NFL Wide Receiver Breakout Candidates for 2022 Fantasy Football Drafts

It was quite the fantasy football season in 2021 for wide receiver breakouts. Fantasy managers were treated to breakout seasons from players like Cooper Kupp, Deebo Samuel, Michael Pittman Jr., Jaylen Waddle, and Marquise Brown, among many others. It's a position that routinely provides fantasy managers with plenty of sleeper and breakout candidates. If you […]

NFL Coaching Matters: 2022 Minnesota Vikings Offense and Coaching Staff Preview

After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff. […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Philadelphia Eagles 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Philadelphia Eagles. After watching receiver after receiver go in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft, there were people (including myself) who thought the […]

Fantasy Football ADP Risers at Quarterback - Baker Mayfield, Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - New York Jets 2022 Outlook

It has been quite some time since the New York Jets had players that were more than fantasy football busts.  And now, in 2022, with a good draft and a decent romp in free agency, there is a glimmer of hope. There are legitimate players who are breakouts and maybe a few who are locks […]

Fantasy Football ADP Risers at Running Back - Chris Evans, Mark Ingram, Jerick McKinnon

I am going to start this column by introducing the concept of ADP, which I'm pretty sure you know what it is about. Average Draft Position (ADP) indicates the average position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to […]

This Year's League-Winning Tight End Is...

Do you want to win your fantasy football league in 2022? Of course, you do! What kind of question is that? If you want to win your league, what do you need to make sure you do? That's right: draft good football players and identify guys who can be had later in drafts who can […]

Why It's Worth Investing In a J.K. Dobbins Breakout

Fantasy football is a game of probability so logically selecting the players with the highest probability, also known as the players who will score the most points, would be the best strategy. The other primary consideration though is the cost or investment required to draft that player, also known as their average draft position (ADP). […]

NFL Running Back Depth Charts Analysis: AFC South and AFC East

Today we're looking at the fantasy football running back depth charts for the AFC South and NFC East. The regular season is right around the corner and each team's depth chart is mostly complete! Before diving into the fantasy season, RotoBaller has you covered with some last-minute running back depth chart recaps for each team, […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 Outlook

Welcome back to fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers. First, let’s clear the air. I am a devout Steelers fan. That doesn’t mean I can’t be objective, although I am more hopeful […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Buffalo Bills 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Buffalo Bills. For the sake of this article, we won't write about Josh Allen, who is the consensus number one overall quarterback in all fantasy […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - New England Patriots 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the New England Patriots. The Patriots are a very interesting case study in 2022. Last season, rookie quarterback Mac Jones beat out Cam Newton for the […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Los Angeles Chargers 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on Rotoballer where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers made minimal changes to their offense this offseason, re-signing Mike Williams to a three-year, $60 million contract this past March. […]

Tyler Allgeier NFL Rookie Profile - Fantasy Football Running Back Outlook

Running Back is one position where rookies can make an almost immediate impact on an NFL team and on fantasy rosters. Here at RotoBaller, our mission is to provide you with as much valuable insight as possible to help prepare you for the upcoming season. Every year several rookie running backs go late in fantasy […]

Wide Receivers Who Increased Their Fantasy Value by Switching Teams

Every year, free agency sends shockwaves through the fantasy football community. During the offseason, these moves tend to be magnified because there are so few things for fantasy managers to be focused on. Every once in a while, a free agency move can send a player's value skyrocketing. Sometimes these moves are due to an […]

Darnell Mooney: 2022 Breakout Candidate for Fantasy Football

Here at RotoBaller, we are usually spending much of the offseason trying to help readers and subscribers in our community identify potential breakout players for the upcoming season. As seen by Stefon Diggs' epic season in 2020 and Cooper Kupp's record-setter in 2021, several wide receivers are always primed for a breakout every year. The […]

Coaching Matters: 2022 Tennessee Titans Coaching Staff Preview

After every NFL season, NFL teams take the time to evaluate not only the players but also the coaching staff and front office as well. While many teams choose to retain the same head coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator, a few other teams opt to go in a new direction with their coaching staff. […]

Kenneth Walker III or Rashaad Penny: Who To Draft for Fantasy Football?

