Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 9 - Marcus Mariota, Tyler Allgeier and Terrace Marshall Jr.

After a brutal Week 7 that stole many weekly fantasy contributors from our lineup, Week 8 was much more kind. There were some injury scares, but we escaped in relatively good shape. Hopefully, that holds up moving forward. Even without the injuries, Week 9 is already taking away plenty of our usual starters.  There are […]

Younghoe Koo Has A Favorable Matchup

Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo had arguably his best performance this season last week against the Carolina Panthers. The veteran kicker made all three field goal attempts and scored 14 fantasy points in the win. More importantly, last week's performance snapped a cold streak for the veteran. Koo had scored a total of 10 fantasy […]

Falcons Defense Not Worth Streaming

The Atlanta Falcons defense has been awful the past few weeks. They have surrendered 30 or more points three times this season, including two straight games. Furthermore, they have only four sacks in their past four games. More importantly, Atlanta had a great matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Yet, they had only one turnover in […]

Kyle Pitts Hopes To Keep Strong Play Going

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts is coming off his best performance this season. Last week the young tight end scored a season-high 16.5 half-point PPR fantasy points against the Carolina Panthers. Furthermore, he had a season-high nine targets in the game. More importantly, the former Florida star tight end found the end zone for […]

Damiere Byrd A Possible Deep Sleeper

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Damiere Byrd has played well recently. The veteran receiver has scored at least 14 fantasy points in back-to-back games. Furthermore, he has a touchdown in both contests. Last week Byrd was second on the team in targets (six) and receiving yards (67). Moreover, he scored the go-ahead touchdown with just over […]

Drake London A Boom-Or-Bust Flex Option

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London has been a frustrating rookie for fantasy players. The former USC star averaged 14.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per game over the first three games this season. However, he has struggled since, scoring only four fantasy points per game. Furthermore, the first-round pick has scored under 5.7 fantasy points […]

Caleb Huntley A Potential Week 9 Sleeper

Atlanta Falcons running back Caleb Huntley led the team with 91 rushing yards in the last week's win over the Carolina Panthers. The young running back averaged a season-high 5.7 yards per rushing attempt against the division rival. More importantly, he had 16 rushing attempts for the second time in the past three weeks. Meanwhile, […]

Tyler Allgeier Has An Excellent Matchup

Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier has put together back-to-back solid performances. The rookie running back has scored 11 or more half-point PPR fantasy points two weeks in a row. He has also found the end zone in back-to-back games. More importantly, the former BYU star has at least 13 rushing yards in four straight […]

Cordarrelle Patterson An RB1 If Active

Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) has missed the past four games after undergoing knee surgery. The veteran returned to practice on Wednesday, but the team will wait until Saturday to make a final decision on the running back. Patterson had averaged 14.2 half-point PPR fantasy points per game before suffering the injury. Furthermore, […]

Marcus Mariota A Midrange QB2 Against Los Angeles

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota is coming off his best game of the season. The veteran quarterback had a season-high 253 passing yards and three touchdowns last week against the Carolina Panthers. It was also the second time over the past three weeks that Mariota scored 22 or more fantasy points. More importantly, he has […]

Is Joshua Palmer Playing In Week 9 Fantasy Football? Should I Start Joshua Palmer In Week 9?

As fantasy football managers are constructing their lineups for Week 9, some key injury situations will shape their decisions and separate the winners from the losers Let's check in on the injury status of Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Joshua Palmer ahead of L.A.'s Week 9 Sunday matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Is Joshua Palmer […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 9 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 9, Rotoballers! This season, the DFS Value Plays will look at the word "value" from all angles. Usually, it implies a player that won't cost you much of your salary on DraftKings or FanDuel. However, if I see a quarterback, running […]

Is Keenan Allen Playing in Week 9? How Do Injuries Affect The Chargers Offense?

The Los Angeles Chargers haven’t had the season optimistic fans and analysts expected of them. A lot of what has ailed them comes down to an underwhelming passing game that has been slowed down by injuries. The Chargers offense looks unstoppable on paper. In his third year, QB Justin Herbert entered the season as Vegas’ […]

NFL DFS Stacks for DraftKings, FanDuel - Top Week 9 Daily Fantasy Football Picks

Week 8 was yet another solid week for this column, as DeAndre Hopkins, Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle, Tyreek Hill, Alvin Kamara, A.J. Brown, and Derrick Henry were all mentioned. Tua stacks were massive on Sunday, but the true differentiator came in the form of cheap Panthers like D’Onta Foreman and D.J. Moore. I had a […]

Wide Receiver Breakouts for Fantasy Football: Targets, Air Yards, Snaps Trends for Terrace Marshall, Terry McLaurin, Demarcus Robinson

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters – both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – What To Do With Kyle Pitts, Gerald Everett, T.J. Hockenson

The truth of the matter is that during the offseason, we as analysts and fantasy managers everywhere spend way too much time trying to decipher this wretched position. We look at the mid-TE1s and wonder who could possibly elevate their game to being top-three. The truth is our time is better spent on the other […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 9 (Thursday Updates): Brandin Cooks, Cordarrelle Patterson, Jonathan Taylor, James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, Keenan Allen

