Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Atlanta’s tight end Jacob Tamme is officially out for the season after getting shoulder surgery, so the top tight end for 2016 fantasy MVP candidate Matt Ryan from here on out will be third-round rookie Austin Hooper. Hooper has had nine receptions for 95 yards and a […]

Gary Barnidge (TE, CLE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 66% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The Browns have been easier to laugh at this season than Louie C.K. or Dave Chappelle. Meanwhile, Barnidge has been one of the bigger busts at tight end in 2016. After a breakout 2015 campaign that saw him sneak out of obscurity to record 1,043 […]

Jared Cook (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 29% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners have been waiting for Cook to live up to his potential for eight long years now. And while he has had his shining moments here and there, for the most part, Cook has been as helpful to fantasy owners as a windbreaker would […]

Jermaine Gresham (TE, ARI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 3% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I know this is such a stretch that you may want me ousted as the writer of this weekly column, but Gresham is facing the 30-ranked pass defense in the NFL (Atlanta) this weekend and is coming off scoring his first touchdown of the […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 14- and 16-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The jury is out on whether Case Keenum’s demotion to backup and Jared Goff’s promotion to starting signal caller will help or hurt Kendricks’ fantasy value. Kendricks was doing well with the erratic and inaccurate Keenum at the helm, but if Goff turns out to […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: McDonald is in the midst of a three-game hot streak, during which he has caught 10 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns. For McDonald to do this while Colin Kaepernick is his quarterback makes it even more impressive. Check out RotoBaller's famous fantasy football […]

C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, HOU) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 33% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With rookie receiver Will Fuller battling injuries and dropitis, Fiedorowicz is now looking like Houston’s second-best option in the passing game behind top target DeAndre Hopkins.  And while quarterback Brock Osweiler makes Mark Sanchez look accurate, he connects with Fiedorowicz more successfully than he does […]

Ladarius Green (TE, PIT) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 35% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Well, well, well! Look who showed up to finally live up to his $20 million contract and remind fantasy owners why he was paid such an exorbitant sum! Green missed Pittsburgh’s opening eight games with an ankle injury that was as mysterious as any Murder She Wrote […]

Vernon Davis (TE, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Most fantasy owners who picked up Davis when Jordan Reed was concussed probably turned around and dumped Davis as soon as Reed got back on the field.  But if you thought Reed’s reappearance would mean a reduction in fantasy value for Davis, you were more […]

Will Tye (TE, NYG) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: It seems that New York is using Tye a little more and veteran Larry Donnell a little less these days.  If that is indeed the case, Tye’s matchup against the lowly Chicago Bears this week is intriguing after seeing how their defense allowed Tampa Bay’s […]

Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Don’t look now, but Rodgers has 10 receptions over his last two games after catching just nine passes over his first seven contests.  Aaron Rodgers must be mistaking him for Randall Cobb.  With the Packers slated to play a Washington team that allowed 14 receptions […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald was able to squeak out four receptions for 50 yards this past weekend versus the Arizona Cardinals, arguably the best at defending tight ends in 2016.  It would be amazing if he could duplicate that feat this week against New England, another team […]

Week 11 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

This is probably not the week you need a tight end for your fantasy squad. San Diego’s Antonio Gates is the only valuable fantasy tight end with the week off, while three teams that have gotten very little from their tight ends this year (Atlanta, Denver and the New York Jets) are all on bye.  […]

Trade Deadline Tips: Players to Trade and Players to Trade For, Part 2

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Week 10 is just about wrapped up, and we are looking ahead to Week 11 and the playoffs. If your fantasy football league’s trade deadline has not already passed, it is about to. The fantasy waiver wire can only help you so much at the juncture of the season.  Other than backup […]

Trade Deadline Tips: Players to Trade and Players to Trade For, Part 1

The NFL’s trade deadline came and went without much fanfare, but the trade deadline in your fantasy football league will probably not go by as quietly. The trade deadline in many fantasy leagues is around the corner, possibly as early as next week, so time is ticking if you are looking to make a blockbuster […]

