Dalvin Cook (RB, MIN) - 2017 NFL Rookie Profile

Position, Team, NFL Draft Spot: RB, Minnesota Vikings, 2.09 Dynasty Positional Rank: 14 Redraft Target Round: 5 Analysis: Dalvin Cook is an ultra-productive running back out of Florida State. Through 38 career games, he has totaled 5,399 yards and 48 touchdowns. He has shown good receiving abilities, as well, as he ended his career with 79 receptions. There are some […]

Three Questions About the 2017 NFL Season You Wish You Knew Answers to Today

It would be a lot easier to win a fantasy football league if you owned a crystal ball. Crystal balls are hard to come by these days, at least ones that are 100 percent accurate. Fantasy football owners would love to get their greedy hands on a working one. It would make life much simpler […]

Let It Go - Players to Drop in Dynasty Football Leagues

Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door I don't care what they're going to say Let the storm rage on The cold never bothered me anyway... Before I proceed to give you my list of players that aren't worth holding onto in dynasty football, I first have to swear that […]

#SFB7 Mock Draft Recap - How to Tackle a Unique Scoring System

For those unfamiliar with the Scott Fish Bowl a.k.a. FF Invitational, let me explain what makes this format unique. First of all, the competition consists of 720 teams with 60 leagues of 12 teams. The roster consists of 22 total players under the following lineup conditions: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 4 Flex […]

Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 – RB (Part 2)

The NFL might be a pass-first league, but fantasy football is still ruled by those who have the best running backs. Now that there are more teams that employ the dreaded running-back-by-committee approach, getting your hands on a workhorse in a fantasy league is harder than finding a person who thinks Kathy Griffin is funny. […]

ADP Arbitrage - Mid-Round Targets for MFL10 Fantasy Drafts

The Wisdom of Crowds is a concept theorized by philosopher Francis Galton, who observed at a county fair in 1906 a group of over 800 people guessing the weight of an ox that was on display. While the majority of people were off by a fair amount, the median guess was 1208 pounds, less than […]

Ezekiel Elliott vs. 2017 Running Back Rookie Class

Dallas Cowboys wunderkind Ezekiel Elliott took the NFL and the fantasy football world by storm during his rookie campaign. The question is if Elliott will be outdone during his sophomore season by one of the new rookie running backs joining the league this year. Elliott was the fantasy phenomenon many experts believed he would be […]

Why Zero RB Didn't Work in 2016

Zero-running back as a strategy and theory is nothing new. However, it has come into vogue over the past few seasons and hit a fever pitch heading into the 2016 season thanks to a disastrous 2015 for some of the top-drafted running backs such as Todd Gurley and Doug Martin. The strategy didn’t pay off, […]

Rookie Mock Draft Recap - Rounds 3-4

As with any draft, mock or not, the later you get the more surprises you find. RotoBaller’s 2017 Rookie Mock Draft was no exception. Although the names should all be familiar to dynasty league owners, the order may not be what you would expect. Of course, the point of these early mocks is to get […]

NFL Podcast - Landing Spots for Blount, Kap, and Fantasy Pick 'Em

RotoBallers Pierre Camus (P-Funk) and Travis Rosen (Travis-T) make some predictions about where remaining big-name free agents LeGarrette Blount and Colin Kaepernick will wind up. They also dig through some crowded RB and WR groups to find the best fantasy value for the upcoming 2017 NFL season. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]

Rookie Mock Draft Recap - Round 2

After a somewhat par-for-the-course first round of RotoBaller’s 2017 Rookie Mock Draft, the second round saw the predictability wear off, as our fantasy experts began picking more based on their intuition and less based on consensus thought. As we take a deeper look into all 12 picks, those dynasty leaguers among us will get a […]

Rookie Mock Draft Recap - Round 1

Recently we gathered 12 dynasty league experts and RotoBaller writers to conduct a week-long, email draft for the 2017 incoming rookie class in order to evaluate rookie choices for dynasty leagues. This article will examine Round 1 from the recent draft, breaking down every pick. Stay tuned for a breakdown from rounds 2-4 as we […]

NFL Draft Reaction - Most Improved Offenses

The dust has cleared and the picks are in. With the 2017 NFL Draft in the books, it's time to take a long look at how some of the most notable selections may impact the fantasy football landscape. Some of the effects will be immediate for current NFL players, but others may not be so […]

Podcast - NFL Draft Recap and Dynasty League Recommendations

RotoBallers Pierre Camus (P-Funk) and Travis Rosen (Travis-T) summarize the most fantasy-relevant picks from the 2017 NFL Draft and give their take on which players are in the best position to make an impact for players in dynasty and re-draft leagues. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - […]

Rookie Running Backs in the Best Fantasy Situations

With the 2017 NFL Draft in the books, we can finally speculate on the rookies in the context of their landing spots. For the running backs, it was surprising as to how few rookies ended up in ideal situations that could eventually lead to playing time in 2017. However, there are a handful of rookie […]

