Tight End Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis (April 2019)

All of a sudden, the tight end has become cool in fantasy football. Maybe not all of them, but the position that used to be largely ignored until the middle rounds is now a priority for some. If you managed to nab one of the top three TEs last year, you had a clear advantage […]

Quarterback Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis (April 2019)

If you are a veteran of the Best-Ball format, you know that every possible advantage helps in these early draft days. The NFL Draft is still a week away, so it's important to get an idea of how to value rookies before we know their landing spots if you are in the midst of a […]

Damon Harrison Not At Voluntary Workouts

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Damon Harrison didn't show up to the start of the team's voluntary conditioning program this week. Harrison hired a new agent this year and has expressed interest in a contract extension this offseason. He has two years left on his deal. The 30-year-old isn't much of an IDP commodity with just […]

Dynasty Price Check - Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown

When it comes to dynasty football leagues, you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of setting lineups and waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Offseason narratives can be difficult to navigate, but we are here to help! […]

Dynasty Price Check - Jerick McKinnon

When it comes to dynasty football leagues, you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of setting lineups and waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Offseason narratives can be difficult to navigate, but we are here to help! […]

2019 Dynasty Price Check - Derrick Henry

When it comes to dynasty football leagues, you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of setting lineups and waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Offseason narratives can be difficult to navigate, but we are here to help! […]

Lions Sign Tom Savage

The Detroit Lions signed free-agent quarterback Tom Savage to an undisclosed deal on Tuesday. He'll compete with Connor Cook for the right to hold the clipboard on the sidelines for Matthew Stafford. The 28-year-old Savage didn't see a regular season snap in 2018 and played in eight games for Houston in 2017, throwing for 1,412 […]

2019 Dynasty Price Check - Sammy Watkins

When it comes to dynasty football leagues you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of lineup setting and setting up waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Today's column will take a look at Kansas City Chiefs wide […]

Lions Willing To Trade No. 8 Pick

Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn admitted that he's open to trading the No. 8 pick of the draft in order to move down within the first round. "It's the best way to build your roster the right way," Quinn said on the RapSheet and Friends podcast. "No. 8, I think there's a number of […]

NFL Draft 32 for 32 - Detroit Lions Outlook

The first year of the Matt Patricia era for the Detroit Lions did not go exactly as planned. The team struggled on both sides of the ball, while Matthew Stafford (3,777 yards, 21 TDs, 11 INTs) had his worst statistical season since 2012. There seemed to be a disconnect between Patricia and now departed OC […]

C.J. Anderson Reaches Agreement With Lions

The Detroit Lions reached an agreement on an undisclosed one-year deal with free-agent running back C.J. Anderson on Monday, according to a source. Anderson only had 24 carries in nine games with the Panthers in 2018 before being released. He was picked up late in the year by the Rams to help fill in for […]

Raiders Sign Luke Willson

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent tight end Luke Willson to an undisclosed deal on Friday. It's likely just a one-year deal. Wilson spent the 2018 season with the Lions after playing five seasons with the Seahawks as mostly a blocking tight end. He has 102 catches for 1,216 yards with 11 touchdowns in 86 career […]

Lions Won't Overwork Kerryon Johnson

Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia and the coaching staff have no plans to baby running back Kerryon Johnson (knee) in his return to the field this year, but the second-year running back's workload could be limited. Johnson missed six games with a season-ending knee injury in his rookie season in 2018. He averaged 15 […]

Damon Harrison Wants New Deal

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Damon Harrison switched agents in the offseason and has already approached the team about signing a new deal, according to a source. The 30-year-old still has two years remaining on his current deal. He'll make $6.75 million in base salary in 2019 and $9 million in 2020 and has workout bonuses […]

2019 Dynasty Price Check - Antonio Brown

When it comes to dynasty football leagues you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of lineup setting and setting up waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Today's column will take a look at Oakland Raiders wide receiver […]

Lions Reach Agreement With Rashaan Melvin

The Detroit Lions signed free-agent cornerback Rashaan Melvin to a one-year, $3.5 million deal on Friday, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Melvin played for the Patriots in 2015 when head coach Matt Patricia was the defensive coordinator. The 29-year-old has been mostly a starter the last three seasons with the Colts and Raiders and […]

