Cameron Brate (TE, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned In: 8% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Austin Seferian-Jenkins might be someone you want to pick up in your TMZ fantasy league after his infamous DUI arrest video that is making the rounds, but his fantasy football value has dried up to zilch now that Tampa Bay has released him. Conversely, Brate’s […]

Zach Miller (TE, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 10-team leagues Owned In: 49% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Being Brian Hoyer’s favorite target is probably equivalent to being the Cleveland Browns’ favorite kicker in terms of fantasy value. That said, Miller had seven receptions for 47 yards over the first two weeks with Jay Cutler primarily as his quarterback, but he had eight […]

Kyle Rudolph (TE, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned In: 50% of Fleaflicker Leauges Analysis: Minnesota’s offense has gone through turmoil and transformations the last several weeks, hasn’t it?  Adrian Peterson and Teddy Bridgewater are out, Jerick McKinnon and Sam Bradford are in, and Stefon Diggs is catching everything from footballs to lutefisk thrown his way. The only thing the […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 4 Pickups & Adds

Tight ends are back in business in fantasy football! After a downright disappointing Week 1, tight ends have bounced back the last two weeks for fantasy owners, even with perennial top tight end Rob Gronkowski still not being a fantasy factor as of yet. But there are still some fantasy owners who will need a […]

Three Players Fantasy Owners Should Sell High On

Fantasy football is just like the stock market. To succeed you have to buy low and sell high. There is a time to buy low and get players when their price tags are at their lowest points. There is also a time to sell high and trade the players on your fantasy squad who have gotten […]

Charles Clay (TE, BUF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 55% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Clay has been a disappointment in the eyes of many fantasy owners (and Buffalo fans) since signing with the Bills last year, but the firing of run-addicted Greg Roman might turn into more pass attempts for Tyrod Taylor.  If that holds true, Clay should certainly […]

Lance Kendricks (TE, LA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Stream in 14-team leagues Owned in: 6% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: I know Case Keenum and Kendricks will never be confused with Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, but Kendricks had 61 yards against Seattle last weekend and this weekend faces a Tampa Bay defense that allowed Matt Ryan and Carson Palmer to rip them to shreds […]

Jordan Cameron (TE, MIA) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Stream in 12-team leagues Owned in: 32% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: I am not completely sold on Cameron since his 49 yards and a TD against New England came after Ryan Tannehill through the ball about 700 times.  That said, Cameron gets to run patterns against the hapless Cleveland this upcoming week, and Miami has five of […]

Vance McDonald (TE, SF) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 22% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Two weeks, two touchdowns...and one was a 75-yarder! That’s all I need to know, how about you?  McDonald is not exactly drowning in targets, but when Blaine Gabbert does look his way McDonald is definitely making the most of his opportunities. McDonald is a beast […]

Jacob Tamme (TE, ATL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 12-team leagues Owned in: 41% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Tamme has a reputation as a solid fantasy play when the Falcons are home at the Georgia Dome, but he also tends to put up the stats of a blocking tight end when he goes on the road.  Tamme drowned that theory in the river this […]

Dennis Pitta (TE, BAL) - Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in 10-team leagues Owned in: 9% of FleaFlicker leagues Analysis: Did you listen to me last week when I told you to pick Pitta up? No? While I am sure Pitta was picked up in a handful of leagues, he is probably still available in most fantasy leagues. But he won’t be for long after […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 3 Pickups & Adds

The slump for tight ends luckily lasted just one week. Tight ends had a nice turnaround in Week 2 after no tight end had more than 75 receiving yards in any Week 1 game, but that does not mean that fantasy owners won't be scouring their league’s waiver wires for help this week. If anything it means […]

Three Wide Receivers on the Rise Heading into Week 2

The NFL is a pass-first league now more than ever, so the fantasy stock of wide receivers will skyrocket or plummet throughout the season.  This column is about the receivers whose fantasy values are on the rise. There are several factors that can account for how well a receiver will produce, including his quarterback, the […]

Tight Ends Waiver Wire: Week 2 Pickups & Adds

When Rob Gronkowski takes a week off, you realize how weak the top tier of tight ends is. There were not many tight ends who stamped themselves as fantasy stalwarts during the opening week of the NFL season. No tight end accounted for 75 receiving yards, and only nine touchdowns tosses went to the position. […]

Week 1 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Everyone cannot have Rob Gronkowski or Jordan Reed as their fantasy tight end.  This column is for those of you who hate the tight ends on your fantasy rosters right now. Fantasy football drafts and auctions have come and gone.  If you are not happy with what you have at tight end, there are still […]

