Week 1 Running Back Rankings & Matchups Analysis
Below you will find our Week 1 running back rankings, to help determine your RB starts/sits for this week, brought to you by Edward Gorelik (@EdwardGorelik) and Zach Wilkens (@LopsidedTrades). Lead fantasy football editor Edward Gorelik also highlights some RB rankings and matchups analysis for Week 1, and draws some matchup conclusions. He tells you who he likes, who he doesn't, […]
English Premier League Transfer Targets - Matchday Five
With the fifth week of the English Premier League looming, we take a look at some of the players who we think can compliment any team, fantasy, or otherwise. Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out all of our articles, and read more about the EPL and Spanish La Liga at;http://www.rotoballer.com/category/premier-league-bpl-epl-soccer Lukas Fabianski – Goalkeeper […]
English Premier League Fantasy Team Of The Month
In a new monthly article, we peruse through the first month's action in the English Premier League and, based on performances thus far, create the quintessential fantasy team. Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out all of our articles, and read more about the EPL and Spanish La Liga at; http://www.rotoballer.com/category/premier-league-bpl-epl-soccer Goalkeeper Joe Hart – Manchester […]
Deeper PPR Lineup Sleepers for Week 1 (Less Than 20% Owned)
With Week 1 of the new NFL season already underway, it is probably unlikely that your fantasy football team is plagued by injuries, unless you drafted several players that got hurt this preseason. Your team should be healthy and at full strength going into Week 1. Either way, there's always room to scour the waiver […]
Live Q&A Recap - Fantasy Football Draft Strategy Advice with Zach Wilkins & Bobby Koch (9/9)
Live Fantasy Football Lineups and Start/Sit Q&A RotoBaller writer and lead NFL columnist Zach Wilkins (@LopsidedTrades), along with Bobby Koch (@RekedFantasy), answer all of your fantasy football questions every Wednesday night all through the fantasy football season. Zach and Bobby have been studying tape all summer to prepare for the NFL season and help you win your fantasy leagues! […]
Week 1 Running Back Depth Charts for Fantasy Football
With the NFL season underway, it is time to take a close look at the landscape of the league and determine where true fantasy football value lies. Owning and starting the right running backs can be a big difference maker in your week to week matchups. We are here to help you plan your running backs strategy, and […]
English Premier League Week 5; Saturday's Predictions And Analysis
With the international fixtures behind us we can focus, once again, on the most competitive soccer league on the planet. The English Premier League is back with some alluring match ups and here are our match predictions and players to watch this week. Editor’s Note: Be sure to check out all of our articles, and read […]
Week 1 NFL Matchups Analysis: Thursday Start/Sit for Fantasy Football
Thursday Night Football Matchups and Sit/Start Advice With a later start time compared to years past, the wait felt like forever for the start of the 2015-16 NFL season, but Thursday has arrived and so has the start to the fantasy football season. The defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots host the Pittsburgh Steelers […]
Deeper PPR Draft Values & Early Waiver Wire Pickups
What's up RotoBallers. The NFL and fantasy football seasons are right around the corner, and will be kicking off in just a few short days. At this point, you're either getting ready for your final fantasy football drafts, or have already drafted your teams and are now ready to analyze the waiver wire for any overlooked […]
Khiry Robinson (RB, NO) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds for RB Depth / RB3 Upside CURRENT ADP: 227 STD, 224 PPR ANALYSIS: Saints lead-back Mark Ingram is highly regarded by draft experts and is being taken as a top-15 RB based off of his stretch run in 2014. Listen, Ingram had a decent 10 game stretch to finish the season where he averaged 91 […]
Denard Robinson (RB, JAX) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds for FLEX Upside CURRENT ADP: 206 STD, 176 PPR ANALYSIS: "Shoelace" Robinson was positively electric from Weeks 7-10 in 2014, when he took over the starting job from the woefully ineffective Toby Gerhart. He'll likely open the season behind rookie T.J. Yeldon, who should handle the first and second-down work early on […]
Karlos Williams (RB, BUF) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds for FLEX Upside CURRENT ADP: 290 STD, 277 PPR ANALYSIS: With Fred Jackson now out of the picture, Karlos Williams should be the clear backup to LeSean McCoy in Buffalo. He was truly impressing in the preseason until he was forced to undergo a mysterious emergency surgery, the details of which are still unknown. It […]
Matt Jones (RB, WAS) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Round for FLEX/RB2 Upside in PPR CURRENT ADP: 189 STD, 149 PPR ANALYSIS: Okay, so here at RotoBaller we've written about Matt Jones ad nauseam, with an especially strong man-crush by lead NFL editor Edward Gorelik. Well, here we are again discussing Jones, and there's a good reason for that. Currently he has a PPR league […]
