Jerick McKinnon - Week 14 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/Flex ANALYSIS: With the breaking news out of Kansas City that starting running back Isiah Pacheco will miss the Chiefs' Week 14 clash with the Buffalo Bills, fantasy managers are left wondering which RB to target in the KC backfield, Jerick McKinnon or Clyde Edwards-Helaire? Per […]

2023 NFL QB Power Rankings: All 32 Starting Quarterbacks After Week 13

Let's be honest...we've seen some downright ugly quarterback play in 2023. Unfortunately, there was more of the same in Week 13. On the flip side, some NFL QBs have been phenomenal this year, elevating their games -- and their teams -- to different levels. While we certainly have some ugly matchups on tap in Week […]

Nick Folk - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Tier 2 ANALYSIS: Tennessee Titans kicker Nick Folk is coming off a modest seven-point performance in Week 12, where he successfully drilled his only field goal attempt from an impressive 53 yards. The seasoned veteran boasts a solid record of 21-of-22 on field goals this season, […]

Greg Dortch - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: Flex ANALYSIS: With Arizona wide receiver Michael Wilson ruled out for the team's Week 13 tilt with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cardinals speedster Greg Dortch should play significant snaps. Dortch has proved to be an admirable fill-in for Wilson in recent weeks. He's garnered an eye-opening 17 […]

NFL DFS Week 13 Picks: Top DraftKings Plays for Daily Fantasy Include Brock Purdy, Rachaad White, Zack Moss, Tyreek Hill

Hello, RotoBallers, and fellow NFL DFS grinders. It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is now in the rearview mirror and we are ready to embark on the Week 13 DraftKings Main Slate. As some of you might be falling out of the picture in your season-long leagues, DFS is a great way to stay plugged […]

Brandon Aiyuk - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: The Philadelphia Eagles have allowed the NFL's second-most receiving TDs (17), as well as the league's third-most receiving yards (2,148) to the WR position in 2023. Brandon Aiyuk boom week 💣 pic.twitter.com/DfyDP9ORPj — PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) December 1, 2023 It's a tremendous Week 13 […]

Rachaad White - DraftKings NFL DFS Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Roster in all game types DRAFTKINGS PRICE TAG: $6,300 ANALYSIS: There are a few "no-brainer" spots at the running back position on the Main Slate this week. One such option is Rachaad White, a back who's garnering true workhorse volume out of the Bucs backfield and draws a pristine Week 13 matchup against […]

Sam Howell - DraftKings NFL DFS Sleepers for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Roster in Large-Field GPPs DRAFTKINGS PRICE TAG: $6,200 ANALYSIS: Volume, volume, volume. That's what we're getting with Sam Howell, as Washington's second-year signal-caller leads the NFL in passing attempts (486), completions (323), and yards (3,339) through the first dozen weeks of the season. Another week with Sam Howell at the 🔝 pic.twitter.com/W3panb1076 — […]

Brock Purdy - DraftKings NFL DFS Picks for Week 13

BALLER MOVE: Roster in all game types DRAFTKINGS PRICE TAG: $6,100 ANALYSIS: There is more than one way to skin a cat in DFS. While some QBs are in pass-happy offenses, Purdy excels on elite efficiency rather than massive volume. Purdy hasn't attempted 40 passes in any game this season and has attempted more than […]

Jonathan Taylor - Fantasy Football Injury Update for Week 13

INJURY: Thumb WEEK 13 STATUS: Out ANALYSIS: It's been a roller-coaster season for Jonathan Taylor's fantasy managers and things are taking yet another wild turn ahead of Week 13. Taylor is expected to undergo surgery on his injured thumb as soon as Wednesday and miss multiple weeks, according to The Athletic's James Boyd. BREAKING: Jonathan […]

NFL DFS Week 12 Picks: Top DraftKings Plays for Daily Fantasy Include Josh Allen, Tank Dell, Rachaad White, Rashid Shaheed, Evan Engram

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and did well on that always-fun DFS slate! With six games taking place off the DraftKings main slate this week, we are relatively limited in some areas. However, it makes for a unique and fun slate. This week's […]

Trey McBride - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: The second-year pro continues to spread his wings with veteran tight end Zach Ertz on Injured Reserve. Since Week 8, McBride has amassed 291 receiving yards and a score on 26 catches, while his 35 targets are the third-most at the TE position over that […]

Rashid Shaheed - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3/4 ANALYSIS: New Orleans deep threat Rashid Shaheed represents an interesting boom/bust option in Week 12. Saints receiver Michael Thomas has been placed on IR with a knee injury. Thomas' absence should lead to increased opportunities for Shaheed, as well as rookie A.T. Perry against the […]

NFL DFS Thanksgiving Day Picks: Top DraftKings Plays for Daily Fantasy Include Dak Prescott, Christian McCaffrey, Amon-Ra St. Brown

