2017 PPR Rankings Analysis - Running Back

Hey there Rotoballers! The start of the NFL season is right around the corner at this point. With several drafts likely scheduled for Labor Day weekend, or even next week leading up to next Thursday's New England Patriots-Kansas City Chiefs opener, the experts here at Rotoballer have made some final tweaks to their rankings. With […]

Updated Standard Rankings and Tiers: Top 375

The preseason is roaring, injuries have hit, and position battles are being finalized. That means it's time for another round of rankings updates for your draft prep. Below are our staff's updated fantasy football standard (non-PPR) rankings, including rankings tiers and auction dollar values. Use these as your rankings guide to standard drafts, to know which players to draft and […]

RotoBaller PPR Mock Draft Recap - Rounds 4-6

We continue our look at RotoBaller's recent PPR Mock Draft 2.0 with a recap of rounds 4-6. Earlier in August, we gathered 12 RotoBaller experts writers to conduct a week-long, email draft, MFL10-style, in order to evaluate ADP values and draft strategies in standard scoring fantasy football leagues. If you didn't catch it earlier, start […]

Jeremy Maclin (WR, BAL) - Fantasy Football Draft Value

BALLER MOVE: Target ~75 CURRENT ADP: ~90 ANALYSIS: In his first year with the Chiefs in 2015, Maclin posted a respectable 87 catch, 1,008 yard, 8 touchdown season. However, 2016 was a disappointing season marred by injuries that saw him play just 12 games and total just 536 yards. Thankfully for him, and fantasy owners, the […]

Danny Woodhead (RB, BAL) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Target ~54 CURRENT ADP: ~67 ANALYSIS: Obviously, health is a big concern for the pass-catching back Woodhead. He ended his season early last year and is dealing with hamstring issues this preseason. Currently he and the Ravens hope he'll be available for Week 1, but there is a chance he starts out the year on […]

Running Backs You Must Own in 2017 - Mid-Round ADP Values

Hey RotoBallers! In this article, I'll be looking at running backs to target in the middle rounds (6th-10th in Fantasy Pros Consensus ADP), and I'll explain why these three backs are worth reaching for in hopes of a huge return on investment. I'll try to answer the question that everyone wants to know: who's that running back that […]

Sleeper Defenses for the 2017 Fantasy Football Season

It is exceedingly difficult to predict how defenses will fare over the course of the season. In 2016, half of the preseason top 12 fantasy defenses failed to finish top-12. Some of them didn't even come close. Others that were ranked highly barely stayed in the group. There are very few defenses that I consider […]

Updated PPR Rankings and Tiers: Top 375

The preseason is roaring, injuries have hit, and position battles are being finalized. That means it's time for another round of PPR rankings updates for your draft prep. Below are our staff's updated fantasy football PPR rankings, including rankings tiers and auction dollar values. Use these as your rankings guide to PPR drafts, to know which players to draft […]

Terrance West (RB, BAL) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

Running back sleepers can be especially volatile as far as predicting how successful they can be. Drafting a lesser known fantasy commodity within the first ten rounds of your draft requires that the runner have both a relatively safe floor and higher ceiling so as to be worth the investment. One of the ideal running […]

Undervalued Running Backs - PPR Draft Targets

Every year, after the fantasy season has ended and players championship hopes have been dashed, we look back and say "How did we not realize player x would be so good?" Going into drafts we think we have it all figured out, then the chaos of the NFL screws everything up and we realize we […]

Four Bold Predictions for the 2017 Season

Now that the NFL season is nearly here, it's time to put away our spreadsheets and calculators, and let's rip a few bold predictions. I think that in order to be considered bold, a prediction has to be unlikely, so I'm not expecting a great success rate here. On the other hand, these aren't ridiculous […]

Late-Round Lottery Tickets to Target in Fantasy Drafts

My dreams of playing in a mega-high stakes (jelly beans, of course) fantasy league were crushed when I didn't win the Powerball jackpot. My guess is you aren't that one lucky soul who won either so here you are slumming it with the rest of us. That's ok though, there's always the fantasy lottery. Besides, […]

RotoBaller Standard Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 7-10

We continue our look at RotoBaller's Standard Mock 2.0 with a recap of rounds 7-10. We recently gathered 12 RotoBaller experts writers to conduct a week-long, email draft, MFL10-style, in order to evaluate ADP values and draft strategies in standard scoring fantasy football leagues. If you didn't catch it earlier, start here with our first round […]

Chicago Bears 2017 Team Outlook

The Chicago Bears finished the 2017 season 3-13 and last in the NFC North for the third straight season. It was a step-back season for GM Ryan Pace and Head Coach John Fox as injuries and a carousel of quarterbacks derailed a team trying to build upon its young talent. The Bears will take the […]

2017 NFL Team Outlook - Dallas Cowboys

This article continues our team outlook series where we will breakdown each NFL team from a fantasy football perspective. We will cover the major changes on each roster from this offseason and project what the team will do in the upcoming year. I'm here to discuss my favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. I promise I'll […]

