Waiver Wire Express - Week 9 Lightning Round

Week 8 brought an action-packed week with its own batch of chaos, but any week without COVID-19 postponements feels like a win. Key injuries included George Kittle (ankle), Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), T.Y. Hilton (groin), Kenny Golladay (hip), Tevin Coleman (knee), Darrell Henderson (thigh), Adam Humphries (concussion). Week 8 has these teams on bye: Bengals, Browns, Eagles, and Rams. […]

Jalen Reagor (WR, PHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 24% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Eagles pass-catcher corps have been so ravaged by injuries that no-name, waiver-wire-darling Travis Fulgham leads the team in PPR points... and is the WR6 on the season in fantasy points per game! Just imagine! With such room for opportunity, as many as […]

Jordan Wilkins (RB, IND) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: If you're going to come here to tell me that you knew this was about to happen, you're a liar. That's what you are, my friend. Indianapolis started the season featuring Marlon Mack heavily on both the passing and the rushing game... only […]

Gus Edwards (RB, BAL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Ravens backfield has been a three-headed monster, or a three-headed mess, whether you like the most. Mark Ingram II, Gus Edwards, and J.K. Dobbins have shared snaps all season long, and none has been able to separate from the pack either in […]

Corey Davis (WR, TEN) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 47% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Looking back at Corey Davis' career numbers, the concerns coming from fantasy GMs were understandable. Not anymore, I guess. Davis was meh as a rookie (6.3 PPG in 11 games), performed better in his second year (11.5 PPG in 16 games) but he came […]

Sterling Shepard (WR, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 43% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It's been ages since the first time I told you to add-and-stash Sterling Shepard to your fantasy teams when he went down injured all the way back in Week 2. It looks like fantasy GMs are finally accepting that they missed out big […]

Damien Harris (RB, NE) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 46% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Nobody loves New England's backfield, but at this point, we know perfectly how it usually works (committee) and what to expect (a heavily balanced share of snaps). Excluding Rex Burkhead (71%) in Week 2 and James White (93%) in Week 4, no Patriots' […]

Wayne Gallman (RB, NYG) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 23% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Giants lost stud RB Saquon Barkley just two games into the season, and their move was getting into the free-agent market to sign Devonta Freeman. That was expected, as was his usage and RB1 role while his health stayed up. As Brakley, […]

Denzel Mims (WR, NYJ) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 9% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Are you looking for extreme fantasy football experiences? Oh boy, then you should definitely roster and play some New York Jets during the rest of the season, am I right? The Jets are whatever comes after "worst". That's a bad thing. But […]

Week 8 Outliers Analysis - We Must Overreact!

Windy conditions impacted several games this week, and as a result only Patrick Mahomes eclipsed 30 fantasy points as teams seemingly relied more on the run given the weather. In Week 8 only seven quarterbacks cracked 20 points, so scoring was down in general. At tight end Travis Kelce was one of only two tight […]

Deeper League Waiver Wire Pickups - Week 9

We are now at the midpoint of the season. This 2020 campaign certainly seems like a blur, but this is now the stretch where fantasy teams make that final push to get to the playoffs and win the title. This week unfortunately brought another serious injury, this time to 49ers tight end George Kittle, who […]

Pocket Aces: WR and TE Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 9

Host Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio discusses the 2020 fantasy football season and keeps you updated with all the latest news and analysis as he discuses the fantasy football season by breaking down each position. Today he takes a look at some wide receivers and tight ends to consider adding off the waiver wire. Like and subscribe […]

Kendrick Bourne (WR, SF) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 8% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I think it'd take me less time to list San Francisco's available pass-catchers rather than those injured. That's where we're at with the 49ers, folks. Luckily for one out of 10 fantasy GMs, they have one of the still-warm bodies playing football […]

Jakobi Meyers (WR, NE) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 1% of Leagues ANALYSIS: The Patriots are known for deploying a messy backfield, but due to multiple injuries this season their receiving corps has been pretty much on par with it. Edelman was the clear WR1 of the team until he wasn't (Week 3) and got then […]

Takkarist McKinley Says He Won't Be Traded

Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takkarist McKinley tweeted that he won't be traded at this year's deadline on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and that the Falcons have declined multiple offers for him. The fourth-year defender has played in four games this season and has just one sack. He's currently dealing with a groin injury and may not […]

