Week 9 DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks (2022): Break The Slate With Josh Allen, Travis Etienne, And Justin Jefferson

Hello RotoBallers and welcome back to Break The Slate, our DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks for Week 9! I appreciate you joining me in our season-long quest to find the best plays at each position for every DraftKings Main Slate. As we head into November, it has been an interesting year for DFS, as I […]

J.K. Dobbins 3-4 Weeks Away From Returning

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said running back J.K. Dobbins' (knee) recent left knee scope was a "smashing success," but the running back is still about three to four weeks away from a return from Injured Reserve. He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in mid-October and is a few weeks away from being activated from […]

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 […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Props Picks - Sunday Main Slate (Week 9)

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 NFL season is well underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great DFS plays we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The […]

Is Mark Andrews Playing in Week 9? Should I Start Isaiah Likely in Fantasy Football?

Mark Andrews went into last week's Thursday Night Football matchup with a knee injury. Andrews left the game early with a shoulder injury. Rookie Isaiah Likely masterfully filled in for Andrews, corraling six of seven targets for 77 yards and a touchdown. Andrews did not practice Thursday and head coach John Harbaugh stated that the […]

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 […]

Is Rashod Bateman Playing in Week 9 Fantasy Football? Who Can I Replace Rashod Bateman With?

Baltimore Ravens WR Rashod Bateman's foot injury took a turn for the worse after suiting up for last Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Bateman originally suffered the foot injury in Week 4 against the Buffalo Bills, missed Baltimore's next two games, and then reaggravated the injury in his Week 7 return. On a […]

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 […]

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 […]

DeSean Jackson Likely To Be Active On Monday

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver DeSean Jackson is expected to be active for the Monday Night matchup against the New Orleans Saints. Head coach John Harbaugh believes the 35-year-old wideout should make his team debut here. He'll be a boom-or-bust deep threat, assuming he is active on Monday. The Ravens don't have many options on offense, […]

Rashod Bateman Done For The Year

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (foot) is having season-ending Lisfranc surgery on his left foot, according to head coach John Harbaugh. Bateman can now be safely dumped in single-year fantasy formats with this news. The 22-year-old was the team's No. 1 receiver and will finish 2022 with 15 receptions on 28 targets for 285 […]

Mark Andrews, Gus Edwards Not Practicing Thursday

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (ankle, shoulder) and running back Gus Edwards (hamstring) are not practicing on Thursday. Andrews and Edwards reportedly aren't dealing with serious injuries, but there status for Monday night's game against the New Orleans Saints is in question unless they return to practice in the next couple of days. And […]

Coaching Matters: Offensive Outliers From Week 8

This is the eighth 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 8, we saw stat lines such as the Arizona Cardinals running back room combining for 30 rushing yards, the Philadelphia Eagles […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Eagles vs. Texans Thursday Night Football

Welcome to Thursday Night Football! Thursday's game means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play once again! The good people at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have […]

PrizePicks NFL DFS Prop Picks - Eagles vs. Texans Thursday Night Football

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2022 NFL season is underway and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS picks site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points or single stats. The goal […]

Week 9 IDP Start Em, Sit Em - Streamers and Fades for Fantasy Football Defensive Players

As I promised in my rankings article earlier this week, today is the day I dive deeper into the NFL’s trade deadline. Below we will discuss the IDP stock of several players impacted by this trade extravaganza. We won't hammer on every player possibly impacted because including the farthest-reaching effects can be arduous and irrelevant. […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Week 9 (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 […]

Snap Counts, Touches, and Usage Analysis for Fantasy Football Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of the fantasy football season. This article series takes the recent snap and touch history of skill players into account, and now that we have three weeks in the books there is a bit more of a sample to work with. Week 8 saw a litter of players across the league […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For TEs: Mark Andrews, Irv Smith Jr.

With the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, New York Giants Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, and San Francisco 49ers on a bye, there are several fantasy-relevant tight ends unavailable for Week 9 matchups. Add in injuries to Mark Andrews and Irv Smith Jr. and the position becomes very tough to navigate this week. Our fantasy football […]

Should I Pickup Tyler Conklin After His Week 8 Performance? Fantasy Football Outlook

As we enter November and Week 9 of the NFL season, some fantasy managers might still be searching for help at the always-difficult TE position. New York Jets TE Tyler Conklin put forth a strong showing against the New England Patriots in Week 8. Is this a sign of things to come for Conklin in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL RBs: Week 9 Updates for Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram, Elijah Mitchell, Kyren Williams

Below you will find our fantasy football injuries roundup for running backs as of November 2nd, coming out of the eighth week of NFL action. There have been new developments surrounding the injury statuses of various NFL running backs, including Ezekiel Elliott, Gus Edwards, Mark Ingram II, Elijah Mitchell, and Kyren Williams. The fantasy football […]

Fantasy Football Injury Reports For NFL WRs: Week 9 Updates for Cooper Kupp, Ja'Marr Chase, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Adam Thielen

The injuries continue to pile up for fantasy managers and unfortunately, it seems as though the names are getting bigger and bigger. In Week 8, superstar receiver Cooper Kupp tweaked his ankle, but it seems fantasy managers got lucky with him. There are plenty of receivers fantasy managers are hoping to get back onto the […]

Week 9 Waiver Wire Pickups and Free Agent Adds – All Positions

We are officially heading into the trade deadline week of the 2022 NFL season. The trade deadline has heated up in recent seasons as general managers have become more open to making moves and adjusting their rosters. This is a practice every good fantasy football manager needs to practice, as well. There are several important […]

FAAB Waiver Wire Bidding - Fantasy Football Pickups to Target for Week 9

Week 8 may not have brought a bevy of injuries but there are still actionable moves to be made. The margins are going to be tight this week with six teams going on bye. If you need a QB then be sure to poke around and see who else will be seeking a fill-in as […]

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. […]

The Cut List – Who to Drop for Fantasy Football Week 9

Through seven weeks of NFL football, the 43.4 total points per game average is the lowest it has been since 2010. This, of course, is resulting in much lower fantasy matchups, but it's making what to do with the backend of our fantasy rosters an absolute nightmare. In recent years, fantasy managers seemed to be […]