Week 8 Half PPR Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. Below you will find our overall Week 8 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football. Three of our lead fantasy football columnists, Nick Mariano, Bill Dubiel and Ben Ruppert, have analyzed the NFL matchups and game slates for Week 8. Below you will find their consensus staff ranks. Feel free to click those links and give these fine gentlemen a follow, […]

Week 8 Rankings Analysis: Nick Mariano vs. Industry Consensus

Week 7 makes for another solid week in the books. While Matt Ryan wasn’t really part of Atlanta’s festivities, the process was sound as Atlanta still scored 30+ points. Andy Dalton held his own even with Jeremy Hill stealing the spotlight, and we were right to be bearish on Russell Wilson, Jordan Howard and Brandon […]

Fantasy Football Buy Low & Sell High Candidates for Week 8

The waiver wire isn't the only place to change the course of your team. The right trade can make or break your season. The key is to buy low on cold players and sell overachieving players whose values have skyrocketed. While this is a well-known method, some owners still tend to overreact to a small sample size, so […]

NFL Survivor League Picks – Survivor Pool Targets and Avoids (Week 8)

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome back to my weekly column for survivor league pools, giving you my NFL teams to target as survivor league picks - and those to avoid as well. This will be one of the hardest weeks to make your survivor pick. The Rams, 49ers, Ravens, Steelers, and Giants are on bye. With six […]

Players Sending Out Warning Signals Heading Into Week 8

Hey folks, first and foremost, apologies for missing last week's Warning Signals. But I'm back, so let's preview what lies ahead of Week Eight. The most notable aspect of not having a piece in week seven is that we're looking at busier piece than the norm this time around, specifically in the "Updates From Last Week" section. Other than that, […]

Risers and Fallers for Week 8 of Fantasy Football

Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. The same goes for fantasy football, and managing rosters effectively to win that championship. Throughout the season, players get hot and […]

Waiver Wire Podcast: Week 8 Targets, Sleepers & Injury Replacements

RotoBaller co-founder Real Talk Raph and esteemed co-host Anthony Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discuss the most relevant fantasy football topics, injury news and waiver wire pickups for Week 8. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) - every Saturday between 5-7 PM EST. You can also find new weekly shows on BlogTalkRadio live […]

Week 8 NFL Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Welcome to the post-Week 7 installment of the Waiver Wire weekly series for the 2016 fantasy football season. Hopefully none of you were overly reliant on the banged-up Jamaal Charles and LeSean McCoy, and now Tevin Coleman (hamstring) is looking very questionable for Week 8. Week 8 is heavy on the byes, with Baltimore, Los […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week Eight Lightning Round

This column is published early every week, and then updated on a daily basis. Over the course of each week, we also publish more in-depth waiver wire analysis for all positions. But in efforts of bringing you timely information, as fast as possible, consider this the waiver wire lightning round heading into Week 8. Waiver […]

FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 8 Waiver Wire Targets

Welcome to Week 8 everyone. This may sound like a recurring theme, but it is once again a quiet waiver wire going into Week 8. This is one of the rare seasons when they have been few players worthy of significant FAAB spending; consider Ty Montgomery and Jacquizz Rodgers both had news boosting their values after waivers process […]

Running Backs Waiver Wire: Week 8 Pickups & Adds

Several hot players who were languishing on waivers just a week or two ago have now exceeded the 50% threshold for this column. Hopefully you took a chance on Jay Ajayi or Jacquizz Rodgers when they were available. Mike Gillislee is currently at 51%, so he won't get a write-up here, but remains a viable […]

Week 8 Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups: PPR Leagues

Welcome, welcome, RotoBallers. Please join me for my deeper PPR league sleepers column for Week 8 of the NFL season. In this weekly article, we are going to take a look at some deeper waiver wire options for PPR leagues and target players who could help out your team in the upcoming week. The following waiver wire suggestions for Week […]

Week 8 Deeper Waiver Wire Pickups: Standard Leagues

What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to my deeper standard league sleepers column for Week 8 of the NFL season. In this weekly article we are going to take a look at some deeper waiver wire options for standard leagues, who could help out your team in this upcoming week. For reference's sake, we are looking at standard scoring […]

The Cut List (Week 8): Players To Consider Cutting Bait On

Welcome to Week 8's edition of The Cut List, RotoBaller's weekly column filled with advice on who is fat to be trimmed from your roster and who deserves a little more time on your plate. Each player receives both statistical and social media analysis, providing both real and ridiculous reasons why we--Tony Peters and Ben […]

Dujuan Harris (RB, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues if Carlos Hyde is out OWNED IN: 0% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Harris wasn’t the starter, that honor went to Mike Davis, but Harris ended up out-touching Davis 13 to 7. While Davis is the one who found pay dirt, Harris was clearly favored by San Francisco as the game wore on. This isn’t an […]

