Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 4 saw several high scoring games for offenses around the league. When offenses score more points, kickers get more swings of the leg, which means they are scoring us more points. While some of the usual suspects were at the top of the charts, we some saw new faces like Matt McCrane and Ka'imi […]

Sterling Shepard Hopes To Stay Hot Against Panthers

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard will look to stay hot after posting 16 receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns over his last two games. Shepard is a talented receiver but the Giants offense has struggled coming up with big plays in the first month of the season. Shepard and the Giants will […]

Odell Beckham Jr. Still Looking For First Touchdown

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. heads into Week 5 with 31 receptions on the season for 331 yards but still looking for his first touchdown of 2018. Beckham Jr. has enjoyed an active start to the season but his current YPC of 10.7 is far below his usual career numbers. The Giants […]

Saquon Barkley Takes RB1 Status Against Panthers

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley is off to a strong start to his rookie season with 453 total yards and three touchdowns in his first four games. He already has 27 receptions out of the backfield and has been quarterback Eli Manning's safety valve in the passing game. Barkley will go up against […]

Eli Manning Hopes To Unlock Offense Against Panthers

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning has passed for 1,055 yards, four touchdowns and one interception through four games. He has completed 74.2% of his passes with a QB rating of 99.1 but the offense has been mediocre thus far this season and Manning is averaging only seven yards per completion. This week the Giants […]

Week 5 Tight Ends - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Finding a tight end on waiver wire in your fantasy football league has gotten a little more important this week. Chicago’s Trey Burton and Tampa Bay’s O.J. Howard are on bye, and Cincinnati’s Tyler Eifert is out for the season after catastrophically breaking his ankle. Those are three pretty big names at the tight end […]

Week 5 Quarterbacks - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Week after week it seems we're getting huge quarterback performances out of nowhere. It was Ryan Fitzpatrick and Patrick Mahomes stealing the show through the first few weeks, but this week a few different unlikely quarterbacks stepped up to the plate. Tampa Bay and Chicago are on bye for Week 5. Neither team has a […]

Paul Richardson (WR, WAS) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Redskins wide receiver Paul Richardson has only been targeted 14 times through his three games this season, but has caught nine of those passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Richardson's big play potential has been on display in each of the […]

Jonathan Stewart Out Eight Weeks

New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur said that running back Jonathan Stewart (foot) is dealing with an eight-week injury. There remains "potential to bring him back" from Injured Reserve this year. J-Stew was really only a handcuff option for Saquon Barkley owners, but he wasn't much of one to begin with. Wayne Gallman is […]

Rhett Ellison (TE, NYG) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With Evan Engram week-to-week with a knee injury, New York Giants tight end Rhett Ellison is now Eli Manning’s second-best safety valve behind rookie tailback Saquon Barkley. Ellison caught three passes for 29 yards this past week after having 39 yards and a touchdown the week before. […]

Alex Smith (QB, WAS) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues OWNED IN: 54% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Washington Redskins quarterback Alex Smith was dropped in some leagues heading into the bye week, meaning he’ll be out there in nearly half of Yahoo leagues for a Week 5 date with the Saints in New Orleans. New Orleans has generally been a favorable […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

We have officially passed the quarter pole of the 2018 season, and if you blinked then you missed it! Week 4 has seen the electric passing trend continue with quarterbacks shredding defenses at a never-before-seen rate, with pass-catching RBs and deeper WR plays seeing considerable action. In the interest of getting you the most timely […]

Sterling Shepard Leads Giants With 10 Receptions

New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard caught 10 passes for 77 yards and one touchdown in a losing effort against the Saints. The Giants offense continues to struggle but Shepard has stepped up his play. The third-year receiver has emerged over the last two weeks with 13 receptions for 157 yards and two touchdowns […]

Odell Beckham Jr. Held To 60 Receiving Yards

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. caught seven passes for 60 yards in the Giants loss to the Saints in Week 4. Beckham Jr. led the team with 11 targets but the Giants passing attack continues to struggle. Even in a mediocre offense Beckham Jr. continues to post decent numbers, The Giants star […]

