Late-Round Wide Receiver Draft Values

Once you reach the late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft high-upside fliers that can provide a great return on value. You can afford to take risks on a variety of different players, including prospects, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. It's essential to have […]

Mid-Round Draft Values - Running Backs

Once you reach the mid-to-late rounds of drafts, everyone wants to draft high-upside picks that can provide a great return on value. You can afford to take risks on a variety of different players, including prospects, forgotten veterans, players returning from injuries, or even skilled players with potential playing time concerns. It's essential to have […]

Must-Have Backup Running Backs

After a turbulent season in 2020, Week 1 is right around the corner. Historically, most leagues aren't won by who is taken in the first few rounds of fantasy drafts. Instead, it's by who finds those "value" options later on. Also, a majority of the most successful league managers remain committed to searching the waiver […]

Must-Have Tight Ends

In fantasy football, understanding the importance of the tight end position can provide an enormous edge when it comes to fantasy scoring. Since 2018, there have been a total of 11 tight ends that have exceeded 200 fantasy points a year. Three of them belong to Travis Kelce. Two of them belong to Darren Waller, […]

Hall of Fantasy League (HOFL) Season Preview

The Hall of Fantasy League (HOFL) is a new way to follow fantasy football and support your hometown while having some skin in the game. There are 10 teams from major U.S. markets in the HOFL. Each franchise has a former professional player as Team Captain and well-known fantasy analyst(s) as General Manager. Our very […]

NFL Prop Bet Essentials for 2021

The countdown to NFL kickoff is on. This means that not only is it time to release my favorite fantasy players for 2021, but it’s also time to dive into my favorite season-long prop bets. Personally, I love season-long wagers. Yes, injuries can derail what may be a surefire season; however, if you really believe […]

Rashod Bateman (WR, BAL) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~180 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~215 ANALYSIS:  The passing volume in Baltimore is not ideal. The injury to Rashod Bateman is also not ideal and yet, I am suggesting him for your fantasy team. I'm betting on talent here. He was a first-round pick for a reason. As a sophomore in college, […]

Ty'Son Williams (RB, BAL) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~170 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~185 ANALYSIS:  It's always sad when any player suffers a serious injury in the preseason, so football fans were understandably bummed when J.K. Dobbins suffered a knee injury that will end his season. However, the other side of the coin is that the injury provides a potential […]

Adam Koffler's Updated PPR Rankings vs. RotoBaller Consensus

Adam Koffler's PPR Rankings, updated as of 9/3/2021. Below you'll find my tiered rankings by position compared to the RotoBaller consensus staff rankings. In this article, I'll highlight a handful of players at each position that have significantly risen or fallen in my rankings over the past few weeks. Remember, these are full-PPR rankings, thus […]

Ellis' Essential Players for 2021

The 2021 season is coming in hot and it’s flag-planting time in the fantasy community. This year, I am very grateful to be doing the weekly RotoBaller Thursday Night Preview, as well as season-long FantasyPros Expert Consensus Ranking and True North Fantasy Football content creator. Before I get into some of my favorite players for […]

Marquise Brown Back At Practice

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown (hamstring) was back at practice on Wednesday after being sidelined for the past four weeks. Baltimore will be without Rashod Bateman to open the season, so Brown's early-season outlook is a bit better without him in the lineup. He figures to be one of Lamar Jackson's favorite targets along […]

Jalen Hurts - Undervalued or Overrated?

Today's fantasy football profile will take a look at second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts by looking at his positives, his concerns, and a variety of other important information in determining his fantasy outlook for 2021. Hurts has been a difficult player to assess because he only started four games at quarterback his rookie year and his performance […]

Rashod Bateman, Miles Boykin Placed On The IR

Baltimore Ravens wide receivers Rashod Bateman (groin) and Miles Boykins (hamstring) were placed on the short-term injured reserve Wednesday. Bateman recently underwent groin surgery and won't be eligible to return until Week 4. The 21-year-old reportedly could be out even longer and might need up to eight weeks to fully recover. He is worth stashing […]

The King's 2021 One-Man Fantasy Football Mock Draft

Now that the preseason is officially over, I have delivered my annual exercise that I have been doing since the 1990s, the one-man mock draft. In this article, I attempt to sit in the draft chairs of all participants in a 12-team PPR league with four points for a TD pass. Starting skill position requirements […]

Tight End Rankings Analysis – PPR Leagues

Tight ends might not rack up the yardage receivers do, but they can match their counterparts in the receptions department. While only two tight ends broke the 1,000-yard barrier (Travis Kelce and Darren Waller) and two had double-digit touchdowns (Kelce and Robert Tonyan) in 2020, five were targeted over 100 times and eight had 60 […]

