Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 18

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing fantasy championships. Congratulations to all of you who were able to win your leagues in Week 17. If you are involved in a Week 18 matchup that will determine your league champion, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 18: D'Onta Foreman, Jaret Patterson, Boston Scott, Rhamondre Stevenson

Winning a fantasy championship has been your goal since you began preparing for your draft. It has also remained the driving force behind every roster decision that you have made throughout the regular season. Congratulations to all of you who were able to fulfill those championship aspirations in Week 17 despite your obstacles during the […]

Jaret Patterson (RB, WFT) - Fantasy Football Week 17 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Leagues ROSTERED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Patterson’s involvement within Washington’s backfield rotation had already been rising due to multiple health issues that had impacted Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKissic. Now, Gibson’s placement on the reserve/COVID-19 list has cleared the runway for Patterson to vault atop the Football Team’s depth […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 17

Congratulations to all of you who are playing for a fantasy championship. Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of capturing your league's title, and 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 […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 17: Darrel Williams, Rex Burkhead, Jordan Howard, Boston Scott

Congratulations to those of you who are preparing for matchups in Week 17. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while navigating through injuries to critical players, COVID-related absences, and the other surprises that emerged during this unique season. Now this diligence has placed you on the threshold of your league's championship. Winning your […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 16

Congratulations to those of you who are preparing for Week 16 matchups. Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships, and an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge during this critical week. Those results are contained in this weekly […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 16: Ronald Jones, Justin Jackson, Craig Reynolds, Duke Johnson

We have now progressed into planning for the second week of fantasy postseason matchups, even though two Week 15 contests will be completed on Tuesday night. Congratulations to all of you who successfully navigated the numerous obstacles of this unique season. You have maintained your highest level of flexibility while persevering through injuries to critical […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 15

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As many of you prepare for your Week 15 matchups, an expanding assortment of tools is available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge during this critical week. Those results are contained in this weekly statistical breakdown of […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 15: Rashaad Penny, Rhamondre Stevenson, D'Onta Foreman, Jordan Howard

All fantasy managers are to be commended for rising to the unique challenges that have unfolded during this regular season. The weeks have advanced at a relentless pace and we have now entered the fantasy postseason. Congratulations to those of you who have navigated the numerous obstacles that have emerged since you created your original […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 14

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As you prepare for your Week 14 matchups, 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 wide receivers, […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 14: Tevin Coleman, Dontrell Hilliard, Kenneth Gainwell, Ameer Abdullah

All of you are to be commended for rising to the unique challenges that have unfolded during this regular season. The weeks have advanced at a relentless pace and we have now arrived at Week 14. That places us at the threshold of the fantasy postseason. There is now only bye week remaining, although the […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 13

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As many of you prepare for your Week 13 matchups, 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 […]

Alexander Mattison (RB, MIN) - Fantasy Football Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 49% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The concept of securing Mattison as protection for your roster if Dalvin Cook were to be sidelined for any reason has been a consistent recommendation in this column for anyone who depends on Cook as their primary back. This strategy of deploying Mattison as […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 13: Alexander Mattison, Matt Breida, Chuba Hubbard, Dontrell Hilliard

We are rapidly approaching the fantasy postseason and many of you have embraced the production that has been delivered by your running backs. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to runners that are contained on your rosters.  This certainly applies to anyone who has been depending on Christian McCaffrey […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 12

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of wide receivers, which I will […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 12: Ty Johnson, Alex Collins, Jaret Patterson, Rhamondre Stevenson

After 11 weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 11

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of wide receivers, which I will […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 11: Rhamondre Stevenson, D'Onta Foreman, Devonta Freeman, Wayne Gallman

After 10 weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 9 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 32% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Wilson vaulted into a critical role within the 49ers’ backfield last season, despite the challenge of operating with significant competition for touches. Now, he is positioned to join San Francisco’s backfield rotation once again. Wilson was active for the first time this […]

Rhamondre Stevenson (RB, NE) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Stevenson’s involvement within New England's backfield rotation has fluctuated during his rookie season. This included an inauspicious performance in Week 1, a lengthy banishment to Bill Belichick’s doghouse, and four other games in which the 6’0” 225-pound Stevenson has accumulated 134 rushing […]

J.D. McKissic (RB, WFT) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues (PPR) ROSTERED IN: 54% of Leagues ANALYSIS: McKissic’s rostership percentage has remained stationary at just under 60%. This provides the opportunity to secure him as the Football Team resurfaces from their bye week – particularly if you are constructing rosters in the PPR format. McKissic accumulated eight targets […]

D'Ernest Johnson (RB, CLE) - Fantasy Football Week 10 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 41% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Johnson’s availability has gradually increased since his statistical eruption in Week 7 (24 touches/168 total yards). That has created an enormous opportunity for fantasy managers who are searching for a starting option on this week’s waiver wire. Johnson operated as Cleveland’s workhorse back when […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 10: Devonta Freeman, Jeff Wilson, Nyheim Hines, Rhamondre Stevenson

After nine weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Carlos Hyde (RB, JAX) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 31% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The concept of adding Hyde to your roster has not evoked the same level of enthusiasm as other backs that have been contained in this column. However, his outlook has been altered in the aftermath of the heel injury that sidelined James Robinson. That […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. (RB, SF) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 17% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Wilson was included in the weekly recommendations when he was expected to return from injured reserve in late October. The timetable for him to resurface has shifted to late November, but that does not preclude you from stashing him if you are […]

Boston Scott (RB, PHI) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Kenny Gainwell’s rostership percentage rose from 21% to 66% during the past week after Miles Sanders incurred his ankle injury. Interest in attaining Scott was not nearly as robust, as a byproduct of his limited involvement prior to Sanders’ sudden departure. Scott had only registered […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Week 8 Analysis

Your wide receivers remain essential components toward your primary goal of securing league championships. As the season unfolds, an expanding collection of tools are available that can provide you with an extensive level of knowledge regarding this critical position. Those results provide the foundation for this weekly statistical breakdown of the wide receiver position, which […]

Top Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9: Boston Scott, Mark Ingram, Jaret Patterson, Jeff Wilson Jr.

After eight weeks of the regular season, some of you have been able to embrace the numbers that have been assembled by the running backs that are contained on your rosters. Unfortunately, an increasing number of you have been negatively impacted by injuries to your backs, while others have contended with disappointing output due to a […]

Alex Collins (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 59% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Collins has now accumulated 227 rushing yards with his 61 attempts since ascending into lead-back responsibilities for Seattle. That includes his usage and output in Week 8 when the Seahawks hosted Jacksonville. Collins carried 10 times and generated 44 yards against the […]