
Drake London A Solid WR2 Option
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London played well over the first three games of his NFL career, averaging 14.5 half-point PPR fantasy points per contest. Unfortunately, the rookie struggled against the Cleveland Browns last week, catching two of his seven targets and scoring only 2.7 fantasy points. With Kyle Pitts (hamstring) out for Sunday's matchup […]

Caleb Huntley Faces Tough Matchup In Week 5
Atlanta Falcons running back Caleb Huntley had a surprise performance in Week 4 against the Cleveland Browns. The young running back had only one rushing attempt for three yards before last week's contest. Yet, he ended the game with 56 rushing yards and a touchdown while scoring 11.6 half-point PPR fantasy points. With Cordarrelle Patterson […]

Tyler Allgeier A Possible Flex Option Against Tampa Bay
Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier will take over as the starter this week after the team placed Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) on injured reserve on Monday. Last week the former BYU star running back averaged 8.4 yards per rushing attempt against the Cleveland Browns. While he played well last week, the matchup on Sunday is […]

Marcus Mariota A Risky Start Against The Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota started the year strong, scoring 19.8 fantasy points in Week 1 against the New Orleans Saints. However, the veteran quarterback has averaged only 11 fantasy points per game since then, scoring under 15.6 fantasy points in every contest. Furthermore, the former Oregon Duck has six turnovers compared to only three […]

Kyle Pitts Ruled Out For Week 5
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (hamstring) didn't practice all week and has officially been ruled out for Week 5 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Fantasy managers will obviously need to remove him from their starting lineups this weekend. With Pitts out, Parker Hesse and Anthony Firkser will battle for playing time at the position, […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For Week 5: Alvin Kamara, D'Andre Swift, Tom Brady, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Keenan Allen, Kyle Pitts
We're heading into the fifth week of the NFL season, and the injury report is significantly longer than it's ever been this season. Our fantasy football injuries report highlights several players with fantasy significance and their latest status heading into Week 5 as of Friday October 7, 2022. Guys like Alvin Kamara, D'Andre Swift, Tom […]

Finding Tight End Breakouts for Fantasy Football – Cracking the Code for Week 5
Holy T.J. Hockenson! With Amon-Ra St. Brown, D.J. Chark, and D'Andre Swift all out of the lineup, Hockenson was given 12 targets from quarterback, Jared Goff. He turned those targets into 8 receptions, 179 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Opportunity and volume continue to be king for this position. It's not something most tight ends are […]

Rest of Season Half-PPR Rankings: Fantasy Football Top 200 for Week 5
Four weeks of the 2022 NFL season are down, the fantasy baseball has wrapped up, and autumn is in the air as we proceed with some Rest-of-Season ranks! We aim to assess players moving forward as if we drafted today to help orient you to build winners through waivers or trades, so today we present […]

Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For Week 5
As crazy as it sounds, we are already almost a quarter of the way through the 2022 NFL season. Some fantasy players have experienced pure heartbreak, some have tasted triumph, and the rest of us have felt both or everything in between. Regardless of where you fit in, now is the time to start looking […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5
Week 4 of the 2022 NFL season is officially in the books. Overreactions will undoubtedly continue to be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 5 and beyond. In this weekly column, we'll be looking at players whose arrows may be […]

Timeshare or Position Battle? Breaking Down Running Back Committees for Fantasy Football
As the season rolls along, we're starting to get a better idea of how some running back committees have gone. Some of those committees have turned out to not be committees. James Robinson has dominated the Jaguars backfield and left Travis Etienne with a minimal role, for example. And some have been even more committee […]

The King's Week 5 Lineup Rankings and Analysis (Premium Content)
Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 5 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 […]

NFL Betting Picks for Week 5 - Best Bets, Expert Odds and Predictions
Another week with odd conditions that affect us posting a sweep. Some crappy weather in Baltimore affected the gameplay, to the tune of four turnovers combined and the total fell under by eight points. The Dallas covering -3 was probably the easiest bet we'll place and hit all year, while the under with Cleveland and […]

NFL DFS Lineup Sleepers for DraftKings, FanDuel - Week 5 Value Picks Include Ryan Tannehill, Kareem Hunt, Garrett Wilson, Dallas Goedert
One-quarter of the NFL season is already over, which is hard to believe. 1 month into the season we now have enough data and history to go on to hopefully make some accurate predictions for the rest of the year. As each week goes on we have a better understanding of new coaches, offensive schemes, […]

