Deeper Sleepers Heading Into Week 5

Josh Bellamy. Logan Paulsen. John Ross. Those are just three of the random players who scored early touchdowns during Sunday afternoon's Week 4 slate. You won't find those names on the list of deeper sleepers below, but I just want you read them over a few times before we proceed. No one in their right mind […]

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups - All Positions

Life is easy if you have Todd Gurley or Alvin Kamara. Sadly, statistics say that only 8.3% of all fantasy owners in a typical 12-team league will own one of these players. That number drops further the more teams in your league. Lucky for you, we're here to help. The running back scene can be […]

Week 5 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2018 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Week 4 saw several high scoring games for offenses around the league. When offenses score more points, kickers get more swings of the leg, which means they are scoring us more points. While some of the usual suspects were at the top of the charts, we some saw new faces like Matt McCrane and Ka'imi […]

Week 5 Running Backs - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

As we enter Week 5, some of you are contending with massive disappointment regarding the production of running backs that you selected early in your draft process. This includes anyone who owns Leonard Fournette, Dalvin Cook, Devonta Freeman, Joe Mixon, Kenyan Drake, Jay Ajayi, Derrick Henry, Dion Lewis, and LeSean McCoy, as this cluster of backs […]

Week 5 Wide Receivers - Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Bye-weeks are here, and this is the most important time to work the waiver wire. If you set your roster up during the draft to deal with bye-weeks, then you may be in good shape. However, injuries and changing rosters for most owners haven’t left them in a situation that is as comfortable. Now they […]

The Cut List - Players on the Chopping Block (Week 5)

This is your weekly list of players to drop. I will do my best to limit this list to injured players and players you might consider holding. If you roster pure handcuffs or backups, obviously you can let them go at any time. The players on this list will, ideally, be guys that aren't clearly […]

After Hours With RotoBaller Radio: Waiver Wire Week 5

RotoBaller fantasy football expert Anthony Aniano takes a look at the latest fantasy football news and notes, and discusses the waiver wire for fantasy football week 5. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at FanPicks. In this podcast you will hear about: Dede Westbrook, Mike Davis Taylor Gabriel, Nick Chubb Cameron Brate, […]

Falcons Hope Devonta Freeman Will Return This Week

Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said the team is hoping that running back Devonta Freeman (knee) can return in Week 5 against the Steelers. Freeman has been out since the season opener against the Eagles on Sept. 6. If he returns this Sunday, expect him to share more touches with Tevin Coleman in the […]

Matt Bryant Perfect Against Bengals

Atlanta Falcons kicker Matt Bryant was a perfect 6-for-6 in the kicking game on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Bryant converted all three of his extra point attempts and added three field goals as well. Bryant's longest field goal was a 55-yarder on the stroke of halftime, demonstrating that he still has tremendous leg strength. […]

Logan Paulsen Catches Touchdown Against Bengals

Atlanta Falcons tight end Logan Paulsen caught his first touchdown of the 2018 season on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Paulsen has now registered a reception in each of the last three games. However, they have been his only three targets and his role in the offense is extremely small. Therefore, Paulsen is not someone […]

Austin Hooper Has Disappointing Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper had a disappointing outing on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hooper caught just one of his two targets for 19 yards. The reception was very impressive as Hooper fought for an unlikely first-down. However, the fact he only saw two targets and neither were in the red zone is […]

Calvin Ridley Adds Another Two Touchdowns Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley added another two receiving touchdowns to his season total against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday. Ridley now has six receiving touchdowns on the season and seems to be one of Ryan's main weapons around the red zone. Ridley only managed to catch 4-of-6 targets for 54 yards with a longest […]

Mohamed Sanu Has Triple-Digit Receiving Yards Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu finally managed to put up a big day in the receiving game on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite catching a touchdown against the Saints, Sanu had just 36 receiving yards. However, on Sunday he had six receptions on nine targets for 111 yards. Sanu failed to find the […]

Julio Jones Puts Up Monster Numbers Sunday

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones put up monster yardage numbers for the second time this season. Facing the Cincinnati Bengals Jones caught 9-of-12 targets for 173 yards. However, Jones remained unable to find the end zone for the fourth straight game to start the season. Jones saw 12 of Ryan's 38 targets in this […]

Ito Smith Finds The End Zone Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Ito Smith found the end zone for the first time in his career against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. In total, Smith rushed seven times for 35 yards and his touchdown, adding another 13 yards on three receptions. Short-term Smith is unlikely to be able to build on this as Devonta […]

