Week 1 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season is finally here. The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears are kicking off the NFL's 100th season on Thursday night football. After the long wait, we're here today to talk about fantasy football's most important position. That's right. We're talking about kickers. All jokes aside, the importance of […]

Brian Hoyer Released By Patriots

New England Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer has been released by the team. The veteran quarterback has been with the team the past two seasons as backup for Tom Brady. But rookie signal-caller Jarrett Stidham has looked impressive in the preseason and apparently has done enough to earn the backup job. Hoyer has never thrown a […]

Patriots Defense To Have Tough Test Against Steelers

The New England Patriots Defense will be put to the test right away in Week 1 when they take on the Steelers next Sunday night. The Patriots always seem to trot out an underrated unit but will be tasked with bottling up JuJu Smith-Shuster, James Conner and Ben Roethlisberger. Big Ben averaged over 40 pass […]

Rex Burkhead Will Be Week 1 Handcuff

New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead is expected to be the third back behind teammates James White and Sony Michel when the team opens up their season next Sunday night. Burkhead has carved out a nice role for himself in the offense over the past few seasons but health is always a major factor […]

Tom Brady Preps For 20th NFL Season

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will kick off his 20th NFL season next Sunday night against the Steelers. The Patriots offense has slowly been rounding into shape all camp and it appears they will be fully healthy for Week 1. Brady will head into the season at perhaps his lowest fantasy value since the […]

Demaryius Thomas (WR, NE) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~220 Overall Current ADP: ~250 ANALYSIS:  This pick is probably more “gut call” than verifiable evidence. The 32-year-old is coming off his worst season as a professional and also tore his Achilles tendon in the second to last game of the season – ironically the same injury suffered by former teammate Emmanuel Sanders. […]

James White (RB, NE) - Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall Current ADP: ~60 ANALYSIS: James White makes the cut with and ADP around 60 right now. The fact that he continues to be drafted so late is a testament to how slept on he is as a running back in fantasy football. Last year, he finished sixth in PPR scoring […]

2019 Kicker Rankings for Fantasy Football Drafts

The NFL's preseason has come to an end. By Saturday afternoon, all NFL rosters need to be cut down to 53 players. Over 1,000 players will be cut by 4:00 p.m. Fortunately for most of the players that we're looking at today, they have their spots locked up. It's time to look at everyone's favorite […]

Late-Round WRs to Target in Fantasy Drafts

I’ve been vocal about the fact that there is a lot of value to be found at WR late in fantasy drafts this year. I wrote an article already about my favorite late-round picks in general, but it’s time to take a look at some of my favorite wide receivers across various ADP ranges in […]

Wide Receiver Draft Rankings - Standard Scoring

The first pick in fantasy drafts is always the elite running back. Whether it be in PPR leagues or standard, this is the case and for good reason. It is important to have an elite running back when they are available. But this doesn’t mean you should forget about the wide receiver position. Sure, it […]

FFPC ADP Report: Chris Carson, Chris Godwin Climbing up the Board

As we announced earlier, RotoBaller is partnering with the FFPC to help bring their industry-leading games to all of our loyal RotoBaller readers. We'll be discussing the FFPC's awesome selection of games, and strategy and advice for those games, here at RotoBaller, on Twitter, and on SiriusXM throughout the Summer. As we get into the final big draft […]

Denver Receivers Are Draft Steals with Joe Flacco at the Helm

Every year, there's at least one offense in fantasy football that drafters avoid like the plague. Last year it was the much-maligned Jets, with rookie QB Sam Darnold. According to current ADP this year's quarantined fantasy offense appears to be the Broncos. Most egregiously ignored in fantasy drafts is Denver's wide receiving corps, which has […]

Jamison Crowder (WR, NYJ) - 2019 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~140 Overall Current ADP: ~170 Jamison Crowder is currently the WR55 in RotoBaller's PPR rankings. He has an ADP of around 170 and experts are drafting him at an average overall position of 142. All of this for someone who has racked up the 37th-most PPR points since 2016 and has produced […]

Jarrett Stidham Finishes First Preseason Strong

New England Patriots quarterback Jarrett Stidham completed 18-of-28 passes for 228 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the team's final preseason game. The rookie took all of the snaps in the Patriots final tune-up before the regular season begins. Stidham has done well by himself this preseason, finishing the exhibition portion of the season […]

Jakobi Meyers Finishes Preseason With 253 Receiving Yards

New England Patriots wide receiver Jakobi Meyers caught only one pass for 28 yards in the team's final preseason game. It was nice grab for Meyers but he ended up seeing only two targets of the game. Meyers has emerged as the star of training camp for the Patriots, finishing his preseason with 20 catches […]