NFL Draft - Risers and Fallers

The dust has cleared and the picks are in. With the 2017 NFL Draft in the books, it's time to take a long look at how some of the most notable selections may impact the fantasy football landscape. Some of the effects will be immediate for current NFL players, but others may not be so […]

NFL Draft Fantasy Running Backs Recap: The Hit & Run

In this "Hit and Run" Video, industry veteran Joe Pisapia (@JoePisapia17) discusses the fantasy football impact of the running backs selected in last night's 2017 NFL Draft. Be sure to also tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday and Sunday between 5-8 PM EST. You can find new weekly […]

NFL Draft - Ideal Landing Spots for Fantasy Football

One of the most fun weekends of the year for the NFL season is the weekend of the NFL draft. Hope springs eternal for 32 teams. Well, maybe 31 since the Vikings traded their 1st round pick for Sam Bradford. That hope and enthusiasm is also with fantasy football players, especially dynasty players as they […]

2017 Rookie Rankings for Single-Season Leagues (Pre-Draft)

Drafting rookies in your FFL is always a dicey proposition. Trying to figure out your rookie draft board before they've even been drafted by their respective NFL teams is a crap-shoot at best. But maybe your draft is absurdly early, or maybe you're the type of franchise owner who wants all the opinions you can digest, […]

Dynasty Stock Watch for 2017 - RB (Part 1)

April is a fantastic month for dynasty gamers, as the 2017 NFL Draft is upon us.  While we wait for perhaps the NFL's most significant offseason event, there are plenty of current NFL players to talk about, namely running backs. Here is a look at the running backs who saw a significant change in their dynasty […]

Fantasy Implications - Marshawn Lynch to Raiders

What once seemed like a far-fetched rumor or the kind of thing you'd pull off in Madden '18, the reality is that Marshawn Lynch may very well be wearing silver and black next season. The once-retired, Skittles-loving running back is bringing the rainbow to his hometown of Oakland. That is, once he gets officially reinstated […]

The Ideal MFL10 Draft - Part 2

In this article, I'll lay out the second part of my draft strategy for the ideal slot in order to maximize fantasy potential in MFL10 leagues. The foundation was laid in the first part of this draft with two upper-echelon running backs, a trio of high-ceiling receivers, and pair of San Diego Los Angeles Chargers at QB and […]

Top MFL10 Fades and Avoids for April

The NFL Draft is still weeks away and the fantasy football draft season is even further in the distance. Not so for MFL10 players, who have been picking teams since mid-February broke. The MFL10 season is in full swing already and we will be looking at early ADP values throughout the spring and summer. After two […]

The Ideal MFL10 Draft - Part 1

MFL10 leagues bring a unique spin to the fantasy football draft process. Therefore, it should take some unique preparation as well. Risk/reward is the name of the game in best-ball formats. You need to find players with high ceilings without incurring too many risks that could potentially sink your team. In this article, I'll lay out […]

Trade Away Your Dynasty Rookie Picks Before it's Too Late!

April is when dynasty fantasy football players get spring fever. Last season's exploits are a distant memory. The combine has come and gone. Now we're just counting down the days until our rookie drafts. Who doesn't love a good rookie draft? Me, that's who! Call me Scrooge if you must, but let me explain why […]

Top MFL10 Draft Targets for April

The NFL Draft is still weeks away and the fantasy football draft season is even further in the distance. Not so for MFL10 players, who have been picking teams since March broke. The MFL10 season is in full swing already and we will be looking at early ADP values throughout the spring and summer. After […]

Four Running Backs with New Homes - What Does it Mean in Fantasy?

Yesterday, we reviewed the outlook for Eddie Lacy and the Seahawks now that he has officially found a new home in the Great Northwest. In this article, I will profile a few lesser-hyped running backs to determine how they might impact the fantasy landscape in 2017. Although they may not have the name recognition of some other […]

Fantasy Spin - Eddie Lacy to the Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks may not have Marshawn Lynch any more, but they will have someone in their backfield who runs almost as hard in 2017. Eddie Lacy signed a one-year contract with Seattle last week. My Green Bay Packers-loving cheesehead wife is mourning the loss of Lacy, and she is probably not alone. Fantasy owners […]

2017 Rankings Analysis - Running Backs in PPR Leagues

The dust has long since settled on Super Bowl LI, so it's officially time to move on to the 2017 football season. For dedicated fantasy football owners who start their preparation early, RotoBaller has you covered. We are releasing our preliminary 2017 rankings across all league formats and analyzing what it means for your mock […]

Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 16-20

In this space, we will close out our ongoing analysis of RotoBaller's Way Too Early Dynasty Mock Draft by recapping the final rounds, 16-20. We recently gathered 12 dynasty league experts and RotoBaller writers to conduct a week-long email draft in order to evaluate early ADP values and give readers a sense of what to expect […]