2016 Player vs. Player - Austin Seferian-Jenkins vs. Clive Walford
It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts, and Rotoballer is here to help! In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of two players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the summer and it may […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Wide Receiver PPR Rankings (August)
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Nick Mariano, Frankie Soler and myself, Bill Dubiel. This will be an in-depth look at […]
RotoBaller's Expert Mock Draft Results (Draft Positions 1-3)
At RotoBaller, we are starting off the month of August with a series of articles analyzing a staff mock draft. The mock draft included 12 of RotoBaller's best and brightest. A forewarning, this mock was drafted at the end of July and will not be able to account for more recent news like the Le'veon […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Running Back PPR Rankings (August)
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be an in-depth look […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Quarterback Rankings (August)
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Overall PPR Rankings: August Edition
Welcome to the next round of analyzing our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
Tiered Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings (Part 3)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part three of our 2016 fantasy football tiered wide receiver rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In […]
Tiered Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings (Part 2)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part two of our 2016 fantasy football tiered wide receiver rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In […]
Tiered Dynasty Wide Receiver Rankings (Part 1)
What's up RotoBallers. Welcome to part one of our 2016 fantasy football tiered wide receiver rankings for dynasty leagues. You can read the rest of our 2016 dynasty league rankings. Fantasy football covers multiple different types of leagues now. There are Standard Leagues, PPR Leagues, Half-PPR Leagues, Rookie Leagues, and arguably the most popular, Daily Fantasy Football. In […]
2016 Fantasy Football Draft Values - Wide Receivers: Davante Adams, Ty Montgomery, Jeff Janis
One of the top ways to find sleepers each year is to scan the depth charts of the NFL's top offenses. Any time that Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback for an offense, it will be considered one of the tops offenses in the NFL and receivers in that offense will be intriguing fantasy options. After […]
2016 Player vs. Player - Aaron Rodgers vs. Cam Newton
It's never too early to start preparing for your fantasy football drafts, and Rotoballer is here to help! In this series, two RotoBaller experts will discuss the merits of two players with similar value and average draft position (ADP). Remember that situations will change for all players over the course of the summer and it may […]
Target Acquired - Who To Target In Rounds 1-7 Of Your Fantasy Draft
With only a month or two left until your fantasy draft, it’s about time you started getting your big board ready. Here’s a list of players who represent good value at their ADP, broken down round by round for rounds 1-7. Where there’s a major difference between a player’s PPR performance vs. their standard performance, […]
2016 Fantasy Football Tiered Overall Standard Rankings (July)
Welcome to the first breakdown of our 2016 fantasy football rankings here at RotoBaller, as our best and brightest have put their minds (and numbers) together to drop some serious knowledge on the world. The rankings come from Nathan Powell, Zach Wilkens, Bill Dubiel, Frankie Soler and myself, Nick Mariano. This will be the first […]
Fantasy Football Tiered Running Back Rankings (Standard)
If you’ve frequented RotoBaller over the last week, you’ll have likely noticed our rankings for the upcoming fantasy season. Our toolkit for 2016 has it all; standard rankings, PPR rankings, half PPR, and we’ve even got you covered if you participate in a two-quarterback league. This piece, along with several others to follow, aims to […]
Fantasy Football Draft Strategy - To Stack or Not to Stack
The idea of stacking a quarterback and wide receiver from the same team is nothing new in the world of fantasy football. Daily fantasy players have been employing that strategy on DraftKings and FanDuel for years now to maximize weekly upside and attempt to finish first in guaranteed prize pool tournaments. The question here is whether […]
Three Bounce Back Candidates for 2016
You always want to buy low in fantasy football, and one of the best ways to buy low with a high ceiling in a range of outcomes is to target star players coming off of disappointing seasons. Fantasy football owners tend to rank players coming off below-average or subpar seasons lower on their cheat sheets than they […]
Five NFL Offenses to Target in Fantasy Drafts: Cardinals, Saints and Steelers
