [insert that common joke about how we shouldn't call them standard leagues when they aren't standard anymore.] I actually like to still play in a standard league every so often. If you don't know what standard is or if you need a refresher, there's no points per reception […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 Draft Sleepers List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Sleeper has become a mythical word that can mean 10 different things to 10 different people. We each need to define it, as a "sleeper" to a 10-team drafter will be obvious to someone prepping for a 14-teamer. I'll try to dig beyond the […]

Nick Mariano's 2022 PPR Sleepers List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The term "Sleeper" is thrown around more haphazardly than a Mitchell Trubisky out route, but there's no doubting its place in our fantasy lexicon. I do think that everyone that uses it then needs to define what it means within the context of the […]

Nick Mariano's Early-Round Overvalued List for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Writing about sleepers and positive outcomes is lovely but it can't all be sunshine and rainbows. And those picks won't help much when you sandbag yourself with overvalued picks in the early round. Here we'll be looking at two players per position who I […]

NFL Players to Fade for Fantasy Football Best Ball Drafts (Premium Content)

Best ball drafts continue to grow in popularity and there is no better time to fully submerge yourself in best ball goodness than right now! Just a few years ago there was one option to go and play best ball – now there are so many. You can jump in a draft with a quick […]

Pierre Camus' 2022 NFL Rookie Draft Avoids for Fantasy Football (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Rookies are reporting to NFL training camps and the exhibition season is set to begin. Some dynasty leagues have wisely chosen to hold off until now to hold their rookie drafts. That means it is time to reflect on what went down in the […]

Is Clyde Edwards-Helaire Injured? Where To Draft Edwards-Helaire In Fantasy Football?

Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (undisclosed) was placed on the active/physically unable to perform list in late July. The 23-year-old had a brief stint on the PUP list and was activated a day after initially being placed on it. The team did not disclose any injury, but fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned, as […]

Adam Koffler's PPR WR Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid

Welcome RotoBallers to another edition of our fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 PPR Wide Receiver Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll also highlight a handful of wide receivers that I'm targeting and avoiding at cost this season. Remember, these are full-PPR rankings, thus bumping up high-volume pass-catchers. […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Preseason Week 2 (8/21/22)

Playing preseason DFS is uncharted territory for a lot of players. It is impossible to know just how long players are going to be in the game and we have to accept the reality that not every head coach is trying to win the game. Despite that uncertainty, we can try to make as many […]

Tyquan Thornton Expected To Miss About 8 Weeks

New England Patriots rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (collarbone) left Friday's game against the Panthers with a collarbone injury. Although there is no official timetable for his return, the initial expectation is he'll miss about eight weeks. This is an unfortunate outcome for the rookie, who was making an impact during training camp and the […]

Tyquan Thornton Suffers Collarbone Injury

New England Patriots rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton (collarbone) suffered a collarbone injury in the team's second preseason game against the Carolina Panthers on Friday night. There isn't an exact timetable for Thornton's return, but it doesn't appear to be a season-ending injury. The 22-year-old will almost certainly miss the start of the 2022 regular […]

Pierre Strong Jr. In Competition For No. 4 RB Job

New England Patriots rookie running back Pierre Strong Jr. hasn't really found his footing yet in training camp and remains stuck in a competition for the No. 4 running back job, not the No. 3 spot like most people were expecting. Strong carried the ball seven times for 23 yards in Friday's preseason game against […]

Kendrick Bourne Sliding Down The Depth Chart

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne had 800 receiving yards last year, but he continues to slide down the depth chart this summer. He's now behind Nelson Agholor, Jakobi Meyers and DeVante Parker. Bourne said this week that he'll ride the bench if that's what he has to do to help the team win. […]

Ty Montgomery Looks Like No. 3 RB In New England

After Friday's preseason game against the Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots running back Ty Montgomery looks like the third-best back the team has behind Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson. Rookie Pierre Strong Jr. has started slowly and Montgomery has played well, building on impressive practices this week. Montgomery touched the ball on five of 10 […]

Mac Jones Handles Three Series Friday

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones got off to a shaky start in the second preseason game on Friday against the Carolina Panthers with two three-and-out drives, but he ended on a high note to lead an 81-yard touchdown drive on his final series. He went 4-for-8 for 61 yards passing in the outing. It […]

College Fantasy Football Sleepers - Top 10 Quarterback Impact Transfers

The transfer portal had 2,069 entrants for the 2022 season, which was nearly a 25 percent increase from 2021. It wasn't just the quantity, it was the quality as well. Six former five-star quarterbacks entered the portal this season. Nearly 20% of all FBS players have entered the transfer portal at some time in the […]

Adam Koffler's QB Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid

Welcome back RotoBallers to more fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 Quarterback Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of quarterbacks that I'm targeting and avoiding at cost this season. Below you'll find my tiered rankings for the quarterback position. Check out my other positional rankings: […]

Is Rhamondre Stevenson Losing His Fantasy Football Sleeper Label?

“Sleeper” is a bit of a subjective term in fantasy football. Everyone has their idea of who is going at a value but once enough people join in on the parade, the “sleeper” distinction may begin to dissipate. A player may be considered a sleeper by the fantasy community, but when he’s drafted two rounds […]

Adam Koffler's PPR TE Fantasy Football Rankings and 2022 Players to Target, Avoid

Hello RotoBallers, and welcome back to another edition of our 2022 fantasy football rankings! Below you will find Adam Koffler's 2022 PPR Tight End Rankings, updated as of 8/20/2022. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of tight ends that I'm targeting and avoiding at a cost this season. Remember, these are full-PPR rankings, thus […]

3 Overvalued Running Backs for Fantasy Football: Potential Busts In 2022

I don't fade players, I fade average draft positions (ADPs). For one reason or another, whether it's past performance or injury history, some guys get drafted too high or too low. In this article, we'll take a look at three overvalued fantasy football running backs that are potential busts in 2022. Now, that doesn't mean […]

Jakobi Meyers Targeted Three Times In Win Against Carolina

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers caught one of three targets for four yards in Friday's 20-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. While he was held to one catch, the 25-year-old was the only receiver to play every drive with the starters. He is New England's primary slot receiver but is second on the […]

DeVante Parker Held To One Catch In Friday's Win

New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker caught one of two targets or 17 yards in Friday's 20-10 preseason win over the Carolina Panthers. He was limited to one catch but was on the field for the team's first two drives. The 29-year-old logged 11 snaps and had seven routes run in Friday's contest. He […]