Updated Tight End PPR Draft Rankings and Analysis
For the first time in what feels like an eternity, there are more than five tight ends to get excited about heading into a fantasy football season! Breakout seasons from Mark Andrews, Darren Waller, and more propelled the position to new heights in 2019. Fantasy players will no longer be overcome with a sense of […]
Updated Running Back PPR Draft Rankings and Analysis
Hitting on the right RB can win you a league. Christian McCaffrey was a monster in 2019, rewarding fantasy players who took him over Alvin Kamara, Ezekiel Elliot, and in some instances even Saquon Barkley. Sorting out this year’s RB landscape could be the difference between winning it all and missing the playoffs. This year, […]
Updated Fantasy Football Dynasty Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football dynasty rankings (top 400) including RBs, WRs, QBs, TEs and NFL Rookies. These dynasty rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft - factoring in trades, off-season moves and rookie situations - but things will of course change as we get closer to the […]
Andrew Lalama's Bold Predictions for 2020 Fantasy Football
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 I predicted that Lamar Jackson would break the QB rushing record, Chris Godwin would have a big season, and David Johnson would struggle. […]
Coaching Matters: NFC North Play-Calling Impact on RB
In fantasy football, many of us 'experts' in the field try to take as much data into account before making a conclusion on players. That means looking at things like game tape, the team's offensive line, or their primary playcaller's historical tendencies to utilize a certain position. After much research, I've developed a broad knowledge […]
Why Zero RB Won't Work In 2020 (and Beyond!)
In the 1970s, you didn't have to go far to find a funky cool cat cutting up the dance floor in a polyester leisure suit while his pet rock named Morton rested comfortably in his pocket. By the 1980s, people had realized things like the pet rock, and leisure suits were lame. Instead, it was […]
Why Zero RB Will Work In 2020
In a world where Christian McCaffrey is coming off a historic year comprised of 287 carries, 142 targets, 19 touchdowns and over 2,300 yards from scrimmage, the Zero RB strategy might seem like a losing recipe. How can you justify shooting for any non-running back at the top of drafts when we’ve seen just how […]
Matthew Stafford (QB, DET) - Fantasy Football Draft Values
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~85 Overall CURRENT ADP: ~107 ANALYSIS: The Lions drafted D’Andre Swift to bolster their RB stable but this team still goes through Stafford’s arm. After eight straight 16-game seasons, Stafford had 2,499 yards and a 19:5 TD:INT ratio through eight games last year before injuries ruined the fun. And fun it was while […]
Jason Katz's Bold Predictions - 2020 Fantasy Football
In my group of friends, I am known for making outlandish claims that, most of the time, even I don't believe. It antagonizes them because they know I'm just complaining about how Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill is going to finish with zero receptions because it's 10 minutes into the first quarter and he hasn't caught a […]
Updated 2020 Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie rankings (top 130). These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the start of the NFL season. Adjustments to these rookie rankings will be made all offseason long up until […]
Updated Wide Receiver Draft Rankings - Standard Scoring (Non-PPR)
RotoBaller’s 2020 wide receiver rankings for standard fantasy football leagues are looking a little different than they did a few months ago. The NFL draft, trades, free-agent signings, salary-cap cuts and opt-outs due to the COVID crisis have all affected the wide receiver rankings since the last time our website’s rankings were released. So now […]
Pierre Camus' Bold Predictions - 2020 Fantasy Football
This marks the fifth installment of my bold predictions for RotoBaller. Boy, how things have changed since my first bold predictions column. We were happily oblivious to Coronavirus. My preseason prediction about Colin Kaepernick was purely football related, just weeks before he became known for something other than his passer rating. RGIII was getting set to […]
ADP Landmines - Avoid These Players in 2020
Every year, when we reflect back on the NFL season that was, it's easy to have 20/20 vision and see the mistakes that you made in the draft. In 2019, guys like David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell went in the middle of the first round and didn't perform on par with their first-round billing. Johnson […]
T.J. Hockenson Presents Borderline TE1 Option
Detroit Lions tight end T.J. Hockenson’s fantasy outlook in 2020 is intrinsically connected to that of quarterback Matthew Stafford. On the border of being selected in 10- or 12-team leagues as a TE1, Hockenson with a full season of Stafford’s power arm might put him over the top. By all accounts, Detroit will have their […]
DeShone Kizer Works Out For Lions
Quarterback DeShone Kizer was brought in for a workout with the Detroit Lions on Thursday as a potential reserve signal-caller. Kizer has not appeared in a regular season contest since 2018 as a member of the Packers. He entered the league as a second-round pick in 2017, but went 0-15 during his tenure as the […]