Nick Brossette Has Made Strong Case To Make The Team

New England Patriots running back Nick Brossette once again led the way in the preseason, carrying the ball 20 times for 63 yards and one touchdown. Brossette also added 18 receiving yards on four catches in the final preseason game of the season. Brossette is battling for a spot in a crowded backfield but has […]

Josh Gordon Makes Preseason Debut

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon caught two passes for 30 yards in the Patriots final preseason game. Gordon's appearance on the field was met with cheers from Patriots fans and he saw six targets in the game. Few doubt Gordon's talent but questions about his availability due to off the field issues will […]

Julian Edelman Makes Preseason Appearance

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman played sparingly in the team's final preseason game, making one catch for 20 yards. Edelman missed a large portion of camp with a broken thumb so the team clearly wanted to get him a touch of game action. Edelman looked like his normal self out on the field […]

Demaryius Thomas Successful In Patriots Debut

New England Patriots wide receiver Demaryius Thomas made his Patriots debut in the team's final preseason game on Thursday. Thomas made quite an impression, catching seven passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns. The veteran has been recovering from a torn achilles since last season but this certainly was a step in the right direction. […]

Josh Gordon Officially Eligible For Week 1

New England Patriots wide receiver Josh Gordon is officially eligible to play in Week 1, according to the NFL. Gordon was conditionally reinstated earlier this month. Quarterback Tom Brady averaged more yards per attempt while targeting Gordon (10.4 yards per attempt) than any player in his illustrious career with a minimum of 30 attempts. Gordon […]

Julian Edelman Avoids Injury

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (thumb) landed on his injured thumb and left the preseason finale Thursday, but the team insisted he is OK. Edelman had 74 catches for 850 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games last year. The return of receiver Josh Gordon only makes Edelman more potent. Edelman is a […]

Stop That Hype Train! Keke Coutee

The Houston Texans went 11-5 in 2018 en route to winning to the AFC South Division crown. They were able to do this in large part thanks to a relatively balanced offense that finished 15th in the league overall with 5,802 total yards. The passing game accounted for 3,781 yards, which was approximately 65% of […]

2019 Fantasy Football Projections: Wide Receivers (Part One)

We continue onwards with our rankings and projections for the 2019 season. If you haven't done so already, be sure to check out not only my QB rankings but also both parts of my RB projections (1 & 2). Wide receivers are typically the easiest position to project each season. Once we figure out a […]

Julian Edelman Could Play Big Role In Offense

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman could play a big role in the offense this season after finishing with 74 catches and 850 yards in just 12 games in 2018. Edelman also finished the year by being named MVP of Super Bowl LIII. The veteran entered training camp with a broken thumb but returned […]

Sony Michel Much Improved In The Passing Game

New England Patriots running back Sony Michel has become much more effective in the passing game, per the team's running backs coach Ivan Fears. Fears noted that "[the] whole key [is] to make it so we’re interchangeable... [other teams] got to worry about Sony catching the ball as well as running the ball." Last season […]

Analyzing Value in the 2019 Rookie RB Class (Part 2)

This article will serve as a deep-dive into the current state of the 2019 rookie running back class and determine which players are potential “value” draft picks in accordance with their average draft position. It may seem like an obvious topic to research in fantasy football, but there are plenty of examples of first-year running […]

Damien Harris Returns To Practice

New England Patriots running back Damien Harris (undisclosed) returned to practice Tuesday after missing two practices with an undisclosed injury suffered in Saturday's preseason game. Harris combined for 103 yards from scrimmage on 14 touches in the second preseason game and flashed power, vision and soft hands. Harris doesn't have a clear path to much […]

James White Poised To Have Big Role In Passing Game

New England Patriots running back James White is part of a solid backfield. While fellow running back Sony Michel was utilized more in the rushing game, White was the bigger threat catching the ball in 2018. White put up modest rushing numbers a year ago, but it was his receiving stats that have fantasy players […]

Justin Carter's Bold Predictions - 2019 Fantasy Football

It's bold prediction SZN and I am ready! This is the space for going out on a limb and making predictions that you're only maybe 10 percent sure will happen, but 100 percent sure that you want to happen. This is where, last year, I confidently proclaimed Patrick Mahomes a top-five fantasy quarterback before, umm, […]

How to Avoid the "My Guys" Trap

Have you ever sat alone in a dark room and addressed your perception versus reality problem? The problem I’m referring to, naturally, is your love for certain fantasy players and lack of recognition for others. Have you mock drafted and paid attention to the guys with higher ranks that you just gloss over until your […]