Zach Ertz (TE, PHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: I told you last column that Zach Ertz should be picked up, and while some of you probably listened, many probably did not judging by how many leagues he is owned in across the major fantasy websites.  So now is your chance to right your wrong, […]

Richard Rodgers (TE, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Green Bay’s second-best Richard Rodgers has not been a fantasy factor all season, but thanks to Green Bay’s myriad of injuries to running backs and receivers he caught six passes for 64 yards and was targeted 10 times in his last contest.  Rodgers could post […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 18% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Austin Hooper filled in for veteran Jacob Tamme last Thursday as well as Jay Leno used to fill in for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.  Hooper had 46 yards and a touchdown reception and will be a solid play this week against Philadelphia’s slumping secondary […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10-team leagues OWNED IN: 15% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Many fantasy owners will see the season-high 12 targets and 90 yards Lance Kendricks racked up when they check the Rams boxscore from this past Sunday and think that he was awesome, but if they did not watch the game they will not realize he could have […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Vance McDonald can only do so much when Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert are his quarterbacks.  That terrible twosome has never been known for improving the fantasy values of their pass catchers.  But McDonald is doing the best he can to prosper these days when the erratic Kaepernick […]

Dominique Jones (TE, MIA) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dominique Jones only had a half-dozen career catches coming into last weekend, so his three receptions for 42 yards and a touchdown against the New York Jets caught fantasy owners totally by surprise.  With Miami’s top two tight ends concussed, Jones and his bulky 270-pound frame could […]

Week 10 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Fantasy football’s top tight ends should all be playing this week. Hooray! Four teams are on bye this upcoming week, although none possess tight ends that have been dominant or even arguably helpful this year. Fantasy owners are not going to miss Buffalo’s Charles Clay or Oakland’s Clive Walford, that’s for sure.  Only fantasy owners […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 9 Pickups & Adds

There will be a lot of fantasy owners looking for tight ends this week. A half-dozen NFL teams are on bye for the second week in a row, and the notable names at tight end that are off are startling.  No Rob Gronkowski.  No Jordan Reed.  No Tyler Eifert.  This means no fun for fantasy […]

Favorable Upcoming Schedules: Matt Asiata, Jay Cutler and the New York Jets Defense

Sometimes a football player’s fantasy value can skyrocket due to his team’s schedule. Fantasy football owners like to take things one week at a time, which is understandable with all of the injuries, depth chart changes and soap opera storylines that happen during the course of the NFL season. But when acquiring players in trades […]

Eric Ebron (TE, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 55% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Look who we have here! Nice of you to join us, Mr. Eric Ebron! The third-year tight end was dropped in many fantasy leagues after missing three weeks due to another injury, but he is back on the fantasy map after catching seven passes for […]

Antonio Gates (TE, SD) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues against the Titans OWNED IN: 64% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Father Time is taking his toll on old man Antonio Gates.  The grizzled and gutsy veteran is limping along to a yards per catch average of an embarrassing 7.2, and he has young upstart Hunter Henry ready to dig him a grave so […]

Zach Ertz (TE, PHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-Team Leagues against the Giants OWNED IN: 68% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Zach Ertz’s stock is falling faster than Johnny Depp’s.  He has not scored a touchdown yet.  He has not had a 60-yard game yet.  He missed a couple games with a serious rib injury.  Quarterback phenom Carson Wentz ignores him.  The fantasy football […]

C.J. Fiedorowicz (TE, IND) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 25% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: C.J. Fiedorowicz is becoming a weekly staple in the “other options” section of this column.  He now has three touchdowns catches over last five games and is averaging approximately five receptions and 50 yards per game over that span.  The reasons he is featured […]

Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10- and 12-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 58% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Jacob Tamme is normally a better play when he is at the Georgia Dome than on the road, but in his last three games against upcoming opponent Tampa Bay he caught 19 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown.  There are many worse options […]

Austin Hooper (TE, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues if Jacob Tamme is unable to play OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: If Jacob Tamme cannot go on Thursday night due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Green Bay, Austin Hooper is a dark horse play as he had five receptions for 41 yards after subbing for Tamme.  […]