Elijhaa Penny May Be Giants Feature Back on Thursday

The New York Giants may turn to running back Elijhaa Penny on Thursday against the Patriots with Saquon Barkley (ankle) and Wayne Gallman (concussion) both out. Although Penny is listed as a fullback and Jonathan Hilliman is listed atop the Giants depth chart at running back, the Giants were apparently pleased with Penny's work last […]

Daniel Jones In Rough Spot Versus Patriots

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will be in a rough spot when the Giants travel to take on the Patriots on Thursday night. Likely without his top two receiving options, tight end Evan Engram (knee) and wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion), Jones will be throwing to a depleted receiving corps and possibly handing off to his […]

FAAB Bidding - Week 6 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 6 Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

If you thought the waiver wire was getting barer every passing week, you would be correct. These days, a half-decent running back can't gain more than two yards without getting snatched up by desperate fantasy owners. The wide receiver position is more promising, however. While there aren't many surprises at QB or TE, the first […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 6)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Some of you have been rewarded for your meticulous roster planning by receiving excellent production from your running backs. Unfortunately, many of you have been equally prepared when making your roster decisions, but have been undermined when your players encountered injuries, operated with inconsistent patterns of usage, or delivered discouraging performances. If that applies to […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Time flies in the NFL. It seems like the season just started, but now five weeks of football action are behind us. Sunday was a day headlined by some of the league's heavy hitters. The top 11 scoring wide receivers from Thursday and the Sunday noon slate were 70 percent owned or better, so this […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers – Week 6

If you have Oakland’s Darren Waller as the top tight end on your fantasy football team, then you are going to need a replacement this week. This is the first four-team bye week of the season, so not only will fantasy owners be without Waller, they will also have to go in other directions if […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 6 Lightning Round

The scoreboards are lighting up all over the league. While star players did most of the damage this past week, there are always some unexpected names that emerge as well. Before we wrap up with Sunday night action, here is our instant analysis on free agents to add with the waiver wire lightning round for […]

Evan Engram Dealing With Sprained MCL

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram is dealing with a sprained MCL after Sunday's loss to Minnesota. With the Giants playing on Thursday, Engram seems unlikely to play. His absence would be a major hit to an offense that will likely not have Saquon Barkley and just lost Sterling Shepard to another concussion. It […]

Tony Pollard (RB, DAL) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 23% of leagues ANALYSIS: After another exciting week in the NFL, it's time to look at the waiver wire for some players we can pick up. We all know just how valuable a handcuff can be in fantasy football, and Tony Pollard is one of the top […]

Antonio Callaway (WR, CLE) - Week 6 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 4% of leagues ANALYSIS: Before this week's Monday Night Football matchup gets underway, there is one name that fantasy football owners should remember from last year, and that's the second-year wide receiver in Cleveland, Antonio Callaway. Callaway had a decent rookie campaign posting a stat line of […]

Sterling Shepard Placed In Concussion Protocol

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (concussion) has been placed in concussion protocol. This is the second concussion this season for the fourth-year wide receiver. A firm timetable has not been set yet, but further updates should be released by the Giants shortly. The Giants have a tough matchup against the Patriots on Thursday […]

Aldrick Rosas Has One Field Goal Again

New York Giants kicker Aldrick Rosas made his only field goal attempt in Sunday's loss. The Pro Bowler now has exactly one field goal in four of the Giants' five games this season. With the team not mounting a consistent offense capable of getting into field goal position often, Rosas remains off the streaming radar […]

Giants Defense Bends But Doesn't Break Often

The New York Giants Defense had its moments on Sunday in a 28-10 loss to the Vikings. With the team's offense not moving the ball at all, the defense was asked to stop the Vikings on a lot of short field drives, so the score could have been a lot worse had they not held […]

Darius Slayton Leads Giants In Receiving

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton led the team in receiving with 62 yards and one TD on four catches. He made a nice catch on a deep pass from Daniel Jones to haul in the touchdown and showed solid hands on another sideline grab. Slayton clearly has talent and can be added to […]