Deep League Analysis: Sophomore Quarterbacks Set to Struggle in 2016

The top two picks in the 2015 NFL draft were quarterbacks, Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston and Tennessee’s Marcus Mariota.  Neither were busts last year, and both should improve and be even better this year. Other than that dynamic duo, no other rookie quarterback had an iota of fantasy value in 2015.  Only one other rookie […]

Fooled Me Once, Not Again - Sophomore Wide Receivers Set to Bust, Again

2014 was a banner year for rookie receivers. 2015 was a bummer year for rookie receivers. Only Oakland’s Amari Cooper had 1,000 receiving yards, and no other wideout topped the 900-yard mark. So there is no shortage of candidates for the award of "Sophomore Receiver Ready to Bust for the Second Straight Year".  Here are three […]

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

Just like 2015 was not a year to applaud rookie receivers, rookie tight ends did not deserve any standing ovations, either. No tight ends were taken in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft, and the first-year brood showed why.  This was far from a bumper crop of fantasy darlings.  The best of the unexceptional […]

Fooled Me Once, Not Again - Sophomore Running Backs Set to Disappoint

Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me!  In fact, shame on me so much I should be kicked out of my fantasy league. Just like any human being, fantasy football owners do not like getting fooled twice. If a player burns them, and costs them the chance of winning their league […]

Jace Amaro (TE, NYJ) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~200 CURRENT ADP: 254 ANALYSIS: Jace Amaro is a tight end who can go from sleeper to keeper this year. A second-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft. He had one of the best seasons for a tight end in college football history, catching 106 passes for 1,352 yards for Texas Tech […]

Bilal Powell (RB, NYJ) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~125 CURRENT ADP: 135.3 ANALYSIS: Bilal Powell is solid at all facets of what it takes to be a decent NFL running back. He gets four yards a carry when he is handed the ball, he makes things happen in the passing game with his gluey hands and he picks up blitzes when […]

T.J. Yeldon (RB, JAC) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~85 CURRENT ADP: 95.7 ANALYSIS: T.J. Yeldon’s fantasy value both took a hellacious hit when Jacksonville signed Chris Ivory in the offseason. Yeldon touched the ball at least 15 times in nine games last season, but he is unlikely to replicate that workload. While Yeldon is more of a slasher and Ivory […]

James Starks (RB, GB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~130 CURRENT ADP: 142.3 ANALYSIS: James Starks has found success as both a workhorse and a third-down, complementary back. The 2015 season was the best of Starks’ career, as he set new personal bests in both rushing and receiving yards while adding five touchdowns, another career-high. Eddie Lacy’s weight battle has been […]

Giovani Bernard (SP, CIN) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~70 CURRENT ADP: 82.2 ANALYSIS: Giovani Bernard is not your traditional handcuff back. He is more of a complementary back to Jeremy Hill. Both will get their touches over the course of a game and a season. With Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu no longer in Cincinnati, Bernard’s pass-catching skills may be […]

Darren Sproles (RB, PHI) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~135 CURRENT ADP: 147.7 ANALYSIS: Fantasy owners know all about Ryan Mathews— his injuries, his fumbles and his propensity for breaking fantasy football owners’ hearts. He enters the 2016 season as Philadelphia’s starting tailback, but he is difficult to trust. In 2015, Darren Sproles averaged under four yards per carry for only the […]

Charles Sims (RB, TB) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~110 CURRENT ADP: 121.2 ANALYSIS: Doug Martin rushed for 1,402 yards last year, trailing only Adrian Peterson in the rushing race, but he does have a checkered fantasy history.  While he topped the 1,400-yard plateau in 2012 and 2015, his 2013 and 2014 seasons were fiascos due to his injuries and inconsistent […]

DeAngelo Williams (RB, PIT) - 2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: 85.5 ANALYSIS: Le’Veon Bell is one of the best backs in the NFL, but he cannot keep his talented feet on the field. DeAngelo Williams shined when Bell suffered his season-ending knee injury last season, sprinting for 801 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns in the 10 games he started. […]

Running Back Handcuffs to Avoid in 2016

The only thing less exciting than drafting a running back to handcuff the top tailback on your fantasy football team is drafting a third-string running back who is not handcuffing anybody. My last two articles revolved around the handcuff running backs that fantasy owners should eye down during their draft days.  This article deals with […]

The Next Best Four Running Back Handcuffs

My last article was about the top four handcuff running backs in fantasy football.  This article is about the next four. Not all handcuff running backs are built equally. Some are obvious backups that will only get more than five touches per game if the man ahead of them on the depth chart pulls a hamstring […]

Top Handcuff Running Backs for 2016

While the NFL has now transformed into a pass-first league that relies on quarterbacks and wide receivers more than it does running backs, the same cannot be said for fantasy football. Running backs are even more important now in fantasy football than they used to be 5-10 years.  That is because there are fewer workhorses that […]