Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Ja'Lynn Polk

The 2024 NFL Draft was widely regarded as one of the deepest wide-receiver classes in recent memory. Of course, the class has its potential superstars (Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, and Rome Odunze), but drafting a player like Ja'Lynn Polk in the second round shows just how deep it really was. Polk was selected in the second round of […]

2024 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings For Superflex Leagues: 10-1

Now that we’re coming off our rookie fever, it’s time to see where the newest NFL players stack up against the veterans. That’s right, we’re talking rookies and dynasty rankings. My name is Ellis Johnson and this is my sixth year writing NFL content with RotoBaller. In this article, I am going to list my […]

Rookie Values? 2024 Fantasy Football Sleepers

With the 2024 NFL Draft in the rearview mirror and the 2024 NFL season fast approaching, fantasy football drafts will be here before we know it. NFL rookies make an impact in fantasy football every season. Some are expected, but it is the unexpected rookie contributors that are of most interest in fantasy. There is […]

Who is the TE1 for the New York Giants? Darren Waller Reportedly Expected To Retire

The New York Giants have gone through a lot of changes this offseason, which included losing both Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney in free agency. However, the team did draft Malik Nabers with the sixth overall pick and traded for Pro Bowl pass rusher Brian Burns. Nabers' arrival will surely be the biggest offseason impact for the Giants offense, […]

2024 NFL Season Prime-Time Game Schedule - NFL Season Outlook

The anticipation for the 2024 NFL season was amplified on May 15 when the NFL released each team's 2024 schedule. Even though we all knew the opponents each team would play against, there is something special about seeing the final product -- the order of division and out-of-division games, seeing the marquee matchups throughout the […]

Giants Expect Darren Waller To Retire

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller is expected to make a decision on his 2024 playing status by next week's mini-camp, and people in and around the organization expect he will announce his retirement, according to Jordan Raanan of ESPN. Waller has had a tough time staying healthy lately, as he's missed 19 games […]

One Fantasy Football Sleeper Candidate for Every NFC Team – 2024 Fantasy Football Outlook

While the upcoming fantasy football season is still months away, it’s never too early for fantasy players to prepare for their drafts. Fantasy players want to avoid drafting players who will bust, potentially costing them a championship. More importantly, fantasy players want to find sleepers who turn into stars like Nico Collins and Puka Nacua […]

Early 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis: Wide Receivers

Fantasy football players are already looking ahead to their 2024 drafts. So, I have released some of my early 2024 seasonal rankings, along with those from the RotoBaller staff, which can be found here. In this feature, I share some of my insights when building the 2024 wide receiver rankings. I help you make the […]

Isaiah Hodgins The Odd Man Out?

When New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton returned to voluntary organized team activities this week, fellow wideout Isaiah Hodgins appeared to be the odd man out. Slayton didn't miss a beat in his return to the field, either, catching a crossing route from quarterback Daniel Jones in a 7-on-7 period and also catching two […]

Early 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis: Running Backs

Fantasy football players like to start preparing and researching well ahead of their 2024 drafts. In this latest installment of my early positional rankings release, I provide updated 2024 seasonal ranks. Consensus rankings from the RotoBaller staff can be found here. In this article, I supply some of my thoughts when constructing the 2024 running […]

Gary Brightwell Waived By Giants

The New York Giants waived running back Gary Brightwell (undisclosed) with an injury designation on Thursday, according to NFL.com. The former 2021 sixth-round pick by the G-Men out of Arizona has remained on the roster over the last three seasons, but his time looks to be coming to an end. So far in his career, […]

Eric Gray Sees Plenty Of Run With First-Team Offense

New York Giants running back Eric Gray saw a lot of run with the first-team offense during organized team activities on Thursday, leading the New York Daily News' Pat Leonard to put Gray as the team's RB2 behind starter Devin Singletary. In addition, the Giants waived/injured Gary Brightwell, a sixth-round pick in 2021 by the […]

Darius Slayton Back At Practice

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton was back at organized team activities on Thursday after saying that the team added incentives to his contract to appease him. Slayton was staying away from voluntary OTAs this offseason as he angled for a new contract extension from the team, but the 27-year-old former fifth-round pick in […]

Three Fantasy Football Tight Ends You Must Draft in 2024 - Part I

The tight end position is deeper going into 2024 than it's been for several years. The top of the position isn't quite as strong, but there seem to be more options for fantasy managers this season. While most fantasy managers will likely get their hands on Sam LaPorta, Travis Kelce, Mark Andrews, or Trey McBride, […]

Top Fantasy Football Dynasty Sleepers Heading Into 2024 - Running Backs

With the 2024 NFL season approaching, so are dynasty fantasy football drafts. That means a new crop of rookies will be welcomed into fantasy leagues, with each young talent full of promise. It also means that a flurry of trades is incoming as managers attempt to shape their rosters according to their plans for the […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receivers You Must Draft in 2024 - Part V