The idea of stacking, or pairing multiple players from the same NFL team on your fantasy team, is nothing new. It's generally more common on daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel, where a successful pairing of a quarterback and pass-catcher is often crucial to winning a big-money guaranteed prize pool tournament, but it's become […]
Intriguing Training Camp Battles To Watch for 2016 Fantasy Football - Part 2
Every year, fantasy football players enter training camp with questions about depth charts that will be answered in August that will have an impact on a number of players and their respective fantasy values and ADP. In part two of this article, I will continue to look at some of the most intriguing camp battles for […]
Intriguing Training Camp Battles To Watch for 2016 Fantasy Football - Part 1
Every year, fantasy football players enter training camp with questions about depth charts that will be answered in August that will have an impact on a number of players and their respective fantasy values and ADP's. In this two part article, I will discuss some of the most intriguing camp battles for fantasy football in 2016. […]
Six Bold Predictions for 2016 - Robert Griffin III, Arian Foster and Devonta Freeman
Predictions are like opinions - everybody's got one. Actually, they're like something else too, but we keep it clean here on Rotoballer.com. Of course, if all predictions came true, then Miss Cleo wouldn't have had such a thriving business. Nevertheless, here are six bold predictions for the upcoming football season that will almost certainly come true […]
2016 Fantasy Football Analysis - Nelson Agholor
Editor's Note: This article was written before Agholor's recent legal troubles began. When preparing for your 2016 fantasy football draft, it's important to have a list of undervalued sleepers to target in order to fill out your lineup. Every year, there is someone who outperforms initial expectations, and those fantasy players sharp enough to realize […]
2016 Fantasy Football Sleeper - Tight End Will Tye
Once starting tight end Larry Donnell went down for the Giants during week eight of the 2015 football season, Will Tye was called upon to step in, and the Giants didn’t miss a beat. From week nine on Tye finished with 34 receptions, 387 yards, and 3 TDs. Coming into this season Tye enters a […]
Drafting Running Quarterbacks in Fantasy Football: Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Tyrod Taylor
The allure of the running quarterback has existed for years. Randall Cunningham was one of the first true dual-threats at the position in the 1980's and '90s, an era that also produced all-time great scramblers like Steve Young and John Elway. It was the arrival of Michael Vick in the NFL as the No. 1 pick […]
Running Back Standouts From the 2015-2016 Season: David Johnson, Thomas Rawls and Doug Martin
The lifespan of a running back, on the field and in fantasy seems to get shorter every season. Simply look at the recent production of Eddie Lacy. Is he capable of resiliency and reestablishing himself as one of the game's best young backs? And then there's someone like Marshawn Lynch, who retired at 29 years old, […]
A Case for Early Round QB in 2016 Fantasy Football Leagues
The NFL season is rapidly approaching and we are just a few months away from the beginning of training camp. Fantasy football fanatics are itching for the return of the game and it is never too early to begin planning for drafts. As always, we have an exciting season ahead, with lots of variables in […]
Which Half of These 2016 Wide Receiver Duos Should You Target? Part 2
NFL teams with two or more fantasy-worthy receivers present an interesting dilemma. How high do you value one player over another, relative to his ADP? It may be clear who is the better player and #1 receiver, but if the difference between the two is not significant, often #2 represents a better value. With receivers […]
Packers To Sign Jared Cook
The Green Bay Packers have been in dire need for a tight end ever since Jermichael Finley. Richard Rodgers filled in will for the Pack in 2015, most notably on that miraculous TD catch to end the game against Detroit. However, they still needed a tight end who could create more matchup problems. Jared Cook […]
Off to Canton Goes Charles Woodson
Defensive back Charles Woodson had previously announced that 2015-16 would be his last season playing pro football. Woodson, now 39, has had quite the amazing career. Starting with his time at the University of Michigan, Woodson won the Heisman Trophy in 1997 while helping the Wolverines win a national title in that same season. It's also […]
NFL DFS Matchups Analysis & Lineup Sleepers (NFC)
As we enter into the NFC divisional round playoffs this weekend, with Arizona vs. Green Bay and Seattle vs Carolina, I will be highlighting some players who are likely going to show up with big games for their teams. To keep things interesting, I also will be mentioning a few players who are more under-the-radar and could […]
NFL Divisional Weekend Daily Fantasy Football Stacks
That was fun, wasn't it? Wild-card weekend is a wrap, and jeez, was it wild. It started with a kickoff return for a touchdown, ended with the Green Bay Packers completing the first-ever wild-card weekend sweep for road teams, and in between we had a shutout in Houston, a self-inflicted collapse and near riot in […]