Updated Week 17 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 17 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 17 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: The Bills are resting key starters including Devin Singletary, Cole Beasley, John Brown. Deshaun Watson is expected to backup A.J. McCarron in Week 17 to rest. DeAndre […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 17

Welcome to our Week 17 matchup analysis and start/sit column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every single contest from the Sunday slate in one convenient location, helping you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. Be sure to check back regularly because this article will be updated as news comes in regarding injuries and other […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target In Week 17

In Week 16, Tyler Boyd racked up garbage-time yardage and scored a late touchdown to finish as the No. 1 receiver on the week. On the high-end, Julio Jones was targeted 15 times by Matt Ryan finishing as the No. 4 receiver on the week, while DeAndre Hopkins, who was also mentioned in the Week […]

Break The Slate: NFL DFS DraftKings Lineup Picks - Week 17

Hi RotoBallers and thanks for joining me for Week 17! This is annually one of the most interesting weeks of the season due to each team's varying motivations and positions in the playoff picture. This year is no different, as we will see a couple of teams resting or gearing back their starters because they've […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 17 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 17 has historically been one of the most confusing, unpredictable, and chaotic times as it pertains to building DFS lineups. With some teams having already locked up their places in the postseason, some players may not see as much action or even see the field altogether. Other teams, however, have one final shot at […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 17 - Monkey Knife Fight

We're in Week 17 of the NFL season, and our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. On MKF, there are no massive tournaments where you have to get ridiculously lucky just to cash. You're just playing against the house, and the […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Week 17 (12/29/19) - Monkey Knife Fight

The 2019 National Football League regular season is winding down and Sunday brings a 16-game slate of games, several of which still matter for playoff status. After beating the Dallas Cowboys last week, the Philadelphia Eagles still need a win at the New York Giants to win the NFC East. The San Francisco 49ers have […]

Week 17 Fantasy Busts? Players To Consider Avoiding

As Week 17 approaches -- the last week of the 2019 regular season -- most of your leagues have already crowned a champion. But for some, this is the biggest weekend of the fantasy season. Some leagues run their fantasy championships in both Weeks 16 and 17. So there is still a lot on the […]

Golden Tate, Rhett Ellison Could Be Salary Cuts

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate and tight end Rhett Ellison could be salary cap cuts this offseason. Tate's 2020 salary isn't guaranteed because of his suspension for performance-enhancing drugs this year. The Giants could clear his $7.9 million salary off the books by cutting him, leaving only $2.3 million in dead money left. […]

Inside the Tent - Week 17 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 squad. If you want to dominate your leagues […]

Eli Manning Likely To Retire

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will likely retire at the end of this season rather than hold the clipboard again for Daniel Jones. If Manning wants to continue playing, he'll have to do so with another team in 2020, as he's set to become a free agent after this season. If this is indeed […]

Tight End Start/Sit Advice - Week 17

Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano break down the tight end position to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 17 of the 2019 NFL season. They decide who to start or sit in order to give you the best advantage to win your weekly matchup. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on […]

Quarterback Start/Sit Advice - Week 17

Pierre Camus and Chris Mangano break down the quarterback position to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 17 of the 2019 NFL season. They decide who to start or sit in order to give you the best advantage to win your weekly matchup. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube […]

Darius Slayton Healthy For Sunday

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton is back to full strength and ready to go for Sunday's showdown against the Eagles. Slayton appears to be in a strong spot as the Giants' top deep threat against an Eagles Defense that has been torched through the air; however, he does come with some risk. The […]

Sterling Shepard Gets Good Matchup On Sunday

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard gets a good matchup on Sunday against an Eagles Defense that ranks 28th in the league in points allowed to wide receivers over the last six weeks. Shepard has seen a minimum of six targets in each of his last five games, which is a safe floor in […]

Kaden Smith Gets Another Start on Sunday

New York Giants tight end Kaden Smith will get another start on Sunday with Rhett Ellison (concussion) being ruled out. The Eagles pose a difficult match-up as they're the 4th best team in PPR points allowed to tight ends over the last six weeks. However, the game should be a shootout, so Smith could find […]

