WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. Last week DFS players needed to have A.J. Brown and Michael Pittman Jr. in their lineups to have any shot to win a big tournament. Both were highlighted in the Week 8 chart. I think you want pieces of the Titans/Colts game today. Would also sprinkle […]

Updated Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: CeeDee Lamb Expected To Play Against Broncos Davante Adams Activated, Will Play This Week Michael Gallup Will Remain Sidelined For Sunday’s Game Julio Jones Will […]

Week 9 Kicker Streamers and Starts – 2021 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Alright, people! If you're in a league with kickers, you need to be paying attention to kickers otherwise what are we even doing here? Greg Joseph is 59% rostered in ESPN leagues and just 32% in Yahoo! leagues. He's currently third in points per game among kickers with 10.6. Randy Bullock is fourth in points […]

Updated Week 9 Flex Rankings (Top 200)

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 Flex rankings for fantasy football. Choosing the right fantasy football Flex option will be an important factor for many teams in a tricky week filled with byes and injuries. Speaking of which, included below some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and […]

Updated Week 9 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Christian McCaffrey Activated From IR, Expected To Play Good Chance That David Montgomery Plays On Monday Jeff Wilson Jr. Activated From IR Damien Williams Sidelined […]

Updated Week 9 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 9 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: George Kittle Activated, Will Play In Week 9 Noah Fant Not Expected To Play Against Cowboys Dallas Places Blake Jarwin On Injured Reserve Eric Ebron […]

Fantasy Football 2021: Week 9 Red Zone Risers and Fallers

In the red zone, it is all about opportunities.  Getting the targets and the touches are important, but so is how  are defenses at keeping the players/teams out of the red zone. Let's see what the stats say on red zone risers and fallers Week 9.  Be sure to check all of our fantasy football […]

Jonnu Smith - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith has yet to surpass 200 receiving yards on the season through the first eight contests of the year. The Patriots haven't been able to get much production from Smith and that's unlikely to change. They'll head into a Week 9 matchup against a tough Carolina Panthers defense. A […]

Hunter Henry - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots tight end Hunter Henry saw his four-game touchdown streak come to an end against the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He finished with one reception on three targets for 33 yards in the win. At this point, it seems like Henry isn't going to be anything more than a touchdown-dependent option most […]

Kendrick Bourne - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has been able to make the most of his chances this season. Over the last two weeks, Bourne has four receptions for 35 yards or more in each contest. He is the third option on the depth chart, but remains involved in the passing attack every week. That […]

Nelson Agholor - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots wide receiver Nelson Agholor has put together two fairly decent weeks after struggling through the first part of the season. Over the last two weeks, Agholor has 50 or more receiving yards in each contest. Although, that streak might come to an end against the Carolina Panthers in Week 9. A defense […]

Jakobi Meyers - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers has not scored a touchdown through the first eight games of the season. Despite that, Meyers has remained a fairly reliable PPR option in fantasy formats. He has seen 68 targets and remains heavily involved in the passing attack. That should remain the case against the Carolina Panthers […]

Rhamondre Stevenson - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson has seen more action over the last few games. He wasn't involved much to begin the season, but has seen his carries increase over the course of the last month or so. Sadly, the rookie running back hasn't been able to find much success at the professional level. […]

Brandon Bolden - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden has been asked to pick up the slack in the absence of James White (hip) this season. He has done a fairly decent job, but doesn't produce the same type of impact as White in fantasy leagues. Bolden has made a splash a few times, but his usage […]

Damien Harris - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris has turned it on over the last few weeks. In fact, Harris has five touchdowns and two games of over 100 rushing yards in the last four contests. He'll head into a matchup against the Carolina Panthers who rank 19th in rush DVOA this season. Although, Carolina is […]

Mac Jones - Week 9 Outlook for Fantasy Football

New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is coming off a below-average performance during the Week 8 win against the Los Angeles Chargers. Jones has been able to help the Patriots stay in games, but he isn't an ideal fantasy option right now. He'll head into a Week 9 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, who rank […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Quarterbacks - Rest of Season Rankings for Fantasy Football

In a typical year, quarterback rankings aren't too important once we approach the midpoint of the season. As you know, this year has been anything but typical and that especially applies to the football world. Just this past week, several quarterbacks have suffered serious injuries and some big-name players will need to be replaced. Fantasy […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts - Champs, Chumps, and Contenders

What a lame NFL Trade Deadline. Fantasy managers everywhere were likely hoping for an Evan Engram trade or maybe an Eric Ebron trade. Both would have had monster fantasy implications. Sadly, the NFL Trade Deadline is just about one of the biggest sporting events that always disappoints. With absolutely no movement anywhere, fantasy status quos […]

Week 9 NFL - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season is well underway and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. […]

Early Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings and Injury News: Taysom Hill, Saquon Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Odell Beckham Jr.

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. We just got through last week's games, but are back with our early Week 9 fantasy football rankings. The injury news and player updates are coming in quickly this week, so we are already starting up our rankings and analysis for Week 9 of the fantasy football season. As always, […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 8

Eight weeks in the books now, and it was another wild week of football. More surprise performances, big-time duds, and one massive injury that will change your fantasy league's landscape for the rest of the year. I appreciate everybody that's been following along with this post series, and I hope you're getting used to using […]

The Running Game Is Alive! NextGen Stats Analysis

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. […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers. This week there are four teams and bye, and some major injury situations to deal with, so fantasy managers will be looking to make some important waiver wire pickups and roster changes for Week 9. Just like every other week, we are bringing you our in-depth waiver wire analysis and […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

The NFL Trade Deadline is almost here, so many players who wouldn't otherwise have fantasy relevance may jump up in value. I won't list every possible player below but RBs like Marlon Mack, Ronald Jones, Ty'Son Williams, Salvon Ahmed, and Trey Sermon should be monitored closely up until the deadline. The coming week also returns […]

The Cut List – Who To Drop for Week 9?

I feel the need to come clean on two players who have finally made my cut list – and one of them comes with an asterisk. I have been hesitant to include Odell Beckham Jr. or Allen Robinson on the Cut List despite their extremely poor play and I think I need to explain why. When […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Boston Scott, Mark Ingram, Jaret Patterson, Jeff Wilson Jr.

After eight weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Well, Week 8 once again reminded us that nothing is certain in the NFL as the Jets beat the Bengals for a full dose of spooky on Halloween. There were also several in-game injuries and pregame pivots from Dak Prescott, Calvin Ridley, and more. Gather yourselves and let's dive into the waiver wire lightning round […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Real or Mirage?

In Week 8 we witnessed a few unfamiliar names register QB1 performances. Mike White finished as QB-2 in his first career start, Justin Fields seemed to have turned a corner to finish as QB-5 and Geno Smith took advantage of a great matchup against a bad Jaguars defense to finish as QB-8. Josh Allen, Jimmy […]

Jonnu Smith Continues To Slump

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith hasn't been able to do much of anything through the first eight weeks of the season. The Patriots were hopeful he'd be a significant red zone target, but Smith only has one touchdown on the season. In Week 8, Smith caught both of his targets for 13 yards […]