Darren Sproles (RB, PHI) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds for FLEX Upside in PPR CURRENT ADP: 128 STD, 120 PPR ANALYSIS: I think we all know what Darren Sproles brings to the table for fantasy football purposes. The boom-or-bust running back can be a PPR monster one week, and get very few snaps another week bringing disappointment. But let's not forget that he […]
Reggie Bush (RB, SF) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target in Later Rounds for FLEX / RB2 Upside in PPR CURRENT ADP: 134 STD, 127 PPR ANALYSIS: We have a similar situation here with Reggie Bush, although this may not be as young and sexy as the Matt Jones scenario. Everyone expects the 49ers to be pretty bad this year, and with that the 49ers may find themselves down […]
AFC South: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC South strength of schedule analysis. For each […]
AFC North: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC North strength of schedule analysis. For each […]
AFC West: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC West strength of schedule analysis. For […]
AFC East: Strength of Schedule Analysis & Players to Target or Avoid
We’ve previously published an article series analyzing and grading all the NFL defenses, division by division. Now we’re going to look at the strength of schedules of each NFL team, division by division, to help you identify players with the best matchups vs. the league’s weakest defenses. Today we provide AFC East strength of schedule analysis. For each […]
Pre-Week 1 Post-Draft: Risers and Fallers
We are a few days away from the beginning of the fantasy football season. Soon you will be pumping your fist as touchdowns are scored, as well as rolling out very creative strings of expletives as RedZone shows your wide receiver being overthrown on a fade route. Can’t you feel it? You will never be […]
Fantasy Rookie Dynasty Profile: CLE RB Duke Johnson
When you think of a rookie RB this season to recommend for dynasty leagues, the first couple of names stick out are Todd Gurley and Melvin Gordon III. While these are two popular and certainly valuable RBs, I'd like to highlight another RB who isn't getting as much attention as he should. That is the Miami […]
Dolphin's RB Lamar Miller, The Forgotten RB1
Mention that you are targeting Lamar Miller in your fantasy draft, and you will likely to get some slanted looks and horror stories from your friends. Thanks to a 4.4 40 time and most of his competition in the backfield coming from Daniel Thomas, many people drafted Miller as a popular sleeper pick back in […]
Avoid Paying Up for Chicago Bears RB Matt Forte
Value is a tricky buzzword in fantasy sports. Understanding how to navigate its meaning in each sports increases your odds greatly. For instance, in baseball you have half of the year where games that generate new data are played daily to piece together a championship team. Baseball also (usually) has deeper rosters and more opportunities […]
The Top Running Back Handcuffs for 2015: Who To Own?
Close your eyes and imagine this. You’re in the midst of a beautiful season, your studs are doing work, you hit on your sleepers, your team is firing on all cylinders. And then your RB1 crumbles into a heap. You don’t have the backup, that stupid smug schmuck Steve does. Steve is now blowing up […]
Is LeSean McCoy in a Better or Worse Situation Under Rex Ryan's Bills?
Outside of Adrian Peterson, there is no trickier running back to attempt to predict their success in 2015 than LeSean McCoy. No longer is Shady in Philadelphia, as he now plays for the Buffalo Bills and head coach Rex Ryan. The big question surrounding McCoy is how he will fare on a new team with […]
LeGarrette Blount: Undervalued RB to Target in 2015
LeGarrette Blount was a force to be reckoned with at the end of last season. In a year in which Bill Belichick used everything that moved for his running back job, Blount came out of nowhere (the waivers) to lead the Pats’ rushing attack into the playoffs and beyond. Despite scoring just three times in five games […]
Chris Ivory (RB, NYJ) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target Starting in Seventh Round CURRENT ADP: Overall #79, RB #29 ANALYSIS: Over the last two seasons, it could be argued that Chris Ivory was the most reliable offensive weapon for the New York Jets. Ivory averaged a very respectable 4.35 YPC over the last two years and topped 800 yards in both seasons. Heading […]
Rashad Jennings (RB, NYG) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Target In Eighth Round CURRENT ADP: Overall #84, RB #31 ANALYSIS: On the surface, it might appear that Jennings is too old, too brittle and in a backfield that's too crowded to trust him. Jennings is 30, a supposed age of decline for running backs, has never played 16 games in a season and […]
Doug Martin (RB, TB) - 2015 Fantasy Football Sleeper
BALLER MOVE: Add In Later Rounds CURRENT ADP: Overall #88, RB #34 ANALYSIS: When the Muscle Hamster burst onto the scene during his rookie campaign with 1,926 total yards and 12 TDs, it seemed that he was on his way to being one of the best backs in the game. But the last two seasons […]
Running Backs You Should Draft, While Others Avoid Them
It's getting down to the nitty gritty at this point. Hours of work have been spent pouring over your cheat sheet and adjustments are being made based on the most minute of details. Eventually, it gets to the point of over-analysis. With it being the most popular draft week of the year now that the […]