NextGen Stats - Week 5: RB Breakdowns and Takeaways

With five weeks of play in the books and things starting to settle a bit, it's time to get back to studying some of the rushers around the league and see how they have performed through (almost) the first third of the season. To gain the biggest edge in your fantasy football league, it's necessary […]

Video: Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Alec Pierce, George Pickens, Jakobi Meyers, Rondale Moore, Randall Cobb

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 wide receiver waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements, […]

Video: Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6 (2022) - Taysom Hill, Cade Otton, Evan Engram, Robert Tonyan, Daniel Bellinger

The 2022 fantasy football season continues with our Week 6 tight end waiver wire pickups. Anthony Aniano gives his in-depth fantasy football advice, breaking down some of his waiver wire adds to prioritize and free-agent pickups as we head into Week 6 of the fantasy football season. These players should be targets as injury replacements, […]

Wide Receiver Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Jakobi Meyers, George Pickens, Alec Pierce, Dyami Brown

Below, you'll find some wide receivers that you should be targeting on the fantasy football waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Not all of these waiver wire options are the same. Some players may be better in PPR or deeper leagues, so it’s not a one-size-fits-all comparison. Use your best judgment when deciding which of […]

Tight End Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6: Top Free Agent Adds Include Daniel Bellinger, Taysom Hill, Hayden Hurst, Robert Tonyan

If you are looking for a tight end on your league’s waiver wire to save your fantasy football season, your chances are slimmer than a Slim Jim. We are only five weeks into the NFL season, yet many waiver wires are barren when it comes to the tight end position. Hot commodities like Los Angeles’ […]

Top Quarterback Waiver Wire Pickups and Streamers for Week 6: Daniel Jones, Justin Fields, Geno Smith, Kenny Pickett

Week 5 is nearly in the books and NFL offenses continue to struggle. Josh Allen paced all quarterbacks in passing yards (424) and passing touchdowns (four) in a rout of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Outside of that, the quarterback position was disappointing. Only three other quarterbacks (Carson Wentz, Tom Brady, and Kenny Pickett) threw for over […]

Week 6 Kicker Streamers and Starts - 2022 Fantasy Tiers, Rankings

Kicker statistics are more useful now that five weeks of the 2022 NFL regular season are in the books, but fantasy kicker projections can vary widely week-to-week, and with bye weeks set to begin, the streaming game at kicker has never been more important. Our Week 6 kicker rankings aim to help fantasy managers fill […]

IDP Leagues Waiver Wire - Fantasy Football Pickups (Week 6)

Is the NFC East the best conference in the NFL? It’s certainly looking that way. The Eagles are 5-0. The Cowboys, with their backup quarterback starting four games, are 4-1 and have beaten both the 2021 Super Bowl teams. Even the second-worst team in the division, the New York Giants, is 4-1, although they played […]

DraftKings NFL DFS: Week 6 Price Analysis & Picks

Hey, RotoBallers! It's Jon Anderson back for another "primer" for the Sunday NFL slate. I have had a good amount of fun looking back at this post on Saturday/Sunday to see how many of the plays the projections point out early in the week actually make it into a reasonable "tight player pool" for Sunday's […]

Randall Cobb (WR, GB) - Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Pickups for Week 6

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team PPR Leagues ROSTERED IN: 3% of Leagues ANALYSIS: I guess this is the closest we'll get to targeting a backup rusher once some leading RB1 gets banged up and is expected to miss time, only at the wide receiver position. Enter Randal Cobb (the "backup") and Christian Watson (the […]

Packers Could Be Interested In Odell Beckham Jr.

The Green Bay Packers are among the teams with the most interest in free-agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (knee), who is eyeing a mid-November return after suffering a torn ACL in the Super Bowl win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Along with the Packers, the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills are believed to have […]

Biggest Week 5 Busts: Fantasy Football Reactions for A.J. Brown, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jamaal Williams, Jaylen Waddle, A.J. Dillon

The fifth NFL Sunday of the 2022 season has come and gone. Hopefully, you woke up on Monday morning feeling very good about how your week went. However, this week's slate of games was certainly stress-inducing for many fantasy football managers. Part of that stress was caused by a group of players who drastically underachieved […]

Packers Defense Disappointing During Week 5 Loss

The Green Bay Packers defense surrendered 27 points, recorded just one sack, and forced a safety during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The safety was a gift by the Giants at the end of the game as they attempted to bleed the clock out, stepping out of the end zone […]

Mason Crosby Nails Two Long Field Goals

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby made both of his field goals from 46 and 48 yards away, adding on two extra points, during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The 38-year-old has attempted and made two field goals two weeks in a row after attempting only two through the first […]