2019 Dynasty Price Check - Will Fuller

When it comes to dynasty football leagues you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of lineup setting and setting up waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Today's column will take a look at Houston Texans wide receiver […]

Free Agent WR Signings - Fantasy Risers and Fallers

The onset of free agency has already unleashed a barrage of player movement that has altered their value and reshaped the rosters of all teams that were involved. As the weeks unfold more changes in destinations and expectations will impact your decision-making process as you manage rosters in Dynasty leagues, and prepare for the draft […]

Lions Expected To Sign Trey Flowers

The Detroit Lions are slated to sign free-agent defensive end Trey Flowers to a five-year deal, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The deal is worth $90 million and includes $56 million in guarantees. It also includes $40 million fully guaranteed at signing and reunites Flowers with Detroit head coach Matt Patricia. Flowers has been […]

AAF Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap (Sunday)

We continue to the Sunday games, which featured the Atlanta Legends and San Antonio Commanders picking up massive victories for their playoff hopes over the Memphis Express and Arizona Hotshots. Officially being midway through the season, here is how I rank the QB, RB and WR positions going forward : QB RB WR 1. Garrett […]

Justin Coleman On His Way To The Lions

Free-agent cornerback Justin Coleman (Seahawks) has agreed to terms on a four-year, $36 million deal with the Detroit Lions. He will be reunited with head coach Matt Patricia, who was Coleman's defensive coordinator during his time with the New England Patriots. The Lions were already pretty solid against the pass, allowing just 224.9 yards per […]

Danny Amendola Headed For The Motor City

The Detroit Lions and free-agent wide receiver Danny Amendola (Dolphins) agreed to terms on a one-year contract with a guaranteed base of $4.5 million, according to a source. The deal is incentive-laden, and could be worth as much as $5.75 million, based likely on health and production. The 33-year-old receiver lands with his fourth NFL […]

Jesse James Agrees To Terms With the Lions

Free-agent tight end Jesse James (Steelers) has agreed to terms with the Detroit Lions, a source said Monday. Financial terms and length of the contract have not yet been disclosed. He posted 30 receptions for a career-high 423 yards and 14.1 yards per reception in 2018, and he has scored a total of nine touchdowns […]

AAF Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap (Saturday)

It is incredible how much better the games become once the correct players are inserted into the starting lineup. The Memphis Express and Atlanta Legends were slow out of the gates to figure out who their best quarterback was this season, even if the rest of the world seemed to know that Christian Hackenberg and […]

Dynasty Sell-High Candidates for 2019 - Tight Ends

The tight end position in dynasty fantasy football leagues has never been as important as the running back, quarterback or wide receiver positions, but it is gaining ground. New records were set for most receptions in a season for a tight end (Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz) and most receiving yards in a season for a tight […]

Running Back Target Leaders - Finding PPR Value at the RB2/Flex

To be successful playing fantasy football, you have to...well, you have to do a lot of things, but one of those things is to get good value on draft night. In PPR leagues, one of those ways to find value is to draft running backs who are active in the passing game. A guy like […]

2019 Wide Receiver Dynasty Ranking - Tiers and Analysis

As we continue our progression through the offseason, the designation of franchise and transition players is complete. We are about to experience the rapid-fire assortment of roster transformations that will occur during free agency, and these impending changes in destinations and expectations will impact anyone who manages rosters in dynasty leagues. The team at RotoBaller […]

Jaylen Samuels - Rookie Recap/Dynasty Outlook

The Pittsburgh Steelers focused on bolstering the running back position during the 2018 draft, selecting Jaylen Samuels in the fifth round. While he initially projected to be the team's third-string running back, Le'Veon Bell's season-long absence promoted Samuels to the backup chair. Samuels was taken with pick 165 in the fifth round, making him the […]

Tight End Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

2018 was probably the best year for tight ends in the history of fantasy football. Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz set the NFL single-season record for receptions by a tight end with 116, while San Francisco’s George Kittle set the single-season record for receiving yards for a tight end with 1,377. What’s crazy is that neither of […]

AAF Week 4 Fantasy Football Recap (Sunday)

We continue on to the Sunday games, which featured two of the favorites to win the title go down at home. Both Birmingham and Arizona were unable to get anything going on offense and faltered late during their surprising upsets. Before the weekend, the home team had won nine of 12 games throughout the season, […]