Aaron Rodgers Wasn't 100 Percent Last Year

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (knee) said he "really wasn't 100 percent for the entire year" in 2018. His mobility was limited all year as well and he had a series of shots instead of undergoing surgery after consulting with team doctor Pat McKenzie. Rodgers said he also had a tibial plateau fracture in […]

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 […]

NFL Draft 32 for 32 - Green Bay Packers Outlook

The 2018 season for the Green Bay Packers proved to be a waste of yet another great statistical season for Aaron Rodgers (4,442 yards and 27 total TDs). The team seemed to be playing uninspired football under what proved to be Mike McCarthy's final season as head coach. Enter new HC Matt LaFleur, whose name […]

Packers Re-Sign Jake Kumerow

The Green Bay Packers re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent wide receiver Jake Kumerow on Friday, which means he'll be good to go for the start of the team's offseason program on Monday. Kumerow finished the year on Injured Reserve in his first NFL season and had just eight catches for 103 yards and a touchdown in five […]

2019 Dynasty Price Check - Corey Davis

The Tennessee Titans drafted Corey Davis fifth overall in the 2017 draft to be their number one wide receiver, and they've received mixed results since making that selection. He's put a few good games, such as his nine catch, 161 yards with a touchdown performance he put up last year against the Philadelphia Eagles. The […]

Jordy Nelson Would Consider Return To Green Bay

Retired wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who spent 10 years with the Green Bay Packers, said he would consider coming out of retirement if the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers asked him to come back. Nelson had 550 catches for 7,848 yards and 69 touchdowns with Rodgers from 2008 to 2017. He also hd four 1,000-yard […]

Geronimo Allison Ready For Big Season

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison is ready for an important fourth season in the NFL after signing a one-year, $2.8 million contract as a restricted free agent this offseason. He'll receive a $750,000 signing bonus. Allison had 19 catches for 289 yards and two touchdowns four games into last year, but he suffered […]

Jordy Nelson Retiring From Football

Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson announced his retirement from football on Wednesday, according to former teammate and NFL Network analyst James Jones. The third leading receiving in Packers history played 10 seasons in professional football, accumulating 613 receptions, 8,587 yards and 72 touchdowns in 151 games played. The former second-round pick in […]

Fantasy Football Eulogy - Looking Back at Rob Gronkowski's Career

Robert Paxton Gronkowski Tight End, New England Patriots 4/23/2010 - 3/24/2019 Rob Gronkowski a.k.a. “Gronk” was born and raised in Amherst, New York. For some fantasy football owners, they believe he grew up in Tucson, Arizona and did not really live until he was drafted with the 42nd overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cowboys Agree With Randall Cobb

The Dallas Cowboys signed free-agent wide receiver Randall Cobb to a one-year, $5 million deal on Tuesday, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. He's likely to replace Cole Beasley as the team's slot receiver alongside Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. Cobb was a second-round pick of the Packers in 2011 and spent his first […]

Golden Tate Takes New York - Fantasy Impact

After the Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, we were all thinking one thing. What in the wide wide world of sports is going on around here? We still have no idea but to be truthful, neither does Dave Gettleman. What we do know is the Giants replaced their elite 26-year-old receiver […]

Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland - Fantasy Impact

After five seasons in New York, star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was traded to the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. Despite signing a five-year, $95 million contract extension this past August (which included $41 million in guaranteed cash), consistent friction between the 26-year-old and the front office made this move not only inevitable but prudent […]

Air Yards Analysis - Using the Statistic to Find Value at WR

Air yards: a simple term in itself but for fantasy football what is the significance? In essence, air yards is a cumulative total of a player's depth of target. It only includes yards traveled from the time the QB releases it up to the moment the ball is either dropped or caught by the receiver. […]

Packers Expected To Sign Three Defenders

The Green Bay Packers are expected to sign free-agent edge rusher Za'Darius Smith (Ravens) and safety Adrian Amos (Bears) on Tuesday, sources informed of the deals told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Amos' deal will be for four years and $37 million, with $21 million coming in the first two years. Smith will receive a four-year, […]

Antonio Brown’s Fantasy Outlook as a Raider

Fantasy owners have been anxiously anticipating the onset of free agency, as the ensuing player movement supplies sizable ramifications for players, their teams, and fantasy owners who are either managing rosters or preparing for their draft process. The team at RotoBaller shares your enthusiasm for this exhilarating phase of the offseason, which is why we […]

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 […]

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 […]

New Coaches in New Places - Who Will Succeed?

Some things in the NFL never change. Tom Brady is going to take the Patriots to a division title and a first-round playoff bye. At least one wide receiver will become such a diva he will be traded from his team (maybe two!). And of course, the Raiders will stink as long as they continue […]

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 […]

Running Back Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

In case you didn't know, Rotoballer's 2019 Dynasty Rankings are here in all of their glory! The running back position isn't rife with bell cow backs that the game has had in recent memory, but there are a number of players at the top of the position or deeper in the rankings that can provide […]

Dynasty Takeaways from the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine

The skill position players have wrapped up their workouts at the NFL Combine and now it's time for us in the fantasy football world to overthink what that actually means. Many use the combine as an end-all-be-all in terms of rookie evaluations. But that is far from what should be the case. Same as running […]

Quarterback Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

The rankers here at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with detailed fantasy football rankings for dynasty leagues. Our rankings also include tiers which supply a more detailed breakdown on which players to target for your rosters, along with the performers that you should avoid. These rankings are updated continuously and should be used as […]

Early 2019 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Tight End

We wind down our look at the early 2019 fantasy football PPR rankings with the tight end position. Our top rankers (Nick Mariano, Dom Petrillo, and myself) got together to release a pre-draft look at each position for re-draft leagues. We're not including the 2019 rookie class just yet, seeing as how we have no […]

Early 2019 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Wide Receiver

With a long offseason ahead of us, football fans are left with little to do while baseball takes center stage. That doesn't mean we can't start our draft prep though! At RotoBaller, we always look ahead and strive to provide our readers with the best analysis possible. We've assembled some of our top fantasy football […]

Dynasty Football and Keepers: Q&A Mailbag with Scott Engel

Every week on RotoBaller, I will help you make those tough and challenging keeper and dynasty decisions. Your keeper deadlines and rookie drafts may not be close yet, but it’s better to ease your mind as early as possible if I can. So you can always ask me your questions on Twitter @scotteTheKing and I […]

Early 2019 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Quarterbacks

After compiling our initial fantasy football staff rankings for 2019 it is now time to look at each position to see where some values or pitfalls could be found. The top players are pretty self-explanatory with the likes of Patrick Mahomes, Aaron Rodgers and Andrew Luck leading the way. After the top tier though, it […]

Early 2019 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Running Back

As we progress through these initial weeks of the offseason, the designation of franchise and transition players is underway while we steadily approach the highly anticipated period of free agency. That will create a massive number of roster alterations which will dramatically impact the value of many players. But it is never too early to […]

Top 10 Wide Receiver Rookies - NFL Draft Preview

The 2019 wide receiver draft class may not be stockpiled with potential studs at the NFL level, but it could be one of the deeper positions this year. You may not see many of these receivers make an immediate impact in the league but odds are a few of these names will be making spot […]