Peyton Barber (RB, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues if you own Jacquizz Rodgers OWNED IN: 1% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: This is for the desperate, but it’s pretty clear that Peyton Barber would be the beneficiary should Jacquizz Rodgers get hurt right now with Doug Martin’s recovery timeline unclear. Barber ripped off a late-game 44-yard TD to give him 84 rushing yards and a […]

Reggie Bush (RB, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 16- and 18-team leagues OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Reggie Bush totaled 18 snaps to Mike Gillislee's 20 and Lesean McCoy's 24, punching in a one-yard TD on his one carry while adding a 13-yard catch on two targets. If McCoy misses extended time then it looks like Bush would be a decent deep-league PPR […]

Ka'Deem Carey (RB, CHI) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues as a handcuff for Jordan Howard OWNED IN: 6% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Ka'Deem Carey looked a lot sharper than Jordan Howard in Chicago’s Week 7 embarrassment against the Packers, out-touching him 11 to 7 and tallying 35 more yards in all. Ka’Deem finally looks healthy and should get plenty of passing work in […]

Zach Zenner (RB, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in deep leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Zach Zenner scored a TD! He only rushed nine times for 29 yards, but he scored a TD! With the aforementioned Dwayne Washington likely to return in some capacity in Week 8, Zenner isn’t all that special on the WW. But those of you who are more skeptical can […]

Shaun Draughn (RB, SF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-team leagues unless Carlos Hyde returns OWNED IN: 13% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Carlos Hyde is supposedly only missing one week, but we all know we need to be prepared for optimistic news like that to be wrong. Even if Hyde is okay for Week 9’s matchup against the Saints, they may not put the […]

Dwayne Washington (RB, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 10- and 12-team leagues if healthy OWNED IN: 16% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Dwayne Washington and fellow Lions RB Theo Riddick seem to have ankle injuries that are much worse than Detroit has let on, but given that Washington was expected to play up until Sunday morning I’d say his Week 8 chances are pretty decent. A […]

James Starks (RB, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 10-team leagues as we get closer to week 11 OWNED IN: 19% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: James Starks is the Green Bay running back that I’d be targeting. He likely has about four more weeks, but as of now he should line up to return for a fantastic matchup against the weak Redskins run defense in Week […]

Matt Asiata (RB, MIN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 27% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: With Jerick McKinnon’s ankle banged up, Matt Asiata totaled 18 touches for 80 total yards (12-55 rushing, 6-25 receiving) for some decent PPR value even on a day where he didn’t hit a short goal-line plunge. With Minnesota lining up to face Chicago’s subpar defense in Week […]

Knile Davis (RB, GB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14-team leagues OWNED IN: 36% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Knile Davis should have a firmer grip on Green Bay’s playbook by next week, but I still would not be prioritizing him in any of my Waiver Wire queues or FAAB bids. He’s never been all that special, and I doubt Mike McCarthy sways from utilizing Ty Montgomery […]

Devontae Booker (RB, DEN) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 37% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Devontae Booker has yet to play with Denver hitting the field tonight in Week 7’s MNF game against the Texans, but he’s trending up after he turned his five carries into 46 yards while catching both of his targets for seven yards in Denver's Week 6 Thursday matchup against the […]

Dion Lewis (RB, NE) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 37% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: The buzz is growing, but the most recent reports from The Boston Herald say that Dion Lewis' return “isn’t imminent” – which aligns with his not practicing this past week (though he was eligible to do so). As we said last week, my money would be on his […]

Mike Gillislee (RB, BUF) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12-team leagues OWNED IN: 38% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: You reap what you sow, Rex Ryan. LeSean McCoy flirted with being inactive all week long, but was fired up anyway despite his definitely not being 100%. What happened? He predictably re-aggravated his hamstring injury and had to leave the game in the third quarter. While Mike Gillislee […]

Jacquizz Rodgers (RB, TB) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in all leagues OWNED IN: 45% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Rodgers came off his touching the ball 35 times in a gritty game against Carolina in Week 5 to rush the ball 26 times for 154 yards (adding in a nine-yard catch) against a horrid San Francisco defense. His volume is off the charts in Tampa Bay’s offense and […]

Zach Zenner (RB, DET) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14- and 16-team leagues OWNED IN: 10% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Zach Zenner found the end zone on a goal-line play, ending his day with nine carries for 29 yards. He won't rip off many long runs and should be viewed strictly as a short yardage back. The Lions could get Theo Riddick and/or Dwayne Washington back […]

Rob Kelley (RB, WAS) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Monitor in deep leagues OWNED IN: 8% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Rob Kelley also saw some time after Matt Jones entered the dog house with his fumbling ways and produced a receiving touchdown. Kelley only carried the ball four times for 15 yards, but has shown some potential when given the chance. He isn't worth owning at the moment, but […]