Fantasy Football Matchups to Target, Avoid (Week 2) - Offensive Line Champs and Chumps

If you like offensive football, Week 1 of the NFL season was underwhelming. Only two quarterbacks threw for over 300 yards. Similarly, just two quarterbacks had more than two passing touchdowns. Part of the issue with Week 1 was the collective struggle of offensive line units across the league. Just nine teams finished the week […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 2 Updates for Christian McCaffrey, De'Von Achane, Kenneth Walker III, Raheem Mostert

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries report for running backs in Week 2, as of September 11. The injury statuses for various NFL running backs are up in the air for Week 2, including Christian McCaffrey, De'Von Achane, Kenneth Walker III, and Raheem Mostert. As the fantasy football season gets underway, every decision, […]

Fact or Fiction: Surprising Fantasy Football Performances From Jayden Reed, Jordan Mason, Allen Lazard, and more

Week 1 of the NFL is behind us and it's time to look ahead to next week's action. There were some surprising performances in the first week of the season, but were those surprising performances a sign of things to come for players? Every week, I'll be looking at three to five NFL players whose […]

Jonah Williams Expected To Miss Time With Knee Injury

Arizona Cardinals right tackle Jonah Williams (knee) is expected to miss some time due to a knee injury. The team is still assessing the full extent of the injury and determining a timeline for his return. Williams, who signed a two-year, $30 million contract with the Cardinals this offseason, was a left tackle for the […]

Backfield Breakdowns and Target Shares - Fantasy Football Outlooks for Mark Andrews, Jordan Love, Saquon Barkley, Isaiah Likely, more

Welcome to my new weekly column for the 2024 NFL season! As we wrap up the first week of action, the fantasy football landscape morphs with each game. It's a jungle out there, and staying on top of snap shares in the running back rooms, target distributions among wide receivers, and emerging trends isn't just […]

Running Back Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jordan Mason, J.K. Dobbins, Jaleel McLaughlin, Bucky Irving

After months of drafting and reshaping your rosters, the season openers are now complete. Many of you have already begun formulating plans on how to proceed with your rosters in Week 2. Some of you should be ecstatic with the production that your backs delivered in Week 1, particularly if you had Saquon Barkley, Joe […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 2 Lightning Round Including J.K. Dobbins, Isaiah Likely, Jordan Mason, Rashid Shaheed, Baker Mayfield, Juwan Johnson, Alexander Mattison

Hello again, faithful RotoBallers, and welcome to another year taking a peek ahead at the waiver landscape to come. We know there's gold to be mined following Week 1 so why not start digging early? Let's start the season strong with our fantasy football waiver wire pickups lightning round heading into Week 2 of the […]

Will Christian McCaffrey Play in Week 2? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Christian McCaffrey, many fantasy managers’ favorite player, did not play in the San Francisco 49ers' Week 1 matchup against the New York Jets. As he was supposedly scheduled to play, many people had him in their starting fantasy lineups and had their matchups influenced by his absence. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said after Monday night's […]

Christian McCaffrey Unlikely To Play In Week 2

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) is in danger of missing two straight games. The superstar back was declared inactive a few hours before the season opener against the New York Jets on Monday. There was some controversy about backup running back Jordan Mason knowing he was going to start on Friday, […]

La'Mical Perine Released By Packers

Green Bay Packers running back La'Mical Perine has been released by the organization on Tuesday. Perine joined the Packers a few weeks ago after getting cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of August. Perine was on the Packers practice squad, but they needed to move him in order to make room for tight […]

Week 2 Fantasy Football FLEX Rankings (RB, WR, TE) for Half-PPR: Jameson Williams, Austin Ekeler, Gus Edwards, Ladd McConkey, Chuba Hubbard, more

Week 2 is here! After an eventful opening week, we are looking ahead to Week 2 and are back with more fantasy football rankings. The FLEX position can be the difference between winning or losing your league matchup. Use our Week 2 fantasy football FLEX rankings for 2024 and set your winning lineups. If your […]

Will Raheem Mostert Play In Week 2? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert was incredible for fantasy managers in 2023, finishing the season as the RB5 in PPR and RB2 in standard, with just two games under double-digit PPR points in 15 games played. Mostert didn't get off to a hot start in 2024, scoring just 3.9 PPR points in a win […]

Ravens To Manage Derrick Henry's Workload In 2024

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stated that running back Derrick Henry will not be overloaded this season like he has in years past with the Tennessee Titans. Henry finished Week 1 with 13 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown. That is a far cry difference from his former workload. It is understandable that […]

Will Christian McCaffrey Play In Week 2? Fantasy Football Injury Update

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has generated plenty of buzz in fantasy football lately. The consensus RB1 in this year's fantasy drafts, McCaffrey was a surprising scratch in Week 1 due to an injury, leaving many managers scrambling to find a replacement on Monday night. Is Christian McCaffrey healthy? Will Christian McCaffrey play […]

De'Von Achane, Raheem Mostert Listed As DNP For Second Straight Day

The Miami Dolphins' backfield depth could be tested early on in 2024 on a short week heading into their Week 2 matchup against the division-rival Buffalo Bills this Thursday night. Running backs De'Von Achane (ankle) and Raheem Mostert (chest) were both listed as not practicing for the second straight game during the team's walkthrough on […]