Tevin Coleman Struggles To Make Impact Sunday

Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman once again failed to make the impression he would have hoped for in the Falcons loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. Coleman rushed the ball 14 times for 51 yards with a longest rush of just nine yards. He did manage to add three receptions for 26 yards […]

Matt Ryan Has Another Big Day Sunday

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had another big week Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Ryan went 29-of-39 for 419 yards with three touchdowns as the Falcons slipped to 1-3 on the season. This is now three weeks running that Ryan has put up impressive fantasy performances as the Falcons offense appears to be rolling at […]

Mohamed Sanu (WR, ATL) - Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues OWNED IN: 14% of Leagues ANALYSIS: You can find a share of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Mohamed Sanu on almost all my deep dynasty league rosters. He has always made for great depth and can offer some decent numbers as an injury replacement or bye week fill in. Even […]

Waiver Wire Express - Week 5 Lightning Round

We have officially passed the quarter pole of the 2018 season, and if you blinked then you missed it! Week 4 has seen the electric passing trend continue with quarterbacks shredding defenses at a never-before-seen rate, with pass-catching RBs and deeper WR plays seeing considerable action. In the interest of getting you the most timely […]

Updated Week 4 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

Welcome to Week 4 RotoBallers. Below are our updated Week 4 PPR rankings for fantasy football, including some running notes on relevant injuries and rankings updates: Chris Carson has been ruled out for Week 4. Randall Cobb (hamstring) is out today. Ronald Jones will be active in Week 4 for the first time this year. Alshon […]

Week 4 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 1)

Welcome to our Week 4 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the early slate of games, beginning […]

Week 4 Matchups - Fantasy Football Game Breakdowns (Part 2)

Welcome to the second part of our Week 4 matchups analysis and starts/sits column for fantasy football. We'll be covering every matchup from every Sunday game to help you make the best decisions for your fantasy lineups. We'll also be updating this as injury reports come in so check back often. This article will cover the late […]

Week 4 Rankings Analysis - Nick Mariano vs. ECR

Welcome, one and all, to the weekly piece that puts my rankings under the microscope and gives me a chance to explain myself against the Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) found on FantasyPros. My hope is to help you understand why I’m significantly higher or lower on players than the expert crowd. I'll be examining my […]

Week 4 Lineup Questions - Fantasy Football Pop Quiz

We are officially in the BYE week zone. Yes, three weeks in, we're reminded that the NFL tends to structure it's BYE weeks somewhat unevenly, and just as harshly, we've probably built our teams unevenly as well. Almost every fantasy platform you use to draft shows you what the BYE week is for every player, […]

Flex Heroes and Zeroes - Week 4 Fantasy Football Picks

Sometimes all it takes is one. One player can turn things around for an entire team. We saw it with Baker Mayfield in the second half on Thursday night as he led them to their first win in forever. We've seen it with the loss of Khalil Mack in Oakland as they struggle to an […]

Inside the Tent - Week 4 NFL Injury Insight

Thankfully, Week 3 didn't have a great number of fantasy-relevant injuries. It did have some awesome twists and turns though with the Browns getting their first win since Christmas Eve 2016, the Bills defeating the Vikings out of nowhere, and the Patriots losing their second game in a row. We got some updates about some […]

Under-the-Radar Booms/Busts: Week 4

Week 3 of the NFL season was a crazy train even Ozzy Osbourne could not have kept on the tracks. Minnesota lost to Buffalo, Jacksonville lost to Tennessee, New England lost to Detroit, and the Cleveland Browns won their first game since the iPhone X came out! The NFL looks like it is going to […]

RB Touches and Efficiency Breakdown: Week 4 Preview

We are about to have some big changes at running back heading into Week 4. While some rookie running backs have disappointed this season, we are seeing others starting to climb to the top of their team’s depth chart. Other teams are faced with injuries that have pushed backups into starting roles as well. As […]

Week 4 Consistency Reports - All Positions

Three weeks may still seem too early to be assessing consistency but if you look at the tables below you can see that already the best fantasy options are beginning to rise to the top. We can already see just how inconsistent tight ends and to some extent running backs are compared to wide receivers […]

Week 4 DraftKings Power Pivots - NFL DFS

Hello RotoBaller football family! Welcome back to Power Pivots, where we discuss some alternative player options for use in DraftKings tournaments. As we saw last week, chalk plays don't always work. Popular options like Julio Jones, Corey Clement, and Eric Ebron had underwhelming performances, while lesser-known options Tyler Boyd and Calvin Ridley had huge weeks. […]