Kyle Pitts Sidelined For Second Straight Practice
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (hamstring) was not spotted at practice for the second straight day as he deals with a hamstring injury. The sophomore will likely need to get in some work on Friday to not be in any danger of missing Week 5 against the Buccaneers, so fantasy managers should continue to […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 4
This is the fourth week of this series where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on past coaching trends in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 4, we saw stat lines such as the New York Giants wide receiver room combining for eight targets, the Detroit Lions […]

Week 5 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players
Week 4 of the NFL season was another wild one. It was filled with a couple of short-term injuries that make you feel for players and worry for your fantasy teams (Tua Tagovailoa and Jonathan Taylor), it had a long-term injury that hurt particularly badly (Javonte Williams), and it had a QB change (Kenny Pickett […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Week 5 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Week 5, 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 […]

Kyle Pitts Misses Wednesday's Practice
Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts (hamstring) missed the team's practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury. It remains to be seen if Pitts is actually in danger of missing the Week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but fantasy managers must have a backup plan in place in case he's inactive. The 21-year-old […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Rankings - Fantasy Football Pickups Include Tyler Allgeier, Mike Boone, Isiah Pacheco, George Pickens
Welcome to Week 5 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 Injury Roundup For NFL RBs: Week 5 Updates for Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon, Brian Robinson, Gus Edwards
Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of October 5th, coming out of the fourth week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Jonathan Taylor, Melvin Gordon, Brian Robinson, and Gus Edwards. The fantasy football season may be […]

NextGen Stats - Week 4: WR/TE Breakdowns and Takeaways
I can't believe it. Months of waiting, painful empty weekends, and now a quarter of the NFL season is suddenly gone! But I'm not going to lie, I love the moment when the whistle blows to end the week on Monday nights. It is just the confirmation that we have another full round of data […]

Tyler Allgeier Listed As Top Back Entering Week 5
Atlanta Falcons running back Tyler Allgeier made his NFL debut in Week 2 after Damien Williams (ribs) suffered an injury in Week 1 and has been battling with Cordarrelle Patterson (knee) for the starting job in this offense since. The 22-year-old now appears in line to take over that role because of the injury suffered […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 5 (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers. Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week and a snapshot of the injuries that matter heading into the DFS main slate. We're looking at the […]

Alec Pierce (WR, IND) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5
BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 5% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Alec Pierce was able to break out last season for the Cincinnati Bearcats in fantastic stride with Desmond Ridder's phenomenal final college season, going for 884 yards receiving and eight touchdowns on 52 receptions over 14 games; not to mention his […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds - All Positions
It was just a matter of time before the injuries to big-name players hit, especially at the running back position. Those who spent a top pick on Jonathan Taylor seem to have dodged a bullet while those invested in Javonte Williams must now move ahead without him. Let's see what the best options are. Below, […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 5
Rev up those wallets because Week 4 supplied loads of mayhem for us to react to. I hesitate to say we suddenly have any slam-dunk waiver adds even after a slow FAAB start to the year, but the injuries are piling up. Let's be honest with our team's needs and allocate resources appropriately with roughly […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round Including Tyler Allgeier, George Pickens, Brian Robinson, Kenny Pickett, Taysom Hill
October is here and I hope you all didn't have scary fantasy football weekends. Unfortunately, Week 4 saw key injuries hit superstars in Jonathan Taylor, and Javonte Williams, with others such as Tua Tagovailoa, Daniel Jones, Treylon Burks, Isaiah McKenzie, and Jahan Dotson exiting early as well. We'll see how those situations shake out through […]

Running Back Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5: Top Free Agent Adds Include Mike Boone, Nyheim Hines, Tyler Allgeier, Brian Robinson
As you now read this week’s recommendations from the waiver wire, the planning process for your Week 5 roster construction has already begun. The matchups of Week 4 included a whopping nine different 100-yard performances from running backs, while the injuries that have been sustained by Jonathan Taylor, Javonte Williams, and Alvin Kamara have become […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 5: Top Free Agent Adds Include Tyler Conklin, Mo Alie-Cox, Taysom Hill, Robert Tonyan
2022 has not exactly been the Year of the Tight End in fantasy football. Atlanta’s Kyle Pitts has no touchdowns and three games of 25 receiving yards or less. San Francisco’s George Kittle has all of 28 yards thanks to an early injury. Dallas’ Dalton Schultz has 80 yards on the season and has done […]