Inside the Tent - Week 4 NFL Injury Insight

At RotoBaller, we can't stress enough the importance of keeping up with injuries and playing your best lineup week after week. Players are going to get injured, that's an unavoidable fact. What's avoidable though is making the wrong roster decisions based on the injuries surrounding your fantasy team. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Week 4 NFL DFS Cheat Sheet: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 4 of the 2020 NFL Season! Each week, I'll be bringing you our famous NFL DFS Cheat Sheet with expert research and picks for cash games and GPPs. Here are a few notes about the sheet. For Week 4 we are now […]

Updated Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings (Non-PPR)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Week 3 left us with some injuries to deal with, but we are here to constantly bring you updated player news and rankings to help you set your optimal lineups. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 fantasy football rankings, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings […]

Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton Officially Out For Week 4

The New York Giants have officially ruled out wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) for a Week 4 date with the New Orleans Saints on the road. It's a tough blow for a Giants team, as Shepard currently leads the Giants receiving corps with 18 receptions on 22 targets for 223 yards […]

Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton Not Expected To Play

New York Giants wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) weren't spotted at practice on Friday, and it's safe to assume that they'll be out for Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints, according to The Athletic's Dan Duggan. Neither player was able to practice all week, so fantasy managers should have them […]

Smart Dynasty Early-Season Stashes

It would be easy to forget about waivers in dynasty leagues. Most of the promising young players are already rostered and some dynasty leagues are deep enough that there isn't anybody worth scooping up unless you want to take a flier on Kerryon Johnson becoming relevant again. Even for teams in win-now mode, there are […]

Video: Week 4 NFL DFS Lineup Picks - DraftKings, FanDuel

Host "Thunder Dan Palyo" is joined by fellow RotoBaller NFL analyst Frank Ammirante to discuss their favorite games and players to target on FanDuel and DraftKings in week two as well as several other NFL DFS topics. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every weekday morning between […]

Collin Johnson Could Have Expanded Role In Week 4

New York Giants wide receiver Collin Johnson could have an expanded role in Sunday's matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Giants WRs Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) have been unable to practice this week, putting their status in serious jeopardy for Week 4. Johnson caught 5-of-7 targets for 51 yards in Sunday's 17-14 […]

Giants Sign Former First-Rounder Isaiah Wilson

The New York Giants signed offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson, a former first-round pick last year by the Tennessee Titans, to their practice squad on Thursday. Wilson, who is 6-foot-7 and 330 pounds, played just three offensive snaps in his rookie season and was traded to the Miami Dolphins in March. Off-the-field issues caused him to […]

The King's Week 4 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 4 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 4

Welcome fantasy friends and foes to the Top Trade Targets and Avoids for Week 4. Were you able to acquire your targets last week? Did you pick up and then trade Cordarrelle Patterson? If you traded for Allen Robinson, you are disappointed in the ugly performance from the Chicago Bears offense. However, please be patient the […]

Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton Out Again Thursday

New York Giants wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) both remained out of practice on Thursday for the second straight day. Both receivers were injured in the Week 3 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and look questionable for Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints. Shepard has been New York's most trustworthy […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 4 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 4, Rotoballers! Personally, Week 3 was one of the roughest weeks I've had in fantasy football for a few years. My season-long, dynasty, and DFS lineups all flopped, and, unfortunately, my Sunday afternoon was filled with a lot of wondering about what […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 3 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 […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 4

Before getting into this week's risers and fallers, I wanted to take a moment to pay tribute to the great Michael "Tags" Tagliere. This is my first article since his passing, and I'd be remiss not to dedicate the column to not only one of the best fantasy analysts out there, but to one of […]

Giants Defense A Borderline Streaming Option In Week 4

The New York Giants defense has allowed 374.3 total offensive yards and 24.7 points per contest over the first three games of the season. Sunday's battle between the Giants and Saints has the second-lowest over/under (43.5) in Week 4. Saints quarterback Jameis Winston has been limited to 129 passing yards per game and has thrown only […]

Graham Gano Mainly A Deep-League Option In Week 4

New York Giants kicker Graham Gano is one of the most consistent kickers in the NFL and has drilled 37 straight field goals. The 34-year-old is 7-for-7 in field-goal attempts, and 3-for-3 in extra-point tries in 2021. Sunday's contest between the Giants and Saints has the second lost over/under (43.5) in Week 4. Gano is […]

Evan Engram A Deep-League Option In Week 4

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram (calf) made his 2021 season debut in Week 3 after missing the first two weeks with a calf injury. He caught two of six targets for 21 yards and lost a fumble in Sunday's 17-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints have been tough against opposing tight […]

Kenny Golladay Has Brutal Matchup In Week 4

New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay led the team with 64 receiving yards in last Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He was a game-time decision Week 3 due to a hip injury, but was able to suit up and caught 4-of-5 targets for 64 yards. The 27-year-old owns 19% of the team's target […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 4 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay Limited Wednesday

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley (knee) and wide receiver Kenny Golladay (hip) were both limited in practice on Wednesday. Barkley is slowly seeing more and more work on game day, but he's being rested during the week after tearing his ACL in 2020. He has now had two straight games with 15-plus touches, […]

Saquon Barkley A Borderline RB1 In Week 4

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley found the end zone for the first time since December 29, 2019, in Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Giants continue to unleash Barkley, who has seen his snap count rise from 29 in Week 1 to 60 in Week 3. He is coming off his best […]

Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton Don't Practice Wednesday

New York Giants wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) both missed practice on Wednesday. Shepard and Slayton were both injured in the first half of the Week 3 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and did not return to the game. Shepard had 16 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown in the […]

Daniel Jones A Low-End QB2 In Week 4

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is a low-end QB2 in Sunday's matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The Giants QB could be without two of his top targets as both wide receivers Sterling Shepard (hamstring) and Darius Slayton (hamstring) are questionable for Week 4. He's made an impact with his legs but otherwise has […]

NFL DFS RB and WR Anchors For Week 4 (Premium Content)

All other Week 4 Premium Tools and Content can be accessed on the premium dashboard. In this piece, we're looking at the top running backs or wide receivers to build your cash or tournament lineups around. Most weeks I am going to recommend two running backs and two wide receivers who you can use as […]

John Ross Designated To Return From Injured Reserve

The New York Giants have designated wide receiver John Ross (hamstring) to return from Injured Reserve, and he will practice on Wednesday. Ross suffered a hamstring injury in training camp and was not available for the first three weeks of the regular season while on IR. The Giants could use some reinforcements at the position […]

Re-Drafting 2021: What Changes Would We Make?

It's three weeks into the season, so we've started to notice some trends that have emerged. Some players have more usage than we expected. Some offenses are playing at a faster pace. Some teams look utterly lost. So, if we could do it all over again, what would we do differently? That's the basic question […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 3

We are through three clean weeks of NFL action, and boy is it nice to have games running on time with no weird COVID postponements or anything like that. Three weeks is still a pretty small data sample, but the NFL season is short so we have to make do with what we have. All […]

NextGen Stats - Quarterback Breakdowns and Takeaways

You can officially start panicking. We're already through three weeks of the year, and by next Monday at this time, you'll be looking at the schedule to realize that a quarter of the season is already behind us. It sucks, but it means there are still three more quarters ahead of us! Yay! To gain […]

Surprise Fantasy Football Studs, Duds - Something or Nothing?

Week 3 of the NFL season is now in the books and while we saw many familiar names register top-fantasy performances there were a few surprises. The quarterback position was fairly stable with Josh Allen coming in as QB-1 on the week off a four-touchdown performance. Justin Herbert had his own four-touchdown game against the […]