Rico Dowdle - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 16+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: No one knows how the Dallas Cowboys running back room will play out this season. While Ezekiel Elliott is listed as the team's RB1, Rico Dowdle should be involved quite a bit on offense. Last season, Dowdle ran for 361 yards and two touchdowns […]

Geno Smith - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in Superflex Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: QB2 ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith had a subpar fantasy year in 2023, finishing as the QB19 and averaging 15.7 fantasy points per game. But Smith will have a great matchup to kick off his 2024 campaign, facing a Denver Broncos defense in Week 1 that […]

Antonio Gibson - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 18+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: After spending his first four years with the Washington Commanders, running back Antonio Gibson signed with the New England Patriots in free agency. Now, Gibson will join Rhamondre Stevenson out of New England's backfield to form a solid duo. However, the 26-year-old might not […]

J.K. Dobbins, Rico Dowdle, De'Von Achane: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 1

With all your fantasy football drafts now complete, it's time to shift your attention to which players you will be starting and sitting in Week 1. Most of the time, you'll start the stud players you drafted in the first couple of rounds. But there are also those sneaky value picks in the later rounds […]

Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice, Zay Flowers: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em Picks for Fantasy Football Week 1

Week 1 is finally here, which means it's time to make those tough start and sit decisions. The first week of the fantasy season is always the hardest because we don't have much data to go off of. Defenses are different, players change teams, and new starters take over.  However, there will be lineup decisions […]

Kyler Murray - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: QB1 ANALYSIS: After missing multiple games over the past two years due to a torn ACL, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray will enter the 2024 season fully healthy. The last three times Murray has played at least 14 games in a season, he has finished as the […]

Ty Chandler - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 20+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB4 ANALYSIS: No one knows how the Minnesota Vikings backfield will play out this year. The team signed running back Aaron Jones this offseason, but the veteran has missed time in three of the past four seasons. As a result, Minnesota could decide to give Ty […]

Tyler Lockett - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 ANALYSIS: Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Tyler Lockett has been dealing with a leg issue for a couple of weeks now, but it appears that won't affect his Week 1 status against the Denver Broncos. Lockett told reporters on Monday that he'll be ready for the […]

Well-Known Fantasy Baseball Players - Drop or Hold? (Week 24)

We are at the point of the regular season where every matchup now matters. Whether your playoffs started this week in Week 24 or start next week in Week 25, now is the time to make the necessary moves to get your team either to the playoffs or to the championship. That should be the […]

Sophomore Fantasy Football Tight Ends Set to Bust Again - Fooled Me Once, Not Again

It's always a risk taking young tight ends in fantasy football, especially rookies. Rookie tight ends usually struggle in their first year in the league and don't blossom into consistent fantasy options right away. Of course, there are first-year tight ends who do, like Sam LaPorta in 2023, Kyle Pitts in 2021, and Evan Engram in 2017. However, most rookie tight […]

Derrick Henry - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: RB1 ANALYSIS: Running back Derrick Henry joined the Baltimore Ravens this offseason after spending the first eight years of his career with the Tennessee Titans. Henry’s landing spot with Baltimore was the best-case scenario for his fantasy value in 2024. He goes to a Ravens offense that ran the […]

Courtland Sutton - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton is coming off a career-high 10 touchdowns in 2023 and finished as the WR35 in PPR formats. Now, he'll have a rookie quarterback in Bo Nix throwing him the ball. The Broncos also traded away Jerry Jeudy and […]

Drake London - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start In All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: There's a lot of hype surrounding Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London entering the fantasy season, thanks to the arrival of quarterback Kirk Cousins. That has pushed London atop fantasy drafts this summer. While managers should no doubt be starting him in all formats in […]

Ezekiel Elliott - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: Running back Ezekiel Elliott is back with the Dallas Cowboys after spending the 2023 season with the New England Patriots. Elliott had a subpar year with the Patriots, rushing for a career-low 642 yards and 3.49 yards per carry. However, he has a chance to […]

Tyjae Spears - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 14+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB3 ANALYSIS: Tennessee Titans running back Tyjae Spears is coming off a solid rookie campaign, totaling 838 yards from scrimmage on 152 touches. With Derrick Henry now on the Baltimore Ravens, Spears should see more opportunities in both the running and passing game in 2024. However, […]

