Projecting RB Potential: Talent, Touches, Team Context

Running backs are the hardest position to project for fantasy football yet the most critical. A talented runner who has breakout potential may be hampered by a poor offensive system or limited touches. Conversely, a player who gets a high number of touches may not have the ability to take full advantage of the situation. […]

Browns Defense Should Be Avoided In Fantasy In Week 1

The Cleveland Browns defense is expected to be much improved in 2021 after the team spent a good bit of their resources on improving that side of the ball in the offseason. That being said, they draw a tough road matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. The Chiefs obviously have one of […]

Austin Hooper A High-End TE2 In Week 1

Cleveland Browns tight end Austin Hooper draws a plus matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. The Chiefs were generous to the tight end position in 2020, allowing the eighth-most fantasy points per game. Hooper is coming off a disappointing first season in Cleveland but he is in play as a decent starting […]

Jarvis Landry A Flex Option For Week 1

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on the road in Week 1. Landry finished the 2020 season with 72 catches for 840 yards and three touchdowns, pedestrian numbers despite the fact that Odell Beckham Jr. missed the final nine games of the season with a torn ACL. Now […]

Odell Beckham Jr. A WR3 For Week 1

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will take on the Kansas City Chiefs on the road in Week 1. Sunday's game will mark the first time Beckham appears in a regular-season game since he tore his ACL during Week 7 last year. The veteran receiver took limited reps in Wednesday's practice as he gets […]

Kareem Hunt A Solid Flex Play In Week 1

Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt will square off against his old team when he travels to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs in Week 1. Hunt managed to find the end zone the last time he faced the Chiefs while rushing for 32 yards on six carries in a playoff loss. Fantasy gamers […]

Nick Chubb A Low-End RB1 For Week 1

Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb draws a favorable matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs for the season opener in Week 1. The last time Chubb saw this Chiefs defense he was quiet, rushing for 69 yards on 13 carries and adding two catches for four yards. That being said, the Chiefs were rather generous […]

Baker Mayfield A Mid-Range QB2 For Week 1

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield gets a Week 1 rematch against a Kansas City Chiefs team that knocked his squad out of the playoffs in 2020. Mayfield and the Browns will head on the road to face off against the Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium as 6.5-point underdogs in Week 1. This sets up as a […]

The King's Week 1 Fantasy Football Rankings And Analysis (Premium Content)

Scott "The King" Engel issues his full Week 1 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 the season opener. Following the positional analysis below you'll see the rankings widget. Enter KING at checkout […]

Javonte Williams (RB, DEN) - 2021 Fantasy Football Draft Values

BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~50 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~65 ANALYSIS: Denver Broncos running back Javonte Williams has been impressive during his first training camp. The rookie runner has earned the faith of the Denver coaches, with head coach Vic Fangio stating on Monday, "He's earned that trust, and we're not at all against playing him in any situation, […]

Updated PPR Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football PPR rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. These fantasy football PPR rankings will continue to be updated until Week 1, so be sure check back regularly for updates. You can also see our ongoing rankings analysis articles discussing […]

Updated Half-PPR Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football Half-PPR rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. For those of you who are not familiar, PPR stands for Points Per Reception and means that you receive extra points for every reception that someone on […]

Updated Standard (Non-PPR) Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football standard scoring (non-PPR) rankings. For those who are not familiar, standard scoring is still the default for some providers and means that fantasy football players do not receive any extra points for receptions. This is the opposite of PPR formats, where fantasy players can receive 0.5 […]

Updated Best Ball Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated fantasy football best ball rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. For those of you who are not familiar with fantasy football best ball leagues, they are draft-only leagues. Once the drafts are complete, there are no moves for […]

Updated Superflex Rankings - 2021 Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you'll find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football superflex rankings. The NFL season is almost here, and we're here to help you draft those winning teams. These fantasy football superflex rankings will continue to be updated until Week 1, so be sure check back regularly for updates. You can also see our ongoing rankings analysis articles discussing […]

Updated FFPC Rankings - Tight End Premium Scoring: Post-NFL Draft

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2021 fantasy football FFPC rankings (top 300) for FFPC's tight-end premium formats. For those of you who are not familiar with FFPC leagues, they are some of the best paid fantasy football leagues in the industry hosted by our friends over at FFPC (Fantasy Football Players Championship). […]

