Target Acquired: Surprise Target Grabbers from Week 1 and Possible Breakouts for Week 2

Fantasy football is a revolving door of week-to-week talent. There are your obvious, reliable, consistent point-getters such as Antonio Brown, A.J. Green, and Julio Jones. But multiple players seem to emerge each week and put a dent in fantasy scores, even if their success is ephemeral. Here is a look at the surprise target grabbers […]

Risers and Fallers for Week 2 Fantasy Football

Perhaps more than any other, the NFL is a league that experiences ups and downs at a rapid pace. With only 16 games, there’s little room for error and seemingly endless opportunities for improvement. Experienced fantasy players know it happens every year. A player gets hot and sees an increased role, while others struggle and […]

Oakland Raiders (DEF, OAK) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Stream in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 24% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Alright, so the Raiders defense didn't too groovy against the Saints last week. I'm chalking that up to Drew Brees being on another level. In Week 2 they get the Falcons, and this one smells like a whole bunch of Khalil Mack making Matt Ryan's […]

Matt Ryan (QB, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

Baller Move: Add in All Leagues Owned In: 83% of Fleaflicker Leagues Analysis: Is Matty Ice back? After Week One’s performance, he just might be. In a disappointing home loss to the Bucs, Matt Ryan completed 27 of 39 passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. He was big letdown to fantasy owners last season, but […]

Tevin Coleman (RB, ATL) - NFL Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12- and 14-Team Leagues OWNED IN: 43% Fleaflicker ANALYSIS: Tevin Coleman performed quite well in the passing game against Tampa Bay, catching five of six targets for 95 yards on top of 22 rushing yards on eight carries. Accumulating 117 total yards isn’t bad against an underrated front seven for the […]

Week 2 NFL Waiver Wire Pickups & Adds

Welcome to the second installment of the Waiver Wire weekly series for the 2016 fantasy football season. Week 1 went by without many major hitches, with the only real notable injury being Keenan Allen’s knee injury. That said, some folks may be panic-dropping players like Tyrod Taylor or looking to unload guys like Adrian Peterson […]

FAAB Auction Bidding - Week 2 Waiver Wire Targets

Week 1 is officially in the books! Hopefully your teams have survived their first test and are ready to keep the momentum going. If you lost Week 1, don't sweat it! I went 0-7 last year and still made the playoffs, so there is always hope. And more importantly, you're in the right place to […]

Running Backs Waiver Wire: Week 2 Pickups & Adds

Week 1 didn't see any huge breakout performances from rookies or unknown running backs, but there still could be some hints as to who will emerge from crowded backfields. Keep in mind, some of the names on this running back waiver wire list are already widely known by fantasy owners but still have low ownership […]

Week Two QB Pickups & Streamers: One-QB & Two-QB Leagues

RotoBallers, In recent years, the concept of streaming has become a popular one within fantasy football circles. Particularly with quarterbacks and defense/special teams, the idea of swapping players out every week based on attractive matchups has led numerous owners to victory (or to the basement, if such owners didn’t stream correctly). It’s not a bad […]

Deeper PPR and Standard Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 2)

With Week 1 fully in the bag, we finally have some actual, real, honest-to-goodness stats to go over instead of preseason nonsense and on-paper predictions. Here are some names to consider plucking off your waiver wire for Week 2 if the injury, ineffective or not active bug went "nom nom nom" on any piece of […]

Week 1 NFL Matchups Analysis (Part 1) - Start/Sit for Fantasy Football

What's up RotoBallers. Below you will find part one of our Week 1 NFL matchups & fantasy football start/sit analysis for the 2016 NFL football season. Pierre Camus breaks down the first half of the Week 1 matchups to help you prepare your lineups to win this week. Be sure to also check out part two of this week's matchups analysis by […]

Week 1 PPR Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. The NFL season is about to kickoff, and we're ready to rock. Below you will find our overall Week 1 PPR rankings for fantasy football. You can find our Standard and Half-PPR rankings here. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium Pass (including Draft Kit + DFS Premium), and also get MLB Premium + DFS for […]

Week 1 Standard Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. The NFL season is about to kickoff, and we're ready to rock. Below you will find our overall Week 1 standard rankings for fantasy football. You can find our rankings for PPR and Half-PPR here. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium Pass (including Draft Kit + DFS Premium), and also get MLB Premium + DFS for […]

Wide Receivers Waiver Wire: Week 1 Pickups & Adds

Welcome back everyone! Fantasy season is finally upon us, after month and months of anxiously waiting. Now that drafts are done, you may be looking to plug some holes in your lineup, or just looking to grab that Week 1 stud a week early. Without further ado, let's check out some players who are likely […]

Week 1 Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups and Adds

Everyone cannot have Rob Gronkowski or Jordan Reed as their fantasy tight end.  This column is for those of you who hate the tight ends on your fantasy rosters right now. Fantasy football drafts and auctions have come and gone.  If you are not happy with what you have at tight end, there are still […]

