Week 5 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Zay Flowers, Rico Dowdle, Chase Brown

Week 5 brings bye weeks into the mix to muck up fantasy football lineups. The Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles take their mini-vacation this week. That's unfortunate for the game we love, as both pass defenses are well below average and easy targets for start/sit decisions. At least the league's top pass defense (Tennessee) is […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 5 Targets and Avoids (2024)

Welcome to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 5 of the 2024 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with all of these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to […]

Week 5 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our weekly fantasy defensive rankings. Every week, I rank the best and worst fantasy defenses from No. 1 through 32. With four teams (Eagles, Lions, Titans, and Chargers) on byes in Week 5, we will be ranking the top 28 fantasy defenses this week. It's never easy to choose which fantasy defenses […]

NFL Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 5) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests

There will be four teams on a bye for Week 5, leaving us with our first limited schedule of the season. Still, there are plenty of marquee matchups to be excited about. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for each game and rank their selections for those who play in a […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 Include Josh Allen, Ja'Marr Chase, Najee Harris, Jayden Reed, more

We are approximately a quarter of the way through the 2024 NFL season and there has been no shortage of highs and lows in fantasy. Whether you are 4-0 or 0-4, anything can happen with so much of the regular season ahead of us. As the season wears on, new players will start to emerge […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 5 Lineups Include Javonte Williams, Jerry Jeudy, Deshaun Watson, Dalton Kincaid, more

Well, Week 4 is in the rearview mirror. We had more injuries, including Kansas City Chiefs WR1 Rashee Rice. Guys are dropping left and right and it’s altered the fantasy landscape. No use crying over spilled milk, so we must keep marching forward. Week 4 was very kind to us here. We correctly labeled Jayden […]

Buccaneers vs. Falcons TNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Baker Mayfield, Chris Godwin, Bucky Irving, Bijan Robinson, Tyler Allgeier, Drake London, Cade Otton, Kyle Pitts

For the fourth week in a row, Thursday Night Football with feature an intra-divisional game, this time between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Both teams feature top-end fantasy football options, including multiple wide receivers, a premier running back, and two quarterbacks on the ascent. Tight ends? We will have to see about […]

Tight Ends Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Outlooks and Trends For Week 5

The tight-end position has always been bad. Fantasy football managers have never had many options. It’s always lacked depth. However, it’s never been this bad. This year, at least through four weeks, is the worst the position has ever been. Through four weeks, there are just two tight ends averaging more than 8.5 half-PPR points. […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 5)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series High-Value Touches and Opportunities for Week 5 of the 2024 fantasy football season. Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 5 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

  "It was so close!" A phrase well-known to sports fans and the fantasy community. It means the inches between a run becoming touchdown or a fumble. It’s the penalty that undoes a game-breaking throw or tackle. It is the 0.01 points that separate your fantasy team from victory or defeat. Sometimes, the close misses […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers, Starters & Rankings - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Four teams have a bye in Week 5, so you may need a replacement kicker. The Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tennessee Titans are all off this week. This means Jake Bates, Cameron Dicker, Jake Elliott, and Nick Folk need to be out of your starting lineup. I have some solid streaming […]

WR Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2024)

If you have a receiver on your fantasy football roster with two feet and a heartbeat, you can ill afford to sit them even if they have just one foot. Thanks to the early-season injuries, we were born into the bye weeks, molded by them. It feels like we’ve been preparing for them for weeks. […]

RB Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 5 (2024)

Welcome back to another edition of Rotoballers' Start ‘em and Sit ‘em. Let's review some critical fantasy matchups across the league each week and break down some of my favorite starts and sits. As we enter week 5 of the NFL season, so do the bye weeks. That means fantasy managers will need to find […]

Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Week 4 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to another start'em and sit'em piece as we look ahead to Week 4! With injuries piling up, making the right lineup decisions could become harder and harder. This Week 4 matchups analysis and Start 'Em, Sit 'Em piece will help you make the right choices as we look at the best and worst matchups for each player this week.  […]

WR/CB Matchups to Upgrade and Downgrade - Fantasy Football Week 4 (2024)

Welcome back to our WR/CB Matchups for Week 4 of the 2024 fantasy football season. For those unfamiliar, this weekly series looks at fantasy football matchups for wide receivers versus the cornerbacks who are projected to cover them. The data we access for offensive and defensive players continues to skyrocket. Though we mainly focus on […]

Key Starters and Tough Calls - Week 4 Lineup Spotlights for Fantasy Football Include Chuba Hubbard, George Pickens, Jakobi Meyers

Scott Engel’s weekly Lineup Spotlights are a key weekly feature on RotoBaller.com for the 2024 fantasy football season. Every week, “The King” focuses on players to consider as starting options when you are dealing with challenging lineup decisions. The lineup picks included in this rundown are based on Scott’s Premium Weekly Lineup Rankings, available in the RotoBaller […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target in Week 4: Rashee Rice, Amari Cooper, Jayden Reed, Terry McLaurin

Welcome to Week 4 WR Matchups to Target. We’ve correctly predicted three home-run picks (3x multiplier on DraftKings salary) so far this season. We will look to add to that total this week. Each week we will use matchup data from PFF to determine wide receivers to target based on who they will be primarily […]

Week 4 Fantasy Football Busts? Players Who May Disappoint Include Garrett Wilson, J.K. Dobbins, Cole Kmet, Jalen Hurts, Anthony Richardson, Tyreek Hill

The list of potential busts has shrunk in Week 4. Michael Pittman Jr., D'Andre Swift, Zamir White, and Mark Andrews are some players now considered season-long bust candidates. Instead of making the easy call and listing them every week, they are removed from this article until proven otherwise. With that being said, below are my […]

Seahawks vs. Lions MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Amon-Ra St. Brown, DK Metcalf, David Montgomery, Kenneth Walker III, Sam LaPorta, more

We wrap up Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season with a matchup between two NFC playoff contenders that carries plenty of fantasy football intrigue. Below, you can read our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Seahawks vs. Lions game to help make any fantasy football lineup decisions for both season-long and DFS. The […]

Titans vs. Dolphins MNF Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - De'Von Achane, Tony Pollard, Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, DeAndre Hopkins, Calvin Ridley, Tyjae Spears

We're already onto Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season, and as always, you'll have to set the bulk of your fantasy lineup before Monday Night Football. Below, you can read our Monday Night Football matchups analysis article for the Titans vs. Dolphins game to help make any fantasy football lineup decisions for both season-long […]

Bills vs. Ravens Sunday Night Start 'Em, Sit 'Em: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, James Cook, Derrick Henry, Khalil Shakir, Mark Andrews, and more

The 2024 NFL season is off and running! We're looking at Week 4 fantasy football starts and sits! We have an interesting primetime matchup for Sunday Night Football with the Buffalo Bills taking on the Baltimore Ravens. These two teams are both expected to be serious playoff contenders. Heading into the season, many were concerned […]

Booms and Busts - Fantasy Football Starts and Sits for Week 4 Lineups (2024)

Week 3 brought us a mixed bag of results. We nailed our boom call on Diontae Johnson. He popped for 8-122-1 on 14 targets and finished as the WR6 on the week. It’s amazing what a competent quarterback can do for a talented receiver. Zack Moss was also a nice boom pick as he finished […]

Top Fantasy Football D/ST Rankings (Weeks 4, 5, 6, 7) - Defense Streamers and Starts

Welcome, RotoBallers, to our defensive streamers and starts piece. If you are one of the many fantasy managers who stream defenses every week, you have come to the right place. In this article, we will look at the best fantasy defenses managers should be picking up in Week 4 and beyond.  Some of the defenses on […]

Fantasy Football Matchups We Love - Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks for Week 4 Include Josh Allen, Mike Evans, Najee Harris, Aaron Rodgers, more

Week 3 was one of the strangest NFL weeks in recent memory. The scoring was down again. Significant underdogs blew out their opponents. Perhaps most importantly, even more fantasy-relevant players went down to injuries. Given the turmoil in the NFL, it felt like all the Week 3 avoids were rightfully avoided but many of the […]

NFL Survivor Pool Picks: Week 4 Targets And Avoids (2024)

Welcome to our NFL Survivor Pool Picks for Week 4 of the 2024 NFL season! There are so many different pools, fantasy leagues, weekly bets, and futures bets that it's hard to decide what to do with all of these choices. But survivor pools are the oldest and simplest leagues out there. All you have to […]

NFL Pick'em Pool Picks (Week 4) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for Pick'em Contests

Week 3 was once again filled with upsets. Maybe the most notable one was the Panthers knocking off the Raiders after switching to Andy Dalton as their starting quarterback. Let’s now turn our attention to what matchups await us in Week 4. Each week of the NFL season, I’ll share my picks for each game […]

High-Value Touches and Opportunities - Fantasy Football Underperformers, Overperformers (Week 4)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to my weekly series High-Value Touches and Opportunities for Week 4 of the 2024 fantasy football season. Touchdowns can be fluky, but finding which players tend to garner the high-value touches and opportunities can lead to scoring chances. We'll look at the high-value touches and opportunities each week to identify potential over […]

Week 4 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2024 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to our weekly fantasy defensive rankings. Every week, I rank the best and worst fantasy defenses from No. 1 through 32. Each defense will also be ranked by tiers. So, if you are looking for a defense in Week 4 of the fantasy football season, you should try to start those in the first […]

IDP Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em for Week 4 - Streamers, Fades, Matchups for Defensive Players

Sometimes, an elite matchup doesn't work out in fantasy. Worse, sometimes all signs can point to a great player having a great game, yet it doesn't happen. This is something experienced fantasy managers are used to. They know that you don't bench superstars after one or two bad games, don't just start whoever had a […]