Robert Tonyan Catches Four Passes During Loss

Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan caught all four of his targets and gained 23 yards during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. A Packers' tight end did catch a touchdown in this game, but it was veteran Marcedes Lewis. The 28-year-old has yet to clear 40 receiving yards in […]

Romeo Doubs Quiet During Week 5 Loss

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs caught three of his five targets, gaining 29 yards, during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The five targets were the lowest the rookie receiver had seen since Week 2, and he rotated more often with fellow rookie Christian Watson (hamstring) during the first […]

Allen Lazard Tallies 35 Yards And A Touchdown

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard caught four of his eight targets, gaining 35 yards and scoring a touchdown, during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The matchup against New York was not great for fantasy purposes, but the 26-year-old still drew eight targets for the second week in a […]

Randall Cobb Leads Packers In Receiving During Loss

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb caught seven of 13 targets, gaining 99 yards, during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hyper-targeted the 32-year-old receiver in an attempt to exploit a weakness in the Giants' secondary. Cobb had yet to clear four targets in a single game […]

AJ Dillon Records Just Six Carries During Loss

Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon carried the ball six times for 34 yards during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The 24-year-old recorded his lowest touch total of the season by a wide margin, failing to draw a single target during the contest. It was also the first time […]

Aaron Jones Tallies 80 Yards During Sunday's Loss

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones carried the ball 13 times for 63 yards, adding two receptions on three targets for 17 yards, during the team's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants Sunday. The 15 opportunities for the 27-year-old were what you want to see from your RB1 for fantasy. However, he had […]

Aaron Rodgers Throws Two Touchdowns During Loss In London

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 25-of-39 passes, throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns during Sunday's 27-22 loss to the New York Giants. The reigning MVP was on track to have a solid fantasy performance by the end of the first half, completing 18-of-24 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns. However, New […]

Week 5 PPR Rankings for Fantasy Football: James Conner, Alvin Kamara, J.K. Dobbins, Rashaad Penny, Tyreek Hill, Antonio Gibson

It's Week 5, and a month of NFL action has already passed us, but the best is yet to come. We're pumped for Week 5 and are here to help you set optimal lineups with our Week 5 fantasy football PPR rankings for fantasy football, as of October 8th. Our goal as always is to […]

Christian Watson Uncertain To Return

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson (hamstring) was forced to exit during Sunday's Week 5 matchup against the New York Giants. The young wideout is dealing with a hamstring issue and is questionable to return. Before exiting, Watson had two touches and really did nothing with them. The team will likely take the cautious […]

High-Upside Bench Stashes: Weekend Waiver Wire for Week 5 Includes Isiah Pacheco, Khalil Shakir, Geno Smith, Robert Tonyan

Staying ahead of your league mates when it comes to spotting potential breakout players while saving your FAAB or waiver priority is an underrated skill. As we are four weeks into the regular season, some of the players we drafted are no longer going to be on our rosters due to their performance or injury. […]

Fantasy Football Start Em, Sit Em - Week 5 Matchups Analysis

Welcome back RotoBallers to our Week 5 matchups analysis and Start Em, Sit Em column for fantasy football. Week 4 was much better for overall fantasy scoring, featuring an NFL matchup with 93 points scored. Many of the big names came through along with some of the backups or fill-ins we picked up. For those who […]

Adrian Amos Active For Week 5

Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (concussion) is active for Week 5 against the New York Giants in London. He had been listed as questionable. The 29-year-old initially suffered the injury last Sunday against the New England Patriots. Amos has appeared in all four contests this season, registering 13 tackles along the way.

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Week 5

Welcome to Week 5 of the WR/CB Matchup chart. As the year goes on, the PPGA metric will become more and more predictive. Results from a small sample usually tell more about how talented a CB's opponents have been rather than the difficulty of the matchup going forward. It is not advised to use this […]

Sneaky Starts, Pivot Plays and Post-Waiver Pickups for Week 5

We are a month into the season and injuries are starting to pile up. We are fresh off of the biggest waiver wire run of the season and there are even more players that remain up in the air for Week 5. Though we would all prefer our lineups to be 100 percent healthy, savvy […]

Wide Receiver Snap Counts and Target Trends - Risers and Fallers for Week 5 (2022)

You are already aware that wide receivers will play a critical role in the success of your teams. The undeniable volatility that exists with the running back position has also presented an increasing rationale for prioritizing wide receivers when you build your rosters - both at the onset of your drafts and as you manage […]

Week 5 Running Back Rankings for Fantasy Football: Khalil Herbert, David Montgomery, Alvin Kamara, Caleb Huntley, Tyler Allgeier

Welcome back RotoBallers to Week 5 of the NFL and fantasy football season. We are already a month in, and we're to help you set winning lineups with our updated Week 5 fantasy football running back rankings, as of October 7th. Let's see where key running backs like Khalil Herbert, David Montgomery, Alvin Kamara, Caleb […]