This will be the series' final entry, and we’ll focus on four receivers this time, although two are on the same team. With this particular edition, we must get comfortable with the unknown. Three of these players are rookies, and one played sparingly last season in his rookie year. However, the unknown isn’t necessarily a […]

Darius Slayton Spotted At OTAs

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton was present for Tuesday's OTAs. The wideout is coming off the best year of his career, catching 50 of his 79 targets for 770 yards and four touchdowns. As a result, he wants a new deal. While there's still time for both sides to work things out, there's […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receivers You Must Draft in 2024 - Part IV

This series continues to move on, and we're now getting into the middle rounds of our fantasy drafts, so the options are getting slimmer and slimmer. Not only that, but fantasy managers may need to be just a wee bit more optimistic with some of these players than they've had to be with the previous […]

Early 2024 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis: Quarterbacks

Fantasy football players are already looking ahead to their 2024 drafts. So, I have released some of my early 2024 seasonal rankings, along with those from the RotoBaller staff, which can be found here. In this feature, I share some of my insights when building the 2024 quarterback rankings. The top shelf remains predictable, yet […]

Fantasy Football Wide Receivers You Must Draft in 2024 - Part III

This series continues moving on with our third edition, which looks at three new receivers that fantasy managers must draft this season. We've already identified six incredibly attractive receivers at their current ADPs. We're starting to move down the wide receiver ranks, which will have us focusing on several rookie receivers. Selling rookie receivers can […]

2024 Dynasty Rookie Rankings For Superflex Leagues: 20-11

Now that we’re coming off our rookie fever, it’s time to see where the newest NFL players stack up against the veterans. That’s right, we’re talking rookies and dynasty rankings. My name is Ellis Johnson and this is my sixth year writing NFL content with RotoBaller. In this article, I am going to list my […]

List of Current NFL Head Coaches (Updated 2024)

Being an NFL head coach is like wearing several caps at once. They have to get the most out of the team built by the front office, hoping the players will become Pro Bowlers or All-Pros. Likewise, they must handle tough questions from the media, especially after a loss. They must answer with class and, if […]

Darius Slayton Wants A New Contract

New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that wide receiver Darius Slayton, who wants a new contract, hasn't been attending voluntary organized team activities this week. There has been no word on when Slayton is expected to rejoin the team. As long as Slayton doesn't stage a lengthy and damaging holdout this summer, the […]

Darren Waller Absent At OTAs

New York Giants tight end Darren Waller, who has been contemplating retirement this offseason, has not been in attendance for the team's voluntary organized team activities this week, and there is no word on when he expects to join the team. All signs are pointing toward Waller hanging up his cleats after posting a disappointing […]

Daniel Jones Has No Doubt He'll Be Ready For Week 1

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (knee) said he doesn't have any doubt that he'll be ready for Week 1 of the 2024 regular season to face the Minnesota Vikings. The expectation all along has been that Jones will be ready to go for the start of the new season after tearing the ACL in […]

2024 Fantasy Football Dynasty Rookie Rankings For Superflex Leagues: 30-21

Now that we’re coming off our rookie fever, it’s time to see where the newest NFL players stack up against the veterans. That’s right, we’re talking rookies and dynasty rankings. My name is Ellis Johnson and this is my sixth year writing NFL content with RotoBaller. I also contribute to FantasyPros Expert Consensus Rankings and […]

Malik Nabers vs. Jaylen Waddle – Who Should I Draft In 2024 Fantasy Football?

The 2024 fantasy football redraft season is still months away. However, it’s never too early to prepare. While there are several superstar wide-receiver options this year, fantasy players will have some difficult decisions. One of those decisions is picking between Malik Nabers and Jaylen Waddle. Both wide receivers have an early third-round ADP. However, which […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Winners From the 2024 NFL Offseason

The NFL Draft and free agency are officially complete. With these big transactional periods in the rearview window, fantasy managers can now officially look back and see who has been the biggest winner of the offseason. For this series, I’ll review each fantasy-relevant positional group and identify the biggest winners and why they’re winners. The […]

Fantasy Football Rookie Spotlight: Jamari Thrash

Draft capital matters for fantasy football players, but more so early in drafts with a 0.576 correlation for top-10 picks and fantasy points per game for wide receivers over the past five seasons. For context, the correlation plummets to 0.004 for picks 11-32, with a slightly better correlation (0.131) to PPR/G for Rounds 5-7 at […]

2024 NFL Outlook - Top Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates

Now that the 2024 NFL Draft is behind us, everyone has had an opportunity to get excited about their favorite team's new players and we start anticipating their rookie seasons. The draft was quite heavy with offensive players at the top -- 25 of the first 34 picks play on the offensive side of the […]