D'Andre Swift Dealing With Muscle Strain
Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift is being eased back into practice over the next few days while he nurses a muscle strain. The rookie running back did not practice on Thursday and will be heading into the season with high expectations. The Lions coaching staff appears to be handling the situation with extreme caution with […]
2020 RotoBaller Superflex League Draft Recap
For the majority of the summer, I wasn't sure if I was even going to play fantasy football this year. I was pretty adamant that a season wouldn't happen. As August came and went and the NFL's testing protocols proved effective, my optimism began to grow and the idea of sitting out a season just […]
Allen Lazard - 2020 Fantasy Football Sleeper
Coming into the 2019 season, the debate in Green Bay was whether Geronimo Allison or Marquez Valdes-Scantling would be the WR2 for Aaron Rodgers. It turned out neither of them was able to take the mantle. Through injury and inconsistency, both players fell short, thus leaving an opening for second-year undrafted free agent Allen Lazard to come […]
Top Draft Values and Targets: RotoBaller Staff Picks
We've already dug into the top busts and avoids for 2020 fantasy football drafts according to the RotoBaller NFL staff. Now, we will focus on the top draft targets and ADP values for 2020 fantasy football. Our analysts have agreed to sum up their thoughts on the top players to target in drafts based on […]
FFPC Average Draft Position Report: ADP Analysis and Insights
Examining the Average Draft Positions from the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC) gives us a great snapshot of what high-stakes fantasy football players are thinking. The ADPs, which are housed in FantasyMojo.com’s deluxe shop of FFPC data, show you what some of the most competitive fantasy players in the world are thinking. For this exercise, […]
Rookie Running Back Primer: Analyzing ADP Value for 2020
Rookie running backs are certainly volatile and we're always dealing with the unknown aspect of how a player's game will translate to the big show. How rookies make the transition will be even more imperative this season as players and teams deal with a more limited training camp and zero preseason games. However, every single […]
Danny Amendola (WR, DET) - Wide Receiver PPR Draft Sleepers
BALLER MOVE: Target Around ~170 Overall CURRENT ADP: 180+ (Undrafted) ANALYSIS: People really just keep forgetting about Danny Amendola. No, seriously: he had an ADP of WR96 (243th overall) in 2019 and he's currently the WR104 with pretty much an "undrafted" label always attached to his name in 2020 drafts. I think the case for the […]
Updated PPR Rankings for 2020 Fantasy Football Drafts
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football PPR rankings (top 440) for the month of August. Also included are player tiers and auction values. These refreshed PPR rankings are being released as we head into the heart of fantasy football draft season, factoring in all of the off-season moves and news. […]
2020 Fantasy Football Running Back Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie running back rankings. These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. Those of you who are regular RotoBaller readers have likely already seen our updated overall fantasy football […]
2020 Fantasy Football Wide Receiver Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie wide receiver rankings. These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. It's been well-documented that the 2020 wide receiver class is one of the best to come […]
2020 Fantasy Football Quarterback Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie quarterback rankings. These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. You might have already seen the first iteration of our updated fantasy football rookie rankings, released the morning […]
2020 Fantasy Football Tight End Rookie Rankings: Post-NFL Draft
Welcome back RotoBallers! Below you will find our staff's updated 2020 fantasy football rookie tight end rankings. These rankings are being released after the 2020 NFL Draft, but things will of course change as we get closer to the NFL season. Those of you who are regular RotoBaller readers have likely already seen our updated overall fantasy football […]
FFPC Terminator Best-Ball League Strategy
Love best-ball but looking for something with a twist? FFPC is already an industry leader in best ball competition for serious fantasy players but they also are the innovators when it comes to offering variety. Aside from the new Best Ball Slim Leagues which I explained earlier in the offseason and even showed how to build […]
WR Stat Sleepers: Fantasy Points Per Target
In 2019, Marvin Jones Jr. averaged 2.13 fantasy points per target in ESPN standard PPR scoring. "What is that supposed to mean to me?" you ask. Fair enough. That's an odd stat to throw out there without any context. Instead, what if I phrased it as follows: In 2019, Marvin Jones Jr. averaged more fantasy points […]
Tight End Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis - August
Tight ends continue to climb in valuation, as top-notch players like Travis Kelce and George Kittle have entered the conversation as late first-round or early second-round picks in best ball formats with TE Premium scoring such as FFPC. Even in typical scoring formats, some fantasy managers want to secure a relatively safe option at an […]