Rookie ADP Arbitrage - Damien Harris vs Justice Hill

Rookie running backs can be extremely popular. However, while everyone is looking at Josh Jacobs vs. Miles Sanders or David Montgomery, let us instead look at some players further down the line when it comes to your fantasy drafts. We are all hoping the top guys are going to be great. However, unless you have a […]

Fantasy Football Injury Exam Room: Leonard Fournette, Cooper Kupp, O.J. Howard

In our new weekly feature in collaboration with Inside Injuries, we take a comprehensive preseason look into major injuries and their Fantasy Football implications. The medical team at Inside Injuries breaks down each player’s outlook from physical perspectives. RotoBaller then provides in-depth fantasy recommendations based on the impact of every injury breakdown. It’s an unrivaled combination of medical and […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - Melvin Gordon vs Todd Gurley ADP Showdown

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer/ranker Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) debate who is the better draft value between running backs Melvin Gordon and Todd Gurley based on current ADP and risk factors. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and […]

Titans Plan To Feature Derrick Henry In 2019

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry finished the 2018 season on a tear, rushing for 625 yards and eight touchdowns in the month of December alone. New Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has stated that he plans to "ride" Henry going forward, but perhaps expectations should be tempered. While the Titans did improve their offensive […]

Rodney Anderson Will Likely Start Season On PUP List

Cincinnati Bengals rookie running back Rodney Anderson (knee) is expected to open the 2019 season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list. If he does, Anderson will have to miss the first six games of the season and will be significantly behind in the battle for backup minutes in Cincinnati. This news likely means […]

Melvin Gordon Wants To Stay With Chargers

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon clarified over the weekend that even though he is pushing for a new contract, he still wants to stay with the Chargers if he can. Gordon spoke out because he was upset that people were saying that he didn't want to go back to the Chargers, but he […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - How to Value Melvin Gordon

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer/ranker Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) discuss Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and how to value him in fantasy football drafts based on his potential holdout for a new contract. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on […]

Joe Mixon A Top-Five Running Back?

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon will look to improve after a solid 2018 season. After accruing just 626 yards on the ground during his rookie campaign, Mixon eclipsed the millennium mark last season to finish with 1,168 yards to go along with nine total trips to the end zone. Though it has been argued […]

Boston Scott Could Take the Last Running Back Spot

Philadelphia Eagles running back Boston Scott "might actually be the front-runner" for the final spot on the Eagles running back depth chart. Jordan Howard, Corey Clement, and rookie Miles Sanders are all locks assuming health, so Scott, Wendell Smallwood, and Josh Adams could all be competing for one final spot. Dave Zangaro of NBC Sports […]

Aaron Jones To Be Packers Bell-Cow

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones is likely to be the team's bell-cow running back this season. The Packers invested in the running back position, selecting Dexter Williams in the sixth round, but that is unlikely to impact the opportunity that Jones is going to be given this season. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers commented in […]

Roc Thomas Suspended Three Games

Minnesota Vikings running back Roc Thomas has been suspended three games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. Thomas had just eight carries during his rookie season and is buried behind Dalvin Cook and rookie Alexander Mattison on the team's depth chart, so the suspension doesn't really mean much for his already nonexistent fantasy stock. Thomas […]

Running Back Committees to Avoid in 2019

The list of running back committees seemingly grows larger every year. As more NFL teams embrace analytics and the modern game, they understand the replaceability of running backs. With fewer teams rostering a truly elite three-down back, a greater number of them deploy multiple backs, each bringing something different to the table. As someone who […]

Royce Freeman Could Snag More Carries

In 2018, Phillip Lindsay had 192 carries to fellow rookie Royce Freeman's 130, but Justin Adams of CBS 4 believes that that may change in 2019. Lindsay is recovering from a wrist injury and has yet to participate in offseason activities with the team, which Adams believes has put Freeman in a position to potentially […]

Phillip Lindsay Says He's 100 Percent Ready

Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay (wrist) said the training staff will determine the repetitions he gets at training camp, but "in my mind I'm ready. I'm 100 percent," Lindsay said. He should be ready for Week 1, barring a setback this summer. Lindsay was one of the most pleasant surprises in his rookie season […]

Alex Collins Breaks Leg

NFL free-agent running back Alex Collins has reportedly broken his leg, derailing a potential NFL comeback that was already complicated by an arrest in March. Collins had been training and had hoped to play in 2019, but the former Ravens rusher's entire NFL future looks to be in doubt at this point. While he's still […]

