10 Fantasy Football Rookies That Will Make An Instant Impact In 2024

Every year, there are a handful of rookies who make an instant impact in fantasy football. In 2023, players like C.J. Stroud, Puka Nacua, Sam LaPorta, Bijan Robinson, and Jahmyr Gibbs were just some of the rookies who made a fantasy impact right away. Stroud, Nacua, LaPorta, Robinson, and Gibbs all finished top 12 at their respective positions last season.  […]

WR3 Fantasy Football Sleepers and Busts for 2024 Drafts

The WR3 in an NFL roster differs from the WR3 in fantasy football. The third-best wide receiver in a squad can still fall within the top 20 wideouts. However, WR3s are typically ranked 25th to 36th among wideouts. Fantasy experts derived this tier from the typical number of players in a fantasy football league. Hypothetically, […]

Fantasy Football Drafts Targets - Florio's Favorite Picks for Best Ball

Fantasy football best ball drafts are becoming more and more popular every single year. Whether you are an experienced player or a first-timer, it is important to go into these drafts with a strategy. I wrote about my best ball strategy here.  But the strategy is only the first part. It is very important, but […]

Fantasy Football Rookies With Later-Season Value In 2024

In the early days of fantasy football, relying on first-year players was the equivalent of eating spaghetti with ketchup and mustard. You just don’t do it. Today, it’s more common to see rookies provide instant fantasy results, and some gamers expect them to do so (See Marvin Harrison Jr.’s current FFPC ADP). While we’ve seen […]

Late-Round Draft Values: Wide Receivers for Fantasy Football (2024)

Fantasy football draft season is upon us! Most fantasy gamers know the top studs and key players to pick in the early rounds, but late-round selections can make the difference between being a middling squad and a legitimate fantasy championship contender. In this article, we'll highlight four late-round sleepers and values at the wide receiver […]

Mid-Round Wide Receiver Draft Values for Fantasy Football (2024)

Fantasy football season is less than a month away, meaning if you haven't already, it's time to dig for fantasy draft sleepers. Hitting on top stars in the early rounds and collecting cheap fliers in the late rounds is key for success, but there's an argument to be made that the middle rounds are where […]

Second Year Wide Receiver Fallers to Avoid for Fantasy Football Drafts (2024)

Isaac Newton once said, “What goes up must come down.” Unfortunately, that applies to the football football world. Last year, there were several talented rookie wide receivers, including Puka Nacua. While no one expects him to regress in his second NFL season, there are some young wide receivers whom fantasy players will want to avoid […]

Should I Draft Calvin Ridley, Diontae Johnson, Jahan Dotson For Fantasy Football? WR Outlooks For 2024

The NFL offseason isn’t for everyone. Some fans get excited about free agency and the NFL Draft. Others check out of the world of football from February until August. Much of what happens during the offseason impacts the fantasy football world. Hundreds of players change teams every offseason, whether via free agency or trades. This […]

Who Should I Draft? Brandon Aiyuk, Saquon Barkley, Davante Adams Fantasy Football Outlooks (2024)

With the 2024 NFL preseason in the rearview mirror, fantasy football drafts will happen by the hundreds over the next week. Fantasy players are looking for late-round rookie sleepers, hoping they turn into this year’s version of Puka Nacua and Sam LaPorta. However, let’s not forget about the big-name players in the early rounds. Three […]

Fantasy Football Tight Ends Who Will Bounce Back In 2024

How about a little optimism for your week? Tight end, a position notorious for being top-heavy, may be deep this season. Once again, there are reasons to be excited about the disappointments of past seasons. Below, we discuss three tight ends who could and should bounce back and put up numbers equal to, or better, […]

Jordan Matthews Finds End Zone In Preseason Finale

Carolina Panthers tight end Jordan Matthews caught all three of his targets for 21 yards and a touchdown in the team's preseason win over the Buffalo Bills. The 32-year-old started the game with all of Carolina's starters and saw two targets on the initial drive, one of which being an eight-yard touchdown from Bryce Young. […]

Chuba Hubbard Sees Three Carries in Preseason Finale

Carolina Panthers running back Chuba Hubbard carried the ball three times for 15 yards in the team's preseason win against the Buffalo Bills. Hubbard saw his first preseason action along with all of Carolina's starters, indicating that he has likely locked up the RB1 role for the Panthers this season. While he will serve as […]

Bryce Young Efficient In Preseason Finale Win

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young completed six of his eight throws for 70 yards and a touchdown in the team's preseason win over the Buffalo Bills. Young played just the initial drive, distributing the ball around to five different receivers before eventually finding Jordan Matthews for an eight-yard touchdown to cap it off. This was […]

Ihmir Smith-Marsette Injures Ankle

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette (ankle) left the team's preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills early on Saturday after landing awkwardly completing a catch in the second quarter. The 24-year-old hauled in 2-of-3 targets for 11 yards while contributing 27 yards on two punt returns and a field-flipping 46 yards on his lone kick […]

Eddy Pineiro Expected To Be Fine

Carolina Panthers kicker Eddy Pineiro (hamstring) didn't return for the second half of Saturday's preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills. Pineiro was forced to exit the game due to mild hamstring soreness. Head coach Dave Canales said afterwards that Pineiro is fine and the team held him out for precautionary reasons. Before exiting, Pineiro made […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel: Preseason Week 3 Fantasy Football (8/24/2024)

Today marks the final large slate of the preseason, as six games are starting at 1 PM Eastern. It appears that the Carolina Panthers will be the only team giving their starters any significant playing time, but their offense is in such disarray that they are not the strongest route to go.  Instead, this is […]

Top 400: Updated PPR Fantasy Football Rankings (2024)

Welcome back, RotoBallers, to some more of our freshly-updated fantasy football rankings to prepare for 2024 drafts! It's an exciting time for football fans as players will report to training camp next week, and we will have preseason games shortly after. The heart of the fantasy football season is here! Today, we’ll look at our […]

Who is the No. 2 Pick in 2024 Fantasy Football?