Golden Tate Quiet In First Game Back

New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate was quiet in his first week back from suspension. He secured three catches for 13 yards on six targets and seemed to be a secondary option in the Giants offense. He was, however, operating as the team's primary slot wide receiver, which gives him value going forward. If […]

Sterling Shepard Misses Out On Huge Day

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard had a quiet game in the box score, but it was close to being so much more. Shepard ended the day with five catches for 49 yards on 10 targets, but he was wide open for walk-in touchdowns on two of those targets and Daniel Jones just missed […]

Evan Engram Struggles Yet Again

New York Giants tight end Evan Engram had his second straight down week, securing six catches for 42 yards against the Vikings. Engram, like all Giants receivers, can only go as far as his quarterback takes him, and Daniel Jones really struggled today. It's also become clear that Engram is the Giants' best offensive weapon, […]

Daniel Jones Struggles In Loss

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones struggled in Sunday's loss to the Vikings. Once affectionately known as "Danny Dimes," the rookie signal-caller was sloppy and scattered on Sunday, completing 21 of 38 passes for 182 yards, one TD and one INT. He also had happy feet in the pocket and missed Sterling Shepard multiple times […]

Wayne Gallman Won't Return After Concussion

Starting again in place of an injured Saquon Barkley, New York Giants running back Wayne Gallman won't return to Sunday's contest against the Minnesota Vikings after sustaining a concussion in the first half. Gallman had just 14 yards on two rushes before departing and will be replaced by rookie Jon Hilliman and fullback Eli Penny […]

Updated Week 5 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 5 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 5 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Terry McLaurin, Vance McDonald are officially active. Tyrell Williams, Kenny Stills, Devin Singletary are all officially out. JuJu Smith-Schuster A "True Game-Time Decision." T.Y. Hilton (quad) […]

Fantasy Football Starts and Sits: Matchups Analysis for Week 5

Welcome to our Week 5 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 […]

Don't Let Me Down - What to Do with Disappointing Offenses

The key to drafting a quality fantasy team is to find players on high-powered offenses and draft them. By doing this, you give yourself a piece of good teams who should score a lot. But what if it all goes wrong? What if teams with high expectations like the Vikings, Browns and Texans disappoint? All […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 5

In Week 4, Cooper Kupp and Kenny Golladay came through in a big way if you rolled them out in your DFS lineups. The other wide receivers that were recommended in this weekly piece didn't have the greatest days at the office. D.J. Moore had a great matchup, but he simply wasn't targeted often enough […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 5 - Daily Fantasy Football

Week 5 is here (already), and 12 games are scheduled throughout the afternoon. All of the matchups are fairly even, with the exceptions being New England at Washington (obviously) and New York Jets at Philly, with the Eagles being favored by 13 points. In this article, I will be providing you with daily fantasy football picks […]

The King's Key Starters and Tough Calls - Lineup Spotlights for Week 5

Welcome to Week 5, RotoBallers! Below you will find some of my spotlight plays and tough lineup decisions for the upcoming week of the fantasy football season. These player selections are based off my Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available as part of the RotoBaller's NFL Premium Pass. Enter promo code KING at checkout for a […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2019 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

That Patriots have to play a legitimate offense at some point, right? This week they've got...sigh. Never mind. Below are RotoBaller's Week 5 defense tiers and rankings, or which defenses to stream, start and target off the waiver wire for Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. In case you missed it, this is […]

Browns Ready to Break Out?

The Cleveland Browns are currently leading the AFC North division, but that doesn't mean everything is going well for the team, as fantasy owners will be able to tell you. The offseason was full of hype for the Browns, especially after the team traded for Odell Beckham Jr. Certainly, the team is performing a lot […]

Fantasy Football Mailbag - Week 5

This article's content may vary week-to-week, but generally, it will be answering questions fielded from either the @RotoBallerNFL twitter account or my personal one (@RotoSurgeon). This week, the focus is on start/sit questions, and there were plenty. Every week, many of us struggle with which quarterback to start, or who to flex, and I am […]