DeAndre Hopkins - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: WR4 ANALYSIS: It remains to be seen if Tennessee Titans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (knee) will be ready for Week 1 against the Chicago Bears. Hopkins injured his knee in practice earlier this offseason and was given a four-to-six-week timeline back on August 1. As a […]

Jerome Ford - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 12+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: With Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb (knee) starting the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, Jerome Ford should be in line for an expanded role in Week 1 against the Dallas Cowboys. Ford was a solid fantasy RB2 last season […]

Fantasy Football Discounted Veteran Running Backs to Target in 2024

Every fantasy manager wants to draft the young, explosive running backs. Bijan Robinson, Breece Hall, Jahmyr Gibbs, and De'Von Achane are all currently going within the first 22 picks of fantasy drafts. Robinson and Hall are usually going later in the first round, while Gibbs and Achane are going somewhere in the second round. Sometimes, though, there are discounted running […]

Zay Flowers- Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: After a solid rookie season, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers is looking to build off that in 2024. Flowers finished as the WR30 in half-PPR formats behind a 77-catch, 858-yard, and five-touchdown season. More importantly, the young wideout started to get going in the […]

De'Von Achane - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers are either in on Miami Dolphins running back De'Von Achane this year or they are out on him. If you are in on Achane and you selected him in the second or third round of your fantasy drafts, you are starting him against […]

Raheem Mostert - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in 10+ Team Leagues POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert is one of the most interesting cases in fantasy this year. He is coming off the best season of his career, rushing for 18 touchdowns and finishing as the RB2 in half-PPR formats. But Mostert is now one […]

Nico Collins - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins broke out in his third NFL season, catching 80 passes for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns. Those strong numbers helped Collins finish as the WR9 in half-PPR formats. However, some fantasy managers are hesitant to draft the young wideout […]

Joe Mixon - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: RB2 ANALYSIS: Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon will make his team debut in Week 1 against the Indianapolis Colts after the Cincinnati Bengals traded him away this offseason. While Mixon will be playing for a new team in 2024, his workload isn't expected to change significantly. […]

Chris Olave - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR2 ANALYSIS: New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave has been a consistent WR2 option for fantasy managers over the past two years. He has totaled over 70 catches and 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first two NFL seasons. Olave, though, is looking to change […]

Mike Evans - Week 1 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks

BALLER MOVE: Start in All Formats POSITIONAL VALUE: WR1 ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is coming off a strong fantasy campaign in 2023, finishing as the WR5 in half-PPR formats. With Baker Mayfield back under center following a new contract, Evans should be in store for another solid fantasy season. The veteran […]

Sneaky WR1 Candidates - Fantasy Football Draft Values for Wide Receivers

Wide receivers are simply owning the first round of fantasy drafts this year. Seven wideouts have an ADP inside the top 12, and youngsters like Garrett Wilson have crept into the back end of Round 1. Most drafts also see some combination of CeeDee Lamb, Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson, and Ja'Marr Chase all go within the […]

Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR, ARI): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~20 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~16 ANALYSIS: Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. was one of the best prospects to come out of the 2024 NFL Draft. Harrison totaled at least 1,200 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in each of his last two college seasons at Ohio State. That led to him getting […]

Anthony Richardson (QB, IND): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~48 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~56 ANALYSIS: There are question marks surrounding Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson's health entering the 2024 season. In Richardson's rookie season, he played only four games (two full games) due to a concussion and a season-ending shoulder injury. However, it's hard to ignore what he did when healthy […]

Trey McBride (TE, ARI): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Outlook

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~42 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~48 ANALYSIS: Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride was stuck behind Zach Ertz on the depth chart to start the 2023 season, which led to little involvement in the passing game for the young playmaker. But when Ertz went down with an injury in Week 7, McBride […]

Mike Evans (WR, TB): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~22 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~33 ANALYSIS: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is coming off one of his stronger fantasy seasons in 2023, finishing as the WR5 in half-PPR formats. That WR5 finish was Evans' highest since he was the overall WR1 in half-PPR formats in 2016.  Evans surprised a […]