Golden Tate In Prime Spot On Sunday

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate appears to be in a potential blow-up spot on Sunday against an Eagles Defense that ranks 28th in PPR points allowed to wide receivers over the last six weeks. Tate benefited from the return of Daniel Jones last week, leading the team with 11 targets. The slot receiver […]

Saquon Barkley In Tough Spot On Sunday

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley might see his streak of strong games come to an end on Sunday when the Giants take on the Eagles. Philadelphia's defense ranks 7th in PPR points allowed to the running backs over the last six weeks, and Barkley only saw four targets last week in Daniel Jones' […]

Daniel Jones Hopes To End Season On High Note

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will look to build off his Week 16 explosion and end his rookie season on a high note when he takes on the Eagles on Sunday. With the Eagles needing a win to make the playoffs, this game has a strong likelihood to turn into a shootout, which would […]

Rhett Ellison, Scott Simonson Ruled Out

New York Giants tight ends Rhett Ellison (concussion) and Scott Simonson (concussion) have been ruled out for Week 17 against the Eagles. With Evan Engram (foot) also done for the year, rookie Kaden Smith will see his sixth straight start for the G-Men. The 22-year-old has 23 receptions for 170 yards and three touchdowns in […]

NFL DFS GPP Stacks for FanDuel, DraftKings (Week 17)

Hey there RotoBallers! The majority of fantasy leagues conclude in Week 16, meaning there should be plenty of fantasy gamers out there with no skin in the game for the first time all season. That makes this a great weekend to fill out some DFS lineups and enjoy the games. The Week 17 main slate […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 17 (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 a our expert's top players to avoid for this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're […]

NCAA Prospects To Watch For Dynasty Leagues: Bowl Week Two

Hope everybody has had a great holiday season so far. Last week we began going through the bowl games and looking at players who could be fantasy factors in the 2020 NFL season. This edition will breakdown all games post-Christmas but before New Year's Eve, and then we'll finish up with a Post-New Years edition […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 16 Analysis

Wide receivers are essential components toward your ultimate goal of securing league championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to fulfill your championship aspirations in Week 16. If you are involved in Week 17 matchups that will determine your league winner, an expansive collection of tools are available in this article to help with […]

Week 17 Stream Team - Championship Streamers

If you did not play your championship in Week 16, then you are certainly playing for it here in Week 17. Hopefully, many of you have a team set in place and do not need streaming options, but if you are here reading this article, it is likely you need some help at some position. […]

Fantasy Playoffs Passing Leaderboards: Next Gen Stats

It's over. The season is over. I can't believe my eyes, but they're telling me pretty clearly that we're past Week 16 and that's a wrap for our fantasy football adventures in the year 2019. I still remember those days thinking about untapped potential, impossible expectations, and lifting trophies just before feasting in back-to-back Christmas […]

Week 16 Surprises? Takeaways and Overreactions

In Week 16, the quarterback position was kind of a mess. Jameis Winston and Deshaun Watson were playing against each other in a potential smash spot as each opposing defense performed consistently poorly against the pass throughout the season. Instead, both Winston and Watson struggled in what amounted to an exciting, but disappointing game. Daniel […]

Daniel Jones (QB, NYG) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 19% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It looks like a couple of games off the field made wonders for Daniel Jones, right? The rookie came back after handing the reins to Eli Manning in weeks 14 and 15 and he performed as good as ever: 5 (!) touchdowns did […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 17 Waiver Wire Targets

Assisting our famous waiver wire pickups list, and our weekly waiver wire columns by position, this column focuses on suggested waiver wire bidding percentages for fantasy football owners in leagues using a Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB). As a caveat, these prices do not by any means indicate how much these free agent players will […]

Week 17 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 17 is here, and, for those of you that are still playing for something in your fantasy leagues, congratulations and good luck. For those of you that are just here because you have a passion for kickers that do in fact matter, welcome, and we're glad to have you. Week 17 is where things […]