Week 1 Daily Fantasy Football Stacks

Hello, old friend. It's great to finally see you again. NFL football returned Thursday night, giving us a thrilling 21-20 Denver Broncos win against the Carolina Panthers. Sure, we all filled our lives with seven months of free agency, trades, the NFL draft, training camp and four weeks of preseason games, but let's be real […]

Week 1 Running Back Depth Charts

Below are the tentative running back depth charts entering Week 1 of the 2016 regular season for all 32 teams in the NFL. We will be updating our depth charts all season long so be sure to stay on top of them. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium Pass (including DFS Premium), and […]

Week 1 Half-PPR Rankings (Top 300)

What's up RotoBallers. The NFL season is about to kickoff, and we're ready to rock. Below you will find our overall Week 1 Half-PPR rankings for fantasy football. You can find our Standard and PPR rankings here. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium Pass (including Draft Kit + DFS Premium), and also get MLB Premium + DFS for free […]

Five Undervalued Wide Receivers for Last Minute Drafts

What's up RotoBallers. Week One has arrived, and for most of us that means our teams are drafted. But there are some folks still choosing their winning teams for 2016, so we are here to help. These wide receivers are currently being undervalued based on their latest ADP numbers and should be viewed as a […]

Giovani Bernard vs. Danny Woodhead - 2016 Fantasy Football ADP Analysis

At this point, fantasy drafts should just be just about wrapping up. The start of the NFL season is this Thursday when the reigning Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos take on the reigning runners-up Carolina Panthers in a rematch of Super Bowl 50. But if you are still prepping for a last minute draft or […]

RotoBaller's Fantastic Four: 2016 NFL Bold Predictions

Oh hot damn, RotoBaller's big dawgs are back for football season. You know you never get sick of bold predictions and hot taeks, and our taeks are the hottest around. Unplug your smoke detectors--here comes the fire. Our "Fantastic Four" is comprised of JB Branson (@RowdyRotoJB), Nick Mariano (@NMariano53), Max Petrie (@Max_Petrie) and yours truly, Bill Dubiel […]

Five Wide Receivers Who Could Return to Top Tier Status in 2016

With the changing landscape in fantasy football, locking up two or three star wide receivers is becoming a requirement at draft time. Everyone knows to target Antonio Brown, Odell Beckham, and Julio Jones at the top of drafts, but taking the wide receivers that come after them becomes just as important. Let's take a look […]

Three Quarterbacks Who Are Being Overvalued in 2016

Quarterbacks are always an interesting position every year for fantasy purposes. Some owners love using a selection on the top QBs in the third round (sometimes, even the second), essentially locking up the spot and never looking back. Others tend to use all of their high picks on other positions, believing they can secure great […]

2016 Fantasy Football Team Outlook - San Diego Chargers

The San Diego Chargers. You can go back less than 10 years ago and the combination of Philip Rivers, LaDainian Tomlinson and Antonio Gates was all promised to finish in the top-12 of their position. Today’s Chargers are not filled with as much certainty. While two of the three previously named players are still active, […]

Player Props And What They Mean For Fantasy

Everyone’s got the $2 friend. I don’t mean a friend who is cheap, or may be considered trashy. It’s the friend who will find himself, every year, placing a buck or two on his team. He may casually bring it up at work, and say “Oh yeah, every year my buddies and I place $20 […]

Three Running Backs Who Will Bounce Back To The Top Tier

2015 was perhaps one of the most disastrous seasons for fantasy owners who spent a high draft pick on a running back. In 2015, Adrian Peterson, Le'Veon Bell, Eddie Lacy, Jamaal Charles, Marshawn Lynch, Jeremy Hill, and C.J. Anderson were all generally first round picks. Of that group, only Peterson finished as a top-10 scorer. The […]

Three Rookie Wide Receivers Who Will Breakout in 2016

The first round of the 2016 NFL Draft saw four receivers taken, but I'm not discussing any of them in this space. Sure, these players are all being counted on to be playmakers for their respective teams right away. Easier said than done. Corey Coleman is dependent on a comeback season from Robert Griffin III […]

Tiered Rookie Running Back Rankings

There have been some amazing transitions throughout the evolution of fantasy football, and it likely isn’t going to stop now. First, there were standard season-long leagues. Eventually, PPR leagues developed, but most leagues continued to be only for one season. The dynasty league was the next development, but it was more of a limited dynasty […]

RotoBaller Writer Predictions: 2016 Fantasy Football Comeback Player of the Year

This piece continues our series of articles with predictions for the upcoming season from RotoBaller's football writers. In this column, we'll see the predictions on who will be the Fantasy Football Comeback Player of the Year in 2016. What does that mean exactly? The Fantasy Football Comeback Player of the Year is a player who is coming off of […]

RotoBaller Writer Predictions: 2016 Defensive Rookie of the Year

This piece wraps up our series where RotoBaller's football writers give you their predictions for the upcoming NFL and fantasy football season. In this article, we will get the predictions on who will be win Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2016. Editor's Note: Purchase a full season NFL Premium Pass (including Draft Kit + DFS Premium), […]