Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 3

There are more “questionable” players on the NFL injury report than questionable “healthy” options on a fast food menu. As the games pile up, so do the injuries. This makes the life of a fantasy football general manager more difficult than a mask salesman at an anti-vaccine convention. Because the players on their rosters will […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

It only took two weeks of NFL action for fantasy football managers to desperately need tight ends. There are no teams on bye to cause concern for fantasy footballers, but there are certainly plenty of problems to cause ulcers to flare up. Baltimore’s Mark Andrews and San Francisco’s George Kittle have not scored a touchdown […]

Dawson Knox (TE, BUF) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Buffalo’s top tight end might be the best option on many fantasy waiver wires at the moment. He followed up his four-catch performance Week 1 with a sparkling touchdown catch in Week 2. This now gives Knox six touchdowns over his last […]

Jack Doyle (TE, IND) - Week 3 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I have to admit that on two occasions on Sunday I referred to Doyle as Dallas Clark when I saw him make plays against the L.A. Rams. Doyle has not helped fantasy managers much in recent years, but he played some of […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 2

Fantasy football general managers must be prepared to make last-minute waiver wire pickups if their leagues allow it. In this crazy age of nonstop injuries, failed COVID tests, weather-related postponements and drug-related suspensions, fantasy footballers never know when one of their star players (or kickers) might not suit up on Sunday. That is what this […]

Juwan Johnson (TE, NO) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 13% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Unless you were a fan of Johnson's work as a wide receiver at the University of Oregon, you probably never heard of him until he started catching some passes in preseason games this August, when New Orleans' tight end corps was decimated by injuries. […]

Dawson Knox (TE, BUF) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Knox lucked out that Buffalo did not trade for Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz or any other tight end during the offseason, so he remains Josh Allen’s No. 1 TE. The Bills added Allen’s former college teammate Jacob Hollister to the tight end fold during the offseason, but he was […]

James O'Shaughnessy (TE, JAX) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Being Jacksonville’s top tight end has been akin to being the person who makes the salads at McDonald’s --- it is not viewed as an important position. Tyler Eifert did not fix the problem last season for the Jaguars, and Tim Tebow was hardly the answer during […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 2

It only took one week of NFL action to have fantasy football managers antsy about their tight ends. Not every tight end caught two touchdown tosses like Rob Gronkowski. While many superstars at the position started the season well --- T.J. Hockenson and Travis Kelce to name two --- some others remained injured (Evan Engram, […]

Tyler Conklin (TE, MIN) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 12% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Minnesota traded for former New York Jets disappointment Chris Herndon to fill the void left behind by the knee injury that knocked Irv Smith Jr. out of action, but block-first Conklin was the better receiver out of the two in Minnesota’s opening game. Conklin caught […]

Kyle Rudolph (TE, NYG) - Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 15% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Big surprise! Evan Engram is hurt again and missing games! This is about as shocking as Travis Kelce NOT missing games. This opens the fantasy door for Rudolph, who becomes Daniel Jones’ top tight end while Engram nurses his injured calf. If Engram missed […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 1

If you already had your fantasy football draft, you might already be in trouble at the tight end position. That is because Minnesota’s Irv Smith Jr., who was burning up the cheat sheet charts in the offseason after longtime veteran Kyle Rudolph took his talents to the New York Giants, is now going to miss […]

Updated Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Wide Receivers

Fantasy football rankings change as often as wide receivers change NFL teams the week before the season starts. The wide receiver merry-go-round is spinning quicker than Tyreek Hill does when he is breaking tackles in the secondary. Some pass catchers are dealing with demotions, injuries or being cut, while others are finding higher spots on […]

Tight End Rankings Analysis – PPR Leagues

Tight ends might not rack up the yardage receivers do, but they can match their counterparts in the receptions department. While only two tight ends broke the 1,000-yard barrier (Travis Kelce and Darren Waller) and two had double-digit touchdowns (Kelce and Robert Tonyan) in 2020, five were targeted over 100 times and eight had 60 […]

Laviska Shenault Jr. – 2021 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The Jacksonville Jaguars are in a lot better shape heading into the 2021 NFL season than they were at the end of the 2020 season, and that bodes well for the fantasy futures of their skill-position players. Laviska Shenault Jr. was selected in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Jaguars because […]

Jalen Reagor – 2021 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Jalen Reagor did not show fantasy football general managers much in 2020, but the same will not hold true in 2021. The Philadelphia Eagles’ former first-round pick was supposed to kickstart their pass-catching corps and give fantasy footballers a speedy slot receiver who could be useful in standard and dynasty leagues. Instead, Reagor gave fantasy […]

