Draft Busts and Avoids: 2021 RotoBaller Staff Picks

With fantasy football draft season on the horizon, the RotoBaller NFL staff is ready to share their thoughts on the biggest potential busts and draft landmines for 2021 fantasy football. Some of our top analysts have summarized their thoughts on the top players to fade in drafts based on inflated ADP, playing time concerns, or […]

Best-Ball Strategy: RBs/WRs To Target After Round 10

We have reached the onset of training camps, which has intensified our anticipation for the regular season. Many of you are devoting your time during these final weeks toward the construction of rosters in every format. That is why the team at RotoBaller is providing your pathway to draft preparations by delivering non-stop updates, data-fueled analysis, and […]

Competitive Receiving Corps to Avoid in 2021 Drafts

We're talking about fantasy football here, and in fantasy, football volume is the key to rostering and fielding a winning team. While everything boils down to that concept, seeking volume calls for looking deeper than just the name and reputation of players. Put a wide receiver or tight end in a stacked offense (one featuring […]

Stephon Gilmore Starting Camp On The PUP List

The New England Patriots placed All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore (quadriceps) on the Physically Unable to Perform list on Thursday. It's not a surprise, as Gilmore has been working his way back from a partially torn quadriceps that limited him to 11 games in 2020. Gilmore sat out mandatory minicamp and is also seeking a new […]

Cheap Best-Ball Stacks: QB/WR Duos to Draft Late

Best ball is a different beast than traditional season-long fantasy football leagues. No waivers or trades mean hitting the right draft picks from beginning to end is the sole determinant of success. This is quantified by win rates, or how often a player was rostered on league-winning teams. The results are often unexpected because it's […]

Running Backs to Fade in PPR Leagues

For fantasy GMs, draft season is gearing up. Preparing for what is waiting for us in our virtual war rooms is a key part of the process, and the first thing to know is the language our leagues will speak to us in. The first step is to know if you're going to battle your foes […]

Rhamondre Stevenson Placed On NFI List

New England Patriots rookie running back Rhamondre Stevenson (undisclosed) was placed on the active Non-Football Injury list on Wednesday, meaning that he is not cleared for practice ahead of training camp. However, Stevenson, who was drafted in the fourth round, can come off the NFI list at any time. Stevenson impressed as a pass-catcher during […]

James White Unlikely To Have Consistent Role

New England Patriots running back James White has spent the first seven years of his career with this organization. However, a change of scenery might've be the best for his fantasy value. Despite that, he signed a one-year deal with New England over the offseason. As of right now, Damien Harris is expected to be […]

Best-Ball Strategy: QB/TE to Target After Round 10

We have nearly reached the onset of training camps, which has intensified our anticipation for the regular season. Many of you are devoting your time during these final weeks toward the construction of rosters in every format. That is why the team at RotoBaller is providing your pathway to draft preparations by delivering continual news updates, data-fueled […]

Mike Williams (WR, LAC) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~115 Overall Current ADP: ~140 ANALYSIS: I get it, every year we hype up Williams, and yet every year he disappoints. But we have seen him top 1,000 yards in a season and score 10 touchdowns in another. We know he is amazing at winning contested catches, can be a legit […]

Overvalued Backup Running Backs

Who doesn't love to draft a player late and see him blossom into a league winner? That can often be the case with running back handcuffs covering for starters that fall down to injury or enter the season holding out. Drafting a no. 2 running back late, or even getting him from waivers close to […]

RotoBaller Staff Mock Draft - Values, Reaches and Trends

As fantasy football draft season approaches, the RotoBaller staff couldn't wait to get things started. In what has become an annual tradition, we gathered 12 analysts to take part in a mock draft in order to see where they value players and go about roster construction. This draft was conducted as a full PPR league […]

Jonnu Smith Expected To Be Ready For Camp

New England Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith (hamstring) and outside linebacker Chase Winovich are both expected to be ready for training camp next week after missing minicamp sessions, according to sources. Smith suffered a minor hamstring injury over a month ago, so barring any setbacks, he should be fine moving forward. He'll be competing for […]

Tight End Values: PPR vs Standard Leagues

It feels impossible--even more with the current pandemic we're experiencing still ongoing worldwide--but the NFL offseason can be considered over in terms of high-impact moves. The first-year draft and free agency are long gone, most players have extended their deals or found new homes, and teams are ready to start moving the rock come the […]

Quarterback Draft Rankings and Analysis

The quarterback has become the most overlooked position in standard fantasy formats. Players have gotten smarter over the years by realizing just how deep the position is, and the days of QB runs happening in the first couple of rounds in the draft are long gone. Still, you're unlikely to be able to win a […]