Saquon Barkley Posts 100 Total Yards, One Touchdown

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley racked up 100 yards from scrimmage, including a late rushing touchdown in the Giants 33-18 loss to the Saints. Barkley rushed the ball 10 times for 44 yards and added six catches for 56 yards. The rookie's totals of 100-plus all-purpose yards and a touchdown is becoming habitual […]

Eli Manning Comes Up Short In Week 4 Loss

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning completed 31 of 41 passes for 255 yards, one touchdown and one lost fumble in the Giants 33-18 loss to the Saints. The Giants (1-3) sputtered again on offense as Manning did not look sharp at times. The weapons available on the Giants offense are among the best in […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Chris Carson has been ruled out for Week 4. Randall Cobb (hamstring) is out today. Ronald Jones will be active in Week 4 for the first time this year. Alshon […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks (Week 4): Targets and Avoids

There's always one week of the football season that's known as survivor doomsday and that was the case in Week 3. The Vikings, 16.5-point favorites, lost at home to the Bills knocking more than half of remaining survivor entries out in most pools. If you went contrarian and took the Jaguars as 10-point home favorites […]

Week 4 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 4 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the late […]

Week 4 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. ECR

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. I'll be examining my […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 4 Fantasy Football Picks

Sometimes all it takes is one. One player can turn things around for an entire team. We saw it with Baker Mayfield in the second half on Thursday night as he led them to their first win in forever. We've seen it with the loss of Khalil Mack in Oakland as they struggle to an […]

Inside the Tent - Week 4 NFL Injury Insight

Thankfully, Week 3 didn't have a great number of fantasy-relevant injuries. It did have some awesome twists and turns though with the Browns getting their first win since Christmas Eve 2016, the Bills defeating the Vikings out of nowhere, and the Patriots losing their second game in a row. We got some updates about some […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 4

Week 3 of the NFL season was a crazy train even Ozzy Osbourne could not have kept on the tracks. Minnesota lost to Buffalo, Jacksonville lost to Tennessee, New England lost to Detroit, and the Cleveland Browns won their first game since the iPhone X came out! The NFL looks like it is going to […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target in DFS (Week 4)

We've reached that point in the year where teams are getting banged up, and whoever stays the healthiest playing a key role in virtually every matchup. Picking on the backups that precede starting defensive backs is a common strategy among DFS players, simply because it's a solid process. Fortunately, we have plenty of data to […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown: Week 4 Preview

We are about to have some big changes at running back heading into Week 4. While some rookie running backs have disappointed this season, we are seeing others starting to climb to the top of their team’s depth chart. Other teams are faced with injuries that have pushed backups into starting roles as well. As […]

Week 4 Consistency Reports - All Positions

Three weeks may still seem too early to be assessing consistency but if you look at the tables below you can see that already the best fantasy options are beginning to rise to the top. We can already see just how inconsistent tight ends and to some extent running backs are compared to wide receivers […]

Should We Adjust Expectations for the Giants Offense?

This was the year the New York Giants were supposed to rebound on offense, Eli Manning was going to have one of the best seasons of his career, and the offensive line was going to create holes for the running game and protect Eli. With the trio of Odell Beckham Jr, Sterling Shepard, and Evan […]

Ahead of The Game - College Devy Prospects (Week 5 Edition)

Week four went better than expected. There was a major comeback in a high profile game and there was a shocking upset. On a week that wasn't expected to provide much entertainment value, it was a strong week. There are huge playoff implications for two games in week five. The winners of the Penn State/Ohio […]

Week 4 DraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS

Hello RotoBaller football family! Welcome back to Power Pivots, where we discuss some alternative player options for use in DraftKings tournaments. As we saw last week, chalk plays don't always work. Popular options like Julio Jones, Corey Clement, and Eric Ebron had underwhelming performances, while lesser-known options Tyler Boyd and Calvin Ridley had huge weeks. […]

FanDuel NFL DFS Lineup Picks (Week 4): Daily Fantasy Football Advice

RotoBallers, welcome to Week 4 of the daily fantasy football season. In this column, you will find my recommended FanDuel DFS Lineup Picks to target for Week 4 of the NFL season. The goal is to identify players to start on FanDuel this week based on various factors including the opponent, the player's opportunity, analysis of the game's […]