Darnell Mooney (WR, CHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 6% of Leagues ANALYSIS: For some reason I will never get to comprehend, Darnell Mooney is still available in more than 9 of 10 Yahoo! fantasy leagues... I know, I know. Allen Robinson II is Chicago's no. 1 WR, he's averaging almost twice as many fantasy points […]

Anthony Miller (WR, CHI) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 21% of Leagues ANALYSIS: This Sunday marked the second time this season in which Anthony Miller got targeted 6+ times by the Bears quarterback, and the first in the post-Trubisky era (shout-out Nick Foles!). It took time for Nicky to trust Miller, but finally, he did. The […]

Mecole Hardman (WR, KC) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 30% of Leagues ANALYSIS: At this point in time, you know how the Chiefs offense operates: Patrick Mahomes mans the team from the pocket, he demolishes defenses no matter what, and someone from the receiving corps eats. Always. The problem, of course, is knowing who's day is going […]

Christian Blake (WR, ATL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues ROSTERED: 0% of Leagues ANALYSIS: It is hard to trust the Falcons as a whole, let alone their ninth most-targeted player (or should I say the seventh least-targeted?) and no. 5 wideout. But here we are. If you happen to play in a super-deep fantasy league, you might […]

Brian Hill (RB, ATL) - Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED: 11% of Leagues ANALYSIS: Don't get too excited about this, because Todd Gurley II is going nowhere, but at least we saw Hill play the most snaps (and snap share at 36%) last TNF against the Panthers sharing the backfield with Gurley. While the snaps haven't […]

How Much Does Shadow Coverage Impact Wide Receivers?

If you only play redraft fantasy football, you know that no matter what you have to play your studs week in and week out. That is non-negotiable, and your lineup decisions mostly come down to who to play at lower-level spots such as WR3 or FLEX. If you play DFS contests, though, you know that […]

NextGen Stats - Wide Receiver/Tight End Breakdowns and Takeaways

Okay, folks, I'm about to bring you bad news. If you're reading this it is because you're trying to get an edge over your league mates to beat them this weekend. That means you're here to get informed on what to do and how to tackle your week's most pressing decisions. The bad news: these […]

Wide Receiver Matchups To Target in Week 8

The Week 7 wide receiver matchup article was either feast or famine. Diontae Johnson absolutely crushed it, scoring twice on his way to finish as the No. 3 receiver on the week. Kenny Golladay went over 100 yards and Terry McLaurin scored, finishing as a WR1. On the other side of things, CeeDee Lamb, Gabriel Davis […]

Updated Week 8 PPR Rankings (Top 400)

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Packers Rule Out Aaron Jones For Week 8 Joe Mixon To Miss Another Game Michael Thomas Ruled Out Against Bears Dalvin Cook Good To Go Against Packers […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target & Avoid - Week 8

With six or seven games of data for each team, situations are becoming more crystalized and teams are game-planning to exploit clear-cut coverage weaknesses. Compiling this data and writing this article each week has made it clear that a WR's talent and target share are more important than his opposition. With that said, fantasy managers […]

Week 8 Defense (DEF) Streamers and Starts - 2020 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 7 was relatively successful with seven correctly predicted top-10 defenses after the Los Angeles Rams strong effort on Monday night. Washington was a close call as they made my top-12, but I never thought the Cowboys offense would fall off the cliff as steeply as it did on Sunday, and both Arizona and Jacksonville […]

Updated Week 8 Running Back Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 running back rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Packers Rule Out Aaron Jones For Week 8 Joe Mixon To Miss Another Game Dalvin Cook Good To Go Against Packers Carlos Hyde Doubtful For Week […]

Updated Week 8 Wide Receiver Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 wide receiver rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Michael Thomas Ruled Out Against Bears Allen Robinson II Expected To Play Sunday Stephon Gilmore Out Against Bills Eagles Activating Jalen Reagor From Injured Reserve Colts […]

Break The Slate: DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Week 8

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! If you read this article regularly, then you know what we're about here, but if you are a new reader, let me quickly summarize our goals with this article. We'll spend each week discussing a few plays at each position for the DraftKings main slate […]

Updated Week 8 Tight End Rankings

Welcome to Week 8 RotoBallers. Below are our updated consensus Week 8 tight end rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries, player news and rankings updates: Dallas Goedert Being Activated To Play Sunday Night Austin Hooper Ruled Out For Week 8 Jordan Reed Returned To Practice And May Return This Week These […]