Drafting with Early Schedule Strength in Mind

It's been around two months since the NFL released the full 18-week schedules for the 2021 season. The strength of schedule will always make a huge impact on how successful your fantasy team performs in your league. In DFS football, there are no worries about planning for season-long runs in contrast to redraft leagues. Each […]

Late-Round Tight Ends Who Will Outperform Their ADP

Show me a tight end, and I'll show you a rolling dice. And most probably, one with way more than six faces. Fantasy football is not new. We are not new to fantasy football either. Everybody goes by the strategy of drafting RB/WR, RB/WR, RB/WR (ad infinitum), QB, TE, rest of the bunch. There are […]

Rhamondre Stevenson A Lock To Make The Team

New England Patriots fourth-round rookie running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who has drawn early comparisons to LeGarrette Blount because of his hard-charging style at 227 pounds, is a lock to make the final roster out of training camp. "We've got some pretty good players, so he's going to have to beat somebody out if he's going […]

N'Keal Harry Plans To Attend Training Camp

New England Patriots wide receiver N'Keal Harry currently plans on attending training camp at the end of the month after publicly requesting a trade. Harry also plans to train with former NFL wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh before training camp, according to a source. The former first-rounder has been a bust so far through two seasons, only […]

FSGA Industry Experts Draft - Central Conference: What We Learned

This month, the Fantasy Sports and Gaming Association (FSGA) kicked off the 2021 fantasy football season with their expert drafts. I teamed up with RotoBaller’s Anthony Aniano to draft against 13 other top analysts in the industry in the FSGA's Central Conference. Running a team with another person isn’t always ideal, as I have often […]

Rookie Running Backs Destined for Committees

We all want to draft the rookie running back that comes out in Year 1 and produces at a top-24 pace. Sadly, that’s just not how things go. It’s rare that you have a season like 2020 where five first-year running backs turn in RB2 or better seasons. In fact, going back to 2012, there […]

Early 2021 PPR Rankings Analysis - Tight End

The tight end position has been top-heavy for many years and it's no different in 2021. Travis Kelce and Darren Waller have led their respective teams in targets the last two seasons, while George Kittle has averaged 8.1 targets per game the last three seasons. Meanwhile, Kyle Pitts out of Florida has already been dubbed […]

Dynasty Tiered Rankings and Analysis - Quarterback

In dynasty leagues, hitching your wagon to the right gunslinger is crucial. Unlike the turbulence at running back and unpredictability at wide receiver or tight end, quarterbacks can be consistent point-getters for years to come without the need for turnover. The biggest question is how to weigh youth versus experience. That's what we aim to […]

Late-Round QBs That Could Be League Winners

A lot of people take a laissez-faire approach to quarterbacks in fantasy. They'll wait until some predetermined round where they want to get their first QB and then they'll just take whoever is left then. And, I mean, hey -- that's fine. You could win a league that way. But if you manage to make […]

Stephon Gilmore Might Not Be Ready For Training Camp

New England Patriots star cornerback Stephon Gilmore (quadriceps) said he's feeling better since offseason surgery, but he's still not sure if he'll be 100 percent healthy by the start of training camp this month. "I feel stronger than I've ever felt since the surgery. I've been running a lot, building full speed.." On if he'll […]

Jakobi Meyers Could Remain Productive In 2021

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers was an afterthought in training camp last year, but he emerged as the team's best and most consistent pass-catcher when former first-rounder N'Keal Harry never panned out. Meyers is good at getting open in short areas, runs precise routes and has sure hands and great body control. Even […]

Jarrett Stidham Projected To Make Final Roster

NBC Sports Boston's Tom E. Curran predicts that New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham will perform well enough in training camp with second-team repetitions to make the final 53-man roster. Cam Newton won't be in New England for the long haul, so Stidham represents an eventual backup to Mac Jones that has been in the […]

Endgame Primer: Drafting For Playoff Strength Of Schedule

You cruise to the best record in your league, only to get bumped off by that rival who barely snuck into the playoffs. It’s one of the sheer joys of fantasy football -- for your opponent anyway. Now is the time to take steps to prevent such heartache, or better yet, position yourself to be […]

Patriots Sign First-Rounder Mac Jones

The New England Patriots signed first-round quarterback Mac Jones to his four-year, $15.6 million rookie deal on Tuesday. Like with all first-round picks, Jones' contract will include a fifth-year option. The former Alabama star impressed the coaching staff during offseason practices in the spring and even looked better than Cam Newton some days. The Patriots […]

N'Keal Harry Formally Requests A Trade

New England Patriots wide receiver N'Keal Harry's agent, Jamal Tooson, issued a formal statement on Tuesday to request a trade. "Through two seasons, he has 86 targets, which obviously hasn't met the expectations the Patriots and N'Keal had when they drafted a dominant downfield threat who was virtually unstoppable at the point of attack in […]