Ezekiel Elliott Considering Holding Out

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is reportedly considering holding out from Cowboys training camp. The team and Elliott (with his agents) have been in conversation for over a month, and the general thought is that Elliott won't hold out if he thinks the team is "making a serious push to get an extension worked." […]

Mike Davis To Compete For Touches In Backfield

Chicago Bears running back Mike Davis will head into training camp looking to become more than the 'forgotten' man in the team's backfield. Most of the fantasy buzz this summer has gone towards teammates Tarik Cohen and rookie David Montgomery but don't count out Davis. The free agent acquisition fell short of having a 'breakout […]

Bengals Guard Clint Boling Retires

Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Clint Boling has retired due to a blood clot in his right leg. Boling was projected to be the starting right guard for Cincinnati this year, and his sudden retirement leaves the Bengals in a rough spot. Pro Football Focus ranked the Bengals offensive line as the league's 27th-best unit after […]

Dynasty ADP Arbitrage - Josh Jacobs vs Kerryon Johnson

Dynasty is a young man’s game. Not for the age of the participant, but the age of the players you want on your team. Especially at the running back position, it is imperative to find the young stud. Frank Gore notwithstanding, the typical RB hits a wall at age 30. The shelf life for a running […]

The King's Scott Fish Bowl Draft Review

For many years, professionals in the Fantasy Football industry attempted to create a Gold Standard of leagues, one that would be looked on as the premier experts competition in the country. For those who follow fantasy baseball, the annual Tout Wars drafts are considered the most prestigious experts' leagues in the business. Yet until recently, […]

C.J. Prosise Is Healthy

Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said that running back C.J. Prosise has been healthy this offseason as he tries to win the third-down pass-catching role behind Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny. "He has been fit throughout, he’s really strong, worked out really hard in the offseason to get his strength right, and his weight […]

Ronald Jones II Has Added Muscle

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Ronald Jones II, a second-round bust in his rookie season in 2018, is up from 208 pounds last year to 221 pounds. “I’ve put on a lot of pounds of muscle,” Jones said. “I’ve been training with my guy, eating four or five meals a day, protein shakes right after […]

Bull Rush - Players Whose Target Share Will Increase

As anticipation continues to build for the onset of training camps, the reality of a rapidly approaching regular season has prompted a steady surge in momentum that will culminate when Week 1 matchups begin. This has propelled owners toward increased participation in Best Ball leagues, while roster alterations are continuing in Dynasty leagues, and redraft owners […]

Bucs May Be In Play For Duke Johnson

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a team to watch as a potential destination for Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson if he is traded. Johnson wants to be traded, but the Browns continue to claim that they want him around, at least until Kareem Hunt is reinstated from his suspension halfway through the 2019 season. […]

Jaylen Samuels Expecting Two-Back Approach

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels believes both he and incumbent James Conner will be on the field together often this season. After coming on strong in the latter half of the 2018 season, Samuels has built himself a solid role with the team. The NC State product finished his rookie season with 256 yards […]

Derrius Guice Suffers Hamstring Injury

Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice has suffered a hamstring injury and will likely miss the start of training camp. Guice missed all of last season with an ACL injury, so another setback for the former second round pick isn't good news. If healthy, Guice projects to be the lead back of Washington's committee, but […]

Scratch-Off TIme - Unexciting Lotto Tickets that Could Pay Off

When you get into the latter stages of your draft, I know what you want to do. Don't lie to me. You want the young guys, you want rookies, you want super athletes. You want to take shots on the hype guys and "sleepers." That's all well and good, and you're not wrong to target […]

Buying James Conner as a First-Rounder

Last season, the biggest debate in fantasy football heading into drafts was whether or not running back Le'Veon Bell was worthy of the first overall pick, let alone a first-round draft pick. As we now know, he sat out the entire season, and his backup running back James Conner went on to be an elite […]

Sean McDermott On Devin Singletary: "He’s Got A Lot To Learn"

Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary enters his rookie year with a complicated path towards playing time. Veterans LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore and T.J. Yeldon all block his path toward playing time. When asked about Singletary at OTAs, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said, "He’s made progress, you notice a little bit of who he […]

Frank Gore Could Play Past 2019

In a recent interview, 36-year-old Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that he has a wait-and-see approach to his career going forward. “I just go how I feel,” he said in the interview, “If I feel I can’t do it no more, then I call it.” Gore is the NFL's […]