Fantasy Football Running Back Position Battles After Week 1 - Zack Moss, Zamir White, Travis Etienne Jr., Javonte Williams, more

Two capable running backs -- a head coach's dream, but a fantasy manager's nightmare. Throughout training camp, the fantasy community attempted to deduce which running backs would emerge from several crowded backfields. Sometimes, the answer isn't revealed until Week 1. Other times, we still don't have a clear picture following the first round of games. […]

Top 10 Running Back Studs - Best Fantasy Football RB Performances Including Saquon Barkley, Joe Mixon De'Von Achane and More

We've waited so, so long, and Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season did not disappoint. We had blow-outs, breakouts, studs, duds, and everything else you could hope for after seven agonizing football-less months. We even had a game on Friday in Brazil! Saquon Barkley shined in his Philadelphia Eagles debut. At the same time, […]

Jaylen Wright (RB, MIA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 22% of Leagues UPDATE: De'Von Achane is officially active for Thursday Night Football. ANALYSIS: Miami Dolphins running back Jaylen Wright was a healthy scratch in Week 1, and given the team's crowded backfield, questions have emerged about his fantasy football viability during his rookie campaign. Although Wright […]

Mike Boone Joining Panthers Active Roster

The Carolina Panthers are signing Mike Boone to the active 53-man roster, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The 29-year-old was called up to the active roster in Week 1 and rushed four times for seven yards. He has totaled 546 rushing yards and four rushing scores since entering the league in 2018. Carolina is […]

Kyle Shanahan Says Christian McCaffrey Would've Played In A High-Stakes Game

San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (calf, Achilles) was somewhat of a surprising inactive during Monday's game against the New York Jets. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year was labeled as questionable with a calf and Achilles injury on Saturday's final injury report, but fantasy managers did not know he wouldn't play […]

Florio’s Football Show - Week 2 Waiver Wire Analysis for Isaiah Likely, J.K. Dobbins, more

Michael F. Florio is back and gives you everything you need to get your fantasy lineup ready for Week 2! Florio goes over the top waiver targets at each position, plus his favorite streamers of the week. He then goes over his starts and sits at every position. Get everything you need for the week, […]

Should I Pick Up Justice Hill? Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups For Fantasy Football

The Baltimore Ravens made several changes to their running back unit in the offseason. They moved on from J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards in free agency. Baltimore added Derrick Henry to replace them as the team’s early downs running back. Justice Hill is the only other running back on the active roster, with Keaton Mitchell […]

Ty Johnson To Be Limited On Tuesday

Buffalo Bills running back Ty Johnson (knee) will be a limited participant in the team's practice on Tuesday as they prepare for a short week in Week 2 with a Thursday night matchup against the division-rival Miami Dolphins. Johnson was injured in the season-opening win over the visiting Arizona Cardinals on Sunday and could be […]

Steelers Say That Jaylen Warren Is "Healthy Enough"

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said that running back Jaylen Warren (hamstring) is "healthy enough," but that it would be a "slippery slope" to say that Warren is fully healthy heading into a Week 2 road tilt against the Denver Broncos. In the Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons, Najee Harris handled 56% […]

Rico Dowdle (RB, DAL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 40% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Dallas displayed an ugly split between their two running backs in Week 1’s win over Cleveland, with Ezekiel Elliott rushing 10 times and Rico Dowdle toting the rock eight times. Neither running back was particularly efficient, meaning the two will likely split […]

Jaleel McLaughlin (RB, DEN) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 7% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers should consider adding Jaleel McLaughlin off the waiver wire after his Week 1 performance, despite his stat line of 10 carries for 27 yards and six catches for just one yard. The key takeaway is that McLaughlin out-snapped the presumed starter, […]

J.K. Dobbins (RB, LAC) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add in All Leagues ROSTERED IN: 77% of Leagues ANALYSIS: In his first game since Week 1 last season, Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins shined in his new offense. Dobbins only had a 58% snap share and took 37% of the team’s carries, but he looked much more explosive than backfield […]

Should I Pick Up Tank Bigsby? Week 2 Waiver Wire Pickups for Fantasy Football

"We talked about this as a staff and myself, making sure Tank [Bigsby] gets opportunities to get out there and take some of the pounding off of Travis [Etienne]." That's a quote from Doug Pederson during OTAs, a statement we were skeptical to believe. The Jaguars wanted to limit Travis Etienne's touches in 2023. He […]

Tank Bigsby - Week 2 Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for 2024

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues as a Handcuff  ROSTERED IN: 60% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Fantasy managers shouldn’t overreact to Tank Bigsby's Week 1 performance, where he recorded 12 carries for 73 yards. While those stats may appear encouraging, it’s important to remember that Travis Etienne remains the Jaguars' unquestioned starting running back. Bigsby's […]

Zach Charbonnet (RB, SEA) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 2

BALLER MOVE: Add as your RB3 or RB4 ROSTERED IN: 56% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Seattle selected Zach Charbonnet in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, just a year after drafting Kenneth Walker in the second round of 2022. Charbonnet has shown glimpses of being capable of leading an NFL backfield, but he's been held […]