Today's updated fantasy football injuries report highlights several players for Week 9 including Brandin Cooks, Keenan Allen, James Conner, Chuba Hubbard, Jonathan Taylor, Cordarrelle Patterson as of Thursday November 3rd, 2022. We’ve made it to Week 9 of the NFL season, and about to kick things off with Thursday Night Football. Before you start to […]

The King's Week 9 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 9 lineup rankings in PPR, Half-PPR, and Standard formats. He also includes analysis of key players at each position. The rankings will continue to be updated as news breaks prior to Sunday's games. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout to […]

Updated Week 9 Half-PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: Kenneth Walker, Travis Etienne, Davante Adams, Tyler Boyd, T.J. Hockenson

The Tuesday trade deadline saw some big-name players being moved, so our Week 9 fantasy football half-PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of November 1st get shaken up at least a little bit. The fantasy football playoffs are going to be here before you know it, so our goal as always is to help you […]

NFL DFS Value Plays: Week 9 Bargain Bin for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo Including Aaron Rodgers and Travis Etienne

Welcome to the Week 9 Sunday main slate edition of RotoBaller's NFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players across the industry that find themselves in favorable match-ups and/or suddenly expanded roles. Each week I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to […]

Should I Add Darius Slayton Off The Waiver Wire? Fantasy Football Outlook

New York Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton has played well recently. The veteran receiver was the subject of trade talks earlier this season, but that changed with the Giants winning games. The former Auburn Tiger is averaging only 5.3 half-point PPR fantasy points per game this season, making him the WR72 for the year. However, […]

Thunder Dan's NFL Betting Picks for Week 9: Spreads, Totals, Parlays, and Teasers

Week 8 kicked my butt on totals and spreads, but player props came through in a big way to carry us to a +2 unit week, and maybe, just maybe we have a little momentum going this season? Whether you like to bet game totals, sides, or player props, I have something in here for […]

Should I Pickup and Start Joshua Palmer In Week 9 Fantasy Football? Waiver Outlook

The Los Angeles Chargers have depended heavily on second-year wide receiver Joshua Palmer in 2022. Keenan Allen missed five games with a hamstring injury and Mike Williams has a high ankle sprain that will sideline him for multiple weeks. Palmer's target share jumped from 7.5% last year to 16.7% this year with the absences of […]

Is Cordarrelle Patterson Healthy Or Injured? Fantasy Football Injury Update

Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson has been one of the better fantasy running backs over the past year. Last season he was the RB9 in half-point PPR scoring, averaging 13 fantasy points per game. This season the veteran running back started the year on fire, averaging 15.7 half-point PPR fantasy points per game over […]

Marcus Mariota (QB, ATL) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED IN: 26% of Leagues ANALYSIS:  Marcus Mariota has been a steady, if unspectacular, producer in this run-heavy Atlanta Falcons offense. Although it seems as though Atlanta head coach Arthur Smith would sometimes rather take a frying pan to the face than throw the football, Mariota has overcome […]

Week 9 Wide Receiver Rankings for Fantasy Football: A.J. Brown, Tee Higgins, Mike Evans, Keenan Allen, Chase Claypool, Mack Hollins

With six teams on a bye, the pool of wideouts on the fantasy radar is as large as ever this season. There was also one notable wideout trade just before the NFL's trade deadline, so that will shake up one wide receiver room moving forward. We've got you covered with our updated Week 9 fantasy […]

NFL Trade Deadline Winners and Losers for Fantasy Football - Nyheim Hines, Chase Claypool, Jameson Williams, Calvin Ridley

The NFL trade deadline has come and gone, and like always, nothing happened. Wait. I'm being told that actually a whole lot happened, as we ended up with the most active NFL trade deadline ever. A day that has just been kind of perfunctory forever actually meant something on Tuesday. Now that the trade deadline […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Isaiah Likely, Rachaad White, Kyren Williams, Ronnie Rivers, Kenyan Drake

Welcome to Week 9 RotoBallers, and another round of waiver wire pickups! We have seen new injuries emerge for fantasy football and players who may be breaking out. As you consider who to pickup for your rosters, as always we're here to help you sift through it. Each week our NFL team puts out a […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 9

We're onto Week 9 of the NFL season and after a week's worth of surprising studs and duds and a chaotic trade deadline, it's time to see which players are risers and which guys are falling in fantasy football value.  We now have a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions […]

Deeper-League Waiver Wire Adds for Week 9: Kadarius Toney, Jaylen Warren, Travis Homer, Marcus Mariota, Terrace Marshall

The NFL season keeps chugging along, and as fantasy managers, there's never a time to stop looking for deep league gems and potential late-season lotto-ticket stashes. These fantasy football waiver wire pickup suggestions are for fantasy managers in deep leagues of 14-teams or more or a higher number of bench spots than traditional fantasy leagues. […]