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate. It's hard to believe we've already reached one of the most fun NFL DFS days of the year, but here we are...the Thanksgiving Day slate! I hope you all have a great holiday filled with friends, family, great food, and plenty of football! Let's get into […]

Gus Edwards - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: While electric rookie Keaton Mitchell has been getting all the hype of late, it's the "Gus Bus" that continues to chug along as the true engine of the Baltimore Ravens backfield. Edwards has been a red zone machine over the past month. He's racked […]

Tank Dell - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: The Houston Texans wide receiver continued his sterling rookie campaign in Week 11. Tank Dell torched the Arizona Cardinals for 149 yards and a score on eight catches. The undersized dynamo has now scored four TDs in Houston's last three games while also topping […]

Tucker Kraft (TE, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: With news breaking that Green Bay tight end Luke Musgrave will be placed on Injured Reserve after suffering a lacerated kidney in Week 11, rookie Tucker Kraft is in line to be the Packers' new starting tight end. this play alone gives me […]

Rico Dowdle (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 16% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Just over a week after a breakout performance in relief of Tony Pollard in a Week 10 victory over the New York Giants, Dowdle has picked up an ankle injury. He played through the issue in Week 11, but was noticeably inefficient […]

Dalton Kincaid – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: The rookie continues to spread his wings with veteran Bills tight end Dawson Knox on Injured Reserve. Since Week 7, Kincaid has amassed 272 receiving yards and two TDs on 28 catches. That's elite production, folks, and it makes him the fantasy TE4 over […]

Rondale Moore (WR, ARI) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: A fantasy afterthought for much of 2023, Arizona dual-threat receiver Rondale Moore could be creeping toward fantasy relevance due to quarterback Kyler Murray's return to the lineup. In Murray's first start of 2023 last week, Moore led all Cardinal receivers with eight […]

NFL DFS Week 11 Picks: Top DraftKings Plays for Daily Fantasy Include Kyler Murray, Devin Singletary, CeeDee Lamb

Hello, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate. It's hard to believe we're already at Week 11 with the Thanksgiving slate just around the corner! This week's DraftKings lineup recommendations are based on matchups, projected DK points and ownership, overall upside/talent levels, and opportunity, as well as factors such as Vegas odds, home-field advantage, […]

Khalil Herbert - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2/3 ANALYSIS: This one is ugly business. Herbert has been activated from Injured Reserve and is set to return to the Bears lineup for their Week 11 divisional clash with the Detroit Lions. That's about all we know for sure. Herbert's fantasy outlook remains cloudy due […]

Darrell Henderson Jr. – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team PPR Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: With at least one more week until Kyren Williams is eligible to return from Injured Reserve, the Los Angeles Rams will again turn to the combination of Darrell Henderson Jr. and Royce Freeman at the running back position. It's been a fairly even […]

Nico Collins – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: The Houston Texans receiving corps continues to play an injury version of musical chairs, as it appears Nico Collins is set to return to the lineup in Week 11, while Noah Brown is expected to be sidelined with a knee issue. After missing Houston's […]

Matthew Stafford - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team & Superflex Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: As the Los Angeles Rams come off their bye week, star quarterback Matthew Stafford is set to return from a thumb injury that kept him out of L.A.'s Week 9 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Rams QB Matthew Stafford (thumb) set […]

Luke Musgrave - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: TE1 ANALYSIS: The rookie tight end seems to get better each week. Musgrave has now topped 50 receiving yards in each of his last two games and set a new career high with 64 receiving yards in Green Bay's Week 10 loss to the Steelers. Packers […]

Christian Watson - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR3/FLEX ANALYSIS: The second-year Packers wide receiver has undoubtedly been one of fantasy football's biggest disappointments this season. Following an often-electrifying rookie campaign, Watson has failed to get rolling in 2023 while battling injuries and a seeming lack of chemistry with new Green Bay quarterback Jordan […]

Ty Chandler – Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3/FLEX ANALYSIS: We're still in "wait and see" mode when it comes to Ty Chandler's true Week 11 fantasy forecast, as his outlook is undoubtedly linked to the availability of Minnesota's incumbent RB1, Alexander Mattison, who suffered a concussion in the team's Week 10 win over […]

Odell Beckham Jr. - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Sit Him POSITIONAL VALUE: Dart-throw FLEX ANALYSIS: Beckham enters a Week 11 divisional tussle with the Bengals on the heels of two consecutive games with a TD. Despite that seeming hot streak, the veteran profiles as only a desperation fantasy option for the coming week. OBJ TO THE CRIBBBB ✌️ (via @Ravens) pic.twitter.com/ivOH2YCtZB […]

Joe Burrow - Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 11

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: QB1 ANALYSIS:  After starting the year off in abysmal fashion thanks in large part to a calf injury, Joe Burrow has rebounded in a big way over the past month. The Cincy superstar has now thrown for multiple TDs in five consecutive games. That streak will […]