The King's Updated Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his latest set of 2021 fantasy football draft 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 the season opener. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter […]

Gus Edwards (RB, BAL) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Sleepers

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~89 ANALYSIS: Edwards enters his fourth season with a role that is both defined and secure. He has found a role operating as a key cog in a Baltimore offense that has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to the ground game. The Ravens paced the NFL in run play […]

Five Running Back Sleepers to Target

Players from all 32 teams have reported to their training camps, which has inspired many fantasy managers to increase their participation in best-ball leagues. Some of you are also preparing your strategy for upcoming drafts in redraft leagues. It is highly recommended that you remain flexible in your decision-making based upon the flow of every […]

Ravens OC Expects Big Workload For Gus Edwards

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman made it clear that running back Gus Edwards is in line for a lot of work this year. On Tuesday, Roman told the media, "He's our kind of guy. He's built for what we do." With J.K. Dobbins (knee) out for the year, Edwards is in position to have […]

All-Sleeper Team - 2021 Fantasy Football

Imagine if you had to draft a fantasy football team but could only pick players from the 10th round on. That's the exercise I undertook once again. Last year, I put forth my All-Sleeper Team based on a submission to an expert ranker platform and this will be a reprisal of that column updated for […]

Fantasy Football Kicker Draft Rankings

It's time to look at everyone's favorite position for fantasy football. That's right... we're talking about kickers! More so this year than in the past, fantasy leagues continue to drop the kicker position in favor of one more flex spots. For those of you that hold steadfast in your kicker ways, I'm here to make […]

NFL Preseason and Training Camp Risers

Training camp presents fantasy football drafters with an overwhelming amount of praise at times. By now you've likely heard that everyone is in the best shape of their life, every single rookie is expected to play a big role, and everyone is shaping up to be a steal in drafts. Sifting through all of the […]

Nick Boyle Activated From The PUP List

Baltimore Ravens tight end Nick Boyle (knee) passed his physical and was removed from the Physically Unable to Perform List on Monday. He is getting close to returning to action and was removed from the PUP Monday. The 28-year-old agreed to a two-year, $13 million extension during the offseason that will keep him around through […]

Ty’Son Williams “Leapfrogged” Justice Hill On The Depth Chart

Baltimore Ravens running back Ty'Son Williams "leapfrogged" Justice Hill on the team's depth chart, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN. J.K. Dobbins suffered a torn ACL in Saturday's preseason game against the Washington Football Team and is out for the season. Gus Edwards is the Ravens RB1, with Williams backing him up in 2021. "Edwards' backup […]

Navigating Running Back Injuries and Experts Draft Coverage- Woo Fantasy Podcast

RotoBaller fantasy football analyst Brandon Murchison is joined by co-host Nick Hefley in a new episode of WooFantasy! In this episode, the guys go around the league and get you caught up on the slew of injuries that have hit the NFL in recent days. Between Travis Etienne, J.K. Dobbins, and Irv Smith, there have […]

Tight End Rankings Analysis - Standard Scoring

Tight end is one of the most difficult positions to draft for in fantasy due to the lack of elite talent at the position. Once the top-five guys have been drafted, it becomes much trickier for managers to pick a potential TE1 just because of things like small roles, unproven NFL talent, etc. Luckily, there […]

J.K. Dobbins Officially Done For The Year

Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins (knee) is officially done for the season. The sophomore suffered a torn ACL in his left knee during the preseason finale against the Washington Football Team, and although team officials were hopeful, the bad news was confirmed on Sunday by an MRI. Last season, Dobbins was one of the […]

Devin Duvernay’s Stock Rising In Deeper Formats

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Devin Duvernay finished with four catches (five targets) for 47 yards during the preseason win over the Washington Football Team on Saturday. With Rashod Bateman (groin) and Marquise Brown (hamstring) both dealing with injuries, the sophomore wideout could be in line for an enhanced role heading into the regular season. While […]

Nate McCrary Leads The Way On Saturday

Baltimore Ravens running back Nate McCrary led the team in rushing during the preseason victory over the Washington Football Team. The rookie got plenty of work and finished with 22 carries for 68 yards, although the injury to J.K. Dobbins (knee) was partially responsible for the additional touches. While McCrary is on the bubble for […]

Path to RB1: Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Clyde Edwards-Helaire burned a lot of fantasy managers last season. After Damien Williams opted out of the COVID-ridden 2020 NFL season, Edwards-Helaire's Average Draft Position (ADP) skyrocketed. He was being taken as the sixth or seventh running back off the board, and for good reason. He was hand-picked by Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy […]