WR/CB Matchups to Target and Avoid - Week 5

The chart below is a snapshot of each team's cornerback group as it relates to allowing fantasy points. There are inherent flaws within the data compilation of cornerback play. The first being the fact that quantifying a 1-on-1 matchup in an NFL game is unfair because of zone coverages, mental errors, certain passing concepts, and […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

After successfully predicting eight out of the top ten defenses last week, we may be starting to hit our groove. Some of them felt a bit like gimmes, but the Jets in the top-10 was the subject of criticism and watching the Bills round into form a bit was also nice. The only two outliers […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 5

Welcome to the newest weekly column here at RotoBaller! It is not easy these days being a fantasy football manager. Injuries are ravaging rosters throughout the NFL and fantasy worlds. Then fantasy managers must navigate last-minute COVID cancellations and the dreaded bye weeks. It is enough to make many think that coin collecting or bird watching […]

Wide Receiver Rankings & Start/Sit Advice - Week 5

Pierre Camus (@Roto_Chef) breaks down his weekly wide receiver rankings to help with tough fantasy football lineup decisions for Week 5 of the 2020 NFL season. Who should you start or sit among those in WR3/4 or Flex consideration? Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and […]

Week 5 Stream Team - Shallow and Deep-League Pickups

Welcome to Week 5 of the NFL season. Each week we will be providing streamer advice for all of those who need it, which is pretty much anyone and everyone. Streaming players with the best matchups each week as well as during your stud's bye weeks is an integral part of winning a fantasy championship […]

Titans Close Facility Again After New Positive COVID-19 Test

The Tennessee Titans again closed their facility Sunday morning after a coach tested positive for COVID-19, further prolonging the team’s outbreak. As the organization continues to report positive tests, the franchise’s game versus Buffalo -- currently scheduled for Tuesday -- may be in doubt. The Titans last took the field Sept. 27, having had their […]

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

Hey there RotoBallers! If you haven't had a chance to check out the weekly fantasy offerings over at OwnersBox, now is the time! OwnersBox is a new weekly fantasy platform that offers plenty of game setups to fulfill your desire to draft throughout the season! Over at OwnersBox,  you can participate in snake drafts and […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Phew, we survived a crazy Week 4 and moving onto Week 5. Despite some cancellations and postponements, there were plenty of great performances over the weekend. Joe Mixon rewarded many manager's continued faith that he would turn it around with a huge three-touchdown performance […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 4 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As this unique regular season continues to unfold, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of multiple categories, […]

NFL DFS Stacks: Week 5 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Hi RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me! I'm very proud to bring you our weekly tournament stacks article this season for you, our loyal RotoBaller reader, and valued premium subscriber. The NFL season is in full swing, so it's time to dig deep and […]

Titans Add MyCole Pruitt To COVID-19 List

The Tennessee Titans added tight end MyCole Pruitt and practice-squad defensive back Breon Borders to the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Thursday. The Titans continue to have positive COVID-19 tests, but as of now, they are expected to play the Bills in Week 5 on Tuesday. Pruitt has caught all three of his targets for 17 yards […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 5 (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 (at their price-point) in DFS this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to […]

Frank Ammirante's Rest-of-Season PPR Rankings

We're a quarter through the NFL season, so it's the perfect time to update my PPR rankings. These are tiered rankings organized by position. My rankings prioritize upside and downgrade injury concerns. In this article, I'll identify players to consider trading away or acquiring to help you find trade targets and optimize your redraft lineups. […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

I can't believe it. Months of waiting, painful empty weekends, and now a quarter of the NFL season is suddenly gone! But I'm not going to lie, I love the moment when the whistle blows to end the week on Monday nights. It is just the confirmation that we have another full round of data […]

Titans Put Corey Davis On COVID-19 List

The Tennessee Titans placed wide receiver Corey Davis on the COVID-19 reserve list on Wednesday. It looks as though Davis was one of two more Titans players to test positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, which makes it highly unlikely that he'll be available in Week 5 against the Bills. The outbreak continues for Tennessee, and […]

Week 5 Fantasy Football Contingency Guide: Deeper Options to Consider

These unpredictable times we are living in are causing fantasy football players to make adjustments on the fly and prepare for anything to happen. We have your Week 5 lineup contingency plans here. With uncertainty surrounding a few teams, and two on byes, you may have to dig deeper for lineup options. Some of the […]

