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 […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 17

Your fantasy football season is probably over, but if you are in a league where Week 17 determines who wins the championship, then your fantasy hockey and hoops plans have to be put on hold for another week. Maybe your fantasy football league is a cumulative league and not a head-to-head league, so the stats […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 15

This is the week fantasy football managers are either in the playoffs or planning for their fantasy basketball drafts. Congratulations if you made your fantasy football league’s playoffs! Now just make sure you do not become the laughingstock of the league because you played a guy who sat while someone on your bench or your […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 15

If you are reading this column, you are either in the midst of your fantasy football league’s playoffs, you are looking to make money in a DFS contest to spend on holiday gifts, or you are a downright bored football fan. Week 15 is here and fantasy football managers are more excited about their postseason […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 14

This is the week that will define your fantasy football season. Do not pull a Gregg Williams and make a mistake at the worst possible time. You MUST have healthy bodies at each starting position in your fantasy football lineup this week. No excuses! If one of your players has a hangnail or a common […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 14

Week 14 is the week fantasy football managers in leagues are in one of three situations:  They are in the first round of their playoffs, they are in the last week of their regular season fighting for a playoff spot, or their season is over and they are looking forward to fantasy basketball. If you […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 13

This is the week that makes or breaks the seasons of millions of fantasy football managers. Week 13 is when most fantasy leagues are only one or two weeks away from their playoffs, so paying attention to the injury report and your league’s waiver wire are just as important as paying attention to your spouse, […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 13

Week 13 is the unluckiest week of the fantasy football season --- for those managers and teams who lose and do not end up making their league’s playoffs. Even this late into the season, two teams are going to be on bye (Tampa Bay and Carolina), so fantasy managers will have to find a replacement […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 12

Just because no NFL teams or players are on bye this week, it does not mean that fantasy football managers will not be in search of a last-minute replacement this week. Fantasy football teams are now battling for playoff berths and the opportunity to win their league titles. Making sure every player in your lineup […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 12

This is the week to find out if your fantasy football team is the turkey of your league. Fantasy playoff berths will be decided during this crucial week. The trade deadline has probably passed in your league, so adding players via the waiver wire is likely your only option. The good news for fantasy football […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 11

The waiver wire players available in your fantasy football leagues by the end of Week 11 are not going to win you a championship singlehandedly, but they could help you win this week and propel your squad into the playoffs. Fantasy football managers must deal with another four teams being on bye, although three of […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 11

It is getting down to the nitty-gritty for fantasy football general managers this week. Yes, I said the NITTY-GRITTY! Week 11 is one of the most crucial weeks for fantasy footballers if they participate in leagues. This is when playoff spots are secured or flushed down the toilet. San Francisco’s George Kittle has left fantasy […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups: Week 10

The waiver wires in fantasy football leagues start getting bare by Week 10. Fantasy football managers will be without their Chiefs, Cowboys, Falcons and Jets this week. They will also be without the same abundance of available talent on the waiver wire that there is during the first half of the season. Now that the […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 10

Millions of fantasy football managers will be without their star tight ends this upcoming week, so finding a future fantasy force or a one-week stopgap at the position on the waiver wire has never been more important this season. Fantasy footballers will be without the top two tight ends in fantasy football this week.  Kansas […]

Week 9 Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Wire Fliers

Week 9 should be fine for fantasy footballers --- as long as their players are not on bye or listed as “questionable.” Fantasy football managers will be without their Bengals, Browns, Rams and Eagles this week, so there will be plenty of talent on fantasy benches. This bye week did not sneak up on fantasy […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

Week 9 will take a toll on the tight end position for millions of fantasy football teams. Fantasy football managers will be without Cleveland’s Austin Hooper, Los Angeles’ Tyler Higbee and Gerald Everett, and Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert thanks to their teams being on bye. ut the biggest void is left behind by […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 8

The need for last-minute replacements and waiver wire pickups in fantasy football has never been higher. Arizona, Washington, Jacksonville and Houston are on bye this week, which already leaves most fantasy football teams shorthanded. Add in the players that are listed as “questionable” for their games this week and fantasy managers are probably as upset […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 8

Week 8 should be great for fantasy football managers at the tight end position. Even though four teams are on bye --- Arizona, Washington, Jacksonville, and Houston --- none of them have a top-12 fantasy tight end. So unless your fantasy squad relies on Logan Thomas or Darren Fells to be your top tight end, […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 7

Things are starting to get difficult for fantasy football managers. Indianapolis, Minnesota, Miami and Baltimore all have the week off, so fantasy managers are already playing shorthanded. Fielding a full lineup is going to be tough as it is if you have a few injuries. If one of your key guys is listed as questionable […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 7

Week 7 is not going to be a lucky one for millions of fantasy football managers. The bye week is going to create some gaping holes at the tight end position for millions of fantasy squads. The biggest loss is Baltimore’s Mark Andrews, although Miami’s Mike Gesicki, Indianapolis’ Mo-Alie Cox, and Minnesota’s Irv Smith Jr. […]

Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups - Week 6

The pivot plays and post-waiver pickups keep coming, RotoBallers! There is no Thursday game this week to burn fantasy football players, but there are now two Monday night games and plenty of Sunday games that could catch fantasy managers off guard if they do not have backup plans in place for the “questionable” players on […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 6

Week 6 is not going to be kind to fantasy football managers at the tight end position. Four teams are on bye, which means fantasy players will not have Las Vegas’ Darren Waller, New Orleans’ Jared Cook, Los Angeles’ Hunter Henry, and Seattle’s Greg Olsen at their disposal. On top of that, fantasy footballers might […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts: Week 4

I don’t know about you, but I’m getting sick of all the injuries in the NFL. Trying to field a lineup in fantasy football lineup in standard leagues, dynasty leagues or DFS contests is harder than finding a decent player on the New York Jets offense or New York Giants Defense. Injuries create openings for […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 4

The tight end pickings are starting to get slimmer on fantasy football waiver wires. While we are still a week away from being on bye, fantasy general managers are still probably going to be missing some of their tight ends heading into Week 4. San Francisco’s George Kittle and Jordan Reed and Philadelphia’s Dallas Goedert […]

Fantasy Football Booms and Busts - Week 3

Fantasy football players have learned a lot through two weeks of the 2020 NFL season. The most important lesson is that you better be prepared if your fantasy squad suffers a string of torn ACLs, hamstring pulls and concussions. New York’s Saquon Barkley is out for the season with a torn ACL, while Carolina’s Christian […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 3

Two weeks down, two tight ends down! The pickings are not slim at the tight end position in most fantasy leagues this early in the season. There are still plenty of grizzled veterans and up-and-coming youngsters to choose from for fantasy football managers. That is good news for those who might need a fill-in with […]