Updated Running Back Rankings - Fantasy Football PPR Drafts

It is the final days before the NFL season starts, and many fantasy football players will still be drafting until the final night before kickoff. Below we provide a look and review of our latest updated fantasy football running back rankings, here to set you up well if there is a crunch for preparation time […]

Deeper PPR Draft Values and Early Waiver Wire Pickups

The NFL and fantasy football seasons are right around the corner, so at this point, you're either getting ready for your final fantasy football draft or have already drafted your teams and are now ready to analyze the waiver wire for any overlooked players and make minor roster tweaks. This is definitely not the time to […]

Must-Have Players for 2021 Fantasy Football

Winning in fantasy football requires just one simple strategy: pick the best players. Of course, we don't know who those players will be, otherwise it would be too easy. That's where extensive research and opportunistic drafting comes into play. Luckily, I've done the first part for you, the reader. The rest is up to you. […]

Chase McLaughlin Will Kick For Browns In Week 1

Cleveland Browns kicker Chase McLaughlin will open the season as the starter in Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters after Monday's practice that it will be McLaughlin and not recently-signed Chris Naggar, who was added to the team's practice squad on Thursday. That was the first time that […]

Wide Receivers To Avoid in Drafts?

Fantasy football drafts are all about finding value. As important as it is to find undervalued players, breakouts, sneaky late-round picks and sleepers -- it's equally important to avoid fantasy landmines and potential busts. Today we're looking at some wide receivers who may be overvalued, or disappoint fantasy football managers, and you may want to […]

Who Should I Draft? Fantasy Football Tool

  Who Should I Draft for Fantasy Football? Select Any Two NFL Players - Our Experts Will Give You Their Opinions     STD PPR Half-PPR Select Player 1... Saquon BarkleyJames CookTravis KelceKareem HuntKhalil ShakirBrian Robinson Jr.A.J. BrownXavier WorthyTerry MclaurinIsiah PachecoDevonta SmithAustin EkelerZach ErtzDeAndre HopkinsDallas GoedertTy JohnsonRay DavisKenneth GainwellKeon ColemanDalton KincaidMarquise BrownDyami BrownOlamide ZaccheausCurtis SamuelMack […]

Updated Rookie Rankings - Fantasy Football Drafts

Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated fantasy football rookie rankings for the 2021 NFL season. These rankings are a great resource for you to use in your fantasy football drafts, whether it's a redraft league or a dynasty league. Having a rookie draft, or just looking for the highest-upside rookie to target in […]

Odell Beckham Jr. Should Be Ready For Week 1

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (torn ACL) is expected to be active for Sunday's season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs. Beckham, who tore his ACL last October, stood out during practice and could be headed for a huge bounce-back season. Assuming he's capable of a full workload, the LSU product figures to […]

Kickers Rankings - Who to Target in Drafts

The calls to abolish kickers in fantasy football seem to grow by the year, but most leagues continue to use them. They matter. If they matter to the games on Sunday, they should matter to fantasy football, as well. Are they random? Of course, they are. But isn't fantasy football in general? When Mecole Hardman […]

Andrew Lalama's Bold Predictions

I love bold predictions articles because I hate chalk. Preseason ADP is never anywhere near accurate when predicting the season, yet many fantasy drafters have trouble differentiating from the consensus. Last year in this article I predicted big seasons for Jonathan Taylor, Diontae Johnson, Tee Higgins, and Justin Herbert. Following my advice would have also […]

Must-Have Players for PPR Leagues

Given that PPR leagues have essentially taken over as the new standard format across fantasy football, this article may seem fairly redundant with other "must-have" pieces but nevertheless provides valuable information. PPR scoring is inherently flawed given that dump-off pass-catchers that do not impact the actual game heavily are overweight in value. We are not […]

Deeper Wide Receiver Sleepers to Target

With two weeks until the start of the NFL season, many fantasy managers are moving from participating in best-ball leagues to starting to prepare for redraft and home leagues. However, that doesn't have to mean you give up on some of your favorite sleepers. I've been pretty consistent in arguing that the term sleeper is […]

Late-Round Draft Values - Running Backs

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 […]

Updated Fantasy Football Rankings: PPR Wide Receivers

Fantasy football rankings change as often as wide receivers change NFL teams the week before the season starts. The wide receiver merry-go-round is spinning quicker than Tyreek Hill does when he is breaking tackles in the secondary. Some pass catchers are dealing with demotions, injuries or being cut, while others are finding higher spots on […]