There's no shame in picking second. A quick review of recent NFL Drafts reveals that teams have had success with the No. 2 pick. In 2022, the Detroit Lions selected Aidan Hutchinson, who became a Pro Bowler last year. Meanwhile, the Houston Texans chose C.J. Stroud after Bryce Young in the 2023 draft. The quarterback […]

Projecting All 32 Starting Kick Returners for Week 1 - 2024 NFL Outlook

Kick returners can become an invaluable weapon to an NFL team. Give them a gap to burst through, and they can yield impressive runs to the end zone. While Pro Football Hall of Famer Devin Hester made it look easy, delivering favorable returns isn’t easy, especially if 11 opponents are chasing you. That’s why significant […]

Chris Godwin (WR, TB): 2024 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~68 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~77 ANALYSIS: Last year, only 14 receivers had at least 120 targets, 15 red-zone targets, and seven targets inside the 10-yard line. 11 of those 14 scored six or more touchdowns. The average number of touchdowns scored was 7.7. Godwin scored just two, the fewest of the […]

2024 NFL Win-Loss Totals: Regular-Season Records and Playoff Predictions

We are only two weeks from the start of the 2024 NFL season and what's more fun than making predictions about the upcoming season? I've spent a considerable amount of time studying the latest NFL rosters and every team's schedule and have come up with my predictions for all 32 teams' records as well as […]

Panthers Expected To Give Bryce Young "Some Good Work" In Preseason Finale

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said he wants to get second-year quarterback Bryce Young and the starters "some good work" in the preseason finale this Saturday against the Buffalo Bills. Canales said he's unsure if backup Andy Dalton (quadriceps) will play. Given how bad Young was in his first year in the NFL, it […]

Diontae Johnson Dealing With Illness

Carolina Panthers head coach Dave Canales said that wide receiver Diontae Johnson (illness) was held out of Thursday's training camp practice due to an illness. The Panthers are still hoping that Johnson will be feeling good enough to suit up on Saturday against the Buffalo Bills in the preseason finale after not playing at all […]

Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Football Team Preview - QB, RB, WR, TE Outlooks

Welcome to my 2024 fantasy football preview for the Pittsburgh Steelers as part of my team-by-team fantasy football outlooks series. This new 32-part series will dissect each NFL team through a fantasy football lens. We'll look at each of the four primary positions -- quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end -- and identify each […]

Overvalued Running Backs for Fantasy Football Drafts - Potential 2024 Busts

The 2024 NFL season is fast approaching. That means fantasy football draft season is here. If you’re a diehard fantasy football player, it’s the most exciting time of the year. There’s nothing quite like the thrills, nerves, and jeering from league mates that come during a fantasy football draft. As fun as that all sounds, […]

The Safest Fantasy Football Player To Draft From Each NFC Team in 2024

The 2024 NFL regular season is only a few weeks out. Every fantasy football player may know of the saying you can’t win your league in the first round, but you can certainly lose it. That saying means fantasy players want to avoid first-round draft picks who end up being a bust. While your first-round […]

Fantasy Football Kicker (K) Rankings for 2024: Harrison Butker, Younghoe Koo, Evan McPherson, Tyler Bass, Ka'imi Fairbairn, Daniel Carlson, more

Howdy folks, and welcome back to our fantasy football kicker (K) draft rankings for the 2024 NFL season! It seems that kickers are slowly being eliminated from fantasy football leagues as managers are starting to exclude the position altogether. But for the traditional and old-school fantasy football leagues that use kickers, we've got you covered […]

Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings (Half-PPR) - Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, Jaylen Warren, Rome Odunze, Stefon Diggs, Austin Ekeler, Kyle Pitts, more

Welcome to our half-PPR fantasy football rankings for Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season! The calendar is fast approaching September, meaning fantasy football season is within reach. Week 1 of the NFL season is key and sets the tone for your fantasy squads, so it's never too early to scan the rankings for the opening […]

Scott Engel's Fantasy Football Draft Rankings: The King’s Updated Analysis

So much has been going on this preseason. Frequent updates of fantasy football rankings have become an essential (and fun) task. Here are my latest fantasy football rankings updates for all positions. My overall rankings below the analysis are for PPR formats. You can also see my PPR rankings by position, Half-PPR rankings, Standard (non-PPR) […]

Chuba Hubbard vs. Jonathon Brooks - Who Should I Draft in 2024 Fantasy Football?

Should you prioritize early or late-season success? That's the root of the Carolina running back conundrum. Chuba Hubbard will get the first crack at being the lead back in Carolina due to the ongoing injury recovery for Jonathon Brooks (ACL). The latter, however, appears to be the better talent and could take over once active. […]