Another Titans Player Tests Positive For COVID-19

The Tennessee Titans reopening of their team facilities remains on hold after another player tested positive for COVID-19 from Tuesday's round of testing, according to a source. It means that they will not be able to return to practice together on Wednesday, and their Week 5 game against the Bills is now in question. They'll […]

Now Is the Time to Sell High on Dak Prescott

Dak Prescott came into the season as a consensus top-five quarterback in fantasy football. Through four games, the Dallas Cowboys QB has soared past those expectations, completing 68% percent of his passes for 1,690 yards, nine touchdowns, and three interceptions. Currently ranked as QB1, Dak is on an absurd pace of 6,000+ passing yards on […]

Disaster Recovery - Week 4's Studs Turned Duds

In Week 4 of the NFL season, the action on the field took a backseat to the questions and caution off it. Due to positive coronavirus tests, one game was postponed until later in the season, and another was delayed a day. Even separate from all the drastic and dramatic health and safety issues these […]

Titans Have Zero Positive COVID-19 Tests Again Tuesday

The Tennessee Titans had zero positive COVID-19 tests again on Tuesday for the second straight day, according to a source. Because of the two straight days without any positives, there is potential that the Titans facilities could re-open on Wednesday. Tennessee's facilities have been closed since Sept. 29 because of a coronavirus outbreak that caused […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

While Week 4 hasn't yielded as many injuries as Weeks 2 and 3, we're still tracking several relevant names potentially going down and who would step up. Key injuries include: Austin Ekeler (hamstring), Nick Chubb (knee), Noah Fant (ankle), O.J. Howard (Achilles), Tyler Eifert (concussion), and Jordan Akins (concussion). And of course, there are the Covid-related […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Some of you were forced to contend with significant injuries to your running backs during the matchups of Week 4, while others experienced frustrating output and inconsistent patterns of usage. The sudden bye weeks for Tennessee, and Pittsburgh, also created unexpected challenges for anyone with Derrick Henry, or James Conner. Uncertainty surrounding the status of New […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

Another week is in the books, though not how we expected, with one game postponed until later in the year and Patriots/Chiefs postponed until Monday night. We saw some good wide receiver performances this week, some of which came from unexpected places. We saw two long touchdowns from random Chargers receivers, for example! Who expected […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

The 2020 NFL season has not been easy on fantasy football general managers. If fantasy footballers did not already have enough to contend with between injuries (O.J. Howard, Noah Fant, Jordan Akins) and COVID preventing their players on Pittsburgh and Tennessee from taking the field, here comes the first round of byes! No game for […]

Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 5

With week 4 in the books, we have completed a quarter of the NFL season for each team. It has been a wild ride with COVID positive tests and an ever-growing list of injuries, but the waiver wire just keeps on churning. We got to see some explosive passing performances with Dak Prescott throwing for […]

Ryan Tannehill Has Upside Appeal In Week 5

Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will have considerable DFS appeal should Sunday’s contest versus Buffalo go off without a hitch in the wake of the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak. Tannehill has completed 67.3% of his passes to begin the year, which is right in line with the completion rate that the Bills have allowed (67.7%). The […]

Titans Have Zero Positive COVID-19 Tests Monday

The Tennessee Titans had zero COVID-19 positive tests on Monday, according to a source. It's a big step toward the team opening their facilities and playing in Week 5 against the Bills after having their Week 4 contest against the Steelers pushed back to Week 7. The Titans will need two consecutive days of no […]

Updated Week 4 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley Questionable For Monday Russell Gage Good To Go For Monday Davante Adams Questionable For Monday Night D.J. Chark Jr. Has No Injury […]

Titans Could Be Disciplined By NFL

The Tennessee Titans could be disciplined by commissioner Roger Goodell for potential violations of the league's COVID-19 protocols. The league is investigating whether or not the Titans skirted protocols on the wearing of mandatory Kinexon tracking devices, which would have lead to gaps in contact tracing. The team also could have failed to accurately report […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: DeAndre Hopkins Officially Active In Week 4 Carlos Hyde Has Been Ruled Out Terry McLaurin Active For Week 4 Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley Questionable For Monday Russell […]