In the first season that the Seahawks will embark on in the post-Russell Wilson era, the biggest real-life story is who will replace him at quarterback. In fantasy football, the biggest story regarding the Seahawks is which running back should be drafted higher between Rashaad Penny and Kenneth Walker III. The fantasy football debates are […]

Deeper Tight End Draft Sleepers - Mo Alie-Cox, Austin Hooper, Evan Engram

In fantasy football, there are "sleepers," or players we expect to outproduce their average draft position (ADP), and then there are "deep sleepers." These deep sleepers aren't on many people's radar. They may be coming off of a down season or they may find themselves in a different situation from a season ago. Either way, […]

Soft Early-Season NFL Schedules for Fantasy Football - Strength of Schedule Draft Targets

It's been more than a few weeks since the NFL released the full 18-week schedules for the 2022 season. The Strength Of Schedule will always make a huge impact on how successful your fantasy team performs in your league. In DFS football, there are no worries about planning for season-long runs in contrast to redraft […]

Why D'Andre Swift's Tremendous Upside Is Worth the Risk

Finding a breakout player at any position in fantasy football can give you a massive advantage. However, finding a breakout player at what many believe is the most valuable position, running back, can catapult you to the top of your league. You do not always have to look into the late rounds to find a […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Minnesota Vikings 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Minnesota Vikings. The fantasy star of the Vikings is Justin Jefferson, who we won't be talking about in this article, but only because I decided […]

Fantasy Football Superflex Rankings, Analysis and Outlooks: The King's Top 200

For fantasy football players looking for an extra challenge, “Superflex” leagues have become a refreshing alternative over the past few seasons. For those new to the format, these are leagues where you can flex a quarterback at a second flex position in the starting lineup. For all intents and purposes, it is basically a two-quarterback […]

Take The Bet on Kadarius Toney - Why This Will Be His Breakout Season

Fantasy football is a game of probability so logically selecting the players with the highest probability, also known as the players who will score the most points, would be the best strategy. The other primary consideration though is the cost or investment required to draft that player, also known as their average draft position (ADP). […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Tennessee Titans 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Tennessee Titans. Tennessee made some changes this offseason, trading A.J. Brown away and replacing him with rookie Treylon Burks, but the Titans' offense should look […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Jacksonville Jaguars 2022 Outlook

Welcome to our fantasy football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks, a series on RotoBaller where our writers look at three key players on each NFL team. Today, we're talking about the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jacksonville enters 2022 in a weird place. The team should have used last year as the first year of a rebuild, with No. […]

Tua Tagovailoa: 2022 Breakout Candidate For Fantasy Football

Fantasy football draft season is here, and it’s time to identify and evaluate the top breakout candidates to get an edge on your fellow league-mates. Breakout quarterbacks are always fun to discuss, and Miami Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa could be this year’s late-round QB flyer that exceeds expectations. In traditional single-QB leagues, he’s not given […]

Fantasy Football Breakouts, Busts, and Locks - Baltimore Ravens 2022 Outlook

As part of RotoBaller’s Breakouts, Busts, and Locks series for the 2022 season, this article will take a closer look at the Baltimore Ravens. Before getting into the selections, let’s clarify how we can define each designation: Breakout: A player who will not only exceed ADP but jump into a territory of fantasy production they […]

Running Back Risers for Fantasy Football - ADP Analysis for James Cook, Nyheim Hines, Miles Sanders

Ah, our old friend, ADP. Average Draft Position indicates the mean position where a player is drafted over more than one fantasy football draft. You can consider it as the price you have to pay to draft and get a player on your team. A high ADP (that is actually a low-numbered ADP) means that a […]