Gerald Everett - 2021 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Gerald Everett was stuck in a tight end timeshare as part of an offense whose passing attack rarely focused on its tight ends. Not anymore. Everett took his talents to the Seattle Seahawks as soon as he could leave the Los Angeles Rams this offseason. He is now a multimillionaire member of Russell Wilson’s receiving […]

Dynasty Rankings Analysis - Tight End

There are plenty of talented tight ends in the NFL these days, and many of them are 27 or younger and perfect to have on a dynasty fantasy football roster for the next several seasons. Fantasy football general managers do not generally build their dynasty teams around their tight ends. That does not mean that […]

2021 Standard Rankings Analysis: Wide Receiver

The NFL has become a pass-first league, and fantasy football general managers have adapted their strategies to coincide with this. There used to be a time where wide receivers were third bananas in fantasy football behind running backs and quarterbacks. That feels like when parachute pants were cool to wear, though, because receivers have become […]

Early 2021 Standard Rankings Analysis: Tight End

The hearty supply of potent and powerful players at the tight end position heading into the 2021 NFL season are probably making fantasy footballers’ mouths water more than a surf-and-turf combo of filet mignon and lobster tail. While only two tight ends broke the 1,000-yard barrier (Travis Kelce and Darren Waller) and two had double-digit […]

Rookie Tight Ends in Best Fantasy Situations (Post-Draft)

Rookie tight ends have it tough as it is, so the only way they are going to post decent numbers that will help fantasy football managers is by being in great situations. First-year tight ends usually struggle in their first year in the NFL, whether they are first-round picks or seventh-round picks. Look at last […]

Early 2021 Breakouts: Tight End

It is never too early to check a crystal ball to see what the future might hold --- especially in fantasy football. Detroit’s T.J. Hockenson had an injury-marred rookie campaign in 2019 that ruined the title hopes of many fantasy general managers, but the former first-round pick rebounded like Dennis Rodman in his sophomore season. […]

Early 2021 Running Back Sleepers

Even with the NFL being a passing league these days, running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. You cannot win a fantasy football league without a decent pair of high-caliber running backs, and many times you need three above-average backs to win thanks to injuries, bye weeks, COVID outbreaks, and because you can […]

Early 2021 Sleepers: Wide Receiver

It is never too early to find fantasy football sleepers. Never. If you want to win your fantasy league in December, you better start paying attention to what is going on the in NFL in April. The NFL is a passing league. There is no doubt about that. Gone are the days where a 4,000-yard […]

Kenny Golladay to the Giants - Fantasy Football Impact

It was no holiday for the fantasy football players who had Kenny Golladay on their rosters in 2020. After posting back-to-back 1,000-yard years and entering the season as a top-10 fantasy wide receiver on many if not most cheat sheets, Golladay’s injury-riddled season ruined the championship dreams of many fantasy general managers. Hip and hamstring […]

Marvin Jones to Jaguars - Fantasy Football Impact

With Urban Meyer on the sidelines and Clemson standout Trevor Lawrence probably under center, the Jacksonville Jaguars could be the NFL’s most improved team this upcoming season. Jacksonville needed to upgrade its receiving corps, so the Jags used a chunk of their copious salary cap space to sign veteran wideout Marvin Jones Jr. to a […]

Biggest Breakouts of 2020 - Quarterback

Fantasy football general managers put a lot of stock in young quarterbacks, and their 2020 fantasy seasons were successful if they picked the right quarterbacks to ride. There were some signal-callers fantasy footballers probably thought would have breakout years in 2020. New York’s Sam Darnold and Daniel Jones took steps back, though, while Chicago’s Mitchell […]

Biggest Breakouts of 2020 - Running Back

The NFL might be a pass-first league that is dominated by quarterbacks and wide receivers, but running backs still rule the roost in fantasy football. 2020 was not a great year for running backs in fantasy football, though. The consensus No. 1 pick in fantasy leagues, Carolina’s Christian McCaffrey, only played three games due to […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 16

This is the week fantasy football managers are either gearing up for their league’s Super Bowl or preparing for their fantasy hockey drafts after the New Year. If you made it to the final game in your fantasy football league, pat yourself on the back and feel free to call yourself the next Bill Belichick. […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 16

If you made it to your fantasy football league’s title game/Super Bowl, my helmets off to you! It all comes down to this for the lucky and smart fantasy general managers who guided their teams through injuries, suspensions, and COVID-related roster problems to the championship game in their leagues. You probably have a decent tight […]