RotoBaller Standard Mock Draft Analysis - Rounds 2-3

We continue our look at RotoBaller's Standard Mock 2.0 with a recap of rounds 2-3. We recently gathered 12 RotoBaller experts writers to conduct a week-long, email draft, MFL10-style, in order to evaluate ADP values and draft strategies in standard scoring fantasy football leagues. If you didn't catch it earlier, start here with our first round […]

Nick Mariano's PPR Sleepers List (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It'd be nice if we could avoid the word "sleeper" because it feels as though it has lost its meaning over the years, but SEO practices and the language of the fantasy landscape demands it. I believe it's important for each article to spell out […]

2017 Late Round Fliers for Fantasy Football Drafts (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. A good fantasy football player has a specific plan of attack for the later rounds of a draft. These aren't throw away picks. Or at least, they don't have to be if you study up and have an idea about which players have a […]

Fantasy Football Half-PPR Rankings and Tiers (August Update)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Below is an updated look at the overall 2017 fantasy football Half-PPR rankings, including our rankings tiers and auction dollar values. It's officially the 2017 fantasy football draft season, and our top NFL guns are here to help with our updated 2017 fantasy football rankings for all scoring formats. In our Rankings Wizard you will find more in-depth […]

Fantasy Football Standard Rankings and Tiers (August Update)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Below is an updated look at the overall 2017 fantasy football standard (non-PPR) rankings, including our rankings tiers and auction dollar values. It's officially the 2017 fantasy football draft season, and our top NFL guns are here to help with our updated 2017 fantasy football rankings for all scoring formats. In our Rankings Wizard you will […]

Fantasy Football PPR Rankings and Tiers (August Update)

Welcome back, RotoBallers. Below is an updated look at the overall 2017 fantasy football PPR rankings, including our rankings tiers and auction dollar values. It's officially the 2017 fantasy football draft season, and our top NFL guns are here to help with our updated 2017 fantasy football rankings for all scoring formats. In our Rankings Wizard you will find more in-depth […]

Fantasy Football Auction Values Analysis - PPR Leagues

Auctions really don't get enough love. I am so much more excited for my auction drafts than I am for my snake drafts. There are a handful of players I am way more bullish on than consensus (which you'll see later on in this analysis) and in an auction, I know I have full control over […]

RotoBaller PPR Mock Draft Recap - First Round Recap

With fantasy draft season in full swing, it's time to dive into another one of RotoBaller's mock drafts. It's interesting to see the differences in these results compared to our Way Too Early Mock Draft in March. The settings for our "Mock Draft 2.0" were pretty straight forward: 12 teams, PPR scoring, QB, RB, RB, […]

Draft Targets - Five Fantasy Football ADP Values

This article first appeared in the Metro news publication. As the NFL preseason rolls on, we'll be releasing analysis on players to target and avoid for your fantasy football drafts. Below you will find a few undervalued picks, players that should perform better than their ADPs or draft day costs, and an overvalued player as […]

2017 Rankings Analysis – Tight Ends in Dynasty Leagues

One of the best features of any dynasty league is the fact that it takes place year-round. Owners do not have to wait until late July or August to draft their rosters, they can make moves to positively or sometimes negatively impact their fantasy teams throughout the off-season, pre-season and regular season. As with any […]

2017 Rankings Analysis – Running Backs in Dynasty Leagues

The 2017 draft class of running backs is certainly one of the most highly touted of recent memory. Dynasty owners who have been stuck with the classes of 2015 and 2016 are rejoicing at the potential running back landscape after the 2017 class finally hits the field. Names in this class like Leonard Fournette, Christain […]

Pay Up! - Auction Draft Strategies

I did my first auction draft back in 2010. It was an unmitigated disaster. I had gone into the draft very familiar with player values and I refused to overspend. I ended up with a fantastic team...if you could start every player on a 16-man roster! The All-Value team failed spectacularly because everyone was good, […]

Standard Rankings Analysis - Running Backs

It’s that time of year again, training camps have commenced, and fantasy drafts have begun, allowing fans to channel their inner Bill Belichick. Running backs are undeniably the bread and butter to a successful fantasy season, but can easily burn you due to the ferocious nature of the position. Following a season where numerous owners […]

Podcast - Fantasy Bomb - Injury Watch w/ Steve Halupka

RotoBaller lead NFL editor and writer Pierre Camus is joined by fellow RotoBaller writer Steve Halupka to discuss the most recent injury news in training camps. We break down the fantasy impact to keep you prepared for your upcoming drafts and one step ahead of the competition! Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on […]

Maxx Williams (TE, BAL) - 2017 Fantasy Football Sleeper

The tight end position has always been top-heavy in fantasy football, and that looks to be the case again heading into 2017. But for owners who don’t want to reach for Rob Gronkowski, Travis Kelce or Greg Olsen, it can be tough to find a tight end in the later rounds who can consistently produce […]